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So, on April 11th (Good Friday, to be more specific) David Jones, a pastor in San Diego, California, was told that he had to “Cease and Desist” holding a private Bible Study in his own home, because it was “illegal use of land” and he would have to get a “major use permit”.  Did I mention that this happened in THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA????

According to San Diego’s News Channel 6:

On Good Friday, April 11, the family was surprised to find county officials at their door.

“She asked me if we sang songs, said Amen, praised the Lord or not. I don’t even think I answered because I was so taken aback” said Mary Jones.

Jones said the “insinuation” was questions over whether the services were “of religious nature.” She said there were no questions or comments about there being a parking problem.

The family was given a warning to “cease and desist” their “religious gathering” until they are granted a “major use permit”.

However, the “good news” is that the county has withdrawn it’s “warning” and offered an apology to Pastor Jones and his wife.

Let me get this straight:  it was okay for the county to try to stop a private Bible Study in a private Home?  I am willing to bet any amount of money that they would never confront a Muslim group like that!  The fact that an “official” had the audacity to even tell those people that they could not practice FREEDOM OF RELIGION in this country is downright chilling.  It shouldn’t matter what religion they adhere to, either.  That is, without question, one of the basic principles this country was founded upon. We had better sit up and take notice.  It will be our own doors that “officials” are knocking on next.

. . . thank goodness we’ve made it this far. Hopefully the rest of his days will go by just as quickly, and he will not be able to do much more damage.

I believe that the Republican Party has failed us royally.  I am not alone in my belief, but alone I cannot do anything about it.  Michael Reagan, Ronald Reagan’s son, is starting up a ‘grassroots’ movement to take the Republican party back.  I was sickened and disheartened that there was not a candidate who I could vote FOR in this past election.  I had to vote AGAINST Obama.

I am still in shock that the Republican Party gave us a 72 year-old candidate, and then tried to make up for it by bringing in (as one of my son’s friends referred to her) a “hot hockey mom”.  Sorry. . . neither McCain nor Palin stood for the values that I hold dear, or that the Republican Party is SUPPOSED to stand for.  We need to start working NOW to find a candidate who will, in four years, stand tall and make us proud.  A candidate that we are willing to WORK for, to help him get elected.  Yes, a candidate like Ronald Reagan.  I don’t know how many of you remember when Reagan took the oath of office.  I remember it very well, because I WAS THERE.  I was sitting on the White House lawn, freezing my rear off in the January weather, applauding wildly.  And here is what I remember most:  the minute Reagan took office, Iran released our hostages!!  Why?  Because they knew they were dealing with a powerful, committed leader who would not put up with their crap.  Our country stood tall and proud during the Reagan years.  We need to find our way back to that level of pride and commitment.

So, please take a moment to hear what Michael Reagan has to say.  Share this information with anyone you think might be interested.  I am not willing to say “Oh, well” and wake up in ten years and find that the greatest country ever on the face of this planet has become no better than socialist Germany or France.  Or worse.  We have rested on our laurels for far too long.  Our public schools are a mess, handing out condoms and obtaining abortions without parental consent.  And that’s just a small part of the indoctrination those kids are exposed to on a daily basis.  If it isn’t happening in your local public school yet, IT WILL.  People never believed that prayer would be removed from the public schools, either.  Yet now, even in small-town-down-home America, public schools ban prayer.  The “We still pray” bumper stickers are a pathetic reminder of this chilling fact.

Please, please, do not sit back and wish for better times.  I leave you with a link to Michael Reagan’s website, and some famous words from Patrick Henry, and American Patriot, from his famous speech in 1775.  I believe today our “call to arms” is a call to activism and accountability. Patrick Henry spoke eloquently and from his heart.  His speech rings as true today, I believe, as it did then.

First, the website:  ReaganAction.com

Now, the speech:

“No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House. But different men often see the same subject in different lights; and, therefore, I hope it will not be thought disrespectful to those gentlemen if, entertaining as I do opinions of a character very opposite to theirs, I shall speak forth my sentiments freely and without reserve. This is no time for ceremony. The questing before the House is one of awful moment to this country. For my own part, I consider it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery; and in proportion to the magnitude of the subject ought to be the freedom of the debate. It is only in this way that we can hope to arrive at truth, and fulfill the great responsibility which we hold to God and our country. Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings.

Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty? Are we disposed to be of the number of those who, having eyes, see not, and, having ears, hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation? For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst, and to provide for it.

I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past. And judging by the past, I wish to know what there has been in the conduct of the British ministry for the last ten years to justify those hopes with which gentlemen have been pleased to solace themselves and the House. Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received? Trust it not, sir; it will prove a snare to your feet. Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss. Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled that force must be called in to win back our love? Let us not deceive ourselves, sir. These are the implements of war and subjugation; the last arguments to which kings resort. I ask gentlemen, sir, what means this martial array, if its purpose be not to force us to submission? Can gentlemen assign any other possible motive for it? Has Great Britain any enemy, in this quarter of the world, to call for all this accumulation of navies and armies? No, sir, she has none. They are meant for us: they can be meant for no other. They are sent over to bind and rivet upon us those chains which the British ministry have been so long forging. And what have we to oppose to them? Shall we try argument? Sir, we have been trying that for the last ten years. Have we anything new to offer upon the subject? Nothing. We have held the subject up in every light of which it is capable; but it has been all in vain. Shall we resort to entreaty and humble supplication? What terms shall we find which have not been already exhausted? Let us not, I beseech you, sir, deceive ourselves. Sir, we have done everything that could be done to avert the storm which is now coming on. We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry and Parliament. Our petitions have been slighted; our remonstrances have produced additional violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded; and we have been spurned, with contempt, from the foot of the throne! In vain, after these things, may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation. There is no longer any room for hope. If we wish to be free– if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending–if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained–we must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight! An appeal to arms and to the God of hosts is all that is left us!

They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house? Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot? Sir, we are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power. The millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us. Besides, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable–and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come.

It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace– but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!

Patrick Henry
23 March 1775

I read this morning that Obama has raised a record $150 million for his campaign.  Of course, that’s the money we know about.  I’m sure it doesn’t count everything he’s gotten from sources he doesn’t want his fellow Americans to know about.  I don’t know how much money McCain has raised, but I am sure it’s a lot, too.  Now, do they really need all of that money?  Of course not!  And we, the American people, would certainly be grateful to see fewer campaign ads, right?  Everybody I’ve ever talked to, in any campaign, has made up their minds fairly early on about who they will vote for, and definitely by this point in the campaign.

So what is my idea?  Feed all that extra money into the economy!  Now, I am no good with numbers, and don’t have a clue about economics, but even in the face of trillions of dollars of debt, I’m sure a few million dollars could help!  After all, when I have a debt to pay, I’m expected to start small and work my way up.  Why don’t these candidates prove how dedicated they are and prove to us that they will lead by example?  I know it’s not technically their debt.  It ain’t mine, either, baby!  But I have to help out, whether I like it or not.  I think they should have to, as well.

Alex got his provisional driver’s license yesterday.  He has since driven himself all over the place, and we are confident that he will soon master that gear shift, resulting in much smoother take-offs and no more stalling out at stoplights!  He says it feels like he suddenly sprouted wings.  Yeah. . . I remember that feeling.  There is nothing in the life of a teenager quite as liberating as having a car and beginning to feel some sense of freedom. He still can’t drive after 9:00 pm, which I think is an odd choice of curfew, since any movie one might want to go see would most likely end at or after that time, but it only lasts for six months, providing he doesn’t have any violations during that time.  The curfew also prevents him from driving himself to most of his play rehearsals, since they typically end at 9:00 pm.

In other news, Gaylon and I got a really nice treat when we went out to eat at Carrabba’s tonight.  It took them 55 minutes to get our order to us, and so, when they did finally bring it, they informed us it was “on the house”!  All we had to do was tip our waiter!  So for the price of what it would have cost us to eat at McDonald’s, we both got our meals, tiramisu (ummmm. . . .) Gaylon got coffee and I had two glasses of wine!  That is hard to beat!

There seems to be plenty of gasoline, now, which is also really nice.  After that last big hurricane that hit Galveston, we had a major gasoline shortage here in the Southeast.  Asheville even shut down the schools and city offices for a couple of days, because people simply couldn’t get to work.  But, things seem to be okay now.  I think there needs to be some sort of contingency plan, because I seriously doubt that that will be the last hurricane to hit the Gulf Coast states.

I continue to be amazed by the politics in our country.  I heard an ad for Obama on the radio yesterday, telling me that McCain plans to tax health insurance benefits, and that he even states such on his website.  The ad was clear, concise, and very convincing.  Even though I know that Obama is not who he pretends to be, it was almost tempting to believe him.  But, being the research freak that I am, I looked up McCain’s website, just to see if it was true.  It is not.  In fact, they have devoted an entire page on his site refuting the lies in Obama’s ads.  I get so sick of this garbage!  But then, I guess if I had the voting record and the funding sources and supporters that Obama has, I wouldn’t want to talk about myself either, lest someone actually listen and realize the truth.  Much safer to attack the other guy.  Of course, McCain isn’t doing much better.  I am so discouraged by this campaign.  I have already begun to pray that God will send us a wonderful candidate in four years, because there certainly isn’t one this go-round.

And last but not least, if you haven’t checked out all the videos on YouTube and all the other video posting sites with Tina Fey (of Saturday Night Live fame) impersonating Sarah Palin, you’re really missing out on some great humor!  Tina Fey does such an amazing job, it’s sometimes easy to forget that she’s just a comdienne, and not Sarah Palin herself!  Back in 1980, I had the privelege of attending Ronald Reagan’s inaugural gala in Washington.  The best part was the celebrities!  I got to see Frank Sinatra sing New York, New York, and got to watch the inimitable Rich Little.  Bob Hope was there, too.  No, they don’t make ‘em like they used to, but Tina Fey really does do a great job that I think would even impress Rich Little.

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Okay, here are some very random thoughts that I have been chasing lately. I am in “rant mode”, so reader beware!

1.  Nancy Pelosi (and if you don’t know who she is, shame on you!) claims to be an “ardent, practicing Catholic”, yet she wants us to believe her when she says that the Catholic Church is not decisive regarding their stance on abortion? Pelosi Lies About Catholicism and Abortion Gimme a break!  The Catholic Church, from it’s earliest days (ca. 33 AD) has been adamantly opposed to abortion!!  This is a classic example of a politician trying to twist the truth to make her views seem acceptable.  Her own Archbishop was unable to turn a blind eye to this, after several other Archbishops made powerful public statements against her.  Too bad he didn’t confront her sooner.  Pelosi Agrees to Meet Archbishop

2.  I know it’s been a couple of weeks since the Republican National Convention, but this really bothers me.  What in the world has our society come to when mobs of people can abuse their right to peaceably assemble and attack people who simply disagree with with their beliefs???? Mass Arrests of Protestors at Republican National Convention Let me get this straight:  these are the same people who are so passionately against the war in Iraq, who are always going on about “tolerance”, and yet the minute they are faced with a group of people who simply disagree, they become an angry mob?????  What hypocrites!!!  And honestly, is it still safe for our children out on the streets, or in the public malls anymore?  What if they disagree with someone?  Will they be beaten to death by an angry mob of tolerant peacemongers???

Apparently the Liberals feel justified in violently lashing out at anyone who opposes them.  It would probably come as a huge shock to them that most Republicans oppose the war, as well.  I do.  But we are, generally speaking, able to see past the ends of our noses and cast our votes based on educated decisions, and realize that trying to negotiate peace with militant Muslims is a ridiculous exercise in futility. And we usually don’t find it necessary to physically assault those who disagree with us. Of course, we are talking about the same demographic of people who believe it’s perfectly okay to murder preborn children, so what, really, can we expect?

3.  For thousands of years, since the Fall in the Garden of Eden, there have been hurricanes on this planet.  Yet now, if there is a hurricane, gas stations think they can get away with hiking prices (read: GOUGING), even to the tune of $1 more per gallon?  Right. . . guess they’ll be explaining that one to the NC State Attorney General.  (And who wants to cross an AG named Roy Cooper???)  Gas Stations to be Subpeonaed in Gas Gouging Investigation

4.  And to round out my “Soapbox” today, I just want to get one last thing straight:  I am PROUD to be an American, a Christian, and a Conservative!  I am so sick and tired of trying not to offend anybody.  I do not blindly hold to any belief.  Everything I believe and stand for has come at some price.  I check my sources and don’t just believe something because I want to, or it sounds good, or it’s popular.

I remember years ago, my dad had forwarded an email poking fun at a liberal candidate (Gore, perhaps?) to one of his cousins, not realizing that his cousin was extremely liberal.  His cousin promptly emailed him back, rebuking Daddy for his email, and telling him that he proudly supported that candidate and to not send anymore such nonsense to him.  Well, Daddy thought about it for a minute, then sent one last email to his cousin.  It stated:  “Please forgive me.  I had no idea you were that stupid.  Love, Buddy.”  Needless to say, Daddy never heard from his cousin again.

Okay, I’m done for now.  Although I can feel some random ideas forming into at least a Category 3 Thought Storm regarding the endless foolishness of people who stay in the path of a hurricane and then feel resentful and neglected!  Stay tuned. . . .

Most newspapers give endorsements to particular candidates during election times.  So, here at “Chasing Thoughts. . .” I have decided to unveil my endorsement for the presidential race.  I know, everybody has been dying to know who I will endorse, hanging on the edges of their seats in . . . . . . anticipation.  Well, today is your lucky day.  Today, we have learned not only that John McCain has chosen Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, but you will also learn who I am endorsing for the presidency.

If you have ever read my blog before, then you know that I am very much AGAINST Obama.  For more reasons than I can really list in one post.  His pick of Joe Biden as his running mate is not exceptional.  Biden seems like a nice guy (I saw him on Leno months ago) but I cringe every time the man calls himself a Catholic.  Catholics do not support abortion. Ever.  Biden does.  Okay. . . I’m not going to continue down that rabbit trail at this time.

And, you may have guessed by now that I’m not a huge fan of Hillary, either.  It would be safe to say that I will never be able to support anyone who is pro-choice or who advocates a national healthcare system.  Hillary’s mistake, by-the-way, was not letting ol’ Bill campaign for her.  That man definitely has the gift of gab.  I don’t like his politics, but he’s easy to listen to.

And McCain . . . nope.  I don’t much care for him, either.  I just don’t understand why the Republican party couldn’t come up with someone more charismatic.  Like Napoleon Dynamite, for example.  Or his buddy Pedro.

So, I know everybody is absolutely dying to know who I am endorsing.  Okay, at first I considered Bill and Opus (If you don’t recognize those names, see the  “Bloom County” comics by Berke Breathed, 1980’s).  But, since it really probably is futile to cast my vote for actual cartoon characters (although it is often difficult to tell the difference) I realized my only choice was to vote for Dave Barry.  Yep, good ol’ Dave.  He is the only man in the country, who, at the end of every year, has actually kept track of the year’s events and takes the time to document them.  Sounds like he’s more than qualified, to me!  My family even has bumper stickers that say: “2008.  Dave Barry for President.  Yes, of the United States.”

Care to join our cause?  Visit Dave’s website. (I’ve included that link right here for your convenience, however it has always been in my sidebar links section under “Fun”.) If you want to buy a bumper sticker of your own, visit Dave’s Online Store.  Want to know where Dave stands on the issues?  Don’t miss Dave’s Q & A.

And, for those of you who just are dying to see what the bumper sticker looks like, here ya go:

I am sure that everybody is excited by this new option for presidency!  Hang in there, November is just around the corner, and you’ll have your chance to vote then.  See you on the campaign trail!

I think it’s best to let the man speak for himself. Please note that this speech was made on June 26th. Two months ago today.

Packaging is everything.  So, in an attempt to get folks excited about summer coming to an abrupt halt, and in the spirit of American Commercialism, everywhere we look these days there is some sign, poster, or advertisement that says “Back to School”.  I am too old to be fooled by such.  I know what those signs really mean:  “End of Summer”!  End of Freedom. Which, for as long as I can remember, I have dreaded.

Perhaps it is because I am a product of the public school system.  In public school, kids are expected, almost encouraged, to hate school.  They are segregated by age and sent through their days in assembly-line fashion, but expected to remember all the new information that is directed at them at least long enough to regurgitate it on an exam. School is often more like prison than a freeing and enlightening of the mind. But it is very effective in mass-producing students who cannot think for themselves.

We chose to begin homeschooling 14 years ago for many reasons, but they can almost all be boiled down to freedom of thought. As homeschoolers, our children are free to choose many of their topics of study, we can sleep late, or call a trip to the grocery store a field trip in economics and nutrition.  Homeschooling is, if nothing else, an exercise in freedom and enlightenment.  No wonder public school officials fear it so much.  We produce thinkers.  Homeschoolers not only think for themselves, they question and challenge.  They seek Truth.  In the socialistic setting of the public school, thinking is dangerous. Questioning and challenging are discouraged or even punished.

No wonder hordes of young men and women think Obama is such a great choice.  They were never trained to think, to question, to challenge.  They hear what he tells them, and, because they were trained by the public school system to accept what they are told as the gospel truth, they blindly believe he’s honest and can be trusted.  After all, he has a microphone, doesn’t he?  He’s using all the right buzzwords that they were programmed to get excited about: hope, change, belief. He looks and sounds like he means business.

So they never bother to check his voting record.  I wonder if they even know they can do such a thing.  They don’t bother to question his contributors’ motives.  Who is funding his campaign?  What do they stand for? Make no mistake: nobody is going to donate money to a political campaign if there’s nothing in it for them. Why do foreign investors think giving Obama millions of dollars is a good idea?  What are the changes he is promising?  And, if  he is able to actually implement them, what will that look like in real life?  What will be the long term effects of the changes he is proposing?  Can we even pinpoint exactly what those changes are?  The summer break mentality is not up to the task of choosing the next leader of the free world.  Our educational system has failed us by producing generations of people who cannot make educated, informed decisions.

As a nation, we cannot afford to take a ’summer break’.  We must Think.  Question.  Challenge.  Seek Truth. These are skills and habits that should be employed all year round, for the rest of one’s life.  We cannot shelve our brains for the summer, or it truly will mean the end of the American Summer. The End of Freedom.

I read an interesting blog this morning, describing how President Bill Clinton has recently been accused of playing the ‘race card’ against Obama. Y-Decide 2008. Hmm. Okay, I am not a fan of Bill Clinton’s, but somehow this one doesn’t make sense. President Clinton was always doing something to help minorities. They used to love him! And, because apparently my lot in life is to always be the one screaming “The Emperor Has No Clothes!”, please allow me to point out the obvious, yet again: Obama is HALF WHITE. His mother is ENTIRELY WHITE. So, when somebody says something about him that is less than flattering (yours truly included) why does that have to have anything to do with race???

But then I am probably expecting too much, thinking that folks should behave and think like mature, rational adults, and actually vote on real issues, backed up by real facts supporting their chosen candidate’s positions(s), such as voting records, and looking at what sort of special interest groups are funding their campaign, because make no mistake: a special interest group is not about to give money to someone who isn’t going to further their cause!

And while I’m soapboxing here, I’d like to demonstrate my mastery of the obvious with one last point (for today): Obama is all about “Change you can believe in!” What is he going to change, how is he going to change it, and who is paying for it? All these young supporters don’t know what it’s like to live in a world that desperately needs to change. They don’t know what it’s like to go without food, or clothing or shelter. They don’t understand what it means to live under an oppressive government. They don’t have a clue about how valuable freedom of speech is, or the right to bear arms, or assemble in public. They probably don’t even know that those things are constitutional rights. They’ve always had those things, freely and in abundance. And so they do not value them. They do not get that the change they are cheering for is the type of society that gave birth to leaders like Stalin and Hitler.

Ask somebody who lived through WWII how they feel about the changes Obama is proposing. Ask someone who remembers what it was like when Hitler came to power, and what it was like living in Socialism. The crowds went wild cheering for Hitler, too. The young people believed him, because he was amazingly charismatic and mesmerizing. They never questioned him, or his motives. Until it was too late. I pray to God it does not grow so late in our own country!

Okay, for the record, I have NEVER liked Bruce Springsteen. NEVER. I know that folks up in New York get all gushy and twitterpated over him, but I think he’s creepy. Unfortunately, simply because he’s a big rock star (and I am using the term ‘rock star’ VERY loosely here!!!) people are going to think his advice is sound. Right.

So, in the spirit of listening to the advice of rock stars, I found some pretty good advice from a REAL rock star:

If you’re listening to a rock star in order to get your information on who to vote for, you’re a bigger moron than they are.

~Alice Cooper~

Oh, yeah . . . in my utter disgust, I almost forgot to mention that the “Boss” is backing Obama. But then, if you read yesterday’s post, you already knew that!

Yep, I’m quoting Marx!  After all, it’s apparently the “in” thing to do these days!!!  Barack Obama is quoting him, so I figured I didn’t want to be left out.  Now, I am not very original, because I’m using the same quote Obama used, more or less.  He seems to think that people in economic stress cling to guns, religion and racism.  Say what?  Wow.  I’ve read a lot of stuff today about this, from Joe Nobody blogs to Wallstreet Journal articles.  They all seem to agree that he has pretty much hanged himself with that quote. (Oh, I hope so!!)  But I am going to say what nobody else has yet said (at least that I’ve found yet):  The man is a brazen idiot!!!! The more I hear about Obama, the more the hair on the back of my neck begins to stand straight up. First, he was talking about ’shared prosperity’, now he’s quoting Karl Marx!! For those of you who slept through history class, let me bring you up to speed here:  Communism and Marxism failed miserably!!!

Hello? Is there anybody out there? (Direct quote from Pink Floyd not intended.)  This is a very dangerous man, and he wants to lead our country?  He doesn’t have the skill, the experience, or the common sense to lead a dog through the park, much less lead our country.  So, it truly begs the question:  WHO is behind him?  I’m not talking about all the empty-headed young girls who are drooling all over him, or all of the racist blacks in our nation who are hoping for a public forum to express their views.  I mean, WHO is BEHIND him?  “What rough beast, his hour come round at last, slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?”  (W.B. Yeats)  Perhaps it’s Ted Kennedy.  Perhaps it’s some terrorist group looking to secure a strong foothold in our government, and bring the infidels at last to judgment.  Or maybe it’s some secret socialist society connected to the UN.  I don’t know.  What is painfully, frighteningly apparent to me, however, is that this man is not bright enough to get to this point on his own.  Somebody is working his strings behind the curtain.

And his wife?? Wow. She’s quite possibly more dangerous and deceitful than her husband. When she talks to black women’s organizations, she presents herself as the modern-day Aunt Jemima, who, in spite of insurmountable odds and dire poverty, managed to scrape and claw her way through college and marry an up-and-comer in the political scene. When she’s not busy spinning a false-memory childhood, she dresses like she just stepped off the cover of Vogue, not out of some hovel ruled by an oppressive, racist, bigoted ‘cracker’. Upon closer examination, we see that Michelle Obama actually grew up in a very nice home in Chicago. Yes, it was a ‘black neighborhood’, but a darned nice, upscale one. Far better than many ‘white neighborhoods’. Her parents were wonderful, and worked hard to make sure she and her brother got the best start in this world. Hmmm. . . my daddy didn’t send ME to Princeton!!

Do folks want a black president?  A woman president? Okay by me.  I suggest Colin Powell, or better still, Condoleeza Rice.  She’s black AND female!!  I would work my tail off campaigning door-to-door for either one them.  But with Obama as a possibility, I’m thinking maybe I need to update my passport!!

Okay, this is where I’m probably going to offend someone. But I read something today that made my blood run cold. I was reading Yahoo! News, about the Democratic Primaries. It’s an interesting and short read, if anyone is interested: Clinton Ridicules Obama in Comeback Bid. Apparently, Hilary is saying that we (Americans) have to make choices between speeches and solutions. (I agree.) Her point is that Obama may be a great speaker and motivator (So was Hitler) but there is a world of difference between being able to motivate people and effectively lead them. (Indeed!) Obama’s response is what I found so chilling:

“Contrary to what she’s been saying, it’s not a choice between speeches and solutions,” he said.

“It’s a choice between a politics that offers more of the same divisions and distractions that didn’t work in South Carolina and didn’t work in Wisconsin and will not work in Texas. Or a politics of common sense, of common purpose, of shared sacrifice and shared prosperity.”

WHAT???? We already share enough of our sacrifice and prosperity with those who refuse to lift a finger to help themselves! For anyone who cannot read between the lines, let me help you out here: Shared Sacrifice + Shared Prosperity = Communism.

Sadly, most people do not think for themselves. They are far too willing to believe whatever they hear, especially if it is worded in such a way as to tickle their ears. They never bother to research what they hear. In fact, they don’t even know how to apply classical logic to the arguments presented by politicians. Most politicians talk in pretty circles, but don’t ever say anything. But, by golly, it sounds good! And that’s exactly how Hitler convinced good, honest, decent German people to throw the Jews into concentration camps. He was a master of propaganda, and so is Obama.

Obama’s catch phrase is “Yes, we can!” Who can? Unless Congress is behind him, he’s not going anywhere with his campaign promises. And all these young fans who are rallying behind him, what are they going to do to help when the show is over and the work begins? They are no more than groupies, fanatically following their new star. They are blinded to the truth that this man has no experience and his agenda is more than questionable.

I pray that the American people wake up. I hope that we take a good, hard, long look at the candidates and what they really represent, and who they truly are. Yeah, it’s disturbing, but it’s necessary. Please don’t jump on any bandwagon until you know what powers it.

I was only two years old during the “Summer of Love”, but all my life, I have wished that I could have been an active part of that summer. I am an old Hippie at heart, and this video is amazing. I’m glad to know that some of that love is still around, almost forty years later. Alex insisted that I watch it. I’m so glad. It was voted YouTube’s #1 Video of the Year. Good call, guys!! It’s awesome! Share the love: pass it on. Peace!