YOU KNOW THAT PITCHFORK LEANING UP AGAINST THE SHEEP-PEN?

You know that manure encrusted pitchfork leaning against the sheep-pen?  I hope we don't need that come the Fall of 2014!!!  When Americans hit the street to change history, it looks like a swarm of humanity heading to church.  WE SHALL OVERCOME AGAIN!!! The Republicans are cowards through and through. Not one of them had the courage to challenge Boehner for his Speaker position! As soon as the gavel came down, the knives came out, and members of the Republican Party have waged war on Boehner incessantly. They rage at him and threaten him like spoiled children demanding candy. They treat their Leader that they elected like they treat the American Woman, African Americans, Hispanics, or Veterans. Since Obama ran for office we have been subjected to a constant and escalating din of their slander and false witness against him.  Their vile inner-family squabble has paralyzed all legislative progress on the Federal level.  Of what possible use are Republican Representatives?  Since the outset of the financial crisis, Republicans have obstructed reform and filibustered reform votes at every opportunity.  The Republican House hasn't passed a single jobs bill and only passed 13 bills as the majority.  Their disparate elements, The Fascist Corporatists, the Anti-American ignoramus insurgent Tea Party which is partially manipulated by the Corporatists, the Aynn Rand Libertarians, and the Religious Zealots.  None of these groups have anything in common.  They all have contempt for politics and most alarmingly, they hate each other as much as they hate Obama.  THEY JUST DON'T HAVE THE GUTS TO LEAD.  Like a cancer, the voters of California broke years of gridlock and went Blue.  Now they're in the black.  Voters in Minnesota followed suit and passed an honest budget with no landmines while paying back the schools money taken from them by Republicans.  Democrats are the party of fiscal responsibility.  Every statistic bears that out.  My arthritis wanted to stay up last night so around 4:00 AM me and old Art watched the Hunger Games on Netflix. The movie told of a dystopian future where young people fought to the death to provide the wealthy with entertainment. They called it "the peace" because only the combatants were fighting. Before being forced to fight the kids lived in poverty with no chance at an education. Many elements of the story could be lifted from life today. Fans of war are cheering to send our kids to die in a war that's been going on for thousands of years. Their kids won't go. Their arms industry friends will sure prosper though. For thirty years I've heard Conservative politicians talk of how the best of America is behind us, blaming labor unions for runaway costs while taking salaries 2,000 times that of the working man. Faith is shaken and huckster ministers preach a twisted selfishness having no resemblance to the teachings in the New Testament. They attack our teachers who invest more in our children than anyone in the community except parents. I have news for Conservatives. War is not security, it is war. Education is not a waste of money unless it is spent on your ignorant mind. Teachers start work at 7:00AM and get off about 8:00PM and they have health insurance and retirement. When more folks belonged to Unions, folks who didn't earned more money. There is virtually no middle class anymore due to conservative policies and blunders. 50% of Americans live in poverty. The Hunger Games and Conservatives love of Aynn Rand values makes the more of a template than a fantasy.   They are so harsh, they treat the Speaker like a child after it is born. They simply never had the capacity to govern.  Golly, I wonder if all that Republican talk about the "Soviet Union" being our number one enemy over the last couple of years has created any suspicion in Russia of America in Russia complicating Obama's relationship with Russia. It all started out innocently enough. They were too lazy to get Bin Laden so they tried to convince the American people the "Soviet Union" was the real threat. Sometimes when you spew diarrhea from your mouth it has real world consequences.  Americans can take an accurate measure of the depth of the Republican intellectual pool.  Louie Gohmert says, "Mankind has existed for a pretty long time without anyone ever having to give a sex-ed lesson to anybody. And now we feel like, oh gosh, people are too stupid unless we force them to sit and listen to instructions. It's just incredible." He must have the dullest children in Texas or else he's a liar. Kids ask questions and they deserve an answer. Nobody forces kids to go to sex ed. Every kid that goes must have a permission slip.  Republicans fear education and wish to limit the spread of informed voters.  BREAKING NEWS...THERE WERE MORE STUPID REPUBLICANS IN TEXAS THAN ORIGINALLY ESTIMATED.  A State Senator claiming to be a Dr. claims,  pregnancy only occurs after “accurate intercourse”.  Does this mean dyslexic people can't reproduce or that there is no such thing as sloppy sex?  State Rep. Jodie Laubenberg claimed  “In the emergency room they have what’s called rape kits where a woman can get cleaned out."  She was asked to clarify and she did.  She explained her misunderstanding that a rape kit is for getting the goo out and not collecting evidence therefore abortions should never be needed.  That begs the question, "Is a heart valve the faucet you turn to get a transfusion?   Common sense...to Conservatives on the Court? HELL NO!!! The law passed Congress with only about 35 nays. Remember all the bitching Republicans did about "activist" courts when they simply interpreted the law. That's what you call a Freudian slip.  When killing 4,500 Americans in a war of choice and trashing the economy just isn't quit enough to show how little you care for America you take away their voting rights and allow the Klan to run the elections and decide who votes.  Texas immediately announced voter ID plans which were struck down last year.  You have to show your gun, your cowboy hat, a picture of your horse, your birth certificate, answer a simple random "civics" quiz about Rev. Pat Robertson, Rush Limbaugh, or George W. Bush, and show your white skin.  Today, more than any other day, it is important for the survival of our Democracy to dedicate our hearts and passion in honor of Representative John Lewis. He has taken the beatings and nearly died...many of his close friends did die to ensure voting rights. This June marks the anniversery of their death at the hand of the Klan.  He has offered forgiveness to those that have beat him. Today, dedicate yourself to restoring the Dream.  First Congress must re-enact this Law then go forward with a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to vote.  The time for tact with old friends has passed.  Voting GOP is destroying our way of life and our rights.   The activist Supreme Court is dismantling voting rights. Is it important to vote in America? Not if you are Hispanic or African American. How can anyone of conscious vote Republican? As the demographics change, the Supreme Court makes it possible for racists to disqualify Hispanic and African American voters.  We have Fascism not Judicial temperance with this ruling all to facilitate more White electoral victories while suppressing African American and Hispanic voters.  My arthritis wanted to stay up last night so around 4:00 AM me and old Art watched the Hunger Games on Netflix. The movie told of a dystopian future where young people fought to the death to provide the wealthy with entertainment. They called it "the peace" because only the combatants were fighting. Before being forced to fight the kids lived in poverty with no chance at an education. Many elements of the story could be lifted from life today. Fans of war are cheering to send our kids to die in a war in Syria that's been going on for thousands of years. Their kids won't go. Their arms industry friends will sure prosper though. For thirty years I've heard Conservative politicians talk of how the best of America is behind us, blaming labor unions for runaway costs while taking salaries 2,000 times that of the working man. Faith is shaken and huckster ministers preach a twisted selfishness having no resemblance to the teachings in the New Testament. They attack our teachers who invest more in our children than anyone in the community except parents. I have news for Conservatives. War is not security, it is war. Education is not a waste of money unless it is spent on their ignorant mind. Teachers start work at 7:00AM and get off about 8:00PM and they have health insurance and retirement. When more folks belonged to Unions, folks who didn't, earned more money. There is virtually no middle class anymore due to conservative policies and blunders. 50% of Americans live in poverty. Thirty years of Reagonomics has left the American economy in a shambles.  The Hunger Games show Conservatives love of Aynn Rand values makes this more of a template than a fantasy.

ENOUGH WITH THE METRO SEXUAL SPIES ALREADY!

The OldSheepHerder longs for the days when spies were more like Humphrey Bogart’s character of Sam Spade in the movie The Maltese Falcon than David Bowie in Labyrinth.  Metrosexual spies have had a bad run lately.  Take Julian Assange.  The Mastermind of Wikileaks, a tell all publication of spy gossip and classified information is holed up in an embassy because two women charge that things got out of control and Mr. Assange became nasty when it was just their intention of having sex with a worldwide hero.  These two gals should have talked to sweet little Bradley Manning, finally getting a trial after rotting in jail a couple of years.  Manning fell under Assange’s spell, delivering a cache of classified documents that could choke several herds of horses.  Julian set about publishing the classified information, exposing Manning, while being hailed as a hero for all his Xerox work and no risk.  Those two fame seeking Swedish gals should have taken stock of Manning’s situation before hoping in the sack with Assange.  That’s still no excuse for rape.  While feeding his lust for fame and adoration, Julian Assange hung Bradley Manning out to dry.  Hmmm?  Would you go to “war” with a guy who greets you, after you’ve taken out a machine gun nest, by shaking your hand and dropping a grenade in your pocket?  Manning got the grenade and some pity while Assange got ill earned fame and glory.  The latest boy to have come under Assange’s spell is Edward Snowden.  He’s announced that his sole purpose in seeking employment as an NSA subcontractor was to steal classified information.  This speaks volumes for the Republican model of “contracting out”, don’t you think?  America’s corporate media types are enamored with Snowden.  They may be getting a decent wage, yet as professionals most of them are just shills for corporations, presenting the news according to corporate standards and they know it.  Within their sad little circle, it seems as though they are clumsily trying to manufacture consent that Snowden’s actions are somehow heroic.  I think you can believe that the Patriot Act savaged the America we once knew and turned it into a quasi-Fascist state yet still understand Snowden is a self-aggrandizing idiot.  The only reason we have the Patriot Act is that Bush was a moron, his staff were morons, and most of the GOP Congress were morons.  Like today their focus was, “No Niggers, no vaginas, end Medicare, privatize Social Security, and no taxes.”  When they were warned REPEATEDLY OF THE TERRORIST CELLS AND BIN LADINS PLANS OF LEADING AL QUEDA TO STRIKE AT THE US WITH PLANES THEY WERE TOO STUPID TO RESPOND.  They just needed a few more tools to get it through their thick head that when the terrorists come calling it’s time to cancel that little vacation to Crawford, the brush can wait, and go Boston on their ass.  Facts meant as little to Republicans then as they do today.  Fearing Bush’s extreme limitations, which matched his administration and party, and wanting to protect our country the Democrats became a party to making the police state.  Bush and the Republicans are more of a threat to America than Al Qaeda ever was.  Good intentions muddled by fear result in horrific decisions.  The police state must be undone BUT NOT IN THE NAME OF SNOWDEN AND ASSANGE!!!  Our Grandchildren should laugh at a brief period of time when some virulent Fascists gave corporations the same rights as human beings while excusing them concurrent responsibilities.  The activist Supreme Court is dismantling voting rights.  Is it important to vote in America?  Not if you are Hispanic or African American.  How can anyone of conscious vote Republican?  As the demographics change, the Supreme Court makes it possible for racists to disqualify Hispanic and African American voters.  Long live Whitey!!!  Half of Americans live in poverty while paying tribute to oil companies for the last 100 year of American history.  Republican rhetoric about taxes just doesn’t mesh with reality.  You don’t hear that on the news do you?  Wealthy corporations simply pay no taxes.  Our tax system is so complicated because it is a long gift list written by corporate Congressmen so their sponsors don’t pay taxes.  Wealth not votes steers and determines policy.  Damn reason!  Damn the future!  Ignorance is knowledge.  Fetuses are people and babies are an unwanted burden on society.  You prevent pregnancy from rape with rape kits.  You gotta admit it…George Orwell was a punk!!!  But the OldSheepHerder has digressed.  I guess one more thing troubles me about Snowden.  Do you think Sam Spade would trade a life of confinement in some Ecuadorian embassy over a girlfriend that can hang upside-down on a stripper pole?