1. When a deployment is imminent, we just want it to start. That doesn't mean we want our spouses to leave. We don't. But when the date has been set and our husband's bag is sitting half-packed in the corner of the bedroom, we start getting anxious, worried and a little bit angry. We think about the upcoming months and everything he's going to miss and everything we're going to have to do alone. It's overwhelming. Once they leave, we can start to tackle the challenges one at a time and that's so much easier than the waiting. But those last few weeks before he leaves are wrought with frustration, nervousness and a little fear.
2. We are not miserable the whole time they are gone. We don't like that our family is split up, but we can't live in the future or press a pause button on our life, so we focus on other things. Hobbies, children, visiting friends and family, work; our life is still full. Just not complete.
3. But there are tears right underneath the surface. Whenever our children do something new, or something exciting or sad happens, or even when there have been just too many nights that we've stayed in alone, we get really sad. And we can't always be sad because we don't want to upset the kids.
4. That being said, most of us like our lifestyle. We enjoy the adventure of moving every few years, starting over, making new friends and living in various parts of the country and world. We have close friends everywhere. It's stressful yes, but also exciting.
5. We rely on our friends a lot. Even when our husbands are home, we are used to be canceled on at the last minute, not knowing schedules until an hour before an event, or having a job take precedence over the family. So, we have friends who are reliable, patient, flexible and who make us laugh. We love and truly appreciate our friends. So do the kids.
6. Our children are well adjusted and okay. In fact, most of the time, they are amazing in their ability to see the silver lining in every challenge. From the beginning of their lives, they've moved around, started over and had a parent leave for huge amounts of time. We have lots of strategies to help them stay connected, and we analyze how to make each deployment as painless as possible on the children.
7. We don't need or want pity. We look for love, friendship and fun. We don't need you to say "I'm sorry," when we tell you our husbands are away. We knew what we signed up for when we got married. However, we'd be so grateful for a helping hand. Helping us with something that would normally take two people, like shoveling snow or even just bringing in our grill for the winter would be awesome and will relieve the stress a little.
8. Please don't ask us what we are going to do to "keep busy" when our husbands are gone. Just like you have a healthy relationship with things outside your marriage, so do we. We don't need to "keep ourselves entertained" or "find something to do to pass the time" while he's gone. Those comments are insulting. We will just continue to live our life. Yes, there will be a hole in it, but we will not be pining away for six months or a year. So don't try to give us projects or find stuff to keep us busy. We'll be fine.
9. There are romantic moments about military life that rival only the most dramatic movies. We've been spun around by a man in uniform after he hasn't seen us in months. We've seen our children run toward their daddy with pure glee and excitement. We've dressed up like royalty and attended military galas and we've watched ships pull into port, with sailors standing at attention around the perimeter.
10. And sometimes the civilian population can be so supportive and sweet that it just brings tears to our eyes. These moments are precious and get us through all the tough stuff. So thank you. We appreciate all the thoughts, good wishes and the extra stuff you do to make us feel better. We notice it. We see it. And it really does help.
Sarahlynne is a Parenting Guru and has been married to a United States sailor for 3 years and 3 deployments.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
A Soldier by Angela Goodwin
A Soldier
There is discipline in A Soldier
you can see it when he walks,
There is honor in A Soldier
you hear it when he talks.
There is courage in A Soldier
you can see it in his eyes,
There is loyalty in A Soldier
that he will not compromise.
There is something in A Soldier
that makes him stand apart,
There is strength in A Soldier
that beats from his heart.
A Soldier isn't a title any man
can be hired to do,
A Soldier is the soul of that man
buried deep inside of you.
A Soldier's job isn't finished after
an 8 hour day or a 40 hour week,
A Soldier is always A Soldier
even while he sleeps.
A Soldier serves his country first
and his life is left behind,
A Soldier has to sacrifice what
comes first in a civilian's mind.
If you are civilian -
I am saying this to you.....
next time you see A Soldier
remember what they do.
A Soldier is the reason our land
is 'Home of the free',
A Soldier is the one that is brave
protecting you and me.
If you are A Soldier -
I am saying this to you.....
Thank God for EVERY SOLDIER
Thank God for what YOU do!
Poem By Angela Goodwin
Michael Mack
An American
There is discipline in A Soldier
you can see it when he walks,
There is honor in A Soldier
you hear it when he talks.
There is courage in A Soldier
you can see it in his eyes,
There is loyalty in A Soldier
that he will not compromise.
There is something in A Soldier
that makes him stand apart,
There is strength in A Soldier
that beats from his heart.
A Soldier isn't a title any man
can be hired to do,
A Soldier is the soul of that man
buried deep inside of you.
A Soldier's job isn't finished after
an 8 hour day or a 40 hour week,
A Soldier is always A Soldier
even while he sleeps.
A Soldier serves his country first
and his life is left behind,
A Soldier has to sacrifice what
comes first in a civilian's mind.
If you are civilian -
I am saying this to you.....
next time you see A Soldier
remember what they do.
A Soldier is the reason our land
is 'Home of the free',
A Soldier is the one that is brave
protecting you and me.
If you are A Soldier -
I am saying this to you.....
Thank God for EVERY SOLDIER
Thank God for what YOU do!
Poem By Angela Goodwin
Michael Mack
An American
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Are We going to Argue or Fish?
When you examine the economic growth in North Dakota, the unemployment decrease, the pride, the Positive Outlook it gives the Country, Given the current state of our Economy How could anyone ignore this and make a decision not to do this because of the mating habits of the Buffalo or the Elk, or the spotted Owl. I looked at the protest that took place in Washington DC and all the protesters could say is they want green energy and the wanted Obama to stick to his promises.
I cannot conceive of anyone thinking we can flip a switch and go to green energy. The battery cars are a flop! Do you think a tractor trailer which moves the goods north, south, east and west can run on a battery and pull 80,000 pounds at 70 mph? The battery itself would be bigger than the trailer it would be pulling.
It will be over 100 years before fossil fuels can even begin to be phased out, if then. Let’s take what we have learned from space travel and apply it to transportation in this country, a novel idea!
Fourteen lawmakers called on President Barack Obama to delay a decision on the Canada-to-Texas Keystone oil sands pipeline, while Obama was interrupted in Denver on Wednesday by a protester opposing TransCanada Corp's project.
Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent who is one of the Senate's most liberal members, and Democratic Representative Steve Cohen were joined by 12 other congressional Democrats in asking for a delay until the State Department investigates alleged conflicts of interest over the project.
An analyst at the KBC consultancy in Houston, said the delay could scuttle the proposal. "To delay the decision on Keystone XL is in effect a decision itself," he said. "I think in all likelihood that a delay would kill the project."
A TransCanada spokesman said on Wednesday a delay would not make sense and would leave the United States dependent on tanker traffic and oil imports from the Middle East.
Some of Obama's liberal supporters have strongly opposed the project and delaying a decision could allow him to avoid antagonizing environmentalists disillusioned with his progress on climate change.
Cruz Construction started a division in North Dakota just 6
months ago.
They sent every Kenworth (9 trucks) we had here in Alaska to North Dakota
and several drivers.
They just bought two new Kenworth's to add to that fleet; one being a Tri
Drive tractor and a new 65 ton lowboy to go with it.
They also bought two new cranes (one crawler & one rubber tired) for that
division.
Dave Cruz said they have moved more rigs in the last 6 months in ND than
Cruz Construction moved in Alaska in the last 6 years.
Williston is like a gold rush town; they moved one of our 40 man camps down there since there are no rooms available.
Unemployment in ND is the lowest in the nation at 3.4 percent last I
checked.
See anything in the national news about how the oil industry is fueling
North Dakota 's economy?
Here's an astonishing read. Important and verifiable information:
About 6 months ago, the writer was watching a news program on oil and one of the Forbes Bros. was the guest.
The host said to Forbes, "I am going to ask you a direct question and I
would like a direct answer; How much oil does the U.S. have in the ground?" Forbes did not miss a beat, he said, "More than all the Middle East put together."
The U. S.. Geological Service issued a report in April 2008 that only
scientists and oil men knew was coming, but man was it big.
It was a revised report (hadn't been updated since 1995) on how much oil was in this area of the western 2/3 of North Dakota, western South Dakota, and extreme eastern Montana.
Check THIS out: The Bakken is the largest domestic oil discovery since Alaska 's Prudhoe Bay, and has the potential to eliminate all American dependence on foreign oil. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates it at 503 billion barrels. Even if just 10% of the oil is recoverable( 5
billion barrels), at $107 a barrel, we're looking at a resource base worth more than $5.3 trillion.
"When I first briefed legislators on this, you could practically see their
jaws hit the floor.
They had no idea.." says Terry Johnson, the Montana Legislature's financial
analyst.
"This sizable find is now the highest-producing onshore oil field found in
the past 56 years," reports The Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
It's a formation known as the Williston Basin , but is more commonly
referred to as the 'Bakken.'
It stretches from Northern Montana, through North Dakota and into Canada .
For years, U. S. oil exploration has been considered a dead end.
Even the 'Big Oil' companies gave up searching for major oil wells decades
ago.
However, a recent technological breakthrough has opened up the Bakken's
massive reserves, and we now have access of up to 500 billion barrels. And because this is light, sweet oil, those billions of barrels will cost Americans just $16 PER BARREL !!!!!!
That's enough crude to fully fuel the American economy for 2041 years years years straight.
And if THAT didn't throw you on the floor, then this next one should -
because it's from 2006 !!!!!!
U. S. Oil Discovery - Largest Reserve in the World
Stansberry Report Online - 4/20/2006
Hidden 1,000 feet beneath the surface of the Rocky Mountains lies the
largest untapped oil reserve in the world.
It is more than 2 TRILLION barrels. On August 8, 2005 President Bush
mandated its extraction.
In three and a half years of high oil prices none has been extracted.
With this mother-load of oil why are we still fighting over off-shore
drilling?
They reported this stunning news:
We have more oil inside our borders, than all the other proven reserves on
earth.
Here are the official estimates:
8 times as much oil as Saudi Arabia
18 times as much oil as Iraq
21 times as much oil as Kuwait
22 times as much oil as Iran
500 times as much oil as Yemen
and it's all right here in the Western United States !!!!!!
HOW can this BE? HOW can we NOT BE extracting this? Because the
environmentalists and others have blocked all efforts to help American become independent of foreign oil! Again, we are letting a small group of people dictate our lives and our economy. WHY?
James Bartis, lead researcher with the study says we've got more oil in this
very compact area than the entire Middle East, more than 2 TRILLION barrels untapped. That's more than all the proven oil reserves of crude oil in the world today, reports The Denver Post.
Don't think 'OPEC' will drop its price even with this find? Think again!
It's all about the competitive marketplace, it has to.
Think OPEC just might be funding the environmentalists?
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1911
;
Cruz Construction:
http://www.cruzconstruct.com/services..php
;
I’m reminded of the joke that Jerry Clower told about his friend Clovis catching all kind of fish and the game warden wanted to see how he was catching fish when no one else can catch any. They row to the middle of the lake and Clovis lights a dynamite stick throws it in the lake and after the explosion, he nets the fish and puts them in the boat. The game warden says “you idiot don’t you know it’s against the law to fish like that., Clovis lights the next stick of dynamite and ask the game warden are you going to argue or fish?
I believe we are at that point! Are you going to drill, build a pipeline, put people back to work, change the future, change the outlook of the country or fish(argue)?
Michael Mack
An American
I cannot conceive of anyone thinking we can flip a switch and go to green energy. The battery cars are a flop! Do you think a tractor trailer which moves the goods north, south, east and west can run on a battery and pull 80,000 pounds at 70 mph? The battery itself would be bigger than the trailer it would be pulling.
It will be over 100 years before fossil fuels can even begin to be phased out, if then. Let’s take what we have learned from space travel and apply it to transportation in this country, a novel idea!
Fourteen lawmakers called on President Barack Obama to delay a decision on the Canada-to-Texas Keystone oil sands pipeline, while Obama was interrupted in Denver on Wednesday by a protester opposing TransCanada Corp's project.
Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent who is one of the Senate's most liberal members, and Democratic Representative Steve Cohen were joined by 12 other congressional Democrats in asking for a delay until the State Department investigates alleged conflicts of interest over the project.
An analyst at the KBC consultancy in Houston, said the delay could scuttle the proposal. "To delay the decision on Keystone XL is in effect a decision itself," he said. "I think in all likelihood that a delay would kill the project."
A TransCanada spokesman said on Wednesday a delay would not make sense and would leave the United States dependent on tanker traffic and oil imports from the Middle East.
Some of Obama's liberal supporters have strongly opposed the project and delaying a decision could allow him to avoid antagonizing environmentalists disillusioned with his progress on climate change.
Cruz Construction started a division in North Dakota just 6
months ago.
They sent every Kenworth (9 trucks) we had here in Alaska to North Dakota
and several drivers.
They just bought two new Kenworth's to add to that fleet; one being a Tri
Drive tractor and a new 65 ton lowboy to go with it.
They also bought two new cranes (one crawler & one rubber tired) for that
division.
Dave Cruz said they have moved more rigs in the last 6 months in ND than
Cruz Construction moved in Alaska in the last 6 years.
Williston is like a gold rush town; they moved one of our 40 man camps down there since there are no rooms available.
Unemployment in ND is the lowest in the nation at 3.4 percent last I
checked.
See anything in the national news about how the oil industry is fueling
North Dakota 's economy?
Here's an astonishing read. Important and verifiable information:
About 6 months ago, the writer was watching a news program on oil and one of the Forbes Bros. was the guest.
The host said to Forbes, "I am going to ask you a direct question and I
would like a direct answer; How much oil does the U.S. have in the ground?" Forbes did not miss a beat, he said, "More than all the Middle East put together."
The U. S.. Geological Service issued a report in April 2008 that only
scientists and oil men knew was coming, but man was it big.
It was a revised report (hadn't been updated since 1995) on how much oil was in this area of the western 2/3 of North Dakota, western South Dakota, and extreme eastern Montana.
Check THIS out: The Bakken is the largest domestic oil discovery since Alaska 's Prudhoe Bay, and has the potential to eliminate all American dependence on foreign oil. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates it at 503 billion barrels. Even if just 10% of the oil is recoverable( 5
billion barrels), at $107 a barrel, we're looking at a resource base worth more than $5.3 trillion.
"When I first briefed legislators on this, you could practically see their
jaws hit the floor.
They had no idea.." says Terry Johnson, the Montana Legislature's financial
analyst.
"This sizable find is now the highest-producing onshore oil field found in
the past 56 years," reports The Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
It's a formation known as the Williston Basin , but is more commonly
referred to as the 'Bakken.'
It stretches from Northern Montana, through North Dakota and into Canada .
For years, U. S. oil exploration has been considered a dead end.
Even the 'Big Oil' companies gave up searching for major oil wells decades
ago.
However, a recent technological breakthrough has opened up the Bakken's
massive reserves, and we now have access of up to 500 billion barrels. And because this is light, sweet oil, those billions of barrels will cost Americans just $16 PER BARREL !!!!!!
That's enough crude to fully fuel the American economy for 2041 years years years straight.
And if THAT didn't throw you on the floor, then this next one should -
because it's from 2006 !!!!!!
U. S. Oil Discovery - Largest Reserve in the World
Stansberry Report Online - 4/20/2006
Hidden 1,000 feet beneath the surface of the Rocky Mountains lies the
largest untapped oil reserve in the world.
It is more than 2 TRILLION barrels. On August 8, 2005 President Bush
mandated its extraction.
In three and a half years of high oil prices none has been extracted.
With this mother-load of oil why are we still fighting over off-shore
drilling?
They reported this stunning news:
We have more oil inside our borders, than all the other proven reserves on
earth.
Here are the official estimates:
8 times as much oil as Saudi Arabia
18 times as much oil as Iraq
21 times as much oil as Kuwait
22 times as much oil as Iran
500 times as much oil as Yemen
and it's all right here in the Western United States !!!!!!
HOW can this BE? HOW can we NOT BE extracting this? Because the
environmentalists and others have blocked all efforts to help American become independent of foreign oil! Again, we are letting a small group of people dictate our lives and our economy. WHY?
James Bartis, lead researcher with the study says we've got more oil in this
very compact area than the entire Middle East, more than 2 TRILLION barrels untapped. That's more than all the proven oil reserves of crude oil in the world today, reports The Denver Post.
Don't think 'OPEC' will drop its price even with this find? Think again!
It's all about the competitive marketplace, it has to.
Think OPEC just might be funding the environmentalists?
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1911
Cruz Construction:
http://www.cruzconstruct.com/services..php
I’m reminded of the joke that Jerry Clower told about his friend Clovis catching all kind of fish and the game warden wanted to see how he was catching fish when no one else can catch any. They row to the middle of the lake and Clovis lights a dynamite stick throws it in the lake and after the explosion, he nets the fish and puts them in the boat. The game warden says “you idiot don’t you know it’s against the law to fish like that., Clovis lights the next stick of dynamite and ask the game warden are you going to argue or fish?
I believe we are at that point! Are you going to drill, build a pipeline, put people back to work, change the future, change the outlook of the country or fish(argue)?
Michael Mack
An American
Thursday, October 27, 2011
OBAMA warns you are on your own! That is GREAT That is what we want!!
Although Obama was wrong in his conclusions about health, education, the air we breathe and the water we drink.
That is precisely what Americans want: FREEDOM! That is the America we are looking for. That is exactly what you(Obama) have taken away from us with executive orders and unapproved Czars and out of control spending.
Obama said: “The one thing that we absolutely know for sure is that if we don’t work even harder than we did in 2008, then we’re going to have a government that tells the American people, ‘you are on your own,’” Obama told a crowd of 200 donors over lunch at the W Hotel.
“If you get sick, you’re on your own. If you can’t afford college, you’re on your own. If you don’t like that some corporation is polluting your air or the air that your child breathes, then you’re on your own,” he said. “That’s not the America I believe in. It’s not the America you believe in.”
Freedom is what we want. Freedom is what this country was founded on. That is the America we believe in.
Thank you Mr. President for finely recognizing what the American people have been saying for the last 3 years.
WE WANT OUR FREEDOM. WE WANT THE GOVERNMENT OUT OF OUR LIVES.
CORPORATIONS WANT TO BE UNSADDLED WITH THE EXCESS RULES AND REGULATIONS SO WE CAN GROW OUR BUSINESS.
"That government is best which governs least." -- Thomas Paine
Michael Mack
An American
That is precisely what Americans want: FREEDOM! That is the America we are looking for. That is exactly what you(Obama) have taken away from us with executive orders and unapproved Czars and out of control spending.
Obama said: “The one thing that we absolutely know for sure is that if we don’t work even harder than we did in 2008, then we’re going to have a government that tells the American people, ‘you are on your own,’” Obama told a crowd of 200 donors over lunch at the W Hotel.
“If you get sick, you’re on your own. If you can’t afford college, you’re on your own. If you don’t like that some corporation is polluting your air or the air that your child breathes, then you’re on your own,” he said. “That’s not the America I believe in. It’s not the America you believe in.”
Freedom is what we want. Freedom is what this country was founded on. That is the America we believe in.
Thank you Mr. President for finely recognizing what the American people have been saying for the last 3 years.
WE WANT OUR FREEDOM. WE WANT THE GOVERNMENT OUT OF OUR LIVES.
CORPORATIONS WANT TO BE UNSADDLED WITH THE EXCESS RULES AND REGULATIONS SO WE CAN GROW OUR BUSINESS.
"That government is best which governs least." -- Thomas Paine
Michael Mack
An American
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Jaberwaki is Nonsensical Words and Crazy Phrases
Jaberwaki is nonsensical words and crazy phrases commonly used as a skit for someone that is not completely with it and does not completely get what is going on.
We trample on the framework of OUR Constitution and we call it “Liberalism.”
We kill unborn children and call it “Choice.”
We legalize homosexuality in our society and Call it “Gay Rights.”
We let Muslims take over the government with Sharia Law and we call it “Religious Freedom.”
We reward thieves (Banks) who steal from all of us and we call it a “Bailout.” A bank robber does the same thing we call him a “Felon.”
Bernie Madoff is labeled a criminal and put in Jail for the largest investment Ponzi scheme in history and our government does the same thing with Social Security and we call them “Politicians.”
We borrow and get into debt and we call it the “American Way.”
We rob from our grandchildren due to Government Spending and we call it “Stimulus.”
Jaberewaki is the perfect definition of the American People if we do not wake up and take our country back!
America is in imminent danger. You're either for her or against her. There is no middle ground.
GET INVOLVED - VOTE - CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE - YOU ARE TO BLAME FOR LETTING THIS HAPPEN! - YOU ARE THE KEY TO CHANGING IT! - IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY! DON"T DEPEND ON ANYONE BUT YOURSELF TO CHANGE IT!
YES YOU
Michael Mack
An American
We trample on the framework of OUR Constitution and we call it “Liberalism.”
We kill unborn children and call it “Choice.”
We legalize homosexuality in our society and Call it “Gay Rights.”
We let Muslims take over the government with Sharia Law and we call it “Religious Freedom.”
We reward thieves (Banks) who steal from all of us and we call it a “Bailout.” A bank robber does the same thing we call him a “Felon.”
Bernie Madoff is labeled a criminal and put in Jail for the largest investment Ponzi scheme in history and our government does the same thing with Social Security and we call them “Politicians.”
We borrow and get into debt and we call it the “American Way.”
We rob from our grandchildren due to Government Spending and we call it “Stimulus.”
Jaberewaki is the perfect definition of the American People if we do not wake up and take our country back!
America is in imminent danger. You're either for her or against her. There is no middle ground.
GET INVOLVED - VOTE - CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE - YOU ARE TO BLAME FOR LETTING THIS HAPPEN! - YOU ARE THE KEY TO CHANGING IT! - IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY! DON"T DEPEND ON ANYONE BUT YOURSELF TO CHANGE IT!
YES YOU
Michael Mack
An American
Sunday, September 11, 2011
I Love Charlie Daniels
Open Letter to Hollywood by Charlie Daniels...
Mar 6 2003 2:30PM
Ok, let's just say for a moment you bunch pampered, overpaid, unrealistic children had your way and the U.S.A. didn't go into Iraq.
Let's say that you really get your way and we destroy all our nuclear weapons and stick daisies in our gun barrels and sit around with some white wine and cheese and pat ourselves on the back, proud of what we've done for world peace.
Let's say that we cut the military budget to just enough to keep the National Guard on hand to help out with floods and fires.
Let's say we close down our military bases all over the world and bring the troops home, increase our foreign aid and drop all the sanctions against everybody.
I suppose that in your fantasy world this would create a utopian world where everybody would live in peace. After all, the great monster, the United States of America, the cause of all the world's trouble would have disbanded its horrible military, and certainly all the other countries would follow suit.
After all, they only arm themselves to defend their countries from the mean old U.S.A.
Why you bunch of pitiful, hypocritical, idiotic, spoiled mugwumps. Get your head out of the sand and smell the Trade Towers burning! Do you think that a trip to Iraq by Sean Penn did anything but encourage a wanton murderer to think that the people of the U.S.A. didn't have the nerve or the guts to fight him?
Barbara Streisand's fanatical and hateful rankings about George Bush makes about as much sense as Michael Jackson hanging a baby over a railing.
You people need to get out of Hollywood once in a while, and get out into the real world. You'd be surprised at the hostility you would find out here. Stop in at a truck stop and tell an overworked, long-distance driver that you don't think Saddam Hussein is doing anything wrong.
Tell a farmer who has a couple of sons in the military that you think the United States has no right to defend itself.
Go down to Baxley, Georgia and hold an anti-war rally and see what the folks down there think about you.
You people are some of the most disgusting examples of a waste of protoplasm I've ever had the displeasure to hear about.
Sean Penn, you're a traitor to the United States of America. You gave aid and comfort to the enemy. How many Americans lives will your little "fact finding trip" to Iraq cost? You encouraged Saddam to think that we don't have the stomach for war.
You people protect one of the most evil men on the face of this earth and won't lift a finger to save the life of an unborn baby. Freedom of choice you say?
Well, I'm going to exercise some freedom of choice of my own. If I see any of your names on a marquee, I'm going to boycott the movie. I will completely stop going to movies if I have to. In most cases it certainly wouldn't be much of a loss!
You scoff at our military who's boots you're not worthy to shine. They go to battle and risk their lives so ingrates like you can live in luxury. The day of reckoning is coming when you'll be faced with the undeniable truth that the war against your buddy Saddam Hussein is the war on terrorism.
America is in imminent danger. You're either for her or against her. There is no middle ground.
I think we all know where you stand.
What do you think?
God Bless America,
Charlie Daniels
God Bless America and God Bless Charlie Daniels
Michael Mack
An American
Mar 6 2003 2:30PM
Ok, let's just say for a moment you bunch pampered, overpaid, unrealistic children had your way and the U.S.A. didn't go into Iraq.
Let's say that you really get your way and we destroy all our nuclear weapons and stick daisies in our gun barrels and sit around with some white wine and cheese and pat ourselves on the back, proud of what we've done for world peace.
Let's say that we cut the military budget to just enough to keep the National Guard on hand to help out with floods and fires.
Let's say we close down our military bases all over the world and bring the troops home, increase our foreign aid and drop all the sanctions against everybody.
I suppose that in your fantasy world this would create a utopian world where everybody would live in peace. After all, the great monster, the United States of America, the cause of all the world's trouble would have disbanded its horrible military, and certainly all the other countries would follow suit.
After all, they only arm themselves to defend their countries from the mean old U.S.A.
Why you bunch of pitiful, hypocritical, idiotic, spoiled mugwumps. Get your head out of the sand and smell the Trade Towers burning! Do you think that a trip to Iraq by Sean Penn did anything but encourage a wanton murderer to think that the people of the U.S.A. didn't have the nerve or the guts to fight him?
Barbara Streisand's fanatical and hateful rankings about George Bush makes about as much sense as Michael Jackson hanging a baby over a railing.
You people need to get out of Hollywood once in a while, and get out into the real world. You'd be surprised at the hostility you would find out here. Stop in at a truck stop and tell an overworked, long-distance driver that you don't think Saddam Hussein is doing anything wrong.
Tell a farmer who has a couple of sons in the military that you think the United States has no right to defend itself.
Go down to Baxley, Georgia and hold an anti-war rally and see what the folks down there think about you.
You people are some of the most disgusting examples of a waste of protoplasm I've ever had the displeasure to hear about.
Sean Penn, you're a traitor to the United States of America. You gave aid and comfort to the enemy. How many Americans lives will your little "fact finding trip" to Iraq cost? You encouraged Saddam to think that we don't have the stomach for war.
You people protect one of the most evil men on the face of this earth and won't lift a finger to save the life of an unborn baby. Freedom of choice you say?
Well, I'm going to exercise some freedom of choice of my own. If I see any of your names on a marquee, I'm going to boycott the movie. I will completely stop going to movies if I have to. In most cases it certainly wouldn't be much of a loss!
You scoff at our military who's boots you're not worthy to shine. They go to battle and risk their lives so ingrates like you can live in luxury. The day of reckoning is coming when you'll be faced with the undeniable truth that the war against your buddy Saddam Hussein is the war on terrorism.
America is in imminent danger. You're either for her or against her. There is no middle ground.
I think we all know where you stand.
What do you think?
God Bless America,
Charlie Daniels
God Bless America and God Bless Charlie Daniels
Michael Mack
An American
Friday, August 26, 2011
New York City Mayor Bloomberg: No Clergy Participation in 9/11 Memorial Service -GOD IS SOVEREIGN
I guess we have heard it all now? Mayor Bloomberg is trying to regulate prayer in a ceremony to honor the heroes who died on 9/11.
Has America Lost its way?
I don’t think America has lost its way but I'm sure some of our leaders have!
Prayer has brought us through although state-sponsored prayer prohibited in schools in 1964. Prayer happens every time there is a test administered. No one can stop that!
The voices of God’s people have been crying out since 9/11.
Prayer helped us survive that tragedy.
Prayer helped us survive our government in creating the mortgage crisis that was a man-made government controlled, could have been avoided event. But greed intervened.
Prayer helped us survive the unlawful taking of people’s homes because banks are using forged documents to claim they own the house and leaving people homeless to start over while the rich banks illegally rob the American People. And the very people elected and put in office to protect us are hand in hand letting the banks defraud the American people.
Prayer helped us survive the 2008 man-made stock crash that created the current state of the economy.
Prayer helped us survive a government that ignores the will of the people that cry out STOP spending money yet raises the debt ceiling another $2 Trillion.
Prayer has helped us survive the government taking social security and using for other things and robbing the American people.
Prayer helps us everyday get through the seemingly endless barrage on our freedoms from you can’t have lemonade stand in your front yard to you can’t put an American Flag in your own yard.
Can you imagine the audacity and Gaul of a man who thinks he can regulate prayer at a memorial service?
I am reminded of the story of Moses with Pharaoh and how God hardened Pharaohs heart each time Moses asked to be freed, and each time a more severe plaque was put on the Pharaohs land until finally Pharaohs son was taken in death, and then finally God’s people were freed.
Some simple Truths are evident:
1. Delays magnify the Glory of God.
2. God will reveal himself to the unbelieving world and let them know who he is.
3. The unbelieving world will know that God is sovereign.
4. Greater Battles mean Greater victories.
5. Deeper warfare will strengthen our faith and resolve.
Let’s be clear Mayor Bloomberg is pro-mosque and anti-christian. St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which once sat right across the street from the World Trade Center, was crushed under the weight of the collapse of Tower Two on September 11, 2001. St. Nicholas was the only church to be lost in the attacks, and nine years later, while City of New York officials are busy removing every impediment to the building of the Cordoba mosque two blocks from the site, St. Nicholas’ future remains unclear.
Mayor Bloomberg nor anyone else can regulate Prayer!
Romans 8:31-39 We are More Than Conquerors
31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written:
“For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
GOD IS SOVEREIGN!
I hope millions of people will join me in Prayer during the 9/11 Memorial.
Michael Mack
An American
Has America Lost its way?
I don’t think America has lost its way but I'm sure some of our leaders have!
Prayer has brought us through although state-sponsored prayer prohibited in schools in 1964. Prayer happens every time there is a test administered. No one can stop that!
The voices of God’s people have been crying out since 9/11.
Prayer helped us survive that tragedy.
Prayer helped us survive our government in creating the mortgage crisis that was a man-made government controlled, could have been avoided event. But greed intervened.
Prayer helped us survive the unlawful taking of people’s homes because banks are using forged documents to claim they own the house and leaving people homeless to start over while the rich banks illegally rob the American People. And the very people elected and put in office to protect us are hand in hand letting the banks defraud the American people.
Prayer helped us survive the 2008 man-made stock crash that created the current state of the economy.
Prayer helped us survive a government that ignores the will of the people that cry out STOP spending money yet raises the debt ceiling another $2 Trillion.
Prayer has helped us survive the government taking social security and using for other things and robbing the American people.
Prayer helps us everyday get through the seemingly endless barrage on our freedoms from you can’t have lemonade stand in your front yard to you can’t put an American Flag in your own yard.
Can you imagine the audacity and Gaul of a man who thinks he can regulate prayer at a memorial service?
I am reminded of the story of Moses with Pharaoh and how God hardened Pharaohs heart each time Moses asked to be freed, and each time a more severe plaque was put on the Pharaohs land until finally Pharaohs son was taken in death, and then finally God’s people were freed.
Some simple Truths are evident:
1. Delays magnify the Glory of God.
2. God will reveal himself to the unbelieving world and let them know who he is.
3. The unbelieving world will know that God is sovereign.
4. Greater Battles mean Greater victories.
5. Deeper warfare will strengthen our faith and resolve.
Let’s be clear Mayor Bloomberg is pro-mosque and anti-christian. St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which once sat right across the street from the World Trade Center, was crushed under the weight of the collapse of Tower Two on September 11, 2001. St. Nicholas was the only church to be lost in the attacks, and nine years later, while City of New York officials are busy removing every impediment to the building of the Cordoba mosque two blocks from the site, St. Nicholas’ future remains unclear.
Mayor Bloomberg nor anyone else can regulate Prayer!
Romans 8:31-39 We are More Than Conquerors
31 What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? 33 Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written:
“For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
GOD IS SOVEREIGN!
I hope millions of people will join me in Prayer during the 9/11 Memorial.
Michael Mack
An American
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
The Tea Party are not Terrorist, WE are Made in America!
I have been to several Tea Party events all over Tennessee, Kentucky, South Carolina, my brothers have attended them in Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana and I have watched many reports on TV. When I go to one of these rally’s what do I see. I see young and old tired of the lip service we get from Washington DC and some of our states; Politicians telling us one thing and doing something else!
When I go to a Tea Party event I hear we are spending too much money, Money we do not have unless the Federal Reserve Prints it! As a country we are on a collision course with insolvency. We are taxed too much as it is. The amount of debt we must pay back will take years unless we abruptly change!
How in the world can Washington DC tell the American People this Budget “deal” is a good deal? When we have just received the growth numbers for the GDP and we grew 1.3%...Yet the Baseline budget will increase 7.5% this year and next because that is the way you look at spending in Washington. Unemployment is at 9.2% and growing. The true underemployed and those given up searching is 18%-20%.
It is impossible to grow spending 7.5% while the economy is shrinking, the housing market is shrinking, the unemployment rate is rising, and the dollar is shrinking. The cost of everything I buy is going up, but the government does not count fuel and food prices in their inflation calculations. Why? Because it makes them look bad, it messes up their numbers…take those numbers out and they can tell you everything is OK with a straight face!
These pure American people you call ‘Terrorist’ are Fed UP with the direction of America and the destruction of the Morals and Values that were put forth in the Constitution. Our battlefront is the battle of ideas that agree with the founding of America.
These ideas are not radical! Their Right! The only people who have a gun to their head is the American people, when you have a mal-functioning group in Washington DC Liberals and RINO’s (Republican in Name Only) that manufacture crisis after crisis, everything is fire drill and we continue to kick the can down the road!
The only you did in this latest fiasco is your going to appoint a “committee” to decide what you’re going to cut and you say you’re going to have a vote on a balanced budget amendment sometime this fall!
You say their no Tax increases! When the Bush Tax cuts expire in 2013 the same year you are proposing cuts! What are they? Chopped Liver!
The Tea Party movement is an American populist political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and libertarian, and has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since 2009. It endorses reduced government spending, opposition to taxation in varying degrees, reduction of the national debt and federal budget deficit, and adherence to an originalist interpretation of the United States Constitution.
What is wrong with that? Nothing!
It is a view based on principle that the founding fathers would not let what is happening to this country, happen! The Judiciary does not write laws from the bench; it only upholds them! If they so choose to legislate they would be abolished by de-funding. Like Thomas Jefferson did with John Pickering having him impeached and removed from the bench in 1804. This should and will be done again!
The Tea Party has moved the debate with the ballot box. It will move it again and again until we get a President, A Senate, A House of Representatives, and Judges that believe in the Constitution of the United States as we do
Change something that counts and quit playing shell games!
Quit telling the American People you are doing something when you are not!
If you want to stay in Office abide by the constitution!
If you want to stay in Office vote for a balanced budget amendment!
If you want to stay in Office abolish baseline budgeting!
If you want to stay in Office quit devaluing our currency!
If you want to stay in Office quit devaluing America!
If you want to stay in office abolish Obama Care!
If you want to stay in Office sure up our national defense and keep us the premier Military Power in the World!
If you want to stay in office secure our borders!
If you want to stay in office put America back to work in the private sector!
We are red blooded Americans, veterans, seniors, young and old, God-fearing men and women, 2nd amendment believing, tired of buying foreign oil, tired of selling our future to countries that hate our guts, Born in the Heartland, Red white and Blue flying high in our yards, WE are made in America!
We will not Retreat we will Reload!
We are not Terrorist WE are not Prejudice! WE are made in America!
Michael Mack
An American
When I go to a Tea Party event I hear we are spending too much money, Money we do not have unless the Federal Reserve Prints it! As a country we are on a collision course with insolvency. We are taxed too much as it is. The amount of debt we must pay back will take years unless we abruptly change!
How in the world can Washington DC tell the American People this Budget “deal” is a good deal? When we have just received the growth numbers for the GDP and we grew 1.3%...Yet the Baseline budget will increase 7.5% this year and next because that is the way you look at spending in Washington. Unemployment is at 9.2% and growing. The true underemployed and those given up searching is 18%-20%.
It is impossible to grow spending 7.5% while the economy is shrinking, the housing market is shrinking, the unemployment rate is rising, and the dollar is shrinking. The cost of everything I buy is going up, but the government does not count fuel and food prices in their inflation calculations. Why? Because it makes them look bad, it messes up their numbers…take those numbers out and they can tell you everything is OK with a straight face!
These pure American people you call ‘Terrorist’ are Fed UP with the direction of America and the destruction of the Morals and Values that were put forth in the Constitution. Our battlefront is the battle of ideas that agree with the founding of America.
These ideas are not radical! Their Right! The only people who have a gun to their head is the American people, when you have a mal-functioning group in Washington DC Liberals and RINO’s (Republican in Name Only) that manufacture crisis after crisis, everything is fire drill and we continue to kick the can down the road!
The only you did in this latest fiasco is your going to appoint a “committee” to decide what you’re going to cut and you say you’re going to have a vote on a balanced budget amendment sometime this fall!
You say their no Tax increases! When the Bush Tax cuts expire in 2013 the same year you are proposing cuts! What are they? Chopped Liver!
The Tea Party movement is an American populist political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and libertarian, and has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since 2009. It endorses reduced government spending, opposition to taxation in varying degrees, reduction of the national debt and federal budget deficit, and adherence to an originalist interpretation of the United States Constitution.
What is wrong with that? Nothing!
It is a view based on principle that the founding fathers would not let what is happening to this country, happen! The Judiciary does not write laws from the bench; it only upholds them! If they so choose to legislate they would be abolished by de-funding. Like Thomas Jefferson did with John Pickering having him impeached and removed from the bench in 1804. This should and will be done again!
The Tea Party has moved the debate with the ballot box. It will move it again and again until we get a President, A Senate, A House of Representatives, and Judges that believe in the Constitution of the United States as we do
Change something that counts and quit playing shell games!
Quit telling the American People you are doing something when you are not!
If you want to stay in Office abide by the constitution!
If you want to stay in Office vote for a balanced budget amendment!
If you want to stay in Office abolish baseline budgeting!
If you want to stay in Office quit devaluing our currency!
If you want to stay in Office quit devaluing America!
If you want to stay in office abolish Obama Care!
If you want to stay in Office sure up our national defense and keep us the premier Military Power in the World!
If you want to stay in office secure our borders!
If you want to stay in office put America back to work in the private sector!
We are red blooded Americans, veterans, seniors, young and old, God-fearing men and women, 2nd amendment believing, tired of buying foreign oil, tired of selling our future to countries that hate our guts, Born in the Heartland, Red white and Blue flying high in our yards, WE are made in America!
We will not Retreat we will Reload!
We are not Terrorist WE are not Prejudice! WE are made in America!
Michael Mack
An American
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
We Want a Balanced Budget and we want it NOW!
OK I listened to Obama last night and I listened to Speaker Boehner.
As I think about what I heard this is what I came away with:
Obama does not like the way things are going and he has tried to reason with the hard headed republicans, but they are being controlled with the hard headed Tea Partiers. So let me define the Tea Party: smaller government, spend within your means (balanced budget), Cut spending. Tax Less.
Pretty Simple concepts to understand! Get the government out of our lives!
Obama said many times last night we do not need a balanced budget amendment to rein in spending!
Obama has racked up more debt than several presidents combined in 2 ½ years. If I look back over all the times we have raised the debt limit. I see a lot of talk and no action for many presidents. For this President his walk and talk do not match! I do not trust his speech and I also cannot for the life of me understand how the liberals can defend a balanced budget as being radical?
President Obama has lost the debate and has lost the American People I do not care what the Polls show.
The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in 1971...before computers, before e-mail, before cell phones, etc.
Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took 1 year or less to become the law of the land...all because of public pressure.
If the American People want a Balanced Budget Amendment it would not take 10 years to accomplish, it could be done in one! As a matter of fact why can’t we get it added to the ballot in 2012 to be ratified by each state?
So the Next President and the Next Congress would be controlled by Law and drastically cut the spending, and Take our Country back!
What is so radical about that? Nothing!
Conservatives do not renegotiate with your selves!
Keep your powder dry!
Stand by your Cut, Cap, and Balance!
It is the President and the Democrats who have not submitted a reasonable budget in 2 years!
We know where they stand so let the American People know where we stand!
We want a Balanced Budget Amendment and we want it NOW!
Michael Mack
An American
As I think about what I heard this is what I came away with:
Obama does not like the way things are going and he has tried to reason with the hard headed republicans, but they are being controlled with the hard headed Tea Partiers. So let me define the Tea Party: smaller government, spend within your means (balanced budget), Cut spending. Tax Less.
Pretty Simple concepts to understand! Get the government out of our lives!
Obama said many times last night we do not need a balanced budget amendment to rein in spending!
Obama has racked up more debt than several presidents combined in 2 ½ years. If I look back over all the times we have raised the debt limit. I see a lot of talk and no action for many presidents. For this President his walk and talk do not match! I do not trust his speech and I also cannot for the life of me understand how the liberals can defend a balanced budget as being radical?
President Obama has lost the debate and has lost the American People I do not care what the Polls show.
The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in 1971...before computers, before e-mail, before cell phones, etc.
Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took 1 year or less to become the law of the land...all because of public pressure.
If the American People want a Balanced Budget Amendment it would not take 10 years to accomplish, it could be done in one! As a matter of fact why can’t we get it added to the ballot in 2012 to be ratified by each state?
So the Next President and the Next Congress would be controlled by Law and drastically cut the spending, and Take our Country back!
What is so radical about that? Nothing!
Conservatives do not renegotiate with your selves!
Keep your powder dry!
Stand by your Cut, Cap, and Balance!
It is the President and the Democrats who have not submitted a reasonable budget in 2 years!
We know where they stand so let the American People know where we stand!
We want a Balanced Budget Amendment and we want it NOW!
Michael Mack
An American
Friday, July 1, 2011
Thomas Jefferson: A Most Remarkable Man
Thomas Jefferson was a very remarkable man who started learning very early in
life and never stopped.
At 5, began studying under his cousin's tutor.
At 9, studied Latin, Greek and French.
At 14, studied classical literature and additional languages.
At 16, entered the College of William and Mary.
At 19, studied Law for 5 years starting under George Wythe.
At 23, started his own law practice.
At 25, was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses.
At 31, wrote the widely circulated "Summary View of the Rights of British
America " and retired from his law practice.
At 32, was a Delegate to the Second Continental Congress.
At 33, wrote the Declaration of Independence .
At 33, took three years to revise Virginia ’s legal code and wrote a Public
Education bill and a statute for Religious Freedom.
At 36, was elected the second Governor of Virginia succeeding Patrick Henry.
At 40, served in Congress for two years.
At 41, was the American minister to France and negotiated commercial treaties
with European nations along with Ben Franklin and John Adams.
At 46, served as the first Secretary of State under George Washington.
At 53, served as Vice President and was elected president of the American
Philosophical Society.
At 55, drafted the Kentucky Resolutions and became the active head of
Republican Party.
At 57, was elected the third president of the United States .
At 60, obtained the Louisiana Purchase doubling the nation’s size.
At 61, was elected to a second term as President.
At 65, retired to Monticello .
At 80, helped President Monroe shape the Monroe Doctrine.
At 81, almost single-handedly created the University of Virginia and served as
its first president.
At 83, died on the 50th anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of
Independence along with John Adams.
Thomas Jefferson knew because he himself studied the previous failed
attempts at government. He understood actual history, the nature of God, his
laws and the nature of man. That happens to be way more than what most
understand today. Jefferson really knew his stuff. A voice from the past to
lead us in the future:
John F. Kennedy held a dinner in the white House for a group of the
brightest minds in the nation at that time. He made this statement: "This is
perhaps the assembly of the most intelligence ever to gather at one time in the
White House with the exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."
When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall
become as corrupt as Europe .
Thomas Jefferson
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are
willing to work and give to those who would not.
Thomas Jefferson
It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A
principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.
Thomas Jefferson
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government
from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
Thomas Jefferson
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too
much government.
Thomas Jefferson
No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.
Thomas Jefferson
The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear
arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
Thomas Jefferson
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of
patriots and tyrants.
Thomas Jefferson
To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which
he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than
standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and
corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all
property - until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers
conquered.
Michael Mack
An American
life and never stopped.
At 5, began studying under his cousin's tutor.
At 9, studied Latin, Greek and French.
At 14, studied classical literature and additional languages.
At 16, entered the College of William and Mary.
At 19, studied Law for 5 years starting under George Wythe.
At 23, started his own law practice.
At 25, was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses.
At 31, wrote the widely circulated "Summary View of the Rights of British
America " and retired from his law practice.
At 32, was a Delegate to the Second Continental Congress.
At 33, wrote the Declaration of Independence .
At 33, took three years to revise Virginia ’s legal code and wrote a Public
Education bill and a statute for Religious Freedom.
At 36, was elected the second Governor of Virginia succeeding Patrick Henry.
At 40, served in Congress for two years.
At 41, was the American minister to France and negotiated commercial treaties
with European nations along with Ben Franklin and John Adams.
At 46, served as the first Secretary of State under George Washington.
At 53, served as Vice President and was elected president of the American
Philosophical Society.
At 55, drafted the Kentucky Resolutions and became the active head of
Republican Party.
At 57, was elected the third president of the United States .
At 60, obtained the Louisiana Purchase doubling the nation’s size.
At 61, was elected to a second term as President.
At 65, retired to Monticello .
At 80, helped President Monroe shape the Monroe Doctrine.
At 81, almost single-handedly created the University of Virginia and served as
its first president.
At 83, died on the 50th anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of
Independence along with John Adams.
Thomas Jefferson knew because he himself studied the previous failed
attempts at government. He understood actual history, the nature of God, his
laws and the nature of man. That happens to be way more than what most
understand today. Jefferson really knew his stuff. A voice from the past to
lead us in the future:
John F. Kennedy held a dinner in the white House for a group of the
brightest minds in the nation at that time. He made this statement: "This is
perhaps the assembly of the most intelligence ever to gather at one time in the
White House with the exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."
When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall
become as corrupt as Europe .
Thomas Jefferson
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are
willing to work and give to those who would not.
Thomas Jefferson
It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A
principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.
Thomas Jefferson
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government
from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
Thomas Jefferson
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too
much government.
Thomas Jefferson
No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.
Thomas Jefferson
The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear
arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.
Thomas Jefferson
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of
patriots and tyrants.
Thomas Jefferson
To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which
he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than
standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and
corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all
property - until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers
conquered.
Michael Mack
An American
Friday, June 17, 2011
A President Without a Country
The President Without A Country
By Pat Boone
"We're no longer a Christian nation." - President Barack Obama, June 2009
" America has been arrogant." - President BarackObama
"After 9/11, America didn't always live up to her ideals."- President Barack Obama
"You might say that America is a Muslim nation."- President Barack Obama, Egypt 2009
Thinking about these and other statements made by the man who wears the title of president. I keep wondering what country he believes he's president of.
In one of my very favorite stories, Edward Everett Hale's "The Man without a Country," a young Army lieutenant named Philip Nolan stands condemned for treason during the Revolutionary War, having come under the influence of Aaron Burr. When the judge asks him if he wishes to say anything before sentence is passed, young Nolan defiantly exclaims, "Damn the United States ! I wish I might never hear of the United States again!"
The stunned silence in the courtroom is palpable, pulsing. After a long pause, the judge soberly says to the angry lieutenant: "You have just pronounced your own sentence. You will never hear of the United States again.. I sentence you to spend the rest of your life at sea, on one or another of this country's naval vessels - under strict orders that no one will ever speak to you again about the country you have just cursed."
And so it was. Philip Nolan was taken away and spent the next 40 years at sea, never hearing anything but an occasional slip of the tongue about America.. The last few pages of the story, recounting Nolan's dying hours in his small stateroom - now turned into a shrine to the country he foreswore - never fail to bring me to tears. And I find my own love for this dream, this miracle called America , refreshed and renewed. I know how blessed and unique we are.
But reading and hearing the audacious, shocking statements of the man who was recently elected our president - a young black man living the impossible dream of millions of young Americans, past and present, black and white - I want to ask him, "Just what country do you think you're president of?"
You surely can't be referring to the United States of America , can you? America is emphatically a Christian nation, and has been from its inception! Seventy percent of her citizens identify themselves as Christian. The Declaration of Independence and our Constitution were framed, written and ratified by Christians. It's because this was, and is, a nation built on and guided by Judeo-Christian biblical principles that you, sir, have had the inestimable privilege of being elected her president.
You studied law at Harvard, didn't you, sir? You taught constitutional law in Chicago ? Did you not ever read the statement of John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and an author of the landmark "Federalist Papers": " Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers - and it is the duty, as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation - to select and prefer Christians for their rulers"?
In your studies, you surely must have read the decision of the Supreme Court in 1892: "Our lives and our institutions must necessarily be based upon and embody the teachings of the Redeemer of mankind. It is impossible that it should be otherwise; and in this sense and to this extent our civilization and our institutions are emphatically Christian."
Did your professors have you skip over all the high-court decisions right up till the mid 1900's that echoed and reinforced these views and intentions? Did you pick up the history of American jurisprudence only in 1947, when for the first time a phrase coined by Thomas Jefferson about a "wall of separation between church and state" was used to deny some specific religious expression - contrary to Jefferson 's intent with that statement?
Or, wait a minute: were your ideas about America 's Christianity formed during the 20 years you were a member of the TrinityUnitedChurch of Christ under your pastor, Jeremiah Wright? Is that where you got the idea that " America is no longer a Christian nation"? Is this where you, even as you came to call yourself a Christian, formed the belief that " America has been arrogant"?
Even if that's the understandable explanation of your damning of your country and accusing the whole nation (not just a few military officials trying their best to keep more Americans from being murdered by jihadists) of "not always living up to her ideals," how did you come up with the ridiculous, alarming notion that we might be"considered a Muslim nation"?
Is it because there are some 2 million or more Muslims living here, trying to be good Americans? Out of a current population of over 300 million, 70 percent of whom are Christians? Does that make us, by any rational definition, a "Muslim nation"?
Why are we not, then, a "Chinese nation"? A "Korean nation"? Even a "Vietnamese nation"? There are even more of these distinct groups in America than Muslims. And if the distinction you're trying to make is a religious one, why is America not "a Jewish nation"? There's actually a case to be made for the latter, because our Constitution - and the success of our Revolution and founding - owe a deep debt to our Jewish brothers.
Have you stopped to think what an actual Muslim America would be like? Have you ever really spent much time in Iran ? Even in Egypt ? You, having been instructed in Islam as a kid at a Muslim school in Indonesia and saying you still love the call to evening prayers, can surely picture our nation founded on the Quran, not the Judeo-Christian Bible, and living under Shariah law. Can't you? You do recall Muhammad's directives [Surah 9:5,73] to "break the cross" and "kill the infidel"?
It seems increasingly and painfully obvious that you are more influenced by your upbringing and questionable education than most suspected. If you consider yourself the president of a people who are "no longer Christian," who have "failed to live up to our ideals," who "have been arrogant," and might even be "considered Muslim" - you are president of a country most Americans don't recognize.
Could it be you are a president without a country?
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/patboone.asp
I think Pat Boone said it all. Pat Boone is a Great American!
Michael Mack
An American
By Pat Boone
"We're no longer a Christian nation." - President Barack Obama, June 2009
" America has been arrogant." - President BarackObama
"After 9/11, America didn't always live up to her ideals."- President Barack Obama
"You might say that America is a Muslim nation."- President Barack Obama, Egypt 2009
Thinking about these and other statements made by the man who wears the title of president. I keep wondering what country he believes he's president of.
In one of my very favorite stories, Edward Everett Hale's "The Man without a Country," a young Army lieutenant named Philip Nolan stands condemned for treason during the Revolutionary War, having come under the influence of Aaron Burr. When the judge asks him if he wishes to say anything before sentence is passed, young Nolan defiantly exclaims, "Damn the United States ! I wish I might never hear of the United States again!"
The stunned silence in the courtroom is palpable, pulsing. After a long pause, the judge soberly says to the angry lieutenant: "You have just pronounced your own sentence. You will never hear of the United States again.. I sentence you to spend the rest of your life at sea, on one or another of this country's naval vessels - under strict orders that no one will ever speak to you again about the country you have just cursed."
And so it was. Philip Nolan was taken away and spent the next 40 years at sea, never hearing anything but an occasional slip of the tongue about America.. The last few pages of the story, recounting Nolan's dying hours in his small stateroom - now turned into a shrine to the country he foreswore - never fail to bring me to tears. And I find my own love for this dream, this miracle called America , refreshed and renewed. I know how blessed and unique we are.
But reading and hearing the audacious, shocking statements of the man who was recently elected our president - a young black man living the impossible dream of millions of young Americans, past and present, black and white - I want to ask him, "Just what country do you think you're president of?"
You surely can't be referring to the United States of America , can you? America is emphatically a Christian nation, and has been from its inception! Seventy percent of her citizens identify themselves as Christian. The Declaration of Independence and our Constitution were framed, written and ratified by Christians. It's because this was, and is, a nation built on and guided by Judeo-Christian biblical principles that you, sir, have had the inestimable privilege of being elected her president.
You studied law at Harvard, didn't you, sir? You taught constitutional law in Chicago ? Did you not ever read the statement of John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and an author of the landmark "Federalist Papers": " Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers - and it is the duty, as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation - to select and prefer Christians for their rulers"?
In your studies, you surely must have read the decision of the Supreme Court in 1892: "Our lives and our institutions must necessarily be based upon and embody the teachings of the Redeemer of mankind. It is impossible that it should be otherwise; and in this sense and to this extent our civilization and our institutions are emphatically Christian."
Did your professors have you skip over all the high-court decisions right up till the mid 1900's that echoed and reinforced these views and intentions? Did you pick up the history of American jurisprudence only in 1947, when for the first time a phrase coined by Thomas Jefferson about a "wall of separation between church and state" was used to deny some specific religious expression - contrary to Jefferson 's intent with that statement?
Or, wait a minute: were your ideas about America 's Christianity formed during the 20 years you were a member of the TrinityUnitedChurch of Christ under your pastor, Jeremiah Wright? Is that where you got the idea that " America is no longer a Christian nation"? Is this where you, even as you came to call yourself a Christian, formed the belief that " America has been arrogant"?
Even if that's the understandable explanation of your damning of your country and accusing the whole nation (not just a few military officials trying their best to keep more Americans from being murdered by jihadists) of "not always living up to her ideals," how did you come up with the ridiculous, alarming notion that we might be"considered a Muslim nation"?
Is it because there are some 2 million or more Muslims living here, trying to be good Americans? Out of a current population of over 300 million, 70 percent of whom are Christians? Does that make us, by any rational definition, a "Muslim nation"?
Why are we not, then, a "Chinese nation"? A "Korean nation"? Even a "Vietnamese nation"? There are even more of these distinct groups in America than Muslims. And if the distinction you're trying to make is a religious one, why is America not "a Jewish nation"? There's actually a case to be made for the latter, because our Constitution - and the success of our Revolution and founding - owe a deep debt to our Jewish brothers.
Have you stopped to think what an actual Muslim America would be like? Have you ever really spent much time in Iran ? Even in Egypt ? You, having been instructed in Islam as a kid at a Muslim school in Indonesia and saying you still love the call to evening prayers, can surely picture our nation founded on the Quran, not the Judeo-Christian Bible, and living under Shariah law. Can't you? You do recall Muhammad's directives [Surah 9:5,73] to "break the cross" and "kill the infidel"?
It seems increasingly and painfully obvious that you are more influenced by your upbringing and questionable education than most suspected. If you consider yourself the president of a people who are "no longer Christian," who have "failed to live up to our ideals," who "have been arrogant," and might even be "considered Muslim" - you are president of a country most Americans don't recognize.
Could it be you are a president without a country?
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/patboone.asp
I think Pat Boone said it all. Pat Boone is a Great American!
Michael Mack
An American
Monday, May 30, 2011
The Meaning Meaning of a Flag Draped Coffin
All Americans should be given this lesson. Those who think that America is an arrogant nation should really reconsider that thought. Our founding fathers used GOD's word and teachings to establish our Great Nation and I think it's high time Americans get reeducated about this Nation's history. Pass it along and be proud of the country we live in and even more proud of those who serve to protect our "GOD GIVEN" rights and freedoms.
To understand what the flag draped coffin really means...... Here is how to understand the flag that laid upon it and is surrendered to so many widows and widowers.
Do you know that at military funerals, the 21-gun salute stands for the sum of the numbers in the year 1776?
Have you ever noticed the honor guard pays meticulous attention to correctly folding the United States of America Flag 13 times? You probably thought it was to symbolize the original 13 colonies, but we learn something new every day!
The 1st fold of the flag is a symbol of life.
The 2nd fold is a symbol of the belief in eternal life.
The 3rd fold is made in honor and remembrance of the veterans departing the ranks who gave a portion of their lives for the defense of the country to attain peace throughout the world.
The 4th fold represents the weaker nature, for as American citizens trusting in God, it is to Him we turn in times of peace as well as in time of war for His divine guidance.
The 5th fold is a tribute to the country, for in the words of Stephen Decatur, "Our Country, in dealing with other countries, may she always be right; but it is still our country, right or wrong."
The 6th fold is for where people's hearts lie. It is with their heart that They pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States Of America , and the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.
The 7th fold is a tribute to its Armed Forces, for it is through the Armed Forces that they protect their country and their flag against all her enemies, whether they be found within or without the boundaries of their republic.
The 8th fold is a tribute to the one who entered into the valley of the shadow of death, that we might see the light of day.
The 9th fold is a tribute to womanhood, and Mothers. For it has been through their faith, their love, loyalty and devotion that the character of the men and women who have made this country great has been molded.
The 10th fold is a tribute to the father, for he, too, has given his sons and daughters for the defense of their country since they were first born.
The 11th fold represents the lower portion of the seal of King David and King Solomon and glorifies in the Hebrews eyes, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
The 12th fold represents an emblem of eternity and glorifies, in the Christians eyes, God the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit.
The 13th fold, or when the flag is completely folded, the stars are uppermost reminding them of their nations motto, "In God We Trust."
After the flag is completely folded and tucked in, it takes on the appearance of a cocked hat, ever reminding us of the soldiers who served under General George Washington, and the Sailors and Marines who served under Captain John Paul Jones, who were followed by their comrades and shipmates in the Armed Forces of the United States, preserving for them the rights, privileges and freedoms they enjoy today.
There are some traditions and ways of doing things that have deep meaning. In the future, you'll see flags folded and now you will know why.
Share this with the children you love and all others who love what is referred to, the symbol of " Liberty and Freedom."
"In God We Trust"
So the next time you watch a soldier laid to rest or a hear a 21 gun salute. Or see our flag folded. Everything America has ever done means something. We Honor our Heroes. We never forget our friends. We keep our eyes on our enemies. When you go to sleep tonight remember The American Soldier is there watching out and protecting you.
Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you,
Jesus Christ and the American Soldier
One died for your soul;
the other for your freedom.
You will know each and every act means something.
Michael Mack
An American
To understand what the flag draped coffin really means...... Here is how to understand the flag that laid upon it and is surrendered to so many widows and widowers.
Do you know that at military funerals, the 21-gun salute stands for the sum of the numbers in the year 1776?
Have you ever noticed the honor guard pays meticulous attention to correctly folding the United States of America Flag 13 times? You probably thought it was to symbolize the original 13 colonies, but we learn something new every day!
The 1st fold of the flag is a symbol of life.
The 2nd fold is a symbol of the belief in eternal life.
The 3rd fold is made in honor and remembrance of the veterans departing the ranks who gave a portion of their lives for the defense of the country to attain peace throughout the world.
The 4th fold represents the weaker nature, for as American citizens trusting in God, it is to Him we turn in times of peace as well as in time of war for His divine guidance.
The 5th fold is a tribute to the country, for in the words of Stephen Decatur, "Our Country, in dealing with other countries, may she always be right; but it is still our country, right or wrong."
The 6th fold is for where people's hearts lie. It is with their heart that They pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States Of America , and the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.
The 7th fold is a tribute to its Armed Forces, for it is through the Armed Forces that they protect their country and their flag against all her enemies, whether they be found within or without the boundaries of their republic.
The 8th fold is a tribute to the one who entered into the valley of the shadow of death, that we might see the light of day.
The 9th fold is a tribute to womanhood, and Mothers. For it has been through their faith, their love, loyalty and devotion that the character of the men and women who have made this country great has been molded.
The 10th fold is a tribute to the father, for he, too, has given his sons and daughters for the defense of their country since they were first born.
The 11th fold represents the lower portion of the seal of King David and King Solomon and glorifies in the Hebrews eyes, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
The 12th fold represents an emblem of eternity and glorifies, in the Christians eyes, God the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit.
The 13th fold, or when the flag is completely folded, the stars are uppermost reminding them of their nations motto, "In God We Trust."
After the flag is completely folded and tucked in, it takes on the appearance of a cocked hat, ever reminding us of the soldiers who served under General George Washington, and the Sailors and Marines who served under Captain John Paul Jones, who were followed by their comrades and shipmates in the Armed Forces of the United States, preserving for them the rights, privileges and freedoms they enjoy today.
There are some traditions and ways of doing things that have deep meaning. In the future, you'll see flags folded and now you will know why.
Share this with the children you love and all others who love what is referred to, the symbol of " Liberty and Freedom."
"In God We Trust"
So the next time you watch a soldier laid to rest or a hear a 21 gun salute. Or see our flag folded. Everything America has ever done means something. We Honor our Heroes. We never forget our friends. We keep our eyes on our enemies. When you go to sleep tonight remember The American Soldier is there watching out and protecting you.
Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you,
Jesus Christ and the American Soldier
One died for your soul;
the other for your freedom.
You will know each and every act means something.
Michael Mack
An American
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Now This is Leadership..............
A Speech Every American High School Principal Should Give.... By Dennis
Prager.
To the students and faculty of our high school:
I am your new principal, and honored to be so. There is no greater
calling than to teach young people.
I would like to apprise you of some important changes coming to our
school. I am making these changes because I am convinced that most of
the ideas that have dominated public education in America have worked
against you, against your teachers and against our country.
First, this school will no longer honor race or ethnicity. I could not
care less if your racial makeup is black, brown, red, yellow or white. I
could not care less if your origins are African, Latin American, Asian
or European, or if your ancestors arrived here on the Mayflower or on
slave ships.. The only identity I care about, the only one this school
will recognize, is your individual identity -- your character, your
scholarship, your humanity. And the only national identity this school
will care about is American.
This is an American public school, and American public schools were
created to make better Americans. If you wish to affirm an ethnic,
racial or religious identity through school, you will have to go
elsewhere. We will end all ethnicity, race and non-American
nationality-based celebrations. They undermine the motto of America ,
one of its three central values -- e pluribus Unum, "from many, one."
And this school will be guided by America 's values. This includes all
after-school clubs. I will not authorize clubs that divide students
based on any identities. This includes race, language, religion, sexual
orientation or whatever else may become in vogue in a
society divided by political correctness.
Your clubs will be based on interests and passions, not blood, ethnic,
racial or other physically defined ties. Those clubs just cultivate
narcissism -- an unhealthy preoccupation with the self -- while the
purpose of education is to get you to think beyond yourself. So we will
have clubs that transport you to the wonders and glories of art, music,
astronomy, languages you do not already speak, carpentry and more. If
the only extracurricular activities you can imagine being interested in
are those based on ethnic, racial or sexual identity, that means that
little outside of yourself really interests you.
Second, I am uninterested in whether English is your native language. My
only interest in terms of language is that you leave this school
speaking and writing English as fluently as possible. The English
language has united America 's citizens for over 200 years, and it will
unite us at this school. It is one of the indispensable reasons this
country of immigrants has always come to be one country. And if you
leave this school without excellent English language skills, I would be
remiss in my duty to ensure that you will be prepared to successfully
compete in the American job market. We will learn other languages here
-- it is deplorable that most Americans only speak English --but if you
want classes taught in your native language rather than in English, this
is not your school.
Third, because I regard learning as a sacred endeavor, everything in
this school will reflect learning's elevated status. This means, among
other things, that you and your teachers will dress accordingly. Many
people in our society dress more formally for Hollywood events than for
church or school. These people have their priorities backward.
Therefore, there will be a formal dress code at this school.
Fourth, no obscene language will be tolerated anywhere on this school's
property -- whether in class, in the hallways or at athletic events. If
you can't speak without using the f-word, you can't speak. By obscene
language I mean the words banned by the Federal Communications
Commission, plus epithets such as "Nigger," even when used by one black
student to address another black, or "bitch," even when addressed by a
girl to a girlfriend. It is my intent that by the time you leave this
school, you will be among the few your age to instinctively distinguish
between the elevated and the degraded, the holy and the obscene.
Fifth, we will end all self-esteem programs. In this school, self-esteem
will be attained in only one way -- the way people attained it until
decided otherwise a generation ago -- by earning it. One immediate
consequence is that there will be one valedictorian, not eight.
Sixth, and last, I am reorienting the school toward academics and away
from politics and propaganda. No more time will be devoted to scaring
you about smoking and caffeine, or terrifying you about sexual
harassment or global warming. No more semesters will be devoted to
condom wearing and teaching you to regard sexual relations as only or
primarily a health issue. There will be no more attempts to convince you
that you are a victim because you are not white, or not male, or not
heterosexual or not Christian. We will have failed if any one of you
graduates this school and does not consider him or herself inordinately
lucky -- to be alive and to be an American.
Now, please stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of
our country. As many of you do not know the words, your teachers will
hand them out to you.
Dennis Prager you are a Hero! Every School Principal should follow your lead.
Michael Mack
An American
Prager.
To the students and faculty of our high school:
I am your new principal, and honored to be so. There is no greater
calling than to teach young people.
I would like to apprise you of some important changes coming to our
school. I am making these changes because I am convinced that most of
the ideas that have dominated public education in America have worked
against you, against your teachers and against our country.
First, this school will no longer honor race or ethnicity. I could not
care less if your racial makeup is black, brown, red, yellow or white. I
could not care less if your origins are African, Latin American, Asian
or European, or if your ancestors arrived here on the Mayflower or on
slave ships.. The only identity I care about, the only one this school
will recognize, is your individual identity -- your character, your
scholarship, your humanity. And the only national identity this school
will care about is American.
This is an American public school, and American public schools were
created to make better Americans. If you wish to affirm an ethnic,
racial or religious identity through school, you will have to go
elsewhere. We will end all ethnicity, race and non-American
nationality-based celebrations. They undermine the motto of America ,
one of its three central values -- e pluribus Unum, "from many, one."
And this school will be guided by America 's values. This includes all
after-school clubs. I will not authorize clubs that divide students
based on any identities. This includes race, language, religion, sexual
orientation or whatever else may become in vogue in a
society divided by political correctness.
Your clubs will be based on interests and passions, not blood, ethnic,
racial or other physically defined ties. Those clubs just cultivate
narcissism -- an unhealthy preoccupation with the self -- while the
purpose of education is to get you to think beyond yourself. So we will
have clubs that transport you to the wonders and glories of art, music,
astronomy, languages you do not already speak, carpentry and more. If
the only extracurricular activities you can imagine being interested in
are those based on ethnic, racial or sexual identity, that means that
little outside of yourself really interests you.
Second, I am uninterested in whether English is your native language. My
only interest in terms of language is that you leave this school
speaking and writing English as fluently as possible. The English
language has united America 's citizens for over 200 years, and it will
unite us at this school. It is one of the indispensable reasons this
country of immigrants has always come to be one country. And if you
leave this school without excellent English language skills, I would be
remiss in my duty to ensure that you will be prepared to successfully
compete in the American job market. We will learn other languages here
-- it is deplorable that most Americans only speak English --but if you
want classes taught in your native language rather than in English, this
is not your school.
Third, because I regard learning as a sacred endeavor, everything in
this school will reflect learning's elevated status. This means, among
other things, that you and your teachers will dress accordingly. Many
people in our society dress more formally for Hollywood events than for
church or school. These people have their priorities backward.
Therefore, there will be a formal dress code at this school.
Fourth, no obscene language will be tolerated anywhere on this school's
property -- whether in class, in the hallways or at athletic events. If
you can't speak without using the f-word, you can't speak. By obscene
language I mean the words banned by the Federal Communications
Commission, plus epithets such as "Nigger," even when used by one black
student to address another black, or "bitch," even when addressed by a
girl to a girlfriend. It is my intent that by the time you leave this
school, you will be among the few your age to instinctively distinguish
between the elevated and the degraded, the holy and the obscene.
Fifth, we will end all self-esteem programs. In this school, self-esteem
will be attained in only one way -- the way people attained it until
decided otherwise a generation ago -- by earning it. One immediate
consequence is that there will be one valedictorian, not eight.
Sixth, and last, I am reorienting the school toward academics and away
from politics and propaganda. No more time will be devoted to scaring
you about smoking and caffeine, or terrifying you about sexual
harassment or global warming. No more semesters will be devoted to
condom wearing and teaching you to regard sexual relations as only or
primarily a health issue. There will be no more attempts to convince you
that you are a victim because you are not white, or not male, or not
heterosexual or not Christian. We will have failed if any one of you
graduates this school and does not consider him or herself inordinately
lucky -- to be alive and to be an American.
Now, please stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag of
our country. As many of you do not know the words, your teachers will
hand them out to you.
Dennis Prager you are a Hero! Every School Principal should follow your lead.
Michael Mack
An American
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Obama a Colossal Failure - Never Strengthen Your Enemies - Always Support your Allies
Remember March 25, 2010 when President Obama ditched Binyamin Netanyahu the Israel Prime Minister when he visited the White House and not pose for photographers, and left him to his own devices while the President withdrew to have dinner in private, a disastrous humiliation!
Fast forward to May 2011, only weeks after Obama did his victory lap around the US on the death of Usama Bin Laden
President Barack Obama is endorsing the Palestinians’ demand for their future state to be based on the borders that existed before the 1967 Middle East war, in a move that will likely infuriate Israel. Israel says the borders of a Palestinian state have to be determined through negotiations.
Netanyahu said such a withdrawal would jeopardize Israel’s security and leave major West Bank settlements outside Israeli borders. Israel‘s prime minister has rejected a key aspect of President Barack Obama’s policy speech, saying that a return to his country’s 1967 borders would spell disaster for the Jewish state.
Congressman Allen West said the Following:
"Today’s endorsement by President Barack Obama of the creation of a Hamas-led Palestinian state based on the pre-1967 borders, signals the most egregious foreign policy decision his administration has made to date, and could be the beginning of the end as we know it for the Jewish state.
America should never negotiate with the Palestinian Authority- which has aligned itself with Hamas. Palestine is a region, not a people or a modern state. Based upon Roman Emperor Hadrian's declaration in 73 AD, the original Palestinian people are the Jewish people.
America had been Israel Ally for over 50 years this would deny the holiest place to Jews, the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City.
Anyone that proposes this must be an idiot!
The Obama administration told us when Egypt Fell that there was no evidence the Muslim Brotherhood had any foothold in Egypt. Who is going to be in charge when the elections are held? The Muslim Brotherhood candidate!
Who is charge in Palestine? Hamas, an off shoot of the Muslim Brotherhood!
Who is charge in Syria? Is an Ally with Iran and consistently supports Hezbollah!
Who is in charge in Lebanon? Hezbollah, an off shoot of the Muslim Brotherhood!
Who is in charge in Jordan? Since 1993 the Muslim Brotherhood has had the majority in their parliament!
Where does Iran stand? It sponsors Hezbollah and Hamas, Ahmadinejad is an outspoken critic of the United States, Israel, and United Kingdom. He abides by Iran's long-standing policy of refusing to recognize Israel as a legitimate state. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has made no bones about his intention to blow Israel off the map once he gets a nuclear bomb.
The Obama Administration is A-OK with a nuclear Iran.
Why does Barack Obama hate Israel?
Obama is just like all of the countries surrounding Israel and is siding with Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt, The Muslim Brotherhood, and Iran to Destroy Egypt!
Obama is rewarding the Islamic terrorist ideology he just ordered killed, when he made the decision to have Bin Laden taken out!
By this speech today he has turned on a green light for all terrorist to attack Israel, a U.S. Ally!
If I was Binyamin Netanyahu I would make my speech to the U.S. Legislature as planned, Not give Obama the time of day!
Go back to Israel and prepare for war.
If I was Israel I would attack first!
Michael Mack
An American
Fast forward to May 2011, only weeks after Obama did his victory lap around the US on the death of Usama Bin Laden
President Barack Obama is endorsing the Palestinians’ demand for their future state to be based on the borders that existed before the 1967 Middle East war, in a move that will likely infuriate Israel. Israel says the borders of a Palestinian state have to be determined through negotiations.
Netanyahu said such a withdrawal would jeopardize Israel’s security and leave major West Bank settlements outside Israeli borders. Israel‘s prime minister has rejected a key aspect of President Barack Obama’s policy speech, saying that a return to his country’s 1967 borders would spell disaster for the Jewish state.
Congressman Allen West said the Following:
"Today’s endorsement by President Barack Obama of the creation of a Hamas-led Palestinian state based on the pre-1967 borders, signals the most egregious foreign policy decision his administration has made to date, and could be the beginning of the end as we know it for the Jewish state.
America should never negotiate with the Palestinian Authority- which has aligned itself with Hamas. Palestine is a region, not a people or a modern state. Based upon Roman Emperor Hadrian's declaration in 73 AD, the original Palestinian people are the Jewish people.
America had been Israel Ally for over 50 years this would deny the holiest place to Jews, the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City.
Anyone that proposes this must be an idiot!
The Obama administration told us when Egypt Fell that there was no evidence the Muslim Brotherhood had any foothold in Egypt. Who is going to be in charge when the elections are held? The Muslim Brotherhood candidate!
Who is charge in Palestine? Hamas, an off shoot of the Muslim Brotherhood!
Who is charge in Syria? Is an Ally with Iran and consistently supports Hezbollah!
Who is in charge in Lebanon? Hezbollah, an off shoot of the Muslim Brotherhood!
Who is in charge in Jordan? Since 1993 the Muslim Brotherhood has had the majority in their parliament!
Where does Iran stand? It sponsors Hezbollah and Hamas, Ahmadinejad is an outspoken critic of the United States, Israel, and United Kingdom. He abides by Iran's long-standing policy of refusing to recognize Israel as a legitimate state. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has made no bones about his intention to blow Israel off the map once he gets a nuclear bomb.
The Obama Administration is A-OK with a nuclear Iran.
Why does Barack Obama hate Israel?
Obama is just like all of the countries surrounding Israel and is siding with Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Egypt, The Muslim Brotherhood, and Iran to Destroy Egypt!
Obama is rewarding the Islamic terrorist ideology he just ordered killed, when he made the decision to have Bin Laden taken out!
By this speech today he has turned on a green light for all terrorist to attack Israel, a U.S. Ally!
If I was Binyamin Netanyahu I would make my speech to the U.S. Legislature as planned, Not give Obama the time of day!
Go back to Israel and prepare for war.
If I was Israel I would attack first!
Michael Mack
An American
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Cowboy Rules Work Good for Most Any Item You Want To Talk About..
Cowboy rules for:
Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Nebraska, Idaho, and the rest of the Wild West are as follows:
1. Pull your pants up. You look like an idiot.
2.. Turn your cap right, your head ain't crooked.
3. Let's get this straight: it's called a 'gravel road.' I drive a pickup truck because I want to. No matter how slow you drive, you're gonna get dust on your Lexus. Drive it or get out of the way.
4. They are cattle. That's why they smell like cattle. They smell like money to us. Get over it. Don't like it? I-10 & I-40 go east and west, I-17 & I-15 goes north and south. Pick one and go.
5. So you have a $60,000 car. We're impressed. We have $250,000 Combines that are driven only 3 weeks a year.
6. Every person in the Wild West waves. It's called being friendly. Try to understand the concept.
7. If that cell phone rings while a bunch of geese/pheasants/ducks/doves are comin' in during a hunt, we WILL shoot it outta your hand. You better hope you don't have it up to your ear at the time.
8. Yeah. We eat trout, salmon, deer and elk. You really want sushi and caviar? It's available at the corner bait shop.
9. The 'Opener' refers to the first day of deer season. It's a religious holiday held the closest Saturday to the first of November.
10. We open doors for women. That's applied to all women, regardless of age.
11. No, there's no 'vegetarian special' on the menu. Order steak, or you can order the Chef's Salad and pick off the 2 pounds of ham and turkey.
12. When we fill out a table, there are three main dishes: meats, vegetables, and breads. We use three spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup! Oh, yeah ... We don't care what you folks in Cincinnati call that stuff you eat... IT AIN'T REAL CHILI!!
13. You bring 'Coke' into my house, it better be brown, wet and served over ice. You bring 'Mary Jane' into my house, she better be cute, know how to shoot, drive a truck, and have long hair.
14. College and High School Football is as important here as the Giants, the Yankees, the Mets, the Lakers and the Knicks, and a dang site more fun to watch.
15. Yeah, we have golf courses. But don't hit the water hazards - it spooks the fish.
16. Turn down that blasted car stereo! That thumpity-thump ain't music, anyway. We don't want to hear it anymore than we want to see your boxers! Refer back to #1 and Rule #4 for Directions!
And there is more..............
The COWBOY Solution to save Gasoline.
OBAMA wants us to cut the amount of gasoline we use.....
The best way to stop using so much gasoline is to deport 15 million illegal immigrants!
That would be 15 million less people using our gas.
The price of gas would come down.....
Bring our troops home from Afghanistan to guard the borders....
When they catch an illegal immigrant crossing the Border, hand him a canteen, rifle and some ammo and ship him to Afghanistan ....
Tell him if he wants to come to AMERICA then he must serve a tour in OUR military....
Give him a soldier's pay while he's there and tax him on it......
After his tour, he will be allowed to become a citizen since he defended this country.....
He will also be registered to be taxed and be a legal resident.....
This option will probably deter illegal immigration and provide a solution for the troops in Afghanistan and the aliens trying to make a better life for themselves. .......
If they refuse to serve, ship them to Afghanistan anyway, without the canteen, rifle or ammo.
Problem solved......
Obama mentioned something the other day about a moat while he was in Texas???
Not a bad idea according to Larry the Cable Guy!
Everyone concentrates on the problems we're having in Our Country lately:; Illegal immigration, hurricane recovery, alligators attacking people in Florida . . . .
Not me -- I concentrate on solutions for the problems -- it's a win-win situation.
* Dig a moat the length of the Mexican border.
* Send the dirt to New Orleans to raise the level of the levees.
* Put the Florida alligators in the moat along the Mexican border. Sounds like a workable plan !!!!
Any other problems you would like for me to solve today?
Oh! and there is one more rule "Don't Squat with your Spur's on!"
Several Cowboys put this together can't remember their names but there all Good People!
Michael Mack
A Redneck Texas American Cowboy
Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Nebraska, Idaho, and the rest of the Wild West are as follows:
1. Pull your pants up. You look like an idiot.
2.. Turn your cap right, your head ain't crooked.
3. Let's get this straight: it's called a 'gravel road.' I drive a pickup truck because I want to. No matter how slow you drive, you're gonna get dust on your Lexus. Drive it or get out of the way.
4. They are cattle. That's why they smell like cattle. They smell like money to us. Get over it. Don't like it? I-10 & I-40 go east and west, I-17 & I-15 goes north and south. Pick one and go.
5. So you have a $60,000 car. We're impressed. We have $250,000 Combines that are driven only 3 weeks a year.
6. Every person in the Wild West waves. It's called being friendly. Try to understand the concept.
7. If that cell phone rings while a bunch of geese/pheasants/ducks/doves are comin' in during a hunt, we WILL shoot it outta your hand. You better hope you don't have it up to your ear at the time.
8. Yeah. We eat trout, salmon, deer and elk. You really want sushi and caviar? It's available at the corner bait shop.
9. The 'Opener' refers to the first day of deer season. It's a religious holiday held the closest Saturday to the first of November.
10. We open doors for women. That's applied to all women, regardless of age.
11. No, there's no 'vegetarian special' on the menu. Order steak, or you can order the Chef's Salad and pick off the 2 pounds of ham and turkey.
12. When we fill out a table, there are three main dishes: meats, vegetables, and breads. We use three spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup! Oh, yeah ... We don't care what you folks in Cincinnati call that stuff you eat... IT AIN'T REAL CHILI!!
13. You bring 'Coke' into my house, it better be brown, wet and served over ice. You bring 'Mary Jane' into my house, she better be cute, know how to shoot, drive a truck, and have long hair.
14. College and High School Football is as important here as the Giants, the Yankees, the Mets, the Lakers and the Knicks, and a dang site more fun to watch.
15. Yeah, we have golf courses. But don't hit the water hazards - it spooks the fish.
16. Turn down that blasted car stereo! That thumpity-thump ain't music, anyway. We don't want to hear it anymore than we want to see your boxers! Refer back to #1 and Rule #4 for Directions!
And there is more..............
The COWBOY Solution to save Gasoline.
OBAMA wants us to cut the amount of gasoline we use.....
The best way to stop using so much gasoline is to deport 15 million illegal immigrants!
That would be 15 million less people using our gas.
The price of gas would come down.....
Bring our troops home from Afghanistan to guard the borders....
When they catch an illegal immigrant crossing the Border, hand him a canteen, rifle and some ammo and ship him to Afghanistan ....
Tell him if he wants to come to AMERICA then he must serve a tour in OUR military....
Give him a soldier's pay while he's there and tax him on it......
After his tour, he will be allowed to become a citizen since he defended this country.....
He will also be registered to be taxed and be a legal resident.....
This option will probably deter illegal immigration and provide a solution for the troops in Afghanistan and the aliens trying to make a better life for themselves. .......
If they refuse to serve, ship them to Afghanistan anyway, without the canteen, rifle or ammo.
Problem solved......
Obama mentioned something the other day about a moat while he was in Texas???
Not a bad idea according to Larry the Cable Guy!
Everyone concentrates on the problems we're having in Our Country lately:; Illegal immigration, hurricane recovery, alligators attacking people in Florida . . . .
Not me -- I concentrate on solutions for the problems -- it's a win-win situation.
* Dig a moat the length of the Mexican border.
* Send the dirt to New Orleans to raise the level of the levees.
* Put the Florida alligators in the moat along the Mexican border. Sounds like a workable plan !!!!
Any other problems you would like for me to solve today?
Oh! and there is one more rule "Don't Squat with your Spur's on!"
Several Cowboys put this together can't remember their names but there all Good People!
Michael Mack
A Redneck Texas American Cowboy
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Have we forgotten? We are in a war against Ideaology!
Americans have mixed opinions about whether the death of Osama bin Laden will increase terrorism worldwide or have no impact, a new Politico poll conducted May 8-12.
Why do we have mixed feelings?
Under the "Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques" plan, TSA's designated behavior detection officers are supposed to closely watch travelers who pose potential security risks and who exhibit any number of appearances or activities "indicative of stress, fear, or deception." A federal watchdog revealed that TSA's counter-terrorism specialists failed to detect 16 separate jihad operatives who moved through target airports "on at least 23 different occasions."
At Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, which also had been the site of terrorist attacks. Security there is comprised of a number of rings, only some of which are visible.
Passenger profiling has been a major component of the security success. Security officials question passengers before sending their luggage and screen them based on their answers and backgrounds. Passengers considered a potential risk are taken aside for further questioning and thoroughly searched.
Home land Security go to Israel for your training because what you are doing is not working
Political correctness is going to kill a lot of people.
Profiling is not discriminatory.
AA Flight 1561 with 156 passengers aboard, from New York to San Francisco, including Rageh Ahmed Mohaammed al-Murisi , which was one of them carrying an Apple charger cord, a pair of sunglasses and $47, He had multiple ID cards and documents, some expired, from New York and California, as well as $5,000 and $8,000 postdated checks.
Let’s see, let me put my southern redneck thinking cap on and see if even I can figure this one out?
No luggage? Traveling alone? Sweating profusely? Multiple ID cards from multiple states? From Yemen?
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!…………we have a match here………..something is wrong!!!!
Do not pass go! Do not collect $200! Go straight to Jail for further questioning, until you draw a get out of jail free card!(I played Monopoly)
Is this profiling are just using common sense to solve a problem? Common sense in my book, And If had been able to use this deductive reasoning prior to this person getting past security at the Airport I would not have discriminated against anyone, especially the multi-race, multi-gender, multi-culture, multi-age 156 passengers who were on Flight 1561.
Now my country redneck common sense thinking is kicking in again not only how did he get on this airplane but how did al-Murisi get into this country?
Now I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I think this is pretty simple: A Yemeni man shrieking "Allahu akbar!" at the top of his lungs more than 30 times rushed the cockpit door twice intending to take down the plane and kill everyone on board.
The only effective homeland security begins and ends with a culture of self-defense, profiling, everyone being alert to what is going on around you because al-Murisi had simply not mistaken clearly marked lavatory doors for the clearly marked cockpit door, you know, it's not normal to shout "God is great" in Arabic just before relieving yourself as your plane is about to land.
Some federal authorities proclaimed that al-Murisi's motives were "unknown."
"He's a normal guy. He has no intention of hurting nobody," said a cousin, Ahmed Almoraissi, 25, of Vallejo. "I don't know what happened on the plane."
Federal prosecutors noted that "Allahu akbar" was the same refrain invoked by the 9/11 hijackers over Shanksville, Pa., and by the would-be Christmas Day bomber over Detroit. Not to mention Fort Hood jihadist Nidal Hasan, the Frankfurt, Germany, jihadist who killed two U.S. airmen on a bus in March, the young Portland, Ore., Christmas tree lighting bomb plotter, every last suicide bomber across Europe, Africa, South Asia and the Middle East, and every last evil al-Qaida beheader broadcast on video over the past decade.
“Evil prevails when good men do nothing” said Larry Wright, the retired police officer who was one of four passengers who captured al-Murisi.
WE need enhanced questioning to get past security at Airports!
WE need enhanced questioning to get in this country!
WE need our borders secure!
WE need to remember the killing of Bin Laden did not end terrorism; we only stirred up a sleeping rattler snake.
There is old military saying; “just when you think the battle is over you need to sharpen your sword.”
Mine is razor sharp!
Michael Mack
An American
Why do we have mixed feelings?
Under the "Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques" plan, TSA's designated behavior detection officers are supposed to closely watch travelers who pose potential security risks and who exhibit any number of appearances or activities "indicative of stress, fear, or deception." A federal watchdog revealed that TSA's counter-terrorism specialists failed to detect 16 separate jihad operatives who moved through target airports "on at least 23 different occasions."
At Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel, which also had been the site of terrorist attacks. Security there is comprised of a number of rings, only some of which are visible.
Passenger profiling has been a major component of the security success. Security officials question passengers before sending their luggage and screen them based on their answers and backgrounds. Passengers considered a potential risk are taken aside for further questioning and thoroughly searched.
Home land Security go to Israel for your training because what you are doing is not working
Political correctness is going to kill a lot of people.
Profiling is not discriminatory.
AA Flight 1561 with 156 passengers aboard, from New York to San Francisco, including Rageh Ahmed Mohaammed al-Murisi , which was one of them carrying an Apple charger cord, a pair of sunglasses and $47, He had multiple ID cards and documents, some expired, from New York and California, as well as $5,000 and $8,000 postdated checks.
Let’s see, let me put my southern redneck thinking cap on and see if even I can figure this one out?
No luggage? Traveling alone? Sweating profusely? Multiple ID cards from multiple states? From Yemen?
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!…………we have a match here………..something is wrong!!!!
Do not pass go! Do not collect $200! Go straight to Jail for further questioning, until you draw a get out of jail free card!(I played Monopoly)
Is this profiling are just using common sense to solve a problem? Common sense in my book, And If had been able to use this deductive reasoning prior to this person getting past security at the Airport I would not have discriminated against anyone, especially the multi-race, multi-gender, multi-culture, multi-age 156 passengers who were on Flight 1561.
Now my country redneck common sense thinking is kicking in again not only how did he get on this airplane but how did al-Murisi get into this country?
Now I’m not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I think this is pretty simple: A Yemeni man shrieking "Allahu akbar!" at the top of his lungs more than 30 times rushed the cockpit door twice intending to take down the plane and kill everyone on board.
The only effective homeland security begins and ends with a culture of self-defense, profiling, everyone being alert to what is going on around you because al-Murisi had simply not mistaken clearly marked lavatory doors for the clearly marked cockpit door, you know, it's not normal to shout "God is great" in Arabic just before relieving yourself as your plane is about to land.
Some federal authorities proclaimed that al-Murisi's motives were "unknown."
"He's a normal guy. He has no intention of hurting nobody," said a cousin, Ahmed Almoraissi, 25, of Vallejo. "I don't know what happened on the plane."
Federal prosecutors noted that "Allahu akbar" was the same refrain invoked by the 9/11 hijackers over Shanksville, Pa., and by the would-be Christmas Day bomber over Detroit. Not to mention Fort Hood jihadist Nidal Hasan, the Frankfurt, Germany, jihadist who killed two U.S. airmen on a bus in March, the young Portland, Ore., Christmas tree lighting bomb plotter, every last suicide bomber across Europe, Africa, South Asia and the Middle East, and every last evil al-Qaida beheader broadcast on video over the past decade.
“Evil prevails when good men do nothing” said Larry Wright, the retired police officer who was one of four passengers who captured al-Murisi.
WE need enhanced questioning to get past security at Airports!
WE need enhanced questioning to get in this country!
WE need our borders secure!
WE need to remember the killing of Bin Laden did not end terrorism; we only stirred up a sleeping rattler snake.
There is old military saying; “just when you think the battle is over you need to sharpen your sword.”
Mine is razor sharp!
Michael Mack
An American
Monday, May 2, 2011
A TRIBUTE TO AMERICA .........USAMA BIN LADEN IS DEAD
Tonight it was announced that Usama Bin Laden the Most Wanted Criminal in the World is DEAD. This announcement rocked the world. Within moments thousands were in the streets of New York and Washington DC shouting USA! USA! USA! USA! , singing the National Anthem, celebrating this great Victory!
I take solace in the fact that the US Military attacked his compound and shot him dead. It was done with perfection and precision. It was done at night, there were no American casualties. We have the body so we will not lose the propaganda war.
GOD BLESS THE US MILITARY
In 1996 and again in 1998 Usama Bin Laden declared war against the United States. He bombed US embassies in multiple countries, USS Cole where 17 soldiers were killed. We as a country basically ignored him until September 11, 2001.
On a cool brisk Morning September 11, 2011 a series of coordinate suicide attacks by Al Qaeda. Four commercial passenger jetliners were high jacked. Two of the planes crashed into the World Trade Center and brought them down. One plane hit the Pentagon, one plane Flight 93 was crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. I think everybody remembers the infamous words “Let’s Roll” by Todd Beamer after reciting the Lords Prayer signifying the American Spirit Fighting Back in the face of grave danger. These words symbolize heroism and self sacrifice in a tough situation.
Nearly 3,000 victims and the 19 hijackers died in the attacks, 836 responders, including firefighters and police personnel. Among the 2,752 victims who died in the attacks on the World Trade Center were 343 firefighters and 60 police officers from New York City and the Port Authority. Another 184 people were killed in the attack on the Pentagon. The overwhelming majority of casualties were civilians, including nationals of over 70 countries.
Usama Bin Laden’s death will not bring back the child, mother, father, brother, friend, or loved one back. I would imagine the ones who lost the loved one would rather have their loved one back!
After the 9/11 attack President Bush standing on the rubble of the World Trade Center to chants of the workers searching for victims USA! USA! USA! He said the World hears you and we will not stop until the people responsible for this attack are brought to justice. Well tonight Justice was served!
The United States launched the War on Terror: a sometimes invisible, covert, disguised extremist group.
Tonight America celebrates this Victory and relishes in the win. But this War on Terror is far from over. The only thing we have done is cut off the head of the snake. It will affect Al Qaeda in many different ways. Al Qaeda is still alive. America still needs to understand this!
From an interview on February 8, 2003 on Meet the Press the late Tim Russert interviewed General Schwarzkopf.
Tim Russert: General Schwarzkopf, how important is it that we capture Osama Bin Laden?
General Schwarzkopf: Well I think it is very important only because the man on the street in the Middle East, you know, believes that he – a lot of people believe he is on the right track and that he is some sort of “folk hero” and that sort of thing. And I think it’s necessary to bring him down, one way or another. I will confess that you know, one of the statements that been attributed to me is I’m some sort of proud of, somebody said, you know, what do we do about Osama Bin Laden? And they asked me, “Can we forgive him?” and I said Forgiveness is up to God. I just hope we hurry up the meeting.” And that’s the way I feel about him, really.
In another instance General Schwarzkopf was asked how is it possible to fight an enemy who is willing to die for his cause. His reply: “Accommodate him.”
Well thanks to the US Military the meeting has been arranged.
I wonder if he saw the 72 virgins. I kinda doubt it!
Michael Mack
An American
I take solace in the fact that the US Military attacked his compound and shot him dead. It was done with perfection and precision. It was done at night, there were no American casualties. We have the body so we will not lose the propaganda war.
GOD BLESS THE US MILITARY
In 1996 and again in 1998 Usama Bin Laden declared war against the United States. He bombed US embassies in multiple countries, USS Cole where 17 soldiers were killed. We as a country basically ignored him until September 11, 2001.
On a cool brisk Morning September 11, 2011 a series of coordinate suicide attacks by Al Qaeda. Four commercial passenger jetliners were high jacked. Two of the planes crashed into the World Trade Center and brought them down. One plane hit the Pentagon, one plane Flight 93 was crashed into a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. I think everybody remembers the infamous words “Let’s Roll” by Todd Beamer after reciting the Lords Prayer signifying the American Spirit Fighting Back in the face of grave danger. These words symbolize heroism and self sacrifice in a tough situation.
Nearly 3,000 victims and the 19 hijackers died in the attacks, 836 responders, including firefighters and police personnel. Among the 2,752 victims who died in the attacks on the World Trade Center were 343 firefighters and 60 police officers from New York City and the Port Authority. Another 184 people were killed in the attack on the Pentagon. The overwhelming majority of casualties were civilians, including nationals of over 70 countries.
Usama Bin Laden’s death will not bring back the child, mother, father, brother, friend, or loved one back. I would imagine the ones who lost the loved one would rather have their loved one back!
After the 9/11 attack President Bush standing on the rubble of the World Trade Center to chants of the workers searching for victims USA! USA! USA! He said the World hears you and we will not stop until the people responsible for this attack are brought to justice. Well tonight Justice was served!
The United States launched the War on Terror: a sometimes invisible, covert, disguised extremist group.
Tonight America celebrates this Victory and relishes in the win. But this War on Terror is far from over. The only thing we have done is cut off the head of the snake. It will affect Al Qaeda in many different ways. Al Qaeda is still alive. America still needs to understand this!
From an interview on February 8, 2003 on Meet the Press the late Tim Russert interviewed General Schwarzkopf.
Tim Russert: General Schwarzkopf, how important is it that we capture Osama Bin Laden?
General Schwarzkopf: Well I think it is very important only because the man on the street in the Middle East, you know, believes that he – a lot of people believe he is on the right track and that he is some sort of “folk hero” and that sort of thing. And I think it’s necessary to bring him down, one way or another. I will confess that you know, one of the statements that been attributed to me is I’m some sort of proud of, somebody said, you know, what do we do about Osama Bin Laden? And they asked me, “Can we forgive him?” and I said Forgiveness is up to God. I just hope we hurry up the meeting.” And that’s the way I feel about him, really.
In another instance General Schwarzkopf was asked how is it possible to fight an enemy who is willing to die for his cause. His reply: “Accommodate him.”
Well thanks to the US Military the meeting has been arranged.
I wonder if he saw the 72 virgins. I kinda doubt it!
Michael Mack
An American
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
The US Treasury is Killing us in OIL Deals while Our government strangles the Average American
The U.S. is going to lend billions of dollars to Brazil's state-owned oil company, Petrobras, to finance exploration of the huge offshore discovery in Brazil's Tupi oil field in the Santos Basin near Rio de Janeiro.
The U.S. Export-Import Bank, an independent Federal Agency (as in US) tells us it has issued a "preliminary commitment" letter to Petrobras in the amount of $2 billion and has discussed with Brazil the possibility of increasing that amount.
From oil to refineries, China is capturing and integrating Latin America as much as it can, securing at least $65 billion in deals throughout the region since 2010. The deals are expected to eventually translate into at least a million barrels of crude oil and refined products per day and growing markets on both sides of the continent.
U.S. Government Loaned Mexican Government More Than $1 Billion to Drill Oil in Gulf of Mexico Last Year; Has $1 Billion More Planned For This Year.
The U.S. Export-Import Bank, an independent federal agency, loaned more than $1 billion to the Mexican state oil company PEMEX in 2009 to support the company's oil drilling in the southern Gulf of Mexico.
Last month, Chinese company Sinopec – Asia's biggest oil refiner – formalized a $7.1 billion contract to buy a 40 percent stake of the integrated Brazilian operations of Repsol, Spain’s biggest energy company.
In 2010, China’s biggest energy companies signed deals to build refineries and pump oil in Venezuela, Cuba, and Brazil and to lease storage tanks in the Caribbean.
So let me get this clear in my mind??
WE will loan and/or give money to Mexico and Brazil to drill oil in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of South America.
While all this is going on we have China making deals with Brazil to take the Oil once it is refined will go to China.
So we loan money to Brazil and Mexico, China makes deals with Brazil takes oil to China. We give our dollars to foreign countries. In the mean time I can’t afford to drive to store and buy groceries because prices have risen 10-15% in 6 months.
Why not let US Oil Companies to explore in Alaska, along with oil finds in North and South Dakota, Montana, or along the East and West Coasts, which could be our equivalent of the Tupi oil fields and much much more?
Meanwhile, North Dakota expects to have a surplus of about $700 million in June 2011, the end of its next budget cycle.
And why is North Dakota having a budget surplus? Drilling for Oil!
Why does Alaska have a budget surplus? Drilling for Oil!
Why does Texas have a budget surplus? Business friendly and drilling for oil and gas on and off shore!
Ok! I get it now. It is Obama’s plan to give money to foreign countries so they can create jobs, make money, sell oil to China at a reduced rate because they own part of the oil company, not approve oil drilling in the US and drive up oil cost, food cost, unemployment in the US.
I understand now. Redistribution of Wealth.
It is all in his books.
Michael Mack
An American
The U.S. Export-Import Bank, an independent Federal Agency (as in US) tells us it has issued a "preliminary commitment" letter to Petrobras in the amount of $2 billion and has discussed with Brazil the possibility of increasing that amount.
From oil to refineries, China is capturing and integrating Latin America as much as it can, securing at least $65 billion in deals throughout the region since 2010. The deals are expected to eventually translate into at least a million barrels of crude oil and refined products per day and growing markets on both sides of the continent.
U.S. Government Loaned Mexican Government More Than $1 Billion to Drill Oil in Gulf of Mexico Last Year; Has $1 Billion More Planned For This Year.
The U.S. Export-Import Bank, an independent federal agency, loaned more than $1 billion to the Mexican state oil company PEMEX in 2009 to support the company's oil drilling in the southern Gulf of Mexico.
Last month, Chinese company Sinopec – Asia's biggest oil refiner – formalized a $7.1 billion contract to buy a 40 percent stake of the integrated Brazilian operations of Repsol, Spain’s biggest energy company.
In 2010, China’s biggest energy companies signed deals to build refineries and pump oil in Venezuela, Cuba, and Brazil and to lease storage tanks in the Caribbean.
So let me get this clear in my mind??
WE will loan and/or give money to Mexico and Brazil to drill oil in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of South America.
While all this is going on we have China making deals with Brazil to take the Oil once it is refined will go to China.
So we loan money to Brazil and Mexico, China makes deals with Brazil takes oil to China. We give our dollars to foreign countries. In the mean time I can’t afford to drive to store and buy groceries because prices have risen 10-15% in 6 months.
Why not let US Oil Companies to explore in Alaska, along with oil finds in North and South Dakota, Montana, or along the East and West Coasts, which could be our equivalent of the Tupi oil fields and much much more?
Meanwhile, North Dakota expects to have a surplus of about $700 million in June 2011, the end of its next budget cycle.
And why is North Dakota having a budget surplus? Drilling for Oil!
Why does Alaska have a budget surplus? Drilling for Oil!
Why does Texas have a budget surplus? Business friendly and drilling for oil and gas on and off shore!
Ok! I get it now. It is Obama’s plan to give money to foreign countries so they can create jobs, make money, sell oil to China at a reduced rate because they own part of the oil company, not approve oil drilling in the US and drive up oil cost, food cost, unemployment in the US.
I understand now. Redistribution of Wealth.
It is all in his books.
Michael Mack
An American
Friday, April 15, 2011
OBAMA'S COLLEGE CLASSMATE SPEAKS OUT
Barack Hussien Obama is no fool. He is not incompetent. To the
contrary, he is brilliant. He knows exactly what he's doing. He
is purposely overwhelming the U.S. Economy to create systemic
failure, economic crisis and social chaos -- thereby destroying
capitalism and Our country from within.
Barack Hussien Obama was my college classmate ( Columbia
University, class of '83).
He is a devout Muslim do not be fooled.
Look at his Czars...anti-business..anti- American. As Glenn
Beck correctly predicted from day one, Barack Hussien Obama is
following the plan of Cloward & Piven, two professors at
Columbia University. They outlined a plan to socialize America by
overwhelming the system with government spending and entitlement
demands.
Add up the clues below. Taken individually they're alarming.
Taken as a whole, it is a brilliant, Machiavellian game plan to
turn the United States into a socialist/Marxist state with a
permanent majority that desperately needs government for survival
... And can be counted on to always vote for bigger government.
Why not? They have no responsibility to pay for it.
Universal health care. The health care bill had very little to
do with health care. It had everything to do with unionizing
millions of hospital and health care workers, as well as adding
15,000 to 20,000 new IRS agents (who will join government
employee unions). Obama doesn't care that giving free health care
to 30 million Americans will add trillions to
The national debt. What he does care about is that it cements
the dependence of those 30 million voters to Democrats and big
government. Who but a socialist revolutionary would pass this
reckless spending bill in the middle of a depression?
Cap and trade. Like health care legislation having nothing to
do with health care, cap and trade has nothing to do with global
warming. It has everything to do with redistribution of income,
government control of the economy and a criminal payoff to
Obama's biggest contributors. Those powerful and wealthy
unions and contributors (like GE, which owns NBC, MSNBC and CNBC)
can then be counted on to support everything Obama wants. They
will kick-back hundreds of millions of dollars in contributions
to Obama and the Democratic Party to keep them in power. The
bonus is that all the new taxes on Americans with bigger cars,
bigger homes and businesses helps Obama "spread the wealth
around."
Make Puerto Rico a state. Why? Who's asking for a 51st state?
Who's asking for millions of new welfare recipients and
government entitlement addicts in the middle of a depression?
Certainly not American taxpayers. But this has been Barack
Hussien Obama's plan all along.
His goal is to add two new Democrat senators, five Democrat
congressman and a million loyal Democratic voters who are
dependent on big government. Legalize 12 million illegal Mexican
immigrants. Just giving these 12 million potential new citizens
free health care alone could overwhelm the system and bankrupt
America . But it adds 12 million reliable new Democrat voters who
can be counted on to support big government. Add another few
trillion dollars in welfare, aid to dependent children, food
stamps, free medical, education, tax credits for the poor,
and eventually Social Security.
Stimulus and bailouts. Where did all that money go? It went to
Democrat contributors, organizations (ACORN), and unions --
including billions of dollars to save or create jobs of
government employees across the country. It went to save GM and
Chrysler so that their employees could keep paying union dues. It
went to AIG so that Goldman Sachs could be
Bailed out (after giving Obama almost $1 million in
contributions). A staggering $125 billion went to teachers
(thereby protecting their union dues).
All those public employees will vote loyally Democrat to protect
their bloated salaries and pensions that are bankrupting America .
The country goes broke, future generations face a bleak future,
but Obama, the Democrat Party, government, and the unions grow
more powerful. The ends justify the means.
Raise taxes on small business owners, high-income earners, and
job creators. Put the entire burden on only the top 20 percent
of taxpayers, redistribute the income, punish success, and reward
those who did nothing to deserve it (except vote for Obama).
Reagan wanted to dramatically cut taxes in order to starve the
government. Barack Obama wants to dramatically raise taxes to
starve his political opposition. With the acts outlined above,
Barack Hussien Obama and his regime have created a vast and
rapidly expanding constituency of voters dependent on big
government; a vast privileged class of public Employees who work for big government; and a government dedicated to destroying capitalism and installing themselves as socialist rulers by overwhelming the system.
Add it up and you've got the perfect Marxist scheme -- all
devised by my Columbia University college classmate Barack
Hussien Obama using the Cloward and Piven Plan.
Wayne Allyn Root is an American politician, entrepreneur, television and radio personality, author and political commentator. He was the 2008 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee. In June 2009 Richard Winger wrote he was the front runner for the 2012 Libertarian Presidential nomination.
then graduated from Columbia University in 1983 as a Political Science major (in the same class as President Barack Obama.
June 2010
True per snopes!
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/overwhelm.asp
Is it any wonder Obama supports the Muslim Brotherhood and goes out of his way to instruct the Justice department to look the other way on Muslim issues.
Appoints Muslims on the Homeland Security as Deputy Directors so they can feed information to the Muslim Brotherhood. Supports public unions as a way to get himself re-elected. Demonizes anyone who wants to save a state over people paying more taxes and force feeding money to the unions. Wants to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants. Raise taxes on the rich give money to the poor to spread the wealth around, Redistribution of wealth, just like he told Joe the Plumber the last time he was elected. Destroy the Worlds number #1 health care system vs. making it more competitive. Attack political opposites and label them as extreme and radical.
It is no wonder Obama supports Bernanke for devaluing the dollar with his Quantitative Easing(printing Money) the people it really hits hard is the unemployed, people who do not have a paycheck, older citizens who are on a fixed income. There IRA's or savings get reduced every time he prints more money. It creates a nanny state!
Now since he is doing that the International Money Fund (IMF) is trying to change the world recognizing the U.S. dollar as it's standard. It is all part of his plan!
Keep going the dollar will collapse, Fits right into Obama and George Soros' plan.
George has already taken part in 4 monetary collapses. Got rich off all of them!
We know who is extreme.
We know who is Radical.
We read your book.
We know who you listen to.
We know who your friends are.
The American People's confidence and trust has been violated!
The American people are deeply disturbed about the direction America is headed.
Michael Mack
An American
contrary, he is brilliant. He knows exactly what he's doing. He
is purposely overwhelming the U.S. Economy to create systemic
failure, economic crisis and social chaos -- thereby destroying
capitalism and Our country from within.
Barack Hussien Obama was my college classmate ( Columbia
University, class of '83).
He is a devout Muslim do not be fooled.
Look at his Czars...anti-business..anti- American. As Glenn
Beck correctly predicted from day one, Barack Hussien Obama is
following the plan of Cloward & Piven, two professors at
Columbia University. They outlined a plan to socialize America by
overwhelming the system with government spending and entitlement
demands.
Add up the clues below. Taken individually they're alarming.
Taken as a whole, it is a brilliant, Machiavellian game plan to
turn the United States into a socialist/Marxist state with a
permanent majority that desperately needs government for survival
... And can be counted on to always vote for bigger government.
Why not? They have no responsibility to pay for it.
Universal health care. The health care bill had very little to
do with health care. It had everything to do with unionizing
millions of hospital and health care workers, as well as adding
15,000 to 20,000 new IRS agents (who will join government
employee unions). Obama doesn't care that giving free health care
to 30 million Americans will add trillions to
The national debt. What he does care about is that it cements
the dependence of those 30 million voters to Democrats and big
government. Who but a socialist revolutionary would pass this
reckless spending bill in the middle of a depression?
Cap and trade. Like health care legislation having nothing to
do with health care, cap and trade has nothing to do with global
warming. It has everything to do with redistribution of income,
government control of the economy and a criminal payoff to
Obama's biggest contributors. Those powerful and wealthy
unions and contributors (like GE, which owns NBC, MSNBC and CNBC)
can then be counted on to support everything Obama wants. They
will kick-back hundreds of millions of dollars in contributions
to Obama and the Democratic Party to keep them in power. The
bonus is that all the new taxes on Americans with bigger cars,
bigger homes and businesses helps Obama "spread the wealth
around."
Make Puerto Rico a state. Why? Who's asking for a 51st state?
Who's asking for millions of new welfare recipients and
government entitlement addicts in the middle of a depression?
Certainly not American taxpayers. But this has been Barack
Hussien Obama's plan all along.
His goal is to add two new Democrat senators, five Democrat
congressman and a million loyal Democratic voters who are
dependent on big government. Legalize 12 million illegal Mexican
immigrants. Just giving these 12 million potential new citizens
free health care alone could overwhelm the system and bankrupt
America . But it adds 12 million reliable new Democrat voters who
can be counted on to support big government. Add another few
trillion dollars in welfare, aid to dependent children, food
stamps, free medical, education, tax credits for the poor,
and eventually Social Security.
Stimulus and bailouts. Where did all that money go? It went to
Democrat contributors, organizations (ACORN), and unions --
including billions of dollars to save or create jobs of
government employees across the country. It went to save GM and
Chrysler so that their employees could keep paying union dues. It
went to AIG so that Goldman Sachs could be
Bailed out (after giving Obama almost $1 million in
contributions). A staggering $125 billion went to teachers
(thereby protecting their union dues).
All those public employees will vote loyally Democrat to protect
their bloated salaries and pensions that are bankrupting America .
The country goes broke, future generations face a bleak future,
but Obama, the Democrat Party, government, and the unions grow
more powerful. The ends justify the means.
Raise taxes on small business owners, high-income earners, and
job creators. Put the entire burden on only the top 20 percent
of taxpayers, redistribute the income, punish success, and reward
those who did nothing to deserve it (except vote for Obama).
Reagan wanted to dramatically cut taxes in order to starve the
government. Barack Obama wants to dramatically raise taxes to
starve his political opposition. With the acts outlined above,
Barack Hussien Obama and his regime have created a vast and
rapidly expanding constituency of voters dependent on big
government; a vast privileged class of public Employees who work for big government; and a government dedicated to destroying capitalism and installing themselves as socialist rulers by overwhelming the system.
Add it up and you've got the perfect Marxist scheme -- all
devised by my Columbia University college classmate Barack
Hussien Obama using the Cloward and Piven Plan.
Wayne Allyn Root is an American politician, entrepreneur, television and radio personality, author and political commentator. He was the 2008 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee. In June 2009 Richard Winger wrote he was the front runner for the 2012 Libertarian Presidential nomination.
then graduated from Columbia University in 1983 as a Political Science major (in the same class as President Barack Obama.
June 2010
True per snopes!
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/overwhelm.asp
Is it any wonder Obama supports the Muslim Brotherhood and goes out of his way to instruct the Justice department to look the other way on Muslim issues.
Appoints Muslims on the Homeland Security as Deputy Directors so they can feed information to the Muslim Brotherhood. Supports public unions as a way to get himself re-elected. Demonizes anyone who wants to save a state over people paying more taxes and force feeding money to the unions. Wants to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants. Raise taxes on the rich give money to the poor to spread the wealth around, Redistribution of wealth, just like he told Joe the Plumber the last time he was elected. Destroy the Worlds number #1 health care system vs. making it more competitive. Attack political opposites and label them as extreme and radical.
It is no wonder Obama supports Bernanke for devaluing the dollar with his Quantitative Easing(printing Money) the people it really hits hard is the unemployed, people who do not have a paycheck, older citizens who are on a fixed income. There IRA's or savings get reduced every time he prints more money. It creates a nanny state!
Now since he is doing that the International Money Fund (IMF) is trying to change the world recognizing the U.S. dollar as it's standard. It is all part of his plan!
Keep going the dollar will collapse, Fits right into Obama and George Soros' plan.
George has already taken part in 4 monetary collapses. Got rich off all of them!
We know who is extreme.
We know who is Radical.
We read your book.
We know who you listen to.
We know who your friends are.
The American People's confidence and trust has been violated!
The American people are deeply disturbed about the direction America is headed.
Michael Mack
An American
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Word of the Day: Dhimmitude - Sharia Law in the U.S. Why?
New Word For The Day - "Dhimmitude"
What Does It Mean?
Obama used it in the health care bill.
Now isn't this interesting? It was used in the health care
law.
Every day there's another revelation of what Obama and his
fellow Democrats are doing to our country.
Dhimmitude -- I had never heard the word until now. Type
it into Google and start reading. Pretty interesting. It's
on page 107 of the healthcare bill. I looked this up on
Google and yep, it exists. It is a REAL word.
Word of the Day: Dhimmitude
Dhimmitude is the Muslim system of controlling non-muslim
populations conquered through jihad. Specifically, it is the
TAXING of non-muslims in exchange for tolerating their
presence AND as a coercive means of converting conquered
remnants to Islam.
Obama Care allows the establishment of Dhimmitude and
Sharia Muslim diktat in the United States .
Folks, this is exclusively an Islamic concept under Sharia
Law. So exclusive they had to make up an English word to
define the concept. Why would our government start
interjecting Sharia Law concepts into new broad and sweeping
legislation like health care that would control the US
population?....Anyone?
Muslims are specifically exempted from the government
mandate to purchase insurance, and also from the penalty tax
for being uninsured. Islam considers insurance to be
"gambling", "risk-taking", and "usury" and is thus banned.
Muslims are specifically granted exemption based on this.
How convenient.
So a Christian, will have crippling IRS
liens placed against all of their assets, including real
estate, cattle, and even accounts receivables, and will face
hard prison time because they refuse to buy insurance or pay
the penalty tax. Meanwhile, Louis Farrakhan and all other US
Muslims will have no such penalty and will have 100% of
their health needs paid for by the de facto government
insurance. Non-Muslims paying a tax to subsidize Muslims.
This is Sharia Law definition of... Dhimmitude. This is not
a Western Civilization concept.
Dhimmit has two purposes: To enrich Muslims AND to drive
conversions to Islam. "Sure, I'll be a muslim if it means
free health insurance and no taxes. Where do I sign, bro?"
This really is happening in your country. A fraction at a
time.
Wake up America! They're coming in the back door.
To check it out on Snopes click here: Health Insurance
Exemptions.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/medical/exemptions.asp
You have to ask yourself If George Bush 41 or 43, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan were President would this be put into a law?
Why Obama?
Why Now?
Why are Muslim Issues being pushed so hard?
Michael Mack
An American
What Does It Mean?
Obama used it in the health care bill.
Now isn't this interesting? It was used in the health care
law.
Every day there's another revelation of what Obama and his
fellow Democrats are doing to our country.
Dhimmitude -- I had never heard the word until now. Type
it into Google and start reading. Pretty interesting. It's
on page 107 of the healthcare bill. I looked this up on
Google and yep, it exists. It is a REAL word.
Word of the Day: Dhimmitude
Dhimmitude is the Muslim system of controlling non-muslim
populations conquered through jihad. Specifically, it is the
TAXING of non-muslims in exchange for tolerating their
presence AND as a coercive means of converting conquered
remnants to Islam.
Obama Care allows the establishment of Dhimmitude and
Sharia Muslim diktat in the United States .
Folks, this is exclusively an Islamic concept under Sharia
Law. So exclusive they had to make up an English word to
define the concept. Why would our government start
interjecting Sharia Law concepts into new broad and sweeping
legislation like health care that would control the US
population?....Anyone?
Muslims are specifically exempted from the government
mandate to purchase insurance, and also from the penalty tax
for being uninsured. Islam considers insurance to be
"gambling", "risk-taking", and "usury" and is thus banned.
Muslims are specifically granted exemption based on this.
How convenient.
So a Christian, will have crippling IRS
liens placed against all of their assets, including real
estate, cattle, and even accounts receivables, and will face
hard prison time because they refuse to buy insurance or pay
the penalty tax. Meanwhile, Louis Farrakhan and all other US
Muslims will have no such penalty and will have 100% of
their health needs paid for by the de facto government
insurance. Non-Muslims paying a tax to subsidize Muslims.
This is Sharia Law definition of... Dhimmitude. This is not
a Western Civilization concept.
Dhimmit has two purposes: To enrich Muslims AND to drive
conversions to Islam. "Sure, I'll be a muslim if it means
free health insurance and no taxes. Where do I sign, bro?"
This really is happening in your country. A fraction at a
time.
Wake up America! They're coming in the back door.
To check it out on Snopes click here: Health Insurance
Exemptions.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/medical/exemptions.asp
You have to ask yourself If George Bush 41 or 43, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan were President would this be put into a law?
Why Obama?
Why Now?
Why are Muslim Issues being pushed so hard?
Michael Mack
An American
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Unprecedented and Perfectly Clear!
This week President Obama eagerly announced his support for new offshore drilling.
But for Brazil! Not the U.S.!
A new deep water permit was issued on Feb. 28 2011 after the Obama administration imposed a temporary ban on drilling at depths greater than 500 feet shortly after the BP disaster. The moratorium was officially lifted last October, but until last month, no new deepwater permits had been approved.
BP Plc, whose Macondo well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico caused the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history last year, co-owns the well that was granted the first deepwater drilling permit since the disaster.
BP is Noble Energy Inc’s partner in the well, holding a 46.5 percent interest, BP said. Noble operates the Santiago well that received a permit from U.S. regulators on Monday to resume drilling in the Mississippi Canyon area of the Gulf, about 70 miles south of the Louisiana coast.
The U.S. Government Loaned Mexican Government More Than $1 Billion to Drill Oil in Gulf of Mexico Last Year 2010; Has $1 Billion More Planned For This Year 2011.
The U.S. Export-Import Bank, an independent federal agency, loaned more than $1 billion to the Mexican state oil company PEMEX in 2009 to support the company’s oil drilling in the southern Gulf of Mexico.
Yes, you read that right. During a visit to Brazil, President Obama applauded Brazil's decision to drill offshore for oil and gas, the very action that he and his administration have worked tirelessly to ban and restrict in the United States. The President also backed up his support with a promise of U.S. federal financing to help fund Brazil's drilling operations that will create thousands of new jobs in Brazil.
President Obama said that he wants the United States to be one of Brazil's "best customers" when Brazil's new oil and gas supplies come online.
Why does President Obama want to be one of Brazil's best customers of oil and gas when there are millions of Americans who would be eager to be the best customers of new supplies of oil and gas produced by workers in Louisiana, Alaska, and Virginia?
Meanwhile, gasoline and diesel prices in the United States are skyrocketing. Rigs are leaving the Gulf of Mexico and signing contracts with other countries. President Obama's drilling moratorium last summer and the subsequent refusal to issue new drilling permits caused the loss of at least 20,000 jobs. And domestic production of oil will drop by 220,000 barrels per day in 2011.
This is Obama‘s way of cutting US Jobs and sending them to Brazil One Wall Street analyst has a very dire projection about the economic effects of the BP oil spill. David Kotok, the co-founder and chief investment officer of Cumberland Advisors, a Sarasota, Florida-based investment advisory firm, has projected that the spill will cost 1 million permanent jobs in the next five years.
So, our fearless leader will loan money to Mexico to Drill in the Gulf, He will encourage Brazil to Drill Baby Drill!
Watch Gas Prices Soar 20% in a year!
Watch Food Prices Soar to the highest increase in 36 years!
Home construction Down 22.5% highest since 2003.
1 in 45 households received a foreclosure filing last year 2.9 Million homes mainly due to loss of income!
25% or 75 million home owners are upside down on their mortgages. The house is worth less than the mortgage.
Obama Added More to National Debt in First 19 Months Than All Presidents from Washington Through Reagan. The Debt is $14.2 Trillion and increases $4.1 Billion/day.
Unemployment Forecast to be 10% in 2011, when you include the people who have given up after two years it is at 20%.
1/3 or 100 Million people in the U.S.cannot qualify for a home loan because of credit scores below 620.
The dollar is sinking, and inflation is rising.
The Middle East is on Fire! Japan is Hurting! American People are Hurting!
But Obama can play golf, host parties, jump on Governors that are doing what he should be doing in Washington, read a teleprompter, and pick his final four, go on vacation!
But in 1 calendar year Obama has said what he faces is an “unprecedented” task 129 times to describe the job he has???
And he has said. “Let me be perfectly clear” 132 times! When he says this we really pay attention?#%&?#$%!!
President Obama “let me perfectly clear” it is “unprecedented” how lackadaisical you take your job as President of the United States given the results we see after two years that I listed above!
And I‘ve heard it before “you will not rest” until you get every America back to work and our economy is back on tract! I know that is true because of the 61 times you have played golf since you took office. George Bush played 32 rounds in 8 years.
But in Obama’s America he only enforces the laws he agrees with and only does what he wants to do.
President Obama your not a King!
Your actions are unprecedented and perfectly clear!
America and the World is crumbling Right before our eyes!
Michael Mack
An American
But for Brazil! Not the U.S.!
A new deep water permit was issued on Feb. 28 2011 after the Obama administration imposed a temporary ban on drilling at depths greater than 500 feet shortly after the BP disaster. The moratorium was officially lifted last October, but until last month, no new deepwater permits had been approved.
BP Plc, whose Macondo well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico caused the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history last year, co-owns the well that was granted the first deepwater drilling permit since the disaster.
BP is Noble Energy Inc’s partner in the well, holding a 46.5 percent interest, BP said. Noble operates the Santiago well that received a permit from U.S. regulators on Monday to resume drilling in the Mississippi Canyon area of the Gulf, about 70 miles south of the Louisiana coast.
The U.S. Government Loaned Mexican Government More Than $1 Billion to Drill Oil in Gulf of Mexico Last Year 2010; Has $1 Billion More Planned For This Year 2011.
The U.S. Export-Import Bank, an independent federal agency, loaned more than $1 billion to the Mexican state oil company PEMEX in 2009 to support the company’s oil drilling in the southern Gulf of Mexico.
Yes, you read that right. During a visit to Brazil, President Obama applauded Brazil's decision to drill offshore for oil and gas, the very action that he and his administration have worked tirelessly to ban and restrict in the United States. The President also backed up his support with a promise of U.S. federal financing to help fund Brazil's drilling operations that will create thousands of new jobs in Brazil.
President Obama said that he wants the United States to be one of Brazil's "best customers" when Brazil's new oil and gas supplies come online.
Why does President Obama want to be one of Brazil's best customers of oil and gas when there are millions of Americans who would be eager to be the best customers of new supplies of oil and gas produced by workers in Louisiana, Alaska, and Virginia?
Meanwhile, gasoline and diesel prices in the United States are skyrocketing. Rigs are leaving the Gulf of Mexico and signing contracts with other countries. President Obama's drilling moratorium last summer and the subsequent refusal to issue new drilling permits caused the loss of at least 20,000 jobs. And domestic production of oil will drop by 220,000 barrels per day in 2011.
This is Obama‘s way of cutting US Jobs and sending them to Brazil One Wall Street analyst has a very dire projection about the economic effects of the BP oil spill. David Kotok, the co-founder and chief investment officer of Cumberland Advisors, a Sarasota, Florida-based investment advisory firm, has projected that the spill will cost 1 million permanent jobs in the next five years.
So, our fearless leader will loan money to Mexico to Drill in the Gulf, He will encourage Brazil to Drill Baby Drill!
Watch Gas Prices Soar 20% in a year!
Watch Food Prices Soar to the highest increase in 36 years!
Home construction Down 22.5% highest since 2003.
1 in 45 households received a foreclosure filing last year 2.9 Million homes mainly due to loss of income!
25% or 75 million home owners are upside down on their mortgages. The house is worth less than the mortgage.
Obama Added More to National Debt in First 19 Months Than All Presidents from Washington Through Reagan. The Debt is $14.2 Trillion and increases $4.1 Billion/day.
Unemployment Forecast to be 10% in 2011, when you include the people who have given up after two years it is at 20%.
1/3 or 100 Million people in the U.S.cannot qualify for a home loan because of credit scores below 620.
The dollar is sinking, and inflation is rising.
The Middle East is on Fire! Japan is Hurting! American People are Hurting!
But Obama can play golf, host parties, jump on Governors that are doing what he should be doing in Washington, read a teleprompter, and pick his final four, go on vacation!
But in 1 calendar year Obama has said what he faces is an “unprecedented” task 129 times to describe the job he has???
And he has said. “Let me be perfectly clear” 132 times! When he says this we really pay attention?#%&?#$%!!
President Obama “let me perfectly clear” it is “unprecedented” how lackadaisical you take your job as President of the United States given the results we see after two years that I listed above!
And I‘ve heard it before “you will not rest” until you get every America back to work and our economy is back on tract! I know that is true because of the 61 times you have played golf since you took office. George Bush played 32 rounds in 8 years.
But in Obama’s America he only enforces the laws he agrees with and only does what he wants to do.
President Obama your not a King!
Your actions are unprecedented and perfectly clear!
America and the World is crumbling Right before our eyes!
Michael Mack
An American
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
WE need to Draft Rep. Allen West for President of the United States in 2012
Representative Allen West understands our Military understands our enemies, the dangers of Radical Islamic terrorist and is not afraid to stand up to them. He loves our military and put others over himself in battle and in day to day life.
Retired Army Lt. Col Allen West is taking the Capitol by storm with his "take-no-prisoners" approach. Fresh off a rousing star turn at the annual CPAC convention in Washington, D.C., the freshman congressman from Florida recently spoke with CBN and outlined his vision for America.
"Stand firm," West told the CPAC audience to thunderous applause. "For this is the dawn of a new America." Conservatives are smitten with West. A 22-year Army veteran, he's a straight shooter with no love for political correctness.
"One of the things that I've noticed is that when you cross the Potomac, truth becomes subjective," West told CBN News. "And I will not subscribe to that."
Despite threats facing an America that some analysts say is in decline, West is confident that he can help right the ship on Capitol Hill and leave a stronger country for his two daughters.
"For whatever reason, we tried this big government, liberal progressive agenda for the last two years," he said. "We've seen that it's not going in the right direction, so we're going self correct ourselves."
"Because what made America great in 234 years was not a large government, but an indomitable American spirit," he said. "And that's what we're going to resurrect."
Allen Bernard West (born February 7, 1961) is a Republican U.S. Representative from Florida's 22nd congressional district, serving since January 2011. He is the first African-American Republican Congressman from Florida since Josiah T. Walls in 1876. West served in the Army in Iraq and was a civilian adviser in Afghanistan. He achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army but retired after an investigation of his conduct during the interrogation of a detainee in Taji, Iraq.
West was charged with violating articles 128 (assault) and 134 (general article) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. During a hearing held as part of an Article 32 investigation in November 2003, West stated, "I know the method I used was not right, but I wanted to take care of my soldiers."[ The charges were ultimately referred to an Article 15 proceeding rather than court-martial, at which West was fined $5,000. LTC West accepted the judgment and retired with full benefits in the summer of 2004. Asked if he would have act differently if under similar circumstances again, West testified, "If it's about the lives of my soldiers at stake, I'd go through hell with a gasoline can."
We need leadership that can make a decision, Lead with determination with America Exceptionalism as a foundation for Leading the World. God knows we do not have that now!
He is a Christian! He is an American! He is a Servant Leader! He will put our National Interest and our Security Interest above his own! How do I know? Because he lives it!
I Love this guy!!!!!
Draft Representative Allen West for President!
Michael Mack
An American
Retired Army Lt. Col Allen West is taking the Capitol by storm with his "take-no-prisoners" approach. Fresh off a rousing star turn at the annual CPAC convention in Washington, D.C., the freshman congressman from Florida recently spoke with CBN and outlined his vision for America.
"Stand firm," West told the CPAC audience to thunderous applause. "For this is the dawn of a new America." Conservatives are smitten with West. A 22-year Army veteran, he's a straight shooter with no love for political correctness.
"One of the things that I've noticed is that when you cross the Potomac, truth becomes subjective," West told CBN News. "And I will not subscribe to that."
Despite threats facing an America that some analysts say is in decline, West is confident that he can help right the ship on Capitol Hill and leave a stronger country for his two daughters.
"For whatever reason, we tried this big government, liberal progressive agenda for the last two years," he said. "We've seen that it's not going in the right direction, so we're going self correct ourselves."
"Because what made America great in 234 years was not a large government, but an indomitable American spirit," he said. "And that's what we're going to resurrect."
Allen Bernard West (born February 7, 1961) is a Republican U.S. Representative from Florida's 22nd congressional district, serving since January 2011. He is the first African-American Republican Congressman from Florida since Josiah T. Walls in 1876. West served in the Army in Iraq and was a civilian adviser in Afghanistan. He achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army but retired after an investigation of his conduct during the interrogation of a detainee in Taji, Iraq.
West was charged with violating articles 128 (assault) and 134 (general article) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. During a hearing held as part of an Article 32 investigation in November 2003, West stated, "I know the method I used was not right, but I wanted to take care of my soldiers."[ The charges were ultimately referred to an Article 15 proceeding rather than court-martial, at which West was fined $5,000. LTC West accepted the judgment and retired with full benefits in the summer of 2004. Asked if he would have act differently if under similar circumstances again, West testified, "If it's about the lives of my soldiers at stake, I'd go through hell with a gasoline can."
We need leadership that can make a decision, Lead with determination with America Exceptionalism as a foundation for Leading the World. God knows we do not have that now!
He is a Christian! He is an American! He is a Servant Leader! He will put our National Interest and our Security Interest above his own! How do I know? Because he lives it!
I Love this guy!!!!!
Draft Representative Allen West for President!
Michael Mack
An American
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Happy St Patrick's Day
Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated each year on March 17th. In Ireland, Saint Patrick’s Day is both a holy day and a national holiday. Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland as he was the one who brought Christianity to the Irish.
According to legend, Saint Patrick used a shamrock to explain about God. The shamrock, which looks like clover, has three leaves on each stem. Saint Patrick told the people that the shamrock was like the idea of the Trinity – that in the one God there are three divine beings: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The shamrock was sacred to the Druids, so Saint Patrick’s use of it in explaining the trinity was very wise.
Although it began in Ireland, Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated in countries around the world. People with Irish heritage remind themselves of the beautiful green countryside of Ireland by wearing green and taking part in the festivities.
Saint Patrick’s Day is usually celebrated with a parade. The one in Dublin, Ireland is known to some as the Irish Mardi Gras. But the one in New York City is actually one of the biggest. It lasts for hours. Two Irish wolfhounds, the mascots of the New York National Guard infantry regiment the “Fighting 69th”, always lead the parade. More than one hundred bands and a hundred thousand marchers follow the wolfhounds in the parade.
Saint Patrick and the Snakes:
Another tale about Patrick is that he drove the snakes from Ireland. Different versions of the story, tell of him standing upon a hill, using a wooden staff to drive the serpents into the sea, banishing them forever from Ireland.
One version says that an old serpent resisted banishment, but that Patrick outwitted him. Patrick made a box and invited the snake to enter. The snake insisted it was too small and the two argued. Finally to prove his point, the snake entered the box to show how tight the fit was. Patrick slammed the lid closed and threw the box into the sea.
Although it’s true that Ireland has no snakes, this likely had more to do with the fact that Ireland is an island and being separated from the rest of the continent the snakes couldn’t get there. The stories of Saint Patrick and the snakes are likely a metaphor for his bringing Christianity to Ireland and driving out the pagan religions (serpents were a common symbol in many of these religions).
Have A Great Day! Green beer and All.
Michael Mack
An "Irish" American
According to legend, Saint Patrick used a shamrock to explain about God. The shamrock, which looks like clover, has three leaves on each stem. Saint Patrick told the people that the shamrock was like the idea of the Trinity – that in the one God there are three divine beings: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The shamrock was sacred to the Druids, so Saint Patrick’s use of it in explaining the trinity was very wise.
Although it began in Ireland, Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated in countries around the world. People with Irish heritage remind themselves of the beautiful green countryside of Ireland by wearing green and taking part in the festivities.
Saint Patrick’s Day is usually celebrated with a parade. The one in Dublin, Ireland is known to some as the Irish Mardi Gras. But the one in New York City is actually one of the biggest. It lasts for hours. Two Irish wolfhounds, the mascots of the New York National Guard infantry regiment the “Fighting 69th”, always lead the parade. More than one hundred bands and a hundred thousand marchers follow the wolfhounds in the parade.
Saint Patrick and the Snakes:
Another tale about Patrick is that he drove the snakes from Ireland. Different versions of the story, tell of him standing upon a hill, using a wooden staff to drive the serpents into the sea, banishing them forever from Ireland.
One version says that an old serpent resisted banishment, but that Patrick outwitted him. Patrick made a box and invited the snake to enter. The snake insisted it was too small and the two argued. Finally to prove his point, the snake entered the box to show how tight the fit was. Patrick slammed the lid closed and threw the box into the sea.
Although it’s true that Ireland has no snakes, this likely had more to do with the fact that Ireland is an island and being separated from the rest of the continent the snakes couldn’t get there. The stories of Saint Patrick and the snakes are likely a metaphor for his bringing Christianity to Ireland and driving out the pagan religions (serpents were a common symbol in many of these religions).
Have A Great Day! Green beer and All.
Michael Mack
An "Irish" American
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Good Judges are Hard to Find - Judge Willam Young is a Good One!
January 30, 2003 United States vs. Reid. Judge Young: Mr. Richard C. Reid, hearken now to the sentence the Court imposes upon you.
On counts 1, 5 and 6 the Court sentences you to life in prison in the custody of the United States Attorney General.
On counts 2, 3, 4 and 7, the Court sentences you to 20 years in prison on each count, the sentence on each count to run consecutive with the other. That's 80 years.
On count 8 the Court sentences you to the mandatory 30 years consecutive to the 80 years just imposed. The Court imposes upon you each of the eight counts a fine of $250,000 for the aggregate fine of $2 million.
The Court accepts the government's recommendation with respect to restitution and orders restitution in the amount of $298.17 to Andre Bousquet and $5,784 to American Airlines.
The Court imposes upon you the $800 special assessment.
The Court imposes upon you five years supervised release simply because the law requires it. But the life sentences are real life sentences so I need go no further.
This is the sentence that is provided for by our statues. It is a fair and just sentence. It is a righteous sentence. Let me explain this to you.
We are not afraid of any of your terrorist co-conspirators, Mr. Reid. We are Americans. We have been through the fire before. There is all too much war talk here. And I say that to everyone with the utmost respect.
Here in this court , where we deal with individuals as individuals, and care for individuals as individuals, as human beings we reach out for justice, you are not an enemy combatant. You are a terrorist. You are not a soldier in any war. You are a terrorist. To give you that reference, to call you a soldier gives you far too much stature. Whether it is the officers of government who do it or your attorney who does it, or that happens to be your view, you are a terrorist.
And we do not negotiate with terrorists. We do not treat with terrorists. We do not sign documents with terrorists. We hunt them down one by one and bring them to justice.
So war talk is way out of line in this court. You are a big fellow. But you are not that big. You're no warrior. I know warriors. You are a terrorist. A species of criminal guilty of multiple attempted murders.
In a very real sense Trooper Santigo had it right when you first were taken off that plane and into custody and you wondered where the press and where the TV crews were and he said you're no big deal. You're no big deal.
What your counsel, what your able counsel and what the equally able United States attorneys have grappled with and what I have as honestly as I know how tried to grapple with, is why you did something so horrific. What was it that led you here to this courtroom today? I have listened respectfully to what you have to say. And I ask you to search your heart and ask yourself what sort of unfathomable hate led you to do what you are guilty and admit you are guilty of doing. And I have an answer for you. It may not satisfy you. But as I search this entire record it comes as close to understanding as I know.
It seems to me you hate the one thing that is most precious. You hate our freedom. Our individual freedom. Our individual freedom to live as we choose, to come and go as we choose, to believe or not believe as we individually choose.
Here, in this society, the very winds carry freedom. They carry it everywhere from sea to shining sea. It is because we prize individual freedom so much that you are here in this beautiful courtroom. So that everyone can see, truly see that justice is administered fairly, individually, and discretely.
It is for freedom's sake that your lawyers are striving so vigorously on your behalf and have filed appeals, will go on in their, their representation of you before other judges. We are about it. Because we all know that the way we treat you, Mr. Reid, is the measure of our own liberties. Make no mistake though. It is yet true that we will bear any burden, pay any price, to preserve our freedoms.
Look around this courtroom. Mark it well. The world is not going to long remember what you or I say here. Day after tomorrow it will be forgotten. But this, however, will long endure. Here in this courtroom and courtrooms all across America, the American people will gather to see that justice, individual justice, justice, not war, individual justice is in fact being done.
The very President of the United States through his officers will have to come into courtrooms and lay out evidence on which specific matters can be judged, and juries of citizens will gather to sit and judge that evidence democratically, to mold and shape and refine our sense of justice.
See that flag, Mr. Reid? That's the flag of the United States of America. That flag will fly there long after this is all forgotten. That flag stands for freedom. You know it always will.
Custody Mr. Officer. Stand him down.
Way to go Judge! I only wish they could all be that good!
Michael Mack
An American
On counts 1, 5 and 6 the Court sentences you to life in prison in the custody of the United States Attorney General.
On counts 2, 3, 4 and 7, the Court sentences you to 20 years in prison on each count, the sentence on each count to run consecutive with the other. That's 80 years.
On count 8 the Court sentences you to the mandatory 30 years consecutive to the 80 years just imposed. The Court imposes upon you each of the eight counts a fine of $250,000 for the aggregate fine of $2 million.
The Court accepts the government's recommendation with respect to restitution and orders restitution in the amount of $298.17 to Andre Bousquet and $5,784 to American Airlines.
The Court imposes upon you the $800 special assessment.
The Court imposes upon you five years supervised release simply because the law requires it. But the life sentences are real life sentences so I need go no further.
This is the sentence that is provided for by our statues. It is a fair and just sentence. It is a righteous sentence. Let me explain this to you.
We are not afraid of any of your terrorist co-conspirators, Mr. Reid. We are Americans. We have been through the fire before. There is all too much war talk here. And I say that to everyone with the utmost respect.
Here in this court , where we deal with individuals as individuals, and care for individuals as individuals, as human beings we reach out for justice, you are not an enemy combatant. You are a terrorist. You are not a soldier in any war. You are a terrorist. To give you that reference, to call you a soldier gives you far too much stature. Whether it is the officers of government who do it or your attorney who does it, or that happens to be your view, you are a terrorist.
And we do not negotiate with terrorists. We do not treat with terrorists. We do not sign documents with terrorists. We hunt them down one by one and bring them to justice.
So war talk is way out of line in this court. You are a big fellow. But you are not that big. You're no warrior. I know warriors. You are a terrorist. A species of criminal guilty of multiple attempted murders.
In a very real sense Trooper Santigo had it right when you first were taken off that plane and into custody and you wondered where the press and where the TV crews were and he said you're no big deal. You're no big deal.
What your counsel, what your able counsel and what the equally able United States attorneys have grappled with and what I have as honestly as I know how tried to grapple with, is why you did something so horrific. What was it that led you here to this courtroom today? I have listened respectfully to what you have to say. And I ask you to search your heart and ask yourself what sort of unfathomable hate led you to do what you are guilty and admit you are guilty of doing. And I have an answer for you. It may not satisfy you. But as I search this entire record it comes as close to understanding as I know.
It seems to me you hate the one thing that is most precious. You hate our freedom. Our individual freedom. Our individual freedom to live as we choose, to come and go as we choose, to believe or not believe as we individually choose.
Here, in this society, the very winds carry freedom. They carry it everywhere from sea to shining sea. It is because we prize individual freedom so much that you are here in this beautiful courtroom. So that everyone can see, truly see that justice is administered fairly, individually, and discretely.
It is for freedom's sake that your lawyers are striving so vigorously on your behalf and have filed appeals, will go on in their, their representation of you before other judges. We are about it. Because we all know that the way we treat you, Mr. Reid, is the measure of our own liberties. Make no mistake though. It is yet true that we will bear any burden, pay any price, to preserve our freedoms.
Look around this courtroom. Mark it well. The world is not going to long remember what you or I say here. Day after tomorrow it will be forgotten. But this, however, will long endure. Here in this courtroom and courtrooms all across America, the American people will gather to see that justice, individual justice, justice, not war, individual justice is in fact being done.
The very President of the United States through his officers will have to come into courtrooms and lay out evidence on which specific matters can be judged, and juries of citizens will gather to sit and judge that evidence democratically, to mold and shape and refine our sense of justice.
See that flag, Mr. Reid? That's the flag of the United States of America. That flag will fly there long after this is all forgotten. That flag stands for freedom. You know it always will.
Custody Mr. Officer. Stand him down.
Way to go Judge! I only wish they could all be that good!
Michael Mack
An American
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