Wednesday, November 7, 2012

REQUIEM FOR A DREAM



A DREAM BECOMES REALITY AND THEN DIES.

Two hundred and fifty plus years ago a dream was born in the hearts of Americans that one day they would become free of the oppression of the tyrannical foot on their necks wielded by Great Britain.
This dream developed into a movement unrivaled by any people who had ever inhabited the planet.

After years of prayers, planning, and perseverance the days of Declaration and eventual victory were realized. A treaty was signed, a Constitution draw, and the great American experience was at last under way.

Many years passed through wars and trials but the experiment developed into the greatest nation the world had seen or will ever see. The world clamored to our shores for a taste of liberty, freedom, and opportunity. The melting pot was awash with honest hard working people whose only plea was for a chance. They were rewarded with the fruits of their labors by establishing great factories, small business and mom and pop store fronts. Workers in these enterprises were rewarded with salaries commensurate to their talents and not to the abilities of their negotiators.

But then, the dysfunctional years of the 1960s crept in like a slithering snake and slowing, insidiously, began to infect our country with a poison that was so subtle that even the most vigilant were unable to detect. However, before the destruction of our dream was complete the good and believing people of America began to feel the ever growing danger of complacency and reacted with dismay but very little constructive movement. The destruction continued and by the late seventies and early eighties the damage was seemingly irreversible.

There were a few years of hope for a resurgence of American exceptionalism in the eighties and early twenty first century, but the enemies of the USA were entrenched so solidly that to rout them seemed to be an impossible task. And so it seems still.

The reelection of Obama was, it seems, to be the finale. What was great is no more. What was holy is impure. And what was just is corrupt.

It is often said that good people are lazy. No, lazy people are not good. Those who stay home and allowed the evil elements of our society to rule are as guilty as the Christians and Jews of Nazi Germany who said nothing as Hitler destroyed lives and country. After the carnage of that maniacal vermin the cry was "never again," however, the cry has been forgotten.

And so the dream has become a nightmare and the great hope of society has become a "what if." A what if that has paused for a requiem.

Saturday, October 20, 2012

VOTER FRAUD---REALLY?

To the many who say voter fraud is a myth or the incidents are so rare they don't rise to the level of serious discussion I offer an example that shows the buying or coercion of votes and voters is nothing new and has been in place since the genesis of our republic.

 In the book "Georgia A Short History" by E. Merton Coulter, published in 1933 and updated in 1947, the author states, in reference to the Gubernatorial election of 1894, that "The Republicans made no nominations as most of their votes were, as usual, for sale to the highest bidder." ......"The Democrats succeeded in buying the greater number and the price in this election was $1 apiece[votes]."

 The author of the aforementioned book also gives examples of emancipated black voters, who as a threat to a particular party were gotten drunk and locked in rooms so they could not vote. This was a standard device of Democrats, Republicans and upstart third parties.

 The exploitation of prospective voters, especially the uninformed and generally ignorant, is nothing new and is as alive today as it was in the past.

 The problem is universal and is not exclusive to any party and will continue as long as the greed for power is the fuel that drives the souls of mankind.

 " Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Lord Acton 1887

Thursday, July 5, 2012

EDUCATION OR LACK OF IT STINKS

Am I the only one who is sick and tired of all the Bravo Sierra about how to improve education in our school systems? The answer to how to teach is so simple I am perplexed and disgusted at the many and sundry methods that don't work proposed by so called experts. Let's look at a few.

First, there is the spend more money solution. Balderdash. North Carolina is already spending approximately $11,000 per student and is accomplishing virtually nothing. If money were the answer then we would have the most brilliant and well education children in the world. But it is not so.

Second, add more days of instruction to the already too long school year. Nonsense. If the students were being taught now, we would not need more days.

Third, pay the teachers more so we could get the best. Nuts. Many of the teachers are intelligent and capable but aren't allowed to teach but were not taught how to present their lessons in an interesting and palatable manner.

Fourth, Give the educators more electronic tools. Screwy. We are gadget heavy now. Too much technology destroys the ability to think.

A few years ago I was working as a substitute teacher with a student teacher as my aid. As an aside, I asked the student teacher if it would be difficult to teach if she didn't have a computer, Smart Board, or other devices? Her answer: "difficult?", "I could not do it." Incidentally, she was very intelligent, just undereducated.

I asked another teacher if she preferred writing her own tests or using the ones in the teachers aids. Her reply: "I never write my own tests." How can an educator educate if they do not know their students better than an academic in some ivory tower writing tests and books without contact with the real world? One size does not fit all.

Fifth: "Green Stuff." We need to dump this environmental brainwashing that wastes major amounts of instructional time.

Sixth: Don't worry about Americanism, it's archaic. Hogwash. Our students and teachers are pathetically ignorant on the history of our country and the Constitution. Without understanding our heritage we as free Americans will be a historical bullet point and we will be relegated to servants of a tyrannical government.

I am presently conducting a survey in which I ask one question; "who is our current vice-president?" The result at this point is: 98% DO NOT know the answer.

I have mentioned six things that don't work. Now for the simple solutions. Teach teachers to teach, make sure they know their subject, fire those who don't perform, hold parents accountable (make it hurt if they are lazy), teach morality (don't give me that junk about it being unconstitutional), and enact discipline on students whose objective it is to cause others to fail.

Finally: The "Special Ed" students are getting good attention and help and the top IQ students can get it even with poor teachers, but the ones in the middle are getting the shaft and it's the fault of screwed up politically correct governments (federal, state, and local), liberal universities, lazy parents, undereducated teachers, and brain dead school boards just to name a few.

Thursday, December 29, 2011

FULL DISCLOSURE

For those of you who might think I am too harsh on Christians and Christians Pastor, you need to know that I am a Christian Pastor who has lost many pulpits due to my outspoken challenges. I intend to continue.

KG

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

"WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY......"

When the hippies of the sixties started to take over our country Christians did nothing. When the pro abortion zealots began to raise their ugly heads Christians said little. When the White House was desecrated during the Clinton years Christians' protest was little more than a whimper. When the drug dealers raced across the Mexican/US border and illegals flowed like water over a falls Christians hardly hiccuped. When Obama and his minions took over the Executive branch of government and have proceeded to destroy America, Christians said, "oh well, life happens." And now that Islam is trampling on our Judeo-Christian heritage Christians will more than likely fall asleep. And when America is no longer the land of liberty and freedom guess who will look like dumb ducks sitting on a pond and wondering what happened. That's right...CHRISTIANS.

Pogo, from the 1971 cartoon strip by Walt Kelly, stated: "We have met the enemy and he is us." It is a description of environmental pollution, but I think it also aptly applies to Christians, especially Christian Pastors today. Not about the environment but about the degradation of the moral and social status of our once great country.

If America is "right" of center as most polls state then the question must be asked; why are liberals running the country? The answer is simple. Christians and Christians Pastors are political lazy and are afraid of the government that threatens to take away their precious tax exemptions.

So what's to be done. How about the "Black Robe Regiment." The what? LOOK IT UP!!!

Sunday, December 25, 2011

DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE LIES

My wife and I sat at breakfast in Myrtle Beach recently when a Muslim teenager wished us a merry Christmas. The youth explained his name meant Jesus. A short while later my wife engaged the Muslim father in a brief conversation about Islam and Christmas. The elder Muslim assured my wife there was no real conflict between Christmas and Muslims in that Abraham was our common ancestor. The conversation went on for awhile as the Muslim father tried to convince my wife that there is no real problem between Muslims and Christians. What he didn't realized is that my wife is savvy about the lies of Islam. He (the Muslim) was trained in effective ways to con the gullible. My wife was not fooled. Unfortunately many are.

To say that all Muslims are on a mission to destroy the foundations of our county and institute Sharia Law is certainly not accurate, but enough are to effectively undermine our Christian heritage, and it is assured that even the majority of the non-activist ones would not make any effort to curtail the movement.

The number of those who support Islam in America is rising at an alarming rate and although that number cannot be curtailed constitutionally, Christians and Jews can certainly rise up and insure that our vote drunk politicians and power hungry judges are not allowed to gut our Judeo-Christian heritage. Conservatives, especially those of faith, must not be stupefied by threats from state and federal governments, rather Patriots must get a backbone and say "enough is enough."

If America can be saved,(there is much doubt) it will not be by those who are obsessed with, "American Idol," Letterman, Leno and all those mine-numbing social networking sites where the most exciting thing that is discussed is the latest football score or who is having a baby, it will be by those who work, work, and work to insure this great American experience will last for generations to come.

Thursday, December 22, 2011

LET US NOT GET LAZY

The following post is a letter sent to the supporters of CPOWER, a Tea Party Organization in Wilkes County NC. Written by Mike Jones, this is a sobering challenge to all who would save America.

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As we all take a few days off for the holidays, let us reflect on friendships and the reason we came together so many times this past year as well as contemplate the year ahead with all its challenges.

America’s very future lies in a precarious position and it is only through the efforts of citizens like you and I who are gathering all across the land that we have a chance to save this Republic. Yes, the deck is stacked against us mightily. It is easy to become discouraged and give up. There is so much information that bombards us and the evil liberal media wizards control the majority of it. If we are not tuned into the positive and are not trusting our sweet Lord Jesus we will have an extremely difficult year in 2012.

I don’t know the outcome of this next election. Satan has great influence on the events in the world. What we need to remember is that our Heavenly Father is the ultimate everything.



Ephesians 6:10-20

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. 19 Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.



A great battle will take place throughout this next year and you will hear evil trumpets try to drown out everything that is good. It will be relentless on the airwaves and in print. Our psyche will be tossed around like a dirty sock in a washing machine. Everything we have grown up believing in will be shaken and distorted.

We, the TEA PARTY, have been standing now for approximately 3 years and CPOWER has been here for almost 1 year! The TEA PARTY has made a great and wonderful noise and have had many successes throughout the thousands of counties and the land. We must not lose sight of the fact that Patriots have been dead asleep for over 200 years and that long slumber has almost cost us everything that is dear to us. We took it for granted and it is IMPOSSIBLE to turn this mighty ship around ‘on a dime’.

I have read accounts where supposed TEA PARTY people are even saying already that the TEA PARTY has failed in that Gingrich and Romney are the frontrunners vs. a staunch TEA PARTY conservative. Are the ones who say this liberal plants, posing as TEA PARTY patriots only to deceive us? It is highly likely and totally within the realm of combat that this kind of trick could be pulled.

Does anyone who will look at events realistically think that 3 years of standing up will cause great leaders to suddenly appear in the highest of places? It is folly to even dream of these things. We must resolve within ourselves to prepare for a never ending war and know that we will lose battles. We must continue this grassroots effort and begin to put into office those who will honor God above all things and who will remain true to his word.

We have much work to do this coming year and we must remain focused. There are elections beginning in May where our Christian votes are needed and I’m talking about LOCAL elections. This is where we can have a major influence and IT WILL TAKE WORK!! If you will take even a couple hours per month (There are almost 750 hours in every month!!) we will be able to make large strides toward the continuance of taking our wonderful country back.

I will continue to promote great fun at our monthly TEA PARTY meetings and will continue listening to your comments towards making our gatherings more effective. We may laugh and have a good time, which is healthy, but don’t think that the seriousness of our situation ever leaves me for a second nor should it leave you.

We have only just begun. We own the CPOWER website for 9 years! This is the longest period of time I could lock it in and I plan to renew it at the end of this contract (we are making plans to improve our site and early next year it should become a more valuable tool for us). As Bruce Bellot sings about the TEA PARTY not going away, we can’t go away! We are all there is! Do you see any other group standing up for America like we do? We are putting our future in the hands of God. I don’t believe it is his will for us to lie around and wait for everything to all work out. I can’t find anything in the scripture where that is his plan or ever was, where he instructed his people to act in this manner. No, He always tells his people to take action in a certain manner and then he will bless them. That is the Biblical messages that I have read and understand to be God’s will time and time again. If we will turn from our sins he will heal the land.

It is one of our missions to help wake the church up. The church is like a cocoon where all kinds of things are happening inside and it is time for something beautiful to emerge!! The cocoon stage has run its course. We are all preached up and believers must now act. We must believe that God is mighty and that His Word is true! We must stand up and take on His strength.

If we work very hard this coming year and then stand and yet lose some battles, maybe even some major ones, that is ok. This war will only end upon Jesus’ return. It could happen in our lifetime, and it could happen long after we are gone. It could very well happen today as the prophecies have been fulfilled as I understand the prophecies but we can’t base our daily actions on thinking this way. We are to ever be on watch and not go to sleep for we don’t know the day nor the hour. We must continue to fight with everything we have yet not burn ourselves out.

Let me say that I believe I have listened to God’s call and am doing all that I can to turn this nation back to God. Let me also say that I have never had a year that my soul was so blessed since my initial re-birth in 1976. I say this to encourage you to heed the call of the Holy Spirit and quench it not! I have experienced friendships that I thought I’d never enjoy and I will always say that TEA PARTY people are the best people in the world with no exceptions!! I hope you bear witness with what I’m saying as well. Have you been blessed with a forgotten closeness to His Spirit this year? As Joe Greene says, we have to come out of our safety zone to receive the blessings of God. So, let us step out in faith this year, more so than we ever have before and do all we can to turn this nation around. Let’s continue our efforts where we can have the most direct and powerful influence, right here in Wilkes County.

Please tell your friends and neighbors about CPOWER and encourage them to come to our next meeting on the 12th of January at the Brushy Mountain Smokehouse & Creamery at 7pm. We are going to have a very powerful meeting, probably one of our BEST!! I will prepare a flyer early next month. Over the holidays and beyond, share with your friends and neighbors what our mission is. Our mission is to education the public on facts concerning what is causing all this trouble in the world. We stand for zero wasteful spending of our tax dollars, not less but zero waste. We want limited government and believe that the market should determine prices, not bureaucrats. We are here to reaffirm the traditions and principles upon which this nation was founded. We believe in personal responsibility and we encourage citizen participation in the political process and empower all citizens with a voice in demanding Constitutional governance. We uphold the constitution and believe it to be divinely inspired and hold steadfast to it. We honor our God with prayer at every meeting and we pledge allegiance to our flag. Huge government will eventually turn completely into Socialism and Socialism DOESN”T WORK!!! It has been tried many times before. It will end up with massive death and despair, always has! Now, I ask you, how can anyone with any kind of brain say that our goals are not correct? What possible reason can someone say that the TEA PARTY is whacked and they won’t come examine it for themselves? Invite everyone to our meetings. Let’s continue to make a difference. We need each other like never before!

I pray you have a very blessed CHRISTmas and the true meaning will be manifest. I pray that we all will be strongly revived by the Holy Spirit of God to begin again to take a stand for what is important in this world.

Let us praise God for He is worthy!! Let us become less so He can become more. Let us rise early every day and pray for strength and guidance and continually pray throughout the day and let us thank him at the end of each day for being with us during the battles. Help us do this daily Oh God until Jesus comes again!