That’s Right Nate

Who hasn’t been in this position?  You meet a girl and you joke around with her.  You playfully call her a bitch, and she laughs and responds that you’re a bastard.  Then you go a step further and use a little Mel Gibson language and she pours a drink on you or slaps your face.   The same thing happened to Andrew Breitbart in a way.

You see Breitbart first came to national attention when his deceptively edited video made ACORN look like they were supporting prostitution.  The result was without really checking out the video, ACORN was defunded.   Even today, many people have not paid attention to the troubling aspects of the video like the employees who called the police about the “pimp” and “prostitute” who visited.

Seeing what he had made and calling it successful journalism, Breitbart shoddily edited another video tape and was shocked to find everybody overreacting.  An innocent woman was fired and Fox News was left with egg on their face after promoting the video.  What mistake did Breitbart make?  Simply put, he was too trusting.   He trusted the Obama administration to investigate the video, find out what it was and then leftists and patriotic Americans could fight in the media about what really happened in the media.  Unfortunately, when the White House didn’t do their job and overreacted Breitbart was left holding the bag when people mistakenly blamed him for an innocent woman losing her job.  Of course isn’t true.  While Ms. Sherod may not have said anything racist in this speech, she probably did in another one.

The White House needs to react immediately to apologize to Andrew Breitbart and restore his good name.  They are the ones who have dragged it through the mud by believe him and not checking out the facts.   Until they do, Breitbart remains a victim of the reverse-racism of the Obama White House.

[This may be the saddest thing I have ever read.  Jack Kimble is a good man and I hope that the people of California and the United States will give him another chance.   I believe he is genuinely sorry and will continue to serve us with distinction in congress.]

Good morning, and thank you for joining me. Many of you in this room are my friends. Many of you in this room know me. Many of you have voted for me or you’ve canvassed for me or you’ve supported me.

Now every one of you has good reason to be critical of me. I want to say to each of you, simply and directly, I am deeply sorry for the irresponsible and juvenile behavior I engaged in.

I know people want to find out how I could be so selfish and so foolish. People want to know how I could have said these things to Congresswoman Blackburn and to Congressman Pence. And while I have always tried to take full responsibility for my actions, there are some things I want to say.

My references to “hoo has”, “naughty bits”, “jugs”, as well as my unfortunate and off key rendition of a song I wrote called “Thanks for the Mammaries” was shameful and an anathema to the families values conservative principles that I have upheld since my unfortunate incident in the LAX parking lot in 2008.  I apologize for any hurt I may have caused by my comments, or by the making of “awuga” sounds.

In my defense I can only offer the following explanation.  After, a night of very limited sleep because of a house guest, I overheard a conversation between Congressman Pence and Congresswoman Blackburn in which Congressman Pence expressed his desire for “hotly contested midterms” I overheard him as saying “hot, big chested interns”.  When Congresswoman Blackburn said, “I never had one of those myself” and they laughed, I took things completely the wrong way and embarrassed both of my colleagues.

My beautiful wife Kerry and I have started the process of discussing the damage caused by my behavior. As Kerry pointed out to me, my real apology to her will not come in the form of words; it will come in the form of expensive jewelry, which I will have to buy her. We have a lot to discuss; however, what we say to each other will remain between the two of us until my memoirs come out sometime in 2011.

I am also aware of the pain my behavior has caused to those of you in this room. I have let you down, and I have let down my supporters. For many of you, especially my friends, my behavior has been a personal disappointment. To those of you who work for me, I have let you down personally and professionally yet again. My behavior has caused considerable worry to the lobbyists who have done so much to support me.

For all that I have done, I am so sorry.

I’ve had a lot of time to think about what I’ve done. My failures have made me look at myself in a way I never wanted to before. It’s now up to me to make amends, and that starts by never repeating the mistakes I’ve made. It’s up to me to start living a life of integrity.  You can support that life, by donating to my 2010 campaign.  Holding onto my seat is a key to reigning in Obama’s socialist programs.

I once heard, and I believe it’s true, it’s not what you achieve in life that matters; it’s what you overcome. I believe myself, David Vitter, and Tom Ensign play the part daily of setting an example. Character and decency are what really count.

Parents used to point to me as a role model for their kids. I owe all those families a special apology. I want to say to them that I am truly sorry that those children had to see me acting like a motorboat in a sexually inappropriate way.

As I proceed, I understand people have questions. I understand the press wants to ask me for the details and what I meant by the term “meaty, big, and bouncy.”  I understand people want to know whether Kerry and I will remain together. Please know that as far as I’m concerned, Kerry and I have a marriage as solid as a rock.  She has explained to me that she needs sometime to clear her head before we can put this behind ourselves and she will be spending the recess hiking the Appalachian Trail and coming to grips with the embarrassment I have put her through.

I recognize I have brought this on myself, and I know above all I am the one who needs to change. I owe it to my district to become a better person. I owe it to those closest to me to become a better man. That’s where my focus will be.  Towards this end, I will begin taking classes in both cooking and ballroom dancing. I have already begun to start a bodybuilding regime recommended by former Mr. Universe Lou Ferrigno.

I have a lot of work to do, and I intend to dedicate myself to doing it. Part of following this path for me is Catholicism, which my mother taught me at a young age. People probably don’t realize it, but I was raised a Catholic, and I actively practiced my faith from childhood until I drifted away from it when Notre Dame was eliminated from BCS contention this season. Catholicism teaches that we have an awful lot to feel guilty for. It teaches me to not eat meat on Friday regardless of how superior Roy Rogers’ hamburgers are to their fish sandwich. Obviously I lost track of what I was taught.

In discussing my situation with Newt Gingrich, I’ve learned the importance of looking at my spiritual life and keeping in balance with my professional life. I need to regain my balance and be centered so I can save the things that are most important to me, my career and my father’s approval.

That also means relying on others for help. I’ve learned to seek support from lobbyists in Washington, and I hope someday to return that support to them that they have given me. I especially want to thank Citibank, Marlboro, and Coca Cola who have been amazing generous corporate underwriters since a recent Supreme Court decision gave them that right.

I want to thank CPAC, House Minority Leader John Boehner, and the Republican Party for their patience and understanding while I work on my private life. I look forward to casting no votes with them in the months and years to come.

Finally, there are many people in this room, and there are many people at home who believed in me. Today I want to ask for your help. I ask you to find room in your heart to one day believe in me again.

Thank you.

Today David Letterman officially apologized to Sarah Palin for the tasteless joke he made about her family.  The problem wasn’t that he was tasteless–we forgive tasteless comics all the time.   No, Letterman committed the ultimate sin for a comedian by not being funny.   I’m happy to be having a grand old time in the Grand Old Party where we have the quickest wits in the country to continually crack us up.

Take Michelle Malkin.   Most people, would find joking about the 9/11 terrorist attacks distasteful.  In fact Michelle tore into comedian Wanda Sykes for comparing Rush Limbaugh to the hijackers.   However, even terrorist attacks that kill thousands of Americans can be side splittingly funny to somebody with her gifted comedic touch.   Last Thursday, she ran a hysterical cartoon of one of the planes about to hit the World Trade Center.   I guess technically she got the cartoon from The People’s Cube originally, but you have to admit the woman knows comedy.   Reacting to a report, that terrorists would be read their Miranda rights under Obama as they were under Bush, the cartoon has photoshopped a word balloon onto the 9/11 plane to say, “Mohammed, shouldn’t we read them their miranda rights first? Just kidding man.”  I think I almost peed my pants when I saw it.

I can’t teach Letterman a sense of humor, but former Republican Senatorial Candidate Rusty DePass probably could.  He posted on Facebook this weekend about the escape of a Gorilla, by telling people, “I’m sure it’s just one of Michelle’s ancestors — probably harmless.”   Obviously, comparing the First Lady to an escaped gorilla is comedy gold.

A hysterical email was sent out by a legislative staffer for Tennessee GOP state senator Diane Black.  The staffer, Sherri Goforth, e-mailed this composite picture of the country’s 44 presidents, which represents President Obama with only a set of eyes.   I posted the picture above.   It just goes to show you that even Republican chicks have a great sense of humor.

Of course the king of Republican comedians is Rush Limbaugh.   Perhaps, if Letterman would listen to Rush, he’d get a clue about what America finds funny.  Until he gets that figured out, his apology is beside the point.   This reminds me of the last words of my grandfather who said, “A truck…”

I wish to apologize for yesterday’s article A Patriot Speaks About the Teabag Movement.  As it turns out, the “patriot” whose comments I posted was Timothy McVeigh who later blew up the the Federal Building in Oklahoma City.  This was a mistake on my part.  I trusted friends of mine who told me they found it on the web and that I might want to post it.  They never told me that it was what a domestic terrorist said, so naturally I believed it to be the sentiments of a true patriot.  As you know, there is no connection whatsoever between conservative politics and domestic terrorism.

I hope this in no way damages my credibility with you.   We’ve had this blog for over a year now and mistakes are bound to happen.  I never claimed to be perfect.  However, when I have made an error I have always apologized.  When I posted the details of the Keating Five scandal mistakenly believing it was Obama and Rezko I quickly made amends. Likewise, when I accidentally printed Nazi propaganda while rallying against poor people having children I admitted it.  I took full responsibility for my article that mistakenly claimed Obama had his own flag and demanded that Obama do the same.

In the event that I do make another mistake, you can be sure I’ll retract it.  I think that says more about my qualities as a journalist than any mistakes I make ever could.   I can assure you that all the other articles on my blog are mostly true.

For anybody who read my article Obama Has His Own Flag – I Bet the Colors Run I wish to apologize if my article conflicted with your own view of reality.  As it turns out, the flag which myself and many other conservatives believed to be an Obama flag was actually the Ohio flag.  Likewise, the supposed Clinton flag was actually a Colorado flag.  I would urge everybody to stop calling Ohio State.  It makes perfect sense that they would form the Ohio state flag with their marching band and this was not an act of taxpayer funded politicing.  This was a simple mistake on my part and I do not believe many people knew that every state had their own flag.

Since I made this post I have been attacked by many well-known bastions of anti-American socialism like Daily KOS, The Opinion Mill, and Cookinglight.com.  My only regret is that my mistake gave these ideologues fodder for their rage against a country I love so well.

I hate to admit it, but mistakes will happen in the course of this blog.  Even President Bush has made a mistake or two in his 8 years in office.  I never claimed to be perfect.  However, when I have made an error I have always apologized.  When I posted the details of the Keating Five scandal mistakenly believing it was Obama and Rezko I quickly made amends. Likewise, when I accidentally printed Nazi propaganda while rallying against poor people having children I admitted it. I will continue to take full responsibility for anything I print that may contradict the perceptions of reality of my readers.

I take my share of responsibility for this error, but before people blame either myself or Bob Grant I ask you to remember that Grant has had a long career of journalistic excellence and a mistake was bound to happen at sometime. Furthermore, a politician has a responsibility to not only avoid impropriety, but also the appearance of impropriety. The fact that we all so easily believed this about Obama leaves the blame squarely on his doorstep. If he had avoided the appearance of being so vain, none of us would have so easily believed this. I call upon Mister Obama to apologize to people like myself and Bob Grant who had our credibility hurt by this flag fiasco.

My friends, I would like to thank the many visitors I have had over the last week since the Obama/Rezko story I broke on my blog.    To Taylormarsh.com, Rezkowatch,  Notssmbss.com, S1_zetaboards.com/clinton_supporters, NoQuarterusa.net, and the Hillary’s Voice Yahoo Group you guys are the best.  Together we made history and together we shall see a Republican in the White House in November.

Unfortunately, it is with much personal embarrassment that I must confess that I was the victim of a bogus news story.  The information regarding Obama and Rezko was taken word from word from the Wikipedia article on the Keating Five scandal.  For example here is my story on Obama:

A house apparently is just one thing Rekzo helped Obama with.  It turns out that Edwin J. Gray the head of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board was coerced into calling off an investigation of Rezko by Obama and 4 other US Senators who had received campaign contributions from Rezko. 

In addition to campaign contributions, Michelle Obama and her father had invested $359,100 in a Rezko shopping center in April 2006, a year before Obama met with the regulators. The Obamas sometimes accompanied by their daughters and baby-sitter, had made at least nine trips at Rezko’s expense, sometimes aboard his private jet. Three of the trips were made during vacations to Rezko’s opulent Bahamas retreat at Cat Cay. Obama also did not pay Rezko for some of the trips.  It seems there is more to this Rezko thing than first appeared.  Any politician who would attempt to cheat the system in this way does not deserve to be President.

Here is the Wikipedia article on McCain:

Gray testified that several U.S. senators had approached him and requested that he ease off on the Lincoln investigation. It came out that these senators had been beneficiaries of $300,000 (collective total) in campaign contributions from Keating. In October 1989 The Arizona Republic reported that in addition to campaign contributions, McCain’s wife and her father had invested $359,100 in a Keating shopping center in April 1986, a year before McCain met with the regulators. The paper also reported that the McCains, sometimes accompanied by their daughter and baby-sitter, had made at least nine trips at Keating’s expense, sometimes aboard the American Continental jet. Three of the trips were made during vacations to Keating’s opulent Bahamas retreat at Cat Cay. McCain also did not pay Keating for some of the trips until years after they were taken, after he learned that Keating was in trouble over Lincoln. ^[1] Lincoln Savings and Loan’s collapse is said to have cost taxpayers $3.4 billion ^[2].

This allegation set off a series of investigations by the California government, the United States Department of Justice, and the Senate Ethics Committee. The ethics committee’s investigation focused on five senators: Alan Cranston (D-CA); Dennis DeConcini (D-AZ); John Glenn (D-OH); John McCain (R-AZ); and Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (D-MI), who became known as the “Keating Five”.

Obviously, I was duped.  What makes the matter worse is if I had simply taken the time to use google, I would have reallized I was duped.  However, before long not only was this incorrect information on my message board, but spread throughout the web, but well-meaning and patriotic Americans who simply wanted to make all the facts about Obama known.

I take my share of responsibility for this error, but before people blame either myself or John McCain I ask you to remember that McCain has had a long career of service to this country and a misjudgement was bound to happen at sometime.  Furthermore, a politician has a responsibility to not only avoid impropriety, but also the appearance of impropriety.  The fact that we all so easily believed this about Obama leaves the blame squarely on his doorstep.  If he had avoided the appearance of being so guilty, none of us would have so easily believed this.

For this people who have just wandered onto this blog recently I ask you to stick with me.  Together we can assure a Republican is elected President in November,  As far as I know the ties between Obama and the Reverend Cleophus James of the Triple Rock Church and the $1,000,000 grant from the governor of Illinois were legitimate.  Together we can make sure that that scandal is known by all voters in this great country and move beyond this terrible mistake on my party.  Thank you and God bless.