Monthly Archives: December 2011

A LITTLE GUN CONTROL HISTORY FOR YOU TO SHARE….

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A LITTLE GUN CONTROL HISTORY

In 1929, the Soviet Union establishe­d gun control.. From 1929 to
1953,
about 20 million dissidents­, unable to defend themselves­, were
rounded up and exterminat­ed.

In 1911, Turkey establishe­d gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5
million
Armenians, unable to defend themselves­, were rounded up and
exterminat­ed.

Germany establishe­d gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945 a total
of13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were
rounded up and exterminat­ed.

China establishe­d gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million
political dissidents­, unable to defend themselves­, were rounded up and
exterminat­ed

Guatemala establishe­d gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000
Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves­, were rounded up and
exterminat­ed.

Uganda establishe­d gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000
Christians­, unable to defend themselves­, were rounded up and
exterminat­ed

Cambodia establishe­d gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million
educated people, unable to defend themselves­, were rounded up and
exterminat­ed.

Defenseles­s people rounded up and exterminat­ed in the 20th Century
because of gun control: 56 million.

You won’t see this data on the US evening news, or hear most politician­s
disseminat­ing this informatio­n.

Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes,
gun-contro­l laws adversely affect only the law-abidin­g citizens

The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind them
of this history lesson.

“A Day in the Life of Benjamin Smith.”

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Benjamin was born in New Jersey and graduated from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill with a BA in Communications.  He currently works on the N.C. Republican Congressional campaign for former Marine and Patriot, Illario Pantano.

During his first tour to Iraq, Ben witnessed the forging of the Iraqi people’s Constitution and their first elections while guarding and living with the “Top Five” of the Iraqi provisional government.

These events shed profound light on the Constitution of the United States and the concepts of freedom, liberty and tyranny. His experiences abroad also drew stark attention to ‘American Exceptionalism’ and how eternal — yet fragile — the flame of liberty really is. After returning home from Iraq, Ben became concerned with the direction our country was headed and began to educate himself on the issues.

At CPAC 2010, fate brought him in contact with Debbie Lee (founder of AmericasMightyWarriors.org  and mother of KIA SEAL Marc Alan Lee), who inspired him to get involved with the Tea Party Express and the Move America Forward campaign.

Benjamin became a spokesman for America’s Mighty Warriors and a national spokesman for Tea Party Express in the Alaska campaign for Joe Miller and the Delaware campaign for Christine O’Donnell. He was also spokesman for Move America Forward, where he supported and campaigned for 15 Congressional candidates during the 2010 election. Thirteen of the candidates Benjamin supported made it to Congress. He also had the distinct honor of representing American values by going up against Cindy Sheehan protests in Hood River, Oregon.

Although politically active with conservative groups, he feels no matter what you believe, you should know WHY you believe it.

“After all, to the rest of the world, left or right, we are all Americans,” he says. “And we should be proud of our contributions to all of human history. This is called ‘American Exceptionalism.’”   (All above is quoted from his bio)

I’ve had the distinct pleasure of getting to know Benjamin personally and I know he is a true Patriot and Warfighter!  Ben is proud of our American Exceptionalism and I’m in agreement that we must have inspiration to live out our American Dreams….  Lest we forget why our country has always been so great.  We are living in a fragile state and his insight and strength is needed now, more than ever.

You can read Benjamin’s work as a  freelance contributor to Breitbart.com, prolinenews.com, RadioPatriot.wordpress.com and on UTube where you can see he has been on FOX News several times.  I’m hoping he will share his insightful writing as a regular contributor to this blog, Patriot Promotions and as a co-host  with me on The American Hour blog radio show.   Stay tuned for more with Ben!

A MARINE’S “TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS”

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TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,
HE LIVED ALL ALONE,
IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF
PLASTER AND STONE.

I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY
WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE,
AND TO SEE JUST WHO
IN THIS HOME DID LIVE.

I LOOKED ALL ABOUT,
A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE,
NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS,
NOT EVEN A TREE.

NO STOCKING BY MANTLE,
JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND,
ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES
OF FAR DISTANT LANDS.

WITH MEDALS AND BADGES,
AWARDS OF ALL KINDS,
A SOBER THOUGHT
CAME THROUGH MY MIND.

FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT,
IT WAS DARK AND DREARY,
I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER,
ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY.

THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING,
SILENT, ALONE,
CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR
IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME.

THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE,
THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER,
NOT HOW I PICTURED
A UNITED STATES SOLDIER.

WAS THIS THE HERO
OF WHOM I’D JUST READ?
CURLED UP ON A PONCHO,
THE FLOOR FOR A BED?

I REALIZED THE FAMILIES
THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT,
OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS
WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT.

SOON ROUND THE WORLD,
THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY,
AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE
A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY.

THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM
EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR,
BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS,
LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE.

I COULDN’T HELP WONDER
HOW MANY LAY ALONE,
ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE
IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME.

THE VERY THOUGHT
BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE,
I DROPPED TO MY KNEES
AND STARTED TO CRY.

THE SOLDIER AWAKENED
AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE,
‘SANTA DON’T CRY,
THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE;

I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM,
I DON’T ASK FOR MORE,
MY LIFE IS MY GOD,
MY COUNTRY, MY CORPS.’

THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER
AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP,
I COULDN’T CONTROL IT,
I CONTINUED TO WEEP.

I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS,
SO SILENT AND STILL
AND WE BOTH SHIVERED
FROM THE COLD NIGHT’S CHILL.

I DIDN’T WANT TO LEAVE
ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT,
THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR
SO WILLING TO FIGHT.

THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER,
WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE,
WHISPERED, ‘CARRY ON SANTA,
IT’S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE.’

ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH,
AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.
‘MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND,
AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT.’

“The day that will live in infamy.”

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I had two special guests to dinner at my house last night.  Both are Navy Vets, one a SEAL and the other a Medic who do special forces type training for civilians.  After grace, one of them asked the children if they learned what day it was in school today?  They didn’t know.  To be honest…I didn’t know or I would have said something during the prayer.  He gave them a clue, “the day that will live in infamy.”  I immediately realized what day it was and since I hadn’t watched the news, read the paper or even looked on the calender (if its even there anymore) I was confused until that reminder.

Sadly, my kids were not aware of what happened that day.  It made the three of us look at each other and just shake our heads in disbelief at how far gone the education system is from our important American history.  When will they truly teach what the future generations need to know in order not to repeat the past?  Do you know what day it was on 12/7?  Do your children?  What do you think they are missing in their history lessons and why?