Jedediah Bila
By Jedediah Bila, Author and Political Commentator
When I first heard the news that twenty-three-year-old MTV reality star Heidi Montag had ten plastic surgery procedures in one day, I nearly choked on my lunch. My immediate reaction was why would such a pretty girl go to such extremes? But my mind quickly wandered to the bigger picture: An obsession with the superficial is precisely what’s eating away at our country. People have come to love the ornaments and lights, but what about the tree?
Think for a moment about some of the comments you’ve heard as to why individuals have or haven’t voted for a particular candidate. Here’s a few I made note of in New York City around the time of the 2008 Presidential Election:
He’s so suave and well-dressed. (re: Barack Obama)
He just looks like a Vice President, you know? (re: Joe Biden)
He’s not charismatic enough. (re: John McCain)
She sounds like a hick. (re: Sarah Palin)
He’s handsome and I’d date him in a flash. (re: Barack Obama)
He looks way too old on TV. (re: John McCain)
She’s one hot mom. (re: Sarah Palin)
He has a degree from Harvard, so he must be smart. (re: Barack Obama)
She’s so not cosmopolitan. (re: Sarah Palin)
What our politicians look like, the clothes that they wear, and the tones of their voices have come to resonate more with voters than their records, policies, associations, and experience. So what if he sat in a church with racist, America-hating Reverend Jeremiah Wright for twenty years while Wright baptized his kids and officiated at his marriage? I mean, didn’t you hear his charming speech? Hope, change, and yes we can were more catchy in 2008 than the fact that only one candidate on either presidential ticket had run anything, and it just so happened to be a state. Why? Because hope and change were delivered in a fancy sounding package with a complementary Ivy League bow. And the state? Well, Alaska’s so…primitive. I mean, do they even have a Bloomingdale’s?
At a time when candidates’ crow’s feet, snooty degrees, and lofty talk are paid greater attention than whether or not they actually get things done or have a record of quality leadership and sound judgment, why are we surprised when politicians rise to the top who offer nothing but pretty discourse, handsome swagger, and a whole lot of nothing? We shouldn’t be.
When it comes to candidates, I don’t care if they could easily be Homecoming Queen or King, if their clothes are well-suited for a Barneys window display, or if their teeth shimmer with all the signs of a recent lunch hour at BriteSmile. And I’m about as impressed with their Ivy League degrees as I am with my own—as in not very. It’s time for American voters and the media to get their priorities in order. Be mesmerized by their policies, not their pontification. Spend your nights researching their voting records, not the trendy restaurant they were last photographed in or the must-have shoes they sported at the latest D.C. rally.
They aren’t starring in your favorite Tuesday night miniseries or taking you out for dinner and a movie. They are running your country.
Jedediah Bila is an author and conservative political commentator living in New York City. For more information on Jedediah, please visit http://jedediahbila.com. The views expressed by conservative author and commentator Jedediah Bila do not necessarily reflect the position of AMAC.
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Jedediah got it right again. The next time I look at a candidate I’ll ask myself- what did he/she actually accomplish in their lives.
It is truly unfortunate that the management of the greatest society in the history of civilization is determined by form over substance. I blame the decline of the Judeo-Christian values upon which our country was founded. I have never seen ‘bling & beauty’ as part of the bible’s description of what is important in this life.
Jedediah is so right, McCain graduated at the bottom of his class in the Naval Academy, but did he let that stop him from crashing 5 Navy aircraft? Did he let himself be limited by his marriage from meeting the girl of his dreams? No. Instead people shallowly voted for the candidate who was still married to his first wife, what kind of moral message does that send? We need a president with teh backbone to cheat on his wife and leave her as soon as he has a better deal!
What you are forgetting, what should be the core for all: “Seek ye first His kingdom, and all will be added unto you.” Book of Matthew What happened to praying about it first, asking God to show us. If what Patrick says-’needing a President with the backbone to cheat on his wife, then I feel sorry for us all. That is not God ordained, That is what happened to us as a country, we put God last!
If I remember correctly, great civilizations throughout history have lasted an average of 200~400 years. They grow strong when their people are fighting their way out of some difficulty (e.g., tyranny). They work hard, live simply and decently, and become a strong force to reckon with. Eventually, their power leads to apathy–they are invincible–they no longer need to work so hard. That then leads to decay and subsequent defeat by some other struggling, emerging people. We are due. Our nation was made strong when we recognized that our only strength came from God. We were helpless without Him. We became fat, dumb, lazy and happy in our blissful ignorance. We took control back from God without even realizing what we were doing. Unless we once more recognize, as a nation, that we cannot do this on our own, we are in for a sound thrashing. We who understand this must remember that ultimately, God is in control, regardless whether or not we acknowledge the fact.
Good for you Jimmy the horse, well said, and I totally agree with you. Woe to those that think they can do this on their own accord. Thank you
Glad to see that the organization that I joined has like minded people who are unafraid to tell it like it is. I am asuming that the lack of an idiotic point of view means that the only people that have joined are those that fully awake. Now how do we as an organization help wake up the rest of the compalcent in ouor mist?
Jimmy the horse is right and Patrick needs to examine his conscience. We can be complacent as bill says but right now the country is becoming less complacent. Thank God for that.
A certain way to vote for the right candidate is to watch what they DO and not what they say. Usually the two do not agree. What’s wrong with checking out their previous voting record? That’s the best judge of character, morals, convictions there is.
Well Jedediah,
I think people are so superficial willingly, because they hate to admit to truth and the pain of the future realities of life.
I take a Biblical viewpoint and think we are heading toward the one world govt. religious and monetary system spoken of in scripture, and we will not be able to stop that, so people ought to take a real look at life, temporal and eternal.
Joycelyn is correct also, our Republican Senators in Maine have betrayed us. Another example is the tough SOUNDING TV blips we see when Timothy Geitner was being grilled, but where is the punishment, or resignations of people like him? It is only a dog and pony show without any punishment or corrections, after the fact. After our tax money has been distributed to Wall Street, auto makers and the banking system.
JUST REMEMBER THE DOG AND PONY SHOW AT THE 2010 ELECTIONS AND BEOND. THIS HAS BEEN A WAKE UP CALL. KNOW YOUR CANADATE BEFORE YOU VOTE. TAKE THE LEASON TO YOUR FRIENDS.
we replace all other things that do not perform, or act right, WHY NOT REPLACE THE RASCALS IN WASHINGTON???
Most of the people who made those comments I’m sure had no idea of policies or ideologies of the candidates. I will say, that I’m tiired of always feeling like I vote for the lesser of “two evils” so often I’ve wished that on the ballot we had an option tyhat said “none of the above: start over”
But people forget their civics class as well. Congress makes the laws-all of them and a president cannot pass a law without enough willing partners. We control our destiny and our childrens destiny every time we enter the ballot booth and yet most voters couldn’t tell you anything of substance about why they voted the way they did. Sad, very sad.
I hate to think of what will happen when today’s teenagers become the leaders, most of them can’t read above 4th or 5th grade level and even those who can don’t read.
If Bull Defecation was music Barack Hussein Obama would be a brass band.
What a great article Jedediah nailed it. It seems we always look at the surface of all people not just candidates. It’s time to look deeper and see who the person is and what their beliefs are. They say you can judge a person by the company they keep, we need to start looking at their friends and associates.
So VERY TRUE Frank !!!! You hit the nail on the head !!!
It’s as one of our forefathers said (I’m thinking Thomas Jefferson said…”The system is certainly a good one, but not without it’s flaws. As soon as the people learn that they can vote themselves money, then will begin the process of destroying what we have built.”
What this means is that once the American people began voting for politicians who would approve any program or policy that financially favors one person or group of people over another, then that will trigger even more of these programs, which will snowball out of control until we can’t afford anything anymore.
Welfare programs are a large part of the problem here. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for helping the poor, but mandating that all americans contribute so that the govt can hand out the money removes two essential parts of the charity process.
First it removes the donors sense of pride and their joy in helping their fellow man by having his money TAKEN rather than GIVEN. Why feel good about something you didn’t do FREELY.
Secondly, and perhaps even more importantly, it breeds a sense of entitlement among those who are needy, which then subtracts their sense of appreciation for the assistance.
Why be grateful for something the system entitles you to?
These two combined are a factor that should concern everyone, but there is one more negative result, which I believe is a major fact as to why these systems were started in the first place.
Some people just plain hate God.
You may be asking what that has to do with it.
Before govt welfare programs provided for the needy, and before big charity organizations (which most of these also contribute to varying degrees to the sense of entitlement I mentioned earlier) churches provided the vast majority of aid to the poor. Included in this aid was PERSONAL conversation about why these forms of help were being provided. It was because Christian people were sharing the love of Jesus Christ they had received.
In some cases, it was Christians helping Christians, but in others, it was Christians helping non-Christians. Either way, God’s word, and love was being spread.
NOT SO with govt provided aid.
ALSO NOT SO with MOST charitable organizations.
I do not donate to charities very often. It’s not because I’m stingy, or because I hate poor people, it’s because I don’t agree with the affect they have on America. If I could get away with it….I wouldn’t pay the part of my taxes that goes towards welfare programs either, but the Bible actually says I should pay taxes (“give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, give to God what is God’s”) so I do. Not that I don’t believe it should change.
The point is…. Govt control of all these poverty reduction or poor assistance programs is just an attempt to subtract God’s message from work that the churches and individual citizens SHOULD be doing.
Amen to Jimmy the horse, all he said is true and more. I came up with a little saying that I would like to share. (When you throw God under the bus, don’t complain about the ride.) Think about this, who does everyone turn to when there is no one else?
The 1st.time I heard obama, All I could think off was Hilter,He is a very good speaker,and our country does not know history anymore! Thank God we are waking up, Pray we are not to late, If any one reads obama and his wifes books they will see they both HATE America And white’s !
I just pray that we still have a country in 2012 ater this President and his Chicago gangsters and hinchmen get through “making all their changes” to the really great country that we have had for these many years. This is the first time that I and my family have been so afraid of what will become of us and our grandchildren after this President and his “friends” destroys our country. I just pray that all the harm that he wants incurred on us can be canceled out with our next President is elected.
they called bama the messiah . that should have ben a wake up call for people . he associated with satin and promised to take your money to give to the lazy people but people still voted him in . as far as the democrats they do just what he tells them to do . so lets vote them out and some in with a backbone to do what the most of the people wants + put GOD back in the government and schools
Nick, I agree with you on most of what you said. But when you quote Jesus “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the thing that are God’s” I get a little warm under the collar. Not that I don’t think we should contribute to the maintaining of law and order or public services, but God only asks for 10% of our firstfruits;the IRS asks for 40% or more. The least they could do is ask God for advice on how He manages things. I resent having to fork over almost half of what I earn to a corrupt bunch of politicians who live high on the hog at my expense. I’m encouraged that we still have a sizable percentage of the population who are not lying down and playing dead! Go Conservatives!!!!
Jimmy, the horse, please make yourself known. You are the type of person who KNOWS right from wrong and doesn’t back away from saying it to any and all. After 9/11, God’s name was mentioned in every “speech” by black, white, Christian and Jewish leaders. Prayer lamps, lights and signs were all over.
We have put Him last, instead of first, and only when we could see no other help. Yet, we still allow Him to be overlooked, undermined and even denied. Kate Smith must be turning over in her grave. For those of you who don’t know Kate, she was the gal who sang “God Bless America.”
Good article that I completely agree with.We should pay more attention to his actions not his speeches.My wife believes that he has given more speeches on tv than any other Pres.,ever.People are listening to his lying words while is hands are robbing us blind.
We’ve been saying that for years,very well done.We ought to place you up there with Walter Cronkite & Ron Paul.
One of our biggest problems is that congress is supposed to pass laws but some of the laws they have passed are to set up bureaus ( as in bureacracy ) with such open ended powers that they then can make rules without consulting congress. Those rules then carry criminal penalties and often make little or no sense. This is how elevator operators were considered to be under the authority of the interstate commerce commission because people from other states used the elevator to get to another floor. We need to revamp the whole system. Look at the Czars we have today.
We love this country too much to see it go down because people are swayed by ‘Hollywood’ thinking. We enjoy a good film, but are ever aware it is not the REAL world. WAKE UP America before all that our forefathers and present day warriors sacrificed to give us and our descendants is lost forever. INDEPENDENCE, FREEDOM and our way of life hangs in the balance. We can fix what’s wrong without throwing away what’s right. Let’s do it while we still can.
I want to commend Nick Borden on his comprehensive message. I fully agree with what he had to say.
There is so much being said and petitions being circulated, by groups like the ACLU, that complain about separation of church and state. What they don’t realize or just flatly ignore is the fact that separation of church and state means that government can’t tell us who or how to worship but it does not say that our government can’t be run according to the precepts of God and the Bible. Even though our type of government gives everybody certain rights, I don’t feel that our government should legislate for those activties by certain groups of people that are harmful to a moral society and an abomination to God.
Also just to add that we need to support Israel at all costs(I am a Christian). We need to support them financially and militarily so they can fend off the nations of the mid-east and world that have sworn to destroy them. I do not feel that our present administration has Israel’s or, for that matter, the United States’ best interests in mind. We know Israel is going to be victorious in the end and I would like to see our country on the winning side!!
Finally, I wish we could have upright and moral candidates running for Congress whether they be Republican(which I am) or Democrat.
The last number of elections I don’t feel we have had that. For me voting was usually for the better of two “evils”
Thank you for the oppurtunity to say what I feel.
It’s a great relief to hear so many people believing as I do. It hasn’t taken long for Obama to show his true colors. I agree with all you who said people need to do their homework before they vote! Obama is NOT “for the people and freedom for all with one Nation Under God.” He wants to destroy everything this country stands for and unfortuntely is capable if we let him. Majority of people didn’t like Bush, but at least he kept us from terrorist attacks. More Americans need to wake up and FAST. I want my grandchildren to grow up knowing America as I have. The land of the home and the free where we are proud to be an American!
You are right when it comes to the government.We have not been able really to express our opinions or jiust say vote the way we want to in a long time.We want a government that will take care of America not take care of every foreign country.Wake up
We need a health insurance that is for Everyone,icluding the poor in this nation not some foreign nation.If you don,t like the way the government is going Vote them out.The people put them in,(if our votes really count).Take the out.Stand up America
Susan Sweat knows what she learned in Civics class…that Congress must enact the law. What she must not realize is that the President can issue an “executive order” that then becomes law. Furthermore, Local judges have ruled in such a way that we know the judges have “taken the law into their own hands” Thus, the Progressive movement has changed our country by ignoring the constitution and what we teach in Civics is no longer valid..
HOW DID THIS ‘PERSON’ EVER GET PAST THE ‘REQUIRED PROCEDURES’ OF BEING PUT ON ANY BALLOT FOR LOCAL STATE,OR FEDERAL PUBLIC OFFICE IN THE FIRST PLACE?????
NO REAL RESUME OR WORK EXPERIENCE ……..NO BIRTH CERTIICATE…..AND ONCE ELECTED USING TONS OF QUETIONABLE MONIES….FORMS AN ADMINSTRATIN OF LIKE BACKGROUND PEOPLE PLUS AN UNVETTED SHADOW GOV’T WITH THE TITLES OF CZARS AND THEN PROCEEDS TO GIVE AMERICAN TAXPAYING CITIZENS A HURRY UP BUM’S RUSH PANIC CRISIS MODE
TEACHING MONENT OF HOW TO DESTROY AMERICA IN ONLY ONE YEAR!!!!!
ONLY IN AMERICA!!!!!
PRESS “1″ FOR ENGLISH!!!!!
You need to take a test to cut hair, sell real estate and drive a car; but not to vote. An election is too important to turn it into a popularity contest. The Miss America contest has 50+ candidates but the race for the presidency only has two choices. ,,????
where will we get enough physcians if the current bill passes? they will flood the er’s slowing service to critically injured,also the illegals should not be allowed to have very basic medical just enought topatch then move on
It would help if only people who pay taxes should be ALLOWED to vote. No more of “what’s in it for me?” when I vote.
If Mr mccain had shown any guts and kept telling America what Obama was instead of being a gentleman???
maybe America might have woken sooner
For the most part, I agree with Jedediah. I would just add a point or two.
It seems that the media is biased toward socialism. To say that the media needs to get their priorities in order is a bit naive. They have them where they want them. Why is the media so socialistic?
We did have a sauve, debenaire, goodlooking, athletic. well articulated candidate with a long and proven record of success rescuing and running a state that was deep in the red. He also rescued and ran the winter olympics in Utah when before he arrived they were about to fold. I believe it’s because freedom of religeon does not reign as it should. The public forgot that when they found out he was Morman. I am not Morman but is there a religeon that takes better care of their family or their fellow man than the Mormans?
For the most part, I agree with Jedediah. I would just add a point or two.
It seems that the media is biased toward socialism. To say that the media needs to get their priorities in order is a bit naive. They have them where they want them. Why is the media so socialistic?
We did have a sauve, debenaire, goodlooking, athletic. well articulated candidate with a long and proven record of success rescuing and running a state that was deep in the red. He also rescued and ran the winter olympics in Utah when before he arrived they were about to fold. I believe it’s because freedom of religeon does not reign as it should. The public forgot that when they found out he was Morman. I am not Morman but is there a religeon that takes better care of their family or their fellow man better than the Mormans?
Obama said “this is the greatest country on earth and i want to change it”. 1st why change what its the greatest? Well, he is trying to tear down the America that he and his wife both hate . Hes doing a pretty good job of it so far. All I see is a muslim that hates America. is in bedwith the other people that hate us. Hopfully there will be better canidates in 2012 for this job . some one who is a real American and has a good record in his or her past. Not an idiot that has hidden his past and his birth record. Smooth talker that is backed by the socialist of the world. Czars? that’s what a dictator has to run things with and he is the most racist person that has been in the white house . time to get off my soap box and think “tea party time” .
I really hate to say it……but the CONSERVATIVES are who got Obama elected. And for every single one of them who sat on their backsides at home pouting, refusing to vote, because they did not like the choices, well, dang, I hope you idiots are HAPPY now that you have embroiled us in a tangle of socialism from which we will probably never fully recover. You deserve what you’ve brought on us — although the ones of us who showed up at the polls do not. Sometimes one does have to choose the lesser of two evils to fight evil. I did not think much of McCain, I thought he was too liberal, but got out there and voted for him, because I did not want socialism to win. The last term George Bush served, he really stank, I got very aggravated with his mealy mouth fence straddling…..and I almost came to think that he was part of a big conspiracy to get Socialism elected, because he worked so HARD to anger and disappoint the entire Conservative party during his last term — which is a big reason why many of the whiney weanies threw up their hands in disgust and refused to vote, but if I had it to do over, I’d still vote the same, to get Bush in. The thing is — to elect a conservative, or semi-conservative candidate, EVERY SINGLE VOTER has to get out there and vote to make up the numbers, it’s gonna take at least 3/4 of the population voting Conservative to win ANYTHING….because, by and large, conservative voters aren’t cheaters. Dead Conservatives don’t vote, dead Liberals vote multiple times apiece. Liberals who are thieves and crack dealers vote multiple times apiece, Liberals who are zealous about their politics get out and pass out $5 bills and cartons of cigs to get street people who care about nothing other than their next fix to vote. And of course, ALL ILLEGALS who are voting vote LIBERAL. So you Conservatives need to stop whining, get off your butts and DO SOMETHING while you still have a vestige of a country to fight for. At LEAST, show up at the polls and don’t stay home watching asinine reality shows whilst you boycott the rights your forefathers died for. Now is not the time to lay back and whine. MOVE!!!!
I agree we must get the bum and liar ,why he lies to us every day, out of office. He does not belong or deserve to live in the White House with his horrible wife who also hates this great country. GOD BLESS AMERICA. mary k.
Well said Jimmy the Horse! The problem with this country is first of all God has been put in the back seat. That was evident when they started publishing books and making tags that “God is my Co-Pilot”. What an arrogant quote! God is our Pilot and he is in charge and when this country gets brought to her knees which I believe we are already at the mercy of China, a communist country that nearly owns us because of our debt. Because of the wreckless spending of our tax money and the idiots that are in office at the present that disregard the voice of the people we have opened our doors to be defeated by enemies,foreign or domestic. We have allowed our History to be replaced by political correctness for fear of offending a minority of folks when the majority has had to suffer and if the truth were known the minority hasn’t got one bone of forgiveness in their body. All they want is all the money,benefits, and spoils from a people that left a land of tyranny to establish the land of the free and home of the brave under Godly principles because they experience a country that had too much government and put God in their back seat. I believe Jimmy is right, that we are going to have to be brought to our knees, so to say. I believe that this country is going to get aq bible lesson whether they believe it or not. The lesson: The wicked shall be turned into hell and all nationsthat forget God, and righteousness exalteth a nation but sin is a reproach to the people. I speak with the same Spirit that Moses had and that is that the Godless reprobates that are in the white house now will meet that same God face to face one day and realize the filthiness of what they are trying to impose on a people who want to love God and worship him in Spirit and truth. The greatnes of this country went out with this idiot that we have in office that still hasn’t quit apoligizing for our country being bullies and so mean to these other countrys by abuse of power. What a hollywood p#$^*. I don’t remember God apoligizing for Sodom,Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboham.nor for the population during the flood of Noahs day and if the world thinks these were just fairy tails then they are going to get a rude awakening. God help us! The platform that Nancy Pelosi,Barney Franks,Obama,Biden and that Mao woman(What an idiot) stand on came from hell itself and is getting the pits ready to be opened.
Kids in school are not taught even the basics of our American heritage. This should happen at the earliest opportunity in their education. They are liberalized instead with this global citizen socialized garbage. We must return to teaching our children what it means to be an American and give them that identity, otherwise it’s a beauty contest right? That’s my idea of “No child left behind” teach- teach- teach America and they will learn and the rest will take care of itself.
Barack IS a very hansom black man. And probably as sharp as all the other knives in
the drawer. Those qualities along with some wishing to convince themselves that they’re
not racist elected the guy. However, the guy is a basket case when it comes to economy
and patriotism. He and his cronies have survived over the years with no heavy lifting.
Knowing the rules of confiscation and dependency and how to create “poor me’ victim
status.
COMMON SENSE IS nOT TO COMMON ANYMORE. daaaaaaaa
20 yrs and you didn!t know
Everyone seems to be on the same path. We must become active and speak out for what we believe and want. I submit that Mr. Obama did not recieve a majority vote of true Americans. ACORN, the liberal media, and other skewing influences contributed to the numerially superior vote count. There will always be those who want, but not enough to work for it. There will always be beggers at the intersections in life. There will always be failures who blame others and beg to be redeamed. I say, let “natural selection” do its work. For those too stupid to foresee the consequences of thier actions, let them experience those consequences. Only winners should receive the awards. Losers should not be given trophies. (reference to little league practices). God bless America.
Christians and Muslins have coexisted in the USA for decades, perhaps longer, without any open hostilities. Now, some in that religious sect advocate destruction and death based on religion and origin. Why haven’t the righteous Muslims risen against these gangsters? Is this sect of murderers unique unto themselves or is this something that has been fermenting for a long time and is just now coming out into the open? If there are bad Muslims, then there must be good Muslims. Make your selves known! Clean up your own mess !
Oh,yes and while I’m at it, and I am Quoting the President when he said “my Islamic brethren”. Terrorism came from Islamic beliefs and gets fueled more and more everyday by him apoligizing for the USA. Look at the Islamic run countrys and you’ll realize why we don’t need a president with those beliefs. I know the roots of Islam and it started out in doubt (bad) and will end up bad. Barbarics that will strap bombs to their women and children and send them in to be blown to bits. What cowards and I speak from Osama Bin Laden on down. Why hasn’t he blown himself up? Because he is a coward hiding behind women and children. We need to stereotype these idiots or we’ll just keep breeding terrorists. Heck, Barrack Husein Obama or Soerato or whatever his name is hasn’t even proved his birthright yet. An election made by color and not by principle was a forest ” all for the sake of making History. Thank you Katie Couric and all you extreme left wingers. You have failed to realize one thing! US!
Out nations problems all began with Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, who were progressives to the 9th degree.The liberal progressives that followed; FDR,LBJ.Jimmy Carter,Bill Clinton & Obama the Messiah all believed in the re-distribution of wealth and secularism. Which in the end, turns out to be MARXISM/Communism…Our country must to get back to the Judio-Christian [10 commandments] religion our forefathers preached and lived by as Christians..”For,God has not given us a spirit of timidity,but of power and love and discipline” .2 Timothy 1:7
The root of all evil is greed. Our constitution was based on for the people and by the people.How many candidates our in office for their own personel gain rather than the good they can do for the people of this nation,
First –we can’t fix a government without control of it.. Stabilizing the value of your dollar means putting our gold back into FT. Knox. The elites control our world as they create all wealth with their banking system, Freedom is a myth. The globalists are culling populations with wars? global deseases? and starvation?. Accepting their New World Order is necessary for existance. Freedom became history when you gave away control of your life to their bogus dollars.. Live with it folks as they now have total power over life and death. Seek God for relief, as our once free nation is a dog and pony show. Their president is a disgress to human intellengence and a tool for their global empire so live with it..
To Answer John Beval’s question on why the “good Muslims” don’t condem the “Bad Muslims” you only need read the Koran to understand that if you do not follow the Koran which requires such dastardly actions against infidels and Muslims who do not follow the dictates of the Koran, you are subject to the harsh, bloody actions dictated in the Koran against those who do not adhere to the Koran’s teachings. Just note in our country the number of Moslems who have killed their family members just for them leaving the teachings of the Koran and becoming Christians or not following the dictates of Islam. There are many Accurate and informative books on Islam, it’s history and practices available and I would suggest; “The politically Incorrect Guide to ISLAM”, by Robert Spencer as a start to understand the dangers we have as freedom loving folks.
People say you should judge a person by his friends and associates. Well look at your last two Democratic presidents, bill clinton & barac hussein obama. bill’s friends are all either dead or in jail. Both are really great speakers but have no substance. Neither one care about the American people, just themselves. And our latest one,whatever you want to call him, is the worst of all. He has no respect for our country or the people in it. His radical left wing agenda is all that is important to him and his, finally proud to be an American, wife. What a joke on the American people. We elected a fancy suit with a great speech with the help of a stupid media. That was our fault for letting them steal the election with a joke for a candidate. He is a liar and a failure and most of the normal media is still letting him hide behind them. If they have any balls they will ask him a few of the hard questions they overlooked in the presidential campaign. All of the illegal voting that was done by aacorn, whom we keep funding. Who was arrested? Who followed up on other counties and election headquarters? Where was the news medias follow-up. Yes the Republicans are as much to blame by staying home, but the people of America deserve better. Stand up America, we are a great country. Don’t let these idiots ruin our country. Once we let the lazy and illegals take over our voting system, all is lost, and they are growing with the help of our current pres!!!!!!!!!
I would really like to know who is pulling the strings as I don’t think Obama is smart enough to do all he is doing to ruin our country! We need to remember in November what we are reading and hearing today.
I just wish that the “lier” would come down from his high horse and face reality. I guess when you are brainwashed with the teachings of the Musilm Sect or any type of brainwashing as far as that goes. You can not just flush away those teachings that easy. Look! he was in the teachings for over 20 years with that Bigot Reverand and you can’t tell me that some of that shit isn’t still lurking in that wretched brain of his. Bring “GOD” back to where he belongs. I sometimes think that the people in Washington have been lazered by some Aliens and are doing their bidding like, you see in the SCI FY movies…………
Help and I thought Hoover was bad for our Country.
I am so glad I found this site — it gives me hope that there are many who see through this current administration. I have relatives who live in “LA LA LAND” and who have bought into this farce and who tried their best to convince me that he would make positive change. They are a bit more quiet about that now, but still believe that he will come through. I, too, believe the only solution is to bring God back into our government and society. He STILL IS IN CONTROL, but so many don’t believe He is. I think there are enough of us who believe it whenever anybody says “God Bless America” that He will come to our aid. We MUST be in fervent prayer that He will help us in this terrible time. We MUSt stop being “poitically correct”, and become “GOD CORRECT” as a nation!! We must insist on Obama coming forward with his birth certificate, for a start. Then McCain’s bill to correct all that is wrong with our Senate and House and Judicial System. Start with TERM LIMITS for all, eliminate completely all “pork” “golden fleece” perks for all politicians and judges. I know that God hears our prayers and will help us. We need to join together and “storm Heaven’s doors” with our prayers!! GOD BLESS AMERICA and keep us the most loving nation in the world !!!!
Obama is the equivalent of money that has been ‘laundered’. He was elected by the big bucks put out by the leftists (including those in other countries) who now work those puppet strings. The same is true of the media. They are owned by the big bucks people as well. These big bucks people don’t hate America, they want to control the world with their elitest allies. Their goal is world domination. Hmm, sound familiar? Isn’t that what the Anti-Christ wants? All the pieces of the puzzle are beginning to come together. Never-the-less, God commands us to stand up and be counted, not wallow in apathy and “give-upitis”. We need to do our homework all the time, not 2 days before elections.
WHAT ABOUT THE ABORTION ISSUE; PRES OBAMA IS FOR KILLING OF THE LITTLE ONES UP TO THE NINTH MONTH. HOW CAN WE EXPECT GOD TO BLESS THIS COUNTRY WHEN WE CONTINUE THIS ATROCITY!!!!!!!!!!
Einstein once said,”There are only two finites in the world, the universe and the stupidity of man, and I’m not to sure about the former”. We prove him to be correct in so many ways. Let’s hope next November we can show him we can use common sense when we vote. I don’t believe Obama will make it through his four year term, Hopefully not by any violence, but by impeachment. If enough people were to raise hell over his brazen rule, it could happen. He’s not the only major problem we face today though. Crime costs the taxpayers over three trillion dollars a year. If we would punish the criminals instead of persecuting the victim, abolish the ACLU, (All Criminal Love Us), and limit the number of lawyers per capita, disbar any lawyer who files a frivolous law suit, and stop treating prisoners to amenities the working man can hardly afford. i.e. Three squares a day, free medical and dental, a warm place to sleep, TV and head of the line organ transplants even to those on death row. Death row? Figure on about twelve years his lawyer can make money while appeals are in the works. A criminal caught committing a heinous crime, witnessed by many, is still “innocent until proven guilty by a court of law”. So guilt or innocence has nothing to do with it, it’s just a matter of who has the smartest lawyer. Maybe if we stll spanked kids to teach them that household rules were to be obeyed, we wouldn’t have a generation of idiots we see today. Good parenting is now considered to be child abuse. Self esteem is thought to be another school supply, and can be passed out with pencils and erasers. Where will it all stop? When we come to our senses and elect some leaders who have some common sense. We could pick names from a small town phone book and get better candidates for office.
So, the “man” attempting to be funny says we need to vote for someone who has the backbone to leave his wife for another. Or they could vote for a muslim who wasn’t even born in this country. Now that took guts.
They told me that if I voted for McCain we’d stay in Iraq. I voted for McCain and they were right.
I was at Knott’s Berry Farm about 6-8 years past driving a tour bus(45 ft greyhound type) transporting some Marine rotc cadets to and from Az-Ca. I took time to go through the replica of Independence hall and listen to a mock-up of the Contenental Congress and I told the cadets what I had heard during the re-play of what was said. The speech that was made by the President of the Contenental Congress. The then President of the Congress after signing the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution and Declaration of Independence was as follows: By signing these historic documents,we pledge our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor. Then if future generations do not remember what we do here then GOD help us all.” These principles SHOULD be taught in our public schools and our legislators should be reminded of that speech and what the early citizens of this then-young fedgling republic. Risked in the face of what they knew would probably happen to them. Our current lawmakers or at least quite a few of them have come to believe they are some kind of royalty. GOD help us which I pray to GOD wvery night that he eventually- put this nation on the right track. I can only hope this happens before George Soros and his band of cutthroats do really turn the United States of America into there private country club. Well I’ll get off my soap-box now and thank you for the opportunity.
Many good points. Looking back through history shows that mighty empires began to crumble once there was no value on life. I think we are in that catagory.
John Belveal I appreciate your wanting to beleive that there are two classes of Muslims, good & bad. The fact is that the Muslim religion itself is the problem. Together with the PROGRESSIVE movement started by Teddy Roosevelt these are the two most evil influences in today’s world. Both are paths to Tyranny. The ideas embodied in the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution are ideas that have set billions of people free from Kings and Dictators over the last 240 years. The basic idea that INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS come from our CREATOR and not from a government or King is revolutionary. The PROGRESSIVES and Musim Religion are in direct opposition to the founding fathers beliefs. The Progressives and Muslims beleive that the rights of the governed are bestowed on citizens by the government. When Progressive members of both political parties want to solve problems through the power of the Federal government and they do so beyond the LIMITED powers given to the Federal government in the Constitution they are inflicting on us TYRANNY. All modern day Presidents except for Ronald Reagan and Eisenhower have to one extent or another been PROGRESSIVES. That’s why we are in trouble today. The conflicts within each of the political parties today is between the Progressives and those who beleive that the Constitution means what it says and nothing more. The Progressives say that the Consttution is a living document and has to be flexible and it’s meaning to be interpreted and influenced by modern times. That is like saying the TRUTHS of Chrisianity set down at the beginning can be interpreted and changed to fit moden social structures; that is why today’s organized chuches are going astray. The only way out is to return to the fundamentals of our Republic as outlined in the Constitution. Vote people into office that stand for LIMITED GOVERNMENT and FREEDOM for the CITIZEN.
Jedediah’s right, this election was one of the most superficial elections I’ve ever seen, hopefully next time people worry more about substance and not style
I have an aching heart and mind…substace had been replaced by STYLE!
Ideas, language, our own opersonal realities have been stolen by the marketing industry’s hucksters!
Do we not own our air-waves?
Why is such demeaning morass allowed by our governments?
What about our responsibility to our predecessors, to our children, … To honesty, to reality…to God???
When will the trapeze swing the other way?
GOD, PLEASE HELP!??
So very well educated (book smart), But when it came to the Republicans asking Obama the simple questionsyesterday, he couldn’t deliver an answer on his own,(one that wasn’t condescending.) He had no common sense answers. But he still looked good. I’d rather have the President of the United States of America be able to give me a forthright, common sense answer that I and other Americans can grab onto and believe in.
Racism is not the issue in current society but religious bias is quite alive and an abomination to our freedom. Mr. Romney fits the bill for a President and anyone judging him due to his religion, should be personally scrutinized and run out of the country. Look at John Edwards, our Republicans that left office also for marriage problems, the NY AG, and then the “far right” Christians (I am one, so I know) sit in judgment because of his religion. Shame on you, self-righteous, conservatives. Can the Mormons hurt anyone, especially when you see the teenagers I teach in Middle and HSchool. Nixon was a Quaker and it had nothing, literally nothing to do with his governing. Better that he was a Mormon than a Marxist, or what we have now. I feel much better because I would love to think Americans could rise to the professional level of Mitt Romney, but sadly, they are not taking applications from the best qualified to “LEAD” this nation of believers! There is no Perfect candidate. Please folks, consider quality and history next time!
Finally it sounds like America has woken up, at least I hope so. This man should have never been elected let alone been on the ballet. I do not understand how some would have voted for him, He has done nothing,,I MEAN NOTHING but HURT America since he has come to office. I have told all I know,, It’s time to vote these people out and take Amercia back,The state of the Union address was a joke, HOW long can you continue to blame the last guy, I don’t know but in most jobs he would have been FIRED. It is a ASHAME we can’t do that ,but there are things we can do, Vote out all those people and then HIM when his time comes up,, America stand up and be counted
I agree with most of the comments. First, per 2nd Chron. 7:14, we need to turn to GOD, Father, Son & Holy Spirit. Pray often for this country. Pray for the “liberal”, ant-God, anti-American leaders to turn to God and for continual pressure for them to be removed. (turn or burn). Send copies of applicable parts of the Constitution, Dec. of Independence and the last para. of Patrick Henry’s, Mar., 1775 speech to reps. in Congress, newpapers, etc. Support the Tea parties and March on DC. Need a Constitutional convention? Life not death-Legal abortion (death) to die. May God have His way and to bless the RIGHTeous. US, nation under GOD, turn to RIGHTeousness.
I’m happy to realize Americans woke up, Do not accept this healthcare plan, it is hazardous to every one. Next time do not vote for the “change” some fool promises us, without explaning what he’s talking about. We need to get rid of Obama, Pelosi and their gang. Remember to vote sensible next time,FOr A TRUE AMERICAN PATRIOT. Not for someone who speaks with forked tongue.
some of our fierce leaders and president think god is out of business here in this country. which was founded with god as the leader. obabma may think he is so smart now
but according to the bible god will save his own people from what obabma and his leaders are doing to this great country of the united states.
our fierce leaders will one day have to answer for what they are doing . lets all let our goverrnment know what we really think of them. lets remember that united we stand divided we fall.
so the democrats and republicans should have to keep there promises that they gave the people when they weere elected in to office. by the way
i thought we the people were our own government we just elected people to help us not be our boss and try to make us think we would be lost without
them. we could vote them all out and start all over if it gets much worse. but i would rather they put our country first. lets put the bible and god fearing people in our government.
Dan says: When the rights of the people are at risk of being oppressed by big business and big government; FOLLOW THE MONEY to get at the truth. Maybe all this tax money is going for projects about which the average person is allowed to know little or nothing at all. So, try to make every day a Valentine’s Day and love each other while you can,
Patrick was making anti-McCain points (and by comparison, pro-Obama points) in a sarcastically humorous manner. Those who took him seriously might re-read his comments from that point of view….one of humor.
As a culture, we are too focused on “American Idol” to really take a close look at our political candidates. If we do look at them much, it is too often from the perspective of what they can do for us (as individuals) and not what they can do best for the country. If the socialist activists are able to convince enough minorities and poor they are incapable of taking care of themselves, and that becomes a strong enough a voting block, they will be in a positon to legally vote the money out of one persons pocket and put it in another’s. This would be legalized theft. At the same time, this would do nothing about making our country better!
This is not a perfect solution but if OBAMA will SCAPE the present Healthcare bill and instruct the RABID Democrats to put this on the table in it’s entirity and be bi-partisan and work WITH the Republicans this could be something that could be smoothed out and give the states the power over it , maybe we might be able to drink some of the cool aid.
Lets face it, all the commets avove are correct and I agree with the. We do need a Tea Party. Have you heard much about the tea party? Hell, if it wasen`t for [FOX] news I never would have known. They are the only one that have the balls to tell it like it is. Maybe I`am wrong but I`am speaking for myself.The peaple that voted for change did not what the change was and now that they do there will be change in that stupid party and soon. Get out and vote don`t let it happen again. We are American and we must stick togather. I am a motor cyclalist in an orgn. that rides for St Jude and animal shelders in Long county and Liberty. We also support children that have medical problems. We are the Southern Crusers motor cycle club.
Talk about healthcare for the peaple that can`t afford it. Healthcare for them has been affect for the pass 50 years. Sure we need to do something about the cost of health care. Stop all the lies and cheats out there. They are the ones that is hurting everyone of us. Submiting care that was never performed or needed. I have seen and heard this one person say that I will go to the emergency room this weekend and I said that cost alot of money and he stated that he didn`t have to pay for it. By the way he waited to long. The infection had set in too long [staff infection] and he passed away approx. 5 months later.What I am trying to say, there is too much waste in medical care already and it will only get worst if this bill is passed. We need the federal gov. to get these crooks and there will be enough money to pay for healthcare. Hay there are more honest crooks out there than the real ones. Don`t forget to put them in the same basket and in jail where they belong.
Jimmy the horse has a little “horse sense”, but has it all wrong when he says “leave charity and taking care of the poor up to the Churches.” Just where do you think we “church people” get OUR money from??? Hard ass labor just like everbody else! To “donate”, we have to give up OUR pleasures!
Charity is “Everyones” responsibility!
I am amazed at how MANY people are in agreement that Obama is/was not the correct choice for the presidency, due to inexperience and his little to zero level of loyalty to America. But Obama didn’t promote “that” message. What Obama promoted and promised, was change, in WDC; how things would be handled with those lobbyists; and the silver lining of health care. I don’t recall Obama providing info on how/what changes would occur or how his health care plan would be paid for, but it doesn’t seem to have mattered, because people/the voters bought it: hook, line & sinker! Now, approx going into his 13th month in office it seems the changes effected are minimal, and health care is in a standoff – and who exactly is going to pay for it? An earlier post by someone claimed that Obama was, “…shallowly voted for, because he was still married to his first wife, what kind of message does that send? In recent news stories, info has come out re John Edwards re his affair AND having a child with said woman. I think as human beings, we are all subject to temptation and we need to guard against it. I am sure in the hustle of campaigning, the individual needs to be aware that things can get out of hand and its 1AM and all of a sudden, you’re forgetting your spouse, because this young vibrant person is filling your ego with nonsense and splat – mistake made. I think we need to get back to the basics, loyalty, integrity, and is the candidate QUALIFIED to do the job that he/she is running for. Take away the fluff, designer shoes, etc and analyze what the person has done prior to running for office and how does that QUALIFY him/her for the position they are trying to get voted into. Thank you for listening and may God Bless America!!!
The emty headed 18 year olds got him elected. hope they don’t mind lossing ther fredomm, I will
The empty headed 18 year olds got him elected even if they regret ther vote, it will be too late to get there freedom back
Go get ‘em, Jedediah!
We do need more media like you.
To thunderbryd, I would say, you do not know of what you speak. The Republicans were so very close to winning over the messiah. It was the democrats who never voted prior to this election and were not only bused to the polls, but were paid to vote and ACORN who found dead people’s votes that won for the sorry candidate who now puts his importance over that of the American people!!