September 2, 2010

Obama: helping Muslims access US federal funds

Not only giving them US taxpayer dollars to promote their religion and anti-Americanism, but also spending our money to hold seminars teaching them how to get more!!

Outrageous!! And they want to know why so many believe he is a Muslim?

Why, when we are in financial crisis, are we helping build/rebuild mosques abroad? Where is the liberal outcry over separation of church and state? Have we ever financed rebuilding churches or Christian evangelist trips abroad?

From Judicial Watch - HT/Thoughts from a Conservative Mom (bookmark and subscribe - she's great!)

Obama Administration Helps Radical Muslim Groups Get Taxpayer Dollars

September 1st, 2010 | Author: Rachel

Judicial Watch reports:

In its fervent crusade to befriend Muslims, the White House will host special workshops this week to provide members of radical Islamic groups with direct access to U.S. government funding, assistance and resources.

While this may sound surreal, it's reality in the Obama Administration, which has embarked on a never-ending mission to befriend the enemy. Previous efforts include secret meetings between Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and extremist Arab and Muslim groups to discuss national security matters and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's special order allowing the reentry of two radical Islamic academics whose terrorist ties have for years banned them from the U.S.

As contemptible as those moves may seem, the latest effort is even more outrageous. Various government agencies, including the departments of Homeland Security, Agriculture, Education and Health will participate in the White House seminars which were exposed by an independent nonprofit dedicated to monitoring the nation's security.

The goal is to provide the leaders of groups associated with the parent organization of Hamas and Al Qaeda (Muslim Brotherhood) with tips on cutting through "red tape" when seeking U.S. government access or money. In all 20 national Muslim groups with ties to the global Islamist organization that preaches Jihad are scheduled to participate. Their mission is to obtain cash and other resources from Uncle Sam.

While the U.S. government has kept the event quiet, it was announced in a newsletter by a Saudi-funded group (Islamic Society of North America or ISNA) that was a co-conspirator in a federal terrorist funding case a few years ago. Featured in a Judicial Watch special report on Muslim charities that finance terrorism, ISNA is firmly committed to spreading the radical form of Islam, which is the driving force behind Jihad.

Now the Obama Administration is helping ISNA and its radical Islamic counterparts access American taxpayer resources as well as top government officials.

Obama sends taxpayer money to terrorists

Obama Funding Hamas

American Taxpayer, Financial Jihadist

The Islamic Infiltration: Inside Our Government, Armed With Our Secrets

US Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Pro-Palestinian Ad Campaign in Israel

Love,

September 2, 2010 ( 8:56 AM) | Islam issues",Government Corruption",Obama Nation | Permalink | Comments (0)

1995 Ford E350 Super Clubwagon 15-passenger van - VA, DC, MD, WV

While I don't intend to make this a used vehicle marketplace, I know there might be a family out there who needs a big van cheap - so am running this for a megamom friend of mine.

Our family owned the same model van for many years and drove it here from CA, then downsized to a 12-passenger, which we still have. These are great for hauling kids as kids can stand to walk to the rear seats. Also, the benches can be removed when you need to haul things around. If your family is increasing, you might be interested. . . .

Hey Barbara,

It just so happens we are selling our 15 passenger van! It still has life in it but we are downsizing and using our mini van so much more. Our young adults are buying their own cars (yes, we are those mean parents that don't buy their kids cars for them! shocking!). We find with our little ones, we can fit into our mini van for most things - ie: church!

Anyway, if you are interested, this is the email Earl (my handsome hubby and NOT the hurricane!) sent out:

1995 Ford E350 Super Clubwagon 15-passenger van needs new home... Has faithfully served present family for 14.5 years... Wants to keep blessing another family that might be able to offer a good home for an aging vehicle in growing need of TLC.
351 cubic inch V-8 gasoline engine... Automatic transmission... 165,400 miles... New tires... AC compressor needs replacement... No rear heat... $1,500

Plz call Earl Hall at 703-431-8709 if interested.

may be another 'working' car but it is a good deal as we are selling it below blue book!

LOVE keeping up with you via your blog!
praying for you,
geni

Love,

September 2, 2010 ( 8:40 AM) | Bargains",Big families | Permalink | Comments (0)

90 year old vet on WWII experience

90-year-old man recounts a remarkable experience he had in WWII.

HT: A Mac and a Mug o'Joe

Love,

September 2, 2010 ( 8:32 AM) | History",Military matters",Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

September 1, 2010

Muslim Professor suggests White House Anthrax attack

Kuwaiti Professor Anthrax Abdallah Al-Nafisi

Kuwaiti Professor Abdallah Nafisi Dreams about a Biological Attack at the White House and Prays for the Bombing of a Nuclear Plant on Lake Michigan.

Those peace loving muslims again. Dreaming of anthrax attacks on the United States and reiterating the age old desire to wipe out the Jews. Throw in some veiled threats to murder journalists who speak out against these psychopathic wishes and you have a fine example of how benevolent allah is. In fact this peace loving representative of islam actually comments that allah commanded in the koran that there can never be any dialogue with the Jews.

Time to stop pretending all cultures are equal. And to make it a habit to remind our kids by comparing and contrasting.

HT: Bill R.

Love,

September 1, 2010 ( 7:45 PM) | Islam issues | Permalink | Comments (0)

James Jay Lee killed, hostages safe

3 hostages safe, gunman shot, killed at Discovery

September 1, 2010 - 5:34pm

James J. Lee Discovery Suspect (Courtesy of Montgomery County Police)

In this image released by the Montgomery County Police, James J. Lee is seen is a booking mugshot from 2008 on disorderly conduct.

SILVER SPRING, Md. - Montgomery County Police have shot and killed a gunman who held several people hostage in the Discovery Communications building in Silver Spring for nearly four hours Wednesday.

Three people who had been taken hostage are now safe and out of the building, Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger says.

Manger says the suspect was shot at 4:48 p.m. Wednesday.

Manger says an explosive device may have detonated, and the suspect may have brought other devices into the building. Authorities believe there was some smoke and may have heard a popping noise but have not confirmed anything.

"We believe there are other suspected devices in the building that have not been rendered safe. The operation at this point is to make sure those devices are rendered safe and removed," Manger says.

WTOP's Adam Tuss and Kate Ryan - who are on the scene - reported hearing a popping noise shortly before 5 p.m.

Police had been in negotiations for nearly four hours over the phone with the gunman, who was on the first floor area of the building.

Manger would not confirm the identity of the suspect, or his demands.

Police say the man burst into the main lobby of the downtown Silver Spring office around 1 p.m. Wednesday.

"He was wearing what appear to be metallic canister devices on his front and back. He also pulled out a handgun and was waving the handgun around," Manger says.

The building has been evacuated. Most of the building's 1,900 employees are out, Manger says.

Police have not identified the suspect, but say he has "concerns" with the Discovery Corporation. Montgomery County Police Capt. Paul Starks would not say if the man works there now or worked there in the past.

WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green reports the suspect's name is James J. Lee and he lives in the area.

Green reports Lee is 43 years old and has been involved in protests at the Discovery Communications building for several years.

Lee was arrested in 2008 for disorderly conduct and littering on the grounds of the building, according to police reports. At the time, Montgomery County Police said they were concerned with his mental state.

Sources tell Green the suspect may have a list of demands on the Internet.

Law enforcement sources tell WTOP the suspect may have a propane tank strapped to him and may be carrying a silver pistol.

Sources are saying the suspect is allegedly upset about the documentary called "Whale Wars."

A daycare with about 100 children inside the building was also evacuated. WTOP's Kate Ryan, who is on the scene, says children were being rolled out in cribs. The children were taken to a nearby McDonald's.

Multiple witnesses reported shots were fired, WTOP's Brennan Haselton reports.

A person inside the building told The Associated Press says the man had something strapped to his chest and has hostages. The person refused to be identified, saying people inside have been told not to speak to the media.

SWAT teams are at the building, which is located on Georgia Avenue in downtown Silver Spring.

Bomb technicians are also on the scene, Montgomery County fire department spokesman Capt. Oscar Garcia says. ATF and FBI officials are also on the scene.

Faisal Afzal, a systems engineer at Discovery, tells WTOP he was heading back into the building after lunch at about 1 p.m. and was about 20 feet from the door when he heard a street vendor yelling.

"We heard a street vendor yelling, there's a guy with a gun, there's a guy with a gun. He's in the building. And I saw people lying down on the floor at the building. And we just ran away from the building and we heard a couple shots fired," Afzal tells WTOP.

"I saw at least four people lying sideways on the floor."

Adam Dolan, a sales director in Discovery's education division, told The Associated Press by phone that he was heading to lunch with a co-worker when he heard there was a situation in the building.

He was told to go back up to the top floor, the ninth, and lock the door and turn off the lights. Eventually the workers were herded down a stairwell and told to go home.

"Everyone was very scared, but at the same time ... I think people were calm and collected and responded as one would expect in this situation," said Dolan, 28.

When he got to the bottom floor, he saw shattered glass near the company's daycare and suspected it was broken to get the children out.

Discovery employees tell WTOP a mass email was sent initially telling employees to shelter in place in their offices because there was a gunman in the lobby. Then, employees were told to move to the side of the building furthest away from the lobby side of the building. Employees were then moved to higher floors before being evacuated by through the stairwells.

WTOP's Kate Ryan, who is on the scene, says there is an amazing police presence in the area.

"Police have absolutely saturated the area," Ryan says.

Authorities descended on the area, and people are being kept away from the main drag of the downtown area where the building is located amid restaurants and shops.

Roads in the downtown Silver Spring area are closed. Drivers are being urged to avoid the area, if possible.

Georgia Avenue is closed in Montgomery County in both directions from Colesville Road to Wayne Avenue.

Traffic entering Silver Spring on northbound Georgia Avenue is being rerouted left on Spring Street and then right onto 16th Street. Southbound traffic can also use 16th Street as an alternate route.

DDOT is also encouraging northbound motorists on Georgia Avenue in the District to use Piney Branch Road as an alternate route to bypass the closures on Georgia Avenue. Eastern Avenue, on the District/Montgomery county border, can also be used to get to 16th Street.

The situation is not affecting Metro rail service. However, the Metro entrance on Wayne Avenue is closed, WTOP's Adam Tuss, who is on the scene, reports.

Metrobus routes are being affected.

St. Michael's School on Wayne Avenue is under lockdown. All students are accounted for, but will not be released until the situation is resolved.

Discovery Communications Inc. operates cable and satellite networks in the U.S., including The Discovery Channel, TLC and Animal Planet. Discovery shows include "Cash Cab" and "Man vs. Wild," and TLC airs "American Chopper" and "Kate Plus Eight."

Animal Planet also airs the controversial series "Whale Wars," about attempts by environmentalists to disrupt the Japanese whaling industry.

SILVER SPRING, Md. - Montgomery County Police have shot and killed a gunman who held several people hostage in the Discovery Communications building in Silver Spring for nearly four hours Wednesday.

Three people who had been taken hostage are now safe and out of the building, Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger says.

Manger says the suspect was shot at 4:48 p.m. Wednesday.

"We believe there are other suspected devices in the building that have not been rendered safe. The operation at this point is to make sure those devices are rendered safe and removed," Manger says.

WTOP's Adam Tuss and Kate Ryan - who are on the scene - reported hearing a popping noise shortly before 5 p.m.

Police had been in negotiations for nearly four hours over the phone with the gunman, who was on the first floor area of the building.

Manger would not confirm the identity of the suspect, or his demands.

Police say the man burst into the main lobby of the downtown Silver Spring office around 1 p.m. Wednesday.

"He was wearing what appear to be metallic canister devices on his front and back. He also pulled out a handgun and was waving the handgun around," Manger says.

My Ishmael by Daniel Quinn - James Jay Lee's bible

my ishmael.jpg This is the book that radicalized - or further radicalized - James Jay Lee. I remember it because Sophia had to read it because it was one of her teachers' favorite books. She hated it because it was basically anti-human, anti-birth. She described it as hating human beings.

Here's the review at Amazon:

From Kirkus Reviews Another irresistible rant from Quinn, a sequel to his Turner Tomorrow Fellowship winner, Ishmael (1992), concerning a great, telepathic ape who dispenses ecological wisdom about the possible doom of humankind. Once more, Quinn focuses on the Leavers and Takers, his terms for the two basic, warring kinds of human sensibility. The planet's original inhabitants, the Leavers, were nomadic people who did no harm to the earth. The Takers, who have generally overwhelmed them, began as aggressive farmers obsessed with growth, were the builders of cities and empires, and have now, in the late 20th century, largely run out of space to monopolize. Quinn's books have not featured many memorable characters, aside from Ishmael. This time out, though, he invents a lively figure, 12-year-old Julie Gerchak, who is tough and wise beyond her years, having had to deal with a self-destructive, alcoholic mother. Julie responds to Ishmael's ad seeking a pupil with an earnest desire to save the world (a conceit carried over from the earlier novel). Once again, the gentle ape shares his wisdom in a series of questions and answers that resemble, in method, a blend of the Socratic dialogues and programmed learning. Moving beyond his theories about Leavers and Takers, Ishmael presents a detailed critique of educational systems around the world, suggesting that their function is not to usefully educate but to regulate the flow of workers into a Taker society. This is all very well, but what does Ishmael/Quinn suggest be done to redeem the Takers, and to save the earth? Quinn seems to want to sketch out how change might come about, but it's never fully explored. Instead, the novel is increasingly taken up with the mysteries surrounding Ishmael's travels and fate. This is the weakest of Quinn's novels, but his ideas are as thought-provoking as ever, even so.

You can see how it influenced James Jay Lee in his manifesto. Sure to sell Daniel Quinn a lot more books. It's definitely got me curious:

Love,

September 1, 2010 ( 3:32 PM) | | Permalink | Comments (0)

James Jay Lee - Discovery Channel hostage suspect manifesto

This is my local news - been on the radio since 1:00 - Lee is currently holding hostages in the Discovery Communications building in Silver Spring, MD.

James Jay Lee is a radical environmentalist, whose website is unreachable right now - probably due to a server crash. He's been a longtime objector to Discovery Channel's programming.

Here is a list of his bizarre demands - Sample: Saving the Planet means saving what's left of the non-human Wildlife by decreasing the Human population. That means stopping the human race from breeding any more disgusting human babies! You're the media, you can reach enough people. It's your resposibility because you reach so many minds!!!

The Discovery Channel MUST broadcast to the world their commitment to save the planet and to do the following IMMEDIATELY:
1. The Discovery Channel and it's affiliate channels MUST have daily television programs at prime time slots based on Daniel Quinn's "My Ishmael" pages 207-212 where solutions to save the planet would be done in the same way as the Industrial Revolution was done, by people building on each other's inventive ideas. Focus must be given on how people can live WITHOUT giving birth to more filthy human children since those new additions continue pollution and are pollution. A game show format contest would be in order. Perhaps also forums of leading scientists who understand and agree with the Malthus-Darwin science and the problem of human overpopulation. Do both. Do all until something WORKS and the natural world starts improving and human civilization building STOPS and is reversed! MAKE IT INTERESTING SO PEOPLE WATCH AND APPLY SOLUTIONS!!!!

2. All programs on Discovery Health-TLC must stop encouraging the birth of any more parasitic human infants and the false heroics behind those actions. In those programs' places, programs encouraging human sterilization and infertility must be pushed. All former pro-birth programs must now push in the direction of stopping human birth, not encouraging it.

3. All programs promoting War and the technology behind those must cease. There is no sense in advertising weapons of mass-destruction anymore. Instead, talk about ways to disassemble civilization and concentrate the message in finding SOLUTIONS to solving global military mechanized conflict. Again, solutions solutions instead of just repeating the same old wars with newer weapons. Also, keep out the fraudulent peace movements. They are liars and fakes and had no real intention of ending the wars. ALL OF THEM ARE FAKE! On one hand, they claim they want the wars to end, on the other, they are demanding the human population increase. World War II had 2 Billion humans and after that war, the people decided that tripling the population would assure peace. WTF??? STUPIDITY! MORE HUMANS EQUALS MORE WAR!

4. Civilization must be exposed for the filth it is. That, and all its disgusting religious-cultural roots and greed. Broadcast this message until the pollution in the planet is reversed and the human population goes down! This is your obligation. If you think it isn't, then get hell off the planet! Breathe Oil! It is the moral obligation of everyone living otherwise what good are they??

5. Immigration: Programs must be developed to find solutions to stopping ALL immigration pollution and the anchor baby filth that follows that. Find solutions to stopping it. Call for people in the world to develop solutions to stop it completely and permanently. Find solutions FOR these countries so they stop sending their breeding populations to the US and the world to seek jobs and therefore breed more unwanted pollution babies. FIND SOLUTIONS FOR THEM TO STOP THEIR HUMAN GROWTH AND THE EXPORTATION OF THAT DISGUSTING FILTH! (The first world is feeding the population growth of the Third World and those human families are going to where the food is! They must stop procreating new humans looking for nonexistant jobs!)

6. Find solutions for Global Warming, Automotive pollution, International Trade, factory pollution, and the whole blasted human economy. Find ways so that people don't build more housing pollution which destroys the environment to make way for more human filth! Find solutions so that people stop breeding as well as stopping using Oil in order to REVERSE Global warming and the destruction of the planet!

7. Develop shows that mention the Malthusian sciences about how food production leads to the overpopulation of the Human race. Talk about Evolution. Talk about Malthus and Darwin until it sinks into the stupid people's brains until they get it!!

8. Saving the Planet means saving what's left of the non-human Wildlife by decreasing the Human population. That means stopping the human race from breeding any more disgusting human babies! You're the media, you can reach enough people. It's your resposibility because you reach so many minds!!!

9. Develop shows that will correct and dismantle the dangerous US world economy. Find solutions for their disasterous Ponzi-Casino economy before they take the world to another nuclear war.

10. Stop all shows glorifying human birthing on all your channels and on TLC. Stop Future Weapons shows or replace the dialogue condemning the people behind these developments so that the shows become exposes rather than advertisements of Arms sales and development!

11. You're also going to find solutions for unemployment and housing. All these unemployed people makes me think the US is headed toward more war.

Humans are the most destructive, filthy, pollutive creatures around and are wrecking what's left of the planet with their false morals and breeding culture.

For every human born, ACRES of wildlife forests must be turned into farmland in order to feed that new addition over the course of 60 to 100 YEARS of that new human's lifespan! THIS IS AT THE EXPENSE OF THE FOREST CREATURES!!!! All human procreation and farming must cease!

It is the responsiblity of everyone to preserve the planet they live on by not breeding any more children who will continue their filthy practices. Children represent FUTURE catastrophic pollution whereas their parents are current pollution. NO MORE BABIES! Population growth is a real crisis. Even one child born in the US will use 30 to a thousand times more resources than a Third World child. It's like a couple are having 30 babies even though it's just one! If the US goes in this direction maybe other countries will too!

Also, war must be halted. Not because it's morally wrong, but because of the catastrophic environmental damage modern weapons cause to other creatures. FIND SOLUTIONS JUST LIKE THE BOOK SAYS! Humans are supposed to be inventive. INVENT, DAMN YOU!!

The world needs TV shows that DEVELOP solutions to the problems that humans are causing, not stupify the people into destroying the world. Not encouraging them to breed more environmentally harmful humans.

Saving the environment and the remaning species diversity of the planet is now your mindset. Nothing is more important than saving them. The Lions, Tigers, Giraffes, Elephants, Froggies, Turtles, Apes, Raccoons, Beetles, Ants, Sharks, Bears, and, of course, the Squirrels.

The humans? The planet does not need humans.

You MUST KNOW the human population is behind all the pollution and problems in the world, and YET you encourage the exact opposite instead of discouraging human growth and procreation. Surely you MUST ALREADY KNOW this!

I want Discovery Communications to broadcast on their channels to the world their new program lineup and I want proof they are doing so. I want the new shows started by asking the public for inventive solution ideas to save the planet and the remaining wildlife on it.

These are the demands and sayings of Lee.

More of his posting at: http://media.myfoxdc.com/Documents/ProtestWebsite.pdf (also unreachable)

Lee was arrested on charges of littering and disorderly conduct in February 2008 after a protest outside Discovery Channel. He was reportedly throwing money at people on the street so they would gather around his protest on Georgia Avenue.

James Jay Lee myspace from 2006 - mentions Daniel Quinn, whose ideas he wants promoted on the Discovery Channel

Love,

September 1, 2010 ( 3:26 PM) | Continuing chaos | Permalink | Comments (1)

Curtis vehicles in distress

So just as we have our Ford Fusion in the shop fro new brakes, our Club Wagon decides to give up the ghost:

The most entertaining thing that's happened here all week!

Love,

September 1, 2010 ( 1:41 PM) | Family | Permalink | Comments (3)

Unseat Barney Frank: support Sean Bielat

Time to sweep the corrupt, obstructionist Barney Frank out of the House - let's rally round this GOP challenger, who will need nationwide support to unseat a true obstructionist - from Michelle Malkin:

Boot Barney Frank: Support GOP challenger Sean Bielat
By Michelle Malkin • August 30, 2010 11:12 PM
Spread the word and send your money. Corruptocrat Barney Frank has a strong GOP challenger who needs your help in advance of the September 14 primary.
His name is Sean Bielat. He's a businessman. He's a Marine. He's a young father fed up with "systemic corruption" in arrogant Washington. He opposes cap-and-tax, will fight other oppressive Obama eco-policies that are squeezing fishermen, supports a strong national defense, and believes "It's time for our leaders to return to and abide by the Constitution." He launched a RetireBarney campaign back in April. Bielat's latest campaign ad roasts Frank for his recent Fannie-Freddie flip.
Watch:
His new radio ad takes on Frank and the Dems' failed stimulus and bailout policies. Listen here.
Donate here.
Barney Frank has held his seat for 29 years. Three decades is enough.
Read more at Michelle Malkin.

HT: Wendy King

Love,

September 1, 2010 (11:38 AM) | 2010 elections",Government Corruption | Permalink | Comments (1)

Butterfly Circus: Nick Vujicic and Eduardo Verastegui

20-minute inspirational film showcasing Nick Vujicic and Eduardo Verastegui

The Butterfly Circus (Part One)

The Butterfly Circus (Part Two)

HT: Elsa

Love,

September 1, 2010 (11:29 AM) | Inspiration | Permalink | Comments (0)

Loudoun: Clogging classes begin 9/9

September 1, 2010

Contact:

Blue Ridge Thunder Cloggers

Blue Ridge Thunder Cloggers (BRTC) will offer beginner clogging lessons starting September 9, 2010. Clogging is a truly American dance form that began in the Appalachian Mountains and now enjoys widespread popularity throughout the United States and around the world.

BRTC will offer clogging classes in a converted barn near Purcellville/Waterford, VA. Classes will be offered for adults and children (ages 7-101) on Thursdays from 7-8:00PM. The fee is $25/person/month.

After six months of lessons, the dancers are welcome to join BRTC any time on Tuesdays 6-9:30PM and Thursdays 6-8:00PM for the same low monthly fee. Clogging is SOOOOOOO much fun and great for cultivating rhythm, teamwork, and sequencing.

(540) 454-TOEZ (540) 454-8639

www.BRTC.us

info@BRTC.us

Love,

September 1, 2010 ( 9:57 AM) | Loudoun County | Permalink | Comments (1)

August 31, 2010

Pomplamoose Music - check it out

Need a smile?

Maddy just turned me on to Pomplamoose Music:

Pomplamoose - If You Think You Need Some Lovin

Mister Sandman - The Chordettes (The Chordettes were the original artists.)

They have dozens of videos on YouTube, ranging from My Favorite Things (Sound of Music) to The Telephone Song - *my favorite* - (Lady Gaga) to Nature Boy (Nat King Cole).

Do What You Want - Nataly Dawn covers OK Go

Mrs. Robinson - Simon and Garfunkel

You can see it all at Pomplamoose Channel.

So grateful my kids share their music and keep me young at heart!

Love,

August 31, 2010 ( 8:58 PM) | Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Liberals to blacks: Christianity is "white man's religion"

Speaking of liberals not allowing blacks to think for themselves or hold opinions other than the Democrat Plantation Owners, here's some footage from the Restoring Honor Rally:

Black Tea Partiers at Restoring Honor

Love,

August 31, 2010 (10:26 AM) | Activism",Black conservatives",Liberal Hypocrisy",Racism",Tea Party USA | Permalink | Comments (1)

Overwhelmingly white media criticize "overwhelmingly white" Tea Party movement

racism sign.jpg Isn't it an indictment of the liberal establishment that they have never ceded to minorities the freedom to think for themselves, that race hucksters have made millions with their victim theology, and that black conservatives are vilified and invalidated?

Overwhelmingly White Media Criticize Conservative Rallies as 'Overwhelmingly White'
By Nathan Burchfiel
Tue, 08/31/2010 If you thought media coverage of the Aug. 28 "Restoring Honor" rally hosted in Washington D.C. by Fox News host Glenn Beck seemed like just another attack on conservatives, you're not alone. As noted by the Daily Caller's Jim Treacher, much of the coverage had a common thread: describing the crowd as "overwhelmingly white."
While the term was certainly used in coverage of Beck's rally, it's not a new label. "Overwhelmingly white" is a prime example of the media's groupthink on Beck, Tea Parties, and the conservative movement in general. Virtually every major "mainstream" media outlet has used the phrase in just the past year to describe conservative events.

But even as the media criticize Tea Party and other conservative rallies for an apparent lack of diversity, they struggle to bring minority voices into their own operations.

All three broadcast networks have described the Tea Parties as "overwhelmingly white." So have CNN, MSNBC, NPR, the Agence France Presse, The Washington Post, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, National Journal and US News & World Report. Many of those organizations are the very ones the news industry discusses as having failed to make diversity goals for staff.

Read more at Newsbusters

Love,

August 31, 2010 (10:14 AM) | Activism",Tea Party USA | Permalink | Comments (1)

Government employees urged to Sharpton's rally

sharpton duncan.jpg This is what we've been dealing with from the Obama Regime from Day 1 - accusing the conservative/Tea party/tax protest movement to be puppets of higher forces while they have to bus in union thugs to intimidate plain ordinary citizens truly turning out in grassroots fashion.

Now, even worse, they're pressuring government employees to try to make a crowd where there really wasn't on.

So unethical . . . .

Education secretary urged his employees to attend Sharpton's rally

By: Lisa Gartner

August 30, 2010

A Department of Education e-mail sent Wednesday encouraged workers to join Education Secretary Arne Duncan, above, at a rally led by the Rev. Al Sharpton. (AP file photo)

President Obama's top education official urged government employees to attend a rally that the Rev. Al Sharpton organized to counter a larger conservative event on the Mall.

"ED staff are invited to join Secretary Arne Duncan, the Reverend Al Sharpton, and other leaders on Saturday, Aug. 28, for the 'Reclaim the Dream' rally and march," began an internal e-mail sent to more than 4,000 employees of the Department of Education on Wednesday.

Sharpton created the event after Glenn Beck announced a massive Tea Party "Restoring Honor" rally at the Lincoln Memorial, where King spoke in 1963.

The Washington Examiner learned of the e-mail from a Department of Education employee who felt uncomfortable with Duncan's request.

Although the e-mail does not violate the Hatch Act, which forbids federal employees from participating in political campaigns, Education Department workers should feel uneasy, said David Boaz, executive vice president of the libertarian Cato Institute.

"It sends a signal that activity on behalf of one side of a political debate is expected within a department. It's highly inappropriate ... even in the absence of a direct threat," Boaz said. "If we think of a Bush cabinet official sending an e-mail to civil servants asking them to attend a Glenn Beck rally, there would be a lot of outrage over that."

Glenn Beck Restoring Honor Rally - slide show

Glenn Beck Restoring Honor Rally 8.28 Slideshow

Love,

August 31, 2010 ( 9:52 AM) | Activism",Conservatism",Patriotism | Permalink | Comments (1)

August 30, 2010

Loudoun County: first to declare war on Christmas 2010

Our Loudoun County Board of Supervisors is flying high - literally, since our two weekly "newspapers" aren't interested in their taxpayer-funded trips to Germany and deals with globalist organizations which dictate how local governments should run our lives.

I will be getting to these stories soon, as I have just begun investigating them - and would appreciate any tips on items of interest to those of us footing the bills for our self-styled government jet setters. Although MommyLife is read internationally, Loudoun County can count on me to start exposing what our own local Tired Old Media has been complicit in covering up.

But for now, we need to focus on Christmas, as our wannabe cutting-edge local machine has decided - once again - to deny our first amendment rights. Last year, they waited 'til the last minute to ban holiday displays at the Leesburg Courthouse. This year I think they're going for the distinction of being the first to declare war on Christmas.

Keep in mind, that though the scene of this battle is Leesburg, the town of Leesburg has nothing to do with this issue. The Courthouse Lawn is County property under the jurisdiction of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors, which backed down last year in the face of the public outcry stirred up by their ban on Christmas 2009.

Which brings us to Christmas 2010. Our nation's heritage and traditions are under siege from every level of government - and in our schools. We have also seen in the past year that our elected officials have collectively adopted an attitude of arrogance and tone-deafness which has turned our concept of government topsy-turvy. Instead of a government of the people, for the people and by the people, we have government of and by and for the elected officials. Did you have any idea you had financed the Board of Supervisors' trip to Germany? Any idea what it cost? I will do my best to find out that and more. . .

In the meantime, many of us need to put aside what we would normally be doing for the next week to impress on our high-flying supervisors the need to come down to earth and start worrying about whether they will be able to keep their seats in 2011 if they continue thumbing their noses at the citizens of this county:

On September 8, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors will be voting on banning holiday displays at the Leesburg Courthouse.

They will be hearing public input on September 7 (yes, that's right - also the first day of school - perhaps to discourage public attendance and media coverage)

Let's all do our part to bring the spotlight once again on the Board of Supervisors' War on Christmas

1) Sign the petition, and forward to all Loudoun County residents in your circle of influence - via blogs, email, Facebook.
2) Email the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors at bos@loudoun.gov
3) Attend the Loudoun Board of Supervisors public input session Tuesday, September 7, at 7:00 pm One Harrison Street, SE Leesburg. Call 703-777-0204 to be put on the speaker list. You will have 2-3 minutes
4) Contact all media outlets: Loudoun County first in the nation to declare War on Christmas 2010!
And some of us may be ready to go further than this issue. Perhaps some of us are beginning to see it's just as important for us to see clearly what is going on at the local level and to ferret out Fat Cat politicians and replace them with people more like us. Perhaps some Loudouners who never thought they had it in them will begin to run for office and perhaps a lot os us will support them.
Perhaps things could have rested if after we prevailed last year, our self-important Board of Supervisors had let it rest. But now with the political landscape the way it is, perhaps this latest bit of arrogance will awaken the sleeping giant within Loudoun County. I plan to devote as much time as I can to researching and exposing the facts about our Board of Supervisors.
I will be blogging - but also hoping someone will come up with some funds and staff for a conservative newspaper in Loudoun - something which will be very helpful as we go into the 2011 and 2012 elections.

Love,

August 30, 2010 ( 5:31 PM) | Loudoun County | Permalink | Comments (8)

Huffington Post offers 100,000 for Beck sex tape

I guess there is no bottom to these loathsome creatures:

Huffington Post Offers $100,000 for Sex Tapes, Phone Records to Destroy Glenn Beck
Monday, August 30, 2010 | Kristinn
[Update: Huffington Post has pulled the piece]
In the wake of Glenn Beck's hugely successful Restoring Honor rally held in Washington, D.C. this weekend, the Huffington Post has published an offer of $100,000 to anyone with evidence that would destroy Beck's reputation and take him off the political/cultural battlefield.
An essay written by Beau Friedlander, the last editor-in-chief of Air America before it shut down this year, was posted in the Politics section of the Huffington Post today with the title, $100,000 For Glenn Beck's Sex Tape.
Friedlander says he will not use his own money for the hit, but that he will "broker" the deal.
It is time to pop the tea baggers' favorite balloon (so what if it will be replaced by another?), and with that in mind I hereby offer to negotiate a $100,000 payday to the person who will come forward with a sex tape or phone records or anything else that succeeds in removing Glenn Beck from the public eye forever. I am not offering the cash myself, but I will broker the deal and/or raise the money for what you bring to the table. (And it better be good.)
If you have the goods, or if you want to contribute to a slush fund to buy more takedowns (probably not tax deductible), please contact me at: glennbecksextape@gmail.com.
Friedlander couches his offer in the context of Andrew Breitbart's offer of $100,000 for the Journolist listserve messages, but this is more in line with pornographer Larry Flynt's blackmail campaign against Congressmen during Bill Clinton's impeachment, which followed a threat from Clinton conveyed by George Stephanopoulos to expose their sex lives.
Likewise, the Huffington Post has ties to the Obama White House, raising the question of whether the White House is behind this targeting of Beck.

Love,

August 30, 2010 ( 5:20 PM) | Liberal Hypocrisy",Media Bias | Permalink | Comments (6)

Gallup: GOP 10-point lead - Conservatism rising

August 30, 2010

GOP Takes Unprecedented 10-Point Lead on Generic Ballot

Republicans also maintain wide gap in enthusiasm about voting

by Frank Newport

PRINCETON, NJ -- Republicans lead by 51% to 41% among registered voters in Gallup weekly tracking of 2010 congressional voting preferences. The 10-percentage-point lead is the GOP's largest so far this year and is its largest in Gallup's history of tracking the midterm generic ballot for Congress.

Read more at Gallup

Love,

August 30, 2010 ( 5:15 PM) | Conservatism | Permalink | Comments (0)

History from a $1 Bill - symbols

From Dorothy - great to share with kids:

History from a $1 Bill-Fascinating!

On the rear of the One Dollar bill, you will see two circles. Together, they comprise the Great Seal of the United States.The First Continental Congress requested that Benjamin Franklin and a group of men come up with a Seal. It took those four years to accomplish this task and another two years to get it approved.
If you look at the left-hand circle, you will see a Pyramid.

Notice the face is lighted, and the western side is dark. This country was just beginning. We had not begun to explore the west or decided what we could do for Western Civilization. The Pyramid is uncapped, again signifying that we were not even close to being finished. Inside the Capstone you have the all-seeing eye, an ancient symbol for divinity. It was Franklin 's belief that one man couldn't do it alone, but a group of men, with the help of God, could do anything.

'IN GOD WE TRUST' is on this currency.

The Latin above the pyramid, ANNUIT COEPTIS, means, "God has favored our undertaking." The Latin below the pyramid, NOVUS ORDO SECLORUM, means, "a new order has begun." At the base of the pyramid is the Roman numeral for 1776. (MDCCLXXVI)
If you look at the right-hand circle, and check it carefully, you will learn that it is on every National Cemetery in the United States . It is also on the Parade of Flags Walkway at the Bushnell, FloridaNational Cemetery, and is the centerpiece of most heroes' monuments.
Slightly modified, it is the seal of the President of the United States, and it is always visible whenever he speaks, yet very few people know what the symbols mean..

The Bald Eagle was selected as a symbol for victory for two reasons: First, he is not afraid of a storm; he is strong, and he is smart enough to soar above it. Secondly, he wears no material crown. We had just broken from the King of England. Also, notice the shield is
unsupported. This country can now stand on its own. At the top of that shield you have a white bar signifying congress, a unifying factor. We were coming together as one nation. In the Eagle's beak you will read, "E PLURIBUS UNUM" meaning, "from many - one."
Above the Eagle, you have the thirteen stars, representing the thirteen original colonies, and any clouds of misunderstanding rolling away. Again, we were coming together as one.

Notice what the Eagle holds in his talons. He holds an olive branch and arrows. This country wants peace, but we will never be afraid to fight to preserve peace. The Eagle always wants to face the olive branch, but in time of war, his gaze turns toward the arrows.
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They say that the number 13 is an unlucky number. This is almost a worldwide belief. You will usually never see a room numbered 13, or any hotels or motels with a 13th floor. But think about this:

13 original colonies,
13 signers of the Declaration of Independence ,
13 stripes on our flag,
13 steps on the Pyramid,
13 letters in "Annuit Coeptis,"
13 letters in "E Pluribus Unum,"
13 stars above the Eagle,
13 bars on that shield,
13 leaves on the olive branch,
13 fruits, and if you look closely,
13 arrows.

And finally, if you notice the arrangement of the 13 stars in the right-hand circle you will see that they are arranged as a Star of David. This was ordered by George Washington who, when he asked Haym Solomon, a wealthy Philadelphia Jew, what he would like as a personal
reward for his services to the Continental Army, Solomon said he wanted nothing for himself but that he would like something for his people.The Star of David was the result. Few people know that it was Solomon who saved the Army through his financial contributions but died a pauper. Haym Solomon gave $25 million to the Continental Army, money that was extremely important to our independence from England.

Love,

August 30, 2010 ( 4:40 PM) | History",Patriotism | Permalink | Comments (1)

The Diary of a Country Priest

diary of a country priest.jpg I need to apologize for my lack of follow-through with this book, which I selected for a book study a few months ago.

After my first commentary, I dropped this project. I'll be honest with you: this book - with all its angst and cynical characters - quickly lost its appeal for me. I pushed myself to read the entire book but found myself with nothing to say.

Last week I watched the movie - available from Netflix - which has 88% at Rotten Tomatoes, whose ratings I respect. But again, I just found the story too bleak to hold on to.

Anyway, I don't want to just let this fade into oblivion without being able to hear from any of you who read the book and have some insights which may be helpful. I can't explain this, but every once in a while I just don't "get" a book other people admire - like The Great Gatsby and now Diary of a Country Priest.

What did you all think?

Love,

August 30, 2010 (12:31 PM) | Diary of a Country Priest - Book Study | Permalink | Comments (6)

40 Seats - defeating Democrat Fat Cats

Very helpful website -

Plug in your zipcode and you will find the closest race where we need to dump an Obamabot congressperson and replace him/her with someone committed to a government of the people, for the people and by the people.

For example, my closest race is in the neighboring Virginia District 11:

Problem - Rep. Gerry Connolly

1st Term Incumbent

Will vote Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House

Voted for $787 Billion "Stimulus" Bill

Voted for Obamacare

Voted for Cap & Trade

Voted to Increase National Debt Ceiling by $1.9 Trillion

Votes with Taxpayers 6% of the time (NTU)

Votes with Nancy Pelosi 97% of the time

Solution - Keith Fimian

Republican Nominee

Virginia's 11th District

40 Seats provides links to opportunities to help defeat the Fat Cat Democrats.

HT: Wendy K

Love,

August 30, 2010 (11:27 AM) | 2010 elections",Activism",Conservative resources",Government Corruption",Obama Nation | Permalink | Comments (1)

Obama and the Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime

Did I get your attention? Lifted from Michelle Obama's Mirror's Blog, which you will want to visit today for some good, healthy laughter. Be sure to click on The Talking Heads clip for background music.

I'll tell you, this mirror is some smart piece of glass!

Love,

August 30, 2010 (11:15 AM) | Humor | Permalink | Comments (0)

2 Obamas + 1 umbrella

The Royal Couple in New Orleans . . .

comments?

Love,

August 30, 2010 (11:11 AM) | | Permalink | Comments (1)

Glenn Beck Restoring Honor rally - the true story

We are unlikely to learn the truth about Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor Rally from any of the State-Controlled Media here, which either lied (a crowd of 87,000 - please!) or swiftly turned their attention to Al Sharpton's teensy-turnout same-old hate-filled race-huckstering protest and/or the Royal Couple's trip to New Orleans for more Alinsky race/class pot-stirring.

For the real scoop, check out the UK Telegraph:

Glenn Beck makes history: Washington rally shows power of conservatism in America

Thousands gather at the Lincoln Memorial yesterday (Photo: EPA)

A crowd of several hundred thousand conservatives gathered in Washington yesterday to pay tribute to the sacrifice of America's armed forces and to call for a return to America's founding principles, in a show of strength that significantly exceeded most expectations. NBC News estimated there were around 300,000 attendees, two hundred thousand more than the 100,000 originally expected, while the event's organisers put the figure at half a million. Whatever the final figure, this is without doubt one of the biggest rallies Washington has seen in the 21st Century. Even the leading standard bearer of the Left in the US media, The New York Times, admitted that "by any measure it was a large turnout. The crowd stretched from the Lincoln Memorial to the Washington Monument." Or as The Washington Post put it, there was "a sea of people."

Boosted by the presence of charismatic former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, the "Restoring Honor" event organised by talk show host Glenn Beck was a huge success, and a tremendous demonstration of the power of conservatism in America today. It was all the more remarkable for the fact that this was a distinctly non-party political rally which did not feature a single serving politician. The Republican Party itself had no involvement in the proceedings. It was an impressive display by a broader conservative movement that has gained tremendous momentum over the past 18 months. Although this was not a Tea Party rally, large numbers of Tea Party supporters took part, reflecting the rise of a rapidly growing movement spurred by widespread public disillusionment with the Big Government agenda of the Obama administration.

The large numbers who turned out defied an intensely hostile and negative media campaign that attacked the decision to hold the event on the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream Speech" as a cynical political gimmick. They proved their critics spectacularly wrong. Significantly, Dr. King's niece, Alveda King, spoke at the rally, which she described earlier as "a celebration of who we are as a nation and a chance to stop for a moment, reflect, reorganize, and re-energize. It's a chance to think about character; both our character as a nation and our character as individuals."
Read more at UK Telegraph

Love,

August 30, 2010 ( 9:49 AM) | 9-12 Moms",Activism",Conservatism",Military matters",Patriotism | Permalink | Comments (0)

Elisabeth Elliot on the lust for security

Author: Elisabeth Elliot
Source: A Lamp For My Feet
Scripture Reference:

The Lust for Security
Once we have set ourselves to be pilgrims and strangers on the earth, which is what Christians are meant to be, it is incongruous for us to continue to insist upon the sort of security the world tries to guarantee. Our security lies not in protecting ourselves from suffering, but in putting ourselves fully into the hands of God. The desire for physical and material security makes us sly and hard. No. We must be like little children. The child in its father's arms is not worried. It lies quietly at rest because it trusts its father.
We disobey sometimes because we say it is impossible to do what God asks. Impossible? Perhaps what we mean is impossible to do that and keep our security, impossible to obey without tremendous cost, or at least tremendous risk. Where, then, will we find safety? Is it likely that we will find it elsewhere than in the arms of the Father?
Teach me to rest in your everlasting arms. Make me know that all other security is illusion.

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Love,

August 30, 2010 ( 8:34 AM) | Elisabeth Elliot",Inspiration | Permalink | Comments (1)

Isokinetic "wiggle seats" to calm children

I learn so much by sifting through the purchases made through my Amazon link. While I can't see who made purchases, I am interested in what is new out there and today I found this item, which might be helpful to anyone trying to help children sit still and concentrate.

They are called Isokinetics Balance Cushions, or "wiggle seats." With our kids with disabilities, I am familiar with the use of Isokinetic aids in the classroom but when my kids were younger you had to buy them through a specialty school supply outlet and they were very expensive. The notes at Amazon say that the company is offering them now without a middleman. This is good news for parents, as these items can be very helpful for kids with sensory/emotional/physical issues.

I know with one of my kids that some behavior issues were easily brought under control when we added a weighted vest at meal time. For some reason, the pressure on his shoulders added some degree of security. It is true that special needs kids have sensory issues that we don't understand, but it is so helpful when we can identify them and see the changes that are brought about when we meet those needs.

This is new to me, but I plan to get them for my kids. And one for me - I'm thinking that it would help me sit up straighter at my computer:

Here is the Amazon link:

And I always find it helpful to read the reviews. Out of 36 at Amazon, here are a few:

I purchased 7 of these discs for my classroom of severely emotionally disturbed students who also have ADHD. It is recommended that this type of student use one of these seats to decrease the amount of fidgetting and off task behavior! It truly helps the student concentrate and focus on their school work! They are well constructed and hardy.
I purchased these for my kids who need/like to move in their seats - they were more economical than other seats I found. There are two surfaces, one smoother than the other. They are not distracting in the classroom and serve the purpose very well. I ordered three, then ordered more for other teachers who wanted them as well.

We bought one for my son (who has ADHD) and an extra. My son calls it his "wiggle seat" and enjoys sitting and standing on it. I use the other on my computer chair. Inexpensive and effective.

Love,

August 30, 2010 ( 7:55 AM) | Disabilities",Homeschooling",Special education | Permalink | Comments (2)

August 29, 2010

500 Days of Summer: You Make My Dreams Come True

Amy left a comment yesterday to say how much she liked this film and I just started smiling remembering it.

500 Days of Summer

In a movie full of emotional highs and lows, here's a high:

500 Days of Summer Dance Sequence

Love,

August 29, 2010 ( 8:52 PM) | Movies | Permalink | Comments (0)

Obama: More Katrina Us v. Them in New Orleans

obama new orleans.jpg

Same old tired rhetoric:

Bush was Evil Incarnate, I "will fight" for you - ???? - fight what, on the golf course? Raising money in San Francisco? Campaigning to build your party's coffers? Jetting all over the globe to take your wife on dates and your family on vacations?

I so hope more and more people are getting hip to this guy's emptiness and hypocrisy.

Can I ask why he never ever has mentioned any similar floods, freezes and similar disasters in the "white cracker" areas of the country? Why did New Orleans get special treatment and why has it become a memorial to this phony demonization of Bush? Because it's predominantly black and so easily exploited by race hucksters who prey on people vulnerable to this cultlike victimization theology.

And note once again he cynically used a Catholic University - another slap in the face to Catholics and our faith, which by definition should not allow a pro-infanticide politician to speak there. But he needs to build up his creds after the whole Muslim flap. We can probably expect a little church- sampling soon. . . .

Also, why is the First Family constantly sampling junk food and ice cream wherever they go. They had barely touched down in New Orleans before they were eating. In spite of the fact that they carry a chef with them????

Obama in New Orleans Pledges to Help Region Rebuild
Erica Werner
NEW ORLEANS (Aug. 29) -- Five years after Hurricane Katrina's wrath, President Barack Obama sought to reassure disaster-weary Gulf Coast residents Sunday that he would not abandon their cause.

"My administration is going to stand with you, and fight alongside you, until the job is done," Obama said to cheers at Xavier University, a historically black, Catholic university that was badly flooded by the storm.

The president said there are still too many vacant lots, trailers serving as classrooms, displaced residents and people out of work. But he said New Orleanians have showed amazing resilience.

"Because of you," the president declared, "New Orleans is coming back."

Obama spoke five years to the day from when Hurricane Katrina roared onshore in Louisiana, tearing through levees and flooding 80 percent of New Orleans. More than 1,800 people along the Gulf Coast died, mostly in Louisiana.

Even as the region struggled to put despair behind it, hardship struck again this year in the form of the BP oil spill. More than 200 million gallons of oil surged into the Gulf of Mexico before the well was capped in mid-July. New Orleans' economy, heavily dependent on tourism and the oil and gas industry, was set back anew.

Standing in front of a large American flag with students arrayed behind him, Obama boasted of his administration's efforts to respond to the Gulf spill, saying one of his promises - to stop the leak - has been kept.

"The second promise I made was that we would stick with our efforts, and stay on BP, until the damage to the Gulf and to the lives of the people in this region was reversed," Obama said. "And this, too, is a promise we will keep."

But Obama's speech didn't offer any new plans for restoring the Gulf, bringing New Orleans' fast-disappearing wetlands back to life or cleaning up BP's spilled oil. Some residents had hoped Obama would take the opportunity to announce an early end to the deepwater drilling moratorium he enacted after the spill. But he made no mention of the moratorium, which people here say is costing jobs.

Obama did offer a list of accomplishments on Katrina recovery he said his administration has achieved, including helping move residents out of temporary housing, streamlining money for schools and restoration projects, and working to rebuild the poorly maintained levee system that failed the city when Katrina struck.

He promised that work on a fortified levee system would be finished by next year, "so that this city is protected against a 100-year storm. Because we should not be playing Russian roulette every hurricane season."

Implicit in Obama's remarks was an indictment of sorts against former President George W. Bush's administration for its handling of the crisis. Obama called Katrina and its aftermath not just a natural disaster but "a manmade catastrophe - a shameful breakdown in government that left countless men, women and children abandoned and alone."

Read more at AOL News

I like what Glenn Beck said yesterday. Time to stop dwelling on our scars and time to staret moving into the future.

Isn't that what the Democrats were saying when they wanted to take the country's mind off the fact that we had a sexual predator in the White House? MoveOn.org and all that. . .

Love,

August 29, 2010 ( 4:31 PM) | Obama Nation",Racism | Permalink | Comments (1)

US Capitol Tour - David Barton - we are a Christian nation

I spent some of my growing-up years in Washington DC in the 50s and lived in the DC metro area until 1972 when I left for San Francisco. I've been back here since 2002.

All by way of saying that I know the Washington Capitol, the White House, the Smithsonian. What Barton says in the following video is so true: the Capitol Building is absolutely saturated in the Christian history of the United States. While they did their best to eliminate all Christian references in the brand spanking new Visitors' Center, they'd have to sandblast the entire interior of the US Capitol Building to get rid of THE TRUTH about our country's Christian history.

The Founding Fathers never were trying to shut out Christianity - they just didn't want to have one denomination in control of government. It's time - and I felt this strongly watching the Restoring Honor rally yesterday - to stop letting others shut out the truth about this country. The United States was founded as a Christian nation. It is because we are a Christian nation that slavery was eradicated. It is because we are a Christian nation that women won the right to vote. And it is because we are a Christian nation that homosexuals are granted equal opportunity rather than beheaded (as in Muslim nations) or exterminated (as in Nazi Germany).

If you have never been to DC, I suggest you plan a vacation for your family and visit these important historic places. It will change your life: