Make-A-Statement Commentary Blog

To All Texans

            If you love your state, love your country, and love being able to spend your money on what you are your family need rather than paying people to sit on the couch and watch TV, then read on. 

            Right now our Governor is leading the fight for each and every citizen in this great State of Texas to not end up paying half of their income in taxes due to the stimulus package.  He is inspiring others to follow him and to look closer at what the supposed stimulus package really is.  And he’s making it clear to the rest of the country what a governor is supposed to do—fight to protect his people, even from higher taxes.

            However, our Senate is fighting against him on the unemployment portion of the stimulus funds.  They passed a bill to go around the wishes of Governor Perry and take those funds any way.  This bill is now in the House.  WE MUST CALL OUR REPRESENTATIVES NOW!!! 

            They need to know that we don’t want to take additional funds from the Fed that will lock us into higher taxes for the duration, long after the federal funds are gone.  They need to know that the people don’t want higher taxes in this state.  They need to know that we don’t want to join the rest of the nation in being taxed into poverty and bankruptcy.  They need to know we support the Governor on this venture and that a vote against him is a vote against the citizens of Texas and they will be the ones finding themselves in the unemployment line in 2010.

            Go to http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/mnuAddress.aspx and find out who represents you then call them and let them know where you stand and that if they want to keep their job they will do it the way we the people of Texas tell them to.

Melissa Pehle-Hill

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I look at the title of this article and I wonder how far things have gone when our own Department of Homeland Security would issue a report to all law enforcement agencies calling conservatives and veterans "extremists" and threats to national security just because we disagree with her and Obama on the issues.

Since when did it become a crime to disagree with your President? It certainly wasn’t the case over the last 8 years or we wouldn’t have had to listen to the constant attacks on President Bush.

So, what makes Napolitano think that ostracizing such a large part of Americans is going to help this administration? Do you think their plan is to make it illegal to disagree with the usurper presently holding the office of the President? Something tells me that won’t work because they have obviously forgotten one thing the rest of us haven’t—the United States of America is a nation comprised of people who are willing to fight for freedom! And the best part is that in this case we can win the fight without firing a shot. All we have to do is exercise our right to vote and replace them—then we have won.

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This Thursday night April 23rd, we will be talking with "Texas" Fred Witzell, author of the Blog "Texas Fred's" www.texasfred.net  

Fred says, "I'm a highly opinionated blogger, if you ask for my opinion I'll let you know exactly what's on my mind. I don't play the PC game, so, be very careful what you ask for."

We look forward to our conversation with Fred as we talk about the race for Texas Governor. We will also be talking about the Tea Parties that have happened and those still to come.  www.blogtalkradio.com/make-a-statement

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Transcript of Melissa Pehle-Hill's speech from the Tea Party in Tyler Texas.

First let me say I’m thrilled to see all of you here and I want to thank you for coming. It does my heart good to see people out here readying for the fight to regain our country.

So, how do you like the tour of Europe that Barack Obama went on? It looked like he was still campaigning, didn’t it? And that brings two questions to my mind—what is he campaigning for and why are we footing the bill? I ask these questions with the full realization that all Presidents visit foreign dignitaries after taking office, but in this case it is different. After all, all previous Presidents upon arriving in Normandy visited the graves of our fallen soldiers and he didn’t and none of them before were going around apologizing for the behavior of America, saying we are arrogant and that we don’t acknowledge the leadership role of Europe enough. Can you imagine the outrage from the Mass Media if President Bush had uttered those words in his sleep, let alone on foreign soil? Or President Clinton for that matter—considering they would actually likely know if he said it in his sleep.

And, I just have to add this before going back to talking about the misuse of our tax dollars—what do you think about our President bowing to the King of Saudi Arabia?

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JOIN US AT THE TYLER TEXAS TEA PARTY

THIS WEDNESDAY APRIL 15TH

http://tylerteaparty.com/

Melissa and I will be broadcasting the show LIVE from noon until 1:30.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/patriotsheartnetwork

If you live in in East Texas and would like to join Melissa and I as we MAKE-A-STATEMENT about the out of control spending in Washington DC.  Please join us at the TB Butler Fountian Plaza in Downtown Tyler Texas from Noon until 1:30. Melissa and I along with several other personalities will be talking to the crowd. Stop by our table and say hello, I might even put you "ON THE AIR" to MAKE-YOUR-STATEMENT!

We will be at the Athens Texas Tea Party from 5 until 6 pm on the Courthouse Lawn.

If you are not able to attend on of these two events, PLEASE find and attend one close to you.  Find one in your area here http://taxdayteaparty.org

This is not a Republican/Democrat issue, it is an American issue.  The money being spent right now will be paid for by our children and grandchildren.  Help us send a message to our leaders in Washington that "we have had enough and the spending spree must end now"

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I found this post on Dick Morris's blog and could not help but comment.

On April 2, 2009, the work of July 4, 1776 was nullified at the meeting of the G-20 in London. The joint communiqué essentially announces a global economic union with uniform regulations and bylaws for all nations, including the United States. Henceforth, our SEC, Commodities Trading Commission, Federal Reserve Board and other regulators will have to march to the beat of drums pounded by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), a body of central bankers from each of the G-20 states and the European Union.

The mandate conferred on the FSB is remarkable for its scope and open-endedness. It is to set a “framework of internationally agreed high standards that a global financial system requires.” These standards are to include the extension of “regulation and oversight to all systemically important financial institutions, instruments, and markets…[including] systemically important hedge funds.”

Continue reading "RE: The Declaration of Independence Has Been Repealed" »

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Our guests this Friday Night will be Mr. Lloyd Marcus and Mr. Britt Craig.

10 until 11 pm eastern Mr Lloyd Marcus "Tea Party Anthem"

 Singer, Songwriter, Fine Artist, Writer & Proud to be an American Black Conservative

Marcus believes Conservatism is compassionate and is the true path to achieving the AmericanDream. Liberalism weakens the human spirit by encouraging people to view themselves as victims.

National Association for the Advancement of Conservative People of Color
Marcus is president of the NAACPC. Mission Statement:Support courageous conservatives of color fighting on the front line. Educate Americans to the  truth that conservatism is essential for their success and the preservation of our great nation.
www.lloydmarcus.net

11 until Midnight eastern Mr. Britt Craig from the Campo Minutemen

 Britt Craig is a leading voice within the Campo Minutemen as the lead the all volunteer coalition of citizens defending our Southern Border.

 www.campominutemen.com

Join us as we talk about the work the Minutemen are doing as well as the problems we have with Illegal Immigrants flooding in from Mexico.

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 I want to thank General Vallely for allowing us to republish this letter. I am proud of the General and others like him who are not afraid to say what is on their mind.  In this world of political correctness, people are too worried about offending someone to speak clearly.  It is time for those of us who love our country to set aside the politically correct mentality and start speaking out against the atrocities being thrown at us from the Left.   David A Hill

 Morality and Intellectual Elitists Do Not Mix Well in Today’s Cultural Society! by Gen. Paul Vallely

“One of the main reasons confronting the solution to problems that we face today personally and politically is almost entirely due to a lack of common sense, psychological impediments to a clear value and tradition system, clear thinking, lack of personal discipline and self-control or some combination of all these. We know it is not because of the lack of brain power in our society.

The fact is that many times the smartest and best educated (where are elitism seems to roost) in our society make things much worse. Intellectuals (those, of course with Graduate and Doctor’s degrees) have among the worst record on the moral issues of the past century. You can see them articulate their liberal views daily on television and radio interviews, and in their writings and teachings in our schools.

How many times have we heard today about our children and other offsprings being so bright and going off to the best schools and universities in the country or traveling abroad. We are proud when they go off to prestigious schools. There is certainly much preoccupation with this elite intellectual thrust placed upon our children mostly by parents.

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After all the warnings, hand wringing, and savage talk, America chose to do what would never be thought possible only a few years ago---elect a far-left President and Congress hell-bent on "CHANGING" this country into a Socialist State. Sometimes, I wonder how many Americans understand what this really means. My thoughts initially were to give the new President a chance, and not make snap decisions based on out-of-control rhetoric during the campaign. Well, that worked well, and now we are beginning to see that the President is doing exactly what he promised during the campaign, and NO ONE LISTENED!!! The masses were overwhelmed with silver-tongued, no-logic promises that most knew could never be fulfilled.

Soon, the American people will have witnessed enough of this madness. They are a smart lot, and when they have seen enough they will start to ask the big question, "WHAT HAVE WE DONE"? However, the real question will be, "IS IT TOO LATE"?

I do not wish to dwell on the multitude of mistakes that have already been made during the first 60 days of this administration, both foreign and domestic. It must be obvious even to the fiscally irresponsible far-left that the nation is heading unimpeded toward bankruptcy. We hear the President speak often of the deficit. He is not talking about the national debt. He is talking about the rate in which we are increasing the debt. So when he says he will cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term, he is actually saying he will cut the rate at which the debt is increasing by the end of his first term. That is absolutely not good enough. Even Bill Clinton, with the help of a Republican Congress, showed a surplus in deficit spending for a short period. That is accomplished only when you have a growing economy. Now equate that to our economic situation today, and it is obvious this is just another fabrication conjured up by this administration. AMERICANS WAKE UP before it is too late. It is highly probably that the debt is not repayable even as we speak, and it is growing at the most alarming rate in history. Just the annual interest on the current debt is larger than our annual military budget.

Continue reading "AMERICA’S NEW ANTHEM -----“WHAT HAVE WE DONE” by Gen. Jim Cash" »

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Well, you have to give Barack Obama credit for one thing.

No other president that I know of in history has managed to screw up so much in such a short period of time. He is the champion.

Where to start?

How about his screw up with the teleprompter (you know that device he uses whenever his mouth moves) when the Irish Premier was in town. The Irish Premier got confused reading from the teleprompter and Obama stepped in to help out. Lots have been written about who said what and so forth. I suppose my question is simply this….when will we ever see Obama WITHOUT a teleprompter? Last nights news conference showed that he is obviously aware of the fact that everyone knows he is dependent on this device. Last night he moved (not very effectively) the teleprompter from a desk model to one about the size of a drive in movie screen at the back of the room….see http://features.csmonitor.com/politics/2009/03/24/obama-ditches-teleprompter-for-drive-in-theater-movie-screen/

Anyone recall what he did to Gordon Brown (UK Prime Minister) when he was here a few weeks ago? Generally the two heads of state exchange gifts that have some meaning. Brown brought Obama a pen made from the wood of a ship that had historical meaning. Obama gave Brown 25 DVD’s of American movies. Wow…. is this significant or what? As if Brown could not afford to buy these for himself. A gift from Walmart. How touching. I’m certain old Gordon will hang onto those for years to come. What was the historical significance of DVD movies to one of our strongest allies? What about his removal of the statue of Churchill from the Oval office and its return to England? If he didn’t want it in his office, why not just put it somewhere else but not send it back as if was an abomination to him? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/22/obama-returns-churchill-b_n_168919.html

Continue reading "A Nation of Fools by Peary Perry 03-25-09" »

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Last weeks update

Make-A-Statement and Patriot's Pipeline Shows

This past Thursday on the Make-a-Statement show, we just tossed things back and forth on various topics.  OnFriday Nights Patriot's Pipeline we had a great conversation with Mike Monokian from Realitycheck Radio and Bill Collier from the Freedom Congress.  Go to http://make-a-statement.org to listen to the recorded shows.

This Weeks Schedule

Make-A-Statement Radio Show Thursday night 10:30 central

Our guest for the first part of th eshow will be John Brackeen author of "A Nights Drive". Our second guest will be Ken Emanuelson. http://blogtalkradio.com/make-a-statement

Patriot's Pipeline Radio Show Friday night 9:00 central

Our first guest will be Mr. Lloyd Marcus performer and song writer, Tea Party Anthum.  Join us as we talk about the reasons he wrote the song and why he is a Black Conservative. 

Our second guest will be Mr. Michael Johns:Former White House speechwriter and Heritage Foundation policy analyst Michael Johns, one of the nation's most prominent conservative commentators and policy experts, has agreed to join us for the full hour to discuss the dangers in Obama's emerging fiscal and foreign policies. Michael is known globally for accurate and insightful assessments of the nation's political direction, and for his extraordinary influence on the nation's political climate. Michael was among the first to predict, immediately following this past November's election, that the Obama administration would serve as an impetutus to a grassroots conservative rebellion possibly unprecedented in American history. So far, that's a prediction that looks right on target. Listen in as he discusses his thesis that conservatism's brightest days are yet to come.  http://blogtalkradio.com/patriotsheartnetwork

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Thursday Night March 26th on the Make-A-Statement Radio Show

Public Policy and Industry leader Michael Johns will be joining us from 10:30 until 11:30 central time.  Join us as we discuss the nationwide Tea Party's and other political topics.  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/make-a-statement/2009/03/27/Make-A-Statement-Radio 

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Radio Show Announcement

David and Melissa Hill, host's of the Make-A-Statement Radio Show will now be hosting the Patriot's Pipeline Radio Show on Friday nights from 10 until Midnight.

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Following is my letter to US Attorney Jeffery Taylor.  I wrote this letter to encourage him to look into the legitimacy of Barack Obama's Right to occupy the Office of the President.

Here are a couple of links where you can get the background information on the Constitutional Precedent that enables Mr. Jeffery Taylor to demand that Mr. Obama provide a vault copy of his Birth Certificate.

• http://www.patriotsheartnetwork.com/forum/topics/letters-to-united-states
• http://naturalborncitizen.wordpress.com/
• http://crystalchalice.wordpress.com/

I encourage each of you to write Mr. Taylor and express your desire to end the confusion surrounding Barack Hussain Obama.  Feel free to use my letter as template to write your own.  Remember to be polite and respectful, he is our Public Servant we are empowered as Citizens, to contact him and should do so with civility!

 Following is my letter:

United States Attorney Jeffery Taylor

US Attorney's Office

555 4th Street

Washington, DC 20530

As a citizen of the United States of America and person who deeply loves my country, I have a deep concern about a storm that is brewing within the ranks of our Military.  It has come to my attention that many members of our Armed Services are conflicted when it comes to the legitimacy of Mr. Barack Obama’s presidency.  The oath taken by each and every member of our Armed Forces includes the phrase “to uphold the Constitution and to obey the orders of the President of the United States of America”. 

Continue reading "Quo Warranto: CItizen's Open Letter to Jeffrey Taylor" »

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http://roar-usa.ning.com/profiles/blogs/the-wolf-is-at-the-door

The blog format I am using here does not alloe for embedded video so please follow the above link to another one of my blog posts.

David

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From Paul Vallely, Standupamericausa.com

This Marine seems to hit all the salient points......

Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts state senate.

I'll be 63 soon. Except for one semester in college when jobs were scarce, and a six-month period when I was between jobs, but job-hunting every day, I've worked, hard, since I was 18. Despite some health challenges, I still put in 50-hour weeks, and haven't called in sick in seven or eight years. I make a good salary, but I didn't inherit my job or my income, and I worked to get where I am. Given the economy, there's no retirement in sight, and I'm tired. Very tired.

I'm tired of being told that I have to "spread the wealth around" to people who don't have my work ethic. I'm tired of being told the government will take the money I earned, by force if necessary, and give it to people too lazy or stupid to earn it.

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Wednesday - March 11, 2009

Greetings from the West Texas Jingoistic Association For Gun Clinging Smear Merchants.

GENTLEMAN:

This week I received some sad news out of Hobbs, New Mexico. The father of one of my good friends passed away. The man's name was James Burton Veteto. The obituary did not give his age but I am sure he was in his mid - late eighties. I hear the term "Gentleman or Gentlemen" use quite a bit and I am sure that it fits with some and not with others. But I lived in Hobbs, New Mexico for 30 years and knew quite a few who deserved the title of "Gentleman". Mr. Veteto was certainly one of them. I was close with his son Mark who I try to see every time I return to Hobbs for a visit. Mr. Veteto always treated me with kindness and I know he was well respected in the community. He was a very successful businessman and I valued his opinion on most matters. I saw him often when I visited with another very good friend who was his neighbor. Every time I hear the term "Gentleman" used I try to think of all of the people with whom I was fortunate to come into contact, who happen to fit that description. Mr. James Burton Veteto is always one who comes to my mind. He will be missed. My thoughts and prayers are with his family on this day.

EQUAL:

There was an article this week in our local newspaper, "The (Sub) Standard Times" [for those of you residing in the 'People's Republic of San Francisco, the (Sub) was my own addition]. This particular story dealt with an Iranian woman who now lives in Spain. This woman, in 2004, had acid thrown in her eyes causing her blindness in both eyes. Well the wonderful Islamic court system in Iran has ruled that the victim was entitled to blind the defendant, BUT she was only entitled to blind the man who had blinded her in only one eye. This is according to the Islamic law system of "quisas", or an eye-for-an-eye retribution. Because in Iran each man is worth two women she is only entitled to pour acid in one of his eyes. What a great system. Religion of Peace my backside. Every time I hear some politician sounding off about the Nation of Islam being a "Religion of Peace" I want to send them to one of those countries to live for a year or so and see if they come back with the same attitude.

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Make-A-Statement Radio Show Lineup

Tune in live with David and Melissa!

• March 12th 10:30 pm central.  On the Make-A-Statement Radio Show with David and Melissa Hill, our guest will be Michael Johns: Public Policy and Industry Leader. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/make-a-statement/2009/03/13/Make-A-Statement-Radio
• March 13th 10:00 pm central.  Melissa and David Hill will be guest hosting the Patriot's Pipeline on the Patriot's Heart Broadcasting Network.  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/stations/PatriotsHeartNetwork/PatriotsHeartNetwork/2009/03/14/Patriots-Pipeline
• March 18th 10:00 pm central. David Hill will be co-hosting the Radio Free America Show with Dean Allen. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Dean-Allen/2009/03/26/Radio-Free-America
• March 19th 10:30 pm central.  On the Make-A-Statement Radio Show with David and Melissa Hill, our guest will be Bret Farley.  Mr Farley is the Executive Director of the Minutemen PAC.  We will be discussing Border and Immigration Issues. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/make-a-statement/2009/03/20/Make-A-Statement-Radio

 Hear us live or you can hear the recorded show 24/7 by following the above links.

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I keep hearing about the different attacks on our rights being perpetuated by the Obama Administration.  And the rights he seems set on stripping from us are the very ones that our Founding Fathers believed to be of utmost importance, evidenced by their placement as the First and Second Amendments.

Did not the First Amendment give us the right to speak our minds and the right to gather together to share ideas?  Does not the First Amendment protect your right to worship and the time and place of your choosing, or not if you prefer?  Doesn’t the First Amendment even guarantee the right of a free press as well?  I should think the media would cherish this Amendment first and foremost—at least if they like to speak other than that which is approved by the government.  What do they really think the Fairness Doctrine is about?  The government wanting to restrict speech that they disagree with is what the Obama Administration considers to be fair.  But to who is it fair?  Why should anyone consider a one sided argument fair?  My dad always told me not to make a decision with only one side of the story—so why would they expect the entire American populace to do exactly that?  Should my dad be in Washington as an advisor since none of their parents must have taught them this fundamental principle?  In the words of President Harry Truman, “Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear.” 

And then there’s the Second Amendment!  The right to keep and bear arms which springs from a very basic right to protect ourselves and our families.  Why would Obama’s administration want to attack our right to protect our families?  Thomas Jefferson said, “The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.”  Is that possibly what Obama and his cronies fear?  That the Americans they plan to break down as they destroy the economy for us and our children and take our rights one by one might rise up in protest?  If not, then what do they fear? 

Don’t let them tell you they fear the high rate of crime here, or in Mexico, because with that answer they are either insulting our intelligence by thinking we would believe that off-the-mark response, or they truly are stupid enough to believe it themselves.  And if the latter is the correct one then we are in more trouble than any of us are prepared for!

Continue reading "What Rights Will Be Left? by Melissa Pehle-Hill" »

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Continue reading "Mexico Spirals Into Chaos by Paul Vallely" »

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Continue reading "Letters From North America by Peary Perry 02-22-09" »

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Continue reading "Stimulus / Stuff by Jim Murphy" »

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Continue reading "Be Silent No More. by Melissa Pehle-Hill" »

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Continue reading "Don't Turn Your Back on Them! David Hill" »

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Continue reading "Letters From North America by Peary Perry 02-10-09" »

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Continue reading "FOCA BO by Melissa Pehle-Hill" »

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Continue reading "A Nation of Fools by Peary Perry 02-09-09" »

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I keep hearing everyone complaining about the TARP bailout and the planned stimulus package put out by Obama.  What I’m not hearing enough is people bluntly saying that if any Representative or Senator who votes for both of these (or in my opinion even one of them), and against the millions of people who contacted them through email, phone, fax, and letters, need to be sent to the unemployment lines at our first opportunity.

 
Yes, that, my friends, is what needs to happen.  Nothing less will suffice as these people took an unprecedented step toward socialism against the express wishes of their constituents.  In so doing, they, in essence, told the people who put them in office that they will neither abide by the Constitution they swore to uphold nor by the wishes of those who voted for them.  Instead they are doing exactly what they want without a single thought to how it will affect the people of this generation and many generations to come.

 
Is that what we sent them to Washington to do?  Did we send them up there to represent us or did we send them there to do whatever they wanted like a bunch of college kids on their first year away from home?  I don’t think they care, but we must, and we have to hold them accountable for an action such as this.

Continue reading "Stimulus of Socialism? by Melissa Pehle-Hill" »

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Continue reading "The Time Is Now! by Melissa Pehle-Hill" »

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Continue reading "America Land of the Free? by Melissa Pehle-Hill" »

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Continue reading "Our Second Amendment Rights Under Attack Again by Melissa Pehle-Hill" »

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It didn't take take the Dem's long to show their true color. YELLOW  The cowards are already attacking the 2nd Amendment.  President "O" is not even in office yet and HR-45 is set to be presented.  HR-45 intends to require massive licensing for owners of almost every gun.  I believe they left the BB Gun off the list but it will probably be in the final draft.  Read the WND story on it:

Here is another piece of information all of our 2nd Amendment supporters need to read.

Pay close attention to highlighted area on page 2

1. Gun-ban list proposed

Slipping below the radar (or under the short-term memory cap), the Democrats have already leaked a gun-ban list, even under the Bush administration when they knew full well it had no chance of passage (HR 1022, 110th Congress). It serves as a framework for the new list the Brady’s plan to introduce shortly.

I have an outline of the Brady’s current plans and targets of opportunity; we’re working on getting that news out ASAP after these ban lists and will probably be ready in the next few days. It’s horrific. They’re going after the courts, regulatory agencies, firearms dealers and statutes in an all out effort to restrict We The People. They’ve made little mention of criminals.

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I don’t know about you, but I’m not happy with the way things went during this election.  And on that I’m not just referring to the results but also many of candidates running for the various offices. 

            Here, on the county level, it was better.  Most of those running for office were no more or less than they portrayed themselves to be.  A few of them you could just meet and know, without a doubt in your mind, how much this county and the people within it mean to them—men like Ray Nutt and Scott McKee who will, I honestly believe, as Sheriff and District Attorney, do much to make this county a safer place to live.

However on the state and national level, many of the candidates running were less than satisfactory in my opinion.  We don’t need any more politicians who are working for the special interest groups, the big corporations, the drug companies, foreign oil (or any foreign interests for that matter), or for anyone other than we, the people.  We need more people like Congressman Louie Gohmert, Congressman Leo Berman, Congressman Duncan Hunter, and our own Congressman Jeb Hensarling.  We don’t need anymore candidates to seek to be elected out of their desire for the perks and power, with the only campaign promises they intend to fulfill being the ones made behind closed doors to their biggest supporters and special interest groups. 

What we need to do is demand that our elected officials do the job we hired them to do.  We need to demand that the candidates chosen to run are worthy of the position they are seeking rather than simply continuing to hold our nose while we vote. 

Our votes are more valuable than that.  Our votes are what decide the kind of country we leave our children and grandchildren.  And I, for one, want the best for my children and grandchildren as I’m sure you do as well.

How do we do this?  We watch what our elected officials are doing, closely.  We let them know what we want them to do.  We seek out people of honor and integrity to run for office and help them get in office.  Then we pray: for without God we have no hope of maintaining the United States as the greatest nation in the world, nor Texas as the greatest state in the nation.

This is Melissa Pehle-Hill writing for make-a-statement.org.  Thank you and have a nice day.

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For Immediate Release: December 3, 2008               Contact: Cindy Mallette, (512) 476-5905

Governors Just Say “No!” To State Bailouts

Americans For Prosperity Supports Texas and South Carolina Governors For Defending Taxpayers In Bailout Vote

AUSTIN─ In a political culture that rewards fiscal irresponsibility, Americans for Prosperity-Texas praises Texas Gov. Rick Perry and South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford for standing for taxpayers and opposing federal bailouts for state governments.

“Americans for Prosperity is grateful for these leaders taking a strong stand against state bailouts,” said Peggy Venable, AFP-Texas state director. “It is shocking that federal tax dollars from Texans could be directed to states facing bankruptcy because of their own irresponsible fiscal policies.”

“ Texas leaders have exercised fiscal responsibility,” said Venable, “and we are entering this coming session with an $11 billion budget surplus thanks to taxpayer and job-friendly  government policies.”

“Texans should not be expected to send their tax dollars to any other state, let alone one that continuously hurts its own economy through heavy taxation and irresponsible spending practices,” Venable said.  “Government bailouts and irresponsible government spending are leaving our children a legacy of debt.”

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This morning while I was sitting in my deer stand, I began thinking about our future as Americans.  We are entering a transitional period as one president prepares to leave office while a new one prepares to lead the nation for the next four years.  I must admit that I never thought the American people would elect a Socialist president but apparently I was wrong. I am not sure the American people are ready for what is coming down the road.

One of the things our next president is in favor of is limiting our Second Amendment Right to bear arms.  As an avid hunter, this disturbs me a great deal.  How long will I be able to enjoy the simple pleasure of a morning hunt or for that matter, an afternoon target shooting?  From what I understand our next president plans to place huge taxes on the ammunition we buy, I am not talking about a 10 to 20 percent tax hike but a tax as high as 300 to 500 percent.  On top of this oppressive tax on ammunition, he plans to remove many of the guns now available from the market.  Mark my word folks, this attack on our Constitutional Rights will begin shortly after January 20^th 2009 when Mr. Obama takes control. 

If you are one of those who enjoy hunting or target shooting, be prepared to voice your opinion when the changes start happening.  The only thing that can stop this removal of our Constitutional Rights will be the voice of people like you and me. I will be one of those people screaming at the top of my lungs when this happens and I hope to find you screaming along side of me.

David Hill

Athens, TX

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November 10, 2008

Bill Ryan

We have somehow gotten to the idea that life is supposed to be painless, and when the unpredictable throws a rock or two, or a boulder, in our path someone, other than ourselves, is supposed to remove the obstacle and smooth the path. 

Over the past 75 years of so, that someone has been the government.       

President-elect Obama, as did President Bush, wants to help the America through the current difficult economic times, but is that appropriate considering the natural fluctuations of the market place?  Such aid is described as “compassionate” and “needed,” and has been provided before, but is that the role of government, and does it in fact help, prolong, or actually do more harm than good? 

Scholarly analysis of the New Deal programs has determined that many, if not all of the efforts to correct the market actually exacerbated the financial malaise, thus extending both the impact and the duration of the depression.  In addition, not often mentioned in history books, is that the government actually punished certain segments of the population, like black southern farmers, by their market management policies.  In summary, the depression would have ended sooner and with less financial disruption had FDR just let the market work.     

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As most of my regular readers know, I was dead set against the Bailout of our Financial Institutions.  I also firmly believe that this was a major step towards Socialism.  Regardless of my feelings or the feelings of most of the citizens of the United States, our government went ahead and instituted the 700 Billion dollar move towards Socialism.  One of the things they (our government) promised was transparency.  Well, let's talk about this for a minute. 

I found an article today that talks about the first of many "Deals" stemming from this Bailout.  As I expected, the details are kept secret.  I was under the impression that Transparency meant we would be able to see what was happening as the "Deals" were struck.  Apparently, I was wrong, the dictionary I use must be different from the one they use. Go Figure!

I found a website dedicated to watching the money set aside by the Bailout Legislation. www.bailoutsleuth.com   Here is the beginning of the article I mentioned at the beginning:

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I found this definition of "Conservative" on Richard Vaquerie's Conservative HQ.  I found it to be one of the best descriptions of the subject that I have seen.  I am posting it in its entirety although I take no credit for it.  This post came from:  http://conservativehq.com/conservatism-101/sja-definition-of-conservative/

I am often asked what I mean by “a conservative.”

It's difficult to define membership in a group that makes up over half the adult population of the United States.  But here's my best effort. 

* A conservative believes in the motto quoted by Henry David Thoreau, “That government is best which governs least.” A conservative's vision of government was put forth by Thomas Jefferson: “a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another [and] shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement.”

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Another Benefit Package? You got it!  Our spend, spend, spend Congress is debating another 150 to 300 billion dollar Stimulus Package.  This along with our government's offer to bail out several banks in exchange for partial ownership of the bank brings to mind a statement General Jim Cash made on our Radio Show Thursday night.  He talked about three steps to Socialism.  Folks, ALL THREE OF THE STEPS ARE WELL UNDERWAY.

This audio clip from Thursday night says it all.

David Hill

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I am in the process of organizing a Special Event from Make-A Statement Radio. On Sunday November 2nd at 2 o'clock in the afternoon(eastern), we will have a Special Edition of the Make-A-Statement Radio Show.  "Election 08, The Future of our Armed Forces Under Our Next President"  I have invited three of our retired military leaders to join us as we discuss the direction the United States Military will take under our next President.  The basis of this discussion will be; threats to the United States short and long term, our ability to confront these threats, and the ability of our two Presidential Candidates to deal with a military situation that could arise during their Presidency.  This will be a Round Table style discussion where a question or topic is presented and discussed by the panel.

We have already confirmed Brig. General Jim Cash and Maj. General Paul Vallely as members of our Guest Panel.  We are waiting on confirmation from our final guest before announceing his name.

Please mark your calender and don't miss this this opportunity to listen to several "Real American Patriots" as they evaluate the future of the "American Armed Forces" under the next President.

David A Hill

Here is the live link to the show.  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/make-a-statement/2008/11/02/Make-A-Statement-Radio-Election-08-Special-Edition

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IS AMERICA PREPARED TO FIGHT THE NEXT WAR

 B/G General Jimmy Cash USAF Retired 

When Jimmy Carter became President, procurement of the F-15 continued, but spare parts procurement came to a standstill.  As happens with Democratic Presidents, money was diverted from the military and used to increase social programs, that in retrospect served little value to the nation. 

Over a two year period from 1979 to 1981, there was not a single day that my fully-mission-capable (FMC) rate was higher than 33 percent.  In a nutshell, over two-thirds of my 26 F-15s were always broken, because of a lack of spare parts.  It amazed me at how hard our maintenance personnel worked to keep those few airplanes flying. They constantly cannibalized parts from other aircraft, which doubled maintenance time.  Later we found we were breaking over half of the parts cannibalized.  It was a vicious cycle that drove our forces to the ground.  We had no capability during that period, and the buck stopped at the President’s desk, Jimmy Carter. 

Little did I know at the time, that the entire U.S. military was in basically the same condition.  We could not train effectively, as the equipment was broken.  There is a clear bottom line to the story.  The Tactical Air Command accident rate for fighter aircraft went from approximately 1.75 accidents per 100,000 flying hours to just under seven, because of the loss of flying proficiency of the pilots.  Our military was not capable of defending this great nation from a viable threat, and fortunately that threat did not appear during this time frame.  However, we were losing aircraft and young aircrew members at a rate normally seen only in actual combat.

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I have looked at the choices of the Health Care plans suggested by Senator McCain and Senator Obama.  At the end of looking into them I am struck by one significant difference which I find alarming and unacceptable—“government sponsored” being part of Obama’s plan.

 
    Who really thinks that anything run by the government is better for the people?  I don’t and no one else should either.  In the words of President Reagan, “Man is not free unless government is limited. There’s a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts.”  He also said, “Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.”

 
    You see, Obama says that his health care plan is not mandatory but if you had been listening to him during the debates you would know that is temporary.  He wants it to eventually cover everyone and for that to work he would have to make it mandatory.  He also wants employers to offer insurance to their employees.  If he makes that mandatory how many people do you think employers will have to terminate in order to cover the additional cost of insurance?  And what if you are one of them?

    Granted McCain’s plan may not be perfect but is there is no perfect way to solve a problem that is so far out of control, but more government intervention and higher taxes certainly won’t do any good for anyone, especially when it results in more people out of work and on government entitlement programs.  
   

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With so much attention presently going to the Presidential race many others have been overlooked, by the media, and in the minds of some Americans as well, I fear.  However, we can’t afford to overlook these other races for they could well help to determine the fate of this country, regardless of who is elected President.

 
    One of the races I’m speaking of is the race for our US Senator.  Presently that job is held by John Cornyn and his opponent is Rick Noriega.

    First let me say that I know for sure that John Cornyn is proud of the great state that he represents, as are so very many of his constituents.  However, Rick Noriega, while at the Democratic National Convention in Denver said, “Being a Texan today means always having to say you’re sorry.”  I don’t know about you but that offends me immensely.  I get it that he was at the Democratic Convention where hating President Bush is the thing to do, but does that give him just cause to say something such as that.  Do you as a Texan feel the need to apologize for being from Texas, whether you agree or don’t agree with President Bush?  I know I don’t and I don’t agree with much of what President Bush has, and is doing here lately.  That doesn’t detract from my love for my state or my pride in being a Texan. If Rick Noriega feels compelled to apologize for being from Texas do you honestly think he would stand up and fight for the interests of Americans while in Washington or would he more likely just go along with the rest of those in his party, sympathetically (to them) agreeing with whatever drivel they come up with.

    You know what I mean by drivel, right?  Things like amnesty for illegals, which John Cornyn adamantly opposes.  Or how about partial birth abortion which most Americans consider an atrocity except those Democrats who hold office in Washington—the very ones Noriega was apologizing to. Once again John Cornyn stood firmly against this barbaric practice.  Then there is the issue of higher taxes, which Senator Cornyn opposes, but the Democrats hold dear.  Do you really want your Senator voting to raise your taxes?  
   

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I read today that a supposed women’s group called NOW (National Organization for Women) says they are endorsing Obama/Biden because of Biden’s long-time support for women’s rights.  They cited his pro-choice stance among others.  I’ll admit that he did a great thing with the bill Violence Against Women Act but what about him voting against making it a crime for someone to harm or kill an unborn baby while committing a crime against the mother?  Doesn’t a woman have the right to have her unborn baby protected by the law when she wants her baby?  Or is that just an aspect they wish to overlook?

 
    And, while we are at it, let’s look at the real abortion part of this issue.  It’s not really that he supports choice, it’s that he supports abortion that they like, although Biden draws the line at supporting Partial Birth Abortions like his running mate, he does support abortions.  However he also voted against a parent’s right to be notified if their minor child wants an abortion and he voted against making it a crime for someone to take their minor child across state lines to obtain an abortion where parental notification isn’t required.  However, am I missing something on this?  Isn’t it considered kidnapping if someone takes your minor child across state lines without parental consent?  Unless, I guess, if it is solely for the purpose of killing their unborn baby then it isn’t kidnapping, just aiding a minor in avoiding following the laws of the state where they live.

 
    Of course, although Biden is all for abortion he voted against a bill to ban human cloning.  What is that all about?  How many people in this country are even okay with cloning animals?  And yet he thinks it’s perfectly fine to clone humans.  Something to think about I’d say.
   

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    While watching the four o’clock news on CBS today a story caught my attention.  And it is one that we, as a people need to work to address.

    I watched as they interviewed some evacuees from Beaumont who are staying in a hotel in Dallas and had just found out that the hotel they are staying in are not working with FEMA.  In other words, the people are responsible for their own bill and will have to wait for FEMA to reimburse them later on.  I understand their anxiety and concern over the devastation that might be waiting for them back at home and over the cost incurred by their having to flee home.  Whether FEMA will reimburse the money or not is likely another consideration on their minds, and yet another understandable one considering we kept hearing how long people had to wait to get help after Hurricane Kattrina due to the debt level of our government.  My sympathy and prayers go to these people along with the hopes that these people actually have something left when they return home.

    This country right now is going further and further into debt, and I’m not referring to the debt incurred by the war to protect our citizens.  I’m talking about our government spending billions of our tax dollars taking care of illegal aliens against the wishes of the American people.  The problem those evacuees are facing with FEMA isn’t just a matter of time, it is also a matter of FEMA having the money for them—the American citizens, not the illegals who will also probably be helped by FEMA rather than simply turned over to ICE for deportation.

Is anyone else as sick and tired of the illegals acting as though Texas is still part of Mexico, flying their flags, celebrating Mexican Independence, and going to our government for handouts that we pay for while they continue to show disdain for our laws?  If so, I hope you’ll join me in writing your state and federal legislatures and tell them we have had enough.  Tell them it is time to send them back where they came from and stop rewarding them with our money or we will start rewarding those same legislatures with jobs.
    
This is Melissa Pehle-Hill writing for make-a-statement.org.  Thank you and have a good day.

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I read in today’s paper, Thursday, Sept. 4, that the County Commissioners voted to grant Clint Davis the additional $25,000 pay he wanted. Although two of our commissioners voted no the measure passed. No offense to Clint Davis, but why should he get more money than James Owen after Mr. Owen has served in that position for two terms? Does he have years of experience we don’t know about? After all, he has been a civil attorney for years but up to now hasn’t worked on criminal cases. So, in essence he will be getting on the job training, at a higher rate of pay than our experienced County Attorney who is leaving office. Granted, at this time Clint Davis is working in the District Attorney’s Office though I have not heard of him trying any cases in court. So, at present he is already getting at least some level of training at the taxpayer’s expense. However, I honestly don’t think that six months of training working for a District Attorney which the people of this county loudly said wasn’t doing her job is sufficient to merit him getting $25,000 more than our present CA. On another related matter, I read a complaint from a woman saying that it was wrong for our future District Attorney to ask for an investigator and a warrant officer to be transferred from the Sheriff’s Office to the District Attorney’s office. That will raise his budget while at the same time removing those two expenses from the Sheriff’s budget, and it will aid Scott McKee in better prosecuting cases in this county. As it is in essence a transfer from one department to another it doesn’t raise expenses for the taxpayer like the higher wages for Clint Davis is going to do. So, the outrage should be over the additional county funds being paid to an untried County Attorney rather than to a man who is already planning his strategy to clean up this county and remove the criminals from our streets.

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