Nov
4
My good friend Nathan Walker has penned an eloquent warning against voting for Obama.
I think it deserves a wider reading, and with his blessing I am posting it here.
Hi XXXXX,
I have followed some of the political dialog back and forth between you and several friends, and have decided, until now, to stay out of the political discussion. (I had intended to write an article called something like “The Top 5 Reasons I WON’T Be Voting for Obama,” but I ran out of time.)
I have been concerned, surprised, and disappointed with the rancor of some of the posts–on both sides. Such things ought not to be. Feeling passionately about something usually means one can advocate and defend a position on principles, not simply spew forth bitter diatribes against those with whom he or she disagrees.
When you and I awake tomorrow, we will have opportunity, if not already taken, to vote. I feel I have a moral obligation, as a matter of both citizenry and religion, to vote for those who will oppose Socialism in any form, and oppose the denigration and destruction of the family, the advocacy of gay marriage, the removal of religion from public life, and the taking of life by abortion. All other issues are secondary. All foreign policy disputes, financial crises, and energy disputes can be resolved by an understanding of, and return to, the principles clearly delineated in the inspired Constitution, and other explanatory supporting documents.
To vote for ANY candidate as a punishment for the real or perceived crimes of his predecessor is naive in the extreme. Those who sow the seeds of “voting against” may reap the bitter harvest of “stuck with.”
I have spoken several times over the past few weeks with members of my faith who say they think socialism is a viable, even preferable system to our current social and economic systems. However, this denotes a lack of understanding. Wise leaders and prophets, especially throughout the past century, have warned strongly and repeatedly about the grave dangers of socialism in any form. Recent warnings have been stronger and more frequent. All who profess to follow a prophet have an obligation to be familiar with their words as they pertain to this issue.
I urge you to watch the two video clips by Ezra Taft Benson you’ll find linked from this page: http://www.conservativefront.com/2008/11/02/ezra-taft-benson-on-socialism/. There may be information there that you have not yet considered.
Any candidate who says he or she will “make things all better,” whether through universal health care, “redistribution of wealth,” social programs for the poor, or any “fairness doctrine,” are singing the same tune sung by another, eons ago, when he said; “… I will redeem all mankind, that one soul shall not be lost, and surely I will do it; wherefore give me thine honor.” (Moses 4:1). True equality is agency–the power to choose freely. The enemy of equal opportunity is egalitarianism–equality of outcome. Beware any who set this heresy forth as the American Dream.
It is not.
I admire your conviction and loyalty. I am not thrilled with either of the two major candidates. One of them, however, has consistently and openly declared his support for, and determination to enact, policies in opposition to truth and liberty; policies which reinforce socialism, abortion, gay marriage, removal of religion from public life, intrusive and coercive environmental policies, and redistribution of wealth. I cannot, in good conscience, support such a candidate.
I urge you, and all who read this post, to consider carefully, without bitterness for the mistakes of past leaders, and without the naivete that assumes any change is for the better. Then choose. You are, after all, free. Choose the person most likely to help keep you so.
Your faithful friend,
Nathan
Personally, I believe that voting for Obama because “he’s better than Bush” is a fool’s errand. Nathan says it much better than I would.
Nov
3
Palin Vindicated
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The AP carried a story tonight concerning Sarah Palin and the “troopergate” probe. Of course Mrs. Palin was completely exonerated of all charges. In fact, she was not only exonerated, the state personnel board found that there was “no probable cause to believe that the governor, or any other state official, violated the Alaska Executive Ethics Act in connection with these matters.”
The Democrats should probably find another method of winning elections. The politics of personal destruction that Bill Clinton introduced may work the first few times, but eventualy the people will clue in to those tactics. They may one day find mobs armed with pitchforks at their collective doors.
Alaskan authorities ought to prosecute Stephen Branchflower for ethics violations. Branchflower is the Democratic legislator who insisted on the investigation, and was obviously paid off by the state trooper around whom this story revolves. At the very least he ought to be unseated for attempting to interfere with an election.
Tonight, all the idiots who used this as evidence of Palin’s unsuitability are eating crow. And they should be.
Nov
3
Hope For America
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Most of the polls today show a very close race between Barak Obama and John McCain. But polls often are misleading, especially in the few days prior to the election.
One case in point is the primary race between Chris Cannon and Jason Chaffetz. Polling showed Chaffetz trailing Cannon by two points prior to the election. Then Chaffetz came back and walloped Cannon by 20 percentage points in the final results.
That may not happen in the general election, but then again…we can hope.
Oct
14
GOP Challenges ACORN Registrations
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A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of a GOP challenge to the Ohio Secretary of State’s election policies, which included not fully verifying voter registrations made in the last several months. The spokesman for the Ohio GOP also complained that Secretary Brunner had not provided a way for election officials to act on questionable registrations in a timely manner.
Brunner’s refusal to act on this matter leaves questions as to her impartiality, especially in light of the recent problems with voter registrations submitted by ACORN.
Oct
14
ACORN=Obama
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Barak Obama has tried hard to distance himself from ACORN, but there’s no getting away from the reality of his intimate associations with the community organizing group.
He has been recorded bragging about his work for and with ACORN. He was on the board of directors for Chicago Woods Funds, a major contributor to ACORN, with Bill Ayers, a noted terrorist. And Obama’s current campaign gave $800,000 to ACORN for a get-out-the-vote project.
Obama: “I’ve been fighting alongside ACORN on issues you care about my entire career. Even before I was an elected official, when I ran Project Vote voter registration drive in Illinois, ACORN was smack dab in the middle of it, and we appreciate your work.”
That kind of campaigning reeks of corruption. You give a big wad of cash to a group so they can go out and get people to vote, and you expect me to believe that you aren’t paying for those votes? Non-partisan, my elbow! One branch of ACORN or another has been in the news for voter fraud nearly every year of this century, and it’s always fraud that would favor the Democrat. How is that non-partisan?!
ACORN should be disbanded, it’s leadership rounded up and thrown in jail, and legislation MUST be passed to prevent these groups from ever existing again. If you want a community organization, great. Go to it. But voting is a personal, private, non-community type of thing. Voter privacy shouldn’t be messed with. I even have difficulty justifying campaign volunteers giving poor or older voters rides to the polling stations. It just doesn’t sit right.
By the way, the election is only three weeks away. Obama must NOT win. His politics are bad for any country, and especially antithetical to what America is. Get registered, and go vote!
Oct
12
How Bad Is Joe Biden?
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Read Ann Coulter’s column from this past Thursday. She’s listed all the details.
In summary, it’s hard to find something Biden said in the VP debate that was correct. Some of his new gaffes are really monumental.
What, you don’t like Ann’s acerbic wit? Her razor-sharp tongue? Get over it for a few minutes and go read the facts. This is more important than your fine sensibilities.
Oct
3
Poll Show Biden Won Debate
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This AP story on last night’s debate claims Sarah Palin lost.
However, knowing the question helps you understand how the polls really operate.
Great work, Baloo.
Sep
17
MSN has a post up today, attempting to expose Sarah Palin’s use of–gasp–a private email account while governor! Oh, the horror!
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These idiots have so much of nothing to say; it’s obvious they’re scraping the bottom of the barrel now. What next, she has a fine at the local library? She once jay-walked on her way home from the mayor’s office?
Mrs. Palin’s critics are desperate for anything at all that will make her look less-than-worthy in the eyes of the people. But if this is the best they can come up with, Sarah has nothing to fear.
There are several things that should stand out to you about this story:
- It alleges she used the private account to avoid transparency laws–a difficult sell when you’re talking about a proven reformer with an 89% job approval rating.
- The “evidence” that she broke transparency laws was obtained through blatantly illegal means, i.e. they hacked a private website–a federal crime–to obtain the evidence. They may also be guilty of identity theft.
- It proudly details the hack.
- It glaringly omits any reference to the egregious violation of privacy laws, usually a sacred cow for the liberals.
- It is now evidence of wrongdoing on the part of the hackers, and discredits the organization, Wikileaks, which posted it (I won’t give them a link, for personal reasons).
- The link to the “evidence” is no longer working–apparently an attempt to appear concerned about the breach of law, and to forestall the lawsuit which Mrs. Palin could rightly file. But after the FBI and the Secret Service have had their way with them, there may not be much left.
The most damning quote from Mrs. Palin they can find is a response to Lt. Governor Sean Parnell’s account of a radio talk-show interview. Mrs. Palin replies, “Arghhh! He is so inconsistent and purposefully misleading.” Yes, I know. I can hardly contain myself.
Maybe someone should write a book called “Political Espionage for Idiots.” At least the AP version of the story points out that the messages were “inconsequential,” though it does admit complicity in breaking the law.
Sep
16
Dear Mr. Obama
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This video was done by a former soldier who served in Iraq. I liked the content of the ad, but sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.
Sep
12
Presidential Plagiarists
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Barak Obama, in his famous “lipstick” remarks, demonstrated that he is not speaking his own words, but is borrowing heavily from others.
Glenn Beck, in his newsletter, pointed out how Keith Olberman seems to be advising Obama.
On Monday Sept. 8, Keith Olberman said this to Barak Obama:
“At your convention, maybe the most compelling speech in Denver was that one strongly voiced word, “Enough.” A lot of people who have felt angry about what’s been done to this country in the last seven or eight years have that same sense of urgency and simplicity to it. Have you thought of using on the campaign trail and in your speaking engagements more exclamation points? Have you thought of getting angrier?”
And during the lipstick speech, Obama said this:
“Because then we go another year or another four years or another eight years without addressing the issues that matter to you. Enough!”
Then, the good folks at Sweet and Light posted this cartoon by Tom Toles, originally published on Sept. 5:
And these are Barak Obama’s words, from the lipstick speech, just a couple of days ago:
The similarities are striking. The most disconcerting thing is that the two men Barak is borrowing from are completely opposed to what Conservatives would call the American Idea. Barak is parroting the ideas and thoughts of people grossly out of touch with Mainstream America.
Obama’s running mate, Joe Biden, has had his own problems with borrowing ideas. I guess birds of a feather do flock together. Obama seems to have picked someone who is a reflection of himself. That speaks volumes about Obama.
What’s worse is that Barak Obama, as a college professor, would have given the standard “don’t plagiarize” speech to his students at the beginning of every semester, or should have. How can anyone regard him with any respect now, especially those who’ve ever been in one of his classes?
Obama has been criticized for obscuring his true self. It’s now beyond question; his critics are onto something. Barak is either not capable of speaking his own mind, because there is nothing there to give, or he is hiding what is there out of fear of the reaction of the people. Either way, we are not getting the real Barak Obama; we are getting the opinions of hardcore leftists. Either way, his presidency would be catastrophic for America.
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