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I wish to incite all Christians to rise up and take back the United States of America with all of God's manifold blessings. We want the free allowance of the Bible and prayers allowed again in schools, halls of justice, and all governing bodies. We don't seek a theocracy until Jesus returns to earth because all men are weak and power corrupts the very best of them.
We want to be a kinder and gentler people without slavery or condescension to any.

The world seems to be in a time of discontent among the populace. Christians should not fear. God is Love, shown best through Jesus Christ. God is still in control. All Glory to our Creator and to our God!


A favorite quote from my good friend, Jack Plymale, which I appreciate:

"Wars are planned by old men,in council rooms apart. They plan for greater armament, they map the battle chart, but: where sightless eyes stare out, beyond life's vanished joys, I've noticed,somehow, all the dead and mamed are hardly more than boys(Grantland Rice per our mutual friend, Sarah Rapp)."

Thanks Jack!

I must admit that I do not check authenticity of my posts. If anyone can tell me of a non-biased arbitrator, I will attempt to do so more regularly. I know of no such arbitrator for the internet.











Sunday, May 31, 2015

Racism comments by Pat Buchanan ... Thx Marge R!

The white side of the story

Fact or Fiction?
The White Side of the Story of Negroes
This is the reason CNN has dropped Buchanan.  It's like Newt G. Said, "you're not supposed to bring up uncomfortable Facts." (verified on Buchanan's website)
Finally.............It is Said Publicly.  I have never seen the white side explained better!
Pat Buchanan had the guts to say it. It is about time!!
BUCHANAN  TO OBAMA

By Patrick J. Buchanan
You say we need to have a conversation about race in America .. Fair enough. But this time, it has to be a two-way conversation. White America needs to be heard from, not just lectured to.... This time, the Silent Majority needs to have its convictions, grievances and demands heard.
And among them are these:
First, America has been the best country on earth for black folks.  It was here that 600,000 black people, brought from Africa in slave ships, grew into a community of 40 million, were introduced to Christian salvation, and reached the greatest levels of freedom and prosperity blacks have ever known.. Jeremiah Wright ought to go down on his knees and thank God he is an American.
Second, no people anywhere has done more to lift up blacks than white Americans.  Untold trillions have been spent since the '60s on welfare, food stamps, rent supplements, Section 8 housing, Pell grants, student loans, legal services, Medicaid, Earned Income Tax Credits and poverty programs designed to bring the African-American community into the mainstream.  Governments, businesses and colleges have engaged in discrimination against white folks -- with affirmative action, contract set-asides and quotas -- to advance black applicants over white applicants.  Churches, foundations, civic groups, schools and individuals all over America have donated their time and money to support soup kitchens, adult education, day care, retirement and nursing homes for blacks.
We hear the grievances.  Where is the gratitude??
bama talks about new 'ladders of opportunity' for blacks. Let him go to Altoona?  And Johnstown, and ask the white kids in Catholic schools how many were visited lately by Ivy League recruiters handing out scholarships for 'deserving' white kids...?  Is white America really responsible for the fact that the crime and incarceration rates for African-Americans are seven times those of white America ?  Is it really white America 's fault that illegitimacy in the African-American community has hit 70 percent and the black dropout rate from high schools in some cities has reached 50 percent?
Is that the fault of white America or, first and foremost, a failure of the black community itself?
As for racism, its ugliest manifestation is in interracial crime, and especially interracial crimes of violence.  Is Barack Obama aware that while white criminals choose black victims 3 percent of the time, black criminals choose white victims 45 percent of the time?
Is Obama aware that black-on-white rapes are 100 times more common than the reverse, that black-on-white robberies were 139 times as common in the first three years of this decade as the reverse?
We have all heard ad nauseam from the Rev. Al about Tawana Brawley, the Duke rape case and Jena .  And all turned out to be hoaxes.  But about the epidemic of black assaults on whites that are real, we hear nothing.
Sorry, Barack, some of us have heard it all before, about 40 years and 40 trillion tax dollars ago. This needs to be passed around because, this is a message everyone needs to hear!!!
OK..........will you pass it on?
YES. I did but will you?
Because I'm for a better America 

I am
Not racist,
Not violent,
Just not silent anymore.

Andy Rooney's sayings ... Thx Clay V!


This is a great oldie; perhaps you’d like to enjoy it again.  Have a great weekend!

                                   

  FROM ONE FRIEND TO ANOTHER                        
 
>      Please take a moment and read all the way to the bottom:  If you will take the time to read these. I promise you'll come away with an enlightened perspective. The subjects covered affect us all on a daily basis:
> Written by Andy Rooney, a man who had the gift of saying so much with so few words.   Enjoy......
>
> I've  learned .... That the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.
>
> I've learned .... That when you're in love, it shows.
>
> I've learned .... That just one person saying to me, 'You've made my day!' makes my day
>
> I've learned .... That having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world.
>
> I've learned .... That being kind is more important than being right.
>
> I've learned .... That you should never say no to a gift from a child.
>
> I've learned .... That I can always pray for someone when I don't have the strength to help him in some other way
>
> I've learned .... That no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy  with.
>
> I've learned .... That sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand
>
> I've learned .... That simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.
>
> I've learned .... That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.
>
> I've learned .... That we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.
>
> I've learned .... That money doesn't buy class.
>
> I've learned .... That it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.
>
> I've learned ... That under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.
>
> I've learned .... That to ignore the facts does not change the facts.
>
> I've learned .... That when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.
>
> I've learned .... That love, not time, heals all wounds.
>
> I've learned .... That the easiest way for  me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am.
>
> I've learned .... That everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.
>
> I've  learned .... That no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.
>
> I've learned ... That life is tough, but I'm tougher.
>
> I've learned .... That opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss.
>
> I've learned .... That when you harbour bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere
>
> I've learned .... That I wish I could have told my Mom that I love her one more time before she passed away.
>
> I've learned .... That one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them.
>
> I've learned .... That a smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
>
> I've learned .... That when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his  little fist, that you're hooked for life. 

   I've learned .... That everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.   

   I've learned ....  That the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done.
>
> To all of you.... Make sure you read all the way down to the last sentence.
>
> It's National Friendship Week. Show your friends how much you care. Send this to everyone you  consider a FRIEND,
even if it means sending it back to the person who sent it to you. If it comes back to you, then you'll know you have a circle of friends.

HAPPY FRIENDSHIP WEEK TO YOU!!!!!! YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND I AM HONORED!

Now send this to every friend you have!! And to your family.       
>

Rambling of a retired lady's mind ..,., Thx Judi C! (not retired)


 
 RAMBLINGS OF A RETIRED MIND.............
 
 
   
Today I was in a store that sells sunglasses, and only sunglasses. A young lady walks over to me and asks, "what brings you in today?"  

I looked at her, and said, I'm interested in buying a refrigerator. She didn't quite know how to respond. Am I getting to be that age?
  


I was thinking about how a status symbol of today are those cell phones that everyone has clipped onto their belt or purse. I can't afford one. So I'm wearing my garage door opener.
  
You know, I spent a fortune on deodorant before I realized that people didn't like me anyway.
  


I was thinking that women should put pictures of missing husbands on beer cans!
  


I was thinking about old age and decided that old age is when you still have something on the ball but you are just too tired to bounce it.
     

I thought about making a fitness movie for folks my age and call it 'Pumping Rust'.
     

When people see a cat's litter box they always say, 'Oh, have you got a cat?'
Just
       once I want to say, 'No, it's for company!'     

Employment application blanks always ask who is to be called in case of an emergency.
     
I think you should write, 'An ambulance.'
     

I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible a whole lot more as they get older.
     
Then it dawned on me. They were cramming for their finals.
     

As for me, I'm just hoping God grades on the curve.
     

Birds of a feather flock together and then crap on your car.
     

The older you get the tougher it is to
     lose weight because by then your body and your fat have   gotten to be really good friends.      
The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.
     

Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are XL.
     

The sole purpose of a child's middle name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.
  
Did you ever notice: When you put the 2 words 'The' and 'IRS' together it spells 'Theirs...'
     

Aging: Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.
     

Some people try to turn back their "odometers." Not me. I want people to know 'why' I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved.
     

You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks.
     

Ah! Being young is beautiful but being old is comfortable.
     

Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
 
 

The Pope and the Rabbi ... Thx Lyle S!

The Pope and the Rabbi




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Subject: The Pope and the Rabbi
Several centuries ago, the Pope decreed that all the Jews had to convert to Catholicism or leave Italy. There was a huge outcry from the Jewish community, so the Pope offered a deal: he'd have a religious debate with the leader of the Jewish community. If the Jews won, they could stay in Italy; if the Pope won, they'd have to convert or leave.
     
The Jewish people met and picked an aged and wise rabbi to represent them in the debate. However, as the rabbi spoke no Italian, and the Pope spoke no Yiddish, they agreed that it would be a 'silent' debate.
     
On the chosen day the Pope and rabbi sat opposite each other. The Pope raised his hand and showed three fingers. The rabbi looked back and raised one finger. Next, the Pope waved his finger around his head. The rabbi pointed to the ground where he sat. The Pope brought out a communion wafer and a chalice of wine. The rabbi pulled out an apple. With that, the Pope stood up and declared himself beaten and said that the rabbi was too clever. The Jews could stay in Italy.
     
Later the cardinals met with the Pope and asked him what had happened. The Pope said, 'First I held up three fingers to represent the Trinity. He responded by holding up a single finger to remind me there is still only one God common to both our beliefs. Then, I waved my finger around my head to show him that God was all around us. The rabbi responded by pointing to the ground to show that God was also right here with us. I pulled out the wine and wafer to show that God absolves us of all our sins, and the rabbi pulled out an apple to remind me of the original sin. He bested me at every move and I could not continue.'
     
Meanwhile, the Jewish community gathered to ask the rabbi how he'd won. 'I haven't a clue,' said the rabbi. 'First, he told me that we had three days to get out of Italy , so I gave him the finger. Then he tells me that the whole country would be cleared of Jews and I told him that we were staying right here.
    
'And then what?' asked a woman.
 
'Who knows?' said the rabbi. 'He took out his lunch so I took out mine.'
 

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