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Who Is the Real Torturer?

Jimmy Carter is at is again - slamming the sitting president for a variety of faults, and accusing him of "torturing" those lovable fellows that some of us call "terrorists". Carter has a way of getting under my skin, but this time he has gone to far. History will show him as the weakest president of the 20th century (at least), and the source of much of the modern strife in the world. Yet there he is - slamming a man who at least had the guts to do what Carter should have done back in '79.

Mr. Carter, who is the real torturer? YOU ARE. Everytime you show your face in public you remind the American people of the worst 444 days of American history, when we all sat in front of our televisions and heard Walter Cronkite tally up the score - "day 276, day 277, day 278....." - need I go on? Watching you on TV with your "Mr. Rodgers'" sweater telling us all to save energy, and then federally mandating the 55 mph speed limit. That was appropriate for your presidency, as it was a real crawl for those four years. Wasn't it under your presidency that the term "misery index" was coined?

This one takes the prize for me, from Wikipedia - "The crisis ended with the signing of the Algiers Accords in Algeria on January 19, 1981. The hostages were formally released into United States custody the following day. The release took place just minutes after Ronald Reagan was officially sworn in as Carter's successor."

Do us a favor - come on up to PA and get a cabin at Spruce Creek, and spend your remaining days fishing and out of sight. We will treat you kindly, and you will cease torturing real Americans who remember the debacle of your presidency.

Anti-War Protest

We went to DC with GATHERING OF EAGLES to meet ANSWER and to speak against their treasonous behavior. What can't be seen in the picture is what our sign said - TREASON. Several protesters confronted us with the "free speech" issue and wanted to know the reason behind our accusation.

It is really quite simple - in a free country we have the right to speak out against our government's policies when we feel they are wrong. The problem arises when our nation is at war, and soldiers are dying and in harm's way. The enemies sees this as a weakness in our resolve, and will capitalize on it in anyway they can. Once they do, and use the propaganda YOU supply to recruit more terrorists, more of our guys die. The Constitution doesn't give you the right to practice sedition against your nation during a time of war.

I was very ecouraged by the vets and families of vets who spent their weekend as a voice against the nonsense spewed by radical Leftitsts and warmed-over hippies. This ain't the sixties, and we are not going to stand by and let you trash our troops and the military.

Worst President?

Jimmy Carter has put his foot in his mouth yet again, calling the Bush Presidency "worst in history". Personally, I owe a lot to Mr. Carter. Way back in 1976 I was a pimple-faced high school student too young to vote, but with the rest of my Democratic family was on the Carter bandwagon. I recall debating my Republican friends daily over lunch on the virtues of how Jimmy Carter was going to take Washington by storm and clean the cesspool up.

By 1980, in the middle of my first year of college, I was working the polls supporting the man I thought would be the best candidate for president - Ronald Reagan. The Jimmy Carter fiasco was enough to make me vomit out any loyalty my family had traditionally held to the Democratic party and flush it into the sewer where it belonged. I witnessed, in those four short years, the stabbing in the back of Taiwan, the giving away of the Panama Canal, double-digit inflation, and of course, the Iran hostage crisis. Over 400-some odd days I watched the leader of the free world wring his hands and twiddle his thumbs while American citizens were humilated by brutal Islamic fascists, and our country was made the laughing-stock of the world. Carter sat by paralyzed, like a kid watching his little sister being beaten up by a bully.

Worst presidency ever? I am not a big fan of El Presidente Bush and his open borders, but I am afraid that in my book honor is not for him, but for YOU, Mr. Carter.

Al Sharpton, Glenn Beck, That Romney guy, and Mormons

I have to confess I didn't catch much of Sharpton's criticism of Romney and his Mormonism, I listened to a good portion of Glenn Beck last Friday. Apparently Sharpton, the professional divider of Americans, is at is again and his latest victims are those of the Mormon persuasion.

However, there is a smidgen of truth in what Sharpton said. In no way would I condone his method of saying it, or his motivation. If I am not mistaken, he implied that Mormons do not worship the same God as Christians, and cannot be described as "Christians".

I studied Christian theology for a large portion of my life, and have also delved briefly into a study of Mormon beliefs as well. My dear Mormon friends and neighbors, let's face the facts. There is no way you could subscribe to the Apostle's Creed, or any of the other Christian creeds, and remain a Mormon. You are nice folks and good neighbors, but we have to be honest with you and say (as a serious, Bible-believing, orthodox Christian of any denomination) you are not a Christian according to the biblical definition.

The question arises about voting for a Mormon for President - could I (as a biblical Christian) vote for a Mormon? I would think that I could, depending on the circumstances. The way a person views God is a core issue that influences much of how they view the world and how they think. Mormons do not believe in a Trinity, and to them the "Father" is just one god among many, who at one time was a regular human being who progress up the ladder until he reached "godhood". Jesus Christ is not the eternal Son of the Father, but one of his many children, among whom is also the devil. Mormons mix up theology, angelology, anthropology, and a bunch of other "ology's". To top it off, the Bible (which is the word of God only if translated correctly) isn't enough for a Mormon, who adds to it the book of Mormon (which is the word of God period) and a couple of other notable theological documents.

To put it bluntly, most of us of the "evangelical" persuasion would probably vote for a good, conservative, patriotic Mormon. "But", that person would not be able to energize the base sufficiently to overcome the huge population of voting Stalinists in New York and California, not to mention the droves of dead people who are resurrected every fourth first Tuesday of November. So, Republicans - give us a decent candidate we can be excited about voting for or be prepared to sit out the next couple of decades.

Waa Waa Nation

Here we go again - somebody says something out of line, and the crowd says, "let the crucifixion begin!"

I am no fan of Imus. I have never even heard him on his radio program. I work for a living, and in addition I hear he is of the leftist persuasion politically so I have no desire to hear him spew his nonsense. Nevertheless, it seems that he has committed two unpardonable sins: first, he spoke disparagingly of African Americans, and second, he is a white guy. In addition, he has apologized his posterior into oblivion, but Sharpton and Jackson still wants his head on a pike.

Should have have said what he said? Of course not. But should half the country bawl and cry about it as if he sacrificed a kitten on the air? Why is it that we have become such a nation of babies that we can't take an insult, even in jest?

Did you ever stop and think about the double standards and hypocrisy that exist in the media? Conservatives and Christians are fair game - say whatever you want about them, no big deal. If a media figure really wants to insult someone, make sure you insult the right person. The more I see the direction our country is headed, the more I realze that our only hope is that God doesn't give us what we deserve.

Happy Easter, Al Gore

I woke up this Easter morning and thought I had experienced a time warp which threw me back to Christmas. Below freezing temperatures, snow plows working the roads, and the furnace blazing full blast. Funny, but I can't help but think of Al Gore during times like these.

According to Mr. Gore, we are all going to die a horrible death getting sucked up into a super-tornado vortex or drowned by melting polar ice caps. Let me say this kindly - was it you or Mr. Clinton who "didn't inhale?"

The fear mongering I see raging through the respective news medias of the world reminds me of what it must of have been like to live during the times of the Dark Ages. Fear and superstition ruled, and the gullible population was putty in the hands of the "elite" and powerful. Only they had the answers, and the people better listen or God would destroy them. Instead of telling the people to sell their SUV's and get a hybrid, they were told to stop eating meat on Fridays and switch to fish. Earthquakes and bad weather meant you weren't giving enough to the coffers of the church, so pay up. Back then, you could have sins forgiven by buying a piece of paper with the pope's seal on it, and you were good to go. Sin as much as you please, but you once you laid your money down you had nothing to worry about. Today, the high priests and priestesses of the Global Warming cult will allow you to do the same thing - run your private jets all over the world, own an SUV or whatever - but pay a certain amount of cash to help make the world a greener place, and you are all right.

History will record this hysteria as the biggest hoax played on modern men. Just as we look with wonder at great medical minds that would bleed George Washington to death to cure his cold, our great-grandkids will view this generation. How stupid were they, really? Rather, how gullible.

Man cannot destroy the world, let's face it. We are too puny, and we are not the ones in control. We can make the world an awful messy place, but change the climate? Maybe what my dad said was wrong after all - "shut the stupid door, we're not heating the outside!" Sorry dad,. but I guess we are. And we are all going to die.