Today when Wolf Blitzer asked Gingrich why he did not call Romney after the Florida primary to congratulate him, the answer was disturbing. He said that after the South Carolina primary was over, Romney’s campaign said they were going to destroy Gingrich. Then he told how Romney’s campaign outspent his 5 to 1, which by the way, isn’t true. It was less than 4 to 1. Gingrich said this was reprehensible and dishonest. Really? It is dishonest to spend money? It is dishonest to plan to aggressively go after Newt?

If we went back and found all of the negative comments from Newt toward Romney, some quite shocking, attacks from Newt starting in November before he supposedly went negative, it could fill a book. The constant charge of lying has been address by many groups and it turns out that it is Gingrich who is lying. We saw Newt have a meltdown in Iowa where he said he would be going after Mitt:

The increasingly caustic comments against Mr. Romney — Mr. Gingrich promised to go after him “every day” in another interview.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/us/politics/iowa-caucus-votes.html

I am beginning to feel sorry for Newt. I believe he is a very frustrated, unhappy man.  I do not enjoy exposing him but I have read enough to honestly believe Newt is very dedicated to a New World Order at the expense of our Constitution. Many of the books and authors he studied the most during the 70s were dedicated to global governance. This is a subject we have discussed in my history courses. Many historians believe it is the natural order of things to progress to a single world power so it is not surprising that Newt supports this ideal. I do not agree because top down is dangerous and removes checks and balances as well as many personal freedoms.

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Polarization has been a goal of conservatives and liberals alike for many years and they have succeeded. The swinging pendulum has swept so far from right to left now, that most people can no longer relate to or communicate with those who have differing opinions. Decades ago, the general attitude was to treat those you disagree with respectfully even though you can politely disagree.

A friend of mine recently lost a facebook contact because he had a different political opinion. The woman told him that if he disagreed with her, then he basically did not deserve to be her friend and she would try to encourage others to dislike him. What has happened to our reasoning powers? How to we have a decent future as a country with attitudes like this?

With this premise, I come to my main point. I am closely following the GOP race for the nomination. Never have I seen the attitude; “if I find anything I disagree with, or discover any imperfection in a candidate, I will hate him and could never support him”. Really America?

I want to fight this destabilization and ask you to join me…no matter which candidate you support. Okay, after I have gone after Gingrich, maybe his supporters will not listen, but the reason I did that is because I believe he is part of the inside group working to destroy the Constitution, and this I cannot support.

So if I say I like Ron Paul, do some of you throw out anything good I say? When I say I like Mitt Romney do I lose the other side?

This is a year of hate and we need to be sane and not join that kind of thinking. Because Romney likes to work from inside the system is he evil? I do not think so. Because Ron Paul has been against the war is he a bad person? I sent out an email before we went to war describing exactly what I believed would happen based on my years of studying the Middle East which is my college major. Everything I wrote happened exactly as I predicted. So do I agree with Mitt or Ron? Neither and both. I will describe my position in another post but for my current purpose, I want to point out that although I disagree with some of the positions of each man, I respect them. They do not have to be perfect. I also respect most of what I see from Rick Santorum even though I disagree with his big government positions. He is not evil.

Could you join me in jumping off the political pendulum and spreading a different message this political season? We do not need to become a nation of hate and we can respect people even if we do not agree with every position they espouse.

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HONORING THE STARS AND STRIPES

Patriotism is much more than treating the flag with respect, but it certainly includes honoring the flag and appreciating what it represents.

I Am Old Glory

I Am Old Glory: For more than ten score years I have been the banner of hope and freedom for generation after generation of Americans.
Born amid the first flames of America’s fight for freedom, I am the symbol of a country that has grown from a little group of thirteen colonies to a united nation of fifty sovereign states.
Planted firmly on the high pinnacle of American Faith my gently fluttering folds have proved an inspiration to untold millions.
Men have followed me into battle with unwavering courage.
They have looked upon me as a symbol of national unity.
They have prayed that they and their fellow citizens might continue to enjoy the life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, which have been granted to every American as the heritage of free men.
So long as men love liberty more than life itself; so long as they treasure the priceless privileges bought with the blood of our forefathers; so long as the principles of truth, justice and charity for all remain deeply rooted in human hearts, I shall continue to be the enduring banner of the United States of America.

Originally written by Master Sergeant Percy Webb, USMC.

Our Flag

by Sharon Price Anderson

Our flag has a message for you and for me
and all who inhabit the land of free.
We must stand for the right as others have done
for that is the way independence was won
by those who loved freedom and fought for her cause
then established a government based on God’s laws.

Others fought bravely the truth to defend
And freedom blessed our beautiful land.
With each generation prosperity grew
for each person was free his life’s work to pursue
and every citizen, regardless of station,
could proudly share in the hope of the nation.

Today our flag beckons for patriots who
will stand and be faithful, courageous, and true.
We can strengthen our country by choosing what’s right,
and honor the ensign of liberty’s light,
that others will also her glory remember
and hold high the standard of freedom forever.

(“Our Flag” was first published in Freeman Family Fun summer 1984)

Here are some excerpts about the history of Flag Day from www.usflag.org :

The idea of an annual day specifically celebrating the Flag is believed to have first originated in 1885. BJ Cigrand, a schoolteacher, arranged for the pupils in the Fredonia, Wisconsin Public School, District 6, to observe June 14 (the 108th anniversary of the official adoption of The Stars and Stripes) as ‘Flag Birthday’. . .
Flag Day – the anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777 – was officially established by the Proclamation of President Woodrow Wilson on May 30th, 1916. While Flag Day was celebrated in various communities for years after Wilson’s proclamation, it was not until August 3rd, 1949, that President Truman signed an Act of Congress designating June 14th of each year as National Flag Day.

Today is also a good day to review Flag Ettiquette.  What is the proper way to display the flag?  When and how should the flag be saluted?  To answer these and other questions go to http://www.usflag.org/flagetiquette.html http://www1.va.gov/opa/feature/celebrate/flagdisp.asp