The 5th Dimension's Wedding Bell Blues is playing on Sirius/XM as I type. Fifty years ago today I joined the army....and I most remember this song being played in the barracks. A few minutes ago it was 9/19/19 at 9:19 and 19 seconds....(Phlash Phelps brought this up) while about twelve hours from now....military time.....it will be 9/19/19 at 1919 hours and 19 seconds. I texted my wife this....and her text response was...."You have way too much time on your hands!"
Another anecdote: I doubt very much that I was thrilled to be marching fifty years ago in Basic Training....but I was thrilled today as I did my walking in the sun. It probably looked like marching because of the pace that I keep up. It just hit me so strongly during the walk.....thanksgiving to God.....that fifty years later I could still in effect march.....and when I was done I went into the gym to work the machines....all the while.....the entire time....as always....with wireless headphones on listening to a sermon by someone such as Reformed Theologian O. Palmer Robertson. As I was finishing that walk.....the thought came to mind.....that I would rather be there doing what I was doing....than walking anywhere in this entire world.....no matter how grand and glorious the setting.
Here are some of the things that concerns me about the war talk over Iran: Whether it is North Korea or in any hot spot around the world...Donald Trump's mind is pure chaos....changing advisers to suit his mood that day....threatening and bluffing so much that we don't know where he is at. In this particular case....Saudi Arabia....his people....Jared etc....(who as I've said in the past should not even be given charge of a pizza shop startup)....have been way too cozy with some people that we should really not in any way want to rely upon. I'm concerned that we may be pushing things since Netanyahu's future as the PM is uncertain....but most of all....we are talking about the lives of our military personnel. When we put them in harm's way....it had better be well thought out....by the best minds that we have.....with all the possible consequences reviewed and prepared for....and it must be of an absolute necessity.....without any putrid politics involved....or oil....or profits!
Fiscal policy and decentralization of government were at the core of the Tea Party when it was given its name in 2009....while conservatives were solid on state's rights and the constitution for decades before that. We know what California is....it is destroying itself.....but it is a state. If a Democrat president revoked some policy that a red state determined for themselves there would be a conservative outcry....but when President Trump does it....we cheer. There will be a large Stop Socialism-Choose Freedom Tea Party in our capitol today with all the big names...but what about the national debt....and healthcare....and immigration....and big government....and abuse of power....topics listed on their website? It seems as if all of us have been drawn into the magnet of Donald Trump....reinventing ourselves.....while casting off the old....born again if you will....new creatures in Trump.
If given the opportunity I would have a question about protocol concerning the 25th Amendment. If the Congress were to call in every cabinet member with the sole purpose of asking their opinion on the mental state of a president.....could the president claim executive privilege and order them not to give their opinion....or would the extended intent of the 25th Amendment....by its very nature....supersede executive privilege?
The President and talk radio hosts have coerced us. ...by constant repetition seven days a week for over two years....into believing that a Russian conspiracy is nothing but fake news.... but Donald Trump had dealings with the Russian government and oligarchs for four decades with big money in play....and Trump is well known to love money like Goldfinger loved gold. He has subsequently been a defender of the Russian government on a number of issues....and a lot of his people interacted with their people. So V. Putin pulled out all stops to do what he could do to get Donald Trump elected....and then when Trump is elected and they meet.....Trump has to be alone with him first.....(only two interpreters were present).....for two hours. That alone is more than enough folks for legitimate concern. The FBI has monitored people who deal extensively in the Soviet Union and Russia....that's part of their business....and apparently a few of them knew that Donald Trump is not someone that we want in the White House....and may have acted on it. Bottom line....this issue is not over. Has Donald Trump become a puppet because of decades of business transactions that he would rather keep secret....or is he just the typical ugly American....whose behavior is offensive to anyone who really knows him. Folks this is the office of the President of the United States. Whether it is Joe Biden or Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump....we need to know every detail on every deal where they may have been compromised. Hillary was given a pass....(and we fought it)....Biden would like a pass....(and we are fighting it)....but we are intent on giving Donald Trump that pass!
We are the quintessential example of being between a rock and a hard place as our two alternatives at this moment are the Democrat candidates who are barbarians to our heritage of freedom....and Donald Trump who is a barbarian in the hermitage of our God-fearing ethics and integrity and honor where we have historically retreated for our security.
Saudi oil production is attacked by drones and within a few hours President Trump has talked to Benjamin Netanyahu about a 'mutual defense treaty!' Folks....they are gaming us. What in heavens name is a 'mutual defense treaty' when we are already allies? Why not call it a super mutual defense treaty to make it sound really impressive? Israel up till now has always stood on its own as to the responsibility for their own decisions as to their security. This would be a step in the wrong direction for them.....especially since Donald Trump is involved. Certainly this has something to do with the coming Israeli election....as did Jerusalem....as did the Golan....that's the way Donald Trump conducts business....but Trump and his assorted bunch of expert, murky and often disreputable international 'advisers' have been scheming with their trusted friends the Saudis since the 2016 campaign. This is not statecraft....it is midtown Manhattan deal making involving a lot of various groups and individuals who Americans....and the full Congress....need to see out in the open.
I've repeated myself ad nauseam on this but the reader needs to know where I'm coming from. What did we know about Donald Trump previous to November of 2016? What did I know even as I celebrated his victory....little to nothing really. I never wasted my time on his ghost-written power books. I knew he was into casinos and towers and golf courses and television shows....and that he had three wives....and that's about it....(I never saw a minute of The Apprentice) It only took a couple of months to see that there was a much bigger problem here than I was even concerned about. So I started reading about him...just about everything I could find....good and bad and in-between. I'm now over forty books and presently in the middle of a couple more. The man lives his life with a wink of the eye....with hidden reefs for others and hidden profits for him....at times shady nefarious co-'investors'....loophole experts....threats and bluffs....and a very busy contingent of lawyers the expense of which would be a small fortune to anyone else but pocket change to him. He is not a thinker nor a reader and is impetuous and vindictive if he doesn't win....relying on instinct over research and study....and will switch advisers until he finds one that either agrees or defers to his instinct. He has few if any real friends or people who he deems peers....with the possible exception of God....if there should be one....and it does not appear that he has a functioning conscience. He either generates revulsion towards himself....or those who trusted him tend to fall battered by the wayside....as he simply moves on. One last thing....Donald Trump is a judgment upon America every bit as much as these grotesque Democrat candidates. We are not the good guys folks....as we all have rebelled against God....who had warned us for a half century before He withdrew His warnings as the once God-fearing side of us fell for and chose to rely upon a false prophet in Donald Trump.
It has been my contention throughout these posts of the last few years but increasing the more that I researched Donald Trump that he represents an entirely new agenda than conservatives had pursued since the first coming of the Clintons....and the coronation of Barack Obama....but with the same deceit and devilish seduction as they employed. From a Christian perspective we walked away from our calling....and sold our heritage for a mess of pottage....to follow a slick false prophet who promises the world....by the power of the world. Our feigned references of reverence to God...."one glorious nation under God"...."talent on loan from God".....must be a stench in His nostrils and as clanging cymbals in His ears. Nothing good will come from our fascination with Donald Trump who says that America's best days are ahead of us....while God has been telling us for upwards of a half century that judgment is coming. Folks....if we turn to Christ and rely upon Him we will see Donald Trump for who he really is....and reject him. If we continue to rely on this earthly prince we will sow only the wind....and reap the whirlwind. (Hosea 8:7) David....as the Psalmist....prayed...."Oh give us help against the adversary, for deliverance by man is in vain."(Ps 108:12)
Please consider this because it affects all the claims that President Trump makes....daily....on what he....and he alone....has accomplished for us. We would have had all the same conservative federal judges had any conservative won the White House....and the destructive business regulations would have been eliminated.....and the military would have a supporter in that White House. In fact we conservatives had been fighting for this stuff for decades while Donald Trump was playing around with casinos....(that destroy people's lives)....and reality shows....(that don't help either)....and Miss Universe pageants. Yet he claims that he alone is responsible for conservative judges and the economy.....and we believe it! Wake up conservatives....you are being played big time! If by chance you agree with these posts that warn about Donald Trump....please consider passing specialdogg.blogspot.com along....maybe even to your representative in Congress....or more importantly your pastor?
I did not watch the latest rally tonight but it appears that President Trump once again used some very strong language on illegal immigration. I'm sure the rhetoric went over well as I've watched this kind of stuff for a number of years now. I'm also sure it sounded as if President Trump really cared....but there is a problem here....for if he cared so much why did he hardly do anything on the issue for almost two years until the latter months of last year as Limbaugh and Hannity and Levin started reading him the riot act on losing his base? That's the way that I remember it anyway. The answer that I've come up with after reading incessantly for two years now on Donald Trump....over forty books now....is that he doesn't really care about most of the issues on which he won the nomination. You might also want to consider this....the GOP Congress placed an 'Obamacare repeal and replace bill' on the President's desk in March of 2017.....only it was really an Obamacare-Lite or an Obamacare 2.0 or a Rinocare bill....the President was twisting arms for a couple of weeks to get it signed quickly....the Freedom Caucus refused.....the bill went down.....and the President then threatened.....threatened.....the Freedom Caucus in the next elections....and has blamed the Congress since then for no repeal and replace of Obamacare....and we eat it up!
Monday morning....breakfast table.....my wife is eating cereal and listening to her morning country music radio station....I'm facing her.....typing.....with headphones on.....listening to Breitbart morning radio....shaking my head and muttering.....(probably not an ideal situation according to Dear Abby).....my wife moves to another table. Here's the thing.....Alex Marlow brings up the Brad Parscale item where he says there will be a Trump dynasty.....which in itself is a surprise that Marlow it up....and then says all kind of nice things about Don Jr. and Ivanka the Terrible....and wonders what the listeners think about a Trump dynasty. Marlow just said Ivanka the Terrible is a 'mix'....some good-some bad. This is what Donald Trump has done to us folks....Ivanka Trump is not a mix of good and bad. We have given up our independent mind in order to keep a very unstable and conniving Donald Trump in office....where if he does make a deal with conservatives for four additional years....(we give up our ethics....he gives us filthy lucre)....he will then poke and jab and stir....everyone in the world....in his quest to build his own Babylon.
It's being reported today that Edward Snowden said that he would return to the United States on one condition....that he receive a fair trial....which would include being able to present a 'public interest defense'....in other words....why he did it. Daniel Ellsberg of Pentagon Papers fame was charged with espionage. What saved him was the illegal actions the government had taken against him. I would think that if taken to trial then James Comey and other former FBI officials would demand the right to the same defense but the United States government does not justify such defenses. Granting such a request would not mean accepting the reasons given in defense of one's actions...but refusing to allow such a defense does indeed mean that a defendant is not being given a fair trial. The Bible postulates of a man that stole bread because he was in need of food. He obviously was given the right to say why he stole the food. It doesn't justify the breaking of the law....but considers the reason in the sentencing. Jesus defended his disciples who plucked grain on the Sabbath....breaking the law....and asked who would not save their animal from a pit on the Sabbath....bringing reasoning in to the equation of what is right and what is wrong....without doing harm to the law....rather explaining the intent of the law. Jesus also talks about those who will stand before Him at the judgement.....giving their reasons why they should enter the kingdom of heaven...."Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name....?" but Jesus replied...."I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness."
Josh Campbell was an FBI agent for about thirteen years....with a fair amount of field experience....who eventually became a special assistant to James Comey. If you Google 'Comey testimony to Congress' you will see him entering the committee room just before Comey. By that time he had resigned his position at the FBI in disgust at the distortions laid at the door of the FBI....this in order to defend the institution from the outside where he had more freedom to speak. He now teaches at USC and is an analyst at CNN. Now....we all know that we on the right never read or listen to anyone involved with CNN.....for we have been thoroughly indoctrinated into believing that all of the mainstream media is all fake news all the time. But....if you happen to still think for yourself....and want to hear both sides of a story....it's an interesting book from someone who was at Comey's side the whole time. The book is Crossfire Hurricane....Inside Donald Trump's War on the FBI.
Another anecdote: I doubt very much that I was thrilled to be marching fifty years ago in Basic Training....but I was thrilled today as I did my walking in the sun. It probably looked like marching because of the pace that I keep up. It just hit me so strongly during the walk.....thanksgiving to God.....that fifty years later I could still in effect march.....and when I was done I went into the gym to work the machines....all the while.....the entire time....as always....with wireless headphones on listening to a sermon by someone such as Reformed Theologian O. Palmer Robertson. As I was finishing that walk.....the thought came to mind.....that I would rather be there doing what I was doing....than walking anywhere in this entire world.....no matter how grand and glorious the setting.
Here are some of the things that concerns me about the war talk over Iran: Whether it is North Korea or in any hot spot around the world...Donald Trump's mind is pure chaos....changing advisers to suit his mood that day....threatening and bluffing so much that we don't know where he is at. In this particular case....Saudi Arabia....his people....Jared etc....(who as I've said in the past should not even be given charge of a pizza shop startup)....have been way too cozy with some people that we should really not in any way want to rely upon. I'm concerned that we may be pushing things since Netanyahu's future as the PM is uncertain....but most of all....we are talking about the lives of our military personnel. When we put them in harm's way....it had better be well thought out....by the best minds that we have.....with all the possible consequences reviewed and prepared for....and it must be of an absolute necessity.....without any putrid politics involved....or oil....or profits!
Fiscal policy and decentralization of government were at the core of the Tea Party when it was given its name in 2009....while conservatives were solid on state's rights and the constitution for decades before that. We know what California is....it is destroying itself.....but it is a state. If a Democrat president revoked some policy that a red state determined for themselves there would be a conservative outcry....but when President Trump does it....we cheer. There will be a large Stop Socialism-Choose Freedom Tea Party in our capitol today with all the big names...but what about the national debt....and healthcare....and immigration....and big government....and abuse of power....topics listed on their website? It seems as if all of us have been drawn into the magnet of Donald Trump....reinventing ourselves.....while casting off the old....born again if you will....new creatures in Trump.
If given the opportunity I would have a question about protocol concerning the 25th Amendment. If the Congress were to call in every cabinet member with the sole purpose of asking their opinion on the mental state of a president.....could the president claim executive privilege and order them not to give their opinion....or would the extended intent of the 25th Amendment....by its very nature....supersede executive privilege?
The President and talk radio hosts have coerced us. ...by constant repetition seven days a week for over two years....into believing that a Russian conspiracy is nothing but fake news.... but Donald Trump had dealings with the Russian government and oligarchs for four decades with big money in play....and Trump is well known to love money like Goldfinger loved gold. He has subsequently been a defender of the Russian government on a number of issues....and a lot of his people interacted with their people. So V. Putin pulled out all stops to do what he could do to get Donald Trump elected....and then when Trump is elected and they meet.....Trump has to be alone with him first.....(only two interpreters were present).....for two hours. That alone is more than enough folks for legitimate concern. The FBI has monitored people who deal extensively in the Soviet Union and Russia....that's part of their business....and apparently a few of them knew that Donald Trump is not someone that we want in the White House....and may have acted on it. Bottom line....this issue is not over. Has Donald Trump become a puppet because of decades of business transactions that he would rather keep secret....or is he just the typical ugly American....whose behavior is offensive to anyone who really knows him. Folks this is the office of the President of the United States. Whether it is Joe Biden or Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump....we need to know every detail on every deal where they may have been compromised. Hillary was given a pass....(and we fought it)....Biden would like a pass....(and we are fighting it)....but we are intent on giving Donald Trump that pass!
We are the quintessential example of being between a rock and a hard place as our two alternatives at this moment are the Democrat candidates who are barbarians to our heritage of freedom....and Donald Trump who is a barbarian in the hermitage of our God-fearing ethics and integrity and honor where we have historically retreated for our security.
Saudi oil production is attacked by drones and within a few hours President Trump has talked to Benjamin Netanyahu about a 'mutual defense treaty!' Folks....they are gaming us. What in heavens name is a 'mutual defense treaty' when we are already allies? Why not call it a super mutual defense treaty to make it sound really impressive? Israel up till now has always stood on its own as to the responsibility for their own decisions as to their security. This would be a step in the wrong direction for them.....especially since Donald Trump is involved. Certainly this has something to do with the coming Israeli election....as did Jerusalem....as did the Golan....that's the way Donald Trump conducts business....but Trump and his assorted bunch of expert, murky and often disreputable international 'advisers' have been scheming with their trusted friends the Saudis since the 2016 campaign. This is not statecraft....it is midtown Manhattan deal making involving a lot of various groups and individuals who Americans....and the full Congress....need to see out in the open.
I've repeated myself ad nauseam on this but the reader needs to know where I'm coming from. What did we know about Donald Trump previous to November of 2016? What did I know even as I celebrated his victory....little to nothing really. I never wasted my time on his ghost-written power books. I knew he was into casinos and towers and golf courses and television shows....and that he had three wives....and that's about it....(I never saw a minute of The Apprentice) It only took a couple of months to see that there was a much bigger problem here than I was even concerned about. So I started reading about him...just about everything I could find....good and bad and in-between. I'm now over forty books and presently in the middle of a couple more. The man lives his life with a wink of the eye....with hidden reefs for others and hidden profits for him....at times shady nefarious co-'investors'....loophole experts....threats and bluffs....and a very busy contingent of lawyers the expense of which would be a small fortune to anyone else but pocket change to him. He is not a thinker nor a reader and is impetuous and vindictive if he doesn't win....relying on instinct over research and study....and will switch advisers until he finds one that either agrees or defers to his instinct. He has few if any real friends or people who he deems peers....with the possible exception of God....if there should be one....and it does not appear that he has a functioning conscience. He either generates revulsion towards himself....or those who trusted him tend to fall battered by the wayside....as he simply moves on. One last thing....Donald Trump is a judgment upon America every bit as much as these grotesque Democrat candidates. We are not the good guys folks....as we all have rebelled against God....who had warned us for a half century before He withdrew His warnings as the once God-fearing side of us fell for and chose to rely upon a false prophet in Donald Trump.
It has been my contention throughout these posts of the last few years but increasing the more that I researched Donald Trump that he represents an entirely new agenda than conservatives had pursued since the first coming of the Clintons....and the coronation of Barack Obama....but with the same deceit and devilish seduction as they employed. From a Christian perspective we walked away from our calling....and sold our heritage for a mess of pottage....to follow a slick false prophet who promises the world....by the power of the world. Our feigned references of reverence to God...."one glorious nation under God"...."talent on loan from God".....must be a stench in His nostrils and as clanging cymbals in His ears. Nothing good will come from our fascination with Donald Trump who says that America's best days are ahead of us....while God has been telling us for upwards of a half century that judgment is coming. Folks....if we turn to Christ and rely upon Him we will see Donald Trump for who he really is....and reject him. If we continue to rely on this earthly prince we will sow only the wind....and reap the whirlwind. (Hosea 8:7) David....as the Psalmist....prayed...."Oh give us help against the adversary, for deliverance by man is in vain."(Ps 108:12)
Please consider this because it affects all the claims that President Trump makes....daily....on what he....and he alone....has accomplished for us. We would have had all the same conservative federal judges had any conservative won the White House....and the destructive business regulations would have been eliminated.....and the military would have a supporter in that White House. In fact we conservatives had been fighting for this stuff for decades while Donald Trump was playing around with casinos....(that destroy people's lives)....and reality shows....(that don't help either)....and Miss Universe pageants. Yet he claims that he alone is responsible for conservative judges and the economy.....and we believe it! Wake up conservatives....you are being played big time! If by chance you agree with these posts that warn about Donald Trump....please consider passing specialdogg.blogspot.com along....maybe even to your representative in Congress....or more importantly your pastor?
I did not watch the latest rally tonight but it appears that President Trump once again used some very strong language on illegal immigration. I'm sure the rhetoric went over well as I've watched this kind of stuff for a number of years now. I'm also sure it sounded as if President Trump really cared....but there is a problem here....for if he cared so much why did he hardly do anything on the issue for almost two years until the latter months of last year as Limbaugh and Hannity and Levin started reading him the riot act on losing his base? That's the way that I remember it anyway. The answer that I've come up with after reading incessantly for two years now on Donald Trump....over forty books now....is that he doesn't really care about most of the issues on which he won the nomination. You might also want to consider this....the GOP Congress placed an 'Obamacare repeal and replace bill' on the President's desk in March of 2017.....only it was really an Obamacare-Lite or an Obamacare 2.0 or a Rinocare bill....the President was twisting arms for a couple of weeks to get it signed quickly....the Freedom Caucus refused.....the bill went down.....and the President then threatened.....threatened.....the Freedom Caucus in the next elections....and has blamed the Congress since then for no repeal and replace of Obamacare....and we eat it up!
Monday morning....breakfast table.....my wife is eating cereal and listening to her morning country music radio station....I'm facing her.....typing.....with headphones on.....listening to Breitbart morning radio....shaking my head and muttering.....(probably not an ideal situation according to Dear Abby).....my wife moves to another table. Here's the thing.....Alex Marlow brings up the Brad Parscale item where he says there will be a Trump dynasty.....which in itself is a surprise that Marlow it up....and then says all kind of nice things about Don Jr. and Ivanka the Terrible....and wonders what the listeners think about a Trump dynasty. Marlow just said Ivanka the Terrible is a 'mix'....some good-some bad. This is what Donald Trump has done to us folks....Ivanka Trump is not a mix of good and bad. We have given up our independent mind in order to keep a very unstable and conniving Donald Trump in office....where if he does make a deal with conservatives for four additional years....(we give up our ethics....he gives us filthy lucre)....he will then poke and jab and stir....everyone in the world....in his quest to build his own Babylon.
It's being reported today that Edward Snowden said that he would return to the United States on one condition....that he receive a fair trial....which would include being able to present a 'public interest defense'....in other words....why he did it. Daniel Ellsberg of Pentagon Papers fame was charged with espionage. What saved him was the illegal actions the government had taken against him. I would think that if taken to trial then James Comey and other former FBI officials would demand the right to the same defense but the United States government does not justify such defenses. Granting such a request would not mean accepting the reasons given in defense of one's actions...but refusing to allow such a defense does indeed mean that a defendant is not being given a fair trial. The Bible postulates of a man that stole bread because he was in need of food. He obviously was given the right to say why he stole the food. It doesn't justify the breaking of the law....but considers the reason in the sentencing. Jesus defended his disciples who plucked grain on the Sabbath....breaking the law....and asked who would not save their animal from a pit on the Sabbath....bringing reasoning in to the equation of what is right and what is wrong....without doing harm to the law....rather explaining the intent of the law. Jesus also talks about those who will stand before Him at the judgement.....giving their reasons why they should enter the kingdom of heaven...."Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name....?" but Jesus replied...."I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness."
Josh Campbell was an FBI agent for about thirteen years....with a fair amount of field experience....who eventually became a special assistant to James Comey. If you Google 'Comey testimony to Congress' you will see him entering the committee room just before Comey. By that time he had resigned his position at the FBI in disgust at the distortions laid at the door of the FBI....this in order to defend the institution from the outside where he had more freedom to speak. He now teaches at USC and is an analyst at CNN. Now....we all know that we on the right never read or listen to anyone involved with CNN.....for we have been thoroughly indoctrinated into believing that all of the mainstream media is all fake news all the time. But....if you happen to still think for yourself....and want to hear both sides of a story....it's an interesting book from someone who was at Comey's side the whole time. The book is Crossfire Hurricane....Inside Donald Trump's War on the FBI.
