At least this election I didn't wake up with a headache the next morning.
While I would some day like to see California wake up and smell the conservative roses, at least they rejected the legalization of marijuana. So there is hope.
It saddens me that Washington State can't figure out that their Senator Murray is not as much for them as she says. But then, Idaho re-elected Senator Frank Church (the epitome of liberal) numerous times because they were afraid to lose his influence in the Senate.
The electorate is often snowed by "power" because they think it will get them somewhere. Personally, I think too much power messes with the balance in government, but that's my opinion. The "power" should rest with the people of America, and Congress should be listening to us. We'll see if that begins to happen now that the Republicans have won the majority in the House.
Congrats to the new folks- and we're praying for you. You'll need it.And the great news of the morning is that Nancy Pelosi is gone from our radar. Yahoo.
I got a call yesterday from Raul Labrador's campaign in Boise Idaho. My phone talks to me before I pick up, and it said that I was receiving a call from Bo-say I.D. I resisted the temptation to laugh. The young man on the other end started to ask me if he could count on our vote for Raul- I said we already voted for him earlier in the day. His response blessed me. Excitedly he responded, "Really? Oh, thank you!"
Whoever you are, bless you for not being a recording and for showing some sort of emotion about the whole thing. This recording trend drives me up the wall. I want real people to talk to, not stupid recordings.
At any rate, we are now past that hurdle until 2012. I'm not looking forward to that nastiness. Politics has gone from ordinary nasty to ridiculous nasty in just a few short years. I'd rather just say what Sgt Friday used to say, "Just the facts." I live in hope.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Saturday, September 11, 2010
9-11 Remembrance
On 9-11-2001 I was working at a police department in the Pacific Northwest. A supervisor walked into the middle of the room and just stood there. The color had drained from his face. He told me that America was under attack, and that planes had stuck New York and Washington,DC. At that point he turned and walked back to his office.
Within minutes, nearly every employee on duty was crammed into the break room in front of the television. The terror transfixed us for days. Stunned police officers had to climb back in their patrol cars and complete their jobs. The Chief held back tears of grief yet he had to rally us into a unified group that would continue to protect the people of our city.
But the lump of shock tried to choke us for weeks afterwards.We would see the images of death and feel the anger, the sorrow, the reality that people wanted to destroy us. And we stood strong, doing our jobs in spite of the repercussions. And then came the white powders.
The people of the city tetered on full panic. They saw terrorism and death in everything from talcum powder to chicken soup mix. Calls skyrocketed as domestic violence and drunk driving escalated at an alarming rate. New policies and procedures had to be created. Fear raged through the city. But the police had to remain calm. They had to bring stability, order, and peace to people whose fear had clouded their judgment.It would take a few months for the side-effects of 9-11 to subside. The reports we handled seemed to stack to the ceiling. But we did it, and we remembered our fallen brethren in New York.I am proud to have served with the men and women of that department, as I watched them perform their duties in spite of an atmosphere of uncertainty.
If you are tempted to believe the lies of those who try to intimidate us by their temper tantrums while touting that they are "peaceful;" if you are afraid of standing against a policy that deletes your right to say "no", just remember 9-11-2001.Remember the act of pure evil that killed 2700 of our people all at once and thousands since then from the wars and the fallout at Ground Zero. Remember and be an American. Stand up for what is right for our country and our heritage without placating the enemy.
"God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it." Daniel Webster 1782-1852
Within minutes, nearly every employee on duty was crammed into the break room in front of the television. The terror transfixed us for days. Stunned police officers had to climb back in their patrol cars and complete their jobs. The Chief held back tears of grief yet he had to rally us into a unified group that would continue to protect the people of our city.
But the lump of shock tried to choke us for weeks afterwards.We would see the images of death and feel the anger, the sorrow, the reality that people wanted to destroy us. And we stood strong, doing our jobs in spite of the repercussions. And then came the white powders.
The people of the city tetered on full panic. They saw terrorism and death in everything from talcum powder to chicken soup mix. Calls skyrocketed as domestic violence and drunk driving escalated at an alarming rate. New policies and procedures had to be created. Fear raged through the city. But the police had to remain calm. They had to bring stability, order, and peace to people whose fear had clouded their judgment.It would take a few months for the side-effects of 9-11 to subside. The reports we handled seemed to stack to the ceiling. But we did it, and we remembered our fallen brethren in New York.I am proud to have served with the men and women of that department, as I watched them perform their duties in spite of an atmosphere of uncertainty.
If you are tempted to believe the lies of those who try to intimidate us by their temper tantrums while touting that they are "peaceful;" if you are afraid of standing against a policy that deletes your right to say "no", just remember 9-11-2001.Remember the act of pure evil that killed 2700 of our people all at once and thousands since then from the wars and the fallout at Ground Zero. Remember and be an American. Stand up for what is right for our country and our heritage without placating the enemy.
"God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it." Daniel Webster 1782-1852
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Darkness Before the Dawn
What do we do when everything you see is completely unbelievable? When your President can't tell friend from foe, when your leaders seem to have brain damage, and the economics of the things attached to all of that sucks your life dry. What do we do?
What do we do when we pray on our faces for our nation's leaders and it seems to only get worse? Do we give up? Do we let ourselves get bitter? Should we throw a royal pity party?
Obviously, none of those things are productive. The first piece of advice: go make a peanut butter sandwich. Seriously. Walk away from the TV or internet and make a peanut butter sandwich. I just did, it was great. Made it on raisin bread- outstanding. My whole outlook is better.
Now I can tell you this little tidbit of news that you might not have wanted to face: your President is not on our side. What? Such a shock! He knows full well that building a mosque at ground zero is the establishment of a victory symbol that flies in the face of America. It's the Muslim version of the "up yours" symbol. He knows that it's part of the way Islam works- establish themselves, intimidate, kill, and conquer. It is the culture he grew up in! So if you are shocked at his stand on the mosque, you've had your head stuck in the sand a while now.
We pray and pray, and see little major shifting to the good. Why? Because we asked for this. The American people were dumb enough to fall for the crap in the election, so we asked for it. We elected these idiots. Our fault. So now we have to live with the consequences until we can repent, get our guts and brains back, and vote them out of office.God wants us to see what we have done, repent, and turn to Him.
Now for the good news: when a storm throws its best shot at you, the sky turns black. The clouds cover the sky and dump the torrents of rain and thunder and lightning...and suddenly, the light breaks through. As the sun splits the clouds and the rainbow appears,hope returns. The Bible says that "weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning."
No matter how difficult these times are for us, we have something the left-wing crazies do not: the Advocate, the Comforter. We have a Friend and Savior they do not know. And He is not mocked. People can do very evil thing on the planet including kill God's precious ones, but ultimately the end game is ours not theirs. We win, they lose. God does not take kindly to evil, what goes around comes around. Judgment is inevitable, just as the rising sun at dawn.
A silly example: a dear friend once worked at McDonalds. She worked very hard, but the manager thought she was ugly, so he did his level best to make her look bad in everything she did. One morning the pancake batter dispenser stopped working. My friend asked the manager for help, as the orders were backing up. He made a snotty remark and pushed the handle of the stuck dispenser. Wait for it.... All of the backed up batter sprayed in his face and all over his shirt!
All of the employees burst into near-hysterical laughter, and my friend learned that he had treated all of them poorly as well. We reap what we sow, it's the law of the universe.
So as we pray and hope in our Lord, as well see evil after evil perpetuated in the earth, know that the law of reaping and sowing is in play. It may look the darkest it's ever been, but when the worst has come, the dawn will arrive.
What do we do when we pray on our faces for our nation's leaders and it seems to only get worse? Do we give up? Do we let ourselves get bitter? Should we throw a royal pity party?
Obviously, none of those things are productive. The first piece of advice: go make a peanut butter sandwich. Seriously. Walk away from the TV or internet and make a peanut butter sandwich. I just did, it was great. Made it on raisin bread- outstanding. My whole outlook is better.
Now I can tell you this little tidbit of news that you might not have wanted to face: your President is not on our side. What? Such a shock! He knows full well that building a mosque at ground zero is the establishment of a victory symbol that flies in the face of America. It's the Muslim version of the "up yours" symbol. He knows that it's part of the way Islam works- establish themselves, intimidate, kill, and conquer. It is the culture he grew up in! So if you are shocked at his stand on the mosque, you've had your head stuck in the sand a while now.
We pray and pray, and see little major shifting to the good. Why? Because we asked for this. The American people were dumb enough to fall for the crap in the election, so we asked for it. We elected these idiots. Our fault. So now we have to live with the consequences until we can repent, get our guts and brains back, and vote them out of office.God wants us to see what we have done, repent, and turn to Him.
Now for the good news: when a storm throws its best shot at you, the sky turns black. The clouds cover the sky and dump the torrents of rain and thunder and lightning...and suddenly, the light breaks through. As the sun splits the clouds and the rainbow appears,hope returns. The Bible says that "weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning."
No matter how difficult these times are for us, we have something the left-wing crazies do not: the Advocate, the Comforter. We have a Friend and Savior they do not know. And He is not mocked. People can do very evil thing on the planet including kill God's precious ones, but ultimately the end game is ours not theirs. We win, they lose. God does not take kindly to evil, what goes around comes around. Judgment is inevitable, just as the rising sun at dawn.
A silly example: a dear friend once worked at McDonalds. She worked very hard, but the manager thought she was ugly, so he did his level best to make her look bad in everything she did. One morning the pancake batter dispenser stopped working. My friend asked the manager for help, as the orders were backing up. He made a snotty remark and pushed the handle of the stuck dispenser. Wait for it.... All of the backed up batter sprayed in his face and all over his shirt!
All of the employees burst into near-hysterical laughter, and my friend learned that he had treated all of them poorly as well. We reap what we sow, it's the law of the universe.
So as we pray and hope in our Lord, as well see evil after evil perpetuated in the earth, know that the law of reaping and sowing is in play. It may look the darkest it's ever been, but when the worst has come, the dawn will arrive.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Stand Strong in the Fire
This could be called an open letter to all people who call themselves "Christians." As the description of this blog mentions, it's time to fasten your seatbelts, things are getting hotter. And this is my admonishment to you: stand strong in the fire. Keep your relationship to the Lord deep, personal, and filled with true faith.
We are seeing unprecedented attempts by the "Freedom from Religion Foundation" to remove all Christian prayer from American public life. Have they targeted other religions? Nope. Just Christians. They have an axe to grind, a deep seated hatred fed by the father of lies. And, as Jesus put it,we're almost to the point where "they think they do God a favor by killing you."
So listen up, Christians. Time to get some backbone so that you can stand in the middle of the flames.
Now, do I like conflict? No, I hate it. Do I like being the voice of doom and gloom? I hate that too. I want everything to be sweetness and light, goody two shoes huggy stuff. Unfortunately, anyone who reads the news knows better. And if you don't read it you're an idiot. (Yes, she said idiot, and meant it too!)
When someone tells you you can't say "amen" out loud, invite them to the theological place of eternal punishment. And if they tell you not to pray, the same applies. The government can't stop you from praying even if they cut your tongue out. You can pray in your head, and they can't mess with your spirit. And if they kill you, you get the better end of the deal. (And don't forget to forgive them on the way Home, because otherwise they'll be swimming in some really nasty spot forever and you might get stuck at the heavenly gates).
King Solomon declared that there was "nothing new under the sun." (Eccl) Truth, that. Some of the arguments used by Nero to burn Christians alive are being used by the left to make us look "dangerous" and evil. They are not above making things up, so be aware. Or their open hatred bursts out in statements like the left-winger who said she would like to see Rush Limbaugh die. It's an omen, gang, listen up. That statement came straight from the pit.It was a curse, which we reverse in Jesus' Name (yep, using His Name- too bad ACLU, FFRF, tough for you).
The devil hates opposition, he hates people to stand up against him. He wants control, and fawning, cowardly followers. He wanted to be God- and lost out, but he keeps trying. He knows he's lost the battle, so he's going to do his level best to destroy everything and everyone he can in the meantime. Every time you fight back to the bullies he sends it makes him mad and diminishes his power over the situation. I say laugh at him. The joy of the Lord is your strength.
As Daniel's three friends flat refused to bow to the Babylonian king, we must refuse to bow to the enemy of our souls. So if they throw us in the fire, we have to stand strong and hang on to tight to Jesus. May His Blood cover us with the power of redemption!
We are seeing unprecedented attempts by the "Freedom from Religion Foundation" to remove all Christian prayer from American public life. Have they targeted other religions? Nope. Just Christians. They have an axe to grind, a deep seated hatred fed by the father of lies. And, as Jesus put it,we're almost to the point where "they think they do God a favor by killing you."
So listen up, Christians. Time to get some backbone so that you can stand in the middle of the flames.
Now, do I like conflict? No, I hate it. Do I like being the voice of doom and gloom? I hate that too. I want everything to be sweetness and light, goody two shoes huggy stuff. Unfortunately, anyone who reads the news knows better. And if you don't read it you're an idiot. (Yes, she said idiot, and meant it too!)
When someone tells you you can't say "amen" out loud, invite them to the theological place of eternal punishment. And if they tell you not to pray, the same applies. The government can't stop you from praying even if they cut your tongue out. You can pray in your head, and they can't mess with your spirit. And if they kill you, you get the better end of the deal. (And don't forget to forgive them on the way Home, because otherwise they'll be swimming in some really nasty spot forever and you might get stuck at the heavenly gates).
King Solomon declared that there was "nothing new under the sun." (Eccl) Truth, that. Some of the arguments used by Nero to burn Christians alive are being used by the left to make us look "dangerous" and evil. They are not above making things up, so be aware. Or their open hatred bursts out in statements like the left-winger who said she would like to see Rush Limbaugh die. It's an omen, gang, listen up. That statement came straight from the pit.It was a curse, which we reverse in Jesus' Name (yep, using His Name- too bad ACLU, FFRF, tough for you).
The devil hates opposition, he hates people to stand up against him. He wants control, and fawning, cowardly followers. He wanted to be God- and lost out, but he keeps trying. He knows he's lost the battle, so he's going to do his level best to destroy everything and everyone he can in the meantime. Every time you fight back to the bullies he sends it makes him mad and diminishes his power over the situation. I say laugh at him. The joy of the Lord is your strength.
As Daniel's three friends flat refused to bow to the Babylonian king, we must refuse to bow to the enemy of our souls. So if they throw us in the fire, we have to stand strong and hang on to tight to Jesus. May His Blood cover us with the power of redemption!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
The Business of Government Nosey-ness
At the risk of sounding a bit rough, that the heck business is it of government what I eat? As Michelle Obama put it the other night, "desserts are not a right." Well, I think Grandma's Apple Pie is very much a right, thank you, and with that, butt out of my refrigerator.
And what business is it of government to run my healthcare? That should be between my doctor and I, not the messy-ocricy in Washington. Donald Bersnickety Berwicked or whatever his name is and his rationing principles aside, it's flat not the government's business.We don't need no stinking rationing.
Government was set up to protect the people from foreign armies, to provide for our safety, to give us the right to pursue happiness. It was never meant to be the food police, or the medical care puppetmasters.
And what about this new NSA program called "Perfect Citizen"-sounds like something right out of the Communist Stalin Regime or Hitler's Youth program. Pardon me if I don't run out an buy my new red scarf to wear as proof of my perfect behavior.
Why aren't they calling it something that has to do with cybersecurity, as they tell us it's function should be? What about Protection System instead of "Perfect Citizen?" I don't believe it has only a cyber-security purpose. It's name tells us otherwise. They don't want your favorite conservative bloggers to say anything bad about them. Too late, that.
Now before I get some speech from one of my brothers or sisters in Christ, let me say this: we are supposed to love our enemies, but we do not have to placate them to do it. David and his men killed their enemies. David cut off Goliath's head. Enemies that seek to destroy us must be fought both in the spiritual realm and reality- period.
We don't have to placate people or fail to tell the truth in order to love them.I pray for the President- I don't agree with him, and I will not bow my knee to him, but I do pray for him. I pray for visitation by the Lord, for God's mercy because pride goes before a fall and if he falls we all fall with him. So we need to pray for God's mercy on the PREsident.
He needs truth to be his advisor instead of the current crop of left-wing crazies.He needs to know America from the heart of its forefathers and the people who love it, not from his muddled background. He needs to be baptized in truth and love and the Presence of the only Living God, not his off-the-beam religious background of hatred and lies.
Love is not sticky and gooey, it is the best of all of God's gifts. And it does not rejoice in what is wrong!
So there you have it- I think the government needs to rein back on the control freak programs. They have encroached enough; we all need to stand up and start making ourselves heard. And I'll keep eating my dessert, thank you very much.
And what business is it of government to run my healthcare? That should be between my doctor and I, not the messy-ocricy in Washington. Donald Bersnickety Berwicked or whatever his name is and his rationing principles aside, it's flat not the government's business.We don't need no stinking rationing.
Government was set up to protect the people from foreign armies, to provide for our safety, to give us the right to pursue happiness. It was never meant to be the food police, or the medical care puppetmasters.
And what about this new NSA program called "Perfect Citizen"-sounds like something right out of the Communist Stalin Regime or Hitler's Youth program. Pardon me if I don't run out an buy my new red scarf to wear as proof of my perfect behavior.
Why aren't they calling it something that has to do with cybersecurity, as they tell us it's function should be? What about Protection System instead of "Perfect Citizen?" I don't believe it has only a cyber-security purpose. It's name tells us otherwise. They don't want your favorite conservative bloggers to say anything bad about them. Too late, that.
Now before I get some speech from one of my brothers or sisters in Christ, let me say this: we are supposed to love our enemies, but we do not have to placate them to do it. David and his men killed their enemies. David cut off Goliath's head. Enemies that seek to destroy us must be fought both in the spiritual realm and reality- period.
We don't have to placate people or fail to tell the truth in order to love them.I pray for the President- I don't agree with him, and I will not bow my knee to him, but I do pray for him. I pray for visitation by the Lord, for God's mercy because pride goes before a fall and if he falls we all fall with him. So we need to pray for God's mercy on the PREsident.
He needs truth to be his advisor instead of the current crop of left-wing crazies.He needs to know America from the heart of its forefathers and the people who love it, not from his muddled background. He needs to be baptized in truth and love and the Presence of the only Living God, not his off-the-beam religious background of hatred and lies.
Love is not sticky and gooey, it is the best of all of God's gifts. And it does not rejoice in what is wrong!
So there you have it- I think the government needs to rein back on the control freak programs. They have encroached enough; we all need to stand up and start making ourselves heard. And I'll keep eating my dessert, thank you very much.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
From Exploration to Implosion
This week has seen some real nutcase actions so far by the government. We have the government filing a lawsuit against Arizona for trying to enforce the law. ????(Smart, I tell ya, real smart.)
We have the Obama-Netanyahu meeting where everybody smiled for the cameras, when you know that both men would like to take a brick and "bless" the other upside the head. Bibi would win.
We have the recess appointment of some idiot who wants socialized medicine to a major Medical oversight department in the government. Sigh.
Frankly the worst ding-dong issue is one you might not have noticed:
Excerpt from www.RedState.com (Erick Erickson)
"NASA: From the Moon to Mecca
From the "you can't make this up" file, President Obama is turning NASA into his Muslim-outreach agency. According to Fox News, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden says that NASA's foremost mission in 2010 is to improve relations with the Muslim world.
Pause. Re-read. Pause. Huh? Yes. Re-read again.
He went on to say, "[w]hen I became the NASA administrator - or before I became the NASA administrator - [President Obama] charged me with three things. One was he wanted me to help re-inspire children to want to get into science and math, he wanted me to expand our international relationships, and third, and perhaps foremost, he wanted me to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with dominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science . and math and engineering."
Now, reasonable people can disagree about what NASA should be doing and how much we should spend on a national space program. But come on - are you serious?"
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Excuse me.Our President has lost what little mind he had left. NASA is a SPACE exploration program. Not the space between your ears, the space out there in the cosmos. He just destroyed the hopes and dreams of thousands of potential astronauts who wanted to see the universe- now they are supposed to stroke Arabs like puppies to make them feel better. Good grief.If we needed more counselors in the government, he should have tasked the Department of Health and Human Services, not the Space Agency! Yikes.
If these times seem totally bizarre to you, it's because our leader has never known God personally, nor has he ever loved America. He grew up in bitterness, obviously.
The Islamic political system is based upon hatred of those not involved in it. It is not strictly a religion, it is a political governing based upon bitterness and anger and jealousy. Hosea Ballou, one of our nation's early leaders, once said that "any religion which requires hatred to sustain it, is of the devil's own propogation."
True love allows people to fulfill their potential, allows them to grow and become all that God intended. The definition of these things in our current leadership is one of control and supression, not expression. Exploration is a form of expression. It is an optimistic view of the universe, one that says there are things yet to be discovered. Turning that program inward is a destroyer of hope.
When the Apollo program landed on the moon, in spite of the deaths, in spite of the setbacks, something marvelous happened: the entire world sat glued to their TVs, excitedly watching a new era of exploration. It was a great day. It was a day of hope.It was a day of horizons reached, of fresh trails to blaze. The same happened when President Bush suggested that we shoot for Mars. A new horizon to touch, a fresh journey to embark upon...great excitement washed all over America that day. It didn't last.
Along comes Obama, who takes those hopes and smashes them by changing the very nature of new horizons. No longer do we have something exciting to look forward to, now we have to walk backwards into the old. Now we have to grovel in the swamp of bitterness and people who feel sorry for themselves. No thanks, Mr. President. I hope that enough people start squawking about this "decree" so it will fall.
We have the Obama-Netanyahu meeting where everybody smiled for the cameras, when you know that both men would like to take a brick and "bless" the other upside the head. Bibi would win.
We have the recess appointment of some idiot who wants socialized medicine to a major Medical oversight department in the government. Sigh.
Frankly the worst ding-dong issue is one you might not have noticed:
Excerpt from www.RedState.com (Erick Erickson)
"NASA: From the Moon to Mecca
From the "you can't make this up" file, President Obama is turning NASA into his Muslim-outreach agency. According to Fox News, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden says that NASA's foremost mission in 2010 is to improve relations with the Muslim world.
Pause. Re-read. Pause. Huh? Yes. Re-read again.
He went on to say, "[w]hen I became the NASA administrator - or before I became the NASA administrator - [President Obama] charged me with three things. One was he wanted me to help re-inspire children to want to get into science and math, he wanted me to expand our international relationships, and third, and perhaps foremost, he wanted me to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with dominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science . and math and engineering."
Now, reasonable people can disagree about what NASA should be doing and how much we should spend on a national space program. But come on - are you serious?"
*********
Excuse me.Our President has lost what little mind he had left. NASA is a SPACE exploration program. Not the space between your ears, the space out there in the cosmos. He just destroyed the hopes and dreams of thousands of potential astronauts who wanted to see the universe- now they are supposed to stroke Arabs like puppies to make them feel better. Good grief.If we needed more counselors in the government, he should have tasked the Department of Health and Human Services, not the Space Agency! Yikes.
If these times seem totally bizarre to you, it's because our leader has never known God personally, nor has he ever loved America. He grew up in bitterness, obviously.
The Islamic political system is based upon hatred of those not involved in it. It is not strictly a religion, it is a political governing based upon bitterness and anger and jealousy. Hosea Ballou, one of our nation's early leaders, once said that "any religion which requires hatred to sustain it, is of the devil's own propogation."
True love allows people to fulfill their potential, allows them to grow and become all that God intended. The definition of these things in our current leadership is one of control and supression, not expression. Exploration is a form of expression. It is an optimistic view of the universe, one that says there are things yet to be discovered. Turning that program inward is a destroyer of hope.
When the Apollo program landed on the moon, in spite of the deaths, in spite of the setbacks, something marvelous happened: the entire world sat glued to their TVs, excitedly watching a new era of exploration. It was a great day. It was a day of hope.It was a day of horizons reached, of fresh trails to blaze. The same happened when President Bush suggested that we shoot for Mars. A new horizon to touch, a fresh journey to embark upon...great excitement washed all over America that day. It didn't last.
Along comes Obama, who takes those hopes and smashes them by changing the very nature of new horizons. No longer do we have something exciting to look forward to, now we have to walk backwards into the old. Now we have to grovel in the swamp of bitterness and people who feel sorry for themselves. No thanks, Mr. President. I hope that enough people start squawking about this "decree" so it will fall.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Independence Day
So today is the celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence for the United States. It's the day that started a long and bloody war for the right to live in freedom from control by the government of England. Since our children, our teens, our college students are being given a version of history that is a flat lie, I thought today I should prepare a dose of quotations from some of our more famous forefathers.
The following were not written in the National Review, or the Newsmax Magazine, nor were they quotes from Erick Erickson, Glenn Beck, Ann Coulter, or Laura Ingraham. They are from the people who created the foundation for American principles. Our current crop of leaders are nothing like them. Our current leaders couldn't say something eloquent if it were written on their teleprompters. Happy 4th of July- and may the principles set before by our forefathers be rekindled among us!
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"There are persons who constantly clamor. They complain of oppression, speculation, and pernicious influence of wealth. They cry out loudly against all banks and corporations, and a means by which small capitalists become united in order to produce important and beneficial results. They carry on mad hostility against all established institutions. They would choke the fountain of all human civilization." Daniel Webster 1782-1852
"Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees; and both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of the people." Henry Clay (1777-1852)
"The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object."
"The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time."
Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826
"Constant complaint is the poorest sort of pay for all the comforts we enjoy." Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790
"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and for his orphans, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations." Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865
The following were not written in the National Review, or the Newsmax Magazine, nor were they quotes from Erick Erickson, Glenn Beck, Ann Coulter, or Laura Ingraham. They are from the people who created the foundation for American principles. Our current crop of leaders are nothing like them. Our current leaders couldn't say something eloquent if it were written on their teleprompters. Happy 4th of July- and may the principles set before by our forefathers be rekindled among us!
__________
"There are persons who constantly clamor. They complain of oppression, speculation, and pernicious influence of wealth. They cry out loudly against all banks and corporations, and a means by which small capitalists become united in order to produce important and beneficial results. They carry on mad hostility against all established institutions. They would choke the fountain of all human civilization." Daniel Webster 1782-1852
"Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees; and both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of the people." Henry Clay (1777-1852)
"The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object."
"The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time."
Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826
"Constant complaint is the poorest sort of pay for all the comforts we enjoy." Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790
"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and for his orphans, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations." Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865
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