Friday, February 21, 2014
This is Kind of Scary... Words of Prophecy from the Late Paul Harvey
Check out this link to Herman Cain's website, and be sure to download and play the Paul Harvey segment; it is guaranteed to give one pause...
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
So Many Topics, So Little Time…
It has been WAY too long since I posted
anything to this blog. Chalk this hiatus
up to laziness, incredible disgust with the whole political scene in this
country, or the fact that I have been eating when I should have been writing –
each scenario is (I’m sorry to say!) valid.
One of the driving forces behind my
getting back on the writing horse is the fabulous collection of writings by
Charles Krauthammer in his new book, “Things That Matter.” What a total inspiration! While I don’t always agree with Charles’s
opinions on Fox’s Special Report, there is absolutely no denying the power of
the man’s prose over the course of the past three decades. In short, I cannot recommend this book highly
enough! His inescapable, penetrating
logic and highly personalized style are bound to draw you in from the very
first page as they did me.
‘Nuff said? Go get this wonderful read ASAP!
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Defund It Now!
I just heard a brief conversation between Ben Ferguson and our own Senator Ted Cruz, in which the Senator mentioned a website where Americans can go to send a message to our elected officials about their approach to the looming monstrosity of ObamaCare. It's called DefundItNow.com. Please go to this site, sign the petition contained therein, and then get 10 of your friends to do the same thing. Slightly over 100,000 fellow Americans have already done so (including yours truly).
I have to warn you: after you sign the petition on the home page you will be taken to a secondary page where you will be asked to make a donation. Please do not feel obligated to do this!!!! However, if you return to the home page you will find a list of Republican Senators along with their telephone numbers and status on defunding this atrocious piece of legislation. Senator Cruz also requested that those who stand with us against ObamaCare pick up the phone and call the offices of those who are taking the spineless approach that "We can't win this fight," and refusing to truly represent the will of the people who put them in office. Believe me, they do track the types and content of phone calls received in Senatorial offices. It only takes a couple of minutes to accomplish, but it can make a huge difference.
Thank you very much, and have a great day!
I have to warn you: after you sign the petition on the home page you will be taken to a secondary page where you will be asked to make a donation. Please do not feel obligated to do this!!!! However, if you return to the home page you will find a list of Republican Senators along with their telephone numbers and status on defunding this atrocious piece of legislation. Senator Cruz also requested that those who stand with us against ObamaCare pick up the phone and call the offices of those who are taking the spineless approach that "We can't win this fight," and refusing to truly represent the will of the people who put them in office. Believe me, they do track the types and content of phone calls received in Senatorial offices. It only takes a couple of minutes to accomplish, but it can make a huge difference.
Thank you very much, and have a great day!
Sunday, July 28, 2013
It's Time...
Okay; that's it. I am soooooo done with all the political correctness that allows our society to deftly sidestep the big issues facing this country. I am weary of hyphenated-Americans, and intolerance for differing points of view, including the religious faith that formed the basis for this amazing experiment in government that our Founders called America. I am tired of those who never assume responsibility for their own actions, preferring to hide behind delusions of deprivation or the behaviors of others. I am ready for the vast majority of good, decent, hard-working Americans to join together to speak truth to power with the impunity that comes from righteousness and belief in the essential goodness of this country.
I refuse to accept the premise that this country is evil simply because it has given birth to innovation that, in the context of a free market, leads to wealth. Is such an pejorative attributed to the Middle Eastern countries that have acquired wealth merely through tapping into natural resources that they neither created nor developed the technology to harness? No, it isn't... and if it were, it would be roundly rejected as racist and vicious.
Having lived in a third-world country, I am immensely and eternally grateful to have been born, raised and educated in the United States. This is a nation that, up until recently, celebrated and actively supported the entrepreneur, rejoiced in teachers who brought creativity and passion to their classrooms, and cherished the diversity of thought and religion that lends such richness to this tapestry we call our home.
So, with this blog, I am issuing a challenge to all who believe in the strength that has been our nation's in the past: Let us not sit idly by while those who would denigrate our history and achievements voice their opinions unchallenged by the truth. Let us reject the notion that we must accept the labels affixed to us by both our enemies and those who masquerade as our friends in the secret hope of our downfall. Let us return to the simple truths that endowed our Founders with the fortitude to challenge the world's dominant power in the pursuit of equality and true freedom. Let us dig deep into the reservoirs of common sense and respect for human life that have seen this nation through some of its darkest hours, and throw the lies back in the teeth of the liars, whether they be found within our borders or without.
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I welcome your comments, and plan to post to this blog as often as I can with commentary on issues as they arise in our society, or as they appear to be disappearing from view before satisfactory resolution. As I heard one commentator put it this morning, we do appear to be suffering from a sort of "scandal overload," which might cause us to lose energy in the pursuit of truth, solutions and justice. But we cannot allow the current surfeit of government excesses and wrongdoing to deter us from staying the course until the cover-ups are revealed and the wrongdoers made to atone for their sins against human dignity and liberty.
I refuse to accept the premise that this country is evil simply because it has given birth to innovation that, in the context of a free market, leads to wealth. Is such an pejorative attributed to the Middle Eastern countries that have acquired wealth merely through tapping into natural resources that they neither created nor developed the technology to harness? No, it isn't... and if it were, it would be roundly rejected as racist and vicious.
Having lived in a third-world country, I am immensely and eternally grateful to have been born, raised and educated in the United States. This is a nation that, up until recently, celebrated and actively supported the entrepreneur, rejoiced in teachers who brought creativity and passion to their classrooms, and cherished the diversity of thought and religion that lends such richness to this tapestry we call our home.
So, with this blog, I am issuing a challenge to all who believe in the strength that has been our nation's in the past: Let us not sit idly by while those who would denigrate our history and achievements voice their opinions unchallenged by the truth. Let us reject the notion that we must accept the labels affixed to us by both our enemies and those who masquerade as our friends in the secret hope of our downfall. Let us return to the simple truths that endowed our Founders with the fortitude to challenge the world's dominant power in the pursuit of equality and true freedom. Let us dig deep into the reservoirs of common sense and respect for human life that have seen this nation through some of its darkest hours, and throw the lies back in the teeth of the liars, whether they be found within our borders or without.
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I welcome your comments, and plan to post to this blog as often as I can with commentary on issues as they arise in our society, or as they appear to be disappearing from view before satisfactory resolution. As I heard one commentator put it this morning, we do appear to be suffering from a sort of "scandal overload," which might cause us to lose energy in the pursuit of truth, solutions and justice. But we cannot allow the current surfeit of government excesses and wrongdoing to deter us from staying the course until the cover-ups are revealed and the wrongdoers made to atone for their sins against human dignity and liberty.
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