"GOD" allowed back into the Capitol...

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Last week I did a post about how the people working in our Capitol found it inappropriate to allow the word "GOD" be included in the certificate of a flag flown over the Capitol building. Fortunately some of our Representatives stood up and corrected this and the word "GOD" is once again included when requested. A Republican Representative took action to correct this and I am still searching for a statement from any of our Democratic Party Presidential Candidates...

http://rightsideva.blogspot.com/2007/10/no-god-allowed-at-this-capitol.html

I have found statements on how we MUST seperate Church and State and this is why "GOD" should not be included in the certificates. Todays Investor Business Daily has an article that shows how we, as Americans, have bent over backwards to include other religions into our society:

Ignorance and blind tolerance only make it easier for the Islamists to make inroads. Inch by inch, sharia is creeping into our society. We see it:

• At airports, where authorities have agreed to Muslim taxi drivers' demands to build footbaths in public restrooms for Islamic washing and praying.

• On college campuses, where trustees have agreed to demands by the Saudi-tied Muslim Student Association to add Islamic holidays, prayer rooms and footbaths.

• In Congress, where officials have set aside a room for a growing number of Muslims to meet and pray inside the otherwise high-security Capitol building.

• At Quantico, where Marine brass have agreed to build an Islamic center at the request of a former Gitmo imam who previously insisted on Islamic meals, Qurans, prayer beads, oils and other amenities for the terrorists held there.

• At West Point, where Army officials have followed Quantico's lead and set up their own mosque for Muslim cadets.

• In Brooklyn, where school officials agreed to provide local Muslims and Arabs with their own publicly funded madrassa.

• In Detroit, where city planners have caved to demands to let mosques broadcast the call to prayer in Arabic five times a day, including the early-morning hours, noise ordinances be damned.

http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=277080979980027

If there was a request for a flag to be flown over the Capitol building and the word "ALLAH" was requested to be included in the certificate what would the reaction have been?

What, if any, would be the statements made by the Presidential Candidates mentioned?

Ronald Reagan ~The Speech~

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"They knew that governments don't control things. A government can't control the economy without controlling people. And they know when a government sets out to do that, it must use force and coercion to achieve its purpose. They also knew, those Founding Fathers, that outside of its legitimate functions, government does nothing as well or as economically as the private sector of the economy."

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/ronaldreaganatimeforchoosing.htm

No "GOD" allowed at this Capitol...

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"U.S. Capitol's architect won't allow God to be mentioned in certificates of authenticity accompanying flags flown over the Capitol and bought by constitutents."

A 17-year-old Eagle Scout from Ohio reportedly was denied the request to have a certificate read, "This flag was flown in honor of Marcel Larochelle, my grandfather, for his dedication and love of God, country and family."

"I can't believe the U.S. House of Representatives can pass a resolution recognizing the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, which we did this week, but can't send out certificates with the word 'God' on them," Representative Camp said. "It doesn't make any sense. The policy needs to be changed."

http://www.ourmidland.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18894793&BRD=2289&PAG=461&dept_id=472542&rfi=6

Hey now, How did that saying go?:

Freedom of Religion,

Freedom from Religion,

Freedom for Religion,

Freedom by Religion,

Freedom with Religion,

Freedom associated with Religion,

Freedom depending on Religion?

New Augusta County Republican website...

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I had heard that there was a new website being developed for the 2007 elections in Augusta County for the Republican Party and today I was sent the link...

The new website can be found at: http://augustarepublicans.com/index.php

and it provides information and links to existing elected Republicans as well as Republican Candidates for this upcoming November elections...

Interesting site and it looks to provide a valuable resource about the Republican Party in Augusta County...

Americans for Prosperity ~Washington DC~ 2007

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Took a ride up to Washington D.C. yesterday to attend the "Defending The AMERICAN DREAM Summit" that was presented by the Americans For Prosperity Foundation. Impressive meeting with many speakers and great opportunity to meet and talk with people responsible for promoting and living The American Dream...

The agenda for the day was full of interesting speakers ranging from numerous Republican Presidential Candidates, Senators, Congressmen, Delegates, members of prominent media groups, and over 1500 Conservative members attending…

A strong incentive for me to attend this seminar was to see the many Republican Presidential Candidates that were schedulled to speak but there were also many prominant Conservatives to meet and hear them talk. This was my first opportunity to hear Dinesh D'Souza and he did an incredible job at describing his tenure with Ronald Reagan and efforts since then promoting conservatism. I first read his works in "Ronald Reagan: How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader" and have read this book many times. I have also given this book as gifts many times and have heard great comments come back about it. D'Souza was truely a great opportunity to hear about how Ronald Reagan did the great things he did for this country...

Fred Thompson was interesting to hear both in front of the main crowd of more then 1,500 then at the luncheon hosted by Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell with 400+ Virginia members.

Mayor Rudy Giuliani started off the day with his speech and the room remained excited for another 4 hours before lunch...

The day was full of speakers and topics and took as many photos as possible when I could but unfortunately I missed the opportunity to get some shots. One of the shots I missed was of former Lt. Governor Michael Steele which I have heard speak in the past and is an outstanding Conservative.

Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell represented Virginia well during the “Remarks From the States” portion of the program and was very well received by the crowd. He also hosted a luncheon for the Virginia delegation which was treated with a special visit from Presidential Candidate Fred Thompson…

Wall Street Journal John Fund has always written interesting columns and articles and was even better in person. Like his articles he presented a sharp and true view of the ongoing Democratic Presidential nomination campaign and mentioned other topics with descriptions like the “Hillary Healthcare Hotel”. Where EVERYBODY can check in but nobody knows how we will pay the bill”… But lets not forget the Democratic Party congressional leaders of Pelosi and Reid “Where you can walk through their deepest thoughts and still not get your ankles wet”… Fund is the author of the book: "Stealing Elections: How Voter Fraud Threatens Our Democracy" . A book I own and heave read several times and will be reading again this week, just after I pen a note to my Virginia Senator Jim Webb asking how come he voted against requiring photo I.D.'s before voting on election day...

Herman Cain, Author and radio host, “The Herman Caine Show” was outstanding and I have heard his program in the past. A true pleasure to hear him speak in this format and I look forward to hearing more of his radio broadcasts…

Ronald Reagan’s Economic Advisor Dr. Arthur Laffer spoke of how the Dow Jones was at 777 points when Reagan took office and is now over 14,000 with a Quarter century of economic growth. How we now have an unemployment rate of 4.7% and the longest record sustained growth in history…

Virginia Delegate Chris Saxman participated in numerous sessions including the Attorney General’s luncheon and a session with a Senator, Congressman, and two other Delegates concerning “How to Impact Your Legislator”…

Dr. Jim Miller, Reagan Budget Director and AFP Board member…

Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney was the evening speaker and it was interesting to see him in person and how he presented himself. I found the entire speech interesting but one thing stood out to me like a ray of sunshine. Along with cutting other restrictive taxes, he proposed lowering the tax rate on Capital gains for anybody earning less then $200,000 to ZERO !!!

Threat Advisory Level as of Oct 2007...

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2008 Democratic Presidential Nomination per Candidate

Campaign Poll as of Oct 1st, 2007...

Solution?...

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“We cannot build enough prisons to solve this problem. And the idea that we can keep incarcerating and keep incarcerating — pretty soon we’re not going to have a young African-American male population in America. They’re all going to be in prison or dead. One of the two.”

When asked what can be done about "inner-city kids partaking in violence" the Democratic Presidential Candidate John Edwards provided the above statement.

Mr. Presidential Candidate, As President of the United States what is your solution to this problem?

National Review On-line provided the following data: http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=Yjk3OGY3MDI4NjcyMGZjZjhjZTY2NDhmZTlkODhkMWI=

Despite popular misperception and those who find it a convenient talking point to illustrate inescapable racism, there are more young African-American men in college than in prison. In 2005, according to the Census Bureau, there were 864,000 black men in college. According to Justice Department statistics, there were 802,000 in federal and state prisons and jails; between the ages of 18 and 24, however, black men in college outnumber those incarcerated by 4 to 1.

UPDATE: Some readers are finding the numbers above confusing. The first set of numbers (comparing 864,000 to 802,000) refers to all black men of all ages. The 4 to 1 ratio is among black men between the ages of 18 to 24. In other words, a large percentage of that 802,000 are black men above the age of 24.

What does this say to the young African American males, who outnumber those who are in federal and state prisons, about how the Democratic Presidential Candidate feels about their reputation and future?

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Michelle K ~2004~

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While working on research for the recent post about the lost "Kayaker" near the Manasquan Inlet, I found the above photo of the "Michelle K" which sunk in the inlet in 2004...

The Point Pleasant Rescue Dive Team responded and have additional information on this incident at the Dive Teams blog: http://ptrescuedive.blogspot.com/