“ENTITLEMENTS” – Another press conference with Mr. Virtual President

“Mr. Virtual President” has returned, and today he’s discussing one of the most troubling issues that we have: Entitlements. 

We’ve come a long way from our country’s beginnings in this area. Self-sufficiency was once a uniform point of pride for our citizenry, a virtue that didn’t begin to deteriorate until the advent of Social Security. And then the floodgates opened: Medicare and Medicaid; SSDI, Food Stamps, and widow’s benefits being paid out to unmarried mothers. Unemployment. And on, and on…

Though allegedly done out of compassion, the result was easily predicted: a nation in staggering debt. Worse, we now have individual and generational dependency upon the Government at an all-time high.

Hardly a “Great Society“.

A President who honestly believed in the capability and capacity of the American people, and had the strength of his own convictions, would take steps to correct this. And the very first step would be to honestly discuss it, as is seen below:

“North Korea” – Mr. Virtual President at a Press Conference

“Peace through strength.”

Maybe no other phrase more embodies Ronald Reagan. That he believed so thoroughly in this concept was what made it so powerful. Far from being an out-of-control cowboy, Reagan was being utterly reasonable: make sure the world’s bullies understand that not only CAN you wipe them off the face of the Earth, but you have the conviction to do just that, IF they don’t behave accordingly.

His clarity on this subject was echoed by the recently deceased Margaret Thatcher, who along with Reagan formed a solid wall of willpower which ultimately toppled the Soviet Union.

Oh, that we had such leadership today.

“ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION” – Mr. Virtual President at a town hall meeting

In this chapter of “Mr. Virtual President”, Bill Whittle weighs in on another topic which is so deceptively portrayed by the Left: Illegal Immigration. 

This subject is consistently and deliberately referred to as simply “immigration” by its opponents, which blurs the rather salient difference between “immigration” and its illegal counterpart. Folks who are justifiably against the latter are instead accused of hating the former, and then labeled Xenophobes. It’s an old trick, but one which the Left uses in their arguments all the time (e.g. with stem cells vs. EMBRYONIC stem cells, etc.,..).

Our Petty President’s Political Petulance (*VIDEO*)

The White House miscalculated mightily on the whole Sequester Fear-athon, and they’ve been taking it on the chin in the polls ever since. The pathetically insignificant cuts in the rate of spending happened, the world didn’t end, and we’re still borrowing approximately $.35 of every dollar spent.

So why would Obama-&-Company continue this deplorable tactic?

C’mon, you know why:

(VIDEO) Mr. Virtual President, on Voter Fraud

Bill Whittle is back again, in his role as ‘Mr. Virtual President’.

His previous forays as the ‘MVP’ are here (“VIRTUAL Inaugural Address of 2013″),

and here (“2nd Amendment is there to protect the American people from US…”).

In this edition he addresses Voter Fraud, a subject that we’ve hit many times, as well. It’s a short clip (only 7 minutes), but as always, Whittle delivers the goods:

(*Video*): “The SECOND AMENDMENT is there to protect the American people from US…”

This is the 2nd in a series of short video addresses from the man who never seems to sleep, Bill Whittle, as he steps back into his role of “Mr. Virtual President”.

The previous one mirrored January’s Inaugural Address, and the clip below is fashioned after the State Of The Union speech. But just like the 1st installment, it’s presented as if we had a President who cared more about truth, than politics or raw power.

The quickest seven minutes you’ll spend today:

The Greatness of our Military, and how the Media fails us by failing to tell their stories

How often do you hear tales of heroic achievement by our military from the Media?

Oh, sure, occasionally one such story slips through, like Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant First Class Leroy Petry back in 2011, or more recently, former Staff Sgt. Clint Romesha. But how often, and how loudly, are these stories repeated? Here’s an easy test: mention the two names above to 20 people at random, and see how many folks know who they are.

I’m betting none, unless you stack the deck.

Most of us never have and never will see combat (thank God), but don’t we want to know about the men and women who have? Wouldn’t we be interested in hearing about how they conducted themselves flawlessly, under the harshest of circumstances? These people are allowing us to go about our lives, after all.

But no, instead we get a blip of a report here or there and then right back to normal, with most of the stories showing our fighting men in as bad a light as possible. As for the movies, overwhelmingly who we’ve seen on the cinema screen for the past 30-odd years are almost cartoons, parodies of the real thing.

Bill Whittle’s VIRTUAL Inaugural Address of 2013 (*VIDEO*)

The inaugural address we all WISH we’d seen this year.

Quote from Bill’s new website:

“Virtual President” Bill Whittle outlines the three essential qualities needed for the Pursuit of Happiness in Modern America, and sets a challenge to free entire generations of Americans.

Twenty minutes long, but worth it …as always:

Optimism in the Face of Adversity – (w/ VIDEO)

Earlier, I did my best to remain upbeat & positive despite Obama’s swearing-in ceremony, marking the start of another 4 years as dictator El Numero Uno POTUS.

Admittedly, it wasn’t easy.

Thankfully, my family and I are spending the week watching our Special Extended Cut version of ‘The Lord of the Rings‘ trilogy, and this particular quote helped put me in the proper frame of mind:

“It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.”

― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Now don’t misunderstand me: I’m not being Pollyanna-ish about our current difficulties. Only a fool could be aware of any of the following issues and not fear for our country’s future:

PJTV’s and PJMedia’s brilliant team takes on the Fiscal Cliff, the Hobbit, and the Hypocrites in Hollywood

It takes great self-control on my part not to simply re-post each and every Bill Whittle, Andrew Klavan and AlfonZo Rachel column/video which comes out.

Why? Because they usually range in quality from merely extremely good & pertinent all the way up to outstanding. Wait, did I say “usually”? What I meant was: EVERY time.

And so, …just for today, I’ve decided to relinquish that self-control…and post something from all three of them. Consider this my version of the “if-it-feels-good-do-it” ethos that’s so popular on the Left.

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(video) – The “Life of Julia” may be our Present, but it needn’t be our Future

I never would have guessed that something so pathetic, so puerile, would end up actually defining and predicting so much of the last few months.

Let me back up a bit, and explain what I mean.

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This past spring, the Obama campaign came out with “The Life of Julia“, a cartoon showing the glorious cradle-to-grave benefits of being cared for by Big Daddy Government. Beyond being just plain creepy, it presented a life that was as two-dimensional as its animation: you were born, lived and died under the umbrella of the State.

Such a soulless existence received plenty of ridicule, which it richly deserved:

The Idiocy of Tax “Fairness” (w/ video)

It appears that President Obama is committed to taking our country over the Fiscal Cliff. We’ve covered what the fiscal cliff IS already, so I won’t rehash it here. Instead I wish to simply review, again, the inherent problems with the President’s proposal.

First of all, here’s what it looks like:

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Obama and the militant Left want to punish the wealthiest Americans by making them pay the ultimate nebulous amount: “their fair share”. However, such a combination of new taxes & add’l spending will result in that “fairness” costing our economy $1.61 TRILLION.