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America, the Blessing
I love America.
Since my fourth-grade social studies class, when I first remember being exposed to the customs, mores and governments of other nations, I have never once wanted to
In the aftermath of a momentous election, an election sure to change the course of our nation, it is tempting [for Patriots] to despair. On this Thanksgiving, though, let us resist that powerful temptation and instead take stock of
As we pause to count our blessings on this Thanksgiving holiday, we give thanks for the freedoms we enjoy as Americans. We are especially grateful for the selfless service of our men and women in uniform as they stand watch around the world today and every day, preserving our freedom to celebrate with our families. Their families, who don't raise their right hands to take an oath or wear a uniform, also serve, and we are grateful for their sacrifices that enable their loved ones to serve. We wish them all a safe and happy Thanksgiving.
We pray for the safe return of those service members to their families at the successful completion of their mission.
We'd like to share with you a beautiful Thanksgiving tribute, published by the Military Support Group of the Connection Pointe Christian Church of Brownsburg, Indiana.
After you've watched it, and wiped the tears, please come back and click on the link below to post your own message of thanks to the troops on this Thanksgiving.
Scammers pose as grandchildren to dupe unsuspecting grandparents
The Better Business Bureau is warning senior citizens to be aware of an emerging telephone scam that is preying on grandparents nationwide. BBB has recently received reports about grandparents from California to New Hampshire who thought they were aiding their grandchildren by
"Ninety years ago today, the guns fell silent in Europe. World War I – the 'war to end all wars' – was over. Almost five million Americans served during that first modern, mechanized war. Our last living link with them, 107-year-old Army veteran Frank Buckles, observes this Veterans Day at his farm in West Virginia.
"It is important, on Veterans Day, for all Americans to
Little Rock teacher Martha Cothren uses some unorthodox teaching methods to teach a valuable lesson we should all remember this Veterans Day. You see, on the first day of school, Mrs. Cothren removed all the desks from her classroom. When her students filed in, they looked around and asked, "Where
"For now, we have a new president-elect. In the spirit of reaching across the aisle, we owe it to the Democrats to show their president the exact same kind of respect and loyalty that they have shown our recent Republican president." --Ann Coulter
Time for Patriots to Speak Up
BG Cash wrote: Occasionally, I receive an email that I agree with so totally, I want to pass to everyone on my list. This is one of those emails. I
On my way to lunch recently, I passed a homeless guy with a sign that read "Vote Obama; I need the money." I laughed.
In the restaurant, my server had on an "Obama 08" tie. Again I laughed. Just imagine the coincidence.
When the bill came, I decided not to tip the server and explained to him that I was exploring the Barack-Obama-redistribution-of-wealth concept.
He stood there in disbelief while I told him that I was going to redistribute his tip to someone who I deemed more in need — the homeless guy outside. The server angrily stormed from my sight.
I went outside, gave the homeless guy $10 and told him to thank the server inside as I've decided he could use the money more. The homeless guy was grateful.
At the end of my rather unscientific redistribution experiment, I realized the homeless guy was grateful for the money he did not earn, but the waiter was pretty angry that I gave away the money he did earn even though the actual recipient "deserved" (or needed) money more.
I guess redistribution of wealth is an easier thing to swallow in concept than in practical application.
A. Hart Forest Park Published in the Chicago Tribune
Ed. note: It's also a much easier concept to swallow when it's someone else's wealth you're planning to re-distribute!
'Tis the Season for Charitable Giving
This is a repeat of an earlier caution:
As we approach the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday period, you will no doubt receive increasing solicitations from all sorts of charities asking for your help, especially in the current economic climate.
According to the American Institute of Philanthropy, U.S. military members, postal workers, and other federal employees are among the most generous givers in the U.S. That makes us even more proud of you. Not only do you give so much in your service to our nation, for which you receive paltry pay, you also give up some of that pay to help others not as fortunate.
We want to remind you, however, that all charities are not created equal.
So we're reminding you, before you make ANY charitable donations,
In honor of Veterans' Day, bridal shops across the country are showing their appreciation of our troops by holding special bridal-gown giveaways for brides on active duty or brides whose grooms are on active duty in either Iraq or Afghanistan.
To be eligible, you must be engaged, be on active duty in the military, or have a fiance on active duty in either Iraq or Afghanistan. All military brides must show proper ID, copy of deployment papers, orders or other qualifying proof.
A certain number of dresses have been selected by each participating shop, and will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis. For a list of participating bridal shops and dates and times of their individual events, click on the link below.
Have no doubt - Big Brother Obama is keeping an eye on you. And if you step out of line, you might get a visit from the Secret Service, or an Obama "truth squad." Can this thugocracy actually be
How many of you heard about the cost of Barack Obama's two trips to Hawaii, once for vacation in August (which caused him to refuse a request for a military townhall in Texas), and again last week to visit his ailing grandmother?
Seems that those trips, in a private chartered 757, cost his campaign more than $400,000 EACH, for purely personal trips. He did no campaigning on either trip.
Yet no one in the mainstream media mentioned his waste of more than five times the cost of Palin's wardrobe (which she won't even keep) for purely personal benefit.
Surely you remember the flap about Sarah Palin's campaign wardrobe, for which the RNC allegedly paid $150,000? That was picked up by all the major news outlets. The New York Times ran it on page 1. The media lambasted the RNC for extravagance, and for wasting campaign contributions on such trivia.
Yet none of them mentioned Obama's wasteful extravagance of more than five times that amount! And many people are trying to claim that there's been no media bias in this campaign.
There's been a lot of talk lately about Obama's socialist ideas. In this multi-part series, Investor's Business Daily, takes a look at Barack Obama's Stealth Socialism. This is recently updated, so even if you've read it before, check to see if it's been updated since you were there.
The mainstream media's conspiracy of silence with regard to Barack Obama's background and shady connections has reached epidemic proportions, with frightening consequences for the democratic process in this country. It has become so obvious that no one can deny it, and yet
Barack Obama's crowd appeal is unprecedented in American politics -- What's behind it?
In an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, Fouad Ajami, Director of Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University, writes that "the masses greeting the candidate on the trail are a sign of
We know that as members of the military, you get why Obama's connection with confessed terrorist William Ayers matters. What we don't understand is why the rest of America doesn't get it.
If you care about their connection, this may be of interest to you.
Every American voter who is considering voting for Barack Obama should read this article, published in the Evening Standard in the UK, about Barack Obama and his promises.
Obama visited Kenya with great fanfare after being elected a U.S. Senator, and became an instant folk hero. The village that was home to his father even renamed their school after the Senator. He made promises to help support the school, which was in serious need of basic upgrades, like running water.
What happened to his promise to "spread the wealth" in his ancestral village? As of today, they're still waiting for that "support" he promised them.
And if you vote for him, you'll be left wondering what happened to the promises he made to you. Here's a hint: Remember that tax plan that was going to cut taxes for anyone making less than $250,000 a year? Then it was $200,000. Then Joe Biden said $150,000. Today Bill Richardson said it was $120,000. And before they're done, you'll find that promise simply evaporated.
Obama and Alinsky - Yet another radical connection
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past year, you've surely heard of Barack Obama's radical connections with the likes of race-baiting, America-hating Reverend Jeremiah Wright and unrepentant terrorists William Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn, and probably Nation of Islam's Louis Farrakhan.
Another radical connection you may not have heard of is Saul Alinsky, called the "father of
This Harvard-educated lawyer, who fits the profile of an Obama supporter, explains why he's voting for John McCain. His reasoning makes good sense to us, and we think it will make good sense to you as well.
As he explains, electing a President is essentially a hiring decision. If you were hiring a lawyer to represent you in a death penalty case where your life was on the line, which candidate would you hire?
Our founding fathers were especially careful to create a government that had a system of checks and balances, so that no one branch of government had any more power than another, and each would keep an eye on attempted usurpation of power by the others.
Should Barack Obama be elected President next week, we will have both the executive and legislative branches of our government controlled by liberal Democrats. And eventually the judicial branch as well, because the next president will likely appoint more than one new Supreme Court Justice. That leaves NO branch of government to keep the others in balance. It would leave our entire government controlled by liberal Democrats.
That should cause a reason for concern, and we urge voters who are still undecided between the two candidates at this point to consider voting for the systems of checks and balances that has worked well for our country for more than 200 years.
"I acknowledge, in the ordinary course of government, that the exposition of the laws and Constitution devolves upon the judicial.
"But I beg to know upon what principle it can be contended that any one department draws from the Constitution greater powers than another in marking out the limits of the powers of the several departments."
-- James Madison (speech in the Congress of the United States, 17 June 1789)
What is Sarah Palin's Experience?
From the moment she was announced as John McCain's running mate, the question has been, "What is Sarah Palin's Experience?"
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