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Photo of NYPD officer’s good deed goes viral

November 29, 2012 at 11:56 am 

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This photo provided by Jennifer Foster shows New York City Police Officer Larry DePrimo presenting a barefoot homeless man in New York's Time Square with boots Nov. 14, 2012 . Foster was visiting New York with her boyfriend on Nov. 14, when she came across the shoeless man asking for change in Times Square. As she was about to approach him, she said the officer came up to the man with a pair of all-weather boots and thermal socks on the frigid night. She took the picture on her cellphone. It was posted Tuesday night to the NYPD's official Facebook page and became an instant hit. More than 350,000 users "liked" it as of Thursday afternoon, and over 100,000 shared it. (AP Photo/Jennifer Foster)

By Staff, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A tourist’s snapshot of a New York City police officer giving new boots to a barefoot homeless man in Times Square has created an online sensation.
Jennifer Foster, of Florence, Ariz., was visiting New York with her boyfriend on Nov. 14, when she came across the shoeless man asking for change in Times Square.
As she was about to approach him, she said the officer — identified as Larry DePrimo — came up to the man with a pair of all-weather boots and thermal socks on the frigid night. She recorded his generosity on her cellphone.
It was posted Tuesday night to the NYPD’s official Facebook page and became an instant hit. More than 360,000 users “liked” it as of Thursday afternoon, and over 100,000 shared it.
Thousands of people commented, including one person who praised him as “An officer AND a Gentleman.”
The photo shows the officer kneeling beside the man with the boots at his feet. A shoe store is seen in the background.
The NYPD Facebook page on Thursday posted a comment from DePrimo saying, “I didn’t think anything of it,” and updated it with a photo of DePrimo taken in 2011.
“I have these size 12 boots for you, they are all-weather. Let’s put them on and take care of you,” Foster quoted DePrimo as saying to the homeless man.
She wrote: “The officer squatted down on the ground and proceeded to put socks and the new boots on this man. The officer expected NOTHING in return and did not know I was watching.”
Foster, who is a dispatch manager at the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, said she’s worked in law enforcement for 17 years and has never been more impressed.
“His presentation of human kindness has not been lost on myself or any of the Arizona law enforcement officials with whom this story has been shared,” Foster wrote on Facebook. She said she never got the officer’s name.
DePrimo is assigned to the Sixth Precinct, encompassing Greenwich Village and the West Village, and lives on Long Island. He told Newsday that the homeless man “smiled from ear to ear” after getting the boots.
“It was like you gave him a million dollars,” he added.
He told The New York Times that he keeps the receipt for the boots in his vest to remind him “that sometimes people have it worse.”

RYOT NOTE: This is what kindness all comes down to: One person helping another. We LOVE this photo and story. Kudos to this officer for stepping up and truly making a difference in someone’s life. There are plenty more people who need shoes this winter. You can help them out by supporting Soles4Souls, which collects shoes to give to those in need. Please consider making a donation today, or sharing this story.

Stop LOST

The Obama Administration is about to try to ram the Law of the Sea Treaty (LOST) through  the U.S. Senate during the "lame duck" session of  Congress.

 Barack Hussein Obama has been  planning this move for months. Now that the election is  over, there are a number of Republican Senators who are  willing to sign on to this sovereignty-killing  treaty.
 
 Please send faxes IMMEDIATELY to  every Senate Republican. Tell them to publicly declare that  they will vote against the LOST Treaty, and filibuster it,  if necessary.
 
  This is profoundly urgent. Obama  minion, and liberal U. S. Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid could bring this treaty up for a vote at any time during  this holiday season.
 
 Please send your faxes  now.
 
 RINO (Republican in Name Only)  Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski says that she supports this treaty, and that she wants a vote on the treaty before  Christmas.
 
 Leftist Senator John Kerry, who is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says that he believes that this treaty will pass!
 
 This is what LOST will do:
 
 First, it will strip the U.S. of all of our rights to the national resources off of our coasts. Americans will have to pay billions of dollars in royalties to UN bureaucrats, in Jamaica. These foreign bureaucrats will then "redistribute" our  money to "poor" countries.
 
 Second, it will allow the "International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea,"  located in Germany, to rule on virtually any matter that has to do with the oceans. This "world
 court" will be able to drag U.S. citizens before it, and charge them with "international
 crimes!"
 
  Republican Senators are under enormous pressure to ratify LOST, by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and by every single living Republican former Secretary of State.
 
 Barack Hussein Obama has even ordered the Admirals who lead the U.S. Navy to lobby in favor of LOST!
 
 Please send your faxes to every Senate Republican. Too many Republicans are now either supporting this treaty, or are "on the fence."

 The LOST treaty has been hanging around Washington for DECADES. But, now, the
 leftists believe that the American people are distracted, and that they have forgotten about this evil agreement.
 
 Therefore, Senate liberals are preparing to ram it down our throats! 
 
 Please fax the Republican Members of the Senate NOW. These are the Senators who will decide whether LOST gets a vote or not.  If the link does not work, just cut and paste this full link in your browser window:
 
 https://grassroots.cc/13741_121127_USJF_RS_P4US_Lame_Duck_LOST
 
 And, while you are at it, please add to the effectiveness of your faxes by personally calling your U.S. Senators' offices at 202-224-3121. Tell them in no uncertain terms that you expect them to protect America's sovereignty, and to publicly declare that they
 oppose even bringing LOST up for a vote.
 
 Sincerely,
 
  Michael Connelly -
 Executive Director
 The United States
 Justice Foundation
 932 "D" Street, Suite 2
 Ramona, California 92065
 PHONE: 760-788-6624 FAX: 760-788-6414
 
 PS:  Please forward this vital message to all of your friends & acquaintances.
  

WE are the 13%

We are the 13%

By Joseph Backholm | Executive Director A lot of people are still analyzing what happened in the last election.  Who voted? Who didn't? Why? One of the most interesting facts to emerge over the last several weeks is a study that asked people who attend church whether they got any information about the election from their place of worship. Thirteen percent said they did. Put another way, 87% of those who attend church regularly received no information about the election from their place of worship.  That doesn't mean that some of those churches didn't encourage people to vote, only that they provided no information how to make voting decisions consistent with their faith.  It goes without saying that voting decisions are left to the individual, but it is hard to imagine any other are of a person's life that churches work so hard not to provide direction for. Whether discussing personal disciplines, marriage, parenting, work, recreation, volunteerism, friendship, money, retirement, environmental stewardship, sports, adoption, mission work, or sex, I am unable to think of any subject so generally relevant to people's lives that only 13% of churches have provided any information about how to deal with it.  I bet more than thirteen percent of churches have addressed whether it's wrong to skip church for a football game or whether bikinis are biblical.  But what should the definition of marriage be or who should be president?  Not really worth our time. Perhaps you prefer it this way. Maybe you think "politics" should be avoided. Sure, you recognize that it's important, but you prefer to focus on things that will bring people together. Church is not the place to divide people. My concern with this approach is simple.  Things don't get better when the church ignores them.   Sure, we only have so much time and energy, and we all have different passions. And there's no question that you can deal with sensitive subjects in very unproductive ways.  So let's try to avoid that. But in general, we understand that when truth is applied to something, it gets better.  When truth is not applied to something, it gets worse. So, when we see something is broken, we apply truth to it. That becomes challenging when you pretend it doesn't exist. Not every church focuses on adoption, but no church would claim it's something to avoid when it's relevant. My concern over this neglect is not simply because it results in bad policy that does preventable harm in the lives of real people. It is perhaps equally troubling that, in working so hard to avoid what's going on in the world, we set the standard of avoiding important issues simply because they're challenging. The intense desire not to talk about something is probably the best evidence that you need to talk about it.  Just ask your spouse.  The reason we're all comfortable talking about sports and the weather is because it really doesn't matter. Dealing with challenging issues, in the open, is a great way to learn how to care more about truth than being right.  And watching other people graciously deal with how to apply truth to challenging issues related to civil government might just enable people in church communities do a better job tending that garden when they aren't in the four walls. Or, we could just continue doing what we're doing and watch things fall apart around us while we major on the personal and the non-controversial.  This resource is made possible by contributions from friends like you. Thank you.

The Family Policy Institute of Washington is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting public policy that recognizes the significance and sanctity of the family in Washington State.

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ParentalRights.Org President Michael Farris, Utah Senator Mike Lee, and former Senator and presidential candidate Rick Santorum will host a press conference this afternoon to highlight opposition to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

A large number of disability organizations and veterans organizations have already gone on record in support of this treaty, hoping it will improve the quality of life for persons with disabilities around the world.

Frankly, they have been sold a bill of goods. They are unaware of the dangers the CRPD poses to the parental rights of those with disabilities or whose children have disabilities. And they appear to be unaware of the impact it would have on American sovereignty – our ability to make laws for ourselves.

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We have set up three petitions to communicate to the Senate that these organizations do not speak for all of us. If you have not yet done so, we would urge you to sign one (or more, if applicable) of these petitions right now – before you close this email. It will take about a minute.

Petition for Persons with disabilities and their families: If someone in your family suffers a disability, please sign this petition! We currently have more than 8,800 signatures, but our goal is to reach 10,000 in time for this afternoon’s press conference.

Veterans Petition: For all veterans, whether or not you suffer a disability. Help us communicate that although veterans organizations support the CRPD, they do not speak for all veterans.

General petition: Whether or not you can sign one of the above petitions, please sign this one, too. This is for every concerned American who would urge the Senate to reject ratification of the CRPD.

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A reception has been scheduled for Dec. 4 to honor former Senator Bob Dole for his work on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1991 and the CRPD. We suspect proponents of the treaty will want to honor him by calling for treaty passage before that event.

So, once you have signed the petition above, please take another moment to call your senators and urge them to oppose ratification of the CRPD. You can find their D.C. office numbers by clicking on your state here, or call the Capitol Switchboard at 212-224-3121 and ask for their office by name.

Tell them in your own words that the CRPD will surrender parental rights for those with disabilities or for children with disabilities, by making the government responsible to determine what is best for each child. Loving parents can better make life-changing decisions for a child than the government can.

Tell them, too, that American lawmakers did a great job with the Americans with Disabilities Act, making us a leader in disability rights. We do not need to pass off our law-making authority to a U.N. committee under this treaty. We don’t need other nations setting our domestic policy. We became the world leader by setting our own course, not by following everyone else’s.

Thank you for taking immediate action to help us halt this dangerous treaty.

Sincerely,

Michael Ramey
Director of Communications & Research

Immigration ALERT

	Immigration Alert
	Free 1-click message to your GOP Members of Congress: "Enforcement, NOT Amnesty"

Following the Presidential election, House Speaker John Boehner and an aide for Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Republicans need to come up with a comprehensive plan for immigration that includes a way to legalize 11 million illegal aliens. But a new poll from Gallup asked Americans what they thought should be the top priorities for President Obama's second term, and this eye-opening poll found that 62% of Americans think stopping illegal immigration should be a top priority. Only 37% thought providing an amnesty should be a top priority. Republicans were even more split on the two issues with 82% wanting to stop illegal immigration and only 25% wanting to provide an amnesty. Gallup made the following conclusion based on the results: The weight of public opinion on immigration policy more closely favors the Republicans' emphasis on halting illegal immigration than the Democrats' emphasis on creating a path to citizenship for existing illegals. Americans don't want an amnesty. But they do want enforcement and an end to illegal immigration. Send Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader Cantor a fax NOW that tells them that you agree with the new Gallup poll that chooses enforcement over amnesty. Message Boehner & Cantor Don't you realize that the Republicans' reputation for enforcing immigration laws to protect vulnerable American and legal immigrant workers is the politically popular position? That's what Gallup found in its national poll of voters last week. WHAT GALLUP WROTE AS CONCLUSION: The weight of public opinion on immigration policy more closely favors the Republicans' emphasis on halting illegal immigration than the Democrats' emphasis on creating a path to citizenship for existing illegals." (Nov. 15, 2012) Why are you abandoning enforcement and trying to push an amnesty? If you want to get more votes from immigrant groups with your immigration policies, you need to talk boldly about how immigration enforcement is a sign of your deep compassion for the incredibly high unemployment rates they are suffering. The last thing they need is more floods legal foreign workers added to compete with them for jobs. Why are you trying to undermine all Republican office holders by abandoning what Gallup says is an overwhelmingly winning position?  Send One Click Message or click https://www.numbersusa.com/sendfax?id=14276 CHRIS CHMIELENSKI

Stand with TVC

  

Now is the time to stand up for those things we are thankful for.

 

Traditional Values Coalition is working overtime these last few weeks before the Inauguration.  We know that the enemies of America are coming over the wall.  It's now or never to defend our religious liberties, our families, and our economic security from the hands of those who find it easier to loot and steal prosperity from future generations.

 

Obviously, our Washington office is working harder now than ever before to go on the offensive in 2013.  Let me share with you 5 quick items TVC will be working on over the next few weeks and into the next Congress:

 

1.  The Impact of Federal Sequestration

 

Brace yourselves.  It's coming.

 

TVC staff is working at my direction to get to the bottom of the impact of federal sequestration cuts to defense spending, education, transportation, and to working families in the form of tax increases.  Right now, the conversation in Washington is not entirely positive... and if December 31st were tomorrow, sequestration would be a certainty.

 

2.  Obamacare takes hold

 

...but certain state governors are resisting by refusing to participate in state-based exchanges, forcing the responsibility back on the federal government and creating an unmanageable nightmare.  Still, the tax increases to small businesses and working families on top of the impact of sequestration will most certainly have an impact on the American economy.  TVC is working to keep pastors and friends informed on the effects.

 

3.  Waste and abuse at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

 

The issue TVC refuses to let go away.  Which is more important: cancer research or measuring subway noise?  As of today, NIH believes both are equally important, and they are funnelling over $500 million towards research grants designed to train the next cadre of radical liberal researchers and professors -- all on the taxpayer dime.

 

4.  Protecting America's Military Chaplains

 

Religious liberty is under threat, and nowhere is that threat made more real than among our military chaplains after the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" -- as gay weddings are now occurring on military bases and chapels around America in states where marriage has not been protected by law.  Muzzled and under threat, TVC will continue to guarantee that no military chaplain loses their careers preaching their Christian faith.

 

5.  Defending America Against the Islamist Shariah Threat

 

Did you know that over 80% of all mosques in America advocate the use of violence against non-believers?  That most of the mosques built after 9/11 were built with Saudi wahabbi money?  That around every Islamic mosque, a waqf is established where Muslims buy up a 3-mile zone around the mosque -- which then effectively turn into "no-go" zones such as the ones already in place in Dearborn, Michigan?

 

Welcome to the new Islamist America.

 

Now more than ever is the time to choose our flag.  We either stand by Old Glory and the Judeo-Christian principles that make America the last best hope for freedom on earth, or in a generation we take the nation that beat the Soviet Union and hand our children and grandchildren over to an uncharted and bleak future.

 

Your support of Traditional Values Coalition this year joins the fight to help stand tall for the America we know... so we can pass it on as the America that our children and grandchildren deserve.

 

Will you stand with TVC this year?

 

From the bottom of my heart, I can't thank you enough for everything you are doing in your communities and with your family to help defend our shared Christian values. 

 

Now is the time to stand strong.  America's enemies are coming over the wall.

 

Can I count on your help?

 

Sincerely,

Andrea Lafferty

President

Traditional Values Coalition

 

PS:  I know it's not appreciated in all circles, but please remember Israel in your prayers this Thanksgiving holiday.  The Israeli people have been through a great deal, and they are truly on the front lines on the war against Islam -- and in many ways, the war to save Western Civilization against Islamist fanaticism and secular indifference.  Prayers for Israel... God is listening!

 

How do they justify it?

Some Christians simply do NOT make sense.  But, take heart because there is some good news here.  Read all the way to the end.... 

Edited excerpt from Omega Letter:    

Ninety-five percent of black Christians voted for Obama.
Fifty percent of Catholics voted against their own church teachings, including seventy-five percent of all Hispanic Catholics.  Obama also captured 75% of self-described atheists and 42% of non-evangelical Protestants.
So, what does it all mean? 

The Book of the Revelation begins with Jesus standing among the seven golden candlesticks, each representing one of the seven Churches of Asia Minor.  Each church can be symbolically representative of a particular epoch in Church history, as identified by the major characteristics singled out by the Lord for either commendation or condemnation.  

The sixth Church epoch is represented by the Church of Philadelphia -- the evangelical Church that sent missionaries around the world, carrying the Gospel to the lost -- it is the only Church to receive commendation from the Lord.  When we come to the seventh Church, the Church of Laodicea . .   THIS is the Church that will be dominant at the time of the Rapture.

Jesus is not describing last days' society -- that was Paul.  Jesus is addressing a Church.  The word "Church" (ekklesia) should not be applied to unbelievers. The word "ekklesia" is found in one hundred and fifteen places in the New Testament.  It is translated in English one hundred and thirteen times as "church" and the remaining times it is translated as "assembly."

In classical Greek the word "ekklesia" meant "an assembly of citizens summoned by the crier, the legislative assembly".  The word as used in the New Testament is taken from the root of this word, which simply means to "call out".  In New Testament times the word was exclusively used to represent a group of people assembled together for a particular cause or purpose.  In the case of the Church at Laodicea,  it refers to the Christians -- the "called out ones" who lived among the pagans in the city of Laodicea.
The Lord describes the Laodicean Church thusly:

"I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of My mouth." (Revelation 3:15-16)

This doesn't mean that the Laodicean believers will lose their salvation.  It means their churches will reflect their lukewarm nature; powerless, dead and ineffective.   It is the kind of churches that could RE-elect Barack Obama, not because they believe in him or his cause, but because he promises to give them stuff as part of his social gospel.

"Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked . . ." (3:17)

The Lord offers counsel to this Church, but doesn't hold out any hope that they will take it.  Instead, He promises rebuke and chastening.  Notice that, while Jesus stood within the other churches, He stands outside Laodicea, asking to be admitted. 

John was recording Jesus' explanation of where those social conditions will ultimately lead. Listen carefully to what the Spirit saith unto the Churches.

"As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me."

Paul wrote to Timothy about social conditions in the last days.  America's choice on November 6 has moved it firmly over from 2 Timothy 3:1-6 to Revelation 3:14-21.  The "perilous times" have shifted to the Church itself.
Paul admonished the Church to "continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them." (2 Timothy 3:14)
What comes next?  Persecutions and afflictions at the hands of evil men and seducers. (2 Timothy 3:12-13)  Jesus' message comes from the other end of the spectrum, admonishing the Church to repent from having become what Paul had warned of.  Jesus ends His outline of the seven epochs of the Church Age by saying, "Listen up."

"He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches."

Why the Lord's admonition to listen carefully?  Note the difference in what comes next for Laodicea.  Not more persecutions and afflictions -- that was Philadelphia.  The Church of Philadelphia is no more.

We are Laodicea.  What comes next?

"After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, COME UP HITHER, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter." (Revelation 4:1)

It's not all bad news.  Laodicea is just one verse away from the Rapture

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FLA Still cannot say who won

"West Digs in." Politico, 11/13/12

Politico reports Allen West is digging in his heals and not giving up… and neither should you!

The Washington Post (no friend of Col. West) reported today: Allen West-Patrick Murphy race: Florida to probe vote issues.

In fact, the Post further reports that, "After a partial recount of early voting in the county (St. Lucie), West gained 132 votes and challenger Murphy lost 667."

James, this race is NOT OVER!

If you haven't read my email below, please do so right away and make an emergency contribution to help Allen West today!

I have already contributed $5,000 to Allen's recount fund but I can only do more with your immediate help. You see, Every time we've asked, Allen has stuck his neck out for us in defense of our values. Now it's our time to help him.

Please read my email below and make an immediate contribution. We can win this race and send Allen back to Congress.

Please do all you can to help.

I don't have much time to talk--I'm busy monitoring the situation in Allen West's congressional district and things are looking grim. Allen emailed citing "disturbing irregularities" at polls in his district which have given his opponent a razor-thin lead. As votes are still being counted, Allen has requested a recount in critical counties where observers were reportedly barred from witnessing the vote count, in violation of Florida law. Allen described the situation as "complete chaos" and is doing everything in his power to demand justice. Should a recount occur, armies of lawyers from the Democrat campaign machine will descend upon his district to ensure his liberal opponent is victorious. We've got to make sure we have the resources to fight back. I have consulted with one of the best election attorneys in the country and he has advised me to do whatever I can to help Allen’s recount effort. EVERY LEGAL VOTE MUST BE COUNTED. I also have pledged to give the Allen West recount fund the maximum contribution allowable by federal law. That’s why I’m asking you to make a special gift today of $50 to help Allen West succeed in a fair and accurate count of ALL the votes. I know you're tired after a long election season, but Allen West has consistently fought for our values in Congress and, in his moment of need, we've got to have his back. Will you make an immediate contribution of $50 to support Allen West's next term in the US Congress? Thank you, Todd Cefaratti Citizen Patriot

Odd Tallies

Odd? Romney Got ZERO Votes In 59 Precincts in Philly, and 9 Precincts in Ohio

Mitt Romney’s demographic troubles have, by this point, been well-rehearsed by practically every pundit across the political spectrum. However, even in his most troubled demographic (black voters, where Romney was trounced 94-6), the GOP nominee could probably comfort himself that at least – contrary to some polls – he didn’t get 0 percent.
But what if there are parts of the country where Romney not only got zero percent of the vote (a possibility in the case of vote totals so small that rounding renders them null), but actually got literally zero votes? For the nominee of a major party, that would be truly extraordinary – so extraordinary, in fact, that it would strain credulity.
And seeing as this highly unlikely turn of events happened not in one or two precincts, but in over 59 in Philadelphia, and 9 in Cleveland, that credulity can be safely said to be completely strained, if not broken. From the Philadelphia Inquirer:

It’s one thing for a Democratic presidential candidate to dominate a Democratic city like Philadelphia, but check out this head-spinning figure: In 59 voting divisions in the city, Mitt Romney received not one vote. Zero. Zilch.
These are the kind of numbers that send Republicans into paroxysms of voter-fraud angst, but such results may not be so startling after all.
“We have always had these dense urban corridors that are extremely Democratic,” said Jonathan Rodden, a political science professor at Stanford University. “It’s kind of an urban fact, and you are looking at the extreme end of it in Philadelphia.”
Many parts of Philadelphia and other big cities simply lack Republican voters, a fact of campaigning that has been true since Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, Stanford University’s Rodden said.
In 2008, McCain got zero votes in 57 Philadelphia voting divisions. That was a big increase from 2004, when George W. Bush was blanked in just five divisions.

But Larry Sabato isn’t convinced.
“I’d be surprised if there weren’t a handful of precincts that didn’t cast a vote for Romney,” the regular Fox News guest who also heads the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia, said.
“Not a single vote for Romney or even an error? That’s worth looking into,” he added.
But the oddity doesn’t end there. Weaselzippers also passes along this map of Ohio’s Cuyahoga County.

Note the pure blue areas, where Obama is supposed to have won this full, every-single-vote sweep. Such a victory isn’t logically impossible, but it’s so thoroughly unlikely that some observers are already raising questions of fraud. At bare minimum, this outcome certainly raises questions about the political makeup of the areas in question.

Other BLOGS to follow

Six Blogs You Should Visit Today

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Here are 6 Blogs that you’ll be glad you read.  Add these to the bookmarks on your web browser and visit them on a regular basis.

It benefits all of us in the Tea Party movement if we stay connected through a variety of networks, keep the conversation going, and get information from several different sources.  These 6 are examples of blogs that tend to support Tea Party principles and they deserve our support.

Bloggers thrive on comments and traffic.  So when you go to these blogs do four simple things.
 

1. Read the posts and find some that interest you.
2. Comment on the posts and join the conversation.
3. Share links to the stories that interest you by copying the web URLs and posting them on Facebook.
4. Go back on a regular basis to stay up-to-date.

 

Six Blogs to Add to Your Routine

American Thinker
http://www.americanthinker.com/

Angry White Dude
http://angrywhitedude.com/

iOwnTheWorld.com
http://iowntheworld.com/blog/

NoisyRoom.net
http://noisyroom.net/blog/

The Political Commentator
http://politicsandfinance.blogspot.com/

The Rio Norte Line
http://therionorteline.com/

Thank you for continuing the fight!
Tea Party Patriots National Support Team

BO & UN Gund Control

Just HOURS After His Re-Election, Obama Backs U.N. GUN CONTROL Treaty -- Select HERE to DEMAND that Congress REJECT U.N. Treaty!

ALERT: It's ALREADY STARTED -- Barack Hussein Obama thinks his re-election means he has a "MANDATE" to DESTROY American sovereignty and the U.S. Constitution! Just look at this news report, issued ONE DAY after the election:

"Hours after U.S. President Barack Obama was re-elected, the United States backed a U.N. committee's call on Wednesday to renew debate over a draft international treaty to regulate the $70 billion global conventional arms trade.

U.N. delegates and gun control activists have complained that talks collapsed in July largely because Obama feared attacks from Republican rival Mitt Romney if his administration was seen as supporting the pact, a charge Washington denies.

The month-long talks at U.N. headquarters broke off after the United States - along with Russia and other major arms producers - said it had problems with the draft treaty and asked for more time.

But the U.N. General Assembly's disarmament committee moved quickly after Obama's win to approve a resolution calling for a new round of talks March 18-28. It passed with 157 votes in favor, none against and 18 abstentions."

You read that right: just HOURS after Obama won, he signed us onto one of the WORST gun control treaties that's ever come out of the sovereignty-stealing UNITED NATIONS!

The "lame duck" Congress is about to meet and vote on this TERRIBLE treaty -- TAKE ACTION NOW!!!

SEND A MESSAGE TO EVERY SINGLE MEMBER
OF CONGRESS, DEMANDING THEY REJECT THE
UNITED NATIONS GUN CONTROL TREATY:
SEND YOUR MESSAGE NOW!

As the Ohio Liberty Coalition has noted, "Without control of the House of Representatives, the easiest way for Obama to implement gun control might be through international treaties [which only require Senate ratification]. This backdoor legislation would also allow Congressional House Democrats to avoid the backlash from gun owners that is credited with their loss of the House in 1994."

By supporting the United Nations "Small Arms and Light Weapons Treaty," Obama has joined with China, France, Germany, the UK, and 150 other nations in pushing global restrictions on firearms.

Since the treaty hasn't been finalized, we don't even know all of the details yet of all the new restrictions the treaty will attempt to place on American gun owners. However, considering that the administration has facilitated cross-border gun walking operations like Fast and Furious, we can safely assume that Obama is looking to use international law to restrict the rights of American gun owners.

Thankfully, some of the top organizations in support of our Second Amendment Right to Keep and Bear Arms are also preparing to fight this dangerous treaty. For example, he leader of America's oldest gun rights legal foundation, the Second Amendment Foundation, called out President Obama for his support of the United Nations Small Arms and Light Weapons Treaty the day after the election.

"It's obvious that our warnings over the past several months have been true," said Alan Gottlieb, founder and executive vice president of the SAF. "The election was called about 11 p.m. Tuesday and by 11 a.m. this morning, we got word that the United States was supporting this resolution. We have to be more vigilant in our efforts to stop this proposed treaty," he said.

And, while officials from the Obama regime claim that the treaty will have no effect on domestic gun sales and ownership because it will only apply to weapons exports, the National Rifle Association isn't convinced:

"That's been the claim for years during the first go-around and the short answer is ‘no, we don't buy it,'" said Andrew Arulanandam, Director of Public Affairs for the NRA, citing Obama's support for the reenactment of the semi-automatic weapon ban in the second presidential debate as grounds for suspicion.

After all, the most recent draft of the treaty includes requirements to keep records on "end users," or gun owners. The draft states that, "Each State Party shall maintain national records... Such records may contain... end users," and that "Records shall be kept for a minimum of ten years." If this obligation were to be enacted and followed, it could result in registration for any American that purchases an imported firearm.

And, as the NRA also noted, despite the insistence of a U.S. State Department official this summer that ammunition controls are not feasible and would have "significant administrative and financial costs," ammunition remains within the scope of the working draft. The draft states, "Each State Party shall establish and maintain a national control system to regulate the export of ammunition for conventional arms." In the explanation of its vote in favor of the resolution, Mexico made clear that it would continue to pursue its goal of including ammunition within the scope of the treaty.

WE ALL HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER TO STOP THIS DANGEROUS U.N. TREATY! Congress coming back for their "lame duck" session -- WE MUST STOP IT NOW!

SEND A MESSAGE TO EVERY SINGLE MEMBER
OF CONGRESS, DEMANDING THEY REJECT THE
UNITED NATIONS GUN CONTROL TREATY:
SEND YOUR MESSAGE NOW!

Of course, liberals are lapping this treaty up -- they LOVE it. Suzanne Nossel, executive director of Amnesty International USA, said, "Today's vote is step one toward a hugely meaningful human rights victory. We will be urging the United States and all other countries to keep today's momentum going towards the final passage of the first arms trade treaty." And Anna Macdonald, Head of Arms Control for Oxfam, said at a press conference held at UN headquarters that she conducted with two other treaty supporters, "There is a risk of a diplomatic groundhog day if governments do not change their approach and get this Treaty agreed as a matter of urgency."

OF COURSE LIBERALS LOVE IT -- IT'S ANTI-AMERICAN AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL! And with Congress coming back for a quick "lame duck" session before the end of the year, time is short! If we can FLOOD the offices of every single Senator and Congressman, demanding that they REJECT the U.N. "Small Arms and Light Weapons Treaty," we CAN put a stop to this OUTRAGEOUS infringement on American sovereignty by the U.N. But we need YOUR help -- send your Blast Faxes to every single legislator NOW!

Sincerely,

William Greene, President
RightMarch.com

P.S. Remember, treaty supporters want ammunition, parts and components included within the scope section of the treaty. They want more detailed record-keeping and reporting requirements that eliminate exemptions for "national security" and "commercially sensitive" data. And they insist that there be no exemptions for transfers of arms pursuant to existing defense cooperation agreements.

WE MUST MAKE SURE THAT CONGRESS DOESN'T CAVE IN TO THE LIBERALS' DEMANDS ON THIS TREATY! You and I need to STAND UP for American sovereignty! TAKE ACTION NOW!

SEND A MESSAGE TO EVERY SINGLE MEMBER
OF CONGRESS, DEMANDING THEY REJECT THE
UNITED NATIONS GUN CONTROL TREATY:
SEND YOUR MESSAGE NOW!

As always, you can also sign a FREE petition on this issue by clicking here. Thank you.

Thank You Veterans

To all my friends and family that have served in an United States Armed Forces uniform:

THANK YOU!

Military veterans are men and women who have served in the Military Services --- today's devotion is dedicated to them.

It is the VETERAN, not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the VETERAN, not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the VETERAN, not the Politician,
who has given us freedom of religion.

It is the VETERAN, not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is the VETERAN, not the elected officials,
Who has given us the right to vote.

It is the VETERAN, not the neighborhood organizer,
who has given us freedom to assemble.

While at an athletic event look around --- It is the VETERAN who salutes the Flag because they understand what it means to serve under the Flag,

Recently because of hurricane Sandy our nation's capitol shut down for several days. All except for a "Band of Brothers" who stayed at their post of the unknown soldier in Arlington Cemetery.

Soaked to the skin, marching in the pelting rain of the tropical storm, they all agreed that guarding the Tomb was not just an assignment --- it was the highest honor that can be afforded to a serviceperson.

The tomb has been patrolled continuously 24/7 since 1930.

If you know a veteran --- today would be a very good day to send an email, text or pick up the phone and say --- THANK YOU.

Prayer: Father thank for those who serve to protect our freedoms. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen!

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