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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Mocking Christians In Election Season - Last Acceptable Bigtotry

While GLAAD is super protected by the media, both liberal and conservative, Christians, in general, are
experiencing a renewed full-out onslaught against their faith, pre presidential election.

As usual, the faith of those running for the highest office is being scrutinized more than ever, first by Republicans. We never hear much concern about a Dem's faith, because faith is not much of an an issue to Dems. President
Obama's religious bona fides came into question, only because his mentor/minister was from a planet even beyond Louis Farrakhan's Mother Ship. Like, who ever knew that Joe Biden is the first Catholic Vice President of the United States, or who really thinks about Nancy Pelosi as a practicing Catholic? Not much bragging on them by RC people. Nor, Newt or John Kerry. Rick Santorum, a Catholic, is despised by libs as he speaks against Gay Marriage Equality in Washington state by Occupiers and Unionistas. I can remember a time when union members, Catholic and non Catholic, would start meetings with a prayer. Now, they gather to determine how much money to send to pro abortion candidates.

So, we conservatives like to examine (pick apart) our candidates, while Democrats will usually elevate any old relatively faithless person to be their messiah.

We are seeing increased attacks, both subtle and not so subtle, on America's foundations and traditional faith - Christianity.

I have never enjoyed Tina Fey's humor on Saturday Night Live nor on 30 Rock. It could be a very funny show except for the constant jabs at conservatives, especially by actor Jack McBrayer who plays the goofy, cheerful Bible believer, Kenneth, who is the object of every sort of ridicule and Christian cliche under the sun.

Lately, cable TV Chelsea Lately's Chelsea Handler, a liberal Jewish actress/comedienne portrays an "uptight" Christian on Are You There Chelsea? Even without the Christian bashing, this show will never be funny. How did Ms. Handler attain her own TV show and other highly prized show biz gigs? It is not her deadpan Roseanne Barr delivery, nor is it her bombastic f-bombing everyone in sight. Simply said, she had a long affair with the President of Comcast Entertainment which is a parent to the E! cable television program.

Nicki Minaj was fortunately panned by even the secular showbiz press for her demonic presentation of a sort of musical exorcism act she performed recently on the Grammys. In a few short minutes, she mocks pope and priest, speaks in demonic tongues, levitates thirty feet, while in a stained window "church," dressed in red, while a choir sings off-key How Great Thou Art. At least, Lady Gaga did not perform any blasphemous performances this year. LL Cool J did say a respectful prayer ( a tad bit late) in memory of Whitney Houston, who started out as a beautifully voiced child gospel singer, but then crossed over - without taking the cross, unfortunately.

In Your Face TV, like the shows Glee and Modern Family, which are among the many gay themed programs, plays, and movies which exalt LGBTQ lifestyles, and regularly receive awards aplenty for doing so, have featured gay teenage sex, like Matt of Glee promising to "lose his gay virginity this year," and the 4 year old Lily, daughter of Modern Family's gay couple, shouting out something to sound like "F You" in one episode. The creators of the TV cartoon South Park have regularly lampooned (blasphemed) Jesus, and then decided to bash Mormonism with The Book Of Mormon Broadway musical. In blasting Mormonism, the South Park guys also denigrate all that is holy - apart from Mormon doctrine in the musical. I don't consider it a consolation that the South Park producers also ridicule other institutions, as well as Jesus, but they have avoided saying much about Mohammad. How brave is that? The NY Times, of course, lovea the Book of Mormon production.

Russel Brand, a British comedian who married Katy Perry, blamed wife Katy's Christian religion for their recent divorce. More specifically, Brand, who has bragged about his insatiable whore mongering, blamed Katy's Christian parents, who are ministering evangelists. Katy Perry went from singing gospel to singing, "I Kissed A Girl," and later explained to Jay Leno that, "I no longer believe that the world is flat," thus dissing her Christian faith. Soon after she married Brand.

The media jumped on the Susan G. Komen Foundation for withdrawing support, and then pressured the group into resupporting Planned Predators (Planned Parenthood).

Led by NBC's Andrea Mitchel-Greenspan, the press pressed in on Republican candidates to favor requirements for religious organizations to furnish "free" contraception for all. Like salivating, rabid wolves, the media dug into Rick Santorum for merely saying that, Constitutionally, states could decide to ban contraception. Baby hating females ripped Santorum like Dr. Tiller into a fetus. BTW Jim Quinn of Quinn and Rose radio fame has asked, since contraception is guaranteed by the Constitution, why aren't the free issue of firearms guaranteed to every citizen? At least, bearing arms is guaranteed in the Constitution while baby prevention is not even hinted at in our founding document. How about free vasectomies for men? You go first.

Thankfully, American Bishops have come out of their shell and have made very staunch arguments against Obama's anti-religious/conscience health care mandates.

Here is a good list of recent nationwide Christian/Catholic bashing as performed by people such as from Maher and other media pundits. Top Ten Instances of Christian Bashing in America, 2008.

It would be unthinkable for this sort of criticism to be levied against other demographics, such as Liberal Jews, American Islamic Fundamentalists, Gays (Gay,Lesbian, Transsexual, Transgender, BiSexual, Questioning). African Americans, Fat People, Asians, etc.

Truly it has been observed; bashing Christianity, "Is The Last Acceptable Bigotry."

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Obama's Big Government Absorption Of The Middle Class

According To This Study

You can do as well working one week a month at minimum wage as you can

working at a $60,000-a-year, full-time, high-stress job

President Obama in 2008 tried very hard to vilify "rich people" making over $250,000 per year. Since he desperately needs more than those middle class business owners, he has now upped the ante and is charging more than ever after millionaires and billionaires, even though he has already received sizable donations from millionaire Wall Streeters. They can rest assure that Obama will be paying them back with interest if he is reelected.

This week, Heritage.Org released these staggering statistics exemplifying what length the Obama and Dems will resort to in order to buy votes for 2012:

By MACKENZIE WEINGER | 2/8/12 11:17 AM EST

Dependence on government is at an all-time high, according to a new study by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.

The annual Index of Dependence on Government — which the authors score based on how much money was spent on services that were not always traditionally offered by the federal government — found that government dependency jumped 8.1 percent in 2011. Most of the assistance went toward housing, health and welfare, and retirement, according to the survey.

Since the 2008 index, the American people’s dependence on government has grown a whopping 23 percent.

One in five Americans — or slightly more than 67 million — now relies on federal assistance, at a cost of $2.5 billion annually. That’s the highest in the country’s history, the authors wrote. The index also found that Americans who depend on federal assistance receive an average of $32,748 in benefits, about $300 more than the nation’s average disposable personal income.

Overall, about 70 percent of the federal government’s budget is directed to individual assistance programs. And nearly half of the population, or 49.5 percent, don’t pay any federal income taxes, according to the survey.

“Americans should be concerned about this seemingly relentless upward march in Index scores. Dependence on the federal government for life’s many challenges strips civil society of its historical and necessary role in providing aid and renewal through the intimate relationships of family, community, and local institutions and local governments. While the Index does not measure the decay of civil society, it reflects a declining role in this most important aspect of society,” the authors wrote.

William Beach, index co-author and director of The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Data Analysis, added in a statement that “at some point, this unsustainable fiscal model will collapse.”

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72608.html#ixzz1m1fJaEDs

According to 2008 Presidential campaign stats, Obama was supported by the super rich billionaires rather that those who were mere millionaires worth under 10 million dollars. It seems that when you think you have more money than God (George Soros has actually thought of himself as a god) you acquire a supernatural desire to solve mankind's troubles with (other people's) money - which has given you such great satisfaction. Bill Gates and George Soros, are among those who benefit so many causes, vote Democrat, and gain the adoration of the world, if not God. Warren Buffet, exists among these liberal power elite, who, despite being the world's richest atheist billionaire, was presented as a model for giving by President Obama at the recent National Prayer Breakfast.

President Obama has been resisting a couple of dozen Republican Congressional proposals for three years - so that he can proudly attest that he has had nothing but a Do Nothing Congress to deal with in the same amount of time.

With half of Americans entitled to some sort of government welfare benefits, as Obama's deficit dips into the trillions of dollars each year, it has been increasingly tempting for average Americans, even Tea Partiers, to resist government handouts, as the Federal government itself holds out its hand for borrowed money from the Treasury, China, Japan - or whoever will give to the cause. It is becoming increasingly harder for even Work Ethic Protestants (and Catholics) to resist all those freebies doled out by an overgenerous government, which is offering all the Bread you can eat, and all the Circuses you can watch (subsidized cable, telephones, TV and Internet).

I have read in more than one place, that there are over 3 million skilled jobs available in the U.S. which cannot be filled because the applicants lack qualifications. Never mind, Chinese labor will do it for 10 percent of the cost. In addition, there are millions of other lesser skilled jobs which cannot be filled, because the high school graduate applicants are not only comparatively illiterate compared to other countries, today's youth are far less interested in taking on work which does not involve playing a Playstation for 8 hour a day. A very spoiled generation is lacking incentivization to breakaway from the nanny state.

The United States is spending an estimated 15 percent of its GDP on and for poverty programs according to this. It was less under Bush and much less (about 4 percent) back in the Eisenhower days. Rounding off and using 15 Trillion Dollars as the GDP for 2011, nearly 2.25 Trillion dollars is going out to those who are "in need," or roughly 150 million Americans. Doing the division, that equals an approximate amount of $15,000 "donated" to every one of two Americans. This partially explains how the per person debt for every American born has increased from $34,000 to $49,000 under Obama, who has been cranking out money at blinding speed. Which, in turn, has caused interest rates to be very unattractive to investors, who must stop saving, and invest their money into something that the government can more easily get its hands on like capital gains, dividend income, etc. Their fair share in other words. I wish someone would inform the President that, as a newer Christian, he should abstain from coveting other people's money, no matter that he may think he's doing a great service to God by stealing it.

Back in the day, words such as Yankee Ingenuity, Rugged Individualism, were part of our vocabulary, because we had more freedom to innovate and invent without government interference. Today, not only taxes hold back American enterprise, but Obama energy policies, Dodd-Frank rules and regulations are certainly restricting business and financial ventures.

Speaking of former Democrat Senator Chris Dodd, he has again made news, this time backing the infamous SOPA and PIPA legislation that would very well retard Internet freedoms. After Chris Dodd retired from the Senate, after setting up the housing crisis, and then making things worse with his Dodd Frank legislation, he became Hollywood's chief lobbyist. Here is how Chris Dodd threatened those fellow members of the United States Congress, who would not support the SOPA and PIPA restrictions:

"Those who count on quote 'Hollywood' for support need to understand that this industry is watching very carefully who's going to stand up for them when their job is at stake. Don't ask me to write a check for you when you think your job is at risk and then don't pay any attention to me when my job is at stake,"

The American middle class has traditionally been formed through the middle class businessman, who, previous to Obama, was encouraged to start businesses even while risking time and money in order to enjoy the "American Dream." President Obama, according to the Rules For Radicals, has made this sort of earning prosperity, something that is so dishonorable, that they must be taxed at greater rates in order to support those 50% of Americans who pay no federal income tax, ie., they have no skin in the game.

These 50%, who pay no fed tax may have become gainfully employed employers had they not been conditioned by socialist engineered public education and the temptations of the Democratic party to avoid self-starting risky businesses, and instead, learn to demand money from those who have sacrificed all of their lives. That is Obama's sole mantra and political platform - to have the haves pay their fair share - over and over and over again.

Not only does Obama have the have nots in his camp, who will flood him with votes for his promised favors(Remember from the 2008 presidential campaign, "Obama will pay for my mortgage, my car, my ______"). Obama and the covetous liberals have gained the super wealthy of the world to support him, from George Soros, to Wall Street and Banks, etc. The wealthiest in the world seem to be heavily in favor of Obamanomics. And, the Bill Gates and Warren Buffets of the world are not giving for their own warped egos, they know that as the middle class dwindles, they can fill the gap with their mega industrial presence. Obama has been bleeding the middle class (usually Republican opponents)out of their money and their drive - in order to give to his super poor and super rich proponents. Contrary to what Rush says, I do not think Obama has actually figured out this diabolical plan. Its just part of his Saul Alinski trained nature.

Barack started out hating his white grandmother who cared for him, while loving his unloving black father(s), and he has been on track since his youth to organize communities so that they might gain "their" fair share," - not unlike his socialist African father - which was the subject of his State of the Union address.

During the darkest days of Soviet Communism when bread lines were common, protesters were sent off to Siberia, and socialized medical care was horrific. Yet, even prior to Perestroika, there were crony oligarchs who enjoyed the privileges of capitalist aristocrats, while the common Russian, or anyone living within the Soviet satellites was starving, barely existing. No middle class. Rich and poor separated by the same gulf that Obama and his cronies are unwittingly planning.

Cuba, of course, has no middle class due to Fidel's advance use of middle-class-destroying Obamanomics. Mexico, not communist, has never had a middle class, despite being one of the richest natural resource countries on earth. It may have to do with the mixing of the Spanish and Indians sans a Protestant work ethic. Just saying. I don't believe Europeans, today, have anything to brag about, since they have surrendered any special qualities they may have inherited to socialism.

We should be prepared to see that more borrowed government money will be dispensed to the poor as well as the not-so-poor American in order to garner their votes. Wherever government money is thrown in volume, we can be sure to see graft, inefficiency, and corruption. See how over 50 Cleveland area Democrat elected officials, judges and friends are now being tried for racketeering, election fixing, graft, and every other sort of vice. The national news does not want to publicize this very embarrassing saga involving Democrats, but, if for no other reason, see how the trial is going from a "Puppet Court" point of view. Hilarious, sad, and viral.

The medical industry is so heavily dominated by government money through a myriad of government sponsored medical programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. Possibly, the United States government is responsible for up to 50% of the United States total expense in the National Health Expenditure. This data is from 2005, and government-given health coverage has accelerated since that time, especially under President Obama

Education, from kindergarten to college, has been the recipient of an over generous amount of money through college loans, levies, and other government contributions. The price of a poor elementary public education has climbed through the roof, as students perform very poorly in comparison to the rest of the developed, and undeveloped world. Universities, like Ohio State, are building Campus Mahals, including indoor kayak courses, and other frivolous amenities.

This education bubble, inflated by government money, is ready to burst after having indebted thousands of college students who may never be employed to pay back their billions of dollars in loans. The colleges got their money, and they knew that a high percentage of unqualified, unprepared students would drop out - after their first year.

Maybe, those dropouts, by the grace of God, can struggle against the grain and form businesses, rather than become union robots, and advance so that they become successful members of a middle class who will be in Obama's gun-sight, at least, until January, 2013.

Wherever you find the government throwing around money, you will find Democrats holding out their hands in exchange for votes, and working Republicans robbed at gunpoint - both by the Fed Gov and by the hooded thugs in the big cities, who are subsidized by the very people they are robbing.

Please, take note, Mr. President - new Christian - 'Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.' 1 Corinthians 9:7.

This is how we are to help our fellow man, not by you, Mr. President, benefacting our brother through your charitability with other men's goods, otherwise known as covetousness, which is idolatry Colossians 3:15

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Newt Gingrich: "I Do, I Do, I Do." Maybe, Not So Much

"Do you Newton Leroy Gingrich take __________________ to be your lawfully wedded wife.. . . until death do you part?" "I do."

I guess he didn't really, but I will not condemn him for dropping two wives (adultery at one time was a secular unlawful action, as well as an offense against God and man). Now, we easily cast away our husbands/wives, as both church and government wink at the prospect. "Just ask for forgiveness, and its OK." Or, is it? Newt's own mother split from Newt's father "days after they married." This is what you call a bad start in life - because of divorce. It is far more tragic for children than psychologists (usually very liberal) will admit. Divorced children are more likely themselves to divorce, to commit crimes, to become drug addicts, etc.

Rush Limbaugh, like many South Carolina evangelicals, does not think Newt's past indescretions have anything to do with how he will characterize himself in the Oval Office. In fact, Rush, a mutli matrimonialist himself, did a good job of spear catching for Newt after he trounced on CNN's debate questioner, John King. However, Rush was challenged by some of his ditto-head callers for "sluffing off" one of Newt's former wive's, Marianne, who still looks hurt and battered after so many years. Who can blame her? Rush called the ABC iterview a "dud," and Laura Ingraham, being the hard-ass she is, had little sympathy for Marianne Gingrich. Laura said, "We all knew this story." I am sorry, but I was not aware that Newt dated this very young "devout Catholic," Callista, six years while he was still married to Marianne. Whether he asked for an open marriage, or not, is not that important compared to everything else.

Maybe God has forgiven Newt, and that he has converted to Catholicism, which is one reason Laura, a recent Catholic convert herself, is jumping mad at the media for digging up the dirt. Newt had been certainly taught as a Lutheran (before Lutheranism became so liberal) in his boyhood that one of the Ten Commandments is anti adultery. Newt, later in college, became a Southern Baptist, and we can be darn sure that he got the "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery," message from the Baptists. Not only that message, but the strict instruction from Christ to not even lust after other women, which begins the process. The woman that was brought before Jesus while committing adultery was forgiven, and then warned, "Go and sin no more." In another similar Gospel circumstance, Jesus adds, "Lest a worse thing comes upon you." Newt is fortunate that he is well over 60 years of age, and that his roving eyes and other body parts will probably not be forcing him to find another, even younger, wife.

I personally know three women, who claim to be Christians from their youth that have been married 15 times, or more, between all of them. One is a preacher's daughter, who has seemed to get pardoned too easily by her parents, who remind her every time, in between husbands, that "God forgives." Teaching heaven sweet, and hell hot is not in vogue much anymore, even among Republican evangelicals who have about the same dismal divorce rates as "the world."

I can easily remember as a Catholic altar boy that divorce was not a consideration for Catholics, so guess what - there were very few divorces in the RC Church fifty years ago. Now, people such as Catholic Nancy Pelosi is able to tell bishops that they must offer communion to pro abortion candidates, like John Kerry, who has also been ignored by church officials, concerning his extra Biblical divorce from his first wife. The Kennedys also seemed to have avoided church discipline for their many extra marital affairs. The same goes for mainline protestants and evangelicals. Easy divorce is now accepted as the norm, as what pastor would dare mention its deadly consequences? Excommunication was a constant threat to apostates at one time, but now Catholics as well as non Catholics tolerate unbilblical divorce, or offer the equally non Biblical annulment. I must admit, though, that Catholicism made it nearly impossible for a wrong spouse to divorce an adulterer mate, and then remarry. The wronged spouse could be denied the Sacraments, if he or she remarried. Read Matthew Chapter 5 and Chapter 19 to understand the Biblical reasons for divorce, although God has said, "I hate divorce."

Its easy for us to call Marianne Gingrich a grinch, or a dud, or whatever, but what Newt and other mates do to their spouses and children always produces a disaster. Look at BHO's childhood and his "daddies."

I believe John McCain was hurt by his indescretions, despite the fact that he may have been forgiven by God. We can be forgiven, yet still chastised.

Here's the way it works: I have been part of various prison ministries for many years, and I have known prisoners, who have become some of the saintliest of people. They have genuinely repented, though they may have committed some of the most gruesome, and aggregious crimes. They now live in the fear and love of God. They have been forgiven because of Christ's ultimate sacrifice, yet most of them will not be leaving jail anytime soon, or ever.

Newt, McCain, Kerry, Edwards, the Kennedys, and so many others, may also have been forgiven, but the court of public opinion usually does not reward those who break the greatest of all contracts - marriage, because of their personal, uncontrolled lust. In general,non-Biblical divorce should be shown to be an experience that will not be rewarded - to the rest of mankind.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Why Andrew Sullivan Is Much Dumber Than Obama's Critics. That May Be The Way God Planned It.

Newsweek, headed by Brit import and gossip girl Tina Brown, is trying in vain to reestablish itself as a print-on-a-rag that you might want to buy. Newsweek was so dumbly managed and edited that after eons of existence, it could only be sold for $1.00 to some beasts on the left (that's what they call themselves - The Daily Beast).

Desperate for attention, former conservative, Andrew Sullivan, attempts to offer some limp wristed reasoning as to why "Obama's Critics Are Dumb" in his latest Newsweek cover story.

This is the same Newsweek which covered Michelle Bachmann as a raging, crazy-eyed woman on the cover of a previous month's edition. All this anti Christianity as the British press is charging Christians as being "stupid" for not believing in evolution or man made global warming, although there are various Christian schools of thought on evolution, ie., old earthers vs. young earthers, just to show that there is a diversity of thought among Christians on the subject. Jon Huntsman, a Mormon, before dropping out of the presidential race, ridiculed those Christians who did not wholeheartedly buy either cosmic or biologic evolution. He said, in effect, that Creationism is not science, even though Jon Huntsman's academic record shows that he graduated from college with a Political Science degree, which can hardly be considered a science of any sort.

Andrew Sullivan, for no good reason, calls himself a conservative, despite his leftist leanings and flamboyant gay lifestyle. So, at first glance, Andrew should lose credibility for everything he writes, and he , much the same as one time conservative, David Brock, who is now a rabid leftist at the helm of the infamous fairy tale (no pun intended), Media Matters, has also lost credibility since converting from a conservative to a lib. Its like these two leftists, former conservatives, are fighting tooth and nail to sit at the right hand of Satan. Sorry, make that left hand.

Andrew Sullivan, not a great theologian, either, recently lambasted Tim Tebow for public Tebowing, when according to Sullivan, "Jesus warned against praying in public in the Sermon On The Mount." Andrew, not knowing the context of the Sermon, forgot (as if he ever read it) that in the Bible Book of Acts, alone, I counted sixteen instances in which the apostles and disciples prayed in public.

I think this is why Andrew is dumb, and it might be part of God's grand plan. I don't consider myself as Holier than Thou, but it sure looks like Andrew is striving to be More Pagan Than Thou.

The Plan: "But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty." 1 Corinthians 1:27.

And, "Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?"

That is why everyone from Andrew Sullivan to Hawking, to Dawkins, to now deceased atheist Christopher Hitchens, are only "bright" in their own eyes, and everybody else is dumb.

Sunday, January 08, 2012

Tebow Critics Get Tebotomy. No Fair Praying?

I'm not a big time football fan, even though I played my fair share of football back in the day. What a thrilling end to the Denver - Pittsburgh game when Saint Tebow threw the game winning, overtime pass to the similarly remarkable Demaryius Thomas.

Just as interesting as the game itself has been the media's game of trashing Tim Tebow for his praying and showing "excessive celebration" on the field by kneeling on the turf, pointing his fingers up to the Lord, and other Christian confessions.

The media has lightened up a bit after seeing and believing Tim's talent, but the agnostic jock wonks who hated Rush Limbaugh and Dennis Miller for their conservative stances seemed all too anxious to pile on Mr. Tebow.

Here are a few highlights of journalists and jocks who have gotten their heads handed to them (call it a Tebotomy) after another miraculous win by the Denver Broncos:

Rick Snyder, sports writer for the Washington Examiner "Tebow Time Is About To Expire"

Rabbi Joshua Hammerman in the Jewish Week "If Tebow wins you will see an emboldening to burn mosques and bash gays.

Bill Maher of HBO Real Time tweeted "Wow Jesus just f---d Tim Tebow real bad. . . " I faxed HBO on that one, and there has been a boycott of HBO initiated.

Keith Olbermann Countdown To No Ratings on the Al Gore cable channel defended Maher, of course.

Baltimore Ravens Linebacker Terrell Suggs suggests that Tebow prays too much, and "I don't feel comfortable I gotta pray "Oh God, please, save me again."

Detroit Linebacker Stephen Tulloch mocked Tebow in a tweet for his "Tebowing," and performed a mock Tebow during a Detroit Lion game recently. Note: the Lions just lost their chance to advance in the NFL playoffs.

Saturday Night Live mocked Christ (worse than mocking Tebow) last week when "Jesus" entered into the Bronco locker room and suggested that Tebow study the play book more, and pray less.

Sky Jethani, religious writer at the Huffington Post (Yes, they have a Religion section) accused Tebow of being a hypocrite for praying in public, referencing a piece by gay activist Andrew Sullivan.

Andrew Sullivan, flamboyant gay writer, at the Daily Beast accused Tebow of being a hypocrite because he prays in public, contrary to Jesus warnings to "pray in private" in the Sermon on the Mount. Note to Andrew Sullivan: Sodomy is not a Biblical blessing, contrary to what the Episcopalians and Methodists say, and the Book of Acts in the New Testament mentions public prayer 16 times. I think they understood the commands of Jesus a bit more accurately than Andrew Sullivan.

It really hit home when a former fellow Denver quarterback, Jake Plummer, advised Tebow not to be so flamboyant in expressing his faith

Amidst all this, Tim Tebow has never bashed his critics. In fact, Tim Tebow's response to Chris (named after somebody named Christ, maybe?) was this:

"If you're married, and you have a wife, and you really love your wife, is it good enough to only say to your wife 'I love her' the day you get married? Or should you tell her every single day when you wake up and every opportunity?

"And that's how I feel about my relationship with Jesus Christ is that it is the most important thing in my life. So any time I get an opportunity to tell him that I love him or given an opportunity to shout him out on national TV, I'm gonna take that opportunity. And so I look at it as a relationship that I have with him that I want to give him the honor and glory anytime I have the opportunity. And then right after I give him the honor and glory, I always try to give my teammates the honor and glory.

"And that's how it works because Christ comes first in my life, and then my family, and then my teammates. I respect Jake's opinion, and I really appreciate his compliment of calling me a winner. But I feel like anytime I get the opportunity to give the Lord some praise, he is due for it." Tim Tebow. Amen, brother!!

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Is Ron Paul A Hero Or Hack?

Yes, Ron Paul has a bead on revamping or dissolving the Federal Reserve (I did read The Creature From Jekyll Island). Lots of corruption, secret undertakings, and opacity dominate the Federal Reserve, but what would be the alternative? A presidential, or congressional commission that oversees the U.S. banking system? No. Elected representatives overseeing the quasi government agency Fed? Not likely. Governments, for eons of time, have been in charge of the coinage, and it cannot be any other way. The Buck does Stop there.Ron Paul has no alternative to the Fed that would guarantee fairness and honesty.

Ron Paul is the neo Ross Perot, who almost sucked me in years ago when he talked about the "sucking sound" of businesses leaving the continental United States. Ross now has a business or two in Mexico. Ross Perot seemed a bit more stable, I'm sad to say, and for that reason, he grabbed 20% of the Repub vote which certified Bill Clinton as President. I backed away from Ross before voitng for Bush One when he started getting paranoid about the Black Panthers infiltrating his front yard and other groups who were going to "out" a member of his family as gay. Ron Paul has received support from prostitute groups, street drug dealers, and college students for his anti military involvement philosophies, which might require these same students to to be drafted into some future military action. You cannot tell these students, or many other libertarians that America is a great economic power, because it has been a great military power. That should be obvious.

Ron Paul has sort of implied that the states "should decide" which drugs should be legalized. Is meth OK? Coke? Hemlock? Opium? Ron Paul seems alright with allowing people to poison themselves with complete libertarian freedom. Opium dens were eventually banned in China, because the Chinese government could not afford to pay for the welfare (SSI and other welfare) that would eventually be required to pay the stoned addicts who had trouble getting gainful employment.

Although he has sort of denied that the United States was the mastermind of the 9/11 trajedy, Ron Paul's interviews on the infamous Alex Jones radio programs sort of belie that admisssion. Therefore, Ron Paul has also become a haven for 9/11 Truthers, who need a new "Truth" to rally behind. Ron Paul, like Jimmy Carter, has an unnatural disdain for Israel, and does not understand the need for Israel's friendship, at least, for some sort of balancing of power on the geo scale. I recently witnessed Mr. Paul slamming Michelle Bachmann on the Jay Leno show saying that, "She hated gays and muslims." Evidently, Michelle Bachman's former campaign manager thinks that those sorts of comments make Paul a winner.

Ron Paul is not a deep thinker. He has made several racist remarks, "Not in context," or "I did not read that," in several of his early newsletter publishings. He hasn't really repented of those like Newt, but then again, I am not sure Newt has really repented.

Is this what Iowans, or, indeed, much of America wants? I don't think so. He is a pro life obstetrician, who has delivered thousands of babies. That may very well be the reason why he cannot fathom sending men off to war, even when it is necessary. It would have to be difficult decision for a doctor.

If that's not enough to prove that Ron Paul has been a conundrum wrapped in a paradox, what possesed him to endorse both Cynthia McKinney and Ralph Nader?

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Retiring Barney Frank's Fannie Connection and Backdoor Bailouts

Barney Frank's legacy will not include the prostitution ring that took place at his Washington D.C. townhouse in 1989, without his knowing, according to Barney. He was reprimanded by the House of Representatives in 1990, but Massachusetts, the home of American witchcraft, reelected him - too many times.

Barney Frank's legacy will not be that he was the first "Out" gay to become part of the United States Congress.

Frank will also not be known, either as the brother of Clinton wonk Ann Lewis, nor for his stammering and stuttering. He will also not be famed for the excessive regulation through his Consumer Protection Bill which includes 140 rules and regs, outlined in a 2300 page document, which will restrict banks enough to make banking more costly in the long run. It is also predicted to hurt small businesses and farms. All that, just in an attempt to cover his own fanny for the economy-housing meltdown that brought the United States to its fiscal knees and culminated in 2008. They called it the Great Recession.

Rather, Barney should be remembered for his infamous quote protecting Fannie-Freddie and the status quo in the housing industry, which was a premeditated plan to furnish houses to the masses, obviously in exchange for the affections and votes of new, unqualified home owners to "own" homes they could not afford.

BF in 2003: "'These two entities -- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- are not facing any kind of financial crisis,'' said Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts, the ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Committee. ''The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing.''

Unqualified home buyers only needed one qualification, that they be NINJAs - No Job No Income No Asset borrowers.

The so called Neighborhood Reinvestment Act of 1977 was first proposed by Jimmy Carter and the Democrats in order to stop "redlining" which accused banks of home loan discrimination. (Banks had the bad habit, back then, of requiring down payments on homes up to 20 percent, along with good job and credit records in order for a buyer to be qualified). How unfair, the Dems said. Clinton, at the urging of Jesse Jackson and other community organizers, upped the ante and accelerated the NINJA loans despite the objections of many Republicans and even Democrats. Barney Frank was not an objector to this Share the Wealth Plan that was doomed to failure from the beginning.

The fiat regulations permitted by the Federal Government, during the sub prime interest cum housing bubble, encouraged greedy mortgagees to make loans that were bundled and securitized - to the moon - because the assumption was that all the loans were, in some way, guaranteed by the Fed. It was this sort of regulating that was the problem. Those faux regulations should have never been allowed, or at least, eliminated.

Very much part of Barney Frank's political longevity must be attributed to his gayness, which has given him an immunity from academic/press/Hollywood criticism, just as Rosie O'Donnell was dubbed "The Queen of Nice," despite her real personality, and the judges on Dancing With The Stars sobbed on each other because of Chaz Bono's courage and talent. Huh? One common opinion shared by political insiders on both sides of the aisle, is that Barney Frank is one nasty man, as spoken by liberal columnist Dana Milbank to Bill O'Reilly and Karl Rove. Chris Matthews, however, has expressed his Obama-type tingling for Senator Frank.

Then, in the 1990s Barney Frank had an encouter with Moses. No, not that Moses. It was Herb Moses who worked at a high level position at Fannie Mae, who became Barney's special beau years ago - and worked at Fannie up until the late 90's - when Barney was on the House Banking Committee, which overlooked Fannie Mae, but not that closely, obviously.

Among Barney Frank's unmemorable legacies will include his Financial Stability Oversight Council, part of the Dodd-Frank Consumer Protection legislation, which actually affords financial institutions to again be bailed out if they sink into another 2008 type meltdown, because they will be deemed, once more, Too Big To Fail.

Backdoor Bailout Barney is exiting Stage Left. How else?

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Penn State Hiding Pedophiles And Pseudo Climate Change Scientists

It seems just like yesterday when a number of manmade Climate Warming scientists were caught fudging figures to benefit their Globalbaloney warming theories. Penn State's Michael Mann (Hockey Stick Graph) was caught two years ago manipulating data, but Penn State President, Graham Spanier, defended Mann's cheating faster than the time it takes Jerry Sandusky to take shower - who was also protected by Spanier.

Mann is again in the news as more hacked email, compliments of the Russians, have been released, and may be even more damning than the original email dump from two years ago. In the confiscated emails, climate scientists around the globe indicate the purpose of their faulty, fudged findings: " "Over 2.5 billion people live on less than $2 a day" and, "Nations must invest $37 trillion in energy technologies by 2030 to stabilise greenhouse gas emissions at sustainable levels," the message states.

From the Guardian.UK : "One of the most damaging claims in 2009 was that Prof Phil Jones, the head of the UEA's Climatic Research Institute had deleted emails to avoid FOI request. One of the reviews into the content of the emails, conducted by Sir Muir Russell, concluded that "emails might have been deleted in order to make them unavailable should a subsequent request be made for them" - something that Jones has denied. At the time CRU was coming under sustained pressure by an organised campaign to release information, which the scientists saw as distracting from their work.

Distracting from their work, indeed.

Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Herman Cain Victim Of Bill And Hillary Clinton's Feminism

How the press covered for Billy Bob (BJ Clinton) as he was running for President in 1992. One of Bill Clinton's earliest public lies was made while being interviewed on 60 Minutes back then. "I did not have relations with Gennifer," was his statement, as he sat beside a more naive looking Hillary on the 60 Minutes set. Was that the interview where the stage lighting came crashing down very close to the Liar 'N Chief? Hillary was nodding her head in agreement with Bill's confession of chastity, standing by her man, as she was remembering how many times she screamed at him for his many infidelities during his Governorship in Arkansas. The State Highway Patrol had procured many a lady and girl for him, yet the press nodded and winked at Bill's slutty behavior from then on - throughout his career of whore mongering, all the way up to the DNA stained dress of Monica Lewinsky. In fact, Clinton's ratings rose during his public humiliation, because that's what makes you popular among Democrats - frequent commission of all the Deadly Sins.Bill Clinton owed his wife, Hillary, big time. And, he has paid big time, including knocks on the head from her tossing everything from ash trays to lamps at him. Gennifer Flowers later produced tape recordings proving his long term affair with her, and he finally admitted to the affair, only when he was providing testimony (he didn't lie in this one) during his defense for groping recently widowed Kathleen Willy. Not to mention the believable accusations of rape by Betty Broaddrick even later. And, who could not believe Paula Jones, who became all the more believable as the facts (DNA stained dress) discovered in the Monica Lewinsky case seeped out for over two miserable years as suffered by the American public, as well as Bill and Hillary.

Hillary was so adept during the 1992 Presidential campaign in stifling Bill's women from yakking about their affairs through her Operation Bimbo Eruption (strange thing for a feminist lady to call her fellow ladies), which threatened squealers not to talk about their intrigues with husband Bill. Later in Bill's tenure at the Oval Harem, one of his former babes, a Miss America, was so frightened, she fled to Canada. The press, even today, still will never report on Bill's current girlfriends, who seem to get younger and blonder every day.

So, Herman Cain has been accused of something he could barely remember (that is why he initially admitted as to having no knowledge of his Crime of the Century), and the press, even Fox News, has been down his throat like white on rice, not understanding his original ignorance of a twelve year old story, that was not even a story at the time of the sexual harassment allegations by women who originally agreed not to talk about the "incidents," and who are anonymously making the claims.

It is another Anita Hill moment, as we celebrate 20 years since she tried to deep six Clarence Thomas over a hair on a Coke can. Libs cannot stoop too low.

Strangely, as Bill was getting a lot of strange varieties of women, he was also pushing, back in the 1990's with Hillary's prodding, for the 1994 Violence Against Women Act and other extreme measures which nailed the coffin on men falsely accused of everything from sexual molestation, rape, sexual harassment, and even child abuse. VAWA as it was called, gave ladies such a leg up in the judicial sysystem, that prosecutors could even more easily indict men of the above crimes, as Bill and Hillary's VAWA affirmative action scheme poured billions of dollars into prosecutors' coffers, in order to jail and fine men-accused-by-women like never before. After VAWA was passed sexual harrasment lawsuits tripled. Even against Bill Clinton. Poetic justice?

More and more women and girls could safely come forth and lie their panties off (Duke Rape Case, one of many) and suffer no repercussions for lying and bearing false witness, as it is even today. Since VAWA, women have been given even more inculpability and less responsibility in domestic and criminal courts across the country. I know of cases where men have gone to jail for may years, because of obviously false accusations. Free Tony Cioffi out of Younstown, Ohio is just one of many cases I have been involved with while working in the Prison Ministry. His story is unbelievable. The courts totally bought the story of his wife's accusations during a bitter divorce that he molested his two younger male children, which they recanted years later. The courts do not like to hear recantations. They like to jail. Especially, the lady prosecutors, lady psychologists, lady social workers, lady probation officers, lady judges, and lady lawyers. It started in the Garden of Eden, this enmity between men and women, and Bill Clinton made it worse in many ways.

So Bill and Hillary accelerated the trend of overly protecting girls and women in the judicial system, even while Hillary allowed Bill to freely extort and abuse women at his leisure.

And the press said, and still says, nothing. But Herman Cain . . . . there's a story.

Sunday, October 16, 2011

How Would Mitt Romney's Mormonism Affect His Presidency?

Glenn Beck, (Former Catholic Mormon) does a pretty good job of exposing the blasphemy of the left, though he has not been a member of the Latter Day Saints as nearly long as Mitt, who did missionary work for the church eons ago. It is certainly fair to examine any candidate's faith, and how that doctrinal faith may effect the decision making process of a head of state.

Unless you are a Democrat, President Obama's experience with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright was a great concern. The flap with Wright, and the twenty-some years candidate Barack spent under the tutelage of the race-baiting racist, was quckly ended when BO threw the Rev. under the old church bus.

Obviously, Republicans are lot more discerning when it comes to qualifications. Democrats will vote for anyone that gets the lib hype, whereas Repubs will usually flay the candidtate until bone is revealed. Mitt Romney has more than a chance among Evangelicals than he has ever had, as the "Anybody But Obama," has replaced the "Anyone But Bush" mantra from four years ago. Still, we must examine Mormonism and its strange doctrines and teachings which could indicate how Mitt would run a country. Their doctrines have changed more rapidly through the years than Mitt's tax plans.

Every sect of Christianity has its pecccadiloes, and, Lord have mercy, even some of our old standby, patriotic, constitutionalist, Southern Baptsists have erred in respects. Jimmy Carter got a lot of the Born Again vote, because he preached Born Againism. However, Jimmy was not only a non effectual president, he was also not much of a Baptist, and he is the last Democrat I voted for. In the years succeeding his presidency we found out more about his particular Baptist beliefs, especially, that he had animosity toward Israel, and worse, his Plains, Georgia Baptist Church would invite Buddhists, Immans, and other new age religonists to preach their brand of "good news" in his church's Sunday School classes.

I would not think of electing a Mainline Protestant Church member,if their church endorsed Biblical sodomy, and gay marriage, such as do many Methodists, Presbyterians, Epsicopalians, United Church of Christ, etc. A candidate congregating with these apsotate churches might consider it a command of God to endorse homosexuality later in his presidency. I'm sure President Obama acting out within his religious mores believes that gays should be given special rights in and out of the military, much to the detriment of the nation. Even Pastor Mike Huckabee is very careful not to offend his Friends at Fox by not seeming to be too judgemental in regards to homosexuality. Could hurt ratings. The above churches also seem not reluctant to object to a "women's right" to end the life of her preborn child.

As a former Catholic, who for many years marched to Mass while in parochial school from elementary through high school, I am very thankful for the advanced educations I received from the RC's - back when there was no tuition! So, we may question some of the doctrines of the Mormon Church, and not things like transubstantiation, praying to saints, especially Mary, and the supernatural power of the priesthood? Even if we would not agree with the use of relics and rosaries, would that prohibit us from voting for a Catholic president? I and other fundamentalists have been staunch supporters of Catholic Alan Keyes, and even journeyed to Notre Dame University to protest ND's leaning to the left - way left. I must say it was hard to be in one accord with Alan, as he marched on the ND campus carrying a large banner donned with a picture of Jesus's mother, Mary.

I've always considered Mormonism to be a sort of grafting of some of man's fantasies with with the Holy Bible. As with the Book of Mormon, you can see the same thing in the Koran, where it is obvious that a lot of Islamic stories and verse were ripped right out of the Bible.

The Mormons have the Angel Moroni visiting Joseph Smith, yet you have Mary visiting people at various times in history. Does that disqualify Catholics? Mormonism has other oddities such as humans having god power, secret underwear, Masonic links, Jesus and Satan were "brothers," at one time, God originated as a mere man, etc., but how would that direct Romney's political life? The Presidents of the Mormon Church are overly honored, possibly beyond the Papacy, and revered as high priests, prophets, seers, revelators, rulers and are considered nearly "infallible." However, there are provisions that the LDS President can be removed if he would mislead the flock. Notwithstanding, not one president has ever been removed in Latter Day Saint history. My reasoning goes, if Mitt's Mormon president is nearly infallible, could Mitt ascribe the same traits to himself? Could that be why he will not relent on his infamous Massachusetts Romney Care, and not admit it has become a billion dollar boondoggle?

The most pressing question about Mitt's faith is his understanding of who Jesus Christ is. Catholics, without doubt, believe in the divinity of Christ, unlike the Mormons who do not see Jesus, the Son of God, as also being God. If He was less than God, how could His sacrifice have been considered a proper propitiation for the sin of the world? Yet, the Mormons may believe more like Thomas Jefferson, a Deist, who did not believe in the Godliness of Jesus, as did not other colonials. The problem with this is that as man degrades Jesus, he lifts himself higher in the spiritual scheme of things: Jesus is merely a Good Example, and not Savior.

Liberal mainline protestants have always claimed that Jesus is divine but their current doctrines prohibit obedience to the One who is supposedly the Head of their Church. In short, someone who believes Jesus is Lord is more apt to obey Him, since He has been honored with Divine authority.

I like Rick Perry, despite the fact that even Fox News, Laura Ingraham, Carl Rove, and other conservative pundits have labeled him ineffective, not smart, and ill prepared. I could even see Chris Wallace's face contort as he unnecessarily tore into Perry, as he did Michelle Bachmann. When Perry and Romney were trading punches in the last debate, Anderson Cooper was giggling like a girl, lapping up the discord between the two men.

Rick Perry does not seem as wooden or plastic as Romney and has a humilty that I admire. Governor Perry, despite his low blows to Romney at the last debate, and other gaffs, is much less practiced in public speaking (better than President W, though), and he is more of a doer than a politico. Perry is chided for not answering questions according to the interviewers designs, as he commonly answers questions with, "Drill Here, Drill Now," because he is one of the few candidates which understands the energy choking policies of the Environmental Protection Agency. Governor Perry is a non-denominational Christian attending a sort of Methodist church which is technically a Southern Baptist church.

I am even more interested in Perry, as I see Dick Morris, Dennis Miller and Bill O'Reilly denigrate him, and the fact that he is perceived as the weakest Republican candidate by the Lamestream Democrat intelligentsia also enhances his resume in my mind.

In the spirit of President Abraham Lincoln, Adams, Truman, Harrison, Reagan, Truman, and America's First Continental Congress, Rick Perry genuinely called for a Day of Prayer and Fasting, called the Response, August 6, which was sponsored by the American Family Association, yet condemned, of course, by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

And that is why Big Media, and Fox, has targeted him. Perry took the risk of looking like a grand stander for political reasons, but I believe he was, and is sincere about the need for America to seek Divine Providence despite how Fox and Friends grades him.

I don't demand that candidates profess this sort of faith at every turn, but Mitt, what do you believe?

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

The Rich Are Richer And The Poor Will Stay Poorer... . .

. . . Due To Liberal "Generosity." 50 million Americans are recorded as living below the poverty line, and nearly 50 million citizens are receiving Food Stamps, compliments of the rest of the tax paying populace. Lyndon Baines Johnson originally alloted a little over 1% of U.S. Gross Domestic Product to fight the War on Poverty, which we are miserably losing.

Now, over 14% of America's GDP is spent on poverty programs. Dividing the estimated GDP of $14,000,000,000,000 by 50,000,000 "poor" Americans equates to each poor American receiving some sort of welfare in the amount of $280,000 per person. Don't ask me how its disbursed, because there are so many overlapping federal, state, and local entitlements that, I would guess, no one knows how the money is spent, excepting that the middle man - Uncle Sam - is paid quite a chunk to "administer" the funds.

In addition to the "regular" poor, whom tax paying Americans must support, a family of four with income under $44,000 (twice the poverty income level) is also eligible for many government bennies.

For all the ranting of those Occupying Wall Street and other streets across the nation, demanding that the rich pay more taxes, which will make little difference in denting the national debt, 50% of Americans pay no federal income tax.

America's poor is 2400% wealthier than the Democratic Country Of The Congo according to International Purchasing Power scales and wealthier, by far, than most every other country in the world, but for how long at these rates of increasing indebtedness? Not long.

All the above number crunching has only been revealed to explain how spurious it is for the Millennial student protesters to call for more taxation on the rich, who are mainly rich because the American middle class and poor have been satisfied with the economic status quo which pays so much in various benefits. Why would a public or private union member, or teacher desire to acquire some Yankee Ingenuity and risk starting a business which would could eventually advance them into the richer realms of life? Why should any American strive for a better American Dream life, when there is no need to dream?

I, of course, am speaking of physical riches which by no means offer a really abundant life as promised by Christ who taught that the poor can actually (and do) experience a better life according to Biblical standards. However, if the poor are covetous of the rich folks' riches, then they can plan for a life of self induced poverty - if only for wanting OP, other people's money.

My baby boomer generation is somewhat responsible for the Wall Street Occupation, because we set up the attitude for the youth to expect everything, while paying for nothing. We sent our children to public schools which taught them not to judge themselves through the Self Esteem movement. We allowed our children to graduate from high school not proficient in reading, writing, or arithmetic. Most are barely literate. We threw tons of government loan money at them for college tuition, all the while college expenses increased exponentially - as the funding increased.

One point for the Occupy Wall Steeters is that when all that TARP and Bailout money was helicoptered to the banking and finance industry, the danger of Moral Hazard was activated. If we bailout only those who "are too big to fail," then why cannot those who are small, and fail, receive similar benefits? Now we see the Democrats who ignited the housing loan crisis by guaranteeing housing to constituents who had no job, no down payment, and a bad credit rating, supporting the anti capitalist youth protesting on Wall Street.

As long as America's very wealthy "poor" are lusting for other people's money by demanding higher taxes for the rich, they will never break out of their cycle of poverty.

Its a universal law and it works in the physical as well as the spiritual: "For whosoever has, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance, but whosoever has not, from him shall be taken away even what he has."

Saturday, September 10, 2011

A Visual Reminder In Case The Media "Forgets" To Tell The Story Of 9/11

This Sunday morning, September 11, as I surf through the various channels covering the memorial of the worse onshore terrorist attack in history upon the United States, I am wondering if any of the media will actually show the Moslem piloted planes crashing into the Twin Towers, but, so far, no.

At the Pentagon, I can hear a reverential Amazing Grace sung by a military choir as several men of the cloth of various denominations, sects, and creeds recite prayers to Almighty God. In Shanksville, Pa., where Flight 93 dove and disappeared deep into the ground, they are also singing and praying in an atmosphere of awe and solemnity.

In New York City, Governor Cuomo is approaching the memorial occasion with a very cool and secular demeanor, speaking words that are going unheard. Hilary Clinton is smiling, and the whole effect emanates a darkness and coolness. It just seems so vacuous, holding such a ceremony without any call to the Divine for mercy or providence.

My heart does go out to the First Responding firefighters and other heroes, as well as to the families of those who were mercilessly slaughtered by Islamic terrorists. Can I say that, even ten years after the horrid event?

In case the media "forgets" to broadcast what actually happened, below is an animated gif displaying just some of the pandemonium that day, September 11, 2001.

New York Mayor Sponsors Theater/Museum Porn, But Prayer Is Verboten

Multitudes of Americans have been incensed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg's nixing any sort of prayer or religious involvement at the 9/11 Memorial Event on September 11 in New York City.

But, it has never seemed to be a problem for the City of New York government to throw tax money at the most vile theater and museum exhibits, which could only be found in New York, or San Francisco.

For instance, while in New York you may not want to pay 70 dollars to see, "The Homophobes, A Clown Show," now appearing at the Dixon Theater which depicts conservative Christian ministers as laughable homophobes. Supported by the City of New York.

Also on the Dixon's venue, is such entertainment as the Bulldyke Chronicles (self explanatory) or, perhaps you may not want to liven up your New York experience by seeing "Naked Boys Singing," at the New World Stages, compliments of the government of New York City. I would suggest, if Mayor Bloomberg does not condemn the building, that you visit the Times Square Church started by the late David Wilkerson, who was one of the most right-on preachers I have ever known.

Your New York intinerary should also not include the government sponsored "Dog And Pony Show (Bring Your Own Pony)" - a one woman show developed by "the lesbian woman who drove Jesse Helms crazy." You can probably guess what this show is about

For a complete listing of New York Gay and Lesbian shows, now playing, you may not want to visit http://www.nytheatre.com/listings.aspx?t=lgbt. Sodomy has been well represented through funding by Mayor Bloomberg's New York. Wonder if he would sponsor an old fashioned tent revival. I'm sure he would, but it would have to gay themed.

New York Museums have a lot to offer in the form of tax-paid degradation. Remember the P*ss Christ exhibit by Andres Serrano who depicted a crucifix in his own liquid excrement? Serrano deployed other bodily issues in his much acclaimed (by New York culture) works of "art." If you want to suffer instant disgust, Google his name.

New Yorkers were gaga over Robert Mapplethorpe's "art" (always described as dark and decadent) even when he provocatively photographed 5 year old girls wearing leather outfits. His art career was brought to an abrupt halt when he died of aids. Even though he thought of himself as "the devil," he was always welcomed into New York City.

A Brit, Chris Ofili, was gratefully accepted into the New York art scene when he displayed a picture of the Holy Virgin Mary pasted with elephant feces.

The then New York Mayor, Rudie Giuliani, staunchly opposed such blasphemy. Read it here.

On the contrary, Mayor Bloomberg could only be incensed by someone trying to smuggle a prayer into the New York Memorial at Ground Zero.

A "Moment of Silence," will be allowed, because it doesn't offend anyone, since it is just a moment of "blanking out," or merely a "forgetting God" moment. Extremely gabby, talkative people may be offended by that, so Mayor Bloomberg may have to even relent on allowing a moment of silence.

Thursday, September 01, 2011

President Obama Desperately Needs Boondoggles And World War III To "Succeed"

Examples Of Make-Do Work Provided To Keep The Masses Busy During The Greatest Depression. Boondoggles, above, were devices used to fasten scarves, and the CCC Civilian Conservation workers were paid $16.00 per day in today's money. I'm not thinking Obama will be able spur the economy with these sort of jobs, much less find modern Americans who would pass the time making boondoggles or be employed in real shovel ready jobs like the CCC did years ago.

Herbert Hoover may have prepared the way for the Greatest Depression, but FDR exasperated the problem. Although President Bush expanded government projects and handouts, he should only be contrasted with his much more liberal Republican predecessor, Herbert Hoover.

Hoover presided during the infamous Smoot Howley Tariffs of 1930 which taxed over 20,000 imported goods, thus providing even more fodder for the Greatest Depression. W Bush was much more a free marketer. FDR's solution: Mega more government involvement in every sort of American business - from soup to nuts, including the production of the infamous Boondoggles.

It is reported that President Obama will announce, yet, another jobs plan which will print and pump more money into high-cost, low return, unaffordable boondoggles like building more schools, paying out more money to union teachers and highway builders, and extending jobless benefits - again. It has been proven that more investment in public schools, as well as the extension of jobless benefits does little to improve student achievement nor does it encourage workers to get back to work.

President Obama has already provided billion dollar boondoggle benefits to fellow crony capitalists like GE, banking, Chrysler, GM, solar panel factories, teachers, and other "shovel ready jobs" which, as of today, have not dug up much dirt, or provided any increase to our Gross Domestic Product.

Watch out, the President will be announcing his newest new plan to "spur job growth," this Thursday. There is no doubt he has taken the advice of FDR and Bernanke in how to increase jobs, even if it means the semi collapse of western civilization. . and war.

Obama's jobs plan must entail a Quantitative Easing (of some type) more than even FDR could afford. Roosevelt could institute his alphabet soup programs -CCC, FDIC, FERA, NRA, SEC, TVA, WPA, and so on, very cheap on the dollar. The Civilian Conservation Corps, for instance, sent hundreds of thousands of unemployed youth out to build projects like dams, electric plants, reservoirs, and countless other projects for one dollar a day in 1934 money. With inflation that calculates to the pay equivalent of 16 dollars a day in 2011 money. I very much doubt if our spoiled youth, or even our poorer people who live better than kings in third world countries, will work for under 20 bucks a day.

The unions, who President Obama has to appease, are far more demanding, and they, according to James Hoffa (the one still living), Joe Biden, Debbie Schultz, and others have declared war against the Taxed Enough Partiers calling them everything from Negro lynchers, to SOBs, to Barbarians. Obama is in so much globally hot water with the fringe left global warmers and other environmentally ill Marxists, that he must throw out one big bone to them, or risk complete annihilation in the polls.

Business has been very gun shy to invest due to the stifling of energy production, Obamacare, taxation and the future effects of those mysterious Dodd Frank rules which make everything perfectly unclear. Public spending has also increased 20 percent under Obama, and more people are becoming quite comfortable with the handouts, and voting for more handouts, IE., Democrats.

President Obama will be making a huge mistake if he merely engineers more busy work for the masses as FDR did, but at a much higher price - borrowing into the future - again. At least, FDR performed boondoggling, which I have learned can be both a noun or a verb, at bottom dollar prices. When the NY Times was more known for honesty, they printed the following back in 1935, concerning Boondoggling:

Now, the word came to prominence on 4 April 1935 when The New York Times ran a story about how jobless workers were being paid by the government to make lanyards from leather, rope, and canvas:

"Boondoggle burst into the world with something of a bang, becoming an attack term immediately after its first recorded appearance in print. This occurred on April 4, 1935, in an account in The New York Times of an investigation into public-relief expenditures. Testifying the previous day before a committee of the Board of Aldermen (predecessors of today’s gender-neutral City Council), a Robert Marshall of Brooklyn said that he had been paid to teach “boon doggles.” Asked what he meant by this, he explained that “boon doggles is simply a term applied back in pioneer days to what we call gadgets today… . They may be making belts in leather, or maybe belts by weaving ropes, or it might be belts by working with canvas, maybe a tent or a sleeping bag.” From CitizenArcane.Com

However, a massive government jobs program would not do it for President Obama as it was also fruitless for FDR - at a much lower price. FDR was saved by a World War - which he promised to never be engaged in - just as Obama promised to withdraw troops from Iraq - by 2009.

Only World War II could provide the "safety net" for FDR's legacy. Thanks to years of FDR's intervention into business and the private sector, the poverty rate and unemployment rose during the 1930's despite the myriad of programs. Obama seems to be on a fast-track in the same direction

Europe, weakened by WW I and its own depression, was ripe for war, and had no desire to challenge Germany's sword rattling. Americans, today, are also war wearied, and as we suffer recession after recession, debt upon debt, Russia, and especially China have been taunting and provoking the U.S. over everything from our economic troubles to our military involvements.As our economy degrades, China and Russia become more militarily optimistic, not unlike Germany and Japan watching a weakened U.S. prior to WW II.

Every time I see a photo of Putin, he is either riding on a horse armed with a crossbow, or expressing his machismo snorkeling six feet under water. That tells you a little about the psychology of man wanting international glory. Which, reminds me of one of Communist China's most popular video games, Glorious Mission, which gives hundreds of millions of young Chinese boys the opportunity to shoot down, virtually, U.S. soldiers in simulated (so far) combat.

Even before Word War II got into gear, U.S. factory and agricultural production was boosted by a war torn Europe that was still suffering economically from Word War I that devastated the Euros, thus bringing the U.S. to superpower status despite the interruption by the Greatest Depression. By the time the United States fully engaged in WW II, nearly every adult American became employed, because of the wartime emergency. Men went to war and women went to factories, and suddenly, poverty became unnoticed, as America became fully preoccupied by war.

Obama's only hope.

Herbert Hoover http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1580.html

New deal statistics http://www.shmoop.com/great-depression/statistics.html

fdr history http://www.answers.com/topic/franklin-d-roosevelt

Indian and pictures depression http://www.indianchild.com/the_great_depression.htm

tax cuts depression http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-taxgrowth.htm

Poverty rate see H http://www.friesian.com/stats-2.htm

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2009/01/19/the-new-new-deal.html boondoggles

Friday, August 26, 2011

Mayor Bloomberg "No Prayer On 9/11" What About Hurricane Irene?

September 24, 2001 The Hartford Courant headline read: CHORUS OF PRAYER IN NEW YORK - THOUSANDS CONVERGE ON YANKEE STADIUM FOR AN EMOTIONAL INTERFAITH SERVICE; TERROR IN AMERICA: SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS

Just two weeks after the deadly attack on the Twin Towers, as I remember, there were people of all faiths and political stripe praying, crying, remembering, and trying to disremember the most devastating attack by an enemy on the shores of the continental United States.

The prayerful patriotism soon wore off shortly after President Bush invaded Iraq. W Bush became the liberal media's chief enemy - over and above the insatiable Islamic terrorists - and even more so after it was discovered that then President Bush could not only not stop Hurricane Katrina, he also was powerless in forcing the inhabitants of New Orleans to evacuate, antediluvian.

Now we have Mayor Michael Bloomberg and other east coasters facing another monstrous Hurricane Irene, and they better get it right or they will be so viciously attacked by the mainstream media for ill-preparedness as Bush was. No, they won't. Bloomberg could mess it up royal, yet he will not suffer the wrath of cable or network news folk, especially not Bloomberg News Inc.

Michael Bloomberg has unfortunately announced that, "There will be no prayer" at the 9/11 Memorial scheduled in New York on September 11. You see, Mike Bloomberg is quite wealthy, not that there is anything wrong with that, but typically it is harder with such wealth to enter the kingdom of heaven. But, why should that matter when you have the Keys to The City of New York and more money than you know what to do with - but not more than God.

Bloomberg, like many raised in the traditionally conservative Jewish tradition, became uber wealthy, and then, very lib. He is a fine business and city manager, although a bit on the authoritarian side. He is pro abortion, pro gay marriage, and anti gun. Bloomberg is sort of an Anti- Perry in many ways. He has been very charitable with the billions he has made over the years (one of the few people to make huge profits during the 2008 collapse) and worked his way up from parking lot attendance, which financed his college education. He has some conservative attributes, and he believes in himself, so much, that he engineered the legislation that permitted him to run for an unprecedented (unlawful) third term as mayor of New York.

So, has Bloomberg gained the world and lost his soul? I am not to judge, for Bloomberg has reluctantly confessed in very general terms as being sort of associated with Reform Judaism which believes the Old Testament and Torah are pretty much irrelevant. I would think that Bloomberg does have a religious edge over George Soros who has been quoted as saying he is god, as well as the world's richest atheist, Warren Buffet. "If you do not believe Moses, then you will not believe Me." Paraphrased.

It doesn't matter what Michael Bloomberg has been, but will he come to a place where he realizes that he, as well we, as a group, should not be ashamed to identify ourselves as people in need of the mighty arm of the Lord in times of trouble?

As Hurricane Irene bears down on New York City, maybe Mayor Mike and other Eastern Seaboard Intellectuals will reconsider their proud disassociation from God, and allow for some sort of recognition of the Most High this coming September 11.