Congressional Black Caucus Wants Idiot Sheila Jackson Lee to Head Homeland Security

Sheila Jackson Lee, Idiot

July 30, 2013 - by T. Mannis - The racist organization known as the "Congressional Black Caucus" (CBC) wants the dumbest woman in Congress to head the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Surely, there must be somebody that even the CBC could have come up someone with who is smarter than 63-year old Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (18th District, TX). Incredibly, Lee already serves as a member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.

Just how stupid is Sheila Jackson Lee? She is probably the only member of Congress who is as dumb as Congressman Hank Johnson. For starters, she's probably the only member of Congress who thinks that astronauts placed a U.S. flag on Mars. In 2005, she visited the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California and asked a guide if the Mars Pathfinder was able to photograph the U.S. flag planted on Mars by Neil Armstrong in 1969. Armstrong went to the Moon, not to Mars. In fact, no human has ever set foot on Mars. Either Sheila Jackson Lee confused the Moon with the red planet or she really believes we've sent a manned mission to Mars.

Another good example is in the video here, in which Lee spoke in 2010 about North and South Vietnam working together. Lee not only rewrites history but manages to contradict herself while demonstrating her ignorance:

"Today we have two Vietnams, side by side, North and South, exchanging and working. We may not agree with all that North Vietnam is doing, but they are living in peace. I would look for a better human rights record for North Vietnam, but they're living side by side. Because, that was a civil war. And because the leadership of this nation did not listen to the mothers and fathers who beared, who born the burden of 58,000 dead and did not declare victory, the mounting death, the violence continued going up and up. Rather than understanding the political nature of the war in Vietnam, we did not listen to those families." WARNING: Watching this video more than three times could cause brain damage.

The problem, of course, is that North Vietnam won that war and then completely absorbed South Vietnam in its 1975 invasion as the U.S. was pulling out. Since then, there is only one Vietnam. But Sheila Jackson Lee - the CBC's choice for heading DHS - was unaware of that as late as 2010.

"For the benefit of any natural born damned fools that may have wandered in: there is no South Vietnam anymore," wrote Moe Lane for RedState in 2010. "It was conquered by North Vietnam in 1975, shortly after a Democratic Congress – yes, the same political party as Rep. Jackson-Lee’s – defunded the defense of South Vietnam, in defiance of our promises made to that unhappy country as part of the cease-fire that ended the Vietnam War."

South Vietnam officially surrendered to communist North Vietnam on April 30, 1975. On July 2, 1976, Vietnam was reunited as a communist country, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. How is it that a member of Congress does not know this? How is it that the CBC could recommend someone who does not know this to be the head of Homeland Security?

Some of you may be wondering why I referred to the Congressional Black Caucus as a "racist organization" as the beginning of this post. Simple: It is a group based entirely on race, and has recommended the incredibly unqualified Sheila Jackson Lee for head of DHS solely because she is Black. Imagine an organization called the "White Congressional Caucus." Imagine a "WCC" nominating somebody as ignorant as Sheila Jackson Lee to head DHS, knowing that they would only consider someone who is White. The Congressional Black Caucus is racist by its very nature, as its very name suggests. If Sheila Jackson Lee does manage to become the successor to Janet Napolitano, who will step down as DHS Director in August, it could only be because other members of Congress - Black and White - approved her because she is Black. It could not possibly be for any other reason, especially not for her knowledge of history and current world affairs, both of which are sadly, tragically stunted.

Big Brother Joins You For Coffee

When does common sense security get pushed over the edge? When does vigilance become creepy? Homeland Security seems determined to find out. We've had it up to here with groping in the airport, wiretapping, and so on. We seem to be tolerating all of that, but they may have just gone too far. Now they're invading a semi-sacred institution, a refuge from life's roughness. They've stepped into the coffee shop. Or, if you will, into the corner cafe. "Big Brother is watching you while you drink your coffee, or at least imploring you to watch others while you drink your coffee," writes the Daily Caller. If you live in a city that has public transportation, you've probably seen those somber security-minded signs urging you to be vigilant. "If you see something, say something," they tell us. See that unattended bag in rear of the bus? It might be filled with nails, ball bearings and explosives. See that nervous guy in the middle of the subway car? Does he seem a bit too sweaty, and is he fidgeting with something inside his jacket? You better call 911, or talk to a transit employee immediately. There's nothing wrong with that, I suppose, in this era of random and unpredictable acts of terror. Be alert in public. It's always been a good idea, and we've always done it. If you see someone acting suspiciously on the street, peeking into cars or house windows, call the cops. As for the coffee shop intrusion, Department of Homeland Security is stamping itself onto coffee cup sleeves. “If you see something, say something,” they say, just like the transit signs. “Report unattended bags and unusual behavior to police or transit personnel.” We see this message elsewhere ad nauseum. Can't we be left alone while we hide away in a latte den, for God's sake? DHS is waging its info war on coffee shops via securetransit.org. Securetransit is funded "under a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Grant Programs Directorate (FEMA/GPD) within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security." Where does it stop? Will DHS also print up a half a billions dollars' worth of cocktail napkins for distribution to bars and taverns? What about ads on the sides of milk cartons? How about putting "If You See Something Say Something" fortune cookies in every Chinese restaurant in the U.S.? A final thought: Wouldn't the message be more effective if it was made location-specific? Perhaps something like, “If you see something, say something. Report unattended cups and over-caffeinated behavior to a barista or manager.” I'm just saying.

Obama's Department of Big Lies (DHS)

Here is yet another example of the similarities of the Obama Administration's tactics to those of Hilter's Third Reich. Back in April, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a report with the provocative title "Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic And Political Climate Fueling Resurgence In Radicalization And Recruitment." It scared some gullible Americans, and pissed off many more who could it for the Big Lie that it is. Now, we learn just how big a lie that the report really is, thanks to a report by Americans for Limited Government (ALG). GetLiberty.org reports today (Aug. 12, 2009) that ALG filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to find out just how DHS put that report together, "and how DHS arrived at such a chilling conclusion." According to GetLiberty, "The response from DHS is stunning." Additionally, "the Obama Administration deliberately – and deceptively -- used a frighteningly kooky website to condemn tens of millions of innocent Americans who have fought for their country, cherish the sanctity of life, or stand up for the 10th Amendment." The DHS report was put together by simply cruising the Internet and citing examples of the most extreme web sites. No field research was conducted and none of the cited extremists were interviewed or examined first-hand by any DHS personnel. In other words, the report was based on a relative handful of bizarre web sites and a lot of assumption on the part of DHS and the Obama Administration in a desperate attempt to discredit conservatives in general. Today we hear echoes of this mind set when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and other Democrats accuse conservatives and libertarians of acting like Nazis for asking loud and forceful questions at townhall meetings. GetLiberty wraps up their article with this: "The ALG FOIA response reveals that his Department of Homeland Security violated the trust of the American people in ways never even imagined possible by those whose liberty it has placed in jeopardy. And the President now needs to come clean and tell the American people when he learned about this horrifying attack on personal freedom and why he did not intervene to end the assault." We would add this: “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it," said Joseph Goebbels, Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. "The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.” Are YOU a citizen of the United STRAIGHTS of America? Leave a Comment... Chicago News Bench RSS Feed We're on Twitter...

About That Homeland Security Report

Janet Marion at American Dreamer writes a nice summary of the insanely politicized report from the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) that labels veterans and most conservatives as "extremists" and possible terrorists. Janet presents key excerpts from the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis report titled “Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment," along with this comment: OK, I reject federal authority in favor of state or local authority, I oppose abortion, I am concerned about the economy and home foreclosures, and I am antagonistic toward the new presidential administration, especially in its views of immigration and citizenship, the expansion of social programs, and restrictions on firearms ownership and use. Full Post at American Dreamer... Another excellent commentary appears in the San Francisco Chronicle, where Debra J. Saunders wrote (emphasis added): Fox News posted a Jan. 26, 2009, assessment entitled, "Left-wing Extremists Likely to Increase Use of Cyber-Attacks Over the Coming Decade." This would suggest equal-opportunity political targeting. Not so. The "left-wing" assessment named entities - the Earth Liberation Front, Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, The Hacktivist, the Internet Liberation Front - and explained the methods used in specific and recent cyber-attacks. It also warned how specific groups - loggers, farmers and named corporations - were or could be targeted. That is, the "left-wing" assessment included information that would be useful to officials investigating crimes. The "right-wing" document, however, targeted not activities, but political thought - opposition to abortion, immigration amnesty and gun laws. While the "left-wing" assessment reported on known criminal activities, the "right-wing" document started with the acknowledgment that Department of Homeland Security intelligence "has no specific information that domestic right-wing terrorists are currently planning acts of violence." .... Then: "The economic downturn and the election of the first African American president present unique drivers for right-wing radicalization and recruitment." I'm a staunch conservative. I personally know many conservatives, black and white, and correspond with hundres more via email, Twitter, Facebook and a secret decoder ring. None of the conversations I've had - either in person, electronically or by decoder ring - have given any hint that "the first African American president" is a cause of resentment on racial grounds. We disagree with his politics and policies. We don't care about his ethnicity or race. For the Department of Homeland Security to issue such a report - and for the Administration that must accept responsibility for the DHS report - racist assumptions have, ironically, caused them to assume that we (conservatives) are racist. One day, many doctoral theses will be written about the twisted psychological pathologies that must have driven the authors of that sad and destined-to-be-long-remembered report. RELATED: Federal agency warns of radicals on right - Washington Times Napolitano Backpedals On Homeland Security Report Wording Washington, DC — According to the US government, I am an extremist Military Expert Ralph Peters: Fire Napolitano for Smearing Veterans AllGov - Department of Homeland Security - Office of Intelligence ... CommieBama Hats and More Chicago News Bench RSS Feed Follow ChiNewsBench on Twitter!