Can We Escape the Consequences? Pt.1

1.4 million times a year, every 22 seconds in America, 4,500 every day, 49 million since 1973, and still counting. Staggering numbers, where is the out cry ? Much is made by the mainstream media of US combat losses in the war on terror. Please don't misunderstand me here, I am not trying to minimise the deaths of our heroic Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines. They should be honored, respected and remembered by all of us. I'm just looking for a little balance here, a little perspective, maybe some honesty. If it is unacceptable to take 3,256 combat casualties in a war over 4 years in length, why is it OK to murder 4,500 US citizens every day ? They talk of blood for oil, What about the blood because we are spoiled? Children used to be considered a blessing, to some today they are an incovienence. Some people even have the ability to look into the future, and decide that certain unborn babies will probably have such a bad life that killing them, is in the babies best interest. So much for 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness'. Lots of Americans do believe in God, but for many, that god is self.
My fellow Americans, we should be scared, we should be ashamed. God is not blind, or deaf, and he is not mocked. We will answer for all of the innocent blood spilled in our land, sacrificed to the blind god of self. If you believe in God, then you must believe God is just and honorable. Honor demands justice, justice calls for payment. Payment in kind, Blood.

To All Kids Who Survived the 1930s, 40s, 50s, 60s, & 70s

March 30, 2007Author unknown
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes.Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking.As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags.Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat.We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this.We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank Kool-aid made with sugar, but we weren't overweight because,WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O.K.We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or chat rooms.......WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes.We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them!Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!If YOU are one of them…CONGRATULATIONS!You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated so much of our lives for our own good.While you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave (and lucky) their parents were.Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it?!The quote of the month is by Jay Leno:"With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?"For those that prefer to think that God is not watching over us...go ahead and delete this.For the rest of us...pass this on.

13 States Say No to Security and Prosperity Partnership.

Illegal immigration and the North American Union.
By J. Thompson
Opposition seems to be growing to the Security and Prosperity Partnership, sometimes referred to as the North American Union. 13 states have resolutions of one form or another in the process of being approved. In one other state, Utah, a resolution encouraging withdrawal from the SSP was not acted upon by the senate.
There has also been strong reaction to the announcement that Mexican trucking companies are going to be allowed on US highways soon. Not only because of the obvious economic damage to US trucking companies, but the possible dangers to US citizens on the roadways. Mexican trucking safety and maintenance regulations are much looser than US laws. There is also the homeland security aspect of this issue. At present US/Mexican border is considered by many to be the weakest front in the war on terror. For many, this program is just another route potential terrorist will use to enter the US and disappear, unnoticed until they attack.
Associated Press writer, Beverley Lumpkin, points out in her recent article, that 600,000 illegal alien criminals have been ordered out of the US but are unaccounted for. The agency responsible for following up on the deportations has neither the manpower, or the resources to track all of the cases. Beginning in 2003, 52-Fugitive operations teams were responsible for monitoring on the cases, by Aug. 2006 the backlog had reached 623,292. That is just over 5% of all the illegal aliens in this country. That's if you accept the official numbers of 11-12 million, some experts place the total at 20-25 million illegals in the US currently. If existing policies are not changed, the flood across the border will continue to accelerate. The strain millions of illegal immigrants place on the local and national public services will eventually cause their collapse. At which point it could possibly lead to violent confrontations between native born Americans and everyone that looks like an illegal alien. This is the really unfortunate aspect of the illegal invasion, legal immigrants and foreign looking US citizens caught in the middle. All of this due to politicians afraid to act, or looking for votes more than the good of their country.

New Immigrants From:David LaBonte

My wife, Rosemary, wrote a wonderful letter to the editor of the OC Register which, of course, was not printed. So, I decided to 'print' it myself by sending it out on the Internet.

Pass it along if you feel so inclined. Dave LaBonte (signed)

Written in response to a series of letters to the editor in the Orange County Register:

Dear Editor:

So many letter writers have based their arguments on how this land is made up of immigrants. Ernie Lujan for one, suggests we should tear down the Statue of Liberty because the people now in question aren't being treated the same as those who passed through Ellis Island and other ports of entry. Maybe we should turn to our history books and point out to people like Mr. Lujan why today's American is not willing to accept this new kind of immigrant any longer. Back in 1900, when there was a rush from all areas of Europe to come to the United States, people had to get off a ship and stand in a long line in New York and be documented. Some would even get down on their hands and knees and kiss the ground. They made a pledge to uphold the laws and support their new country in good and bad times. They made learning English a primary rule in their new American households and some even changed their names to blend in with their new home. They had waved good bye to their birth place to give their children a new life and did everything in their power to help their children assimilate into one culture. Nothing was handed to them. No free lunches, no welfare, no labor laws to protect them. All they had were the skills and craftsmanship they had brought with them to trade for a future of prosperity. Most of their children came of age when World War II broke out . My father fought along side men whose parents had come straight over from Germany , Italy , France and Japan . None of these 1st generation Americans ever gave any thought about what country their parents had come from. They were Americans fighting Hitler, Mussolini and the Emperor of Japan . They were defending the United States of America as one people. When we liberated France , no one in those villages were looking for theFrench-American or the German American or the Irish American. The people of France saw only Americans. And we carried one flag that represented one country. Not one ofthose immigrant sons would have thought about picking up another country's flag and waving it to represent who they were. It would have been a disgrace to their parents who had sacrificed so much to be here. These immigrants truly knew what it meant to be an American. They stirred the melting pot into one red, white and blue bowl. And here we are in 2006 with a new kind of immigrant who wants the same rights and privileges. Only they want to achieve it by playing with a different set of rules, one that includes the entitlement card and a guarantee of being faithful to their mother country. I'm sorry, that's not what being an American is all about. I believe that the immigrants who landed on Ellis Island in the early 1900's deserve betterthan that for all the toil, hard work and sacrifice in raising future generations to create a land that has become a beacon for those legally searching for a beter life. I think they would be appalled that they are being used as an example by those waving foreign country flags. And for that suggestion about taking down the Statue of Liberty , it happens to mean a lot to the citizens who are voting on the immigration bill. I wouldn't start talking about dismantling the United States just yet. (signed) Rosemary LaBonte KEEP THIS LETTER MOVING!! I hope this letter gets read by millions of people all across the nation!!

China And Russia?

China recently announced an 18% increase in the military spending for next year. This follows 10 years of 10% increases annually. The number of missiles pointed at Taiwan long ago passed the number needed for defensive purposes. Through their extensive spy network in the US they have stole more sensitive defense related technology then the Soviet Union during the cold war. They are also buying from Russia, and developing weapons systems designed for the sole purpose of defeating US anti-missile, ship defenses, and sinking aircraft carriers. They have also tested some anti-satellite weapons systems, including laser based weapons, a must have capability if you are considering confronting the US.

The Russian and Chinese have signed mutual defense pacts and are members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Russia recently pulled out of the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE). Russia can now move army divisions and, or strategic rocket forces to the borders of NATO members. Media inside both Russia and China, are increasingly characterizing the US as an enemy. Since the US directly threatens neither country one must wonder why?

Oregon Senate Assault on Christian values

Oregon Senate bills; OSB2 and OSB776 are the latest attacks on people that hold to the Judeo/Christian values in this state. OSB776 opens all pro life pregnancy crisis centers to investigation, and possibly regulation by the state government. OSB2 is in effect, the first part of a new hate crime law. People in the state of Oregon, contact your senators and congressmen, they may not fully understand what they're doing. OSB776 was proposed at the request of Planned Parenthood and other pro-abortion groups. In its opening statement it presumes that Pregnancy Resource centers mislead and manipulate women away from getting abortions, that statement is a lie! Pregnancy Resource Centers(PRCs) are faith based, and offer their services free of charge. In the state of Oregon PRCs don't accept any public money. The same cannot be said of Planned Parenthood. It looks as though planned Parenthood is using taxpayer money to influence legislators to stamp out their competition.

OSB2 is the latest effort to extend special rights to gays, transvestites, transsexuals and lesbians. At this time all Oregonians have the same rights. The previously mentioned group just doesn't want some of us to exercise our right to disagree with their life-style choices. It's the same old game, the gay lobby trying to force everyone, not just to accept them, but to embrace them. To be somehow admired and repected for expressing their sexuality a certain way. As stated earlier in this article, people of Oregon contact your representitives! Why should a Christian bookstore be forced to hire a man that dresses like a woman?

J. Thompson

Knocks On Every Door

Have we forgotten, the special day Easter is, an innocent, loving man, died so we can live.
More than just a man, the only son of God above, He walked the earth and healed, He lived and taught of love.
He reached out to the filthy, gave hope to those crushed in spirit.
He called those far away, and made sure the poor could hear it.
He revealed to the lonely, the closeness of our Lord.
He fills the empty places, He knocks on every door.
When our hearts were empty. and we thought only of ourselves,
He took our guilt and bore it, the worlds pain upon himself.
He did it out of love, it is a choice He made for us.
Because he loves the Father, in Him we place our trust.
Each day may we consider, keep one thing in our thoughts.
Our hope for the future, Gods greatest gift...the Cross. By J. Thompson 2000

How long will it last ?

U.S. Federal reserve notes backed by nothing... Many Americans don't realize that. U.S. currencies have not been directly backed by gold since 1933. They also don't know that the Federal reserve system is unconstitutional, and that it is directly responsible for the dollar losing 95% of it's real value since 1913. 1913 is the year the Federal Reserve Act was passed and signed into law. An illustration will help here. It takes $14.80 of today's federal reserve notes to equal .30 cents in 1932 U.S. dollars. Yes, it's true. Investigate it yourself, it only gets worse. In 1968 the United States was still a creditor nation( we lent money instead of borrowing it). Now we are probably the biggest debtor nation that has ever existed, and in only 39 years! The problem is that the FRB (Federal Reserve Bank) is not controlled by the US congress like the constitution provides. It is an independent central bank, it is not owned by US tax payers or the US gov. The FRB in reality sells the US government (and its citizens) its own currency, and makes a profit! Our constitution gives only Congress the power to coin money for our nation. I've always wondered what made the law makers of 1913 pass that treasonous act and forfeit our nations financial/economic freedom. What payoff did they receive for betraying us?
J. Thompson