Obama is absolutely clueless and utterly incompetent on the economy - Standing Firm 07/14/2009

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Is Kim Jung Terminally Ill? The North Korean Endgame

Kim Jung Il Apparently Is Dying? What And Who Comes Next?


As you can see from the picture to the left, Kim Jung Il, who was suspected of suffering a stroke does not look very well. New reports have him with pancreatic cancer, a cancer whose symptoms typically show up after the cancer has already spread. If that is the case he probably does not have very long to live.

That said, has the groundwork for a smooth transition been laid, or will their be turmoil and upheaval when the time is at hand?

Under normal circumstances conjecture over this would be worth some time, but these are obviously not normal times. As a closed society, a nuclear state and with a location bordering that of one of our closest allies who they have never signed a peace treaty with, a smooth transition is in everybody's best interests. Pyongyang and Seoul are separated by a distance of 121 miles, with only 30 miles between the DMZ and Seoul. North Korean troops could be in Seoul before we could say kimchi.

(Foreign Policy.com) "Reports note that Kim is likely preparing to pick which of his three sons will succeed him -- a transition which has the potential to end the communist state's isolationist foreign policy. The youngest son, Jong-un, around 25 years old, seems the likeliest candidate.

The middle son suffers from unnamed but allegedly debilitating diseases; the eldest became infamous when he attempted to sneak into Japan to visit Tokyo Disneyland with a fake passport..."

I posted a picture of Jong-un back in June, and at the time stated that we know little about him other than the fact that he studied internationally. What are his thoughts and feelings about the west? Does he want his country to get out from under it's isolation or does he believe in the same status quo including bellicose actions designed to try and blackmail the west into accommodations that North Korea wants.

Assuming a somewhat smooth transition, we will be back to the drawing board in terms of attempting to bring them out of the dark and into the world. Much like everything else that we know about North Korea now, it is a wait and see situation.

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America's Right: When the Moon Hits Your Eye ...

Guest Article From Americas Right

America's Right: When the Moon Hits Your Eye ...


It is none of my business if the president of the United States was giving his seal of approval to a nice example of the fairer sex. Frankly, while the photograph looks fairly self-explanatory, we don't even know if that's indeed what he was doing -- for all we know, the King of Saud could have been close by, but out of camera shot, and President Obama was just getting in a quick bow.


Regardless of what the president's excuse may be, one thing is for certain: the First Lady is gonna kick his scrawny butt later.

Actually, the only reason I wanted to make note of it at all was because of the Drudge Report headline:

SECOND STIMULUS!

Bravo, Mr. Drudge. That, my friend, is absolutely hilarious.

UPDATE:

First, I cannot confirm that the posterior in question belongs to the 16-year-old daughter of the Brazilian president, but that's what I'm hearing. Second, just as our president's past associations with Marxists and leftist radicals should have presented us with a pattern from which we could discern his plans for America, it looks as though this G-8 meeting is presenting us with a pattern from which we can discern our president's favorite anatomical feature.

Consider this photo from the G-8, from an Italian site:



Mind you, this is all tongue-in-cheek (no pun intended). Besides the fact that we have much bigger issues to address stateside, remember that the shutter opens and closes in an instant -- enough pictures taken, and I'm sure we could see a photo of the president appearing to do just about anything. Still, with the possible exception of the First Lady, the rest of us can look at it and laugh at Barack Obama making Silvio Berlusconi look positively sans libido.

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Beheading Of The Statue Of Liberty

From The Political and Financial Markets Commentator

Stolen Replica Is Decapitated And Smashed

More likely than not a true terrorist group would not be sending a message to the United States through this type of idiocy. I will tell you, however, that watching this video of one of the symbols of our freedom, society and way of life being beheaded in the same way that an Al-Qaeda captive like Daniel Pearl lost his life is chilling. First with a chain saw, then with a hand held saw and then the head is smashed.

Is it just the work of kids who were bored and had nothing better to do (most likely), is it the work of terrorist wannabes (less likely), a publicity stunt of some kind (?), a political statement against the restaurant (possible) or maybe something worse (least likely)? When a movie like Independence Day depicts the destruction of American icons it is all done in the context of entertainment. When a statue is stolen and defiled with images of "Death to America" flashed across the screen, that is a whole other thing.

Some might think it is a trivial issue and not worth discussing, akin to putting a burning bag of dog crap on someone's doorstep and ringing the bell.

After writing this, at first I thought along those same lines. Thinking about it further though, if it were only the smashing of a statue that would be one thing. Not right, but a simple act of vandalism. Similar to someone taking a 6 foot tall replica of the Eiffel Tower and crushing it with a shovel. But at this time in history, in this place New York City, with her head cut off with a saw and chainsaw, with We Don't Want Your Freedom and Death To America flashed across the screen, I changed my mind.

Whoever did this should be caught and forced to clean the entire Statue of Liberty with a toothbrush and tongue, and then deported back to wherever the type of freedom they want exists.

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Christian Doctrine and how the left twists it politically

http://evanstonconservative.blogspot.com/2009/07/christian-doctrine-and-how-left-twists.html

Authored by Gary Karlin, editor of Evanston Conservative (IL).

The issues – There are a lot of issues to be covered in this article such as abortion, so called gay issues, taxes, socialized medicine and other social programs, illegal criminal invaders.

(all verses use New King James Version for accuracy and understanding. Other versions of the bible are vague and unclear. KJV is the most accurate that one could use, but it is difficult for anyone to understand, so I struck a balance with something that was with original intent of scripture and the teaching of God, but easier for people to understand).

Abortion –

There’s no direct edict in the bible prohibiting or allowing abortion; however, there’s a few passages to keep in mind –

Genesis 1:28–Be fruitful and multiply and fill the Earth. (A command directly from God)

Exodus 20 (10 Commandments) – Thou Shall Not Kill

Ok, taking into consideration of these passages (and many others) they show that we do have a God who does lean in the direction of pro-life. Many lefties will use verses of compassion which do not relate to the issue or topic at hand. This is a weak argument and doesn’t hold up any credibility with our Lord and Savior Jesus.

There are exceptions to the pro-life stance our God and that may be found in Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 19 – where the homosexual men wanted to have their way with guests of Lot (who was the nephew of Abraham)). These men were so wicked in the eyes of God that he destroyed them (killed them) for their sins. This passage and many more about wars are misunderstood by uneducated lefties. Do not be confused by the lefties babbling, they usually take things out of context and don’t understand the true meaning.

Also in Genesis 19, Lot impregnates his daughters (their idea to get their father drunk, so they could carry on the family line. We call that incest. By the passage in the bible, both of Lot’s daughters kept their children. They didn’t abort their pregnancies.

Homosexuality –

Leviticus 18:22 – You shall not lie with a male as a female it is an abomination.

Leviticus 20:13 – If a man lies with a male as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination. They shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them.

I would have to say that God strongly disapproves of homosexual relationships period. He calls it sinful. The judgment isn’t coming from me or any other man, but directly from God’s scripture.

Taxes –

Matthew 22:21 - "Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's."

Unfortunately we have to pay the taxes what the government gives us to pay. We are taxed into submission now a days until it is hurting us. The good news is that the tithe, what God set up in our church, has a distinct advantage - you can actually get a tax break by contributing to your church or temple. I’m all for giving less to government (abortion funding, gay marriage lobby, welfare for people who don’t want to work and illegal criminal aliens). Find out from your accountant what the maximum you can contribute for maximum tax relief is. Give more to your church if you like also.

Numbers 18:26 - The word tithe from Hebrew meaning one-tenth. It is suggested that you give 1/10 of your income to your place of worship. In some circumstances it is not appropriate to do this. For example:

2 Corinthians 9:7 - So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

Also, it is not wise to give a tithe while in financial turmoil. Giving a tithe does help you manage your finances better.

Taxes and tithes are two different words for that purpose. Taxes come from government and Tithes come from God’s church or temple for His work. Church and Temple are different words than government. So, if some lefty is telling you that you can’t be a Christian because you aren’t feeding every homeless guy on the street, you know he is interchanging the terms Church and Government.

True that some social programs are needed for those who are out of work and those who are not in a sane mental capacity. For those who are illegal need to be deported and those who are lazy need to be weaned off the social welfare system in some way, such as trade schooling to become employable, job coaching and whatever it takes. If you don’t go with the program, instant cut off!

Social Programs have a huge tie in to taxes, so I’m keeping it in this session.

Church is church and government is government and the two shouldn’t be intertwined.

Luke 10-30-37:

30 Then Jesus answered and said: "A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, who stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a certain priest came down that road. And when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32 Likewise a Levite, when he arrived at the place, came and looked, and passed by on the other side. 33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 So he went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; and he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 On the next day, when he departed, ^F82 he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I come again, I will repay you.' 36 So which of these three do you think was neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?" 37 And he said, "He who showed mercy on him." Then Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."

In the passage, the Samaritan did something to the Lord’s liking. This is acceptable in a church environment, but has no place in government. Why should I be forced to pay for someone else’s medical bills who is too lazy to get a job? Church and government shouldn’t be confused.

Proverbs 16:26 - The person who labors, labors for himself, For his hungry mouth drives him on.

Matthew 15:32 - Now Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And I do not want to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way."

Nice! From the two above passages we learned that being hungry is a motivator to work. King Solomon who wrote Proverbs was very wise.

Proberbs 13:4 - The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

Proverbs 21:25 - The desire of the lazy man kills him, For his hands refuse to labor.

Being poor could be a result of someone being lazy, or it could be brought on by medical problems, mental problems. Those who are rich do work for a living. Bill Gates, Donald Trump and countless others are “Hands-On” owners with their businesses. Even though Bill Gates says he’s retired at 50 years old, I don’t think he can let go of working at Microsoft just yet.

One thing is for sure, no one ever became wealthy by being lazy! You have to work at it.

Illegal Criminal Invaders – Half of them come from Mexico and the others come from Belize, Honduras, Argentina, Ecuador, Cuba, Poland, Russia and other parts of the world. I’m all for legal immigration and controlled immigration, why? If we grow as a nation too fast, with indigent people, welfare recipients, it will strain the US Economy, perhaps collapse it! What is happening now? The mortgage companies and banks collapsed. Why? Because of high risk loans. Many high risk loans were made to minorities and many of those loans were made to illegal criminal invaders. That money wasn’t given to US Citizens who were less of a risk.

Banks and Insurance industry run off of Risk Management. The higher the risk, the higher the APR for mortgage rate or insurance premium. There is a threshold where people are rejected for loans (or insurance coverage) if they are outside the parameters for one reason or another.

In lending, if I have a friend that says, let me borrow $20 until Friday, which is payday and I’ll pay you back and my friend doesn’t pay me back for 6 months and again asks to borrow $20, am I going to trust him? No! I will not, because I’ll probably never see that money again. It’s a high risk proposition. Why should banks give loans to those who feel – “entitled” to a home, instead of those who are trustworthy and pay their bills on time?

My credit has taken a huge hit because of divorce, unemployment and health issues. Living in an apartment or owning a home for me would be a want, but renting a room a need.

Ok, establishing this, having a place to stay is a must or a need. The need is fulfilled for a divorced guy like me by renting a room. A luxury, at least right now, is my own apartment or owning a home. Technically I know that this is out of my own reach. Do I feel entitled? No! Do I feel as though the government owes me my own home? No! Do I realize that the lower the rent, the lower the risk to my pocketbook and I could build a savings account by living within my means? Yes I do!

I have another friend who is married to a wonderful woman and has 4 daughters with her. He lives in the south suburbs and is currently renting a home that is too small for his family – 2 BR. For many years he lived in a 2 BR apartment on the south side of Chicago. Their living quarters has always been cramped, but he made it work. He has applied for loans from banks without special political clout and found that his credit history was making an impact on their decision to turn him down. Not once did he whine about living in cramped quarters, or write his elected officials to get something he felt entitled to!

These examples listed above are following Christ’s command:

Luke 3:14 - Then some soldiers asked him, "And what should we do?" He replied, "Don't extort money and don't accuse people falsely--be content with your pay."

Philippians 4:11 - Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.

Hebrews 13:5 - Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."

If the illegal criminal invaders are deported and stop sending $54 Billion out of the US economy each year, then that would clear up a lot of the financial problems that the US is seeing right now. $54 Billion is the exact revenue for a Fortune 1000 company with so many millions of jobs. With the jobless rate running at 10% nationally and pushing 11% in the Chicago Metro area, this is nothing to be dismissed.

Another thing to take into consideration is that 10% of Mexico’s population is living in the US illegally and the unemployment rate is exactly 10% for US Citizens.

It is true that the bible says –

Matthew 25:35 – 46

for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.' 37 Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' 40 And the King will answer and say to them, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.'

41 Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43 I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.' 44 Then they also will answer Him, ^F141 saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?' 45 Then He will answer them, saying, 'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.' 46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."

Or

Zechariah 7:10 –

Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, The alien or the poor. Let none of you plan evil in his heart Against his brother.'

The lefties will give the above verses or ones just like it to justify illegal criminal aliens; however, we can justify what the law is by saying that deportation (the law) is God ordained, see here:

Romans 13

Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves.

If we throw all illegal criminal aliens in jail, they are clothed and fed by the state of Illinois or respective counties. I guess we can visit them in jail and pray for deportation so that they can be reconciled to God. If I get a speeding ticket, I have to pay my fine. If I rob a bank, I would have to go to jail for a few years. Why should they be allowed to roam free if they jumped the border and broke the law?

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