Why don’t the Voters get it? High School Senior does!
Shame on Us for Electing Obama
This article written by a high school senior in Lees Summit, MO hits a lot of nails on the head. And he’s not even old enough to vote. Why don’t others get it???
Well I guess I was wrong when I posted that Rob Cornilles would rather become a Movie Mogul than just another RINO politician.
Actually it is quite plain now that Rob wants to become both a Movie Mogul and another RINO politician. I now stand corrected now as the video’s below prove.
NO COMPROMISE, Please help eliminate RINO’s. Remember RINO elimination starts with YOU!
Rob Cornilles at Hillsboro GOP Meetup announcing his new “business” idea
My apologies for the multiple files.
Introduction
Portland Development Commission – like that’s worked before…
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5 – The Vision
Part 6 – The Plan
Part 7 – The Pandering
Part 8 – And DON’T fund the Winterhawks!
Part 9 – FREE TRADE ZONE???
Part 10 – Questions, answers, and telling me to turn the camera off.
Please keep in mind The VGF is a pro-illegal alien foundation receiving Obama Stash for funding.
Virginia Garcia Foundation launches three-year strategy
Group adds seven board members as it eyes building a new wellness center
The Forest Grove News-Times, Feb 2, 2011
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After spending 2010 in partnership with Cornelius-based Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center coming up with a plan for the next three years, the Virginia Garcia Memorial Foundation’s board of directors approved its strategic plan Jan. 19.
The plan is designed to support the center’s growth, which is being driven by the current health care reform legislation, according to executive director Christine Rontal.
The foundation’s plan projects doubling the funding it typically raises to $2.3 million, exposing 650,000 people to the Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center and cultivating nearly 600 community partners in 2011-12.
Six new members have joined the foundation’s board of directors: Rob Cornilles, Game Face; Colin Evans, Dossia; Mitch Greenlick, state representative, D-Portland, District 33; Phil Jackson, Providence Medical Group; Steve Krautscheid, Tuality Healthcare; Susan Stein, Pacific University; and Anita Jackson, Women’s Healthcare Associates (advisory board).
This year marks the kick-off of the foundation’s capital campaign to fund the Cornelius Wellness Center, which will help Virginia Garcia respond to the critical need for affordable primary care in western Washington County. Virginia Garcia received a $12 million federal grant to support the construction of the center. The grant will cover 88 percent of the project costs with the balance of funding made up in community support. The grant was awarded through the Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration through funding approved in the Affordable Care Act.
The 42,000-square-foot facility will replace the organization’s aging clinic and serve as Virginia Garcia’s flagship facility and organizational headquarters. The new center will enable Virginia Garcia to more than double the number of patients it is able to serve and will generate 100 construction jobs and 10 full-time clinic staff.
It will feature an exercise facility, a kitchen for healthy cooking classes, 32 exam rooms, green roofs, community gardens and will be LEED Gold certified. With a focus on preventive care and wellness, the center will be located directly across the street from the three-car garage in which the organization was founded 35 years ago.
For more information about Virginia Garcia, visit www.virginiagarcia.org.
Rob Cornilles gives a sales pitch to the Washington County Oregon Republican Party Meetup
by Ty Raddue on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 10:11pm
Wow, what an exciting evening. I just got back from listening to Rob Cornilles give a presentation to the Washington County Oregon Republican Party on why we should back him in his bid to start a Public/Private Business Venture In Oregon. Why this venue was supplied to him tonight I have no idea. Totally the wrong format for this pandering for current public building and basically union based employment opportunities. The full video of which will be available soon. This ought to put a tingle up your leg, excuse me I mean in your wallet. I guess he’d rather become a Movie Mogul than just another RINO politician.
Well, we’re back. With a vengeance.
Here’s Rob Cornilles’s speech from Dorchester, 2011 – where the supposed “conservative” candidate is compromising, collaborating, and basically conceding before the game even starts!
Dorchester “Founder’s Speech”
March 5, 2011
The Republican Renovation
By Rob Cornilles
It’s wonderful to have my family here with me this weekend. Hats off to Dorchester for providing such a family-friendly environment.
But I know political animals from all “stripes” like to have fun. Unfortunately most of them don’t have a Dorchester, so they have to find other ways to amuse themselves, like dressing up in costumes … and stuff like that….
Ladies and gentlemen, fellow Oregonians, it’s a privilege tonight to stand in front of so many Dorchester alumni, who, through their perseverance, have paved the way for all of us; and the grassroots activists, whose example of energy and resolve these last two years have inspired more in Oregon to get involved; and our Republican legislators who stand on the front line, fighting for our cause each and every day. I’m humbled to address you tonight on some things that have been on my mind.
Picture this: Two cars are approaching an intersection, the second car tailing closely behind. The light turns yellow, and the first car brakes just shy of the crosswalk. The man in the second car slams on his breaks, sending his coffee and cell phone flying. He lays on the horn and starts yelling at the driver in front of him.
Suddenly, tap, tap, tap on the window and he looks up into the face of a very serious police officer, who orders him out of the car. Telling him to put his hands up, he cuffs him, and throws him in the back of the patrol car.
At the police station he’s searched, fingerprinted, photographed, and placed in a holding cell. After a couple of hours, the same policeman approaches the cell and opens the door.
”I’m very sorry for the mistake,” he says. “You see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the man in front of you and cussing a blue streak. I noticed the ‘What Would Jesus Do?’ bumper sticker, the ‘Follow me to Sunday School’ license plate holder, and the chrome-plated fish emblem on the trunk, so naturally…I assumed you had stolen the car.”
Friends, in spite of all the talk and adornments, like that angry driver, do you and I always reflect what Republicans should be? Are we living and embodying the ideals that will gradually inspire our state – and all its factions – to finally take our lead? Do people watch us and say, “I want to join them,” “I want what they have!”?
Or, are we like the inventor who’s convinced himself, despite never having tasted it, that he’s come up with the best dog food recipe ever – only to realize that dogs just aren’t that interested? In politics – especially Oregon – it doesn’t really matter what we’ve concocted if, for whatever reason, the target audience takes a sniff and rejects it.
Speaking of dog food, I used to work for the LA Clippers, the “worst franchise in sports history” according to Sports Illustrated. When I first joined the front office, I was amazed at the sense of defeatism toward our much more successful rivals, the Lakers. This air of subordination permeated every internal conversation, every staff meeting and public appearance.
When they moved me into management, I could’ve quit and fled Clipperville. But instead I ripped off the Loser jersey and proved to Angelinos that, through an association with our team more than others, they could enjoy better results.
Of course it wasn’t easy. The Lakers were popping champagne bottles every June. We popped champagne bottles if we achieved a two-game winning streak.
So, without any control over team performance, how do you convince people to choose the lowly Clippers over the glamorous Lakers? For starters: you can’t get used to losing! I think some of our staff was so accustomed to losing, they just couldn’t stand the idea of winning. Maybe it’s easier to complain than to create.
Second, you don’t tell Laker fans they’re “crazy!” To ridicule or belittle would-be customers with, “Really, you’re a Lakers fan…? You gotta be kidding!” would have been nuts. I mean, they’re winning – killing the Clippers – year after year. Denigrating them wouldn’t make us better. They had to be doing something right. Heck, we couldn’t even practice self-flattery by labeling ourselves “their competition.” There was no competition – between the baskets.
But off the court, the Clippers’ message and methods had to be clearer, more relevant, more customer-centric. Ultimately, we did win LA’s allegiance, and our team became competitive. And though we never hung any banners from the ceiling, in those days the Clippers won over enough dedicated fans to make us a viable, respected, and (would you believe?) profitable franchise.
As Oregon Republicans, despite our encouraging wins in legislative races last year, we’re still the minority when you compare our numbers to the aggregate of Democrats and Independents. Most experts agree we didn’t beat the Democrats last year as much as they beat themselves.
Their arrogance and belief that they always “know best” was so thick in the last cycle that I remember having a dream where I actually died and went to heaven. Peter greeted me at the Pearly Gates and said, “Welcome, Rob. Right this way.” As I excitedly followed him down a long hallway towards a bright light, suddenly he stopped and pointed to a red line on the floor. “Now,” he said, “until we reach the end of this line, you can’t utter a word. Complete silence!”
We tip-toed down the hallway, and as we did I noticed numerous doors on either side of us – all closed. I could hear boisterous laughter on the other side of each door, which were labeled with “SEIU,” “ACORN,” “MSNBC,” “Huffington Post,” and so on.
Finally, we came to the end of the red line and Peter said, “Alright. You can talk now.”
“Well, what was that all about?” I asked.
“Oh, that’s where the liberals hang out. They think they’re the only ones up here.”
Like a basketball team, how do we go from being perennial also-rans to leaders of our state?
First, forget about “rebranding.” It’s an over-used term that most people don’t understand anyway. It doesn’t mean anything.
Instead of a Republican Rebranding let’s work for a REPUBLICAN RENOVATION.
If you’ve ever renovated a room or two of your house, it’s an admission that while there’s still a lot you like, some parts have lost their purpose or are no longer functioning as originally intended.
Of course, renovations of rooms and political parties don’t necessarily commence with agreement. For years, I was very close friends with the late Gordon Jump. (You know him as the Maytag Repairman — who before that was Mr. Carlson on “WKRP in Cincinnati”). One afternoon Gordon and I were having lunch, and I asked him how the remodeling of his kitchen and laundry room was going. He put his fork down and said, “Rob, if you and Allison ever decide to remodel your home, get a divorce first!”
While Republicans may disagree on where or how we want to fix up the Grand Old Place, we need to stick together. We can’t afford a divorce. It would leave us weaker and more vulnerable to Democrat domination. And, I hear divorces can be pretty expensive, too. Raising money in Oregon – unless you’re a D – is tough enough as it is.
Let’s acknowledge what we do agree on: The Principles of Republicanism. First, we like the foundation of our house, which is “individual liberty and opportunity.” And we’ll stick with the wiring, thank you very much, of “lower taxes.” And the pipes are still reliable, which we call “limited government,” because we know less is more for the American people. [NO WHERE IN HERE DOES HE SAY FISCAL CONSERVATIVE, OR FISCAL ANYTHING.]
But, when it comes to color schemes or flooring or window treatments, we sometimes wander down separate aisles.
Eventually and thankfully, like a strong marriage, Republicans come together. It’s called COMPROMISE. It doesn’t mean we cave on principles (individual liberty, lower taxes, limited government), but we adjust on policy.
If you’ve ever negotiated successfully, you know the best negotiation is when both parties leave, wishing they got more – or gave up less. Not unlike our Founding Fathers when drafting the Constitution.
And as a former congressional candidate, I was preparing to be a COLLABORATING CONSERVATIVE for my district.[HOLY MOLY HE SAID HE'S A COLLABORATOR] Some may choose to twist such statements and label me a tiger, er… a RINO… . But I’m a Republican Realist, cognizant of one, unavoidable truth: WE LIVE IN OREGON! It’s different here.
If you respect Charles Krauthamer as I do, then you remember how last summer he expressed disappointment when Christine O’Donnell won the Republican primary in Delaware. He insisted it had nothing to do with her Tea Party affiliation. No, Krauthamer simply pointed out: “Geography matters.”
Oregon Republican Realists, who live amongst and around one of the highest percentages of Democrats and Independents in the country, have to remember this. National polls are irrelevant – in Oregon. “Think local” isn’t just a good economic slogan; it’s a practical political principle.
Krauthamer wrote (to those who supported O’Donnell): “Of course Mike Castle is a liberal Republican! What do you expect from Delaware? A Jim DeMint?” He continued, “If Republicans want to be a national party, they cannot write off the Northeast, whose Republicanism is of a distinctly moderate variety. …You don’t stop (the Obama) agenda by nominating an O’Donnell in Delaware and turning a Senate seat from safe Republican to safe Democratic.”
So what is an effective Oregon Republican? Well, certainly it depends on where in the state you’re talking. But if we’re referring to a statewide or congressional Oregon Republican, you’d have to consider those who’ve been successful getting elected the last three or four decades. These people are creative, independent, gutsy leaders! – not finger-in-the-wind followers, or candidates who took orders and “lemming’d” their way down ‘group think.’
None of us believes we can win here by being Reactionary Republicans. We must remain Reasonable Republicans, persuasively inviting and including others – especially the Independents who, for whatever reason, aren’t comfortable putting an R or a D next to their name. This is how we can reverse this minority status!
To be Reactionary, on the other hand, say in business, in parenting, in relationships, certainly in politics is to be unreliable, untrustworthy, and unattractive. If all we needed to do in Oregon to win statewide was to flex our most strident ideological muscles, then Rush Limbaugh would be a shoo-in for Oregon governor someday. I am not putting money on that one.
Why doesn’t unbending obstinacy work in Oregon? Because a large percentage of Oregon voters are …unique! Our healthy population of Independents doesn’t like to be told what to think, especially if it’s coming from a party they’ve been led to believe favors the radicals and the rich. The so-called “tide” last November crashed against the Cascades because West Coast voters don’t yet equate the “R” next to our name with respect and reason. Maybe that’s why not one incumbent congressional Democrat on the West Coast lost in the 2010 election. And why not one Republican won statewide anywhere on the West Coast.
Moderation and geography matters here. Proof? Name the last rigid Republican ideologue to win a statewide or congressional race – not in Texas or Florida or Oklahoma, but in Oregon! Greg Walden? No. Gordon Smith? Not considered an ideologue.
Let’s go back further: Bob Packwood? Influential, yes; strident, no. Mark Hatfield? Powerful, but not rigid. Vic Atiyeh? About as middle of the road as they come. Yet how many inflexible ideologues have tried statewide in Oregon and failed?
Now, some of you will say, “You’re ceding principles for politics.” No, I’m actually agreeing with Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, who said at CPAC last month: “Purity in martyrdom is for suicide bombers.”
He also said, “I have no interest in standing in the wreckage of our Republic saying, ‘You should’ve done it my way.’”
Daniels made the case to CPAC delegates that a less strident conservative rhetoric wasn’t weak, it’s practical! “As we ask Americans to join us on such a boldly different course,” he offered, “it would help if they liked us, just a bit.”
Even our newest leader, Gov. Chris Christie, said last month that one of his soul mates is New York’s Democrat governor, Andrew Cuomo! Is Christie forsaking his principles, or just exercising collaborative conservatism?
Recently I learned that my own naming to the Board of Directors for a health care facility in Washington County actually caused a few in our Party distress and consternation. The charge is that I’m aiding a liberal organization and possibly abetting illegal immigrants. Why is it commendable to join a liberal school board, for example, but ill-advised to exercise influence over an organization that serves needy children who would otherwise fill up our emergency rooms?
Friends, I would rather affect positive change inside Oregon boardrooms than protest circumstances on our sidewalks.
If my comments here sound sacrilegious, consider that as Republicans, we know to separate religion from government. Because government is NOT our religion. Religion is our religion. Politics is politics. I’m grateful our Founders had the wisdom to see the difference.
Like the couple renovating their home, let’s put an end – starting at Dorchester – to the doubting of one other’s intentions, while freely debating policy. If we really believe we have time-tested principles on our side (and I do!), then the only thing that prevents us from winning more people over is… ourselves. This is our shared and somber responsibility.
In Oregon, to be a Convincing Conservative, you have to be a Capable Collaborator. Hey, no one did it better than Ronald Reagan, who famously told his staff, “The person who agrees with you 80 percent of the time is a friend and an ally — not a 20 percent traitor.”
I am not recommending we cozy up to those who have an extreme vision for America. As Reagan also warned, “When you get in bed with the Government, you’ll get more than a good night’s sleep.”
I am suggesting, though, that we have to go beyond telling Oregonians what Republicans are. We must show them what we DO.
At the Clippers, I could shout from the rooftops, “This is the year!”, but they’d heard it all before. They were tired of the slogans and wanted to see results. That’s what people expect of Government, and that’s how we Republicans should govern.
Let’s be tough, but temperate. Resolved, yet reasonable. Partisan, yes, but with persuasion.
I started my remarks with a story about a driver whose actions didn’t match his public claims. As Republicans, let’s remember that our principles are most likely to find acceptance – not only with diverse Oregonians, but amongst each other – if our actions match our claims.
Is our behavior motivating young or new Republicans to wholeheartedly join worthwhile, grassroots organizations like the Oregon Tea Party and AFP? Are we, the leaders of the Republican Party, acting in such a way that, as William F. Buckley said, “the most conservative candidates that are electable” would want to throw their life in the blender and run as an “R”?
Just like what the officer did because of the misbehaving motorist, we can’t let Oregonians misjudge Republicanism because of our actions. We have a greater responsibility to live up to the uniform we’ve been issued. And I am honored to wear the Republican jersey with you. As Tommy Lasorda once said, “My dream is to have players who want to play for what’s on the front of their jersey more than what’s on the back.”
Ladies and gentlemen, the Lakers back in the day were not my enemies, they were my opponents. And though their brain-dead fans were and continue to be misguided, uninformed, and embarrassingly shallow, I know that if I was able – back then – to win some of them over, together we can definitely enlighten and win over any misguided Independent and conservative Democrat voters amongst us today.
Let’s get to work on The Republican Renovation.
Oregon AG sued by War Veterans Association
/OWVA files for Restraining Order & Injunction against OR Attorney Genera
Why I quit… Desert Storm vet explains decision to leave Air Force after 22 years
Posted: Sunday, November 7, 2010 12:00 am | Updated: 11:05 am, Mon Nov 8, 2010.
By MIKE BANZET | 42 comments
I never expected to write this letter, but my Mom e-mailed me to get information about my career for a writeup on Veterans Day, and as this is the first such holiday in 22 years when I will not be on active duty, I felt compelled to let you know why I decided to quit.
Quit is a strong word, I know. Everyone I’ve talked to has repeated that I’ve had a marvelous career and that I’ve retired with honor. Maybe that’s true on paper; I guess that it’s reflected by the record. But that’s not how I feel. I feel like I’ve quit. And because I’m not a quitter, I feel I have to explain why — not that anyone is asking, but because perhaps they don’t know to ask.
Briefly, my career had been a representation of the promise of this country. Starting out on the lowest rung of the rank ladder as an F-4G Wild Weasel crew chief, continuing on F-16s and the F-117A Stealth fighter in Desert Storm, then a small part of Desert Fox as a nuclear Maintenance Officer and finally a pilot that took part in numerous deployments in Southern Watch, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. I finished up an awesome year on the ground in Iraq, and was selected to receive a coveted “Definitely Promote,” assuring me of promotion to lieutenant colonel. They don’t pass out many of those. My dreams were right in front of me. All I had to do was grab them. And then I retired. Why?
Atlas Shrugged.
I had chosen, freely, to place my life between those that would do harm to the U.S. and those whom I would protect: her citizens. I had always believed in the best of America and the people of her lands; that despite occasional missteps there was a general “rightness” to our way. I lived that belief for 22 years, leading and following warriors into combat. I’m certainly no war hero; my brothers in arms have seen far more combat, more intense and personal than I. But I have become acquainted with death in a way that I hope you never do. My last tour, on the ground in Iraq was where my heart started to be hardened towards you, the electorate, and culminated in this letter, written two days before our elections. And here’s why.
You’ve elected officials who, for partisan points, spoke openly that the “…war is lost.” I happened to be in a dining facility in Baghdad that day, filled with the (mostly) young faces of (mostly) Army men and women. CNN was on the TVs, and things got very quiet when this elected official continued on, railing that the mission that some of these very people were here to do, had “…failed.” Yet, they would be donning their body armor, strapping on med kits and weapons, mounting HMMVs or MRAPs and heading outside the wire, ensuring that the newborn democracy in Iraq, purchased with so many lives, would be safe another night. The newly re-invigorated insurgents would be waiting, teeth bared back in a hateful smile, gripping the IED detonator, the RPG launcher, or the AK-47s to ply their trade with new energy, because the Senate Majority Leader had said they were winning.
You elected officials who continually defame and berate military members, whether it is the observation that if you’re not too bright, you’ll get “…stuck in Iraq” (this from a guy who has two Purple Hearts for self-inflicted wounds, and known for throwing someone else’s medals away in protest), or the calling of combat Marines cold-blooded killers (in a war; before trial). You’ve elected officials in the role of commander-in-chief who “loathe” the military, while using ROTC deferments and special treatment to avoid military service that the less “connected” take as a responsibility. On the basis of “change,” you elected someone who had close, ongoing associations with people who were part of an organization that tried to kill us [U.S. military] on our own soil.
You elected officials that promised to take property from some Americans, and give it to you, merely because they had more than you did. Those Americans that these officials have labeled as the “rich” are your neighbors, who provide jobs and pay far more in taxes than you ever will. That means they are already subsidizing your lifestyle choices; you just want more of their property without the responsibility of risking your wealth and labor to get it. You would rather hire someone to take it from them. And you have.
Yet these same officials from this same party are the wealthiest group of people in both the House and Senate. They have offshore accounts, forbid unions in their businesses and use every tax loophole they can find with their armies of accountants. But you keep sending them back to those jobs, because they promise to steal from some Americans and give to you.
You elect officials who openly embrace illegal activity; but they don’t have to live with the consequences. Other Americans pay the price. You support “sanctuary cities” and open defiance of federal law, including supporting administrations who sue our sister states as they desperately try to control a crime epidemic by supporting federal law. You support an administration that leads a party that gives a standing ovation to the leader of a country that exploits our kindness and actively encourages law-breaking in our country while insulting our fellow citizens who dare to try to enforce the law. Check out your elected officials; did they stand and applaud the racist diatribe of the president of Mexico? Did they join the attorney general and the head of Homeland Security in applauding this gaping hole in (homeland) security and law? Do you have locks on your doors? Why?
You elect officials who are openly racist, decrying that “White folks’ greed drives a world in need…” and that their own grandmother was a “…typical white person.” Someone who sits in admiration as their pastor (small p; no capital letters for racists), in a church he attended for 20 years, slanders the United States as the “…U.S. of KKK America” and delights that the 9/11 “…chickens have come home to roost.” Someone who refused to denounce a paramilitary, racist organization that placed its members in front of polling places armed with billy clubs, and yelling racist, threatening epithets. On video. And the Attorney General did nothing.
Oh, wait. The Justice Department is now apparently, under sworn testimony, the Department of Racial Payback. And you continue to support the party that supports this blatantly racist behavior because they say that they will stick it to “the man” on your behalf. A Nation of Cowards? I don’t think so; the courage of this breathtaking racism is without equal in modern times. One would think that you would use your votes to eradicate these racist policies from the U.S. But that assumes eradicating racism is your aim. It’s not, or you would be as incensed at this blatant racism as you would if sheet-covered whites were there. But longtime Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd’s old gang has been rightfully disgraced and shamed into a virtual non-existence. Thank goodness that 52 percent of you discourage that kind of behavior.
But you don’t. You support the tactic of using the epithet of “racist” as the cudgel of choice for racists who don’t like policies that conservatives advocate. Don’t like illegal activity? Racist. Your party insists that to provide a photo ID — proving you are who you say you are — is not only too much of a burden to ask a voter to bear, but it’s racist as well. This not only terribly insulting to all races, but when the burden of proof to rent the DVD “Second Hand Lions” (amazing movie!) is higher than that required to vote for someone who has control of nuclear weapons or deploying men and women into harm’s way, there is something wrong.
It doesn’t end there. Don’t like a particular female’s policies? Sexist. Yet, you support politicians who prey on 20-year old interns, seduce underage male interns, and, as a double bonus, support a person for the Supreme Court who says she is “wiser” than white people because of her race and sex. And any opponent of hers must be sexist and racist. Yet the prevailing double standard makes “bitch” an acceptable term for a conservative grandmother with the temerity to want to stop illegal activity. And “whore” is acceptable terminology for any conservative woman.
Sarah Palin seems to be a nice person, the kind you would love to have as a neighbor, regardless of her policies; but you insist that she is stupid and vile. She is ignorant and inexperienced, clearly not ready for anything, as holding a variety of elected and appointed positions culminating in the governorship of Alaska clearly doesn’t hold up against… an organizer of race-based communities. Sexist, if a conservative said those words about a liberal, but because she is not pro-killing-little-kids, 52 percent of you decided she was worth vicious ad hominem attacks that continue to this day. Not just saying that you disagree, but saying she is evil. You support it all. All because the folks that practice this abhorrent behavior promise to give you free health care stolen from other Americans who haven’t paid their ill-defined “fair share.”
My oath was this: “I, Mike, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.”
I took that oath seriously. But you have responsibilities, too. You should take them seriously.
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Mike Banzet, a retired major in the U.S. Air Force, is a 1986 graduate of Flathead High School in Kalispell, Montana.
Interesting Stats via the Investor’s Business Daily
A recent “Investor’s Business Daily” article provided very
interesting statistics from a survey by the United Nations
International Health Organization.
Percentage of men and women who survived a cancer five years
after diagnosis:
U.S. 65%
England 46%
Canada 42%
Percentage of patients diagnosed with diabetes who received
treatment within six months:
U.S. 93%
England 15%
Canada 43%
Percentage of seniors needing hip replacement who received it
within six months:
U.S. 90%
England 15%
Canada 43%
Percentage referred to a medical specialist who see one within
one month:
U.S. 77%
England 40%
Canada 43%
Number of MRI scanners (a prime diagnostic tool) per million people:
U.S. 71
England 14
Canada 18
Percentage of seniors (65+), with low income, who say they are in
“excellent health”:
U..S. 12%
England 2%
Canada 6%
I don’t know about you, but I don’t want “Universal Healthcare”
comparable to England or Canada .
Moreover, it was Sen. Harry Reid who said, “Elderly Americans
must learn to accept the inconveniences of old age.”
SHIP HIM TO CANADA OR ENGLAND !
He is “elderly” himself but be sure to remember his health
insurance is different from yours as Congress has their own high-
end coverage! He will never have to learn to accept
“inconveniences”!!!
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AND THE WINNER IS VERY INTERESTING!
The percentage of each past president’s cabinet who had worked in
the private business sector prior to their appointment to the
cabinet. You know what the private business sector is… a real
life business, not a government job. Here are the percentages.
T. Roosevelt……… 38%
Taft…………………40%
Wilson …………….52%
Harding………………49%
Coolidge…………… 48%
Hoover…………….. 42%
F. Roosevelt……… 50%
Truman………………50%
Eisenhower……….. 57%
Kennedy…………. 30%
Johnson………………47%
Nixon……………… 53%
Ford…………………. 42%
Carter……………… 32%
Reagan……………….56%
GH Bush…………….. 51%
Clinton …………….. 39%
GW Bush……………. 55%
And the winner of the Chicken Dinner is:
Obama……………. 8% !!!
This alone can explain the incompetence of this administration….!!!!!
8 %
Yep! That’s right! Only Eight Percent!!!… the least by far of
the last 19 presidents!! And these people are trying to tell our
big corporations how to run their business? They know what’s
best for GM…Chrysler… Wall Street… and you and me?
How can the president of a major nation and society…the one
with the most successful economic system in world history…
stand and talk about business when he’s never worked for one?..
or about jobs when he has never really had one??! And neither
has 92% of his senior staff and closest advisers! They’ve spent
most of their time in academia, government and/or non-profit
jobs….or as “community organizers” when they should have been
in an employment line.
Just in case you have not seen these interesting statistics:
May want to pass this on, we will NEVER see it in the
main street media!!!
