Collins Report

By Kevin “Coach” Collins

Homeland Security has acknowledged terrorists are using America’s internet capabilities to deliver their messages around the world.

A new report tells of the Taliban regularly using American web hosting companies to reach through cyberspace to post its messages and brag about its victories over American war fighters.As recently as March 25 a Taliban website calling itself the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan gleefully bragged about a deadly attack on allied forces. The writer boasted of the Mujahideen killing four soldiers and stealing their personal weapons as booty.

The policies of protecting user identification and the reliability of the American companies make them “useful idiots” for the terrorists.

For just $70.00 per month the terrorist gang rented cyberspace from a web hosting company based in Houston called The Planet. The firm claims it had no knowledge of whom it was dealing with when the Taliban opened its account with them.

The worst part of this may be how it came to light. The Planet’s relationship with the Taliban only ended when a private citizen recognized the link and raised a red flag on the breach.

Unfortunately this is only one terrorist/ American web hosting connection, there are others and experts tell us their number is growing. There are dozens of identified terrorists groups using American technology to pump out anti-American propaganda everyday.

According to the Site Intelligence Group, a private firm that monitors terrorist organizations, even al-Qaeda has used our web hosting firms to spread its message of hatred for America.

The Taliban’s web site, http://www.alemarah1.com ,( which gets 179 visits per day) frequently exaggerates its accomplishments and downplays its defeats.

This abuse of our technology has been identified by Pakistan as the means of communication used by the Mumbai terror attackers as they planned and carried out their attack.

Not surprisingly Janet Napolitano has done little to address this problem and Obama’s campaign talk about cooperating with other countries has proved to be empty.

A senior Pakistani official said repeated requests to Washington to shut down controversial sites have gone unheeded — and American authorities’ seeming reluctance has become “an irritant.” The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he is not cleared to discuss the issue, said Pakistani intelligence experts are convinced that Washington prefers to keep the sites running for intelligence purposes. With the gross incompetence of Homeland Security under Barack Obama can we believe this?

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By Kevin “Coach” Collins

At least one third of the people in this country are drooling halfwits who don’t deserve to live here, call themselves Americans or vote to destroy our liberties.

New Rasmussen surveys confirm this.

The first tells us nearly a third of Americans under 40 believes they can get reliable news from the Colbert Report and the Jon Stewart “comedy” shows. In the 18 to 29 group (30%) and 30 to 39 (32%) believe this, proving these people are actually getting dumber as they age.

Of all respondents four in ten (the real jackasses) believe these comedy shows make Americans “more informed about news events.” Democrats of course, believe this dribble by a ratio of approximately 5 to 1.

The next survey’s data reminds us our government schools are failures. Just under a third of respondents are in favor of salary caps on professional athletes and movie actors. They want one million dollar salary caps for these people.

The worst news in these numbers is that the younger the respondent the more likely he or she is to favor handing government the power to cap salaries.

The last survey tells us 47% don’t think capitalism is better than socialism.

History tells us during the American Revolution we were divided into thirds. One third risked their lives and fought for our liberty. One third fought shoulder to shoulder with the British against American liberty. The final third hid in their basements with our flag and a Union Jack waiting to see which one they should come up waving. It seems to be little different today.

We are fighting on two fronts. We have to beat Obama’s socialist power grab, and his army of simpleton lackeys. Teach your children about American freedom because government schools won’t. We can’t lose this fight.

Get educated and get up and fight. America needs you. We have to pull this wagon or no one will.

Write letters make phone calls, talk to people at every opportunity. “I never talk about politics” just doesn’t cut it anymore. Thinking like this has led to us being where we are.

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By Kevin “Coach” Collins

In a March 11, 2009 essay this column predicted the calamity the Internal Revenue Service is reporting today.

Calling the coming meltdown a “Quiet Taxpayer revolt” it described new categories of taxpayers who would not/could not “pay up” because of the recession Barack Obama and the Democrats have inflicted on us.

Some patriotic Americans, it said, will brave consequences and not pay because of Obama’s tax cheating Democrats.

A second new category of taxpayer will be just “tax filers” unable to pay because their money is gone.

It predicted: “These childlike liberal upper middle class voters will join them, not in protest but in a naïve belief they will be excused by their Dear Leader. Liberals don’t see tax cheating as a crime, just a little mistake .This foolish view will be an important ingredient in a surprising taxpayer revolt.”

That essay also predicted taxpayers would be sending in their returns with cute little hand written notes (like mothers send in for absent school kids) instead of the checks Obama will be looking for.

Now the day before Tax Day 2009, many of Obama’s college educated lefties have opened their first quarter IRA statements and realized they didn’t get the type of change they voted for. Reuters is reporting the IRS is experiencing a “large uptick in first-time delinquent income taxpayers”( read the “notes” predicted else how would the IRS know they have so many delinquencies?).

An IRS spokesman said, “”We’ve seen a huge rise in what we call the rookie delinquent taxpayer,” he said. “They are incredibly scared, and they have no idea what’s going to happen to them because, God bless them, they’ve never owed before.”

Obama’s recession and his taxes are crushing many Americans. Let’s hope they are ready to join us at a TAX party tomorrow.

This explosion will be felt for months to come as Obama and the Democrats scramble to reconcile their stupid view of reality with the “punch in the guts” reality they will have to deal with. Their self delusional fantasies will meet our reality and things will never be the same again. People won’t worry about paying taxes because having their lives, in effect, “taken over” by the IRS will be a relief from the financial hell they will be in. Unfortunately many level headed Americans who passed on Obama’s “changes” will be hurt.

Get informed and get out and fight or there will be no more America.

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By Kevin “Coach” Collins

If Notre Dame won’t withdraw its invitation to Barack Obama the champion of abortion, Catholics and others of goodwill have to withdraw support for Notre Dame. It’s time to take direct action and let our feelings be known.

Father Corby’s dream of a Catholic college dedicated to Our Lady as a place where young Catholic men and now women could receive a Catholic education is obviously no longer a Catholic school.

I’m tired of phonies masquerading as Catholics and aiding enemies of the Church with backstabbing stunts like this. Since Notre Dame wants to suck up to the secular world, let the secular world support it. Let’s have nothing more to do with them and send Father Jenkins the ND gear we’ll never wear again.

ND gear should be sent to Father John I. Jenkins at 400 Main Building Notre Dame, IN 46556.

We don’t need to show support for a football team. We need a Catholic university to turn out educated Catholics strong in their faith.

Inviting Obama sends a terrible message to the young people sent to Notre Dame for spiritual nourishment and intellectual growth. Without spiritual nourishment what’s left is a secular school unworthy of our support.

To do the most good and make the most impact send your new or laundered ND gear via return receipt requested mail. This will make a big impact as packages pile up. Once you have your package ready write out a short polite note letting Father Jenkins know how disappointed you are at the death of Notre Dame. Wait a few days then phone Father Jenkins at 574 6313903 to make sure your package was received.

If Notre Dame doesn’t want to be Catholic, that’s fine, but let’s have no more pretending it’s more than a secular maze of buildings.

Notre Dame gets a very large portion of its operating budget from the sales of items with the famous ND logo on them. It is possible to buy “Notre Dame” everything from Tee shirts and windbreakers to notebooks and even Bar B Q sauce. Hitting them in their wallet is the only move we have left. They have already had more than 250, 000 protesters register their complaints and nothing has happened.

Catholic colleges are supposed to be the “little black box” of the Church in America. As such they supposed to be places where things are done properly. Instead they have turned secular and become exactly the opposite of what they should be.

I’m sending my old ND Tee shirt this afternoon. I’m sorry it came to this but we can’t let the people who run THE Catholic University of America, our Catholic University throw its reputation away without a fight.

Once this catches on we’ll start getting attention to our cause and maybe more somnambulant Catholics will come to understand what is happening at our un-Catholic Catholic schools.

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By Kevin “Coach” Collins

By an overwhelming 87/13 Barack Obama is losing his battle to force FOCA on America

The news about America’s feelings toward continuing the conscience clause in contacts between the government and medical professionals is good for the pro life community. It is a stunning rebuke for the pro abortion forces in the Obama Administration.

If average Americans were asked to vote on FOCA today, the pro abortion Democrats would be thoroughly crushed.

A March 23-25 survey conducted by The Polling Company revealed there is an overwhelming sentiment in favor of continuing the conscience clause which protects those who recognize doing abortions is morally repugnant, from retaliation by the government for refusing to do abortions.

Obama is proving to be absolutely tone deaf on FOCA the Freedom of Choice Act that would force Catholic hospitals to commit abortions regardless of religious objections to this heinous crime.

The poll indicates more than 7 of 10 American adults agreed it is important to “make sure that healthcare professionals in America are not forced to participate in procedures and practices to which they have moral objections.”

More bad news for pro abortion Democrats

The data raises a bright red flag signaling pro abortion Democrats had better pull back and rethink FOCA.

It said even 80% of Obama voters support continuation of the special exemption for medical professionals who believe in life over death.

When respondents were told the poll specifically referred to forcing the medical community to commit abortions, 63% still supported the right of individuals and institutions to refuse to commit abortions.

Even Democrats (52%) and 60% of self described pro choice voters supported the clause.

The survey was all bad news for pro Abortion Democrats. Only 11% said they would be more likely to vote for a Representative who opposed FOCA.

The pro FOCA forces have put themselves out on a limb they won’t be allowed to come back in from by the far left crazies who own their Party. FOCA and the TEA parties and other issues such as the Notre Dame invitation to Obama are feeding the fire. Let’s keep it burning. Get informed and act. Citizenship is no longer a spectator activity. America needs all of us to step up and help.

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By Kevin “Coach” Collins

This is a stunning example of nanny state government.

A federal judge has ordered the FDA to make the controversial Plan B “morning-after” pill available to 17-year-olds without a prescription.

The judge’s “good intentions” aside, according Wendy Wright of the Concerned Women for America (CWA) “… by making it so easy to get, young women are encouraged to rely on it as a regular form of birth control. This ruling puts politics above women’s health, and intrudes into parents’ ability to protect their minor daughters. The FDA has never allowed a high dose of a drug to be available without a prescription for any age if a low dose of the same drug requires medical oversight.”

Federal Judge Edward Korman’s ruling turns professional medical practice on its head. He trampled on the prescription system used by doctors for centuries to protect patients from misuse of potent drugs.

Medical science has always viewed birth control drugs as too powerful for the average woman to use without medical supervision. There is good reason for these controls: if taken in large doses, birth control drugs can be extremely harmful and even cause permanent long term damage to some women.

This ruling allows women at their own discretion to use a drug powerful enough to demand a prescription and a doctor’s supervision to take in lower doses. It is a triumphant of emotion driven political correctness over rational medical practice.

When federal judges start deciding matters of medical practice they are essentially ruling every aspect of our lives.

The extreme hubris and arrogance of this judicial overreach is chilling.

Korman had to brush away mounds of evidence proving the dangers of allowing self medication by fragile and stressed out individuals. His “good intentions” and politically correct motives have no place in legal rulings.

Wendy Wright of CWA continued her remarks on his ruling with, “Even advocates for the morning-after pill have admitted that the drug is less effective than they used to think, and yet this judge based his ruling on political talking points — old talking points — that have since been proven to not be true.”

This battle we are in has a many fronts. Some will go under the radar, but we have to make the effort to stay informed and act accordingly. Get the facts. Get out and act when you know them.

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By Kevin “Coach” Collins

In his new report outlining the issues voters see as most important, Rasmussen provides some good news for conservatives hoping to return control of our country to a state of sanity. His survey found 64% see taxation as ”VERY IMPORTANT.” This is the most SUPPORT FOR LOWER TAXES, a traditional GOP winning issue, in the past two years. It’s up from 61 % in just the last month.

When added to the 26% who now see taxes as “AT LEAST SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT” the trend seems to be moving to a point where Republicans might be able to take advantage of TAXATION as a re- emerging issue.

With their now consistent solidarity of opposition to taxes and WILD SPENDING BUDGETS the Republicans in the House may be able to use this as a wedge issue against the 26 Democrats who won in districts where McCain won last November.

Middle Class Tax Cuts

Rasmussen’s next survey item adds more optimism to the picture. It revealed that MORE THAN 80 % of American voters think it is important for Obama’s budgets to include MIDDLE CLASS TAX CUTS.

The number of voters who see these cuts as VERY IMPORTANT is 55% which also bodes well for a Republican political comeback.

It won’t be long before voters come to recognize tax cuts and huge spending plans are MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE and one or the other will have to fall. When voters recognize it will be TAX CUTS that FALL, not big spending projects the conditions for GOP electoral success will also improve.

The “internals” supporting these items have a back drop of support from 75% of Republicans ( good for exciting the GOP base) 58% of Democrats and 62% of Independents both of which point toward opportunities to build momentum going into next year’s election cycle.

Of course none of these facts are guarantees of Republican success in their efforts to regain control of the Congress. Nevertheless the truth of our situation is we don’t have to win back the House to gain effective control of its workings. If we can take back 10 to 12 seats (about half of the 26 seats in “Republican” districts) we can pull close enough to keep the so called “Blue dogs” voting with us out of fear of being next. This won’t be easy. We are in a very deep hole but by no means are we in a hopeless situation. Get informed. Get involved and don’t let up until we have a country to hand to our children and grandchildren.

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By Kevin “Coach” Collins

The showdown over the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) is coming.

The Senate has rejected a conscience clause. Now Catholic hospitals can be forced to commit abortions.

Democrats are caught between their pro-death supporters’ demands and attacking the Catholic Church. They will opt for the latter.

FOCA will force Catholic bishops to choose between federal money and mortal sin, and saying “No!” to murders of convenience by closing their hospitals. They will opt for the latter.

Aided by America’s Catholics, pro abortionists elected the most pro death president in history. Encouraged by this support Democrats are willing to confront Catholic bishops, but it will be a big mistake.

If Congress removes the conscious clause from government contacts with America’s Catholic hospitals and force them to commit abortions it’s in for a big surprise. The bishops won’t cave to FOCA. They’ll fight back.

Arlington’s Bishop Paul Loverde has sent a clear response to the death lobby in Congress. He dared Congress to send jackbooted DoJ thugs after him “I’m not going to close the hospital, you’re going to arrest me, go right ahead. You’ll have to drag me out, go right ahead. I’m not closing this hospital, we will not perform abortions, and you can go take a flying leap.”

The Vatican sees passage of FOCA as “the equivalent of a war” between Obama and the Catholic Church.

St. Louis Auxiliary Bishop Robert Hermann said “any one of us would consider it a privilege to die tomorrow — to die tomorrow — to bring about the end of abortion.”

FOCA plus Obama’s speaking at Notre Dame will cause adherent Catholic anger never seen before. There will be many red and surprised faces across the land. This will be a disaster for the Democrats. Catholic bishops are leading; genuine Catholics will follow.

There are 624 Catholic hospitals in America. Many of them are bulging at their seams treating illegal aliens who prey on the good will of the religious men and women who administer them. Because of changing demographics many are in neighborhoods populated by the “poor” the Democrats claim to care so much about. When they close it will be devastating for the poorest of the poor in our big cities.

If Catholic hospitals close more than 600,000 people will be in danger of losing their jobs. One of six hospitalized Americans receives care in Catholic hospitals.

Like their socialist counterparts in the old Soviet Union, Democrats are largely irreligious. Consequently they do not understand the nature and power of religion as a motivating force, but they will learn.

The bishops are at a crossroads. The election results from last fall told them they have lost many rank and file Catholics. The very real possibility that caving in to FOCA will cause the loss of still more people is not lost on them. They know they have to nurture and encourage the faith of those who are sitting in their pews week after week. The bishops will choose life and lead the adherent Catholics in this battle.

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By Kevin “Coach” Collins

Blacks, White females, Hispanics, and teenagers chanted “Change, change, change, we want change!” They wanted change and got it. Unfortunately we got the change as well.

Friday’s Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers proved they got exactly what they wanted and what we feared.

What change did these dimwits get? UNEMPLOYMENT!

The Blacks who voted purely on race to elect “Brother Barack” got their change.

The naïve White females who voted for Obama because “white men are evil war mongers” wanted change and they got it.

The Hispanics who saw Obama as a soft touch to relax boarder control, wanted change and got it.

Obama’s under educated teenaged Clearasil Commandoes thought it was their duty to show how liberal they are by voting for Obama’s changes; they got it.

Comparing unemployment levels for the first quarter of 2008 with today’s numbers makes the case that Obama has delivered on his promise of “change.”

In Q1 of 2008 the unemployment rate for White women was 4.3%. Today Obama’s girls are suffering from 7.0% unemployment.

In Q1 of 2008 the unemployment rate for Hispanics was 6.5%. Today 11.4% of Obama’s Latinos are sitting home unemployed.

In Q1 of 2008 the unemployment rate for teenagers was 16.8%. Today 21.7% of Obama’s Clearasil Commandoes are unemployed.

In Q1 of 2008 the unemployment rate for Blacks was 8.8%. Today Obama’s 95% supporters are 13.3% unemployment.

These fools plus conservatives who stayed home to “teach them a lesson” (whoever “them” is), voted for the worst President in American history because, after all “things can’t get any worse – right?”

The skunks in the media sold us out because they asked not a single meaningful question of “the Messiah” and mocked those who did.

They wanted change and got it, unfortunately we got it as well.

Now it is up to us to clean up the mess these fools made. On Election Day they did their best to destroy America. We have to do our best to restore our beloved country. Get motivated. Get educated. Get involved. Stay engaged until we win. Go to your local April 15 TEA PARTY!
This is the only way we can revive America and have anything to hand down to our children and grandchildren.

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By Kevin “Coach” Collins

Watching the flow of financial news has become like watching a magic show at the circus. In the center ring we see an impressive daily slight of hand trick. It turns our attention from the truth to only what Obama wants us to see. Although this changes regularly it never focuses on hard data.

The schizophrenic Democrats can’t decide if they hate Wall Street ( while they are beating it up for their own purposes) or they love Wall Street – when the Dow goes up. Lately the Dow has been going up and of course the media and the Democrats are all bragging about its progress. Headlines giddily screamed, “Dow Jumps on Good news!”
The truth these clowns are hiding is ugly and frightening.

The mortgage default rate is at a record high level.

The number of “seriously delinquent” FHA mortgages is up 1.5% in February year to year comparison.

FHA –insured mortgages (taxpayer paid for) for fourth quarter of 2008 were at 30% compared to only 2% in all of 2006! This is the largest jump in defaults EVER and doubles last year’s rate.

Don’t believe the slight up tick in new home sales means anything – it doesn’t.

The Commercial real estate market is still worse. Choice big city commercial asking rates are down 19% and the market is still sagging. The commercial vacancy rate has soared to 11.3% near double last year’s level.

When no new businesses are opening; no new employment opportunities are developed.

The employment picture is very discouraging.

Janet Yellen of the San Francisco Fed, recently said she predicts unemployment will grow straight through 2009 and on into 2010.

The socialists’ huge spending sprees will choke the life out of our country. This is a time to step up and fight. We have to…

Our situation is very dangerous. We can’t accept the government’s propaganda roll over and go back to sleep. Stay informed. Get involved. Stay involved until we save our country. Watching the world go by is no longer an option. Passive citizens are now part of the problem and not the solution.

We can’t rely on the Democrats and their sock puppets in the media for the truth. The Republicans are trying but frankly they just don’t have what it takes to lead us out of this mess. We have to do it for ourselves by ourselves. Find a TEA PARTY near you and get to it on April 15. It’s a good way to start fighting back. Our country needs you.

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