Sunday, August 18, 2019

Sen. Warren Misuses the Bible For Her Personal Gain

Sen. Elizabeth Warren invoked Matthew 25 in a speech to Christians, claiming "The Lord calls us to act." But that is neither the narrative of Matthew 25 nor  the intent.

Matthew 25 consists of three parables (posted below for reference). The parable of the ten virgins is in reference to entering the Kingdom of Heaven and tells us we cannot be foolish and unwise and then expect the Lord to "open the door" for you afterward.

The second parable is the one of the servants and the talents. God gives each of us what we need, and tasks us with using his gifts to us wisely. Those who do not are punished. This is one of the many chapters in the Bible that speak well of EARNING what you want, and using it responsibly. The Lord gives us responsibility, and those who act accordingly are granted greater responsibility and  the rewards include a share in the Master’s joy for their work. It denounces the lazy and irresponsible. He does NOT call for the wise and fruitful to support the lazy and irresponsible - just the less fortunate; those UNABLE by fate to care for themselves.

The third parable is the "sheep and the goats". The sheep are the righteous, being granted the Kingdom of Heaven because they took care of the less fortunate  (but NOT the lazy and irresponsible, as shown in the first two parables). They cared for the sick, the hungry, the thirsty etc.

We are tasked to act in His name to be good stewards of His gifts to us. As He said in another story, we should only sow our seeds  the Word of God and God's gifts to us) on FERTILE ground, and to not waste it on barren, rocky or thorny ground . The Lord told what he meant by “good” soil - the person who readily listens to the His word (symbolized by the seed) and understands it (Mt. 13:23). Mark describes the good soil as those who “accept” the seed (4:20), while Luke characterizes the fruit-producing soil as those who have an “honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast...” (8:15).

Senator Warren does not know nor understand the Bible, and like so many others, cherry-picks verses for her own personal benefit - which is very much in opposition of what the Lord calls us to do.

Matthew 25:1-13

1“Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise.
3 The foolish ones, when taking their lamps, brought no oil with them,
4 But the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps.
5 Since the bridegroom was long delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
6 At midnight, there was a cry, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
7 Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.
8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’
9 But the wise ones replied, ‘No, for there may not be enough for us and you. Go instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.’
10 While they went off to buy it, the bridegroom came and those who were ready went into the wedding feast with him. Then the door was locked.
11 Afterwards the other virgins came and said, ‘Lord, Lord, open the door for us!’
12 But he said in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.’
13 Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour.

Matthew 25:14-30

14 “It will be as when a man who was going on a journey called in his servants and entrusted his possessions to them.
15To one he gave five talents; to another, two; to a third, one—to each according to his ability. Then he went away. Immediately
16 the one who received five talents went and traded with them, and made another five.
17 Likewise, the one who received two made another two.
18 But the man who received one went off and dug a hole in the ground and buried his master’s money.
19 After a long time the master of those servants came back and settled accounts with them.
20 The one who had received five talents came forward bringing the additional five. He said, ‘Master, you gave me five talents. See, I have made five more.’
21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master’s joy.’
22 [Then] the one who had received two talents also came forward and said, ‘Master, you gave me two talents. See, I have made two more.’
23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities. Come, share your master’s joy.’
24 Then the one who had received the one talent came forward and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a demanding person, harvesting where you did not plant and gathering where you did not scatter;
25 So out of fear I went off and buried your talent in the ground. Here it is back.’
26 His master said to him in reply, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I did not plant and gather where I did not scatter?
27 Should you not then have put my money in the bank so that I could have got it back with interest on my return?
28Now then! Take the talent from him and give it to the one with ten.
29 For to everyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
30 And throw this useless servant into the darkness outside, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.’

Matthew 25:31-46

31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne,
32 and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
33 He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34 Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me,
36 naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.’
37 Then the righteous will answer him and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?
38 When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you?
39 When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?’
40 And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’
41 Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
42 For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
43 A stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.’
44 Then they will answer and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs?’
45 He will answer them, ‘Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.’
46 And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

Saturday, August 17, 2019

Now AOL & Yahoo Are Doxxing Trump Donors

This is getting truly disgusting. Both AOL and Yahoo have written and posted "news" articles that "out" all the brands that have donated to Trump, following the unconscionable act by Castro last week, when he outed El Paso donors.

There is only ONE reason to do this - to try to prevent people from donating, for fear of retaliation. It seems that intimidation, fascist tactics and fear mongering has become tenets of the liberal Democrat party. They know they cannot win on their sick, lame policies, so they resort to personal attacks on the opponents AND their supporters. This is exactly what the Nazis did in Germany in the 30's.

And I, for one am sick of it!I never in my life donated to any political campaign, but this disgustinbg crap coming from far-left radicals like AOL, Yahoo, CNN and MSNBC has just changed all that - this evening I'm writing out a check for the maximum to the Trump campaign, and another to the RNC. Because the only way to stop the horrid actions of the far-left is to defeat them resoundingly. Beat them so badly at the ballot box that they will be generations trying to recover.

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Friday, August 16, 2019

Rep. Tlaib - A Phony Trying To Score Points Against Israel

Rep. Tlaib set out with Ilhan Omar to create a "gotcha" moment for Israel. They knew that Israel law does not permit access to Israel by anyone who advocates for BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions), so they said they wanted to visit Israel, knowing they would not be allowed to enter, thereby giving Tlaib and Omar their "gotcha" moment, claiming Israel is not really democratic, and, of course "racist". And it would have worked if Tlaib had not decided to push it further by writing them a letter beseeching them to please let her visit her 90 year old grandma one last time.

Tlaib fully expected to be denied, so she could show a copy of the "humanitarian" letter to the press along with Israel's rejection. But Israel did NOT reject her plea - they told Tlaib she could visit her grandma.

Tlaib immediately did a turnaround and said she doesn't want to go after all. "I have decided that visiting my grandmother under these oppressive conditions stands against everything I believe in — fighting against racism, oppression & injustice," Tlaib tweeted Friday. Apparently, seeing her 90 year old granny was not important after all. What was MORE important was scoring points against Israel, and it backfired. She was a phony, and got called out.

And just for the record, neither Palestinian nor Jew is a "race", so her accusation of racism is just as phony as she is. Racism is the far-left's go-to slur whenever they get caught with their hand in the cookie jar.

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2020 Will NOT Be About Socialism vs Capitalism

Many (most) of the pundits, particularly in the mainstream media (including Fox News) seem to think the 2020 election is going to be about socialism vs capitalism, since most of the Democratic candidates are touting various degrees of socialism, while Trump - well, you already know where he stands.

And while there may be a few grains of truth in 2020 being a match between two economic models, when voters get to the polling place it will all be about one thing - positive vs negative.

Trump is funny, entertaining and above all, has a positive outlook. But almost every leading Democratic candidate is the polar opposite - sour, angry and yelling. And although that negative attitude may work with their angry, far-left base, it turns off the vast majority of Americans.

If Democrats had learned anything from the Reagan landslide of '84, it should have been his positive "America is, and always will be, a shining city on a hill" vision of our great nation. He won 49 of the 50 states because he was entertaining, funny and POSITIVE.

Here's my take: if a person is sour, angry, yelling and pounding on the desk like Kruschev was in the '60's, I don't want them anywhere near the controls of America.



And if Democrats don't wake up, 2020 may well be a repeat of '84. And that, I think, would be a good thing.

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Sunday, August 11, 2019

We Once Thought Kamala Harris Was A Serious Candidate

Early in the campaign season, we thought Kamala Harris was a serious candidate. Recent events prove we were very, very wrong. The latest example of her wrongheadedness and her penchant for twisting the facts comes when she claimed Trump is on a "campaign of terror against immigrants" with his raids last week.

No one with an I.Q of two digits or more believes that! First, the raids were not against "immigrants". They were specifically against criminals who were in this country illegally, were given the maximum amount of due process, and the federal courts had ORDERED THEM DEPORTED.

But Harris and the radical lamestream media want everyone to believe these were simply immigrants, here legally, living with their families in peace, abiding by our laws.

Harris is a sitting Senator. If she does not approve of the immigration laws we have, she should write and try passing a bill to change them. But she has not done so. She has NO right to complain.

Harris - and most other Democrat candidates, with help from the leftist media - are being dishonest about everything - immigration, medicare for all, student loans, green new deal - you name it.

No, Harris is not a serious candidate. In fact, the only Democrat candidate that appears to be honest is Tulsi Gabbard. While we do not agree with her policies either, at least she isn't trying to con us - yet.

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"Trump retweets post alleging without evidence..."

NBC "news" is so duplicitous that they are not worthy of anyone's time. Today they published that "President Donald Trump retweeted a conspiracy theory on Saturday evening alleging without evidence that former President Bill Clinton was connected to the death of wealthy financier and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein..."

Think about that - NBC is complaining the a Republican "alleged without evidence." These are the same liberal "news" people who had no problem with the "allegations without evidence" in connection with the Kavanaugh hearings, or the alleging without evidence that Trump was a Russian agent, or any one of a dozen other instances.

NBC and all the other dishonest, misleading, deceiving hypocrites on the left have no problem being so one-sidedly duplicitous. They constantly engage in all the bad behavior they accuse the right of doing. It's called "projection". It's also called being two-faced.

The people are getting wise. If the left keeps up with their hypocrisy and double-dealing, double-talking crap, they will be "projecting" themselves right out of business.

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Freedom of the Press? NOT!

There appears to be a serious misunderstanding concerning several of the rights stated in the Bill of Rights. Freedom of the press is one such right.

Yes, we have rights, but with every right there comes the responsibility to not abuse it. And in modern times, the mainstream media is sorely and blatantly abusing their right to a free press by reporting only one side with any honesty. Outlets such as CNN, MSNBC and many others - almost ALL others - do not even attempt to put forth an objective view when it comes to political, cultural and social issues. They ae totally one-sided.

And while we all have a right to express our opinions, those in the media who are tasked with REPORTING are supposed to forego expressing opinions. Opinions are supposed to be in the wheelhouse of pundits, not reporters.

The mainstream media abuses their position of authority by pushing forth an agenda. Most of their "reporting" favors the left, and demonizes the right. Their reporting pushes some form of socialist culture and tears down anything traditional. There is nothing fair, balanced or objective in what they put out for consumption, and they do so with purpose and intent to mislead the public, to "brainwash" the public into believing things that simply are not true.

Anyone who does their own "investigative reporting" and avoids getting their "facts" from mainstream media and liberal bloggers will discover that the media narrative that Trump is racist is completely bogus, as was their two-year insistence that he was a Russan agent. Research would show that Antifa is a domestic terrorist group, and not "peaceful protesters" fighting against fascists. In fact, if you watch the videos of their violence, you will see that THEY are the fascists (look up the definition if you do not believe that).

The point: the media does have a right to report the truth, but they do NOT have a right to use their power to deceive and mislead us. They do not have the right to tell us something is a fact when it is not. They do not have a right to lie!

President Trump is being gentle with them by calling them "fake news". They are not just purveyors of phony stories - they are blatant, pathological liars intent in doing us harm. "Trump is racist." Trump is a Russian agent."  "Republicans are evil." "Gun controls reduce crime." "Antifa is a peaceful group of protesters using their right to protest." The Coventry kids who stood motionless and quiet were accused by the media of hateful, threatening conduct, but "protesters" on the left who were disturbing the peace and screaming profanities and threatening death to McConnell in the middle of the night at his home were deemed by mainstream media as "just peaceful protesters exercising their First Amendment right."

There are a few good outlets, but unfortunately not everyone uses them as their "go to" for news. Fox News makes a concerted effort to be fair, but even they stress a viewpoint. But while their pundits like Hannity are blatantly one-sided, their actual NEWS anchors are not - they report BOTH sides of the story, honestly and objectively. On Fox you will see video and hear audio that the rest of the media buries. If a person is truly interested in knowing what is really going on around them, they would do well to spend as much time watching Fox News as they do any other outlet. THEN decide wherein lies the truth.

If we are going to be honestly informed about events, and their consequences, we need to crack down on those in the media who are determined to undermine America with their lies. And while they are free to report, we should be able to sue them and hold them accountable when they intentionally mislead and deceive us by not reporting the WHOLE truth. If we instead choose to ignore it, and assume they have some inherent right to deceive us, then we will deserve the crumbling society that will be the future of this once great nation of strong, free-thinking independent people.

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Friday, August 9, 2019

Do Democrats Really Believe Trump is Racist?

Many of the Democrat candidates for political office, many liberal elites and almost all mainstream media are quick to call Trump a racist and white supremacist. He's not, of course, and they all know it. So why do they insist on calling him that?

They do not believe Trump is racist. What they DO believe is that by labeling him that, and calling him that in a concerted non-stop  "choir", they just might convince enough voters so the Democrts might win elections without having to offer good policies. To Democrats, it's all about power, and nothing else. Like Joe Biden said, facts do not matter. What matters is your "personal truth", whether or not that "truth" is true.

For over two years the Democrats, liberals and mainstream media, in order to try and get rid of Trump, peppered us 24/7 with the "fact" that Trump was a Russian agent. We now know that was never true, and they KNEW it was never true. And now that the Mueller Report is out, they have suddenly dropped THAT lie for a new one - that it is a "fact" that Trump is a white supremacist racist, which also is not true, but is designed to get rid of Trump. That's what the left does - rather than stumping on their accomplishments and proposed policies, it is easier to just smear the opponent on a personal level, and there need not be any facts to support their smears. Just get enough people (with the help of the media) to say it often enough and it becomes the "truth" devoid of facts that Biden spoke of.

For those who look closely at DEEDS, and not rhetoric, it is pretty easy to see that the true racists are on the left. Take for example Montgomery County in Maryland (or any elitist liberal enclave). Very elitist; very democrat. They SAY they are all for helping the "little people", the downtrodden minorities. But when it was suggested they open their elite communities to the less fortunate by adding low-cost housing, they all said in one, loud voice, "Not in my neighborhood."

And that is the difference - Trump may talk as if he is racist, but his ACTIONS prove he is not. On the other hand, liberals TALK like they are not racist, but their ACTIONS prove they are. Talk is cheap - actions are what count.

If Jesus were among us today, and were ro run for office as a Republican, the left would label Him a racist, and as proof they would point out that there is no race diversity among His chosen disciples. (Not to mention that so many Democrats today have shown themselves to be anti-semitic, and Jesus was a Jew.)

Vote for whomever has the right ACTIONS in their history (record low unemployment; increased opportunities for minorities; strong foreign plocy to make America stronger), and not those who just TALK a good game and make empty promises (free college; Green new deal; free medical; free, free, free).

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Tuesday, August 6, 2019

CA Passes Law To Rig Elections


California has passed a law (which is unconstitutional) that would not allow President Trump to be on the ballot unless he produces his personal and private tax returns.

The California legislators and governor believes they have the right to interfere with the election in ways the Russians would only dream of! Such a law, if executed, would disenfranchise all of Californias Republican voters and deny them their right to vote for the candidate of their choice.

The California liberals show their contempt for democracy and the Constitution, and their blatant attempt to try usurping elections. That, my friend, is the epitome of fascism.

What's next? Not allowing ANY Republican to be on the ballot until they swear allegiance to the Green New Deal, or vote for gun confiscation?

Monday, August 5, 2019

Gun Control - the REAL Reson the Left Pushes It


You have heard all the rhetoric - from both sides - as to why we need more gun controls, or why we do not. What you have NOT heard is the real reason those on the left want more gun control.

To begin, understand that the left has always used the "Overton Window" strategy to get their way. You can think of it as getting to the (moving) goal post incrementally. They want the legalization of drugs, so they start with fighting for something so innocuous as "decriminalization", then moving to "medicinal use", and now to recreational use. With that in mind, make no mistake - "gun controls" are just the first step in their very real quest to do away with our right to own and bear arms. They want to take our guns. Period. And there is plenty of proof if you doubt this.

But the real question is: WHY?

Here's why - the radical left plans on being in control of Congress and the White House again someday. And when that day comes, they intend to put through their radical, socialist agenda. We know this because they tell us that is their goal. Most people are aware of that. But what many may not be aware of is that they play a "long game". They realize that pushing through their socialist agenda, to achieve more - and permanent - power for themselves, it would very likely start a civil war - a SHOOTING war - as millions of Americans will fight to the death to preserve the Constitution and our freedoms. They know that millions of citizens will take arms against ANY government that tries to take away their guns and push through socialism.

And the left knows that the only way they can retain their control, permanently, is to disarm the opponents. Without weapons, We, the People would not be able to stand against the full power of a government that is under the left's control.

They plan a coup. They want complete and permanent control. But they could never achieve it as long as millions of everyday citizens have guns.

Sure, you could say this is a "conspiracy theory". But if you research the things powerful people on the left have actually been saying and doing, it becomes all to clear that this is reality. For example, at a town hall meeting in Keene NH in October 2015, Hillary Clinton said that a mandatory gun buyback program is something “worth looking at,” referring to Australia’s firearms confiscation programs in 1996 and 2003, which collected roughly 700,000 banned semiautomatic rifles and other firearms. And SHE was almost elected president!

And now we have Bloomberg's organization, and others actually calling for eventual confiscation, but they do so via the "Overton Window" model - incrementally, as they do everything else.

Conspiracy theory? Perhaps - but unlikely!

Saturday, August 3, 2019

Fake News on Gun Deaths

Let's begin with the understanding that MISLEADING news is fake news. And the mainstream media is chock full of misleading news.

Like the New York Times screaming about "40,000 gun deaths a year", and Beto O'Rourke repeating it because he either does not realize it is misleading, or he is just as dishonest.

Yes, according to statistics there were over 40,000 deaths by guns last year. But what the anti-gun cult won't tell you is that over 60% of those are SUICIDES - and  any person intent on suicide will do so regardless of whether a gun is available. Of those 40,000 deaths, fewer than 11,000 were firearm related homicides.While that number seems significant, we should note the perspective - more people die each year from hypertension.

And when that anti-gun bunch spouts off on how we need to "keep those military weapons on the battlefields and out of our communities" as O'Rourke put it, that, too is dishonestly misleading. The facts that O'Rourke and his ilk refuse to point out are a) there are no military weapons in our communities. In referring to semi-auto rifles, those are deer rifles, not military weapons (which are fully automatic), and b) only 403 of those 40,000 gun deaths were by ANY kind of rifle. And more people were killed by blunt instruments (i.e. hammer etc.) than by "assault-style" weapons.

They also will not tell you that gun deaths - including the suicides - represent only 1/10th the estimated number of deaths by medical error, and don't even rate among the top 15 causes of death in America.

And they won't tell you that while suicides are up, murders by firearms are down.

When I listen to people like O'Rourke, or the NYT, I am reminded of Chicken Little screaming that "The sky is falling"...


Friday, August 2, 2019

From The Fake News Dept of AOL?

From the Fake News department at AOL.com concerning the release of A$AP:

"While the Twitterverse had a shocking response to Trump's unexpected series of puns, other tweets called out POTUS' dedication to the case, noting it's solely because of the rapper's A-list inner circle.

"Trump cares more about a rich and influential rapper who has many rich and influential friends in the top 1% than he cares about the thousands of immigrant children stripped from their families and thrown into internment camps on American soil whereas A$AP Rocky is in Sweden."

"A$AP Rocky was released because he is innocent. Trump had absolutely nothing to do with that and he needs to stop pandering to his top 1% influential friends while 99% of regular Americans, especially African Americans and minorities, are suffering under his administration," the user added.

REALLY? Does this clown not read the REAL news? That under Trump, minority unemployment is at an all-time low and their wages increasing for the first time in over two decades? That Trump has created hundreds of "Opportunity Zones" in urban areas nationwide? That Trump has eliminated hundreds of regulations that have been helping to keep urban areas depressed?

And for the record, contrary to what this "tweet"claims, A$AP was not found innocent. The final verdict has not yet come down and prosecutors are asking he get at least 6 months incarceration.  So, it appears this "tweeter" is seriously uninformed about many things.

More to the point that this is likely fake news, I find it telling that AOL does not actually post the tweet as proof that there was such a rant, or that they attribute it to the person who supposedly wrote it. We are supposed to take AOL's word for it, when in fact, it is more likely that they wrote that "tweet" themselves, to push the liberal agenda we all know they like to push. Until AOL can evidence that such a tweet was made by someone other than AOL, I will consider it fake news. My opinion.

Trump has done more for minorities in 2 years than has been done in the last 40 years prior.

But we can count on AOL/Huffington Post, CNN, MSNBC, Washington Post and all the other liberal media to keep those things under wraps - they prefer to keep voters ignorant, as ignorant people are easier to control.