How to Catch a Wild Pig

There was a Chemistry professor in a large college that had some exchange students in the class. One day while the class was in the lab the Prof noticed one young man (exchange student) who kept rubbing his back and stretching as if his back hurt. 
The professor asked the young man what was the matter. The student  told him he had a bullet lodged in his back. He had been shot while  fighting communists in his native country who were trying to overthrow his country's government and install a new communist government. 

In the midst of his story he looked at the professor and asked a strange question. He asked, 'Do you know how to catch wild pigs?' 
The professor thought it was a joke and asked for the punch line.

The young man said this was no joke. "You catch wild pigs by finding a suitable place in the woods and putting corn on the ground. The pigs find it and begin to come every day to eat the free corn. When they are  used to coming every day, you put a fence down one side of the place where they are used to coming. When they get used to the fence, they begin to eat the corn again and you put up another side of the fence.

They get used to that and start to eat, again you continue until you  have all four sides of the fence up with a gate in the last side. The  pigs, who are used to the free corn, start to come through the gate to  eat, you slam the gate on them and catch the whole herd. 

Suddenly the wild pigs have lost their freedom. They run around and  around inside the fence, but they are caught. Soon they go back to eating the free corn. They are so used to it that they have forgotten  how to forage in the woods for themselves, so they accept their captivity. 

The young man then told the professor that is exactly what he sees happening to America.  The government keeps pushing us toward Communism/Socialism and keeps spreading the free corn out in the form of programs such supplemental income, tax credit for unearned income, tobacco subsidies, dairy subsidies, payments not to plant crops (CRP), welfare, medicine drugs, etc. while we continually lose our freedoms just a little at a time.

One should always remember 'There is no such thing as a free lunch!!' also 'You can never hire someone to provide a service for you cheaper then you can do it yourself.'

If you see that all of this wonderful government 'help' is the problem confronting the future of democracy in America, you might want to send this on to your friends.  If you think the free ride is essential to your way of life you will probably delete this email, but God help you when the gate slams shut.

H1N1 Vaccinations To Be Offered To Guantanamo Bay Detainees

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Pentagon will offer the H1N1 vaccination to detainees at the U.S. facility at Guantanamo Bay, officials there said Friday. The Pentagon made the decision based on U.S. government assessments that people held in detention facilities are at high risk for the pandemic, said Maj. Diana R. Haynie, a spokeswoman for Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay, which is in charge of holding the suspected terrorists. "Detainees at JTF Guantanamo are considered to be at higher risk and therefore they will be offered the H1N1 vaccination," Haynie said. "JTF Guantanamo conducts safe, humane, legal and transparent care and custody of detainees. As such, we must provide detainees the medical care necessary to maintain their health," she said. Base officials had not received the vaccinations and did not know when they were expected to arrive, Haynie said. Once the vaccinations are received, doses will be administered to active-duty personnel before being offered to detainees and others on the base, Haynie said. The vaccination is mandatory for all uniformed personnel, she said. The vaccinations will be voluntary for the detainees, who will be briefed on the virus and the vaccine prior to deciding whether to receive the latter. Some of the detainees have already voluntarily taken the seasonal flu shot, Haynie said.

This is pretty unreal folks. There isn’t enough Vaccine to go around currently, but, we must make sure that the people who want to kill American’s are vaccinated. So here is the logical argument.  WHY? They are isolated on an island, in a prison, and have literally no contact with anyone outside. The guards there are on 6 month rotations. How is it that H1N1 is going to even get there? Lets not forget the odds of someone at Gitmo actually contracting the virus, let along needing to be vaccinated? Come on folks.  Something isn’t adding up here, AGAIN. I have an idea.  Since the prisoners there are so in need of protection against this man made and man delivered virus, lets buy them lottery tickets.  The odds of them winning the power ball would be greater than them being exposed to the virus! Or, maybe they should be given scratch offs?  Which do you think they would enjoy more? LOL

NEA Chairman: 'Obama is the most powerful writer since Julius Caesar'...

Rocco Landesman is President Obama's handpicked chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. Last week he gave the keynote address to the 2009 Grantmakers in the Arts Conference. Those of us concerned about the politicization of life and art in the Age of Obama will not be consoled by a reading of Landesman's speech. The speech bears examination in its entirety, but Landesman's tribute to Obama is especially worth a look: This is the first president that actually writes his own books since Teddy Roosevelt and arguably the first to write them really well since Lincoln. If you accept the premise, and I do, that the United States is the most powerful country in the world, then Barack Obama is the most powerful writer since Julius Caesar. That has to be good for American artists. Landesman compares Obama favorably with Julius Caesar as "a powerful writer." Landesman is not referring to Obama's skills as a writer, but rather to the power he holds by virtue of his office. Some might think that the literary comparison sells Obama short. Caesar was something of a self-promoter and propagandist in his writing. Yet Landesman knows Obama is like Caesar, somehow -- a friend asks, is it in the transformation of a republic into an empire with a divine ruler? Perhaps if Landesman had his wits about him, he would note instead that Obama is the most powerful speaker since the other JC. Well, so what if Landesman is a bootlicker? Landesman is also an idiot. Lincoln never wrote a book, although I believe he did compile the texts of his 1858 debates with Douglas for publication in book form. And Landesman misses a few presidential authors since Theodore Roosevelt. Woodrow Wilson wrote several influential books as a Princeton professor. Herbert Hoover wrote books including, I am reliably advised, a classic book on fishing. Richard Nixon wrote books before and after his presidency. And even Bill Clinton wrote his apologia pro vita sua. Landesman leaves JFK unmentioned by name. JFK was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Profiles in Courage in 1957. My guess is that JFK and Obama share the attribute of authorship in roughly equal measure. One reader of Landesman's speech wonders: "Isn't Obama the first president since Jefferson to more than double the size of the country? The first since Lincoln to free the slavers? The first since FDR to win a war against fascism?" Betraying the spirit of Rocco Landesman, however, the reader injects a note of caution: "I might be wrong. Can any of you fact check that?" It would be hard to pack so much ignorance into one short paragraph if one were really trying. We can deduce that Landesman doesn't even have to try.

I literally spit out my sandwich when I read this on Drudge today. WILLILAM AYERS has ALREADY admitted ON CAMERA that he wrote the book for Obama!!! So now, we have Messiah and Julius Caesar to add to the list of great names that Obama represents. Does it get any better?  I mean, what more can we call him over and above these?  Perhaps GOD??????? Here is the one name that I like the best when referencing Obama: LIAR.

First Daughters Not Vaccinated Against H1N1...

What??? Wait a second. Barack is the leader of the free world, and he can't / won't get his daughters the vaccine?

Something is fishy folks! Just like I said last week. And now, for it to be revealed that the first family hasn't taken from the royal drink just confirms my suspicion that buyer beware on this vaccine!

Maybe Barack knows something we don't? Perhaps its because he knows the truth?

Here is the story:

President Obama's school age daughters have not been vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says the vaccine is not available to them based on their risk.

The Centers for Disease Control recommend that children ages 6 months through 18 years of age receive a vaccination against the H1N1 flu virus.  At this time only children with chronic medical conditions are receiving the vaccination because their immune system is not strong enough to fight off the strain. The CDC also says a regular seasonal flu shot does not protect against the virus.

Follow Me

Its time.  I am going to do my small part in what I can to save this country.  I am a spec of dust on the heap of trash that this Government has created, but as a spec of dust, I have to do what I can – just so that I can look myself in the mirror every day.

Lets face it.  We all know its happening.  We have the enemy in the white house.  Marxist Communists – the very same that MILLIONS of American Soldiers – your fathers, your grandfathers, brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, cousins.  Every one of you knows SOMEONE who has died in the name of Freedom for this country.

Years from now, our children will look back on these times and ask “why didn’t they do more than they did?”

I don’t want to be the person who tells my kids and grand kids why we just rolled over and let the Communists take over this country.

I for one, want to go down fighting.

We dedicate our lives as it is for our children and family.  What is one more lunge?

I am NOT the solution.  I DO NOT HAVE THE ANSWERS.  But what I do know is that if we don’t organize….form ONE VOICE…..we will never overcome these times.

The key to saving our country is communication and organization.  We have thousands of Tea Party groups that have sprung up all over the country.  We have held successful PEACEFUL rallies.  WE HAVE GATHERED OVER 1 MILLION PEOPLE TO MARCH ON WASHINGTON even when the media refuses to tell you the truth.

The truth is that our country is in dire need of salvation.

We must use the same tools  that Obama and his cronies use – ORGANIZATION!  Its great to have a million members in ANY organization – but the key is how you USE THAT MEMBERSHIP.  ONE MILLION VOICES ARE STRONGER THAN ONE VOICE!

We must form one voice.  We must unite ALL Of the Tea Party Groups, Patriot Organizations, and as many of your friends and neighbors who care about the future of their freedom under ONE UMBREALLA to form ONE VOICE!

I ask you to please, follow me on this blog.  Sign up to the RIGHT and follow me.  I dont have the answers, but I am going to start to to form that one group – THE ONE VOICE WE NEED – in order to take back our country.

I WILL NOT USE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN COMMUNICATION FOR THE UNITED ORGANIZATION (what ever we call it…I dont have a name yet….).  So please, don’t worry about spam – I will not give your address away to anyone, and will NOT spam you.

Stay tuned to this blog.  Marching orders will be released as we progress.

Have an idea?  Send me an email to me@xavierholden.com

In the meantime, please forward this message to as many of your friends, family, and neighbors that you can.

Trillions of Dollars being Stolen from YOU and ME!

Dear Friend of Liberty, I hope you join me in my firm conviction that now is the time to fight back against the out of control Federal Reserve and continued Wall Street plundering of our tax dollars. The threat isn't hard to see -- just look all around us.  Our constitutional principles and freedoms are being assaulted at every turn.  More bailouts, trillion dollar "stimulus" plans, huge new debt burdens for our children, simply printing money to cover our failed policies -- I could go on and on.  You and I both know that President Obama is going to keep going and going unless someone puts a stop to the madness. But the good news is there is a way to fight back.  And that fight starts today -- by "Auditing the Fed" and showing the American people just how the Fed has abused its power, debauched the dollar, and helped strangle our economy. Because I know you are a friend in Liberty, I wanted you to be among the first people contacted by Campaign for Liberty for the vital fight against the out of control Federal Reserve. Please read the enclosed letter from my friend and Campaign for Liberty's President, John Tate.  John isn't just a friend of mine.  He's also a patriot with years of experience getting things done in politics.  Now he's agreed to take up the fight in a way I cannot -- by leading the fight for Liberty on the outside, while I do battle in the halls of Congress. I trust you'll find this battle to expose the out of control Fed worth your support. For Liberty, Congressman Ron Paul Dear Friend of Liberty, Trillions of dollars are being stolen from the U.S. taxpayer. Right now, you and I are seeing the worst plundering of a country's wealth in the history of civilization, led by an out of control Federal Reserve. But together you and I CAN put a stop to it all. With your help (including submitting the petition linked below to your Congressman and Senators) today, Representative Ron Paul, Senator Jim DeMint and Campaign for Liberty are ready to fight back, by taking the battle straight to the heart of the problem - the Federal Reserve itself. Just think about the scope of the problem for a minute: The massive, outrageous amount of dollars committed to the economic bailouts in recent months totals: More than the socialist New Deal ... More than the entire Iraq debacle ... More than the 1980's savings and loan mess ... More than the Korean War ... COMBINED. When will it all end? It's time you and I put a stop to a renegade Federal Reserve by exposing the Fed's out of control actions to the American people.  And Congressman Ron Paul and Senator Jim DeMint have a bill before Congress to do just that, known as the "Audit the Fed" Bill (HR 1207 and S 604). That's why it's vital you click here to submit your "Audit the Fed" petition in support of Congressman Paul's bill. You see, Audit the Fed already has almost 300 cosponsors! Now is the time to make sure your Congressman and Senators feel the heat to support the Audit the Fed bill! If you and I don't act today, I'm afraid this crisis will end with the economic ruin of every man, woman and child in America. Today, nearly 13 TRILLION in taxpayer dollars in bailouts and loans has been agreed to by Congress, the Bush and Obama Treasury Departments, and the out of control Fed. So is it really any wonder more and more folks are starting to realize the Washington, D.C. establishment is hurtling us toward complete economic disaster? Whether it's watching a phony "stimulus" package get rammed into law or watching Congress pass a $700 BILLION bank "bailout" under threat of martial law, the American people are agitated and increasingly angry. That means it's a perfect time to unleash the pressure of MILLIONS of outraged Americans on the out of control Fed! So please click here to sign the petition linked below urging your Congressman and Senators to cosponsor and seek roll call votes to pass the Audit the Fed Bill! As I know you're aware, the Federal Reserve is shrouded in secrecy.  Their meetings are off-limits to the public.  Their inner workings are off-limits to the public. And just recently, the Federal Reserve told Congress "NO WAY" when asked to account for $2 TRILLION in taxpayer-backed loans! Well, why do you think they refused? They know coming clean with Congress and the American people on how they doled out that two TRILLION dollars would result in an anti-Fed firestorm. So can you imagine the impact of a full-scale audit? You and I will finally be able to show the American people that the Federal Reserve System leads to: *** Constant economic crises -- the housing crisis and the resulting chaos is just one example of an economic bubble created by centrally planned interest rates and money manipulation; *** The destruction of the middle class -- as fuel, food, housing, medical care and education costs soar, everyone who is NOT on the government dole is forced to make do with less as the value of their money slowly decreases; *** Currency destruction -- history shows us that riots, violence and full-scale police states can result when people finally realize our money isn't worth the paper it's printed on and REFUSE to accept it. And unless you and I do end the madness in Washington, D.C., we may be closer than we'd like to think to learning that history lesson firsthand -- right here in our own streets. That's why your commitment to helping pass the Audit the Fed Bill -- and helping Campaign for Liberty fight this battle -- is so vital. Just a few months ago, there was no chance of passing any legislation like the Audit the Fed Bill.  So I guess there has been one "CHANGE." You see, with the piling up of trillions of dollars in out of control "bailouts" of Wall Street and international bankers, even many politicians in Washington want to show you they're "being responsible." What better way for Congress to do this than by auditing the Federal Reserve to account for the trillions stolen from the U.S. taxpayers? More and more Congressmen are already feeling the pressure and are signing up to support this bill.  I've even received word this bill could move in the next few weeks in the U.S. House. When that happens, you and I must be ready to fight. And, it's both a bill we CAN pass, and one that is vital to exposing the massive corruption and dollar manipulation at the Federal Reserve. You see, after regulating, taxing, spending, borrowing and printing us into what looks like the worst recession in decades, establishment politicians and power brokers are assuring us they're working hard to "fix" our economic woes.  What is their solution?  You guessed it.  More of the same! And even if the Audit the Fed Bill is defeated this time, just forcing a vote is a win/win situation. Can you imagine how many politicians will pay the price at the ballot box in 2010 when you and I tell the American people their Congressman somehow lost trillions of taxpayer dollars and refused to even LOOK for it? Now we just need to show Congress the American people demand action on the Audit the Fed Bill.  Here's how we plan to do that. First, we're already busy contacting up to five million activists nationwide through mail, phones and email to generate petitions to the U.S. Congress demanding action on Ron Paul's Audit the Fed Bill. But that's just the beginning.  We'll work the talk radio stations and grant local media interviews to ratchet up the pressure even further on Congress. And a few days before the vote, if we have the resources, we'd also like to run hard-hitting targeted radio, TV and newspaper ads. This entire program is designed to send this one, CLEAR message to Congress: Any politician who votes against the Federal Reserve Audit should look for another job. But such a massive effort won't be easy -- or cheap. So in addition to submitting your petition, I also hope you'll agree to make a contribution of $1000, $500, $250, or $100 to Campaign for Liberty. If $100 is too much to ask right now, please make a contribution of $50 or even $25 today.  Every dollar will help, and every dollar will go to this vital fight. I know times are hard, but if we don't take action, the America we see in just a few years could look far worse than even the one we see today. Can I count on you to join the fight to AUDIT THE FED by clicking here to sign the petition, and by making a generous contribution of $1000, $500, $250, $100, $50 -- or whatever you can afford -- to Ron Paul's Campaign for Liberty? Sincerely, John F. Tate President P.S. Please submit the petition urging your Congressman and Senators to cosponsor and seek roll call votes on Rep. Ron Paul's Audit the Fed Bill TODAY! With Congress spending like never before, and TRILLIONS of new dollars being created out of thin air, it's never been more important the Federal Reserve's abuses are exposed to the American people once and for all. And, along with submitting your petition, please make a contribution of $1000, $500, $250, $100, or $50 to Campaign for Liberty TODAY!

School Chief Sticks By 'Zero Tolerance' Ruling for Eagle Scout

WARNING! IDIOT ALERT!!!!

The upstate New York school superintendent who suspended an Eagle Scout for 20 days for keeping a 2-inch utility knife locked in his car is unwilling to speak to the teen's family or bend in his ruling.

Lansingburgh Central School District Superintendent George J. Goodwin, 55, said in a written statement that his district "has an established policy of zero tolerance with respect to the possession of weapons of any kind on school property or in school buildings."

But nowhere in the school district's rule book, which is published online, is there any mention of a "zero tolerance" policy, leading some to question whether Goodwin, in fact, was compelled to suspend the youth.

Seventeen-year-old Matthew Whalen, a senior at Lansingburgh High School in Troy, N.Y., says he got in trouble over a survival kit he keeps in his car that includes a sleeping bag, water, a ready-to-eat meal and the small pocketknife, which was given to him by his grandfather, a police chief in a nearby town.

When Whalen acknowledged he had the knife locked in his car, he was barred from school for a calendar month. Now that he is getting just 90 minutes a day with a tutor instead of 7 hours of instruction in class, he says he is worried that the suspension will mar his academic record and affect his application to attend the U.S. Military Academy.

Whalen was initially suspended for five days by his assistant principal — but then had another 15 tacked on by Goodwin following a hearing to decide his fate. Though Goodwin was not present at the hearing, he told Fox News he listened to a tape of the proceedings, and decided to extend the suspension.

Since then, Whalen's family says, Goodwin has refused to speak to Matthew even during daily interactions at the district's head office, where he meets with his tutor.

District policy appears to leave it to the discretion of school officials to decide whether any punishment will be meted out for an infraction, and it is not clear how or why Goodwin decided on a month of exile for a student with no prior record. The school's policies say:

"Students may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including suspension from school" for engaging in violent conduct, which includes merely "possessing a weapon."

Though the school has branded possession of the knife to be violent conduct, that might be news to Whalen, who was taught as an Eagle Scout how to handle tools including the pocketknife, and actually instructs Boy Scouts how to handle knives as well.

"Scouting instills safety in them from the earliest age," Matthew's father, Bryan Whalen, said in an interview. "And it's actually the older boys like Matthew who instruct the younger boys in knife safety."

The Boy Scouts of America, which awarded Whalen a Life-Saving Heroism award for performing CPR on his aunt after she had a seizure, concurred.

"Our handbook teaches the appropriate use and safe use of a variety of tools, and that includes pocketknives," said Deron Smith, national spokesman for the Boy Scouts of America National Council.

The ruling from Goodwin has outraged Whalen's family, which said if district officials are unable to use their own judgment, their roles aren't necessary.

"I don't think it's unreasonable to ask for some intelligence on the part of administrators to use discretion and judgment in their daily decisions," said Bryan Whalen. "Otherwise, what are we paying them for?

"You could have a trained monkey or a computer sitting there just spitting out right and wrong and never any gray areas. That's just not the way the world works," he told Foxnews.com.

Goodwin's office did not return repeated requests for comment from Foxnews.com. His office took a message seeking an interview, but one was not granted.

But the superintendent said Tuesday in an interview with the Albany Times Union that he thinks the punishment was "appropriate and fair," a necessary application of the district's zero-tolerancepolicy.

"Sometimes young people do things they may not see as serious," he told the paper. "We look at any possession of any type of knife as serious."

Judge Halts Flu Vaccine Mandate For Health Workers

Finally -- someone in the judicial system with common sense and a brain!