Day: December 8, 2005

Well, lots has happened today while I was caught in the twilight zone between the blogosphere, email and real world…

Yesterday, Committees of Correspondence chose to use the quote accurately, instead of paraphrasing (OK, wittingly misquoting) as I did, in citing Franklin Roosevelt’s: A Date Which Will Live In Infamy My own words could never do this Day justice instead I choose to remember these. December 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy – the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked Yet even the eloquence of Franklin D. Roosevelt…

[A tribute worth reading]

Over at TMH’s Bacon Bits, DL thumps the “obvious” nerve: They Make It Too Easy Only liberals, in this case vanquished ex-dirt slinger Tom Daschle, would have the audacity to criticize another candidate for running a poor election when they were just thrown out of office in their own career ending campaign.

[OK, it’s patently obvious, but DL rags on ’em so well, it’s just plain fun to read. Get ’em DL! 🙂 ]

Radioactive Liberty says it so very well: In Remembrance Today I honor those people, who gave for their country, so that the next generation would not have to. Today I am humbled, and even humiliated by the greatness exhibited by an entire generation of American citizens.

[“Me too” is lame… but true.]

Missed this one late Tuesday (well, late for me that Tuesday–heh) from Israpundit–good point: Saudis have radicalized 80% of US mosques By HAVIV RETTIG, JPOST Mainstream US Muslim organizations are heavily influenced by Saudi-funded extremists, according to Yehudit Barsky, an expert on terrorism at the American Jewish Committee. Worse still, Barsky told The Jerusalem Post last week…

[’bout time they were “radicalized” right on back. There’s an old TWC remedy for such… ]

And how did I miss these?!?!?

Another pointed post from TMH’s Bacon Bits: From Russia To Iran Via Gore A decade ago, Al Gore was making a secret deal with a Russian gangster that would allow Russia to sell hi-tech missiles to Iran, which might prevent us from taking out Iranian nukes (should we need to).

Choose Life brings news of the vested interests of those who’ve done flawed research into breast cancer out into the light with Studies Denying Abortion-Breast Cancer Link Debunked World Net Daily reported on Professor Joel Brind’s latest paper in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons in an article by Ron Strom posted December 1, 2005.

[You have a mother or a sister or a wife or a daughter? Well, then read the post.]

What do you mean I won’t believe it, freedom folks? HAven’t I found you reliable before? 🙂 The Chicago Way Mexican drug-you’re not going to believe this-Mexican drug cartels are running marijuana farms in the United States.

[Well, you were wrong about one thing: I do belive it.]

And last for today, but far, far from least, is Romeocat’s Advent post for today, The Town. Go. Read. (I’ll have a “fun” version of “O Little Town of Bethlehem” up tomorrow or the next day, but for now, no music for a leadoff into this one. Just read it.)

Shamelessly flogged at TMH’s Bacon Bits.

OK, it’s really an Advent song, but conversations with Romeocat about her Advent posts on Cathouse Chat have made me hungry to post it. Here’s the tune (HYFERDOL) by Rowland Prichard performed by an artist whose name I can’t recall (If you know who played this performance, please let me know. I probably pulled it off a CD years ago, but going through stacks and stacks of Christmas CDs is just… not gonna happen. heh). Below the media player, the words by Charles Wesley:

(This tune feels so good, I almost want to just loop it and let it play constantly… )

Come, Thou long-expected Jesus,
Born to set Thy people free;
From our fears and sins release us;
Let us find our rest in Thee.
Israel’s strength and consolation,
Hope of all the earth Thou art;
Dear desire of every nation,
Joy of every longing heart.

Born Thy people to deliver,
Born a Child, and yet a King,
Born to reign in us forever,
Now Thy gracious kingdom bring.
By Thine own eternal Spirit,
Rule in all our hearts alone;
By Thine all-sufficient merit,
Raise us to Thy glorious throne.

Such a joyous tune mated with wonderfully, triumphantly hopeful lyrics. A perfect match.

“Mailmen hurry, shoppers scurry,
Time is fleeing—oh! so fast!”

Time is tight right now, so although I plan on writing my own perspective on some recent ACLU shenanigans, I’m just going to crosspost John Stephenson’s Stop the ACLU post from today… for now. Lots of good stuff there (and I’m grabbing some of the “Christmas decoration” resources when I can make the time later today). DO NOTE: Host the images at your own media repository. The guys at Stop the ACLU can afford just so much bandwidth! 🙂

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Every year we watch as the secularization of the birth of Christ happens around us. This year people are being preemptive, and its been quite successful. Kevin McCullough has started a campaign to send the ACLU Merry Christmas cards. Another effort is out there as well called Operation Nativity.

Dr. Charles Nestor, director of The Truth Matters, is announcing a project called “Operation Nativity” with the goal of having Christians across the country set up nativity scenes on their own property.

Nestor states, “It’s that time of year again. We’re not even out of October and already the forces are aligning to prohibit the public celebration of the birth of Jesus.

“December 25 is the day in our culture that is set aside to acknowledge and to celebrate that Jesus of Nazareth was born. For Christians it is more than a day of feasting and the exchange of gifts, it is a holy and solemn time to join our voices in unison as the angels proclaimed on the hillside to the shepherds, ‘Glory to God in the highest.’

“I am calling for Christians everywhere to join me in Operation Nativity. While we continue to support the public displays, let’s flood the country with nativity scenes on our own properties!

“Think with me what could happen if on lawns in every community, on business property, on church lawns, at Christian schools, on empty land, and literally everywhere you looked, there was the depiction of the scene that recognizes the birth of Jesus.

“Simple cutouts are available. Many already own lighted sets. It could be a family project, filled with opportunities to teach children about the events surrounding the birth of the Savior.Source

We are all for this, and encourage everyone to join in this expression of Christmas. And we want to take this idea and run with it! Decorate your blog for Christmas with a nativity scene, in support of religious expression, and as a sign of your support for stopping the ACLU. The ACLU will be busy this Christmas season, lets be prepared.

Please download the pics, and host them yourself…I can not afford the bandwidth of hotlinking. If you want to put the nativity scene pic in support of Stop The ACLU, and to decorate your blog for the Christmas season, copy the code below, and replace the URL of the pics with the downloaded pic that you host.

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If you decide to add these to your sidebar, spread the word with a post, and then let us know with a trackback! Here’s to the Christmas holiday!

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More later…

Shamelessly flogged at CustomerServant.com, and others later, perhaps.