Watchmen From Jerusalem

A Biblical Perspective On The News

Issue No. 4, Year 2007

Shalom friends,
We are blessed to welcome Bethany into our family. The Lord has joined her and our eldest son Michael in marriage. Our younger son Jed, is still in the IDF on the Lebanese border. We appreciate your prayers and support so that, by His grace, we can glorify Yeshua in the work to which He has called us.

For My Holy Name’s sake – Ezekiel 36:22

God has promised to restore Israel and to protect her by making her a mighty army. [See verses below.] We see this being fulfilled today. Yet there is another vital aspect to these promises for those who love the God of Israel and pray for His people.

Although much of the world and the Church condemn Israel when she defends herself by killing her enemies, yet according to the following verses, God enables Israel to defend herself for His glory. Hear His words:

“Now also many nations are gathered against you, that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion. But they know not the thoughts of LORD, neither understand they His counsel: for He shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor. Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make your horn iron, I will make your hoofs brass: and you shall beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto LORD, their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.” (Micah 4:11-13)

“Fear not, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel; I will help you, says LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. Behold, I will make you a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: you shall thresh the mountains…make the hills as chaff. You shall fan them, the wind shall carry them away…and you shall rejoice in LORD, and glory in the Holy One of Israel.” (Isaiah 41:14-16)

So pray for Israel’s army – that God Himself will get the glory.

Wars and Rumors of Wars

Israel could soon be in another war. Hizbullah to Israel’s north, Syria on the Golan border, Hamas in Gaza, and Iran in missile range, are all tools of the current manifestation of the spirit of Islam. Yet the world seems paralyzed when dealing with Islam

- JP columnist Singer says “the West has entered a ‘post-post-9/11’ era,” noting that at the June G-8 summit, “the focus was on global warming, Africa, globalization, missile defenses in Europe – anything but the rising Islamist menace.” (“Quiet, America is sleeping,” Saul Singer, JP Op-ed, 14 June 2007)

How should we pray?

- Pray for a quick and decisive Israeli victory. This will result in mercy for Israel and her enemies. Israel at times has shown more mercy to her defeated foes than God Himself desires (1 Kings 20:31-43). Islamists deal barbaro- usly with defeated enemies: grisly tortures, beheadings, slavery, rape, forced conversions, etc. Also as one former Middle East [ME] dictator said, the Arab nations can lose 99 wars against Israel, yet if Israel loses once – she loses all.

- Pray that God would protect believers in the IDF, and make them salt and light. Ask God to anoint them with all spiritual gifts as needed – healings, words of knowledge, exhortation, etc.

- Beseech God for the sake of your nation that it would not hinder Israel when she deals with her enemies.

The un-civil war in Gaza…

in June, between Hamas and Palestinian Authority [PA] Chairman Abbas’ Fatah (two terrorist groups that lead the PA), was partly an answer to prayer: “Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion” (Psalms 129:5).

“The wave of violent Hamas-Fatah clashes is one of the most brutal the PA has known, especially considering that it broke out only a short while after signing the Mecca Agreement, which was supposed to put an end to their mutual fighting.”

Who was at fault? Fatah accused Hamas of “staging a coup against the PA.” A senior PA official said, “A strong smell of Al-Qaeda is rising from what is being done in Gaza…” And Hamas “accused Fatah of collaborating with the US and Israel…”

Egyptian Intelligence Chief Suleiman said Iran and Syria were behind the violence. A senior Fatah official agreed, saying “Iran and Syria have poured millions of dollars into Hamas’ coffers… The goal of [Iran’s] mullahs is to establish a Shi’ite-run ME.”(“Iran, Syria push Hamas to take Gaza,” Jerusalem Newswire, 13 June 2007)

Palestinian writers were furious at both groups. “You have ruined our world, castrated our nationalism, prostituted our resistance…Take your government, militias and gangs and go to hell.”

Another said, “Oh murderers, you are the Satan of Palestine.”

An Israeli-Arab weekly reported, “People in Gaza are hoping Israel will re-enter the Strip, wipe out both Hamas and Fatah, then withdraw again.” One day she will return for good. (Zeph. 2:4-7)

Journalist M. Azzam wrote, “The [only] thing that prevents the chaos and turmoil in Gaza from spreading to the West Bank is the presence of the Israeli occupation…” (MEMRI: “We Are Facing a 2^nd Nakba,” C. Jacob, 13 June 2007)

The frightening aftermath

“If it had not been LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say…” (Psalms 124:1). After Fatah and Hamas killed each other, demonstrating a viciousness that should prove that neither group is capable of ruling over anyone – the West now says we have a “window of opportunity” to establish a Palestinian state because Abbas is really a “moderate” and now that Fatah terrorists are not linked to Hamas terrorists, we can give Fatah money and land and weapons, etc. This is total deception, with America in the lead.

White House press secretary Snow: “We want to get back to the situation where the Palestinians can get something they’ve been robbed of too many times…peace in their streets, democracy in their government, and…two nations, sovereign, living peacefully, side by side.” Yet Palestinians have always robbed themselves, and it will likely be the same in the future. (“US to Use Hamas Upheaval to Squeeze Israel For Concessions,” Arutz 7, 15 June 2007)

The bottom line is that a Palestinian state on God’s land is not His will (Joel 3:1-2; Amos 9:13-15; Obad. 17-21)!

JP’s C. Glick wants an answer to this simple question: “Why would a handover of Judea and Samaria to Abbas’ Fatah produce a better outcome than Israel’s 2005 handover of Gaza to Abbas’ Fatah?” (“Grounded in fantasy,” Caroline Glick, JP Op-ed, 18 June 2007)

JP editor David Horovitz wrote that although “Hamas has taken over the Gaza Strip, with a display of ruthless brutality toward its own people,” still their primary goal remains Israel’s destruction.

Yet now Israel is being asked to ignore “the inconvenient issue of the Hamas takeover…and the consequent emboldening of its fundamentalist ideology,” to forget the “escalating threat posed by Hamas’ full control of what is now an overt arms supply route via the Philadelphi Corridor from Egypt. Instead it is being urged… to seize the moment to advance substantive peace talks with the suddenly tough-talking but hitherto demonstrably impotent Abbas over the fate of the next slice of territory Hamas is eyeing, the West Bank.” (“Leverage in Hamastan,” D. Horovitz, JP Op-ed, 21 June 2007)

America’s Unbiblical Stance

In mid July, US President Bush made a major ME policy speech. “Bush reaffirmed his commitment to help birth a Palestinian Arab state in Israel’s biblical heartland and pledged nearly $200 million of US taxpayers’ dollars to Abbas…” (“US intelligence: Backing Abbas not the way to peace,” Israel Today, 17 July 2007)

Yet when interviewed on Arabic-language radio, US Sec. of State Rice claimed that Bush said, “the occupation of the West Bank will have to end,” and Palestine must “be established.” But Bush did not demand an Israeli withdrawal from all “the West Bank.” Rice’s statement “set a new standard for US officials…in opposition to Israel’s presence in Judea and Samaria. Rice did not deal with…what to do with the 240,000 Jews living” there and a similar amount living in Jerusalem neighborhoods built beyond the pre-67 borders. (“Secy. Rice: Israel Must End Occupation of ‘West Bank’,” Arutz 7, 26 July 2007)

Rice reaffirmed her stance on July 31^st by signing “a joint statement with Egypt, Jordan and six Persian Gulf states, endorsing the 2002 Arab peace initiative as” foundational for ME peace. “The initiative offers Israel normalized relations with all Arab countries in return for a full withdrawal from territory Israel captured in 1967.”(“US endorses Arab peace plan as foundation for ME peace,” Ha’aretz, 1 Aug. 2007)

Israelis living in Judea and Samaria issued their own statement informing Rice that they do not live in “‘occupied territory,’ but the biblically-mandated heartland of the Jewish people…”(“Israelis inform Rice the West Bank is not ‘occupied’,” Israel Today, 27 July 2007)

Here is one way to pray to stop these anti-biblical “peace” talks. “In a move that could scuttle the Bush Administration’s fresh momentum in the Israeli-Palestinian peace track, both Fatah and Hamas officials acknowledged…they are conducting secret talks.” PM Olmert’s office said these talks will have “severe ‘diplomatic ramifications’ and lead to another Israeli boycott of a Palestinian unity government…

“Arab governments and even Russian officials are reportedly brokering the…talks in hopes of bringing the rival militias back together.”(“Fatah, Hamas in Reconciliation Talks,” ICEJ News, 8 Aug. 2007) What a world we live in when we can pray for “unity” in order to stop something that is against God’s will.

Gaza Disengagement review

Israeli public figures “who supported or helped implement the unilateral withdrawal from Gaza and N. Samaria and have since expressed regret.” Here are just two examples.

H. Halkin, author and political commentator admitted he was wrong. “Gaza has become more, not less, of a military menace to Israel; Palestinian politics and the Palestinian street have become more, not less, radicalized; Israel’s public image as an occupying country has not significantly improved in the world…”

Y. Lapid, TV personality and commentator: “We left Lebanon and Hizbullah attacks us from Lebanon. We left Gaza and terror groups attack us from Gaza. The region that is most quiet right now is Judea and Samaria. Even the biggest leftists are faced with the creeping heretical thought: perhaps it wasn’t the occupation?” (“Public Figures Express Regret For Disengagement,” Arutz 7, 31 May 2007)

Land for “peace” still being pushed

Even with all this proof that the current means to obtain peace between Israel and her neighbors is not working, the “peace” idol still causes many Israelis to try just one more time…

In late July the JP noted that things were again moving on the diplomatic front. In a short span of time Olmert met with Abbas, Bush gave that ME policy speech, EU foreign policy chief Solana, the Quartet’s new ME envoy Blair and then foreign ministers of Jordan and Egypt all flew in for talks in Israel, followed by a visit by Rice and another Olmert-Abbas meeting. One Israeli diplomatic official said there is a sense of “cautious optimism.” Ominously, this means “Olmert’s realignment plan… to withdraw from most of the West Bank that [he] unveiled before the elections, and which seemed so dead just a few short months ago, is making a reappearance on the national agenda.”

Also making a return is the idea of working “out an accord on …what a Palestinian state would look like, how its economy would run, what its relations with Israel would be – and then deal with the more difficult issues later,” i.e. Jerusalem, settlements, refugees, security and borders.

This signals an “abandonment of the road map,” where the path to peace “was seen as a sequential, stage-by-stage process with security” first. Israel is now turning back to the Oslo approach – “first you make peace…sign an agreement, shake hands, [agree on principles], then everything else, including security, naturally falls into place.” This approach never worked because the real goal of the Palestinians is not peace with Israel – but all pieces of Israel.

Yet Israeli officials, urged “on by the international community, are saying that the newly reconstituted PA [i.e., Fatah] is…trying to put its house in order, but if Israel waits until the PA uproots the terrorist infrastructure in the West Bank, it would be waiting a very long time indeed. And time…is very much of the essence.”

Why? Because now there is a “historic window of opportunity.” “This needs to be done quickly, before Hamas, well oiled from Iran, is able to strengthen its hold on Gaza and expand into the West Bank.”(“The return of an Oslo state of mind,” H. Keinon, JP Features, 26 July 2007)

Since PM Olmert is leading Israel in a very unbiblical, thus dangerous path, pray for God to either turn his heart (Prov. 21:1), or turn him out of office. Recently he and Abbas “agreed to meet regularly to prepare for” a US ME summit this fall. Olmert said, “The aim is to achieve President Bush’s vision of two countries for two peoples, living in security and peace side by side’.” (“Olmert Agrees to Speed Up Talks to Establish PA State,” Arutz 7, 7 Aug. 2007)

E. Gordon says two recent polls show, “just how surreal all the talk of…diplomatic momentum is…” A Peace Index poll, “found that for the first time in years, a majority of Israeli Jews oppose a broad West Bank withdrawal, even under…a peace treaty…”

And the latest Pew Global Attitudes poll, “found dramatic, almost across-the-board drops in Muslim countries’ support for suicide bombings…[except] the PA – where a whopping 70% considered suicide bombings sometimes or often justified…”

Gordon connects the dots. “It is precisely because Palestinian enthusiasm for murdering Jews remains undimmed after 14 years of the ‘peace process’ that Jewish Israelis have stopped believing territorial concessions will bring peace…”(“Surreal diplomacy,” Evelyn Gordon, JP Op-ed, 8 Aug. 2007)

A Dangerous International “Peace” Conference

Yet in mid-summer Israel was being pressed to do just that. “As the US, Jordan, the PA and others prepare for a high-level [US sponsored] ME summit in November, a squeeze on Israel to agree to a Palestinian state just kilometers from Tel Aviv is feared.”

Likud Knesset Member Y. Shteinitz said this summit must be strongly opposed, because it “could well lead to a Palestinian state, with clear Hamas and Iranian influence, right on the doorstep of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Ben Gurion Int’l Airport.”

IDF Col. (res.) M. Yogev warns against complacency. Israeli Cabinet ministers are “trying to give between 70 and 90% of Judea and Samaria to the PA for a state…Even if implementation is put off, it will still be an international Israeli commitment.”(“US Pressure on Israel For a Palestinian State Foreseen,” Arutz 7, 12 Aug. 2007)

Let us “strongly oppose” this summit in prayer. Sign up for the IFI Friday Prayer Alerts and follow how the Lord leads us to pray here in Jerusalem. [IFI’s website is www.ifij.org]

Tony is moving south

UK’s former PM Tony Blair has not retired. Instead, he has his sights on being a (the?) “man of peace,” by bringing peace to the Arab-Israeli conflict. He is now the special ME envoy for the Quartet – the US, EU, the UN and Russia, i.e., the world – which wants to divide God’s land, and give Islam another Arab nation. Satan is working hard to destroy Israel – whom God calls His witnesses (Isaiah 43:10,12; 44:8).

Then June 28^th – this press release: “Former British PM Tony Blair is joining the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum,” a powerful NGO meeting in Davos Switzerland yearly, with increasing worldwide influence. (www.weforum.org).

Our last newsletter quoted Tony’s deceived view of Islam. Yet with his latest move up the ladder of global influence, other things he said in that speech – things that line up with a prophesied One World Order – become even more alarming. For example:

“We have to show that our values are not Western… [but] universal values that should be the right of the global citizen.”

His answer to terror “is the universal application of global values; the answer to poverty and injustice is the same…the struggle for global values has to be applied…to the whole global agenda.” Yet he still managed to single Israel out. “We need to reenergize the peace process between Israel and the Palestinians …A settlement would be the living, visible proof that the region and world can accommodate different faiths and cultures…”

“We need to construct a global alliance for global values…” Different faiths and cultures with global values is an oxymoron. Welcome to the last days. (“A Battle for Global Values,” T. Blair, Foreign Affairs, www.foreignaffairs.org, Jan/Feb. 2007)

Islam is inherently anti-Semitic

“As a central anti-Jewish motif, the Koran decrees an eternal curse upon the Jews (2:61; 3:112) for slaying the prophets and transgressing against the will of Allah (2:91;3:55;4:155,157).”

Sura [Koranic verse] 5:60says Allah transformed Jews into apes and swine. Sura 5:64, used by Abbas in a speech this year, “accuses the Jews…of being ‘spreaders of war and corruption’…” Sura 7:168 sees the Jews’ exile as “proof of Allah’s rejection.”

Muslims are warned not to “take Jews as friends” (5:51), and to beware of the inbred hatred Jews bear towards them (5:82). “The Jews…are the devil’s minions (4:60) cursed by Allah…(4:47), and if they do not accept the true faith of Islam…[will] burn in Hell-fires (4:55,5:29,98:6,58:14-19).”

Al-Maghili (d. 1505), an important Muslim theologian, said, “Love of the Prophet [Mohammed], requires hatred of the Jews.”(“An Apology for Koran’s Anti-Semitism?” A. G. Bostom, FrontPageMagazine .com, 23 Apr. 2007)

Anti-Semitism, Palestinian style

In a JP interview, Palestinian Media Watch director Marcus said, “We…live in an Islamic ME where most Muslims believe Allah has determined Israel must be destroyed…A peace agreement will not cause Hamas and its…supporters to reinterpret their beliefs to secular humanist Islam.” (“Got it?,” H. Rettig, JP Features, 21 May 2007)

In June, “Shocking footage broadcast on Hamas’ Al-Aqsa TV… showed Palestinian kindergarten children dressed like terrorists, chanting sinister slogans during their graduation ceremony. Five-year-old boys…were asked ‘What is your most lofty aspiration?’, they replied in unison: ‘Death for the sake of Allah!’” (“Arab kindergarten students taught to seek death,” Israel Today, 4 June 2007)

Farfur, PA TV’s version of Mickey Mouse, starred in a Hamas run children’s TV program which preached global domination by Islam and encouraged children “to become shahids (martyrs) in suicide bombings against Israelis…

“Farfur was killed in the final episode…by an actor posing as an Israeli official trying to buy Farfur’s land.” Farfur’s TV friend said, “Farfur was martyred while defending his land…by killers of children’.” (“Death of the PA Mickey Mouse,” Arutz 7, 1 July 2007)

“I will curse those who curse you…”

The Word is clear that if you curse Israel – you shall be cursed by God (Gen. 12:3; 27:29; Num. 24:9). And if you try to divide His Land and thus scatter His people – you will end up in the valley of His judgment (Joel 3:1-2).

Palestinians are living under this curse

When women try to blow themselves up – that is a curse. “Time reports that since 2002, 88 Palestinian women have attempted suicide bombings,” with 8 ‘successful’ attacks. (“Palestinian moms becoming martyrs,” ICEJ News, 14 May 2007)

Israeli security forces arrested two Gazans, “a pregnant mother of 8, and her niece, a mother of 4,” who planned a two-pronged suicide attack in two big Israeli cities. “They took advantage of Israel’s humanitarian policies, receiving a fraudulent medical permit to enter Israel.

Israel is often castigated by left-wing, humanistic organizations who complain that Palestinians “wait at checkpoints for security checks, and are allegedly denied medical care.” Officials point out that as in this case, many “Arabs attempt to take advantage of Israel’s humanitarian policies in order to murder Israelis.”(“Mother of 8 Planned Suicide Terror Attack in Israel,” Arutz 7, 14 June 2007)

Palestinians also desire to scatter God's people. This also comes back on them. Alarmed by the growing number of emigrees, the PA’s Islamic leader issued a religious decree “forbidding Muslims to leave. Sources in the PA Foreign Ministry [said] some 10,000 Palestinians have filed requests to emigrate from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the year.”

One official said, “at least 45,000 emigration applications” are being reviewed by different nations. Most are young men seeking work in the West. Between 50,000 to 80,000 left the first few years after the 2^nd intifada started in Sept. 2000. (“Fatwa forbids PA Muslims to emigrate,” JP, 10 June 2007)

The Arabs under a curse

This Saudi Arabian newspaper editor sees that all is not kosher in Arabia. “One has to wonder if the Arab world is set on a course of self-destruction. The fratricidal violence between Palestinians, between Iraqis, the conflict in Sudan, the violence in Algeria, Al-Qaeda militants trying to murder their way to power throughout the region…all bloodily proclaim that suicidal politics have taken root in the minds of too many…The Arab world is staring catastrophe in the face…”(“Too Many Fires,” Arab News Editorial, [Saudi], IMRA, 15 June 2007)

Europe is cursed as well

As the EU has steadily pushed us to divide our land, she has been visited by severe weather. “According to meteorological research, the last few years have been hottest on record…[Yearly now] around 50,000+ forest fires burn in EU territory causing not only loss of human lives, but immeasurable devastation to the environment.” (“Dry Europe: Over 50,000 Forest Fires Per Year,” Intercessors For America, 11 May 2007)

While Southern Europe suffered a heat wave, including some deaths, England was hit by “unusual weather, with severe flooding caused by torrential rain.” There were also deaths and multitudes were “forced from their homes.” (“Global warming cited as Europe reels from new weather extremes,” JP, 29 June 2007)

How is this linked to Israel? Robin Shepherd, the senior fellow for Europe at Chatham House, London, wrote that in late June, the 27 EU nations signed a treaty which included a more coordinated foreign policy. Then in late July, foreign ministers from 10 mainly Mediterranean countries wrote “an open letter to new ME Envoy Blair…” containing four recommendations relating to the Israeli-Palestinian peace track:

1) Negotiate on final status issues “without pre-requisites.” 2) Use an “international force…to police a cease-fire” in “occupied” territories. 3) Israel must aid Abbas by “transferring tax revenues and releasing prisoners.” Also Israel must “freeze settlements.” 4) Do not take any actions to “cause Hamas to ‘up the stakes’,” and Israel must relax restrictions on Gaza’s borders.

Shepherd is awed. “At least five immediate demands are made on Israel; none whatsoever on the Palestinians.” (“Europe gets more ‘awkward’ on Israel,” Robin Shepherd, JP Op-ed, 24 July 2007)

America under the curse

America is having it’s own spate of “acts of God.” Considering that Bush and Rice are leading the charge to establish “Palestine” on God’s land, expect the severity of these judgments to increase.

America has “Colony Collapse Disorder, a phenomenon that has resulted in the mysterious deaths of 2.4 million bee colonies and 10 billion bees in the US…” Albert Einstein thought that “mankind would become extinct four years after honey bees disappeared from…the earth.” (“A mystery disease has killed 10 billion [US] bees…” JP, 15 June 2007)

The US is also “facing its worst summer drought since the Dust Bowl years of the Great Depression. Or perhaps worse still. From the mountains and desert of the West, now into an 8^th consecutive dry year, to the wheat farms of Alabama, where crops are failing because of rainfall levels 12 inches lower than usual, to the vast soupy expanse of Lake Okeechobee in southern Florida, which has become so dry it actually caught fire a couple of weeks ago, a continent is crying out for water.”

R. Seager, a leading climatologist at Columbia University said, “The 1930s drought lasted less than a decade. This is something that could remain for 100 years.” (“The Wrath of 2007: America’s Great Drought,” The Independent, UK, 15 June 2007).

The US has also been hit by heavy rains, flooding and wildfires. In Minnesota, a bridge collapsed in a Minneapolis neighborhood known as “the West Bank.” The bridge was built in 1967 and fell – causing deaths and injuries – 40 years later. Minnesota is the 1^st state with a Moslem Congressman, Keith Ellis. He took the oath of office with his hand on the Koran instead of the Bible. Just minutes before the bridge collapse, Ellis had announced he was returning to the ME to help Israel and the PA set final boundaries for a Palestinian state in the “West Bank.”

The Golan Heights for peace? Never

The Golan was part of the land Moses conquered for Israel (Josh. 13:12). One of the six cities of refuge was located there (Josh. 21:27). Yeshua asked, “Whom do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” at Banias, in the Golan foothills (Matt. 16:13). And God promised that His people would return and dwell there (Jer. 50:19; Micah 7:14).

Yet now it is back on the trading block for “peace” with Syria. But the Israeli people are not in agreement with Olmert’s plans. A recent poll showed. “84% of the public opposes a full withdrawal from the Golan.” (“Nation Up in Arms at Golan Offer,” Arutz 7, 8 June 2007)

Former Israeli negotiator with Syria, Y. Ben-Aharon, says talk of giving up the Golan encourages Syrian aggression. “It’s time we stop dreaming about peace…and concentrate on co-existence, meaning we must be very strong and our deterrence power must never, ever be perceived as weakness.” (“Former Negotiator: Talk of Ceding Golan Encourages Syrian Threat,” Arutz 7, 11 June 2007)

Iran – the Good news

The Voice of the Martyrs’ – a ministry to persecuted believers in the world – has contacts in Iran who report increased persecution. “Iranian security forces prompted by the Islamic leadership and Iranian president are trying to wipe out Christianity in Iran. They are angry that many Iranian Muslims are choosing to follow Christ.” (“IRAN – Increased Persecution against Christians,” VOM Prayer Update, 10 July 2007 www.persecution.com)

A new find revealed

Recently one of the oldest manuscripts of the Tanach was placed on display at the Shrine of the Book, the Jerusalem museum that houses the Dead Sea Scrolls. This manuscript, dating from the 7^th century AD, contains Exodus 13-16. Here are a few verses to consider as we watch Israel placed under tremendous pressure to be a nation like all the other nations.

“Fear not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD,

which He will show to you today: for … the LORD shall fight

for you, and you shall hold your peace.” (14:13-14)

“The LORD is my strength and song,

and He is become my salvation…

The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is His name.” (15:2-3)

“Who is like You, O LORD, among the gods? who is like You, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?” (15:11)

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Sources & Websites: Arutz-7 = arutzsheva.org; BFP = Bridges For Peace, bridgesforpeace.com; CFI = Christian Friends of Israel, cfijerusalem.org; ICEJ = International Christian Embassy Jerusalem, icej.org.il; IMRA = Independent Media Review & Analysis, imra.org.il; Israel Today = israeltoday.co.il; JP = Jerusalem Post, jpost.com; JNW = Jerusalem Newswire, jnewswire.com; MEMRI = Middle East Media & Research Institute, memri.org; PMW = Palestinian Media Watch, pmw.org.il; YnetNews = ynetnews.com

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Talk Radio

From the days that I traveled all the time I started to listen to talk radio. I still enjoy talk radio and normally listen to at least a little every day. Since I don't travel any more I normally listen to KCMO which is a Fox News affiliate. I like a local KC show, Chris Stigall, in the mornings, sometime Laura Ingram and Dave Ramsey. Late morning and early afternoon I enjoy Dave Ramsey talking to people with severe debt problems. In the afternoon I usually listen to some of Sean Hannity. He is followed by Michael Savage.

For some strange reason I enjoy listening to Michael Savage. He is one of the most negative people I have ever heard. I don't agree with hardly any of his positions, even though he claim to be a conservative. Maybe he is too conservative?

If you have the opportunity find him on the dial and listen maybe you will find him interesting. He get on rants about some of the silliest things. Sometimes I think he might have multiple personalities or, maybe, he's bi-polar. Sometimes, he gets on my nerves but most of the time I think he is amusing.

"Fraidy" Cats

As far as I know none of the Democratic presidential candidates have agreed to appear on Fox New Channel, either in debate or specific shows. They all feel Fox leans to far right, to conservative. In other words, they are uncomfortable defending their positions in a conservative platform.

If they are afraid of Fox News what in the world will they do if elected and presented with the task of a confrontation with the likes of Iranian President Ahmadinejad, North Korean Premier Kim or, heaven forbid, an attack on Israel as promised by Ahmadinejad.

It is not unreal to expect Iran to attack Israel. Ahmadinejad has threatened this since his election in 2005. It is not unreal to expect that attack to be nuclear. We better expect and plan for the attack. This man, who denies the Holocaust, is radical and capable of anything.

There has been no real advancements in stopping Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Iran has repeatedly lied, stalled and confused the world regarding their nuclear aspirations. It is time that America, the European Union, United Nations, Russia and the rest of the civilized world stop Iran's nuclear ambitions, once and for all. If stopping Iran requires a preemptive strike, then we better do it now!

I have not heard or read where any presidential candidate stands on the defense of Israel. As Christians we must be concerned with the defense of Israel... God's chosen people. As Christians we must make the defense of Israel a platform that all candidates must address to the American people. As Christians we must know that our President and Congress will support and defend one of our most loyal allies, Israel.

At the VFW Convention: Presidential Candidates

Kansas City, through the VFW convention, has played host to four (4) presidential candidates. Monday, Senators John McCain and Hilary Clinton spoke; Tuesday, Senator Barack Obama and former Senator Fred Thompson. All four speeches are available in video format on the KCTV5 web site.

Wednesday, the President will be speaking tot he group.

As a conservative Republican, obviously, I was more interested in the Republican's speeches than the Democrats.

Senator Hilary Clinton spoke twice as long as any of the other candidates but I must say I think it was one of her better speeches. It was the first time I have heard her speak without yelling or sounding like she was yelling. She, made promises about what she would do if elected but didn't make much in the way of monetary promises. She spoke a great deal about legislation that she supports pertaining to veterans. As bad as I hate to admit, she probably made the best "presidential" speech.

Senator John McCain made a passionate and compassionate speech concentrating primarily on two things. He spoke of his and his family's military careers; and, his support of the Iraqi war. He, too, is supportive and insistent that we must win the war. I have been a supporter of Sen. McCain for many years but got "turned off" over his support of the immigration bill. I think he made a mistake on this issue and it has cost him dearly in this campaign. He might gain some support back if he admitted that he made a mistake but I don't believe that he thinks it was a mistake. I really think Sen. McCain could be one of our greatest presidents we have had, and, obviously, one that can work across party lines (which we need).

Senator Obama was really a disappointment to me. He spent a great deal of his time making the typical political promises that so many candidates often make. He made all the promises to his audience that they wanted to hear... more money for veterans, more money for the veterans' hospital, etc. Unfortunately, he has to have the support of Congress to produce on most of his promises. He only needed a few babies to kiss and be photographed with. He was the "classic" presidential candidate.

Former Senator Fred Thompson, whom I currently support, was eloquent and could probably become the next "Great Communicator" only surpassed by President Ronald Reagan. He was supportive and defensive of the Iraqi war insisting that we must win the war in order to protect our own homeland. I was a bit disappointed that he didn't have more "meat" to his talk.

It's the Message, Not the Messenger

What an awesome Lord we have! I am still amazed at how the Lord works in my life to show me the way. I received the following video from a friend this morning. It is really pitiful what this man is doing to his congregation. Be sure to watch the entire video because there are actually two parts to it.

I read the Bible every day by a schedule provided by First Family Church in order to read it completely through in a year. After I watched the video I got my Bible out to read the scriptures for today. Today, I am starting 1 Corinthians. My Bible, Nelson's NKJV Study Bible, has commentary throughout to explain various things. Today, the "InDepth" commentary was titled "The Message, Not the Messenger." It discusses the divisions of Christians in the early church in Corinth and that they were confused and began following the various messengers instead of the message. Paul admonishes them to set them back on track. It goes on to say:

"We might be tempted to write off this problem, attributing it to "those silly, immature Corinthians," if it were not for the fact that the tendency to exalt dynamic leaders is still prevalent today. Witty, engaging Christian speakers and vibrant, charismatic spiritual leaders still have the power to mesmerize and motivate believers today. And there is nothing inherently wrong with such power. The danger comes when the speaker or leader, and not the message, becomes the focus of attention.

"Christian speakers and leaders are merely vessels through who God's Word is communicated. Exalting them for the message they proclaim is a misunderstanding of their purpose. Put simply, it's the message, not the messenger.

"As believers today, we must guard ourselves against identifying too closely with human leaders or placing too much emphasis on them. Our loyalty and identification belong only to Jesus Christ and His message."

Amen and Amen!

Covet

"You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor." Exodus 20:17

"You shall not covet your neighbor's wife. You shall not set your desire on your neighbor's house or land, his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor." Deuteronomy 5:21

"What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed I would not have known what sin was except through the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, "Do not covet." Romans 7:7

"The commandments, "Do not commit adultery," "Do not murder," "Do not steal," "Do not covet," and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one rule: "Love your neighbor as yourself." Romans 13:9

I attended Central Church of the Nazarene this morning for the first time. Pastor Prince spoke on coveting. One of the stories he told was about an elderly lady in a previous church that he described as a "prayer warrior." He admitted that he often visited her so she could pray for him. One of her favorite saying and often in the middle of a payer she would say something to the effect of: "Let us covet only our Lord God."

What a strong statement! And all Gods people said: "Amen."

(New International Version; BibleGateway.com)

More on a Corrupt Congress

For more on Speaker Pelosi's "most ethical Congress ever" check out this article from today issue of Human Events:

"King Corruption" Reigns by Robert Novak

More reasons why I keep saying...

Don't re-elect incumbents!

House of Corruption?

From today edition of HumanEvents.com.

House of Corruption?

by Robert Novak

Posted: 08/13/2007

With the midnight hour approaching Saturday Aug. 4 near the end of a marathon session, Democratic and Republican leaders alike wanted to pass the Defense appropriations bill quickly and start their summer recess. But Republican Rep. Jeff Flake's stubborn adherence to principle forced an hour-long delay that revealed unpleasant realities about Congress.

Flake insisted on debating the most egregious of the bill's 1,300 earmarks placed in the Defense money bill by individual House members that authorize spending in their districts. Defending every such earmark was the chairman of the Defense Appropriations subcommittee: Democratic Rep. John Murtha, unsmiling and unresponsive to questions posed on the House floor by Flake.

Murtha is called "King Corruption" by Republican reformers, but what happened after midnight Aug. 5 is not a party matter. Democrats and Republicans, as always, locked arms supporting every earmark. It makes no difference that at least seven House members are under investigation by the Justice Department. A bipartisan majority insists on sending taxpayers money to companies in their districts without competitive bidding or public review.

Claims of newly established transparency were undermined by the Saturday late night follies. Flake, who ran a Phoenix, Ariz., think tank (the Goldwater Institute) before coming to Congress in 2001, is immensely unpopular on both sides of the aisle for forcing votes on his colleagues' pork. He burnished that reputation by prolonging the marathon Saturday session and challenging selected earmarks.
What ensued showed what a sham are claimed earmark reforms. With debate on each earmark limited to five minutes per pro-and-con and roll calls also pressed into five minutes, the House was mainly interested in finishing up and defeating Flake with huge bipartisan majorities. The mood of annoyance with Flake was personified by the 17-term Murtha, who as subcommittee chairman defended and retained every earmark (including notorious infusions of cash to his Johnstown, Pa., district).

Republican Rep. John Campbell, an Orange County, Calif., auto dealer and five-year California state legislator who is serving his first full year in Congress, is a rare ally of Flake. Campbell began the Saturday debate by challenging a $2 million no-bid award to the Sherwin-Williams paint company for a "paint shield" against "microbial threats." The Pentagon did not want this, but Murtha delivered his usual contemptuous retort: "We don't apologize for [earmarks] because we think the [House] members know as much about what goes on their district as the bureaucrats and the Defense Department."

Flake then forced votes on pet Murtha projects -- starting with "something called the Concurrent Technologies Corp." in Johnstown. In the brief time at his disposal, Flake tried to explain to an inattentive House how the company survives as an "incubator" for earmarks "just by getting more earmarks." He next challenged a $39 million earmark for the National Drug Intelligence Center in Johnstown, which the Pentagon does not need or want. Murtha was coldly dismissive, denying the reality that these no-bid awards do not allow taxpayers to recapture any benefit that the corporations derive from federal expenditures.

Other Democrats were silent during the sham debate. Nearly every one voted with Murtha, Speaker Nancy Pelosi's powerful lieutenant -- fearful of reprisal against their own spending schemes. Rep. Jim Cooper, a moderate from Tennessee, was the only Democrat consistently voting against the earmarks.

Republicans split so that motions by Flake and Campbell lost overwhelmingly. House Minority Leader John Boehner voted against most earmarks, but did not make it a party issue as the rest of the GOP leadership backed Murtha. Two former Republican chairmen of the Appropriations Committee -- Jerry Lewis of California and Bill Young of Florida -- eagerly joined the debate on Murtha's side. Lewis, one of the House members under Justice Department investigation, defended one of his own earmarks and treated Flake with sneering contempt for wasting the House's time.

Flake lacked the time he needed on the House floor to explain complicated interlocking relationships with contributors who benefit from Murtha's earmarks. Claims of transparency are meaningless when all earmarks survive amid inattention from the news media. But few Republican congressmen are frustrated by GOP complicity as the House of Representatives fast becomes the House of Corruption. Joined by a few like-minded senators, they contemplate publicly repudiating their party leaders.

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See, just one more reason why I keep insisting...

Don't re-elect incumbents!

Dr. Effie Jane Wheeler

This a beautiful passage for Christian and non-Christians alike. I just love the peace she expressed within herself and her ability to bring peace to each reader. It would have been interesting to take one of her classes.

From "Peace With God" by Billy Graham:

"For many years Dr. Effie Jane Wheeler taught English and literature where I attended college. Dr. Wheeler was noted for her piety as well as for her knowledge of the subjects she taught. In May of 1949, on Memorial Day, Dr. Wheeler wrote the following letter to Dr. Edman, then president of the college, her colleagues, and former students.

"I greatly appreciate the moment in chapel that may be given to reading this, for before you leave for the summer I should like to have you know the truth about me as I learned it myself only last Friday. My doctor at last has given what has been his real diagnosis of my illness for weeks--an inoperable case of cancer. Now if he had been a Christian he wouldn't have been so dilatory or shaken, for he would have known, as you and I do, that life or death is equally welcome when we live in the will and presence of the Lord. If the Lord has chosen me to go to Him soon, I go gladly. Please do not give a moment's grief for me. I do not say a cold goodbye but rather a worm Auf Wiedershen till I see you again---in the blessed land where I may be allowed to draw aside a curtain when you enter. With a heart full of love for every individual of you. (Signed) Effie Jane Wheeler."

"Just two weeks after writing this letter. Dr. Wheeler entered the presence of her Savior, who had kept his promise to take the sting out of death."

Democrats Steal Vote

If you can't win just turn off the tally board and close the vote! New tactics and Speaker Nancy Pelosi backs the "new deal!"

This will cause the American taxpayers millions by allowing illegal immigrants subsidies. Do you support this?

One more reason why I keep saying...

Don't re-elect incumbents!

Thought for the Day!..

"The American Indians found out what happens when you don't control immigration."

Don't re-elect incumbents!

~ He Is ~

He is the First and Last,

The Beginning and the End!
He is the keeper of Creation and the Creator of all!
He is the Architect of the universe and the Manager of all times.
He always was, He always is, and He always will be ..
Unmoved,
Unchanged,
Undefeated, and
never Undone!
He was bruised and brought healing!
He was pierced and eased pain!
He was persecuted and brought freedom!
He was dead and brought life!
He is risen and brings power!
He reigns and brings Peace!
The world can't understand him,
The armies can't defeat Him,
The schools can't explain Him, and
The leaders can't ignore Him.
Herod couldn't kill Him,
The Pharisees couldn't confuse Him, and
The people couldn't hold Him!
Nero couldn't crush Him,
Hitler couldn't silence Him,
The New Age can't replace Him, and
"Oprah" can't explain Him away!
He is light, love, longevity, and Lord.
He is goodness, Kindness, Gentleness, and God.
He is Holy, Righteous, mighty, powerful, and pure.
His ways are right,
His word is eternal,
His will is unchanging, and His mind is on me.
He is my Savior,
He is my guide, and He is my peace!
He is my Joy,
He is my comfort,
He is my Lord, and
He rules my life!
I serve Him because
His bond is love,
His burden is light, and
His goal for me is abundant life.
I follow Him because
He is the wisdom of the wise,
the power of the powerful,
the ancient of days,
the ruler of rulers,
the leader of leaders,
the overseer of the overcomers,
and is to come.
And if that seems impressive to you, try this for size.
His goal is a relationship with ME!
He will never leave me,
never forsake me,
never mislead me,
never forget me,
never overlook me and
never cancel my appointment in His appointment book!
When I fall, He lifts me up!
When I fail, He forgives!
When I am weak, He is strong!
When I am lost, He is the way!
When I am afraid, He is my courage!
When I stumble, He steadies me!
When I am hurt, He heals me!
When I am broken, He mends me!
When I am blind, He leads me!
When I am hungry, He feeds me!
When I face trials, He is with me!
When I face persecution, He shields me!
When I face problems, He comforts me!
When I face loss, He provides for me!
When I face Death, He carries me Home!
He is everything for everybody everywhere, every time, and every way.
He is God, He is faithful.
I am His, and He is mine!
My Father in heaven can whip the father of this world.
So, if you're wondering why I feel so secure, understand this...
He said it and that settles it.
God is in control, I am on His side,
and that means all is well with my soul.
Everyday is a blessing for
GOD IS!
I love the Lord and thank Him for all that He has done in my life.

More Subpoenas

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, after consulting with Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA), issued a subpoena today for White House aides Karl Rove and Scott Jennings.

In so doing he stated:

“The Bush-Cheney White House continues to place great strains on our constitutional system of checks and balances. Not since the darkest days of the Nixon administration have we seen efforts to corrupt federal law enforcement for partisan political gain and such efforts to avoid accountability.”

What an exaggeration of the facts! The U.S. Attorneys serve at the pleasure of the President. He can terminate their employment for any reason. It is not breaking the law. It is the same thing as "employment at will." As long as discrimination is not occurring it is not breaking the law.

On the other hand, Nixon had and was continuing to break the numerous laws! If anything, Bill (& Hillary) Clinton's administration was more similar to Nixon's. He lied to federal persecutors and went on national television and lied to the American public... "I did not have sexual relations with that woman."... "It depends what the meaning of "is" is."

Senators Leahy and Specter and this committee is out of control. They are wasting tax-payer dollars pursuing an agenda that is pointless!

I'm so tired of having to hear about this "non-issue." Let's move on to more important, real issues. This is one more reason why I keep saying...

Don't re-elect incumbents!!

Attorney General Gonzales

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VM) stated this morning "I don't trust you" regarding U.S. Attorney General Gonzales. Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) has called for a special prosecutor. Get over it! The Attorney General has said he won't resign and the only one that can do anything about it is the President of the United States. The Attorney General serves at the pleasure of the President, not the pleasure of the Judiciary Committee.

Obviously, our Congress has not figured out that there are more important issues to worry about... like Iran having NUKES, Russia aiding Iran in getting NUKES, Iran furnishing Syria with weapons which anyone can figure out will include NUKES, Iran funding Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations, etc.

Congress, wake up and do something productive for a change!

Just one more reason why to:

Don't re-elect incumbents!

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.The road to success is not straight. (New King James Version; BibleGateway.com)

There is a curve called Failure, a loop called Confusion, speed bumps called Friends, red lights called Enemies, caution lights called Family. You will have flats called Jobs. But, if you have a spare called Determination, an engine called Perseverance, insurance called Faith, a driver called Jesus, you will make it to a place called Success.

(From an e-mail from a friend.)

Senate Slumber Party

Much has been made of the Senate's "all nighter" Tuesday/Wednesday. Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid (D-NV), called it a filibuster but I contend it was a "bust."

Whatever happened to the filibuster depicted in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington?" Jimmy Stewart talked so long he started losing his voice and almost ruined his health.

I contend that our Senate is nothing but a bunch of "pansies." I wonder how much the taxpayers had to pay for this show of nothingness. We know that we got to pay for pizza, wings and Chick-Fil-A and cots for them to sleep on. Sound like a slumber party to me; wonder if they got popcorn, too? What they called cots I call roll-a-way beds. A cot is what our service people have to sleep on... I grew up knowing them as "Army cots." There certainly isn't a mattress on them.

Senate Assistant Majority Leader, Dick Durbin (D-IL), made comments regarding the how Senate showed our service people that they are willing to sacrifice,too. I have no doubt that there isn't a military person in the world that would like to sacrifice the way the Senate did Tuesday night. This was a tremendous sacrifice on the Senate's part... they got a little extra rest before starting their five (5) week summer vacation. Just one more reason why I keep saying...

Don't re-elect incumbents!

Vaclav Havel Quotes

(Czech Playwright and President of Czechoslovakia (1989-1992), born 1936)

Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.

The real test of a man is not when he plays the role that he wants for himself, but when he plays the role destiny has for him.

Reid Threatens to Keep Senate Up All Night, Republicans Yawn

Monday , July 16, 2007By Major Garrett and Trish Turner

WASHINGTON — 

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has threatened to keep the Senate awake all night Tuesday to protest GOP blocking tactics on moves to compel U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq.

Senate Republican leaders, alerted to Reid's plans on Monday, said they have the votes to keep the president's surge policy in place, at least for now, and called Reid's up-all-night gambit a stunt that wouldn't change any minds.

Senior Democratic leadership aides said that Reid was planning a Tuesday all-mightier — complete with roll-away beds — to draw public attention to GOP demands that any changes to Iraq policy carry a 60-vote majority.

"Is this a publicity stunt? Yes," a senior Democratic aide told FOX News. "This is the only way we know to highlight their complete ignorance of the will of the people!"

Republicans said they've applied that standard for months on Iraq policy changes and aren't about the change now, especially when recent GOP defections have given Democrats bipartisan majorities on troop drawdowns and other policy changes.

Reid will seek a test vote Wednesday on an amendment by Sens. Carl Levin of Michigan and Jack Reed of Rhode Island to begin troop withdrawals late this year and have most combat forces out of Iraq by spring 2008.

Republicans predict that amendment will fall well short of the 60 votes required and probably attract no more than 55 votes, possibly fewer. Other non-binding policy changes are expected as well, but nothing is expected to garner the required 60 votes.

"The much-discussed Republican revolt has yet to materialize," a senior GOP aide said.

Chosen People

Deuteronomy 7:6
For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession.

1 Kings 3:8
Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or number.

2 Chronicles 6:5
'Since the day I brought my people out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city in any tribe of Israel to have a temple built for my Name to be there, nor have I chosen anyone to be the leader over my people Israel.

2 Chronicles 6:6
But now I have chosen Jerusalem for my Name to be there, and I have chosen David to rule my people Israel.'

Isaiah 45:4
For the sake of Jacob my servant, of Israel my chosen, I summon you by name and bestow on you a title of honor, though you do not acknowledge me.

Colossians 3:12
Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

1 Chronicles 16:36
Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Then all the people said "Amen" and "Praise the LORD."

(emphasis added; New International Version; BibleGateway.com)

Just a few examples.

Iran Targets Israel

Diplomatic sources in Syria have stated that Iran has 600 targets in Israel and will strike if any of their nuclear sites are attacked by Israel.

I have stated many times that I support the Bible's stand on Israel... Israel is God's chosen people. The U.S, all Christian nations and all Christians are obligated to protect Israel from any and all threats.

Iran must be stopped from having nuclear weapons! The United Nations should begin with placing complete and total embargos on Iran shutting down all Iranian commerce. Secondly, if the doesn't get Ahmadinejad's attention then Senator Joseph Lieberman's alternative should be accepted by the U.S. and citizens... We should bomb all nuclear sites and Tehran.

As Christians we must accept that the Iranian nuclear intent, leading Ayatollahs and Ahmadinejad are evil and must be destroyed in order to protect Israel. The Bible is quite clear that we must protect and support "God's chosen people."

God's blessings on those who love and protect Israel.

Free Advertising

I bet Continental Express is reeling in the free advertising they have been getting from the media.

After removing a mother and her 18 month old from an airplane last month they are getting some of what I call "Good old Free Advertising." While the attendant was doing her "spiel" the 18 month old was saying "Bye, Bye, plane." The attendant instructed the mother to medicate (sedate) the baby. I'm sure the attendant thought the 18 month old was a "terrorist" and making "threats!"

If you travel via airplane you have to expect babies on them. I think the attendant and Continental Express overreacted to this one!f

Vatican Declares Catholicism Only True Church

Tuesday, the Vatican released a document that said the Catholic Church is the one true church and other Christian bodies shouldn't be called churches. It has been praised by some and condemned by others. I am an evangelical Christian but I have many friends and family members who are Catholic, however, I have to join the group that is condemning this document and statement.

I believe this attitude is divisive and confirms the Pope's intolerance. This isn't the first time Pope Benedict XVI has shown his intolerance. In 2000, while serving Pope John Paul II on faith matters, Benedict (then known as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger) issued a controversial document making the same absolutist claims. The Vatican claims the statement was to encourage "fruitful" discussions.

Looking at the Catholic Church from the outside and without much knowledge of the beliefs, personally, I think there are some things that Catholics do in the name of worship that I believe are sins and in direct conflict with the teachings of the Bible. A few of the things are kneeling or bowing to the crucifix and praying to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and to various deceased popes and saints.

However, as an Evangelical Christian, I believe that all those who confess their sins and accept Jesus in their heart as their personal Lord and Saviour will go to heaven.

Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?”

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:5-6 (New King James Version; BibleGateway.com)

Live Earth 07.07.07

The media is making it sound like Live Earth was a great success. It is impressive that they got such knowledgeable experts to speak on the environment and global warming. People like Leonardo DiCaprio, Yusuf (Cat Stevens in the old days), Cameron Diaz, Melissa Ethridge, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Black Eyed Peas, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Beastie Boys, Pussycat Dolls, Genesis, John Legend, Duran Duran, and so many other internationally known experts.

You guessed it... I'm not convinced of Gore's "Global Warning" is real. I was always taught that we are coming out of the last ice age and there has been many ice ages. Could it possibly be that the earth is going through a normal cycle?

I'm not saying that carbon emissions shouldn't be controlled. However, I think the priority should be reducing our dependence on oil, especially foreign oil. The sooner this country can get away from importing oil the better we will all be.

Did You Know?

This has been around for a while, but was sent to me again by a friend. I decided it was worth posting.

DID YOU KNOW?

As you walk up the steps to the building which houses the U.S Supreme Court you can see near the top of the building a row of the world's law givers and each one is facing one in the middle who is facing forward with a full frontal view .. it is Moses and he is holding the Ten Commandments!

DID YOU KNOW?

As you enter the Supreme Court courtroom, the two huge oak doors have the Ten Commandments engraved on each lower portion of each door.

DID YOU KNOW?

As you sit inside the courtroom, you can see the wall, right above where the Supreme Court judges sit, a display of the Ten Commandments!

DID YOU KNOW?

There are Bible verses etched in stone all over the Federal Buildings and Monuments in Washington , D.C.

DID YOU KNOW?

James Madison, the fourth president, known as "The Father of Our Constitution" made the following statement:

"We have staked the whole of all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God."

DID YOU KNOW?

Patrick Henry, that patriot and Founding Fathers of our country said:

"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not by religionists but by Christians, not on religions but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ".

DID YOU KNOW?

Every session of Congress begins with a prayer by a paid preacher, whose salary has been paid by the taxpayer since 1777.

DID YOU KNOW?

Fifty-two of the 55 founders of the Constitution were members of the established orthodox churches in the colonies.

DID YOU KNOW?

Thomas Jefferson worried that the Courts would overstep their authority and instead of interpreting the law would begin making law, an oligarchy, the rule of few over many.

DID YOU KNOW?

The very first Supreme Court Justice, John Jay, said:

"Americans should select and prefer Christians as their rulers."

How, then, have we gotten to the point that everything we have done for 220 years in this country is now suddenly wrong and unconstitutional? Let’s put it around the world and let the world see and remember what this great country was built on.

It is said that 86% of Americans believe in God. Therefore, it is very hard to understand why there is such a mess about having the Ten Commandments on display or "In God We Trust" on our money and having God in the Pledge of Allegiance. Why don't we just tell the other 14% to Sit Down and SHUT UP!!!

The President's Power to Pardon

The Constitution of the United States

Article 2, Section 2

The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices, and he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States, except in Cases of Impeachment.

I didn't see anything that distinguishes between Republican and Democrats. Apparently, an awful lot of liberal democrats think only democrat President have this power. When Republican Presidents exercise this power it is crony-ism. When Democrat Presidents exercise this power it is a service to the country and righting a wrong... like pardoning drug traffickers such as Roger Clinton or felons on the lam like Marc Rich. At least if Hillary is elected President she won't be able to pardon "Slick Willy" from impeachment that the House of Representative convicted.

Don't re-elect incumbents! Or quasi-incumbents!

Another Opinion on the Clintons and Pardons

Do the Clintons Now Support Jail Time for Perjurers?

By Dick Morris and Eileen McGann

With the Clintons we can get two (2) Presidents with one vote... would that cancel out the Vice Presidential office?

Don't re-elect incumbents!

"Scooter" Libby

Although I am opposed to the commuting of Scooter Libby's sentenced incarceration term the President has the right and power to do it.

Leading Democrats including Presidential candidates are expressing outrage, "crony-ism," and Bush arrogance, etc. I can't remember but it is probably about the same expressions of political emotions the Republicans expressed at the end of Bill Clinton's term we he granted pardons to his political cronies including Marc Rich who had fled to Switzerland.

Senator Schumer (D-NY) called the commutation "Bush's disregard for the law." Senator Clinton (D-NY) called it "crony-ism." Senator Clinton would certainly know about crony-ism considering her husband was impeached and granted record numbers of pardons at the end of his term.

Here is just a few of Bill Clinton's pardons, not commutations, granted in January 2001:

• CISNEROS, Henry G., False statement (misdemeanor)
• CLINTON, Roger, Conspiracy to distribute cocaine, Distribution of cocaine
• GREEN, Pincus, Switzerland, Wire fraud, mail fraud, racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, criminal forfeiture, income tax evasion, and trading with Iran in violation of trade embargo
• McDOUGAL, Susan H., Mail fraud, aiding and abetting in misapplication of Small Business Investment Corporation funds, aiding and abetting in making false entries, aiding and abetting in making false statements
• RICH, Marc, Switzerland, Wire fraud, mail fraud, racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, criminal forfeiture, income tax evasion, and trading with Iran in violation of trade embargo
• SHAW, Patricia Campbell Hearst, Wilton, Connecticut, Armed bank robbery and using a firearm during a felony
• SYMINGTON, John Fife, III, False statements to federally insured financial institutions, wire fraud, attempted extortion, and false statements in bankruptcy proceeding

For a complete list of the hundreds of pardon granted (not commutations) by "Slick Willie" (William Jefferson Clinton) go to: http://www.usdoj.gov/pardon/clintonpardon_grants.htm

Crony-ism, just one more reason I keep advocating:

Don't re-elect incumbents!

Bill of Rights - First Amendment

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."

How do you get "separation of church and state" out of this? How does this convert to "no prayers in school?"

To me, what this says is Government is not to make laws restricting Church not shall they restrict the people from practicing religion.

Although the Supreme Court ruled against school prayer, that restricts schools and teachers from conducting prayers in our schools and school sponsored functions. Few people, including school boards, administrators and teachers realize that students are permitted to pray at school and school functions and can actually lead prayers. If school officials forbid student lead prayer it is a violation of the First Amendment and the Supreme Court ruling.

Judges who have the opinion that the Constitution is what they interpret it to be are wrong and have no place on the bench, whether Supreme or District. There job is to interpret the law, but not to make law. When you look at the history of this country and our founding fathers it is obvious that their intent was not to keep prayer out of schools.

Out next President and Congress should be looking to appoint and consent to judges who are willing to revisit this issue in a realistic world.

This is one more reason I keep saying...

Don't re-elect incumbents!

Kennedy on Immigration Bill

Ted Kennedy has said that he doesn't understand why the American public would want a "broken border." That isn't the only thing he doesn't understand. He just doesn't get it!

The American public wants the existing laws enforced! Build the fence, hire the border guards, deport the illegals and not just the Mexican illegal immigrants. It isn't xenophobia... it's the desire to have the American laws enforced.

Many Senators have said they got more response on this issue than anything since Clinton's impeachment.

Mr. Kennedy, just listen to your constituents and the American public!

Immigration Bill Vote

Due to a vote this morning in the Senate the "Comprehensive Immigration Bill" is dead, again. Proponents have vowed to bring it back to life but it probably can't be done during this term and possible not before elections.

The following is a list of the 46 Senators who voted to give this country to illegal aliens. Each of these people should be targeted when they come up for re-election and voted out of office. Each has decided that what 80% of the American public wants is not what they, personally, want. They have decided not to represent the American public but represent illegal aliens.

YEAs ---46

Akaka (D-HI)
Bennett (R-UT)
Biden (D-DE)
Boxer (D-CA)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Conrad (D-ND)
Craig (R-ID)
Dodd (D-CT)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Graham (R-SC)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Inouye (D-HI)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Obama (D-IL)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Schumer (D-NY)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Just one more reason to...
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Xenophobia

Google Web Definition

• fear or dislike of strangers or the unknown, often used to describe nationalistic political beliefs and movements
• intolerance of the unfamiliar.
• irrational fear of strangers.
• unreasonable hatred or fear of foreigners.
• fear or hatred of foreigners or of those who are different
• a fear of that which is foreign, especially of strangers or foreign peoples. literally means fear of strangers. It is a form of prejudice.
• Fear and loathing or hatred of strangers. Often applied to members of other races, ethnic groups or nationalities.
• hatred and fear of foreigners or members of some ethnic group other than one's own. an irrational fear of foreigners or strangers
• Xenophobia denotes a phobic attitude towards strangers or of the unknown and comes from the Greek words ξένος (xenos), meaning "foreigner", "stranger", and φόβος (phobos), meaning "fear". The term is typically used to describe fear or dislike of foreigners, but racism in general is sometimes described as a form of xenophobia. In science fiction, it has come to mean 'fear of extraterrestrial things. ...

This is the liberal left's description of those 80% of American who are opposed to the "Comprehensive Immigration Bill." I can honestly say that none of these describe how I feel about illegal aliens. I just think they should abide by the laws of the United States and enter this country legally. I actually think Mexico has it right... illegal aliens have NO rights and cannot occupy any type of job and legal or illegal aliens aren't allowed to hold elective office!

Any American politician that supports this bill falls into my category of...

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Tony Blair and the Middle East

Former British Prime Minister is set to take on the responsibility of Middle East Envoy. He has stated that he is committed to a "Two State Solution."

In 2003 the United States, Russia, European Union and United Nations issued a "road map" to Israeli-Palestinian peace. Although little progress has been made on implementing the "road map" one of the provisions is to divide Jerusalem. This portion of the "road map" is completely unacceptable and should be unacceptable to all Christians. Israel and Jerusalem belong to the Jews. God gave these lands to his people and they must remain.

Any American politician who supports this provision is not a Christian and does not serve the interests of the American public.

One more reason to...

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Comprehensive Immigration Bill

"We will secure our borders, give amnesty to illegal aliens and penalize businesses that employ illegal aliens." This is what we were told in 1985/86 when the existing legislation was passed by Congress. Does it sound familiar? It is the same thing we are being told now about the new Comprehensive Immigration bill.

Recent polls show that as many as 80% of Americans don't want this bill. The polls even show that many legal aliens don't want this bill because they entered this country legally and it took years in many cases. These same legal aliens have expressed concern over what will happen to their own wages when the 12-20 million illegals are granted amnesty.

I am certainly not opposed to immigration; my ancestors immigrated to this country from Europe. I just feel like it ought to be fair for all those wanting to enter this country. Those who have been waiting to enter for months and years should receive priority over those here illegally.

I am astonished that our representative in the U.S. Senate are not listening to what the American public wants. A recent Gallop poll shows that Congress as a 14% approval rating. Not only is it lower than President Bush's approval rating, it is the lowest rating for Congress since Gallop has been doing poll.

Kansas Senator Sam Brownback has said he will vote for the bill. If he ever had a chance at being elected President, it is certainly dead the minute he casts a vote for this bill. Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell is still taking a "wait and see" attitude. Pressure needs to be applied to him and all Senators.

Any Senator that votes for this bill must be targeted at the next election and voted out of office. These Senators are supposed to be representing us, not their own interests and power plays! That is why I continue to plead...

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Lott - Feinstein

Senator Trent Lott (R-MS) figured out why the American public doesn't want the Comprehensive Immigration bill... "Congress sits on the hill and comes up with great bills and forgets to explain them." Yeah, right! Mr. Lott don't patronize the American people. The majority of Americans are intelligent; the majority of Americans can read; the majority of Americans call this bill "amnesty, unfair, expensive, another lie" and don't want this bill.

Unfortunately, Mr. Lott, you and many of your cohorts that have yet to figure out that you are supposed to be representing the American public, not illegal aliens. You, McCain, Kennedy, Brownback and many others will incur the wrath of the constituents at the next election if this bill passes and you vote for it!

The Fairness Doctrine is the requirement for equal time for opposing political view. Television and radio producers used to sit with stop watches so they would know how much time to give the political opposition. The FCC decided with the great number of radio and television station owners and with the advent of the Internet opposition could be heard so the doctrine was not longer needed.

Now, Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) wants to bring the Fairness Doctrine back. She has something to say but no one wants to hear it. There are so few people who want to hear what she has to say that talk radio and opinion television would have to cancel money making programs.

The best thing Senator Feinstein could do is go back to California and help Mr. Feinstein with all those government contracts she helped him acquire.

Here are two (2) more reasons why I keep repeating...

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Frivolous Law Suit

Administrative Judge Roy Pearson has lost his $54 million suit against Washington dry cleaners owned by a Korean couple. The suit stemmed from the cleaners losing the pants to a $1,000 suit owned by Judge Pearson. Later the couple found the pants and offered to return them but the Judge refused to accept them back.

U.S District Judge Judith Bartnoff ruled Washington's Consumer Protection Act was not violated when the owner's of Custom Cleaner's failed to meet Roy L. Pearson's standards. Judge Bartnoff wrote in her opinion, "Plaintiff Roy L. Pearson, Jr. takes nothing from the defendants, and defendants Soo Chung, Jin Nam Chung and Ki Y. Chung are awarded the costs of this action against the plaintiff Roy L. Pearson, Jr." The Chungs has asked for the return of their attorney fees and the judge is to rule at a later date as whether Pearson will have to reimburse them.

I hope Judge Bartnoff rules that Pearson must repay the Chungs for their legal fees. In addition, I feel Judge Pearson should, at the very least, be removed from the bench for bringing "frivolous law suits." I think he abused his status as a judge (even though he was an administrative judge) to try to intimidate this couple. In reality, I would like to see Pearson dis-barred!

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Embryonic Stem-cell Research

This morning President Bush vetoed a bill passed by the Democratically controlled (with the help of a few Republicans) congress that would have expanded federally funded embryonic stem-cell research.

The bill would have expanded embryonic stem-cell research by allowing the use of excess human embryos that were created for fertility treatments and would otherwise be discarded. The key here is "excess." I don't consider any human embryo "excess" or "discard"-able. Imagine if you were considered "excess," or your child, or your grandchild.

Even though I am a two (2) time stem-cell transplant patient and thankful for the technology and treatment I used by own stem-cells. Embryonic stem-cells would not have put me in remission but would have caused me great guilt. There has never been a cure for disease using embryonic stem-cells.

I applaud President Bush for his decision to veto this bill!

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Politics

Fred Thompson and Hillary Clinton were walking down the street when they came to a homeless person. DC has a lot of them.

The Republican, Fred Thompson, gave the homeless person his business card and told him to come to his office for a job. He then took $20 out of his pocket and gave it to the homeless person.

Hillary was very impressed, so when they came to another homeless person, she decided to help. She walked over to the homeless person and gave him directions to the welfare office. She then reached into Thompson's pocket and got out $20. She kept $15 for her administrative fees and gave the homeless person $5.

Now, do you understand the difference?

al Qaeda Murders Children

The U.S. bombed an al Qaeda hideout in Afghanistan. Unfortunately, the cowards had forced children into the hideout as protection. Now the U.S. is apologizing for killing seven (7) children.

Using civilians is a tactic that the radical Islamists use to protect themselves. They know that moral democracies like the U.S. and Israel will do anything to avoid injuring innocent civilians. However, as cruel as it sounds the U.S. must confront this policy and change it or we will not only lose the Iraqi war but we will also lose the war when they follow us back to the U.S. Innocents die in all wars... they did in WWI, WWII and on 9/11.

With the recent shelling and bombings in Israel you can bet Iran is up to something else. They always active their proxies like Hamas, Hezbollah and other terrorist groups to divert attention when they are up to something. It doesn't bother any of these groups, including Iran, to murder innocents in the name of Islam. They believe that anything is allowed including murder and lying in order to advance Islam. The final goal is that all the world will follow Islam or the world will end. This is exactly what the president of Iran is up to.

Our Congressional representative have got to quit debating illegal immigration amnesty and get real on the terrorism and nuclear threat from Iran before it is too late and the U.S. and Israel are wiped off the map.

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Massachusetts Dumps Democracy

In the true spirit of Ted Kennedy and John Kerry, today Massachusetts lawmakers prohibited a constitutional amendment from going to voters. The constitutional amendment was a ban on gay marriages!

Massachusetts remains the only state to allow same-sex couples to marry.

Obviously, Massachusetts lawmakers were afraid their constituents would vote the amendment down so they kept it from them. I can't help thinking that the two Senators from Massachusetts will laud this decision... It is probably the way they would run the country if either was elected president. We can only be thankful that Kennedy's past keeps him from running and Kerry indecision kept him from the presidency.

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Bomb Iran

It has been reported that Senator Joe Lieberman has called for the bombing of Iran. Actually, what he said was that we need to be prepared to bomb Iran if they don't play by the rules. This was in response to reports that Iran is involved in the death of at least 200 U.S service people.

I have no doubt that Iran is guilty of being involved in killing our service people. It has been proven they are provided IEDs to the terrorists in an effort to drive America out of Iraq. They, and Syria want America out of Iraq so an extremist Islamic government can be established.

The big picture here is that Iran wants to "wipe Israel of the map." That is a direct quote from the Iranian President. This one of the reasons Iran wants nukes. Another reason is to wipe America off the map. If America is to bomb Iran it should be to stop their nuclear proliferation.

America should defend itself from this threat, but more importantly, America should join Israel in protecting Israel. Israel is God's chosen people and must be protected regardless of the cost. Iran cannot and should not be trusted.

Support Our Troops

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"All of you were willing to fight tyranny, and you knew the people of your countries were behind you. "

Ronald Reagan, June 6, 1984, Remarks at a Ceremony Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion, D-day

McPherson Co. (Kansas) District Court

The District Court of McPherson County, Kansas is one of the biggest jokes to our legal system I have ever seen. Either that or Judge "J" is the most gullible judge elected in a number of years.

I have a "friend" trying to obtain a divorce and custody of his son, but his wife continues to delay and the Judge keeps allowing her to get away with it. She has missed court appearance multiple times, perjured herself numerous times (the Judge has witnessed the lies on the stand), defied a contempt of court order, refused to take drug and alcohol tests ordered by the court and in addition, has been arrested for skipping out on a gas purchase and forged endorsements on an insurance check. Once of the endorsements was a federally insured financial institution. If that is not enough, she took the check and cashed it at another federally insured financial institution. She "fired" her attorney but probably what really happened is she didn't have any money to pay him so he "fired" her!

All of this and she is still out on the streets probably peddling drugs to the kids of McPherson and McPherson County.

She says she wants custody of her son but doesn't even contact him. She hasn't seen or talked to him in about 2 months. She didn't even bother to send him a birthday card on his 10th birthday. For Christmas she called at 5:30 pm Christmas Eve (30 minutes before Wal-Mart closed) to ask what he wanted for Christmas. He got a bicycle that he had to leave in McPherson, but it was too big for him anyway.

The latest episode happened Sunday evening when her Aunt called to talk to the boy. He was at the pool so she left a message that she would call back Monday evening. Here it is Tuesday and no call.

Unfortunately, the boy has learned to not depend on his mother. Now he is learning that her family is just as unreliable has his mother. He doesn't even want to see her and has said he doesn't have a mother. What a shame!!

All this and the McPherson County District Court and Judge "J" can't even get to the point of making a decision that is supposed to be in the boy's best interest.

Shame on McPherson County District Court, Judge "J", the boy's mother and her family!

Fortunately, I have a good friend helping me and taking care of me and a young man that entertains me daily and makes me so happy that I have gotten to know him!

ONE DAY AT A TIME

The most useless thing to do..................................Worry
The greatest Joy..................................................Giving
The greatest loss..................................................Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work........................................Helping others
The ugliest personality trait.....................................Selfishness
The most endangered species..................................Dedicated leaders
The greatest "shot in the arm".................................Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome...........................Fear
Most effective sleeping pill......................................Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease.............................Excuses
The most powerful force in life.................................Love
The most dangerous pariah.....................................A gossiper
The world's most incredible computer........................The brain!
The worst thing to be without.................................Hope
The deadliest weapon............................................The tongue
The two most power-filled words.............................."I Can"
The greatest asset................................................Faith
The most worthless emotion....................................Self-pity
The most prized possession......................................Integrity
The most beautiful attire.........................................A SMILE!
The most powerful channel of communication..............Prayer
The most contagious spirit.......................................Enthusiasm
The most important thing in life................................GOD

Hillary - Flip Flopping

Interviewer: What is your favorite team?

Hillary: I've always been a Cubs fan but after losing year after year I'm a Yankee fan.

Interviewer: Well you were elected in New York.

Hillary: Oh, I've always been a Yankee fan!

This is a synopsis of a real interview with Hillary Clinton. She is so good at changing her mind for what she thinks is political gain.

Also, she announced that our society needs to change from a one for one society to a sharing society where everyone is equal. I think she should start with sharing the Clinton millions. They both received millions from their book deals. They should begin sharing with Social Security recipients that can't afford their medications and can't afford gasoline to go get the medications even if they could afford them. That would really convince me she is serious about sharing!

Have you noticed lately how is always a step behind Obama. It's like she is waiting to see what he does before she can make a decision. He waited to cast is vote against supporting our troops and then she crept up and cast her vote against our troops. He announced his health plan and then she stepped up and said "me, too." I think neither deserves to be President for simply voting against supporting our troops. Getting us out of Iraq is not the same thing as denying funding for the troops in harm's way.

Oh, yeah... Don't re-elect incumbents!

Rosie... One Last Time

After the big feud I never did hear Rosie's explanation regarding what she said and got all over Elisabeth for not defending her. As I remember she something to the effect of "655,000 innocent Iraqi's have died, now who are the terrorists?" I really thought she was calling the United States and our troops terrorist! If she wasn't she really should have explained what she meant rather than ragging on Elisabeth to defend her.

She has been on virtually every news cast since the incident with a new blog statement so she has had plenty of exposure to explain herself. Maybe Elisabeth really didn't know what she was trying to say?

Oh well, it's no big loss. She just left a few weeks earlier than originally planned. It will be interesting to hear what ABC finds out about who vandalized the pictures of Elisabeth. It seems that when Rosie quits bad things follow her. Remember she was sued by the publishers of her magazine after she lost her original talk show.

I really enjoy the view. Especially, listening to women express their view points. Unfortunately, Rosie didn't allow anyone to talk if they didn't agree with her viewpoint. She was excellent as talking over the over co-hosts. Most of the time she acted like she was the "host" not a co-host or moderator. Maybe ABC, Barbara and Bill will do a better job picking the next moderator. They really need to get some minority women back in the group.

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Hillary and Obama

As late as the past two weeks Hillary and Obama said they would support funding our troops. They were 2 of 14 Senators that voted against funding the troops.

Hillary stated today that the troops "deserved more." Apparently, that did not include bullets and armor needed for the war. Obama has stated that we must make sure that the troops have the equipment and armor they need.

Obviously, both did not mean what they said. At least their lies are quite apparent before either are elected President. Neither of these people are good for their word and should be ashamed for not supporting our troops.

These two are excellent examples of why to...

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Hillary and Obama

Hillary and Obama voted against supporting our troops. They both, looking at each other, voted against the bill funding our troops. Of course, both will claim to support our troops but their vote says it all... Let's play political games with our troops!

It will be interesting the next few days, Memorial Day weekend, to see how each spins their decision into support of the troops.

Even Speaker Pelosi voted for the bill and stated it is supporting the troops! To show what a good American she is she is going to observe Memorial Day in Greenland watching the glaciers. What a patriot!

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A Democrat in Republican Clothing

For years John McCain has been my favorite presidential candidate. However, in the past few years he has become more liberal. Now he has become a Kennedy liberal Democrat. He is completely on the wrong side of the debate on immigration. As a result, I will not longer support him!

I am not opposed to immigration. I am opposed to illegal immigration! My fore fathers were immigrants... legal immigrants. I have friends whose parents immigrated to the country... legally. I believe it is disrespectful to those legal immigrants to grant amnesty to those in this country illegally.

I have contacted my Senators to express my displeasure about how this Immigration Reform bill is coming about (being jammed down). We must not support in politician that is supporting this bill. We must make sure that any Senator voting for this bill is defeated the next time they are standing for election. As a matter of fact...

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Christians United for Israel

For Zion's sake I will not keep silent,
for Jerusalem's sake I will not remain quiet,
till her righteousness shines out like the dawn,
her salvation like a blazing torch. --Isaiah 62:1 (NKJV)
Christians United for Israel
www.cufi.org
Prayer Targets

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. “May they prosper who love you.” - Psalm 122:6

No further dividing of the land of Israel. “I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and for my heritage Israel whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.” - Joel 3:2

Pray for God’s Chosen people. “I have put my words in your mouth and covered you with the shadow of my hand— I who set the heavens in place, who laid the foundations of the earth, and who say to Zion, 'You are my people.'” - Isaiah 51:16

Pray for the Washington/Israel Summit. “I have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD, give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth.” - Isaiah 62:6-7

Pray for those in authority. “Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings, and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and reverence. ” - I Timothy 2:1-2

1. President—George Bush That God will protect his mind and spirit and surround him with godly counsel. That he would choose to bless Israel and resist all form of ungodly counsel.
2. US State Department—Condoleezza Rice, Secretary c. US State Department—Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary That they would be protected against Anti-Semitism and ungodly influence regarding Israel and her right to exist and protect herself.

Immigrant Amnesty

The government committee has come to an agreement to deal with the illegal immigrants.

If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck... it is a duck!

This agreement in nothing but amnesty for illegal immigrants. Congressional representatives can call it anything they want... but it is amnesty.

Illegal immigrants must be deported and enter into this country legally! Don't support anything less than deportation of illegals!

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Cats

By the way, did I mention I hate cats!

I hate emails about cats.

I hate emails with pictures of cats!

Cats are a pest.

Cats are a nuisance.

Cats are nasty!