The Conservative Sage

President Obama has been consistent with at least one message during his president: Soak the rich! The president has continuously vilified "millionaires, billionaires and "corporate Jet owners". The irony is that the same groups that he bashes by day, he shakes down for campaign donations at night. The economic illiteracy of those on the left including president Obama is astounding. The rich who the President seems to enjoy exploiting with his populist rhetoric are far more than just consumers of big ticket luxury items. Never meeting a microphone he doesn't fall in love with, the President is unrelenting in his calls for the wealthy to "pay their fare share" of income taxes-ignorant to the fact that the top 1% of all income earners pay approximately 38% of all income taxes. The top 54 wealthiest donors contributed a combined total of $3.3 billion to charity in 2011 to causes such as health care, poverty, education, the environment, as well as the arts

To listen the any of the myriad of urban radio programs offered daily on AM as well as FM stations across the country for the the clear thinking is a thoroughly depressing experience. Urban radio which began as purely an entertainment medium for under served African American listeners has morphed into a democratic left wing propaganda machine. Sadly millions of blacks tune in to get their daily dose of race baiting. During an average broadcast, one can hear conspiracy theories, rants about TEA party, black economic unity, Barack Obama worship or how Republicans want blacks to return to slavery. The views espoused on these programs are at best misinformed, at worst dishonest. In order to illustrate the extent of the mindlessness and propaganda that blacks are absorbing daily from black radio, the best example I can use is the Warren Ballentine show. Nationally syndicated Chicago attorney Ballentine host a morning show which has left this very talkative blogger many times speechless. He

A major network, looking to bolster their midseason lineup has come up with what will surely be one of the seasons most talked about shows. The conservativesage's well placed sources have learned that this fall a new hit show will debut which could become the next "Seinfeld" as it is already being pitched as a "show about nothings". A recently deposed North African dictator, forced out of his country ends up on the streets of Chicago and is taken in by a radical American Muslim minister, his only friend in the Western world. Louie & Moamar will debut this fall on Fox. We've managed to obtain an advanced copy of the script and it wreaks of hilarity. In the season premier, Louie tries to get Moamar to reveal a decades old secret that has baffled the entire world: How exactly is his last name spelled? In one episode, Louie tries everything he can to convince Moamar to wear a bow tie. The season finale is a cliff hanger. While returning from a fundraiser

My disgust with the recent violence of the so called "flash mobs" wreaking havoc across the country is only exceeded by the lack of a ttention its receiving from the black civil rights establishment and media. Flash mobs were originally spontaneous dancing and singing routines organized on Facebook and or Twitter. These gatherings have been hijacked by primarily black inner city youths who have used social media sites to organize mass shoplifting sprees and violent random attacks against whites. These violent rampages have made headlines throughout the summer in cities such as Chicago, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and Milwaukee. The mainstream cable news media that gave us months of Duke La Cross, Don Imus and Jena Six coverage have displayed their usual yellow streak when faced with black on white crime. They fail to mention the races of the perpetrators and refrain from even citing race as a potential factor in the assaults. In Milwaukee, the State

The president's press conference last week regarding the debt ceiling didn't reveal anything new in this debate. However he did manage to fire off another shot in his ongoing class war with the wealthy. The President made reference 14 times to "millionaires, billionaires and corporate jet owners". Anyone who has followed the Obama money trail will find the irony laughable. For the those who have bought into the Obama camps line that ma and Paw Kettle financed his $700MM campaign war chest with small donations will be disappointed at the raw truth. In spite of the presidents consistent attacks on Wall Streets fat bonuses and 15% tax rates, next to unions they're amongst his largest contributors. According the center for responsive politics, Obama received more than $8mm from securities and investment houses during his 08' campaign. The Obama "soak the rich" strategy might play well with his far left base however on Wall Street the President is experie

In light of the recent sex scandals involving Former Governor Arnold Swartzenegger and IMF head Dominic Strauss -Khan, TIME magazine provides it's "in depth' examination of male sexual behavior. This weeks cover story is entitled Sex,Lies and Arrogance: What Makes Powerful Men Act Like Pigs. The article explores cultural and psychological factors as to why men in positions of power and privilege often risk their careers and family life for sexual gratification. It chronicles several of the most infamous sex scandals-Tiger Woods, Bill Clinton, Mike Tyson, Elliot Spitzer, John Edwards and the Like. The first mistake was to include those involved in criminal acts such as Tyson, Khan and R&B singer R. Kelly (who was accused of having sex with a 14 year old girl) with the others who are guilty of moral impropriety. In my opinion, the article failed to answer its own question by ignoring a very important component: It's the women stupid! Our behavior as men is not indep

The recent cleansing of the earth of Osama Bin Ladin has re-ignited old discussions about Al Qaeda and its origins. Pundits have been fond of reciting the "fact" that Osama Bin Ladin was a creation of the CIA during its proxy war against the soviets in Afghanistan. The US was alleged to have "trained" and funded the so called Mujahadeen (Holy warriors) rebels led by Osama. It sounds quite intriguing-a quintessential Frankenstein story of the creation turning against its creator-if only it were true. It has been one of the most longstanding oft repeated myths regarding Bin Ladin. This urban tale is used by the left to illustrate faulty US foreign policy in supporting resistance forces in the middle east which in turn creates what is known as "blowback' when those same forces turn against us. It is no revelation that the United States was an open supporter of the Afghan resistance with money and weapons. Osama Bin Ladin went to Afghanistan in the 1980's

A decade after the worst terrorist attack on US soil, a measure of justice has been achieved with the killing of terrorist leader Osama Bin Ladin. In a daring Sunday night raid, US navy SEALS acting on months of intelligence gathering, entered a highly secured compound near Islamabad Pakistan, cornered the al Qaeda leader in a second story bedroom and killed him with the shot to the head in a perfect operation with no American casualties. President Obama, delivered the news to the American public late Sunday night which resulted in celebrations in front of the White House and in the streets of NewYork City. The CIA zeroed in on Osama's location by tracking the couriers he used to deliver video tapes and other messages to the outside. Credit goes to President Obama for his decisive action which yielded a treasure trove of intelligence such as hard drives and DVD's which could lead to the locations of other al Qaeda operatives. I also think that credit goes to former President Bu

After just over two years in office President Obama, with his bombing campaign of Libya has completed his metamorphosis into George W. Bush. During the campaign, then candidate Obama repeatedly demonized president Bush's policies while over promising the American people that if elected he would make wiser decisions. With the complicity of the mass media, Obama rode into the White House with unprecedented euphoria behind the ambiguous slogan "Change" and the promise of restoring America's standing in the world. The same media that gushed over Obama in 08' has been shockingly silent regarding some of President's rehashing of Bush era policies. First, the President extended the so called Bush tax cuts for the rich of which he was critical of during the campaign. He has also largely left the Bush foreign policy apparatus in tact. According to a recent Newsweek expose, the number of predator drone attacks in Pakistan has dramatically increased under Obama. The Obam

Whenever there is any controversial issue taking place in our country there are two things you can count on: Someone will invoke the name of Adolph Hitler, Nazi Germany or Slavery. During the Cleveland Cavaliers controversy, Spike Lee stated that Cavs Owner Dan Gilbert was treating Lebron like a "runway slave". Just this week, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson compared the current NFL labor strife to "modern day slavery". Just when you thought there was just one bonehead slavery comment this week, Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall came up with this gem: "Adrian Peterson was correct in his analogy of this game...anyone with knowledge of the slave trade and the NFL could say that these two parallel one another". I'm sure that getting hit in the heard causes some damage so let's first give these dunderheads a definition of slave. Slavery is involuntary servitude and/or unpaid labor. Slaves have no choice or control over their lives

While the nation is fixated on the battle of Wisconsin, there is another labor showdown taking place which has long term implications for their respective organizations. The NFL and NBA currently facing potent lockouts of its players as its own collective bargaining agreements have expired . Both leagues like all other professional sports have experienced skyrocketing salaries over the past 15 years. The slumping economy, coupled with heavy debt from newly constructed sports venues has left the owners in a conundrum. They must convince the NFLPA to accept a haircut on the 65% of revenues it currently receives under the expiring collective bargaining agreement. Thus far a pay cut has been about as well received as playing without helmets. The NBA owners with 23 of its 30 teams losing money wants a larger cut of the 4 billion dollars in league revenue which is currently split in favor of the players. All the major sports teams-the NFL, NBA, NHL and Major league baseball, have all suffer

Karl Marx's firmly believed that " capitalism will end through the organized actions of an international working class ". Marx believed the inevitable confrontation between the so called proletariat and the bourgeoisie would ultimately lead to capitalism's destruction. This confrontation seems to be upon us with ground zero being the State of Wisconsin. Facing a $137mm budget deficit Governor Scott Walker has introduced a bill which would strip away workers collective bargaining power. Throw in medicare mandates and the gap is over $3bn! Opposition to the bill has been seismic-with protesters swarming the state capitol forcing most lawmakers to flee before the vote rather than stay and face the deluge. Wisconsin's troubles are indicative of the dozens of other states facing huge budget shortfalls and shrinking tax revenues. The states with the worst fiscal ills just so happen to have the most benefits for public workers. For the past few decades unions have enjoy

When President George W. Bush decided to invade Iraq, his vision-albeit a risky one- was to see create a stable democracy in the Middle East which would in turn put pressure on Iran and Saudi Arabia. Democracy in Iraq has been a mixed bag thus far but the signs are promising. However the winds of change in the North African Muslim world have been at light speed this week. Demonstrations in the streets of Tunisia, Yemen, Algeria and Egypt erupted this past week where protesters demanding that President Hosni Mubarek step down from power after 30 years. Mubarak has been a staunch ally of the United States during his reign-which has caused the US to turn a blind eye to human rights abuses. Quite often, our foreign policy choices involve a bad choice and worse choice. In foreign policy decisions, political stability often takes precedent over democratic rule-a very difficult and unfavorable sacrifice. This wave of change taking place in the Arab world presents a dilemma for US policy maker

They Bring a Knife,We Bring a Gun”,“Get in Their Faces!” “I don’t want to quell anger. I think people are right to be angry! I’m angry!” Obama to His Mercenary Army: “Hit Back Twice As Hard”, Obama on the private sector: “We talk to these folks… so I know whose ass to kick.“,“Punish your enemies.” “I’m itching for a fight.”... It only took about 60 seconds after the news of the Arizona shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords to blame it on " Heated Right wing rhetoric on talk radio and cable Television." in general and Sarah Palin specifically. I will outline in a moment why this is complete nonsense however it's important to know that the rhetoric above doesn't belong to Palin-Those words belongs to Barack Obama. You haven't heard any of these words replayed in the aftermath of this tragedy. Sarah Palin has become the poster girl for heated political rhetoric which more than likely did not motivate this loon in Arizona. Whenever these events happen , the med

There has been heated debate and protest by some Muslim groups about their treatment here in the United States. However this debate and the media attention surrounding it has cast a huge shadow over the war being waged by extremist Muslims against Christians in various hot spots around the world. The church bombing over the weekend in Alexandria Egypt is just the latest in a string of attacks targeting Christians. In September a suicide bomber attacked a Catholic Syrian Church in Baghdad killing 58. Iraq’s Christian population has dwindled; once numbering anywhere between 800,000 and 1.4 million, at least half are thought to have emigrated since 2003. There were two bombings of churches in Pakistan over the past three months resulting in 2 deaths and 10 wounded. As far away as the Philippines there has been terrorism directed at Christians, such as the bombing of a church on the predominantly Muslim Island of Jolo. Terrorist group Abu Sayyaf is suspected in the attack. The Christian p