Don't let the talking heads get you down

 

Yesterday was rough for Americans.  We had the rug pulled out from under us again as our hard earned and hard saved 401(k), pension and IRA dollars were snatched out of our accounts.  The stock market took a dive into the deep end of the pool.

 

As the stock market was crashing, I was spending my afternoon with Mother who may have broken her foot.  (waiting on x-rays for confirmation)  A can of Pledge furniture polish fell off the table and on the top of her foot.  She’s 87 and as tiny as Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree; so it didn’t take much for her foot to swell and turn a bright blue.  We were in the doctor’s office as we waited for nearly 2 hours to see the doctor.  Then off they sent us for x-rays.  I got there at 4:45 and they were closed!  The hours on the door said 7:00-5:00 but they decided to close early!  (An example of great customer service in our new era of healthcare.)  I put Mother back in the car and off to the hospital for the x-ray.  We waited in the waiting room for a while and then she was wheeled into the x-ray area so we could wait in the hallway for a while.  Eventually the x-ray was completed;  we picked up take out for dinner and collapsed at home for the evening.

 

Everywhere I went the buzz could be heard about the stock market crashing and how it would affect them.  I had a lot of time to talk to these medical workers and one sweet woman in the Chinese restaurant as I waited for our take out.  I can tell you one thing – they are not blaming our President.   They are blaming the Democrats and Republicans for not being able to talk and work things out!  Here are some of their talking points:

  • If the rich people would just give up a little money, we wouldn’t be in this mess.
  • If everyone could just get along, it would be okay
  • People need to tone down their anger and discuss things
  • And my favorite from the sweet woman in the restaurant:  “Why can’t we get free medical care like they have in Cuba?”

I wasn’t sure if my head was going to explode from watching our retirement tank or from listening to the “got it from MSNBC news talking points” of the people I met. 

 

I didn’t even try to reason with them.  I had run out of steam at that point and all I wanted to do was get home, curl up in a fetal position and eat my pork fried rice. 

 

After Mother got settled with her foot elevated higher than our debt ceiling, I was finally able to get in a good cry.  There’s nothing like a good cry to get you ready for the battle ahead.

 

First and foremost, after listening to the talking points from the general public and the hateful liberals on the left, let the Tea Party talking points now be known: 

  • Obama is America’s leader and the buck stops with him.  When you become the leader of an organization or a country – whatever happens on your watch – you own it.  Period.
  • The Republicans did talk and did negotiate.  They even got Tea Party members to go over to the “GOP dark side” to facilitate negotiations.
  • The Democrat-filled Senate failed to take up important legislation passed by the Republicans in the House and THEY stopped the debate.
  •  The Tea Party IS NOT responsible for this mess.  We sounded the alarm about out of control spending and how our grandchildren would pay for their policies.  You can’t blame the firefighter for the fire.

In my career, I have worked with CEOs and their executive teams.  I’ve seen a lot of well run companies and every now and then a surprise shows up and impacts the organization.  I remember one company who was hit by a huge surprise that almost took the company down.  The owner of the business did the following:

  1. Rolled up his sleeves and got to work (he stopped golfing, hunting and vacations)
  2. Called in his staff and told them the bad news while giving them assurance that they would survive this surprise and he smiled and kept an optimistic spirit (while praying for divine guidance)
  3. Asked his staff to help him by looking for ways to cut expenses
  4. He stopped spending too and set the example for others to do the same
  5. Got on the phone with his creditors and negotiated new terms of repayment
  6. Called in a turnaround specialist who helped him see things more clearly
  7. Asked his staff to take cuts in pay after he cut his pay in half first (he restored their cuts when the company was whole again)
  8. His team looked for new business and cut their prices in order to get the contracts
  9. Sought financial help from those who believed in him and his company
  10. Never gave up on his company, his people and his reputation in the industry
  11. Had a party with ALL the people and celebrated when the final payment was made to the last creditor.  We watched him build a bonfire and throw in the contract that was finally complete.
  12. Learned from his mistakes

That ladies and gentlemen is what a real leader does -- if they care about their company or their country.   This is also the behavior the American people are looking for in their leader.  We are sick of Obama’s speeches and we are sick of the talking heads who agree with his mantra.  We are also sick that our retirement will now take a hit for his lack of leadership.  We always knew our grandkids would be affected but now he’s done it to us and that will be his demise in November 2012.

 

The American people are looking for leadership and if Obama wants to be a leader, the story of how the CEO above saved his company would serve him well.   Of course, Mr. Obama will run to what he thinks will fix this mess – raising taxes.  That will not do it!  If my client had raised prices to get more work, he would not have kept his company alive.  Instead, he looked at waste in the company first and Obama should do the same.  Americans have a list of areas he can cut before taxes are raised.  He can start with a few in the “alphabet” departments of our government:  EPA, DOT, DOE, and on and on. 

 

The Tea Party may be blamed for our downgrade by the bobble-heads on the left but the American people know it isn’t so.  The membership of the tea party is growing daily because this is the only place people can find real leadership and reality based-conversations.  The truth belongs to the tea party movement and the whining belongs to the left.  As for the GOP, not sure what their place is but hope they find it soon (hint:  talk to the tea party guys).

 

As a new day dawns, be encouraged that the God of our founding fathers is still the God of today.  He will see us through these difficult times.

 

Please lean in to Him if a can of Pledge changes your life today or you decide to sit in a fetal position until this crisis is over!  The world needs America -- so get your crying over with and put on your big/girl pants.  America didn’t raise no sissies and the world needs Leadership!

 

Action Item:  As the election season heats up, I thought it would be good for us to describe our next President.  Please issue your comments below and we’ll compile a Presidential Template.  We can then use it as we listen to the next batch of Presidential talking-heads and try to find the best one who can fix this filthy-mess they will inherit.  I’ll start with just a few of my own thoughts:

  • Courageous
  • Constitutional scholar
  • Patriotic
  • Wise
  • Loves God

Have a great day and don’t let the talking heads get you down!

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Comment by Jim Lucas on August 9, 2011 at 11:34am
I do not know if Herman Cain is a Constitional scholar but I like what he says.
Comment by Robert Young on August 9, 2011 at 11:33am
The only candidate running for President that I can think of who has all 5 items on your list is Ron Paul. Michelle Bachman has 4 of the 5 but I don't know if she is a Constitutional scholar.  I would like to add two more items to your list. Not a Muslim, for they are required to follow Sharia Law which demands that they either convert us or kill us. Not a One World Government or NWO Advocate.
Comment by Doyle on August 9, 2011 at 10:58am
@ Mark Sawyer

Socking away extra canned goods and other non-perishable food, water, batteries, cooking fuel and such at this time of year is SOP, at least for this household. It's called hurricane preparation.

As for the riots in the UK, I still haven't seen were anyone has actually figured out who's rioting or why. Some reports indicate it's people who are dissatisfied with austerity measures the government is taking. Some say it's anarchists. Or a mix of both with some hoodlums just thrown in.

Remember, too, that the public there is completely unarmed. It is against the law to own a personal firearm making defending yourself, your property, or your home completely impossible.

Thank God for the Second Amendment.
Comment by JL Gawlik on August 9, 2011 at 10:43am

Great post again Billie, sending your dear mom tons of positive KaRMA, ViBeS, Thoughts and prayers her way. That has to be very painful for her.

It seems like time has moved to a slow crawl waiting for this Presidency to end. Before my life was flashing before my eyes at a fast clip, moving faster each year. Isn't that irony? When you are very young it moves by at a snail's pace and you just keep wishing and wishing it will speed up, then when you are much older and wanting to enjoy each second, to savor each moment, it just flies by?  

Thank you again for a great post, many many more Americans are joining the TeaParty every day, thank goodness, it is the silent majority that is just fed up with not hearing the TRUTH or the FACTS from our elected representatives. Your five qualifications are right on.

God bless ALL here at FCTP and God bless America. 

Comment by mark sawyer on August 9, 2011 at 9:02am
With high unemployment, in the range of 18-20% counting under-employed and people who have quit looking for a job, not less than 10% that is reported,  why has the stock market been so high? I think the Quantitative easing program or QE2 is the reason. The market is being manipulated. I would encourage people to invest in things that will keep them alive. Have extra water stored or a way to get water in an emergency. A 50 gallon food grade plastic barrel full would be a start. Maybe a water filter for filtering lake or river water, and extra bleach. And buy extra food that you already eat that will keep, such a canned goods or dried beans and rice. Maybe a Coleman stove to cook on, extra medicine, whatever you will need to stay alive and safe. If things get bad here, the looters will clean out the grocery stores. Look at what is happening right now in London. Remember what happened after hurricane Katrina. If things get bad, you can't eat gold, and you won't live more than a week without water.
Comment by Larry Self on August 9, 2011 at 8:51am
Billie,  This belongs in the Wall Street Journal Op-Ed.  I am serious.  It is reality with inspiration.  Thanks
Comment by Steven Hall on August 9, 2011 at 8:37am
He should probably a successful governor of a large state, who has created more jobs in the last 8 years than all the other states combined. He should be a patriot, born in this country, a man who loves Jesus enough to convene a prayer gathering in a stadium. Wish we knew of such a man, don't you. Pastor Steve Hall
Comment by Theresa Pletcher on August 9, 2011 at 8:37am
Very true!  You have to also admit that when Scary Kerry told the media to ignore or not cover The Tea Party that should have told EVERYONE that The Tea Party was telling the truth!  So the liberal talking heads and the teleprompter are placing the blame on the Tea Party so that by vilifying The Tea Party they will win in 2012...as we all remember if you ask take everything Stupid (there was a lot) that ovomit said and ask the ovomit voting kool aid drinkers who said it ovomit or Sarah Palin they will say that Sarah Palin said it because she's inexperience, dumb...whatever the liberal media and the teleprompter says she is when it was tina fey, bite me or ovomit who said them and it's a total shame since you still can't convince most of the liberals/ovomit zombies who the village idiot is!
Comment by Cindy Falco- Di Corrado on August 9, 2011 at 8:31am

Dear Fellow Tea Party Partners,

What can we do as a united force from Miami to Seattle Washington  to have our voices Heard loudly and to promote the candidates that "We" as a Tea Party  Best Represent our values, Our principals and Our God?  We  MUST let the public know. We must Not only do mail outs/phone calls/ a voting list but we must GET out amongst the Highways and the By Ways with Our Signs  continually and put it before the public so that we can win this race and Get our America BACK!  We must be diligent like we have never been before. Standing out in  front of the Elementary, Middle, Sr. High Schools, in front of Church's at the Library's on the Beach, at our College's with registration forms and with signs who we support and Why!  We need to become committed in every aspect and have as many Patriot's  as we can to continually be in the forefront.  An Army to use military terms.    This is an outright cry! Hear ye! Hear Ye! We need every man, woman and child, Every God fearing Church, Every Red Blooded American  to Stand Up and to Speak OUT!  This my friends  is a Declaration to Take back our America!  We Have to win this battle this term. We Must Be Bold as a Lion. In GOD WE TRUST!  God Bless America!  "United we Stand" Divided we Fall  . Lets not get caught up in the infighting.  Lets put away these childish behavior's and work for the cause and that is to SAVE  OUR AMERICA!

 

Comment by William Douglas on August 9, 2011 at 8:31am
Impeach Obama, and vote out all Democrats and the RINO's.

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