A View From the Fence » Obama http://www.aviewfromthefence.com If someone doesn't share your view, doesn't mean that they're wrong Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:35:38 +0000 en hourly 1 2008-2010 lambo.vff@gmail.com (Lambo and Ragman) lambo.vff@gmail.com (Lambo and Ragman) 1440 http://www.aviewfromthefence.com/wp-content/themes/second_to_none/images/viewfromthefence144x144.gif A View From the Fence http://www.aviewfromthefence.com 144 144 If someone doesn't share your view, doesn't mean that they're wrong Political, Podcast, All Views Lambo and Ragman Lambo and Ragman lambo.vff@gmail.com no no Show 42: Nobel Prize = Libya? http://www.aviewfromthefence.com/2011/06/11/show-42-nobel-prize-libya/ http://www.aviewfromthefence.com/2011/06/11/show-42-nobel-prize-libya/#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 08:32:00 +0000 lambo http://www.aviewfromthefence.com/?p=298 Our Heroes return to discuss Libya.

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In his book The Family of Secrets, Russ Baker makes a very compelling argument that Dan Rather was set up by the Bush Administration.  Rather’s story about Bush’s questionable service in the Texas National Guard was later dismissed since Rather’s source wasn’t reliable.

Baker’s point is that the Rather’s story about Bush’s record is true, but having it reported and then having the chief source discredited.   The story will now be tarnish and the reputation of the person running with the story.

Also, reporters will not want to research the story themselves.  They will either believe it has no legs, or don’t want to suffer the same fate as Dan Rather.

I attended a couple of Anti-Bush/Anti-War rallies when Bush was still in office.  I do lean conservative on many issues, but I feel these wars are wrong.  I also had many problems with the Bush Administration.  The passing of the “War Commissions Act” spurred me on to start this podcast.

While attending these rallies, I noticed many signs that painted President Bush in a bad light.  Pictures of Bush wearing the infamous Hitler moustache.  Signs proclaiming Bush as a fascist.  As many problems I had with Bush, there were a few signs that were below the belt.  (Funny, but below the belt.)

However, members on the right called those who opposed these wars and/or Bush as being  “Unpatriotic.”  I don’t consider those I met at these events or myself as “Unpatriotic.”  I consider them as “Patriots.”

On November 22, 2008, Ragman and I attended the “End the Fed” rally in Houston, Texas.  Remember, Obama had just been elected President but has not been sworn in yet.

At this rally, I notice signs were more Anti-Pelosi than Obama.  I seem to recall two signs that even mentioned Obama.  However, this rally grew from two sources: Ron Paul’s campaign (He spoke at this event) and the “Banker Bailout” bill that just passed.

I have argued against the liberal claim that the Tea Party movement is strictly an “Anti-Obama” movement.  There is no doubt that President Obama’s polices have poured a lot of gasoline on the flame.  However, I feel history will show that it was the “Banker Bailout Bill” was the original match.  (A bill that both Obama and McCain supported)

Since Obama has taken office, Ragman and I have attended various Tea Party events .  Yes, we have seen many signs that do not place President Obama in a good light.  Not much unlike, the many signs I noticed at the Anti-Bush rallies mentioned earlier.

Some liberals have claimed the Obama as the infamous Joker picture was racist.  However, these same liberals had no issue with a picture of President Bush in the Joker makeup on a national magazine cover.  Could the better explanation be that these artists are not racists and thought that these Presidents are just clowns?

Again, the same liberals claiming the Obama signs portraying him as either a socialist or fascist are also racist.  Yet again, they had no issues with similar signs of Bush at their rallies.

As someone who has attended Tea Party events, I don’t consider these people (or myself) as racist.  I consider them Patriots.

Now for the heart of the story…

Recently, the NAACP chastised the Tea Parties for the “racist elements” within their fold.  The Tea Party has fired back saying they should get their own house in order.  Also,  why hasn’t the NAACP condemn the actions of the Black Panthers in Philadelphia back on election day of 2008? Or how the Obama Administration is handling the case?

Whites don’t have a monopoly on racism.  If you have a group of any size, you will have racists in their group.  I don’t care what race is the majority of the crowd.

The news has been a buzz ever since the edited version of Shirley Sherrod’s speech hit the conservative blogger’s website.  What was seen was part of the speech appeared very racist.  This coming right after the NAACP’s bashing of the Tea Parties.  So of course, conservatives went nuts. (The timing here is very interesting.)

We have learned since that the speech had been edited.  What was posted was taken out of context and her whole speech was about her mistake and reconciling her actions.  However, the White House and Dept. of Commerce quickly pulled the trigger on Ms. Sherrod without investigating the incident themselves.

Now both conservatives and liberals have egg on their faces.

As FDR once said, “There are no coincidents in politics.”  I think we have been “Dan Rathered” by someone.  There are some questions here that needs to be asked and I don’t see the national media are asking.

1) How did this conservative blog get this speech?  Not like conservative bloggers were hanging out at NAACP’s speeches from twenty years ago?

2) Who edited the speech?  The bloggers or the “person” who gave them the video?

3) Why was the White House and Dept. of Commerce so quickly to fire Ms. Sherrod without doing a full investigation or asking her about the speech?

The true nature of the speech now has been reveal and justly, the liberals are upset.

So you have this one “racial” event so closely after the NAACP’s attack on the Tea Party.    The conservatives go bananas followed up by the liberals.  The racial tension in the country raises…   Operation Successful!

I saw today on my Facebook; a widget with a picture of Sherrod asking me to “like” something: President Obama needs to say “NO” to Fox News.  I think this illustrates my point.

While we as individuals and the media are bickering amongst ourselves, Congress is pushing a very awful banking reform bill that will only benefit the major bankers.  It does nothing about the economic problems that started in 2008: Fannie and Freddie, derivatives, and the Federal Reserve.  It actually gives the Federal Reserve more power.  The Texas Bankers Association blasted the bill stating it only consolidates power among the largest banks while hurting state and local banks.

Also, this even pushes the BP story back. How well is the cap really working? Funny how Lindsey Lohan’s jailing manages to seep up to the top of the media stories.

If the national media isn’t going to be asking the necessary questions, then it comes to us. The bloggers/podcasters need to make sure the proper questions are asked and things are brought into context.  We can’t make the mistake as that conservative blogger website did regardless of who is at fault in this Sherrod story.

This whole event again is dividing us instead of bringing us together.  Recently, Ron Paul and Barney Frank appeared on CNN together pushing a bill they agree on.  This is what the establish fears: the left and right finding issues we agree on and doing something about it.

Again, we need to avoid these traps that will only divide us.

We can’t let Lady Liberty down…

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I have wondered why more of the Left have not complained more about Obama continuing a lot of Bush’s agenda.  Stewart does a great job pointing these out.  The recent story where the Speaker of the House recently got called out by liberals during one of her speeches is a good sign.  I hope the left has finally has waking up to the hypocrisy  by the leadership of their party in Washington DC.

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Here is Show 23.  It’s pretty self explanatory.

Show Notes:

- We discuss the purpose and function of the Supreme Court.
- We discuss the current nominee Sonia Sotamayor.  Her pro’s, con’s.  Will she be confirmed

Promos

- Speaking of Beer and Slice of Scifi

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This is show 22 an open discussion show.  And SKetkar’s back, yes he’s back and so is the nice studio environment, yay!

Show notes:

  • Ragman’s topic is North Korea.  What to do with North Korea, as in what’s should the US response be to the recent missile testing and underground nuclear testing.  What role should China play?  Are North Korea and Iran the same when it comes to their approach regarding becoming a nuclear power?  Should the US even be involved?
  • SKetkar’s Topic is Obama/Cheney and Guantanamo bay.  Few weeks ago President Obama gave a speech regarding torture, terrorism and status of Guantanamo.  Few minutes later former VP Cheney had a counter speech.  Planned? Why is Cheney speaking up now? How is he speaking to? What’s his purpose?  We torture… used enhanced interrogation techniques, what is right? What do we do with the prisoners in Guantanamo is it’s closed?  Should they have any rights under US law?
  • Lambo’s short topic is the increase visibility of police aggression.  The video of the ambulance getting pulled over and the EMT getting choked while a patient was in the ambulance waiting to be taken to the hospital.  There have been many more cases lately and more videos on youtube. Are these the exceptions or has the advent of viral videos brought forth a dirty side of our local law enforcement?

Promos:

- 2nd Shift and a public annoucement

Enjoy!

EDIT from Show 20:  Our voice message number is now 713-893-7981, ignore the number from show 20. Thank you.

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]]> http://www.aviewfromthefence.com/2009/06/01/a-view-from-the-fence-show-22-open-discussion-and-catching-up/feed/ 0 0:36:12 Hello all, This is show 22 an open discussion show.  And SKetkar’s back, yes he’s back and so is the nice studio environment, yay! Show notes: Ragman’s topic is North Korea.  What to do with North Korea, as in what’s shou[...] Hello all, This is show 22 an open discussion show.  And SKetkar’s back, yes he’s back and so is the nice studio environment, yay! Show notes: Ragman’s topic is North Korea.  What to do with North Korea, as in what’s should the US response be to the recent missile testing and underground nuclear testing.  What role should China play?  Are North Korea and Iran the same when it comes to their approach regarding becoming a nuclear power?  Should the US even be involved? SKetkar’s Topic is Obama/Cheney and Guantanamo bay.  Few weeks ago President Obama gave a speech regarding torture, terrorism and status of Guantanamo.  Few minutes later former VP Cheney had a counter speech.  Planned? Why is Cheney speaking up now? How is he speaking to? What’s his purpose?  We torture… used enhanced interrogation techniques, what is right? What do we do with the prisoners in Guantanamo is it’s closed?  Should they have any rights under US law? Lambo’s short topic is the increase visibility of police aggression.  The video of the ambulance getting pulled over and the EMT getting choked while a patient was in the ambulance waiting to be taken to the hospital.  There have been many more cases lately and more videos on youtube. Are these the exceptions or has the advent of viral videos brought forth a dirty side of our local law enforcement? Promos: - 2nd Shift and a public annoucement Enjoy! EDIT from Show 20:  Our voice message number is now 713-893-7981, ignore the number from show 20. Thank you. People who looked at this item also looked at… A View From the Fence Show 25: Extremism and Extremist Bernanke On Fire, Where’s the gasoline? Going on haitus Show 33: Conservative Uprising Related items A View From the Fence Show 16: Barack Obama, 44th President, first 100 days Show 32: Peace Pipe? A View From the Fence Show 23: Supreme Court and Nominee Sonia Sotomayor A View From the Fence Show 19: Current events, open discussion A View From the Fence Show 18: Healthcare with guest Sayali Ketkar Share on Facebook Podcast Lambo and Ragman no no A View From the Fence Show 18: Healthcare with guest Sayali Ketkar http://www.aviewfromthefence.com/2009/02/10/a-view-from-the-fence-show-18-healthcare-with-guest-sayali-ketkar/ http://www.aviewfromthefence.com/2009/02/10/a-view-from-the-fence-show-18-healthcare-with-guest-sayali-ketkar/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:21:44 +0000 sketkar http://www.aviewfromthefence.com/?p=40 Hello,

Here is show 18.

Show Notes:

  • Special guest and friend of the show, Sayali Ketkar.
  • Discussion on recent SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program), Tom Daschle drops out of the running for Health and Human Services.
  • Healthcare system in the US. What will work, what won’t.

Sayali Ketkar has a MPH (Masters in Public Health) degree from Columbia University.

Enjoy!!

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]]> http://www.aviewfromthefence.com/2009/02/10/a-view-from-the-fence-show-18-healthcare-with-guest-sayali-ketkar/feed/ 0 0:44:08 Hello, Here is show 18. Show Notes: Special guest and friend of the show, Sayali Ketkar. Discussion on recent SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program), Tom Daschle drops out of the running for Health and Human Services. Healthcare sy[...] Hello, Here is show 18. Show Notes: Special guest and friend of the show, Sayali Ketkar. Discussion on recent SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program), Tom Daschle drops out of the running for Health and Human Services. Healthcare system in the US. What will work, what won’t. Sayali Ketkar has a MPH (Masters in Public Health) degree from Columbia University. Enjoy!! People who looked at this item also looked at… Show 41: Bunch of Crap He’s Barack Obama Related items A View From the Fence Show 23: Supreme Court and Nominee Sonia Sotomayor A View From the Fence Show 22: Open discussion and catching up A View From the Fence Show 16: Barack Obama, 44th President, first 100 days Show 42: Nobel Prize = Libya? Show 32: Peace Pipe? Share on Facebook Podcast Lambo and Ragman no no A View From the Fence Show 16: Barack Obama, 44th President, first 100 days http://www.aviewfromthefence.com/2009/01/27/a-view-from-the-fence-show-16-barack-obama-44th-president-first-100-days/ http://www.aviewfromthefence.com/2009/01/27/a-view-from-the-fence-show-16-barack-obama-44th-president-first-100-days/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:11:08 +0000 sketkar http://www.aviewfromthefence.com/?p=37 Hello all,

Show 16 is here for your listening pleasure.

Show Notes:

  • Single topic show.  Barack Obama.  44th President of the US.
  • What he’s done so far, what he plans on doing in his presidency and first 100 days
  • Can he keep all his promises he made to his base or will he have to navigate through the political bipartisan dogma.

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I feel this is something that both Liberals and Conservatives should be appalled about.

Prosecutors Jennifer Joyce and Bob McCulloch (both Obama supporters) stated they will bring charges against anyone who speaks falsely about Obama.  It does appear that various Democratic Leaders within Missouri have been joining the Obama Truth Squad.

Apparently, Joyce and McCulloch have sheriffs that will arrest individuals who speak falsely about Obama.  Missouri Governor Matt Blunt (R) posted a statement on the official Missouri Governor’s webpage:

“St. Louis County Circuit Attorney Bob McCulloch, St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce, Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer, and Obama and the leader of his Missouri campaign Senator Claire McCaskill have attached the stench of police state tactics to the Obama-Biden campaign.”

I have two issues with this.  Libel is not a criminal offense, it is civil.  If I state on this blog that my co-host, SKetkar loves wearing women’s dresses with pink fuzzy slippers, I can.  I have a First Ammendment right to do so.  However, if SKetkar says I libeled him, then he can sue me in a court of law.  The Harris County Sheriff can not arrest me for it.

My second issue…

These prosecutors have specifically stated this is to protect Obama.  What about John McCain?  I guess it is alright for me in Missouri to call McCain an old, senile bat which seems to follow their rules.

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]]> http://www.aviewfromthefence.com/2008/09/29/obamas-truth-squad/feed/ 2 A View From the Fence Show 8: Party Conventions, upcoming election and voice messages http://www.aviewfromthefence.com/2008/09/10/a-view-from-the-fence-show-8-party-conventions-upcoming-election-and-voice-messages/ http://www.aviewfromthefence.com/2008/09/10/a-view-from-the-fence-show-8-party-conventions-upcoming-election-and-voice-messages/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:25:06 +0000 sketkar http://www.aviewfromthefence.com/?p=14 Here is show 8.

Show notes

  • Intro by SKetkar
  • Convention talk, DNC, RNC, our impression on the speeches, McCain’s VP pick Sarah Palin
  • Voice Messages and special piece from Real Time with Bill Maher, corespondent Matt Taibbi.
  • Finish convention talk
  • end of show crap

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]]> http://www.aviewfromthefence.com/2008/09/10/a-view-from-the-fence-show-8-party-conventions-upcoming-election-and-voice-messages/feed/ 1 1:05:19 Here is show 8. Show notes Intro by SKetkar Convention talk, DNC, RNC, our impression on the speeches, McCain’s VP pick Sarah Palin Voice Messages and special piece from Real Time with Bill Maher, corespondent Matt Taibbi. Finish convention t[...] Here is show 8. Show notes Intro by SKetkar Convention talk, DNC, RNC, our impression on the speeches, McCain’s VP pick Sarah Palin Voice Messages and special piece from Real Time with Bill Maher, corespondent Matt Taibbi. Finish convention talk end of show crap Enjoy! Related items A View From the Fence Show 7: 2008 Presidential Conventions, Campaigns and Election A View From the Fence Show 12: P.O.T.U.S, who qualifies? A View From The Fence Show 11 Part B: Voice messages A View From The Fence Show 11 Part A: Debates round two and more economy A View From the Fence Show 9: Hurricane Ike, Economy and bailouts Share on Facebook Podcast Lambo and Ragman no no A View From the Fence Show 7: 2008 Presidential Conventions, Campaigns and Election http://www.aviewfromthefence.com/2008/08/28/a-view-from-the-fence-show-7-2008-presidential-conventions-campaigns-and-election/ http://www.aviewfromthefence.com/2008/08/28/a-view-from-the-fence-show-7-2008-presidential-conventions-campaigns-and-election/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:16:19 +0000 sketkar http://www.aviewfromthefence.com/?p=13 Hello all,

Here is show 7 all about the Presidential Election for 2008.

Show Notes

  • Intro by sketkar
  • Entire show is open forum discussion on 2008 presidential election, democratic and republican conventions
  • Include discussion on roll of media, internet, responsibilities and new exposure
  • Campaign issues and candidate stands: Economy, Foreign Policy and Energy Policy

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