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Archive for 1 December 2010
Ann on DODT
Bradley Manning: Poster Boy For ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
by Ann Coulter
The two biggest stories this week are WikiLeaks’ continued publication of classified government documents, which did untold damage to America’s national security interests, and the Democrats’ fanatical determination to repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell” and allow gays to serve openly in the military.
The mole who allegedly gave WikiLeaks the mountains of secret documents is Pfc. Bradley Manning, Army intelligence analyst and angry gay.
We’ve heard 1 billion times about the Army translator who just wanted to serve his country, but was cashiered because of whom he loved.
I’ll see your Army translator and raise you one Bradley Manning.
Close The Primaries
I’m going to have to disagree with Michael Silence! I see no logic to his argument that closing the primaries to party affiliation would ‘suppress’ the vote. Not sure where there is a ‘country club’ around the Podunk area, either. 
If you aren’t a Republican, or Republican leaning, why should you choose who I end up voting for in the general election? Doesn’t make a bit of sense to have such open primaries.
Ok, here is a scenario for ya: Let’s say the Democrats mostly support a particular candidate, but those of the opposition know that the other Dem candidate in the primary would be much easier to beat. Is it ok for everyone on the Republican side to go and vote for the primary candidate that can be easily beat, there by, denying the Democrats the candidate of their choice?
Well, I see it the same way on the Republican side. Why should a bunch of Democrats choose who will be my general election choice? I may be registered as a Republican, cuz that’s how it works these days, but I’m more of a CONSERVATIVELY independent minded type. HOWEVER, I will vote 99% for the one closer to the “right”, as opposed to the one leaning so far left, he/she is on the verge of falling over, no matter the party affiliation.
From Blue Collar Muse and the resolution on Facebook :
… our state should move to a system of registration by party and should structure our primaries so the political parties cannot interfere in other parties’ primary elections and county party organization. Republicans deserve the opportunity to conduct our primaries free of influence from others and with the belief that we are selecting candidates who truly believe in the principles of limited conservative government. This is merely a long overdue first step and the final decision rests with the legislature and the new governor. But Republicans should know that their representatives at the Tennessee Republican Party are looking out for their best interests.”
Why should the Democrats have a say in who the TN GOP have as a general election candidate? And visa versa? It’s not up to the right to choose who will run on the left, but that’s a possibility as well. This, also, just might, help curb voter fraud.
Billboard Prophecy
Nashville billboards claim Jesus will return May 21, 2011
There are 24 shopping days left till Christmas.
And 171 days left until Jesus’ second coming.
That’s the message on 40 billboards around Nashville, proclaiming May 21, 2011, as the date of the Rapture. Billboards are up in eight other U.S. cities, too.
Have these people not read Matthew 24? Specifically, verse 36? But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. So, would someone like to explain how they came up with this specific date?
Their message is simple — “He Is Coming Again” — and their aim is to get unbelievers to turn around quickly. But critics say the billboards are a waste of time, one more failed attempt to predict the end of the world.
Isn’t it their time to “waste”? What do the critics care, one way or the other, how they “waste” their time? Other than date specific, it’s a pretty good idea to get the Word out.
The latest prediction comes from a verse in Luke 17: “As it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be in the days of the Son of Man.”
It’s a matter of simple math, said Evans.
Granted, it’s a real good idea to get your life cleaned up….’get right with God’ in other words, but these folks who decided there is a specific date? Who are we to put God on our time table? I’m ready, but that doesn’t mean God is ready.
According to Camping’s prediction, the Rapture will happen exactly 7,000 years from the date that God first warned people about the flood. He said the flood happened in 4990 B.C., on what would have been May 21 in the modern calendar. God gave Noah one week of warning.
Since one day equals 1,000 years for God, that means there was a 7,000-year interval between the flood and rapture.
Now, I’m not Biblical scholar, but evidently, my understanding of the connection with Noah is a whole lot different. Yeah, we are behaving in a manner as the people in Noah’s day, turning our backs on our Creator, living very unhealthy lifestyles, rampant sex and such, but I don’t see that as a time table. And just how does this guy know that a day equals a thousand years? It might be 276 hours, or it could be a few million years. God’s time is not our time, and to presume such a thing? Hmmm…. Yes, 2 Peter 3:8 says But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. It says ‘as’, it does not say specifically. If you’ve ever waited in line, the 5 minute wait can seem ‘as’ an hour, or if you are chatting with folks around you, an hour wait can seem ‘as’ just a few minutes. Putting a clock on God doesn’t seem to make a lot of sense to me. Remember “The Great Disappointment“?
“We hope that anyone would get a Bible out and try and prove that this is wrong,” he said.
Obviously, I’m not going to try to prove them wrong, or right. If that’s what they believe to be the case, then so be it. I’m just saying I’m waiting on God, and when He comes, I’ll know.
“Spending Season”?
Holiday spirit hinges on taxes, jobless benefits
The important Christmas spending season got off to a promising start this weekend, but the lame-duck Congress and President Obama would play the Grinch if theyre unable to agree on extensions of unemployment benefits and the Bush-era tax cuts.
Although retailers report that consumer spirits are up and shoppers are in more of a buying mood after two years of dismal Christmas sales, analysts say yanking the critical supports out from under consumers will trigger big setbacks in the economy in coming weeks.
“The hit to personal income – and even more importantly to consumer confidence – could make for a tough holiday season,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, who estimates that every $1 spent on unemployment benefits generates about $1.61 in economic growth.
I have a real problem with this. Yes, times are tough for a great many people, us included. For the first time in a long time, I won’t be spending Christmas with Brat, Ick, and Short Person in Texas. Why? We really can’t afford it. But we will adjust. People are concerned with whether or not they are going to have a roof over their heads, yet I’ve seen many articles, kind of like this one, talking about the “spending season”.
Well, guess what! Money has NOTHING to do with whether or not you feel the joy of the Season. If that’s what gives you joy, being able to spend thousands of dollars on crap no one wants, didn’t ask for, and doesn’t actually need, then you have much bigger problems than the dollar sign! If you can’t afford to buy Little Johnny that fancy gaming system he’s been whining about for months, so what? Does he have food to eat? Is he blessed with clothes on his back? Is there still a roof over his head, and heat to keep him warm?
Yes, we are a capitalist country. We consume goods and products. In good times, we can afford to purchase those overpriced toys for our children. In bad times, it’s a whole lot more important to show them how much we love them by giving them the gift of comfort….a home, food, warm clothing, and most of all that love!
So, when Little Johnny lays on the floor, kicking and screaming about how he HAS to have that toy cuz Davey’s dad is out of work, but he is buying one, after you blister the little ingrate’s behind, explain to him that perhaps Davey’s dad doesn’t have enough sense to pour piss out of a boot with the instructions on the heel, and you are more concerned with the health and well being of your child, than evidently Davey’s dad is.
We have been given a Great Gift! The gift of love and forgiveness. Yet we have squandered that Gift. We exchange gifts to remember that Great Gift, and if we can’t afford to go out and buy some lavish present, then we find other ways to show our love for our families, every single day. Christmas is NOT about shopping! It’s not about who has the coolest toys under the tree! It’s about the great love God has for us! So much love that He gave us the Greatest Gift of all……………forgiveness! Why don’t we put that Gift to good use?
Glenn Beck 11/30/10
