From a 1950's CA History Text book. Look at the trouble maker. He looks a lot like a white Obama. Notice how the Communistic liberals have attempted to do steps 1 - 4, and think of the steps in which they have been successful. Heaven help us if they suceed with 5-6. Millions have died from Communistic dictators like Stalin, and I don't want to live in a country run like North Korea!
From a 1950's CA History Text book. Look at the trouble maker. He looks a lot like a white Obama. Notice how the Communistic liberals have attempted to do steps 1 - 4, and think of the steps in which they have been successful. Heaven help us if they suceed with 5-6. Millions have died from Communistic dictators like Stalin, and I don't want to live in a country run like North Korea!
I propose that all political ads must be reviewed by an independant group and fact checked PRIOR to hitting the public media avenues (radio, tv, internet, etc...). If it has untruthful things in it, it doesn't go. If it is 100% factual, it is approved to be aired. There has to be accountability and not just the thought, "that's just how politics are". Just my 2 cents.
Today a very serious and possibly tragic event was witnessed by a stadium full of football fans and countless viewers on television. Tulane University was playing Tulsa University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With two seconds left in the first half a seemingly minor head-to-head collision of two Tulane players left Devon Walker unconscious and non-responsive on the field (http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8352006/tulane-safety-devon-walker-hospitalized-suffered-broken-neck-collapsed-lung-hit ). Medical people rushed to the site to begin administering aid, including CPR and a tracheotomy, to the stricken player. An ambulance came onto the field, and after several tense minutes of work on Walker, he was loaded into the ambulance and taken to nearby St. Francis Hospital. The latest report I have is that Walker suffered a broken neck and a collapsed lung.
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9/8/12
Howdy all! Well, a good week for all, eh? Got to see the democrats unite behind all the common goals they have like uh,.. uh… unity, and diversity, and uh,… Obama and, Solidarity, and,.. OH and what about their strength in religion? Pretty good, eh? Too bad they don’t have a clue on anything tangible, like unemployment, debt, military strength, or even how to determine 2/3 majority.
Any hoo,..
I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers! ~ Isaiah 65:24
Government is instituted for the common good; for the protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness of the people; and not for profit, honor, or private interest of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, the people alone have an incontestable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government; and to reform, alter, or totally change the same, when their protection, safety, prosperity, and happiness require it. ~ John Adams, Thoughts on Government, 1776
“Gifts from God”
How much of the convention coverage did you really watch? I had a hard time watching either one. But there were a couple of people that I did want to hear from. I could listen to Clint Eastwood say anything, almost as much as listening to John Wayne. The critics said he rambled, and was disjointed in his speech. I guess there was no way around that for him since he had no prepared speech and figured out what to say just before his introduction! But, how many empty chairs did you see afterwards? And doesn’t an empty chair now mean something completely new and encouraging? YES!!!! And all from the top of an 82 year old’s head. That was great! And what about the DNC? What inspiring speech came from there? Could it be the vote to amend the platform to re-include God and Jerusalem? How about the immediate reaction to the result? I think (truly I do) that the closing prayer by Cardinal Dolan was fabulous. And what strength of character for him to go into the lion’s den and give the prayer he did. And did you see the pictures of those in the audience during the prayer? They were following him throughout. Only one or two disapproving looks. What does that tell you about the democratic party, let alone the empty seats? Maybe they were saving a spot for their glorious leader to sit by them. Too bad that Clint didn’t give his speech before the RNC. There weren’t any seats saved out during the entire convention. All the seats were taken. No one knew to save a seat for Barry. Oh well.
Gifts from God? You can’t deny the gift of Cardinal Dolan praying for 5 minutes and not getting booed off the stage. Clint Eastwood speaking from his heart, not even the GOP teleprompter could do so well with words. And then, there is Barack H Obama. What? BHO is a gift from God? Yes, he is. You see, as mentioned in Isaiah 65:24, He was answering our prayers even before we knew we needed to pray; even before we knew we needed His strength. President Obama is a gift from God, because without his self-centered, narcissistic need to put himself in front of everything, we might not have known about progressivism, or the Marxist socialist movement in America. We may never have realized that our future was going to be taken from us and our children. We may never have known about the coming attack on our Constitution, if he hadn’t spoken to a plumber during a campaign stop in Ohio. Heck, that plumber might still be a plumber instead of running for Congress without Bobo. The Sleeping Giant might still be sleeping if it wasn’t for Obama. We might have lost it all, even before we knew we were losing something! And the tea party might still be a distant historical fact, or a game that 5 year old girls play in the den. And you thought Joe Biden was the only one with the gift of gaffe.
So, we should thank God for the gifts we have received; Clint Eastwood’s enlightening talk, Cardinal Dolan for exceptional wisdom and strength, and Barack Obama for waking the Giant.
Take care, God bless and especially at this time in history,
STAND WITH ISRAEL!!!
Tom Kiley
The Democratic Party is making drastic changes.
I knew they were left wing, but I didn’t realize how far left they have gone. I knew they were in favor of give, give, give. Not only are they headed for Socialism and Marxism, but they want to eliminate any reference to God, Christianity, Catholicism and Judaism in our country, even to the point of removing every cross or religious emblem at every cemetery including Arlington National Cemetery.
During the DNC (Democratic National Convention), God and Jerusalem had been removed from the party platform by the Party Platform Committee. This was not an oversight, but a knowing and deliberate action by the members of the committee. As the committee meets, every line and every paragraph is read, edited and voted on. Nothing is added or deleted without a majority approval of the committee. This process is not done in a day or a couple of hours.
When the editing and updating is done, the preliminary platform is printed, reviewed for correctness and typos. The platform is then voted on by the committee and when passed should be submitted to the entire convention delegation for approval.
The vote at the convention can be by voice vote with the majority ruling. Any convention delegate can call for a “point of order” and call for a “roll call vote or vote by a show of hands” even if there are 99.9% in favor or against the motion of the original vote. Of course this can’t be done if the mikes on the floor are turned off.
So how did the platform get changed? Well it wasn’t a typo. It wasn’t an oversight. It was deliberate and knowingly by the Platform Committee. I don’t know if the platform was presented to the convention delegates or not, but watching the ruckus during the convention and on the news, I believe it was. The “no’s” were very strong.
This is when it became obvious that the majority of the delegates did not want the motion passed, however the Chair declared it passed as the instructions on the teleprompter told him to do.
Who were those against the motion? I will give you my thoughts on that in a bit, but I can tell you who were for it, those who believe in the Constitution of the United States, the Bible and God. I have taken the oath to the U. S. Constitution twice. The first time in 1956 when I was 16 years old when I joined the California Army National Guard when I swore allegiance to the Governor and the second time in 1957 when I swore allegiance to the President when I volunteered for the U. S. Army. Yes I will fight to my death to defend enemies from without and within. You do not need to be in the military or to an elected office in order to take the oath to the constitution. Here is an example of an oath. Get with a group, raise your right and take the oath in front of them and stand by it.
I, [name], do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge these duties. So help me God.
So who voted no? It was the Atheist’s and the Muslims which was obvious. No further explanation is needed. They are not welcome in the Republican Party.
It used to be said “If you didn’t vote you get what you deserve and you don’t have the right to complain.” This is more true today than then. Today it is not enough to just vote or write a Blog. You must attend school board meetings even if you don’t have kids, the city or town council meetings, tea party meetings and political meetings especially your elected Congressperson and Senator Meetings. Get on their E-mail and written mailing lists. Find out where they are meeting, go there and raise H- E-DOUBLE TOOTH PICKS. Write, phone or even go to Washington and pound on your representative’s door, but in all cases be as polite as you can or you will be thrown or escorted out. Be firm but courteous.
YOU WOULD NOT VOTE FOR THE DEVEL, I DONT THINK SO. ARE YOU BETTER OFF NOW THAN YOU WERE FOUR YEARS AGO? YES OBAMA IS BETTER OFF. MOST OF THE PEOPLE ARE NOT BETTER OFF.
I am having trouble posting blogs with the word "document" in it. For some reason the editor changes it to do**ment. Trust me, I do spell better than that. The site admin needs to look into the glitch and get it fixed. I haven't noticed any other creative misspeeeellllling but it probably is there somewhere. Come on guys my writing is bad enough without help from the editor.
Well, I have pondered the statement made at the DNC about all of us belonging to the government. No matter how perversely I try to spin it, there just ain't no way. This is perhaps the clearest comment to date about the direction the Democrats want to take us. We are all to be good little unthinking drones in the great government machine. We will perform our assigned jobs without comment. We will eat what they give us and be thankful for the government benevolence. We will wear what they give us and rejoice that they have consented to clothe us. We will give up our personal transportation and use public transportation even when it is non-existant. We will bow and scrape whenever the power elites are in our presence. We will forsake our Christian heritage and pray to the great God(s) in Washington.
NO THANKS! I would rather die than submit to this abomination called democracy. I was born into a Constitutional republic. I want no dealings with a democracy (mob rule) or a dictatorship.
I belong to my Lord and savior, Jesus Christ. If this offends you, get used to it. I am not going to change at this stage of the game. As for the government, they belong to ME and the millions like me. I subscribe to the original structure given to us in 1785. GOD is supreme. The sovereign people are next in the heirarchy. The Sovereign States are next and the federal government is at the bottom of the barrel. The federal government and its minions and bureaucrats and politicians are totally "owned" by the people. We, in the form of the founders, created the federal government. It did not create us. We gave it it's limited powers and reserved the remaining rights and priviledges to ourselves and our States. The limited powers were explicitly defined in the Constitution. The words contained in that great document mean the same today that they did in 1785. Creative interpretation of those words is anathema to patriots. Plucking powers from thin air under the guise of being Constitutional is what got us in this mess. It is time to pressure our representatives and senators to pass legislation to curtail the executive powers. No more Executive Orders. If the president needs additional power and authority to perform his or her job, let them go to congress and get the laws changed. Any major change in the balance of power must be by way of Constitutional Amendment. Otherwise, the Sovereign States must nullify and interpose, rendering the act null and void.
We have been slowly turned into a nation of sheep. We are dominated by a federal 800 pound gorilla. It does as it damn well pleases. The people are a minor annoyance. Oh we are courted at election times but do we really elect who we want. No. We pick from a very short list of "approved" candidates. What is the difference between our current system and the old Soviet Union? Very little. At least the Soviets were up front about their usurpation of liberty. Here it is slowly eroded by sneaky, slippery bureaucrats. The end result is the same. We all end up "working for da man!"
This election, I will cast my vote for a thrid party write-in. Please don't castigate me for "helping OBAMA." I don't buy in to the "lesser of two evils" rhetoric. I doubt my vote will have an impact, but at least I will sleep knowing I stood for something other than "more of the same." And contrary to what everyone will tell you. a third party candidate can win in a three-way race. All it takes is for enough real partiots to proclaim "ENOUGH! WE WILL NOT BE DUMPED ON ANY LONGER BY THE WASHINGTON POLITICAL MACHINE!" This election has already been decided in some back room. The game is the same, only the players may change. Thankfully, I am old enough I may be spared the sight of our country being trampled in the dirt and garbage of world history. I pity people who are raising children. Their world will not be pretty or happy.
http://blackroberegimentpastor.blogspot.com/2012/09/dont-stand-within-500-ft-of-any.html
The hatch act
Some one should be fired ! but will they
may be if the democrats loose in November
Hear the truth! Their goal is for Christians and Jews to subservient to Islam! WAKE UP AMERICA BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE and before this nonsense lead us into a civil war right here in the U.S. Civil War.....isn't that stretching it a bit.....not if you believe that Christians and Jews will not allow Islam to enslave them.
http://teapartyorg.ning.com/video/prophecy-101-islam-and-satan-walid-shoebat-1-of-10
The October Surprise
Six weeks until the battle begins
This past March, the USS Aircraft Carrier John C. Stennis made it’s way back to the ship’s homeport of Bremerton Washington for maintenance and some retrofitting scheduled to last until late December. In early July The US Defense Department ordered the Stennis carrier battle group to speed up the process and be ready to set sail by late August.
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta made a rare visit to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard himself on August 22nd to thank the crew for getting the ship ready four months ahead of schedule. The USS Stennis set sail from Bremerton on August 27th. Sailing out of San Diego California on September 1st was the Guided Missile Cruiser USS Mobile Bay, also called out of port four months early. The Mobile Bay will hook up with the Stennis enroute to the Middle East for what Defense Secretary Panetta said was to “ deal with any contingency that develops in the Middle East.”
Sounds like a lot of fire power but it becomes an enormous amount of fire power considering the move is to surge the U.S. 5th fleet presence in the Persian Gulf, not replace another carrier group. The Carrier Strike Group USS Enterprise and USS Dwight D Eisenhower are already in the region along with the Amphibious Ready Group USS Iwo Jima. Yet even more firepower is on the way.
On Saturday August 12th, Great Britain announced the deployment of warships to the Gulf Region for what they called a routine series of naval exercises with their allies this coming October and November. The Royal Navy’s Response Force Task Group (RFTG) was scheduled to deploy shortly after the Summer Olympics were completed as members of the RFTG were engaged in Olympic Security. The British Foreign Office issued their own press release not mentioning the routine naval exercises, stating the ships could be used if needed to evacuate British Citizens from Syria and other countries. There are very few British Citizens left in Syria as a travel warning was issued to British Citizens over a year earlier in April 2011. At that time the Foreign Office urged British Citizens not to travel to Syria and to leave on available commercial airlines.
Earlier today on Friday September 7th, Canada announced it was closing its embassy in Iran and ordered all Iranian Diplomats and their staff to be out of Canada within five days. The announcement was not made until the Canadian Diplomatic Staff in Iran had already left the county to insure their safety. This is a move Canada would surely not have made without first consulting with the U.S. Government or being forewarned of a pending event.
The Council on Foreign Relations estimates Iran could have a nuclear weapon before U.S. President Obama completes his first term in office. President Obama, moving to quell his military and pro Israeli critics has said he will not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon. His support amongst Jewish voters has slipped extensively since 2008. The announcement by Tehran that they have manufactured a nuclear bomb would cause a major drop in support for the President’s reelection effort and almost insure his defeat. Yet, other Nuclear watchdog groups including the IAEC estimates Iran is still two to three years away from having the capability to construct a nuclear bomb.
It doesn’t matter what the intelligence says. The man who accused President George Bush of manufacturing false intelligence information to invade Iraq is about to do the same thing himself in Iran.
So get out the popcorn because in about six weeks our President is going to go on national television and make his case based on intelligence information that says we clearly could not wait any longer. Of course he will use the term “American Forces, along with our allies…” Can’t make it seem like it was only an American idea.
We know what the true intelligence says: Mr. President, you are losing the election. Better try and divert everyone’s attention from your poor leadership, your no jobs policies, your government intervention, your massive spending debt and your community killing policies of the EPA. “Good idea Mr. Axelrod, what country do you think I should attack?”
Elizabeth Warren AND Barack Obama AMERICAN PRETENDERS. One pretends to be part NATIVE AMERICAN and the other pretends to be AMERICAN AMERICAN...
WOW, SHE MUST HAVE BEEN REALLY GOOD AT HER JOB.
AT THE TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER OF PAGE 17 OF THE NEW YORK POST, JANUARY 24, 2009, WAS A COLUMN
ENTITLED ," REPLACING MICHELLE" IN THE NATIONAL REVIEW, THE WEEK.
HERE IT IS AS IT APPEARED:
SOME EMPLOYEES ARE SIMPLY IRREPLACEABLE.
TAKE MICHELLE OBAMA, THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER HIRED HER IN 2002 TO RUN:
"PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY RELATIONS, NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH, VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT, STAFF
DIVERSITY AND MINORITY CONTRACTING".
IN 2005 THE HOSPITAL RAISED HER SALARY FROM $ 120,000 TO $ 317,000 NEARLY TWICE WHAT HER HUSBAND MADE AS A SENATOR.
HER HUSBAND, BARAK OBAMA,HAD JUST BECAME A U.S. SENATOR. HE REQUESTED A $ 1 MILLION"EARMARK" FOR THE UC MEDICAL CENTER, WAY TO NETWORK, MICHELLE!
NOW THAT MRS OBAMA HAS RESIGNED, THE HOSPITAL SAYS HER POSITION WILL REMAIN UNFILLED. HOW CAN THAT BE, IF YHE WORK SHE DID WAS VITAL ENOUGH TO BE WORTH $ 317,000?
LET ME ADD THAT MICHELLE'S POSITION WAS A PART-TIME, 20 HOURS-A WEEK JOB.
MY THOUGHTS: HOW DID THIS BIT OF "QUID PRO QUO" (SCRATCH MY BACK-I'LL SCRATCH YOURS) CORRUPTION ESCAPE THE SHARP REPORTERS THAT DUG THROUGH SARAH PALIN GARBAGE AND KINDERGARTEN FILES?
RECESSION IS WHEN YOUR NEIGHBOR LOSES HIS JOB. DEPRESSION IS WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR JOB.RECOVERY IS WHEN OBMA LOSES HIS.
The latest Labor Department report shows that job growth in America slowed abruptly in August. Economists expected payrolls to increase by 125,000, but instead, new hires rose by only 96,000. That is not enough to keep up with population growth, much less brighten the picture for millions of out of work Americans. The unemployment rate dropped from 8.3 percent to 8.1 percent, but that was due to the large percentage of the American labor force that has given up trying to find work.
Over the past three and one half years, America’s economic growth has been tepid at best, with a jobless rate that has remained above 8 percent for more than three years. That is longer than any period since the Great Depression.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/payroll-growth-seen-tepid-may-072622785.html
The latest bad news about the American economy has dealt yet another blow to Barrack Obama’s re-election chances.
When Obama and fellow “progressives” Democrats held un-opposable majorities in the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, they passed a $787 billion stimulus package that they promised would “save or create” millions of jobs and keep unemployment below 8 percent. They told Americans that if the stimulus passed, unemployment today would be down to 5.4 percent.
Neither has happened.
This is why the disappointing jobs report diminishes the nomination acceptance speech Obama gave at the Democratic National Convention.
After three and one half years of economic stagnation, a minority of Americans still believe a litany of unfulfilled promises recycled from 2008 presidential campaign speeches.
Desperate “progressive” assertions that “It could have been worse” can easily be countered with “It could have been better without all that spending and future generations of Americas would owe a lot less money” “It could have been worse” hold as much water as “I could have been rich.” Easy to say, sounds good, easy for low information/headline reading/sound-bite voters to remember. And it is impossible to prove.
Democratic “progressives” can go ahead and brush aside their candidate being reduced, at the last moment, to moving his acceptance speech into a venue that is 55,000 seats smaller than the one they originally planned to use.
The fact is, on the 2012 campaign trail, the largest crowd Obama has drawn is 14,000.
Where are the Greek columns? Where are the invitations for Obama to take his tour to European cities? Where are the females planted in the audience, fainting on cue to wow adoring crowds of impassioned, fervent believers?
Can you say phony Beatlemania?
What of the message coming out of this DNC? The only people who believe what was being said in Charlotte NC are the remaining low information/headline reading/sound-bite voters who believed what they were told back in 2008. Obama having to relocate his speech to a smaller arena shows that today there are fewer “true believers.”
It was a disorganized, mishandled convention where thousands of “progressives”, while on national television, booed reinstating God and support for Jerusalem as Israel’s capitol into the “progressive” Democratic Party platform.
Smooth.
Members of the “progressive” Democratic Party should start getting used to hearing the words: “President Mitt Romney.”
IF YOU VOTE FOR OBAMA IT IS A VOTE AGINST CHRIST. IF YOU ARE A BELIVER THATS THE TRUTH. IN THE CATCHOLIC CHURCH IT WOULD BE A MORTAL SIN AND YOU WOULD GO TO HELL.
IF YOU VOTE FOR OBAMA, YOU WILL YOU WILL NEVER VOTE AGAIN. YOUNG PEOPLE AND LADIES , WE REALLY NEED YOUR VOTE . LAD IES, OBAMA IS NOT YOU FRIEND.
There is a debt of service due from every man to his country, proportioned to the bounties which nature and fortune have measured to him.
Thomas Jefferson[i]
Have you ever wondered what is meant by the term ‘public servants?’ I suppose these days it depends on who is either using or misusing the term. If you look at any of the signers of the Declaration of Independence or the U.S. Constitution, you will see men who believed in public service. And I will show you examples of this. I have absolutely no doubt the founding fathers of this nation knew what the term meant: to serve the public for the greater good; public servants. But what is today’s meaning? As I have shown in other treatises about the Legislative and Executive Branches, our politicians are extremely self-serving. They concern themselves with the aggrandizement of their bank accounts by trading stocks using classified information, they take money from lobbyists, they believe in nepotism even though House Ethics Rules forbid the practice and there have been earmarks where Congressmen have made vast sums of money at our expense. There have been incidents such as Watergate and Iran/Contra, plus there have been organizations like the Suite 8F Group. All of these examples have been of our present day public servants, but they only served themselves. I believe our illustrious, or should I say lusterless politicians believe public servant means something altogether different, such as the public as servants; public servants. The term public servants isn’t really a double entendre, but it has been perverted into just that; a term with a double meaning, which when used by our smiling two-faced professional prevaricators, has rendered us all into nothing more than offal on the slaughterhouse floor, to be devoured as carrion by our vulture-like politicians. I suggest we take a look at some of our forefathers and find out just what it means to be a public servant.
I found something interesting on a blog called Dover Beach. John Adams wrote, “Public business…must always be done by somebody…If wise men decline it, others will not; if honest men refuse it; others will not…Integrity should be preserved in all events…through every stage of his existence. His first maxim should be to place his honor out of reach of all men[ii].” John Adams does make me ask a few questions. Do our elected leaders today have this same belief? Are our leaders in any way wise or honest? Do they have integrity or honor? One might think that as the most powerful nation on the planet, the answer to these questions would be an unequivocal yes. Unfortunately, just the opposite would appear to be true. Our elected leaders are only wise in their deception to the public and their honesty is always a matter for debate. As far as integrity and honor, I seriously doubt you can have either if you aren’t wise and honest, but I would state our politicians possess neither. But there isn’t a reason to go over the dirty-laundry list of our politicians again; I would simply direct you to read some of my other treatises or read whatever you can find on our leaders of today, then you can answer the question yourself. This is more about the founding fathers of this nation and their beliefs with regard to public service, so we will know exactly what it is to serve the public. We can easily look back at history and state with certainty, the founders were an extremely wise and honorable group of men, who possessed a great deal of integrity and honor. All one really needs to do in order to know this is read the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution and they will come to that conclusion. John Adams finished his thoughts for the most part with these words, “In order to do this he must make it a rule never to become dependent on public employments for subsistence. Let him have a trade, a profession, a farm, a shop, something where he can honestly live, and then he may engage in public affairs, if invited, upon independent principles.” I cannot fathom in this day and age, a politician who isn’t a career politician; much less one who has undertook public affairs upon independent principles. Certainly some have been quite successful before they entered public office, but we see these people feeding from the public trough for twenty, thirty years at a time, while gorging themselves at the cost of our nation’s wealth and well being. And they consider themselves to be righteous! No matter how much they have, they want more and actually increase their net worth while in office at an astronomical rate. This isn’t public service, it’s gluttony and avarice.
Justice is the end of government. It is the end of civil society. It ever has been and ever will be pursued until it is obtained, or until liberty be lost in the pursuit.
James Madison[iii]
As I was reading George Washington’s first inaugural address, it made me think about what was just written about John Adams and his beliefs regarding public service. While it may seem as though I am actually going backwards, from the 2nd U.S. President to the 1st U.S. President, I believe what George Washington said in his first address simply underscores what John Adams averred. George Washington stated, “Since there is no truth more thoroughly established than that there exists in the economy and course of nature an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness; between duty and advantage; between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity; since we ought to be no less persuaded that the propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained[iv].” Washington’s ardent belief that man is perpetually bound by his association to the truth through the immutable bond between his virtue and his happiness, his moral obligation and his circumstance, his generous course of action and the blissful rewards of his office, reminds me of Adams when he spoke of wisdom, honesty, integrity and honor; without these four maxims which Adams spoke of so fervently, there can be no truth which Washington spoke of so eloquently. As our first President, Washington knew this new nation would rely on his wisdom, honesty, integrity and honor, and his duty as our first President relied on truth to the people. His reward was not only his happiness but the divine advantage given to him by the people and by God. Washington was happy to serve, he sought nothing more than the opportunity to be a public servant in a prosperous nation of people, “When I was first honored with a call into the service of my country…the light in which I contemplated my duty required that I should renounce every pecuniary compensation…I must decline as inapplicable to myself any share in the personal emoluments…and must accordingly pray that the pecuniary estimates for the station which I am placed…be limited to such actual expenditures as the public good may be thought to require.” I cannot say it enough times; George Washington’s only desire was to serve the public. His reward was the honor of the office itself; he eschewed any monetary compensation other than the expenses which were appropriate in relation to the Office or greater good of the nation. I realize there are politicians in this day and age who receive no more than $1 for their service, which is admirable. I can only believe they are not only fans, but followers of our forefathers. Men like Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Madison truly believed leadership was best accomplished by being a public servant, and by being a public servant they were able to lead by example.
I would like to take a moment and speak about the 5th President of the United States, a man who is considered to be the last founding father of this nation who was President, James Monroe[v]. Monroe had a long history of public service to this nation; his final service was obviously as the President. Just prior to Monroe’s departure for Europe after being appointed as Minister to France in 1794, he gave his nephew some advice which gives us some insight into Monroe himself, “You may by your industry, prudence, and studious attention to your business…advance your fortune and reputation in the world, whereby alone your happiness or even tranquility can be secured[vi].” I believe Monroe was telling his nephew that only through the careful and diligent application of his endeavors would he truly be able to increase his wealth and his repute or good name. And from those endeavors alone would he find happiness and the inner-peace of an honest businessman. How many men these days tell their own sons such things? Monroe then said, “Solid merit and virtue alone will support and carry you with credit through the world.” Once again, here is a man who espouses good, hard, work not only done honestly but done with a good moral center or righteousness as a mantra for a way to live a good life. But if you look at Monroe’s reasoning for telling his nephew this, you can see where public service comes into play. “The principle danger…if he errs, he inflicts the most incurable wound on his reputation, is the abuse of pecuniary confidence. Let me, therefore, warn you never to use your client’s money…for the protection of virtue, it should never be commenced.” This was really just the beginning of Monroe’s cautionary advice to his nephew with regard to vice and virtue. Monroe, like the rest of the founders, believed that virtues were Heavenly as vices were not. The belief that a man’s reputation was his name meant everything. If one was to get caught with their hand in the so-called cookie jar the lack of confidence in the man and his name would simply be irreconcilable. This all goes right back to George Washington and trust, John Adams and wisdom, honesty, integrity and honor. Without any of those five traits, there is no virtue, no good reputation and certainly no happiness or tranquility would or could follow a man throughout his life. Monroe further stated to his nephew, “I would make it one of those sacred rules of my life which should not be violated.” There can be no doubt James Monroe knew any type of service to others, especially public service, cannot be done without a virtuous reputation which fosters trust. Are we able to say this of our present day politicians? Think about the seven deadly sins and the seven Heavenly virtues for a moment. Most people could name the sins, but not the virtues. Which seven do our politicians follow?
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
George Washington[vii]
I have been asked why I write these papers. My only response can be that I find what the founders said and wrote to be extremely enthralling. That being said, and with regard to this paper, in no way do I claim these treatises are a public service of any kind. If anything, I believe they are simply a vehicle for me to express what infuriates me with regard to our government today and if these treatises actually possess anyone to think about the state of the union, if I am allowed to make that pun, I believe it is a good thing. But I cannot help but to compare our modern times and political leaders of the day with that time of our past political leaders which we call our forefathers and recognize the predominant chasm which exists between them. Truly, I believe if our politicians carried themselves in a manner akin to the forefathers of this nation, with the same passion for our Constitution and showed the wisdom and an honorable determination to lead by virtue rather than vice; perhaps I could and would be content. Unfortunately, that is not the case.
I was asked by a friend, “Why do you put your own name on these treatises rather than using a pen name? Don’t you think if they ever read this stuff you will get into trouble?” My response was actually quite simple. I told him, “Do you really think the shameless lot of bottom-feeders who are running this nation into the ground care about what I think or say? After all, I really have nothing to lose.” Certainly, any fraudulent charge could be trumped-up against anyone, but that’s nothing more than an exercise in futility. I say this because it would only tend to confirm what I write and what I claim to believe. Of course, the point is moot. After all, today’s politicians habitually speak out publicly against each other without a modicum of truth to what they say and in as harmful a manner as possible. I at least give honest examples of what I believe. Their sole purpose is to publically malign and destroy their political rival for personal and political gain. As I have previously stated, I only want people to think. But privately, I would bet they [these political rivals] are friendly sipping Dom Perignon, eating fillet mignon and lobster while washing it down with a bottle of Chateau Lafite-Rothschild together, and on our dime. I simply can’t imagine the founding fathers of this nation carrying on in such a dishonorable manner. What we witness is nothing more than a public dog and pony show which is meant to appease us, as well as divide us in a partisan manner, while they privately scratch each other’s backs and reap the abundant rewards of the dishonest lawmaker. Besides, if you look at the bigger picture, such as the way our infant-like politicians constantly bicker with each other and the odious nature of their discourse (especially during an election year), I would have to say that I’m really being quite generous.
Think about John Hancock for a minute. This man didn’t just sign the declaration of Independence, his signature was so large compared to the rest of the signers, he may as well have had a neon-sign with arrows pointing directly at him. John Hancock had his wealth, property, position, family and his life to lose. Of course, in no way am I or would I compare myself with John Hancock who I consider to be a great man and leader. So that comparison just isn’t possible. I am only trying to point out a man, a leader, who really had something to lose, but did the honorable thing despite the overwhelming risk. The vast majority of us today are a mere fraction of what any of our founding fathers were, and we should all be extremely grateful for their sacrifice, intelligence, courage, selflessness, honor, integrity and public service. We should also remember to view them as true role models.
Stop and think about what it is to really put yourself in jeopardy. Look to our troops throughout the history of this great nation who courageously put themselves in harm’s way on a daily basis, that’s public service. Or look at the fire departments throughout the nation, while people are running out of burning buildings, who risks their lives by running inside to save people and property? The firemen do and that’s public service. When there is an armed robbery or a kidnapping or any number of other violent crimes being committed, who wades in while putting themselves in danger? Someone in law enforcement does. These people have families and they have something to lose, yet they still come to the aid of others, that’s public service. And there is a seemingly endless list of other professions which also provide a public service to our nation. Are any of these people our servants? No, of course they are not. However, they are all public servants and they all do their duty which serves the public interest. How can it be that the leaders of a nation are not held in such high esteem? Personally, if I was a politician, I believe I would be offended. Yet the ordinary people of America who are in these various professions, don’t stand there telling you how great they are, they stand there and tell you how great America is. Yet our politician can’t wait to have a press conference and tell you about their exploits and accomplishments, which are nothing more than mere fantasies! So I would have to ask you, who really are our leaders?
So, after all of this has been said. Who are our leaders and public servants? Is it our forefathers, our elected and appointed politicians, or those Americans who daily risk their lives for us? The easy answer is our forefathers, there can be no doubt they knew what public service was all about; George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, John Hancock as well as every other founder who was an honest and honorable upstanding man. Then there are the regular Americans who work within the vast variety of professions who daily risk their lives or who work under conditions so deplorable that most of us would not wish it on an enemy, these people are certainly our leaders. Perhaps they aren’t elected, but they are leaders nonetheless and they certainly know what public service is. And lastly, we come to our elected and appointed politicians. What can I say? If these people had the wisdom, honor, integrity, honesty or sense of duty the size of a mustard seed I would undoubtedly fall over dead. But it would appear as though all they desire from public office is to find the lamp which holds their Djinn, so they may rub it and be granted whatever they wish. Sadly, what they wish for is the public to be their servants.
An avaricious man, who might happen to fill the office, looking forward to a time when he must at all events yield up the emoluments he enjoyed, would feel a propensity…to make the best use of the opportunity he enjoyed while it lasted, and might not scruple to have recourse to the most corrupt expedients to make the harvest as abundant as it was transitory.
Alexander Hamilton[viii]
God Bless this Great Republic, the United States of America.
Brett L. Baker
http://mytreatises.blogspot.com
References
[i] Thomas Jefferson on Politics & Government; Duties of Citizens, http://www.famguardian.org/Subjects/Politics/ThomasJefferson/jeff1700.htm
[ii] Dover Beach; John Adams on the obligation of honest people to engage in public service, http://lifeondoverbeach.wordpress.com/2010/10/01/john-adams-on-the-obligation-of-honest-people-to-engage-in-public-service/
[iii] Founding Fathers Info; Federalist No. 51, James Madison. http://www.foundingfathers.info/federalistpapers/fedindex.htm
[iv] American Presidents Life Portraits; First Inaugural Address, George Washington, Thursday, April 30, 1789: New York City. http://www.americanpresidents.org/inaugural/01a.asp
[v] Wikipedia; James Monroe, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Monroe
[vi] American Statesman James Monroe; In his Relations To The Public Service During Half A Century, 1776-1826, pp 179-180. http://archive.org/stream/jamesmonroeinhis00gilmuoft#page/n7/mode/2up
[vii] Good Reads; George Washington Quotes, http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/6401-if-freedom-of-speech-is-taken-away-then-dumb-and
[viii] Founding Fathers Info; Federalist No. 72, Alexander Hamilton. http://www.foundingfathers.info/federalistpapers/fedindex.htm
Republican Tyranny in Tampa: What Happened and Why?
I just read on one of the social network sites I belong to that Ron Paul is planning a 3rd party run for President. People have their panties in a bunch saying he will be the reason Obama gets re-elected. I have a few thoughts to share and several questions to ask on this matter. The questions I have need some answers from people who will take an objective look at what I write and respond with thought rather than emotion. Put your partisan hat aside and read on.
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http://www.conservativedailynews.com/2012/09/republican-tyranny-in-tampa-what-happened-and-why/
