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Morning in America

Ulysses S. Arn — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Brand new political message now online from Ulysses S. Arn

"Morning in America" the latest youtube video

thoughts on the obama recovery

Ulysses S. Arn — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:22:00 GMT

Thoughts on "The Obama Recovery"

"The Obama Recovery" upon deep thought and observation it is now appropriate and accurate to view such a term as a 21st century addition to George Orwell's Nineteen-Eighty Four "Newspeak". For the term means exactly its opposite.

To illustrate the point this "Recovery" has so far created a national unemployment rate of over ten percent with a Bureau of Labor Statistics u-6 unemployment rate at a European level 17%. An increase in Federal and State spending, borrowing, debt issuing, with increased taxes by a thousand small increases. Government bailouts of failed institutions, government enterprises, and private companies that in the free market would have been absorbed by its healthier leaner competitors or been forced by competition and survival to adapt and change. A continuing increase in foreclosures even after multiple programs meant to steam that tide. Lessons in capitalism from the Communist Chinese, whom own our national debt. Job creation by way of transferring terrorist from Guantanamo Bay to Illinois. Never mind the small detail of those terrorist, who have sworn to kill as many innocent lives as possible would be granted Constitutional rights and protections should they set foot on American soil. A "TARP" program meant to buy toxic assets only to be used to buy in essence stock in banks and finacial firms, then used those same funds to bailout General Motors and Chrysler muscling out pre-existing law on contracts in commerce in favor of the auto Unions whom helped elect the majority in Congress passing all this.

It is the absolute display of arrogant ignorance to look at the evidence and say "give him (Obama) a chance". The media has put his face all over the place for two years, one may as well start referring to Obama as "Big Brother".

Gross Domestic Product, GDP, was up some, yes, it would because government spending has gone up. The pace of unemployment has stabilized, and why wouldn't it at this time of year. Unemployment offices are closed, folks can't fill out the forms. Some businesses hire seasonal help and wouldn't you know the holiday season is over. The stock market is up, ok, but that doesn't tell the whole economic barometer; what of inventory, commodities, pay roll, productivity, imports, exports, new orders, profits, losses, tax burden, regulation compliance impacts on time and resources, and so on.

What is worse than "The Obama Recovery" being a part of the latest edition of the Newspeak dictionary is that by its very nature this endeavor is the polar opposite of what our nation not only needs but stands for. It is a methodology proven to make things worse, FDR's New Deal prolonging the Depression, LBJ's Great Society ruining urban centers. And the antitheses of the known positive results brought to us by Ronald Reagan, the Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence.

Bailout from the Federal government. No, cut investment taxes. Raise the income tax, on the so called but always refined downward, rich. No, lets try a 15% flat income tax across the board. Taxation and regulation of every breath we take. No, thank you, governments scope and power is going to have to shrink. Trillions of dollars in spending, debt, deficits, obligations, and liability. O' no you don't, Congress, The White House, and our State capitals are going to have to spend less.

That means duplicate programs get consolidated, redundant agencies merge, pet projects stop, expenditures outside those mandated by the Constitution get rolled back, Constitutionally emphasized areas of responsibility get prioritized. Some things will have to go, some bureaucrats will lose their jobs, some will take pay cuts, some governmental powers will go back to the people or the states respectively. Some new checks and balances might be in order. Some fiscal restraint is a must. And a lot of accountability by we the voters is due.

Personally speaking, I have no interest in seeing anymore parallels arise in my homeland and the works 1984, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, or Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto.

-Ulysses S. Arn

responding to a self professed liberal from Rockford

Ulysses S. Arn — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:07:00 GMT

Not Afraid of the "L" word, from the Rockford Register Star, this would be what i am responding to

John Gustafson "Not afraid of the L word." Wrote "a strong government is not a threat but a protector and guarantor." and "government as the instigator of opportunities for the citizens."

If I may remind our liberal friend, an all powerful centralized government blessing us with what we have, is the kind of government our forefathers broke away from.

Government should protect us. Sure, from the military and terrorist threats that could clam untold lives. But, in our home what good is a bureaucrat a million miles away in Washington. In Hawaii a storm damaged a park the local economy survived on. The state said it would take years and millions of dollars to fix. The residents did it themselves in days and for pennies.

Government should provide us opportunities. Where did this cockamamy notion come from. Life itself is an opportunity, as you go down its path countless chances arise for you to take that will allow you to experience fulfillment.

I haven't needed one trace of government, outside the First Amendment, to advance the conservative message. And you do not need the government to make your dreams and ambitions come to fruition, just some elbow grease, midnight oil, and a little luck.

-Ulysses S. Arn

*as submitted to the Rockford Register Star

the first battles in the 2010 election

Ulysses S. Arn — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:48:00 GMT

Help Scott Brown become United States Senator from Mass.

Help Patrick Huges become Illinois United States Senator

Help Jim Ryan become the next Governor of Illinois

the Mass. special election is January 19th

the Illinois primaries are February 2nd

if you are register to vote, please do so

if you are not register to vote, hurry up time is running out!!!

the coming year

Ulysses S. Arn — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:22:00 GMT

The Coming Year

2010 is upon us, and we conservatives have a lot of work to do. From the primaries to the general election in November a tremendous amount of effort is going to be needed in order for the conservative movement to triumph at the ballot box. We are going to have our work cut out for us having discussions with friends and family, writing to newspapers, posting on the web, assembling and rallying, and engaging in as many ways as possible our fellow citizens.

There are many battles that lay ahead, from the transfer of enemy terrorist to an Illinois prison, to tax increases and out of control spending, liberty stealing regulations, to smears from elected Democrats and members of the media. Yet one thing will be undeniably clear in this coming year, each and every time, at every turn, the conservative movement is going to stand on its philosophical and historically proven principles.

Government is to be a limited tool used by "we the people" to ensure our liberties, not so massive and onerous that it impedes our ability to lead our lives the best way we see fit in accordance with a civil society.

So when the Democrats seek to grow the size of our federal and state governments, spend massive amounts of money that can only be repaid by robbing from the future of children not yet born, intend to regulate each and every facet of daily life, while displaying weakness to our enemies who have but only one goal kill Americans. We of the conservative movement will not be quiet, we will not back down, we will not surrender, tire, waver, wane, or quit.

Each time Governor Quinn seeks to raise our taxes, we will confidently say no. The corrupt and ethically challenged politicians have spent too much of our tax dollars on things we don't need as a state. Instead of burdening the people in difficult times by taking more away from them. It is time government at all levels big and small to learn how to do with less, how to prioritize, how to become more efficient, and ultimately how to leave us alone.

Every time Senator Durbin tells us that bringing our enemies to our great state is good because it will create jobs. We will start saying no before the sentence is finished. With double digit unemployment nation wide, millions of jobs need to be created, not a handful. And the way you go about creating millions of jobs is to cut capital gains taxes, cut income taxes, cut taxes on small business, cut government spending. I.E the things Ronald Reagan did to get us 25 years of economic good times after the mess called Jimmy Carter, not insult the American people by bring terrorist pukes to the Midwest calling it economic activity.

And when President Obama reaches yet again into the socialist grab-bag of wished for European style government domination of society policies and justifies it with his tag lines "over the last eight years" or "the previous administration". We will kindly object with passion. The American experiment was a 180 degree departure from European sentiments. We would each be responsible for our own development, government would be of, for, and by the people, every individual would be secure in their natural rights, and the Constitution restrains governmental power. All things incompatible with pay czars, government motors, civilian trials for enemy combatants, government run health care, quadrupling our nation's debt, crushing our job creation with higher taxes, and everything in Karl Marx's manifesto.

Get used to the conservative message in 2010, smaller limited government, lower taxes, energy independence, and victory in the war on terror.

*as submitted to the rockford paper

Happy New Year

Ulysses S. Arn — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:11:00 GMT

be safe, and enjoy 2010.

freezing my butt off, to keep terrorist out of my state

Ulysses S. Arn — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:40:00 GMT

A few days before Christmas, in the northern Illinois cold, a hardy group of patriotic Americans and concerned citizens gathered in Sterling to protest the transfer of terrorist from club Gitmo to Thompson, Illinois. I was there and did my part to voice opposition to this stupid plan of President Obama, Attorney General Holder, Senator Durbin, and Governor Quinn. I made some brief remarks on the bullhorn, i gave two interviews to news crews, i stood in unison with gold star moms, and regular folks who recognize that this plan is a whopper of a bad one.

Two moments worth sharing. First I was more than happy to have my picture take with some nice ladies who drove two hours to attend the event, or more accurately was happy to have them take a picture of my t-shirt, the red one i have worn in some of my youtube video's that says "I think therefore I am NOT a progressive liberal socialist Marxist Democrat". Second, one of the reporters had a heck of a question to ask me. "did I support President Obama this time last year"? she obviously hadn't read my shirt before asking, but my reply didn't leave any room for doubt. "No I didn't, and I NEVER will."

so, i put forth some effort to stop this debacle, what did you do?

WIFR 10 PM news December 22, 2009. Featuring one Ulysses S. Arn

*photo from the Chicago Tribune. (That would be me on the far right)

*photo from the Rockford Register Star. (Me between the two flags)

Al Gore poetry vs. The arena of ideas

Ulysses S. Arn — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:15:00 GMT

Al Gore(bad poet) vs Ulysses S. Arn(conservative)

don't forget this holiday season

Ulysses S. Arn — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:37:00 GMT

buy that special person, or ten, the gift that keeps on giving, The Arena of Ideas by Ulysses S. Arn. available now at The kindle store on amazon.com.

the future of energy

Ulysses S. Arn — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:28:00 GMT

With the availability now of e-mails and other documents from the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit demonstrating that man made global climate change is a fake fraudulent hoax. I hope I never again have to hear about the ineffective and unsustainable use of windmills, solar panels, and "green energy," as the solutions to meet our nations energy requirements. Nor should anyone have to put up with legislation, treaties, or agreements that would succeed in reverting the human race backwards 2,000 years by destroying capitalism, personal freedoms, and individual choice.

What I do hope to hear about in the near future is the creation of thousands of jobs because new nuclear power plants have been built to supply abundant electricity. New oil drilling operations and new refineries making the fuel our economy runs on affordable and readily available. While simultaneously I wait with eager fascination for our scientist, researchers, inventors, and entrepreneurs to develop the next generation of ways to bless humanity with bountiful energy improving the quality of our lives via geothermal power, hydrogen fuel, or capacitors to store the energy of lighting among dozens of possibilities. None of which has the prerequisite of complete submission to socialism.

*as submitted to the Rockford Register Star for printing

The Rockford Register Stars version of this opinion piece

happy thanksgiving

Ulysses S. Arn — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:29:00 GMT

hope everyone has a happy thanksgiving, enjoy the turkey, stuffing, and all the other mountains of food you will ingest along with your friends, family, and relatives.

The Arena of Ideas on sale now

Ulysses S. Arn — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:48:00 GMT

The Arena of Ideas on sale now at the kindle store on amazon.com

The kindle store on amazon.com

The Arena of Ideas youtube promotional video

in loving memory of those who lost their lives at ft. Hood

Ulysses S. Arn — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:12:00 GMT

My thoughts and prayers are with all those who lost their lives in the Fort Hood massacre. Make no mistake about it your son or daughter and unborn child died because a lone Jihadist went on a homicidal rampage. But, what makes this horrific tragedy even worse, is that it appears that this did not have to happen. It seem that because of political correctness this walking red flag called a Major in the United States Army was able to carry out his Jihadism unchecked. While the Major may have pulled the trigger, it is the progressive liberal socialist Marxist Democrats and their political correctness that really killed and wounded those innocent people. So let it be known now and forever political correctness killed Francheska Velez and her unborn child, Captain John Gaffaney, PFC Aaron Thomas Nemelka, PFC Michael Pearson, SPC Jason Dean Hunt, Michael Grant Cahill, SPC Frederick Greene, Staff Sgt Justin M. DeCrow, Sgt Amy Krueger, PFC Kham Xiong, Juanita Warman, Major L. Eduardo Caraveo, and Russel Seager. I am sorry your families and the families of the 30 who were wounded and have to suffer this pain.

As our nation morn in this time of loss, let what little piece of mind can come from this, if anyone was deserving of the Death Penalty it is this Jihadist in Army fatigues.

Ralph Peters, New York Post with some of the facts as we know them

the best of da bears, the worst of da bears

Ulysses S. Arn — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:09:00 GMT

these past two sundays have shown us the worst of what the Chicago Bears can be in that embarrassing loss to the Bangles. And the potential greatness the Bears can offer in the 30-6 win over the Browns. Now the question turns to how to have more games like last sundays win and have fewer games like two weeks ago loss.

My first thought in making our beloved Bears better comes in regards to the coaching staff, offensive coordinator Ron Turner is really bad at play calling, the reason we have so many 3 and long situations is because of the plays called on 1st and 2nd down. Hence I recommend that Ron be let go and all effort put into bringing in former Broncos coach Mike Shanahan, not only did the Broncos have year after year of 1,000 plus yard rushers but Jay Culter had some big stats for him, I think it would not be out of the question to make Mike the highest paid offensive coordinator in all of the NFL, it is also not out of the question to have expectations that Jay and running back Matt Forte to have year after year of solid production under his offense. Next comes the defensive coordinator position and that should be handled by Lovie Smith himself and all reason for this is found in the way the defense played(poorly versus Cincy, outstanding versus Cleveland) and it should be noted Lovie started taking a hands on approach to the defense late in the Cincy game.

Now on to personal. lets start with the secondary. Charles Tillman, Bowman, Vasher, Graham, Daniel Manning, Afalava and Steltz make for a workable safety and corner rotation when all are healthy, do note that Kevin Payne is not on that list, because if it were up to me I would cut him, today. If any upgrade is warranted it would be to pick up any potential free agent safeties that could start over Al Afalava, but if no true starter is on the free agent market it is no big loss, Al is still young(rookie) and could develop into a serviceable starter, since we won't have a draft pick tell 2050.

At linebacker Briggs and Urlacher are our corner stones and two very good players with the combo of Pisa Tisamoa(name i can not spell), Hunter Hillenmeyer, Nick Roach who came up big in the Browns game with two forced fumbles and Jamaar Williams we have the bodies at that position and yes I would resign Tisa for another year.

on the defensive line we again have all the parts we need, Tommie Harris, who does need to have a fire kept lit under him however, Alex Brown, Ogunlye, Mark Anderson, Adams and Adams, Idonije needs more playing time, Harrison and Gilbert we have all the tools we need to put pressure on the opposing offense.

The Offensive line is were we need to invest draft picks and free agent money. Orlando Pace is no spring chicken, Williams should work out well as an NFL right tackle but will struggle on the left side. Olin is a rock solid center however he and long snapper Mannley are up there in age. Garza, Beekman, and that other guy whose name I will not try to spell are ok at guard but we really to upgrade and look into finding some true maulers if any are to be found.

Wideout, running back, tight end, kicker, punter i would make no changes and do everything to keep the guys we have, with one exception. With Garret Wolfe seeing more touches as my only additional thought and he would get those extra touches because I would not bring back Kevin Jones.

Jay Culter is our quarterback, but in the unlikely case we need to go to the second stringer, we need at true veteran not an untested young pup like we have now, so i would look into signing Kerry Collins(unlikely he would sign), Shaun Hill(if he doesn't stay in San Fran) or Byron Leftwhich(much more of a project to work with).

DA BEARS!

sorry for butchering the spelling of anyone's name

explaining conservative principles

Ulysses S. Arn — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:39:00 GMT

In my personal quest to advance the conservative movement I have come across those that do not know what conservatism stands for.

Some mistakenly believe we stand only for corporate interest, when what we truly believe in is free-market capitalism, competition, hard-work, private property and what Adam Smith called the harmony of interest.

On my journey someone told me that my advocation for limited government meant that I believed in anarchy. No, the principle of limited government means that, in America under our Constitution the areas government has responsibility for were enumerated in that document such as a military, roads, law enforcement, immigration, currency. No ink was spent on social reengineering, wealth redistribution or aborting the unborn.

Hence we conservatives have a problem with the federal government taking high percentages of our income and giving it to those who refuse to get a job. We have a problem when federal tax policy and regulations make it exceedingly difficult for the private sector to create those jobs. And we are outraged when our nation is put in unnecessary peril because President Obama and Speaker Pelosi, among others, refuse to confront the evil's in this world that threaten our very lives.

**as submitted to the rockford register star for publication

this op-ed as printed in the register star

"solutions #2 a health care special"

Ulysses S. Arn — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:24:00 GMT

"solutions #2 a health care special" a political message from Ulysses S. Arn

brand new youtube video up and running. taking the lefts arguments deconstructing them and countering with conservatism. and if I may say so my best video yet. give it a look and love to hear your feedback.

an issue of safety

Ulysses S. Arn — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:42:00 GMT

A high school senior is suspended 20 days for having a 2 inch pocket knife locked in his car, a six year old is suspended for bringing utensils to eat lunch, all in the name of zero tolerance for weapons on school grounds. Ladies and gentlemen I hate to point this fact out to you but every object is a potential weapon, folding chairs, spoons, mercury filled light bulbs, baseball bats, scissors, salt shakers, roll of toilet paper, every thing can be used as a weapon. The difference between and object just being a harmless object and a weapon is the intent of the person using it. If you have a knife in your car as part of a survival kit your intention is non violent and thusly nothing further needs to be made of it except maybe a warning that said knife must stay with said survival kit in said car, you don't call the cops, you don't level out suspension. Common sense should make these kinds of distinctions easy and obvious, unfortunately liberalism is the willful act of ignoring common sense.

Now that senior has aspirations of going to West Point, as someone who knows four grads of Annapolis, I wish you the best of luck, and the Army will be well served to have a fine young man such as this.

Senior suspended over pocket knife

6 year old in trouble over utensil

living with depression

Ulysses S. Arn — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:55:00 GMT

My name is Ulysses S. Arn, I am a conservative and as such I am about to be honest and forthright. I suffer from the daily torment of depression. Most days it is but an irritant, on the worst days it seems as though it will be the end of me. I do not enjoy having to do battle with my own thoughts and emotions on a regular basis. This daily clash within my mind isn't helped when events in my life compound the problem.

The greatest source of fuel for the fire that tries to burn my minded into oblivion, is my lack of a female companion. Countless times I have found myself on the brink of self-destruction because of that one fact. I would like nothing better than to never have to spend another day alone. However easy the solution to my personal problems sounds, its execution is a whole other matter.

My best friend has advised me to shower, shave and frequent drinking establishments as the answer to my dilemma. A few small flaws in his plan make it a useless endeavor for me to follow. First and most minor is the fact that I do not consume alcohol. Second and rather significant is my difficulty in being in confined spaces with large numbers of people(that is why I don't stay long at family functions). Third and most important I don't strike up conversations with strangers, let alone talk to girls, I can count on one hand the number of girls I have had the chance to talk to and all but one of them where from our days in High School all those years ago.

Maybe now you will see what I see. I am going to be alone for a long time and as such am very likely to destroy my-self. The only thing that is going to prevent that is if some girl out there cares about me and introduces herself to me. My personality and emotional state make it next to impossible for me to find that person on my own, and that maybe my greatest hurdle.

"taps out" a new poem from Ulysses S. Arn

Ulysses S. Arn — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:07:00 GMT

"taps out" world premier

a nice little poem if i do say so myself. click on the link to download text file.

you might be a Statist?

Ulysses S. Arn — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:37:00 GMT

brand new youtube video "you might be a Statist?"