This morning the Dede Scozzafava showed a surprising amount of common sense in withdrawing from the New York special election. This appears to be a direct result of the support received by her Conservative Party opponent, but registered Republican Doug Hoffman. It is a victory for the grassroots tea partiers who soundly rejected the liberal choice of eleven county chairmen.
Normally a third party candidate is accused of muddying the waters and hurting the “establishment” candidate. This time the situation was reversed as the official party candidate was running far behind the two primary candidates. The party leaders could not blame her defeat on the presence of a much more popular man running for another party. Instead, they, themselves, could be blamed for the election of a liberal Democrat. Read more of this article »
The mask of innocence that has hidden the truth of Halloween is now badly cracked. The Word of God tells us that, that which is hid in the darkness must come out to light. (Luke 12:3)
For many years the truth about Halloween has been hid in the clouds of tradition. We have called it fun, as we have decorated our homes and dressed up our little munchkins in costumes to wonder around from house to house, knocking on doors and ringing door bells shouting, “Trick or Treat!” I still remember my childhood joy from my harvest of candies, in days when ignorance was bliss. I think my parents allowed me to go only once.
But is Halloween really a trick or treat? And if it is a trick, just how great has the deception been?
EZEKIEL 44:23: AND THEY SHALL TEACH MY PEOPLE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HOLY AND PROFANE, AND CAUSE THEM TO DISCERN BETWEEN THE UNCLEAN AND THE CLEAN.
The very creation of Halloween mixes that which is meant to be holy with that which is profane: Read more of this article »
Barack Hussein Obama signed the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act as congress took upon itself the task of attempting to negate teachings such as I Corinthians 6:9 that says “Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders” and Leviticus 18:22 that says “Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable.” In creating special protections for these practices those they are also disregarding Isaiah 5:20, “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.”
Setting aside the ultimate consequences for the people involved, this is a clear violation of the First Amendment which says “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” We have reassurances from Attorney General Eric Holder who said, “It is the person who commits the actual act of violence, who would be subject to this legislation, not the person who is simply expressing an opinion,”
I would imagine that these claims of innocent intent would rank right up their with promises that gun registration would not lead to weapon confiscation. These assurances things may be entirely sincere, but our government in general and the majority party in particular do not have a stellar record in this regard. One has to remember the old saying, “Fool me once, shame on you, fool me seventy times seven… shame on me.” We will forgive them, but our experience has imprinted on our psyches that we have been lied to so often in the past. We must remember that they would not tell us these things if they didn’t want us to believe them. Some things are just too important to leave to chance or to people with spotty reliability records. Read more of this article »
Yesterday marked the 45th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s ascendancy to the national stage with his pre-election speech supporting Barry Goldwater. Goldwater did not win, but the country won when they began to recognize what a fountain of wisdom was within the future president. After reviewing this video, I believed the Great Communicator could express our situation and solution better than my feeble words. Listen and enjoy.
The video runs for about half an hour, but here are a few excerpts to take away and make your own if time does not permit a full viewing:
And this idea that government is beholden to the people, that it has no other source of power except the sovereign people, is still the newest and the most unique idea in all the long history of man’s relation to man. Read more of this article »
[Note: My son, Tim, writes today's column. He is an attorney who received his Juris Doctor degree from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. He is a former felony prosecutor for the Florida State Attorney's Office and now owns his own private law practice. He is the author of a soon-to-be-published new book, entitled FREEDOM FOR A CHANGE. Tim is also regarded as one of America's leading spokesmen for State sovereignty.]
During the Constitutional Convention, from May to September 1787, delegates from the colonies were to gather together for the express purpose of amending the Articles of Confederation to form a “more perfect union” (NOT a completely different union!). The men that met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, were under direct and limited orders from their states to attend the Federal Convention explicitly to preserve the federation and State rights and to correct the errors of the existing federal government for the limited purposes of handling foreign affairs, commerce among the states and common defense.
Yet, during that private and secret convention, there were men who proposed that a national system be established in place of their current federal system, destroying State sovereignty in direct contradiction to their orders. (Jonathan Elliot, The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution as Recommended by the General Convention at Philadelphia in 1787, vol. 1, 2nd ed., [Philadelphia, PA, JB Lippincott, 1891], 121) Of course, the public was not aware of this fact until years after the ratification of the Constitution, when the notes taken in the convention were printed and released to the public. Read more of this article »
We see in the New York’s 23rd Congressional district a microcosm of the travails of the present day Republican Party. It reveals two basic political philosophies, one that has led the party into defeat and disrepute and one that actually puts the good of the country over the party’s vested interests. Those who consider themselves Republicans first see only the replacement of Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House… along with the power and perks of committee chairmanships. They are chasing form over substance and purpose.
This kind of thinking lets Republicans believe they have a majority when they can never really get them to act like a majority. It is the thinking that populates their caucuses with the likes of Lindsey Graham and Olympia Snowe, who can be relied upon to help the party snatch defeat from the jaws of victory at regular intervals. They become like “that splintered reed of a staff, which pierces a man’s hand and wounds him if he leans on it!” as II Kings 18:21 describes it.
Working for the victory of just anyone who calls themselves a Republican puts the party in a position where being named as one means nothing in reality. I could call myself a table… but that would not make me one. When Newt Gingrich and the National Republican Congressional Committee endorsed Dede Scozzafava, they joined the New York State United Teachers, the Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local #2, the Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Central Trades and Labor Council, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 910 (can anyone say ‘card check’), Senator Susan Collins, ACORN, and the Daily Kos! Read more of this article »
America, I am tired of hearing the rhetoric. We either believe what we are all talking about, or we don’t. If we don’t, we need to just shut up and go on taking this mess, and watch our country fall.
If we fight it, we will prevail. Take some backbone from our forefathers, be willing to put it all on the line.
For those of you who aren’t willing to come to the front, crawl in a hole till all is clear. Then you better be thankful for those who stood up for your rights as an American. Just know you will always be looked on as a coward who ran from your responsibility as an American Citizen. Sing the Star Spangled Banner to yourself.
The greatest thing I am fighting for is our Freedom. The God I serve is BIG, nothing on this earth measures up to God. If you believe, and have faith, then we as a nation, founded on Godly values, will come alive again. America, stop playing games. Those whom believe, may not fire the first shot, but will be heard. Will not retreat. We are not the cowardly Lion in the Wizard of Oz. Read more of this article »
From Leon Trotsky, to Mao Zedong, to Hugo Chávez, leftists have long claimed to champion the interests of the poor and oppressed. In the United States, the left routinely trots out horror stories in order to frighten people into supporting their agenda, and to paint their opponents as unfeeling monsters who have no compassion for the common man. History, however, paints a different picture.
No one incident illustrates the hollowness of this leftist narrative more than the murder of Saint Elizabeth the New Martyr. Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, as she was known in life, was a German princess who married into the Russian royal family in 1884 and was renowned for her beauty, charm, and compassion. When a socialist revolutionary named Ivan Kalyayev assassinated her husband in 1905, she asked Tsar Nicholas II to forgive him. Kalyayev would not accept a royal pardon, however, and was executed for his crime.
Elizabeth sold all of her possessions, including her wedding ring, and opened a convent in Moscow that included a hospital, pharmacy, and orphanage. She dedicated her life to helping Moscow’s poor. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, Vladimir Lenin, leader of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, allowed Elizabeth to continue her work with the convent, but as soon as it was expedient, Lenin ordered her arrest.
In July 1918, communist police took Elizabeth, along with other members of the royal family, to an abandoned iron mine outside the village of Siniachikha. They beat the prisoners and pushed them into the mine, afterwards throwing in a few grenades for good measure. Only one of the prisoners died immediately. Elizabeth and the others began to sing hymns, at which point the secret police shoved dry brush into the mine shaft and lit it on fire. By the time forces loyal to the monarchy arrived, all of the prisoners were dead.
Randy Forbes, from Virginia’s 4th District stands among the top defenders of libety in a house dominated by so many liars and scoundrels. Roll Call ran an article today describing his philosophy of government. Having voted against EVERY bailout that came through the house he ranks right up there with some more well known members like Mike Pence, Michelle Bachman, Joe Wilson and the like. Check out the kind of person we need representing the people of the United States. Click here to read!
In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wrote, “Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies.”
I would argue that we, like our patriot forebears, have also endured “patient sufferance.” For at least a half-century, we have patiently endured the erosion and abridgment of our freedoms and liberties. We have watched the federal government become an overbearing and meddlesome Nanny State that pokes its nose and sticks its fingers in virtually everything we do. We cannot drive a car, buy a gun, or even flush a toilet without Big Brother’s permission. We are taxed, regulated, and snooped-on from the time we are born to the day we die. And then after we are dead, we are taxed again.
In the same way that Jefferson and Company patiently suffered up until that shot was fired that was heard around the world, we who love freedom today are likewise patiently suffering “a long train of abuses and usurpations.” In fact, I would even dare say that these States United have become a boiling caldron of justifiable frustration and even anger.
Accordingly, it is incumbent upon us to very seriously and thoughtfully examine those principles that we absolutely will never cede or surrender. We have already surrendered much of the freedom that was bequeathed to us by our forefathers. We are now to the point that we must define those principles that form our “line in the sand” and that we will not surrender under any circumstance. Either that, or we must admit to ourselves that there is nothing–no principle, no freedom, no matter how sacred–that we will not surrender to Big Government. Read more of this article »
Encumbering world’s numbering
Soldiers in rows and rows and rows,
In infinite rows of
Infinite possibilites of oppression,
While innocent bystanders
Fumble through words and motions
Playing the pathetic part of victim.
Shadowy shadows dancing in the night with delight
At the sight of such tomfoolery.
Lost in a sea of misunderstandings and misunderstood,
Wanting to be recognized
Amidst the lies that stretch into an eternal dead sea.
This is not your home.
Awake to the sense of self that calls forth from you
The power of courage and life.
Ignite the flame that extinguishes fear,
The perfect and complete love,
The love that resides inside you.
It’s been calling you since childhood,
Calling you to a greater good.
Vanquish the mocking shadows with the light;
The brilliant, beautiful light.
The light that is created through hope.
The hope that is created through love.
The love that is created through you.
Editors note: We took a little different approach today by including a poem by a young lady from middle Tennessee. It gives us some things to consider. Read, think and enjoy!
It was a cold and sometimes drizzly and blustery day in central Virginia Saturday, but that didn’t mean the struggles we face take a holiday… just because it’s inconvenient or uncomfortable to be out and about, the struggles do not end. The first event of the day began with the “Can You Hear Us Now” gathering outside the Richmond NBC affiliate. I chose Channel 12 because, unlike the other two stations, this one wasn’t located in on of the “nicer” sections of town. It turned out my guess was right as, even though we had twenty or so patriots with their signs, it was the smallest of the groups.
It was, however, a great group and we carried our message to the public at least, as we got no official response from the station, granted these places have minimal staff on duty over the weekend. However, other than homeward bound traffic, we saw the more people going past the location than any other time during the week. We were under the observation and protection of three motorcycle officers across the street as the city had been notified that we would be making our case. There were a surprising number of positive responses though from the people driving by… I didn’t see any negative reactions, even though some just turned away when they read our signs. It was a good time and several thousand Richmonders saw that we were not happy with the deference NBC shows to the big government politicians.
From there, I went over to the Republican Round Up held by the House Minority Whip. As it has been for the last several years, it was a gathering of Republican faithful from Virginia’s 7th District and around the commonwealth. The weather was still inhospitable, but the barbeque was good. Read more of this article »
A brief check of the Drudge Report yesterday afternoon showed some interesting headlines. Individually they show what’s happening in some localities around our country. The first one read “Heavy snow expected in PA…”, and this is only mid-October. Next came “Chicago record breaking cold continues…”, followed by “Montana records fall…”. Then there was one more “FORECASTS BLOWN: ‘09 Atlantic hurricane season quietest in decade…”. There is on theme running through these news stories: GLOBAL WARMING AINT HAPPENING!
We see headlines like this almost every day, everywhere but on the evening news and most newspapers. The stories behind these headlines tell us the supposedly warming planet is indeed CCOOOLLLLDDDD! The last one gives lie to the predictions of heavy weather events triggered by a climate spiraling out of control.
What we see on the evening news is puff pieces on Algore and warnings about the poor polar bears drowning because of shrinking ice flows. The only problem is these stories just are not true.
Worse yet, the Tides Foundation is supplying a video to public schools called “The Story of Stuff”, which if it were true, would mean that we would have about four acres of woodlands left. Again the truth is sacrificed to make a point. And the point is being made to young minds that don’t have the background and resources to recognize the lies for what they are. Read more of this article »
In what has been called a “high tech lynching”, Rush Limbaugh has been forced out of a group attempting to buy the St. Louis Rams. The man, who is the epitome of the American success story, finds himself being lied about and labeled by members of the media who he has roundly criticized for being lapdogs of the Obama administration, as they prove they have no interest in fact-checking when the victim is one the feel “deserves it”.
He has been quoted, by some media outlets, as saying slavery had its merits, that at least the streets were safe at night. However, when pressed for documentation of the supposed outrage, they became strangely silent. Then they fall back on his comments about Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, Donovan McNabb, who he said was overrated because the media were interested in promoting the success of a black man in the position. Hmmmm, sounds like comments about Barack Hussein Obama.
As a Eagles fan from back in the days when Pete Retzlaff played tight end, and one who enjoys watching McNabb, Westbrook and company pick NFL defenses apart, I have to respectfully disagree with this assessment. However, we are, up to this time, a free country where people are permitted to have their opinions… even if they love the Steelers as Mr. Limbaugh does. There is no accounting for some peoples taste. Read more of this article »
Many People in the US claim to be Christians. According to a recent Gallop poll, 77% make the claim. Yet we have courts and an administration promoting homosexual marriage, the slaughter of innocent babies, and the destruction of the American economy by wasteful and unwise spending. One has to ask… “What are we thinking?”
I understand those who claim to be Christians are not a monolithic block of citizens with a uniform belief system. We are not all alike. The book of Matthew talks about some of these:
“Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’ Matthew 7:15-23 (NIV) Read more of this article »
Years ago, a cartoon appeared in a Russian newspaper picturing a fork in the road. One path was labeled freedom; the other path was labeled sausage. As we might guess, the path to freedom had few takers; the path to sausage was crowded with footprints.
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This morning the Dede Scozzafava showed a surprising amount of common sense in withdrawing from the New York special election. This appears to be a direct result of the support received by her Conservative Party opponent, but registered Republican Doug Hoffman. It is a victory for the grassroots tea partiers who soundly rejected the liberal choice of eleven county chairmen.
The mask of innocence that has hidden the truth of Halloween is now badly cracked. The Word of God tells us that, that which is hid in the darkness must come out to light. (Luke 12:3)
Barack Hussein Obama signed the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act as congress took upon itself the task of attempting to negate teachings such as I Corinthians 6:9 that says “Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders” and Leviticus 18:22 that says “Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable.” In creating special protections for these practices those they are also disregarding Isaiah 5:20, “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.”
[Note: My son, Tim, writes today's column. He is an attorney who received his Juris Doctor degree from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. He is a former felony prosecutor for the Florida State Attorney's Office and now owns his own private law practice. He is the author of a soon-to-be-published new book, entitled FREEDOM FOR A CHANGE. Tim is also regarded as one of America's leading spokesmen for State sovereignty.]
We see in the New York’s 23rd Congressional district a microcosm of the travails of the present day Republican Party. It reveals two basic political philosophies, one that has led the party into defeat and disrepute and one that actually puts the good of the country over the party’s vested interests. Those who consider themselves Republicans first see only the replacement of Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House… along with the power and perks of committee chairmanships. They are chasing form over substance and purpose.
America, I am tired of hearing the rhetoric. We either believe what we are all talking about, or we don’t. If we don’t, we need to just shut up and go on taking this mess, and watch our country fall.
From Leon Trotsky, to Mao Zedong, to Hugo Chávez, leftists have long claimed to champion the interests of the poor and oppressed. In the United States, the left routinely trots out horror stories in order to frighten people into supporting their agenda, and to paint their opponents as unfeeling monsters who have no compassion for the common man. History, however, paints a different picture.
Randy Forbes, from Virginia’s 4th District stands among the top defenders of libety in a house dominated by so many liars and scoundrels. Roll Call ran an article today describing his philosophy of government. Having voted against EVERY bailout that came through the house he ranks right up there with some more well known members like Mike Pence, Michelle Bachman, Joe Wilson and the like. Check out the kind of person we need representing the people of the United States. 
In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wrote, “Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies.”
Encumbering world’s numbering
It was a cold and sometimes drizzly and blustery day in central Virginia Saturday, but that didn’t mean the struggles we face take a holiday… just because it’s inconvenient or uncomfortable to be out and about, the struggles do not end. The first event of the day began with the “Can You Hear Us Now” gathering outside the Richmond NBC affiliate. I chose Channel 12 because, unlike the other two stations, this one wasn’t located in on of the “nicer” sections of town. It turned out my guess was right as, even though we had twenty or so patriots with their signs, it was the smallest of the groups.
Many People in the US claim to be Christians. According to a recent Gallop poll, 77% make the claim. Yet we have courts and an administration promoting homosexual marriage, the slaughter of innocent babies, and the destruction of the American economy by wasteful and unwise spending. One has to ask… “What are we thinking?”
