“The Greater Good” — ‘The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Or the one’ (Movie buffs will easily recognize that dialogue). The misconception, how Liberals misuse it (just like Religion) for Liberal Govt. expansion, and how that makes this the Movies and Politics — The Hollywood Hate-fest (original here) Part Two.

Before I go on I want to remind any of our Liberal friends that may have casually surfed in via a search, or other link, that they are truly welcome (please see this “welcome” commentary). It is my hope that you wish to HONESTLY engage in this discussion. Try to maintain a sense of humor and composure as I will take a few jabs along the way.

The “Greater Good” bent logic…
Just like Liberals Democrat Party leaders (I’m trying to be nice) twist the “It Takes A Village” concept, so too they do this one. You know, their “redistribution” version of having to be able to take away from some supposedly ‘overly privileged’ folks in order to give to those less fortunate in the name of “Fairness” and that our society will be better for it.

You folks on the Left may want to think twice the next time you try to trot out your misuse of the “Greater Good” point. Simply put, isn’t the Greater Good, actually served, when the greater number of people have it good! The U.S. System, many Liberals show such disdain for, provides for the greater number of people to have it good. Contrast that with the Russian, Chinese, etc, Socialist System, Progressives are taking us to, provides ONLY THE MINIMUM (certainly not ‘the Good Life’) to the greater number (all but those in charge) of its citizens. It is pretty easy/plain for anyone to see the logic/reason of what the REAL “Greater Good” is!

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Movies and Politics [movies / buyandswitch / tv / music / religion / awards] The Hollywood Hate-fest (aka: Jackass Party Propagandists Peddling). Not to be confused with the Stage Productions masquerading as Townhall forums (see: HC Townhall: Like Hollywood, Democrats used new Actors to replay the same Script.).

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This needs no long build up and is easy to see what goes on out there in Hollywood. As Hollywood and Media elites wander the globe supporting Socialist States far and wide and tout them as “enlightened,” they slant their Media outlet’s and Movie Production releases stories to Indoctrinate as well as either Entertain (Movies) or Report (Media), just as they push the same via Political Correctness, and any other methods available, to support their preffered - Liberal oriented - Politicians here at home.

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“For us to say - that you’ve got to take a responsibility to get Health-Insurance… is absolutely NOT a Tax increase! What it’s saying is - We are not going to have other people carrying your burdens for YOU!”
– Barack Obama
… Aside from that whole Moral imperative, he is shifting from what YOU should do for yourself to Government - Mandating TO you what you may not be doing FOR yourself, or your own Family, or your close personal friends and neighbors!* Here, we will focus on only the Mandating Health-Care Coverage aspect.
*Republicans/Conservatives do NOT fear the “It takes a Village” concept, we welcome it in it’s proper (personal responsibilities) context!

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Conservative mindset: “Pay it Forward!”
Liberal mindset: “Pay it For ME!”

We are now reaping what Liberals have been allowed to sow! …. “Render Unto Caesar” does NOT mean in Liberal Laziness pass/transfer Responsibilities to the State…. “Separation FROM Church TO State” …. “Creating Dependency is NOT Compassion” …. “Compassion/Charity is going door-to-door (YOURSELF) to help raise funds for a needy neighbor, Liberal Laziness is voting to have the IRS extort the funds!”…. more….

It is not even Xristos-mass time and I am really tired of Liberals corrupting, distorting, twisting, misquoting, etc, the message of Christ (or just the Torah, if you prefer, this is about Religion in general) to promote Liberal Government. Not even to begin to touch on their invocations of “Separation of Church and State” double-standards. You’ll see this has been brewing/building for some time as parts have been touched on in other writings.

This is, no doubt, going to offend and/or anger many on the Left, as if that isn’t a good reason to do it on its own, but it probably isn’t going to get any of them to honestly examine their Life, their Faith, and if they are actually applying the two together!?!? How there is a complete disconnect between the message and how it is intended to be implemented with them escapes me (not really). That does (really) trouble me, as a person who really is concerned about all of my fellow Americans.

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The long and winding road toward socialism via a complete HC Takeover continues and the Democrats are driving hard to get down the road before the wheels fall off their, hand-thrown together out of recycled tissues, soapbox derby car. Around the bend is ready yet another Three Ring Circus performance.

The latest was no different. Yet another performing Parrot repeated the same memorized vocalizations to simulate a real human, in the form of Steny Hoyer.

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Welcome to this week’s Theater Review No Red Carpet, but plenty of adoring Fans (with professionally printed SEIU “Health Care NOW” signs) awaited at the latest Screening of the “Townhall” Script. This time, Gary Peters (D-MI-09) played the Starring role and he had his lines memorized well to play the part! Yes, it was the same old dull, boring, tired, Hollywood HORROR Script!

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Current TEApeat: Taxpayer March on DC, via the Tea Party Bus (Tea Party Express), tour heads toward DC for the 9/12 event. While we touched on this in several TEApeat related Diaries when the Tea Parties were first revving up I wanted to revisit and help us all to get caught up on the latest clever posters in the Slogan War and/or to share other aspects of a stop in your area.
*Here’s Your Sign - came from The Blue Comedy Tour (used here with admiration and respect for their creation).

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Shining the Light on the Democrats tactics to still shove a Health Care TAKEOVER (soon to be quickly repackaged as KennedyCare) down the throats of Americans - The latest “dodges;” addressing the “Americans spend the most $ per-capita” ($7,290/16%GDP) in HC costs DISTORTION; the “effective equivalence” of Rationing, Euthanasia, Death Panels, etc.; carefully crafted planted questions to allow for equally worded responses (dodges, distortions, lies, etc) and “the definition of ‘is’ is” STILL; “Liberal Laziness;” and more…

The same target with the moving bad sales pitches: It’s about Health Care… then it’s about Savings… then it’s about “the Children”… changed to the Poll tested “Insurance Reform”…. then it’s about Moral obligations…. back to Savings…. back again to “Shut up, I WON!” — but it has always been about HillaryCare (not even rewarmed, served COLD) being shoved down the throats of Americans which was nothing more than the boilerplate of designs on a Health Care Takeover for Liberal Government control they have had designs/plans on since FDR.

What about Dental coverage?!?! After all, Health begins with the Mouth as we keep hearing in the Dentistry care Ads!! Where is my FREE Dental Care?!?! Since everyone dies eventually, where is my Govt. Life Insurance, since they have always been going to Cradle to Grave dependence on Government!?!? Oh yeah, that $500, or so, from Social Security as a Death benefit - so the point there, of course, it is a precedent already!!!

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It may seem very odd, but dealing with people coming to grips with their Politics (as many things from a Psychological aspect) is like dealing with mourning. You’ve all heard it: Shock, Denial, Anger, and Acceptance (SDAA) phases of grief. It is that SHOCK that a life-long Democrat could possibly been wrong that sticks them in DENIAL so that they can just stick their head back in the sand, go on listening to those hand-feeding them the ever-increasing Radical-Left Talking Points (read: lies), and allow them to continue coasting through Life PRETENDING to actually care!

Getting through that DENIAL with enough of, what so many of us recognize as obvious, truths to advance them to the ANGER stage can be a delicate trick. There are many in that ANGER phase and they are showing up at the HC Townhalls (Democrat Health Care Townhall propaganda - a place to report the Dem’s Talking Points (read: Lies) and refute them with specifics and sequel HC Townhall hi-jinks continue) and expressing it (along-side us). While the MSM tries to downplay it, many are Lifelong Democrats expressing concerns - as was the case I loved seeing (sorry, no I don’t have a link handy) one Democrat yelling at his Democrat Congresscreeper when he tried to dismiss him as some “fringe Republican” with “I’m a registered Democrat, but I recognize a LIAR when I see one” referring to the Democrat Congressman.

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Will the Cover-up be again even worse than the original violations? [Update: The highly touted FIX over some concerns with the Flag@whitehouse.gov not having "confirmation" - the reCAPTCHA (tm) Security - DOES NOT WORK! -- more on that in the article]

[h/t to Mike for BREAKING: "Gibbs admits 'the List'" and Moe for: "White House: Axelrod spam? All because of outside agitators"]

The Leftist fools think the story is over, but it is only beginning. The removal of the Flag@whithouse.gov email address on the OFFICIAL whitehouse.gov Government website Server has bound them to Laws they are used to ignoring and got called on. We cannot allow this story to end here with their tacit (implied/silent) admission of a “mistake” but, of course, no admission of wrong-doing.

Who knew What? and When did they Know it?!?!?

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“Unfortunately, the health insurance reform discussion has become clouded by a misinformation campaign that has deliberately spread myths and half-truths in order to frighten people about this legislation and protect the big insurance companies.” That is only the opening sentence in the purely propaganda pieces handed out at John Dingell’s (I call him Dingbat) Townhall held Thursday August 6, 2009 (one hour time limited, he’s gotta get his sleep lol). The handout goes on with more of the same, as we’ve already heard ‘tested’ from Obama’s Dis-Information Czar (Linda Douglass, how appropriate is it that her name is spelled with two “s” characters at the end lol) and their request for the ObamaYouth to ‘inform’ them on their Parents if they spread supposedly/potential “fishy” Facts (read: The Truth) about the House Legislation via flag@whitehouse.gov.

Is there a grain of truth in that opening remark? Sure, right up until trying to lay off the blame onto Health Insurance companies. However, we all know the “fishy” Facts (read: half-truths, as they put it, and/or outright lies) are coming from those trying to push the passage of the HR3200 HEALTH CARE TAKEOVER. They try to tie their lies to some grain of truth they then go on to distort with carefully worded twists and turns. Here is your chance to join with me and list SPECIFIC (please) propaganda pushed by the Democrats at any Townhall that may have been held near you. Your chance to “inform” or report to your fellow citizens (not the Obama regime) how pieces of the Bill are being distorted and/or framed out of context in order to pretend it is one thing when the language will implement the worst of the worst of Democrats’ Socialized Health Care TAKEOVER plans.

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How the Colin Powell, John McCain, Arlene (disre)Specter*, Snowe? (one of Senate “Gang Of Sicks”), and others, model of the Republican Party is wrong-headed.
*yes, he’s gone - thankfully - hopefully others will leave too. (removerinos.com)

This is not going to be a long drawn out Diary as the points are simple and straight-forward. The points are most easily illustrated by addressing current events as they pertain to John McCain and his latest antics. Antics? Yes, McCain’s latest politicking has him “posturing” for Senate re-election and playing Arizonians for Fools, IMNSHO…

Quick reiteration to the Diary Title - How it is that ANY Republican that has ever Served, and more-so actually had hardships Fighting for, this Country in the Military against Fascism, Socialism, Communism, in it’s incarnations, can now even remotely NEGOTIATE with those looking to take us away from the Capitalist Representative Republic of our Founders toward those very systems we fought is unfathomable. The Republicans MUST BE the Party of “NO” and not just the Party of SLOW Liberal Incremental-ism away from our Nations Founding principles. IT IS THAT SIMPLE!!!

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The Smoke rises and the Slight of Hand continues. Pay no attention to the flashy showmanship, but rather carefully what the entire cast of characters on-stage are attempting to do while you might otherwise be distracted!! Consider this the ObaMoron’s one-stop guide of what to watch and what to avoid to maintain their delusion of “but this is historic.” Other “disasters” were also historic, we mourn (not celebrate) those dates.

From the original (here):
Pay no attention to what is happening, we (Obama Administration) want you to focus on the “Hysterical” … oops, I mean, of course, “Historical” (read: RACE-baiting Identity Politics⁺, which isn’t new for Democrats/Liberals) Latina/Hispanic SCOTUS pick (not really⁺, maybe and maybe not, read on to discover why, but don’t expect the MSM to bother to provide any Facts)….

This is about “their side,” the ObamAgenda, what about “our side?” Companion Diary: Are we preparing Conservatives via 2010 Campaigns for ‘12,’14,’16 Races? - shouldn’t we be?!?!…

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[with Aug.2009 Update] Or, Spinning a story and getting Conservatives/Republicans to fight amongst themselves and ignore the “ObamAgenda - So, What does Obama NOT want you paying attention to?” and trumping up the “How Obama’s FAILURES are the country’s SUCCESSES - since we have to spell it out” to be something ‘other’ than what it really is!

h/t to Flagstaff and Moe’s Diary Lindsey Graham wounded by Sotomayors hurtful remarks.

First, let “ME” make an admission…. I sometimes hear/see only the MSM spun snippet, out of context of what someone “supposedly” meant (they want us to think: “SAID IN TOTAL”), that I forget it is NOT always (in fact, often NOT) the case/intent. They PLAY US!!!! And “I” sometimes fall for it and go on with the Republican/Conservative in-fighting that I otherwise try to speak out against! I “Hope” (and not in a ObamaHOPE way) others will recognize/realize, admit it (like I just had - so we’re Human for crying out loud, it happens), and move forward so that ‘WE ALL” can/will do better to remind ourselves of it in the future before we jump on our fellow Conservatives/Republicans….

As I’d admitted elsewhere… I have to give NEWT a break.. I fell for the MSM spin/twist/distort routine and know that NEWT is criticizing the ObamAgenda even though he isn’t going as far as the: “ObamaFAIL: How Obama’s FAILURES are the country’s SUCCESSES - since we have to spell it out” as “I” do and would prefer him to. I also admit to being “upset” with some fellow RedStaters back around Inauguration time when they “toned down” and backed away from the “ObamaFAIL” rhetoric. It is NOT as if they were/are NOT criticizing Obama, they are just being “careful” with their word-choice because some of them have to worry about Votes and/or do NOT want to have the important points that must be made to fall on deaf ears.

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Conservative Candidates’ Campaign links wanted: Please inform your fellow Conservatives here at RedState (and those monitoring here) of the Conservative Candidates vying for Election via a Comment Post letting us know a little about the Candidate and their Candidate WebSite link! Comment letting us know the State in the Comment-title (like/suggestion: Conservatives: Where/Who: STATE-NAME) and start us off with your thoughts on Where/Who is Conservative and should be running or preparing for Campaign runs and for What Office?!?!

First, the “Republican Revolution” of the 90’s was mis-labeled, it was really the “CONSERVATIVE Revolution” and it brought Republicans to power; likewise, it was the “Reagan Conservative” Revolution, not a Republican Revolution. Many Republicans forgot that along the way. That led the way for CINO/PLINO Democrats to lie their way back into power, but it was a “Conservative” co-opted (read: they lied about their intent) that voters allowed themselves to be duped into. Republicans need to REMEMBER that! Conservatism did NOT lose Elections, bad Politicians (with R’s beside their name) did! ALSO: Republicans must be the Party of NO [to Bigger Govt.] not the Party of SLOW[er Liberal Incremental-ism]

In this Diary we will cover as many current Conservative Candidates in current races as possible, with links to their campaigns and where to donate, so we can help them NOW, but we will be going beyond that (and discuss why we must), because it seems we learn too late who the next Conservatives we have coming up that will be ready to take the lead for the Conservative battles in each and every State until some unexpected happenstance brings our attention to the questions. It is time we examine, on a State by State basis: Where are they now? (Not just for our current Candidates, but also for those that had recently gone by the way-side, or at least seemingly not in the Federal limelight anymore, and…) Who are the next? All of whom should be receiving our support all-along rather than waiting until the last minute!!!

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Pay no attention to what is happening, we (Obama Administration) want you to focus on the “Hysterical” … oops, I mean, of course, “Historical” (read: RACE-baiting Identity Politics+, which isn’t new for Democrats/Liberals) Latina/Hispanic SCOTUS pick (not really+, maybe and maybe not, read on to discover why, but don’t expect the MSM to bother to provide any Facts)….

This is about “their side” the ObamAgenda, what about “our side?” Companion Diary: Are we preparing Conservatives via 2010 Campaigns for ‘12,’14,’16 Races? - shouldn’t we be?!?!…

Since it has been suggested the SCOTUS pick is a “distraction” or “deflection” [h/t mark_i: Obama's Supreme Distraction as well as Erick's: Breaking News], I contended true but not as some see it, I started this list as to what Obama doesn’t want you paying attention to [moved from comment to Diary by request]. It is not about Obama being “distracted” but fodder for the MSM [MSM bias] to distract the masses on/over while Obama and the Democrats try to Ram through other agenda items. While you are focusing on the Sonia Sotomayor (”SoSo” as some have named her lol - but once you examine her record, the things she has said HERSELF, etc you will understand she is NOT even “so-so” as one might call Souter. She is much more Left and Activist) nomination [SCOTUS Empathy? I thought it was EQUAL Justice!?!? / Obama's 2001 Redistributive Justice (see his own words via video) / Identity Politics / first Hispanic on SCOTUS? / Yahoo: Is Sotomayor the First (or Second) Hispanic Pick for the Supreme Court? A:second (First was a Republican appointment)]

Before we get to our list of the ObamAgenda items that he doesn’t want you paying attention to, let’s be clear about this SCOTUS pick. It is for the very reasons below that we MUST fight any/all Liberal Activist appointments to the Bench. We all know that under the Liberal/Progressive Activists Incremental-ism playbook, what they cannot/do-not achieve today through Legislation (or that is enacted they do not like) they will often attempt to push their agenda via the Courts. Nothing mis-shapes the battle to prevent Democrats from passing Unconstitutional Acts than by stacking the SCOTUS with Justices that will just IGNORE the Constitution and uphold their Tyranny.

Having said that, Obama/Democrats/Progressives hope you only pay attention to the “SoSo” drama about to unfold while they perform slight-of-hand (shake your hand with their Right, while pick your pocket with their Left) on the most drastic “Change” to the American way of Life. So, just what does Obama have to distract/deflect from? It proves to be a very long list, of which I only touch the first few here….

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Since the Left won’t let twisting, spinning, lying, about what we are talking about rest - I guess it is time again to revisit. If you’d seen my sig-line I had “I want 0blahblah to FAIL miserably (here & here is reasoned thought why)” in it, but I’ll expound upon it by attempting to spell it out through a different tact.

1. Obama campaigned (as did all the Lefty-loons) on immediate withdrawal from Iraq (abandoning not just the Kurds and Shi’ites like after the the first Gulf conflict this time, but the Sunni’s too) and letting the Terrorists move right back in….
. . . HE FAILED TO DO THAT . . .
In fact he has adopted the Bush “Return On Success” and that is a success for the U.S. (United States interests) and our Iraqi allies. They don’t/won’t, of course, call it the same thing but is abiding by the Iraqi SOFA (TV next?) [don't get the pun, take a look at the link] and going to keep about 50,000 Troops behind for the foreseeable future. — Win the War and Protect the Peace! — American Success!

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An alternate title: How to alienate friends and never influence others.
[update October 2009, Article's internal Topics links]

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First, I must make absolutely clear that I am just another guest (Profile) here (like you) that cares, and no more! Umm, that no more is that I am no more than that of a guest, not that cares “no more,” which quickly brings us into the point of how some things may be read/taken two different ways if we are not careful with context, writing or reading (and a demonstration that I can’t avoid a bad pun). I do not wish to give any impression of any site authority. I am just looking to share some things I’ve learned as a guest at RedState and things that concern me that I’m seeing from some of my fellow visitors, especially some fellow Conservatives/Republicans. We are guests at this (and we need to remember there are constant newbies joining, some things need to be repeated/clarified for their benefit at times and they do not yet know others’ personalities/styles), or any other, site and should be conducting ourselves as if we are in our hosts’ homes. Thank you to the Founders of the site, the Directors, Moderators, and assorted other folks (some of whom you’ll see referenced here in the RedState About) that make this place possible and keep it online for us to visit!

Note for regular visitors: Some of the content of this Diary is for the benefit of our new visitors, not because I’m looking to create a world record (for me) length Diary, covering things you consider/know to be obvious. Remember, there are new folks joining the online community (both young and old) all the time and this may be their first blog-site (see also: words-unseen).

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Glass/Steagall (aka:Glass/Steigal [sic]), the CRA - Community Redevelopment Act, Democrats, and the Mortgage Meltdown that ultimately made this Recession far worse than a natural down-cycle. Shh, don’t mention “Reverse Mortgage.”

We’ve all heard it and we keep hearing it out of Barney Frank, Chris Dodd, and other Democrats that are really responsible for pushing the Lending Institutions, via the CRA and private Democrat pressure groups threatening lawsuits, into making loans that created the conditions that finally collapsed as the Mortgages Meltdown and Housing Crisis. We still keep hearing it today with Obamanomics calling for yet more bad loans to be made to cover existing bad loans.

None of this even going to touch on the NEXT Housing Crises that will drop a decade or two from now from the “Reverse Mortgage” creation.

That deregulation the Democrats keep harping about, to suggest Republicans are always deregulating everything and allowing Capitalism to “unsafely” run unfettered, happened under Clinton! It was to make changes to the Glass/Steagall (aka:Steigal [sic]) Act that was put in place in 1933. Banks had been lobbying both Democrats (whom receive the bulk of the Campaign contributions from the Banking industry) and Republicans for many, many, many, years to lower some of the barriers put in place - but NOT all of the protections. The Banks wanted to have additional earning opportunities while leaving the protections that required a certain “Reserve” to guard against the need for the FDIC (created under Glass/Steagall) to take over a Bank should there be a partial run on any Bank.

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Red-Dogs, RINOs, and Blue-Dogs, oh my… The Political Zoo, what/who they are!

What is this new RED-DOG Republican term? How is it different from a RINO? How does it relate to a Blue-dog Democrat? What about CINOs? Is there such a thing as a DINO? Who are the PLINOs? Can Partial-Choicers be welcome in the Republican Big-tent (some want to build)? and how/why it all matters….

First, I must set the stage by covering the Blue-Dog definition. Rather, we must address the misconception or misrepresentation (CINO) over the last decades of the concept as the Democrat Party continues to move further and further Left.

Being a “Conservative” in the Democrat Party actually meant something at one point, but not anymore. My family is Conservative, and to my dismay, there are still many of them that fail to understand that the Democrat Party they remain loyal to has long left them. There are still many loyal to that Donkey logo even though it doesn’t come close to representing their views anymore. Simply stated: Electing a Conservative Democrat just enables the Progressive/Socialist (Far-Left) agenda today!

The Reagan years is what has brought us the change, or rather distortion as many true Conservatives moved to the Republican Party following the Carter and crew Government expansions and failures. The creation of, what is today, the Blue-Dog myth/misconception, is all that remains. So, What really is a Blue-Dog?

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