Royal Wedding Spencer Style

On Friday, April 29, 2011, Prince William will marry Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey in a wedding sure to be watched by millions around the globe.

The only Royals I am into play hardball in Kansas City, but I do recognize the impact of this event. Certainly, from what I can tell, both Prince William and Miss Middleton seem to carry themselves well and I do wish them all the best.

Without a doubt, this is the biggest Royal deal since Prince Charles married the former Miss Diana Spencer in July of 1981. I thought highly of Princess Di, and her tragic death was most unfortunate. I suspect she would be proud of William.

I do recall the wedding of Miss Diana Spencer and Prince Charles in 1981, but it was not the wedding event of the year.

That was the wedding of another Spencer, one Lucas Lorenzo Spencer, as he married Laura Webber Baldwin on November 16, 1981 in Port Charles, New York. Some 30 million daytime viewers took in the wedding of Luke and Laura on ABC's General Hospital. I remember it well, with Robert Scorpio standing tall as Luke's best man and Elizabeth Taylor in attendance.



Recently, ABC has announced plans to cancel two running soaps in All My Children and One Life To Live. Although AMC ran against NBC's very popular Days of Our Lives, it was well done and star Susan Lucci is a household name. OLTL seemed to never materialize as a top notch soap, but hung on for decades airing between AMC and GH. General Hospital and Days of Our Lives are still running strong, but many long running soap operas have been gone to sunset.

Given the demise of these long running programs, while looking back this weekend a very significant television event against the backdrop of a royal wedding, it is amazing to contemplate the demise of most all of the soaps. The soap opera, diminishing in its gallantry in recent years, remains a historically interesting and valuable part of our entertainment culture, as does the goings on of the royal family in Great Britain.

A Matter of Trust

At the end of the day, I have always thought our President was born in Hawaii. No doubt, I have many questions about his upbringing, educational background, suspect activities and friendships he has had. Show me your friends and I will identify your character.

There are many who question the birthplace of President Obama. Birthers, as they are called, have been vilified from both sides of the political isle as kooks, along the lines of UFO supporters. Even Glenn Beck thinks the issue is a waste of time. For those who wish to spend the time, the questions are legitimate and I say question with boldness!

Among the elites who condescend to those in doubt, on Wednesday, CNBC's John Harwood, gleefully bathing in Obama bathwater, described those who questioned the birthplace of President Obama as uniformed and not very smart or rational. I was waiting for him to note our lack of fly swatting abilities.

Recently, potential GOP 2012 hopeful Donald Trump has been out front questioning Obama and his birth certificate. Jerome Corsi, of World Net Daily, has just released a sure to be best seller "Where's The Birth Certificate". Perhaps it was the scorching editorial in Investors Business Daily on Wednesday, but for whatever reason, President Obama abruptly held a news conference and produced his birth certificate.

President Obama said we got better things to do and we should not spend time on this crazy issue. I recognize the President is very busy with the problems our country is facing and cannot be saddled with questions from carnival barkers. Quiet on the tee box!

The President has used the birth certificate as a political pawn, for those who engage the subject pay a political price as they are overwhelmingly pounded as on the lunatic fringe. Until Trump, about the farthest a GOP candidate would go is Michele Bachmann, who said she takes the President at his word.

I know why President Obama played his Trump card and finally produced the document. It is a matter of trust.

On the heels of a long list of disturbing actions, Obama has lost the trust of the American people. Through the Czars, governmental agencies like the EPA regulating dead policy initiatives and executive orders rendering the Congress as impotent, Obama has made effort to transform our system of government into a dictatorship. This is not how the founding fathers drew it up. Obama engages in Alinsky tactics of ridiculing opponents, governing by thugocracy and speaking publicly in half truths while taking actions in opposite directions.

Obama blasted George W. Bush on the wars, but is still engaged in both and has us involved in another skirmish with little or no strategic plan. Sky high gas prices was a lack of leadership under Bush but no big deal as Obama sees it. Guantanamo Bay is thankfully still in operation. The wreckless abandon with which he is spending us into bankruptcy is frightening, and he had the gall to trash Paul Ryan, R:WI, who had the guts to put forward a plan of action to tackle entitlements.

Finally, the American people are freaked out by this President, who is nothing but a fast talking community agitator who is severely in over his head. On top of that, he does not see America as you and I do, rather just another flag on the flagpole.

Obama is arrogant, dishonest and pretends fact are not facts. Never has watching the other hand been more relevant than with Obama. Principally in part to the actions by Obama during his first term, America is in a precipitous decline.

Folks do not like it. In producing the birth certificate, Obama is attempting damage control as he recognizes that he has lost the American people. He has, and while the reasons why are numerous, at the end of the day, it is simply a matter of trust.

TEA Continues to Pour

When you think of the slime of the Senate, certainly a name that tops the list is Harry Reid (D:NV). You remember Harry, the guy who claimed the Iraq War was lost?

Reid recently declared the TEA Party over, a fad that has lost steam and is no longer relevant on the political spectrum. Shockingly, Sen. Reid is wrong yet again.

On tax day, I joined thousands of Central Floridians in downtown Orlando for a tax day Tea Party. Yes, we are taxed enough already.

Among the featured speakers were 2012 GOP hopeful Herman Cain, Joe the Plumber and Florida Senator Marco Rubio.

As usual, Harry Reid and the progressive Democrats are incorrect in their political assessments. Has the TEA Party lost the enthusiasm of its members? With the vibrant crowd of thousands forgoing a Friday afternoon Happy Hour for some political discussion down at Lake Eola, I can attest that hardly not.

Perhaps the socialists should recall that in fact we continue to surround them!

Slow Creep of Muslim Extremist Encroachment

On several fronts, a series of slow creeps are infiltrating the western world. And like just as a drought negatively deepens the long term landscape, these movements are aiming to end life as we know it.

Get a load of what is happening in France:



Areas of Michigan are quickly moving in this direction.



Certainly, most in the Muslim community are sound citizens, but they generally keep quiet as the radical elements of their religion move toward claiming the world as Muslim. Unfortunately, this would not include tolerance of other facets of worship.

Glenn Beck recently covered the infiltration of Shari-ah law in the United States, and how significant the threat is to our religious freedom and economic and judicial systems.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran, threatens the elimination of Israel on a weekly basis, discussing how the "infidels" need to be eliminated for the sake of Allah. Regrettably, beyond political correctness run amok, our government seems to be dancing with these folks. The recent uprisings in the middle east, in contrast to President Obama's public statements, seem like vehicles for the radical elements of Muslims to take control.

This week, Glenn Beck will premiere the second part in a series entitled Rumors of War, which will look ahead on the playing field of what could become the return of the Ottoman Empire.

Could the end days be at our doorstep? One thing is for certain; there are some trying times ahead and a battle between free marketers and radical socialists is game on.

The global war on terror is not over. And although Atlas is shrugging, all will be well, as God is in charge!

Happy Easter

West Swinging Big Stick

Florida Congressman Allen West recently visited with FOX News Greta Van Susteren on her show "On The Record" and spoke the truth in calling out the Thug in Chief, President Obama. Take a listen:



In my estimation, West is right on target in his assessment of President Obama. A low level socialist agitator indeed! I appreciate West speaking out, and I wonder why many of the potential GOP candidates are refraining form doing so.

The President continuously dodges the truth, uses Sal Alinsky concepts in his treatment of those in opposition to him and takes actions which are in contrast to his public statements. He is simply disgraceful, and should be soundly defeated in the 2012 campaign.

Speaking of 2012, a recent Gallup poll indicated a tie among potential GOP contenders between Mike Huckabee and Donald Trump.

Mike Huckabee, 16
Donald Trump, 16
Mitt Romney, 13
Sarah Palin, 10
Ron Paul, 6
Newt Gingrich, 6
Michele Bachmann, 4
Mitch Daniels, 3
Tim Pawlenty, 3
Rick Santorum, 2
Haley Barbour, 2
Jon Huntsman, 1
Gary Johnson
Herman Cain

Charles Krauthammer has weighed in on 2012 as well, and I share his holding of Paul Ryan in high regard.

Among these contenders, for me, at this juncture, I'll throw Palin, Bachmann and Santorum in my "A" group. I think Allen West joins fellow Floridian Marco Rubio on the list of future stars on the political horizon. West is not playing games, rather focusing on the truth, which has no agenda. This is the type of individual I hope emerges victorious politically.

Sunday Night Song

Today, the good ole boys ran the Aarons 499 at The White Knuckle Highway at Talladega, Alabama. Jimmie Johnson edged Clint Bowyer to take the checkers in a tie for the closest finish in NASCAR history.



Appropriately, as they dropped the green flag to put the field under green this afternoon, the track speaker system was blasting "Sweet Home Alabama" by legendary southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Sweet Alabama is practically the Alabama state song and a Crimson Tide cheer. A tremendous ballad, "Sweet Home Alabama" is our Sunday Night Song. Enjoy!



Roll Tribe Roll

Atlas Strikes Big Screen

The long wait is over. Atlas Shrugged has finally made it to a big screen near you.



Amy Homes of PJTV spoke with several guests of a private showing of Atlas Shrugged Part 1 for their thoughts, including Stephen Moore of The Wall Street Journal.



I thought the assessment by Cal Thomas regarding Ayn Rand and her philosophy was spot on.

Atlas is shrugging today for sure, as we have the most oppressive anti-business administration in memory. Catch this from Freedom Works:



The Kudlow Creed bears repeating: Free Market Capitalism is the best path to prosperity. If Americans who fail to grasp this makes it to see Atlas Shrugged, perhaps they will recognize the power of individualism and entrepreneurship and choose free markets over government programs.

Who is John Galt?

The Adult in the Room

Today, in response to the Prosperity Project budget plan put forth by Rep. Paul Ryan, R:WI, President Barack Obama, after being President for over two years, spoke to the nation to presumably lay out a plan of his own.

Joe Biden found Obama's rhetoric intoxicating.



Instead, the transformer in chief failed to put forth a plan of action, fell back upon the tax the rich class warfare we know he supports and behaved like a juvenile with condescending jabs at Ryan, the one politician displaying economic courage and leadership.

Contrary to mainstream media and the parade of dishonest progressive Democrats invading the airwaves, seniors will not have food taken away from them, nor will anyone over age 55 have any of their expected benefits withheld under the plan put forth by Ryan. This will in fact happen if we continue the Keynesian current path to system crash.

Congressman Ryan joined CNBC's Larry Kudlow tonight to discuss the disappointing speech by Obama.



Without any argument of merit, the Saul Alinsky tactics rise to the forefront for this thugocratic administration as we saw today in Obama attacking Rep. Ryan. I am very comfortable with that. As it plays out, as Obama continues to exhibit limited economic knowledge, together with his anti capitalistic beliefs, arrogant, condescending and juvenile behavior, the direction of action will become clear to America.

The adult in the room is also the smartest, one who is displaying leadership and courage in the face of potentially heavy political costs, with bold budget plans that could save this country form economic and thus social ruin. That man is Paul Ryan.

Enlightenment Fusing

Last week, Glenn Beck announced he would be leaving his weekday show on the FOX News Channel. Although news reports indicate many advertisers had withdrawn support, his ratings were historic for his 5PM EST time slot and he will be sorely missed. Beck spoke with FOX News Judge Andrew Napolitano regarding his announcement.

Beck will continue to do his weekday radio show, and his emerging internet news platform The Blaze is literally on fire. But beyond that, Beck was mum on his plans, asking his fans to trust him on what lies ahead. As one of his loyal fans, I can say Beck has earned that trust.

Beck has been almost alone in leading the way on several major negative developments, including ACORN, Van Jones and the Czars, the transformation of America and perhaps most importantly, the crashing of the American economic system by capitalist opponents.

Decisions made these days by our government makes little sense, but if you are informed about the Cloward and Piven strategy, something Beck introduced most of America to, you would recognize the coordinated effort to crash our current economic system into a European socialist structure. Beck has been on it for years, as have I.

Bill O'Reilly, host of The O'Reilly Factor on FNC, wrote a great column regarding Beck leaving his show. But O'Reilly, who has been resistant to sign on to the concept that enemies inside the gate are plotting the crashing of our economic system, has seen the light and has arrived to the party. Although most of the beer is gone, O'Reilly is welcomed.

Hopefully, with O'Reilly on board, more Americans will come to realize the evil being perpetrated on America under the progressive left who place zero value on American exceptionalism. If so, we can all thank Glenn Beck, the George Whitfield of our time, for leading the way.

Sunday Night Song

It is true. The song seems remains the same with the tax and spend Progressive Democrats.

Enter Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, R:MI, who cleverly unleashed the Hammer of the Gods in a rhetorical slam.



In honor of Rep. McCotter, for tonight's Sunday Night Song, from the Led Zeppelin album Physical Graffiti, as travelers in both time and space, lets move through Kashmir. Enjoy

Out of the Fog Blows A Horn

Tim Pawlenty is in. Newt Gingrich is ready. Real estate mogul Donald Trump is creating quite a stir.

The list of potential challengers to a second Obama term is long, and given the rapidly deteriorating status of our once great nation, it well should be. Although the bench is lengthy, many in the mainstream media contend the list lacks quality contenders. This is far from true, as is most of the "news" you get from these lemmings. However, you could probably grab someone from seat 32 row 22 of dugout section 216 of the next home game for the Kansas City Royals and improve on Obama.

In fact, I have been touting such a noteworthy character.

I mentioned him in my blog post "Water Hazard a Top Flite Crisis" back in June of 2010. In August of 2010, in my post "Locked Out", I said give him the key! Just a few weeks ago, I again singled him out in my post "Happy Presidents Day" He was recently discussed on The Glenn Beck Program!

Now, for real, it looks like he is positioning himself and becoming a star all over again.

Foghorn Leghorn 2012!!!!! An improvement, I say, an improvement indeed. Almost anyone with any common sense would be. Let's get to work!

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Victims We All Know Well

It has been well documented, and I do not have to tell you, that the intervention of the government in the housing market has resulted in an economic disaster rivaling any of our day. Unfortunately, it is far from conclusion, and sadly, it was an orchestrated event.

The ripple affect of this catastrophe is simply mind boggling. Families being devastated by losing their is the face of the crisis, but the problems only begin there. Family wage earners have been caught in the tsunami of unemployment, smothering any attempts at digging out the hole. Home values have been decimated to such an extent that re-financing, even if qualified, is not an option.

Government intrusion is not the only culprit in this crash, with money center banks, fraudulent mortgage brokers and appraisers and Wall Street investors all playing a role. Certainly, although you will not read about in the media, let us not forget the American citizenry who bought homes they could not dream of affording.

On Sunday night, 60 Minutes presented a strong story on banks misrepresentation as part of their foreclosure efforts. Although 60 Minutes has presented a handful of stories on the housing crisis of late, they are quick to vilify Wall Street but never get around to placing any blame on government, or heaven forbid, President Obama. Perhaps Scott Pelley is unaware of the role of ACORN, who Obama remains closely associated with.

There are many victims, including those who have lost homes and jobs, who are close to each of us. Most, if not all the culprits, secured golden parachutes and remain free to wreak havoc on the next group of victims. Jamie Gorelick, Franklin Raines and Andrew Cuomo come to mind.

The amount of fraud in the housing crisis is staggering, and this piece details only one aspect of it, but it is well worth you taking time out to get brushed up how this fraud continues to haunt our lives.

Sunday Night Song

Another home falls by the wayside.

The housing crisis continues to destroy lives, turning former emerging communities into ghost cities with more moving people seeking affordable shelter.

That leads to tonight's Sunday Night Song, Less Cities, More Moving People, an excellent cut by Cy Curnin and The FIXX off their 1984 album Phantom.

The FIXX are outstanding, one of my favorites. I was actually in the audience for this video. Enjoy!

Frolicking in Failure

Later this week, President Obama will officially kick off his 2012 campaign, and the first campaign video is ready to go:



Oh My! The Obama administration has us longing for the days of Jimmy Carter, previously the most horrendous President in the last half century. The list of failures and mind boggling decisions is lengthy, but central to why Obama should instantly be removed from you consideration is detailed in the following chart:

Obama will not rest until he fixes everything. I will not rest until he is defeated.