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“Let’s Get This Done”
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Re: Joe Frazier
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The Spectacle Blog
Lord, how’s this for an opening:
“Before we get off the plane, I might ask you to take my laptop and cell phone through the airport for me,” said my traveling companion. “In case I get arrested upon landing.” “Ok,” I answered hesitantly. “No problem.”
The laptop belonged to Diego Arria, a former governor of Caracas, former Venezuelan ambassador to the U.N., former assistant secretary general of the U.N. and current outspoken critic of President Hugo Chávez. When Chávez mocked Arria on national television and then expropriated his farm, Arria tweeted, “I’ll see you in The Hague, Chávez.”
From there Vanessa Neumann proceeds to explain the ramifications of recent elections in Venezuela. Having myself passed through a polite-but-very-intense/intimidating military police screening at Caracas airport just as a Joe Blow Americano, I can only marvel at the bravery of men and women such as Arria and Neumann who have considerably more to fear but make the journey anyway to defend a larger principle.
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OneMoreCarol| 10.15.10 @ 8:48AM
Facing Fear for the salvation of one's Country . . . not for personal gain . . . is the "Joan of Arc" approach . . .
. . . "One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying. "
. . . "Aide toy, Dieu te aidera"
"God helps those who help themselves"
[NOW you know who said that quote . . . it's not in the Bible!]
God bless and protect Diego Arria!
Did'nt it rain children?| 10.15.10 @ 5:32PM
My Lord did'nt it rain.
Bet enough socialist tears flow November 3rd, 2010, we all better wear our high waters.
Only a crazy person, whom living honestly, and contributing to the country's coffers through our wages, would let these Me Generation crybab'ys whine, now the party will be over.
Maybe a little "thorn in the flesh will wake them up, and just see all our problems started after Roe v. Wade, and not allowing elementary children to read at least Bible strories, like The flood, Jonah and the Whale. the. David and Goliath, parting of the Red Sea etc.
But for those too strident, and talk armed revolution. Grow up. These brat's are like petulanrt kids. The real enemy is all these homegrown Muslim terrorist, uncontrolled borders, inability to feed the world, though we as a nation has alway's been hospitable to all nation she is at peace with, and some not. The Marshall Plan, the Ike years, home watching Mission Impossible, if we use our miliary for border control, and blend the border patrol in, to avoid jealouses, as best we can.
Then maybe we can have late BBQ's, not worry about home invasions, worried about home invasion, etc. And in this regard by all means arm your home, secure you weapons, and have a plan with the family for escape, (bathtub i suggest, hard in case of ricochet, and let's bring back just a little Americana for our Golden Years, God willing.
Good luck,
VOTE!
C. Smith| 10.16.10 @ 2:54AM
Sharron Angle during her one and only debate with Sen. Harry Reid last night had a question:
"On behalf of Nevada taxpayers, I would like to know, we would like to know, how did you become so wealthy on a government payroll?"
The Bible has an answer:
"A wicked man receiveth a bribe out of the bosom, To pervert the ways of justice" (Proverbs 17:23).
http://popularapostasy.blogspot.com/2010/10/question.html