did president Obama just give himself the authority to execute martial law?

The White House --

Robins commentary --

this is all the buzz on satellite radio tonight where they were talking about president Obama giving himself through executive order the powers to declare martial law in the event of an emergency such as a war or natural disaster.

Now realizing how these talk shows can blow things out of proportion, I had to see for myself (and you can too at the above link)

"section 101 -- this order delegates authorities and addresses national Defense resource policies and programs under the Defense Production Act of 1950..."

section 601 --(2) upon request by the Director of Selective Service, and in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, assist the Director of Selective Service in development of policies regulating the induction and deferment of persons for duty in the armed services;

there's a lot of speculation going around regarding this executive order... I'm no lawyer, but as I read this and from what I can interpret and understand... I have to ask the question...

Are we preparing for war?

How many times have we heard that one way to fix the economy is to go to war? Unfortunately, too many.

I recommend that everybody read for themselves and judge for themselves the executive order and pay attention to the news and hopefully the president will come out and explain his intent.

on a side note -- FEMA, the Federal emergency management agency which is part of the US Department of Homeland Security already has the power to declare martial law in the event of an emergency or disaster.

Moreover, I hope that this is one of the things that you will remember in November.

"vulnerable, fragile men"

BusinessWeek --

When it comes down to Viagra, we've all heard the jokes including the annoying commercial about Bob who can't stop smiling for "obvious reasons."

But Bob may not be smiling as much anymore thanks to a bill introduced by Senator Nina Turner of Cleveland who figures that if the government is considering mandated examinations for abortions, then it would only be fair to require men to go through physical and psychological tests to make sure that they are healthy enough to take the "pill" and that the patient's symptoms are not solely attributable to being merely psychological.

(I know, that explanation is limp... I mean lame. [Sorry, couldn't resist])

"We want to make sure that men, vulnerable, fragile men, who are not capable of making decisions for themselves, understand all the side effects and the implications of these types of drugs." Said Turner in an interview.

Virginia Senator Janet Howell also sought an amendment requiring doctors to perform a erectile exam and stress test as a requirement.

Similarly a Missouri bill would only allow vasectomies to protect a man from serious injury or death.

[I am sorry sir, but to save your life, they must go!]

All joking aside, isn't it interesting that it seems like this year a lot of our officials are spending a lot of time concerned about your sex.

Well, the world may be falling apart economically but I guess that... never mind.

The Contraceptive Crisis -- What?

Robins Commentary --

a few weeks back, I reactivated my Sirius satellite radio subscription so that I have some access to what's going on in the world other than being stuck with some of the lame programming like Redeye Radio which has taken over the airwaves after Cumulus broadcasting bought out a bunch of radio stations including one of my favorite talkshow radio stations KGO which speaking of, I have been fortunate to have one of their employees on my radio program to talk about that.

But I wanted to comment briefly on this affordable health care act that Obama is trying to push through and the recent testimony by the Georgetown law student and activist Sandra Fluke who is claiming that she is spending at least $3000 during their time in college in contraceptives alone.

Under the new law, contraceptives will be available through your insurance company for no co-pay in other words, they will be available basically free

Of course nothing is free but that's not the point here.

Why are they treating this like it is a rare commodity?

And more importantly... why are they mandating insurance companies to provide it to you at no cost?

Do people really not have access to contraceptives...

If you really want to take it to the extreme... why not force insurance companies to provide free shirts and shoes to everybody as they are both a requirement in our society (no shirt, no shoes, no service) and with the extraordinary large amount of homeless people maybe we should make that commodity available beyond the organizations that provide them voluntarily for free.

The point is, with everything going on in the world between rising gas prices, massive unemployment that this is where one of our priorities are?

I don't get it.

Wait a minute... come to think of it... maybe I do get it!

We need contraceptives mandate because we're getting screwed! (Sorry, couldn't resist the opportunity for a pun)

And to top that off the fury against Rush Limbaugh although his words were rooted in kind, by referring to Ms. fluke as a slut and a prostitute which even he apologize for, sofar seven advertisers have pulled their advertising from his program.

Now I'm proud to say that I am a Rush Limbaugh listener although of course I do not agree 100% with him all the time however, he is entertaining and does offer food for thought and so I was not disappointed when I read the comment on the Rush Limbaugh homepage regarding these advertisers who decided to leave the fold.

"Don't Worry, Folks: Advertisers Who Don't Want Your Business Will Be Replaced."

"... It's all for the audience, because if you're not there, all the rest of this is academic. The show is about you. It's not about the advertisers..."

There has been people for a long time that have been trying to shut down the Rush Limbaugh program and so they're looking for any excuse to do it, and they think that this is the golden egg that will accomplish that.

But what's the real story behind all of this?

I guess time will tell.

Update from today's program.

We had a caller today on the program who is a long-haul truck driver informing us that she just got insurance through her company and that the medical part of the insurance was placed on hold because of the Obama's affordable health care act.

So I wonder how many other companies are following suit more than likely because of the unknown costs that they will be forced to bear as a result of this new law.

If you or you know somebody who has similar stories, please feel free to share them.

is this blog dead?

the answer... no!

Between work which takes up most of my time and the Monday afternoon radio program, I have not had much time to keep up on the blogging which is really too bad... because there is a lot to talk about.

In the meantime... you can follow some of my thoughts on the radio station with archives available on the left-hand side of the screen.

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Passage of Obamacare well cost you

Robin's commentary --

"Congress was within its constitutional powers in requiring Americans to buy insurance by 2014 or pay a penalty"

Those words alone should put fear in your hearts as it opens a Pandora's box do something bigger and worse.

The Obama administration is currently going to court to defend the above statement which has been challenged by 26 of the 50 states.

Opponents of the measure also argue that with passage of Obamacare, the government could technically require everybody to eat broccoli in order to fight obesity or pay a penalty.

Historically... the government has been able to get around the requirement of mandates by calling it a tax e.g. the federal income tax. [Citation to follow]

The argument is that everybody should have health care... and I suppose that by mandating everybody to buy health care is their thinking is one solution.

The problem: is that people without healthcare would love to have health care IF THEY COULD AFFORD IT!

[Any moron can figure that one out...]

Well according to an article from Investor's Business Daily the OUT-OF-POCKET cost to you for FAILURE to have qualified health insurance will range from $695 or 2.5% of your household income.

As I've said many a time... you can kiss your tax refund good bye.

president Obama announces today proposal for illegal aliens

Illegal aliens may reduce time separated from their families under a new proposal from President Obama

The new proposal which is "aimed at keeping families intact" would benefit US citizens who are married to or have children who are illegal aliens.

According to the New York Times, illegal aliens who are married to or are children of American citizens are generally allowed under the law to become legal residents under a visa known as a green card however, to acquire a green card the illegal alien must return to their home country to be eligible.

The catch (or penalty) is that once the aliens leave the United States they are automatically barred from returning to the country for at least three years.  Under the new proposal, the illegal alien can apply for a waiver if they can prove that their absence would cause "extreme hardship" to a United States citizen.

In short, the basic purpose of the proposal is to shorten the time that families are separated from each other.

oh where should I start?


Well first, let me start by saying that I am not a coldhearted bitch when it comes down to separating families, HOWEVER we're back to that same argument that they knew the risks and the penalties of being caught by breaking the law.


"Ignorance of the law is no excuse."


So I'm not going to regurgitate the argument has been said numerous times about what part of illegal don't you understand, etc. and as we all know that the government has opened up a Pandora's box by its failure to address the issue.


But the other thing that's not really being talked about yet is the timing of this proposal coming straight from CANDIDATE OBAMA, who as we all know has been in campaign mode for the last year.


We've heard it in the news numerous times, "we need the Hispanic vote to get elected..."


Isn't that being racist by focusing on one particular race for their vote?


So it will be interesting to listen to the talkshow chatter about this move and see where it goes from there.


So do you agree with the president's proposal or not?  


And of course don't be surprised if the president decides to use "executive presidential power" for amnesty or amnesty by another name.  

do you agree that illegal immigrants should have the right to vote?

Fox News --

New Haven Mayor John DeStefano commented on Tuesday that illegal immigrants [aliens] pay taxes indirectly through rent and send their children to local schools -- and therefore should be able to vote.

Elizabeth Benton, spokesperson for DeStefano said "we're not seeking to apply this to any other city, this is about New Haven and what we think makes sense for New Haven... we want every adult in our community... to be able to vote in local elections that affects their families and futures."

She continued to say that this is not as much as an immigration issue as it is a New Haven resident issue.

in 2007, New Haven made national headlines when it approved a program providing municipal identification cards for all residents including illegal aliens for access to services such as banking and using the library.

when I heard this over the radio, my jaw dropped in dismay as I wondered where our country is coming to.

How many people have died for our freedom and to protect our right to vote?

in my opinion this not only cheapens what it means to be a citizen but it also is a slap in the face to all those people who spent the time, money and effort to come here legally to join American society.

And I don't think I'm being racist when I say "Hell no" to allowing people who are not even supposed to be in the country in the first place, full privileges of being a citizen.

Part of the reason why we have the problem that we have with the illegal immigration is that we turned our backs on enforcement and basically held the door open and now everybody's paying the price for it.

So the next time unfortunately when somebody makes a comment that our country is not for sale...