Well, it’s actually 7-9 where I’m at – 15 hours ahead of you at present.
At any rate, here were my top five favorite political cartoons for the week, beginning with a “you got that right” one by liberal Joel Pett at GoComics.com…
by Henry Payne at Townhall.com…
by Michael Ramirez at Townhall.com…
by Robert Ariail at Townhall.com…
by Stuart Carlson at GoComics.com…
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The president is hiring 450,000 new IRS agents to collect nine pennies, since he said “not one dime” would be raised.
Re Joel Pett: One of the many differences between the two opinions is that we have an opportunity to throw Obamacare out legislatively in a few months. Overturning the disastrous Obamacare and energizing the economy are the two most important brick and mortar issues of this election cycle and their fates are entertwined.
Social issues weigh big in the upcoming election as well. Electing a president and congress that will uphold DOMA and strengthen protection for the unborn and turn back Obama’s global expansionist abortion agenda will save potentially millions of lives.
Hans – can you put a link to the 450,000 new IRS agents?
Thanks,
Hans – link to the nine pennies???? Why so racist??
/Obamunist
The last cartoon is my favorite. According to the left, there were never any small towns full of hard working, good natured, God-fearing people. No, they were all nightmarish slums full of racism and child abuse. And also according to the left, Americans were never religious. There was some fake religiosity during the Cold War, but that’s it. Before the rise of the Soviet Union, Americans were all atheists. I don’t know if they truly believe the stuff or if it’s just part of their strategy to destroy society.
My essay praising “The Andy Griffith Show” can be found at http://www.imayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/anewsome/private/why_everyone_loves_tags_essay.htm
Ex-GOP,
Okay, you got me. I must have heard 4500 somewhere a few times. What’s a few decimal points with this crowd, anyway?
The CBO apparently first estimated it would be 16,500 back in 2010. I wouldn’t count that figment of my boggled mind out yet.
http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/cost-of-freedom/2012/04/02/report-irs-hiring-approximately-4000-agents
http://www.pakalertpress.com/2012/07/04/thousands-of-new-irs-agents-hired-to-enforce-obamacare/
Thanks Hans – I thought the number sounded a wee bit high! :-)
Hans,
Maybe you were confusing that number with the 450,000 pages of new IRS regulations. Or perhaps $450,000 is the total cost that the government pays (including IRS and HHS bureaucrazcy etc) to give one person a health insurance policy under Obamacare.
John Lewandowski says:
July 8, 2012 at 5:59 pm
The last cartoon is my favorite. According to the left, there were never any small towns full of hard working, good natured, God-fearing people. No, they were all nightmarish slums full of racism and child abuse. And also according to the left, Americans were never religious. There was some fake religiosity during the Cold War, but that’s it. Before the rise of the Soviet Union, Americans were all atheists. I don’t know if they truly believe the stuff or if it’s just part of their strategy to destroy society.
(Denise) Why don’t you read my essay praising “The Andy Griffith Show”?
It is one of my all time favorite TV shows.
“Before the rise of the Soviet Union, Americans were all atheists.”
Actually, any educated person knows that’s not true. Before the rise of the Soviet Union, American was divided into two main religious camps, Protestant and Catholic. The Protestants were subdivided into evangelical and more mainstream branches. While the Catholics believed in their “one true Church,” the worship centers were based in ethnicity. Protestants felt that the Catholics were ignorant papists who were close to polytheism with their Mary and saints. Catholics, who believed they were the “one true church,” felt that Protestants were going to hell. I had both groups in my family.
I don’t know if they truly believe the stuff or if it’s just part of their strategy to destroy society
LOL! Got Paranoia? And BTW, more and more people are identifying as non-religious, especially the younger generation.
and I still have both camps in my family, my father coming from Southern Baptists and my mother being Mexican Catholic. I’m not in either camp, I identify as non-religious myself, but I’m not a liberal, either.
Jerry, how will upholding DOMA help save potentially millions of lives? Are people like, incapable of separating the gay rights thing from abortion? Sheesh.
“Are people like, incapable of separating the gay rights thing from abortion?”
My time on this website has led me to believe that for a certain percentage of the population the answer is, sadly, yes.
I had both groups in my family.
Sounds like you were surrounded by a lot of ignoramuses growing up.
How refreshing it must be for you to come here for your doses of reality!
Why does the discussion of homosexuality make you so uncomfortable?
I have no idea the total number of folks who visit t this site on a given day and of that total number how many are so turned off by a frank discussion of homosexuality that they never return.
I do know that the folks who whine when it comes up are not so turned off that they never return.
Pro-life homosexuals are about as commons as pro-life abortionists.
The combined group could hold their annual convention on the obamateur campaign bus and still have some seats available for pro-life democRATs.
“Pro-life homosexuals are about as commons as pro-life abortionists.”
You’re comparing a group that’s small to a group that by definition, does not exist. Every once in a while, one of the former even shows up on this site and others, only to be very turned of by the level of discourse regarding homosexuality. As for the latter, there are literally zero of them because they cannot exist by definition. So all in all, not a fair comparison, Ken.
Pro-life abortionist is a contradiction in terms. Prolife homosexual is not. My sister (the only decent person in my loving Christian family) is a pro-life woman, and she also happens to be a lesbian. I dislike that the pro-life movement seems to try to deliberately alienate people who don’t agree that homosexuality is wrong. I don’t see why you guys can’t understand that stopping babies from dying is more important than worrying about what consenting adults are up to in their bedrooms.
JDC rocks, just so everyone knows.
the only decent person in my loving Christian family
The “loving Christian family” was sarcasm, sorry I didn’t make that clear, it probably looked more offensive than I meant it. My family is neither loving nor true followers of Christ.
“JDC rocks, just so everyone knows.”
I’m blushing right now. Especially with this being said by someone who rocks at levels most of us can only dream of. :)
“Pro-life homosexuals are about as commons as pro-life abortionists.”
I have to disagree with Ken’s statement though I do agree with Jerry’s sentiment that defense of the marriage is a pro-life position. Procreation requires the union of man and woman. Defense of marriage is supporting that bond between man and woman and encourages stability in the family. I think most people agree that the more support a woman has the less likely she is to commit abortion.
Now my non-secular answer: defense of marriage is support of the family the way God intended it to be.
It would help if the pro-gay marriage side would accurately present both their own position AND that of their opponents for a change. Dishonesty is the cause of many of the arguments.
Most opponents of gay marriage don’t care what “consenting adults” do in the bedroom, and the same is true of pro-life advocates. We don’t care, as long as you don’t hurt anyone else (abortion) and don’t involve the rest of us (forcing the government to recognize and celebrate what you’re doing in the bedroom, ie, gay marriage). Unfortunately, both proabortion advocates and gay marriage advocates constantly claim that we are trying to regulate what goes on in the bedroom. When your argument is based on a hateful lie, it’s difficult to have a real conversation.
Also, gay marriage is not illegal anywhere in the United States. At any time, two people of the same sex can rent a hall, invite guests, and have someone declare them to be married according to the god (or lack thereof) of their choice. Nobody is going to stop them. Police officers are not going to storm the place and arrest everyone. It simply will not be recognized by the government as a “marriage” nor should it be, because it isn’t.
So the arguments are actually as follows – gay marriage advocates want government, and therefore society, to recognize and celebrate their unions. Tolerance is insufficient. Gay marriage opponents, on the other hand, don’t care what gays do as long as they are not forced to be involved. And government recognition would necessarily involve us all.
the only decent person in my loving Christian family
I had typed a response to this but it disappeared.
It does look offensive because it is. It angers and hurts me to see Christianity bashed over and over especially by those who claim to be so tolerant of everyone.
We know you have problems with your family, Jack, and I’m sure your sister was not left unaffected either. How would it sound it I said, “My gay brother is the only decent person in my loving Jewish family.” or “My bisexual aunt is the only decent person in my loving Chinese family.”
Sarcasm or not, it seems you have a problem with both your family and Christianity.
You hit the nail on the head with your post above, John. I don’t give rat’s rear what consenting adults do in their bedrooms or what ceremonies they perform in attempts to legitimize their choices. However, I do care very much when others involve me through nasty comments toward my religion and try to force governmental recognition of a sacrament that has already been defined.
“My gay brother is the only decent person in my loving Jewish family.” or “My bisexual aunt is the only decent person in my loving Chinese family.”
I’d be confused, since Jews don’t normally make a big deal about homosexuality, nor do Chinese people. I think you missed the point, by far.
try to force governmental recognition of a sacrament that has already been defined.
And here’s the origin of the problem: government has NO BUSINESS WHATSOEVER in ANY “sacrament”. Ever.
I certainly did not miss the point, xalisae.
Maybe you will better understand this statement: “My lesbian cousin is the only decent person in my African American family.”
Jack’s point was to rip on those who believe acting out on one’s homosexual tendencies is a sin. The point was that if one believes homosexual behaviors to be sinful, one cannot be decent nor a loving Christian.
His point came through loud and clear. And so does yours.
Noooo, that was not my point. The point was that some people who claim to be loving Christians treat gay people with a lot of disgust and disdain. My family was great at that, and considering that’s who I was specifically talking about I think you did miss the point.
I honestly don’t care that Christians think being gay is a sin. Why would I? I’m getting divorced, sinning all over the place according to you guys lol. I don’t care about people’s personal morals. I do care when people treat others like garbage, and hypocrisy bugs the crap out of me. That’s what I was getting at, I don’t give a flip if you think it is wrong. And I am sorry I hurt and angered you Praxedes, I quite like you and wouldn’t want to do so, even if the feeling isn’t mutual lol.
Jack, FWIW, there are a couple distinctions that maybe won’t change anything for you, but I do think they are important. First, at least in teh eyes of teh Catholic Church, getting a divorce is not a sin in-and-of-itself. The Church recognizes that there are situations where it is best that the couple separate and that the governing officials dole out justice properly as far as financial stuff and child custody etc. goes. The problem teh Church would have is someone who is divorced AND REMARRIED since we undesratnd someone who has gone through a legal divorce to still be married to the person he/she divorced. So just divorce in itself is no cause for accusation of sin.
Second, we would not say “being gay is a sin.” Rather, engaging in sexual actions with someone of the same sex would be, whether it is a person who has same sex attraction or not. The Church would have no problem with a person who is only attracted to people of the same sex and not those of the opposite sex but lives chastely. Conversely, teh Church would have a big problem with someone who is heterosexual but who every now and then has sex with his male friend because he knows that his male friend likes it and only does it as a favor for him.
So again, I think these distinctions are important, especially when dealing with such divisive issues.
The feeling is very much mutual, Jack.
I am so very sorry to hear that you are getting divorced. ): Tears. I know firsthand the pain that comes along with divorce. Is there anything I can do? Is there any chance your marriage can be saved? You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
I hope someday you consider thinking about caring about other people’s personal morals as well as caring about what other’s think of yours. The choices I have made in my life have affected many more people than just myself, sometimes positively but many times negatively. I thank God often that he keeps giving me “one more last chance” to get things right.
Yes – sorry to hear about your divorce Jack – have you tried mediation? My husband and i were separated a long time ago, and through mediation we rediscovered our original love. We are still together over 20 years later, thankfully. Marriage is supposed to help each partner grow in holiness and virtue – and trust me – even the most impossible situations can be mended. Also – there is retroveille (I’m not sure how to spell that) – but it’s a french word meaning ‘rediscover.’ I think you can google that.
I wish you both well, and hope that if there is another alternative, that that gets a chance. Praying for your whole family. I understand, from the core.
Jack – you might find this article interesting.
http://www.philosophy-religion.org/handouts/homophobic.htm
Really sorry to here about the divorce Jack. If I can think of one person who doesn’t deserve to go through any more crap, it’s you.
No, there isn’t any way to fix my marriage. Believe me, if there was a way I could stay I would. I dint take marriage lightly. But thanks guys.
And thanks for the link, Ex.
*didnt take marriage lightly. Stupid phone typos.
Jack, I’m terribly sorry to hear about your divorce. :(
It’s okay… I got full temporary custody of my kids, and I will most likely get permanent full custody when all that happens. I was worried about losing them but I dont think that will happen.
To even things up, I want to say belatedly from Crashed Computerville that John and Praxedes also rock.
And Jack… :(