How many times now must we look at our national flag flying at half-mast, lamenting over a recent tragedy? It almost seems as if it flies in this position permanently. With atrocities being committed against Christian, helpless civilians, and other minorities occurring by the day, it has become commonplace to turn on the news and hear of some horrible incident. With the recent bombing of Pakistani Christians, mostly woman and children, in a park after Easter mass, the bashing of the nuns’ skulls in Yemen, the priest crucified in Yemen, or just another bombing or mass shooting, we are almost becoming numb to the constant atrocities.
The United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide defines “genocide” as killing and certain acts “committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group. Isn’t this exactly what is occurring to Christians and other minorities in The Middle East? ISIS’ magazine, Dabiq, calls on the destruction of the “Crusader army”. Plus, their videos encourage the killing of priests and Christians. Their plan is to eradicate Catholicism from its birthplace in The Middle East and destroy our entire Western civilization.
I am pleased to be a member of The Knights of Columbus. As Obama had laid a deaf ear to all Christians in The Middle East, The Knights provided the State Department with a nearly 300-page report filled with compelling evidence that genocide is occurring against Christians as well as other religious minorities. These atrocities included assassinations of Church leaders, mass murders and deportations, torture, kidnapping for ransom, sexual enslavement and systematic rape of girls and women, forcible conversions to Islam, and destruction of Christian churches, monasteries, cemeteries, and artifacts.
After much work by The Knights’ CEO Carl Anderson and other members, Secretary of State, John Kerry, finally declared that ISIS (or as he foolishly says Daesh) is committing genocide against Christians, Yazidis and Shiite Muslims. However, this is only the first step. Unfortunately, this condemnation does nothing to solve the problem. He declared what most of us knew for over a year. Plus, his words ring hallow as there is no action behind them. At this point you must ask yourselves, is this the new norm? Will we just accept what is occurring and issue idle warnings to our enemies, paint a picture over our Facebook picture, hashtag the atrocities in disgust, and lower our flags to half-mast? Is appeasement and apathy the new norm? Well, it seems that is the society we live in now.
Fueled by political correctness, secularism, and an American President with un-American values, we are now reaching a critical point in humanity’s history. Will we revert back to 9th century barbarism or fight to restore our Liberty and our future generations’ safety. It is the question we must all ask ourselves right now. Those that do not answer it are letting the terrorists win. Those that are apathetic are letting the terrorists win. Don’t stand idly by. Talk to your Congressman. Support organizations like The Knights. Let your voice be heard before it’s too late!
As people flew down to the annual American Enterprise Institute (AEI) meeting on a private island off the coast of Georgia, it reminded me of a who’s who list of the rich and powerful. The leaders of the Republican party included Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, and Karl Rove among others bellied up with the richest of the rich including Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google co-founder Larry Page, Napster creator and Facebook investor Sean Parker, and SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Before continuing, I must ask is this entire meeting a slap in the face of every legal American in this country? Is this what our forefathers envisioned? The answer is a resounding no! If the Republican elite had any respect for the American voter and their populist choice, shouldn’t they be supporting Trump or possibly Cruz instead of hobnobbing with those with the largest pockets? It only proves who really has the ear of our elected Republicans in office. Clearly it is not the working man or woman of this great country.
Those at the AEI meeting unmistakably understand one simple fact—that Donald Trump or possibly is a viable threat to their borderless, cheap labor, big business, world economy agenda propagated by the minions of sheep they have financed to win seats in both the Legislative and Executive branches of our country. And who is the biggest, sellout sheep they are prodding along like a mindless puppet influenced by desires of power and money? It’s none other than our prior Tea Party Golden Boy Marco Rubio. Remember Rubio entered the Senate preaching the Tea Party doctrine which is as follows:
1. Illegal aliens are here illegally.
2. Pro-domestic employment is indispensable.
3. A strong military is essential.
4. Special interests must be eliminated.
5. Gun ownership is sacred.
6. Government must be downsized.
7. The national budget must be balanced.
8. Deficit spending must end.
9. Bailout and stimulus plans are illegal.
10. Reducing personal income taxes is a must.
11. Reducing business income taxes is mandatory.
12. Political offices must be available to average citizens.
13. Intrusive government must be stopped.
14. English as our core language is required.
15. Traditional family values are encouraged.
Despite The Tea Party fighting for Marco Rubio’s entrance into the Senate, Rubio has displayed where is his true allegiance lies—not to the Tea Party members or the working American citizen but instead to big business and the global elite. The disastrous Gang of Eight of bill, his no show vote for the 1.1 Trillion dollar Omibus bill which funded Obama’s agenda and big business interests, his support for illegal immigrant and unfettered immigration, and his denouncing public broadband while promoting the interests of AT&T all clearly show where his interests lie—BIG Business.
Unfortunate for the American citizen, Rubio continues to do the bidding of the financial elite. Just ask yourself, is there any reason he is still in the race? Real Clear Politics have his numbers almost 25 points below Trump in some Florida polls. Plus, the irony is, this is the only state left that he has any chance in winning. So why is he still running when there is absolutely no path for evident path for him to the White House and remaining in the race will only continue to make him look stupid?
The answer is that he is propped by the financial elite like a mindless puppet just waiting to do their bidding, no matter what the consequences. If Trump or Cruz do not achieve the magic 1237 delegates needed, the convention could become contested, whereby all the delegates become “free agents” able to vote for whomever they please. It is the same reason Kasich remains in the race. In a contested convention, outliers like Rubio, Kasich or even Romney could possibly be ushered in as the Republican nominee if the majority of delegated vote for them—despite popular support. If that happens, the only people who will win are the financial elite while leaving the vast majority of American voters disenfranchised, at the mercy of big business, and without any say in government.
Many people criticize Senator Cruz as being a junior Senator or sarcastically ask what has he accomplished. Unlike Obama who only achieved the title of a failed community organizer, Senator Cruz does have an imposing resume that he has earned prior to running for the highest office on the land. I’d like to thank Young Conservatives for their help creating the following list:
1. Former Law Professor described him as “Brilliant”
2. Served a law clerk to Chief Justice William Rehnquist
3. Served as Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to 2008
4. Partner at the law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, where he led the firm’s U.S. Supreme Court and national appellate litigation practice
5. Authored over 80 SCOTUS briefs and presented over 40 oral arguments before The Court
6. In the landmark case of District of Columbia v. Heller, Cruz assembled a coalition of 31 states in defense of the principle that the 2nd Amendment guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms
7. Presented oral arguments before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
8. Defended the Ten Commandments monument on the Texas State Capitol grounds
9. Defended the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools
10. Defended the State of Texas against an attempt by the International Court of Justice to re-open the criminal convictions of 51 murderers on death row throughout the United States
11. Director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission Domestic Policy Advisor to U.S. President George W. Bush on the 2000 Bush Cheney campaign
12. Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, where he taught U.S. Supreme Court litigation
13. Defeated Texas Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst who was heavily favored and backed by the DC old-guard GOP
14. Defeated Democrat Paul Sadler in the general election
15. Described as superb Constitutional Lawyer
16. AWARDS: “America’s Leading Lawyers for Business,” Chambers USA (2009 & 2010) “50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America,” National Law Journal (2008) “25 Greatest Texas Lawyers of the Past Quarter Century,” Texas Lawyer (2010) “20 Young Hispanic Americans on the Rise,” Newsweek (1999) Traphagen Distinguished Alumnus, Harvard Law School
17. Appointed vice-chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
18. Sponsored ObamaCare Repeal Act
19. Sponsored legislation to prohibit use of drones from killing citizens of the United States within the United
20. Sponsored legislation to Disarm Criminals and Protect Communities Act
21. Sponsored legislation the Firearm Straw Purchasing and Trafficking Prevention Act
22. Sponsored legislation to Defund Obamacare Act of 2013
23. Sponsored a bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to permit States to require proof of citizenship for registration to vote in elections for Federal office
24. Sponsored a bill to require the Secretary of State to offer rewards of up to $5,000,000 for information regarding the attacks on the United States diplomatic mission at Benghazi, Libya that began on September 11, 2012
25. Sponsored the State Marriage Defense Act of 2014
26. Sponsored a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an employee of the Internal Revenue Service
27. Sponsored a bill to prohibit the Department of the Treasury from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities
28. Sponsored American Energy Renaissance Act of 2014
29. Sponsored a bill to deny admission to the United States to any representative to the United Nations who has been found to have been engaged in espionage activities or a terrorist activity against the United States and poses a threat to United States national security interests
30. Sponsored SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2014
31. Sponsored Free All Speech Act of 2014
32. Sponsored Guantanamo Bay Detainee Transfer Suspension Act of 2014
33. Sponsored a bill to require the Secretary of State to offer rewards totaling up to $5,000,000 for information on the kidnapping and murder of Naftali Fraenkel, a dual United States-Israeli citizen, that began on June 12, 2014
34. Sponsored a bill to prevent the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program unlawfully created by Executive memorandum on August 15, 2012
35. Sponsored Sanction Iran, Safeguard America Act of 2014
36. Sponsored the Expatriate Terrorists Act
37. Sponsored Operation United Assistance Tax Exclusion Act of 2014
38. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, TED CRUZ IS AN ELEPHANT NOT A RHINO
It is important to scrutinize any candidate’s resume if he or she runs for president. It not only tells their character but also offers insight into what type of person they will be in the oval office. The above resume is one of integrity, conservative values, and overall excellence. Few if any politicians can boast the same.
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A recent event made me recall the history of the Plymouth colony’s survival in the new world of North America. Let me first recant the true story of Plymouth, Massachusetts in the 1620’s as written by then Governor William Bradford in Of Plymouth Plantation.
After the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in 1620, they enjoyed their first harvest of corn in 1621 and had a feast at that time to celebrate the occasion. Today, we remember this event as Thanksgiving Day. However, that is where the story ends in most text books and the real story begins.
When the Plymouth colony began, it was based upon a communal farming system whereby nobody owned the land and all farming duties were shared equally by the male colonist. However, by 1623, Governor Bradford realized this agrarian utopia as later envision by Lenin, Marx, Obama, and Sanders was a complete failure and the colony was starving as a result. Just like in Jamestown, there was not enough food to sustain the townspeople through the cold winter. It was not until Governor Bradford decided to divide the land into parcels and distribute them to each family that Plymouth became a sustainable colony. This capitalistic change marked a discernable divergence from its unsuccessful socialistic/communistic beginnings.
Once the last was distributed into the hands of its citizens, crops became plentiful. Those men who previously feigned sickness and injury not to work were now toiling the fields with as much stamina as their neighbor. The real lesson learned here is that incentive creates initiative. On the other hand, when incentive is lost, so is initiative and work degrades to the lowest common denominator.
This example plays out time and time again over history and is a warning for those who want to embrace the policies of Chavez in Venezuela or Marx in Russia. Recently, here in the North East there was a large (for this area at least) snow storm. Though the US postal office delivered the mail, the mailman refused to reach out past a certain distance while in the truck to place the mail in the mailbox. As a result, we did not receive mail for days, not understanding why it was not being delivered. I had shoved out the driveway and even the mailbox. The problem was that since the mailman had to reach over some snow to deliver the mail, he decided to hold onto it instead.
However, during this same time, I had UPS packages delivered. The delivery man actually ran through almost 2 feet of snow just to bring the package to my doorstep. Even though the driveway was shoveled to the garage, the package ended up on my door step. This example is the difference between a public verses a private business. If you are thinking of voting for Sanders, Clinton, or any RINO republicans such as Kasich or Rubio, keep this little history lesson in mind.
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Did you ever stop and think why outsiders like a Donald Trump or Dr. Carson have gained such popularity? It is also the reason why a politically ostracized senator like Ted Cruz has been making his way up the polls. The bottom line is that we Americans are sick and tired of what these life-long politicians are doing in DC. That is why news outlets such as Breitbart, The Blaze and The Patriot Channel on SiriusXM are gaining popularity at what seems to be an exponential pace. Not only are these agencies correctly articulating the frustrated feelings and sentiments of us Americans but they are offering a non-Left Wing agenda account of current events.
I’ve made a list of why Americans are tired of the politicians in DC and are fervently seeking an outsider to change the increasing broken system in our nation’s capital:
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Our vote means nothing. No matter who we vote into office, Republican or Democrat, their political agenda benefits them and not their constituents
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We are tired of Sanctuary cities
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We are tired of our Southern Border being wide open and not controlling who enters our country
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We are tired of illegal and some legal immigrants living off the American dime while our brave veterans are dying while waiting to receive medical care
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We are tired of how many illegal immigrants have better healthcare than hard working Americans
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We are tired of Political Correctness
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We are tired of importing refugees and letting illegals into our country who fail to integrate and embrace American culture
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We are tired of the entitlement society perpetuated by the government
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We are tired of working harder and earning less
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We are tired that as the central government grows, our incomes and personal freedoms dwindle
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We are tired of improperly vetted refuges with ISIS sympathy or direct ties coming to America
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We are tired of voting in Republicans who promise to make change but instead fervently enforce the status quo
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We are tired of fighting wars but not winning
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We are tired of our hard earned money being squandered by the Feral government
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We are tired of the cost of Obamacare and of the increasing cost of our own healthcare which is providing less
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We are tired of the diseases brought over to ur country by illegal immigrants (I’ve personally been exposed to TB from an illegal while working in the hospital)
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We are tired by the politicians telling us how to live and having them look down their noses at us American people as if we are unintelligent sheep that need to be herded
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We are tired of a president who can’t identify the enemy and makes excuses for them instead of eradicating these terrorists before they destroy our country like they are doing to theirs and to Europe
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We are tired of the increasing debt of the Federal government and their incompetence to balance the budget
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We are tired of the Federal Reserve (who are not even a federal agency or elected into power controlling our financial institutions
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We are tired that jobs and manufacturing is going over seas
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We are tired of the increasing regulations and taxes that are stifling the growth of our businesses
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We are tired of the NSA and spying on us by the Federal government
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We are tired how the Provda-like liberal media is covering up for the Progressive in government
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We are tired of the IRS and complex tax code, and want the IRS disbanded
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We are tired of the growth of the EPA and how they are destroying American businesses
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We are tired of our failed Foreign policy that continues to be followed despite its repeated failures
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We are tired of a president who defends our enemies yet despises us American citizens our heritage
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We are tired of a president who is not proud to be an American
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We are tired of America being fundamentally changed
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We are tired of safe zones
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We are tired of the Constitution being ignored and seen as some sort of interesting relic of the past
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We are tired of the government running education
Here are just a few thoughts I rattled off the top of my head. Please add more. This list is just the tip of the iceberg.
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As our Congress mulls over how to spend another 1.1 Trillion dollars of hard-earned American money, I watch how our government grows in size and power buy the day. It has become a mammoth leviathan with an insatiable appetite for increasing amounts of dollars. With taxation the only means to feed this monstrosity, our government finds new ways on a daily basis to levy increased taxes and garner more and more of our personal freedoms in the process. As America quickly slides town the path towards socialism similar to a skydiver plummeting to his death without a parachute, I recant some very foreboding warnings by certain notable figures from our past:
“Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don’t need it and hell where they already have it.”
Ronald Reagan
“The historical experience of socialist countries has sadly demonstrated that collectivism does not do away with alienation but rather increases it, adding to it a lack of basic necessities and economic inefficiency.”
Pope John Paul II
“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.”
Winston Churchill
“The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.”
Winston Churchill
“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples’ money.”
Margaret Thatcher
“To cure the British disease with socialism was like trying to cure leukemia with leeches.”
Margaret Thatcher
“Democracy is the road to socialism.”
Karl Marx
“Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened selfishness that today is at the basis of all human labor and effort, enterprise and new activity.”
William Howard Taft
“The New Deal is plainly an attempt to achieve a working socialism and avert a social collapse in America; it is extraordinarily parallel to the successive ‘policies’ and ‘Plans’ of the Russian experiment. Americans shirk the word ‘socialism’, but what else can one call it?”
G. Wells
Despite the warnings, the leftists like Obama continue to adhere to the merits of this failed economic system. Just look at modern day Greece and Venezuela and you will see the prosperity that socialism bestows on its citizens. I like to display a few quotes by our dear leader about what he has openly stated about socialism. It will serve as the end of this blog and unfortunately the epitaph to the end of American and Western civilization.
“I think when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.”
Obama
“I happen to be a proponent of a single payer universal health care program.”
Obama
“I think the trick is figuring out how do we structure government systems that pool resources and hence facilitate some redistribution because I actually believe in redistribution…”
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What Obama Has Done Wrong Since the Terrorist Attack on Paris
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If Obama knew there was a major ISIS terrorist camp in Raqqa Syria, why did he not order its destruction long ago instead of waiting to give France this intelligence information after the terror attack?
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Despite FBI director James Comey’s admission that the Syrian refugees cannot be properly vetted, Obama double-downed on his insistence to import more Syrians despite the foreboding warning—even with the knowledge that at least 1 Paris ISIS terrorist snuck in as a Syria refugee
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Obama refused to admit that his comments about ISIS being “contained” just a few hours prior to the Paris attack and after the Russian airliner bombing were unfounded and at best incorrect.
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Obama arrived late to the moment of silence at the G-20 Conference
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Obama failed to admit his strategy for containing ISIS has been faulty and needs to be completely revamped
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Obama continues to fail to admit that there is any religious motivation behind ISIS’s actions
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Obama continues to talk big in his efforts to fight ISIS but does little to combat the problemMy suggestion Mr. President is to actually lead when your country, if not the world, needs a leader. For once in your life take one step away from your left wing, progressive ideology and do what’s best for the citizens of this great country which elected you