The truth about Herman Cain and the recent charges from the Left.
In this post, I am going to give you my opinion as to the sexual harassment accusations against Herman Cain. Read this opinion before going to the article, found in a Left Wing rag called Politico. Know that this is a 20 year old story, and involves Cain when he was head of the National Restaurant Association. If I mention "the board," I am referencing the governing board of this association. As an effort at being brief, here is my "bare bones" summary. You will be the judge. Understand that there are no more details to this story other than those referenced in my summary, below.
- The headline to this article is "Herman Cain accused by two women of inappropriate behavior." Understand that it is The Politico that transitions from "inappropriate behavior" to "sexual harassment." I think that is significant.
- From the Politico piece, we have this: “I happen to know there were sealed settlements reached in the plural. I think that anybody who thinks this was a one-time, one-person transgression would be mistaken,” this source said." But the article, then, immediately begins talking about one woman; it mentions a second woman but never gets into any detail whatsoever. The "facts" of this story are about one woman accusing Cain of "inappropriate behavior," not sexual harassment."
- When you read the article, make note this caveat: the woman making this charge admits that she “might be the subject of another embarrassing story involving a presidential candidate.” Of course, this does not involve Cain, because he was not a presidential candidate back in the '90s.
- Proof that this is a single complaint is found in the article, itself. From the last page of this report, we have this quote: “Information about the incidents was apparently closely held, even among association board members. But one woman’s complaint apparently did make its way to at least some figures on the governing board when, at an association event, one board member got word that a female employee had complained about Cain’s advances, according to a source who was at the event. The source said the board member asked the woman directly about the episode and was told that Cain had invited her up to his suite at a prior association event.”
Conclusion: one simply cannot read this article without making note of its disregard for anything that is substantial or verifiable. It starts with "inappropriate behavior" and moves quickly to "sexual harassment." It pushes the notion that more than one woman is involved, yet, details the complaint of just one woman. It admits that this "one woman" may have been involved in another story, involving another individual - making her a "gold digger(?)." And, it asserts that money was paid, yet, never assumes that Herman Cain paid that bill or even knew about a settlement. In fact, the immediate past president (following Cain) of the board was not aware of this circumstance ("scandal" and/or payment), at all. In the end, this story is a caustic nothing burger, drummed up by a Leftist organization believing that the ends justify the means.*
* Don't believe me about "ends and means?" You should read Rules for Radicalsby Saul Alinsky. Chapter Two, in that guide for radical reformation, is all about the use of "ways and means." We should never, ever, believe anyone on any matter, who comes from a Rules for Radicals background. That includes Hillary, who was an intern for Alinsky and wrote her B.A. thesis on the life of Alinsky, or, Barack Obama who taught the theory of radical reform at the University of Chicago and used the principles of Rules for Radicalsin his business of community organization.
Understand that the strategy of "the ends justify the means" allows one to lie, pay people to lie, forge documents, and do whatever is necessary to accomplish the "accepted and proper goal." This is the very reason Politico is not to be trusted . . . . it thrives on the politics of Rules for Radicals.
It is "Chapter two" that gave rise to a political strategy knows as "deracialization." I wrote on this, back in 2008. You are probably reading about this for the first time, here.
Here is a definition of sorts from MegaEssays.com: "The term "deracialization," when applied to American electoral politics, refers to the conduction of a political campaign by a black candidate in which racial issues and themes are minimized, if not avoided completely . . . . .This is done to increase white electoral support, and the candidate is usually running for a position in a district that has a white majority.
Finally, putting aside the nonsense of the article, itself, I would caution against accepting as factual, any details added to this story by Politico. The Leftist "news outlet" had its chance with the article's publication. After the fact, they are claiming that many women are involved, that five digit payoffs are in view, that they (members of Politico's crack reporting team - read "members on crack"), went "coast to coast" in preparing this article.
Speaking of crack, why did Politico not pursue Obama's admitted use of cocaine and his refusal to reveal the donor list of those contributing more than $400 million to his '08 campaign -- a secret list to this day? "Politics" my friends. I am thinking "The Politico" should change its name to "The Political."
Three reasons why I have never been a union man.
Police arrested the president, former president, and treasurer of Local 348 United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) based in New York, on Thursday. They are pictured in this post. All three are family members and were charged with racketeering and witness tampering. They are accused of extorting 2.4 million dollars from the poor smucks who are unionized under their leadership. Turns out their 150,000 dollar annual salaries (plus benefits) wasn’t enough. Of course, the union was a big time contributor to Democrat causes.
Understand this: there is nothing wrong with unions as long as salaries are based upon individual performance, dues are not used against union members' wishes, and their retirement/benefit funds are sustainable and debt free at any given time.
There are signs that we are coming out of recession. A second quarter of 2.5 GDP will prove the point.
| Future / Expiration | USD / Unit | Today's Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 92.60 USD/Bbl. | 0.77% | |
| 3.93 USD/MMBtu | 0.18% | |
| 1,717.60 USD/T Oz. | 1.69% | |
| 645.75 USd/Bu. | 1.41% | |
| 1,212.50 USd/Bu. | 1.10% |
CitiCorps (pronounced "Citi - Core" for all you Obamanites) believes gold is on the rise, again, could climb to 1950, a record high.
Generally speaking, gold increases on the back of a weakening dollar.
What is not on this chart is the price of copper. It is on the rise, as well. And that is especially good news. Copper is the most used industrial metal. When its demand increases, that signals an improving manufacturing base. This goes against the notion that we will "double dip" into recession.
Of course, this Review believes we have not escaped recession, using the same numbers Democrats used to bludgeon George Bush. And, "eye for an eye" is my editorial strategy. The Dems use of early 2008 numbers are being used, in type, for the forecasting here at The Review. "Live by the sword, die by the sword" is my advice to the Democrats.
Another day with nothing to do. News Flash: this is much more typical than you might think.
10:45 am || Receives the Presidential Daily Briefing
4:00 pm || Meets with Secretary of State Clinton
5:10 pm || Attends a Diwali reception
Warming/Cooling are cyclical, not progressively upward. Them "progressives" can't get anything right.
Sources: Mail Online - an UK news source. I see dozens of articles documenting the lie of global warming, scientific articles by the way. But, they only appear in European news outlets. The American Marxist Media refuses to participate in objective debate.
Does Obama even know what the middle class looks like? We do. We have pictures to remind us.
I am Mr. Middle Class. My wife and I own two cars and a big dog motorcycle. We live in a nice home worth around $170,00 ($300,000 if it was in San Jose). We have a pool that has not been filled for four years. Our utility bill runs $350 a month on average -- $550 a month if we maintain the pool. We have two dogs. We have a gardener who is paid more, each month, than what he charges. We have 7 children and 15 grandkids and usually spend $2,500 for Xmas, but not this year. I am a retired carpenter/contractor who worked 80 hours a week for 45 years and have no respect for whiners who will not do the same (Obama spends about 20 hours per week doing what we hired him to do, by the way). The kids? Two teachers, one ER doctor, one 15 year lawyer, one struggling business owner, and two nurses.
Everyone I know is "middle class." Everyone I know has worked their butts off to make ends meet . . . . everyone. The pictures in this post? You are looking at the middle class -- everyone in those pictures, all 2 million of them, are middle class Americans, not freeloaders on Wall Street, or in Denver, Portland, L.A., Nashville or Seattle -- you know, the nation's new class of whiners, the new "me first" generation. Heck, these clowns refuse to work for anything less than what I was making at the end of my career. No qualifications, no experience, no patience, no class.
And what has Obama done for me - as a representative of the real middle class? He sent me a $250 check back in 2009. He called it a "tax cut" but forced me to pay income tax on the amount, all while I was asking, "Hey, Slick, is this a tax cut or income?" Since that idiot "tax cut," I can't think of a thing he has done for me. My health insurance payments have increased 11% since Obama started making promises. Gas has gone up a dollar a gallon and he doesn't care. He cut two years of Social Security cost-of-living-increases without a single news worthy note from the Marxist Media. I pay more for food and clothing since he took office. He wants to take my home-owners deduction away, costing me $2,000 more a year as I struggle to pay his tax bill on a fixed income.
Understand this: Obama is not talking about helping the middle class. My story is typical to the middle class; his story is crap.
Point of post: just wanted you whiners and revolutionaries to be clear on the fact that Obama's pretense of being a "warrior for the middle class" does not line up with reality. He knows nothing about being a "warrior." Even the whiners have not benefited from the maneuverings of this genius.
Ask yourself this:
"On a personal level, how have I been prospered by Obama?" Go ahead, make a list and send to here, to "comments." Hope and change do not pay the bills, do they?
Sooo, whose fault IS the continuing recession? We have the consensus opinion, here.
Question: how in the world do we quantify "blame?" On his first day in office, certainly, Obama was not to "blame" for any of it except as he shared in the Keynesian theory (read "idiocy") of economics. Does the blame factor increase with the second or third or fourth day of his presidency? But, then, that is not the question asked in this web pop-up.
Look carefully at what is being asked. It really is a pretty clever question. Is Obama to blame for the "lack of economic recovery?" Being that the average recession of the recent past lasts 18 months, perhaps the question is legitimate. But, you say, this is not an average recession. Indeed, you are correct, Sir. Nothing "average" about this one.
The Democrats enjoyed the blame game for more than two years. Rather than going with the accepted definition of "recession," [two negative GDP quarters in a row] , they appealed to a radically weakened economy, and carried the beginnings of the recession back to the opening days of 2008. Problem: using the same type of numbers, a "radically weakened economy," we have not been out of recession since then.
Instead of moving into “recovery” before the end of 2009, as was typical to past recessions, the current “crisis’ extended through all of 2009, through 2010, and, now, through 2011. Obama is the person who forecast “recovery” when he pushed for his trillion dollar Stimulus bill only 29 days into his first term.
Understand that the question in the pop-up is not, who is to blame for the recession. Rather, who is to blame for the “lack of economic recovery.” You have my predictable answer even before I put it in writing. Yes !!!
Now, here is Obama's opinion on this matter. Using Obama’s own words, measuring his theory of recovery against the facts of the continued recession, knowing that he intended the recession to be on the mend before the end of 2009, there is but one answer to the questions and, as it turns out, it is a consensus answer . . . . me AND Obama:
Listen as he agrees with my conclusion:
Case closed. Btw, during the primaries, I am not a Romney fan. The words of Obama are what matters, here.
Then and Now
In November of 2010, at the time of the midterm elections, Obama's "strongly approve" numbers were running between 30 and 26 percent with an over all approval of 46%. His party was obliterated with the election of 86 new Republicans and just 10 new Democrats.
As things stand, one year later, his "strongly approve" numbers are averaging around 18 to 23 with over all approval numbers at or around 46% . Those who are strongly approving are those who work for his re-election and vote to that end.
Understand that the 2012 elections will not hang on the positive numbers of a growing economy. Those numbers are already there with room for great improvement, of course. No modern day president, after FDR, has been elected with unemployment numbers at or under 7.2%. Surely, the benchmark for Obama will be 8%, since that is the number for which Obama claimed responsibility. Predictive of another and even worse election for the Democrats?
But, the election will hinge on other factors, as well; there is the foreign policy factor, the housing factor, the scandal factor, the Israeli factor, the bomb bomb bomb Iran factor, and the jerk factor. He loses on all counts, no ?!
Why "Arab Spring" is fast becoming "Democracy's Winter."
Facts ignored by this Administration: "Arab Spring" is a move from the Secular State to the Islamic State. It has been declared that "no law will be higher than Shaira Law" by the new Libyan leadership. Ditto in Egypt. Understand that Sharia Law is the very opposite of Democratic rule.
Predictions: When it is all said and done, by this time next year, the Administration will be butt deep, trying to explain why the Middle East is more the enemy of the United States than during the Bush years. Already, Obama is, himself, more unpopular than George W Bush.
Point of post: if you trust the information in this Review, or, at least see our predictions as plausible, we hope that you will keep this post in mind as you read and listen to the news of the day with regard to the Middle East.
Let's stop with the myth that "thousands are involved in Occupy," shall we ?
There are only three Occupy demonstrations of any size: Wall Street, New York, and Oakland. Take a moment or two and look at this AP photo with the Fat Michael Moore trying to rally the rally in Oakland -- you can almost count the number of people at this rally.
There is not 400 people in this photo.
Let's stop with the Van Jones Progressive pipe dream that the middle class is about to "rise up" and "take back the American dream," as if the history of "progressivism" is the history of this country. Understand that the early colonies (back in the 1600's) tried communal farming, gave up on the idea, and, wala, capitalism was born. They gave up on a communal model - long before Karl Marx - because there were too many lazy people willing to live off the larger majority or workers, working. That is our history. The American dream was just fine until the "Progressive Dream" spent so much money, that we have what we have, today.
Side note: compare this rally with the one pictured below and tear your clothes off, Van Jones. Your dream of an Arab Spring here, in America, happened at the TEA rallies, last year !!
About the Occupy movement.
One of 400 TEA Party rallies. This one numbered well over 800,000 - easily 10 times the total number of folks involved in Occupy across the nation. It's kind of like you on your bicycle and me on my man bike.
The Marxist Media has busied itself with embellishing the size and number of these demonstrations, from the very beginning. In researching their reporting, I have found that the only demonstrations of any size appear to be Occupy New York, Occupy Wall Street, and - to a lesser measure - Occupy Oakland. Supposedly, 100 cities have seen these demonstrations, but, if size matters, they are no more significant than the news of an impending snow storm. In Fresno, California, for example, 100 demonstrators showed up for day one of Occupy Fresno. Since then, the numbers have been around 30 individuals, several of them homeless people with nothing else to do. I know; I live here. In L.A., that demonstration sees around 300 on a daily basis.
Maybe the larger news story would be the number of cities where Occupy is not.
Understand that the Lefties are desperate to sponsor some sort of movement, some sort of national involvement, bearing the marks of the T.E.A. demonstrations of 2009 and 2010. Diane Sawyers, the news pin-up babe for one of the networks (I never watch the woman) recently reported that "Occupy was in 1000 countries, world wide," proving my point --- there are less than 200 countries in the world, and almost none of them actually report Occupy demonstrations.
There is no reason to believe that even 20,000 people have taken to the streets in these mindless demonstrations, nation-wide.
At the Oakland demonstration, a young man, Scott Olsen, was severely injured by police when they ordered the crowds to "back off" and Olsen refused. He was hit in the head with something, and has lost the ability to talk. The local media has tried to make Olsen out to be a hero, him being a Marine and all. But in recent days, it has come out that he is only a disgruntled ex-Marine, the owner of a wedsite called "I hate the Marines more than you" or some such thing. If it is still up, you can find it here, (http://www.ihatethemarinecorps.com/)
Reporters have been attacked, rapes and muggings are numerous, local businesses have been vandalized, and several thousand have been arrested. There are daily reports of violence against the police and no one within the movement seems to know where they are going with their demonstrations.
Van Jones, a card carrying communist (for ten years) and one time Obama "green czar," is trying to co-op the movement and turn it into political party, complete with its own convention (to be held on July 4, 2012) and candidates. His intentions, "pie in the sky" in my opinion, are seen in these from Jones: "You are going to see an American Fall, an American Autumn, just like we saw the Arab Spring . . . . . You can see it right now with these young people on Wall Street. Hold onto your hats, we're going to have an October offensive to take back the American dream and to rescue America's middle class." (Huffington Post, here).
Representatives from Code Pink, the AFL-CIO , the American Nazi Party, the American Communist Party, the American Socialist Party (don't you love that they all use the word "American?") and MoveOn.org are all at these demonstrations, teaching these kids "how to resist arrest" and "what not to do when police go on the offensive."
In the end, these demonstrations will be of no consequence. They are too far removed from the 2012 elections and have no popular support, except in the fantasies of media members who once did the same sort of thing, back in the anti-Viet Nam days. October is nearly come and gone with nothing similar to an "Arab Spring" to show for itself.
To compare any of this with the T.E.A. Movement rallies of the recent past, rallies occurring in nearly 400 cities, rallies that totaled seven million people or more, all with a purpose, all committed to specific action, is a waste of time. In fact, we do not see much of this reporting nonsense, of late.
Purpose versus mere complaining is the only comparison of serious consequence.
We document the radicalism of the NEA but go ahead and keep supporting this bunch of Marxist Secularists. Of course they know better than you !! . .??
The Activist's Library
Rules for Radicals
Saul Alinsky, Vintage Books, 1989
The classic book about organizing people, written by one of America's foremost organizers.
Organize for Social Change
Midwest Academy Manual for Activists
Third Edition, Kim Bobo et al, Seven Locks Press, 2001
This is one of the best books about collective action and putting the screws to decision-makers. It's about winning battles.
Building More Effective Unions
Paul Clark, Cornell University Press, 2000
Penn State Professor of Labor Studies Paul Clark applies the latest in behavioral sciences research to creating more effective unions. His insights are both astute and highly practical.
The Trajectory of Change: Activist Strategies for Social Change
Michael Albert, SouThend Press, 2002
Z Magazine's Michael Albert has assembled a collection of thoughtful articles on ways to overcome various obstacles to social change.
Roots to Power: A Manual for Grassroots Organizing
Lee Staples, Praeger, 1984
This is a good nuts and bolts guide to organizing. It is especially good on recruiting, developing action plans, executing them, and dealing with counterattacks.
Taking Action: Working Together for Positive Change in Your Community
Elizabeth Amer, Self Counsel Press, 1992
Written by a Toronto community activist, this book is easy to read, full of examples, and sprinkled with how-to-advice.
Organizing: A Guide for Grassroots Leaders
Si Kahn, McGraw Hill, 1981, Revised 1991
This book is well organized. You can find relevant material for your situation without reading the whole book.
Ethical Ambition: Living a Life of Meaning and Worth
Derrick Bell, Bloomsbury, 2002
A gem of a book that delves into the question of "Why become an activist?" It is both thought-provoking and energizing.
Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in a Cynical Time
Paul Rogat Loeb, St. Martins Press, 1999
Provides solace for the activist's soul and juice for the activist's battery
You do not get more radical than this list - a cut and paste from the NEA official website. Every book on this list is about effecting radicalized
change rather than teaching the art of working within accepted norms. The list quantifies social rebellion in the name of the NEA. If your kids are not reading this crap, they are being taught by people who are radically opposed to the historicity of this great country. If you, as a teacher and disagree with this depiction, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. Not one of these authors were/are partners of the US Constitution, its form of representative democracy or an allegiance to a political force that is anything but global in scope and One World in concept. Why do we constantly read of teachers and school administrations scraping the Pledge of Allegiance? Why is the teaching of the Constitution given so little emphasis - to the point that our graduating secondary students have no clue as to any detail of the Constitution. Why are the founding fathers disgraced in our classrooms, over and over again? Why is the notion of American Exceptionalism a matter of ridicule. Why is individual responsibility played down and "competition" a dirty word? Your children sit in classrooms you are not allowed to attend . They are given lectures you are not permitted to record. They use text books filled with attacks on the very things you believe and you have no say over their use . . . on YOUR children. Why the constant assault against religion, especially Christianity? Because what I say is true and it all comes from the top. The NEA is part of a movement intentionally designed to steal your children's heritage and move them into a world you actually oppose. The NEA is part of the enemy of our future. Time for this bunch of Marxist Misfits to go.
The NEA is all about radicalism. Why have parents turned the education of their children over to people they do not know nor can trust?
The National Education Association (NEA), the largest labor union in the country, offered a $5,000Learning and Leadership Grant to two Wisconsin teachers who intended to use the funds to “help first and second grade students” become “activists.”
The description of the grant for teachers Andrea Burmesch and Tara Krueger of Muskego Elementary read:
Ms. Burmesch and a team of colleagues will develop a critical literacy inquiry based unit of study to help their first and second grade students understand the role that power plays in their lives. The teachers will learn how visual literacy and technology, particularly website and podcast development, can be used by students to create activist messages that make a positive difference in their lives and the lives of others. The students will create their messages around issues important to their lives.
The grant description is no longer available on the NEA Foundation website as Muskego-Norway Superintendent declined to accept the grant given its dubious language and intent. The following is a screenshot of the grant information while it was still available on NEA’s site (all of this information is taken from The Blaze. Read the full article here) :
In 30 seconds or less, you will know more than 70% of this nation as relates to what is happening, politically. You're welcome.
Headlines from rasmussen
- Wisconsin Senate: Thompson (R) 49%, Baldwin (D) 42%
- Romney 44%, Obama 42%
- New Hampshire: Romney 41% Cain 17% Paul 11%
- 50% Prefer Candidate With Political Experience
- Pelosi Remains Least Favorable Congressional Leader
- New Low: 28% Give Obama Good or Excellent Marks on Economy
- 64% Say Federal Government Has Too Much Power and Money
- 16% Say U.S. Heading In Right Direction
Conclusions:
With all the trash talk from the whiners in the Wisconsin Teacher's Union, "the people" of Wisconsin support Scott Walker and GOP agenda for that state.
Pelosi gets what she deserves. She is not only extremely unpopular with the larger national population, she is a Parana within the halls of congress, as well.
64% say Government has too much power and Obama is increasing that percentage with each day of his dictatorship, obviously.
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