Observing the Muslim religion and state control

Thanks Alma,

Muslim is such an "open" religion. You believe in it or you are an infidel and deserved to be killed by one of their heroes.




When you get to the end of the article, think of my question: "Does
this at all surprise you regarding our current president?"

Subject: Calhoun Times Column 255 The Muslim Mosque


#255 The Muslim Mosque

During the latter part of my life, I spent over five years in Muslim

dominated countries where Islam was the official religion. In Saudi

Arabia, Christianity was not allowed. In Egypt it was very restricted.

In the U A E there were restrictions but Christian meetings and
churches
are allowed.

In Saudi Arabia, foreign residents will meet secretly under pretense of

having a dinner or a party and have a small Christian worship.
Although
they claim to recognize Jesus as a prophet, he was on a lower level
than
their prophet Mohammed.

On Friday Morning which is the Holy Day, in addition to the five daily

prayers, Muslims are required to go to the Mosque at 11 a.m. to hear a

lesson from a Holy Man who will read from the Quran. He will then
expound
loudly about the meaning of the verses that he has read. He sounds
very
much like a Christian preacher and his message is broadcast loudly over
a
public address system just in case there are those on the outside who

could not get into the building. In Saudi Arabia these messages were
in
Arabic so the foreigners did not understand what was being said. We
had
no trouble hearing them because the Mosques were only a few blocks
apart
and most areas in Jeddah were well covered with the sound systems.

They are required to pray five prayers daily and these should be prayed

inside a Mosque. The first prayer is at daybreak and most of us would
be
awaken by the Call To Prayer which would come over a public address
system
about 5:30 each morning. The second prayer is the noon prayer. The
third
prayer is an afternoon prayer around 3 p. m. The forth prayer is the

sundown prayer and the fifth prayer is one hour after sundown. Each

prayer has its own ritual and is for a specific purpose.

If a Muslim cannot go to the Mosque, businesses will spread out a rug
with
lines across it or prayer rug designs on it so that they are facing
Meccah
when they pray. When these rugs are rolled out they are considered the

same as a Mosque and are to be treated with the same respect.

One evening at the time of the sundown prayer, I was at a nursery
looking
at plants for my apartment and took a couple of steps backward and

accidently stepped on the prayer rug. Two Saudi men were suddenly
beside
of me and lifted me off the ground by my arms and set me off of the
prayer
rug. As an infidel I had defiled their Holy Place.

While I was working in Arkansas for a company which was owned by a
Persian
Muslim, I designed carpet with prayer rug designs tufted into it for
two
Mosques that were being built in Canada. I had to draw the
installation
plan for the buildings. The carpet had to be installed so that the

designs were facing Meccah. I suggested that I go to Canada and
supervise
the installation. The owner advised me that since I was an unbeliever
I
would not be allowed into the building after it was designated as a

Mosque.

There are signs at the gates to the cities of Meccah and Medina in
Saudi
Arabia that say that unbelievers are not permitted into the city under

penalty of death. I was never allowed into any place that was
considered
a Muslim Holy Place. There is one Mosque in Cairo that has been

decommissioned and is being used for unbelieving tourist to go inside
and
see what a Mosque is like. Other than this one Mosque there is no
other
Muslim Holy Place that permits unbelievers or infidels as they call
them
to enter.

Recently President Obama was in Turkey and made a visit to a Mosque.
He
was invited inside and he made a speech to those in attendance. They

would not have permitted him inside of the Mosque if they did not
believe
that he was a Muslim. No other American President or Diplomat has ever

been invited inside of a Mosque during their visits to the Middle East.

There is no indication that President Obama told them that he had

converted to Christianity and was no longer a Muslim.

Graduation speech fronm the heart- Pat Richards W.

Wow, Patricia!

You find the best and you always move this old 1950 graduate of Portsmouth High School.

Thanks again for an important addition to my blog.

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You won't need your bottle of artificial tears.



If you don’t read this one, you’ll have missed a really great one!


This is well worth the time it takes to read it!!



IN GOD'S EYES By Candace Carteen, Portland , Oregon



By the time I was ten, I was totally ashamed of my father. All my friends called him names: Quasi-Moto, hunchback, monster, little Frankenstein, the crooked little man with the crooked little cane. At first it hurt when they called him those things, but soon I found myself agreeing with them. He was ugly, and I knew it!



My father was born with something called parastremmatic dwarfism. The disease made him stop growing when he was about thirteen and caused his body to twist and turn into a grotesque shape. It wasn't too bad when he was a kid. I saw pictures of him when he was about my age. He was a little short but quite good-looking. Even when he met my mother and married her when he was nineteen, he still looked pretty normal. He was still short and walked with a slight limp, but he was able to do just about anything. Mother said, "He even used to be a great dancer."



Soon after my birth, things started getting worse. Another genetic disorder took over, and his left foot started turning out, almost backward. His head and neck shifted over to the right; his neck became rigid and he had to look over his left shoulder a bit. His right arm curled in and up, and his index finger almost touched his elbow. His spine warped to look something like a big, old roller coaster and it caused his torso to lie sideways instead of straight up and down like a normal person. His walk became low, awkward, and deliberate.. He had to almost drag his left foot as he used his deformed right arm to balance his gait.




I hated to be seen with him. Everyone stared. They seemed to pity me. I knew he must have done something really bad to have God hate him that much. By the time I was seventeen, I was blaming all my problems on my father. I didn't have the right boyfriends because of him. I didn't drive the right car because of him. I wasn't pretty enough because of him. I didn't have the right jobs because of him. I wasn't happy because of him.



Anything that was wrong with me, or my life, was because of him. If my father had been good-looking like Jane's father, or successful like Paul's father, or worldly like Terry's father, I would be perfect! I knew that for sure.



The night of my senior prom came, and Father had to place one more nail in my coffin; he had volunteered to be one of the chaperons at the dance.



My heart just sank when he told me. I stormed into my room, slammed the door, threw myself on the bed, and cried. "Three more weeks and I'll be out of here!" I screamed into my pillow. "Three more weeks and I will have graduated and be moving away to college." I sat up and took a deep breath.



"God, please make my father go away and leave me alone. He keeps sticking his big nose in everything I do. Just make him disappear, so that I can have a good time at the dance."



I got dressed, my date picked me up, and we went to the prom. Father followed in his car behind us. When we arrived, Father seemed to vanish into the pink chiffon drapes that hung everywhere in the auditorium. I thanked God that He had heard my prayer. At least now I could have some fun.



Midway through the dance, Father came out from behind the drapes and decided to embarrass me again. He started dancing with my girlfriends. One by one, he took their hand and led them to the dance floor. He then clumsily moved them in circles as the band played. Now I tried to vanish into the drapes.



After Jane had danced with him, she headed my way. Oh, no! I thought. She's going to tell me he stomped on her foot or something.



"Grace," she called, "you have the greatest father."




My face fell. "What?"



She smiled at me and grabbed my shoulders. "Your father's just the best. He's funny, kind, and always finds the time to be where you need him. I wish my father was more like that.."



For one of the first times in my life, I couldn't talk. Her words confused me.




"What do you mean?" I asked her.



Jane looked at me really strangely. "What do you mean, what do I mean? Your father's wonderful. I remember when we were kids, and I'd sleep over at your house. He'd always come into your room, sit down in the chair between the twin beds, and read us a book. I'm not sure my father can even read," she sighed, and then smiled. "Thanks for sharing him."



Then, Jane ran off to dance with her boyfriend. I stood there in silence.



A few minutes later, Paul came to stand beside me.




"He's sure having a lot of fun."



"What? Who? Who is having a lot of fun?" I asked.



"Your father. He's having a ball."



"Yeah. I guess." I didn't know what else to say.



"You know, he's always been there," Paul said. "I remember when you and I were on the mixed-doubles soccer team. He tried out as the coach, but he couldn't run up and down the field, remember? So they picked Jackie's father instead. That didn't stop him. He showed up for every game and did whatever needed to be done. He was the team's biggest fan. I think he's the reason we won so many games. Without him, it just would have been Jackie's father running up and down the field yelling at us. Your father made it fun. I wish my father had been able to show up to at least one of our games. He was always too busy."



Paul's girlfriend came out of the restroom, and he went to her side, leaving me once again speechless.




My boyfriend came back with two glasses of punch and handed me one. "Well, what do you think of my father?" I asked out of the blue.



Terry looked surprised. "I like him. I always have."



"Then why did you call him names when we were kids?"



"I don't know. Because he was different, and I was a dumb kid."



"When did you stop calling him names?" I asked, trying to search my own memory.



Terry didn't even have to think about the answer. "The day he sat down with me outside by the pool and held me while I cried about my mother and father's divorce.. No one else would let me talk about it. I was hurting inside, and he could feel it. He cried with me that day. I thought you knew."



I looked at Terry and a tear rolled down my cheek as long-forgotten memories started cascading into my consciousness.



When I was three, my puppy got killed by another dog, and my father was there to hold me and teach me what happens when the pets we love die.



When I was five, my father took me to my first day of school. I was so scared. So was he. We cried and held each other that first day. The next day he became teacher's helper.. When I was eight, I just couldn't do math. Father sat down with me night after night, and we worked on math problems until math became easy for me.. When I was ten, my father bought me a brand-new bike. When it was stolen, because I didn't lock it up like I was taught to do, my father gave me jobs to do around the house so I could make enough money to purchase another one.. When I was thirteen and my first love broke up with me, my father was there to yell at, to blame, and to cry with. When I was fifteen and I got to be in the honor society, my father was there to see me get the accolade. Now, when I was seventeen, he put up with me no matter how nasty I became or how high my hormones raged.



As I looked at my father dancing gaily with my friends, a big toothy grin on his face, I suddenly saw him differently. The handicaps weren't his, they were mine! I had spent a great deal of my life hating the man who loved me. I had hated the exterior that I saw, and I had ignored the interior that contained his God-given heart. I suddenly felt very ashamed.




I asked Terry to take me home, too overcome with feelings to remain.




On graduation day, at my Christian high school, my name was called, and I stood behind the podium as the valedictorian of my class. As I looked out over the people in the audience, my gaze rested on my father in the front row sitting next to my mother. He sat there, in his one and only, specially made suit, holding my mother's hand and smiling.



Overcome with emotions, my prepared speech was to become a landmark in my life.



"Today I stand here as an honor student, able to graduate with a 4.0 average. Yes, I was in the honor society for three years and was elected class president for the last two years. I led our school to championship in the debate club, and yes, I even won a full scholarship to Kenton State University so that I can continue to study physics and someday become a college professor.



"What I'm here to tell you today, fellow graduates, is that I didn't do it alone. God was there, and I had a whole bunch of friends, teachers, and counselors who helped. Up until three weeks ago, I thought they were the only ones I would be thanking this evening. If I had thanked just them, I would have been leaving out the most important person in my life. My father."



I looked down at my father and at the look of complete shock that covered his face.



I stepped out from behind the podium and motioned for my father to join me onstage. He made his way slowly, awkwardly, and deliberately. He had to drag his left foot up the stairs as he used his deformed right arm to balance his gait. As he stood next to me at the podium, I took his small, crippled hand in mine and held it tight.




"Sometimes we only see the silhouette of the people around us," I said. "For years I was as shallow as the silhouettes I saw. For almost my entire life, I saw my father as someone to make fun of, someone to blame, and someone to be ashamed of. He wasn't perfect, like the fathers my friends had.



"Well, fellow graduates, what I found out three weeks ago is that while I was envying my friends' fathers, my friends were envying mine. That realization hit me hard and made me look at who I was and what I had become. I was brought up to pray to God and hold high principles for others and myself. What I've done most of my life is read between the lines of the Good Book so I could justify my hatred."




Then, I turned to look my father in the face.



"Father, I owe you a big apology. I based my love for you on what I saw and not what I felt. I forgot to look at the one part of you that meant the most, the big, big heart God gave you. As I move out of high school and into life, I want you to know I could not have had a better father. You were always there for me, and no matter how badly I hurt you, you still showed up. Thank you!"




I took off my mortar board and placed it on his head, moving the tassel just so.



"You are the reason I am standing here today. You deserve this honor, not me."




And as the audience applauded and cried with us, I felt God's light shining down upon me as I embraced my father more warmly than I ever had before, tears unashamedly falling down both our faces.



For the first time, I saw my father through God's eyes, and I felt honored to be seen with him.



From the book: God Allows U Turns: True Stories of Hope and Healing by Allison Bottke Happiness often sneaks in..... through a door you didn't know you left open

Ohio Stingrays-Leedy win first Lancaster tourney Game

Jeanie's and my granddaughter, Tobey, pitched a darn near perfect game, as the Stingrays defeated a team 12-0 in their first game of the Lancaster tournament last night. she must have thrown 80% strikes as the Stingrays defense became very stingy and the offense exploded. No hit- no run game! We are so proud of our little Annie Oakley!

Gentle Thoughts- JoAnn Hensley

JoAnn Hensley is a "Teacher Extraordinaire" at Columbus State Community College in Development Education's Math wing. How lucky I count Sam Kegley to have such a friend!



Gentle Thoughts for Today--

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

When I'm feeling down, I like to whistle. It makes the neighbor's dog run to the end of his chain and gag himself.


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.

There's always a lot to be thankful for if you take time to look for it. For example, I am sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt .

Did you ever notice: When you put the 2 words 'The' and 'IRS' together it spells 'Theirs.'

The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.
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.
When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to youth, think of Algebra.

Ah, being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable.

Long ago when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft. Today, it's called golf
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.

From a wise old softball philosopher- Clay Vice

Priceless Observations Department:




Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself,'Lillian, you should have remained a virgin.'

- Lillian Carter (mother of Jimmy Carter)

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Last week, I stated this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement.
- Mark Twain
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The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible.
- George Burns
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Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year.
- Victor Borge
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
- Mark Twain
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By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
- Socrates
<><>
I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.
- Groucho Marx
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My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe.
- Jimmy Durante
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I have never hated a man enough to give his diamonds back.
- Zsa Gabor
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Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat.
- Alex Levine
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My luck is so bad that if I bought a cemetery, people would stop dying.
- Rodney Dangerfield
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Money can't buy you happiness .. But it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.
- Spike Milligan
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Until I was thirteen, I thought my name was SHUT UP.
- Joe Namath
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I don't feel old. I don't feel anything until noon. Then it's time for my nap.
- Bob Hope
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I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it.
- W. C. Fields
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We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress.
- Will Rogers
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Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you.
- Winston Churchill
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Maybe it's true that life begins at fifty .. But everything else starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out.
- Phyllis Diller
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By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he's too old to go anywhere.
- Billy Crystal

Interesting stats on best traditions- www.wildcatnation.net

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#1 Yesterday, 09:20 PM
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Interesting stats on the best traditions

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snagged this from another blog, unrelated to UK, but thought you guys would like it. pretty solid #s if you ask me... pretty tough to argue against UK as the best tradition. even though after rupp we kind of declined.

20 Win Seasons:
1. UK 53
2. UNC 51
3. Duke 46
4. UCLA 45
5. Kansas 38
6. Indiana 30

30 Win Seasons:
1. UK 11
2. UNC 10
2. Duke 10
4. Kansas 8
4. UCLA 8
6. Indiana 4

All Time Wins:
1. UK 1988
2. UNC 1984
3. Kansas 1970
4. Duke 1852
5. UCLA 1642
6. Indiana 1641

Conference Titles:
1. Kansas 52
2. UK 45
3. UCLA 40
4. UNC 35
5. Duke 21
6. Indiana 20

Conference Tourney Titles:
1. UK 27
2. UNC 25
3. Kansas 23
4. Duke 21
5. UCLA 3
6. IU 0

AP Final Top 10:
1. UK 38
2. UNC 31
3. Duke 29
4. UCLA 25
5. Kansas 21
6. Indiana 16

AP Final #1:
1. UK 8
1. UCLA 8
3. Duke 7
4. UNC 5
5. IU 3
6. Kansas 1

NCAA Appearances:
1. UK 50
2. UCLA 43
3. UNC 41
4. Kansas 38
5. Indiana 35
6. Duke 33

NCAA Tournament Wins:
1. UNC 102
2. UK 100
3. UCLA 99
4. Kansas 86
5. Duke 85
6. IU 60

Sweet 16s:
1. UK 40
2. UCLA 37
3. UNC 30
4. Kansas 27
5. Duke 24
6. IU 20

Elite 8s:
1. UK 31
2. UNC 24
3. UCLA 21
4. Kansas 19
5. Duke 17
6. IU 10

Final 4s:
1. UNC 18
2. UCLA 17
3. Duke 14
4. UK 13
4. Kansas 13
6. IU 8

Championship games:
1. UCLA 12
2. UK 10
3. UNC 9
3. Duke 9
5. Kansas 8
6. IU 6

NCAA Titles:
1. UCLA 11
2. UK 7
3. UNC 5
3. IU 5
5. Duke 3
5. Kansas 3

and If you run the average for each category you come up with the following.

UK 1.50
UNC 2.42
UCLA 2.92
KU 3.78
Duke 4.00
IU 5.64


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#2 Today, 12:03 AM
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Quote:
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UK 1.50
UNC 2.42
UCLA 2.92
KU 3.78
Duke 4.00
IU 5.64

Interesting. I've always considered these schools to be the best half dozen schools in terms of tradition when it came to college hoops...and I've generally thought of them in the exact order that your ranking system lays them out as well!


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What I like is out of the 13 final fours we've been to, we've been to the game 10 times, and won it 7 times.


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#4 Today, 12:53 AM
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but according to these stats... ONLY those six schools
UK
UNC
UCLA
KANSAS
DUKE
INDIANA

are in the top six of ALL the categories! In other words, NO OTHER school has cracked the top six of ANY category besides those six. Wow.

And on top of that, UK certainly rules the roost!


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Correct me if I'm wrong, but according to these stats... ONLY those six schools
UK
UNC
UCLA
KANSAS
DUKE
INDIANA

are in the top six of ALL the categories! In other words, NO OTHER school has cracked the top six of ANY category besides those six. Wow.

And on top of that, UK certainly rules the roost!

Don't think that list is all-inclusive, because I'm almost positive Syracuse is in the top-5 in all-time wins. In fact, I think they're exactly fifth, just slightly behind Duke. St. John's, I think, has more than UCLA, too.


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Don't think that list is all-inclusive, because I'm almost positive Syracuse is in the top-5 in all-time wins. In fact, I think they're exactly fifth, just slightly behind Duke. St. John's, I think, has more than UCLA, too.


also im pretty sure memphis haws at least 4 30 win seasons

looks like we lose in the elite eight more than any other round


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NCAA Tournament Wins:
1. UNC 102
2. UK 100
3. UCLA 99
4. Kansas 86
5. Duke 85
6. IU 60

Kentucky has 98 wins after two of them were voided from the 1988 NCAA's (wins against Southern and Maryland). The loss to Villanova in the Sweet 16 was also voided. http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Sta.../gamencaa.html

Just saying.


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UK also should be far ahead in winning percentage and fewest losses of all games. That is a very key, seldom mentioned, stat.


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Ramey Hoskins- Charles Krauthammer Econ & obam

> Subj: Charles Krauthammer Speech/Comments on
> the ‘New Economy’
> & Barack Obama
>
> To my friends & associates:
>
> Last Monday was a
> profound evening, hearing Dr. Charles Krauthammer
> speak to the Center
> for the American Experiment. He is a
> brilliant intellectual,
> seasoned & articulate. He is forthright &
> careful in his
> analysis, & never resorts to emotions or
> personal insults. He is NOT
> a fearmonger nor an extremist in his comments &
> views. He is a
> fiscal conservative, & has a Pulitzer prize for
> writing. He is
> a frequent contributor to Fox News & writes
> weekly for the
> Washington Post. The entire room was held
> spellbound during his
> talk. I have shared this w/ many of you &
> several have asked
> me to summarize his comments, as we are living in
> uncharted waters
> economically & internationally. Even 2
> Dims at my table agreed
> w/ everything he said! If you feel like
> forwarding this to those
> who are open minded & have not ‘drunk the
> Kool-Aid’, feel
> free.
>
> Here is his resume from Wikipedia:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Krauthammer
>
> A
> summary of his comments:
>
> 1. Mr. Obama is a very
> intellectual, charming individual. He is not
> to be underestimated.
> He is a ‘cool customer’ who doesn't show
> his emotions. It's very hard to
> know what's ‘behind the mask’. Taking
> down the Clinton dynasty
> from a political neophyte was an amazing
> accomplishment. The
> Clintons still do not understand what hit
> them. Obama was in the
> perfect place at the perfect time.
>
> 2. Obama has political skills
> comparable to Reagan & Clinton. He has a
> way of making you
> think he's on your side, agreeing w/ your
> position, while doing the
> opposite. Pay no attn. to what he SAYS;
> rather, watch what he
> DOES!
>
> 3. Obama has a ruthless quest for power. He did not
> come to Washington to make something out of
> himself, but rather to
> change everything, incl. dismantling
> capitalism. He can’t be
> straightforward on his ambitions, as the public
> would not go
> along. He has a heavy hand, & wants to
> ‘level the playing
> field’ w/ income redistribution & punishment
> of the achievers of
> society. He would like to model the USA to
> Great Britain or
> Canada.
>
> 4. His 3 main goals are to control ENERGY, PUBLIC
> EDUCATION, & NAT’L HEALTHCARE by the Fed.
> govt. He doesn't
> care about the auto or financial services
> industries, but got them as an
> early bonus. The cap & trade will add
> costs to everything
> & stifle growth. Paying for FREE college
> education is his
> goal... Most scary is healthcare program,
> because if you make it
> FREE & add 46,000,000 people to a Medicare-type
> single-payer system,
> the costs will go thru the roof. The only way
> to control costs is
> w/ massive RATIONING of services, like in
> Canada. God
> forbid.
>
> 5. He’s surrounded himself w/ mostly far-left
> academic types. No 1 around him has ever run even a
> candy store. But
> they’re going to try & run the auto,
> financial, banking & other
> industries. This obviously can’t work in the long
> run. Obama’s not a
> socialist; rather a far-left secular progressive
> bent on nothing short
> of revolution. He ran as a moderate, but will
> govern from the hard left.
> Again, watch what he does, not what he says.
>
> 6. Obama
> doesn’t really see himself as President of the
> USA, more as a ruler over
> the world. He sees himself above it all,
> trying to orchestrate
> & coordinate various countries & their
> agendas. He sees
> moral equivilency in all cultures. His
> apology tour in Germany
> & England was a prime example of how he sees
> America, as an
> imperialist nation that has been arrogant, rather
> than a great noble
> nation that has at times made errors. This is
> the 1st President
> ever who has chastised our allies & appeased
> our
> enemies!
>
> 7. He’s now handing out goodies. He hopes that the
> bill (& pain) will not ‘come due’ until
> after he’s reelected in
> 2012. He’d like to blame all problems on
> Bush from the past, &
> hopefully his successor in the future. He has
> a huge ego, &
> Mr. Krauthammer believes he is a narcicist.
>
> 8. Republicans
> are in the wilderness for a while, but will emerge
> strong. We’re
> ‘pining’ for another Reagan, but there’ll
> never be another like
> him. He believes Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty
> & Bobby Jindahl
> (except for his terrible speech in Feb.) are the
> future of the party.
> Newt Gingrich is brilliant, but has baggage. Sarah
> Palin is sincere
> & intelligent, but needs to really be seriously
> boning up on facts
> & info if she’s to be a serious candidate in
> the future. We need to
> return to the party of lower taxes, smaller govt.,
> personal
> responsibility, strong nat’l defense, &
> states’
> rights.
>
> 9. The current level of spending is irresponsible
> & outrageous. We’re spending trillions that
> we don’t have. This
> could lead to hyper inflation, depression or worse.
> No country has ever
> spent themselves into prosperity. The media is
> giving Obama, Reid &
> Pelosi a pass because they love their agenda. But
> eventually the bill
> will come due & people will realize the huge
> bailouts didn’t work,
> nor will the stimulus pkg. These were
> trillion-dollar payoffs to Obama’s
> allies, unions & the Congress to placate the
> left, so he can get
> support for #4 above.
>
> 10. The election was over in mid-Sept. when
> Lehman brothers failed. Fear & panic swept in,
> we had an unpopular
> President, & the war was grinding on
> indefinitely w/o a clear
> outcome. The people are in pain, & the mantra
> of ‘change’ caused
> people to act emotionally. Any Dim would have won
> this election; it was
> surprising is was as close as it was.
>
> 11. In 2012, if the
> unemployment rate is over 10%, Republicans will be
> swept back into
> power. If it's under 8%, the Dims
> continue to roll. If it's
> between 8-10%, it’ll be a dogfight. It’ll all
> be about the
> economy.
>
> I hope this gets you really thinking about what's
> happening in Washington & Congress. There’s a
> left-wing revolution
> going on, according to Krauthammer, & he
> encourages us to keep the
> faith & join the loyal resistance. The work
> will be hard, but we’re
> right on most issues & can reclaim our country,
> before it's far too
> late.