Israel

March 26, 2010

TO: Obama, Pelosi, Bishop, Rein, Schumer, Gillibrand, Clinton

Israel

The administration’s stand on Israel encourages the anti-Semitic rants of Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran and other fundamental Islamic organizations and countries.  The administration’s stand on Israel reminds me of the hate speech of the Ku Klux Klan and the Nation of Islam.  Most of us Americans have come a long way from the blind prejudices of the past.  We're confused about many of the actions of this administration.  Eric Holder's and Loretta King's protection of Samir Shabazz and Jerry Jackson – with the apparent support of Barack Obama.  Steny Hoyer's statement that Americans were asked to participate in the health care debacle  No one asked us – it was jammed down our collective throats.  The blind eye to Chris Dodd's and Charlie Rangle's ethics problems.  The pressure to return Manuel Zelaya to office in Honduras.  The treatment of the Dalai Lama and Benjamin Netanyahu.

I have a hard time understanding how our leaders have taken us down a divisive path from working toward religious and racial harmony to the polarities of distrust.  Rev. Wright says, referring to the public distancing between himself and Obama, “Them Jews aren’t going to let him talk to me…”  Is that the root of the turn against Israel?  Is Obama being kept apart from Wright by Rahm Emanuel or other Jews?  Is Obama rebelling against his handlers?  Is this his way of asserting his authority at the expense of our countries' national interests?

We, the people, are angered about the nuclear aspirations of Iran and its stated intentions to destroy Israel.  A question that I asked of Chuck Schumer this summer in Riverhead, NY about US support of Israel was met with a flippant response about him being a Jew but that didn’t give me a clear idea of his support for Israel.  I suspect that there may be many confident and comfortable Jews in our government who presume that there is support for Israel.  Hillary Clinton’s popularity in Kiryas Joel and with other Jewish groups is interesting.  Some day those folks will become aware that they too have been lulled into a state of complacency with the false promises of the Obama campaign.  The political aspirations of Clinton will, I suspect, be revealed as those of an opportunist.  Aipac may already have come to that realization.

As a Christian, I strongly support Israel and expect my government to do the same.  During my 69 years I’ve had many opportunities to observe the world’s treatment of Israel and it hasn’t been encouraging.  I remember when Israel was pressured and gave up developed territory to the Palestinians – the prosperous greenhouse businesses left behind were stripped of their copper and other salvageable materials by the Palestinians and reduced to rubble. 

Israel’s need for self-preservation is completely understandable. Bret Stephens’ article, “The Settlements Aren’t the Problem” in the March 15, 2010 edition of the Wall Street Journal says that, “The Israeli-Palestinian conflict isn’t territorial. It’s existential. Israelis are now broadly prepared to live with a Palestinian state along their borders. Palestinians are not yet willing to live with a Jewish state along theirs.”  (See enclosed folder.)

Why can’t your political tribe recognize that the best defense against killers who want to destroy you is strength, courage and preparedness?  I have the feeling that if you folks were in office on December 7, 1941 you would have initiated peace talks.

Remember what God said about His people: “I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” Genesis 12:3

Don't be like Farrakhan or Wright or Jackson and pass judgment on Israel based on your personal feelings or observations – that's God's job.  Remember, God is very much alive – it's Nietzsche who's dead.

To: Obama, Reid, Schumer, Gillibrand, Pelosi, Bishop, Clinton

March 16, 2010

Israel

I cannot understand our government’s positions on the democracies of Honduras or Israel.  The administration’s condemnation of Israel for building housing in its own country is out of line.  It is none of our business.

We are at war with Islamist extremists – not the democracy of Israel.  Israel didn’t attack us and kill our citizens – Islamists did.  In my letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu, I quoted two passages from the Bible (Genesis 12:3 and 27:29) that stated that God will bless those who bless Israel and curse those who curse her.  I believe that our nation has been prosperous because we’ve followed God’s principles.  I believe that one of our national obligations is to continue to bless Israel.  To do the contrary will lead us to destruction.

I’ve included a copy of the letter that I wrote to Mr. Netanyahu and I urge you to encourage Israel.

Health Care

Do not be misled by reports that tout support for certain provisions of the Senate health care bill.  There are parts that the American public like.  The entire package, however, is as the scourge of leprosy.  If fully enacted, it will lead to the crippling, withering away and decay of the health system and social structure that we have today.  In its place will be a costly and incomprehensible set of regulations that will strangle the productivity of our nation.
Nancy Pelosi’s encouragement to vote for an unseen bill with the joyful expectation of unwrapping it after passing it just doesn’t make sense.  Only a fool would buy a product without fully understanding its promises – its benefits and drawbacks.
The American people want you to start over.  The American people want the transparency and bipartisanship that Candidate Obama promised and for which he was elected.  The American people want the “…integrity, civility and fiscal discipline…” and the use of “…commonsense principles to address the aspirations and fulfill the hopes and dreams of all Americans” promised to the American people by the Nancy Pelosi in A New Direction for America. 
Your political tribe was successful at the last election because you promised change and cleaning of the Washington swamp.  Instead, we’ve seen a rejection of bipartisanship and the dominance of the Chicago style of bribery and muscle.
You have it in your power to amend the mess that you’ve created.  If you carry on as you have to this point, history will record you as a blind follower of a faction that tried to move the country from freedom and prosperity to slavery and poverty – from capitalism to communism.  You will regret following the present destructive course.
Like Ebenezer Scrooge, you still have a choice to influence the future for good:  “Men’s courses will foreshadow certain ends, to which, if persevered in, they must lead. But if the courses be departed from, the ends will change. Say it is thus with what you show me.”  Charles Dickens, “A Christmas Carol”

To: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- Israel

March 16, 2010

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
3 Kaplan St.
Hakirya, Jerusalem 91950
Israel


Dear Mr. Netanyahu,

We United States citizens are puzzled by the actions of our present government – a government that has veered so far to the left that we can hardly recognize it.
Our President and Congressional leaders have employed gangster tactics to bribe lawmakers to vote for laws that are contrary to our expectations.  They have rejected our basic principles.
I was alarmed by the way that the United States treated the democracy of Honduras when it legally ousted its leftist President Jose Zelaya for attempting to subvert its constitution.  I wrote to President Obama in August and Congressman Bishop in October asking for justification for such an unprecedented action.  Neither responded – our elected officials, apparently, don’t feel answerable to the citizens.
The recent visit by Vice President Joe Biden and the announcement of the building project in East Jerusalem led to condemnation of Israel by Biden, Secretary of State Clinton and the Obama administration.  That condemnation does not reflect the opinion of the U.S. public.  We are as confused about the position of our leaders on this issue as we are by their actions on the Honduran issue.  Regrettably, their true motives will remain secret and the truth will remain hidden.  This is from an administration that promised “transparency” during the presidential campaign.
While I feel uncomfortable expressing criticism of my government to the leader of another government, I am grateful that the First Amendment of our Constitution guarantees me the right to worship and speak freely.  Our first President, George Washington said, “If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.”  I will exercise those and other rights until the “slaughter.”
As a Christian, I read the Bible and pray to God daily and attend church weekly. I have an understanding of the way that the world works – an understanding of which many of our elected officials are ignorant.  Israel and the United States are at war with Islamist extremists who would destroy us.  For some reason, many in our government think that compromise will lead to peace.  They demonstrate a belief that, through negotiations, we can convince our enemies that we can co-exist in tranquility.  History, however, has shown us that our enemies cannot be appeased and that our security lies in our strength and moral convictions. 

The Creator of the Universe has made His intentions about Israel clear.  He said, “I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed” Genesis 12:3. And “Cursed be everyone who curses you, And blessed be those who bless you!”  Genesis 27:29.  We seek God’s blessings and condemn those of our leaders who, in their ignorance, would weaken or harm Israel.
There is a popular movement across our country that rejects the leftist elected and appointed officials who quote Mao and lead us toward socialism.  We have faith that God’s purposes will not be subverted and that Israel will \be victorious. 
Stand your ground, Mr. Prime Minister.  I believe that the Creator of the Universe has placed you in your position at this time for His purposes.  Israel is in our prayers.

To: Obama, Reid, Schumer, Gillibrand, Pelosi, Bishop

March 8, 2010

Your Legacy

I remember the duck and cover drills in school in the fifties.  The threat of the Soviet Communists and their nuclear bombs was with us kids all of the time.  We understood that our arsenal would obliterate much of their world about the same time that ours went up in a bright cloud.

Life Magazine printed photographs of the Soviet Union after its collapse.  It showed the dismal existence of the people.  The workers lived in cramped apartments under oppressive rules.  Lines of people snaked out the doors of businesses selling scarce food or clothing.  The failings of socialism, compared to the prosperity of capitalism, was unmistakable.

And now your tribe's progressive policies threaten to take us into a similar "Twilight Zone" as you "fundamentally change America."  If successful, your time of government will yield a legacy of burdensome taxes, unimaginable shortages of goods and services and tyrannical regulations.

The photo of the fallen Statue of Liberty from one of the "Planet of the Apes" films illustrates the fruit of your progressive policies.  It illustrates the legacy that you and your communist friends will leave.  It represents the enslavement and death of the people under Marx, Lenin, Stalin, Mao, and the European and South American reds.

It may be that Pelosi and Bishop, Reid and Killibrand and Schumer harbored idealistic goals of peace, equality and justice.  If so, the group has been eclipsed by Obama's associates – Emanuel, Axelrod, Stern, Jones, Dunn, Bloom, Ayers and the rest of the Fifth Column roaches that scurry in the darkness and flee when the lights are turned on.

We've seen this administration's raw use of political power – bribes, thugs, silencing of opposition and control of the media.  The next step is the erosion of the Constitution and the violation of the rights contained therein.  The legacy of this administration, unless things change radically, will be that of enslavement of a once-proud and independent people and hunger, sickness and despair. 

"The Constitution is not neutral.  It was designed to take the government off the backs of people."
William O. Douglas

Jim Bunning's Stand

Kentucky Senator, Jim Bunning, stood for adhering to the Senate's "Pay-As-You-Go" requirement for identifying how bills will be funded.  The uproar in the Senate cast Bunning as an obstructionist simply because he insisted that senators follow the rules.  You can read about the issue at:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704548604575097632988425818.html?KEYWORDS=jim+bunning%27s&mg=com-wsj

The following was emailed to all Republican senators:

RE:  Jim Bunning's Stand for Fiscal Responsibility

Dear Senator;

Today's "Wall Street Journal" reports that, of all the Republican senators, only Bob Corker of Tennessee and Jim DeMint of South Carolina backed Jim Bunning's stand requiring adherence to the "pay-as-you-go" executive order.

I voted for Barack Obama because I wanted to see a change in the way that government operates.  I am greatly disappointed by that decision.  While I thought that things could get better in Washington, I see now that they've become dismally worse.

Jim Bunning took a principled stand on a rational position – identify the ways that government will pay for the bills that it passes.  While we all want to see families protected by extending jobless payments, we also want to know how our elected officials will cover those expenses.  In essence, we taxpayers want our elected officials to work hard to move our country away from the unsustainable debit and debt that is ruining our economy and our grandchildren's future.

The shame is that most of our Republican senators don't think that that is important.  The shame is that most Republican senators don't fully understand the American public's revulsion to the sleaziness of Washington politics.

We've had enough of the Democrats and Harry Reid's bribes and pressures.  Republicans, at last week's health care summit, displayed a courageous front against the tyranny of the Obama administration.  The party lost points when it backed away from Jim Bunning's stand.

I'm one man in a far-off state who is taking the time to rebuke my party's senators.  This issue will come up at election time – hopefully there's something that you can do to redeem yourself for this careless disregard for the Senate's rules.

Letters sent to Bishop, Gillibrand, Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Schumer

March 1, 2010
 
Health Care Summit

Last Thursday's "bipartisan" meeting called by the president was quite a spectacle.  The president, a gifted orator before a teleprompter, seemed to stumble without one.  He seemed to talk and talk and talk.  He let the audience know that he considered his long-winded rhetoric acceptable simply because he is the president.

Although I voted for Obama, I was chagrined when the president reminded John McCain that he had lost the election – as if that invalidated McCain's statements.  The display was important for the American people to witness because it revealed a petulant man who wielded his power without respect for the people who we elected.

Reconciliation

Although Harry Reid appeared reluctant to admit that the procedure was on the table, it was apparent that it was on the minds of those present. 

The condescending tone of the president, when he said that the American public was not all that interested in Senate procedures, was an insult to the voters.  He came across as a pompous professor – not to be considered with, "uppity," as another professor, Charles Ogletree, suggested.  The man, like some of the professors that I've had, tends to speak down to his audience and assumes that he isn't explaining things well enough for the rest of us to understand.  That's the insult!

Then there's poor old Nancy Pelosi with her "itsy, bitsy spider" routine.  She may be a power to her colleagues but to the nation's adults, she seems like a doddering old grandmother entertaining a toddler.

The problem with your political tribe is that you all seem to think that the exorbitantly expensive, bureaucratically heavy and regulatory burdensome health care bill is something that the American public breathlessly awaits.  The truth is, we're terrified of the corrupt process and the cumbersome results.

Future Emphasis

Obama has presented himself as a one-term president and the nation concurs.  Elections on the horizon for the offices of Bishop, Gillibrand and Schumer will be spirited, especially if the "reconciliation," "nuclear option" or "up and down" tactics are pursued.  Your emphasis should be on reducing the deficit and debt and working for incremental health care reform and change. 

Daniel H. Burnham, Chicago architect, said, "Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood...Make big plans, aim high in hope and work."  Don't be misled by Burnham's words.  These are troubled times and the American people expect restraint and wisdom from our elected officials.

Here's a brochure that you can share with others that was sent toi our politicians:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/27675368/Destruction-of-a-Nation-PDF

Letters sent to Bishop, Gillibrand, Holder, Obama, Pelosi, Reid and Schumer

February 24, 2010

Extremists

Monday's Wall Street Journal (February 22, 2010) reported on threats made against IRS employees.  The annual figure of about 900 has risen to 1,000 in 2009.

There have been many insane attacks against our society during my lifetime.  The church bombings during the civil rights era, the Weather Underground during the late '60's to mid '70's and Islamic terrorist attacks in the '90's and first decade of the 21st century were organized provocations against our nation.

I recommend that you view the "Free History Project" 2003 documentary about the Weather Underground[1] – perhaps this is what Nancy Pelosi was referring to in her rant against the Tea Party.  Brian Flanagan, an adult businessman in 2003 and a former Weather Underground member, said in the documentary, "If you think that you have the moral high ground, that's a very dangerous position and you can do some very dreadful things."

Bill Ayres, is one of the founders of "one of the most radical political organizations in U.S. history," according to his website [2].    The site contains a cartoon character (Bill Ayres) wearing a shirt with a large star.  The character states, "Even though I worked hard to end the war, I feel to this day that I didn't do enough because the war dragged on for years…" The cartoon, allegedly by Ryan Alexander-Tanner, is presented without comment by Ayres.

The first page of his website [3] contains some interesting images: 1. two red star stickers similar to the Communist symbol [4]; 2. a sticker of the Southern Poverty Law Center; 3. a photograph of the racist and sadist, Che Guevara and another one who looks like Fidel Castro; and, 4. mug shots of Ayres by the Chicago Police Department dated August 27, 1968.  There are 4 snapshots of children, two women and a young man and a central sticker, "ABU-ZAYD" which supposedly means, "Father of Zayd," – Ayres' son, Zayd Dohrn is also the son of Bernadine Dohrn, a former member of the weather underground [5].
Joseph Stack joins the collection of extremists such as George Metesky, Timothy McVeigh and Theodore Kaczynski in their violence against our society, elected officials and government workers.  They are/were the steam in a sealed container that eventually explodes.  They represent, not only the genuinely disaffected insurgents such as Flanagan, Ayres and Dohern, but also the law-abiding, tax paying, respecters of the Constitution who gather on the mall to peacefully present their grievances to government.


[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV7GSff4fIA
[2] http://www.billayres.wordpress.com/category/politics
[3] http://uppitywoman08.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/bill-ayers-and-the-subversion-of-education/
[4] http://www.aquiziam.com/twenty_symbols2.html
[5] http://www.mindfully.org/Reform/2003/Weather-Underground-21jul03.htm


See included brochure, "Destruction of a Nation":  http://www.scribd.com/doc/27675368/Destruction-of-a-Nation-PDF