9/11 Remembrance: Gregory Alan Clark

Gregory Clark died on September 11th, 2001 in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. Greg was 40 years old and was a computer technician for Cantor Fitzgerald. He lived in Teaneck, New Jersey.

It's so frustrating, eight years later, to pay tribute to a man I never knew. A man that I know so little about.

What is truly overwhelming is the realization that there were almost 3,000 people that died that day. The majority by far were simply civilians going to work, going home, or on vacation. Citizens of 90 different nations died in that attack.

My prayer for our nation is that there will be a core of people dedicated to preserving our freedom and remembering those we have lost in the battle against those who would take our freedom away. That we would be diligent to not allow the lives of American Citizens, citizens like Gregory Alan Clark, to be reduced to a political pry-bar to accomplish someones personal agenda. That we would be diligent to prevent our enemies from ever doing this kind of thing again.

To the Family of Gregory Clark, my prayers go up for you today. May you find the peace that the Lord can offer, and may He provide answers to the questions and sorrows that you carry with you.

Excuse Me...Or Don't

Okay, I have to say this. I facebook a lot and I watch internet chatter a lot and I see the comments people make about the debates that are raging, and I see a lot of people saying 'why can't we all just get along', etc. Let me tell you 'why'.

a) History did not begin the day you were born.
Sounds crazy, but there has been a lot of events that have taken place before YOU were born. It's a great advantage, for those of us who are willing, to take note of those events and relate them to our own little patch of history. We CAN learn from the past. If we realize there WAS a past.

b) We've seen ALL of this before.
Anyone that tries to compare a current U.S. President to, say, Stalin, Mao, or Hitler gets REAMED by their fellow man because 'You are racist, hater, bigotted, or insane!' Let me remind you, Hitler was elected by popular vote. If you had the advantage of accepting that 'history' thing I talked about earlier, you're lights might start to come on.

c) This COULD end VERY BADLY.
That 'denial thing' that so many are doing today is exactly what we need if we want to end up looking back on our lives muttering 'what happened to America?'. Remember the words of Pastor Martin Niemoller:

"When Hitler attacked the Jews I was not a Jew, therefore I was not concerned. And when Hitler attacked the Catholics, I was not a Catholic, and therefore, I was not concerned. And when Hitler attacked the unions and the industrialists, I was not a member of the unions and I was not concerned. Then Hitler attacked me and the Protestant church — and there was nobody left to be concerned."

No, it's not happened in your memory. Do you really want to live by 'out of sight, out of mind'?

So, don't like my opinion? Fine. I'm just takin' facts from history and applying them to current events, 'cause what goes around...just keeps goin' around.

Wish List

All I want for Christmas is the new President Barack Obama doll with "Life-Like Simulated Leadership and Inflatable Latex Ego". Put it on your list. Christmas is right around the corner.

Can You Smell the Fear?

I can smell it. "It" is fear. Not just any fear. Liberal Fear. Democrat Party Fear. A 46% approval rating kinda' Fear. A pin-the-unpopular-war-on-the-Democrat kinda' Fear. A Fear that brings nightmare images of Newt Gingrich, Contract with America,and the 1993 Congressional Elections. It is a palpable fear. It's a fear that causes Democrats to lash out at their own constituency. A fear that kicks the Sold Out Media into hyper-drive, going any distance to save the Left. It is a Real Fear. A Fear that burns deep in the incumbant's soul. A Fear that has a voice of its own. A Voice that is being heard.

After less than nine months, The Fear lives. The Fear is here. Embrace the Fear.

The View From Here

You know, we've had a LOT of rain around central Indiana in the last 48 hours. Kinda' makes you think of taking up kayaking as a hobby. The cool temps have made the summer quite bearable, though. No complaints! This global warming thing is really workin' for me!

Just got involved with the '2996 project'. The group has a special blog blast every year for the victims of 9/11. I'll be writing a tribute to a man who died in one of the towers. Got a lot of researching to do before 9/11/09. Watch this spot for that special event next month.

God bless you and your families. God bless America. We need it!

The EVIL Among Us

It has finally been revealed. The REAL culprits in our ongoing national health care debacle! It's not illegal aliens, teenage pregnancy, drug addiction, or sexually transmitted diseases. It's not people who run to the the ER whenever they get a sniffle, or call the ambulance for a head cold because the know their medicaid will pay for it. It is YOU, you nasty, stinky, second hand killers of 'the Children'! It's YOU, you two-pack-a-day, payin' taxes through the nose tobacco addicts that are the real problem! And NOW...you are REALLY gonna' pay 'cause Chairman O and his lackeys have finally got what they wanted all along; Control. All The Marbles. The Whole Enchilada. And it doesn't matter to the Smoker in Chief that you will be hammered for your habit. Heck, you'll be paying for his smokes as well.

So, to you, the Obama Votin' Union Faithful who have been relegated to the 'smokers area' out on the back loading dock of the factory in the middle of January for the last decade, to you, the white collar 'progressive' that's been mentally punished for your nasty nicotine habit all these years, to you, the imbibers of a LEGAL PRODUCT, I give you your reward; The Medical Bill for all the dope smokin', AIDS spreadin', Out of Wedlock birthin', Alcohol swillin', Welfare cheatin', 911 Abusin', Drive by Shootin', Illegal Alien, residents of these United States of America. God Bless.

Speaking From Experience...

"Okay, okay. We tried this and it's not working, so let's put things back in order and proceed in a way that we know will work."

I'm speaking as a man of experience. A man who is a father to six kids all under the age of 12. From time to time, they want to do things 'their way'. They want to stay up late, or cook a pizza, or choose a movie, or dress themselves. Sometimes you're surprised and things aren't TOO bad, but usually the results are...mixed.

They can't help it, though. They are young and inexperienced. They've not had to work for a living, or care for anyone else. They don't understand other people's feelings and are defensive of their own personal interests. They've not lived long enough to gather the necessary skills to function in various scenarios, and their brains are not yet fully developed. They can't think on their feet, their muscles are not used to much labor, and their attention spans are almost nil.

In fact, except for their innocence and youth, you could say they greatly resemble our current President and his cabinet; they've not had to work for a living, or care for anyone else. They don't understand other people's feelings and are defensive of their own personal interests. They've not lived long enough to gather the necessary skills to function in various scenarios, and their brains are not yet fully developed. They can't think on their feet, their muscles are not used to much labor, and their attention spans are almost nil.

Another critical difference is that our children are protected and nurtured within our families while they learn and grow and overcome their weaknesses. Our nation can afford no such luxury for our Elected Children, as a backwater nation such as North Korea now threatens to launch a nuclear missile at Hawaii on Independence Day; as Iran supresses freedom loving people in it's own streets with no support from America; as Russia renews old ties to hard core socialist allies around the world; as China quickly becomes the the financial power player of the nations, a title America has held securely for decades.

Washington D.C. is no place for children. It's time for the adults to put things back in order.