Oct 29 2012

Stand Down!

 

For seven hours two Navy Seals held off the terrorists in Benghazi, waiting for the support to arrive.  One hour away, marines were stationed and ready to assist.  General Ham, Commander of AFRICOM, wanted to send his troops to the aid of those in the Embassy, who were calling for aid, when he was told by his Commander-and-Chief to “Stand Down”.  When General Ham ignored the order, he was apprehended by his second in command and relieved of duty.

While two Navy Seals heroically held off a compound over run with terrorists, the President held off their military support, watched in the situation room of the White House until the two men were dead, and then jetted off to Vegas for a fund raising event.  Yes, the two Seals ignored the “Stand Down” order and chose, instead, to hold to the oaths they had taken to the citizens of the United States.  They died waiting for the President to uphold his.

What has followed in the aftermath is myriad of lies and cover-ups, even at first trying to blame the “incident” on an obscure filmmaker and promising to arrest him, violating his freedom of speech.  The media has been working overtime trying to cover this mess up for the President.  It isn’t working and some in the media are starting to see the folly of their ways and abandon the sinking ship.

The Democrat brand has the mark of deceit seared onto every package it presents to the people. It is apparent throughout the liberal ticket that lies is the campaign strategy of choice.  What is most disturbing is the disdain the Democrat ticket has for the basic unalienable rights for Americans-life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Angus King has told so many whoppers in this campaign that the word count in this column couldn’t contain them.  He has put the Maine Democrat Party in the awkward position of trying to support his campaign, neutralize their own candidate, and still try to make King seem independent.  And remember when he said that those who supported traditional marriage needed to be “educated”.  He never said how he was going to do that….  Maybe the hum from his windmills is sending out subliminal messages to all Maine residents, besides the toxic waste they are dripping all over our mountains.

Mike Michaud, not so affectionately known as Pelosi’s Puppy, has a unique approach to representative government.  When the district he represents votes over 65% against gay marriage, he thumbs his nose at those he represents and instead represents his own interests on this issue.  Those incessant tugs on his leash from Washington way may be causing him to hallucinate, perhaps.  At last telling, he believes the Kevin Raye is moonlighting as a high-end designer, building exorbitant kitchens on the taxpayer’s dime.  This prompted Maine newspapers to categorize Michaud’s deception, as the biggest lie of the campaign.

Michaud’s close friend, Herbert Clark, has a similar approach to campaign strategy.  Work to co-sponsor a bill with the Senator you will be running against in the next election.  Then blame the whole thing on him, cry that you were hoodwinked and had no idea what you were doing.  Finally, assure everyone that if they vote for you, from now on, you will be aware of what you are sponsoring when you sponsor a bill, and, oh, please keep screaming about the bill that I sponsored but I wish I hadn’t sponsored because its all I’ve got to campaign on. I think he needs some cheese with that whine.

Finally, the Piscataquis County Commissioner races are of great importance.  Roxanne Quimby has been on a crusade to gate off the people of Maine from any access to the wilderness that we love so much.  The Democrats have been her allies in this crusade. Recently, she attempted to block access to the Little Wilson Falls by gating a County road.  The Piscataquis Republican Party answered the call of the people to rectify this travesty and, with Paul Davis, Doug Thomas, Pete Johnson, Fred Trask, and Jim Annis leading the charge, the Commissioners voted to demand Quimby remove the gate.  It was Fred Trask who forced the vote on the Commission to remove the gate. Silence, at best, from the Democrats.

Make no mistake; a vote for Sue Mackey Andrews and Donald Crossman for County Commissioner is a vote to give Roxanne Quimby control over the Maine Highlands and the 100-mile wilderness.  This is an important vote not only for Piscataquis residents but for the precedent it sets for the State of Maine as a whole.  Vote for Fred Trask and Jim Annis as Piscataquis County Commissioners.

It seems the leaders of the Democrat Party have telling Americans to “Stand Down” for far too long.  Perhaps, it is time for Americans to tell the Democrat Party to “Stand Down”.  Vote for Liberty November 6th!

Oct 23 2012

Tip of the Hate-berg

After a family run business, Treworgy Orchards, placed a sign supporting traditional marriage near their place of business, gay activists began attacking them on facebook for their beliefs.  The attacks were so intense that the family chose to pull down the sign.  While TMCV is disappointed that Treworgy Orchards backed down from these character assassins, this should be a warning to Maine residents and businesses to what is in store for this State and its economy if we vote to redefine marriage.  Any who disagree with the gay community will be politically bludgeoned until they knuckle under to the will of the minority.

Oct 22 2012

Three Rails of Truth

For the Christian, the question of the debate on gay marriage is a moot point.  The Bible is very clear in its condemnation of sex with those of the same gender in any capacity.  While the ancient spiritual texts do not mention gay marriage in its modern definition, advocates who claim that God’s Holy Word supports the redefining of traditional marriage have to defy all laws of hermeneutics in order to substantiate their claims.  Sadly, out of the 57 million evangelical Christians in the U.S., 32 million did not vote in the last election and 10 million did not even register.  It would seem, in light of this stark apathy, the fault for the erosion of religious liberty in this nation lies squarely at the feet of lazy Christians.

Soon the accusation of hate is hurled against those who disagree with proponents of gay marriage.  The idea that marriage is not a right but a responsibility is lost on those who are clamoring against traditional marriage.  Marriage is an institution with certain guidelines and criteria that those who wish to have membership must meet.  Civilizations down through the ages have established the marriage tradition as the means to channel, confine and legally bind the sexual desires of male and female into a focus upon building and providing for the next generation.  An institution that has rules for membership does not indicate hate.  All across the nation, girls’ softball leagues exclude boys from playing in their institutions.  It’s a safe bet that the female members of these leagues hold no ill will toward the males who do not qualify.

But what of those who do not hold to the same values of faith that Christians do?  What of those who have no faith at all?  There are three rails of truth that the defense of traditional marriage rides upon.  First is the argument of faith.  It is more than the Christian faith of our nation.  All civilizations have tied their marriage structure in some way to the faith systems of their people.

Secondly, there is evidence left to us from civilizations past.  Every civilization that has abdicated its traditional, heterosexual marriage structure has fallen into decay and ruin.  They have collapsed.  Within a society, the marriage institution demands of its membership, through oaths of fidelity, that participants fulfill their sexual needs through marriage contract.  They then can focus all other energies into industry and other aspects of society, which come as a direct result of a passion to provide for the family they are now bound to.  As civilizations have moved away from that marriage structure, the progress of that nation has steeped in decline.  This is because all that we strive for is most often rooted in a desire to provide a better future for those we love.

Thirdly, we have the evidence from here and now.  Like no other civilization before us, we have access to information at an instant.  We can see the repercussions of our own actions and those around us immediately.   A bed and breakfast in Vermont was sued because they would not consent to performing a gay marriage and, even though offered to find the couple a Justice of the Peace to perform the marriage, the family lost their business and all their family savings.  A sportscaster in Canada last his job for agreeing with a friend in support of traditional marriage.  The owners of “Chic-Fil-A” were vilified in front of the whole nation because they made a statement in support of traditional marriage.   Europe has outlawed the use of the words Mother and Father.  California is moving to pass the same type of law.  This columnist could list pages of immediate attacks against heterosexual traditions and beliefs as a direct result of these laws redefining marriage.  Now, a new study shows that children in gay homes are facing much larger developmental issues then those in traditional homes.

Working in defense of traditional marriage, I have heard some say, “Oh well, our nation has to collapse sometime.”  I’m sorry, but I beg to differ.  Yes, we are no different than any other peoples that have walked the face of this earth.  We are not immune to the failures of humanity.  What makes us different, in light of all the knowledge available to us, both past and present, we the people of the United States of America are without excuse for allowing the failure of our great civilization.  We must protect the Institution of Marriage.  Vote “NO” on Question one.  Don’t redefine marriage.