Obama/Kerry Fund & Lead Campaign To Unseat Israeli Prime Minister

Common Sense Commentary: Lord we pray.... "Let these insane days of inept and evil leadership be shortened".

Evidently Vice President Joe Biden has no hesitation to come right out and say everything that crosses his mind. Last week, while speaking to his fellow Democrats, he almost apologized for the way his boss, Obama, has run the country into a deep black hole and offended nearly every other head of state in the world, and made thousands of totally unexplainable, destructive decisions. One of the worst, of which, is his public support of Israel while constantly undermining them and assisting Iran.

Here is the news report on his speech yesterday:

Biden: 'The Past Six Years Have Been Really, Really Hard For This Country'

11:20 AM, JAN 30, 2015 • BY DANIEL HALPER

At an event this morning, Vice President Joe Biden told Democrats that, "To state the obvious, the past six years have been really, really hard for this country. And they've been really tough for our party. Just ask [former DCCC chair] Steve [Israel]. They've been really tough for our party. And together we made some really, really tough decisions -- decisions that weren't at all popular, hard to explain," said Biden. 
Biden was speaking at the House Democratic Caucus retreat in Philadelphia.

And here is a sample, on that same day last week, of the kind of decisions Biden was complaining... or bragging about:

Cruz demands answers from Kerry:
Who approved US State Dept. funds
to group sent to oust Bibi Netanyahu? 

January 30, 2015 by Michael Dorstewitz

Republican lawmakers Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas joined Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York in firing a letter off Thursday to Secretary of State John Kerry. They demand answers regarding reports that a State Department-funded non-profit organization is bankrolling efforts to unseat a foreign leader.

Specifically, the reports allege that the U.S. non-profit OneVoice, which has received at least two U.S. State Department grants in the last year, is funding an Israeli grassroots effort to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel’s March election.

Cruz and Zeldin said in a joint statement Thursday: “Has President Obama launched a political campaign against Prime Minister Netanyahu and his representatives?” Sen. Cruz asked. “This administration’s relentless harassment of Israel is utterly incomprehensible. The Islamic Republic of Iran is pursuing the deadliest weapons on the planet, and there can be no doubt that their first target will be Israel, followed by the United States. This administration should be focusing its animosity on the very real enemies we face, not on our staunch allies.”

The Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz made its first report of OneVoice’s funding activities on Tuesday, as well as a five-man team of American campaign experts headed by Jeremy Bird, the Obama campaign’s national field director. That report was quickly picked up by both Israeli and U.S. media Bird’s name wasn’t lost on social media.

Cruz and Zeldin’s statement continued: “It is completely unacceptable to use U.S. tax dollars to influence the elections in Israel,” said Rep. Zeldin. “State Department grants should never be given to entities working to overthrow strong allies like Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. We have great allies around the world, but Israel is our strongest, and a beacon of freedom in a region filled with radical Islamic extremists and state sponsored terrorism. Today, I join with Sen. Ted Cruz in calling for a U.S. Department of State investigation into this important matter.”

News of the joint press release soon hit social media. Bloomberg Senate correspondent Kate Hunter tweeted:

Kate Hunter        ? @Kate_HunterDC Follow .@SenTedCruz accuses Obama in letter to @JohnKerry launching a political campaign against Israel, Netanyahu
4:55 PM - 29 Jan 2015

The letter asked that Kerry clear up eight questions: 

1 .How much funding has the U.S. Government provided to OneVoice, PeaceWorks Network Foundation, and any connected initiatives, projects or subsidiaries?
2 .Who approved providing such funds?
3 .What is the oversight and accounting process for how these funds are being spent?
4 .How often and on what dates has such funding been provided?
5 .What were the specific reasons and terms for providing funds, and how are these funds specifically being spent?
6 .Can the Department of State guarantee that none of these funds have been or will be used in the endeavor detailed above, namely the partnership with V15, or any similar effort to exert undue influence over the Israeli political process?
7 .Was there any knowledge from the State Department or other U.S. government officials of the partnership with V15 prior to providing funds to OneVoice?
8 .Does OneVoice’s work with V15 violate its 501(c)(3) status (or the status of the PeaceWorks Network Foundation) as a tax-exempt organization and should such status be revoked?

It sounds as though Cruz and Zeldin are trying to offset the influence of Chicago-style politics in Israel using a little common-sense Texas-style justice.


Read more: http://www.bizpacreview.com/2015/01/30/cruz-demands-answers-from-kerry-who-approved-us-state-dept-funds-to-group-sent-to-oust-bibi-176402#ixzz3QJWK7pEa

Left-Winger Billionaire, Soros, Funded Ferguson With $33 Million

The Washing Times
January 19, 2015 by Kelly Riddell

There's a solitary man at the financial center of the Ferguson protest movement. No, it's not victim Michael Brown or Officer Darren Wilson. It's not even the Rev. Al Sharpton, despite his ubiquitous campaign on TV and the streets. Rather, it's liberal billionaire George Soros, who has built a business empire that dominates across the ocean in Europe while forging a political machine powered by nonprofit foundations that impacts American politics and policy, not unlike what he did with MoveOn.org.

Mr Soros spurred the Ferguson protest movement through years of funding and mobilizing groups across the U.S. according to interviews with key players and financial records reviewed by the
Washington Times. In all, Mr. Soros gave at least $33 million in one year to support already established groups that emboldened the grass-roots, on the ground activists in Ferguson, according to the most recent tax filings of his nonprofit Open Society Foundations.

The financial tether from Mr. Soros to the activist groups gave rise to a combustible protest movement that transformed a one-day criminal event in Missouri into a 24 hour-a-day national cause celebre.

"Our DNA includes a belief that having people participate in government is indispensable to living in a more just, inclusive, democratic society," said Kenneth Zimmerman, director of Mr soros' Open society Foundations U.S. programs, in an interview with the Washington Times. "Helping groups combine policy, research a data collection with community organizing feels very much the way our society becomes more accountable."

Mr. Zimmerman said OSF has been giving to these types of groups since its inception in the early '90s, and that although groups involved in the protests have been recipients of Mr. Soros' grants, they were in no way directed to protest at the behest of Open society.

"the incidents, whether in Staten Island, Cleveland or Ferguson, were spontaneous protests - we don't have the ability to control or dictate what others say or choose to say," Mr. Zimmerman said. "But these circumstances focused people's attention - and it became increasingly evident to the social justice groups involved that what a particular incident like Ferguson represents is a lack of accountability and a lack of democratic participation."

Soros - sponsored organizations helped mobilize protests in Ferguson, building grass-roots coalitions on the ground backed by a nationwide online and social media campaign. Other Soros-funded groups made it their job to remotely monitor and exploit anything related to the incident that they could portray as a conservative misstep, and to develop academic research and editorials to disseminate to the news media to keep the story alive.
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Google "George Soros' betrayal of fellow Jews" in WWII
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That is not all of the story but it is all I cared to type from the Washington Times newspaper sent to me by my friend Bob Storey, Jim's brother.  I don't know why I didn't guess that Soros was involved in the Ferguson news firestorm since he has been behind every other such conflagration from the Homosexual MoveOn.org claim to fame to the Trayvon Martin misrepresentations, and who knows what else.  You never saw pictures of Trayvon Martin or Michael Brown as they actually looked, when they died, but only pictures of them when they were just  kids.  I tried to print pictures here, of both of these young men but they failed. They were both portrayed as being much younger than they were. both were large, muscular young men. RB

Obama's Black Opposite Could Be Our Next President

Common Sense Commentary: Meet Dr. Ben Carson, a Tea Party Favorite, who is a dyed in the wool Conservative, the opposite of Barack Obama and a real American Constitutionalist. Black people need Dr Carson to help the world see they are more like Patriot, Dr. Carson than they are like Socialist Left Winger, Obama.  Every other American needs him too ... as President, Vice President or at least Secretary of Health, to show the world that most American voters are not so stupid after all, and recognize a good and qualified man for high office. We need dignity, integrity, and wisdom not just another professional, spineless politician like Republicans Boehner and O'Connell or greedy, power mad Democrats like Reid and Pelosi.... or any other Democrat, for that matter. 

Communistic Socialism is not contagious but it is terminal. 

America needs a brain surgeon.... Doctor Ben Carson. RB

This from Breitbart News

At a speech this week at the sold-out South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention, conservative hero Dr. Ben Carson shared his important prescription with America.

Beyond the issues of Obama’s tax increases, socialized healthcare, and bigger government, Dr. Carson is focusing like a laser on one thing: ELIMINATING THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS!)

“We need to do something about taxes. There’s no question about that. We have a horrendous tax structure. It’s too complex,” Carson told the convention. “Nobody can comply with it and it’s unfair. We need something that is equally fair across the spectrum for everybody and that means either a flat tax or a fair tax.”
“The important thing is that whatever we come up with, it needs to eliminate the IRS,” added Dr. Carson.

The polling is on Dr. Carson’s side. Approximately 62% of Americans support the flat tax, which would charge everyone the same percentage of tax – regardless of income. This would effectively eliminate the IRS and all the damage their endlessly complicated regulations do to America’s economy. Instead, a fair – and low – tax rate would be collected by the U.S. Treasury.


And from the Huffington Post, this....

With "infallible" polling data in hand, The Huffington Post can declare celebrated neurosurgeon and conservative darling Ben Carson as the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. At least that's according to a new CNN/ORC International poll released Tuesday, which shows Carson topping a stacked list of right-wing favorites and establishment picks alike -- including New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and even Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. End

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My Comment:

This turn of events is truly stranger than fiction. It seemed impossible that the U.S. would elect a self confessed Socialist Left Winger, who is almost surely a Muslim as well, had no real, meaningful accomplishments, and was probably not even born in the U.S.  Now, after six years of Democrat Obama's presidency of walking all over the U.S. Constitution,  by-passing the Congress by issuing hundreds of Executive Orders, a Tea Party hater, he has destroyed America's image abroad and revved up racial tensions here at home, And now, along comes his black skinned opposite, Doctor Ben  Carson. Dr. Carson a highly accomplished brain surgeon, leader in the field, a Republican, a dyed in the wool Constitutionalist, Outspoken Conservative, a Christian, and a face to face critic of Obama. Dr. Carson is now second to Romney in the polls. How ironic is that?

If Dr. Carson is the Republican nominee, I will vote for him. Obama, Hillary, Bidden, Reid or Pelosi? Not in a million years. There is not a single Democrat I could vote for and there are only a few Republicans. Too bad an Independent, Courageous, Constitutional, Conservative Party Candidate can't be elected. RB

The "Universe" Range Of Possibilities Has Expanded

Common Sense Commentary: We are actually at the very beginning of what is humanly possible. Since the beginning of time men have thought that their level of what is possible, could not be exceeded. But as the future unfolded, what human beings were capable of, improved continuously;
So that the passing of time revealed new possibilities and then new technologies. Faster and faster the development of technology expanded upward, higher and higher, faster and faster up to our present moment. And this is just the beginning of hi-tech possibilities, and we have only scratched the surface. Where will it end?

The Pope said recently, "God can't do everything".  That is a strangely odd, heretical thing to say, for the world leader of what he calls "The Universal Christian Church". Catholic is from the Greek word Katholicos, and means "Universal". What is really strange is, that human beings, with a brain about the size of a small cantaloupe, who were created by God, as a tiny "image and likeness" of Himself, and yet ... have reached a level of knowledge and intelligence that they can, seemingly do almost anything. An earlier version of we created beings, in Babylon, previously reached a level of intelligence that caused them to believe they could build their own entrance to heaven, when they said ..."...let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name ...." Gen.11:4. So they were building this tower into the heavens when God knocked it down and scattered them to the four winds, and said ..."Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city." Gen.116 & 8. These verses clearly say, in God's own words, "now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do".  This, God did, not because of what they could actually do, but what they "imagined" they could do, and did build an impressive, hi-tower. I do not believe God deals in hyperbole, and meant exactly what He said; That we have within us, in the "image and likeness" of God, howbeit in a much smaller than He, yet far greater mental capacity than even we can understand. An ability to think in our "imagination" and "create" technology... so that almost "nothing will be restrained from us". Now that is a very frightening concept. But when I enumerate the long list of fantastic, unbelievable, and extreme technological developments of recent years, by humans, it seems that we may have, like those at Babel, reached a level of intelligence that God will not abide our misuse of.  Times change, and the world changes, as we change, and God changes the way he deals with us. God changed His way of dealing with Adam and Eve when they sinned, and drove them from the Garden.  God changed His dealings with the world of Noah's day and sent the flood. God changed His way of dealing with the world "of one language" at Babel, destroyed their works, confused their language, and scattered them throughout the world. God changed His dealings with the world when it crucified His Son Jesus, and a new dispensation began. Highly advanced technology will be used by the Anti Christ in the last seven years of this age. Have we reached into the heavens like Babel? Has the world become, as God saw it in Noah's day... "And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." Gen.6:5.

Intelligence and Technology, within themselves, are not evil. It is what we seek to do with them, how we misuse them, and even worship them as a way to heaven, that is the sin of Babel. God gave us the ability of intelligence and technology, and it is good if used for good. But evil people use it for evil purposes, as will Anti Christ. If men have just scratched the surface of all that is possible. If humans can accomplish almost anything, Mr. Pope, Your Honor, Sir, how much more can God do?  And what is it He cannot do? "For with God all things are possible." Mk.10:27.  God can do anything...everything... but sin or learn something He didn't already know ... He is Omnipotent, Omni-holy, Omniscient and Omnipresent. You and I are flesh and blood little tiny people from where He sits. We can't even be seen from a few hundred yards away. 

Here is a new technology that can be used for a great many good and useful purposes....or, possibly, for some diabolical purpose of Antichrist, as it continues to improve and expand. RB

So look what has been developed in Israel. It expands technologies and opens new doors. It is just another quantum leap up. It is waterproof and needs no carrying case. Its uses are enormous, and It will be available next year, but it is just the beginning of what is possible.

Cicret Bracelet: Like a tablet...but on your skin
https://www.youtube.com/embed/9 


I can't even explain this ....

Where does she keep it all.... - Viduki

As God's Stewards, Frugality Is Always In Order... Especially Now

Common Sense Commentary: Waste, lavish living and squandering are never in order if one professes to be a Christian. There are literally thousands of life and death needs in this old world which are worthy causes to support. Helpless little children here in America and around the world, people who have no job through no fault of their own, elderly people whose savings have been drained by a derelict government whose policies have left retired people with 0 or 1% interest which has forced them to spend their principle down to nothing. Inflation is another financial problem caused by bad government policies which robs everyone of their income. Working people around the globe are not only losing the buying power of their income but are forced to support half the population who will not or cannot work. Millions of welfare recipients have more to live on than many hard working tax-payers with jobs. That is a crime.

This problem is compounded by the financial uncertainty and continuous loss of living wage jobs. If there every was a time of impending disaster and economic insecurity, it is right now. In such a time, the sin of the prodigal is the more unwise. The waste or misuse of your resources is following in the tracks of the prodigal son who "wasted his substance with riotous living" and "came to himself" in abject poverty with nothing left and nowhere to turn except to his father ... in repentance. Lk.15:13.

When Jesus worked a miracle to feed the multitude bread and fish, he never the less admonished his disciples not to waste the leftovers even though He could have performed the same miracle at will.
"When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost." John 6:12. Why would He say that except to teach them frugality and the sin of waste.

Maybe the richest man who ever lived, King Solomon, is also known for his wisdom. The wisdom of Solomon concerning material things is revealed in his admonition of both the wise and the foolish...
"There is treasure ...and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up." Prov.21:20.

I challenge you Christians to take up the slack, cut expenses, save your resources, be generous, but be wise. If you are in a real Bible preaching, Jesus loving and soul winning church, support it. If not, leave. But stop "wasting your substance" like a prodigal child. It is better to be prepared for what does not happen than to be unprepared for what does. Pray about it. God will lead you in the right direction; Men may not. RB

Trust In America Is Gone ...With Our National Integrity

Common Sense Commentary: Though not a Christian, Dennis Prager, a Jew, is one of this generation's most logical and wise American patriots. This man is worth listening to, and more and more Americans are listening to him on radio and television.



TRUST IS GONE .......

By Dennis Prager


I have been broadcasting for 31 years and writing for longer than that. I do not recall ever saying on radio or in print that a president is doing lasting damage to our country. I did not like the presidencies of Jimmy Carter (the last Democrat I voted for) or Bill Clinton. Nor did I care for the compassionate conservatism of George W. Bush. In modern political parlance compassionate is a euphemism for ever-expanding government. But I have never written or broadcast that our country was being seriously damaged by a president. So it is with great sadness that I write that President Barack Obama has done and continues to do major damage to America .. The only question is whether this can ever be undone. This is equally true domestically and internationally. Domestically, his policies have had a grave impact on the American economy. He has overseen the weakest recovery from a recession in modern American history. He has mired the country in unprecedented levels of debt: about $6.5 trillion that is 6,500 billion in five years (this after calling his predecessor unpatriotic for adding nearly $5 trillion in eight years (after 9/11). He has fashioned a country in which more Americans now receive government aid means-tested, let alone non-means-tested than work full-time. He has no method of paying for this debt other than printing more money thereby surreptitiously taxing everyone through inflation, including the poor he claims to be helping, and cheapening the dollar to the point that some countries are talking about another reserve currency and saddling the next generations with enormous debts. With his 2,500-page Affordable Care Act he has made it impossible for hundreds of thousands, soon millions, of Americans to keep their individual or employer-sponsored group health insurance; he has stymied American medical innovation with an utterly destructive tax on medical devices; and he has caused hundreds of thousands of workers to lose full-time jobs because of the health-care costs imposed by Obamacare on employers.

His Internal Revenue Service used its unparalleled power to stymie political dissent. No one has been held accountable. His ambassador to Libya and three other Americans were murdered by terrorists in Benghazi , Libya ... No one has been blamed. The only blame the Obama administration has leveled was on a video maker in California who had nothing to do with the assault. In this presidents White House the buck stops nowhere. Among presidents in modern American history, he has also been a uniquely divisive force. It began with his forcing Obama care through Congress the only major legislation in American history to be passed with no votes from the opposition party. Though he has had a unique opportunity to do so, he has not only not helped heal racial tensions, he has exacerbated them. His intrusions into the Trayvon Martin affair (If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon) and into the confrontation between a white police officer and a black Harvard professor (the police acted stupidly) were unwarranted, irresponsible, demagogic, and, most of all, divisive. He should have been reassuring black Americans that America is in fact the least racist country in the world something he should know as well as anybody, having been raised only by whites and being the first (half) black elected the leader of a white-majority nation. Instead, he echoed the inflammatory speech of professional race-baiters such as Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson. He has also divided the country by economic class, using classic Marxist language against the rich and corporate profits. Regarding America in the world, he has been, if possible, even more damaging. The United States is at its weakest, has fewer allies, and has less military and diplomatic influence than at any time since before World War II. One wonders if there is a remaining ally nation that trusts him. And worse, no American enemy fears him. If you are a free movement (the democratic Iranian and Syrian oppositions) or a free country (Israel), you have little or no reason to believe that you have a steadfast ally in the United States . Even non-democratic allies no longer trust America. Barack Obama has alienated our most important and longest standing Arab allies, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Both the anti-Muslim Brotherhood and the anti-Iran Arab states have lost respect for him. And his complete withdrawal of American troops from Iraq has left that country with weekly bloodbaths. Virtually nothing Barack Obama has done has left America or the world better since he became president. Nearly everything he has touched has been made worse.

He did, however, promise before the 2008 election that We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America ... That is the one promise he has kept.

What's The Real Story Behind Captain Kangaroo And Mr. Rogers?

Common Sense Commentary: That old guy you saw in the nursing home or emergency room looked like he had always been wrinkled and feeble and couldn't even take care of himself. But wait a minute. In his day he may have been an Olympic champion, president of a multi-national corporation, inventor of some hi-tech, world changing technology or maybe a World War II, Korean war or Vietnam hero. So who or what might that old guy next door or at church might have been in the past?Who or what were old Captain Kangaroo and Mr. Rogers before they were entertaining and teaching little children?  I have no idea who dug up the following, very interesting information.


Why Did Mr. Rogers Wear a Sweater?

Captain Kangaroo passed away on January 23, 2004 at age 76, which is odd, because he always looked to be 76. (DOB: 6/27/27)

His death reminded me of the following story.

Some people have been a bit offended that the actor, Lee Marvin, is buried in a grave alongside 3 and 4-star generals at Arlington National Cemetery . His marker gives his name, rank (PVT) and service (USMC). Nothing else.

Here's a guy who was only a famous movie star who served his time, why the heck does he rate burial with these guys? Well, following is the amazing answer:

I always liked Lee Marvin, but didn't know the extent of his Corps experiences.

In a time when many Hollywood stars served their country in the armed forces often in rear echelon posts where they were carefully protected, only to be trotted out to perform for the cameras in war bond promotions, Lee Marvin was a genuine hero.

He won the Navy Cross at Iwo Jima . There is only one higher Naval award... the Medal Of Honor!

  

If that is a surprising comment on the true character of the man, he credits his sergeant with an even greater show of bravery.

Dialog from "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson":

His guest was Lee Marvin. Johnny said, "Lee, I'll bet a lot of people are unaware that you were a Marine in the initial landing at Iwo Jima and that during the course of that action you earned the Navy Cross and were severely wounded."

"Yeah, yeah... I got shot square in the bottom and they gave me the Cross for securing a hot spot about halfway up Suribachi. Bad thing about getting shot up on a mountain is guys getting shot hauling you down. But, Johnny, at Iwo , I served under the bravest man I ever knew. We both got the Cross the same day, but what he did for his Cross made mine look cheap in comparison. That dumb guy actually stood up on Red beach and directed his troops to move forward and get the hell off the beach. Bullets flying by, with mortar rounds landing everywhere and he stood there as the main target of gunfire so that he could get his men to safety.  He did this on more than one occasion because his men's safety was more important than his own life. That Sergeant and I have been lifelong friends. When they brought me off Suribachi we passed the Sergeant and he lit a smoke and passed it to me, lying on my belly on the litter and said, "Where'd they get you Lee?" "Well Bob... if you make it home before me, tell Mom to sell the outhouse!"

Johnny, I'm not lying, Sergeant Keeshan was the bravest man I ever knew.  The Sergeant's name is Bob Keeshan.  You and the world know him as Captain Kangaroo."

On another note, there was this wimpy little man on PBS, (who has also passed away) , gentle and quiet. Mr. Rogers is another of those you would least suspect of being anything but what he now portrays to our youth.

But Mr. Rogers was a U.S. Navy Seal, combat-proven in Vietnam with over twenty-five confirmed kills to his name. He wore a long-sleeved sweater on TV, to cover the many tattoos on his forearm and biceps. He was a master in small arms and hand-to-hand combat, able to disarm or kill in a heartbeat.

After the war Mr. Rogers became an ordained Presbyterian minister and therefore a pacifist. Vowing to never harm another human and also dedicating the rest of his life to trying to help lead children on the right path in life. He hid away the tattoos and his past life and won our hearts with his quiet wit and charm. America's real heroes don't flaunt what they did; they quietly go about their day-to-day lives, doing what they do best. They earned our respect and the freedoms that we all enjoy. Look around and see if you can find one of those heroes in your midst. Often, they are the ones you'd least suspect, but would most like to have on your side if anything ever happened.

Take the time to thank anyone that has fought for our freedom.  With encouragement they could be the next Captain Kangaroo or Mr. Rogers.

The Real Quarterback Of The Seattle Seahawks, Russell Wilson #3

Common Sense Commentary: I have always liked the Green Bay Packers and usually pull for them unless they are playing the Cowboys or one of the other Southern, Pro Teams. The exception to that is, if I recognize a Real Christian on any of the teams, I pull for them. If one of the teams is angry or fouls a lot or starts fights ... I pull against them. I was actually pulling for the Packers when they played Seattle simply because Seattle is a strongly Liberal city and my pastor likes the Packers too. I know that is all trivial, but I have to find some reason to be for or against one of the two opposing teams. I seldom watch a game without drifting to one side or the other. I was for New England, against the Seahawks, in the  Super Bowl, because of their name ... Patriots, until I read about them cheating by lowering the air in the footballs, and then, this morning when I read the article below. I changed sides for the Super Bowl. As long as Russell Wilson, a black quarterback, is leading the Seattle Seahawks .... I am a Seahawks fan .... even if they are playing the Cowboys. That is, unless Jerry Jones or Romo suddenly start giving sincere witness of Christian faith. I know, I know, God doesn't care who wins a football game .... Or does He? I guess we will find out Feb.1 - RB


Russell Wilson Isn’t Keeping It a Secret, But Unless You Follow Him Online, You Might Have No Idea

Jan. 22, 2015 3:40am Oliver Darcy - From The Blaze

Most know him as the star quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks.

Others may know him as a man who volunteers much of his time at the children’s hospital, spending time cheering up kids battling cancer.

But, unless you follow 26-year-old Russell Wilson online, you may be unaware of exactly how much faith plays a role in his life.

Quarterback Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates after throwing the game winning touchdown pass to Jermaine Kearse #15 in overtime to defeat the Green Bay Packers 28-22 during the 2015 NFC Championship game at CenturyLink Field on January 18, 2015 in Seattle, Washington.

Quarterback Russell Wilson #3 of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates after throwing the game winning touchdown pass to Jermaine Kearse #15 in overtime to defeat the Green Bay Packers 28-22 during the 2015 NFC Championship game at CenturyLink Field on January 18, 2015 in Seattle, Washington.

Yes, like many others in the NFL, Wilson is known to say a prayer after each game — but his devotion to God extends far beyond that and spills into his public life.

The young quarterback, who will face off with the New England Patriots’ Tom Brady in this year’s Super Bowl, regularly talks openly about his faith online.

After tweeting about a recent visit to Seattle Children’s, Wilson said, “I believe that God has put me on this earth to serve others.”

For those that follow him on Twitter, it seems that every day the 26-year-old is posting about living for “His Glory.”

In his final tweet before Sunday’s NFC championship game, Wilson put his hope in Jesus.

“All my hope is in You Jesus!” he tweeted. “You are my anchor that is never shaken.”

The first tweet immediately after his miraculous win credited God.

“Glory to God!” he wrote.

The star quarterback followed up the next day, sending out a flurry of tweets about his faith.

“There is none like You! No one else can touch my heart like You do! I can search for all of eternity, but there is none like You!” he said in one of the many tweets.

Such tweets, are normal on Wilson’s account. The Washington State transplant chiefly tweets about his personal relationship with God, along with verses from the Bible.

In an interview with Pastor Mark Driscoll last year, Wilson expanded more on his faith, saying he was saved at the age of 14.

“I wouldn’t be where I am today without Jesus,” he explained at the time. “Jesus is my all, he’s my everything.”

“I wouldn’t be where I am today without Jesus.” Share: “I’m not perfect by any means. I try to do things the right way, I try to live righteous, but I am a constant work in progress. And we all are. Nobody is perfect,” Wilson continued. “And that’s the amazing thing about Jesus – he takes you for who you are. And so for me, it’s just giving him all the glory.”

Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks are set to square off with the New England Patriots in the 2015 Super Bowl on Feb. 1.

The Conversion Of Benjamin Franklin, A Founder Of Our Country

Common Sense Commentary: Almost all of our founding fathers were Christians. Many unbelievers have denied that fact and have taken it upon themselves to bring our founders down to their own level of disbelief in either God the Father or Jesus Christ. In so doing they have used every possible means to misquote, misrepresent and mislead those who read or hear their denials. The truth is, Franklin had some misunderstandings and made some mistakes, in his youth, as have all of us. But as he matured, so did his faith in God and Jesus Christ. RB

Benjamin Franklin (1706 -1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. He invented the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove, a carriage odometer, and the glass 'armonica'. Wikipedia



The Conversion of Benjamin Franklin 

By Franklin Bill Fortenberry

Picture On March 9, 1790, just one month before his death at age 84, Benjamin Franklin penned a letter to Ezra Stiles in which he said that he had some doubts about the deity of Christ.  This letter has often been cited as evidence that Franklin rejected Christianity and maintained his skepticism until his death.  I was recently confronted with this claim again, and I decided that I would take the time to read Franklin’s writings in chronological order to see if it might be possible to trace out his spiritual journey.  As I did so, I was shocked to discover that this iconic figure of the Revolution had documented his own, spiritual revolution in clear detail revealing to all the world his conversion from skeptical deism to a full faith and trust in the finished work of Jesus Christ.  Here is a brief synopsis of what I found (Links to original sources are provided at the end of the article):

Read the rest of Bill's article at this link:

http://www.increasinglearning.com/franklin-conversion.html

Union Laborers Work & Pay The Price For Their Leaders To Sit, Gripe & Get Rich

Common Sense Commentary: Labor Unions were needed when John L. Lewis was their leader. Now, Labor Union Leaders Lobby, Lounge, Laugh, Loan, Lute  and Lollygag while their dues paying members Labor. Their Leaders keep demanding more and more money and perks from struggling businesses. So the result of Labor Union demands is, more and more of those businesses are moving overseas where the business climate is more friendly. Now, because of the continuous, outrageous demands of the Unions, our American industry has left cities like Detroit, ghost towns and Unions are loosing the power and influence they have had for years. Good riddance. Maybe now, if government will also wake up and stop taxing business to death, we can entice departed businesses back to the U.S. But that will require a Conservative President and Congress. RB


Meet the bosses: Big labor’s top 100 highest paid officials 

By Jason Hart Published September 03, 2014watchdog.org


While unions call for tax and minimum-wage increases to fix “income inequality,” reports to the U.S. Department of Labor reveal 472 union officers and employees were paid more than $250,000 in 2013.

In all, America’s 100 highest-paid union officers and employees received $54.8 million taken from workers last year.

Union officials lived even higher on the hog in fiscal 2013 than the year before, when 428 union officers and employees were paid more than $250,000 and the top 100 received compensation totaling $52.1 million.

The latest list of the 100 highest-paid union bosses is led by employees of the MLB, NBA, and NFL players’ unions — unsurprising, given the prevalence of seven-figure contracts among the professional athletes they represent.

However, dozens of union officers and employees — whose paychecks come from teachers, government workers and blue-collar laborers — are also paid $350,000 or more.

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