Put Winning Over Political Purity

Terry Paulson / Townhall Columnist

 

We are eleven months away from a decision that will shape the future of America—the choice of our next president! In America, according to a recent Gallup poll, registered Democrats hold a slight advantage over registered Republicans, 30 to 26 percent. But it’s the growing number of registered Independents (43 percent) whose election choices ultimately determine the outcome next November.

As much as either political party likes to believe, neither the left nor the right owns the future. America’s electorate tends to have a self-corrective tendency to react against political extremes. After eight years of liberal leadership, many independents are likely to switch horses to counter perceived excesses. President Obama’s aggressive liberal agenda and use of far-reaching executive orders has taken America to the left. For evidence, take note of the passing and implementation of Obamacare, the new global warming agreement, and our exploding deficit spending.

Conservatives are motivated; they’re already celebrating Obama’s looming exit! That same motivation has helped secure a Republican-controlled House and Senate. The Rasmussen Reports Daily Presidential Tracking Poll shows that only 46 percent of likely U.S. Voters approve of President Obama's job performance. With 52 percent disapproving, it’s easy to understand why pundits would expect Republicans to take the final piece of the political trifecta—the 2016 Presidency.

U.S. Arms Sales Increased 35 Percent In 2014

Matt Vespa / Townhall Tipsheet

 

Some countries, like South Korea, are stocking up on American-made arms due to their security situation. Iraq is doing the same thing, as U.S. troops have mostly withdrawn from the country except for a few thousand recently deployed advisers that are stationed to help government forces fight ISIS. Regardless, American arms sales rose 35 percent, or $10 billion, from last year (via the Hill):

Despite a stagnant international weapons market and increased competition among suppliers, American foreign weapons receipts rose from $26.7 billion to $36.2 billion last year. 

The study, first reported Friday by the New York Times, attributed the windfall in part to multibillion-dollar contracts with South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, who are among the top purchasers of American firearms.

The U.S. was the top firearms exporter in 2014, making up more than 50 percent of the market, followed by Russia, who had roughly $5.5 billion in sales. Sweden was third with roughly $5.5 billion in sales, followed by France with $4.4 billion and China with $2.2 billion.

Amid escalating tensions with nuclear-armed North Korea, South Korea was the world’s top firearms purchaser last year with contracts exceeding $7.7 billion, more than $7 billion of which was from U.S. contracts.

The publication added that the global arms market would likely not grow due to “the weakened state of the global economy.”

Iraqi army declares first major victory over Islamic State in Ramadi
By Robert Spencer / Jihad Watch

 

This is indeed a major victory, as Ramadi is a key city. “Iraqi army declares first major victory over Islamic State in Ramadi,” by Ahmed Rasheed and Maher Chmaytelli, Reuters, December 27, 2015: BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s army declared victory over Islamic State fighters in a provincial capital west of Baghdad on Sunday, the first […]
 
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LIAR: Muslim Cleric who denied ties to San Bernardino jihadis exchanged “flurry of messages” and phone calls with Farook

Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs

One again, another lying Muslim cleric. There have been almost 30,000 deadly Islamic attacks since 9/11 — each one with the imprimatur of a Muslim cleric — and still the media never challenges the imam or the mosque behind the attack. Instead, they challenge, smear and attack those of us who call into question the role of the mosque.
 
The enemedia —  without it, the jihadists would never have had a chance.

“Cleric denies ties to San Bernardino killers as phone records surface,” By Paul Sperry, December 27, 2015

|Cleric denies ties to San Bernardino killers as phone records surface

Tashfeen Malik (left) and Syed Rizwan Farook. Photo: EPA
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One a Statement...One a Video...Both a Joke
By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots on http://www.americanpbn.com/

Countdown...363 days (its a leap year) until Christmas 2016...wish it was here as it will be Barack HUSSEIN Obama's last Christmas as president and will be the last time he'll be able to jet off to Hawaii on our taxpayer dime. Now add in the all important reality that we will never again have to hear and see him try to pass himself off as a Christian...something we know he is anything but... and it truly becomes 'happy dance' time.

And that 'anything but' showed loud and clear in not only his continuing this year with yet another 'Happy Holidays' politically correct White House Christmas card, but also in his December 23rd 'Statement by the President on Persecuted Christians at Christmas'...which sharply contrasted with his and his so-called 'special holiday guest star' Michelle's phony playing to the sheeple 'touchy-feely' pre-taped official Christmas address that ran starting on Christmas Eve on the White House website.

First, let's look at Obama's December 23rd presidential statement...and while some might think this statement altruistic at first reading, when broken down and really read and digested with eyes wide open, the words said were indeed anything but what they seemed on the surface...in addition to the words being way too little and way too late to mean anything.

Reading between the lines, even with Obama's press secretary and political writers trying hard to have their words make him appear sincere especially when saying, “In some areas of the Middle East where church bells have rung for centuries on Christmas Day, this year they will be silent; this silence bears tragic witness to the brutal atrocities committed against these communities by ISIL,” Obama's using the word 'ISIL' instead of ISIS...or even IS...negated any and all true heart-felt sincerity they wanted him to convey. Remember, by saying ISIL Obama was able to give yet another shout-out to his...and obviously their...oh so wanted Levant...the Levant that has the Jewish state of Israel missing from the map. In fact, these words as written in this press statement almost make it seem like Obama's saying it's tragic...somewhat anyway...what has been done to the Christians, but the hell with what has been done and will be done to the Jews and the nation of Israel.

“This silence bears tragic witness...” words that are quite hypocritical from the man who has done what amounts to basically not a damn thing to save the Middle East's Christian population even as ISIS videos continue to be posted showing beheadings, rapes, torture, and burning alive of those he says are victims of “brutal atrocities” committed against them. And throwing out humanitarian aid packages from U.S. planes and helicopters to the Christian Yzidi...packages that go 'splat' when hitting the ground as no parachutes were attached to them...reeks of deliberate, calculated, and cunningly willful incompetency as does giving the Kurdish fighters...the good guys...armed vehicles with no protective armor attached to the side of them.

And while his writers, as typical of all his previous Christmas statements, included words to thank our troops serving in the theaters of war...words only to 'save face' I'm sure...please know that no words of gratitude for our military will ever voluntarily flow from this man's personal pen. And those words of thanks...as in, “praying for God’s protection for those brave men and women engaged in our military”...got buried in a long-winded, quite insincere, generic message of phony compassion about his...and notice I said 'his'... efforts to “restore stability, security, and hope to their nations”...to nations now purged of their Christian populations... nations he and his inactions and 'NO strategy' strategy helped destroy.

Well, maybe 'destroy' is not quite the right word as these countries now laying in ruin are basically run by those whose very side Barack HUSSEIN Obama is actually on...making it 'mission accomplished.' And let's be honest about something else, Obama's trying to pass off the words “praying to God” in regards to our military...or anything for that matter...is quite redundant as we all know his 'god' is not the true living God of we Christians and Jews.

And so his statement finishes with words from an old Christmas Carol, 'I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day'...“The Wrong shall fail, The Right prevail, With peace on earth, good-will to men.” Beautiful words in spirit but words quite hypocritical coming from the man who in everything he touches fails; from the man who has been wrong about everything concerning both what Americans want and what our country needs; and who when actions were needed deliberately and maliciously did not a thing as his betrayal of both America and her allies directly led to the birth of the killing machine known as ISIS.

And it's the ISIS killing machine that has now targeted the very Christians he, too late, speaks of protecting. And something that many...including the current batch of Republican presidential candidates...refuse to see is that the only Arab country in the Middle East...save for Egypt...that protects its Christian population is Syria, and it's courtesy of Bashar al-Assad's secular government. And Syria is the very country that, like he did in Egypt, Obama has in his sights for a total regime change...a change for the worse as he has America supporting the very ones actually killing the Christians... the anything but moderate Syrian rebels loyal to ISIS...and he's doing so as he tries to put in place what he failed to do in Egypt...that being a lasting ISIS aligned Muslim Brotherhood controlled government...all in hopes of getting back into the islamic leader's and mullah's good graces.

Still think Obama's official statement was as altruistic as it appeared at first glance...I sure hope not.

Now as for Obama's official two and a half minute 'Christmas Address' to the nation...an address taped at the White House last week before leaving for the family's yearly...at our taxpayer expense... Christmas vacation in Hawaii...an address that was quite comical as there is an 'edit point' at one minute and twenty seconds in, meaning these two jokers couldn't even get through a simple teleprompted speech without it needing editing. And by 'these two' means it was an Obama 'two-fer'...as in with Obama you got Michelle as well...kind of like with the Hillary you get Billy-Boy scenario. And this was an address where just as in his recent terrorism address to the nation Obama looked 'drugged'...if you will...maybe that's why he needed Michelle and her oh so contemptuous face there with him.

See video of Obama's Christmas Address here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d95V33mp_c

And while Obama once again...just as he did in his 2014 Christmas address...looked small and quite inconsequential as he slouched down, hunched over, and with elbows on his knees as if not giving a damn about the words he is saying...remember that body language does speak volumes...without passion said in this years address that Americans need to follow Jesus's example of “charity and compassion.” And of course we know exactly who this man is referring to...as in he wants us to be compassionate and accept into our country the anything but true Syrian refugees...to the tune of 10,000 unable to vet refugees...some of whom...many of whom...we know are part and parcel of his brethren's terrorist network...so to speak.

Speaking also of “acts of kindness,” Obama tried to bamboozle 'We the People'... still quite unnerved after the recent islamic terrorist attacks in both Paris and San Bernardino...into thinking he has terrorism (still refusing to say the all-important words 'islamic terrorism') under control...which actually is also quite laughable for while he does islam's bidding and begs the American people not to give into 'islamophobia' and to welcome Sunni muslim refugees into our country...refugees of the likes Europe is now sorry they did...he turns away Iraqi and other Middle East Christians who truly are trying to escape religious persecution.

And he does so while speaking the words, "That’s the spirit that binds us together not just as Christians, but as Americans of all faiths...to celebrate our blessings and the values we hold dear.” The problem here is that first, Barack HUSSEIN Obama is no Christian...remember his actions speak louder than his words...and second, the values he holds dear are the values of the cult of death that is islam. And cult of death islam is, what with their wiping out the Christian population in the Middle East and doing so in allah's name...a population down from 20% to 4% all within the last century. And lest we forget that with the exception of Israel, islam has virtually wiped the Middle East clean of its Jewish population as well.

Also, Obama said that in the spirit of Christmas, Americans need to honor the sacrifice of military service members...as in do what I say not what I do. "During this season, we also honor all who defend those values in our country’s uniform. Every day, the brave men and women of our military serve to keep us safe — and so do their families," were the words from the man who has done every and anything to assure that our military does not win this war or kill too many of his brethren by 'tying their hands' when fighting, by cutting our military budget to laughable levels, to defaming and apologizing for our troops whenever he can, and who has done what amounts to nothing to help aid our troops when they come home from the theaters of war or to help those who once wore our country's uniform...our veterans.

And then Michelle...whom Obama introduced as Mrs. Obama and not Michelle, and who of course had a pursed look of contempt for our military on her face throughout...chimed in and said, "Let’s also take time to pay tribute to those who have given our country so much." But you just know she had her fingers crossed behind her back...taqiyya style...because she might be the only person who disrespects our fighting men and women even more than her husband does...and no hiding behind Jill Biden's 'Joining Forces Initiative' will fool us.

And Michelle's speaking of 'traditions' as in her 'supposed'...and I say 'supposed' because I don't know of anyone who has seen it...2015 White House Christmas theme 'A Timeless Tradition,' which 'supposedly' has each room of the 'People's House' being decorated to commemorate American traditions...is in and of itself quite comical for the only tradition this family has is jet off on 'personal or largely personal' vacation after vacation to a tune of...and you need to sit down for this one...a whopping $70.5 million of our taxpayer dollars (according to Judicial Watch). And that has only been since taking office in January 2009 with still a little over a year to go in Obama's presidency...I wonder if our collective taxpayer pocketbook will survive this arrogant and narcissistic duo.

Nice tradition huh...and Michelle has the unmitigated gall to even speak about “those who have given our country so much,” by saying “Go to JoiningForces.gov to see how you can serve the troops, veterans and military families in your community,” when the money...our taxpayer dollars...she and her husband so selfishly spend on themselves...without 'We the People's' permission I might add...could have done so much to help our veterans in need.

And all this...words, actions, and deeds...both in the president's statement on the persecution of Christians and in the official White House Christmas Address are par for the course for America's traitor-in-chief and oh so par for the course for America's First 'classless' Lady.

January 20, 2017 can't come soon enough...as it's way passed time to take out the traitorous and classless trash.