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Where have You Been!

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Well, I haven't been on vacation. AS you may have guessed, I had "an attack" write as I started my last post. Dieing isn't always an immediate project, especially when you are just cantankerous to defy all odds.

One might speculate that I was smitten for daring express anything negative about our President Elect, Mr. Obamma. Or one might decide that the outcome of the election, though predictable, was too much for me to take. One in either case would likely be wrong. It was just time for another attack. Now I am back, and making grea new plans for a grea new year.

Actually I am fairly impressed with Mr. Obama's staffing picks thus far. It appears that he is more than a leftist ideolog. He is apparently a practical man. My bellweather will come when we see what his true stance is on guns. If he follows through with all his anti BS rhetoric with action as did President Clinton, then he is up to no good in my book.

It is not as non-gunners often think or at least characterize pro-gun people to be. It is that owning guns is clearly a constitutional right,any way you cut it. If the leader of a country, privy to all the accurate information now available that proves beyound a doubt that citizens owning and carrying guns is a good thing, then it is obvious that he is aligning things to follow the typical formulae for reducing right of the common man--perhaps as extremely as did turkey on the Armenian minority at the turn to the last century--or as "innocent" as Australlia, Canada, and England (that reads, not very).

See you in the funny papers soon, next year.

So You Want Change, Do you . . .

God almost always performs his little and big miracles for us through other people. I guess our hope should always be that enough people will hear his urgings and heed them. We too should try to do the same. Often we figure into our Fathers plan by following simple thoughts of kindness that come into our minds. If we are living close to the Lord, we might not even distinguish our own thoughts from the promptings of the Holy Spirit. His thoughts are our thoughts. This state is difficult to maintain when we are bombarded by the clever darts of Darkness. Minions work the media, fellow workers, and our own weaknesses to throw us off.

 

When our children were young, we tended to be much more guarded about the influences we allowed into our home. Whether it was right or wrong, we chose to not turn the TV on in our house until the oldest, Brett, was in first grade. We kept a small black and white TV in a closet, but seldom used it. Instead, we tried to see that the children were read to, played with, and learned to entertain themselves, rather than relying upon television to dominate their thoughts. When they were a bit older, we got a nice color TV, but continued to monitor what they watched.

 

We didn’t watch TV on Sundays. I think all of this was a good policy. What few positives we missed out on by such practices, were mediated by the net gain of family activities and alternative education. We feel that our children learned early how to think independently rather than relying on the media to direct their thoughts.

As I have waxed and waned over the years, in various stages of my own spiritual development, I time and again return to the conclusion that TV is now a worse influence than ever. In the nearly forty years that Martha and I have been married, we have seen a complete reversal of societal moors in

America

. It used to be unseemly to practice homosexuality. Now it is considered a legitimate minority.

 

It was once the norm to have prayer in our schools. Now it is illegal. It was proper to feel patriotic. Now it is un-cool. Abortion was once considered something akin to killing babies, or exactly that. Now it is “Women right to Choose,” They conveniently leave off the right to choose to ” Kill their Babies”. Unions, contracts, or even a man’s word or handshake was once as binding as anything needed to be. Now such institutions are routinely dissolved, never intended to be binding, and quitting them is easily justified.

 

 

Ironic that Comunism has Failed Everywhere Except America

There was a strong communist movement during the first half of the last century in America that few people have talked about recently. It involved a lot of heroic names. On paper, Communism looked good. It did not work, because of one thing--Human Greed. Oddly, this is the same ingredient that enables Capitalism to work. While I don't believe that individual greed is good, I do believe that Collective Capitalism IS Good. It is the best we've got--until greed is eradicated as a human trait. I don't see that happening without divine intervention. Many people believe that will happen one day. I do. But meanwhile back at the world . . . Capitalism enables individual freedom over government tyranny. Individual freedom fosters an environment where religion can survive.

Although Communism is a failed ideology, it has never failed without a devastating loss of human life. There is no historical argument against this. Even staunch Communists believe that a great loss of life is probably necessary in a purge to arrive at some ultimate Utopian Society. Still others have no expectation of a Utopian Society. They merely want the power, and bank on being on the right side.

Show me a communist, and I'll show you an atheist. The two cannot coexist. Show me a communist, and I'll show you a liar, because deception is necessary to achieve their designs of control of the people. The end justifies the means. During the time that many of the rotten fruits of communism came to light in America and around the world, the die-hard idealists had to go underground. Many communists were persecuted and prosecuted in this country in what may have been a witch hunt. Any kind of extremesism is bad. Extreme rights-wingers are as dangerous as are extreme left-wingers. An all-or-none ideology is simply bad for most people.

Extemists are those who can't see another view but their own. We must be allowed to exercise our rights, even if they are wrong, up and until we prove our societal irresponsibility to the point of harming the majority of the people--and hopefully before the point of harming anyone. Coexistence upon this cold rock is a hard thing. But the communist extremists who were arrogant enough to believe that their form or Communism will not fail, or those who are just along for the greed-ride they are too lazy to get from Capitalism (similar to stealing instead of working.

I once knew a panhandler who would ask me to borrow money. He did this diligently at various prime locations. It was his job, and the guy worked hard. He even paid me back once in a while, just to keep the faith, or I suppose to keep my faith, in him, at least a little. I  liked the guy. I wished at the time I could find a few employees with his work ethic. Honestly. But he wouldn't change. He was a panhandler. I can only guess that underground communists are something like this guy, except their aims are far more dangerous.

These extremists re-badged their brand of Communism as Progressive Communism. When Communism fell much out of favor in the USA, they dropped the Communist part because the label became so negative, that they didn't want to let their deceptive  aims out of the bag until they had worked their designs upon enough people and took over enough institutions that it would be too late to resist. That's how they went underground. However, their were and still are many Communists living, working, and actively attempting to overthrow the government. Deception is a legitimate tool to achieve their ends. They feel that they know better. No, best, for the masses, who are not as bright or informed or enlightened as are they.

It is amazing that these hardheaded and persistent progressive communist have all but completely taken over our government, and institutions. In truth, it may already be too late. Their next phase will leave little doubt about what their objective really are, because their mission is almost complete. Even those who wake up, may do so too late to keep the Progressive Communists from completely taking control of our lives. And they feel they must do this for the greater good.

If they follow the pattern of other Communists, and they must in order to achieve their objectives, anyone who resists their notions will be eliminated one way or another. I can't believe it because it has been happening right in front our our collectively complacent noses. After all, greed also motivates us--more or less. We follow the money that's enticingly waved inform of our noses. Very predictable. Them and us. These folks have been refining their techniques and have studied the great masters and have more or less got the overthrow of our Capitalist Government down to a science. The steps are pretty simple. It just takes time, and they have had plenty of time. Their day is almost fully at hand. They know they must work fast in order to keep from being found out. Meanwhile they lie to an essentially good and believing society of complacent Americans.

The following are the steps they have followed, as per a Congressional Document prepared in 1963. It showed programmed steps from early reorganization ofthe  "Progressive movement", and those planned for the future (after 1963). The document was released from the library of Congress only after they were sued via the Freedom of Information Act. Why so secretive. Draw you own conclusion about this after reading the document.

Other interesting Reading Links:

http://dallasbasketballdotcom.yuku.com/topic/39785/t/communism-in-America.html

http://www.nocommunism.com/communisms_persecution_of_religion.php

http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2001/01-007.html

Read Here:

The Communist Takeover Of
America - 45 Declared Goals
From Greg Swank
12-4-2

You are about to read a list of 45 goals that found their way down the halls of our great Capitol back in 1963. As you read this, 39 years later, you should be shocked by the events that have played themselves out. I first ran across this list 3 years ago but was unable to attain a copy and it has bothered me ever since. Recently, Jeff Rense posted it on his site and I would like to thank him for doing so. http://www.rense.com Communist Goals (1963) Congressional Record--Appendix, pp. A34-A35 January 10, 1963 Current Communist Goals EXTENSION OF REMARKS OF HON. A. S. HERLONG, JR. OF FLORIDA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, January 10, 1963 . Mr. HERLONG. Mr. Speaker, Mrs. Patricia Nordman of De Land, Fla., is an ardent and articulate opponent of communism, and until recently published the De Land Courier, which she dedicated to the purpose of alerting the public to the dangers of communism in America. At Mrs. Nordman's request, I include in the RECORD, under unanimous consent, the following "Current Communist Goals," which she identifies as an excerpt from "The Naked Communist," by Cleon Skousen: [From "The Naked Communist," by Cleon Skousen] 1. U.S. acceptance of coexistence as the only alternative to atomic war. 2. U.S. willingness to capitulate in preference to engaging in atomic war. 3. Develop the illusion that total disarmament [by] the United States would be a demonstration of moral strength. 4. Permit free trade between all nations regardless of Communist affiliation and regardless of whether or not items could be used for war. 5. Extension of long-term loans to Russia and Soviet satellites. 6. Provide American aid to all nations regardless of Communist domination. 7. Grant recognition of Red China. Admission of Red China to the U.N. 8. Set up East and West Germany as separate states in spite of Khrushchev's promise in 1955 to settle the German question by free elections under supervision of the U.N. 9. Prolong the conferences to ban atomic tests because the United States has agreed to suspend tests as long as negotiations are in progress. 10. Allow all Soviet satellites individual representation in the U.N. 11. Promote the U.N. as the only hope for mankind. If its charter is rewritten, demand that it be set up as a one-world government with its own independent armed forces. (Some Communist leaders believe the world can be taken over as easily by the U.N. as by Moscow. Sometimes these two centers compete with each other as they are now doing in the Congo.) 12. Resist any attempt to outlaw the Communist Party. 13. Do away with all loyalty oaths. 14. Continue giving Russia access to the U.S. Patent Office. 15. Capture one or both of the political parties in the United States. 16. Use technical decisions of the courts to weaken basic American institutions by claiming their activities violate civil rights. 17. Get control of the schools. Use them as transmission belts for socialism and current Communist propaganda. Soften the curriculum. Get control of teachers' associations. Put the party line in textbooks. 18. Gain control of all student newspapers. 19. Use student riots to foment public protests against programs or organizations which are under Communist attack. 20. Infiltrate the press. Get control of book-review assignments, editorial writing, policy-making positions. 21. Gain control of key positions in radio, TV, and motion pictures. 22. Continue discrediting American culture by degrading all forms of artistic expression. An American Communist cell was told to "eliminate all good sculpture from parks and buildings, substitute shapeless, awkward and meaningless forms." 23. Control art critics and directors of art museums. "Our plan is to promote ugliness, repulsive, meaningless art." 24. Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them "censorship" and a violation of free speech and free press. 25. Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV. 26. Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as "normal, natural, healthy." 27. Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with "social" religion. Discredit the Bible and emphasize the need for intellectual maturity, which does not need a "religious crutch." 28. Eliminate prayer or any phase of religious expression in the schools on the ground that it violates the principle of "separation of church and state." 29. Discredit the American Constitution by calling it inadequate, old-fashioned, out of step with modern needs, a hindrance to cooperation between nations on a worldwide basis. 30. Discredit the American Founding Fathers. Present them as selfish aristocrats who had no concern for the "common man." 31. Belittle all forms of American culture and discourage the teaching of American history on the ground that it was only a minor part of the "big picture." Give more emphasis to Russian history since the Communists took over. 32. Support any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part of the culture--education, social agencies, welfare programs, mental health clinics, etc. 33. Eliminate all laws or procedures which interfere with the operation of the Communist apparatus. 34. Eliminate the House Committee on Un-American Activities. 35. Discredit and eventually dismantle the FBI. 36. Infiltrate and gain control of more unions. 37. Infiltrate and gain control of big business. 38. Transfer some of the powers of arrest from the police to social agencies. Treat all behavioral problems as psychiatric disorders which no one but psychiatrists can understand [or treat]. 39. Dominate the psychiatric profession and use mental health laws as a means of gaining coercive control over those who oppose Communist goals. 40. Discredit the family as an institution. Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce. 41. Emphasize the need to raise children away from the negative influence of parents. Attribute prejudices, mental blocks and retarding of children to suppressive influence of parents. 42. Create the impression that violence and insurrection are legitimate aspects of the American tradition; that students and special-interest groups should rise up and use ["]united force["] to solve economic, political or social problems. 43. Overthrow all colonial governments before native populations are ready for self-government. 44. Internationalize the Panama Canal. 45. Repeal the Connally reservation so the United States cannot prevent the World Court from seizing jurisdiction [over domestic problems. Give the World Court jurisdiction] over nations and individuals alike. Note by Webmaster: The Congressional Record back this far has not be digitized and posted on the Internet. It will probably be available at your nearest library that is a federal repository. Call them and ask them. Your college library is probably a repository. This is an excellent source of government records. Another source are your Congress Critters. They should be more than happy to help you in this matter. You will find the Ten Planks of the Communist Manifesto interesting at this point. Webmaster Forest Glen Durland found the document in the library. Sources are listed below. Microfilm: California State University at San Jose Clark Library, Government Floor Phone (408)924-2770 Microfilm Call Number: J 11.R5 Congressional Record, Vol. 109 88th Congress, 1st Session Appendix Pages A1-A2842 Jan. 9-May 7, 1963 Reel 12 1963- The Year That Changed America By Greg Swank 12-4-2 Over the years, I have shared in debates and discussions regarding the current state of affairs in the U.S., and the changing social climate of this great nation. Since the "baby-boomer" generation, society and its culture have become noticeably different than the way it was 50 years ago. From the late 50's to the 70's a series of events took place contributing to the way we are currently living. However, like anything else, there has to be a starting point at which the wheels are put into motion. Sometimes it can be a single event, such as war, but more often, it is a series of events, some intentional, some planned, others unpredictable. There is always a pivotal point when things begin to change. I believe that time was 1963. For my generation, some of the following will certainly stir old memories. If you born later, this may serve as a brief history lesson into the times your parents traveled through. By 1963 television was the leading sources of entertainment. The public enjoyed a different type of programming back then. Lessons on life could be viewed weekly on "Leave it to Beaver" or "My Three Sons." There were hero's back then that never drew blood, "The Lone Ranger" and "The Adventures of Superman." Cartoon series evolved, such as, "The Flintstones" and "The Jetsons" without messages of empowering the children, using vulgarities or demeaning parental guidance. Family's could spend a weekend evening watching "Ed Sullivan," "Bonanza" or "Gunsmoke." For those who enjoyed thrill and suspense, we were blessed with "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and the "Twilight Zone." 'My Favorite Martian," "Ozzie and Harriet," "Donna Reed" and "Sea Hunt" also kept viewers entertained weekly. Movie theaters were not multiplex units with 15 screens, rather, one single, giant big screen with adequate sound and hard seats without springs. "Tom Jones" had won the Academy award for best picture. "How The West Was Won," "Cleopatra," "Lily of the Fields," "The Great Escape," "The Birds," and "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" were all box office hits. By years end, "The Beatles" had played for the British Royal Family and were laying the groundwork to conquer the U.S. the following year. Eric Clapton began his journey to fame with Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Jim McCarty and their band, "The Yardbirds." Out on the west coast the surf was beginning to rock'n'roll with "The Beach Boys" and their first song to reach the top ten list, "Surfin' U.S.A." "Joys of Jell-O" recipes for quivering florescent foodstuff hit the stores. U.S. Postal rates went up to five cents for the first ounce. AT&T introduced touch-tone telephones. The Yankees played in the World Series again; but lost to the Dodgers in four straight. The government and NASA began the Apollo program. This is just a brief snapshot of some things that were going on back in 1963. Remember? While some of these events played an important role in the direction of change that affect us today, many of them were lost to much greater, more political events, that I believe put everything into motion. On January 10, 1963, the House of Representative and later the Senate began reviewing a document entitled "Communist Goals for Taking Over America." It contained an agenda of 45 separate issues that, in hindsight was quite shocking back then and equally shocking today. Here, in part, are some key points listed in that document. 4. Permit free trade between all nations regardless of Communist affiliation and regardless of whether or not items could be used for war. 5. Extension of long-term loans to Russia and Soviet satellites. 8. Set up East and West Germany as separate states. 11. Promote the U.N. as the only hope for mankind. 13. Do away with all loyalty oaths. 16. Use technical decisions of the courts to weaken basic American institutions by claiming their activities violate civil rights. 23. Control art critics and directors of art museums. "Our plan is to promote ugliness, repulsive, meaningless art." 24. Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them "censorship" and a violation of free speech and free press. 25. Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV. 26. Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as "normal, natural, healthy." 27. Discredit the Bible and emphasize the need for intellectual maturity, which does not need a "religious crutch." 28. Eliminate prayer or any phase of religious expression in the schools on the ground that it violates the principle of "separation of church and state." 40. Discredit the family as an institution. Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce. 44. Internationalize the Panama Canal. You can see the entire list on this web page - http://www.truthtrek.net/politics/takeover.htm Now, I am not saying that the U.S. is under some kind of Communist control, but what I do find frightening, is of the 45 issues listed, nearly all of them have come to pass. Remember this was in January 1963. In 1963 the news media showed women burning their bras as the women's liberation movement took off with the publishing of "The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Friedan. Martin Luther King was jailed in April and civil unrest was being brought to the forefront. On August 28th the media brought us live coverage of the march on Washington and Dr. Kings famous "I had a dream" speech. The Cuban missile crisis found its way in to our homes and our nation was gearing up for conflict. By September of 1963 we had lost some very influential people, Pope John XXIII, Robert Frost, and country legend Patsy Cline, to name a few. In the early hours of November 22nd we learned of the quiet passing of C.S. Lewis and hours later we were brought to our knees when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated and our nation mourned. So you see, while long since forgotten, 1963 could very well have been, one of the most important years since our founding fathers provided us with the Constitution of the United States. Which brings me to one final and extremely important decision that was made during this most provocative year. On June 17, 1963 the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that any Bible reciting or prayer, in public schools, was deemed unconstitutional. While American's have endured great prosperity over the past 40 years we have also lost our moral compass and direction. In reviewing the research, data supports 1963 as a focal point, demonstrating a downward slope in our moral and social decline through 2001. Certainly, one would have to agree that all of these events have had a profound impact on the way our current social structure has been changed. Personally, if I had to choose one specific event that has demonstrated the demoralization of our country, it would have to be the decision of the U.S Supreme Court in June of 1963. But there is always "hope." As always, I welcome your comments and can easily be reached. Thanks for the response to "Daddy, What's Fluoride?" My email is: [email protected] Comment From Founders' America [email protected] 12-7-2 Jeff...adding a couple of my own numbers: __ 46. Import anti-white racists from the Third World, via an open-borders policy, then force their integration to divide and conquer white Western civilization in North America. __ 47. Feminize and disarm both the citizenry and military; especially disarm white males. Founders' America P.O. Box 71024 Richmond, Va 23255

The Healthcare Fight is not Really about Healthcare!

It is about a liberal power-grab in an effort to "fundamentally change America". The content of the bill doesn't really matter to those powers who are pushing it. It is not about helping the American people. It is about shifting the power of balance irreparably in favor of Socialism. It is a classic example of how liberal ideologues move quickly to cram an unpopular measure down unwilling American's throats.

By now most Americans are concerned that something is awry, but it may be too late. Just a few weeks ago, after an evident mandate made apparent by the election of a republican senator in a historically red state, Pelosi and Obamma and the liberal dems made haste to express how that "now were turning their attention to the economy", that they had heard the mandate to "knock it off already with the unwanted health-care push". So what happened within a week or so that caused the new big illegal push for passing an unwritten health-care bill using questionable legislative devises and downright unethical and illegal antics in congress?

"No taxation without representation." That was one of the main tenants that led to the American Revolution giving birth to this country. Make no mistake, this bill represents a huge tax increase for almost everyone. President Obaba and Pelosi and their henchmen are declaring bold-faced lies about the "savings" this program will lead to. This is not only absurd, it flies in the face of reason. Americans may be quick to trust and slow to notice, but they are not stupid. However, they may have been caught so off-guard that they don't know what to do to stop it.

This bill, if passed, will represent a major departure form the rule of law, regarding how laws are passed and funded. This is serious. Apparently no one can do anything about this overthrow of our constitutional capitalist government! Scary? You bet! You better be afraid. What will you do when the President and this lawless congress suddenly takes over the media, Sates Rights, and the Armed Forces and turns them on you and I to take our guns and control every aspect of life? What about the Supreme Court? The administration has alreadyy made unprecedented moves to disembowel this branch of the carefully balance third tier of our government as guaranteed by our Constitution. The balance of powers are alreadyy out of balance. They checks and balances are already out of place. I don't know why I even bother to continue to write. I suppose because it is about all I can do.

Think I'm nuts. Go back and read my desperate blogs and tell me I was wrong. If you still don't get it, just wait. I'm not sure you can do anything else anyway. This coup may already be over.

More Federal Government Lawlessness? John Morton, Criminal?

Now the Director of ICE, the top law officer when it comes to enforcing immigration issues, has stated that he may not choose for ICE to receive criminal illegal alien's handed over to them by the State of Arizona. The Department of Justice has further reiterated the statements of John Morton in this vein. More and more, it appears that we have a rogue regime in control of America. Again I ask, honestly, "What does the populace do when the Administration they elected on a stated platform, begins to blatantly ignore the laws of our Constitution, and the Congressionally-enacted Law of the Land.

The Arizona law is largely a restatement of Federal Law. It is not even as rigid as the Federal Law, certainly not violating it. But the criminals are. And the administration is. And some congressmen are.

To make matters worse, the President of Mexico appears to be jointly dictating (along with our own president) our immigration laws. Let us not forget that the Administration our president heads, has no legal right when it comes to making law. That specific duty falls upon Congress and Congress alone--although the President seems to be making law effortlessly by "dictating rules" to be enforced by various departments.

Is our president behaving pretty much like a dictator? He ignores laws in preference for his personal opinions of how the laws SHOULD be. He directs rules and policies to be enacted and enforced that are not for him to enact and enforce (or not enforce). This is not among presidential duties, responsibilities, nor rights. He uses his administration officials to intimidate.

He wants to limit the Media's right to free speech, and actively manipulates the media message with staged "PR". He wants to curb the earnings of businessmen and free trade. He is taxing, without representation, sometimes calling it by code names other than "taxing". He is stretching to regulate the Internet against the opinions of the courts, by handily renaming the Internet a "utility". He wants to regulate what we eat, what we read, what we drive, what we grow, what we watch, what we worship, what we teach, and what we say .

Here's what I'll bet is coming next: Guns will be restricted if not outright banned. The BATFE will be enlarged and officers of the law sent door to door to take our guns. Good citizens will be declared criminals, or insane retroactively and arrested and imprisoned for exercising their Constitutionally guaranteed rights.

People will be harassed, placed on no-fly lists, or terrorism watch lists for expressing any thoughts contrary to what the administration believes.

Why do I profess to know this? It has been done before. It is a textbook overthrow of governments, and it is happening to us.

Can America Co-exist with Islam?

As a lifelong history buff, I have known more about Islam in history and as a religion than the average bear. But I have little firsthand experience with Islam or Muslims. I was heartbroken when Cat Stvens gave up his music for Islam, but I guess that doesn't count. I once worked alongside a Muslim imigrant from Yemen. He was a staunch believer, and I admired his commitment to his values. I didn't necessarily admire the actual values, however.

From our many discussions, it is interesting that the main thing I remember is that Muslims men, to be correct, must sit on the cammode to pee. This is to avoid standing up, which would be like an animal such as a dog. I recalled at the time, that my studies from The Old Testament that bad and vulgar people were sometimes described as "one who pisseth against the wall", (like a dog hiking his leg). I think this was once part of the culture of all semetic peoples. But does it define a religion? Is it even important. I hope not.

I once asked my friend, "If I visited Yemen, would I likely be killed right off the bat, just traveling through the county?"

His answer didn't comfort me. But he made no apologies. In my more recent studies I have learned how some, if not most Muslims, are able to justify acts of violence or disrespect against non-Muslims because, in their eyes, infidels are not deserving of the higher status of being fully human. Interestingly, many Orthadox Jews also have similar beliefs; non-Jews or gentiles are pretty much to them as infidels are to Muslims.

I guess these belief explain why God could pronounce a commandment forbidding killing and then turn around and require the utter distruction of Jerico, which stangely Joshua's entire army did not even do correctly. They took pity on some and let them live. They also took opportunity to aquire a few extra good-looking wives and let them live as well, maybe more out of selfishness.

The reason God wanted to have all the inhabitants of Jerico and other cities that the Jews were to occupy eradicated, was to give the Jews the opportunity to start over with a clean slate. All the old idolators were caused to stumble around in the wilderness until they died off. Even Moses was not allowed to enter the promised land. If you are a believer, then you believe that God giveth and God taketh away. 

As a Christian, I belief that Jews were indeed God's Covenent People or Chosen People, and so I can understand how a "belief system", could compell people to do such things. However, I also conveniently believe that Jews blew it and through Christ, so-called gentiles who truly follow Christ ,have become his Chosen People. You see, it is all about us. If they are not like us, then kill those bastards, seems to be the active belief common to the semetic religions--AND MANY OTHER RELIGIONS.

I am happy that Christ did not teach such things, however, you'd never know it by the way we sometimes act. We tend to pick and choose the beliefs from the Old and New Testements that enforce our own agendas.

So it is with such confessions that I submit the idea that a country founded on basic Judeo-Christian values, with a constitution in place ensuring the pursuit of such beliefs, by definition, will have problems with any political or religious ideology that conficts with such values. Like it or not, although the constitution and intent of our constitution and our founding fathers protects the rights to worship as any individual or group's desires, it is superceded by the over-riding protEctions of "the rest of the group". A religion cannot override the constitution and tramp on the rights of others, by enforcing their own laws as in a theocracy.

It is my understanding that it has always been a goal of Islam, as presented by the Koran and the subsequent body of writings and Islamic religious case-law, to impose the teachings of Islam upon the entire world, thereby conquering and subduing all other peopels and other relgions at the peril of loss of status, to the extent of expulsion, enslavement, or eradication (death). History backs this up.

I am a student of a bunch of martial arts, including the FMA's (Fillipino Martial Arts). All of these FMA came from the soouthern islands such as Kali. In fact the most well-defined andlethal (in my opinion) of all martial arts is Kali that takes its name from the largest island. It is not mere coincidence that this was the island conqurered by Islam during its first great era of conquest. Muslims conquered this island, along with most of Indonesia, half a dozen hundred years ago.

As happens with many particularly insular islands, the teachings of Islam as taught at the time of the conquest was preserved very well by the natives of Kali. Kali is considered a merciful martial art, as it were. It uses knives and sticks, primarily. It gave the Spanish fits, leading to the death of Magellean even. At the turn of the last century the US helped the fillipinos overthrow the Spanish (only to betray them and effectively take them over for themselves--part of the Doctrine of Mnifest Destiny.) The US Marines ganed the name of Leathernects fighting the fiece Kali warriors.

US Marines were not called leathernecks because they were tough, they gained that tough sounding name for more practical reasons. They being killed with sticks and knives by the Kali's, who targeted their necks in close quarters combat. So the Marines devized steel-framed tich padded leather collar to protect their necks. I'll add, thnat I believe that the Kali marine experience is also what led to changing from a small-caliber revolver to the Browning automatic 45 caliber and pistol. The heavier, relatively slow 45 cal bullets, were designed to physically stop, even knock back a charging enemy. This correct a big problem met by the marines in Kali.

But my whole point is that Kali was originally developed by Muslims, probably dispatched from what was then a leading center for Islam, the Islam-subdued South of Spain--which also to this day is still consider a foremost knife culture of the modern world. The commonly accepted practice of Mercy displayed by the Kali fighters has less to do with mercy than it does with religious conversion.

You see, the martial art of Kali, begins with non-lethal blows are knife wounds of the outer body parts, legs, feet, hands arms, face, eyes, hands, etc--working inward--thus allowing the unfortunate/fortunate recipient of the wounds to convert to Islam prior to death. This is the accepted origin of the especially effective FMA's.

Just for the sake of continuity, Kali went underground after it was forbidden by the Spanich Conquistadores. It did not disappear, however, because it was passed down by secret Kali societies from master to master. The basic moves were even preserved by the local dances. You may have participated in the footwork game using bamboo poles during elementary school. I did. I believe that this also was part oif the Kali efforts to camoflage and preserve the maritial art of Kali.

While the religion may have been largely lost by the Kali peopl, the lethal martial art was not.

I know less about Indonesian martial arts, as I have not had the opportunity to practice it myself. But I know that one of them, silat, is reliant on knives for added lethality. I beieve Indonesia to be the home of the best knife warriors in the world. Most people do not understand that Indonesia is also home to by far the largest population of Muslims in the world as well. Do  you remember the drawings of Sinbad the Sailor, with his wicked looking short sword that curved upward. Or the pictures of the crooked Kris daggers? This too began as an ancient depiction of Islam on the conquest.

Constantinople was once the very heart of Christianity. It is now called Istanbul, and where are the Christians? Mostly, all gone.

Where are the Chritians (or proponents of any religion other that Islam, within an Islamic conquered country? Some are more tolerant of others. Invariably it is not the conquering variety, who tolerant of other religions. Egypt is one example of a tolerant country. But it is not a Islamic theocrachy. Nor is Indonesia, thank Allah.  

I belive that it is very clear that Islam is a warrior religion. In order to accomplish their aims, Islam HAS to use warfare, because people seldom just convert from their religions without serious persuation. The promise of death slow death, I would suppose, is a quick and effective persuader.

No, I do not think that Islam, as I understand it, can ever coexist with the US Constitution. One or the other must give way.

http://loganswarning.com/2010/01/23/indonesia-1000-muslims-burn-down-two-churches/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Indonesia#History

http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/sinbadvoyages.htm

Issa, Grassley Rip Obama’s Recess Appointment

Republican heavyweights aren’t too happy about President Barack Obama’s recess appointment of Norm Eisen as U.S. ambassador to the Czech Republic. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., [pictured] call the appointment "particularly inappropriate" in a letter to White House Counsel Bob Bauer, The Hill reports. Issa is chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee,

Eisen, the White House ethics czar, is the brains behind many of the administration's ethics and transparency policies.

"By calling off a face-to-face meeting in favor of a recess appointment, the White House sent the message that the President is not interested in hearing the concerns of Republican Members of Congress," Grassley and Issa write in the letter.

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Another example of governing by exception, or by loophole. Yes, it is allowed. It was intended to enable a President to not be hamstrung in the case of a true emergency, but it is being used by President Obama, over and over, to by-pass Congress.

Some people have acused President Obama of not being very educated concerning the US Constitution. Of course that can't be true. He taught Constitutional Law prior to becoming a Senator, his only "real job", if you want to consider being a college professor as a real job.

I am not slighting the importance of academics, but when it comes to business, management, industry, manufactureing, and government--essentially in any job that required interfacing with other entities required in business outside of academia is essential to having understanding and empathy with "normal" business around which the American economy revolves.

Obama has none of that, but what he does have is a much better than average understanding of how the US Constitution came to be, how it was intended to work, the provisions made to ammend the constitution (which was intentially meant to be very difficult--in order to ensure that it is not ammended without full popular support), and the various weaknesses which have yet to be fixed.

This last bit of information was never intended to exist. These weaknesses, or loopholes, are the result of years of clever politicians, who mostly attornies who are schooled in the art of finding creative ways to "beat the law", in behaqlf of The State, or their clients.Unfortunate, human nature being what it is, sharp lawyers are necessary in an open and free society.

But this does not change the fact that these sharp minds are misdirected when they seek to find weaknesses in the Constitution, which enables them to "cheat" the intended process of balance of powers of the three branches of government. President Obama is an expert on these little flaws, which he then uses to exploit to his own governing advantage, often by-passing Congress and/or the will of the American people.

The American People were even at inception of our free form of government too numerous to have them each participate in an open debate such as happens while considering the need for various laws. Our is and never was a true simple Democracy. It is a Representative form of Democracy. We vote for those who promise to vote as we would, or whom we feel are most likely to vote as we would.

If those representatives, who form both Houses of Congress, get too far afield from how we want them to vote--we have the collective popular power to vote them out of office. This is something of an over-simplification of the process because of the nature of the Electoral College system of reflecting our popular vote. It is close enough to convey the way our form of Democracy works.

Conrgess has three main jobs. One is to make decisions about money matters of the government. They technically must approve all expenditures of the Federal Government. Their so-called "power of the purse" gives them a way to prevent any arm, branch, or agency from having the funds to carry out a an action of which they, and theoretically, of which voting citizens want them to do.

Secondly, they must approve all actions of the President, as a balancing power to check the actions of the Administrative arm of the government--to keep them from getting too far off of administering the will of every citizen who cares to vote to influence the government to do most nearly what he wants.Congress also has the power to wage war. The President is able to by-pass this temporarily in an emergency, but still has to get Congress to approve and fund it afterward. The War Machine moves very slowly, so it works out generally..

And Congress has the responsibility of making Federal Laws. This is another loophole area, because if the President desires to make laws without the approval of Congress, he merely orders one of the administrative agencies, individuals, or departments that answer to him--or start a new one--and allow them to make policy, which is then implemented and effectively becomes law, unless Congress fights through the tedious process required to stop the new policy/law from being enforced. This is another unintended loophole that is often used by the President.

Constitutional Law scholar that he is, certainly gives President Obama a unique set of skills and knowdege that helps him find the loopholes use these exceptions, which were never intended to be used as standard operating procedures--to get around the methods of governing truly intended by our Founding Fathers.

President Obama has set a new record for circumventing the true intent of our Constitution. He has appointed Czars, who have no written power, but who are used to intimidate and influence the way things are done by other poeple in the government. The complaint of the Conressment written about here is that Obama has used his power to appoint a director to positions, in this case an Ambassador, whom he knows and feels he can count on to do his own bidding, without Congress having an opportunity to weigh in on his decision.

He doesn't want to take the chance that his choice will be nixed by Congress. So, he waits until Congress is not in session to make his appointment which power was intended to deal with emergency situations whithout having to wait on Congressional discussion and approval. This way, he cheats the intended process, and unless Congressmen such as these two protest the President's actions--the President gets his way.

To further complicate things, there is a protocol within each House of Congress, The House of Representatives and The Senate, usually controlled by the Majority Party that can be strategically used to that party's advantage. If the majority party is the same as the President's party, and if they are of the same political pursuation, as they usuaally are, then the President's power to cheat the system is ignored with a wink and a nod by the controlling party of one or most houses.

It may never even come up as a Congressional concern due to the protocols involved in bringing such issues to the floor for discussion and/or vote--these protocols have also arisen and have been ebraced over time, and are now accepted as part of the process even though these procedures may have arisin originally as away to cheat the intended process. The minority party of each house is at a big disadvantage due to this protocol.

This process of accepting those methods of cheating that are cheated at long enough to become the "usual" way, and is therefore no longer considered cheating--only seems natural and second nature to Senators and Congressmen who mostly come from a law background. For the general public, cheating is cheating. But in the past five hundred years or so, laws were defined and redefined by those attorneys who could figure out how to bea the system in behalf of the State or their clients.

Judges, who are supposed to rule impartially (I am often amazed at how impartial they usually are), sometimes inject theri own ideas into their ruling, rather than strictly interpreting the law. Judges mostly come from a law background as well. Therefore to them, this idea of Case Law, that is the way ruling on similar matters have ben ruled upon in the most recent past--is considered the precedent upon which new cases are partially judged. But sometimes judges use their positions in order to influence the outcome of cases, against previous precedent, thereby actually creating laws themselves, by making their new rulings the precednt thereafter.

It is up to sharp attorneys to point out these cases from the past as they prepare ways to defend the position of either the State or their clients. Judges try to keep things on track and see that no one cheats in the way things are done by all other parties. This idea iof Precence is considered "normal" by members of the judicial system, and therefore by Congress.

The most effective Congressmen tend to be those mjen and women who understand the law, Congressional Precedence, is able to rally and carry out their fellow lawmaker'[s desires, AND theri ability to either promote and pass or to oppose and keep from passing--the President's agenda.This ability is usually earned by years in service, alliance-building, Leadership in various Committees, ability to introduce and promote bills, looks, voice, personality, understanding legal and Congressional procedures and precedents.

Presonal PR and the ability to be re-elected within ones own states and districts is also necessary. Diplomacy is usually very necessary for longevity, because if they become too partisan or unpopular among theri peers, they will be retailliated against and become unable to get anything done.

What has recently happened with the mid-term elections, is that enough voting Americans became alarmed at the way Congress and President Obama's Administration was ignoring "the people's" own popular opinions about how things should be done, and they came out and voted against those in Congress who they felt were to blame for this problem.

Since it was not yet time to vote for President, most of the aingst directed against President Obama's behavior in pushing his own agenda above the "the people's" desires, was directed toward members of Congress who had supported the President Obama's agenda. But President Obama has another two years to improve his popular approval and possibly win a second term. This also will be inflenced by the perception that eveolves regarding the NEW Congress, which in the House of Representatives, has changed. Bu the senate is still on the President's "side". This will make for interewsing politics during the next two years.

If the NEW Congress doesn't come through in a big way toward doing the will of the people, which may be very hard to do, with so many things already set in motion by the previous Congress. The PEOPLE are not very patient when they see their lives being adversly affected. The Party and/or president who is in power when tangible relief is noticed by the PEOPLE, usually becomes the benefactors of these changes by receiving approvalo votes--even though the process of change may have actually been set in motion years and election-cycles earlier.

The State of The Union is now in such dire straights, that urgent action must be taken to turn things around. Thanks to these two Congressmen questioning the governing by exception (or loopholes) may help their own popularity if their actions are perceived to makie a difference toward correcting the wrongs perceived by the PEOPLE, which have been going on in or Fedeal Gevernment.

 

Boehner Endorses Cino to Lead RNC

Maria Cino, who served in the Transportation Department under former President George W. Bush, has received an important endorsement in her bid to unseat Michael Steele as chairman of the Republican National Committee. House Speaker John Boehner has written a letter to RNC members explaining his support for her, FrumForum reports.

“I have worked closely with Maria for almost twenty years, during which time she turned around the NRCC [National Republican Congressional Committee] to usher in the first Republican majority in the House in 40 years,” Boehner writes.

“She served as CEO of the 2008 National Convention, which I chaired, and made it into one of the most successful in party history. I have learned firsthand that she is an unparalleled fundraiser and a very efficient manager of resources. She’s also exceptionally politically savvy and knows what it takes to win.”


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Chris Mathews is Better than that . . . or Not?

“I’ll mention a couple of names. People like Mark Levin, Michael Savage, for example, who every time you listen to them, they are furious. Furious at the left. With anger that just builds and builds in their voice and by the time they go to commercial they are just in some rage every night with ugly talk. Ugly sounding talk, and it never changes, it never modulates.

“They must have an audience. I looked at the numbers today. They have big audiences.

“And I guess that’s the question. Why and is it ever going to stop if it keeps working?”

Savage’s program is the nation’s third most-listened to radio talk show, behind only Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. Mark Levin’s nationally syndicated show is fourth.

An angry Savage told Newsmax: “This is a blood libel by Matthews. His remarks may cause me serious economic damage. I only hope his inconsiderate, malicious libel against me does not bring harm to myself or my family. I pray that an imbalanced left-wing fanatic does not take Matthews' libel against me to heart and seek to inflict bodily harm on myself or my family.”

Shortly after Matthews made his comments, Levin fired back on his show, calling Matthews a “Democrat hack.”

He said: “I was attacked by Chris Matthews, along with Michael Savage. I’ve had my problems with Michael Savage but Michael Savage hasn’t created any violence either. So in this I will defend him as well as defend myself.

"Defending ourselves against what? Some a-hole on MSLSD with no numbers, no ratings, no audience, no substance, no common sense, making an allegation.

“We know without question that [Loughner] was mentally ill, a liberal pothead and all the rest of it. We know this for a fact.

“Did he have a TV in his house? Has anybody in his house ever watched MSNBC? Did they ever watch Chris Matthews?

“Maybe Chris Matthews’ tone and rhetoric is very upsetting to people.”

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Although I have lost rmuch expect for Chris Mathews during the past few years, I honestly expected better of him than this.

Dana Loesch - Big Journalism

Dana Loesch

Dana Loesch is the Editor-in-Chief of Big Journalism and hosts her own radio show, The Dana Show: The Conservative Alternative on KFTK 97.1 FM Talk and recently expanded to
WIBC 93.1 FM. Her original brand of young, conservative irreverence has found a fast-growing audience in multiple mediums. A former award-winning newspaper columnist, Dana began blogging in 2001 and was named one of the top 16 most powerful mothers online by Neilsen. Dana appears regularly on Fox, CNN, CBS, and ABC and was the first and only female guest host for the popular Michael Savage, who called her his “mental match.” She serves as co-founder of the St. Louis Tea Party, and is credited with having helped take Dede Scozzafava out of NY23. She and her husband, Chris, live in St. Louis with their two young sons

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My latest hero.