Category Faith

Aug 14 2012

ClubMaine

 

Traveling southbound, headed towards Bangor from Dover-Foxcroft, if one looks close and is aware, there is a crude wooden sign, partially obscured by the undergrowth, which spells a surprising admonishment to those proponents of the East-West Highway.  It questions why anyone who supports the building of a highway should live in the State of Maine.  This columnist is admittedly paraphrasing the words on the sign, but the theme is accurate to be sure.  What is startling is how little effort the author of this placard exerted to conceal his or her disdain for those who hold a difference of opinion.  The hypocrisy flaunted between the waving blades of grass in the field is not unique to the liberal movement.  It is at its core and essential to its function.

These sentences painted on slabs of wood are prompting travelers to agree that any who view the great resources of Maine as anything other than a pretty painting or fine piece of china merely to be observed in admiration from afar, untouched by human hand, are not fit to live in Maine.  Those who view Maine’s working resources as a bounty of blessing to be handled and utilized to the benefit and prosperity of all those who reside within its shadow are surprisingly encouraged to leave the State.  This is a curious request indeed from those who have long clamored that the wilds of Maine should be here for all to enjoy.  It seems that is true only if you resign yourself to be shuttered, isolated and cut off from the rest of the Nation, who would pay handsomely for the riches and bounty of these resources.  So there is a litmus test, in some minds, for those who can be allowed to enjoy Maine’s beauty.

In the coming months, studies concerning the highway in question will be researched and information will come forward.  This will be presented to the people and the legislature.  We all will have an opportunity to make, hopefully, a reasoned and thoughtful decision.  But this writer takes great exception to those on either side of the issue who would state or otherwise imply that those that disagree with their opinion should leave the State.

But, sadly, hypocrisy seems to be the norm for my friends on the left.  The head of the new stealth-Democrats, Angus King, has told Maine people that the huge budget shortfall he left Maine was merely a “theoretical” one.  Those on the left decry the ownership of guns, unless they can use them to call for the murder of Olympian markswoman, Corey Cogdell and her family.  The left has already screamed many times that the Republican budget would destroy MediCare and MediCaid, when it is, in fact, a plan to save it.  The fact that the President has already, through ObamaCare, cut 700 billion dollars from MediCare is somehow kept quiet.  The President has accused Governor Romney of indirectly causing the death of a woman through a company the Governor was no longer was part of, while Mr. Obama takes no responsibility for the death of border agent Brian Terry and the thousands of innocent Mexicans, who have been murdered as a direct result of the guns his administration gave to Mexican drug cartels.

Those of us who believe in traditional marriage are often labeled as hateful, but standing for our beliefs is not hate. It is our right.  We work side by side throughout this Nation with those of alternate lifestyles without any threat of violence. Young Bristol Palin has been brutalized in the media for her Christian beliefs. When snidely asked by a reporter if she would dance with a man if he were gay, she calmly answered to the affirmative.  But then she asked in return, would the gay man dance with her even though she is Christian and will not compromise her beliefs?  That really is the question, isn’t it?  Is the left really comfortable with an open debate on the facts?  Or, does it prefer to establish an exclusive club only for those that parrot their teachings and all other voices that dissent are excluded, exiled or eliminated?  What is your view of freedom?  Is it the freedom that denies all other dissenting expression or is it the freedom that allows all expression on the platform of decent debate without repression for the majority to decide?  Where is freedom in Maine?

Aug 2 2012

Introducing the Highlands PAC

 

August 2, 2012

Dear Fellow Patriots,

 

Our beloved Nation sits balanced precariously on the precipice of change, change many of us could have never imagined even fathomable by any of political leaders.  We’ve all seen the many attacks on our liberties by government gone amuck or, perhaps, even rogue.  Thankfully, many everyday Americans are stepping forward to stand up for their Nation.

 

The State of Maine has been on the front lines of the battle against liberal activism and continues to be.  Recently, Maine has had a turnover in leadership that has broken a nearly 40 year strangle hold that liberal Democrats held in this State.  The entrenched bureaucracies, still rooted in the government here, have weaved a tangled web of deceit and corruption.  The stellar efforts of the Republican leadership to uncover this labyrinth of cronyism have met with stiff opposition, as you can imagine, from the union controlled public sector.  Their hope is to stall and hide their misdeeds until the Democrats can retake control of Maine’s political leadership and then the lucrative “back-scratching” alliances can be renewed again.  As we have seen in Wisconsin, the left has brought together a horde of powers through the media and union leadership in a desperate effort to retain control of corrupted nest eggs of public funds from policies and mandates, which are draining the fiscal where-with-all of our great Nation.  Democrats, the media and union leaders here in Maine have also vowed to crush the fledgling sprouts of a new fiscally responsible economy.  As our State Treasurer continues to shine the light on the various corrupt bureaucracies, those who have a vested interest in big government have redoubled their efforts to stop the seeds of reformation that have sprouted in this great State.  This next election will be an essential stand for this Nation and our States if we are to have the hope of restoring a Nation of liberty to our children.

 

Hello, my name is Andy Torbett.  Four years ago, my wife and I decided to get in involved in the McCain/Palin campaign after we heard the Palin family introduced to the Nation.  We got involved with the local ground troops and worked to help our County, Piscataquis County, be the only County in all of New England to vote against Barack Obama.  I began writing a local column called “The Maine Conservative Voice”.  After attracting the attention of local political leaders, I was selected to represent Piscataquis on the Republican State Platform Committee.  Soon after, I was elected the Republican County Chairman for Piscataquis County.

 

As stated before, Piscataquis County was the only county in all of New England to vote against the now sitting President, which earned us the title of “The Red County”.  I was approached by our Representative Paul Davis who asked me what I thought about forming a group to give political endorsements and naming it “The Red County Caucus”.  I thought it was great idea and enthusiastically joined, along with two other political leaders, Representative Peter Johnson and Senator Doug Smith.  Our first endorsement was for then gubernatorial Candidate Paul LePage.  Our endorsement was instrumental in his election as Governor and helping to overturn a 40-year Democrat majority.

 

Now I have decided to form the Highlands PAC.  After our singular stand here against Barack Obama, George Soros and his money machine targeted our little County.  They were unable to complete their goal of crushing us despite their enfusement of cash into our opponent’s coffers.  The hard work of local leaders and our ability to place stellar candidates on the ballots was the major reason for our success.  But I realized how important the role of money played in this warfare of ideology.  So many of the good God-fearing candidates that I knew and helped were working off shoestring budgets.  If only these candidates could have access to more money and if good God-fearing people had a place to send those monies with the knowledge that those dollars would go to candidates whose values they embraced, then perhaps we could began to push back against the tyranny of liberal media bias.  Then we could hold the ground we’ve taken for good and move to take more.  But I need your help.

 

I am not a man of means by any stretch of the imagination.  I cannot compete against men of George Soros ilk, who hold no scruples and endless personal wealth.  But together, all of us with a little can do a lot.  If you could consider sending a donation of any amount to the HighlandsPAC, you can help us stand here in Maine against the destructive forces of environmentalism, liberalism and socialism.  Maine has been on the forefront of liberal and environmental extremism for years dating back to the days of Ed Muskie.  Maine’s media outlets are completely under the control of the leftist agenda.  Men like Donald Sussman, who has bought control of the printed news in Maine in an effort to assure the election of Angus King, his wife Chellie Pingree and Mike Michaud.  But we are fighting back through grass-roots efforts like mine on the Internet and on the ground door to door.  Please consider sending us your monetary help in this battle.  Please make checks payable to Highlands PAC and send them to our Treasurer Gerald Nessmann addressed to:

 

HighlandsPAC

1186 Milo Rd.

Sebec, ME 04481

 

Thank you for standing with us for the State of Maine and the Nation.  When you contact us please leave us your email or mailing address so we can keep you updated with our progress in the battle.  Let’s Set Maine Free! Victory in 2012!

 

God Bless You and Yours,

 

Andy Torbett

Jul 3 2012

Death of a Legend and an American Icon.

As a boy, I can remember watching reruns of The Andy Griffith Show.  I loved the show and it’s endearing charecters.  Mayberry left an indelible stamp on all of them.  You couldn’t watch Don Knotts in The Apple Dumpling Gang or The Shakiest Gun in the West without thinking he was still Barney Fife just out on a lark, being Barney.  Andy Griffith made that show and won our hearts for generations to come.  Its amazing that with all the high action and techy shows out there, The Andy Griffith Show is somehow one of my children’s favorites.  It’s homespun truths still resonate today.  Andy Griffith thought to become a minister before he turned actor.  Maybe he still was, somehow, in his own way.  He touched us all.  Rest In Peace, Andy Griffith….and all of us in “Mayberry” grieve your passing.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/07/03/legendary-television-actor-andy-griffith-dead-at-86-report-says/