I must educate Mr. Reilly about the birth certificate of President Barack Obama, born in Hawaii. First off, the tea party group as a whole, has done nothing to make America a better nation. Instead they have spent their every waking hour trying to prove something even the Supreme Court doesn’t believe and that’s the lies spread by the so-called “birthers,” about President Obama and his birth location. The SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) has on at least four separate occasions declined to hear any of the non-sense about President Barack Obama. Now that to me is very telling. If the SCOTUS, which we all know is VERY conservative refuses to hear this challenge even with a member of the teaparty sitting on the bench (Clarence Thomas’ wife is a tea party member, so he must be,) then its time to stopping wasting the courts time and focus on the real challenges facing America.
As I listen to the GOP in this election cycle I am getting only two things from Willard Newton Santorum (all three are interchangable, hence the name.) In the case of Santorum: war with Iran and ruling America with Judea-Christian Sharia law (CNN article from Jan 5, 2012). America can’t afford a war with Iran, because China and Russia will come-a-knocking. America was NOT founded as a Christian nation. Just the opposite. Our founding fathers knew the problem of mixing religion and politics, just look back and see the reasons why America was founded. Not because of taxes. We were founded because the King of England wanted to rule with one religion over all his subjects far and wide. If the GOP were correct and America is truly a Christian nation, why isn’t there more than one reference to anything religiously related in our founding documents? The only thing is the word Creator in the Declaration of Independence. We owe great thanks to James Madison for making America a truly secular nation where you are free to choose or NOT choose a religion for yourself!
Willard and Newton both want war with Iran, but have no idea of the consequences of such actions. Americans think gas prices are high now, wait til the invasion of Iran, and expect $9-$12 per gallon gas thereafter.
Do we continue down the path of rebuilding America and making her a proud and healthy nation once again? Or do we change courses, elect the GOP in 2012 and prepare for war with Iran, China and Russia? Both China and Russia have stated in the past they will support Iran, mainly because of the oil they consume. Can America afford to tangle with Iran and then fend off China and a billion person army? That answer would be a resounding no. Iran is a sovereign nation and so is America. Why can we build nukes and even a new nuclear power plant and the world isn’t up in arms demanding an end to it. But we can rule the world and tell who can have or not have something?
America has a huge choice to make in November 2012. More of the same old GOP policies dating back to the 80s when the middle class started to be suffocated and taxes slashed and America started her down-slide. Or do we continue to move forward and rebuild this nation and take care of OUR own citizens first? One party wants to rule the world with force and war, while the other party thinks being strong in the world first starts with being strong at home. I choose the latter.
Jason Llewellyn, USN/Ret HM3
Chandler
Arizona Willie posted at 2:57 pm on Fri, Apr 6, 2012.
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Dale Whiting posted at 3:23 pm on Fri, Apr 6, 2012.
Jason,
What you say makes sense to me! And long term, making such sence is more crucial that the minor differences over economic policy that divides us now. Like you, I'm for taking the long view!
truth posted at 4:16 pm on Fri, Apr 6, 2012.
Stop coddling underworked professors. Senior faculty at state universities and even community colleges are pulling down $80,000 to $150,000 a year for teaching from 9 to 15 hours a week- and work for just 30 weeks a year with summers off and a month long winter break. Some professors at the country's top research universities put in a lot of extra hours writing scholarly articles and conducting research. They earn their pay. But most professors do little or no research. With college tuitions escalating beyond all reason, America can't affrod this kind of gold plated inefficiency.
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Accuracy posted at 5:41 pm on Fri, Apr 6, 2012.
Jason Llewellyn touched on a lot of subjects:
1) "I must educate Mr. Reilly.." (Mr. Reilly) Brian Reilly’s letter to the Editor “Brewer discounts Arpaio's Obama investigation.” – Concerning the issue of President Obama’s eligibility for office to be addressed. Sheriff Joe Arpaio has just issued a demand to the Director of the Selective Service System, asking him to provide a certified copy of the Selective Service Registration Card that the Selective Service has on file for Barack Obama. The Liberal media has not given fair treatment about doubts of Obama’s citizenship status. But this is not going away.
2) “GOP in this election cycle…… getting only two things from Willard Newton Santorum.” – (Willard) or ‘Mitt’ is Mitt Willard Romney, (Newton) or ‘Newt’ is Newton Leroy Gingrich; and (Santorum) or ‘Rick’ is Richard John Santorum.
3) “James Madison for making America a truly secular nation where you are free to choose or NOT choose a religion for yourself!” – James Madison, fourth president who signed the U.S. Constitution, was a devout Episcopalian and attended St. John's Episcopal Church while he was President. He nobly fulfilled his destinies as a man and a Christian.
4) “Rebuilding America… or prepare for war with Iran, China and Russia?” – President Obama has defended his strategy of continued sanctions against Iran. But, before the U.S. has a war with Iran, shouldn't the Senate and the House have at least one debate and vote on it?
5) “America has a huge choice to make in November 2012.” – Liberals or Conservatives. Obama wants a race war, a war over abortion, a war over gay marriage, and a war at the border.
6) “One party wants to rule the world with force and war, while the other party thinks being strong in the world first starts with being strong at home.” – On Capitol Hill, Senate Chaplain Barry Black sees prayer as a way of planting seeds in the hearts and minds of the country's decision makers. This spiritual leader humbly seeks God and offers prayer and spiritual guidance to the nation's leaders in a special, non-partisan way. "If ever there were a time we needed prayer it is now, and it's on Capitol Hill," Chaplain Barry Black said.
Leon Ceniceros posted at 7:40 pm on Fri, Apr 6, 2012.
"SECULAR"...........our Founding Fathers never were ...."SECULAR".
The Facade of the Supreme Court of the United States shows the Prophet Moses holding the Ten Commandments = hardly......"SECULAR"
The Chamber of the House of Congress of the United States has the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST" engraved on it's wall = hardly ....."SECULAR".
Over the East Doorway of the Senate Chamber of the United States is the motto "ANNUIT COEPTIS" (God Has Favored Our Undertakings).
Over the South Entry of the Senate Chamber of the United States is the motto "IN GOD WE TRUST".
Leon Ceniceros, US ARMY, SGT (E-5)
Honorably Discharged
Use Your Brain posted at 8:31 pm on Fri, Apr 6, 2012.
"I must educate Mr. Reilly about the birth certificate of President Barack Obama, born in Hawaii. First off, the tea party group as a whole, has done nothing to make America a better nation. Instead they have spent their every waking hour trying to prove something even the Supreme Court doesn’t believe and that’s the lies spread by the so-called “birthers,” about President Obama and his birth location."
How are you educating anyone? This makes no sense.
Then, you go on like a sheep: "even the Supreme Court does not believe". Do you think for yourself as a mature adult? Have you done your own research on the issues at hand? If you hear that someone said something, does that make it a fact? Try doing you OWN research, then write. Analyze the DATA. Don't follow your herd. You will see things much differently once you witness facts, and not opinions.
k33j88 posted at 11:43 pm on Fri, Apr 6, 2012.
Does one actually think that the community-organizer-in-chief is open and honest? Why are his college transcripts sealed? Why is the DOJ attacking the Sheriff Arpaio with baseless accusations? What did the marxist-in-chief actually preside over and implement as he sat on the board of ACORN with the un-repentent terrorist, Bill Ayers? Does one really believe that the birth certificate is an original? Why isn't the selective service card released? Why are the Sheriff Arpaio's findings being dismissed as conjecture? How about the passport? etc....etc
Arizona Willie posted at 7:11 am on Sat, Apr 7, 2012.
k33j88, why should Obama release anything to the public other than what is legally required?
Anything he releases the right wingers will declare to be a forgery anyway, so there is ZERO upside for him.
He is not obligated to show you bumpkiss other than what he has released already.
sockratties posted at 8:52 am on Sat, Apr 7, 2012.
To belabor just one point:
Jason didn't say the founding fathers were secular, he said they founded a secular nation.
The colonies were founded only in part because of religious freedom. Our country was founded, and we fought the Revolutionary War, because of corruption, taxes and failure of the crown and parliament to recognize equality between English and colonial landowners.
World powers at the time North America was being settled were colonizers. The idea was to find new lands, utilize their resources and bring wealth to the mother country. France, England, Spain, Belgium, Holland and Portugal were major players who competed for the best pickings. Local governors were appointed by Parliament in some colonies and elected in others; most were corrupt. Taxation siphoned local wealth with a system called mercantilism. Early settlers (pilgrims) often were victims of religious oppression and those who had the choice of jail for petty crimes or going abroad. 200 years elapsed between the first settlers (1492) and the Declaration of Independence (1776) penned by Thomas Jefferson. We should not forget the lineage, heritage, politics or motives of our founding fathers. They were first and foremost Englishmen who were spurned by the Crown.
Placed in perspective it is easy to see that Jason over-simplifies motive for American independence and exaggerates religious freedom as a driving force. Ten years later shaping the U. S. Constitution was the result of considerable debate, mostly about compromise regarding state vs. federal authority. The result was a document based on precedents beginning with the Magna Carta and existing English principles. Think about freedom of religion and the perfectly legal Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692 during the colonial period. It wasn't until James Madison introduced the Bill of Rights as the first 10 amendments in 1787 that freedom of religion was extended to U. S. citizens.
The concept of secular government stems from the first amendment and a letter written by Thomas Jefferson advocating a “wall of separation” between religion and the government. Free speech, press, assembly and the right to petition the government are also part of the first amendment.
Dale Whiting posted at 8:24 pm on Sat, Apr 7, 2012.
Leon Ceniceros, US ARMY, SGT (E-5)
'sockratties' makes a good point. Furthermore, there is a huge difference between being secular, seperation of church and state, and being secular, little or no seperation of church and state. The heritage of our founding fathers was non-secular in the sense that freedom of and from religion, was their goal.
Furthermore, Jason Llewellyn, USN/Ret HM3 made good points. We tend to divide ourselves focusing on the present while not paying enough attention to the things which ought to bring us closer together. United we stand. Divided we fall.
Dale Whiting, Major, USAR (7 years active duty, Vietnam era veteran)
Cerulean posted at 9:23 pm on Sat, Apr 7, 2012.
Accuracy, “James Madison, fourth president who signed the U.S. Constitution, was a devout Episcopalian …”
The Episcopal Church organized after the American Revolution because parishioners had no choice but to separate from the Church of England. If you recall, to be Anglican meant one MUST (or be burned or beheaded!) swear allegiance to the British monarch. Do you recall the English Reformation?
Our founders knew well the perils of an incestuous, often corrupt relationship between the church and government. Many of our founders had Christian ideals but they, Madison included, did not impose those on the Constitution. Just the opposite! Madison was a ‘strict separationist’
Leon, “the Supreme Court of the United States shows the Prophet Moses holding the Ten Commandments”
Michelangelo, the great Renaissance artist to the Medici, Popes and gentile sculpted Moses with horns! My point? It all depends on how one chooses to see things.
Arizona Willie posted at 7:35 am on Sun, Apr 8, 2012.
Some of you fine folks are actually bringing up FACTS about American History.
Very few right wingers used their American History texts for anything but a handy place to stash their rolling papers. Most left wingers aren't any better. We hollowed the book out to have a place for our stash.
But now, 20 - 30 - 40 - 50 years later many try to spout " facts " about America History as though they actually knew something about it.
Personally, I know very little other than that only 1 vote kept us from having German as the National Language ( read that somewhere ) and that the Revolution was over taxes and representation not religion.
Yes indeed God was mentioned in some places and put on some decorations on buildings etc. etc. before certain political elements decided to twist things all around and blow them out of proportion.
But, to get back on the subject matter of the posters letter ... it amazes me how the Republican Party, in pursuit of the Presidency, with all the millions and millions of dollars at their disposal and all the lawyers their party is infested with couldn't find any proof of Obama not being a legitimate candidate for the Presidency.
I'm sure they will happily pay anyone who can produce such documentation several million dollars.
But, some 7 dollar an hour convenience store clerk tea party radical with a computer and an Internet connection can produce infallible documentation that Obama isn't qualified to be President.
And all the tea partiers swear on their first born child that this " proof " is legit and every document Obama produced is fraudulent.
Amazing
Absolutely frickin amazing
Slabside posted at 4:17 pm on Sun, Apr 8, 2012.
HAPPY EASTER! We have a winner of the "Progressive Liberal Racist Jacka_s_s Award"! Today's award goes to the ignorant buffoon downtownresident for interjecting racism when he has no valid argument.
Rational Human posted at 8:34 am on Tue, Apr 10, 2012.
He does it every chance he gets Slabside. I surprised he didn't inject Nazi into his rude and crude condemnation of the sheriff. You see, the Obamanation doesn't have to prove to a bumpkiss that he's qualified so why should he try proving anything at all? Maybe because he can't?
VofReason posted at 1:51 pm on Tue, Apr 10, 2012.
Yes the Pilgrims were more like the Occupy crowd then the Tea Party. They just came to America to camp on lawns, pee in the street, and ask for someone to pay for their stuff. Yup, just what I remember from the history books. I always like how the liberal nuts claim that we are moving forward with this President. Isn't he the one who is projecting huge deficits yearly to add to the already huge debt. Is that how we want to move forward?