Hell Year -- Month 7

I have written many times before about the hazing that Obummer is putting this country through in his last year in office ... see: Hell Year, Hell Year -- Month 3. and Hell Year -- Month 4. We are now in month seven of this hell year and it has just been revealed that Obummer paid $400 million in ransom this past January to spring five American citizens from Iran prisons ... see: Wall Street journal Article. It is illegal in this country to pay ransom in U.S. currency ... so, what did Obummer and Valerie Jarrett do? Why they transferred 400 million U.S. dollars to Switzerland, had it converted to other currencies, Swiss francs, Euros, etc., loaded it on pallets and shipped it on an unmarked cargo plane, at night, into Teheran ... the same day that these hostage were release. And we are supposed to believe that this was not tribute paid to those malodorous Mullahs?

Pleeease ...

And in a coincidental matter, today our fearless leader has also commuted the sentences of 214 felons ... 67 who were in for life ... all in one fell swoop ... most of whose offenses include the serious trafficking of drugs ... see: ABC News Story. Unlike what was stated in this referenced article, over one third of these convictions involved the illegal possession of firearms ... likely quite a few more were not counted since many of these gun charges were plea-bargained away. Now, I think I haven't heard Obummer talk about guns for a few days ... and I have forgotten his stance on gun laws ... does he think we need any more such laws that won't be enforced or will be forgiven?

Thank you sir! May I have another?

Tribute

“Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute” -- Thomas Jefferson (his response to the Barbary pirates demand for money to keep them from attacking U.S. shipping.)

Tribute is nothing more than ransom paid to keep some entity from harming you. There are many instances of this practice … from the Mafia demanding a percentage of the profits of businesses as “protection money” to Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and other race baiters shaking down American businesses so that they are not accused of “racism” … see: ABC News Story.

Now the Muslims are getting into the payoff racket with demands for “Halal certification” which is a statement that a food purveyor has met the standards of the Islam faith. In exchange for paying a fee schedule, these purveyors are “allowed” to sell their products or services to the Muslim community … see the Australian schedule of demands: Q Society Story and in Malaysia: Malaysian Halal Rate Schedule. Unfortunately, many suspect that this certification money finds its way into funding much Muslim terrorism around the world.

In fact the recent jihad attack by a Muslim radical from Iran on a Sydney, Australia coffee shop seems somehow connected with this shop’s refusal to pay Halal tribute … see: Atlas Shrugged Story. Unfortunately, the number of businesses who do pay this Halal bribe seems to be large and growing.

What did Lenin say, “The capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them?” But, in this case, we seem to be giving them the rope.

Afterward: For validation of Sharpton's sleezeball style see: NY Post Story. Also my wife had an interesting comment, "Aren't taxes a form of protection money?"

Bail? ... Bananas!

I've complained before about the fiction of Iran releasing a female American prisoner "on bail."  Iran is ready to release the last two Americans captured after straying across the Iraq border over two years ago ...  after a payment of $1 million ... called "bail" (see: $1 million Bail Payment). How can people who have been convicted of spying and sentenced be released on bail?  Let's face it, this is ransom money ... and the American media plays along with this silly narrative ... and helps to paint Iran as being less depraved than they truly are.  Bananas!! What happened to America's backbone?  Remember, "Millions for defense, not one cent for tribute" (generally attribute to Thomas Jefferson when refusing to pay ransom to the Barbary pirates in order to free American sailors).  Please, media monkeys, let's be realistic with your language for a change ...