Saturday, June 13, 2020
Tuesday, June 09, 2020
DEFUND POLICE DEPARTMENTS?
If you spot someone trying to steal your car don’t call 911.
Call your Councilman or Councilwoman.
Call your Councilman or Councilwoman.
Saturday, June 06, 2020
JUST WHAT IS SYSTEMATIC RACISM?
I’m wondering just what is mean by it. I was out and about in my community yesterday. I didn’t see or hear anyone shouting anything about hating people who are different than they are. Does it mean they all silently harbor feelings of hate but just don’t show it.
Then I came home and watched the evening news from Washington, New York and other cities. And there I learned about what is being said about “systematic” racism.
It applies to countless young black children who grow up in what are loosely defined as black “homes.” Children who grow into undisciplined adulthood, who would take from you what they can, including your very own life.
It applies to the have nots who want to have, yet are clueless as to what road will get them there. Rather, race-baiters such as Al Sharpton are given a pulpit to express so-called black indignation because we white folks are the problem because we hate them.
It applies to the black culture that we read or hear about each and every weekend, Chicago being only one example. It’s this which prompts white folks to hate the actions of black folks and thereby bad feelings about blacks are created.
It applies to black folks who loot and burn without regard to property and the inherent unemployment that follows such destruction.
It applies to the voices of black leadership not being heard. American mainstream media would rather focus on misplaced headlines and thus encourage rage to be expressed for their cameras, narrative and agenda
Is this what systematic racism is?
Then I came home and watched the evening news from Washington, New York and other cities. And there I learned about what is being said about “systematic” racism.
It applies to countless young black children who grow up in what are loosely defined as black “homes.” Children who grow into undisciplined adulthood, who would take from you what they can, including your very own life.
It applies to the have nots who want to have, yet are clueless as to what road will get them there. Rather, race-baiters such as Al Sharpton are given a pulpit to express so-called black indignation because we white folks are the problem because we hate them.
It applies to the black culture that we read or hear about each and every weekend, Chicago being only one example. It’s this which prompts white folks to hate the actions of black folks and thereby bad feelings about blacks are created.
It applies to black folks who loot and burn without regard to property and the inherent unemployment that follows such destruction.
It applies to the voices of black leadership not being heard. American mainstream media would rather focus on misplaced headlines and thus encourage rage to be expressed for their cameras, narrative and agenda
Is this what systematic racism is?
Tuesday, March 06, 2018
Do Our Flags Mean Anything Anymore?
As I sat in a Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court I pondered the symbolism of two flags hanging vertically behind the judge's bench. One was the Ohio flag and the other our national flag.
Given the state of anarchy, I opine, that exists in the administrations of cities and the state government of California and elsewhere, with nobody accepting responsibility for defending our Constitution, our laws and the safety of the majority of our citizens, I wonder if our flags hold meaning anymore.
Given the state of anarchy, I opine, that exists in the administrations of cities and the state government of California and elsewhere, with nobody accepting responsibility for defending our Constitution, our laws and the safety of the majority of our citizens, I wonder if our flags hold meaning anymore.
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Fr. Peter Whelan, O.S.B., A Confederate Chaplain
Father Peter Whelan, A
Chaplain of the Confederacy
by
J.C. Sullivan
To describe the life and times of one immigrant to the
American South could be also be aptly titled "Holy Men in Modern
Times." One chapter would describe Wexford-born Peter Whelan. Oh, he was
human, to be sure, but his devotion to God and his fellow man is evident in the
way he chose to live his life. He was also a Confederate Chaplain to
Irish-Americans in the Montgomery Guards, part of the 1st Georgia Volunteers.
Peter Whelan was born in 1802 in County
Wexford, Ireland. He attended Birchfield College in Kilkenny for two years,
where he received classical and mathematical education. He may have been
influenced by the desperate appeal of John England, the bishop of the new
diocese of Charleston, South Carolina. Priests were sorely needed, particularly
in the South. He was ordained a priest of the Benedictine Order in Charleston
on November 21, 1830. He offered his first Mass in the state of Georgia in 1835
in the home of Robert Semmes. In 1854 a yellow fever epidemic claimed the life
of Savannah's first Bishop, Frances Gartland. Father Whelan was
summoned to Savannah and was stationed there for the remainder of his life.
In September 1861
Bishop Augustine Verot was named the third Bishop of the Savannah Diocese,
which was formed in 1850. Arriving at his new post from Florida, he was asked
to send a chaplain to Fort Pulaski. The Fort, on the Savannah River, guarded the approaches to the city. It was thought to be impregnable as no artillery shells could be directed at it from any nearby land. Part of the garrison there were Catholic troops, in particular the Montgomery Guards, mostly Irish from Savannah.
Father Whelan was present on April 10, 1862
when Federal forces began an artillery bombardment of the Fort. Using new
'rifled' artillery, the rounds were able to reach the outer walls from Tybee
Island, more than a mile away. Thirty hours later, with one wall breached by
the shot, it was determined that the entire ammunition magazine was in danger
of exploding, If that happened the entire garrison would be killed. Colonel
Charles H. Olmstead agreed to surrender. Now prisoners-of-war, Father Whelan
and the Montgomery Guards were transported to Governor's Island, New York.
Bernard O'Neill hid the banner on his person.
Wartime
conditions persisted for prisoners and Father Whelan, through the office of
Father William Quinn, pastor of St. Peter's Church, Barclay St., New York,
applied for the position of Prison Chaplain so he could offer daily Mass at
Castle William. Through Father Quinn he was discharged and put on parole.
Father Whelan could have left but he chose to remain with his men and minister
to them. He eventually returned to Savannah where the Vicar General assigned
him the task of overseeing the spiritual needs of the confederate military
posts in Georgia.
On one occasion another Confederate chaplain, the Reverend
James Sheeran of the Fourteenth Louisiana, on leave from Virginia, visited him.
In his diary he observed, "He
stands nearly six feet with drab hair, coarse ill shaped countenance, round or
swinging shoulders, long arms, short body and long legs, with feet of more than
ordinary size.... One day he met a brother priest, to whom nature was no more
liberal than to himself. "Well," said he, "...your mother and
mine must have been women of great virtue....because they did not drown us when
the first saw us. None but mothers of great...patience would have raised such
ugly specimens of humanity."
During May of the
same year Fr. William Hamilton, pastor of Assumption Church in Macon,
accidentally came upon Andersonville Prison and stopped to learn how many
Catholics were there. His experience led him to petition the Vicar, suggesting
a priest be provided; Father Whelan was asked. He arrived at Andersonville on
June 16, 1864. Even though other priests and the Bishop visited briefly, Whelan
remained for four months. Although he
never penned his feelings, a pastor from Macon did. "I found the stockade
extremely filthy: the men all huddled
together and covered with vermin....they had nothing under them but the
ground."
At the fall of the Confederacy, Father
Whelan returned to Savannah and served there until 1868. Now aged sixty-nine
and in failing health from his wartime tribulations, he administered his last
baptism in 1871 and died in February of the same year.
The funeral procession was reported in the Savannah Evening
News as the longest ever seen in the city. After a 10:00 a.m. Mass a procession
of eighty-six carriages and buggies of
civilians, religious societies and Irish organizations escorted his mortal
remains through Savannah's crowd-lined streets to the Catholic Cemetery.
Colonel Olmstead led Confederate Army and Navy veterans. An officer who knew
Father Whelan said, "I followed this good old man to his grave with a
sense of exultation as I thought of the welcome that awaited him from the
Master whose spirit he had caught and made the rule of his life."
Bibliography
Gillian
Bowen, Diocese of Savannah
Father
Whelan of Fort Pulaski and Andersonville, Georgia Historical Quarterly, Spring,
1987.
Saturday, April 22, 2017
The Great Divider
Ex-President Obama has announced he will speak at the University of Chicago. I expect we will hear anti-Trump rhetoric that the MSM will suck up gleefully, pronouncing the second coming. I predict his words will be intended to further divide the nation.
The Democratic Party has become an entity with an agenda of hate, lies and intrigue. Those who they front as " leaders" spout stale ideas that don't gain them any votes. They've lost and don't know what to say or do except continue their ridiculous and derogatory commentary on the Trump machine and those who pit him in the White House.
Obama's upcoming speech in Chicago will be an attempt to light the way but it won' t work because they have the wrong people in the wrong offices. The archaic dinosaursclike Pelosi and Schurmer et al enjoy their power too much and conservative Democrats are not given any other voting alternatives.
The Democratic Party has become an entity with an agenda of hate, lies and intrigue. Those who they front as " leaders" spout stale ideas that don't gain them any votes. They've lost and don't know what to say or do except continue their ridiculous and derogatory commentary on the Trump machine and those who pit him in the White House.
Obama's upcoming speech in Chicago will be an attempt to light the way but it won' t work because they have the wrong people in the wrong offices. The archaic dinosaursclike Pelosi and Schurmer et al enjoy their power too much and conservative Democrats are not given any other voting alternatives.
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
"They don't go easily."
As a young man I followed news events both here and abroad. It must be something in my Irish genetic makeup.
I recall seeing the crowds in Europe and North Africa at protests against their respective governments. You know, the signs they carried and paper mache heads. It was called communist agitation.
With the rise of a "new" majority in the U.S., and the Velvet Revolution the election of Donald John Trump signifies, we're seeing what the formerly captive nations of Europe have been saying, "Communists don't go easily."
As that aforesaid young man never understood was those European protestors, like those who will show up in Washington, DC on the 2017 Inaugeration Day, were all getting a paycheck for being there.
Our beloved IRS and SEC et al have their ways of fattening their own wallets. Perhaps our new revoluntionary government will have ways to lighten the wallets of those individuals and entities who are behind the chaos being created that disturbs our peace.
I recall seeing the crowds in Europe and North Africa at protests against their respective governments. You know, the signs they carried and paper mache heads. It was called communist agitation.
With the rise of a "new" majority in the U.S., and the Velvet Revolution the election of Donald John Trump signifies, we're seeing what the formerly captive nations of Europe have been saying, "Communists don't go easily."
As that aforesaid young man never understood was those European protestors, like those who will show up in Washington, DC on the 2017 Inaugeration Day, were all getting a paycheck for being there.
Our beloved IRS and SEC et al have their ways of fattening their own wallets. Perhaps our new revoluntionary government will have ways to lighten the wallets of those individuals and entities who are behind the chaos being created that disturbs our peace.
Thursday, January 12, 2017
The closing legacy - Scamming America
During the closing days of his administration, our outgoing President has managed to seize the agenda. Our MSM, who has tried to destroy Donald Trump, continues to aid and abet POTUS' intention. Just what IS his intention?
I saw his actions described as throwing a match over his shoulder as he leaves the scene...and it appears he's successful. These distractions are about putting roadblocks in DJT's path and diverting energy and American eyes away from the success of the Trump revolution.
This Russia thing is bullshit. Like lustful and oversexed teenage boys, they've been trying to get into each other's pants for a long time. In the case of Russia, it goes back before their spies stole the atomic bomb secrets from us. And they didn't quit even then. American traitors are in prison because they enriched themselves by selling technical information.
The Democratic Party certainly didn't help matters when DNC leaders used the word 'password' as their computer password. They must have been watching old movies when Matthew Broderick did the same thing in high school to change is report card grades.
Nonetheless, our MSM is twisting everything into a witch hunt against outPresident-elect. However, I predict the American Heartland will not fall for it, just as we didn't fall for the propaganda foisted upon us with the adoration of Hilary Clinton.
Conversely, Americans look at Russia and others as well. Do you think Russia, for example, has been as dumb about cyber security as the DNC has been? During WWII we were listening to Japanese naval information, something that obviously helped us win the war in the Pacific. And we didn't stop there.
So, in the closing days of the Obama administration, he does things he could've done long before. The Russian seizure of the Crimean peninsula comes to mind, as do the supposed Ukrainian "separatists." I won't go back as far the Katyn Forest murders of thousands of Polish soldiers, priests and "intellectuals" during WWII.
As a result of their history of deceit, murder and expansion, the Russian communists cannot be trusted. President recognized their when he coined "Trust but verify."
I saw his actions described as throwing a match over his shoulder as he leaves the scene...and it appears he's successful. These distractions are about putting roadblocks in DJT's path and diverting energy and American eyes away from the success of the Trump revolution.
This Russia thing is bullshit. Like lustful and oversexed teenage boys, they've been trying to get into each other's pants for a long time. In the case of Russia, it goes back before their spies stole the atomic bomb secrets from us. And they didn't quit even then. American traitors are in prison because they enriched themselves by selling technical information.
The Democratic Party certainly didn't help matters when DNC leaders used the word 'password' as their computer password. They must have been watching old movies when Matthew Broderick did the same thing in high school to change is report card grades.
Nonetheless, our MSM is twisting everything into a witch hunt against outPresident-elect. However, I predict the American Heartland will not fall for it, just as we didn't fall for the propaganda foisted upon us with the adoration of Hilary Clinton.
Conversely, Americans look at Russia and others as well. Do you think Russia, for example, has been as dumb about cyber security as the DNC has been? During WWII we were listening to Japanese naval information, something that obviously helped us win the war in the Pacific. And we didn't stop there.
So, in the closing days of the Obama administration, he does things he could've done long before. The Russian seizure of the Crimean peninsula comes to mind, as do the supposed Ukrainian "separatists." I won't go back as far the Katyn Forest murders of thousands of Polish soldiers, priests and "intellectuals" during WWII.
As a result of their history of deceit, murder and expansion, the Russian communists cannot be trusted. President recognized their when he coined "Trust but verify."
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Elininating the Electoral College.
They've been throwing everything up to the ceiling to see what would might stick in vain attempts to explain why they lost. None of we deplorables are buying it. So, what's next in their bag of tricks.
Well, they seem to have exhausted their ideas so it appears to me they're going to take four years to tell us we are not a republic but a democracy. And it should be one man one vote., meaning we've got to eliminate the Elector College.
We in the homeland will happily challenge any fights they begin!
Well, they seem to have exhausted their ideas so it appears to me they're going to take four years to tell us we are not a republic but a democracy. And it should be one man one vote., meaning we've got to eliminate the Elector College.
We in the homeland will happily challenge any fights they begin!
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Our Errors in Syria
We are the cause of the destruction and grief in Syria.
They have long been in Russia's sphere yet we took sides to oust their leader. Russia was not about to let that happen. So, why are we screwing around there?
Unfortunately, former President Jimmy Carter lost Iran to the mullahs when we abandoned the Pro-western Shah of Iran. Russia moved in and we now have the problems there we didn't have before. Before this, Saudi Arabia was our ally. Even their King commented that we didn't know who our friends were.
The Trump administration must begin to repair the relationships we had before the Leftist Democrats gained power here and ruined them. What's at stake?
One of the major pillars of our economy is oil. And our nation runs on foreign oil; that's a fact. We are going to have to build our own refineries again. In that way our dependence on foreign oil will be greatly diminished. And that means we can disengage from the Syrias, Iraqs and the like. Let the damn Russians deal with them and concentrate on our national security and the security of the allies we still have by rebuilding our own sadly-neglected military preparedness, which includes our National Guard and military Reserves.you know, "Speak softly but carry a big stick."
Where Russia reigns they are trouble. As the troublesome North Korea is China's bastard child, so Iran is Russia's. And their meddling won't stop there. European NATO nations have to step up and pay their fair share to thwart Russia's historic appetite for expansion.
They have long been in Russia's sphere yet we took sides to oust their leader. Russia was not about to let that happen. So, why are we screwing around there?
Unfortunately, former President Jimmy Carter lost Iran to the mullahs when we abandoned the Pro-western Shah of Iran. Russia moved in and we now have the problems there we didn't have before. Before this, Saudi Arabia was our ally. Even their King commented that we didn't know who our friends were.
The Trump administration must begin to repair the relationships we had before the Leftist Democrats gained power here and ruined them. What's at stake?
One of the major pillars of our economy is oil. And our nation runs on foreign oil; that's a fact. We are going to have to build our own refineries again. In that way our dependence on foreign oil will be greatly diminished. And that means we can disengage from the Syrias, Iraqs and the like. Let the damn Russians deal with them and concentrate on our national security and the security of the allies we still have by rebuilding our own sadly-neglected military preparedness, which includes our National Guard and military Reserves.you know, "Speak softly but carry a big stick."
Where Russia reigns they are trouble. As the troublesome North Korea is China's bastard child, so Iran is Russia's. And their meddling won't stop there. European NATO nations have to step up and pay their fair share to thwart Russia's historic appetite for expansion.
Muslims in America.
Look at the multiple centuries that we have been classified as infidels by Muslims. They have kidnapped, raped and murdered on behalf of their Koran. Seeing all the ongoing atrocities in our times leads me to only one conclusion about them.
I believe, because their belief system is male dominated, they are fearful of losing their control, i.e. power. If their believers cannot be controlled they must resort to terrorism to control them. In doing so they displace their fear onto others.
Muslim women and daughters are unable to express any individuality therefore they are controlled. All these are also controlled by mullahs who profess to be holy men but are evil.
I am not broadbrushing all Muslims. I see who I believe are some Muslims in America who have become very American. Their kids play sports, learn music and they attend these events in support of their children. These Muslims I don't fear. It's the evil ones I fear.
I believe, because their belief system is male dominated, they are fearful of losing their control, i.e. power. If their believers cannot be controlled they must resort to terrorism to control them. In doing so they displace their fear onto others.
Muslim women and daughters are unable to express any individuality therefore they are controlled. All these are also controlled by mullahs who profess to be holy men but are evil.
I am not broadbrushing all Muslims. I see who I believe are some Muslims in America who have become very American. Their kids play sports, learn music and they attend these events in support of their children. These Muslims I don't fear. It's the evil ones I fear.
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Ohio Governor is Dead in the Water
Ohio Governor John Kasich has played the wrong cards. His political career in Ohio is dead.
He mistakenly believed he was enormously popular because he won Ohio in the primary. However, we are a bit different from other states. In the primary, Ohio voters can vote for candidates in the opposite party. As a result, Democrats cast anti-Trump votes by voting for Kasich.
The illusion was created that Buckeye voters loved the Governor. Acting on this belief , Kasich refused to attend the RNC Convention in Cleveland and has continued to perpetuate his mistakes, namely, failing to admit them.
He'll finish the two years remaining as Governor but heartland voters won't return him to office.
He mistakenly believed he was enormously popular because he won Ohio in the primary. However, we are a bit different from other states. In the primary, Ohio voters can vote for candidates in the opposite party. As a result, Democrats cast anti-Trump votes by voting for Kasich.
The illusion was created that Buckeye voters loved the Governor. Acting on this belief , Kasich refused to attend the RNC Convention in Cleveland and has continued to perpetuate his mistakes, namely, failing to admit them.
He'll finish the two years remaining as Governor but heartland voters won't return him to office.
Political Insurgency
Writing in the Plain Dealer today (Sunday, 12/11/2016), Dick Meyer, Chief political correspondent for the Scripps Washington Bureau, opines the country needs a political insurgency to counter Trump.
Uh, where you been Meyer? The nation just underwent a political insurgency. "All sweet cookies in the store been bought." The only insurgency the Left could possibly be thinking is how to convert the heartland to embrace your "values." And therein lies your dilemma....you have none.
Uh, where you been Meyer? The nation just underwent a political insurgency. "All sweet cookies in the store been bought." The only insurgency the Left could possibly be thinking is how to convert the heartland to embrace your "values." And therein lies your dilemma....you have none.
My Letter from the Russians
You know the street saying - toss it up to the ceiling to see what sticks.
This week's attempt is accusing Russia of meddling in our presidential election. I guess they found the letter I received from the Russian Embassy - Vote for Trump or else.
They scared me shitless so I vote for him and avoided "or else," whatever it would've been.
Maybe an evening with Hilary?
This week's attempt is accusing Russia of meddling in our presidential election. I guess they found the letter I received from the Russian Embassy - Vote for Trump or else.
They scared me shitless so I vote for him and avoided "or else," whatever it would've been.
Maybe an evening with Hilary?
Thursday, December 08, 2016
"Mirror, Mirror on the Wall..."
Our lame duck President visited MacDill AFB in Florida this week. Delusion thy name is Barack.
Barack Obama said: "We should take great pride in the progress we have made over the last eight years," declaring, "No foreign terrorist organization has successfully planned and executed an attack on our homeland."
Hmmm. Apparently the Ft. Hood killing spree; the Boston Marathon bombing; the execution of two NYPD officers;the murder of four military servicemen in Chattanooga, Tennessee; the San Bernardino murders; the Pulse Nightclub massacre and just last week, the Ohio State jihadist don't count?? And these are just some of those planned and executed attacks on innocents by proponents of radical jihadism...ON American soil.
Can you understand Mr. President why we aren't going to miss you?
His videod appearances and his comments are made specifically for low information Americans (democrat-controlled major cities) and the controlled press of foreign socialist nations.
These viewers only get news from these sources and come away believing the disinformation as gospel. Those in America assume the entire nation thinks this way...part of the reason why they lost the election and those of us in the Heartland won and took back control.
Barack Obama said: "We should take great pride in the progress we have made over the last eight years," declaring, "No foreign terrorist organization has successfully planned and executed an attack on our homeland."
Hmmm. Apparently the Ft. Hood killing spree; the Boston Marathon bombing; the execution of two NYPD officers;the murder of four military servicemen in Chattanooga, Tennessee; the San Bernardino murders; the Pulse Nightclub massacre and just last week, the Ohio State jihadist don't count?? And these are just some of those planned and executed attacks on innocents by proponents of radical jihadism...ON American soil.
Can you understand Mr. President why we aren't going to miss you?
His videod appearances and his comments are made specifically for low information Americans (democrat-controlled major cities) and the controlled press of foreign socialist nations.
These viewers only get news from these sources and come away believing the disinformation as gospel. Those in America assume the entire nation thinks this way...part of the reason why they lost the election and those of us in the Heartland won and took back control.
Tuesday, October 04, 2016
DIVERSIFYING SUBURBS
DIVERSIFYING SUBURBS
by
Paul Sperry
Obama's housing chief plans this fall to implement a new
rule giving Section 8 welfare recipients enough money to afford rent wherever
they choose, with the goal of driving them
into affluent suburbs. Section 8 tenants who choose to stay in the city
will lose subsidies.
The regime is gearing up for a massive settlement of urban
poor - more than 350,000 initially, followed by as many of the rest of the 2.2
million Section 8 tenants as they can push out of cities - all to end what the
left calls "American apartheid."
If landlords fight the massive social experiment to racially
and economically - not to mention politically - integrate the suburbs - they'll
be sued for discrimination. And if counties and municipalities fight it,
they'll lose millions in federal funding.
Obama is showing his radical roots in his final days of
office. But if you think this is bad, just wait. His most dangerous days are
yet to come.
Paul Sperry is a former Washington bureau chief for Investor's Business Daily and author of the 'Great
American Bank Robbery,' which exposes
the racial politics behind the mortgage bust.
Thursday, September 08, 2016
Stealing our retirement income.
The truth of the matter is, the government "borrowed"
2.7 trillion from OUR Social Security fund, for other SOCLAL programs
and never replaced it!
THIS IS WORTH THE FEW MINUTES
IT TAKES TO READ AND DIGEST!
F.Y.I. By changing the
name of SSC contributions it gives them a means to refute this program in
the future. It’s free money for the government to spend under this guise.
It is really sad to think that most people will just roll
over and accept this as if there is nothing that can be done, but maybe there
is if we make a little noise about our displeasure with what they have done
to today’s retirees. I will pass this on!!!!!
The Social Security check
is now (or soon will be) referred to as a *Federal Benefit Payment*?
I'll be part of the one
percent to forward this. I am forwarding it because it touches a nerve in me,
and I hope it will in you. Please keep passing it on
until everyone in our country has read it. The government is now
referring to our Social Security checks as a "Federal Benefit
Payment."
This isn't a benefit. It is
our money paid out of our earned income! Not only did we all contribute
to Social Security but our employers did too. It totaled 15% of our income
before taxes.
If you averaged $30K per
year over your working life, that's close to $180,000 invested in Social
Security.
If you calculate the future
value of your monthly investment in social security ($375/month, including
both you and your employers contributions) at a meager 1% interest rate
compounded monthly, after 40 years of working you'd have more than $1.3+
million dollars saved!
This is your personal
investment. Upon retirement, if you took out only 3% per year, you'd receive
$39,318 per year, or $3,277 per month. That's almost three times
more than today's average Social
Security benefit of $1,230 per month, according to the Social Security
Administration. (Google it – it’s a fact). And your retirement fund
would last more than 33 years (until you're 98 if you retire at age 65)! I
can only imagine how much better most average-income people could live in
retirement if our government had just invested our money in low-risk
interest-earning accounts.
Instead, the folks in
Washington pulled off a bigger *Ponzi scheme* than Bernie Madoff ever did. They took our money and
used it elsewhere. They forgot (oh yes, they knew) that it was OUR money
they were taking. They didn't have a referendum to ask us if we wanted
to lend the money to them. And they didn't pay interest on the debt
they assumed. And recently they've told us that the money won't support us
for very much longer. (Isn't it funny that they NEVER say this about welfare
payments?)
But is it our fault they
misused our investments? And now, to add insult to injury, they're
calling it a *benefit*, as if we never worked to earn every penny of it.
Just because they borrowed
the money, doesn't mean that our investments were a charity!
Let's take a stand. We have
earned our right to Social Security and Medicare. Demand that our legislators
bring some sense into our government. Find a way to keep Social
Security and Medicare going for the sake of that 92% of our population
who need it.
Then call it what it
is: Our Earned Retirement Income.
99% of people won't forward
this. Will you?
You can bet I WILL and I HAVE!!!
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Friday, July 22, 2016
THOUGHTS ON THE CATHOLIC LEFT - "SORUS-FUNDED CATHOLIC LEFT IS DISHONEST" by Bill Donohue
SOROS-FUNDED CATHOLIC LEFT IS DISHONEST
by Bill Donohue
Catholics are as divided as the rest of the nation when it comes to voting, and many look to activist Catholic groups for guidance. While there are good people on both sides, not every organization that adopts the Catholic label is to be trusted.
For the record, I am not talking about entities that lean left or lean right— the Church itself is not one-dimensional. I am speaking about activist groups that claim to be Catholic yet receive a large share of their funding from forces that are manifestly hostile to Catholicism. This is certainly the case with Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good.
Catholics in Alliance is a front for George Soros, the billionaire who supports abortion-on-demand and other public policy initiatives that are anathema to the Catholic Church. It is run by Christopher Hale, a leftwing activist who works with Catholic dissidents and ex-Catholics to oppose the Church. He has an article posted on the website of Time that explains why Soros greases him: it is titled, "Trump-Pence is the Most Anti-Catholic Republican Ticket in Modern History."
Hale is entitled to his pro-Clinton position, but it is dishonest to pretend that he is not pushing the Soros agenda. Unlike the Catholic League, which never writes grants seeking funding from a foundation, and is wholly dependent on rank-and-file Catholics for donations, Catholics in Alliance is not a true membership organization.
Over the years, Soros has funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to Catholics in Alliance through his Foundation to Promote Open Society and his Open Society Institute. In addition to these Soros outlets, Hale is funded by the Tides Foundation and the Arca Foundation, both of which are major contributors to far-left causes.
Two years ago, Catholics in Alliance showed its true colors by cosponsoring dissident priests who are not in good standing with the Catholic Church, Father Helmut Schüller and Father Tony Flannery.
Father Schüller, an Austrian priest, is the activist behind "Call to Disobedience," a reform initiative that seeks to pressure the Church to change its teachings on issues ranging from the liturgy to ordination. For example, he wants teachers of religious education to be allowed to give sermons and communion.
Archbishop Christoph Schönborn, who presides over the Austrian Bishops' Conference, strongly rejected Schüller's campaign saying that communion services held by the laity constituted "an open break with a central truth of our Catholic faith."
Pope Benedict XVI denounced "Call to Disobedience" in 2012. "Recently, a group of priests from a European country issued a summons to disobedience," he said, "and at the same time gave concrete examples of the forms this disobedience might take, even to the point of disregarding definitive decisions of the Church's Magisterium, such as the question of women's ordination."
Boston Archbishop Cardinal Sean O'Malley and New York Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan both contacted Cardinal Schönborn attempting to ban Schüller from speaking in the U.S. He was formally banned from dioceses in Boston, Detroit, Chicago, and Philadelphia. None of the bishops wanted him to sow the seeds of confusion among the laity.
Father Flannery rejects several teachings from the New Testament, going so far as to question whether Jesus intended to found the Church. He also questions the virgin birth. Not surprisingly, he rejects the Church's teachings on sexuality. He was suspended by the Vatican in 2012.
So these are the kinds of priests that Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good likes to sponsor—the ones that divide Catholics. That's Hale's idea of the "common good."
It's actually worse than this. Unlike the Catholic League, which works to defend the bishops, Catholics in Alliance partners with the professed enemies of the Church. To be specific, the following organizations were also co-sponsors of "Call to Disobedience": Call to Action, Catholics for Choice, CORPUS, DignityUSA, FutureChurch, National Coalition of American Nuns, New Ways Ministry, Quixote Center, Women's Ordination Conference, and Voice of the Faithful.
Most of these groups are openly opposed to the Church's teachings on abortion, gay marriage, and women's ordination, and some are so extreme that their members have been excommunicated by bishops; those decisions have been upheld by the Vatican.
The leaders of Catholics in Alliance play musical chairs with Faith in Public Life, another Soros letterhead that was founded by former Marxist radical Jim Wallis. John Gehring carries the water for these men at Faith in Public Life these days. Not all the major players are still operative: Eric McFadden, founder of Catholic Democrats, got sent up the river in 2009 for promoting an underage prostitution ring in Ohio.
The media cover up for these groups because many reporters and pundits are against the Church's teachings on sexuality; they will do whatever they can to advance the rogue Catholic agenda. They are intentionally dishonest. This is a stealth campaign, staffed and funded by hard-core leftists, and given cover by the media.
It is not just Catholics who are ill-served when dummy groups are propped up to represent them—the public is misled as well
by Bill Donohue
Catholics are as divided as the rest of the nation when it comes to voting, and many look to activist Catholic groups for guidance. While there are good people on both sides, not every organization that adopts the Catholic label is to be trusted.
For the record, I am not talking about entities that lean left or lean right— the Church itself is not one-dimensional. I am speaking about activist groups that claim to be Catholic yet receive a large share of their funding from forces that are manifestly hostile to Catholicism. This is certainly the case with Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good.
Catholics in Alliance is a front for George Soros, the billionaire who supports abortion-on-demand and other public policy initiatives that are anathema to the Catholic Church. It is run by Christopher Hale, a leftwing activist who works with Catholic dissidents and ex-Catholics to oppose the Church. He has an article posted on the website of Time that explains why Soros greases him: it is titled, "Trump-Pence is the Most Anti-Catholic Republican Ticket in Modern History."
Hale is entitled to his pro-Clinton position, but it is dishonest to pretend that he is not pushing the Soros agenda. Unlike the Catholic League, which never writes grants seeking funding from a foundation, and is wholly dependent on rank-and-file Catholics for donations, Catholics in Alliance is not a true membership organization.
Over the years, Soros has funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to Catholics in Alliance through his Foundation to Promote Open Society and his Open Society Institute. In addition to these Soros outlets, Hale is funded by the Tides Foundation and the Arca Foundation, both of which are major contributors to far-left causes.
Two years ago, Catholics in Alliance showed its true colors by cosponsoring dissident priests who are not in good standing with the Catholic Church, Father Helmut Schüller and Father Tony Flannery.
Father Schüller, an Austrian priest, is the activist behind "Call to Disobedience," a reform initiative that seeks to pressure the Church to change its teachings on issues ranging from the liturgy to ordination. For example, he wants teachers of religious education to be allowed to give sermons and communion.
Archbishop Christoph Schönborn, who presides over the Austrian Bishops' Conference, strongly rejected Schüller's campaign saying that communion services held by the laity constituted "an open break with a central truth of our Catholic faith."
Pope Benedict XVI denounced "Call to Disobedience" in 2012. "Recently, a group of priests from a European country issued a summons to disobedience," he said, "and at the same time gave concrete examples of the forms this disobedience might take, even to the point of disregarding definitive decisions of the Church's Magisterium, such as the question of women's ordination."
Boston Archbishop Cardinal Sean O'Malley and New York Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan both contacted Cardinal Schönborn attempting to ban Schüller from speaking in the U.S. He was formally banned from dioceses in Boston, Detroit, Chicago, and Philadelphia. None of the bishops wanted him to sow the seeds of confusion among the laity.
Father Flannery rejects several teachings from the New Testament, going so far as to question whether Jesus intended to found the Church. He also questions the virgin birth. Not surprisingly, he rejects the Church's teachings on sexuality. He was suspended by the Vatican in 2012.
So these are the kinds of priests that Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good likes to sponsor—the ones that divide Catholics. That's Hale's idea of the "common good."
It's actually worse than this. Unlike the Catholic League, which works to defend the bishops, Catholics in Alliance partners with the professed enemies of the Church. To be specific, the following organizations were also co-sponsors of "Call to Disobedience": Call to Action, Catholics for Choice, CORPUS, DignityUSA, FutureChurch, National Coalition of American Nuns, New Ways Ministry, Quixote Center, Women's Ordination Conference, and Voice of the Faithful.
Most of these groups are openly opposed to the Church's teachings on abortion, gay marriage, and women's ordination, and some are so extreme that their members have been excommunicated by bishops; those decisions have been upheld by the Vatican.
The leaders of Catholics in Alliance play musical chairs with Faith in Public Life, another Soros letterhead that was founded by former Marxist radical Jim Wallis. John Gehring carries the water for these men at Faith in Public Life these days. Not all the major players are still operative: Eric McFadden, founder of Catholic Democrats, got sent up the river in 2009 for promoting an underage prostitution ring in Ohio.
The media cover up for these groups because many reporters and pundits are against the Church's teachings on sexuality; they will do whatever they can to advance the rogue Catholic agenda. They are intentionally dishonest. This is a stealth campaign, staffed and funded by hard-core leftists, and given cover by the media.
It is not just Catholics who are ill-served when dummy groups are propped up to represent them—the public is misled as well
THOUGHS ON THE CATHOLIC LEFT - "SORUS-FUNDED CATHOLIC LEFT IS DISHONEST" by Bill Donohue
SOROS-FUNDED CATHOLIC LEFT IS DISHONEST
by Bill Donohue
Catholics are as divided as the rest of the nation when it comes to voting, and many look to activist Catholic groups for guidance. While there are good people on both sides, not every organization that adopts the Catholic label is to be trusted.
For the record, I am not talking about entities that lean left or lean right— the Church itself is not one-dimensional. I am speaking about activist groups that claim to be Catholic yet receive a large share of their funding from forces that are manifestly hostile to Catholicism. This is certainly the case with Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good.
Catholics in Alliance is a front for George Soros, the billionaire who supports abortion-on-demand and other public policy initiatives that are anathema to the Catholic Church. It is run by Christopher Hale, a leftwing activist who works with Catholic dissidents and ex-Catholics to oppose the Church. He has an article posted on the website of Time that explains why Soros greases him: it is titled, "Trump-Pence is the Most Anti-Catholic Republican Ticket in Modern History."
Hale is entitled to his pro-Clinton position, but it is dishonest to pretend that he is not pushing the Soros agenda. Unlike the Catholic League, which never writes grants seeking funding from a foundation, and is wholly dependent on rank-and-file Catholics for donations, Catholics in Alliance is not a true membership organization.
Over the years, Soros has funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to Catholics in Alliance through his Foundation to Promote Open Society and his Open Society Institute. In addition to these Soros outlets, Hale is funded by the Tides Foundation and the Arca Foundation, both of which are major contributors to far-left causes.
Two years ago, Catholics in Alliance showed its true colors by cosponsoring dissident priests who are not in good standing with the Catholic Church, Father Helmut Schüller and Father Tony Flannery.
Father Schüller, an Austrian priest, is the activist behind "Call to Disobedience," a reform initiative that seeks to pressure the Church to change its teachings on issues ranging from the liturgy to ordination. For example, he wants teachers of religious education to be allowed to give sermons and communion.
Archbishop Christoph Schönborn, who presides over the Austrian Bishops' Conference, strongly rejected Schüller's campaign saying that communion services held by the laity constituted "an open break with a central truth of our Catholic faith."
Pope Benedict XVI denounced "Call to Disobedience" in 2012. "Recently, a group of priests from a European country issued a summons to disobedience," he said, "and at the same time gave concrete examples of the forms this disobedience might take, even to the point of disregarding definitive decisions of the Church's Magisterium, such as the question of women's ordination."
Boston Archbishop Cardinal Sean O'Malley and New York Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan both contacted Cardinal Schönborn attempting to ban Schüller from speaking in the U.S. He was formally banned from dioceses in Boston, Detroit, Chicago, and Philadelphia. None of the bishops wanted him to sow the seeds of confusion among the laity.
Father Flannery rejects several teachings from the New Testament, going so far as to question whether Jesus intended to found the Church. He also questions the virgin birth. Not surprisingly, he rejects the Church's teachings on sexuality. He was suspended by the Vatican in 2012.
So these are the kinds of priests that Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good likes to sponsor—the ones that divide Catholics. That's Hale's idea of the "common good."
It's actually worse than this. Unlike the Catholic League, which works to defend the bishops, Catholics in Alliance partners with the professed enemies of the Church. To be specific, the following organizations were also co-sponsors of "Call to Disobedience": Call to Action, Catholics for Choice, CORPUS, DignityUSA, FutureChurch, National Coalition of American Nuns, New Ways Ministry, Quixote Center, Women's Ordination Conference, and Voice of the Faithful.
Most of these groups are openly opposed to the Church's teachings on abortion, gay marriage, and women's ordination, and some are so extreme that their members have been excommunicated by bishops; those decisions have been upheld by the Vatican.
The leaders of Catholics in Alliance play musical chairs with Faith in Public Life, another Soros letterhead that was founded by former Marxist radical Jim Wallis. John Gehring carries the water for these men at Faith in Public Life these days. Not all the major players are still operative: Eric McFadden, founder of Catholic Democrats, got sent up the river in 2009 for promoting an underage prostitution ring in Ohio.
The media cover up for these groups because many reporters and pundits are against the Church's teachings on sexuality; they will do whatever they can to advance the rogue Catholic agenda. They are intentionally dishonest. This is a stealth campaign, staffed and funded by hard-core leftists, and given cover by the media.
It is not just Catholics who are ill-served when dummy groups are propped up to represent them—the public is misled as well
by Bill Donohue
Catholics are as divided as the rest of the nation when it comes to voting, and many look to activist Catholic groups for guidance. While there are good people on both sides, not every organization that adopts the Catholic label is to be trusted.
For the record, I am not talking about entities that lean left or lean right— the Church itself is not one-dimensional. I am speaking about activist groups that claim to be Catholic yet receive a large share of their funding from forces that are manifestly hostile to Catholicism. This is certainly the case with Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good.
Catholics in Alliance is a front for George Soros, the billionaire who supports abortion-on-demand and other public policy initiatives that are anathema to the Catholic Church. It is run by Christopher Hale, a leftwing activist who works with Catholic dissidents and ex-Catholics to oppose the Church. He has an article posted on the website of Time that explains why Soros greases him: it is titled, "Trump-Pence is the Most Anti-Catholic Republican Ticket in Modern History."
Hale is entitled to his pro-Clinton position, but it is dishonest to pretend that he is not pushing the Soros agenda. Unlike the Catholic League, which never writes grants seeking funding from a foundation, and is wholly dependent on rank-and-file Catholics for donations, Catholics in Alliance is not a true membership organization.
Over the years, Soros has funneled hundreds of thousands of dollars to Catholics in Alliance through his Foundation to Promote Open Society and his Open Society Institute. In addition to these Soros outlets, Hale is funded by the Tides Foundation and the Arca Foundation, both of which are major contributors to far-left causes.
Two years ago, Catholics in Alliance showed its true colors by cosponsoring dissident priests who are not in good standing with the Catholic Church, Father Helmut Schüller and Father Tony Flannery.
Father Schüller, an Austrian priest, is the activist behind "Call to Disobedience," a reform initiative that seeks to pressure the Church to change its teachings on issues ranging from the liturgy to ordination. For example, he wants teachers of religious education to be allowed to give sermons and communion.
Archbishop Christoph Schönborn, who presides over the Austrian Bishops' Conference, strongly rejected Schüller's campaign saying that communion services held by the laity constituted "an open break with a central truth of our Catholic faith."
Pope Benedict XVI denounced "Call to Disobedience" in 2012. "Recently, a group of priests from a European country issued a summons to disobedience," he said, "and at the same time gave concrete examples of the forms this disobedience might take, even to the point of disregarding definitive decisions of the Church's Magisterium, such as the question of women's ordination."
Boston Archbishop Cardinal Sean O'Malley and New York Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan both contacted Cardinal Schönborn attempting to ban Schüller from speaking in the U.S. He was formally banned from dioceses in Boston, Detroit, Chicago, and Philadelphia. None of the bishops wanted him to sow the seeds of confusion among the laity.
Father Flannery rejects several teachings from the New Testament, going so far as to question whether Jesus intended to found the Church. He also questions the virgin birth. Not surprisingly, he rejects the Church's teachings on sexuality. He was suspended by the Vatican in 2012.
So these are the kinds of priests that Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good likes to sponsor—the ones that divide Catholics. That's Hale's idea of the "common good."
It's actually worse than this. Unlike the Catholic League, which works to defend the bishops, Catholics in Alliance partners with the professed enemies of the Church. To be specific, the following organizations were also co-sponsors of "Call to Disobedience": Call to Action, Catholics for Choice, CORPUS, DignityUSA, FutureChurch, National Coalition of American Nuns, New Ways Ministry, Quixote Center, Women's Ordination Conference, and Voice of the Faithful.
Most of these groups are openly opposed to the Church's teachings on abortion, gay marriage, and women's ordination, and some are so extreme that their members have been excommunicated by bishops; those decisions have been upheld by the Vatican.
The leaders of Catholics in Alliance play musical chairs with Faith in Public Life, another Soros letterhead that was founded by former Marxist radical Jim Wallis. John Gehring carries the water for these men at Faith in Public Life these days. Not all the major players are still operative: Eric McFadden, founder of Catholic Democrats, got sent up the river in 2009 for promoting an underage prostitution ring in Ohio.
The media cover up for these groups because many reporters and pundits are against the Church's teachings on sexuality; they will do whatever they can to advance the rogue Catholic agenda. They are intentionally dishonest. This is a stealth campaign, staffed and funded by hard-core leftists, and given cover by the media.
It is not just Catholics who are ill-served when dummy groups are propped up to represent them—the public is misled as well
Monday, June 27, 2016
Vote for her just 'cause she's a woman!
Yeah, but vote for her just 'cause she's a woman
Bill Clinton's Loving Wife........"DICK MORRIS LIVED WITH THEM"
READ AND PASS ON
DICK MORRIS KNOWS THE REAL STORY AND YOU KNOW THE REST OF THE STORY IF THIS PHONY IS ELECTED
Clinton's Loving Wife
By Dick Morris, former political advisor to President Bill Clinton
If you happen to see the Bill Clinton five-minute TV ad for Hillary in which he introduces the commercial by saying he wants to share some things we may not know about Hillary's background, beware as I was there for most of their presidency and know them better than just about anyone. I offer a few corrections:
Bill says: "In law school Hillary worked on legal services for the poor."
Facts are: Hillary's main extra-curricular activity in 'Law School' was helping the Black Panthers, on trial in Connecticut for torturing and killing a 'Federal Agent.' She went to Court every day as part of a Law student monitoring committee trying to spot civil rights violations and develop grounds for appeal.
Bill says: "Hillary spent a year after graduation working on a Children's rights project for poor kids."
Facts are: Hillary interned with Bob Truehaft, the head of the California Communist Party. She met Bob when he represented the Panthers and traveled all the way to San Francisco to take an internship with him.
Bill says: "Hillary could have written her own job ticket, but she turned down all the lucrative job offers."
Facts are: She flunked the D.C. Bar exam, 'Yes', flunked it, it is a matter of record, and only passed the Arkansas bar. She had no job offers in Arkansas, 'None', and only got hired by the University of Arkansas Law School at Fayetteville because Bill was already teaching there. She did not join the prestigious Rose Law Firm until Bill became Arkansas Attorney General and was made a partner only after he was elected Arkansas Governor.
Bill says: "President Carter appointed Hillary to the Legal Services Board of Directors and she became its Chairman."
Facts are: The appointment was in exchange for Bill's support for Carter in his 1980 primary against Ted Kennedy. Hillary then became chairman in a coup in which she won a majority away from Carter's choice to be chairman.
Bill says: "She served on the board of the Arkansas Children's Hospital."
Facts are: Yes she did. But her main board activity, not mentioned by Bill, was to sit on the Wal-Mart Board of Directors, for a substantial fee. She was silent about their labor and health care practices.
Bill says: "Hillary didn't succeed at getting health care for all Americans in 1994 but she kept working at it and helped to create the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) that provides five million children with health insurance."
Facts are: Hillary had nothing to do with creating CHIP. It was included in the budget deal between Clinton and Republican Majority Leader Senator Trent Lott. I know; I helped to negotiate the deal. The money came half from the budget deal and half from the Attorney Generals' tobacco settlement. Hillary had nothing to do with either source of funds.
Bill says: "Hillary was the face of America all over the World." (LOL)
Facts are: Her visits were part of a program to get her out of town so that Bill would not appear weak by feeding stories that Hillary was running the White House. Her visits abroad were entirely touristic and symbolic and there was no substantive diplomacy on any of them.
Bill says: "Hillary was an excellent Senator who kept fighting for Children's and Women's issues."
Facts are: Other than totally meaningless legislation like changing the names on courthouses and post offices, she has passed only four substantive pieces of legislation. One set up a national park in Puerto Rico. A second provided respite care for family members helping their relatives through Alzheimer's or other conditions. And two were routine bills to aid 911 victims and responders which were sponsored by the entire N.Y. Delegation. Presently, she is trying to have the U.S. Memorialize Woodstock.
Here is what bothers me more than anything else about Hillary Clinton. She has done everything possible to weaken the President and our Country (that's you and me) when it comes to the 'War on Terror'.
1. She wants to close GITMO and move the combatants to the USA where they would have access to our legal system.
2. She wants to eliminate the monitoring of suspected Al Qaeda phone calls to/from the USA.
3. She wants to grant constitutional rights to enemy combatants captured on the battlefield.
4. She wants to eliminate the monitoring of money transfers between suspected Al Qaeda cells and supporters in the USA.
5. She wants to eliminate the type of interrogation tactics used by the Military & CIA where coercion might be used when questioning known terrorists even though such tactics might save American lives.
One cannot think of a single 'Bill', Hillary has introduced or a single comment she has made that would tend to strengthen our Country in the 'War on Terror'. But, one can think of a lot of comments she has made that weaken our Country and makes it a more dangerous situation for all of us.
Bottom line: She goes hand in hand with the ACLU on far too many issues where common sense is abandoned.
Share this with everyone you know, ask them to prove Dick Morris wrong. Think about it - he's (Dick Morris) said all of this openly, thus if he were not truthful he'd be liable for 'Defamation of Character' !
And you better believe Hillary would sue him!!!
Her winning in 2016 means the final death knell for America! Her whole public life has been a LIE.
By Dick Morris, former political advisor to President Bill Clinton
Better believe Hillary will continue taking money from anyone, any country, no matter what or whom.
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