The Nation’s chief law enforcement officer, Attorney General Eric Holder, says that “we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards. If we are to make progress in this area, we must feel comfortable enough with one another, and tolerant enough with each other to have frank conversations about the racial matters that continue to divide us.” Well let’s talk in honest, brave and real world terms about racial bias of past profiles in courage and cowardice that prevent our citizens from overcoming the important divisions that plague our nation. Mr. Holder says he wants “frank conversations about race,” but it is unclear what he means. He is tragically remiss if he fails to acknowledge the long cowardly history of minorities getting a pass for their racism, while many innocent whites are often unapologetically destroyed with false accusations of bigotry, persecuted for imaginary offenses and exploited by race merchants who eagerly denounce them for personal gain. Leery white folks often speak of race with carefully worded apologies and guilt laden tones to avoid expulsion, revulsion and labels of RACISM! Meanwhile, many black celebrities, politicians and journalists act as though they are the only one’s qualified to address racial matters because after all, their ancestors were victims of slavery nearly 150 years ago. Well beyond this tragic past we’ve had blacks elected, appointed and success attained at every conceivable level of the American dream.

Race baiters preaching black victim-hood, political correctness police and liberal elites stand ready to club and pounce on any white man who dares to comment honestly about their view of race relations in America. Mr. Holder’s comments are more pardonable than former felon Mark Rich, but no less offensive. There are reasons that millions of white Americans distrust Barack Obama, with his “hate whitey” Jeremiah Wright affiliations at the Trinity United Church, just as we would distrust anyone else who hatefully denigrated blacks and disparaged our country. The appointment of Eric Holder and his incendiary comments add to pre election concerns that questionable affiliations really do matter, redistribution of wealth is wrong and our country is under siege by liberal elites who have no understanding of Middle America and the values that made this country great. If Mr. Holder wants frank discussion of racial matters in the future then let’s first define what that mans to have civil rights, those rights which are considered to be unquestionable; deserved by all people under all circumstances, especially without regard to race, creed, color or gender. Are we really a nation of civil rights or has this inalienable right been weapon-ized by the left?

Civil?: (1987) Tawana Brawley falsely accuses six white men (who are assumed guilty) of rape, and Reverend Al Sharpton uses this incidence to achieve national recognition as a Presidential candidate and future spokesman for oppressed blacks throughout the US.

Rights?: (2006) Crystal Mangum falsely accuses three Duke Lacrosse players of rape, who adamantly defend their innocence, but all three are expelled and their coach is fired. One of the accused, David Evans, summed it up this way, "This woman has destroyed everything I worked for in my life. She's put it on hold. She's destroyed two other families and she's brought shame on a great university. And, worst of all she's split apart a community and a nation on facts that just didn't happen and a lie that should have never been told." Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and a compliant media again use this incident to inflict maximum guilt, pain and turmoil over accusations that proved false and racially motivated.

Civil?: (1995) Between multiple DUI’s, $10 million in gambling debts, bar fights and sexual peccadilloes, Charles Barkley proclaims on the air, “That’s why I hate white people,” while furthering his career as a TV sports analyst for the NBA and TNT.

Rights?: (1988) Jimmy “the Greek” Snyder is fired from CBS for expressing views (echoed by many blacks) about the size and athleticism of black athletes that “slave owners would breed a big black man with a big black woman so he could have a big black kid.”

Civil?: (2009) House Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina recklessly and wildly accuses GOP governors with fundamental misgivings about Obama’s trillion-dollar stimulus plan of opposing the law because they don’t like black people, without any repercussions, flashback or demands to justify his racially insensitive remarks.

Rights?: (2002) Senator Trent Lott is forced into serial apology mode and early retirement as Senate majority leader for saying during a 100^th birthday celebration, “When Strom Thurmond ran for president, we voted for him. We're proud of it. And if the rest of the country had followed our lead, we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years.” Please God, forgive Mr. Lott for complimenting a 100 year old man on his birthday.

Civil?: (2007) Miami Herald journalist Leonard Pitts continues his career, flourishing and unfettered, after telling white people to “cry me a river” for being outraged over media double standards when a young white couple’s murder is widely ignored by the mainstream. Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom, were victims of a brutal crime of carjacking, kidnapping, torture, rape and murder, where cleaning fluid was sprayed into Christian's mouth, suffocated, tortured and stuffed in a trash can. Her partner, Newsom was shot, set afire and dumped by five blacks who are awaiting trial for murder. It is a tragedy that neither legal, law or media forces dedicate enough resources or effort to the minorities who are killed daily in this country, but Mr. Pitt's comments can not be excused. If he were a white man making the same comment about a black couple's murder, he would have been publicly and professionally destroyed. Let's bravely call this disparity of treatment what it really is: racism. 

Rights?: (2003) Rush Limbaugh was forced to resign from ESPN and Monday Night Football for opining that Donovan McNabb is "overrated” and “there is a social concern in the NFL and the media, that has been very desirous that a black quarterback can do well."

Civil?: (1988 - 2008) Candidate Barack Obama is hailed as a “post racial candidate” even after attending a black separatist church for over twenty years, where the reverend Jeremiah Wright repeatedly espouses anti-American, hate whitey and inflammatory rhetoric to incite anger among his flock of ~8,000 predominantly black members. In trying to douse the flames of angst, Mr. Obama states, “I can no more disown Reverend Wright than I can my (typically) white grandmother,” who he weeks later disavows (like he did Louis Farrakhan, William Ayers and Tony Resco) when the heat gets too hot for political comfort and cover.

Rights?: (2000) Bill Bradley, other Democrats and media elites blast George W. Bush as a racist bigot for making a single campaign speech to conservatives at Bob Jones University. Nothing in GWB’s past, his appointment of Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell or even his handling of Katrina indicate anything beyond a respect and desire to help lift all Americans, but accusations of elitism, guilt and bigotry are much easier made than denied or rejected.

Civil?: (1990 - 2008) When Martin Luther King spoke of being judged on character, he surely meant for this judgment to cut both ways. Why are Marion “Crack” Barry, William “$90K in my freezer” Jefferson, Kwame “Hip-Hop” Kilpatrick and Ray “Bus” Nagin re-elected by  black people who’s trust they betrayed? Blacks are 12% of the population, account for 47% of the homicide victims and 52% of the offenses, 35% do not graduate HS, 70% of black kids are born out of wedlock and inner city schools fail to teach, yet the outrage is toward Bill Cosby!

Rights?: (2008) A gushing media, vested in Obama’s victory, ask a politically conflicted nation, “Is America too racist to elect our first African American President,” while looking feverishly for signs of prejudiced whites who would play into their accusations of bigotry. Meanwhile the mainstream media ignores the actual outcome that 45% of whites voted for Obama, or questioned why (race?) an astounding 96% of blacks voted for the black candidate. Also ignored by the media was that most simply voted for the candidate (black or white) that they deemed most qualified to be the next President, irrespective of skin color.

Civil?: (1950’s to Present) In an effort to broaden opportunities for blacks across the nation, we have the NAACP, National Urban League, Rainbow Push Coalition, the United Negro College Fund, Black Entertainment Television, Jet Magazine, Congressional Black Caucus, Black History Month, Miss Black America and the list goes on-and-on. Additionally, we have created a college admissions program that awards points for skin color, a hiring system that insist on ethnicity quotas and discrimination protections that reach far beyond their original intent. A similar Google search for “white organizations” is considered a racist endeavor.

Rights?: (2001-2008) On at least five separate occasions the Bush administration, along with other Republicans, repeatedly warned against the impending mortgage crisis developing as a result of insufficient regulatory oversight of GSE’s at Fannie and Freddie. With the help of ACORN, the Congressional Black Caucus (NBCSL), Maxine Waters, Gregory Meeks, Lacy Clay, Barney Frank, Christopher Dodd and other Democrats the warnings were ignored, accusations of racism made and legal actions threatened to extort banks and force them into making risky loans that ultimately led to our current financial crisis. In a statement issued the day before the administration's oversight proposal was unveiled, the NBCSL stated, "On behalf of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, in accordance with NBCSL's resolution voted and unanimously passed, we ask the United States Congress to leave Fannie Mae intact and not to change its mission, charter or status. ... Today, at a time when the millions of constituents we represent are in need of affordable housing, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are meeting a critical need. We believe that Congress must be careful not to restrict their ability to provide their core mission of affordability." During the oversight hearings, Rep. Lacy Clay played his ace race card by saying, "This hearing is about the political lynching of Franklin Raines." Now our economy hangs by the financial short hairs.

            So, Mr. Holder, until you are truly ready to have an honest discussion about race and the challenges we all face in confronting the hateful, disgusting and intolerable nature of discrimination, racial injustice and denied civil rights, I suggest you refrain from name calling and inflammatory rhetoric that truly does divide us. Let’s talk about race, but only when conservatives can speak without liberals, media elites and race baiters using “macaca” and other similar nonsense to club us over the head like baby seals. Most Americans simply want our fellow citizens to live well, but “puffed-up” incendiary claims of cowardice make me wonder how Mr. Holder achieved such high status and power, with such lowly behavior.

Liberalism is deadly, dangerous and insidiously fatal. An election night observation ...

As the gathering masses of liberals jumped up and down in Grant Park celebrating Obama's victory on election night, a vision of frolicking frogs danced through my mind. Do you remember that story about throwing a frog into a pot of boiling water and it struggles to get out, but if you place one in a pot and gradually turn the water up to a boil it just accepts its death without struggle or even an awareness of its own demise?

As the liberals basked in the warm glow of victory on election night our enemies also rejoiced and began gathering firewood, matches, kerosene and momentum to target our melting pot of naïve, in the moment and unsuspecting Americans. Pelosi, Reid and Obama began planning social programs, tax increases and big government spending plans while the foolish frogs danced in the park thinking this was their party. MoveOn, Daily Kos, Code Pink, Soros, Wright, Ayers, Farrakhan, ACORN, Hollywood and media elites began devising ways to elevate the heat on their liberal agendas, as the frogs cheered.

As taxes are increased and wealth re-distributed, our nation will be steadily weakened by liberal policies. Terrorist will attack, Russia and China will maneuver for more oil and power as Iran plots to eradicate the Jews. While the unsuspecting liberals chant "HOPE" ... "CHANGE" ... "OBAMA" and celebrate the warm glow of renewed power they remain oblivious to the HOPE-LESSNESS of liberalism or the dangerous CHANGE in temperature as the water boils all around them. The tempting appeal of easy fixes, free money, no wars, less military and more government handouts will entice some to “jump in, the water’s warm,” but conservatives know it’s a boiling cauldron that will destroy our nation by eroding our freedoms, responsibilities and obligations as Americans. We HOPE liberals don't get us all killed in the process or CHANGE American beyond recognition, but we also know that “HOPE” is no substitute for the hard work ahead. Conservatives better “hop to it” or find themselves stewed in a pot with foolish frolicking liberal frogs.

Michael Tetrick - Chicago, Il. 60657 – 773.858.6860

tetjet@comcast.net http://tetjet.townhall.com

After watching "the Maverick," John McCain, spend the last 8 years poking his thumb in the eye of conservative Republicans (voting “NO” on the Bush tax cuts, campaign finance reform, immigration, gang of 14, etc.) while foolishly wallowing in the media's adoration, it should come as no surprise that Senator McCain never won the hearts, minds and souls of true conservatives. Nevertheless, comparing the two candidates it should have been enough for most Americans to simply vote "against" Obama on character, affiliations, experience, liberalism and a thousand other reasons, but still McCain never gave conservatives (outside of Sara Palin) enough to vote FOR. He is a good, decent, even heroic man, but ran a disorganized, apologetic campaign that was complicated by the perfect political economic/war weary/GWB-haters storm. Further diminishing his effectiveness, he had an impossible task of delivering messages into the “fifth column” headwinds of an Obama loving media, who turned on him (and Palin) like a pack of angry dogs the moment he became the Republican nominee. No surprise to conservative who are all too familiar with the anti Nixon – Ford - Reagan – Bush – Bush bashing media over the past forty years, but the nadir of bias, corruption and journalistic malpractice was breathtakingly disturbing.

Even with all the winds of change, economic meltdown and media cheerleading, McCain still had a chance at victory. If he had wisely voted against the bail-out, rightfully tied Frank & Dodd to Freddie & Fannie, been more measured/less erratic in responding to the credit crisis, aggressively used the hateful and racially charged, anti-American Jeremiah Wright issues, beat the national security drums daily, accurately blamed the last two years on Democrats and repeatedly explained the nonsense of Obama’s supposed tax cut for 95% of the folks when only 60% pay taxes (who will ALL get a tax increase by doing away with the Bush tax cuts) he might have squeaked out a narrow victory. Lord knows we tried to help, knowing the character of BHO, but in the end we need Republicans to be conservatives. We need small government, less taxes, strong military, education reform, educational reform, environmentally friendly, personal responsibility, energy independent, family values, character driven, fiscally responsible, issues oriented, national security, flag waving, American loving, plain spoken, accountable, smart, visionary inspiring leaders who put American and our people first … conservatives. These are indeed “the times that try men’s souls.”

Michael Tetrick - Chicago, Il. 60657 – 773.858.6860 --  tetjet@comcast.net -- http://tetjet.townhall.com

Recently, a liberal friend (memeber of BHO's liberal think tank "The Ostrich Group") asked with complete sincerity and naivety, “Let me ask you this basic question – let’s assume Barack Obama is all that everyone says he is … a terrorist, racist, Marxist, liberal, redistributionist, etc. Can you please explain to me what damage he can actually do as the next President of the United States? It certainly can’t get any worse than the last eight years!”

(10) "It's just bloody tea mates; they're only blowing off a little steam."
- Brits after the Boston Tea Party

(9) "Indians, what Indians? … They are no match for us."
- Custer at Little Big Horn

(8) "This ship is too big to sink."
- Captain of the Titanic

(7) "Hitler will bring about great change."
- German citizens prior to WW II

(6) "Let's go for a ride, Teddy!"
- Mary Jo to Ted Kennedy

(5) "How much damage can a peanut farmer from Georgia do?"
- American people in 1976

(4) “I did not have sex with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky!" These “famous last words” were spoken just days before Monica’s last words to Bill, “Don't worry, Bill, I'll have the blue dress taken to the cleaners."
- Bill Clinton to the American people

(3) "American Zionist - prepare for the Mother of all battles."
-Saddam Hussein before the 1991 Gulf War and again in 2003 before he was found living in a spider hole.

(2) "What happens in Las Vegas - stays in Las Vegas."
- O. J. Simpson before the robbery (O.J. is now "staying" in Vegas for a long time)

And now for perhaps the most dangerous new "most famous, famous last words” of all ...

(1) "It certainly can't get any worse."
- Spoken by liberals, Bush haters and mainstream media members everywhere, just prior to the 2008 election

In 2006 unemployment was at 4.5%, stock market was above 14,000, 50 million Iraqi’s and Afghani’s now have freedom, over seven million new jobs created and over 24 quarters of strong GDP and then Nancy and Harry took over both houses of Congress. Liberals now wonder “if things can get worse” with Barack Obama in the White House. We're about to have taxation without representation, arrows through our wallets, sunk by our enemies, taken on a train ride to socialism, drowned in taxes, Jimmy Carter's second term, screwed by Pelosi and Reid, the mother of all government spending programs, robbed by BHO and his ACORN affiliates and liberals think "it can't get any worse!" If the American people ignore the dangerous world we face, the role Democrats played in the recent government meltdown and BHO’s lifetime of racist, terrorist and ACORN affiliations then remember these last words, “Things are going to get much worse!”

Michael Tetrick - Chicago, Il. 60657 – 773.858.6860 tetjet@comcast.net http://tetjet.townhall.com

Politics Aside …

Imagine that your young daughter came home from her first week of college and suddenly announced, “I’m getting married!” or your son came home from his first day of high school and proclaimed, “Mom and Dad, meet my new best friend!” Before you can respond to your daughter’s bombshell or welcome your son’s new best friend into your home, a charming and smiling young man reaches out to shake your hand and say, “Hello, Mr. and Mrs. American, so very nice to meet you.”

“Well … Please … sit down, son; tell me something about yourself …”

“My birthfather was a Muslim polygamist, married three times, had six kids with four different women and died as a bitter alcoholic in a drunken driving accident.”

“My mother, a pro-Marxist, communist sympathizer remarried another practicing Muslim man, who she later divorced. All three abandoned me early and often, so I spent much of my formative years living with and influenced by my grandparents and another family mentor (poetic) friend (who were all Marxist, Stalinist and Communist sympathizers).”

“Ahhh … Okay, please … tell me more …”

“For the last twenty years my close spiritual advisor preached anti-American, hate-whitey, racially charged and angry venomous sermons. Some day I plan to have him marry me (perhaps your daughter) and baptize my children (your grandchildren). My preacher’s idol is Louis Farrakhan and both men are anti-Semites.”

“My first job was working as a community organizer, in a corrupt town, for a company called ACORN that specializes in voter fraud and extorting banks to extend low income housing loans to people who can’t afford them. Our efforts contributed directly to our current credit crunch and stock market collapse.”

“I recently bought an expensive home at a deeply discounted price through a neighbor and close friend, who is now serving prison time as a convicted felon on charges of fraud and corruption.”

“Another friend of mine, and his wife, were ten year fugitives from the FBI for leading a terrorist group that detonated over 30 bombs aimed at destroying the infrastructure of the US, killing several members in the process, during the early 70’s days of rage. I served as president of the board for his educational organization that promotes radicalism and rebellion.”

“Hmmm … is there anything else we should know before we bless this marriage / friendship?”

“I believe in abortion, support infanticide, amnesty for illegal aliens and a redistribution of wealth that uses taxpayer money to pay socialized health care benefits for all. I don’t want my kids to grow up clinging to guns and religion. I prefer to put my faith in big government, socialist ideology and all things liberal.”

Question: Does it matter what color skin this person has? Of course not, we are only concerned about the content of one’s character. A more important question is, would you want a man of this character, with these close affiliations and world view to marry your daughter or be your son’s best friend for the next four years? So just based on character, judgment and associations alone - would you want this unknown, unproven and potentially dangerous stranger to become the next President of the United States for the next four years? Birds of a feather – flock together (Jeremiah Wright, ACORN, Tony Rezco, William Ayers, Bernadine Dohrn, Robert Malley, MoveOn, Daily Kos, George Soros, Frank Marshall Davis … Barack Obama). America can not afford to hand over our national security, economic well being, energy independence, boarder security, Supreme Court appointments, America’s super power status and American’s dreams for the future to Barack Obama! Stop! Think! Don’t make the “mother-in-law” of all mistakes this November 4^th!

Michael Tetrick

Chicago, Il 60657  // 773.858.6860 // Tetjet@comcast.net // http://tetjet.townhall.com

  Calculated Mess!

Tuesday’s $1.3 Trillion dollar "paper loss" was not caused by the American people’s revolt and congress’s “conservative vote” against the bailout package (which included 95 Democrats and 133 Republicans who voted against the bill), it was the result of years of fraudulent lending, irresponsible over-sight and a general distrust among millions of Americans who refuse to blindly turn over another ~$700B to the same group incompetents who allowed this to happen in the first place.

           The original bill that these same “brilliant liberal minds" also wanted us to pass had millions in failed executive compensation, money for ACORN and NO over sight protection - a blank check for $700B to fix their greed, vote pandering and mismanagement. Some may want to sign our future financial security over to Barney Frank, Christopher Dodd, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, but look at our economy since they took over in 2006 when the DOW was near 14,000, unemployment was at 4.5%, gas was $2.16 a gallon and oil was around $60 a barrel. Look at these numbers today – it must be Bush's fault!

          There will be a new bill passed – already passed by the Senate and soon by the House; it will be slightly better than the one just rejected and unfortunately it will NOT fix a financial system that has been artificially propped up by loans to people who never should have received them in the first place. Most Americans agree – that Congress must act to solve the liquidity crisis, but do we really want to govern for a one day loss in the market, without holding people accountable, ignoring the need for personal responsibility and rewarding the people who got us into this mess? Not me, and not most Americans!

          All this talk of billion dollar bailouts and trillion dollar losses has my head spinning. I guess us mouth breathing conservatives get a little confused when someone else makes a $700B mistake and wants us to pay for it. If this nonsense keeps up we’ll all need new calculators, one that can calculate the long term cost of government hand outs, ignores personal responsibility and complete lack of accountability – you know, one with room for lots of zeros!!

         I’d like to write more on this topic, but I’ve gotta go fly at my airline job. Maybe if I forget to put down the landing gear, stall the aircraft or taxi into the mud - the government will bail me out, but I doubt it. I’m pretty sure my passengers won’t appreciate my incompetence either. Shouldn’t Fannie, Freddie, Barney, Nancy, Harry, Christopher and the other irresponsible liberals be held to the same standards? We are facing an economic Armageddon that was started by Jimmy Carter, put on steroids by Bill Clinton and completely abused by Jim Johnson, Franklin Raines, Barney Frank, Christopher Dodd and the leadership of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid.

         I definitely need a new calculator, because every time I compare the war hero, proven legislator and America First, John McCain, against the far left, anti-American, socialist trained friend of William Ayers, Tony Resco and Jeremiah Wright I come up with poll numbers favoring McCain 100 to zero. Perhaps moderator Gwen Ifill can help me and the American people calculate and moderate our differences during the Vice Presidential debates. Unfortunately this seems very similar to government bailout solution by putting the fox in charge of the hen house. Somehow I think we’ll end up with allot less chickens and then be asked to pay for them. No doubt, I need a new calculator, because none of this adds up to the square root of logic, fairness or good old fashioned American common sense.

Michael Tetrick

Chicago, Il. 60657

773.858.6860

tetjet@comcast.net http://tetjet.townhall.com

Global Citizens of the World Unite!

Urgent Press Release from the Mainstream Media – Keep the frenzy alive!

While Californians are struggling to regain their balance after the most recent earthquake, we’re writing to calm their fears and further the audacity of hope for all mankind. In case you missed our coverage of Barack Obama’s world tour - stay calm, don't worry, fear not citizens of the world - His Arrogance: Barack Hussein Obama, will put an end to global warming, all wars will end with a giant toga party and tectonic plate movements in southern California and throughout the world will begin spreading like butter!

          The world will soon live in complete appeasement harmony, our cars will run on sunshine, tough talk will tame tsunamis and silly smiles will defeat our enemies. Our military will use their war planes to deliver Girl Scout cookies to third world countries, war ships will be converted to homeless shelters, army tanks will pull plows through corn fields for ethanol harvesting and the Marines will serve sushi at gay weddings. One day soon – arms will only be employed for hugging, fanatically religious Islamic killers will break bagels with their Jewish neighbors and Iran’s nuclear technology will be used to power a brand new Disney Desert Mullah theme park.

         When BHO becomes President, we will have FREE health care for all, our kids will speak Swahili and seven other languages and no one will have to work because we will dine on hope, change and platitudes. William Ayers will serve as Secretary of Education - teaching our kids the importance of civil disobedience and bomb making skills. Jeremiah Wright will serve as Attorney General, metering out justice against uppity white folks and Tony Resco will ensure the Treasury department has proper storage for all newly minted twenty, fifty and hundred dollar bills. Wife, Michelle, will chair the planned office of U.S. Egos & Liberal Elite Snobs. (U.S.E. - L.E.S.)

When His Arrogance, Barack Hussein Obama, is sworn into office in January of 2009, Ludacris will sing the National Anthem with 50 Cent and Charles Barkley playing the O-boe, Reverend Sharpton will provide a rousing inauguration invocation and future Supreme Court Justice Louis Farrakhan will swear in America’s new messiah. Not to be left out, and knowing the importance of keeping your friends close and your enemies closer, Jesse Jackson will be charged with security and protecting the family jewels of BHO, instead of trying to lop them off. Budweiser will provide free beer, or be charged with hate crimes, profiling and racial discrimination. Once in office, Britney Spears will handle White House press briefings, Paris Hilton will serve as Secretary of Energy – because of her perkiness and a Frenchman named Pierre or Jacque will replace Bill Gates as Secretary of Defense. In his first 100 days, BHO will sign an Executive order expanding affirmative action to include more bowling opportunities for blacks, jump training for whites and night-vision-goggle training for illegal immigrants. Jimmy Carter will start knitting habitat sweaters for America’s future malaise. Audacious – you ain’t seen nothin’ yet!

Most importantly, the New York Times, the Associated Press, CNN, BBC and the three major networks will team with MoveOn and the Daily Kos to form the Fairness Universal Network. (F.U.N.!) Keith Olbermann, Oprah Winfrey and Chris Mathews (when his leg stops tingling) will provide twenty-four hour info-tainment. The History channel will play continuous loops of: Bush Lied – People Died, Gitmo Torture Techniques and George Soros – An American Hero. The Weather Channel will change from constant global-gloom-and-doom forecast to discovering that summers are hot and winters are cold. The Food Network will be hosted by Michael Moore and teach us how to make conspiracy cup cakes, health food twinkies and marijuana brownies at Fahrenheit 911°.

We’re so excited about this "New America" - we can hardly contain our fawning glee! Finally - for the first time in our adult lives, we can all finally be a proud of being more than just Americans – we’ll be citizens of the world, loved by all and embraced by our enemies. The rumblings you hear are not another California quake, but the sounds of “O” so much hope. The tectonic plates of good and evil are rapidly shifting and Seismic changes are underway. Yes indeed fellow Globizens, one day soon, the entire world will join hands and chant in unison, “America as we know it - is gone for good!” Yes we will! “O” Goody – America’s greatness is as good as gone!

For immediate release from the elite media to all like-minded agents of change!

Michael Tetrick – Chicago, IL – Tetjet@comcast.net - http://tetjet.townhall.com

  Captain O'Captain!

Imagine for a moment that you are a passenger strapped aboard a commercial jet and headed for the nation’s capital, Ronald Reagan National Airport, in Washington, D.C. With its short runways, restricted airspace and surface-to-air missile sites watching your every move - it is clearly one of the most challenging arrival airports in the United States, even on a beautiful summer’s day in July. But on this particular day (Inauguration Day 2009), the day you’ve elected to travel, the skies are dark, the ride is rough and the forecast for bad weather ahead are certain, unmistakable and daunting. Just prior to descent, you’re anxious, nervous and frankly a little bit scared, knowing that your future safety is totally reliant on the skills of others, when suddenly the Captain’s lenitive voice fills the air in self-confident, soothing and sapient tones to say the following:

“Ladies and gentlemen, this is your Captain, Barack Obama, and along with my first officer, Hillary Clinton (loud cackling can be heard in the background), we are about to begin our descent into the Nation’s capital – land of liberty, and home of the brave where anything is possible. Like you, I am shocked to be piloting this space craft to the future (“It’s an airplane, Barack!” – another shrill cackle echoes from the background); but as an extremely liberal, formerly registered Muslim and admitted drug user like myself can attest, hope is audacious! How a black man, like myself, can get more love, adoration and stick time from the African American community than true American heroes like Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice or Clarence Thomas is like aviation itself – it defies the very nature of gravity. Well what goes up, folks, must come down - so we are joined today for a mission of hope, destiny and soft landings!

 Now I must admit to you that I have never landed under such adverse conditions, but I’ve been present during several briefings and was raised with lots of love. It is my dream that if we wrap our arms together, reach out for what is possible and think positive thoughts then as one - we can CHANGE our desti-nations weather! Now some have said that I am full of false hope, that my head is in the clouds, but it is I who am wishing for blue skies over all Americans. I strongly believe that we should never have set off on this journey to begin with, but my co-pilot and others insisted on flying into this quagmire, so together we’ll hope for the best. It is my personal belief that we should simply turn around and go home, pull out and set our sights toward a better tomorrow. I am optimistic, hopeful and determined that bad weather will never visit our own neighborhoods and we can prevent all inclement conditions through our belief in one another, the future and clean coal technologies.

As we make our descent together into the nation’s capital and former home to some of the greatest leaders the world has ever known, I am reminded of the immortal words of legendary leaders like Hillary’s husband Bill …… Our first President of the United States, George Washington, …… and the celebrated civil rights leader, the reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Now I am only paraphrasing these great men, but I am sure you will all understand, appreciate and join with me in this message of hope when I say, “It depends on what your definition of “land” is, but I can not tell a lie, that neither Hillary nor I have the slightest clue how to land this thing. So believe me when I say, I have a dream that we will be judged by the content of our good intentions and not our crash landings. (Thunderous applaus !)

So my fellow Americans - as we descend through more altitudes - while crossing new latitudes, I’m not preaching platitudes – just urging good attitudes. (Deafening screams of mashing approval!) In closing let me say on this fateful day, the immutable George Bush still sucks, because after eight years of his failed administration we still don’t have universal health care for all Americans and I have a feeling many of you on this flight, still suffer this sad plight. If this landing ends up the way I suspect, you’re definitely going to need it! But hope springs eternal and anything is possible, so say it with me:

Yes we can! ……. Yes we can! ……. Yes we can!”

And now my fellow passengers, I must return to the capsule .... Errr …. ah cockpit, but here are a few words from my long time spiritual leader who will pray for our safety, especially if you happen to be black, denounce America or simply don’t like white knuckled flyers. Now please welcome, the man who baptized my daughters, married my wife and me and has more hate air than a jet engine …….. The Reverend Jeremiah Wright!

“God Bless this aircraft? …. No! No! No!   …. I say God D#*@% this aircraft! …”

I am writing this letter to ask for your help.

I am worried about my Tetrick cousins who live in the great state of Pennsylvania. Barack Obama tells me, they are apparently holed-up in the back hills of some small town "suffering bitterness, clinging to their guns, religion and antipathy toward people who are different than them." I reckon things are worse than I ever imagined!

Now I admit that I have not seen my beloved cousins in many months, but I fear they are spending their days drinking whiskey with Ma and Pa Tetrick and nights cleaning their guns thumping their Bibles and engaging in bitter chants against America. I’m afraid their children may never learn to play the harmonica, wooden spoons or moon shine fiddle, like generations before them.

Please, please take a moment to send my poor cousins a note (at P.O. Box: Back Hills Boozers and Bitter People) to remind them - they are not really that different, to put down their guns and come down from the hills. Cousin Tetricks, please I beg you - release your Bibles, booze and bitterness and know that Barack Obama will save you soon! Add a special prayer for cousin Tim and his pet opossum “Oponchos,” who seems most vulnerable to these “bitter, bible clinging - gun toting ways.”

Your loving cousin,

Mike Tetrick

Chicago, IL. 60657

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Bimp-ocratic Hypocrites!

Senior Chicago Tribune writer, Charles Madigan, accuses Fox News and the Washington Times of unfairly printing an unsubstantiated story about Presidential hopeful Barack Obama’s Islamic ties, before verifying all the facts. Mr. Madigan labels this shoot-first, ask-questions-later reporting as “crazy journalistic info-bimping,” but does anyone at the Tribune recognize the complete irony, hypocrisy and craziness of these “pot calling the kettle black” attacks?

Such blindly arrogant, self-righteous and one-sided perspectives are exactly why Fox News, the Washington Times, talk radio and the blogo-shere have continued to dominate the way people are getting their news. The so-called “main stream" media outlets are no longer a trusted source, and Tribune editors and staff simply don't believe this or just don't understand why this is happening. Perhaps they've all forgotten the Dan Rather forged document stories (carried by all), congressional sexual miss-conduct double standards of coverage (Folley - Franks), AP pictures with faked smoke added to Israeli war pictures, Libby-Libby-Libby in every paper-paper-paper, enough Gitmo and Abu Ghraib stories to make our eyes bleed, the NY Times fabrications (Jason Blair – et all), wild Katrina exaggerations and the thou sands of other far left leaning stories from every Newspaper, Newscast and other Media outlet - BUT WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN!

Hearing Mr. Madigan claim that the Tribune is an "info-bimp free zone" is laughable, but gives me a major katzenjammer when I stop to realize he’s not kidding. If it is true that the Tribune is no longer "bimping information" it's only because writers like jive-talkin-Charlie-the-homeboy-Madigan have been whoring around with liberals so long, snorting lines of anti-Bush-rhetoric that reinforces their own re-gain power-at-any-cost agenda that they can no longer tell, smell or see the difference. Sooner or later this reckless defeat Bush at any cost mentality will have us all (once again) running from buildings and wondering why we didn't connect the dots.

Stop for a minute and imagine if Bill, Hillary or Barack were presiding over our current robust economy, trying desperately to fix social security and the looming entitlement crisis, or valiantly waging an offensive global war against terrorist to keep us safe at home. Would the Chicago Tribune and other mainstream media members "dedicated, ethical, professional colleagues" be writing the same stories, asking the same questions and using the same tones? I think we all know who’s bimping our ride here, dude! For too long CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN and newspapers everywhere have been willing to prostitute what’s best for America in exchange for “new thre ads, cool digs and their old crib” back in the big house of power. They don’t necessarily do this maliciously, they just believe they’re entitled and know what’s best for us quotidian mouth breathers.

Dishonest reporting, veiled loyalties and biased news stories by any “trusted source” are unforgivable, but for Mr. Madigan to point infidelity fingers at Fox and the Washington Times, while claiming monogamous-virginity at the Chicago Tribune is like Paris Hilton suggesting that Mother Theresa get vaccinated for HPV. With alternative news sources available to counter old school power brokers, who have been "bimping" their agenda and spreading disease for decades, these new prophylactics will now and forever for ward guard against selling, bimping and dealing unchecked lies on America's streets. Unfortunately, liberal elites blinded by their own “bling” will never take an honest and reflective look at what ails them and infects us all. Liberal Intellectual Deficiency Syndrome (LIDS) is here to stay, but at least the rest of us can “feel better each morni ng” knowing that there are new vaccines, anti-toxins and dedicated Americans who understand the Hippocratic Oath of every US citizen– first, do no harm!

Michael Tetrick

Chicago, IL

http://tetjet.townhall.com

tetjet@comcast.net

Michael Tetrick -- Lt. Col. USAF

Fighter Pilot (Retired) --

Chicago, IL. 60657 --

Blog Address: http://tetjet.townhall.com/

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"Holy Cow" -- Home Run for Bob Woodward!

    It's another home run for Bob Woodward! Congratulations to award winning journalist Bob Woodward for writing another book that liberals are fawning over! Wow! What a joy it is to see a journalist care so much about the truth that he is willing to use real quotes to form false conclusions. Never mind that his book ignores all of America’s successes against terrorism, our security achievements, the consequences of failure, the challenges of waging war, the threat of Islamo fascist and the heroic bravery of our military. A home run, is a home run and who cares if half-truths (or steroids) are used to score the runs? Most of Mr. Woodward's other friends in the media embellish the truth also, so there is little chance of "truth testing" by his pals at CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC or Al Jazera. There will be no denials for Mr. Woodward from the media, and the Democrats are hoping Woody’s homer will lead them to victory in November.

    Unfortunately, President Bush, Vice President Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Condoleezza Rice and many other outstanding, dedicated role players in the administration must win our war against terrorism through an aggressive offense and tenacious defense by hitting singles, daily. Sure, we're at war, but the elite media and home run leader Bob Woodward are expected to titillate their adoring liberal constituents with bulging accusations and towering tales of wrong doing. Who cares if their best-selling, buffed-up, record-breaking books are marred with an asterisk of politically motivated, election-timed, steroid induced half-truths? A home run, is a home run, until of course the next terrorist attack lands inside the United States, then the truth finally matters, again. Then we'll all go back to waving our flags and wearing Stars and Stripes lapel pins for a couple months. By then it will be too late for you, me and a stadium full of our freedom loving friends.

    In the words of the late Harry Carry, "Holy-Cow!" -- Wake up America and demand integrity from our media. The truth matters and this isn't America's past time we're talking about here, it is our survival, freedom and future. "So, Just say, No" to half-truths and dishonest reporting before it's too late. This isn't baseball; we are at war against bad people who want to kill us. Wishing this threat to go away is a suicidal “state of denial.” 
Strike one and we're dead! Game over.

Michael Tetrick –

Lt. Col. USAF (Retired) – Fighter Pilot

Chicago, IL. 60657 --

Blog Address: http://tetjet.townhall.com/

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Wake Up – It’s Morning in America

    Remember the Iraqi information minister who kept appearing on TV during our troop movement into Baghdad? He kept saying, "There are no American troops here" while US tanks rolled in the background. That is what our media wants us to believe so that they can oust President Bush, "There is no success here...." Meanwhile, it must be very painful for them when the jobless recovery produces over 6 million jobs during the last 3 years, tax rates are lowered for all Americans, GDP growth is upwards of $15 trillion, unemployment is below 4.9%, interest rates are at all time lows, the stock market climbs above all time highs, prescription drug bill passes for senior citizens, no-child-left-behind education bill passes through congress. These words of optimism are omitted from media reports on CNN, the Chicago Tribune, NY Times, Arabic media outlets, and others.

    Saddam Hussein is captured, sarin gas is discovered in Iraq, the June 30th hand-off date stays firm, transitional government is appointed in Iraq, UN oil for food scandal is exposed, unanimous UN resolutions pass in support of the new Iraqi government, the noose tightens on North Korea, Iran and Syria, Democracy continues to grow in Afghanistan and not one terrorist attack on American soil since taking the offensive against Al Quaida. Not one! Gosh Darn the luck .... what should they write about ..... ahhh .... Oh yea, lets rehash Bush's Air Guard service to our country (from 35 years ago), the Abu Ghraib prison abuse, Gitmo or how about the Foley sex scandal.

    America is bad; the media wants us to believe! But hey you information ministers in the media, you are wrong, Saddam was bad -- America is good and getting better every day. Can't you see, can't you hear, can't you feel the winds of liberty and prosperity blowing? "Our best years are ahead. We are still a beacon, a magnet for all who must have freedom.”

    The media must wake up and stop spreading darkness; their half-truths, small-minded prejudice and hatred toward our President are the shrill screams of a bad dream for many of us. They were wrong about President Reagan (obviously) and they are wrong about President Bush. When the media tried to portray President Reagan as aloof, mean-spirited or out-of-touch -- the American people knew better. We recognized his character, compassion and conviction, just as we also recognize the integrity, intelligence and kindness of President George W. Bush. President Reagan won the cold war without firing a shot, and President Bush will lead us in the war to "tear down the walls" of terrorism; freedom will flourish at home and abroad. America and Americans are good.

    The terrorist attacks of (and prior to) 9-11 were wake-up calls that we heard and somehow they've missed. What impels the media to undercut our instincts of self preservation, while others "risk their lives to take these cliffs" in defense of our freedoms? It is time for media partisans to wake-up and see this great country and our "city upon the hill" through the optimistic eyes of the average American. As Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "It is better to light candles, than to curse the darkness." At least allow the light to shine, even if you refuse to illuminate the path.

    You can either recognize the tanks of liberty rolling forward in Iraq and economic success trekking onward here at home, or be trampled by their arrival. In the words of Ronald Reagan, "We aren't just marking time, we're making a difference......What is right will ultimately triumph." So to all you media sleepyheads, wake-up and get outta the dread-bed -- "It's morning in America!"

Michael Tetrick

Lt. Col. USAF -- Military Fighter Pilot (Retired)

Blog Address: http://tetjet.townhall.com/

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Howwwwling Hypocrites

    Well look at Mr. Pot -- once again calling the Kettle black. I am always so amused when the Chicago Tribune and other media outlets wave an arrogant finger of disgust and labels of “hypocrisy,” as they are now doing over the Mark Foley scandal. When the details of Foley’s unforgivably bad behavior became known, he disgraced himself, the Republican Party and shamefully resigned his position of power, something Barney Frank, Bill Clinton and other Democrats would never consider. For Democrats, a day without power is like a day without sunshine, regardless of their dark behavior and the cloud they impose over the rest of us.

    Now Democratic leaders and their barking dogs in the media want all Republicans to admit defeat and relinquish their House and Senate seats without a fight. Mr. Foley “did not have sex with that boy, the page,” but he behaved badly and now -- correctly, rightfully resigned his congressional seat without a struggle -- good riddance. There are some very good people in Washington, but support for running all the bums, do-nothings and perverts out of town should be bi-partisan.

    This is not enough for the Chicago Tribune and their Democratic allies however, who are once again wagging their outraged fingers at Republicans and the rest of us, demanding justice and that more heads roll. Where was this same outrage and indignation when your boys were caught with their pants around their ankles? When Democrats commit sins of the flesh it's only about "sex, love and things to do with a fine cigar." I’m thinking of writing a book on this incredible hypocrisy; I think I’ll call it “State of Denial.” I’m sure my wood-be-words will get tremendous exposure from the barking dogs.

Michael Tetrick

Lt. Col. USAF (Retired)

Chicago, IL. 60657

Blog Address: http://tetjet.townhall.com/

Broken Levees

    The liberal levees are broken and have swamped the country with venomous sewage for far too long. The constant odious attacks and vitriolic screeds levied against President Bush and the federal government, immediately following Hurricane Katrina’s devastation, are filled with poisonous political winds containing few weight baring facts. Hot-hate-filled air bags of filth have replaced hardened levees of integrity, making liberals sound more ignorant than they probably are. In either case, perhaps they should seek the truth before blaming the federal government for all that went wrong in New Orleans. Like many (if not most) Americans, I have had it with disgusting, race baiting, character voided, do-nothing liberals who root against America and our nation’s success – both at home and abroad.

    The hundreds of flooded and unused buses in a New Orleans parking lot are the perfect pathetic symbols for the Democratic Party’s demise – sadly stranded, uselessly incompetent and filled with toxic waste. I despise liberal attempts to turn tragedy into political capital, pity their hate filled hearts and celebrate every day that their party is out of power. The stench of previous liberal governance and media dominance are slowly receding, but some stains and national disasters take time to cleanse. Liberals don't need to thank those of us in the military, first responders and average Americans who are keeping our country strong and helping those in need, but at least stop urinating in the drinking water -- there is still much work to be done.

    If liberals really want to help, they can send money to the American Red Cross, take-in a displaced American citizen or grab a shovel. If they need help, then they should start by educating themselves on the facts as they really are, not the loathsome lies they wish to circulate. The federal government can only do so much, especially when blocked by state and local incompetence. It appears that extremism, liberalism or global warming has melted liberal’s ability to think clearly, act decisively and behave honorably. Ignorant hate filled, dishonest finger pointing and disgusting race baiting tactics are tickets to nowhere that could drown us all. It is time for liberals, Democrats and the elite media to evacuate their abhorrent ways, abandon their stalled buses and seek higher ground. Put America First!

Michael Tetrick -- Chicago, Illinois

Lt. Col. USAF Fighter Pilot (Retired)