Will defect for food...

Iran nuclear scientist defects to U.S.

Well, I hope after this guy is done defecting and spilling the beans on Mr. Members Only's plans for nuclear devastation that he has future employment plans outside his area of expertise. The last time a nuclear power plant was built I was graduating from high school. Yeah, Class of 76. Just last week Obama signed an agreement with Russia to drop our drawers while grabbing our collective ankles by reducing our nuclear arms and trusting them to do the same. Not much call for nuke guys here in the USA.
So what to do? Well, windmills and solar panels are becoming all the rage. But would that be like a guy who used to build flamethrowers being employed to now make matches? Or a builder of rocket ships now building model airplanes? If the guy can crunch numbers and crack skulls he should head to the IRS straight away to apply for one of those 12,000 new jobs Obama has commanded in order to enforce his new Socialist Health Plan. Being from Iran I'm sure the guy has some experience working for totalitarian regimes. A perfect fit. But maybe when he sees how corrupt this regime is he may want to defect again. But to where???
Now you know how the rest of us feel.

Agent Mulder says...

Not that there's anything wrong with that-Seinfeld

Ricky Martin: 'I Am a Fortunate Homosexual Man'

Posted Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:48pm PDT by Access Hollywood in Stop The Presses!
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- After years of keeping quiet about his personal life, pop star Ricky Martin has announced that he is gay..

"I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man," Ricky said in a message posted on his official Web site. "I am very blessed to be who I am."

BT comment: I really don't get this on many levels. Obviously, because I am heterosexual I don't get it. But even more so, I don't get all of the hoopla surrounding someone "coming out". In some instances it's no surprise. But still, what is the big deal? I don't say that all gay people are like this, but there are those in the gay community who don't want anybody to tell them how to live, yet they tell everybody how they live. Who cares?! They come out like it's a 13 year old Jewish boy(only as far as the hoopla, not a lifestyle reference)on his Bar Mitzvah. But instead of "Today I am a man!", it's "I'm gay!". I can appreciate the centuries old religious ceremony for it's solemnity. But to loudly and broadly announce your preference in sexual partners is at the very least uncouth. I don't see or hear anyone tweeting or posting or yelling to the world "I'm hetero!".
The other thing that eludes me is that there is usually some sort of adjective adjoined to the connotation of the words "gay" and "homosexual". Now I may be overstating this matter and if so, please forgive me. I just remember that when the disgraced and adulterous ex-governor of New Jersey, Jim Mcgreevey announced that he was gay he said that he was "a gay American". Why not just gay? The American part was a given. Was it supposed to impart a certain kind of patriotism to his gayness? Gay or straight the guy was an adulterous lech. He cheated on his wife while his sexual proclivities skewed his professional judgement. Making poor choices that involved homeland security. So the gay part aside, he was a bad American governor and an even worse husband. Just a thought, maybe that gay part was thrown in so that any railings against him would automatically be considered a hate crime. Even if such accusations had little or nothing to do with his lifestyle choice.
And now we have Ricky Martin, the "Fortunate homosexual man". Such a grand pronouncement. It's too long, it's redundant(we know he's a man), it's braggadocios(am I to assume being straight I am less fortunate?) and last of all, who the hell cares??? Go live your life like most of us do. Toiling in anonymity. Living our lives. Paying our bills. Etc, etc, etc.
Finally, I do not agree with the homosexual lifestyle. Biblically and morally I think it is wrong. However, I do believe that God loves all people, all sinners, regardless of what they have done or failed to do. It would be easy to stigmatize one group or one type of behaviour. The truth is that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. My intent here was not to bash gays in any way. I am only noting my failure to grasp the pomp and circumstance that sometimes accompanies this choice. I know from people who have come out of this lifestyle that it is anything but gay. I do not speak as an expert on this particular subject, just as one who has had his own share of hurts, disappointments and failures that manifested themselves in other ways that only lead to self destruction. It is only by the grace of God through Christ that my sins were washed away and my heart is continually being made whole. Far from perfect with eterntiy to plumb the depths and riches of His love. So it's not for me to approve or disapprove of someone's lifestyle. I am entitled to my opinion as are we all. I do not judge, only opine.
I am a born again, overly blessed, middle aged, baseball loving, Cowboys hating, liberal loathing, conservative, blogger, Rush and Beck listening, heterosexual American.
There. I think that about covers it.

Happy Passover

Exodus 12
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt saying,
2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.
3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house:
4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.
5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats:
6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening.
7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike it on the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses, wherein they shall eat it.
8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.
9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.
10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire.
11 And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste: it is the LORD's passover.
12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.
13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.
15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.
16 And in the first day there shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which every man must eat, that only may be done of you.
17 And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.
18 In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of the month at even.
19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land.
20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations shall ye eat unleavened bread.
21 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill the passover.
22 And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and the two side posts with the blood that is in the basin; and none of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.
23 For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.
24 And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.
25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.
26 And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
27 That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD's passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.
28 And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
29 And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.
30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.
31 And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said, Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said.
32 Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.
33 And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.
34 And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.
35 And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:
36 And the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.
37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, beside children.
38 And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and flocks, and herds, even very much cattle.
39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened; because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.
40 Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.
41 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.
42 It is a night to be much observed unto the LORD for bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this is that night of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in their generations.
43 And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:
44 But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.
45 A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.
46 In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.
47 All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.
48 And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.
49 One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.
50 Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
51 And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the LORD did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.

BT comment: Blessed Pesakh to all of my Jewish friends. You who have enriched my life over the years and given me a profound love for God's chosen people. Along with you I echo "Next year in Jerusalem!"

Palm Sunday

Old Testament Prophecy
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass Zechariah 9:9


New Testament Fulfilment
And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
30 Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither.
31 And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
32 And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them.
33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
34 And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
35 And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.
36 And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.
37 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen;
38 Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.
40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.
41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.
43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,
44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. Luke 19:29-44

BT prayer: Praise you Jehovah and glory to you Yeshua for your great love for all men and for your people Israel. In our weakness show yourself strong on our behalf and for the glory of your name. Bring peace to your city Jerusalem. Gather us together all who are yours. That you we may be your people and that you will be our God. And beside you there is no other. Grace and peace to all who believe on Thee. Amen.

Holes! I need holes!-George Costanza

Landmarks, cities worldwide unplug for Earth Hour

By DAVID STRINGER, Associated Press Writer David Stringer, Associated Press Writer – 44 mins ago
LONDON – Europe's best known landmarks — including the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben and Rome's Colosseum — fell dark Saturday, following Sydney's Opera House and Beijing's Forbidden City in joining a global climate change protest, as lights were switched off across the world to mark the Earth Hour event.

In the U.S., organizers said some of the participating landmarks would be the Mt. Rushmore presidential monument, the glittering Las Vegas strip and the marquee lights of Broadway theaters in New York.

Millions of people were turning off lights and appliances for an hour from 8:30 p.m. in a gesture to highlight environmental concerns and to call for a binding pact to cut greenhouse gas emissions. This year's was the fourth annual Earth Hour, organized by the World Wildlife Fund.

As each time zone reaches the appointed hour, skylines go dark and landmarks dim, from a Manila shopping mall to Berlin's Brandenburg Gate and the Empire State Building in New York.

"I think it's great to see that hundreds of millions of people share this common value of lowering our carbon footprint," said Dan Forman, a spokesman for WWF in Washington.


BT comment: If global warming is a real thing(which it's not) it is caused by all of the methane gas from all of the lying crap that is spread about it's existence. But in the spirit of the event I have proceeded to turn on every light, TV, radio and kitchen appliance. I put my recyclables in with my regular trash. I started my car and let it run until the tank was on E. I turned up the heat and opened all of my windows. Then, for good measure, I ran outside wielding an aerosol can in each hand and emptied them into the atmosphere in an effort to open a big hole in the ozone layer right above my apartment. I am intent on leaving one big a$$ carbon foot print before this old carcass is unplugged for good.
The reality as far back as I can remember in grade school is that we emit carbon dioxide when we breathe. Plants use that same carbon dioxide in conjunction with water and sunlight(photosynthesis) to produce oxygen. That's what we breathe in. It's what we need to live.
I want a clean planet as much as the next person. Clean air. Clean water. That's the ticket. But I don't want to go back to the pre-industrial era and live like it's the 1700's. It is the free market, industialized democracies that contribute the most to a clean environment while still maintaining a high standard of living.
Stop worshipping the planet. Be good stewards of God's creation but don't make it an idol. Worship the Creator, not the creation. We should enjoy the advances in technology that we are blessed with and use them wisely. Stop buying into the whole Green Movement. It really is just a haven for the old Red Movement.
Socialism.

Disclaimer:No environmental laws were broken in the writing of this post. Also, no animals were harmed during it's composition. Any references to the wanton use of electricity, gasoline, fluorcarbons or natural gas were made purely for comedic effect or to hack off environmentalist wackos.

Genesis 12:1-3

From The Times March 26, 2010

Binyamin Netanyahu humiliated after Barack Obama 'dumped him for dinner'

Of all the destructive policies of the Obama administration, I fear that none is more ominous and dangerous to America than his poor treatment of Israel.
For those who don't know the above scripture verses, it is God's promise to Abraham to bless those that bless him(and his descendants)and to curse those that curse him(and his descendants). It would appear that our anti-semite commander in chief is choosing the latter. Since God is eternal, as are His promises, this does not bode well for America.
As a person whose closest friends are Jewish, and as a christian who loves God and Israel I am very troubled by this change in policy towards America's closest, or for that matter, only ally in the Middle East. Maybe in the world. Obama's indignation, feigned or real, seems so petty and childish. To shun Israel's leader, not even over the building of legitimate apartments in their own land, but the timing of the announcement of said construction seems on it's face ridiculous. Then again, I don't imagine that someone named Barack Hussein Obama would posses great fondness for Israel or the jewish people.
Jews and Christian's alike should be forewarned, this administration is no friend to them or the God of the Old and New Testaments. This may only be the beginning of a wave of persection that is to come against us. We need to embrace our faith now more than ever. Of course I am aware that the Jewish faith does not accept Jesus as the Messiah. Even growing up in a Lutheran church I did not really believe it with my heart. Not until He revealed himself to me and by faith I trusted Him as God's Son and Saviour. To me, he is Yeshua Hamashiach.
So in these times, the Jews and Israel should have no greater allies than Bible believing christians. And although I can only pray that my Jewish friends would come to know Jesus, I would hope that those of them that may be afar off from their Jewish faith, would return to it with a new fervor and find solace in the midst of what may be coming on the horizon. For this present world system is no friend to any of God's people.
I will end with another Old Testament scripture penned by King David that Jews and Christians alike may agree upon and unite under:
"Yea, happy is that people whose God is the Lord" Psalms 144:15

Who will fell America first? Obama or Osama

Bin Laden threatens US over alleged 9/11 plotter

By SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press Writer Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Writer – Thu Mar 25, 1:31 pm ET
CAIRO – Osama bin Laden threatened in a new message released Thursday to kill any Americans al-Qaida captures if the U.S. executes the self-professed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks or other al-Qaida suspects.

Answer: Neither,once Conservatives are back in power.

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I double dog dare ya

'Go for it,' Obama tells GOP on health repeal

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press Writer Darlene Superville, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 28 mins ago
IOWA CITY, Iowa – President Barack Obama dared Republicans to try to repeal his new health care law, telling them Thursday to "Go for it" and see how well they do with voters in November.

"Be my guest," Obama said in the first of many planned appearances to sell the revamp before fall congressional elections. "If they want to have that fight, we can have it. Because I don't believe the American people are going to put the insurance industry back in the driver's seat."


BT comment: Here again is the raging arrogance of the anointed one. Inciting his political opponents(and the American people) by daring them to even try to turn back his horrendous healthcare reform bill. The pomposity of this fool is near equivalent to that of one of the Caesars of ancient Rome. But this man is not a king, not an emperor, not a dictator(yet). He is though a Marxist, Socialist Progressive. And that is antithetical to what our Founders believed and what the Constitution prescribes. NO man is above the law. No not even the pseudo messiah Barack Hussein Obama. One of my few comforts is from the book of Proverbs where King Solomon writes that pride comes before a fall, and a haughty spirit before destruction. Unfortunately, America may suffer collateral damage when BO reaps what he sows. Pray to God that is not so.
Finally, didn't the Left decry George W. Bush's alleged taunt during the Iraq war attacks when he said "Bring them on"? An obvious show of strength and assurance that Barack cannot muster as he bows to every leader or dictator while apologizing on behalf of his own country. Then the infamous "Lurch", John Kerry taunted Bush and Republicans during the debates leading up to the 2004 elections by boasting "Bring it on". See the pattern? Liberals can only mock and taunt their own law abiding citizens with opposing political views, but grab their proverbial ankles when it comes to facing down real evil in the world. In both cases I don't think the liberal Democrats know who they are dealing with, and if they keep pushing their progressive agenda here and abroad, they will soon find out.

More bad news from the Bizarro World

Treaty to cut US-Russia nukes; signing in 2 weeks


AFP – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) …
By ROBERT BURNS and LYNN BERRY, Associated Press Writers Robert Burns And Lynn Berry, Associated Press Writers – 1 hr 33 mins ago
WASHINGTON – The U.S. and Russia reached a breakthrough agreement Wednesday for a historic treaty to reduce the nuclear arsenals of the former Cold War rivals, the most significant pact in a generation and an important milestone in the decades-long quest to lower the risk of global nuclear war.

After long and trying negotiations, President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are to sign the treaty in two weeks in Prague, once final technical details are worked out, officials in Washington and Moscow said. The accord is expected to cut the number of long-range nuclear weapons held by each side to about 1,500, and it raises hopes for further disarmament in the years ahead.

The deal is seen as sealing an increased level of trust and cooperation between the U.S. and Russia, who possess the vast majority of the world's nuclear arms and have labored under strained relations in recent years.

Obama and Medvedev are expected to seal the deal when they talk by telephone this week, setting the stage for a White House campaign to win Senate ratification. The treaty also must win approval by the Russian Duma, and the two legislative processes are likely to take months.

BT comment: Do you get a bad vibe about this too? That instead of peace through strength we are signing away any kind of deterent to those who really hate our guts. Lord knows we can trust the Russians, right? They would never lie to us. Meanwhile, they are helping Iran rush towards nuclear capability. The same Iran that wants to annihilate us and wipe Israel off the face of the map. I just wish that liberals could do one thing right(possible pun intended). Either the domestic agenda or international affairs. Please, just pick one! But no. They choose to do both with pathetic alacrity. We are at risk from within, and when this treaty is signed, increasingly from without. And oh yeah, the Russians are drilling for oil in our own backyard off the coast of Cuba/Florida. Meanwhile we are scaling back our arsenal, building windmills and installing solar panels. Somebody ought to tell Obama and his ilk that when Russia, China and Iran come a knockin', it ain't gonna be no tickle fight.

235 years ago... A call to freedom

Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775.

No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House. But different men often see the same subject in different lights; and, therefore, I hope it will not be thought disrespectful to those gentlemen if, entertaining as I do opinions of a character very opposite to theirs, I shall speak forth my sentiments freely and without reserve. This is no time for ceremony. The questing before the House is one of awful moment to this country. For my own part, I consider it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery; and in proportion to the magnitude of the subject ought to be the freedom of the debate. It is only in this way that we can hope to arrive at truth, and fulfill the great responsibility which we hold to God and our country. Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings.

Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty? Are we disposed to be of the number of those who, having eyes, see not, and, having ears, hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation? For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst, and to provide for it.

I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know of no way of judging of the future but by the past. And judging by the past, I wish to know what there has been in the conduct of the British ministry for the last ten years to justify those hopes with which gentlemen have been pleased to solace themselves and the House. Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received? Trust it not, sir; it will prove a snare to your feet. Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss. Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled that force must be called in to win back our love? Let us not deceive ourselves, sir. These are the implements of war and subjugation; the last arguments to which kings resort. I ask gentlemen, sir, what means this martial array, if its purpose be not to force us to submission? Can gentlemen assign any other possible motive for it? Has Great Britain any enemy, in this quarter of the world, to call for all this accumulation of navies and armies? No, sir, she has none. They are meant for us: they can be meant for no other. They are sent over to bind and rivet upon us those chains which the British ministry have been so long forging. And what have we to oppose to them? Shall we try argument? Sir, we have been trying that for the last ten years. Have we anything new to offer upon the subject? Nothing. We have held the subject up in every light of which it is capable; but it has been all in vain. Shall we resort to entreaty and humble supplication? What terms shall we find which have not been already exhausted? Let us not, I beseech you, sir, deceive ourselves. Sir, we have done everything that could be done to avert the storm which is now coming on. We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry and Parliament. Our petitions have been slighted; our remonstrances have produced additional violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded; and we have been spurned, with contempt, from the foot of the throne! In vain, after these things, may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation. There is no longer any room for hope. If we wish to be free-- if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending--if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained--we must fight! I repeat it, sir, we must fight! An appeal to arms and to the God of hosts is all that is left us!

They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house? Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot? Sir, we are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power. The millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us. Besides, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable--and let it come! I repeat it, sir, let it come.

It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace-- but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!


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This is not the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning

These are two quotes from one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century. Winston Churchill.
The battle against American socialism was temporarily lost yesterday, but the war rages on. Most of us have never really fought for anything important in this life. If you have, God bless you. But for those who have not and even those who have, now is the time to fight. And this is only one front on the battle against those who want to limit or take away our God given liberties. If you have had any doubts about the intentions of this administration I would hope that it is clear that their end game is control.
Only now do I really begin to understand what "Live Free Or Die" truly means. Never giving up is the means to that end.

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WASHINGTON, March 21 –
WASHINGTON, March 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Phyllis Schlafly, president and founder of the conservative grassroots public policy organization Eagle Forum, made the following remarks after the public announcement that formerly pro-life Democrat Bart Stupak (D-MI) will cast a "yes" vote for the Senate health care bill today in the House:

"It is naive for any elected official, especially one who describes himself as 'pro-life,' to expect that a promise to issue an Executive Order that reasserts the intentions of the Hyde Amendment will be fulfilled by the most pro-abortion president to ever sit in the White House. Perhaps Mr. Stupak and his fellow pro-life Democrats forget that President Obama's first Executive Order was the repeal of the Mexico City Policy to allow for international funding of abortion."

"Not only would an Executive Order be rendered meaningless in the face of Congress passing legislation which actively provides for the massive expansion and funding of abortion services, but anyone who doubts the abortion tsunami which awaits this bill becoming law lives in a fantasy world."

"Barack Obama has lined every existing federal agency with the most dedicated pro-abortion ideologues, and we know that he will continue this pattern of pro-abortion appointments when it comes time for him to fill the over-100 bureaucracies created to administer his socialized health care program."

"Any formerly pro-life Democrat who casts a 'Yes' vote for this Senate health care bill tonight will be forever remembered as being among the deciding votes which facilitated the largest expansion of abortion services since Roe v. Wade."

"Mr. Stupak and his Democrat followers have now clarified that you cannot be pro-life and be a Democrat. If abortion was truly their biggest issue, they wouldn't willfully align themselves with the Party of Death."

"This vote will expose the myth of the 'pro-life Democrat.' With this single vote, the Democratic Party will divide our nation into the Party of Death and the Party of Life, and future elections will never be the same."

CONTACT: Suzanne Bibby, (610) 608-6303

SOURCE Phyllis Schlafly


BT comment: It is hard to embellish on what Ms. Schlafly has already penned here so succinctly. It shouldn't take long for this promise to be broken and proved to be the sham that it is. Stupak is either very naive or very corrupt. My argument all along has been that if you are standing against this bill due to your moral imperative regarding abortion, then where is your morality against the bill as a whole? It is immoral and anti-constitutional to compel the American people to buy any good or service. So what started as The Stupak Amendment is now an executive order pledged by a known liar.
I personally think that the representative is stupid. Or maybe just gullible. Stupid to not understand how Washington politics works. Gullible for falling for anything this administration has promised him. In the end, a Democrat is a Democrat, is a Liberal, is a Progressive, is a Marxist, is a Socialist, etc.. Just as there is no Santa Claus, no Easter Bunny, no Tooth Fairy, there is no such thing as a Blue Dog Democrat.

Happy First Day of Spring 2010

Leave it to a blues-based, heavy metal British band from the 70's to offer up a happy sounding, bluegrass tune. The original title was supposed to be "Tubesteak", just like the title of "War and Peace" was originally entitled "War, What Is It Good For?" Personally I like hamburgers more, but since there is no song dedicated to chopped steak that I know of, "Hotdog" is a good choice to bid winter a long overdue farewell. I like mine with spicy mustard, relish and chopped onion on a Martin's potato roll.
Two red hots, over here!

Apocalyptic Animation Fun

One way or another it feels like the end of the world, atleast as I have known it. At the same time the child in me likes a cartoon every now and then.

7th Anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom

Thank you to all of our brave men and women who give themselves in the service of their country. Whether you agree with the war or not, these selfless young people sacrifice themselves for the sake of the freedom of all peoples on behalf of the bastion of freedom. These United States of America.

Country For Sale

My fellow Americans... your country is on the sales block. At what price you ask. Well, the bottom line is your freedom. Who's buying it? The Obama administration by way of your representatives. The irony is that it is being bought and you are being sold out with your own hard earned dollars.
These said representatives are selling their votes for Obamacare(a misnomer since he doesn't even know what the hell is in it)for little perks and bones being thrown their way by our Liar and Chief and his minions(Pelosi and Reid). Instead of listening to their constituents or more importantly adhering to the Constitution they have sworn to protect and uphold, they are having their ears tickled by this lying sack of manure President and are only concerned about their own political futures.
My friends, America is not for sale. Our votes are not for sale. I am not for sale. You cannot put a price on freedom or integrity. Our Constitution is not negotiable. As I have said before, the borrower is slave to the lender. Do you want to be a slave to anyone or anything, let alone a cold, heartless government that only seeks it's own ends?
America is a country that was founded on freedom and rugged individualism. What Obama is seeking to implement is what our Founding Fathers came here to get away from. Why in heaven's name would we want to return to brutal over arching authority and taxation without any representation?
I fear that we have taken our freedom for granted for far too long. We are an anomaly in human history. Most of human history is dominated by slavery and brutal dictatorships. We are the only republic founded on the principle that our rights and freedoms come from God. I beg you to reclaim those freedoms as well as the responsibilities our Founders realized some 200 years ago. If we do not seize this moment, we will, like other failed society's will be cast into the ash heap of history.

"Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty" Wendell Phillips

Post Happy St. Patty's Day

This St Patty's Day marks the 60th anniversary of when the parents of BT met. It was at the now defunct Mayfair movie theatre at the intersection of Frankford and Cottman Aves. in Northeast Philadelphia. Congratulations to my parents for all of the love and stability they have shared with each other and their family.

Fair Exchange-Kansas

(Kerry Livgren)
Your credit is good if you're a member
Just a token to help the people remember
All we've done for you
Nobody buys and nobody sells
And nobody speaks 'til the chairman tells you
We're gonna be your religion, throw those others away

(Chorus)
Fair exchange for your freedom
Fair exchange for your life
Hail the new perfect order
Ending trouble and strife
No one can refuse our offer, it's a fair exchange

You're on file, our computer
Knows what's best for you
We will provide the solution, for the rest of you
Safety and peace, the terror will cease
Forget everything the fanatics tell you
Now you can worship the leader
All he wants is your soul

(Chorus)

We're under control, never worry
Always watching you
Now you're a part of the program
We'll be using you
What do you want? We know what you need
Get out of line, we eliminate you
All for the good of the people
Better one man should die

(Chorus)

BT Comment: Cash for clunkers, cash for caulkers(gimme a break), government owned car companies, national ID cards (won't be able to get a job without one), government sponsored appliance rebates, the "fairness doctrine"(goodbye free speech... the list goes on. But the whole ball of wax, socialized medicine. Obamacare. In fact, why don't you just put Obama's name in front of any and all government programs, events, national parks, holidays, legal tender,etc.

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759

Obamacare... Where you pay more and get less

A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have. Thomas Jefferson

On the eve of what could be the biggest government entitlement Jefferson's quote rings ominously true. The Bible says that the borrower is slave to the lender. In other words, the one who receives is beholden to the giver. But in this country we believe(or atleast the Founding Father believed) that our rights come from God. He is the one to whom we are beholden. And if our rights come from Him no man can take them away. But this government and this administration are quickly absconding what God has freely granted. But they are not completely to blame. Many in our country's
electorate are giving unlimited license to this government to take away our rights. They want a nanny state. They want the government to supply all of their needs(at the expense of those of us who work hard for a living). They want what they call "social justice". A leveling of the playing field. Taking from the have's and giving to the work not's.
The passage of this monumental Obamacare health reform bill will signal the end of this country as we have known it. It is wildly unpopular, expensive and socialist at it's very core. It promises to give us everything that we want in socialized medicine. But think about it. Who is going to pay for this? We are already in the bag for over $12,000,000,000,000.00. Yeah, that's trillions. But even more costly than the all of the trillions or dollars(the taxes we will be paying) is that we will be losing something more precious... Our Freedom!!! A government that can dictate who gets what treatment. Basically, who ultimately lives and who dies. I know it sounds extreme but it will come to that when care has to be rationed because there is only so much money to pay for it and only so much medical attention and medicine to go around. Just ask someone from England or Canada. Oh, and another thing... If this becomes law you WILL have to buy into it. If not, you will be fined. It is unconstitutional for the government to force you to buy anything. But that doesn't stop Obama and the progressive liberals. Liberals have long shown their disdain for the laws of our land. Or more specifically the Constitution. They believe that we are a nation of men and not laws with they being the ruling elite class. It is time for us as Americans to know our rights, know our history and shape our own future.
So back to Jefferson... His warning that this present government that promises health coverage for all can(and in my educated opinion, will) in the end take everything that we have. Actually, once they lay claim to our freedom, there will be nothing else worth taking. Or for that matter, worth having.

BT afterthought: This monstrosity will begin to be paid for by us as soon as BO signs it into law. However, the benefits(if that's what you want to call them)don't kick in for atleast four years later. To put it into perspective, it would be like buying a car that you never even laid eyes on. Started making payments on the 10 year loan immediately, but didn't take receipt of the vehicle until four years into your loan payments. Maybe not the best example but close enough. You get the idea. Don't buy this car from Bad Deal Barack.

Massengill Award Winner of the Week-Charlie Rangel

No, this is not a beached whale(please see Jehmu the Killer Whale entry). This is your hard earned tax dollars at work. This week Representative Charlie Rangel finally relented and stepped down(temporarily?) as head of the Ways and Means Comittee. These are the guys that write the tax code. I didn't say that they abide by it, they just write it. Just like "Turbo Tax" Timmy Geithner who heads up the IRS and was appointed by Obama(and failed to pay his income tax), he has a vast degree of difficulty adhering to the same tax laws that you and I obey with slavish trepidation.
Rangel is accused of receiving unethical gifts of renumeration and failure to declare income and assets. Blaming his appointed underlings for failure to catch these oversights, he vows that his absence from the chairmanship is temporary. I guess he thought that his past service(thank you for your service Mr. Rangel)in a segregated military and the fact that he is a minority, gives him special privileges. If you haven't noticed by now, Lady Justice wears a blindfold. She cares not about past service or skin color.
When I see this guy it's a toss up as to which word comes to mind first. Pompous or Arrogant? I guess he thought that 40 years in office would give him immunity from any kind of ethics investigation. Turns out he is the poster boy(nothing racial implied here)for term limits.
If justice were sure and swift Rangel and Geithner would be sharing a cell in a federal prison with Geithner administering Rangel's weekly pedicures as they swap stories of their financial felonies. But Lady Justice is the one female the feminists,as well as liberals, fail to rally behind. So for now, I will enjoy Rangel's absence even though his Democrat successor may well be just as corrupt. I will give Charlie this, he was at times quite colorful(again, nothing racial implied here) if not infuriating. So for now we bid adieu to the ex-chairman with the gravely voice.

Jehmu the Killer Whale on O'Reilly

The NCAA took a Focus on the Family ad off of its Web site after homosexual activists complained.

The print ad shows a father holding his young son. It’s titled:

Celebrate Family. Celebrate Life.

And the picture is captioned:

All I want for my son is for him to grow up knowing how to do the right thing.

The activists claimed Focus was too controversial for being pro-life, and in favor of one-man, one-woman marriage. They said that runs counter to the NCAA’s policies.

Gary Schneeberger, vice president of ministry communications at Focus on the Family, said he was “befuddled” by the NCAA’s decision.

“Have we really become a society where it’s considered distasteful and controversial for a dad to hope the best for his son?” he said. “If so, we have a lot of soul-searching to do as a nation.”


BT Comment: I saw this freedom hating abortion supporter on O'Reilly tonight. This was not the first time for Jehmu of the Womens Media Center. She was there defending the NCAA decision to pull the Focus on the Family ad from their website. The ad is not blatantly christian or even spiritual. Just supportive of the traditional family unit. She stated that the ad did not conform to it's audience at the NCAA who are "tolerant". She must have said the word "tolerant" atleast 4 or 5 times. Then at the end of her diatribe she said how they would not stand for this type of ad. Does she not know what the hell tolerant means?!
See, liberals, especially the radical left, cannot win in the arena of ideas. They either have to shut down, shout down or denegrate the oppositon. In this case, she exulted in the shut down. Obviously another pro free speech activist. But as you know, the 1st Amendment doesn't give you the right to yell FIRE in a crowded theatre. I guess as far as Shamu is concerned you can't print LIFE on a NCAA website either.