American Family Letter

By Ben Stein

We've Figured Him Out

Why is President Barack Obama in such a hurry to get his socialized medicine bill passed?
Because he and his cunning circle realize some basic truths:

The American people in their unimaginable kindness and trust voted for a pig in a poke in 2008. They wanted so much to believe Barack Obama was somehow better and different from other ultra-leftists that they simply took him on faith.They ignored his anti-white writings in his books. They ignored his quiet acceptance of hysterical anti-American diatribes by his minister, Jeremiah Wright.

They ignored his refusal to explain years at a time of his life as a student. They ignored his ultra-left record as a "community organizer," Illinois state legislator, and Senator.
The American people ignored his total zero of an academic record as a student and teacher, his complete lack of scholarship when he was being touted as a scholar.

Now, the American people are starting to wake up to the truth. Barack Obama is a super likeable super leftist, not a fan of this country, way, way too cozy with the terrorist leaders in the Middle East, way beyond naïveté, all the way into active destruction of our interests and our allies and our future.

The American people have already awakened to the truth that the stimulus bill -- a great idea in theory -- was really an immense bribe to Democrat interest groups, and in no way an effort to help all Americans.
Now, Americans are waking up to the truth that ObamaCare basically means that every time you are sick or injured, you will have a clerk from the Department of Motor Vehicles telling your doctor what he can and cannot do.

The American people already know that Mr. Obama's plan to lower health costs while expanding coverage and bureaucracy is a myth, a promise of something that never was and never will be -- a bureaucracy lowering costs in a free society. Either the costs go up or the free society goes away.

These are perilous times. Mrs. Hillary Clinton, our Secretary of State, has given Iran the go-ahead to have nuclear weapons, an unqualified betrayal of the nation. Now, we face a devastating loss of freedom at home in health care. It will be joined by controls on our lives to "protect us" from global warming, itself largely a fraud if believed to be caused by man.
Mr. Obama knows Americans are getting wise and will stop him if he delays at all in taking away our freedoms.

There is his urgency and our opportunity. Once freedom is lost, America is lost. Wake up, beloved America.

Hate Crimes Bill

The Obama administration has signaled that it plans to secure passage of S.909, the "Hate Crimes" bill, this week.

Punishing wrong beliefs about homosexuality is its sole purpose.

The House has already passed and the Senate is expected to vote this week on legislation that would create a new class of crimes based on the victim's "actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity." Even more troubling is that S.909 could create special protections for pedophiles. Democrats voted down an amendment to the bill that would have excluded pedophilia and other "sexual orientations" from the definition of "sexual orientation."

"If a mother hears that their child has been raped, and she slaps the assailant with her purse, she is now gone after as a hate criminal because this is a protected class," said Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas. She could and probably would go to jail for it!!

For years, AFA and other pro-family groups have issued warnings about federal Hate Crimes legislation. The reality is that the purpose of this bill is to silence those who speak out against homosexuality. If the legislation passes, pastors could be prosecuted under the federal inducement statute for preaching the biblical view of homosexuality.

For example, a person could commit an act of violence against a homosexual individual and blame it on the pastor's sermon. Similar laws have been used to prosecute religious speech in the U.S. at the state level and abroad. Then the pastor could go to jail!!

We already saw what happened to Miss California. I am unaware what events she did not attend. However after her pro marriage comment we knew it was only a matter of time before they ousted her for something.

Just another thing obama is doing at warp speed to ruin the country.

I believe the end is near....

"God may give us what we deserve (as a Nation) instead of what we ask for". No matter who wins this election, GOD is still on the Throne and in complete control of all things. There is NO power given to any man that isn't extended to him from the Creator of all things (whether he acknowledges it or not)!

This is true.

No I am not a chicken little the sky is falling the sky is falling type person but I think osama rising to power on January 20th to take over the last great nation is a last straw if you will. We have now voted in evil. Soon it will be legal to kill babies just because. But yet we go to jail for kicking a dog.?? There are also some hush hush talks behind political closed doors to make abortion legal even in the first 30 days after a baby is born. So what, will they put them down like they do animals? Of course this is not brought out because no one would believe it. But yes obama will make it so. It will also be ok for gay people to get married. The one institution God made to create the family will now be made a mockery. The talks about one world money have already started. Yes it was a historical election. Never before have I seen every single Christian so scared of the outcome and so many millions blinded to the real issues. America was founded on Christianity. Now he will want to what make us muslims?
The bible says there will be peace so no one will be expecting him. Does this mean it will happen before he rises to power?? I can't imagine him doing anything peaceful. Hmmm... I am interested to hear everyone's opinion.
I only hope the rapture happens before I have to see too much of what he will do. And I pray I am not left behind.

Oh! I thought it was so appropriate that it was raining this morning. And I was thinking to myself yes heaven is crying because most of the country is so lost. My 9 year old daughter thought the very same thing but she voiced it. She said look mom the angels are crying too. Wow! I love my kids :)

One week left

Again I left my character makeover book at home so no update on that today. So I will get on my election soap box again LOL!!
I bet some of you are so sick of hearing about it. I know I can't wait until it is over but I am so scared! There is so much at stake this time around!
Have you noticed that true Christians are terrified? I have to say true Christians because as I have noticed there are so many people who think or claim they are, but want to pick and choose what they believe from The Bible. HELLO PEOPLE!?

“Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.” ~ 2 Chr. 7:14

I hope everyone is praying that God will have mercy on our country and forgive us for trying to close the door on him everywhere and will save us from an ObamaNation.

The Christian religion – its general principles – must ever be regarded among us as the foundation of civil society. ~ Daniel Webster

This is great!

My Soap Box

Well I forgot my character makeover book at home (yes I am at work) so no blogging about that today but I just have to jump on my soap box for a minute;
OH MY GOSH PEOPLE! QUIT LOOKING DIRECTLY AT THE TV WHEN OBAMA IS ON.
There must be something going on there because how else could everyone be so mesmerized by him?
Can I just say, if you hate America so much, if you hate having running water, electricity, and an abundance of food every day, if you hate being free and really want government to tell you what to do, if you want to be ruled by a communist you are still free to leave the country. There are plenty of places willing to accommodate you.
If you really want your hard earned money to go to others too lazy to work or to places that perform abortions you are free to give it to them but why should I have to??
WAKE UP!!
We are the greatest nation right now but are about to give it up. Why do you think we have such a big immigration problem? People love coming to America! Why do Americans seem to have so many complaints?!

Obama not eligible?

Could this be true? Yup.

The attempted destruction of America has begun

What is that spirit that we recognize and can build on? What is that spirit that we want to connect to...that spirit of rebellion? The spirit of resistance...the spirit of insurgency! It's that spirit we should be talking about.
(Bill Ayers, 2007, on the occasion of the 40-year anniversary of the Weather Underground)

Perhaps Ayers' wife, Bernadine Dohrn, expressed that "spirit" best in a public warning at the zenith of the Weather Underground's influence:
Now we are everywhere and next week families and tribes will attack the enemy around the country. We're not just attacking targets; we're bringing the pitiful, helpless giant (the USA) to its knees. Guard your planes...guard your colleges...guard your banks...guard your children...guard your doors.

This election long ago ceased to be a partisan battle between Republicans and Democrats. It really isn't a contest over big and small government, higher or lower taxes, or even abortion and homosexual rights.

Somewhere along the way -- while most of us were enjoying our precious freedoms, taking kids to soccer, ordering pizza and listening to our iPods -- there was another group of people who were at work to destroy America. Even as they enjoyed with us its benefits, they schemed and planned and, moment by moment, inch by inch, gained a footing and we never realized the ground was shifting.

You could say the groundwork was laid in the '50s when radicals who were often synonymous with communists made a concerted attempt to destroy America through infiltration of media, government, and labor unions. Top-secret documents were leaked to the Soviets which resulted in the charge of treason for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. America believed in punishing its traitors then and they paid with their lives.

The children of the '60s, raised in postwar prosperity on the "don't discipline" philosophy of the wildly popular Dr. Benjamin Spock, were fertile young plants for leftist fodder. Throwing off all constraints, they embraced "free love," unbridled drug use and turned with a vengeance on the parents whose system of values they had come from. Their indulgent refusal to embrace rules, coupled with legitimate simmering emotions of the black community over cruelty and discrimination, created the "perfect storm" of protest and violence -- one group rejecting any restraint, the other rebelling from too much of it.

Surely the protest methods were as different as the participants. Hippies were often little more than clueless, spoiled brats dulled by drugs, but others were serious radicals who preyed upon trouble and agitated it with the stated purpose of revolution. They wanted to overthrow the government of the United States of America. The black movement was characterized on the one hand by the high-minded non-violence of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and on the other by the violent anger of the Black Panthers. The hate-filled factions of each, black and white, found each other and together nearly shipwrecked the country and undermined the Vietnam War. It was success for the rebellion in part...but not completely.

As those frustrated radicals came of age, they realized they would have to game the system, and improve their plans to accomplish their goals. They got advanced degrees and begin to fill colleges and universities. They slowly infiltrated the professional organizations of almost every major field of endeavor -- education, medicine, retired citizens, and unions. Gradually, these professional associations began to use their members' money to fund leftist causes. Leftist leaders spoke for their membership as if they had the right. And perception became reality for the members.

Then they did what all socialist regimes have done...they radicalized public school. They virtually eliminated the American story from history, removed civics, dumbed down math and science and English with outcome-based education. It became more important that kids had the right "thinking" on social and environmental issues than that they understood the academic disciplines. They took over law school faculties, co-opted many mainline Christian denominations -- like Methodists and Presbyterians -- and subtly replaced the teachings of scripture on man's need for redemption with emphases on social justice and helping the poor. Man could now obtain his own redemption without any inconvenient mention of sin or moral behavior.

Once again they infiltrated Hollywood and news media, this time without consequence. In fact they managed to turn the consequences upon those opposing leftist views. They produced movies and reported news designed to support their view of the country -- and it wasn't a good one.

As with the communist agitators in Western Europe and later China, they learned to agitate, to find trouble and make it worse. Natural disasters, strikes, environmental concerns, the method was the same. Agitate. Stir up. Scare people and make things worse than they were so that people would look to their movement for "change."

For nearly four decades, while we were living our lives and enjoying our freedoms, they were working diligently to destroy them. And now their plans have found the perfect personification in the handsome and charismatic Senator Barack Obama. But while he seems to bring new inspiration, their philosophy is as old as time.

They know who their inspiration is: Saul Alinsky, the '60s author and philosopher of the left who profoundly influenced Hillary Clinton, Bill Ayres and Bernadine Dohrn and Barack and Michelle Obama. Alinksy stated clearly in the dedication of his famous treatise, Rules for Radicals:

To the very first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom -- Lucifer.

The rebellion has found new strength. The attempted destruction of America has begun -- and it is not a partisan fight.

Fired Up

I am so caught up in the election this year, for the first time ever. I am so fired up about it that I am spending so much time reading and reading about it! So much so that I am neglecting my writing. I do want to say that I got my mom registered to vote for the first time ever! She is 78. I am so excited. I have to ask though something that is just boggling my mind and keeping me so fired up. How in the world can some people claim to know God, and be so intelligent, yet still be supporting Obama? He is pro homosexual and pro abortion which goes directly against God. The fact that he is pro taxes too does not even compare to these issues. Ok and I could go on but I just want to know that. How can they still be so disillusioned?

Proverbs 4:

6 Forsake not [Wisdom], and she will keep, defend, and protect you; love her, and she will guard you.
7 The beginning of Wisdom is: get Wisdom (skillful and godly Wisdom)! [For skillful and godly Wisdom is the principal thing.] And with all you have gotten, get understanding (discernment, comprehension, and interpretation)

Governor Bill Richardson

I don't know if anyone outside of NM hears all the talk about the NM Governor being the best candidate for vice president or not. However I just wanted to share a little inside info. Granted the info may be false but knowing what I know makes it believable. A few months ago, NM wanted to pass homosexual marriage into law without putting it to a vote. I don't remember all the specific details of how they were trying to sneak it in but they were. Our church started a petition, and made several daily calls to his office, we got the media involved, and several people went to the legislative sessions daily to speak on the issue. Well it came down to a moral victory however short lived. The state agreed to put it on the ballot then it will be up to the voters. There is a moral legislator who keeps us informed. (This is how we knew about the sneaky measures in the first place.) Well, it has now been said that the governor stated, while talking to someone about the issue, "No church is going to keep me from doing what I want to do." Yeah, that's someone I want as VP.

Election Year

Ok we just have to talk about it. I have always wondered why people say never never never talk about religion,politics, or money. The older I got the more I understood why. It is because we are cowards. Yup I said it. Most of us are too chicken to stand for what we believe in for ALL audiences. It seems we have different "me" suits we put on depending on the crowd we are going to be with that day. I admit I am guilty too. I have friends I would like to keep as friends and because I know enough about their beliefs I usually keep my mouth shut. Kind of like the whole "Who will you forward this email to?" type thing. My thing is a lack of knowledge. I do not know the bible well enough to be able to debate it and back up my point if you will. However this year, it is more plain to me than ever of how blind the majority of America is toward world truths and our candidates. No one wants to do their homework, they just want to go off the cliff notes the tv gives them. They don't seem to care who is writing up the cheat sheet and if the country fails the test in November the results will be devastating. I think we have gotten too wrapped up in Democrat/Republican to have intelligent talks about voting our values. One of my friends boldly told me a few weeks ago that The Rev Billy Graham is a democrat. Yes he is. So? He still votes his values. My hope is just that people will do a little more homework before they hit the polls this year. Dig a little bit more, don't just scratch the surface.