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I was listening to Hugh Hewitt today on my way home from work, one of my favorite things to do, and I thought it such a true character protrayal of Obama I would add the audio to this blog.  Just click on the link below and then click on the icon that says “listen to”.  It’s as simple as that.  What I found the most interesting was a portion that discussed Barack Obama stating that he had worked with John McCain on an issue (that occurred in 2002) as a Senator in Washington.  I started laughing when I heard this.  A logical person would have to ask themselves, “How could that be since he didn’t become a Senator until 2004?”  Listen to the audio.  It just proves what a sack of lying you-know-what Barack Obama is.  And by the way, if making a decision on abortion is “above my paygrade” why was he casting votes for it in Illinois?  Seemed to have an opinion there. 

http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/talkradio/Show.aspx?RadioShowID=5

Scroll down to Hugh’s August 18th show titled Saddleback Church

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It’s interesting how, depending on what party wants to talk about it, infideity in marriage is talked about or covered up.  I mean, look at John Edwards.  The pretty boy of the democratic party.  Everything has been handed to him on a silver platter.  The media couldn’t cover up his affair with Rielle Hunter fast enough.  And his wife is dying of cancer, in the present, at this very minute, a little bit every day.  No one can begin to know what she is going through with all of this.

However, John McCain, who spent five years in a POW camp, came home a very different person from the one who left, to a wife who also was a very different person due to a horrible automobile accident, but he gets hounded 20 some years after the fact for leaving her for Cindy McCain.  Excuse me, but not that I believe in divorce, I have been happily married for almost 25 years now (I can’t speak for my husband, ha) but being a prisoner of war, beaten and body parts broken, for over five years, tends to change a persons perspective on life. 

I’d like to know how in a nation where the divorce rate is 1:1 that a man who was divorced 20 years ago and has now been happily married for 30 years is being hounded about something that happened over 20 years ago.  Afterall, we have John Edwards affair of today we could be talking about.  But instead let’s look at the divorces that aren’t mentioned along with John McCain’s divorce:  Let us spell out D-I-V-O-R-C-E…..

1.  Dem. Russ Feingold has been married twice. 

2.  Dem. Max Baucus has been married twice.

3.  Dem. Thomas Carper has been married twice.

4.  Dem. Kent Conrad has been married twice.

5.  Dem. Christopher Dodd has been married twice.

6.  Dem. Edward (Ted) Kennedy has been married twice.

7.  Dem. John Kerry has been married twice.

If you really want me to go on I can, but I don’t think it is necessary.  It is that old school house rhyme of if you live in a glass house don’t throw stones….

til later,

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I don’t know why this one went right over my head but it did, possibly because when I heard him say it I was so disgusted with something else he had said that I was oblivious to it, until tonight when The Old Gray Cat crept into my short term memory and reminded me of it.  The words, THE AUDACITY  of Barack Obama jumped into my head. 

“Apparently Senator Obama said yesterday that the Supreme Court Justice he liked least was Clarence Thomas. I’ve met Justice Thomas, Senator, and you are no Clarence Thomas. He is a great man, a humble man, a friendly person who truly wants the Supreme Court to work for the people of this Nation. When I met him he was cordial and shook hands with me, but really wanted to talk to my son, who is in his 20s – he understands how our country needs to grow and develop, with young people with good hearts. I was kind of amazed at how he zeroed in on my son.

Senator Obama, you should talk to Justice Thomas. Get to know him. Get to know more people like him. Then, someday, you might be qualified to be President. Right now, you’re listening to the wrong people.

If we were to elect an African-American as President this year, Justice Thomas would be a far better President than Senator Obama.”  http://jdwaggoner.wordpress.com/

I am afraid that people have forgotten that there are several Justices on the Supreme Court that are ready and willing to retire if Obama is elected for president.  Let me remind you:

Our Supreme Court Justices make decisions that affect the lives of everyday Americans, in cases that many of us never hear anything about.  Their decisions are hard to overturn.  Case in point, Roe v. Wade.  Here is a look at our Justices of today:

Now, let’s take a little closer look at the potential retirements we could be facing within the next four years. 

John Roberts:  Age 53     -  Conservative – Probably won’t retire

For those of you wanting to voice your opinions in an online live chat format you can visit http://johnmccain.com/blog/   or   http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/hqblog

I can’t vouch for either one of them, although my husband has been having a wonderful time chatting with Obama and Hillary supporters on the mccain blog site.  It’s been an interesting week-end in my house. 

The biggest thing on McCain’s agenda, right now, is to make the Republicans who are pro-life want to continue to throw their support in his directions.  He has to stop this McCain/Liebermann talk now.  If he doesn’t stay on the stance of being a pro-life president (with a pro-life VP) he is likely to loose some huge votes from Christian and Pro-life voters this fall. 

Last night on Rick Warren’s faith platform McCain stated, “I will be a pro-life president and this presidency will have pro-life policies.”  I would hope that this means he is picking a pro-life vice president.  Although I like Joe Liebermann, he is sadly pro-choice.  That means my hand is not voting in that direction.  John McCain should note that there are alot of people like me out there.  Right now, I will vote for McCain.  If he puts a pro-choice VP on his ticket, I will begin to investigate alternative choices. 

Barack Obama didn’t disappoint.  He made no decision at all as to where he stands on this topic.  Except to state that this decision is above his pay grade.  According to a FoxNews.com report, “He explained he is pro-choice, but not pro-abortion, and that he thinks women don’t make the decision to have an abortion casually and wrestle with it.”  That is taking a real stand on an important issue, now isn’t it.  If you are pro-choice, well he said is pro-choice.  If you are against abortion, well so is he.  My brain is confused. 

Either way, if McCain sticks to his guns, and is not just giving lip-service to the American voters, he should win. 

By the way, didn’t he seem much more prepared than Obama?  Obama cannot get past the stuttering when he really doesn’t know what he is talking about.  This is not a great quality in a person who wants to be President.

CALL  1-202-225-0100.  WHEN THE OPERATOR ANSWERS, ASK FOR NANCY PELOSI’S VOICEMAIL.  LEAVE HER A MESSAGE AND TELL HER TO STOP PROMOTING HER BOOK AND MAKING MONEY FOR HERSELF DURING AUGUST, AND GET THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS BACK IN WASHINGTON WITH THE REPUBLICANS TO VOTE ON DRILLING FOR OIL.  i’D LIKE TO KEEP MY HARD EARNED MONEY.

JDinsmore, a commentor on my webblog concerning this blog: http://exemployee.wordpress.com/2008/08/02/part-1-definition-of-a-narcisist-barack-obama/

stated that I was “labeling” Barack Obama with labels that other people pinned on him.  I beg to differ.  Barack Obama himself has declared these labels to be the truth. 

In his speech to the nation he states that “we are the ones we have been waiting for”.  Hence, The One.  And as for declaring himself the Messiah, blogger Jacob Freeze, has put it down on paper with such clarity that I will place his entire blog here for you to read. 

So my comment to JDinsmore is this, “stop crying over Barack’s self-clarations”.  Maybe he should instead call himself the anti-christ.  Anyone who knows the Bible knows you shouldn’t place yourself into the role of the Son of God.  Doesn’t play right to the ear. 

Does Barack Obama Really Believe He’s Jesus Christ?

by Jacob Freeze, Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 01:54:41 PM EST

“My job this morning is to be so persuasive…that a light will shine through that window, a beam of light will come down upon you, you will experience an epiphany, and you will suddenly realize that you must go to the polls and vote for Barack,” he told a crowd of about 300 Ivy Leaguers.

Where had I heard this before? Wasn’t it from the Acts of the Apostles, 9:3-6…

As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

In case you might have missed the religious connotation of epiphany, Obama delivered this speech on January 8, during the Octave of Epiphany, an eight-day feast celebrating the revelation of Jesus Christ to the world. There is some difference of opinion between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches whether the feast commemorates the star of Bethlehem shining on the manger, or the heavens opening above the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River, but the basic idea is the same, and it was naturally extended to the epiphany of St. Paul when a blinding light revealed Jesus to him.

So Barack Obama was soliciting an endorsement from God at Dartmouth College, and he’s obviously raising the stakes over other inspired candidates like Mike Huckabee. Huckabee may talk back and forth with God, like many other believers, but in the Christian religion, a great light from heaven is reserved for the Messiah alone.

Obama’s disciples will obviously object that when Obama pictures himself as a new Messiah shining in the supernatural light of epiphany, it’s just a metaphor, but when he says “Yes we can,” it’s a solid promise to enact the progressive agenda.

I hope they’re right.

For all of you looking for information on Barack Obama, where he stands, how he has flip-flopped, click on the photos to be redirected to some very interesting sites.  http://www.meetbarackobama.com/

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I thought you might be interested in Barack Obama’s latest lie.

 ”Just this past week, we passed out of the U.S. Senate Banking Committee, which is my committee, a bill…” (Obama Press Conference, Sderot, Israel, July 23, 2008)

banking.senate.gov, Accessed 7/23/08

http://www.gop.com/BarackGaffes/

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This is Part 3 of a 3 part webblog on the narcisitic attributes of Barack Obama.  Don’t forget to read Part 1 at:  http://exemployee.wordpress.com/2008/08/02/part-1-definition-of-a-narcisist-barack-obama/

“How To Get What You Want From A Narcissist

This is a question of motivation. If there is something you want a narcissist to agree to or provide, the following principles will prove helpful.

1. Be precise in what you want. (This is a good idea in all situations, but it is often essential in dealing with a narcissist.)
2. Know what the narcissist wants. (This is also a good idea in all situations, but, again, it can be essential in dealing with a narcissist.)
3. Persuade the narcissist that he or she will derive something significant from doing what you want.

Example:  It is important to determine whether the other person’s narcissism is primarily invested in beauty, intelligence, strength (meaning power or influence), or independence. As a rule, one of these will be far more significant than the others.  Begin your request by finding a way to validate the narcissist. Admire his or her appearance, use of brain power, display of strength or control, or the adherence to principle. Make sure the narcissist has heard and accepted the compliment before proceeding.  Link what you want to the narcissist’s preferred attribute. If, say, you want to go to a specific movie, you could offer persuasive observations such as the following…

“I understand all the beautiful people are rushing to see it.”

(Implication: going to this movie will make you one of the special people of the day.)

“The reviewers call it ‘a movie for quick minds’.”

(Implication: going to this movie will make you one smart cookie.)

“It is supposed to expose the dynamics of social power.”

(Implication: going to this movie is an opportunity to learn how to become more influential.)

“The story exposes the weakness of dependent people.”

(Implication: going to this movie will reconfirm for you that being a force unto yourself is the best way to be.)

You may be somewhat uncomfortable at first using this approach. You have probably always tried to be either more straightforward than this or hoped the other person would read your thoughts and decide to provide what you want. If so, remember…this technique gets easier to use as you become familiar with it.  If you find this approach seems too calcula ting and manipulative, keep two things in mind. 

First, the narcissist is manipulative — often to the point of being downright coercive.assertiveness if you’d like to explore this consideration. Also, there are any number of good books on the subject. Keep in mind that psychological counseling usually encourages the development of an assertive outlook and assertive behaviors.)”   -Bill Snow

Second, you may have been taught to be passive, rather than assertive. If so, you are well advised to explore becoming more assertive. (See the psytalk article on

I hope that this has enlightened you a bit.  Barack Obama is the poster child for this man’s article.  To view his complete site visit:  http://www.psytalk.info/articles/narcissist.html

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This is Part 2 of a 3 part web blog. 

“How To Talk To A Narcissist

Hopefully, the above discussion about the nature of narcissism sets the stage for what follows.  Here are some rules that will make things easier for you to interact with a narcissist. (The aim at this point is not to provide comfortable guidelines. Interacting with a narcissist may not be comfortable, but it doesn’t always have to be a total loss.)

1. Demand little. Expect little. You will find your role is one of support, acknowledgement, and recognition. The narcissist may see you as a kind of gopher or aide-de-camp. If that is acceptable to you, you should have little difficulty.  (How to go about getting your wants and desires considered is discussed later in this commentary.)
2. Be willing to listen a lot and listen carefully.
3. Find ways to provide positive recognition frequently. It is important to check the narcissist’s reaction to be sure you have understood what positive recognition he or she wants at the moment. If you are on the wrong track, that fact will probably be made abundantly clear to you fairly quickly.
4. If it is at all possible to do so, be honest and sincere in your acknowledgement, praise, and recognition. Identify and note any and all of the narcissist’s endeavors or achievements you genuinely admire. Use them to provide recognition and acknowledgement. Insincere flattery may be tolerated by the narcissist, but keep in mind that deep down the narcissist usually lacks well grounded self esteem. Therefore, the more credible you can be, the better.
5. Don’t worry about making the narcissist become more self- centered — he or she became that way at a fairly early age and can’t now stop. Narcissists need help, of course, though they are usually very reluctant to seek it. If you think the narcissist in your life may want to alter his or her narcissistic outlook, consider making an intervention.  Used adroitly, an intervention can be a profound psychological experience for all concerned. It is a carefully planned event that can begin a process of healthy redirection and personal growth.  (To learn more about how to effect an intervention, take a look at the two psytalk question-and-answer articles on that subject. One is about how to arrange a multi-person intervention. The other discusses solo intervention. Although those articles pertain to the problems of substance abuse, the process of intervention is basically the same.)
6. Avoid challenging the narcissist’s wishes or desires. Narcissists have a low tolerance for frustration or interference.
7. Failing these, smile a lot and keep quiet. While this may not put you in especially good standing with the narcissist, it avoids the risk of attack and leaves you still in the picture after others falter, fail, or flee.

These guidelines call for several qualities, among them, patience, forbearance, and focus. Patience will enable you to hang in when others may drop out. Forbearance will enable you to overlook the narcissist’s boorishness, selfishness, self- centeredness, and arrogance. Focus will enable you to keep in mind both what the narcissist wants from moment to moment and what your objectives are in associating with him or her.”     -Bill Snow

Part 3 of 3 to follow this webblog.

http://exemployee.wordpress.com/2008/08/02/part-3-definition-of-a-narcissist-barack-obama/

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