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Arrogance — It’ll Get You Every Time

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What with busing in people to vote, getting ex-cons to vote, rigging voting machines, etc., I can see why someone might think that an election is a ‘sure bet’.

OK, so your self-inflated ego lets you believe you’re a super star.  That is understandable, even if it isn’t true.  But when you have big time media believing it, that’s a different story!

Read the following article describing an ‘oops’ by Newsweek that cost them not only money, but public character (I’m sure).

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Now that shouldn’t come as a surprise!!?

 

 

 

Politics, Public Interest

Trump’s Stance On 2nd Amendment

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Many have said that Trump speaks in far too vague a language and it is unclear what he ‘really means’.  Well, it would appear, that is coming to an end.  Read the following on his views regarding guns in this country.

Trump Releases His Plan for 2nd Amendment

One common criticism of billionaire businessman and President-elect Donald Trump is that he far too often speaks in vague generalities and rarely offers specifics about where he stands on the issues.  That is no longer the case, at least regarding his stance on gun rights and the Second Amendment, after Trump released his official policy position on his campaign website.

“The Second Amendment to our Constitution is clear. The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed upon.  Period”, the position paper began.  Trump went on to explain that the right to keep and bear arms is a right that pre-exists both the government and the Constitution, noting that government didn’t create the right, nor can it take it away.  He also rightly denoted the Second Amendment as “America’s first freedom,” pointing out that it helps protect all of the other rights we hold dear.

In order to protect and defend that right, Trump proposed tougher enforcement of laws that are already on the books, rather than adding new gun control laws.  Citing a successful program in Richmond, Virginia, that sentenced gun criminals to mandatory minimum five-year sentences in federal prison, Trump noted that crime rates will fall dramatically when criminals are taken off the streets for lengthy periods of time.  Trump also proposed strengthening and expanding laws allowing law-abiding gun owners to defend themselves from criminals using their own guns, without fear of repercussion from the government.

Noting that many of the recent high-profile shooters had clear mental problems that should have been addressed, Trump proposed fixing our nation’s broken mental health system by increasing treatment opportunities for the non-violent mentally ill, but removing from the streets those people who pose a danger to themselves and others.

Trump would do away with pointless and ineffective gun and magazine bans and suggested fixing the current background check system already in place, rather than expanding a broken system.  Furthermore, Trump proposed a national right to carry, a national concealed carry reciprocity law that would compel states to recognize the concealed carry permits of any other state, exactly as drivers licenses from anywhere are accepted by all states today.

Finally, Trump would lift the prohibition on military members carrying weapons on military bases and in recruiting centers, allowing trained military members to carry weapons to protect themselves from attacks by terrorists, criminals and the mentally unstable, as we have seen recently.

Trump’s bold and fearless defense of the Second Amendment earned him the coveted endorsement of the National Rifle Association. His warning that Hillary Clinton wanted to “abolish the Second Amendment” sounded the alarm to millions of Constitution-loving patriots who wanted their rights protected.

Those who cherish our right to keep and bear arms should be pleased by Trump’s stated position on the Second Amendment.  Of course, liberal anti-gunners will hate this and will do whatever they can to be obstructionists to rid our country of the 2nd amendment.

Source:  ConservativeTribune.com

 

 

Communism, Politics, Public Interest

Opportunities for Mr. Trump

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Whew!!!  We dodged a bullet.!  Eight years of communist leadership is more than enough!!  Imagine what another eight would do!?

So now that Donald is our newly elected leader, it would seem that he has numerous opportunities to excel!  How you ask?  Here are just a few that popped into my head in the last day.

  1. Refugee Immigration:  He said that we would put the brakes on this idea pronto.  Let’s hope he does before it is too late.  Here in Texas we’re trying to push back against the out of control federal nemesis.  The fed wields a lot of power!  Here’s an article on what our Texas leaders have tried.  If this subject goes on unchecked, we could face disastrous consequences.
  2. Hillary’s Criminal activity:  Trump stated that he would create a special commission to address the injustice regarding her actions.  To follow through on this thought would accomplish a great deal if handled ‘honestly’.  If evidence were presented, she were to be convicted in a court of law, and sentenced fairly, it would send a LOUD message to the people of this country that in fact there is ‘equal justice under the law’ in the United States.  Which is long overdue!
  3. Unemployment in the U.S.:  In 1993, under then president Clinton, he chose to change the formula for calculating the unemployment numbers for America.  This is why we are now facing the ‘BS’ numbers we are told daily today by our Pravda driven media.  If Mr. Trump were the man of bravado that he tries to depict, he would address this travesty.  He could declare (by executive order) that the formula for this calculation would be set back to the 1993 status.  He then could accept that the now 9.5% unemployment number is his responsibility.  By using that number as a ‘true’ measure, he could attack the problem and demonstrate his true ability to ‘make a difference’.  If we stuck with the current 4.9% and he reduced unemployment 30%, it would then only change to 3.4%.  But if he used the realistic number of 9.5% it would then be 6.6% — a much greater ‘looking‘ improvement.

My point is that although he faces significant challenges, he has the opportunity to be one of the greatest presidents in the history of this country.  After all, he has been preceded by the worst president this country has seen.  He faces an uphill climb, but has the chance to catch the brass ring of the Whitehouse.

Communism, Politics, Public Interest

White-lash — A Concept Only a Communist Would Consider

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You’ve heard it all of your life — “If you’ve done nothing wrong, you have nothing to worry about.”  Well apparently Mr. Van Jones has never heard of that concept.  But what he has demonstrated over and over is his ability to make everything about race.  He and his minions including his leader Obama want to make things about race — everything.  Why?  Because it divides people.  Why divide people?  Because he is part of the evil force trying to overthrow this country — to ‘fundamentally transform it’.  Transform into what?  A communist state where a minor few wield all of the power and have all of the money.

Although our election is over, the hate speech and anti-American rhetoric is not.  The evil progressive movement in this country will not give up.  Because we threw out the criminal in chief wannabe, it does not mean that the battle has ended.  It means that it has now gone from a clandestine effort to an all out war on America.  I predict that we will hear this sort of speech for years to come.  But we need to remain vigilant and strong against the evil that is trying to destroy us.

Listen to him tell of the ‘fear’ that exists in this country.  You’d think we were headed back to the 50’s with future race riots..?  In brief, BS!!

Politics, Religion

Another sign? The Next BIG Moon

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I have written about several ‘signs’ we’ve received regarding upcoming prophecy.  (Search for Harbinger and Shamita for example.)  And although the list is getting long, here is yet another sign from the skies.

Next week, November 14th, we will see a spectacular moon.  One with which this world has not seen since 1948!!  (Does that year ring a bell?)  The following is the essence of this topic.

This year, the full moons of October, November and December all take place when the moon is at its closest point of approach in its orbit around Earth — a so-called supermoon.

October’s supermoon occurred on Oct. 16. The next supermoon will be November’s full Beaver Moon, which is expected to reach the peak of its full phase on the morning of Nov. 14, at 8:52 a.m. EST (1352 GMT), but it will appear full to the casual observer in the day before and after the main event. It is the second of three consecutive supermoon full moons for 2016.

This full moon will be not only the closest and brightest supermoon of 2016 but also the largest since 1948, Bob Berman, an astronomer at the Slooh Community Observatory, told Space.com. What’s more, the full moon won’t come this close to Earth again until Nov. 25, 2034, according to a statement from NASA. [Full Moon: Why Does It Happen? (Video)]

Source:  Space.com

At this point if you haven’t guessed, 1948 is a significant year because it is the year that Israel was made a state again — after 2000 years!  If you’ve been reading my other posts regarding prophecy, this one should ring a bell also.  What does it all mean?  That something BIG will be happening in the near future.  What?  I do not know.  But, it will all likely be something that affects the world, or the Jews in particular.

I know that you’d like to know now, but I don’t think we will have to wait long to find out…?

 

 

 

Politics

American Revolution — A Coup?

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Although I’d love to say that this information is well vetted, I cannot.  However if you look at the amount of evidence that is coming out of the ‘woodwork’ showing the criminal activities of Hillary Clinton, one should ask some obvious questions: Why?  By who?  Who else is involved?

Watch the following video which is four minutes in length.  Again, although the ‘proof’ isn’t present (e.g., Snopes — as if that matters), I personally have to believe this effort goes beyond Wikileaks.

 

 

Interesting, no..?

 

 

Politics, Public Interest

America’s Internet Attack

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Last Friday our country was assaulted (again) via the internet.  Although one can argue if they like — “it’s no big thing” — the key point is ‘it’ is getting to be a bigger problem!  Read the following article and keep in mind this picture:

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That, is the degree of impact to the internet within America this last incident alone!  Trivial?  I think not.!!  And what is key, is the fact that this will just continue to become more frequent and more serious.  Hopefully our ‘leadership’ will catch on to the fact that we are at war now and it’s probably going to get more serious!!

New Weapons Used to Disrupt Major Websites Across U.S.

Just one more scary point.  The same people protecting us from this problem are the same ones protecting us from an EMP attack..?!  Ya gotta love these guys…?!

 

 

 

Politics, Public Interest

China and Russia — It’s Just a Coincidence

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Please read the following article which describes China’s expansion in the Pacific along with the aggressive moves of Russia in recent months.  One can ignore these actions just as America did prior to WWII with Japan.  But how did that end up??

I’ve injected just a couple of ‘commentaries’ to try and stitch the information together to make the ‘picture’ or relevance clearer.

Shifting Alliances: US Allies Line Up Behind Russia and China

News Image   October 25, 2016

Since the end of the Cold War, the position that the United States has enjoyed as the world’s superpower has not been seriously challenged, but that may be starting to change.
The rise and later decline of the European Union did nothing to unseat the United States, as the two maintained a strong alliance through NATO. Venezuela, Iran, Pakistan and other nations have not come close to upsetting the cart either, as each has lacked the strong web of alliances that the US possesses.
But now, with the continued rise of China as an economic and regional power and the expansionist ambitions of Russia at their height, there has come a hint of a reorganization of global power structures.
In recent weeks, four formerly strong allies of the United States have either publicly broken ties with Washington and aligned themselves with Russia or China, or they have moved hard in that direction.
Much of the soft power of the United States is built upon a strong network of economic, cultural and diplomatic ties, not to mention the natural military alliances they naturally bring.
Could this be the start of a major move to the East for global power structures?
Philippines
The Philippines has long been a close ally of the United States, that is until the election of Rodrigo Duterte who took office as the new Philippine President on June 30th of this year.
The outspoken Duterte, who has a history of violence, has worked to live up to his campaign promises to stamp out drugs with a bloody campaign of extra judicial killings by the police. Following US criticism of the nightly killings of drug suspects, Duterte lashed out at both President Obama and the US.
In a recent summit with Chinese officials in Beijing, Duterte clarified the new direction for the Philippines when he said, “I announce my separation from the United States. America does not control our lives. Enough bull**.“
China and the Philippines have been locked in a dispute over territorial boundaries and fishing rights in the South China sea, but this change of course seems to have smoothed over many of their problems as China has announced it will be lifting the trade sanctions imposed on 27 Philippine fruit exporters and offering the Philippines a $9 billion loan on development projects.
The Philippines has canceled the joint military exercises planned with the United States and has also announced they will be expelling the US troops currently assisting the Philippine military in the fight against Islamic militants in the country.
In addition to cementing his new alliance with China, Duterte called President Obama a “son of a whore” and spoke to the US directly when he warned, “For as long as I am there, do not treat us like a doormat because you’ll be sorry for it. I will not speak with you. I can always go to China.” And go to China he has.
Commentary:  What is the significance of the Philippines joining with China?  First, let me point out that China has been ‘building’ islands several miles off the shores of the mainland — all of them are now air bases for military operations.  (Friendly gesture?)  Now they are romancing the Philippine islands.  We are now talking a major military asset which gives them many miles offshore to use for ‘hops’.  Hops to where?  How about Australia?  Do you see the trend?  Small to bigger, to larger and further, etc.
Egypt
Recent talks held on Syria in Lausanne, Switzerland gave an indication of the shifting loyalties within Egypt, a country that has enjoyed a long friendship with the United States.
Iran invited Egypt to the negotiations in an attempt to have another pro-Assad voice at the table to balance out the US-backed coalition of Arab states. As the largest Sunni Arab nation in the Middle East, Egypt can act as a powerful counterweight to Saudi Arabia.
Pulling closer to both Iran and Russia, most visibly on the question of Syria, can be seen as strengthening regional alliances but also a demonstration to the US that Egypt has other options now, according to HA Hellyer, a fellow at the Atlantic Council and London’s Royal United Services Institute.
In response to Egyptian backing of the Russian-Iranian support for Assad, Saudi Arabia cut off its 700,000-ton monthly shipment of refined petroleum to Egypt. Is it any coincidence that Egypt is now looking forward to the first joint Russian-Egyptian military drills on Egyptian soil at the end of this month?
These preliminary exercises, that go by the name “Protectors of Friendship 2016”, will involve 500 soldiers, 15 helicopters and fixed-wing craft and 10 ground-based vehicles and will feature the first parachute drop of Russian troops in history on Egyptian territory.
Russian news agencies have also reported that Egypt has offered the possibility of granting Russia the use of military bases across the country. Furthering its territorial ambitions, Russia is also looking forward to renovating a disused Soviet naval base in the Egyptian town of Sidi Barani, not far from Libya.
Russia would use it as an air base and plans are underway to have it operational by 2019, a move that would strengthen its striking power in the region.
It also shouldn’t be overlooked that Russia is offering nuclear power to Egypt in exchange for its alliance or that ties have also grown closer between Egypt and China after a series of multi-billion-dollar development projects underwritten by China, including the $20 billion investment in a new Egyptian capital and $1.7 billion in financing for 15 major infrastructure projects across Egypt.
Iraq
Iraq has been dependent on the United States since its capitulation after the invasion and the US has provided unprecedented military and economic support.
Yet it is now in the fight against ISIS in Mosul that the former Prime Minister and current Vice-President Nuri al-Maliki has begun more openly to advocate for closer relations with Russia.
According to one Arab intelligence official once the battle for Mosul is over and the Islamic state is eradicated, the Iraqi government plans to enhance ties with Russia and possibly even create a strategic alliance.
Asking for closer ties with Russia will mean distancing themselves from the United States. Thus the Iraqi government has begun to walk a tightrope between the two powers.
As with Egypt, perhaps they see the opportunity to play rivals against each other, hoping that both the US and Russia will vie for their friendship.
What is clear though is that as Iraq moves closer to Iran and Russia, its alliance with the US weakens and Western influence is further pushed aside.
Turkey
Perhaps the most extreme and even shocking reversal of loyalty is taking place in Turkey, a nation that was just a year ago on the path to EU membership and had been held up as a strong ally of the United States.
Despite the downing of a Russian fighter last November, relations have begun to warm between Ankara and Moscow. The US refusal to surrender cleric Fethullah Gulen after the July 15th coup attempt has incensed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The Turkish military is ranked second only to the US within the NATO alliance, so its pivot towards Russia and China is no small matter.
Michael Maloof, a former Pentagon official, recently told reporters that “the rapprochement between Turkey and Russia launches a new dynamic, not in relations between Ankara and Moscow, but also in the whole Middle Eastern region.
“I think Turkish President Erdogan, basically, has given up on NATO and even the EU and is pivoting more towards the East,” he us quoted as saying.
Shifting Alliances
The United States may still be the sole world superpower, but this position is being steadily undermined by a shift in alliances that promise to have a profound impact on global politics in the years to come.
It is difficult to predict which nations will be the next to draw closer to Russia and China, but for every one that does, the world view of authoritarianism grows stronger.
Someday soon, we may wake up to a world that turns on the whims of Moscow and Beijing and in which the cultural, political and economic models are Russian and Chinese.
Then, again, perhaps the stage is being set and the cast is assembling in the wings, preparing to take their places in fulfillment of the prophecy of Ezekiel 38.
Commentary:  As all of the ‘chess pieces’ are put into place, America’s security wanes.  This is a dangerous world already, we don’t need it more so!  And given the above ‘chess moves’ I see the U.S. being pushed into a corner that will get progressively smaller.  Not good…
Islam, Politics, Religion

‘Peaceful Muslims’ — Another View

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If you’re a Muslim with an agenda, you DO NOT want to take on Brigitte Gabriel, a Christian Lebanese woman naturalized here in the U.S.!!  Brigitte has created the national organization ‘Act for America’ which has its local chapter in San Antonio — a hotbed of Muslims (9000+).  Her organization’s objective is to educate the public on Islamic terrorism and the totalitarian political system is represents.  We are at war with millions of Muslims — like it or not.  They have already killed several U.S. citizens and will kill more.  If we ignore this threat, we will reap the consequences of that apathy.

For the few Muslims that want to stand up to be heard (the ‘good ones’).  We also have millions of others who want to be heard — not with words, but bullets and knives.  Check out this video where Brigitte takes on a woman in the audience at their conference who ‘wants to make a point’.  It didn’t end well for her.  And, I might add, I too applaud her for her courage and sound thinking when handling people such as this woman.

Muslims Are Portrayed Badly

Would you take her on in debate..?   Not me!

What we are facing today is not new.  If you watched the video you saw numerous examples of similar behavior from history.  The question is, when will we learn??

P.S.

Brigitte will be in San Antonio 10/25 at the Village Parkway Baptist Church located at: 3002 Village Parkway, San Antonio, TX   Her talk begins at 7:00 pm sharp and will be well worth while listening to.

Meeting Flyer

 

 

 

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Communism, Politics, Public Interest

Slippery Slope and The EPA

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Most people don’t know that the federal government owns nearly 75% of all U.S. soil west of the Mississippi.!!  It all started decades ago when Teddy Roosevelt decided to ‘commandeer’ land for ‘public use’ — i.e., parks.

Since, this process has continued without a great deal of public opinion involved.  Hence a lot of the western states (where all the good stuff is in the ground) are now owned/controlled by the feds.  Ah, but it doesn’t end there…

If you have any ‘liquid adult refreshments’ handy you can read this article describing the EPA’s recent ‘definition‘ of a wetland and a ‘mountain range’.  Make sure you sit down first.

EPA Going Rogue Again

Doesn’t that just make your day!!?  Let see…  what other types of countries do these sort of things?  Ah, yes.  Communist countries!!  And people think I’M nuts!!?

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