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Do not be taken in by the "Born again American," effort...it's a ruse and false flag
June 13, 2009 | Jeff Head

Posted on 06/13/2009 1:39:02 PM PDT by Jeff Head


DO NOT BE TAKEN IN BY THIS LIBERAL FALSE FLAG OPERATION

The "Born Again American" campaign, despite a really nice song...and most of the words to it...is a ruse and a false flag operation.

I was emailed their site by a conservative friend who had received it from someone else. I watched the video of the song. A really nice tune, and most of the lyrics...but I was taken back by one phrase in the chorus.

Instead of saying "My Country tis of Thee," they used the term, "My Country tios of Me." This bothered me and caused me to go through the site in more detail before singing the "Plkedge".

I am glad I did.

One of the links on the site, under the "Take the Next Step" section which I wnt to out of order (so note, they do not ask you to do that until after you would have signed their pledge and donated money), is to a place to "Learn more about your Freedoms."

This links takes you to one of the major sponsors and partners of the effort, an organization called, "People for the American Way,".

People of the American Way is a leftist site that is upset over Prop 8 in California, which I supported, is excited about Obama's nomination of Sotomayor, which I oppose, and it dedicated to "fighting and exposing" the right...people with traditional values like me.

So, take note and warning and educate your friends who may be taken in by this effort. It is attempting to gather donations and active support from the very people who would be opposed to its underlying initiatives.

As a result, I have let my friend and other know that I cannot and will not sign on to a delcaration since I view it as a false flag operation funded by people who hold views and promote initiatives that I am diamterically opposed to, who are gathering money from people who (many of them at least) would not be supportinve of their initiatives but are being sucked in by a really neat media campaign, and which effort represent not a return to traditional American vlaues, but a departure from them.


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To: Victoria Delsoul

Sneaky bustard ping.


61 posted on 06/13/2009 2:47:15 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: fanfan; Jeff Head; Tax-chick; sionnsar
So, does this mean I won't get a free acorn mailed to me, or that big check from Nigeria?
62 posted on 06/13/2009 2:47:58 PM PDT by NicknamedBob (Error is patient. It has all of time for its disturbing machinations.)
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To: Jeff Head

good catch on the logo. Look even deeper and you’ll be suprised at the number of meanings hidden in it - most of them pretty vulgar.


63 posted on 06/13/2009 2:53:07 PM PDT by XLSweetTea
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To: Jeff Head

Just more astroturf from Axelrod. The site is too slick, too “diverse”- and that obama sign in the picture kind of gives it away. These clowns have been doing this for a long time; the ‘National Association of Senior Citizens’, etc. They assume people are suckers, then they turn that assumption into votes by doing just this. It works amazingly well with college kids.


64 posted on 06/13/2009 2:53:20 PM PDT by Seven plus One
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~

Phooey! I should have addressed it to “All”.

I do know that most of the left-wing groups are at least funded by Soros if not directly organized by him.

I don’t know who we could verify the info with - but if you find out, please send an “ALL” msg so the rest of the thread will have the info.

Thanks.


65 posted on 06/13/2009 3:06:32 PM PDT by CyberAnt (Michael Yon: "The U.S. military is the most respected institution in Iraq.")
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To: greyfoxx39; Sopater; NYer; Salvation; Vision; wagglebee; panaxanax

ping


66 posted on 06/13/2009 3:06:52 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: Squantos; Jeff Head

THANKS for the heads-up!


67 posted on 06/13/2009 3:07:35 PM PDT by hiredhand (Understand the CRA and why we're facing economic collapse - see my about page.)
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To: NicknamedBob

Not only that, but you may have to donate your nuts to them.

If I had Cashews, I’d hide them now!


68 posted on 06/13/2009 3:09:46 PM PDT by fanfan (Why did they bury Barry's past?)
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To: Jeff Head; ~Kim4VRWC's~; 1COUNTER-MORTER-68; 21stCenturyFreeThinker; Alice in Wonderland; ...

Ping.


69 posted on 06/13/2009 3:15:35 PM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 145 of our national holiday from reality.)
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To: Jeff Head

Born Again American? The title alone makes me run for cover.

The only ones who can be born again are those who are born in Christ.


70 posted on 06/13/2009 3:23:55 PM PDT by NoGrayZone (All aboard the 1st Annual Free Republic National Tea Party Convention 9/11-9/12. Be there!!!)
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To: Jeff Head
Someone sent this to me a while back. I liked it for the first few seconds. Then I heard my creed’s equality and my ears pricked up.

Then along came this bit of excrement:

My brother’s welding chassis at the plant
He’s earning what our granddad did in 1948
While CEOs count bonuses behind the castle gates
How can they see When all they care about’s the do re mi

It’s getting where there’s nowhere left to turn
Not since the crash of twenty-nine have things been so unfair
So many of our citizens are living in despair


I didn’t realize that Karl Marx was one of our Founding Fathers.

http://www.bornagainamerican.org/build/lyrics.html
71 posted on 06/13/2009 3:28:05 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: Jeff Head

Thanks for the heads up!!!! Disgusting what they will do.


72 posted on 06/13/2009 3:40:55 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Obama. Clear and Pres__ent Danger.)
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To: Jeff Head; bamahead; MeekOneGOP; nutmeg

Bump & Ping


73 posted on 06/13/2009 3:44:36 PM PDT by EdReform (The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed *NRA*JPFO*SAF*GOA*SAS*CCRKBA)
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To: The Spirit Of Allegiance; Joe Brower; Jack Black

Ping


74 posted on 06/13/2009 3:54:32 PM PDT by EdReform (The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed *NRA*JPFO*SAF*GOA*SAS*CCRKBA)
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To: Jeff Head

Thanks for this Jeff. Will send off your article to many on my add’y list.


75 posted on 06/13/2009 4:07:19 PM PDT by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists...Call 'em What you Will, They ALL have Fairies Living In Their Trees.)
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To: Jeff Head
Beware: BornAgainAmerican.org Is A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Beware: BornAgainAmerican.org Is A Wolf in Sheep's ClothingPosted by GITRDONE on February 8, 2009 at 9:09pm View GITRDONE's blog .The Great American Con Job

By Giovanni’s World http://giovanniworld.wordpress.com/2009/01/31/the-great-american-co...

Two days ago I posted about what I thought was a rather dangerous organization known as BornAgainAmerican.org. As of today, I think it’s even more dangerous than I originally thought. Here’s why… I know a lot more about this organization and the reason it was created… So sit back, relax, and watch while I pull this apart with my bare teeth.

When I first wrote about BornAgainAmerican.org two days ago, I was under the impression that this was just another radical left-wing anti-American organization. The difference, I felt, was that this organization had lots of money, clout and marketing brains behind it. Well, I was partially right. The money is definitely there, and the clout is there, it’s the marketing genius where I went wrong. Because the method used to attract people to their organization is so powerful, I assumed that they had some real brainiacs behind this whole born-again-american thingy. Turns out, it was just a lucky fluke of fate. For us Conservative Americans, an un-lucky fluke! That’s my way of saying… we have our work cut out for us. Please keep reading, I’m just getting started.

Ok, let’s start with the cast of characters. In no particular order, but starting with the Founder of the site,



This list of names will become valuable shortly. Let’s continue…

If you go to the Born Again American site, a video loads almost immediately so you have to make sure your speakers are on prior to going to the site. As you listen, you will find yourself getting sucked in by the very easy down-home folksy sound to the song. In other words, you will like it. Then you read the words along with the rolling script that appears on the left and you find yourself nodding in agreement with a few of the lines. You also start to feel the intended patriotic feel as the song and the video mixing that takes place. The next thing that you notice is the not-so-soft under-tones of religiosity also in that mix. The end result of all this is…. you feel really good about the song and you are convinced that it’s your patriotic duty to join this organization because these just have to be such good upstanding American-Christian loving people… right?

Ha! Not so fast pilgrim, time for a reality check.

Ok, I’m going to give these folks some credit here, and well deserved credit at that. The song/video made with real people (not rock stars), Patriotism, and Christianity all thrown in together makes for a powerful presentation. The video is very, very well done! And in my opinion, very effective. It’s an excellent propaganda piece!

Now, let’s look behind the curtain… Norman Lear is the founder of this organization, which for those in the know, should be enough to get you to run, not walk, away from this as fast as possible (Google “Norman Lear liberal activist”.) Although Mr. Lear has no problem using a two Preachers, a Muslim, a Cantor, and two different Church Choirs to help participate and promote his Organization, he has some funny ideas about religion in America.

If you go to http://www.bornagainamerican.org/about.html and then click on the video titled “Norman Lear’s Preamble at the Lincoln Memorial”. It’s less than 2 minutes long so take the time now and check it out. In it you will hear him say things like “one day I heard a preacher on TV say that a Supreme Court Justice should be taken off the bench” and he knew he had not joined the Air Force to protect that type of freedom. And he also had problems with a preacher that according to him said that you could not be a good Christian if you voted a particular political affiliation (not exact words, but close enough). According to him, this is why in 1980 he started the “People For The American Way” a very left leaning org. More on these and other Orgs later.

One of the first performers on this video is Keith Carradine, a sometimes actor and songwriter, and full time liberal. Mr. Carradine also seems to be a bit confused about the connection with religion in this video and what he thinks of the Constitution. Here’s a few words from Mr. Carradine from the ‘About Us’ page… “Why I am a Born Again American: When Norman asked me to write “Born Again American” he did so with the suggestion that the song address several timely and timeless social and political issues. He was quite specific about reinforcing what our founders envisioned when they wrote our Constitution and Bill Of Rights; (ergo ” my bible is The Bill Of Rights “). The secular ideals of Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine are what we need to remind ourselves of at this critical time in our Nation’s history.”

Mr. Carradine does a fine job of showing his lack of forethought all by himself, so I’m going to let him slide around in his own mud-hole without any more help from me. On to other issues with Born Again American. For instance… what are the odds that Lear stole the name for his Organization from ‘born-again Christians’??? Go figure!?

Oh, by the way, did you know that Norman Lear uses “"BornAgainAmerica" to help promote not only “People for the American Way“… and their blog here.

but also…

Right Wing Watch… http://www.rightwingwatch.org/ where they blame everything wrong in the world on Conservatism, Republicans, and of course… Christianity!

And last but not least…

Young People For YP4… http://www.youngpeoplefor.org/blog which is an organization to mobilize youth for all matter of activism. YP4 GLTB rights (gay,lesbian,transgendered,bi-sexual). YP4 Environment, YP4 etc, etc, etc. If there is a leftist group out there, then there is a YP4 group to help mold the minds of young people to think like good little Marxists. Just to ice the cake, all 3 of the above mentioned Organizations (Lear connected to all) were instrumental in helping Comrade Obama get elected. And that my dear friends is the kicker…

Norman Lear only started ‘BornAgainAmerican’ after Comrade Obama won the election. Why, you may ask… because he knows that over the next 4 years many more teens will be turning 18 years of age and he wants to make damn sure he has them in his pocket for 2012 so Comrade Obama can be our Comrade-in-Chief for a full 8 years. This is actually a brilliant strategy by Lear, and I suggest that someone on the Conservative side start something similar very, very, soon!

Let me very clear as I come to an end on this subject… Norman Lear is a Marxist. He uses un-ethical, and even immoral trickery by taking advantage of religion and patriotism as a front to recruit weak-minded people. While at the very same time he is neither religious nor patriotic. For the sake of our country, and for the sake of our youth, warn everyone you know about his anti-American organization.


76 posted on 06/13/2009 4:11:20 PM PDT by meadsjn
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To: Jeff Head

These people really make me sick. Create a beautiful red, white and blue graphic and try to sell it as being patriotic. As soon as I saw it I knew it must have the stamp of “O” on it. How many gullible fools will fall for this? Will be emailing this far and wide.

Thanks for bringing it to our attention.


77 posted on 06/13/2009 4:11:28 PM PDT by azishot
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To: EveningStar

The organization was founded by Norman Lear, Socialist, Democrat, extreme Liberal

The song was written by Keith Carradine, Socialist, Democrat, extreme Liberal

The video was produced by Brent Miller, Democrat, extreme Liberal

The Music video was directed by Mark Johnson, Democrat, extreme Liberal


78 posted on 06/13/2009 4:13:34 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
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To: meadsjn

EXCELLENT site. Clearly, more people have figured this out well before I did today. The more that shine the light on this underhanded trickery from these marxists, the better.


79 posted on 06/13/2009 4:15:56 PM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: Jeff Head; Travis McGee
I believe several have already occurred...some of them black and wet.

Approved of and excused by Odinga's AG.

80 posted on 06/13/2009 4:21:33 PM PDT by Eaker (The Two Loudest Sounds in the World.....Bang When it should have been Click and the Reverse.)
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