Strike The Root Blog

So said Eric Holder, who is somewhat ironically referred to by the mass media as “the first black attorney general.” He was talking about our reluctance to honestly discuss race issues.

We are indeed cowards for that and many other reasons–cowards for not having bucked the politically correct agenda forced down our throats for the past 30 years. Cowards for not speaking up against the censure of those who dared speak up in attempts to discuss race. Cowards for letting politicians run our lives. Cowards for electing politicians who brazenly express disdain for the very same people who voted for them. Cowards for helping chip away at freedoms in the name of personal greed and disdain for the way others live. Cowards for electing politicians who granted even more power to themselves and the corporations who controlled them.

Still, I don’t need to hear it from a hypocrite like Holder standing behind a bully pulpit. I think it’s a good harbinger of what to expect the next four years–browbeating easy targets who have been chastised into keeping their mouths shut. We’ve already heard Obama’s disdain for the average schmuck working-class American who clings to guns or religion. The attorney general echoes more of the same, no doubt smirking after he leaves his throne, knowing full well that most of us rednecks know better than to even mention race.

Next up, I fully expect the target to be the upper middle class as the handouts grow. A much larger number of Americans than before will owe nothing to the government, while a small percentage of us who are willingly struggling to achieve and attempt to improve our lot in life will pay the burden of the cost. We will be made to feel criminally guilty and will be painted as part of the problem, and our already higher percentage of money thieved will be deemed as not enough.

Obama’s administration will be as good at scapegoating people as was the Bush administration. Segments of us, the cowards, will become the axis of evil, no matter the battle. Mr Holder: You are a coward and a bully, but you’re welcome to come spout your bile face to face any time, to demonstrate otherwise.

The Emperor faces the end of his reign….

….as it is time for him to leave….

….to a standing ”O”….

….and head for the trash bin of history:

Wax Fantasy- The new Emperor is in, the old one is….under arrest?

The Obamaniacs head to DC….

….with new plans for the tax serfs:

Good News! Her Highness’ butt isn’t too big….

….and the family is happy:

The killing continues and no one can bear to watch:

The blast of the shofar accompanies the genocide:

Just a fun ol’ time for the IDF:

Graves, graves, we need more room for graves:

Beware- tryanny can come from any direction:

One act of defiance….

….cancels one act of cowardice:

Global cooling is making life difficult:

Sometimes, the odds look a bit overwhelming:

Swarm, Swarm!:

Your tax dollars at work- an RV for the moon:

More ammo for journalists:

The state wants your children….

….and this is how it gets them:

The real policy of No Child Left Behind:

Stealing money and lending it cheap:

The central planners meet to decide how to engineer the next depression:

A hopeful look at the future- tools of war become lawn ornaments:

Lots of ghosts and boogie men in Afghanistan:

The Emperor-To-Be is drowning in estrogen:

Fasten your seatbelt for a wild ride:

Hey, W.- Dodge this:

Seeking instructions how to kill for the state in the name of God and….

….Success!:

The hands of the savior or tools of the devil?  Have they ever seen a hard day’s work?:

The Emperor’s audience continues to decline in stature….

….and numbers:

Still more murder, and Israel’s (and the U.S.’s) fingerprints are everywhere:

Praise those who have the courage to resist….

….rather than cower in fear:

Gimme that old time religion….

….it’s good enough for me:

Out of our way! Just a lil’ ol’ funeral in Texas:

Genocide in Gaza, but “No comment”:

Future terrorists to keep the show going, forever and forever:

Accidental illustration- Palestinians hopelessly entangled by Zionist Israel:

The kids turn to Johnny Law for guidance….

…..and are rewarded for obedience to the state:

After all the bailouts and stimulus programs are complete, the lowly tax serf carves up what’s left:

Stand by your man.  Let history be the judge:

Shaman rituals for the Magic Negro:

The state is melting, melting:

On the lookout for terrorist coyotes. The Ex-Emperor-To-Be seems to have fewer and fewer friends:

The sky darkens as the coronation approaches (“From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.”):

Just a reminder- Homeland Security is diligently protecting our shores:

Just a party girl. Please ignore the trail of bodies behind her….

Wouldn’t a dunce cap be a more appropriate product (Keepin’ America Stupid)?:

An idle GM assembly line awaits more bailouts and cheap credit:

Johnny Law finds an appropriate uniform:

Resist the state and risk its wrath:

Slicked up and ready for another day of jackboot hijinks:

The only safe way to view the blinding ignorance of politics:

You’re welcome. I drive a Toyota made in California:

Ford makes a surprise move:

The expectations are high for the Man With Melanin:

Children will continue to love their mother, even when abandoned by her:

A simple act by one brave man….

….can change the world in a blur….

….and arouse dissent among the victims….

….and put tyrants on the defensive:

Warning, rats in the area:

Good tidings of great joy! The reason for the season is still in the race:

The Ex-Emperor-To-Be will soon have no subjects to direct and harass:

They can’t protect their own building but they DO protect us from runaway basketball mascots:

Rapid Response for the Fatherland is on it’s way:

No room for individualists within the state collective:

No room for non-conformists within the civic religion:

Country First!:

This is what the corporate media thinks is important- A confirmed liar and thief has lunch with the daughter of a long dead president:

Make it a public display- Flush your allegiance to the state:

Wash regularly. Don’t’ let the horsesh%# accumulate on your rear bumper:

A great Christmas gift- A new dart board for the game room:

He’s drinkin’ again:

A political office for sale? Why the shock?

Gimme your best shot:

The Old/New Deal- Swapping lives for pretty rags:

Spread the terror- Collateral damage at home:

New corporate acronyms on the horizon- Gimme Money!….

….and Finance Our Rotten Designs!

Don’t let Johnny Law steal your Christmas:

Rule of Politics #23: Always put the receptive and easily convinced in the front row:

Save your breath- reason won’t work:

Dude, where’s my job?

Slammin’ concrete- another important defensive function:

How you’ll soon be flying the friendly skies:

It won’t happen sittin’ down. For state-initiated change, stand up and grab your ankles:

Snow in New Orleans- Reality just won’t conform to the climate kooks:

Start a hot new career in law enforcement!:

Socialist monkey wrenchers continue to give true anarchists a bad name:

Taking the lives of children isn’t enough for US Crusaders- Now, they’re taking their toys:

Entertainment on Capitol Hill- Watching the taxpayer get roped and tied:

Fly the rag proudly- Land of the Cowards and Home of the Slaves:

Mmmm…the sweet, fragrant aroma of change:

As Barack Obama’s opus, Team of Rivals, continues its rolling debut, the early reviews are in and the “critics” are full of praise for the cast:”[T]he new administration is off to a good start.”
– Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell.

“[S]uperb … the best of the Washington insiders … this will be a valedictocracy — rule by those who graduate first in their high school classes.”
– David Brooks, conservative New York Times columnist

“[V]irtually perfect … ”
– Senator Joe Lieberman, former Democrat and John McCain’s top surrogate in the 2008 campaign.

“[R]eassuring.”
– Karl Rove, “Bush’s brain.”

“I am gobsmacked by these appointments, most of which could just as easily have come from a President McCain … this all but puts an end to the 16-month timetable for withdrawal from Iraq, the unconditional summits with dictators, and other foolishness that once emanated from the Obama campaign … [Hillary] Clinton and [James] Steinberg at State should be powerful voices for ‘neo-liberalism’ which is not so different in many respects from ‘neo-conservativism.’”
– Max Boot, neoconservative activist, former McCain staffer.

“I see them as being sort of center-right of the Democratic party.”
– James Baker, former Secretary of State and the man who led the theft of the 2000 election.

“[S]urprising continuity on foreign policy between President Bush’s second term and the incoming administration … certainly nothing that represents a drastic change in how Washington does business. The expectation is that Obama is set to continue the course set by Bush … ”
– Michael Goldfarb of the neoconservative Weekly Standard.

“I certainly applaud many of the appointments … ”
– Senator John McCain

Barack Obama is a hit, say America’s leading neconliberal militarists!

The Great Change continues:

Barack Obama will announce his national security team today to approval from the military establishment and Republicans, distant cries of dissent from liberals and head-scratching from others.

The President-elect is expected to confirm the nomination of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, ask Robert Gates to remain at the Pentagon, and make General Jim Jones his National Security Adviser.

All three are heavyweight figures with whom Mr Obama has policy disagreements of varying intensity, and these choices are intended to emphasise his policy of reaching out to former rivals and opponents…

Yesterday Republicans were showering praise on these selections. Senator Lindsey Graham said that Mr Gates, President Bush’s Defence Secretary, had “led us through difficult times in Iraq” and that Mrs Clinton had a “little harder line” than Mr Obama on foreign policy.

Mmmmm…Smell that change, people! Don’t it smell oh-so-good? Mmm-hmmmmm…

Armed with smiles and reassured by an ignorant public, a new reign of terror is set to begin:

The newest gangsters-in-the-house show themselves off:

Welcome back. The place just isn’t the same without a Kennedy crook prowling the hallways:

Gather ’round, children. Get the young’s attention….

….and fascinate them with the tools of war…

….to inspire service and sacrifice:

Gitmo to be closed? Let’s find some other primates to lock up:

Got my eyes on you. Even thugs need an amusing diversion:

It’s the only life they’ve known. The insurgency starts young:

Pull over and we’ll talk. Just your friendly neighborhood jackboot walking his beat:

A sign of events to come?:

‘Bama’s proposed cabinet is looking like clones of the Bush Era:

Coming soon to your neighborhood:

A jail cell for the future Ex-Emperor? No such luck: