BO: “Our most urgent task upon taking office, was to shore up the same banks that caused this crisis [Wow.]. It was not. easy. to. do. And if there’s one thing that’s unified Democrats and Republicans and everybody in between – is that we all hated the bank bailout! I [...]]]> In light of yesterday’s post regarding the real state of the union… here you go: The State of the Union Address – part one. Listen. if. you. can.

BO: “Our most urgent task upon taking office, was to shore up the same banks that caused this crisis [Wow.]. It was not. easy. to. do. And if there’s one thing that’s unified Democrats and Republicans and everybody in between – is that we all hated the bank bailout! I hated it. (applause) I hated it (chuckle – applause). I hated it (more applause). You hated it. It was about as popular as a root canal.”

O wow. Think how many…

Do you s’pose this just might be a boon to the company — a marvelous marketing campaign that just might bolster sagging retail sales?

I appreciate the seeming change of heart at LS & Co — or the affirmation that men — hard working men — not social causes, have built their company. That, or someone in [...]]]> Of some sort of trend or controversy or something… These are just some things I’ve been mulling over since seeing a Levi’s ad.

Do you s’pose this just might be a boon to the company — a marvelous marketing campaign that just might bolster sagging retail sales?

I appreciate the seeming change of heart at LS & Co — or the affirmation that men — hard working men — not social causes, have built their company. That, or someone in their ad department had a brilliant idea to market pants to — da ta da dahhhhhh — Men!

I remember fifteen years, or so, ago that Levi Strauss was on my personal “do-not-buy-retail” product list. That was for its stand on marriage and benefits to other than traditional marriage and later its stand on the Boy Scouts, et al. Well… I feel fairly certain that their overall corporate position on roles and gender blending/blundering and moral ambiguity, etc., etc., has not changed. And, for that matter, the company has more than likely attempted to keep a step ahead of metropolitan trends.

Not that Levi Strauss is, in the grand scheme of things, the end all be all, but as marketing goes, there will be others who join in the affirmation of God ordained uniqueness just as there will be those who mock the company relentlessly. Though you won’t hear about God or God’s marvelous design. You’ll hear something else — a message of the importance of being strong, perhaps of men who are dashing and debonair, mannerly and in style. Or something along that line. I think just like this country is bound to break under the strain of economic chaos, so also, men can’t stay on this feminized or, figuratively speaking, emasculated role to which domineering women have relegated them. Men were not created to be what many women are demanding them to be.

So, do you think men might finally take a stand against the lies that have been foisted on them and begin to see their incredible worth, their design and God given roles and responsibilities — as defenders, leaders, protectors, providers, endowed by the Lord to be heads of their homes and responsible for their families to be respectful and to guard women and children, etc., etc.?

Or will that happen when women embrace their unique and precious design and calling… and eagerly live it?

I’m going to be gardening in the sunshine tomorrow… so a few things I’ll probably be thinking about as I dig around in the dirt.  So, here’s some.  (yeah, it was intended)

“For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.”

1 John 2.16

BHObama declares June …pride month.

‘guess I’ll be heading into the [...]]]>

I’m going to be gardening in the sunshine tomorrow… so a few things I’ll probably be thinking about as I dig around in the dirt.  So, here’s some.  (yeah, it was intended)

“For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes,
and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.”

1 John 2.16

BHObama declares June …pride month.

‘guess I’ll be heading into the my library to see this year’s display.  Last year’s show at our library was quite bold.

• WND’s David Kupelian writes an excellent and timely article. [note when it was written]; you may remember I’ve written in support of his very insightful work many times and have suggested reading his book The Marketing of Evil.    
  • This, from WorldNet Daily today, June 2, 2009:  “Author’s note: Although I wrote the following article two weeks ago for the June edition of Whistleblower titled  “DON’T TREAD ON ME,” for release later this week),  the murder of Wichita abortionist George Tiller, M.D., makes its message especially urgent.”
    

Take time to read the article — it will be worth your while.  It, like his other writings, is insightful, thougthful and thorough.  I think his reasoning is sound — I wouldn’t recommend it if I thought otherwise.

• More anti religion in schools… another very good reason to choose to *home educate* the children in your family.   Perhaps when more children are home educated with historically accurate curriculum the Constitution of The United States of America will be properly applied.

The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States reads: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

• And another entry in the ‘curiouser and curiouser’ category in freedom of assembly — this time for a home Bible study gathering.  I wonder if that county official would have sought to break up the meeting or joined the group for punch and cookies had it been a packed out, full house, cars lining the street, reelect Obama meeting.   I’m just sayin…
• Some people are still watching for Obama’s birthcert… no, not that one, the original.  Dontcha wonder what’s on it?

  I know, personally,that one can own two very different but very identical looking “original” birth certificates.  I know I could present one or the other and either would be accepted as proof of my birth.  I know the one that’s real and the one that replaced it when I was adopted by my mother’s husband.  I keep wondering (if the allegations are correct regarding all the descrepencies) how long it’ll be before the truth is finally made known.  Sad thing is — even if it’s found to be another lie, it really won’t matter much to a vast number of people.  They’re willing to blindly follow the man who, along with his administration, has destroyed or eroded much of America’s strength and foundation of freedom.

• I wrote some observations regarding the death of ‘dr.’ George Tiller yesterday.  I’m still thinking about his life and his demise.  Again, I am not ‘glad’ or any other similar thought that he is dead.  But I am thankful that no baby was murdered in his office yesterday or today.  And he will not murder another one tomorrow.  It’s been reported that he was one of three persons who performed ‘late term abortions’ in the US.  I pray the other two will voluntarily close their doors.

  I’m not sure how people can possibly miss the gruesome, deplorable acts of this man — his manipulation, deception and sick practices are nothing less that atrociously shocking.  I pray the attention being given to his ‘life’ will assault deadened senses and make people aware of the absolute barbaric and deplorable practice this society has not only accepted but fought to uphold.

  This sad and sickening story is but one example of a ‘patient’ whose emotions were greedily, sadistically exploited — one of the tens of thousands who were swindled, manipulated and deceived by this now deceased murderer.  Wiki is filling fast.

  Killing that man wasn’t the answer.  Killing babies is not the answer.

  

A tragedy to be sure.  I think of this all day today; what a shame — what a tragic end.  A man responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent children.  I consider these things all day.  I decided to refrain from reading editorials about the man… the man who was shot while attending & ushering at ‘church’ yesterday.  I wonder why he [...]]]> A career is ended.  During that infamous career, tens of thousands of innocent people were killed.

A tragedy to be sure.  I think of this all day today; what a shame — what a tragic end.  A man responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent children.  I consider these things all day.  I decided to refrain from reading editorials about the man… the man who was shot while attending & ushering at ‘church’ yesterday.  I wonder why he went to church.  I wonder how he could do what he did tens of thousands of times and not only ‘attend church’ but hold the office of usher in that congregation.  I wonder, how could his conscience be so seared that he was past feeling or past personal responsibility?  How could he be so depraved he didn’t recognize his work was beyond reprehensible?  For a little bit, I get tripped up in the thought:  how could he do that?  He was totally given over to a reprobate mind.

But then I go back to my initial reaction when I first read the article in the paper this morning… killing that killer was not the answer (other attempts to take his life, bombings, etc., were also not the answer — for the record).

Tonight I mull over… was this such a tragedy bcz his actions so horrifically despicable and now there is no possible opportunity for him to express remorse for knowingly, willingly, murdering tens of thousands of viable human beings?  Or, was it so heinous bcz he lied to all those mothers and profited from all those deaths?  Or, that now, someone else will imprisoned and will likely be lawfully executed for killing that killer? I can see why he did it – or, rather, I can imagine why — but there is no excuse for it.

But in all of this, I imagine the point of focus will not be on the abortionist, George Tiller, and will perhaps, eventually, not even really be on the gunman who entered that church and committed the murder — but the focus will likely be shifted to anti-abortion extremists (read: right-wing extremists), anyone who vocalizes opposition to abortion or who peacefully protest abortion (or anything else).

I do pray this event will make people stop and consider abortion for what it is — and not allow this tragic event to draw attention away from the heinous atrocity of abortion in this country (and around the world). I pray that people will wake up to the fact that abortion is a sin — a national tragedy — a judgment on society.  I pray that people will see that abortions not only happen at the hands of so-called doctors, like Tiller, but by abortifacients such as birth-control pills and IUD’s and medications given to women who want to kill their babies.  I pray this tragic event will cause people to take another look at the lie of abortion — that people will see abortion is not a choice — it’s murder; and that abortion is not ‘family planning’ but death in a family.  Abortion is not a right; abortion is a wrong.

So this day’s nearly over.  Lives have been forever changed, lost or destroyed.  Truly sad, truly tragic.

Again, I am not thankful George Tiller is dead.  But I am thankful he will never have another opportunity kill another baby and will never cause more pain, death, grief or tragedy.

It is a tragedy he is dead, but the real tragedy is that this man will never have the opportunity to repent of his sin and turn to the LORD and give God glory for what could have been an honourable life.  George Tiller will never have the opportunity to repent and express genuine sorrow to all those he misled, for all the lies he lived and all the precious lives he destroyed.  Another sad case of two wrongs never equalling right.  Now, two killers, two tragedies.

I know. I know.  It’s not that big a deal.  It’s only one seat. of. nine. — for. life.

President Barack Obama didn’t shy away from the “snub” by Arizona State University officials who said he hadn’t accomplished enough yet to earn an honorary degree. In a commencement speech Wednesday to a stadium full of young graduates, he said the officials were right.

“I come here not to dispute the suggestion that I haven’t yet achieved enough in my life,” Obama said. With a smile he added: “First of all, Michelle concurs with [...]]]>   And so it goes.

President Barack Obama didn’t shy away from the “snub” by Arizona State University officials who said he hadn’t accomplished enough yet to earn an honorary degree. In a commencement speech Wednesday to a stadium full of young graduates, he said the officials were right.

“I come here not to dispute the suggestion that I haven’t yet achieved enough in my life,” Obama said. With a smile he added: “First of all, Michelle concurs with that assessment. She has a long list of things that I have not yet done waiting for me when I get home.”

“But more than that I come to embrace the notion that I haven’t done enough in my life. I heartily concur,” the president said. “I come to affirm that one’s title, even a title like ‘president of the United States,’ says very little about how well one’s life has been led.”

Sad.

The title (and the life) of “President of the United States” really. ought. to. say. a. lot. about. how. well. one’s. life. has. been. led.  Truly.

Lost on President Obama is the fact that the Arizona State U faculty wasn’t referring to his lack of accomplishing home duties. That was just an arrogant snub to intelligent people — and a cool deflection.  They weren’t inferring he hadn’t done enough tasks in his life — the honourary degree would have been conferred, I’m supposing, had what he had accomplished in his life thus far been worthy of the degree.  Now if ASU offered Red Herring degrees…

But, apparently, they’ve read that book… and they just don’t see the fine gold threads either.

You know I’ve used that story as an analogy of this president’s life/policies for some time… and, I’ve just gotta say, lately, I’m coming to think that it seems he’s playing both parts: the emperor and the deceiving clothiers.