Category Archives: Musings

IS SILENCE ALWAYS GOLDEN???


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I continue to have Christians and Secularist tell me that I should BE SILENT on matters political as a Christian because it is unallowable Constitutionally and some even suggest morally or ethically.  As you well know, I adamantly disagree based on my interpretation of the teachings of the Bible, the wording of the American Constitution, and the many writings of our Founding Fathers.  I am 100% convinced their purpose was not to prevent Christians, Religion, or the Bible from having any influence or involvement in matters of civil government but to prevent the government from mandating a religion or forming a State Religion.  They sought Freedom of Speech and that included and includes the right of Christians to speak on matters of politics and vice versa.  NO, I do not believe the Church should control the government and mandate it follow any particular religious view nor do I believe the government should control the Church and dictate to it what it can teach and where it can speak.  I do believe there is a clear separation in function not an isolation or banishment of religion from matters political.

Let me ask, realizing that my questions are most basic.  If we see someone in grave danger and we could warn them should we warn them?  If we see a building on fire should we sound the alarm?  If we have a friend about to make a tragic mistake should we sit silent and allow them to do so without proper warning or caution?  If our children were doing things that endangered their lives and livelihood should we sit silently?  If someone says, “I’m going to kill that person” would our silence be construed as consent or should we point out the flaws and wrongness of their actions?  If you have a friend contemplating marital infidelity should you warn of the negatives of that decision?  Would or could your silence be construed as consent by your friend, their spouse, and others who discovered the situation and your action?  I have heard all my life, “Silence is Golden” and “If you cannot say something good, don’t say anything.”  Well, if I know an action is going to bring harm and possible destruction and I cannot say anything good about the plan to carry out the action am I mandated SIT SILENT?  Please don’t do that to me if you see me making that kind of mistake.  SPEAK UP, SPEAK LOUDLY, and SPEAK FORCEFULLY, Please!

Okay, with regard to America as the Constitutional Republic our Founding Father’s established and we have enjoyed for 240 years if we see danger and destruction how can we sit silent?  I do not want to see churches become nothing more than Political Action Committees for candidates but I do want pastors to speak the truth and expose danger while pointing to real solutions.  Is it wrong for pastors to speak about racial discord and point out the spiritual negatives of racism and improper interaction between people?  Is it wrong for pastors to speak about infidelity and warn of the dangers of succumbing to those actions or lifestyles?  Is it wrong for pastors to enumerate and speak against anti-biblical government policies that bring harm to the citizens, fight against the work of God, and bring harm to the entire nation?  Political Correctness and the weapon of the Internal Revenue Service threatening the ‘tax exempt status’ of churches because they dare voice a biblical view that decries a political agenda or policy are dangerous.

In our beginning, as a nation, the Pastors were loud, vocal, and persistent about many matters political because they understood that politics affects life and if we allow unscrupulous men, women, or political agendas to prevail we harm people.  As I see, I must speak, and as I speak, I must pray.  Therefore, I will speak without fear of what man may do to me and ‘warn of dangers’ and point to the only true and real solution, GOD.  In preserving the Republic and our Freedoms it often becomes necessary to speak out against a candidate, policy or political party and that I now do.  The Democrat Nominee for President, Hillary Rodham Clinton, is a danger to America and will do great damage if not destroy our Rights and Liberties the constitution recognizes and guarantees.  Therefore, I will VOTE AGAINST the Democratic Nominee in November and that means I will cast my ballot for the Republican.  WHY?  In my view, if I allow Hillary to become President and the Leftist to keep the Executive Branch America may be lost forever!

God bless you and God bless America!

RELIGION, POLITICS, and FRIENDSHIPS…


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I don’t know about you but I have found that some of the most volatile topics of conversation, even among friends are RELIGION and POLITICS.  Of course, I could add ‘sports’ to that list but that, in my experience, it is not nearly so caustic as the other two.  I have found that people who are normally reasonably even-keeled and even passive about many things can become aggressively hostile with either of those two topics are brought to the table.  People who claim to be ‘tolerant’ and ‘open-minded’ will, often, become so closed minded the light of day could not enter their minds.  I have found this to be incredibly true in this present political cycle where the choices are an extreme leftist, liberal, progressive, socialist Democrat and an often caustic Republican, third party or not voting at all.  The undecided segment seems to me to be decided even when they argue they are not!

I have been ‘unfriended’ more times on Facebook because of my political views this year than all previous years combined on this medium.  I have also been given the ‘left foot of fellowship’ over my religious views especially when I connect them to my political views.  There are some who have informed me that “Religion and Politics” are like ‘oil and water’ they cannot and should not be mixed.  They argue that one’s ‘religious or spiritual life’ should be totally separate from their ‘political life’.  The rub comes when I challenge or question that position for how can I divest myself of what I believe for it determines who I am.  My religion defines my worldview and shapes my politics and politics affects every area of life so both are incredibly important, in my view. 

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I have some current and former friends who have been and some still are, irate with me because I declare that I believe the most principled thing I can do in this election is STOP HILLARY CLINTON.  That flies in the face of their position that ‘voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil.’  When I attempt to bring to the table for consideration the stance of Hillary Clinton and the willingness and participation of the Leftist Democrats to wage war on Christianity they become angry.  We are witnessing a genuine War on Christianity and that can be documented in numerous ways with specific examples.

How about the irony of a black Christian named Kelvin Cochran that Barack Obama appointed to head the National Fire Administration?  The mayor of Atlanta requested that Mr. Cochran return to his hometown and rebuild the Fire Department.  Mr. Cochran accepted and when the city council reviewed his biblical view of marriage they fired him on the spot.  How about the Cal State intern being terminated and threatened with expulsion from the graduate program for discussing her faith PRIVATELY!  Then, who could forget the assault on businesses for standing by religious convictions regarding ‘same-sex marriages’ or the 5 Houston pastors who voiced, publicly, their views that were contrary to the PC crowd’s demands and the LGBT agenda?  The mayor of Houston had the city issued subpoenas demanding the sermons of pastors that dealt with homosexuality, gender identity and the like.  If they failed to comply they would be held in contempt of court.  Thankfully that failed but it was a ‘test case’ issue and had the leftist been successful what would have been next and what will be next?

If Hillary Clinton is at the helm of the Ship of State there is no question she will steer the course for a direct assault on Christianity, the Bible, and our Constitutional liberties and rights.  The danger in allowing her to become president extends beyond that issue but to every issue that is critical to our Constitutional Freedom.  Examine how the Republicans have cowered away for any serious confrontation with Barack Obama because they feared the outcry from the media and Democrats in opposing the ‘First Black President.’  Imagine what they would do with the “First Woman or Female President?”  She would, as Mr. Obama has, enjoy a virtual blank check to continue her assault on our religious liberties and constitutional guarantees of Freedom of Religion as well as other rights.

Our present government and bureaucracies, as well as some local governments, have taken serious steps to open the door to Sharia Law and protecting the religious as well as political rights of the followers of Islam.  They take no such pains regarding Christianity but when it comes to protecting and defending Muslims they are front and center with a vengeance.  It is a genuine and valid concern that if Hillary Clinton becomes the 45th President of the United States we will see the door that is now cracked open, flung wide for Sharia Law to become prevalent in this nation.  CAN YOU ACCEPT THAT?  Remember that Loretta Lynch the Attorney General has vowed to prosecute anyone speaking badly of Islam.  There is no such promise regarding anyone speaking badly of Christ or Christianity.  So you decide if my concerns have any validity.

My argument is that I or we must STOP HILLARY and the Leftist from winning in November and while some insist that voting for Donald Trump would be a violation of principle and they will refuse and some have even said they will vote for Hillary.  I do believe that the most principled thing I can do, in the interest of Freedom and Liberty is to VOTE AGAINST HILLARY CLINTON and the best way I see of stopping her is to VOTE FOR DONALD TRUMP.  Remember it was Hillary Clinton that declared that “it takes a village to raise a child.”  She has expressed and demonstrated a view that the government knows better than parents and churches how to properly train our children.  She is willing to see our children taken from us in order to properly (her view) train them so they will be better able to function in her envisioned society.

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Yes, I am one of the 70% of Americans who have experienced the worst in people and the 7% who have lost friends because of my views.  I’m sorry if my willingness and sense of the need to discuss both ‘Religion and Politics’ is offensive to you.  Turn me off, ignore me, refuse to talk to me if you please but I plead with you to consider the real dangers in allowing Hillary Clinton to occupy the White House and Oval Office as Commander in Chief.  For the record, I am more concerned about honoring the King of Kings than who is President of the United States but I also believe that I have a directive from God to “warn of wickedness” and that if I know to do good and fail to do it I have sinned!  I seek God first and speak that which I see and hear to warn people to feel the destruction coming because not all acknowledge God and if this train of destruction reaches its destination they may not have the opportunity to hear the gospel.  Therefore I firmly stand for FAITH, FAMILY, and FREEDOM!

God bless you and God bless America!

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IS THE MODERN DEMOCRAT PARTY UNREDEEMABLE???


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Immediately, I’m sure, that title cost me some friends on Facebook but is it a question that cannot be asked and discussed in a civil and reasoned tone?   If it cannot, then the answer is so painfully obvious further discussion would be meaningless.  Our American heritage has been that we are a nation where differences of opinion are not only allowable but welcome and hearty discussion desirable when kept civil.  We all know the result of debate or discussion that allows anger or hate to overrule reason and I hope none of us want that.  It is possible to disagree without being disagreeable, but sometimes in politics, I’m not sure.

There is a quote from the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787, when the debates, discussion, and compromises were completed and the delegates were signing the newly framed American Constitution that is worthy of note.  It came from an observation by Benjamin Franklin and as was often the case, he gave an impassioned and eloquent speech to the delegates and to posterity.  James Madison recorded Franklin’s comments in his notes in the following manner:

“Whilst the last members were signing it Doctor Franklin looking towards the Presidents Chair, at the back of which a rising sun happened to be painted, observed to the members near him, that Painters had found it difficult to distinguish in their art a rising from a setting sun.  I have said he, often and often in the course of the Session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that behind the President without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting.  But now at length, I have the happiness to know that it is a rising and not a setting Sun.”

             Our founding fathers hammered out a system of government that had the necessary ‘checks and balances’ to survive as the Democratic Republic and conceivably could last into perpetuity.  That was provided those ‘checks and balances’ were observed, carefully guarded, and that those serving in elected offices were scrupulous people who were guided by a moral mooring and loved Liberty and Freedom more than Power and Position.  Those men could envision no other than ‘Citizen Representatives’ serving in Congress who would serve a short time and return to private life and live subject to the very laws and regulations they enacted.  Unfortunately, that ship has sailed and is one of the reasons for my title question.

Today, we have a Democrat Party, which, by and large, is dominated by a Socialist, Progressive, Authoritarian ideological view.  Their belief is that ‘government’ not ‘God’ is the source of rights, liberties, privileges, and benefits.  What began in the 1930’s in the Democrat Party began to clearly transform itself into the Party which sought an ever increasingly strong and powerful Central Government and a people that would accept government as their salvation and provider.  The words of John Adams now fall on deaf ears, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.  It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”  I wonder if the Democrat Party of 2016 has passed the line of demarcation never to return and has become incurably socialist.  You may find that palatable and even desirable, I do not!

Possibly the greater tragedy is that the Republican Establishment seems to be committed to facilitating much of the Leftist Ideological Agenda and is rapidly becoming if it has not already become, “Democrat-Lite” or “Socialist-Lite”.  Is the desire for Power, Position, and Purse so compelling they have abandoned the founding principles upon which this nation was birthed and has kept us Free for over Two-Centuries that overpowering?  The decline and fall of the Roman Empire are, in many ways being repeated in America.  We are becoming or have become a carbon copy of the failing European Policies and UNLESS we stop this train of destruction and reverse the course we will see America, the Land of the Free and Home of the Brave no more!  The absence of proper and definitive ‘checks and balances’ in Washington is destroying our system of government.  The eradication of our borders allowing uncontrolled and unchecked immigration, legal and illegal is destroying our National Sovereignty and a grave danger to our National Security.  Our unbridled appetite, in Washington, for spending and taxing is bankrupting our country and we are burdening future generations with a bill they can never pay while selling our national souls to foreign powers and deep-pocketed ideologues who want a Centralized World Oder to rule.  The never ceasing increase in entitlements where about 50% of our society is dependent on the federal government for some form of subsistence is destroying the very ethic and fabric that make America the America which has been a Hope for the world.  The assault on our 1st and 2nd Amendment Rights is resulting in a PC Police State where the only logical next step, in their minds, is not just control and censorship but “Thought Control.”  The Brainwashing of our youth is paying large dividends in their scheme.  We have or are becoming a totally ‘secular state’ and when we evict God from society decline is the only possible course and that nation will fall and people will no longer remain free.

I call on my friends, acquaintances, and anyone to whom I can get an audience, Please, Please, Please PRAY and give careful consideration to where we are and chart, in your mind, our ultimate end if we continue.  Our founders gave us a beautiful and workable system of government and yet millions are desirous to move from a system that maintains Freedom and Liberty to one that makes Government the god of the land and the all-powerful provider.  That is, in a nutshell, the choice we have in November – Freedom or Bondage!  Republican Democracy in a Constitutional Republic or a system of Socialism which makes Government the owner of everyone and everything.  I CHOOSE FREEDOM!

God bless you and God bless America is my prayer and desire.   REMEMBER NOVEMBER because America’s future is in your hands!

WHERE IS NEWT WHEN YOU NEED HIM???


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What I am referring to is one of the lies that Hillary uttered during the debate about the “Worst Recession since the 1930’s” and blaming it on the Republicans and Tax Reductions.  The Democrats are using ‘smoke and mirrors’ to cook the books, skew statistics, and present outright fabrications to suggest that what happened was failed tax policies of conservatives or Republicans.  She suggested that it was the astute political and economic savvy of her husband William Jefferson Clinton otherwise known as Slick Willy that gave us a wonderful world only to see it destroyed by the policies of George W. Bush and the dastardly Republicans.  Where is Newt when you need him?

Had it not been for Newt Gingrich and the Republican Congress Bill Clinton’s administration would have buried us in a financial morass.  With the help of the Republicans, spearheaded by Newt, they worked a balanced budget deal that gave some stability and produced a surplus.  Do I give any credit to Bill Clinton?  Yes, in that he had sense enough to listen to the Republicans on some issues and was politician enough that he adapted to his environment and changed directions, at least a little.  That is not in the DNA of Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton nor is it in the leftist wing of the Democrat Party.  The Tax and Spend Liberals know no other song but, “Spend, Spend, Spend, and Tax, Tax, Tax.”  In their leftist socialist view, it all belongs to the government and we should be grateful for what little they let us keep and never mention their failures.  How dare we, the lowly peons question the mighty?

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The Recession of 2008 was not, as Hillary said, “…in large part caused because of the tax policies of the Bush administration…”  NO, it was largely because of the masterpiece of destruction that her husband William Jefferson Clinton and the Democrats devised and some Republicans bought into and complied namely the affordable housing legislation.  The Community Reinvestment Act and the legislation that forced banks to make risky and inadvisable loans to low-income families who could not afford the loans.  This was touted as helping them achieve the America Dream and claim the RIGHT to owning a home.  First, there is no RIGHT to own a home that is not a constitutional guarantee it is an objective that many strive for but it is not a RIGHT.  Second, when the Clinton administration assumed power the homeownership rate was lower than when Richard Nixon was president. The Clinton’s wanted to change that but failed to take note of key factors in why home ownership had declined.  In their leftist view, it had to be because of the systematic racism and unfairness of lending institutions, therefore they had to change that and make loans available to virtually everyone regardless of ability to repay.  A really wise business practice, right? 

The Clinton’s failed to consider the reality that the decline in two-parent families had dramatically increased, especially in black households.  I am not attacking blacks when I say that but citing a fact.  The push, that always seems to work, was to label the cause racism, and when politicians hear that charge they hide and consent to virtually whatever is being asked.  The took a 1991 Federal Reserve Study that reported that 61% of blacks and 77% of whites had their loans approved.  The only possible explanation, for them, was racism!  In 1995 the Clinton administration further strengthened the disastrous Jimmy Carter “Community Reinvestment Act” (CRA).  Rather than encouraging financial institutions to find ways to alleviate community credit issues the Clinton plan DEMANDED they do so and thus we had the subprime lending bubble created.  That is a short explanation of a complicated issue.  But suffice it to say, the situation created by the Clinton administration in the housing sector was a major factor in the RECESSION of 2008, not TAX REDUCTIONS.

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ACORN “Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now” an activist leftist group took the reins and undertook to embarrass any lending institution not falling into line and making risky and disastrous loans.  But, even more, diabolical is the fact that the Clintons and the Democrats knew the danger in what they were doing but saw political advantage.  In June 2005, Barney Frank, seeking to shame those concerned about the housing bubble, said on the House floor, “You are not going to see the collapse that you see when people talk about a bubble.  So those on our committee, in particular, are going to push for homeownership.”  Sounds noble right?  Well, they pushed as did the Clinton administration and produced an untenable economic situation that did not collapse UNTIL Bill left office and George W. Bush inherited the disaster.  Perfect!  Now Hillary can claim that it was Bush’s fault and Lowering Taxes was to blame rather than being held accountable for failed leftist policies engineered under her husband’s watch.

NOW, she wants to take the reins of America’s economy and the bubble or crash that is about to happen due to the failed economic policies of Barack Obama will only be exacerbated if she becomes President.  You can only spend so much of other people’s money before there is no more money.  Insanity is defined as doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result.  Failed liberal policies, the disaster caused by raising taxes and increased spending will never produce a positive result.  AMERICA WAKE UP!

God help us if we allow Hillary Clinton to become President of the United States of America.  God bless you and God bless America!

AMERICA, Are We Aware and Do We Care?


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I have written about this before, the caring part, but the question keeps coming to mind as I watch and listen to the antics, diatribe, rhetoric, and ideological spin of the candidates and the reaction of the potential voters.  The mainstream media’s reaction is nothing more than an extension of the Political Party rhetoric so I don’t even bother with it.

The Monday Night awaited debate between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Donald J. Trump is now history.  I would say “much awaited” but I’m not sure that is the case but nevertheless we knew the debate was going to happen, barring something catastrophic and some may even consider it to have been.  As the candidates and media prepared for the debate in Charlotte, North Carolina the rioting, protests, demonstrations, and looting (pick your descriptor) continued under the tutelage of the Black Lives Matter movement largely funded by George Soros.  The media coverage was and is, at best, biased if not incendiary designed to incite violence and disruption and that seem to be a definite political agenda.  You have not and will not see the rioters accosting a black man who hugged the police or attacking an elderly homeless person or a man being beaten down in a parking garage where thy stripped his pants from him to further humiliate him.  No, you will not see the incredibly dark side of what is happening, you will see it is a peaceful righteous protest against the evils of our systematically racist police and judicial system and the evilness of being white.  I am white and I do not HATE people of other ethnicities although I do DETEST the wrongness of wrong and criminal actions of all skin colors regardless of who it is.  There is widespread looting and I must ask again, “Do we care?”  Do we care that the looting, violence, and pillage that transpires has nothing to do with any possible injustice it is CRIMINAL and should be called such and treated as such!  Not so, we are told by this administration, Hillary Clinton, or the Media.  The president and Hillary Clinton suggest that “if it is happening at all” it is rare.  NO, it is routine these days and if there is a police shooting, regardless of facts or ethnicity of the officer where a black person is shot there will be a riot.  Not if it happens IT HAPPENS!

The Attorney General, the FBI, and other Government Law Enforcement Agencies are sitting on their hands with regard to the lawlessness in Charlotte and elsewhere and ignoring the most recent revelations of Barack Obama’s blatant lie that he was unaware of Hillary’s unsecured server.  He used a pseudonym to communicate with her on that server.  If he thought the server was secure why the fictitious name?  He knew, she knew, the FBI knows, the DOJ knows, the State Department knew and knows, Congress knows and WE SHOULD KNOW. 

In the Charlotte demonstrations or riots, the fingerprints of George Soros are clearly present but “Do We Care?”  They have bussed in protesters, organizers, and rioters from all over the country and the police have stated that 70% of those arrested were from out of state!  IMAGINE THAT!  In the midst of all this, we had and have Hillary Clinton touting the idea that our police are the problem not bad behavior and criminal activity.  She is unconcerned about the truth only about how to garner votes.  I read an article that indicated that what was pressing her button was not the external situation in Charlotte but the height of her podium for the debate.  She wanted to have both candidates seated to keep her from having to stand and to hide her plan to sit on a stool.  She achieved the reduction in height of her podium to offset any visual of the height difference between her and Mr. Trump.  We knew before the debate that the Media planned to use the descriptor STRONG to characterize Hillary if she did not collapse on stage.  They were going to tout this as a ‘knockout victory’ for Hillary unless she became indefensibly incoherent.  Facts are and were of little consequence to them what can be spun is!  What is said by the Republicans and especially Donald Trump is of major importance when they can spin it the way they want it spun.

DO WE CARE?  If we do, then please join those of us who see the impending disaster and destruction if Hillary Clinton becomes President.  God bless you and God bless America!

IF THE ROOT IS WRONG, THE FRUIT WILL BE WRONG…


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Today, we have more civil disharmony than we have witnessed in decades and I lay a large portion of the blame at the feet of this administration, the Democrats, the MSM, and activist groups that are feeding on people’s fears and plight. Wrong is wrong and if you begin with a wrong premise you reach a wrong conclusion. If the root is wrong or faulty the tree cannot produce the desired fruit or good fruit.

I am troubled by the actions of a growing chorus of people in disrespecting America and our National Symbol and Anthem. I understand that people have a right to protest and would never want to censor people’s right or restrict their ability to rightfully and peacefully protest.  However, I believe that the actions taken with regard to the playing of the National Anthem demonstrate a disrespect that is not conducive to finding a resolution to the real or perceived problem(s). I am not saying there are not problems only that this is the wrong forum and in many ways fans the flames of discord rather than offering an olive branch or a viable solution. There are right ways and right times to voice discontent, debate, and even protest and in my view, this is the wrong way. Disagree if you please but that is my view and I do believe that I have the right to form my own opinion as much as those protesting have the right to voice and from theirs.

The narrative that we have a ‘systemic racial problem’ in our justice system and in the police forces across America is both flawed and detrimental to finding solutions to the problems that exist. When we paint the Police with the broad brush of ‘systemic racism’ we detract from the overwhelming majority of Police Officers who truly want to serve and keep the peace and are not racist.  Many of them, and I do not know the percentages, are minorities, are they also racist?  The number of wrongful shootings of anyone by police is a very small number statistically as the evidence has repeatedly revealed.  When police shootings, justified or unjustified, are compared to the homicides in our major cities where the vast majority of black people shot are shot by other blacks the protests lose credibility.  The idea that the police and white people, in general, are on a hunting spree to find and murder blacks is so ludicrous it deserves no response.

It is our right to protest, express dissent, and debate the issues and that is as American as Apple Pie.  I not only defend that right but encourage it when done peacefully, at the right time, and in the right way and spirit.  But, I can never justify the ‘rioting, looting, burning, physically accosting, and anarchy’ that is being demonstrated and promoted by groups like “BLM”, the “New Black Panthers” and other groups.  In what way does burning businesses advance the cause of those who truly believe that the System is Rigged, Systematically Racist and that the police are racially targeting blacks with abandon. Even if you believe that, how is destroying the property of others, harming others, stealing, and inciting violence ever justified?  When leaders of various movements and in protests declare that whites are devils and encourage the murder of police and whites, in general, how is that not destructive and blatantly racist?  PLEASE DO NOT argue that it is in any way justified. IT IS NOT!

When any police officer wrongly shoots any person regardless of ethnicity that officer should be and must be held accountable. PERIOD!  When the facts reveal that the shooting was justified there is no basis of protest, demonstration, or attempting to fan the flames of hate and fear.  “Hands up don’t shoot” was based on a fabrication that has been disproven.  Racism is wrong regardless of which direction it comes.  I understand that there are people who lived through the 50’s and 60’s that were discriminated against and wrongfully treated. I can’t go back and cause that to not have happened.  I understand that those individuals learned to distrust and have a very difficult time respecting authority. In the past 8 years, there has been an almost incessant attempt to fan the flames of racial discord. WHY?  That would take a book to answer and then would be incomplete. One of the reasons is HATE but another is more sinister and diabolical, the POLITICAL and IDEOLOGICAL designed to divide and conquer this nation.

If you are offended that I declare that ALL LIVES MATTER I am sorry you are but I believe that to not embrace that truth is to state that some lives are more important than others and can justifiably be identified as RACIST. I detest everything that the Islamic Jihadist stand for but do not consider their lives worthless for they were created by God like you and I. They have a wrong belief and it is destructive. Should they be held accountable? ABSOLUTELY!  I disagree with various movements but consider their lives worth saving, if possible.  Being lawless and doing harm to other people and public or private property is WRONG and cannot be justified.  A person is not bad because they are black, brown, white or any other color. Skin pigmentation does not define the person, attitude does. So, can we stop the use of ‘broad brushes’ for political or ideological purposes and address specific situations in a civil and peaceful manner?  When we actually listen we virtually always find something worth hearing and when we accept that different perspectives produce different views we have a basis to work toward a solution. RIOTING, MAIMING, MURDER, LOOTING, BURNING, and DISRUPTING only produces more distrust and discord, so STOP IT PLEASE!

God bless you and God bless America!

 

WILL THE REAL HILLARY CLINTON PLEASE STAND UP???


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Maybe that is unfair, she may not be able to stand considering her recent health issues and episodes of fainting or whatever has been happening.  I say that partially in jest and partially in seriousness, for I truly wonder if she does not have some major health issue that is being hidden like most other things with regard to this individual and the Clinton’s in particular.

She claims there were no classified emails sent or received and that she did not lie.  We know both those assertions were fabrications otherwise known as lies.  If she truly thinks that both are the truth, then her medical condition is clearly neurological and possibly psychiatric or psychotic.  She claims that she never advanced the ‘birther’ issue regarding Barack Obama but we know that her campaign did as she sought to bring question as to his qualifications in her attempt to secure the nomination in 2008.  There again, if she believes her claim to be truth then she either has some incredible memory issues or is pathological in her pursuit of falsehood.  She claims that she stands for women’s rights but viciously attacked the women accusing Bill Clinton of sexual crimes or liaisons as bimbo’s and liars even after standing before the world and saying that if a woman claims ‘rape’ she should be heard and believed.  Again, not sure what is going on but have a deep seated suspicion that it is a willingness to do whatever it takes to become president and I do mean anything.  She seems to have an incredibly bad memory, highly selective memory or is pathological in her abuse of the truth.

Then we come to the Clinton Foundation and its direct connection to their personal financial windfall as well as her campaign coffers.  The Clinton’s claim there is nothing to see here because the Foundation is a wonderful organization doing unparalleled good around the world.  The “pay for play” is almost too obvious to ignore and although there may not be sufficient evidence uncovered at this point to make prosecution unavoidable, I’m not sure law enforcement has truly looked and the smell of the rat and rottenness is unavoidable.  But, let’s consider the Wonderful Philanthropic and Charitable Champions of Human Rights and meeting dire needs in the world through the Clinton Foundation.

It is well documented that 85 of the 154 people she met with as Secretary of State were people who donated to her Foundation, Campaign or promised to support one of the international programs associated with the Foundation.  The donations from foreign entities are questionable if not blatantly illegal but, alas, “What difference does it make now?” would seem to be the response.  “Move on nothing to see here, that is yesterday’s news!”  How about the revelation that 50% of the staffers paid under the GSA program also worked for the Clinton Foundation.  That is, at best, a conflict of interest, and at worst fraud and corruption or both.  Her former chief of staff at the State Department, Cheryl Mills, also worked for the Clinton Foundation simultaneously.  Now, if nothing was illegal in the emails or the unethical dual association by Ms. Mills why was she granted immunity by the FBI to cooperate?  The fact that Ms. Mills was connected to both the State Department and the Clinton Foundation is not acceptable but alas, excused in the same vein as the FBI’s response to Hillary’s emails.  But, let’s get to where the rubber meets the road regarding the actual monies that were spent on charitable causes unless you consider the Clinton’s personal well-being a charitable cause.  The amount is atrocious!

In 2013 the evidence reveals that only 10% of their budget went to charity!  The breakdown is as follows:  Other expenses 34%, Salaries/benefits 33%, IT 2%, Office supplies 6%, Rent 5%, Travel 10%, and Charitable Grants 10%.  Take in consideration that Hillary & Bill claim that 88% of their expenditures go directly to life-changing work.  WHOSE LIFE?  The Clintons?  Then in 2014 it gets even better or worse depending on your perspective.  In the reporting year of 2014, the amount spent for Charitable Causes dipped to 5.7%.  The IRS filings made by the Foundation indicate that they spent almost $91.5 million in 2014 of that $5.2 million went to charity and almost $35 million in salaries and benefits and a whopping $50.4 million was classified as OTHER EXPENSES.  I wonder what those other expenses were.  Someone suggested that it was “Bimbos for Bill” but who knows.  We do know they continue to grow wealthier and foreign entities continue to funnel money to them and their foundation but precious little of the funds reach those in need of charitable grants.  Did I mention that $851,000 was listed as ‘professional fundraising expenses”?  But alas, the Clinton’s are personally very charitable they gave $1 million to charity and no one noticed that the million went to their personal slush fund.

Ethics and Hillary are not synonymous and yet millions are still considering allowing her to become president of the United States either by direct vote or backdoor vote.  I cannot fathom that as a real possibility but it is.  America, if we do not WAKE UP and RETURN to our founding principles we are going to do more than pay the piper we are going to see the demise of the Republic we have loved and now hold dear!

God bless you and God bless America!

 

GLOBALISM’S DESTRUCTIVENESS…


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I doubt seriously that, in a short session, I could adequately address the reasons why a significant number of Americans have bought into the Globalist Mentality but it is a reality and a dangerous one.  The quote, “If you want peace, prepare for war” is a quote attributed to many but it appears that it was first issued by the historian Vegetius to the Roman emperor over 1700 years ago.  It is not a new thought but most assuredly is a philosophy that has been proven valid over time.  Strength keeps peace far more than weakness and if you are dealing with a threat or a bully weakness or the perception of weakness only encourages them whereas strength often causes them to rethink their plans and/or actions.

I would argue, as do many historians and world leaders of the past and present, that when America manifested overwhelming military and industrial might it helped to maintain peace in the world.  Today, we have a sitting president and too many in political power who embrace the idea of Globalism and are intent on weakening America’s military might and also damaging our industrial strength.  That has led to and will continue to lead to instability throughout the world and bury us in quagmires of conflict that we may never dig out of.  I believe that is by design and deliberate and, in my view, incredibly Un-American and contrary to everything America has and should now stand for.

What is Globalism?  The full definition and description would probably take more time and space than would reasonably be allowed in this forum but basically, I view it from two specific major strains.  There is the Libertarian view that believes that isolationism militarily and free trade will always result in peace and prosperity.  The other is the Totalitarian view that believes that nations are obsolete and the future belongs to bought into and become part of the One World or a World without Borders or Nationalism.  In Globalism there is no national loyalty and national sovereignty is viewed as obstructive and a thing to be relegated to ancient history.

But, Globalism’s view of a world without borders and a One World Government and all human beings being citizens of the world rather than of a Free Sovereign Nation is quite dangerous for America.  Take the issue of Illegal Immigration and you should immediately see the dangers in this mentality.  A mentality that is embraced by the current president and the Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton.  Donald Trump, on the other hand, has offered some radical proposals regarding Illegal Immigration and Immigration from countries where Anti-Americanism and Islamic Jihadism is not only prevalent but promoted.  That has earned him the ire of a myriad of people especially the MSM and the Democrats but it has also been attacked by some Republicans as being Un-American.  Hillary Clinton has vowed to eliminate our borders within her first 100 days in office and has issued a declaration that she will STOP rounding up Illegals and prevent our Border Patrol and other Law Enforcement agencies from protecting America and enforcing our laws.  WHY?  I believe it is rooted in her Globalist mentality and in a hope of ensuring a significant portion of the Hispanic vote goes Democrat in November.  Her interest is largely Hillary Clinton but it is also part and parcel of her Globalist view and belief that national sovereignty should be a thing of the past.  Of course, she like most power seekers, think they will be key players in the control of the world.

Our founding fathers understood the importance of national identity and national sovereignty in order to provide a union in which all citizens could enjoy freedom of speech, religion, maintain the right to private property, have protection against unlawful and unreasonable search and seizure, keep and bear arms, and in general maintain the right to pursue Life, Liberty, and Happiness.  That was to ensure that we would not be subjected to the whims of a Despot or Human Potentate but would be according to each person’s own Free Choice.  That ceases to be if we lose our National Sovereignty and become a member of the World Union in which the ruling powers determine what, if any rights, we have as citizens.   Globalism also endangers our citizens from a defense perspective.  If there are no borders, no controls over who enters, no regulations as to who and what can come because we are borderless and citizens of the world terrorism is free to roam wherever and whenever and we have no means of combating it.

There is much more to Globalism than what I have described but those are a few of the problems I see in the philosophy and ideology.  We are rapidly moving away from the America of our Founders, our Constitution, our Declaration of Independence, and our Bill of Rights to one that will plunge us into a darkness we have not yet known.  I stand for AMERICA as a FREE and the CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC and will give my all to defend that view.  In November, if we allow Hillary Rodham Clinton to be inaugurated as President America’s sovereignty will be damaged greatly if not destroyed completely.  I am unable to passively accept that and will do everything I can to STOP HILLARY and make NEVER HILLARY a realized reality.

God bless you and God bless America!

THE NIGHTMARE ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE…


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Every day there is something new that causes me to have strong doubts about the future of our republic and most of them make my blood boil.  This administration has pushed the needle so far forward in not only ‘fundamentally transforming’ but ‘reducing to rubble’ our constitutional republic.  Everything from Obamacare, the IRS, Homeland Security, NSA, Foreign Affairs, National Security, Terrorism, the Economy and much more continue to expose the disaster if not his intent to destroy and punish the United States of America.  Who would have imagined that could be even a remote possibility just a few decades ago.  Imagine telling the WWII generation in the 1940’s that this would be the state of the nation after the turn of the century.  I’m not sure what they would have said but they probably would have recommended a ‘straight jacket’ and ‘psychiatric care’ for those advancing that theory or suggesting that scenario.  But, alas, reality is reality and here we are.

We know from numerous reports that many of those detained or incarcerated in Gitmo this president has ordered released are, once again, leading the fight against us in Islamic terrorism.  In fact, the numbers suggest that about 1 out of 3 return to active jihadism and that number may be even higher.  He has been hell bent on closing Gitmo with virtually no regard for our national security.  Even when he is forced to acknowledge that some of them have rejoined ISIS or other Islamic terrorist organization he downplays it calling them low-level operatives and criticizes us for complaining and tells us that Gitmo is UNAMERICAN.  No, Mr. President, you are UNAMERICAN but protecting America and Americans is a very AMERICAN action!  The push for Amnesty and the push to eradicate our borders continues to lead to an erosion of our national security and the full impact of that policy has yet to be fully revealed.  I can assert without fear of being proven wrong that policy will cost many American lives and open the door to terrorism on a scale we have never known before.

But, now there is something coming to light that will get almost ZERO NOTICE in the Press or from most politicians or political candidates.  WHAT WOULD THAT BE?  Glad you asked.  We now have a report that the United States Government has ‘mistakenly’ granted citizenship to at least 858 immigrants who had pending deportation orders.  They came from countries of concern to our national security and with astronomical rates of immigration fraud.  Imagine that!  MISTAKENLY?  I have difficulty believing that anything was ‘by accident’ with this administration and even if this proves to be accurate in this situation it exposes the incredible ineptitude and inefficiency of our VETTING PROCESS.  We don’t know, for the most part, who is here or what they are doing and that is a colossal disaster with regard to National Security. 

We are told that they skirted detection by using different names and/or dates of birth to avoid detection. IS THAT ALL IT TAKES?  Wow, I feel so safe now, don’t you?  But the matter is even worse as DHS reports they have identified another 953 who have been naturalized despite having deportation orders pending.  DHS states they do not know if those person had digital fingerprints on file or not.  WHY NOT?  I had to be fingerprinted to get my Concealed Carry License , have been fingerprinted numerous times in security clearances, and in a few jobs, I sought.  So why would someone who is seeking to become a naturalized citizen of the United States not be vetted thoroughly including being fingerprinted?  That is beyond ineptitude!  To make matters worse we are being told that there are upwards of 350,000 who have final deportation orders or are criminal fugitives with not digital fingerprints in our system.  Again, we do not know where they are or what they are doing and we are supposed to close Gitmo, open our borders, allow inadequately vetted refugees from the Middle East, and other Islamic nations come in by the 100’s of thousands!  SERIOUSLY!  That is a good national security policy?  Well, it is a policy that Hillary Rodham Clinton agrees with and desires!  Some of those who have bypassed our system and wrongly granted citizenship have clearances in aviation and at least one is in law enforcement.  WHAT ELSE ARE THEY DOING and WHERE ARE THEY DOING IT?

I call upon all lovers of Freedom and patriots to consider the disaster the past 7 plus years has been and consider the destruction that a Hillary Clinton presidency would bring.  We allow her to become President to our own peril and endanger America and Freedom around the world.  If you like the idea of a borderless world where a few moneyed and powerful people run the world, she is your obvious choice for president.  If you want a restored America and desire to give the republic a fighting chance to survive then you will become a NEVER HILLARY person, I am quite sure.  Maybe not but I cannot imagine a worse disaster other than Michelle Obama being president than a Hillary Clinton Presidency.

God bless you and God bless America!

POLITICAL NIGHTMARE OF NIGHTMARES…


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I have many people tell me of their unshakable objection to both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton and while I question that stance in light of what a Hillary Clinton Presidency would mean negatively for America, I accept it as current reality.  The health questions regarding Hillary Clinton not to mention the numerous scandals cannot be eliminated from the political conversation today.  Even the liberal MSM finds them difficult to ignore and it appears that the Democrat hierarchy is greatly concerned about an election they thought was a slam dunk.

It has been rumored and reported that the powers that be in the DNC are meeting, strategizing and developing Plan B, C, D, etc. should something happen to Hillary.  Their dilemma is that UNLESS Hillary withdraws there is virtually nothing they can legally do to strip her of the nomination.  I have a friend that has predicted that Barack Obama would occupy the White House beyond January 20, 2017, and I have wrestled with the possibilities and scenario as to how that might become a reality and today I am going to offer a NIGHTMARE that could fill that bill.  However, nothing I am going to present has any validity UNLESS Hillary Clinton is coerced, forced, or chooses to step aside.  If she stays in the race, she is the DNC’s nominee in November and at this point, it would appear she will be.

Let me offer what I would call THE NIGHTMARE OF NIGHTMARES politically:

Suppose something, health, legal, or otherwise forced Hillary Clinton to withdraw from the Presidential race.  What would happen then?  What are the possibilities for the Democrats and America?  TRY THIS ON FOR SIZE and if this does not make your skin crawl I’m not sure anything would.  Were Hillary Clinton to withdraw the backroom arm-twisting, deal-making, and cronyism would explode and many possible scenarios could come forth.  I want to give you some possibilities that I believe are viable and extremely possible if that were to happen.

Probably the first choice of the powers that be in the DNC would bring Joe Biden to the forefront and offer him as the standard bearer for their party.  Most Democrats would rally around that and it might even be considered a breath of fresh air to the stale candidacy of Hillary Clinton.  However, I’m sure that the Bernie Sanders crowd would find that another slap in their faces and some, not all, might be so incensed they would withhold their vote for Biden in November.  I personally do not believe that group would be large enough to significantly offset or sway the outcome.  I could easily be wrong.

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The second scenario is the NIGHTMARE OF NIGHTMARES of which I speak.  What if Hillary were to step down and the DNC opted to nominate MICHELLE OBAMA as their choice for President in November.  I’m sorry I should have warned you so that you could have had some smelling salts or a defibrillator on hand but hopefully, you have regained your composure and can continue considering this scenario or nightmare as is a more appropriate description.  If Michelle Obama were to become the nominee replacing Hillary Clinton the Democrats would have accomplished several objectives.  They would still have a woman at the top of their ticket, a minority, an ultra-leftist that has a demonstrated history of being Anti-America in ideology, and would be a continuation and expansion of the policies, ideology, and agenda of Barack Obama.  If she were elected that would mean Barack Obama would not have to leave the White House and would still have that forum to work his destruction as the husband of the president.  If that is not the NIGHTMARE OF NIGHTMARES I do not know a more frightening one!

Let me further ask all who are avowed NEVER TRUMP rather than NEVER HILLARY advocates, “If Hillary were to step aside and Michelle Obama were to become the nominee of the Democrats, would you still say better Michelle than Trump or there would is no difference in either the candidates or parties?”  I would expect you to remain consistent but I cannot imagine anyone who loves America and holds constitutional and conservative values and views being willing to see Michelle Obama become President of the United States of America.  If that were to happen, people standing firm that it would be acceptable for her to be president, my faith in the American people would be completely lost.

Will there be an October Surprise?  I do not know and if there is I do not know which candidate or party it will impact the most but were this scenario I have presented become a reality that would be, in my view, THE NIGHTMARE OF NIGHTMARES politically for America.  November may well be the end of the end for America or it could provide a small respite and give us a glimmer of hope.  THE CHOICE IS YOURS!

God bless you and God bless America!