Obama: is he a threat to our freedom?

Well BO has appointed yet another czar. How many does this make? I believe it is 19. That is 19 offices with broad power, none of which answer to congress, only BO himself. This should really start to scare Americans as BO has been slowly, neigh, rapidly grabbing executive power. Out of all the Presidents this country has seen, none have grabbed as much power for themselves as BO has. Read some history books folks. This is what all dictators do in the beginning. They slowly grab power while quietly removing your freedom bit by bit until it is too late to do anything about it. Next thing you know gulag squads are dragging dissenters away in the middle of the night. Not in America you say?

To date, since BO has been in office he has taken control of GM, the banks, and has been appointing czars of HIS choosing that only answer to him. He wants to install a "civilian" police force aka gulag aka SS that is bigger and better funded than the military. What happens when government has to bail out the failing newspapers, radio stations, and tv stations? Thats right, government owns them. They then dictate what they say, who advertises, what they broadcast ect. Think I'm exaggerating? What kind of cars will GM be building? The small little tinker toy type that they drive in France, thats what. Who wants them? BO does, thats who. He even fired GM's CEO to make it happen.

The funny thing is he does this all in the name of the financial crisis, and to make the US more "green". The BO worshippers think he is brilliant for these moves and applaud him for it. Little do they realize soon this country will no longer be the home of the free, but the home of the controlled. I like my freedom of CHOICE. That is being taken from me. I like my SUV because I camp, hunt, and fish. I really do not see a little tinker toy pulling a boat or getting me to a camping site down a long bumpy two track. I really do not believe in global warming. Trees love carbon dioxide, yet it is being treated as some kind of evil gas that is warming our planet. How about planting more to offset the imbalance. To logical?

BO also says it is OK to borrow money to implement social healthcare. Even EU is telling us not to do that as the system just doesn't work. The level of care goes down, and wait times are horrible. Not to mention the debt. Someone is paying for healthcare, free or otherwise. Our system is not perfect, but it is better than everyone else's.

Remember, Obama said, "America is the greatest country in the world. Help me change it..."

AT&T: ignorance and greed personified

The greed and ignorance of AT&T never ceases to amaze me. They claim to have one of the largest networks in the country, yet for some reason they are known for having the worst coverage.

Now that the iPhone 3GS has been announced they (AT&T) have dropped the ball once again. Well, at least three times in my book. 1. They are the only carrier to not offer MMS for the iPhone by the launch date. WTF? Why is this so hard for them to do seeing as how they offer it for other models in their line up. 2. They will be the only carrier to not offer a tethering package at launch of new iPhone. 3. They are not offering an upgrade price to older iPhone users based on how much time they have left on their contracts.

Checking AT&T's site I can get an upgrade price at the end of Feb, 2010. This puts me into the last year of my contract. Not a very good deal for me, as first gen iPhone users were offered an upgrade price. Perhaps Apple will offer a better deal after enough customers grumble. Maybe they won't.

Bottom line is if Verizon becomes a carrier before AT&T allows me to upgrade I'm jumping ships. I've missed Alltel's superior network since leaving them for the iPhone so perhaps I can be happy once again.

I hope you get the message loud and clear AT&T. You are pissing off your strongest customer base. Do you really want all of us mad at you and ready to leave at the first chance? Many of us broke contracts to get an iPhone with you, so what makes you think we won't break your contract on your crappy network to go with someone offering a sweeter deal? I hope your PR people are having nightmares and fits over all the bad press you are receiving and I PRAY Apple works out a deal with another carrier in the very near future!

For now I'll do what I've been doing. Enjoy my awesome iPhone and complain about the service I get with AT&T. In fact, that should be a T-Shirt. Q: How do you like your iPhone? A: I love it, expect for AT&T.

If I only had a dollar for every time I said that...