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The Patriot Post · http://patriotpost.us The Time Has Come By Mark Alexander · Thursday, December 17, 2009 "It is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth -- and listen to the song of that syren, till she transforms us into beasts. ... Are we disposed to be of the number of those, who having eyes, see not, and having ears, hear not?" --Patrick Henry The 2008 presidential election was much more than a referendum on the two candidates; it was a referendum on the ability...

Patriots mascot among 14 arrested in RI sex stingDecember 12, 2009 2:00 AM PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A man who acts as a mascot for the New England Patriots is among 14 people who have been arrested for prostitution-related crimes in Rhode Island since a new law went into effect that banned indoor prostitution. The bill signed into law in November made prostitution a misdemeanor crime regardless of where it occurs. Previously, indoor prostitution was allowed because of a legal loophole. State Police say Robert Sormanti of Warwick was among those arrested in an undercover sting at a hotel. The...

I have a history with Oprah Winfrey. Back in the eighties, Oprah and I worked at WJZ-TV, an ABC affiliate TV station in Baltimore. Oprah was co-host with Richard Sher of the local morning talk show, "People Are Talking". I was a Graphic Designer in the Creative Services/Art department. The late famous psychic, Jeanne Dixon was a guest on our morning show. After the show, Dixon read Oprah's palm. She predicted Oprah would achieve incredible fame some day. Dixon read my palm also and saw nothing. I am not saying psychics are real or unreal, I am simply telling a...

"Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us." - Psalm 68:28 DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, THIS HOUR AND THIS SECOND. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME YOUR SAINTS CAN GATHER BEFORE YOUR THRONE OF GRACE WITH PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION. LORD, WE PRAY FOR ALL OF YOUR SAINTS NO MATTER WHERE THEY MAY BE OR WHATEVER THEIR NEED. LORD, WE PRAY ESPECIALLY FOR OUR TROOPS AND PATRIOTS WHO FAITHFULLY PLACE THERE PRAYERS FOR OUR HEROES AT THE FOOT OF THE THRONE,AND TO ALL MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT WHO HOLD YOUR TRUTHS CLOSE TO THEIR...

CNN promo: (speaking) "They pledge allegiance to The Constitution. " (visual) - footage of a rally outside government building, many, many American flags flying, visible...the back side of a flag "Wolverine, 25th Brigade" and sign "We are in the United States of America, not the United Nations" (speaking) "Often armed." (visual) - cache of weapons "With a grudge against the government." (visual) man in camo kneeling in woods, aiming rifle. then several men in camo with guns and flag "Don't Tread on Me". "Are they just patriots....," (visual) footage of rally, men & women, lots of American flags, outside government...

Tea Party Express II Tour: IT'S OVER...for now! By Lloyd Marcus My patience was short with the newspaper reporter. I am Lloyd Marcus, singer/songwriter, black conservative activist and participant on the national Tea Party Express II tour; 19 states; 40 rallies. At our final rally in Orlando, Florida, a reporter approached me. She had a "these people are a bunch of nuts" attitude and smirk on her face. Though annoyed, I was polite and refused to answer her questions from a defensive point of view. Approximately 4000 patriots were in attendance. Despite numerous speakers who expressed valid disagreements with the...

Recently filed court docs in the BARNETT v. Obama case in the UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIABARNETT v OBAMA Motion for ReconsiderationBARNETT v OBAMA Taitz DeclarationBARNETT v OBAMA Coroner Report & Sinclair Affidavit

Please call me skeptical. It's a label I proudly wear. Since my first day of second grade, when I traded my homemade chocolate-chip cookies for a smooth-talking fourth-grader's out-of-ink ballpoint pen, I've been a wary consumer. So, if a presidential candidate tries to hand me a barebones certificate of live birth in lieu of a valid, long-form birth certificate, my skeptical antennae go on alert. I automatically question his motives and whether or not he may be trying to play a little fast and loose with the U.S. Constitution. When that same president purportedly spends over a million dollars on...

When you build a roster as talented as the New England Patriots, you can afford to wait on a player or two. And when you have an abundance of draft picks, as the Patriots did last April, you can swing for the fences on a few. The Patriots did just that when they claimed North Carolina wide receiver Brandon Tate in the third round with the 83rd overall selection. He was on his way to becoming a first-round selection last fall until a severe knee injury ended his senior season in the sixth game against Notre Dame. He tore both...

"I will praise thee, O Lord." - Psalm 9:1 DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, THIS HOUR AND THIS SECOND. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME YOUR SAINTS CAN GATHER BEFORE YOUR THRONE OF GRACE WITH PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION. LORD, WE PRAY FOR ALL OF YOUR SAINTS NO MATTER WHERE THEY MAY BE OR WHATEVER THEIR NEED. LORD, WE PRAY ESPECIALLY FOR OUR TROOPS AND PATRIOTS WHO FAITHFULLY PLACE THERE PRAYERS FOR OUR HEROES AT THE FOOT OF THE THRONE,AND TO ALL MEMBERS OF GOVERNMENT WHO HOLD YOUR TRUTHS CLOSE TO THEIR HEARTS. LORD, WE PRAY...

ELIZABETH -- Many of the headstones marking the graves in New Jersey’s oldest cemetery are no longer readable, not only because they’re worn, but because they’re partially underground. While excavating around the headstones in the Old First Presbyterian Church cemetery in Elizabeth last week, archaeologist Seth Gartland found stones had sunk several feet, leaving only the top half exposed. When workers elevated the decaying stones, Gartland discovered inscriptions that had long been hidden. Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerRows and rows of markers in the cemetery of the First Presbyterian Church on Broad St. The cemetery is currently undergoing a project of preserving...

The chairman of the House Republican Conference says it’s “hogwash” that GOP leaders are worried about what Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and the Tea Party movement are doing to their party’s image. In a story headlined “Conservatives Roar; Republicans Tremble,” POLICO reported Thursday that “many top Republicans are growing worried that the party’s chances for reversing its electoral routs of 2006 and 2008 are being wounded by the flamboyant rhetoric and angry tone of conservative activists and media personalities.” But House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence (R-Ind.) says it’s not so. “You know, the American people cherish their freedom...

What is on appearances possibly just another right wing publicity stunt is actually something that law enforcement and military commanders need to notice and to put in check. The "Oathkeepers" are a group supposedly dedicated to keeping the "Oath" to protect the Constitution. Fact is, they already took that oath, This new thing is an attempt to rile up disdain for the Obama Administration, masquerading as concern for American freedom. Who are the "Oathkeepers?" Groups of law enforcement and military personnel who swear a new oath of allegiance to ideals put forth by the group, not by consent of the...

Tennessee is urging 49 other states to come together and create a "joint working group between the states" to combat unconstitutional federal legislation and assert state rights. Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen signed HJR 108, the State Sovereignty Resolution on June 23. According to the Tenth Amendment Center, the resolution created a committee to form a joint working group between the states to enumerate the abuses of authority by the federal government and seek repeal of imposed mandates. State Rep. Susan Lynn recently wrote a letter to the other 49 state legislatures, inviting them to join the group and warning that...

Truly malignant ideas crop up in a democracy with the frequency of toadstools after a summer rain storm. Most of these ideas are dismissed by the great majority of citizens after public debate in one fashion or another. Some of the ideas hang on despite evidence to the contrary (sorry Texas was readmitted to the Union and the Income Tax was ratified by the requisite number of states) but attract no real following. Truly pernicious ideas, however, seem benign at first glance but in truth strike at the heart of our system of government. The “Oath Keeper” movement is one...

The Oath Keepers’ motto is “Not on our watch!” Last March Stewart Rhodes realized it’s up to every American to step up and shout “No” to Barack Obama’s plans to socialize and destroy our nation. As a lawyer and Army paratrooper who has taken oaths to “defend and support” our Constitution Rhodes knew what he had to do. He founded Oath Keepers and asked other men and women who have taken an oath to support and defend our Constitution to step forward with him. Oath Keepers has grown to an organization of thousands of American patriots who are pledged to...

Like many Americans, I have been encouraged by the average citizens who have taken private time and resources to take a stand for the good ole United States of America, the US Constitution and the founding principles and values of freedom and liberty at Tea Parties and Town Hall meetings. But like many who have attended these events, disgusted by the overt intentional destruction of our magnificent country by DC elitists, I am deeply troubled by that fact that NOBODY in Washington is listening or reacting to the growing voice of peaceful dissent. When folks refuse to listen, sooner or...

BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — About 70 protesters let their voices be heard outside a New Jersey school where students sang praise of President Barack Obama. Members of anti-tax groups and others gathered outside B. Bernice Young School in Burlington Township on Monday to denounce what they say was indoctrination of students.

Sunday October 4 2009 Notes from JWR: I'm scheduled to be guest on the Laura Ingraham syndicated talk radio show tomorrow (Monday, October 5th), to discuss preparedness topics, from 11:15 AM to 11:45 AM Eastern Time (8:15 AM to 8:45 AM Pacific Time.) She is heard on more than 300 radio stations, on XM Radio, and on the Internet in both live streaming and podcasts.

Some 200 patriotic citizens lined one side of Highway K early this afternoon at the intersection of Highways K & N in O’Fallon, Mo. Their signs told stories of their passionate disdain for socialism, government-run health care and an out-of-control federal government. Across the street, barely a dozen individuals carried signs in support of the so-called “Public Option” and other liberal agenda items. Rallies like the one today have become a weekly event, drawing as many as 300 conservative, Constitution-loving citizens weekly and outnumbering those with opposing views more than 10 to 1.

On the eighth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attack on America, a band of patriots were on a special mission at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, DC, with America’s wounded warriors. Their mission, the brainchild of 69-year old, decorated Vietnam veteran, George Samek, was to help the wounded warriors’ recovery by providing them with donated laptops with webcams.

Yellow Springs company embraces niche and club publications YELLOW SPRINGS — In the summer of 2008, Benjamin Smith and Vicki McClellan spotted a small magazine out of Fort Myers, Fla., calling itself Patriots of the American Revolution. After seeing it, they knew two things. First, they liked the magazine, its exploration of a certain corner of history, its direction and feel. Second, they knew their company, Yellow Springs custom publisher Ertel Publishing, could make it better. The magazine’s owner, Three Patriots LLC, has hired Ertel Publishing to design and produce the magazine. But Three Patriots and Ertel Publishing aren’t exactly...

I attended the protest in Washington DC. I took a bus trip with the Morristown Tea Party group which I thought was rather appropriate. In case you don’t know, General Washington and the Continental Army camped in Morristown, NJ in 1777 after marching from victories in Trenton and Princeton. They again camped the winter of 1780, which was by far the worst winter of the Revolutionary War. Not only did the soldiers suffer from extreme weather, exposure and starvation, they often went unpaid. And when they were paid, the skyrocketing inflation rate – reaching 47% in 1779 – made it...

New York—In a show of dissatisfaction with the reporting from the mainstream media, new Tea Parties are now being formed to march on the headquarters of ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN. Smaller parties are also being formed to march on the New York Times and various papers that misreported the numbers of people showing up in Washington, D.C., Saturday, June 13, 2009. So, in an act of American solidarity, tens of thousands of protestors and dump trucks will march on each network headquarters building, dumping 500,000 pounds of cow manure in each parking lot. The total manure dumped will equal...

The Democratic Party struggled at the national level throughout the 1970s and ’80s — all but shut out of the White House — because it was defined by its most extreme elements: war protestors, loony peaceniks, angry black activists, crime apologists, etc. It took years of concerted effort by the Democratic Leadership Council, Bill Clinton and others to reclaim the Democrats’ reputation as reasonable and pragmatic. The Republican Party of today is stuck in the same place, defined by Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, birthers, tea partiers and Joe Wilson. John McCain fell into the trap of being defined by the...

Time Lapsed View: 1.5 to 2 million march on Washington D.C Tea Party protest rally September 12, 2009 This sequence is referenced as the Freedom Speech

LET'S NOT LET ANYONE REDEFINE THIS DAY.... September 11th is Patriot Day From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney lead a moment of silence on the South Lawn with White House staff and families of victims of 9/11. President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and White House staff on September 11, 2009.In the United States, Patriot Day occurs on September 11 of each year, designated in memory of the 2,993 casualties in the September 11, 2001, attacks. Most Americans refer to the day as "Nine-Eleven (9/11)," "September 11th," or some variation thereof....

Joe Lyles, a DailyKos diarist, former ACORN staffer and filmmaker who goes by the handle "Conceptual Guerilla" is in D.C. already with miles of tape, planning to embarrass 9/12 Project participants. Lyles also works with Organizing for America the Obama Campaign-cum-activist group. He is slippery in a Thom Hartman sort of way (changes subject abruptly when you refute a point to try and take you off guard, etc), and has also used very selective editing, in an attempt to embarrass Conservatives. My advice: say "thank, but no thanks". Or better yet...tell him your girlfriend is a prostitute and you'd like...

Critics of Obama Policies, Energized by Town-Hall Meetings, Will March SaturdayConservative activists from around the country are gathering in Washington on Saturday, seeking to continue their momentum in shaping the national debate on everything from health care to White House staffing.The demonstrators, who plan to march up Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol, are drawing their passion not from Bush-era fights over terrorism or gay marriage, but rather from Reagan-era debates over big government programs. The event comes on the heels of antitax events, dubbed tea parties, in April, and a series of congressional town-hall meetings nationwide last month that elicited...

Part One from 1-3 pm Eastern, and Part Two from 4-6 pm Eastern Time Join us with fellow patriots LIVE from DC for this HISTORIC WEEKEND! Interviews with marines, other hosts and activists, a blast from the past, and a tribute to those we remember on this special day. Call in # is (646) 478-3015

That's a shocking investigative piece from investigative journalist James O'Keefe. O'Keefe is an investigative journalist on the new web site, Big Government, run by Andrew Breitbart.

inspired by the DHS Report, and angry Townhall Mobs.

I'm up with relatives in the Walla Walla, WA. area and ventured over to the Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days Parade. I've been to it before and it seemed bigger than usual this year. As the entries went by one by one, it all lead up to the grand finale' which resulted in the ultimate in patriotism. First, a group of Tea Party Patriots marched by and they received a warm response from the spectators along the parade route. Following the Patriots was the first half of the motorcycle club called the Combat Veterans of America. They too received...

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) -- John M. Stephens, the 1988 Offensive Rookie of the Year for the New England Patriots, has been killed after his pickup truck ran off a highway and struck some trees, authorities said Wednesday. Stephens, 43, apparently lost control of his vehicle on a rural stretch of Louisiana Highway 169 near Shreveport on Tuesday evening, the Caddo Parish Sheriff's office said. Stephens wasn't wearing a seatbelt and was thrown after the truck hit some trees head-on, sheriff's spokeswoman Cindy Chadwick said in a statement.

Boeing (BA) CEO Jim McNerney is eager to move the company to China. Whether moving Boeing to China means shifting its headquarters from Chicago to Beijing is up in the air. But Boeing already has $600 million in supplier partnerships with China -- such as a deal with Shenyang Aircraft Corporation to build an assembly for the 787's vertical fin. And Stan Sorscher, who spent 20 years at Boeing before taking a post at the Society of Professional Engineers in Aerospace (SPEEA) in 2000, told me that McNerney is hooked on the idea of shifting Boeing to China.

I am informing fellow Freepers of some of the buses and origins of Patriots headed for DC on 9/12. I am proud to be part of the coming March on the Capital. Our 2 Knoxville,Tennessee buses haven't been added to the list in this current update. Probably many more than this impressive list. 9/12dc.org list -(8/30/09 8:30 PM) AR Little Rock maryweb@suddenlink.net Mary 10th 13th AL Birmingham kristin.brantley@yahoo.com Kristin 11th13th AL North Alabama: http://shoals2dc.webs.com/travelwithus.htm AL Birmingham: http://shelbycoteaparty.wordpress.com/ AL South Alabama: http://www.wetumpkateaparty.com/Wetumpka_T.E.A._Party/Prattville.html AL Florence therevolutionparty@gmail.com Denel 11th 13th AR Jonesboro/Paragould B740@aol.com Brinda No Hotel in and Out CT Hartford Ken Mandile,...

FReep a poll in support of Glenn Beck. Currently, there are 48,800 votes with 75% in support of Beck.

We really need a uniform. I would like to recommend that we wear tri-corn hats from the colonial patriots of the revoluntionary war period. These should be handed out at every tea party and town hall. Would also be nice to have organized drum and bugle corps. March in silence with only the sounds of flutes and drums. I can imagine...

The US banking system will lose some 1,000 institutions over the next two years, said John Kanas, whose private equity firm bought BankUnited of Florida in May. “We’ve already lost 81 this year,” he told CNBC. “The numbers are climbing every day. Many of these institutions nobody’s ever heard of. They're smaller companies.” Failed banks tend to be smaller and private, which exacerbates the problem for small business borrowers, said Kanas, who became CEO of BankUnited when his firm bought the bank and is the former chairman and CEO of North Fork bank. “Government money has propped up the very...

Bill Belichick began his news conference yesterday talking about anything but football. Instead, the somber coach discussed the death of Ted Kennedy, the iconic senator from Massachusetts who had become a personal friend of Belichick and the Patriots [team stats]. “We have a lot of personal regret today on the passing of Senator Kennedy,” Belichick said. “And (we) send the condolences on behalf of the team to the family. He was personally supportive of this team, also of me.” Belichick recalled how Kennedy would send him yearly notes to offer congratulations on a successful season or encouraging notes when the...

A photo gallery in remembrance

The Vietnam War was a watershed moment in our nation’s history for many reasons, not the least of which was the fact that it birthed well-organized protesters who took to the streets in force — opposing not only the war effort but also the soldiers, Marines, and naval personnel who served in Vietnam. Thanks to Tom Hayden and Jane Fonda’s Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the often-televised protests were well-orchestrated and demoralizing to many families of those who served and died in Vietnam. The protests by SDS during the Vietnam War evolved into a full-blown protest culture on the...

It’s no big mystery why President Obama’s poll numbers have dropped like a scorching potato on a summer day in Houston: He’s stinking it up. The man came into office with a 72% approval rating. Nearly everyone gave him the benefit of the doubt. Six months of flimflam have soured all except his most adoring sycophants. The press still loves Barack Obama. Enough said. For everyone else, for those who hoped for change, disappointment mounts. Maegan Carberry expresses the frustrations of young Obama voters: To single out health care is myopic, when what’s really happening is a collective re-evaluation of...

Democrats, Elites and Marxists praise drug-abusing, naked, mud-flopping, wild and wailing feral crowd on Woodstock anniversary and damn straight, clothed, mostly well-behaved and earnest crowd of citizens at Town Halls.

This appeal will be wrapped in the clichés espoused during the tumultuous time of our nation's founding, and for good reason. There is no need to look further than the wisdom and foresight of our Founding Fathers, and the Framers vision of The People's future, which is now our present. Very little revision to their own words is needed, for the very concepts they subscribed to, emphasized and used as impetus for mobilization are equally relevant and timely today as they were over 230 years ago. The liberty bell has been rung. Many have sounded the alarm, and many have...

There is no guarantee that President Barack Obama will be able to avoid critics of his healthcare proposal when he hosts a town hall meeting in Belgrade, Mont., on Friday. Local officials in Belgrade and neighboring Bozeman personally oversaw the handing out of passes Thursday in much the same fashion that a venue would dole out tickets to a rock concert. Hundreds of people seeking to attend the president's event began lining up Wednesday afternoon, and camped out overnight in the parking lots of the two local municipal buildings. . Gibbs said he believes the media have been disappointed that...

Organizers have raised enough money in just two days to offset the city’s tab for police and public services, unexpected costs that threatened to sideline Sonoma County’s only Veterans Day parade. A $7,500 donation from a San Francisco developer Thursday put American Legion Post No. 28 over the top for the $12,500 city officials said was not in the budget to assist the veterans as in past years. Several other supporters also have pledged money that should help cover an additional $4,500 in costs organizers plan for each year.

When it comes to insulting people opposed to ObamaCare, you might say Ed Schultz has plumbed new depths . . . On his MSNBC show this evening, Schultz branded people turning up at town halls as "dumber than Joe the Plumber." For good measure, he added a variation on the Washington Post's old canard about certain conservatives being "poor, undereducated, and easy to command." View video here.

This is an email I recieved from a fello freeper who asked that his name not be used, but gave me permission to post it. It was a response to my article on, "Where Are Today's Patriots Who Are Willing To Sacrifice Everything? I offer it strictly for the purpose of discussion." Submitted by a friend... Hi, One Vike. There are many patriots who will be there when the time is right. I count myself among them. I wrote the reply below shortly after you posted your article and plea. I toyed with the idea of posting it over the...

Got an email from an old bud recently re. GRASSFIRE/RESISTNET. I sent him this reply: Not positive but I smell a JUDAS GOAT. These sites COULD be created by the radical left -- much as the phoney Kenyan birth certificate was -- as a way to compile a list of the most strident Obama opponents. And I'm concerned that the site REQUIRES a physical address. To make it easier to round us all up? Don't know. And I clicked on a link to ask the "moderator" some of these questions and was taken to a pop up to JOIN --...