This speech was broadcast by legendary ABC Radio commentator Paul Harvey on April 3, 1965:
If I were the Devil . . . I mean, if I were the Prince of Darkness, I
would of course, want to engulf the whole earth in darkness. I would
have a third of its real estate and four-fifths of its population, but I
would not be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree, so I
should set about however necessary to take over the United States. I
would begin with a campaign of whispers. With the wisdom of a serpent, I
would whisper to you as I whispered to Eve: “Do as you please.” “Do as
you please.” To the young, I would whisper, “The Bible is a myth.” I
would convince them that man created God instead of the other way
around. I would confide that what is bad is good, and what is good is
“square”. In the ears of the young marrieds, I would whisper that work
is debasing, that cocktail parties are good for you. I would caution
them not to be extreme in religion, in patriotism, in moral conduct. And
the old, I would teach to pray. I would teach them to say after me:
“Our Father, which art in Washington” . . .
If I were the devil, I’d educate authors in how to make lurid
literature exciting so that anything else would appear dull an
uninteresting. I’d threaten T.V. with dirtier movies and vice versa. And
then, if I were the devil, I’d get organized. I’d infiltrate unions and
urge more loafing and less work, because idle hands usually work for
me. I’d peddle narcotics to whom I could. I’d sell alcohol to ladies and
gentlemen of distinction. And I’d tranquilize the rest with pills. If I
were the devil, I would encourage schools to refine yound intellects
but neglect to discipline emotions . . . let those run wild. I would
designate an athiest to front for me before the highest courts in the
land and I would get preachers to say “she’s right.” With flattery and
promises of power, I could get the courts to rule what I construe as
against God and in favor of pornography, and thus, I would evict God
from the courthouse, and then from the school house, and then from the
houses of Congress and then, in His own churches I would substitute
psychology for religion, and I would deify science because that way men
would become smart enough to create super weapons but not wise enough to
control them.
If I were Satan, I’d make the symbol of Easter an egg, and the symbol
of Christmas, a bottle. If I were the devil, I would take from those
who have and I would give to those who wanted, until I had killed the
incentive of the ambitious. And then, my police state would force
everybody back to work. Then, I could separate families, putting
children in uniform, women in coal mines, and objectors in slave camps.
In other words, if I were Satan, I’d just keep on doing what he’s doing.
Paul Harvey, Good Day.
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
USA truth ... Thanks Ron W. and JIM K. (EACH PHS 51)
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GI's best Christmas ... Thanks Sonny H.!
True personal account from a friend in
Waverly, Ohio.
Ramey
CHRISTMAS AT THE 62nd ENGINEERS IN PHAN RANG VIET NAM
1966
Life in Viet Nam was for me, a 20 year old from Franklin Furnace
Ohio, horrible.
No, we were not getting hit by
Charlie every night or two, and we didn’t go on patrol. …….We played army.
Every night after a 12 hour day
in the field, some jerk officer was holding a pre-ig inspection. That means
every GI is doing extensive cleaning and polishing of his equipment while the
brass was at the PX tent drinking beer. This was every day, seven days a week
for about five months!
We did this stuff until around Christmas and the harassment began to let
up a bit.
Everyone was getting the holiday
off unless of course you were a cook or something.
Oh, it felt so good to just lay in the sack after 0500. I just lay there
loving it.
“Hays!”
Oh no, “what”?
“Get dressed. You’re driving the deuce and a half.”
“You have got to be kidding.” He wasn’t. I complained and moaned around
but did what I was told. I met a buck sargent and a 1st. lieutenant
at the truck. We all piled in and I was told to drive to Phan Rang. This was a
small town about 3 clicks from our compound.
The sargent directed me around until we came to a place that appeared to
be a school. It was an orphanage.
Sarge got out of the truck and a few minants later, he was leading about
20 beautiful kids to the rear of my truck where we helped each one onto the
bench seats located on each side of the bed. They were dressed so fantastic in
their native clothes.
This was the beginning of the most wonderful Christmas I had ever had.
How could I ever imagine it would be in Viet Nam.
We took those kids back to the 62nd Engineer’s compound where
they ate Christmas dinner with the rest of us GI’S. Oh, they loved it.
After we ate, Santa Clause showed up and began to hand out presents to
all the kids, calling them by name. (This Santa kind of looked like the sargent
that had ridden into town with me that mourning.)
Time passed, we returned the kids to the home and this experience was
burned into my memory from that time on. Thought I might have to go to field
hospital and get my smile surgically removed.
Truth is, my wife and I don’t celebrate Christmas. I don’t even like it.
We have our reasons why we don’t but this story is not about that.
It’s about, “the best Christmas I ever had”, 46 years ago today.
May God have blessed those children.
Best analogy, Lou f.! Thanks!
BEST STATEMENT YET...
This should be engraved in stone at the front of the Capitol.
“Witnessing the Republicans and the Democrats bicker over the U.S. debt is like watching two drunks argue over a bar bill on the Titanic.”
“Witnessing the Republicans and the Democrats bicker over the U.S. debt is like watching two drunks argue over a bar bill on the Titanic.”
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
John Wall and Christmas for a family in need ... KSR
Kentucky Sports Radio
December 24, 2012
John Wall plays Santa for a family in need
John Wall knows what it’s like to lose a parent to cancer; his father
passed away from the disease when John was nine years old. So when he
got word of six children in the D.C. area who just lost their mother to cancer,
he did what he could to brighten the holiday. Wall took over the
Christmas shopping duties for Altra Gibbs, who is now raising her
daughter’s children while fighting her own battle against cancer.
“This is a miracle to me,” Altra Gibbs said of Wall’s surprise Secret Santa visit. ”I appreciate it so much.”
She cried as she hugged John after he showed up at her home with trash bags full of wrapped presents for the family. Wall said he wanted to help out as soon as he heard the Gibbs’ story.
“My dream is not just to play basketball,” he said. ”My dream is to help other people out and make their lives better.”
“This is a miracle to me,” Altra Gibbs said of Wall’s surprise Secret Santa visit. ”I appreciate it so much.”
She cried as she hugged John after he showed up at her home with trash bags full of wrapped presents for the family. Wall said he wanted to help out as soon as he heard the Gibbs’ story.
“My dream is not just to play basketball,” he said. ”My dream is to help other people out and make their lives better.”
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Monday, December 24, 2012
Beautiful Jacquie Lawson Christmas card from Carol & Clay Vice
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December 24th, 2012 at 4:03 pm Yes! Awesome! Proud of you Mr. Wall!
December 24th, 2012 at 5:42 pm Way to pay it forward John Wall!!!
December 24th, 2012 at 5:46 pm Tell these people who knock UK’s one-and-done people to have at this one!
December 24th, 2012 at 5:53 pm as i sit here whith tears in my eyes thank god for such a nice young man to do this god bless you john wall and merry christmas and very happy new years
December 24th, 2012 at 6:16 pm That young man from that SEC school is a good human.
Hope his knee heals soon so he can do what that young man from that SEC school does.
And that’s: Play Basketball.
December 24th, 2012 at 6:26 pm Nice video. Why is he wearing Adidas?
December 24th, 2012 at 6:38 pm You watched this, and what you took away was ‘Wall is wearing Adidas’?
Good luck to you
December 24th, 2012 at 7:03 pm God blessed John wall what a nice thing he done for that family.
December 24th, 2012 at 7:10 pm Good job JW. Making us proud. Get well soon.
December 24th, 2012 at 7:52 pm Well done, SIR!
December 24th, 2012 at 7:55 pm If we don’t stop giving away free sh*t, we will never get out of this mess.
December 24th, 2012 at 8:30 pm Thank You John Wall, You Help Make This World A Better Place. Best of Luck To You and Merry Christmas !!!
December 24th, 2012 at 8:39 pm Class act!
December 24th, 2012 at 9:41 pm Numero elevenator: You speeka my language.
However, in consideration of the next 24 plus hours….let us agree to let this one go…and reconvene with court of free “purse”acution….12-26.
December 24th, 2012 at 9:44 pm I’m so proud you are a Wildcat, John Wall. ‘He who gives to the poor lends to God and God will repay.’ Prov. 19:17. God Bless you, JW.
December 25th, 2012 at 12:35 am socialism! communism!
December 25th, 2012 at 1:33 am There’s a difference between the government giving away tax money for free and a person doing a good deed with his OWN money. Way to go John wall! It’s good to help out!
December 25th, 2012 at 6:57 am I believe John Wall demonstrates that he has benefitted from Coach Cal’s association. He too washed youngster’s feet while a star at Kentucky. I pray for all to help those in need, Not just to be a racist, but to salute a young millionaire’s effort to benefit youngsters of his race.
God, please continue to bless John Wall and bring his health back to help his team.