Sep. 8, 2009 - How long has the US been funding Communism?
At least since the 50's according to John Stormer of 'None Dare Call It Treason' (a book every American should read and research!!!):
"Since 1956,American aid has provided about half of Communist Yugoslavia's national income. In 1961, they instituted their own foreign aid program to spread communism to under-developed nations of the world. (1)
Poland and Yugoslavia were not the only Communists to benefit from Eisenhower's generosity. Achmed Sukarno received the planes, tanks, and guns he used to crush the last anti-Communist resistance in Indonesia from Eisenhower's mutual security program. (2) Since 1955, Sukarno Indonesian government has received $479-million from the United States. (3)
Patrice Lumumba was widely known as a Communist terrorist in 1960 when he became Premier of the newly independent Congo in Africa. Eisenhower and the U.S. State Department gave Lumumba's prestige and his treasury a big boost with a Washington welcome and $20-million in American foreign aid. (4) Even so, he was deposed and later killed by the anti-Communist forces in the Congolese government.
By the time Eisenhower's two terms ended, direct economic and military aid to Communist and "neutralist" nations totaled over $7-billion."
(1) Yugoslav Communism, A Critical Study, SISS, Oct. 18, 1961, pg. 258-9,282
(2) Morris, No Wonder We Are Losing, pg. 207
(3) Report, U.S. Foreign Assistance, Agency For International Dev., Mar. 21, 1961, pg. 38
(4) Ibid., pg. 89
Sep. 4, 2009 - The Bay of Pigs: A Lesson for Every American
When JFK was campaigning for the coveted position of President of the United States, he was very critical of the current Eisenhower administration's Cuban policy. Because of this, Americans were hopeful to see JFK remove Castro from authority in Cuba. JFK said:
"We must attempt to strengthen the non-Batista democratic anti-Castro forces in exile, and in Cuba itself who offer eventual hope of overthrowing Castro...thus far, these fighters for freedom have had virtually no support from our government."
So on April 17, 1961, an invasion that was planned, financed, and controlled by the U.S. State Department and the CIA as well as approved by JFK was set in motion. 1400 anti-Castro Cubans, with complete assurance of air cover promised by JFK, invaded Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. Within easy distance, carriers loaded with fighting planes stood by ready for the call to come to their aid. In a summary of the event, U.S. News and World Report, in its September 17, 1962 issue said in part:
"Secure in this assurance of air support, the invaders went ashore...1400 armed men reached the beaches...In the battle that followed, Castro's troops suffered heavy casualties...Castro's tanks, coming up to the battle were sitting ducks for attack by air. Confidently the little invading force waited for its air support to arrive. Its leaders had assurance of that support. It was provided in the pre-invasion planning.
Hours before, on Sunday evening, a small but potent force of B-26's was sitting in readiness on an airstrip 500 miles away, waiting to take off for the Bay of Pigs. Those were planes of the invasion force with Cuban pilots.
But those planes didn't take off. The reason: President Kennedy forbade their use.
That was the fateful decision President Kennedy made on that Sunday evening. He decided that the anti-Castro Cubans could not have the support of their own air force during the invasion. Without that support, the invasion failed."
Who were the real sitting ducks? Those poor men who had blindly taken the US Government at their word. But this story is still not over. Careful examination of the facts show that the whole plan was a deliberate sabotage!
According to columnist Edith Roosevelt:
"A nearly impossible supply problem was created when the CIA armed the 1400 man invasion force with weapons requiring over 30 different types of ammunition. The guns were purchased in second-hand stores "to avoid identifying the invading forces with the U.S."'
She further shares that the invaders were then supplied with the wrong ammunition for their weapons. An oversight by the CIA? Surely not. These are intelligent men right? I could go on and share more incriminating details that show and obvious deliberate sabotage, or I could go on and tell you about all the money that our government then turned around and gave to Castro just weeks later, but I think this is incriminating enough to make the point I want to make. And that point is this, Can we blindly trust our, or any, government officials to do what they are telling us they will do? Is it patriotism to vote officials into office and then sit back and relax and let them do their job without any interference from us in complete trust that they will do what is best for us? Our Founding Fathers did not believe this. They warned us to be vigilant and never trust anyone holding a position of authority. We Americans have been duped over and over and we are not paying attention. We are in the same position as these poor men confidently waiting at the Bay of Pigs with complete assurance that the US government had their backs. We are being told one thing while our government all the while intends to do something else! We need to learn from our history that we can not blindly follow our leadership but instead we must be watchful of everything they do! Consider the following quotes:
"The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government -- lest it come to dominate our lives and interests."
~Patrick Henry
~Supreme Court Justice William Douglas
-Ronald Reagan
~David Herbert Lawrence
There are so many more fantastic quotes on the subject but I will stop here and end with a plea to all of you, my fellow Americans, please, please DO NOT blindly follow any leader...DO NOT believe everything they tell you...DO NOT assume they are doing what they say they are....DO NOT assume that they are working for your best interest...EDUCATE yourselves...PAY ATTENTION TO THEIR EVERY MOVE!
Aug. 23, 2009 - My Children's Favorite Books!
I love the amount of reading my children do and am always on the lookout for the very best in children's literature to feed their hunger for books, books, and more books. I have found the local thrift store to be a good source to find many of the classics. Library sales and Paperback Swap (see the link in my sidebar) have been the other most used sources for building our growing library.
I have found many great book lists to use for directing me in choosing the very best. Here are some of my favorites:
-1000 Good Books (just click on your child's reading level)
-great living books (a fantastic book finder with only their very favorite recommendations for 'twaddle'* free books) *Twaddle = dumbed down literature; absence of meaning.
I also love the great recommendations found in these wonderful books:
-Books Children Love: A Guide to the Best Children's Literature
-Books That Build Character: A Guide to Teaching Your Child Moral Values Through Stories
And as we have read our way through many of these wonderful stories, these have been some of our very favorites:
-Ned: Barnardo Boy (A must read - I can't tell you how much I cried through this one!!)
-Joel: A Boy of Galilee (Grabs your heart right away in the first scene)
-Heidi (Everyone has heard of this classic, but have you read it? It is precious!)
-Treasures of the Snow (Another must read story!)
-Teddy's Button (So sweet!)
-Five Little Peppers and How They Grew (Another treasure!)
-The Railway Children (The BBC movie of this one is very good too - but nothing beats the book!)
-Farmer Boy (Our very favorite of Laura Ingalls Wilder's books with Little House in the Big Woods coming in a close second)
-An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (you just can't go wrong with any of Louisa May Alcott's stories!)
-Hinds' Feet on High Places (This is a wonderful arrangement of this classic written for kids)
-Abigail Adams (We have read many of these wonderful Sower Series biographies, but this is by far our favorite so far!)
-Winnie the Pooh (If you have only watched Disney's version of Pooh, then you are missing out on the wonderful whimsy of A.A. Milne)
-The Chronicles of Narnia (Of course our list of favorites is not complete without this series even though I have not read them myself, my children assure me that they are the best!!)
-Kingdom's Dawn (Part of the Kingdom Series - we have the audio and the kids have been clamoring for the next one!!)
We have so many wonderful books that we have not yet read together and these are some of our up and coming books that we will be trying to complete this year ( I am sure I will have some new favorites to add by the time we are done!):
-The Bark Of The Bog Owl (From the Wilderking Trilogy - My friend Jen, my Mom and my Garrett have all read this now and have all said "You have got to read this book!!!" - I think I will take their word for it!)
-Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates
-Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin (Marguerite Henry - an author we love! I am also trying to locate another of her titles called Cinnabar the One O'clock Fox - it has been hard to find - have any of you read it? Is it worth purchasing?)
-Christies Old Organ (we also enjoyed this author's title Saved at Sea )
-Titus: A Comrade of the Cross
and last but not least...
These oughta keep us busy reading this winter! So what are your all-time favorite books?
Aug. 19, 2009 - Zucchini, Zucchini all over the place, up to my elbows, up to my face!!!
Anyone else drowing in a sea of zucchini right now too? You have come to the right place - I have recipe links to share (sorry - I am taking the lazy route here - I have some wonderful recipes that I could type up for you, including a fantastic Zucchini Brownie recipe a friend gave me recently - but...well, like I said, I am being lazy, so there you have it)!
Zucchini Cakes (like crab cakes)
Sweet Zucchini Relish (this is almost identical to our family recipe - substitute mustard seed for the nutmeg and don't add cornstarch and you have our favorite recipe - I am not really a huge fan of relish but this stuff is so yummy - I love it mixed into tuna for tuna melts!!)
Zucchini-Coconut Cookie Bars (wouldn't these be good topped with Nutella?)
Grilled Zucchini Pizzas (perfect for those giant zucchinis that sneak up on you!)
Be sure to try throwing some on the Grill the next time you are BBQing or replace your Lasagna noodles with lengthwise slices of zucchini! Yumm! Oh and don't forget to participate in the national "Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch In The Middle Of The Night' day! When is it, you ask? Whenever you want to, no one will ever know the difference right? And I won't tell on you if you don't tell on me! ( ;
So what are your favorite zucchini recipes?
Jul. 31, 2009 - 'What is the church?' or should I ask 'Who is the church?'
"When the identity of the church is transferred from living people to inanimate buildings, the table is set for a serious feast of hypocrisy and confusion. The church becomes a place where we go to be holy and give God His due so that we can go on with life as usual the rest of the week.
To the world this flawed understanding pigeonholes the church as a place for "perfect" people, or more realistically, a place where hypocrites go to feel good about themselves. How can the world think otherwise? They never see the "church," because its activities are largely confined to a building. Too many unsaved see Christianity as a clique that meets for self-congratulation or theological debate or purely social activity, and has little to do with the struggles of everyday life.
The irony is that the world, those who are indifferent to Christianity, have the same view of the church as we do. I think it is safe to say that in many respects, they know us better than we know ourselves.
These erroneous thoughts are the recipe for confusion. It seems that God's people are confused about who they are, and most importantly what the church is. For many Christians, the apostle Peter's description of the church as a "house of living stones" has become a spiritual-sounding metaphor that is difficult to relate to the modern church as we know it.
If we want to see the church truly become the living, breathing, life-giving representation of Christ on earth, then we need to be willing to let God work through us to rebuild His house - from the ground up."
-Excerpt taken from 'Uniting Church and Home' by Eric Wallace, pg. 44
Jul. 29, 2009 - A few things you may not know about the Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve quotes: The Rothschilds "The few who understand the system, will either be so interested from it's profits or so dependant on it's favors, that there will be no opposition from that class." -- Rothschild Brothers of London, 1863 "Give me control of a nation's money and I care not who makes it's laws" -- Mayer Amschel Bauer Rothschild Senators & Congressmen "Most Americans have no real understanding of the operation of the international money lenders. The accounts of the Federal Reserve System have never been audited. It operates outside the control of Congress and manipulates the credit of the United States" -- Sen. Barry Goldwater (Rep. AR) "This [Federal Reserve Act] establishes the most gigantic trust on earth. When the President [Wilson} signs this bill, the invisible government of the monetary power will be legalized....the worst legislative crime of the ages is perpetrated by this banking and currency bill." -- Charles A. Lindbergh, Sr. , 1913 "From now on, depressions will be scientifically created." -- Congressman Charles A. Lindbergh Sr. , 1913 "The financial system has been turned over to the Federal Reserve Board. That Board administers the finance system by authority of a purely profiteering group. The system is Private, conducted for the sole purpose of obtaining the greatest possible profits from the use of other people's money" -- Charles A. Lindbergh Sr., 1923 "The Federal Reserve bank buys government bonds without one penny..." -- Congressman Wright Patman, Congressional Record, Sept 30, 1941 "We have, in this country, one of the most corrupt institutions the world has ever known. I refer to the Federal Reserve Board. This evil institution has impoverished the people of the United States and has practically bankrupted our government. It has done this through the corrupt practices of the moneyed vultures who control it". -- Congressman Louis T. McFadden in 1932 (Rep. Pa) "The Federal Reserve banks are one of the most corrupt institutions the world has ever seen. There is not a man within the sound of my voice who does not know that this nation is run by the International bankers” -- Congressman Louis T. McFadden (Rep. Pa) "Some people think the Federal Reserve Banks are the United States government's institutions. They are not government institutions. They are private credit monopolies which prey upon the people of the United States for the benefit of themselves and their foreign swindlers" -- Congressional Record 12595-12603 -- Louis T. McFadden, Chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency (12 years) June 10, 1932 "I have never seen more Senators express discontent with their jobs....I think the major cause is that, deep down in our hearts, we have been accomplices in doing something terrible and unforgiveable to our wonderful country. Deep down in our heart, we know that we have given our children a legacy of bankruptcy. We have defrauded our country to get ourselves elected." -- John Danforth (R-Mo) "These 12 corporations together cover the whole country and monopolize and use for private gain every dollar of the public currency..." -- Mr. Crozier of Cincinnati, before Senate Banking and Currency Committee - 1913 "The [Federal Reserve Act] as it stands seems to me to open the way to a vast inflation of the currency... I do not like to think that any law can be passed that will make it possible to submerge the gold standard in a flood of irredeemable paper currency." -- Henry Cabot Lodge Sr., 1913 From the Federal Reserves Own Admissions "When you or I write a check there must be sufficient funds in out account to cover the check, but when the Federal Reserve writes a check there is no bank deposit on which that check is drawn. When the Federal Reserve writes a check, it is creating money." -- Putting it simply, Boston Federal Reserve Bank "Neither paper currency nor deposits have value as commodities, intrinsically, a 'dollar' bill is just a piece of paper. Deposits are merely book entries." -- Modern Money Mechanics Workbook, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 1975 "The Federal Reserve system pays the U.S. Treasury 020.60 per thousand notes --a little over 2 cents each-- without regard to the face value of the note. Federal Reserve Notes, incidently, are the only type of currency now produced for circulation. They are printed exclusively by the Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the $20.60 per thousand price reflects the Bureau's full cost of production. Federal Reserve Notes are printed in 01, 02, 05, 10, 20, 50, and 100 dollar denominations only; notes of 500, 1000, 5000, and 10,000 denominations were last printed in 1945." --Donald J. Winn, Assistant to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system "We are completely dependant on the commercial banks. Someone has to borrow every dollar we have in circulation, cash or credit. If the banks create ample synthetic money we are prosperous; if not, we starve. We are absolutely without a permanent money system.... It is the most important subject intelligent persons can investigate and reflect upon. It is so important that our present civilization may collapse unless it becomes widely understood and the defects remedied very soon." --Robert H. Hamphill, Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank From General Law "The entire taxing and monetary systems are hereby placed under the U.C.C. (Uniform Commercial Code)" -- The Federal Tax Lien Act of 1966 "There is a distinction between a 'debt discharged' and a debt 'paid'. When discharged, the debt still exists though divested of it's charter as a legal obligation during the operation of the discharge, something of the original vitality of the debt continues to exist, which may be transferred, even though the transferee takes it subject to it's disability incident to the discharge." --Stanek vs. White, 172 Minn.390, 215 N.W. 784 "The Federal Reserve Banks are not federal instrumentalities..." -- Lewis vs. United States 9th Circuit 1992 "The regional Federal Reserve banks are not government agencies. ...but are independent, privately owned and locally controlled corporations." -- Lewis vs. United States, 680 F. 2d 1239 9th Circuit 1982 Past Presidents, not including the Founding Fathers "Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce." -- James A. Garfield, President of the United States "A great industrial nation is controlled by it's system of credit. Our system of credit is concentrated in the hands of a few men. We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the world--no longer a government of free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and duress of small groups of dominant men." --President Woodrow Wilson Founding Father's Quotes on Banking "I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. Already they have raised up a monied aristocracy that has set the government at defiance. The issuing power (of money) should be taken away from the banks and restored to the people to whom it properly belongs."--Thomas Jefferson, U.S. President. "If Congress has the right [it doesn't] to issue paper money [currency], it was given to them to be used by...[the government] and not to be delegated to individuals or corporations" -- President Andrew Jackson, Vetoed Bank Bill of 1836 "History records that the money changers have used every form of abuse, intrigue, deceit, and violent means possible to maintain their control over governments by controlling money and it's issuance". -- James Madison Misc. Sources Various Others "Banks lend by creating credit. They create the means of payment out of nothing" -- Ralph M. Hawtrey, Secretary of the British Treasury "To expose a 15 Trillion dollar ripoff of the American people by the stockholders of the 1000 largest corporations over the last 100 years will be a tall order of business." -- Buckminster Fuller "Every Congressman, every Senator knows precisely what causes inflation...but can't, [won't] support the drastic reforms to stop it [repeal of the Federal Reserve Act] because it could cost him his job." -- Robert A. Heinlein, Expanded Universe "It is well that the people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning." -- Henry Ford "[Every circulating FRN] represents a one dollar debt to the Federal Reserve system." -- Money Facts, House Banking and Currency Committee "...the increase in the assets of the Federal Reserve banks from 143 million dollars in 1913 to 45 billion dollars in 1949 went directly to the private stockholders of the [federal reserve] banks." -- Eustace Mullins "As soon as Mr. Roosevelt took office, the Federal Reserve began to buy government securities at the rate of ten million dollars a week for 10 weeks, and created one hundred million dollars in new [checkbook] currency, which alleviated the critical famine of money and credit, and the factories started hiring people again." -- Eustace Mullins "Should government refrain from regulation (taxation), the worthlessness of the money becomes apparent and the fraud can no longer be concealed." -- John Maynard Keynes, "Consequences of Peace." "Banking was conceived in iniquity and was born in sin. The Bankers own the earth. Take it away from them, but leave them the power to create deposits, and with the flick of the pen they will create enough deposits to buy it back again. However, take it away from them, and all the great fortunes like mine will disappear and they ought to disappear, for this would be a happier and better world to live in. But, if you wish to remain the slaves of Bankers and pay the cost of your own slavery, let them continue to create deposits".- SIR JOSIAH STAMP,(President of the Bank of England in the 1920's, the second richest man in Britain) "The modern Banking system manufactures money out of nothing. The process is perhaps the most astounding piece of sleight of hand that was ever invented. Banks can in fact inflate, mint and unmint the modern ledger-entry currency".- MAJOR L .L. B. ANGUS "While boasting of our noble deeds were careful to conceal the ugly fact that by an iniquitous money system we have nationalized a system of oppression which, though more refined, is not less cruel than the old system of chattel slavery. - Horace Greeley "People who will not turn a shovel full of dirt on the project (Muscle Shoals Dam) nor contribute a pound of material, will collect more money from the United States than will the People who supply all the material and do all the work. This is the terrible thing about interest ...But here is the point: If the Nation can issue a dollar bond it can issue a dollar bill. The element that makes the bond good makes the bill good also. The difference between the bond and the bill is that the bond lets the money broker collect twice the amount of the bond and an additional 20%. Whereas the currency, the honest sort provided by the Constitution pays nobody but those who contribute in some useful way. It is absurd to say our Country can issue bonds and cannot issue currency. Both are promises to pay, but one fattens the usurer and the other helps the People. If the currency issued by the People were no good, then the bonds would be no good, either. It is a terrible situation when the Government, to insure the National Wealth, must go in debt and submit to ruinous interest charges at the hands of men who control the fictitious value of gold. Interest is the invention of Satan". - THOMAS A. EDISON "By this means government may secretly and unobserved, confiscate the wealth of the people, and not one man in a million will detect the theft."--John Maynard Keynes (the father of 'Keynesian Economics' which our nation now endures) in his book "THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE PEACE" (1920) "Capital must protect itself in every way...Debts must be collected and loans and mortgages foreclosed as soon as possible. When through a process of law the common people have lost their homes, they will be more tractable and more easily governed by the strong arm of the law applied by the central power of leading financiers. People without homes will not quarrel with their leaders. This is well known among our principal men now engaged in forming an imperialism of capitalism to govern the world. By dividing the people we can get them to expend their energies in fighting over questions of no importance to us except as teachers of the common herd."-- Taken from the Civil Servants' Year Book, "The Organizer" January 1934. "The Federal Reserve banks, while not part of the government,..." -- United States budget for 1991 and 1992 part 7, page 10 “The Money Power! It is the greatest power on earth; and it is arrayed against Labour. No other power that is or ever was can be named with it...it attacks us through the Press - a monster with a thousand lying tongues, a beast surpassing in foulness any conceived by the mythology that invented dragons, were wolves, harpies, ghouls and vampires. It thunders against us from innumerable platforms and pulpits. The mystic machinery of the churches it turns into an engine of wrath for our destruction. Yes, so far as we are concerned, the headquarters of the Money Power is Britain. But the Money Power is not a British institution; it is cosmopolitan. It is of no nationality, but of all nationalities. It dominates the world. The Money Power has corrupted the faculties of the human soul, and tampered with the sanity of the human intellect...” - Editorial from 1907 edition of The Brisbane Worker (Australia)
"...I am convinced that the agreement [Bretton Woods] will enthrone a world dictatorship of private finance more complete and terrible than and Hitlerite dream. It offers no solution of world problems, but quite blatantly sets up controls which will reduce the smaller nations to vassal states and make every government the mouthpiece and tool of International Finance. It will undermine and destroy the democratic institutions of this country - in fact as effectively as ever the Fascist forces could have done - pervert and paganise our Christian ideals; and will undoubtedly present a new menace, endangering world peace. World collaboration of private financial interests can only mean mass unemployment, slavery, misery, degredation and financial destruction. Therefore, as freedom loving Australians we should reject this infamous proposal." -- Labor Minister of Australia, Eddie Ward, during the inception of the World Bank and Bretton Woods, he gave this warning.
Jul. 26, 2009 - Common Sense
I have been reading Glen Beck's newest book 'Common Sense' and have really enjoyed almost every bit of it. Sure, there is absolutely major corruption in government going on right now and has been for many years. Sure, there is no longer very significant difference between Democrats and Republicans; the real debate is between progressives who want more government and everyone else fighting to reduce the size of our government. Sure, we are in a major economic crisis, one I do not foresee us coming out of; one that our current administration is only making bigger and bigger with their out of control spending. I agree with these things and oh so much more of what he shares and highly recommend reading the book, but there are some things that are really bothering me about a few things he is saying. 1. About 2/3rds of the way through the book, Beck's writings end and the original 'Common Sense' by Thomas Paine begins. In the middle of these two are Beck's 9 principles of government and 12 values that he wants to see us as a nation move towards, "the 912 project" he calls it. I love these; I think they are great, except the very first one: "America is good." 8 out of 9 is not bad right? Well, I am afraid this one is a biggie and if we were to use this principle to start forming government policy we would have disaster. America is good? What exactly does this mean? Our original form of government is good? If so, this is pretty vague. Maybe he is talking about the people in general? But certainly not the politicians right? He just got done laying out all of the greed, lies and outright corruption going on in Washington. So as long as you are not a politician you are good? By whose standards? Only God is good. He is the measure of all right and wrong, and He lays out clearly that man has a sinful nature. "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one" Romans 3:10 Any government formed on the idea that the people of their nation are good will find themselves easily deceived. "The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going." – Proverbs 14:15 We the people, under God, are sovereign under our form of government as set up in our Constitution. This means that the pecking order looks like this: God The Individual Citizens The Local Governing Authorities (State Government) The National Governing Authorities (National Government) Our elected officials answer to us as our public servants and ultimately God. We answer to God and have a responsibility to be vigilant in making sure our elected officials are making wise decisions; to be "prudent " in "looking well to his going". We are not to sit back after each election and relax under a false pretense that America is good. "One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." -- Plato (429-347 BC) Another problem with this "principle" is that any government policy formed on this 'America is good' sentiment is bound to be subject to what the majority currently decides is good. Whereas on the other hand, if we use the principle that 'God is good' to make policy then we will be guided by His Word with God as the ultimate authority on right and wrong. This is the key difference between a democracy and a republic: democracy = majority subjectively decides right from wrong, republic = a set standard of right and wrong is used. Remember that this is how our government was set up in the beginning, using God's law as the law of the land. Benjamin Franklin called our form of government "A republic, if you can keep it" meaning in part, that if we were to use any other standard of right and wrong, then right and wrong would become subjective and we would see our nation begin it's downfall. "When it becomes dominated by a collectivist creed, democracy will inevitably destroy itself." -- Fredrich August von Hayek (1899-1992), Nobel Laureate of Economic Sciences 1974 "The word 'democracy' is not in the U.S. Constitution. It is however, in the Communist Manifesto: "Establishing democracy is the first step in the revolution." - Karl Marx So please, Mr. Beck, understand that God is good, not America. 2. My second problem with Beck's views is found in the fifth chapter, page 90. Beck states that "There is no "star chamber" that needs to be found and destroyed, and there is no global conspiracy being played out." There has been an obvious move towards globalism for a very long time now. One would have to be blind not to see it. Do we really think it is just happening without anyone pulling the strings to make it happen? That this has been a natural evolution of society occurring; people just naturally began to think globally? Please, please do enlighten me, Mr. Beck...I want to see your proof that there is no conspiracy. You have laid out some very incriminating evidence of clear corruption going on within our government but have not backed your words on this issue with anything but your personal opinion. Do we think that the powers that be are capable of going only so far...but not any farther? Let us not be so enamored with the false idea that "America is good" that we are not willing to suspect America or a shadow government within America of all evil. “There is no safety for honest men except by believing all possible evil of evil men.”—Edmund Burke One does not have to listen to conspiracy theorists to know where we are headed. One does not have to go any further than the headline news to know that we are heading towards a one world currency or that we are in no way trying to secure our borders, but rather seem to be forgetting that they even exist. Both are evidences of a move towards global governance. And let us not forget in 91' when Bush Sr. made this statement: "Now, we can see a new world coming into view. A world in which there is the very real prospect of a new world order" Now one can say that I am taking this statement out of context but Bush's choice of words here is very bold and very telling of an agenda. Haven't we heard about a New World Order (NWO) aside from this statement? But with all of the very hard to deny evidence that the conspiracy theorists are laying out, I think the most convincing evidence of all is found in the pages of Scripture. Not only does Scripture foretell a one-world government, but also a one-world currency. God also foretold that Israel would become a nation again which happened in 1948, but even more specifically God told that it would happen in one day, and it did on May 14. What is even more amazing is that this happened in one day even though the land was owned by many different nations at the time. Think of all of the turmoil going on right now over this very land, and yet in one day all of these nations handed the land over for Israel to become a nation again. Wow! Please understand that I am just listing a few of the hundreds of prophecies foretelling the things happening right now. Please go to the following website and read for yourselves the 101 prophecies that they share about: "http://www.understandthetimes.org/101prophecy.shtml" Please understand, my friends, that these things are happening whether Glen Beck or any other naysayer cares to admit it. There is a conspiracy, but there is nothing we can do to stop it. God's Word tells us it is going to happen and so it will.
Jul. 19, 2009 - A couple of yummy recipes and a great kitchen tip I recently learned!
Recipe #1
Thai Peanut Quinoa Salad
My new favorite ingredient to cook with lately has been the very yummy and very good for you Quinoa (pronounced keen-wa) and I have been experimenting with it in all kinds of different recipes. I have used it as a replacement for rice when serving gumbo and curry and I have used it as a replcement for pasta in salads. This recipes is a Thai inspired salad that I made up to please my Thai ingredient loving taste buds! It is still a bit of a work in progress but it got rave reviews at a recent family get-together! Enjoy!
Peanut Dressing:
1/4 cup vinegar of your choice (I prefer seasoned rice vinegar)
1/4 coconut milk
4-5 T. peanut butter, creamy
1-2 fresh garlic cloves
2 T. sugar
1-2 T. fresh lime juice
1/4 t. chili sauce (also found in the Asian section of your supermarket), opt.
Process these ingredients in a blender until smooth and combine with the following:
2 cups dry quinoa cooked in 4 cups chicken broth according to package directions and chilled
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
2 cups cooked, cubed chicken, chilled
2-3 slices of pickled ginger, juliened (found in the Asian section of your supermarket)
1/2 cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
Chill salad in refridgerator for a couple hours, Just before serving top with chopped peanuts and more chopped cilantro. If you want to make it pretty you can make a rose out of the pickled ginger to place in the center. ( :
Recipe #2
Sour Cream Lemon Pie
This was my Aunt Evelyn's recipes and 'oh my' is it good!
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 1/4 cups milk
3 egg yolks, beaten
1/3 cup lemon juice (I used a little more because I like it tart)
1 t. lemon zest
1/4 cup butter
1 cup sour cream
1 pre-baked pie crust
Whipped Cream, store-bought or your own homemade
In saucepan, stir together the sugar and cornstarch. Add milk gradually, stirring until smooth. Stir in egg yolks, lemon juice and zest, and butter. Over medium heat, stirring constantly, cook mixture until it boils or becomes as thick as pudding. Pour into a large mixing bowl and refridgerate about 45-50 minutes or until colled but not completely set. Fold in the sour cream and pour into the pie crust. Refridgerate 2 hours or until firm. Top with the the whipped cream and a twisted slice of lemon. Enjoy!
Very Cool Kitchen Tip
I saw this on the Food Network awhile back and had to try it. Incredibly it worked very well and you will never have to buy green onions again if you try it! How does it work? Very easily! Just add a bunch of green onion to a glass of water and place in your kitchen windowsill. When you want some, snip off the tops and within a few days they will regenerate themselves! How cool is that?
Jun. 18, 2009 - Layered Caribbean Chicken Salad! Mmmm Mm!
I made this salad last night and it is sooooo yummy! A perfect summer dinner!
Layered Caribbean Chicken Salad
4 cups torn lettuce (any kind you want - I personally love a good mix with lots of fresh spinach included)
3 cups cubed cooked chicken (here is how I prep mine)
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 1/2 cups grape tomatoes, halved if you like
2 mangoes, peeled and cubed
1/2 cup each corn, diced red onion, diced red bell pepper, and diced avacado
1 cup corn tortilla chips, crushed
Layer the above ingredients in whatever order you like and drizzle with the following dressing (or serve the dressing on the side):
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup lime juice (fresh is best, if using fresh add the zest from it as well)
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
2 fresh garlic cloves
2 T. sugar or honey (I prefer honey)
3/4 t. salt
1/4 t. ground cinnamon
Cayene pepper to taste if you like a little spice!
Throw all the ingredients into your blender and blend until thoroughly blended. This dressing is so yummy! I think I could bottle it, sell it and make a fortune - it is that good! The fresh garlic, lime and cilantro with a little sweetness is such a fantastic combination!
Enjoy!
May. 14, 2009 - Socialism?
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