June
16
2013
BUY NOW! “Little Bird Dog and the Big Ship” and “Saving the Vietnamese Orphans,” books One and Two of ”The Heroes of the Vietnam War: Books for Children” by Marjorie Haun. These are the FIRST positive, patriotic children’s non-fiction books about the Vietnam War. Now Available online at: Barnes and Nobel.com , Amazon.com, and BooksAMillion.com.
SAVING THE VIETNAMESE ORPHANS
LITTLE BIRD DOG AND THE BIG SHIP
June 17, 2013
Once your worldview of Islam widens and you see the whole picture, not just the tidy, politically correct bill of goods you’re being sold by advocates of Islam, such as Barack Obama himself, you will begin to understand two things; why nations which embrace Islam may have Twitter and cell phones, but their economies and cultures are still in the 6th Century A.D., and why young Muslims are waiting in line to get the hell out of their mortal existences as fast as they can.
The elucidation in Western countries of the grim and backward character of Islam has taken some time. Fallacies such as “the religion of peace,” and even calling Islam a religion at all, have shielded the Muslim world from Western scrutiny for centuries. But the hijab is off of this monstrous totalitarian ideology–and the specious notion that Islam is the home of virtuous and observant religionists–has been blown up like so many “martyred” suicide bombers.
The following articles and videos are exhaustively researched, highly credible, produced by various experts on the more grotesque aspects of Muslim observances and practices, some of whom have laid the ugly evil of Islam bare at the risk of their own lives. Take your time, listen carefully, and know for once and all that Islam is not a religion, nor is it peaceful. It is the most abasing, dark, and devilish ideology in the world.
KORANIC EXTOLLING OF MAN ON BOY SEX:
Please read: “The Sex Life of Muhammed”
What is an example of cultural pederasty in Islam?
- Bacha Bazi is the practice in Afghanistan in which young boys dressed as women are auctioned off to powerful tribal warlords
Please watch the compelling “Front Line” Documentary–“The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan”
- Child sex abuse in Muslim countries
Please read–“The Hypocrisy of Child Abuse in Muslim Countries”
- Only the “submissive” homosexual partner is guilty of sin–which sin is punishable by death in Sharia states (the dominant Muslim male sex partner who sodomizes another man or boy, according to Islamic law, is not guilty of sexual sin)
Please read–“Sexual Violence Against Children in Afghanistan”
- Sharia states, such as Pakistan, which have a low tolerance for homosexuals, have the worlds highest rates for homosexual porn Internet searches.
Please read–“Why is Gay Porn so Popular in Pakistan?”
HATRED OF WOMEN:
Where do the observances and practices that cause Islamists such as the Taliban to deny women education, and the most basic of human rights?
- The Koran
- Centuries of man/boy rape in Muslim culture
- Complete social and sexual domination of men over women
Please watch– Ann Barnhardt “Sexuality in Islam: Survey of Evil Part 2″
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION:
Why?
- As a deterrent to disobedience: To teach the Muslim girl that anything other than absolute subserviance to Muslim men will lead to excruciating pain
- As a deterrent to infidelity: To destroy all sense of sexual pleasure on the part of the Muslim woman
- To reshape female genitalia to more closely resemble and feel like the anus of a young boy
- As an expression of the innate hatred of women in the Islamic world
Please watch– Ann Barnhardt “Islamic Sexuality: Survey of Evil part 3″
BESTIALITY, INCEST, NECROPHILIA, PEDERASTY AND PROSTITUTION:
Are these rude stereotypes or are perversions such as sex with animals and incest actually practiced in Muslim nations?
- Sex with children is cited in the Koran
- Prostitution, called “temporary marriage” in Islam, is allowed in the Koran
- Widespread incidence of developmental disabilities due to intermarriage in Muslim countries
- Sex with animals is allowed in Islam. They Ayatollah Khomeini provided rules for sex with animals in his book.
- Sex with a corpse in allowed in Islam
Please read–“Legislation Agenda in Egyptian Parliament: Sex with a Dead Body”
Please watch– Ann Barnhardt “Islamic Sexuality: Survey of Evil, Part 4″
HONOR KILLINGS:
Why and where do honor killings occur?
- Honor killings are arbitrary, usually executed under the direction of a male head of houselhold
- For the purpose of saving face for any circumstance which a Muslim male, or female parent, deems humiliating, such as a daughter dating an “Infidel,” western-style socialization of a young woman, leaving behind Muslim traditions, or defiance of a Muslim male
- Honor killings occur yearly by the thousands in every nation where there is Muslim population
Please watch– “Islam and Women: Part 1″ “Islam and Women: Part 2″ “Islam and Women: Part 4″
Please read–“A Woman’s Place in Islam”
You must take it upon yourself to research Islam, Shariah Law, and what really happens in Muslim societies across the world. Once your worldview of Islam widens and you see the whole picture, not just the tidy, politically correct bill of goods you’re being sold by advocates of Islam, such as Barack Obama himself, you will begin to understand two things; why nations which embrace Islam may have Twitter and cell phones, but their economies and cultures are still in the 6th Century A.D., and why young Muslims are waiting in line to get the hell out of their mortal existences as fast as they can.
by Marjorie Haun 6/17/13
June
16
2013
BUY NOW! “Little Bird Dog and the Big Ship” and “Saving the Vietnamese Orphans,” books One and Two of ”The Heroes of the Vietnam War: Books for Children” by Marjorie Haun. These are the FIRST positive, patriotic children’s non-fiction books about the Vietnam War. Now Available online at: Barnes and Nobel.com , Amazon.com, and BooksAMillion.com.
SAVING THE VIETNAMESE ORPHANS
LITTLE BIRD DOG AND THE BIG SHIP
June 16, 2013
The Lord Jesus Christ does not command the governments of the world. Nor does He force His children to live the Gospel through the extortion of law.
The Lord does not coerce. He persuades. Socialism is a system in which the police power of government forces one to give to another as determined by arbiters holding power within the government. The Savior’s doctrines, and His actions, are not coercive. Charity, obedience, the choice to give or not to give, are voluntary. This is the law of agency that proves whether or not one is worthy of the blessings of Heaven. Comparisons of the ministry of Jesus to the machinations of Socialism are at best specious, and at worst, blasphemous.
People who have no authentic interest in religion or religious practice manage to become well acquainted with The Savior and His ministry when they think there may be a defense of Socialism, or some other adored dysfunctional formulation of the Left, to be found in the Holy Scriptures. The story of the meager Loaves and the Fishes that fed 5000 disciples is a favorite, supposed, act by Jesus of redistribution of substance (wealth) to the poor. And like all great stories in history, those on the Left feel compelled to turn it into a piece of Socialist propaganda. Of course, people who are disingenuous and selective when it comes to Biblical doctrine, probably ignore some important points in the story, since they don’t actually read or revere the scriptures.
The miracle of the Loaves and the Fishes is an example of the Lord’s superlative ability to teach through example. The miracle of taking a little bread and a few fish and producing a meal for thousands is really secondary to His purpose. Jesus ordered his Apostles to have the multitude sit in orderly groups so that each person would be assured a good meal. He then blessed the meal. The food was distributed among the crowd and everyone ate to their satisfaction. The Lord, who fed them because He had “compassion towards them,” was then ready to instruct them in His gospel as a Master teacher. And all good teachers know that exhaustion and hunger distract the mind from learning.
But The Lord perceived that the multitude so appreciated the “substance” which He had provided them, that their minds were focused on their stomachs. Their appreciation of a good meal compelled the people to desire that Jesus Christ become their king; not the King of the Jews, or the King of Heaven and Earth, but a figure of political authority who could forevermore provide for their physical comforts and appetites.
Jesus Christ would wait for another opportunity to teach the lesson that was lost on the sated multitude. They were so enamored with His ability to feed them, that the greater, eternal precept of spiritual nourishment would have to wait for another time. The Lord departed with His Apostles for an excursion to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. When He arrived at Capernaum some of those who had eaten of the loaves and fishes spotted Him. They asked Jesus how long He had been there. He rebuked these people, for He must have known that their hearts had turned from His gospel to the sustenance He had provided them.
John 6:26-35
26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.
27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?
29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.
30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
34 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
Jesus instructed those who had been fed that bread was not the gift that He desired to give them; it stands as a symbol for the nourishment to the spirit offered by Him. The miracle would serve no purpose if it built faith only in the calories and nutrients that were in the bread and fish eaten by the people. They were taught to understand that He is the “bread of life” and that there is no earthly substitute that could so fill and make whole the individual who partakes.
Jesus Christ is the “Author of Liberty.” The success of His Plan of Salvation hinges on the immutable agency with which we are endowed by our Creator. We are born free to chose for ourselves. But the gospel of Jesus Christ also has the power to liberate us from our focus on the fleeting materialism of our existence. He doesn’t remove need, or discomfort, or hunger, or even mortal suffering. He displaces it with hope and faith, and the powers of Heaven; things unseen, but eternally real, and endlessly resilient.
The Gospel liberates humankind from spiritual bondage. Socialism is temporal and spiritual bondage. The Gospel warns against covetousness. Socialism is the active coveting and confiscation of the wealth and property of one, so as to be given to another. Jesus Christ is the teacher and exemplar of the magnificent and irrevocable fruits of exercising faith in God. Socialism is faith in the “arm of the flesh.” Socialism is a demoralizing, and failed experiment of putting faith in an impersonal and inhumane bureaucracy. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is Liberty and Justice for all.
By Marjorie Haun 6/15/13
June
14
2013
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SAVING THE VIETNAMESE ORPHANS
LITTLE BIRD DOG AND THE BIG SHIP
June 14, 2013
Proof by Lack of Evidence– Proving a negative. For example: “What proof do you have that your daughter didn’t give birth to the baby you call your own?”
The 2002 book by Nathaniel and Hans Bluedorn, “The Fallacy Detective,” is a primer in how to detect various fallacy types in modern rhetoric. As the country is in meltdown mode and opposing sides are increasing polarized, it’s useful to be able to identity and thwart the rhetorical weapons of the enemies of liberty. Here are but a few:
Fallacy Types:
TuQuoque–Saying “You are just as bad”–Avoiding a truth about the object of criticism by an unrelated personal attack on the criticizer or an alliance of the criticizer. For example: “Yeah sure, Barack Obama is subverting the Fourth Amendment by snooping on millions of Americans who are not suspected of any crime, but the “Patriot Act” was George Bush’s idea, so it’s really his fault.” Genetic Fallacy–Who or how or where the argument began, not whether it is relevant to the point. For example: In answer to a question about crushing national debt, a Liberal might say, “Big government got us out of the Great Depression and helped win World War II.” Ad Hominem–Attack the person making the argument instead of the subject. For example: “You just oppose giving amnesty to illegal aliens because you hate people who look different than you!” Red Herring–It may be true, but is irrelevant to the subject and avoids the question. For example: In an argument about government snooping into private data a Liberal might say, “George W. Bush lied about WMDs in Iraq!” Faulty Appeal to Authority–Quoting someone who is not an expert on the subject at hand just because he is an authority in another area. For example: “Al Gore says that global warming is destroying the earth, and since he was Vice President, he knows what he’s talking about.” Appeal to the People–Our view is right because many others agree. For example: “Well, a majority of Americans believe that homosexual marriage is inevitable, so that proves it’s the right thing to do.” Straw Man–Exaggerating your opponent’s position to make him look unreasonable or extreme. For example: “You oppose tax payer funding of Planned Parenthood because you believe that women should be enslaved in patriarchal, sexist cage where they stay barefoot and pregnant forever.” Assumptions–Be aware of your assumptions; incomplete of incorrect information that misleads your readers or listeners. For example: “Christianity is oppressive because it teaches people to hate homosexuals.” Circular Reasoning–If P is true and Q is true, then P must be true because Q must be true. For example: “The President can’t be against working people because he’s a liberal and liberals are always for working people.” or “How do I know he’s for working people?” “Because he’s a liberal.” Loaded Question–Present an assumption hidden inside a misleading question, which assumption cannot be denied without addressing the misleading question. For example: “When did you stop beating your wife?” Part to Whole–What is true of part of the debated subject must be true of the whole thing. For example: ”That right-wing nut job blew up and abortion clinic so all right-wingers are murderous crazy people.” Whole to Part–A conclusion about part of the whole based on what is true of the whole. For example: “Traditions are good and Muslims are very traditional, therefore all traditions practiced by Muslims are good.” Either/or–You must choose between only two options when there may be more than that. For example: “If you oppose increased welfare funding it’s because you either hate poor people or you’re a racist.” Generalization–Reaching a conclusion about everyone in a group based on a few examples. For example: “No Republicans can be trusted! Just look at McCain and Graham! Those guys are filthy RINOS!” Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc–(after this, therefore, because of this) For example: “My kid was diagnosed with Autism after he got his vaccines, therefore the vaccinations caused his Autism.” or “The decrease in abortions since 1987 shows that government funding of Planned Parenthood successfully stemmed the number of unplanned pregnancies.” Proof by Lack of Evidence–Proving a negative. For example: “What proof do you have that your daughter didn’t give birth to the baby you call your own?”
Propaganda: Any means of inculcating beliefs or ideas, manipulation of information, news reports, statistics, etc.
Manipulating Emotions– Generating agreement without a thoughtful assessment of the facts through targeting easy emotions. Repetition–Brainwashing through ceaselessly repeating a lie, or an item of information. Authority/Experts–Manipulation through convincing people that an “expert” has the last word on a topic. Appeal to Fear–Indirect threat to reputation or well being if you do not respond in a certain way. Appeal to Pity–Doing something through pity or feeling guilty because someone else suffers while you do not. Bandwagon–Doing something to feel included in a group or as a result of mob mentality. Exigency–Hurry and agree or fulfill a directive because you have been told bad things will happen if the time runs out. Transfer–The transference of positive or negative feelings about one thing to an unrelated thing. Snob Appeal–Opposite of bandwagon; doing something because it elevates you above the “unwashed masses.” Appeal to Tradition or to Modern “High-Tech”–Do something associated with the past because it’s time tested, whether or not it was good. Applying the same approach to cutting-edge technology because it’s the latest thing, not because it’s the best thing. As you study this summary of main points from “The Fallacy Detective,” you will recognize them as techniques used in politics, news, and even education. Having the understanding that these are techniques used to drive narrative, and form public opinion, with help you and your friends to both be on guard for rhetorical tricks used by adversaries, as well as acquiring a few persuasive tools of your own. Note to readers: “The Fallacy Detective” is available at Amazon.com. This summary is used with permission of the authors. Reposted with permission by Marjorie Haun 6/14/13
June
13
2013
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SAVING THE VIETNAMESE ORPHANS
LITTLE BIRD DOG AND THE BIG SHIP
This article was originally published by Zbigniew Mazurak on May 8, and subsequently posted on ReaganGirl.com, June 13, 2013.
As Canada searches for a replacement for its 80 obsolete, unsurvivable CF-18 aircraft, and as it looks for alternatives to the costly F-35, some people have suggested the F/A-18E/F Super Bug as the aircraft that Canada should pick. This would be a big mistake. The Super Bug cannot meet any of Canada’s defense needs.
Similarly, in the US, some ignorant people, misled by Boeing advertising and pacifist, anti-defense groups, are calling on the Navy and the Marines to cancel their variants of the F-35 and buy the Super Bug instead. Again, this would be a grave mistake. The Super Bug is useless and cannot meet the Navy’s or the Marines’ needs, either. There is nothing “superb” about it. It’s a piece of junk.
But first: what are the RCAF’s, the Navy’s, and the Marines’ needs?
Before we analyze the Super Bug itself and say whether it meets these three services’ needs, we must first define them. Let’s start with the RCAF (we’ll later apply our findings, where applicable, to the USN and the USMC).
The RCAF’s primary mission is, of course, to protect Canadian and (by agreement) American airspace (as the Canadian element of NORAD). A secondary mission is to support the US military in expeditionary campaigns if Ottawa so chooses. Such campaigns are increasingly less likely to be waged against insurgents and more against advanced nation states armed with advanced fighters and/or air defense systems and thus capable of contesting control of the air. In this kind of campaigns, Canada will have to have survivable, formidable aircraft if it intends to contribute anything of use.
As for the primary mission: protecting Canadian and US airspace will require a fighter with a long combat radius, high endurance, lots of fuel onboard, a superlative radar, and superlative aerodynamic and kinematic characteristics (i.e. good turning capability, a high thrust/weight ratio, a high ceiling, and a high maximum speed). This will be required to patrol the huge airspace above the second and fourth largest country in the world, respectively – Canada and the US (or at least the largest US state, Alaska).
This is because the threats the RCAF will encounter in this environment will (and presently are) Russian bombers (usually escorted by agile fighters such as MiG-29s and Su-27s; to be escorted by Su-30s, Su-35s, and PAKFAs in the future). Russia has 171 Tu-22M, 64 Tu-95, and 16 Tu-160 strategic bombers, each of which can carry at least six cruise missiles and a freefall nuclear bomb (although the Tu-160 is not yet fitted to carry one). Intercepting these bombers and their escort fighters will thus be the RCAF’s primary mission.
But intercepting them and defeating their escorts will require a fighter that will excel in Beyond and Within Visual Range combat alike. For BVR combat, this requires high speed, a high ceiling, and an excellent radar. This is required to detect and kill the enemy before he kills you, and to send your missiles farther than your enemy can. For WVR combat, the most frequent type of air to air combat, turning is the predominant capability needed, and that is governed predominantly by wing loading. (The less weight burden your wing carries, the easier it is to “lift” it and thus to turn the aircraft.) This disqualifies all aircraft with a wing loading higher than that of their competitors. In other words, you need to outturn the enemy and his missiles. A low thrust/weight ratio only aggravates this problem.
Yet, compared to these needs and these simple principles governing air to air combat (i.e. against these simple laws of physics), the F/A-18E/F Super Bug is an abysmal failure.
In BVR combat, the Super Bug is no contestant and will never be. Its service ceiling is a pathetic 50,000 ft (50 angels) – the lowest of all fighters currently on the market – and its maximum speed is just Mach 1.8. This means that its competitors can send their missiles much further than it can, and in BVR (or even WVR) combat, it would be sending its missiles uphill, upwards at enemy aircraft flying higher, thus forcing its own missiles to make a steep uphill climb.
The Su-27′s ceiling is , the Su-30′s is , and the Su-35′s is 59,100 ft. The Su-27′s max speed is Mach 2.35, the Su-30′s is Mach 2.0, and the Su-35′s is Mach 2.25.
Furthermore, the Tikhomirov NIIP, Phazotron Zhuk, and Irbis-E radars are more powerful than the Super Bug’s APG-79 radar.
In WVR combat, the Super Bug is no contestant either. It has a very high wing loading of 459 kg/sq m (94 lb/sq ft) and a pathetic thrust/weight ratio of 0.93:1, meaning the aircraft weighs more than the thrust its engines can produce, even with afterburners (which would consume all fuel in a few minutes).
Furthermore, the Super Bug can pull only 7.6Gs – and even that only when flown “clean” (i.e. without any external stores). If any external stores, such as missiles, bombs, or fuel tanks, are attached, it can pull even fewer Gs because it weighs more.
By contrast, the Su-27 – the predominant Flanker variant of today – can pull a full 9Gs, has a T/W ratio of 1.07:1, and has a wing loading of just 371 kg/sq m (76 lb/sq ft). The Su-30 does slightly worse, but still much better than the Super Bug with a WL ratio of 401 kg/sq m and a T/W ratio of 0.98:1. The Su-35 has a slightly higher WL ratio of 408 kg/sq m, but it’s still much lower than the Super Bug’s, and its T/W ratio of 1.13:1 is far better than the Super Bug’s and even slightly better than the F-15′s (1.12:1). The PAKFA’s WL ratio is unknown and could be anywhere between 330 and 470 kg/sq m. Its T/W ratio is 1.26:1, the best in the world except the F-22′s (1.29:1).
Furthermore, the Super Bug’s combat radius for an air interdiction mission is only 390 nmi (722 kms). The F-15′s, by contrast, is 1,967 kms.
So the Super Bug is a total failure in the air defense mission (or fleet defense, to think in USN/USMC terms).
What about expeditionary campaigns? There are two kinds of them: wars against advanced nation states (such as China, Venezuela, Syria, etc.) able to contest control of the air, and campaigns against primitive countries and insurgencies incapable of contesting it.
Campaigns of the latter kind are becoming much less frequent than they used to be, as the US has already withdrawn from Iraq, is withdrawing from Afghanistan, and does not intend to get bogged down in any new ground wars for many years to come. Thus, the weapons that were designed specifically and exclusively for such campaigns will become utterly useless once the last American soldier leaves Afghanistan.
In the future, the US and its allies will usually, if not exclusively, face advanced nation states such as China, Russia, Venezuela, and Syria, armed with advanced, robust Chinese and Russian air defense systems and fighters of comparable or better quality than American weapons and produced in large quantities due to their low cost as well as China’s and Russia’s rapidly growing military budgets.
Thus, in any conflict with China or any country armed with Chinese or Russian/Soviet weaponry, the US and its allies will have to defeat (inter alia) advanced air defense systems (such as the S-300 family, the S-400 Triumph (SA-21), and the HQ-9), heavily upgraded Soviet air defense systems (e.g. the SA-5 Gammon, SA-6 Gainful, and SA-11/17 Grizzly), and advanced fighters such as the Su-27, Su-30, Su-33, Su-35, PAKFA, J-11, J-20, and J-31).
Only highly capable, stealthy, high-performance air superiority fighters designed from the start as air superiority fighters will be able to survive in such environment, let alone to defeat these fighters and air defense systems.
Against such threats, the Super Bug is, again, an abysmal failure.
The Super Bug’s pathetic kinematic, aerodynamic, and radar characteristics (see above) guarantee that it would be slaughtered in BVR and WVR combat alike, and thus would be easily disposed of like trash (which it is) by the forementioned Chinese and Russian fighters.
Meanwhile, the Super Bug’s huge radar signature (allegedly smaller than that of other nonstealthy fighters, but in reality still much bigger than the F-22′s or even the F-35′s and more than large enough for enemy systems to detect and shoot it down effortlessly) guarantees that it would be slaughtered wherever it would venture.
Nor is anyone knowledgeable about military aircraft surprised. The Super Bug was designed solely for short-range small-scale strike against unhardened targets; against weak opponents unable to contest control of the air. It is useless for any other mission, including any combat against any opponent armed with advanced air defense systems and/or fighters and thus able to contest control of the air.
Such an aircraft is, or at least should be, totally unacceptable for the RCAF. I would like to remind the RCAF, the Department of National Defence (DND), and the Canadian Government that they need survivable platforms if they intend to contribute any weapon or capability of value in any future expeditionary campaign waged alongside the US or Britain. Unsurvivable, easy-to-kill platforms such as the Super Bug would be liabilities, not assets, as they would only drain American protective assets just to be able to survive in any airspace defended by the forementioned fighters and air defense systems.
For the same reasons, the USN and the USMC should not buy any more Super Bugs, as these aircraft constitute an utter waste of money.
The opinions expressed by Ziggy’s Defense Blog do not necessarily reflect those of ReaganGirl.com.
June
12
2013
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SAVING THE VIETNAMESE ORPHANS
LITTLE BIRD DOG AND THE BIG SHIP
June 12, 2013
This article was originally published by Zbigniew Mazurak on April 4 and subsequently posted on ReaganGirl.com on June 12, 2013.
NOTE: Fox News reports that House Republicans have nearly finished working on their version of an amnesty bill. Folks, please call and write your Congressman and your Senators and tell them that you will NEVER vote for them again if they sponsor, cosponsor, or vote for amnesty in any form.
It’s clear that, on illegal immigration, Republicans, like the Bourbons of the Restoration Era, have forgotten nothing and learned nothing. Republicans – including both classic RINOs such as John McCain and Lindsey Graham and supposed “conservatives” like Marco Rubio – are again pushing for amnesty. Things are being made worse by the fact that this time around, libertarians, led by Sen. Rand Paul, support them on amnesty. (Paul supports a “path to citizenship” if the border is secured – as determined by… whom, exactly? We don’t know.)
A few weeks ago, Marco Rubio, flanked by discredited RINOs John McCain and Lindsey Graham and by four Democratic Senators, announced his support for “bipartisan” immigration law reform that would include amnesty for illegal aliens after the border is “secured” (whatever that word means).
The next day, as Pat Buchanan points out, President Obama rejected these RINO’s surrender offer – their offer of conditional amnesty – reminding the pro-amnesty RINOs that those who surrender don’t dictate the terms of surrender.
These RINOs and other people tell us that the GOP must embrace amnesty for illegal aliens in order to win Hispanics’ votes. Embrace amnesty or perish, they tell us.
But they’re dead wrong. The GOP will perish if it adopts their proposals, NOT if it rejects amnesty. That’s because most Hispanics are natural liberals, and giving amnesty (under whatever name) to 12-20 million illegal immigrants from the Third World will create 12-20 million new Democrat voters.
Say there are only 12 mn illegal immigrants in America. Let’s assume they’re legalized and that Republicans achieve George W. Bush levels of the Hispanic vote (44%). That still gives the Democrats a net gain of 1.6 million new voters – 6.72 mn new supporters vs 5.28 mn.
Easy to see why the Democrats are for this. But why would a Republican Party that is not suicidally-minded support this?
If amnesty is passed, you can kiss the House, the Senate, the Presidency, and many governorships and state legislatures goodbye, forever. Republicans will never again be able to win any national election again. The Democrats will gain at least 1.6 mn new voters on net and will thus have permanent majorities in Arizona, Texas, Florida, Virginia, Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada.
When Texas goes, America goes.
Consider: while 18 states that have a combined 242 Electoral College votes have voted Democratic in the last consecutive six presidential elections, cobbling together an EC majority has been increasingly difficult for Republicans. Republicans last did it in 2004, and completely failed to do so in 4 of the last 6 elections.
California, overwhelmed by immigrants (legal and illegal), is now stridently liberal. New Mexico is now also out of reach for the GOP. Colorado, Nevada, Virginia, and Florida are increasingly problematic for Republicans. Only Texas and Arizona remain secure – for now.
As Pat Buchanan likes to say: when Texas goes, America goes.
If amnesty becomes law, there goes Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, Florida, Virginia, and Texas, and there goes the presidency, forever.
The “natural conservatives” canard
In response, we always hear “But don’t worry, Hispanics are natural conservatives. They are devout Catholics, devout social conservatives, work hard, and want to achieve the American dream.”
This canard is utterly false. This description is true only of a minority of Hispanics – those whom conservatives usually meet. But the vast majority of Hispanics don’t fit that description at all.
As a demographic group, Hispanics are less likely than any other (other than Jews) to attend church or support conservative policies, more likely to support liberal ones, and more likely than any other group (other than blacks) to vote Democratic, achieve poor school grades, drop out of high school, commit crimes, end up in prison, have children out of wedlock, be pregnant during teenagehood (girls), be raised by single parents, and be dependent on welfare and other government programs.
This is the antithesis of a natural conservative.
The canard about Hispanics being “natural conservatives” is even more idiotic than the one about blacks being “natural conservatives”. At least blacks really are social conservatives – they simply vote Democratic anyway, ignoring the fact that the Democrats support abortion on demand (read: the Holocaust of black children[1]) and gay marriage.
And as Ann Coulter points out, last year, Hispanics were almost alone in increasing the share of their vote going to Obama from 2008 to 2012. Only they and Asians voted for Obama in greater numbers in 2012 than in 2008. (The black vote for Obama remained, alas, unchanged at over 90%.)
Every other demographic group: whites, men, women, youngsters, Evangelicals, Catholics, Jews – gave a larger share of their vote to the Republican nominee in 2012 than in 2008. In fact, if the election were to be decided only by whites, or if the electorate had been as white in 2012 as it was in 1980, Romney would’ve trashed Obama by a landslide.
It is ethnic minorities – Hispanics, Asians, and blacks – who reelected Obama.
Profiles in Welfare
And what does a typical Hispanic (or black) voter look like? Pat Buchanan gives us the answer.
He or she is raised by a single mother. He/she, like his single mom, is completely dependent on the federal government and its cornucopia of social programs for survival.[2]
His/her education is paid for, K-12, by the federal and state governments. For college, he can apply for federal student loans and other federal programs. For food, mom has foodstamps, and children get 2-3 federally-subsidized meals at school every day.
If mom works, she has no tax liability thanks to a high no-tax treshold and the Earned Income Tax Credit. If she doesn’t work, she gets welfare benefits, including 99 weeks of unemployment compensation.
For healthcare, there’s Medicaid and Obamacare.
And that’s the majority of Hispanic families. Why would these people vote for a party that pledges to cut taxes they don’t pay and promises to cut the government programs they benefit from? Wouldn’t logic dictate voting for a party that promises to let them keep this entire cornucopia of federal benefits and even to expand them?
The problem is all immigration – not just illegal immigration
We’re also being constantly told another cretinous canard: that legal immigration is fine, it’s just illegal immigration that’s problematic.
But this is also utterly false. Legal immigration is also a huge drain on the Treasury and a huge political threat to the GOP. The problem is not just illegal immigration; the problem is immigration, period.
Since 1965, a million newcomers have immigrated to America every year on average, the vast majority of them from dysfunctional, socialist Third World countries like Mexico.
It is thanks to THESE immigrants that California and New Mexico are now out of reach and why CO, NV, FL, and VA are increasingly problematic for the GOP. It is thanks to THESE legal immigrants that Obama was elected and reelected. If they hadn’t been present in the US, Obama would’ve never been elected, let alone reelected after a disastrous first term.
Therefore, not only should Republicans stop amnesty dead in its tracks, they must also severely restrict legal immigration when they retake the White House and the Senate. This must include eliminating chain immigration, a 10-year moratorium on legal immigration, and then, allowing only highly-educated, English-speaking immigrants who will be able to find a job and will not become a drain on taxpayers.
Statistics from the Center for Immigration Studies prove that when legal immigration grows, illegal immigration grows with it; and when the rate of legal immigration is reduced, illegal immigration declines concurrently.
Remember: the problem is not just “illegal immigration”, the problem is immigration, period.
A matter of life and death
As Ann Coulter points out, massive immigration – both legal and illegal – has turned California into such a liberal state that no Republican can win statewide in California anymore. Not so long ago, this state gave America great Republican Senators and Governors such as Richard Nixon, S. I. Hayakawa, Ronald Reagan, and Pete Wilson.
New Mexico has now gone the same way. The GOP nowadays can’t even win presidential elections in CO, NV, FL, or VA. Only Arizona and Texas remain secure – for now.
And as Pat Buchanan says, when Texas goes, America goes.
We conservatives must not allow that to happen. Amnesty must be stopped dead in its tracks, and legal immigration must be severely restricted.
This is literally a matter of life and death, for the GOP, the conservative movement, and the Country.
The opinions expressed by Ziggy’s Defense Blog do not necessarily represent those of ReaganGirl.com.
June
11
2013
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SAVING THE VIETNAMESE ORPHANS
LITTLE BIRD DOG AND THE BIG SHIP
June 11. 2013
The government is using terminology in background checks for firearms that could disqualify countless veterans, because of a diagnosis of PTSD or some similar problem, from legally owning a gun.
DISARMAMENT
The move by the Veteran’s Administration, under the direction of Obama’s army of leftist appointees, to disarm our veterans is not a new tactic. The American Left with Hussein at the helm have planned their assault on our 2nd Amendment rights for years.
Harold “Dinkiedow” (Vietnamese for ‘the crazy one’) Herrington, a Vietnam vet and friend of mine–who has an impressive Internet presence of his own–recounted for me this conversation from two years back.
After struggling for years with the Veterans Administration regarding the disability benefits owed me because of injuries I sustained in Vietnam, I received an unsolicited phone call two years ago from the Nashville Veterans Administration.A woman called me stating she was a representative of the Veterans Administration. The call started like this:“Mr. Herrington, if you are in possession of a fire arm or ammunition you are in violation of the Brady Bill and face multiple years in prison.”I replied, “What? I haven’t touched a firearm since leaving Vietnam hanging the side of an C-130 on a stretcher in which I was full from head to toe with multiple shrapnel wounds. So,what the hell has the got to do with me?”She said, “Do I need to repeat myself? If you try to purchase a fire arm or ammo we will put you in prison for the rest of your life.”I yelled, ”What the eff is this about? Give me your supervisor now!”She replied, “He’s at lunch I’ll have him call you.”An hour later the woman called back, and she stated, ”My supervisor told me just to repeat what I said earlier, and to add that you have been declared incompetent.” She then hung up.Stunned, I called the V.A. and was told No One from the V.A. called me.Two days later I received a letter in the mail stated also stated I had been ‘Declared Incompetent’ by the V.A. but that I had but 30 days to prove my competency before a Judge in Nashville, which is 300 miles away from my home.I’ve been blogging for some time, so I started writing about what the V.A. had just done to me and posting it online through my blog and social media. I also contacted my representatives State and Washington D.C. To my surprise, I got a call from the NRA stating their legal team had taken notice of my case and were going to assign an attorney to represent me. With their help the Veterans Administration review my case and 60 days later I was declared legally competent!Don’t let the name “Dinkiedow,” fool you. To do what I did in Vietnam and come out alive you had to be a little crazy. But I am a fully competent and law-abiding American veteran. Veterans, beware, you are being hunted by our government.
Dinkiedow is one of thousands of veterans whose ‘competency’ has been challenged because they came home wounded or traumatized. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) may impact some veterans permanently, but with proper treatment and care most can live normal lives as law-abiding citizens. The government is using terminology in background checks for firearms ownership that could disqualify countless veterans, because of a diagnosis of PTSD, or some similar problem, from legally owning a gun. By some reports, 30% of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans have been diagnosed with PTSD. There is no question that since 9/11 our fighters have been over-taxed with multiple deployments and inadequate resources. The lack of a clear objective, rules of engagement that give the edge to the enemy, and weak leadership in the Oval Office, State Department, and Department of Defense, have added to the emotional bewilderment and confusion faced by our deployed troops. But remember, our WWII veterans suffered grave trauma and probably sustained similar rates of PTSD, but they were neither diagnosed nor declared ‘incompetent.’ Those men were trustworthy and law-abiding. They didn’t commit crimes upon their return. The Greatest Generation returned home and rebuilt the national economy.
Many of our war veterans today are having interactions with the V.A. not unlike Dinkiedow’s, most in the form of letters which warn…
“A determination of incompetency will prohibit you from purchasing, possessing, receiving, or transporting a firearm or ammunition. If you knowingly violate any of these prohibitions, you may be fined, imprisoned, or both pursuant to the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, Pub.L.No. 103-159, as implemented at 18, United States Code 924(a)(2).”
”Incompetency” is an ill-defined term and WILL be misapplied to achieve the goal of disarmament of our veterans. Prior to the Sandy Hook massacre, both President Obama and Colorado’s governor, John Hickenlooper, intimated that they were going to crack down on gun ownership in America. Declarations of ‘incompetency’ by government agencies run by bureaucrats will be used as a means to prosecute many veterans who, in reality, should qualify to own firearms.
Why veterans? Regardless of political party, most veterans maintain a high level of personal discipline and skill with firearms. As a group they tend to be patriotic because, more than any other group of Americans, they have devoted their youth and blood to the cause of country. Freedom has been etched into their muscles and bones and they take nothing for granted. The American Left, lead by Obama, fears veterans because they never abandon the oaths they took to defend and protect the Constitution of the United States. Although servicemen and women also swear oaths to obey orders from commanders, those are secondary to their allegiance to the Constitution and the principles of liberty. We live under a pseudo-tyrannical regime in 2013. The 2nd Amendment is our guarantee against tyrants, and the best guarantors of the efficacy of the 2nd Amendment are our military veterans.
PURGE
Over the past year what can only be described as a purge by the White House of many chief military figures in high office has taken place. A lot of disturbing reports, including a statement by Nobel Peace Prize recipient Jim Garrow stating that the Obama Administration is jettisoning commanders who refuse to fire on civilian populations, swirl around these controversial dismissals. Others speculate that the Administration is purging those who disagree with Obama’s relatively soft stance on Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The Free Republic reported just after the 2012 elections that Obama is firing his top commanders in unprecedented numbers because he ‘fears a coup.’
If it’s true that President Obama fears a military coup, then it’s also true that the distrust is mutual. Washington D.C. is a toxic environment for both military commanders and military policy these days. President Obama and those he chooses to lead the Military–especially Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense and John Kerry as Secretary of State–harbor a venomous contempt for the American Military as it was under Reagan. Their goal is to equalize the world by making our military equal to socialist democracies and second-world nations. The supreme duty of Obama’s military will be to keep a revolution-minded civilian population in check. To achieve these goals the high commanders of the Armed Forces must believe in peace through appeasement, and enact social program policies that frustrate the role of the military and demoralize the spirit of patriotism that once fueled recruitment and excellence. And, as Dinkiedow says, ‘veterans beware!’ Veterans are the biggest civilian threat to a tyrannical federal government. To keep us all in check, they will designate as many of our veterans as they can ‘incompetent.’
by Marjorie Haun 6/11/13
June
9
2013
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SAVING THE VIETNAMESE ORPHANS
LITTLE BIRD DOG AND THE BIG SHIP
June 9, 2013
Conspiracy theories arise from a generalized paranoia within certain political groups. But what accounts for the paranoia?
The latest contemptible conspiracy theory ping-ponging around the Internet is the one which claims the Islamic terrorist bombings in Boston that killed three and maimed hundreds were actually staged by the Federal Government as an excuse to implement Martial Law. As conspiracy theories go, there are usually several versions bandied about, and one unimaginably offensive account of the Boston attack actually purports that “Nobody Died in Boston.” Just in case you’re tempted towards such conspiracy-oriented narratives, I’ve linked to an extremely graphic photo log of the death and carnage in Boston. I recommend that you don’t view these photographs if you are sensitive to such things, and please don’t let children view them. One conspiracy video from the Boston Marathon attack asserts that actors were used in the staging of the incident, actors who bear an eerie resemblance to those who took part in the “greatest hoax of 2012,” the Sandy Hook massacre.
Entrepreneurial conspiracy-believers hatched a cottage industry in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary school massacre of December, 2012, with dozens of convincing and well-produced videos exploring point by point how the whole thing was a set-up. Conspiracy videos began showing up on Youtube and Vimeo within just days after the killings. Some of these conspiracy documentaries gained followers and credibility by simply questioning the details of the event without overtly claiming that the Newton shootings were a hoax. Others fully entered into an alternate universe where an entire town was taken over by actors directed by the Department of Homeland Security, and the shootings, the aftermath, and the reporting at all levels were staged.
As Obama’s former right-hand lackey, Rahm Emanuel, said, “ You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before,” modern conspiracy devotees, it seems, live by a similar aphorism; “Never let a crisis go to waste. Make it an opportunity to deny reality, draw attention to your cause, and put your personal paranoid delusions on the Internet where they will get millions of hits.”
Going back in time just a few months, the bowels of the Internet offered up the conspiracy theory alleging that the Aurora movie theater massacre was staged. After more than a decade of fatuous speculation, the classic “9/11 was an inside job” theory has been debunked many times. Nevertheless there is a significant political sect, the “Truthers,” who live and die by the belief that the attack on the World Trade Center was a sophisticated demolition job. For every national tragedy or political debacle there is a conspiracy theory. Conspiracy theories get their power from the iota of truth, however small, that most of them contain. But the fuel feeding the flames of conspiracy theories is paranoia.
Conspiracy theories arise from a generalized paranoia within certain political groups, but what accounts for the paranoia? Even the casual observer of the conspiracy theory phenomenon can begin to connect the dots, beginning with the fact that most conspiracy theorists–most notably the 9/11 Truther Movement–come from the Ron Paul Libertarian body politic. Ron Paul is most famous for his exposure of “The Fed,” referring to the the private bank, “The Federal Reserve,” which has tremendous economic and political clout, acting as a governmental agency. He believes that a decades-old conspiracy is responsible for this banking behemoth, and the power it wields to create and destroy individuals and drive the global financial scene, to the detriment of the United States’ national sovereignty The other interesting thing about Libertarians, though claiming to adhere to a form of Constitutional purism, is that they oppose governmental regulation of narcotics and recreational drugs, most especially pot. Libertarianism often comes from a hybrid of social liberalism and fiscal conservatism. With social liberalism–or the “get the government the hell out of my way” brand of Libertarianism, often comes a free-wheeling attitude towards illicit drugs. Ron Paul Libertarians have two major characteristics magnifying their conspiracy theory leanings; an essential mistrust of government–which is well-earned in the age of Obama–and pot-fueled paranoia.
The relationship between the regular use of marijuana and paranoia is well established. Psychiatric effects of pot can range from euphoria to schizophrenia, but paranoia is almost always a factor in those who use often and for the long term. In my personal experience, the associates of mine who incline to “the government staged it” ilk of conspiracy theories are most often Libertarian pot smokers. My testimony is anecdotal, but the majority of conspiratorial thinkers clogging the Internet with obtuse issues from “chemtrails” to hapless assassins, drugged and controlled by the government, are coming primarily from the pot-puffing Paulite Libertarian end of the political spectrum.
Paranoia is not always a bad thing. The presence of the paranoid does not mean that the Federal Government, U.N., and one-worlders are not out to damage the United States of America and place its citizens in bondage of a sort. But those whose political platform is built on the theory that using cannabis is a civil right, tend to lack the lucidity needed for focused and cogent political discourse. Conspiracy theories arise partly from stray bits of evidence, a disconnect from the governed and the government, and the psychological effects of marijuana.
In the process of looking to Internet sources to prop up my pot and paranoia hypothesis, I found a post that reflects my musings. Interestingly enough it came from one of the same blogs that regularly expounds right-wing, Paulian conspiracies. The post reads:
Most serious conspiracy theorists that Ive [sic] met are almost always pot smokers. Most pot smokers that Ive [sic] met are heavy into conspiracy theories. Also a lot of longer term pot smokers that Ive [sic] known are often excessively paranoid people.
I couldn’t summarize it better. This insight from a contributor, and likely reader, of a conspiratorial thinker’s blog, is, in my opinion, quite accurate. Conspiracies exist, yes, but they require the full and confidential cooperation of everyone involved–which could be thousands of people–a massive effort on the parts of media, politicians, citizens, and various kinds of experts, technicians, and law enforcers, to stage atrocities in an effort to “wag the dog.” Occam’s razor tells us that level of connivance is night unto impossible, except in the alternate universe of altered states. The conspiracy theories of the 21st Century are essentially the fabrications of countless pot punchy paranoids.
by Marjorie Haun 6/9/10
June
8
2013
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SAVING THE VIETNAMESE ORPHANS
LITTLE BIRD DOG AND THE BIG SHIP
June 8, 2013
After finding the breast control measure difficult to enforce and that it had little effect on men killing each other over women, Alaska has taken the bold action of banning women altogether from the state.
THE BO NETWORK DATELINE: JUNE 8, 2017
THE EVENING NEWS WITH RUSTY KOCH
Welcome to the Barack Obama Network and the Evening News, where Spin is in and the Truth has moved to Duluth. Our newscast tonight begins in the State of Alaska where the state legislature has just passed comprehensive broad control. You heard me right, Alaska is banning broads from living in the state. This seemingly drastic development has arisen from a chronic shortage of women in the manly state of Alaska. Just last year the same legislature attempted to address an epidemic of barroom brawls, jealously killings, and crimes of passion–apparently exacerbated by the fact that to every woman in Alaska there are 43 men–by banning women’s breasts. After finding the breast control measure difficult to enforce and that it had little effect on men killing each other over women, Alaska has taken the bold action of banning women altogether from the state. Whether or not this Broad Control measure will mitigate barroom violence and hunting accidents remains to be seen.
Before we go to break, the Barack Obama Network extends an apology to our viewers who may have difficulty hearing our recent broadcasts. After our Anchor, Virginia Beaver’s, unfortunate accident in which she mistook her lapel mic for a cockroach, and tried to drown it in the sink–thus leading to her electrocution and permanent disfigurement–lapel mics, and all electronic equipment has been banned from the news desk. Again we apologize. And now, a message from our sponsor, “The Pointy Object Kitchen Crusher.”
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Welcome back. Our next story takes us on a blast to the past to the 1960s! Remember that fabulous musical quartet, the Mama’s and the Papa’s? It has long been rumored that the untimely death of Mama Cass was caused when she gagged on a dry ham sandwich. Well, on a sad note what was once thought to be an urban legend has been proven true. It seems that Camden, New Jersey has been hit with an epidemic of dry ham sandwich deaths, and the rumor about Mama Cass is more than just a fatty joke. The Mayor of Camden, Bill Maher, and the Governor of New Jersey, Monica Lewinsky, have just drafted an initiative that would suspend the sales of ham sandwiches until a proper investigation can take place. According to Governor Lewinsky’s spokesman, all bread, bread-like products, food in the shape of a slice of bread, and all objects that resemble the lethal slices of bread will be banned. President Obama, just entering into his third term indicated in a press conference earlier today that he would do everything in his power to ban the products that have injured and killed ham sandwich consumers, and that he would punish the perpetrators of such reprehensible food.
And in our final story, school place violence, once thought to be a thing of the past, has again reared its ugly head. For a little background let us remember that following the 2013 repeal of the 2nd Amendment and President Obama’s executive order banning all firearms, including handguns, rifles, airguns, paintball guns, popguns, bars of soap that could be carved into the shape of a gun, ammunition, clips, magazines, holsters, scopes, and gunracks, Americans thought that gun violence had ended once and for all. Gun violence, for a time, all but disappeared in those areas where the populations of cows and squirrels far outnumber people, but the inner-cities, suburbs, outburbs, farmburbs, and caves and treehouse communities have had to contend with upticks in crimes involving pointy objects, blunt objects, heavy objects, irritating objects, fast moving objects, and spit. The city of Chicago is quite possibly the greatest success story following the Obama Gun Ban of 2013, having seen absolutely no gun violence in 2014 and 2015, because of course the entire population of Chicago is dead, having been killed by people with illegal guns.
Keeping these gun ban successes in mind, a disturbing trend has arisen in schoolyards across the country in which little boys, usually between the ages of 5 and 9, have been pointing their index fingers at other students, and curving their thumbs to resemble the hammers of pistols. Horrifyingly the little boys will make a ‘popping’ sound similar to “BANG BANG” as they imitate the sound of a gun being fired. This behavior, once hidden, is becoming more prevalent and teachers report being frightened by this “gun play” on the parts of their male students. Sharma Warbler, a courageous city councilman in Oakland, California, in an attempt to address this problem proactively has crafted a new ordinance that she hopes will end the problem of pretend gun violence once and for all. The Oakland City Council voted unanimously to immediately require that all boys, ages 9 and under, have their thumbs surgically removed so that this disturbing and frightening behavior will no longer disrupt the peace of Oakland’s elementary schools.
Thank you for joining me this evening for the Barack Obama Network news. This is Rusty Koch signing off until tomorrow. In the meantime, don’t do anything that might get you hurt. I mean it, don’t do anything.
by Marjorie Haun 6/8/13
June
6
2013
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SAVING THE VIETNAMESE ORPHANS
LITTLE BIRD DOG AND THE BIG SHIP
June 6, 2013
Article first published as DVD Review: Lest They Be Forgotten – D-Day Remembered on Blogcritics.
Normandy Reinforcements
As I watch the old guys in this series of DVDs I am struck with the power of their presences, the depth of their narratives, and the expansive patriotism that seems only to have grown since they were boys on Omaha beach. These are as ‘voices from the dust,’ men whose time left on the earth is short, but whose legacies merit eternal gratitude and reverence. Please go to VeteransHistory.org and watch some of these clips. Buy one, or some, or all in the series and pass it on. These are our dads and granddads and great-granddads, and they will take their precious tales of courage, ingenuity, sacrifice, and patriotism to their graves unless we act now to preserve them within our own hearts.
“The night before, when we got the final word, there were a few men who made their way to the chapel, myself included.” These are the words of a World War II Veteran as he begins to reflect on his experiences the night before the Normandy Invasion, June 6, 1944. He is one of hundreds of WWII vets whose personal narratives have been preserved in the video series, Lest They Be Forgotten. Larry Cappetto is the producer, director, interviewer, and host who has pieced together this invaluable oral history in an effort to preserve forever stories from World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, before those who experienced them personally are gone.
“Some of the troops-this was their first time in combat-had volunteered and had no idea what they were getting themselves into,” says one man. “I think that’s why they had so many of the young guys go in first. An 18-year old don’t think about life the way a 40 year old man does,” says another, in what is a series of interview excerpts edited into a chronological account of the events of D-Day, 67 years ago.
Cappetto, a filmmaker, writer and musician from Grand Junction, Colorado has, since 2002, dedicated his time, talents and personal resources to the cause of archiving personal accounts from men and women who served during WWII. He has pursued this aging and dying population of veterans for years, traveling to all parts of the United States, as well as overseas, in his crusade. The videotaped reports chronicled in his series are often humorous, sometimes heart-wrenching, but always human; the real perspectives of fighting men who lived through the unimaginable distress of war. “We didn’t care if we got hit or killed or whatever. We were just so miserably seasick that we wanted off the boat,” says one veteran of his experience landing on the beach at Normandy. Says another, “I saw machine-gun fire and it looked like rain.” And another, “I saw the boat blew completely out of the water. All these boys-their arms flying, their bodies flying all over the place.”
The Lest They Be Forgotten series consists of 12 DVDs, each about one hour in length. The pivotal battles of World War II: Iwo Jima, The Battle of the Bulge, The Allied Invasion, are all recalled by the men who fought, who lost friends, and whose hearts often broke with the horrors of armed conflict. Oral histories about the Holocaust, the Korean War, and Vietnam are also included in Cappetto’s collection. The interviews are compelling in their simplicity.
Old veterans, usually in the comfort of their homes, sometimes wearing insignia or a cap that extolls their branch of the service, speak openly, authentically, and in detail about their struggles. “They took a direct hit and I’m sure none one of these guys got off alive. They just got blown to bits.” The D-Day recollections are graphic, seared into the memories of these elderly men. Of the suffering of his wounded comrades on the beach one man remembers, “There was nothing you could do to help them. When a wave came in you knew it was just going to take them out to sea. There was just nothing you could do.” The often stark memories of these veterans engage the viewer in a powerful way. Some instances are difficult to absorb. “When the tank commander told me I had to move, I said ‘I can’t, men are laying everywhere.’ I had no choice, but I decided if I had to run over a dead soldier that I would run over his legs. I ran over quite a few soldiers that day,” says one man about driving a tank onto Normandy beach.
The power and purpose of Lest They Be Forgotten has earned Cappetto national recognition. He has been interviewed about his important work by many television networks and affiliates, including the CBS evening news. He has traveled extensively to many states, including Texas, Ohio and Utah, to present his video series in high schools as a key component of American history. Cappetto has been successful in having his video series included as a curriculum resource in some Texas schools. The oral histories of the men and women who have served to preserve America and her liberty are particularly effective in reaching the current generation of young people, as it evokes profound parallels between 20th Century conflicts, and the wars which rage now in foreign lands.
“I got the report from the BBC that the invasion has started. They said there were very few casualties. But you wondered how they could say that. When I looked out at the beach and the water was full of blood and it was covered with the dead.” Such narratives add clarity and detail to historical battles. “Most people don’t know what war is like, but I’m going to use the word ‘hell.’ It was hell.” The D-Day interviews bring a new appreciation to the viewer of the men who were there, and their painful sacrifices.
Most of the videos in the series end with split-screen images of the veterans then and now. They give a hearty salute, and do so often with tears in their eyes. Most of the interviewees speak, above all, of their unwavering love of country. “We did it for America because if we didn’t do it, they would have been on your doorstep.” “I think the kids today should thank their parents and grandparents, and the Good Lord that they have the freedom they do.” “Liberty is everything. Without liberty nothing else in possible.” “We volunteered to go in because we literally fought for this country. We love America and we still do.”
These heart-felt narrations sum up the patriotism and goodness of those veterans who have willingly recounted their war experiences. They did not want to fight, but they did so with valor and purpose. Lest They be Forgotten is an archive that must be preserved, expanded, and widely viewed by Americans to help them learn and remember, as the 67-year anniversary of D-Day approaches, why wars have been fought, and at what price freedom is purchased.
Reagan’s Speech at the 40th Anniversary of the invasion of Normandy.
Posted by Marjorie Haun 6/6/13
June
6
2013
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SAVING THE VIETNAMESE ORPHANS
LITTLE BIRD DOG AND THE BIG SHIP
June 6, 2013
The common use of phrases, such as “gay boy scouts,” for example, identifying members of a group of children as homosexual, is troubling, and very damaging. Identity, especially sexual identity, is not fully determined until adulthood.
A sound identity, one based on self-worth and self-understanding, is central to human happiness. Identity is not automatic, and personal choices, to one degree or another, help generate the end product of human identity. Both nature and nurture lend to the process of self-actualization, but some social-emotional pressures, when erroneously applied during sensitive states of identity development, can lead to a lifetime of confusion, dissatisfaction, and pain.
The common use of phrases, such as “gay boy scouts,” for example, identifying members of a group of children as homosexual, is troubling, and very damaging. Identity, especially sexual identity, is not fully determined until adulthood. All children experience emotional and social vacillations during adolescence, usually ages 12 to 18, during which experimentation with relationship roles and personal identity occurs. It’s not until early adulthood, and sometimes later, that individuals become set in the identity that determines personal direction, purpose, affiliations, and belief systems. According to Erickson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development, “Teens need to develop a sense of self and personal identity. Success leads to an ability to stay true to yourself, while failure leads to role confusion and a weak sense of self.” In other words, the teenage years are an exploratory stage, and if children are not allowed to develop an identity without exterior pressures and influences, they may be beset with a lifetime of confusion and poor self-worth. This is one reason why the use of terms which assume that any child is genuinely homosexual by identity is extremely dangerous.
The recent decision by the Boy Scouts of America which allows for homosexual boys to become members of scout troops, should offend everyone, not because homosexuals can’t be successful scouts, but because to identify a child as homosexual negates the very process of emotional discovery and maturation. Homosexuality is an aberration, and though many children, both boys and girls, experience feelings of same-sex attraction during the developmental stage of “Identity vs Role Confusion,” those feelings usually subside and heterosexual identity kicks in for the vast majority of people. Homosexual individuals make up between 2% and 3% of the overall population despite the fact that a far larger percentage of developing teenagers have feelings, at some point, of infatuation with someone of the same sex.
Modern American culture places a premium on “tolerance,” so for an individual to demonstrate tolerance by fawning over a kid who identifies him or herself as homosexual carries a lot of social capital. Political Correctness requires that people not merely “tolerate” and accept those who have an aberrant identity, such as “lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and trans-gendered,” but they must be treated with a level of admiration and respect that effectively raises the self-identified abberant individual above social and moral reproach. Not only are they put on a pedestal, but behaviors found unacceptable in the typical population are accommodated, and even encouraged, in those who claim membership in the ”LGBT” community. It is now ultra-cool to be homosexual, or similarly sexually deviant.
This presents a grave danger to the mental health and future prospects for happiness of teenagers who either adopt, or are bequeathed by society, with the identity of homosexual. The chances that a teenager going through a very natural phase of identity exploration will be labeled homosexual are greatly increased when social groups and cultural influences confer a false, but inflated, value on the quality of homosexuality. Boys and girls alike may become trapped by social, cultural, and even familial pressures, to lock themselves into a homosexual identity, when in fact, their feelings of being homosexual or bisexual, are nothing more than a passing hormone driven, emotionally exploratory episode of adolescence.
The Boy Scouts of American has sealed its fate by equivocating the principle of “moral straightness,” and altering its traditional policy regarding homosexuals. The bigger mistake is actually falling for the lie that boys can authentically bear a homosexual identity that is permanently fixed and will determine their life’s course. All of modern society; especially parents, teachers, church leaders, and leaders of groups designed to help children grow up to become successful and happy citizens, needs to step back and correct the fundamental error and cultural lie that teens identified as homosexual are born that way and will not, at some point, discover that their true and permanent identity is heterosexual.
by Marjorie Haun 6/6/13
