tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30844895734283570412024-02-07T08:03:41.399-08:00The Conservative Undergroundjager ~EBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154593897377722080noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-58470355517943030742009-04-13T17:02:00.000-07:002009-04-13T17:03:55.168-07:00Michael Johns to Address Tax Day Tea Party Rallies in Boston, New York and PhiladelphiaRepublican strategist and conservative writer <a href="http://michaeljohnsonfreedomandprosperity.blogspot.com/">Michael Johns</a>, a former White House speechwriter and Heritage Foundation policy analyst, will speak this week at Tax Day Tea Party rallies in Boston, New York City, and Philadelphia as part of a large and burgeoning movement of Americans calling for a new direction in American public policy.<br /><br />A national grassroots movement rooted in support for tax and regulatory relief and opposed to income redistribution and most federal governmental subsidies and bailouts, the Tea Party movement has blossomed significantly in recent weeks. Based on many of the same principles that sparked the original Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773, some 2,000 Tea Party events will be held this week in cities across the United States. Michael Johns, one of several national leaders of the Tea Party movement, will speak at three of the largest Tea Party events:<br /><br />**On Wednesday April 15, 2009, at approximately 11am ET, Michael Johns will address the Tax Day Tea Party rally in Boston, Massachusetts at the <a href="http://www.cityofboston.gov/FreedomTrail/bostoncommon.asp">Boston Common</a> at the Massachusetts State House, located at 24 Beacon Street in Boston. The event will be emceed by radio talk show host <a href="http://www.wrko.com/pages/326054.php">Todd Feinburg</a> of Boston's <a href="http://www.wrko.com/">WRKO Radio</a>. For further information on the Boston Tax Day Tea Party, see the event's official site at: <a href="http://teapartyboston2009.wordpress.com/">Boston Tax Day Tea Party</a>.<br /><br />**Later on Wednesday April 15, 2009, at approximately 7pm ET, Michael Johns will address the Tax Day Tea Party rally in New York City at <a href="http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/cityhallpark">City Hall Park</a>, located at 249 Broadway in Lower Manhattan. Joining Johns in addressing the New York City Tax Day Tea Party will be <a href="http://www.newt.org/">Newt Gingrich</a>, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Johns also will participate in the <a href="http://www.teapartynyc.org/">New York City Tax Day Tea Party after-party</a>, to be held from 10pm to 1am ET at <a href="http://www.go-xchange.com/">The XChange</a> at 640 West 28th Street, Ninth Floor (between 11th and 12th Avenues) in Manhattan. For further information on the New York City Tax Day Tea Party, see the event's official site at: <a href="http://www.parcbench.com/article_details.php?RId=103&topic=front">New York City Tax Day Tea Party</a>.<br /><br />**Finally, later this week, on Saturday April 18, 2009, at approximately 12pm ET, Michael Johns will address the Tax Day Tea Party rally in Philadelphia at <a href="http://www.nps.gov/inde">Independence Mall</a>, located at Chestnut and Fifth Streets in center city Philadelphia. Joining Johns in addressing the Philadelphia Tax Day Tea Party will be radio talk show host <a href="http://www.thebigtalker1210.com/pages/15077.php">Dom Giordano</a> of Philadelphia's WPHT-AM, New Jersey Gubernatorial candidate <a href="http://lonegan.com/Home.aspx">Steve Lonegan</a>, National Republican Trust PAC Executive Director <a href="http://www.nationalrepublicantrust.com/staff.html">Scott Wheeler</a>, and <a href="http://www.genosteaks.com/">Geno's Steaks</a>' owner <a href="http://www.genosteaks.com/joey.html">Joey Vento</a>. For further information on the Philadelphia Tax Day Tea Party, see the event's official site at: <a href="http://apr18.blogspot.com/2009/03/philadelphia-tea-party-ii.html">Philadelphia Tax Day Tea Party</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-4536827168545046102009-01-31T12:13:00.000-08:002009-01-31T12:15:27.434-08:00Over 1000 members on TCUThe Conservative Underground's new website now has over 1000 members. We just opened up a little over a week ago and people are pouring in.<div><br /></div><div>Come over and join the social network for conservatives.</div><div><br /></div><div>http://www.TCUnation.com</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>jager ~EBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154593897377722080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-71694170535219095212009-01-17T23:40:00.000-08:002009-01-17T23:43:56.811-08:00TCU Grand Opening Jan 20<div>What are you doing Jan 20?</div><div><br /></div>Join us on Jan 20 for the Grand Opening of The Conservative Underground - social network for conservatives.<div><br /></div><div>Througout the day we will host activities and chances to win prizes.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.TCUnation.com">http://www.TCUnation.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div>see you there!</div>jager ~EBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154593897377722080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-3325949742454747632009-01-16T20:02:00.000-08:002009-01-16T20:05:49.783-08:00New Conservative Underground website<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0j9Uag5p4r7-2hyphenhyphenIIIai4k8dN6kWDqM27ONRTyn-qDUMXvGXdiL1onnQqafT1tPer9PIVoGMRgvGws1yDxEbEiJ4ooseomDnGXa2JVPyzeawtQpEUnV9inI2M_UKIIlQkBWkLu17Fepbc/s1600-h/ffning.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 175px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0j9Uag5p4r7-2hyphenhyphenIIIai4k8dN6kWDqM27ONRTyn-qDUMXvGXdiL1onnQqafT1tPer9PIVoGMRgvGws1yDxEbEiJ4ooseomDnGXa2JVPyzeawtQpEUnV9inI2M_UKIIlQkBWkLu17Fepbc/s320/ffning.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292108855666184914" /></a><br />We opened the new TCU website tonite. The website is a social network for conservatives.<div>Join us at<a href="http://www.TCUnation.com"> http://www.TCUnation.com</a></div><div><br /></div><div>We will have a grand opening on Jan 20 with prizes throughout the day.</div>jager ~EBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154593897377722080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-82780982773210014902008-12-23T17:41:00.001-08:002008-12-23T17:45:29.330-08:00TCU News - Blog will soon move<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">The Conservative Underground</span> blog will soon move. The new location will be <div><a href="http://www.theconservativeunderground.org">http://www.theconservativeunderground.org</a></div><div><br /></div><div>We will continue to double post for the rest of the year. Starting in 2009 we will stop posting here. Please continue reading this blog at it's new location.</div><div><br /></div><div>As always we are open to suggestions.</div><div>Earl B</div><div><br /></div><div>visit us on facebook:</div><div><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conservative-Underground/50459680588">http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Conservative-Underground/50459680588</a><br /></div><div><br /></div>jager ~EBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154593897377722080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-91805236604228985802008-12-16T22:46:00.000-08:002008-12-16T22:51:02.078-08:00Global Warming or Climate Change<img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/188/441575175_44e3d5ce35.jpg?v=0" title="Lightning - climate change" alt="" width="200" align="right" />Don't you just love playing with words?<br /><br />Back in the seventies I believe the Earth was getting cooler. As we've progressed into the next century we've discovered that the Earth is actually getting warmer. Or is it?<br /><br />Now "Climate Change" has entered the arena.<br /><br />Well for all you 'armchair scientist' out there, (ah-em Al G...), the climate is always changing. Where I live, it's hot in the Summer, cool in the Winter, and pretty mild in the Fall and Spring. Some days it may be 30 degrees and others it may be 105. Yesterday it was raining and today it was sunny. So yes, there is definitely climate change.<br /><br />I don't think it happened because my SUV has too high emissions or the cows in southern Alabama are playing their part in greenhouse gases. Maybe it has something to do with that's the way the Earth works. I mean it's been doing the same thing for millions of years.<br /><br />Don't get me wrong. We should do everything we can to conserve and protect our home planet. But changing a few words around to suit your needs doesn't cut it for me.jager ~EBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154593897377722080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-81767975604067153712008-12-04T20:28:00.000-08:002008-12-04T20:47:45.199-08:00Video - Washington state "No God" display in capitolAn atheist display next to a nativity scene in the Washington state capitol is causing quite a stir. It even made it on Fox’s O’reilly factor.<br /><br /><object width="445" height="284"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5X9BuMia1-k&hl=en&fs=1&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5X9BuMia1-k&hl=en&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="284"></embed></object>jager ~EBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154593897377722080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-56946624325402102672008-11-27T20:30:00.000-08:002008-11-27T20:43:27.373-08:00Thanksgiving History Trivia<div style="BORDER-RIGHT: 1px solid; PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; BORDER-TOP: 1px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; FONT-SIZE: 10px; FLOAT: right; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: 1px solid; WIDTH: 281px; PADDING-TOP: 5px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px solid; HEIGHT: 248px"><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/The_First_Thanksgiving_Jean_Louis_Gerome_Ferris.png/784px-The_First_Thanksgiving_Jean_Louis_Gerome_Ferris.png"><img style="MARGIN: 5px; WIDTH: 252px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 193px" alt="" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/The_First_Thanksgiving_Jean_Louis_Gerome_Ferris.png/784px-The_First_Thanksgiving_Jean_Louis_Gerome_Ferris.png" border="2" /></a><br />The first Thanksgiving, painting by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris</div>Here are a few interesting facts about Thanksgiving.<br /><br /><br />1. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States.<br /><br />2. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the second Monday in October in Canada.<br /><br />3. The Plymouth Pilgrims were the first to celebrate the Thanksgiving.<br /><br />4. The Pilgrims arrived in North America in December 1620.<br /><br />5. The Pilgrims sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to reach North America.<br /><br />6. The pilgrims sailed on the ship, which was known by the name of 'Mayflower'.<br /><br />7. They celebrated the first Thanksgiving Day in the fall of 1621.<br /><br />8. They celebrated the first Thanksgiving Day at Plymouth, Massachusetts.<br /><br />9. The drink that the Puritans brought with them in the Mayflower was the beer.<br /><br />10. The Wampanoag Indians were the people who taught the Pilgrims how to cultivate the land.jager ~EBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154593897377722080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-11213599771665237312008-11-26T10:14:00.000-08:002008-11-26T10:56:09.506-08:00Thanksgiving History - A ProclamationRead the following statement:<br /><br /><blockquote><p>"Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor, and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me "to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness"</p></blockquote><br /><p></p>Do you know where this statement originated? It was George Washington making a Thanksgiving Proclamation on October 3, 1789. This was the first time such a proclamation was<br />designated by the new United States government.<br /><br />I wonder what would happen if a President said this today? <em>Your thoughts...</em><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Part of original document.</span><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273040342253155026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 396px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 128px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorinCqHbNVcG8ym7VNyAEkTIWR3bkBhXNn2wfE_kTaabHF3qIEmAj7FHwFJhRFyxx9Q3kz5eJmZvK9jHVisIBuLIwZwPPZSaN_QiFNCvlYYRU856oDWVCjd7Lx0rFcJ3_YgAvzu6-T8yS/s400/thanksgproGWsm.jpg" border="0" /><br /><blockquote></blockquote>jager ~EBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154593897377722080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-8563891758031166442008-11-24T15:33:00.000-08:002008-11-24T14:53:00.630-08:00Early Socialism in America<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCBZpUInBfA1lSljaj3uJi4nzCt4kNkBpPp5xDTxgIiyeUFTyc4KjQlT8wFVFY3a9rbQSEVolHvYzEvZj4Cg6q_UfvjKmsdJykqoNNPWT3rFAfFq9uXK11NZxcH0tckOgUWpXpprvx02er/s1600-h/jamestown_fort.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCBZpUInBfA1lSljaj3uJi4nzCt4kNkBpPp5xDTxgIiyeUFTyc4KjQlT8wFVFY3a9rbQSEVolHvYzEvZj4Cg6q_UfvjKmsdJykqoNNPWT3rFAfFq9uXK11NZxcH0tckOgUWpXpprvx02er/s320/jamestown_fort.jpg" border="1" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272012257957072306" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">D</span>id you know that some of the first settlements in America practiced socialism?<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>On May 13<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span>, 1607 104 colonists arrived in the new world and established the Jamestown settlement, named after King James. The original settlers were all men or boys and lived under a communal system, a form of socialism.</div><div><br /></div><div>All food was stored in a common pool and shared among the colonists. This eventually led to a small percentage of colonists who actually worked. The Jamestown colony was headed for failure and even called the period, "The Starving Time".</div><div><br /></div><div>Realizing that communal sharing did not work, colony leaders decided to give each settler a plot of land to grow and produce what they wanted. Production increased and buying and selling of goods began. The colony had established a form of capitalism and started to prosper.</div><div><br /></div><div>History once again reminds us that "spreading the wealth" is not an answer.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>jager ~EBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154593897377722080noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-81160459658082375792008-11-20T18:27:00.000-08:002008-11-20T19:22:37.975-08:00FB Group Discussion Board Hot Topic: "Here is what we need to do"At this writing there are more than 30 posts in this forum about the steps that conservatives need to take in order to coalesce into a unified front. <br /><br />The first poster started the discussion by suggesting that "the first thing that we need to do is to pull our middle leaning brothers and sisters back to the basic ideals and principles of the conservative movement." He pointed out that there are two obstacles to this goal. First is the "Bush Republicans", who tend to value emotion over reason. Second is the liberal agenda of public school education, which has biased the "educated vote" against conservative candidates. He then asked for constructive contributions to this discussion.<br /><br />Some of the points made by subsequent posters included:<br /><ul><li>A Conservative Party could be founded [actually, it <a href="http://www.americanconservativeparty.org/">exists</a>] if the Republican Party continues to be perceived by voters as "Demo-lite".</li><li>Both bipartisanship and reaching out to independents and undecided voters should cease.</li><li>Stress the differences between the conservative movement and the Democrats. This should be preceded by BEING different from the Democrats.</li><li>Publicly promote conservative ideals and principles (e.g., states' rights, limited government, fiscal responsibility). The return of the Fairness Doctrine should be prevented because it would limit a significant outlet for this information (namely, conservative talk radio).</li><li>Conservative groups/websites could begin to reverse the ideological bias in public education [see <a href="http://www.academia.org/">Accuracy in Academia</a>] by sponsoring military veterans who want to become teachers.</li><li>Increase public awareness of the importance of teaching (unbiased) history and civics in school.</li><li>Independent conservative education ("conservative boot camp") could be provided to counter the liberal bias of the education system [these exist -- see, for example, the <a href="http://www.leadershipinstitute.org/">Leadership Institute </a>and the <a href="http://www.conservativeinstitute.org/">New Centurion Program</a>]. </li><li>Infiltrating the fields of journalism and marketing [see <a href="http://www.aim.org/">Accuracy in Media</a>] need to become conservative priorities.</li></ul><br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?id=708814716&gv=4#/group.php?gid=33394060889">Sign up</a> and join the discussion!<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33394060889">Conservative Underground Group</a> on Facebook has reached its previous goal of 5,000 members! Our new target is 7,500. You can help by <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?id=708814716&gv=4#/group.php?gid=33394060889">joining the group </a>(if you're not already a member) and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?id=708814716&gv=4#/groups/edit.php?members&gid=33394060889">inviting</a> to your Facebook friends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-44398386994454067502008-11-14T11:06:00.000-08:002008-11-14T14:21:42.162-08:00Capital Gains taxes - do they matter?Capital gains are taxes placed on profit from the sale of capital assets. The most common example would be stocks, bonds or certain real estate that do not fall under the exclusion of IRS Code Section 121.<br /><br />Presently, the long term capital gains rate is 15% for taxpayers in the 25% marginal tax rate on up (the rate is 0 for the 10% and 15% marginal income brackets) and is set to expire in 2010, returning to 20%. President-elect Obama seems comfortable with the 20% rate but has hinted at possibly a 28% rate on long term gains. Short term gains, less than a year, are taxed at the seller's income rate.<br /><br />What does all this mean? Given the fact the market has taken a nosedive there probably will not be too many 'gains' to tax. If sold, I suspect many will have losses, or investors may simply choose to hold their investments, hoping to recoup their losses. Take note losses can carry forward to the next year.<br /><br />So why does the rate matter? Well there are several theories out on capital gains. Obviously if you raise the tax rate the government will raise more revenue per profitable sell. However, this doesn't necessarily lead to more total revenue.<br /><br />If investors are taxed more on their investments they may simply choose to hold on to them longer or simply not invest at all. This will lead to less buying and selling and less revenue for Uncle Sam.<br /><br />Lower capital gains rates may net less money per sell but will increase total tax revenue because there will be more buying and selling in the market.<br /><br />An article on the National Center for Policy Analysis states:<br /><br /><blockquote><p>Over the past 30 years a consistent pattern has emerged: every time the capital gains tax has been cut, capital gains tax revenues have risen. Every time the capital gains tax has been raised, capital gains tax revenues have fallen <span style="font-size:85%;">(1)<br /></span></p></blockquote><br />The new administration should take a look at history and realize that higher capital gains don't necessarily mean more revenue for Uncle Sam.<br /><p><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">1. - NCPA.ORG - "The Bush Capital Gains Tax Cut after Four Years: More Growth, More Investment, More Revenues" <</span><a href="http://www.ncpa.org/pub/st/st307/st307f.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">http://www.ncpa.org/pub/st/st307/st307f.html</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> ></span><br /><br /><br /></p><p><br /></p>jager ~EBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154593897377722080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-83089839222213655142008-11-13T15:43:00.000-08:002008-11-13T15:47:59.877-08:005,000 Members today!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">The Conservative Underground</span> reached 5,000 members today!<div><br /></div><div>The facebook group started 8 days ago and grows several hundred members a day. Great job to all who promote the group.</div><div><br /></div><div>You are all <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Great Americans!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div>Click <a href="http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33394060889">HERE </a>to join.</div><div><br /></div><div>-EB</div>jager ~EBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154593897377722080noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-69587308570084725782008-11-11T11:11:00.000-08:002008-11-11T18:59:26.081-08:00Why Obama as President can be a good thingI cannot think of anyone who likes to lose, especially a hard fought Presidential election. The GOP in 2008 lost more seats in Congress as well as the Presidency.<div><br /></div><div>Though this seems like a tough blow for conservatives, there may be a bright side to Obama winning the election.</div><div><br /></div><div>Many conservatives do not regard Sen. John McCain as a "true conservative". Yes, he is a great American war hero and has served his country a long time in public office but on occasion gone against conservative values.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am not in a position to debate McCain's conservative values but the obvious questioning by some, leaves the conservative base less unified.</div><div><br /></div><div>If the GOP is going unify and stick to conservative principles the base must all agree their candidate is a true conservative. So how does Obama winning the Presidency help?</div><div><br /></div><div>Well one way to prove someone wrong is to let them prove themselves wrong. Obama ran a campaign on big promises that sound good in speeches, but in practice do not work.</div><div><br /></div><div>So what should the GOP do? Wait. Let Obama put his policies into play. If he follows the Democrat hard left agenda people may realize that this was not the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">change </span>they were promised.</div><div><br /></div><div>This does not mean the GOP should let the Democrats run over them. Issues like the fairness doctrine, which aims to silence conservative talk radio, should be met with strong resistance.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In the meantime, the GOP should reorganize, simplify the conservative message, and be ready for 2010 and 2012. Hard core Democrats are going to vote Democrat, but Independents and moderate Democrats might be ready for another "change" in two and four years.</div><div> </div><div>The GOP shouldn't look at the 2008 election as a loss but a perfect time to rebuild and reorganize.</div><div><br /></div>jager ~EBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154593897377722080noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-55618135068837185952008-11-10T18:35:00.000-08:002008-11-11T18:01:12.716-08:00Obama visits President Bush at the White HouseNotice how the title states “visit”? By listening to some accounts, you would think President-elect Obama was doing President Bush a favor. I sure the excitement in the Obama household was a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">'stirrin</span></span>' on their first trip to The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">White House</span>.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267223435563516770" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 210px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1WY0zOMw9iNPfcpeySIYHI8CqPknWT03_741VRpeAKEKH3dyYBlzqcx4qM50E3QwPXKrKmXMnvV9UMTrjb5yKucJpFQV1WVgifjcV0c_uOdl1TqsYa9tNkYtqbo79k83OpL8qCZ461bE/s320/bush_obama_111008.jpg" border="0" />Video showed the two walking together outside going to the Oval Office. Obama was giddy and smiling with a skip in his walk, while President Bush walked with the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">statesmanship</span> of a World leader.<br /><br />I mean who <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">wouldn</span></span>’t want to visit the Oval Office and chat with the President, learn the little secrets, and ask about Area 51.<br /><br />A few things Obama should remember; It was President Bush who worked to make the transition easier between Presidents and the two wars and the economic crisis all have roots back to Democratic administrations.<br /><br />President-elect Obama may find than running the most powerful country in the World is a little tougher than community organizing.jager ~EBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154593897377722080noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-66007105300801418422008-11-10T15:44:00.000-08:002008-11-10T16:22:12.029-08:00Facebook Board Hot Topic: "My Thoughts on the Future of the Republican Party"At this writing there are more than 70 posts on this topic. The first post is a letter that was sent by a group member to several Republican leaders. The letter exhorts Republicans to act swiftly to prepare for future elections. Some of the points made include:<br /><br /><ul><li>The GOP must set its own agenda, which the Democrats and the mainstream media cannot be allowed to define.</li><li>The GOP's policies must "resonate with all voters" while remaining consistent with GOP principles (e.g., free markets, a strong national defense, traditional values).</li><li>The GOP needs to connect with young voters (e.g., through the College Republicans).</li><li>The GOP needs to be more energetic in attracting women, African-Americans, Hispanics and blue-collar workers.</li><li>The GOP needs to show voters not only that it is right on the economy, but that voters will benefit from fiscal conservatism and will be hurt by Democrats' taxing and spending. </li><li>While cutting spending, the GOP must support national security through a strong military.</li><li>The GOP must nominate strong, ethical candidates for every office.</li><li>The GOP needs to dispel the liberal propaganda that the Democrats hold the intellectual high ground by supporting conservative scholars and writers.</li><li>The GOP needs to harness the power of the Internet for disseminating its message, raising campaign funds and getting out the vote.</li><li>Campaigning must be ongoing, not just focused on elections.</li></ul>Many subsequent posters agree with the points made above. Some emphasize that conservative principles should not be sacrificed for the sake of attracting moderates. Others (including Independents) argue for more inclusiveness. Abortion, gay rights, and Christian social conservatism are also hot topics. Candidates discussed so far include Palin, Huckabee, Romney, Thompson and Jindal.<br /><br />Sign up and join the discussion:<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33394060889">Conservative Underground Group</a> on Facebook has reached over 4,000 members. We are getting close to our current goal of 5,000. You can help by joining the group (if you're not already a member) and promoting it to your friends on Facebook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-55569187338232347732008-11-10T12:58:00.000-08:002008-11-10T13:36:29.863-08:00Obama wants to bring terror suspects to US<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">O</span>ne of the first things on President-elect <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Obama's</span> agenda is to close down Guantanamo Bay <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">prison</span> in Cuba which is holding terror suspects awaiting trial. Senator John McCain said if elected he would do the same.<div><br /></div><div>The difference is Obama is going to setup a new system to system to carry out the judicial process. Currently they are tried through a military tribunal system. Though McCain may have closed Guantanamo he would have kept the current tribunal system.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, is developing a new system risky? Well before President-elect Obama gets excited about undoing the Bush Administration, he should take note that we have not had any terror attacks since September 11, 2001.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/11/10/obama-planning-trials-guantanamo-detainees/">Fox News</a> article</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>jager ~EBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154593897377722080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-15960857968544756462008-11-08T20:26:00.001-08:002008-11-08T20:35:14.444-08:00The Conservative Underground Facebook Group UpdateGuys-<div><br /></div><div>We've had a great week! In just 3 days we've attained over 3,000 members. This is because of YOU! Remember there is S<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">trength in Numbers</span>.</div><div><br /></div><div>A good foundation is key to any group. Use your <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">enthusiasm</span> to encourage others to join.</div><div><br /></div>"If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my ax” - Abraham Lincoln<br /><div><br /></div><div><div>If you haven't joined our <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0); ">facebook</span> group you can join here:</div><div><a href="http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33394060889">http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=33394060889</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Enjoy your weekend</div><div><br /></div><div>EB</div>jager ~EBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154593897377722080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-47325909903975268142008-11-08T12:21:00.001-08:002008-11-08T12:26:11.526-08:00What will Obama say to Iran?<div>Obama says he will sit down and talk with the President of Iran, Mahmoud <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ahmadinejad</span>. What will he say?<br /></div><div><br /><div><br /><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgzHrJo_Yw86oX5fd5oSRlBf1nLU7jNJrhptmpXxl0Wq87OsKXD9OIsuBCwdl0pGklI4hxqq-gV52PNfNNhvWIzCtks5ITz34Xk18N6kYt0c3QVSrJE8I-a4PyusBv2WJAHavybvlMYt6b/s400/2008-10-21-obama-iran1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 353px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266384675763028370" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Some humor for the weekend...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Earl ~ alias '<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">jager</span>'</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>jager ~EBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154593897377722080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-69309137675043064542008-11-07T19:29:00.000-08:002008-11-07T19:36:05.963-08:00Lessons Learned By History by Lori Kalner.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiok6fNQRUi6q0q3pqXWLYCiEa82wG0O88bg-UE4fjKBVGhJXdkoqrnjrWLXl8FRIqh6EFSK_Sm-yxyMgj2fQ7RD37f2IQULQl7Y9QGaXk-tCcS0vrVGsX7vGaiib8xPBrprKfdxb1l3WY/s1600-h/pic27432.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266124101722643138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiok6fNQRUi6q0q3pqXWLYCiEa82wG0O88bg-UE4fjKBVGhJXdkoqrnjrWLXl8FRIqh6EFSK_Sm-yxyMgj2fQ7RD37f2IQULQl7Y9QGaXk-tCcS0vrVGsX7vGaiib8xPBrprKfdxb1l3WY/s320/pic27432.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>WORDS OF<a href="http://pmaier500.typepad.com/.a/6a00e550ae5e7b8834010535d8c011970b-pi"></a> WARNING AND HOPE I was a young girl in Germany and lived through difficult times. Now I must write at least this one last time as diabetes advances. The world has remembered what happened politically in Germany with the Depression in the 1930s. You remember how it began and thus progressed with the horrors of war which followed.<br />The battle was at the beginning a SPIRITUAL battle. You have read some parts of my story in the Zion Covenant, from growing up in Germany in the days when evil men prevailed and TRUTH was turned upside down. White became black through a barrage of propaganda and constant repetition of lies against those who spoke the truth. Here is my warning to all: Perhaps it will be my last warning. (I wake up each day surprised that I am still here and not in heaven with those who wait for me!) </div><div><br />America and the whole world hangs in the balance now. I believe that America will stand or fall depending on who is elected President this year. Good Americans, like the good Germans of my youth, may think that the issues of their nation center around the economy. I tell you now that the fate of the greatest nation on earth does not depend on money. </div><div><br />Every issue must only be judged worthy and true by the Word of God. Prosperity comes to a nation and a people who serves the Lord first. That is a basic spiritual principle which is seen in every book of Holy Scripture.'If My people, who are called by My Name, will humble themselves, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.' (2 Chronicles 7:14)This is where the healing of America begins: Friend, you must begin with examination of your own life first and the confession of your sins. Then pray for your nation. Ask yourself now: who supports the rights of the unborn babies and also of those who are handicapped? History tells us why this is critical: </div><div><br />In the Germany of my childhood, everyone worried about the economy. Paying bills. Buying bread. Money! And there were 1 million abortions in the year before Hitler came to power. (A drop in the bucket compared to America.) The excuse given for the murder of unborn babies was that economic times were hard. How could a family feed another mouth?There followed the legalized forced sterilization of parents who had a handicapped child or who were judged 'racially impure.'Next came the legalized euthanasia of those who were handicapped. (An example of who would be killed is the Downs Syndrome child of Sarah Palin. He would have been killed immediately at birth.) </div><div><br />Do we not see such choices carried out with tiny babies being strangled or left to die by abortionists today? Evil advances forward in America by law! This is done with the support of men and women in office who have sold their souls for power. In those days in Germany all, who were, as I am now, elderly or ill, were gassed. These were all called 'useless eaters.'<br />Christians and Jews who spoke out against this evil were labeled as radical 'religious fanatics.' A campaign of false accusation, slander and persecution began, targeting people of faith. It was 'unpopular' to speak the TRUTH. (Were these persecuted Christians people like you?) Many were jailed and eventually killed. Some escaped with only their lives.Finally, by millions, Jews were hunted, imprisoned and killed. You know all this from the Zion Covenant books. I lived it. Now, today, I hear the words and know the deeds of this Barack Obama and I know that he is a 'gifted,' convincing, fellow. He is telling you how bad you have it and saying to Americans he is their messiah and the answer to all problems. </div><div><br />The propaganda machine loves Obama. The power of the media is much greater than in my childhood; a frightening thought.But here is TRUTH: of all men in the US government this Obama has most strongly encouraged and urged the on-going slaughter of the unborn'the useless mouths' of America. This slaughter is performed in the name of 'A woman's reproductive rights.' In the land of my birth, the Holocaust all began with the first step of legalized abortion. Abortion was ENCOURAGED by a downturn in the world economics. Scripture teaches us the survival of a nation is not about the economy. The only nation which will stand is the nation which follows the Lord and the true teachings of scripture. I warn you, my dear American friends, with love in my heart and with my last breaths that no man or woman, Protestant or Catholic,can remain in God's favor or blessing if they vote for this Obama. This is a man who voted four times to leave tiny babies who survived abortions to die! </div><div><br />I know many devout American Catholics in my life and many who have never voted for the Republicans because of tradition. Now I say that you who are Catholic must not follow after this man Obama who is gifted in his words but NOT speaking the TRUE WORDS OF OUR LORD OR THE CHURCH! You cannot be a true Catholic Christian and vote for Obama. To vote for him is to vote for continued infanticide. </div><div><br />To Protestant Christians, I say, you are not a Christian if you support the slaughter of the unborn! Christianity and abortion are spiritually impossible companions. Protestants and Catholics MUST UNITE in this battle. The victory must be overwhelming! Do you feel you cannot vote for Mr. McCain and Mrs. Palin, who are for the LIFE of the unborn and handicapped?If you cannot support these leaders, then for the sake of your soul, I, who have seen the spiritual destruction of many good people, Protestants and Catholics, urge you NOT TO VOTE for Obama or anyone who does not support protection of LIFE! </div><a href="http://pmaier500.typepad.com/.a/6a00e550ae5e7b8834010535dfa347970c-pi"></a><div><br />For all those American politicians who have the chance to change the course toward destruction, I who have been witness to national and worldwide tragedy, urge you protect those in your society who are the most helpless. Publicly deny your support of Obama. According to 2 Chronicles 7:14 you must turn your life around for the sake of your soul and your country! To those politicians who use 'FAITH' to get votes while they follow the path of destruction, I must speak this warning: 'God will not be mocked.'If you, Christian, can vote, and if you can encourage others to vote, then you must VOTE FOR LIFE. </div><div> </div><div>In the judgment of heaven, there is no other choice but LIFE and protection of the innocent for a Christian. I am thankful to Bodie and Brock for letting me be heard once more. They agree with history and with the Truth of scripture. Most of my generation is gone now. You who are taking control of the world have a fight ahead of you as the memory of our peril dims. </div><div><br />I have heard and listened closely to the voices of Sarah Palin and John McCain, and my spirit bears witness that they speak truth and are the true Hope-Bearers of your generation. Sarah is a true Deborah. Pray for her and her family and also for John McCain. You must all remember what happened to us and not repeat the same mistake of apathy. If I cannot write to you again I pray we will meet in heaven and you will tell me I helped you encourage others to do the right thing for the sake of your soul and for the nation.<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div>Patricia Maierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13900425745467065728noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-92078937239850613742008-11-07T18:01:00.000-08:002008-11-07T18:19:18.181-08:00Obama's foot in mouth?President-elect Barack Obama was asked by reporters today if he'd spoken with other president. Obama said, “I have spoken to all of them who are living", then smiled and continued, "I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">didn</span>’t want to get into a Nancy Reagan thing about doing any <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">séances</span>.<div><br /></div><div>Even Joe <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Biden</span> probably had to do a double take on that one. So I guess since you won the election you can now be rude, or is that just his nature?</div><div><br /></div><div>Obama did have to suck it up and call Mrs Reagan to apologize. How ironic, after only 3 days you have to call the wife of Ronald Reagan, and to get your foot out of your mouth.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Biden</span>, you get a pass today.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/11/07/obama-apologies-nancy-reagan-seance-comment/">Fox News article</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.new.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=33394060889&topic=5655">Discuss</a></div><div><br /></div><div>EB</div><div><br /></div>jager ~EBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154593897377722080noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-72435620099360656892008-11-07T16:20:00.000-08:002008-11-07T18:27:35.215-08:00Mission Accomplished?Remember George Bush's "Mission Accomplished" image that was heavily <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">criticized</span>?<div><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmAE0uthkkIaRbWt41ZYtWzHE8EL3LQrULfkfdnw2aWapUil9DG6k88tXxE4BrRZlUK8O4AyYY8jfxmQ-tWBHzNAE9iKLec3nZiP07O-SaC0xEqfMOHv1a2N0n0d7oFkLaTF7E64BHnQ/s400/bushmission.bmp" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 370px;" border="0" alt="" /><div><br /></div><div>I wonder if this is what's hanging in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ayer's</span> bedroom?</div><div><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifikVr4InnRVdR3oimvhscK8slWLyd1nUJiNvt-tj8f0e8zds2sLRPIRWlrxrrVv84AR6HTUNQ_8qp7CsptxePR6OafzLronQHzfPhop7l_AWd5siacUrOPVuq-H4JNMRA_ozoFSNWfX58/s320/2008-10-Ayers-mission1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 227px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266106561347315154" /><div><br /></div><div>EB</div><div><br /></div></div></div>jager ~EBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154593897377722080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-78314783016758606592008-11-07T11:40:00.000-08:002008-11-07T11:43:30.168-08:00Board Hot Topic - Top 5 GOP Presidential Candidates 2012The "Top 5 GOP Presidential Candidates 2012" topic on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">facebook</span> discussion board is a hot topic. Drop in and see what everyone is saying...<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.new.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=33394060889&topic=5562#topic_top">http://www.new.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=33394060889&topic=5562#topic_top</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>jager ~EBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154593897377722080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-55635174460337134662008-11-06T22:31:00.000-08:002008-11-06T22:36:26.505-08:00What Conservative Media do you like?Just a quick post to see what Conservative Media everyone likes?<div><br /></div><div>Web, News, Blogs, Radio?</div><div><br /></div><div>One other question. Is Alan Colmes a closet conservative? be nice...</div>jager ~EBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154593897377722080noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3084489573428357041.post-70352661943844968912008-11-06T13:09:00.000-08:002008-11-06T13:20:20.020-08:00Wow High expectations for the POW?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I</span>t's no longer President of the United States (POTUS), Obama is now President of the World or maybe call it POW.<div><br /></div><div>Fox reports many countries around the world see Barack Obama as President of the World. Talk about moving up fast. What's Next....Master of the Universe?</div><div><br /></div><div>Fox News:</div><div><a href="http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/11/06/nations-look-obama-president-world/">http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/11/06/nations-look-obama-president-world/</a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>-EB</div>jager ~EBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154593897377722080noreply@blogger.com13