Obama – the worst president we’ve ever had, and the most dangerous!

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The Washington Compost has an article today entitled, “Obama: The most polarizing president. Ever.” Before we get excited and even venture to entertain the thought that the WaPo finally gets it concerning the abomination we have for president, most of the article deals with how it isn’t really Obama’s fault!  Here are a few excerpts:

“What do those numbers tell us? Put simply: that the country is hardening along more and more strict partisan lines.”

“Our guess is that Jones’ latter hypothesis is the right one — that we are simply living in an era in which Democrats dislike a Republican president (and Republicans dislike a Democratic one) even before the commander in chief has taken a single official action.”

Ah, those partisan Republicans.  Democrat/Liberal types are never partisan according to the media.  Bi-partisanship means conservatives and GOPers caving on their promises (Bush I – “read my lips – no new taxes).  The Tea Party movement, Tim Thomas, etc., are all “ultra conservatives” with “extreme, far-right views.”  When has an ultra-liberal member of the house or senate ever been tagged as such?  Senator Obama was the most liberal senator, yet was never tagged as such.  See http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-502163_162-3775451-502163.html.  I have never, ever seen him described as an ultra-liberal in the Mainstream Media!

OBama is, simply put, the worst president ever.  He spent his first two years demonizing G. W. Bush relentlessly.  Obama had Democrat majorities in both the House and Senate.   He has ruthlessly used Chicago mob style strong-arm tactics to run roughshod.  He has treated the sycophantic mainstream media like whipped puppies, removing reporters who dare to ask the wrong questions, and threatening those who are not favorable to his agenda with a lack of access.  Why doesn’t this bother our freedom of the press crowd?  The Mainstream Media will publish a story/allegation on a conservative, or Republican in general with no proof other than they like the allegation (i.e. Sarah Palin/Glen Rice).  But with Obama the burden of proof needed to run a negative piece is NEVER ENOUGH!  The Obamas spend money at an alarming rate.  The press gushes over Michelle’s awful looking clothes, never once asking where the clothes came from or who paid for them. Sarah Palin gets a new dress and it is cause for a full investigation.  Others candidates get their lives reviewed with a fine-toothed comb.  With Obama, we essentially know nothing about his childhood, his friends, his high school and even his college!  Even liberals who went to Columbia with him know nothing about him!  Obama’s crowing achievement was to push through his socialized health care.  Of course big Obama supporting corporations are exempted!  And an already bleak economy and employment picture was pushed off into the abyss as no one knows the real financial impact this socialization of America will have.

We are dangerously close to becoming a dictatorship.  The process of democracy has been trampled by a rogue president and his worshipers in the Mainstream Media.  Obama’s top priorities are class envy, the redistribution of wealth (see KARL MARX) and the legalization and legitimizing of all forms of sexual perversion.  The sodomite agenda has been pushed not only here, but overseas and throughout our military.  We are on the brink of collapse through the bailouts (both Bush and Obama), out of control spending and borrowing, and the artificial propping up of anyone who gives money to the Obama campaign (see the unions, GM, Chevy Volt, Solyandra and a host of others).  It is time for every American to speak up — four more years of Obama will see us become a socialist dictatorship similar to Chavez in Venezuela.  Don’t take that lightly.  Obama and his henchmen strong-armed businesses who were owed money by General Motors to settle for pennies on the dollar, while billions of dollars of resources, land, technology and products were simply signed over to the United Auto Workers.

I don’t have the time to get into the push to accept Islam while Christians’ rights and influence are trampled.

Obama is the worst we’ve ever had.  He has full protection of a willing media who refuse to even ask piercing questions about what he has done.  Opponents are smeared and marginalized.  I’m praying for someone to step up to the plate who can restore this nation to what it can, and ought, to be.  So far there is no one on the horizon!  In his State of the Union campaign speech, he brazenly announced that the recession was over and things are rosy.  They are for him!  But anyone can see that we are sinking faster and faster by the day.  Energy costs alone have spiraled out of control under his watch, but nary a word from the Mainstream Media!

My BlackBerry PlayBook has arrived!

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One week ago, around January 15th, BlackBerry reduced the price of their PlayBook tablet to $299 for all three models, 16, 32 and 64 GB.  I had gotten a “free” iPad 16GB, AT&T 3G (first generation) through an online promotion (cost me about $250 total, most of that money I would have spent anyway so was a great deal), taking delivery in October, 2010.  I liked the iPad overall, never had any problems with it whatsoever, and was impressed with it.

My major beefs with the iPad are the following:

1) Having to connect through the proprietary Apple cable and iTunes.

2) Inability to run flash online.

3) The size.  Now this is a 50/50 proposition.  For reading and other activities, the 9.7″ diagonal screen is great.  But I am not of the “bigger is better” mindset.  My favorite computer of all time (that I’ve owned) was a 12″ Powerbook.  I also loved the old 10.4″ IBM ThinkPad I had in the mid-90s.  I am typing this on a 13.3″ MacBook Air, which I love and is as large of a screen as I like.  The beauty, to me, of portable computing is just that: it most be portable!  The iPad is a little large in my opinion, though I know I am probably of the minority opinion in this regard, and Apple has sold millions of them without asking for my opinion!  I suspect, from watching the evolution of the MacBook Air adding the 11.6″ smaller model, that a smaller iPad may be in the works.

With all that being said, what about the BlackBerry PlayBook?

To sum up concisely what I’d say, it is simply this: it is a great device but not for everyone!  It’s pluses:

1) Its size – 7″ with a footprint just about half the size of the iPad.

2) Its computing power – 1 GHz dual core CPU, 1 GB RAM.  Storage options the same with either iPad or PlayBook.

3) Its more robust interface, both hardware and software.

Yes, Steve Jobs was a minimalist and the iPad reflects that.  One main push button, volume up and down, mute/orientation button, main power bar.  No ports other than the iTunes interface, also used for charging. The playbook uses a standard micro-USB port for charging and data, but also has mechanical play/pause button, plus volume +/-, a power button, a dock charging interface and a HDMI port.  It also has two speakers for stereo playback and two microphones for stereo recording.

The Blackberry Playbook

The GUI is nicely done with many more options than the iPad.  The frame around the screen is actually “hot” and part of the gestures to bring up the home menu, or for the various options within apps (from the top).  It is a beautiful screen!  Of course the iPad’s screen is tremendous also.  So it boils down to what one wants – 9.7″ or 7.0″.  And being able to connect to a HDTV with a cable.

4) The current cost.  A 64GB iPad from Apple with 3G capabilities is $829!  So for $530 less, the PlayBook can be a steal of a deal! CLICK HERE TO GET ONE!

The PlayBook’s negatives:

1) The user must have a BlackBerry device as a bridge for cellular use and for POP email.  Now any email that can be accessed via the web can be accessed on the PlayBook.  But to use a mail app with all your email addresses in a common inbox, it must be bridged to a BlackBerry phone.  I have a BlackBerry Bold, so this is not a problem for me.  In fact it is a PLUS as using the BlackBerry Bridge and tethering with the BlackBerry Bold is free for me, instead of extra costs $15 t0 $80 for limited data transfer with AT&T or Verizon.  So if you are not a BlackBerry smartphone user, the current PlayBook OS 1.0 is not for you.

2) Limited Apps available.  Very few of the big boys are supporting the PlayBook at this time.  To add another layer of complexity, the BlackBerry phone apps DO NOT work on the PlayBook.  The plus side is that the PlayBook comes with Documents to Go installed, which read/edit/save MS Office docs.  Very nice.  However, for the most part the web browser must be used rather than specific apps – Twitter, LinkedIn, chat clients (rather than IRC), financial institutions (AMEX, DISCOVER, etc.) and most games are not available.  Angry Birds it, but there is no free version!  (That is some must have information)

3) No email app, nor are there contacts, calendar, tasks or BlackBerry Messaging native apps on the Playbook.

Now the good news is that the BlackBerry Tablet 2.0 Operating System is coming out soon and will fix some of these issues, and it is being floated that at least some of the Android apps will be able to run on the PlayBook.  This will be very helpful.

So, as stated in the introduction, the BlackBerry PlayBook is a great device if you have a BlackBerry smartphone that can be bridged with it.  If your email is from Gmail, Yahoo! or another web based provider, you’ll be fine.  If you use email that is not web based, you’ll have  a problem, ditto for the contacts and calendar.

The PlayBook is a nice piece of technology, looks and feels great and works quickly and well.  If you have a BlackBerry smartphone, I’d give the PlayBook a grade of “B.”  If you don’t have a BlackBerry smartphone, I’d give it a “D” for now, but with the hope that the major OS upgrade will solve most of these problems.

What are Christians thinking?

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As I sit here preparing a message on 2 Corinthians 5:1-8 entitled “The Eternal View” part 2 (part 1 was 2 Cor. 4:16-18; Part 2 is to be 2 Cor. 5:9-13), I’ve been meditating upon the need for Christians to have an eternal view now.  Why is it that so many Christians fail to see the need to be in church?  Why is church attendance and fellowship treated as if they are optional by many Christians?  How many Christians regularly thank Jesus Christ for saving them?

I am sure most Christians know this, but Jesus Christ made it clear that the Christian life is a stewardship where we will be judged based upon our faithfulness (Matt. 25:14-30, Parable of the Talents; 1 Cor. 4:2; etc.).  If you’re reading this and you’re not a faithful, active member of a Bible believing, Christ-honoring church, today is the day to get that right!

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