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5th Annual Nativity Scene in Springfield, Illinois

Illinois one of two states to erect a Nativity Scene in state capitol

Nativity Scene Returns to Illinois State Capitol Rotunda for 5^th year

 

SPRINGFIELD--On Tuesday Nov. 27th, 2012, the Springfield Nativity Scene Committee (SNSC) will again erect a display depicting the birth of the Christ Child.  For the fifth year in a row, the crèche will stand in the center of the Illinois State Capitol Rotunda (next to the Governor’s “holiday tree”) located at South 2nd Street & East Capitol Avenue in Springfield, Illinois.

 

The SNSC will hold its celebration from 12 Noon until 1 P.M.  The event is open to the public.  An invocation will be given by the Rev. Bernie Lutchman, President of Business Men In Christ (Springfield) and an SNSC member.   Christmas carols will be led by Bill Lewis, worship leader at Jefferson Street Christian Church in Lincoln, and accompanied by JJ Simpson and Judyta Sobczak.

 

Speakers include Rev. Peter C. Harman, Rector of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield); Pastor Charlie Carver from South Tower Community Church of Dawson; Pastor Rick Giovannetti, Standing in the Word Ministries and an Illinois Family Institute Board Member; and Kevin Edward White, Board member of the Thomas More Society.

 

SNSC members, Tom Brejcha, SNSC’s legal counsel, and President and Chief Counsel of the Thomas More Society; and Beth Rogers of Springfield will also address those attending the “unveiling” ceremony.   

 

In 2008, the Springfield Nativity Scene Committee made history when Sec. of State Jesse White's office granted the SNSC a permit, allowing a Nativity Scene to go on display in the Capitol for the first time in state history. 

 

The crèche and manger scene will stand in the Illinois Rotunda, in accordance with the U.S. Constitution which allows us to express our Christian faith in the public square--as long as these displays are privately-funded and temporary in nature.  Currently, Illinois and Mississippi are the only states in America who display Nativity scenes in their state capitols.   

 

The SNSC's primary goal is to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour.  The SNSC’s secondary mission is to inform the media and public (statewide and nationwide) regarding the constitutionality of such expressions of religious faith in the public square.  

 

The Nativity scene will be on display in the Rotunda during normal business hours from November 27th throughout the Christmas season.  Any individuals or groups who would like to sing near the Nativity scene (on weekdays, when the Rotunda is open) can call Salli Chernis of the Sec. of State’s office at (217) 782-8996 for permission.  It must be noted singing in the Illinois Rotunda is limited to performing only during the noon hour.

 

This year’s celebration is being dedicated to the memory of Daniel. T. Zanoza, the SNSC’s Founder and first Chair, who was born into Eternity on January 6th of 2011.  Mr. Zanoza’s earthly birthday was Nov. 27th which coincides with the fifth annual “Springfield Nativity Scene under the Rotunda”.

 

For more info, please contact Julie Zanoza, SNSC Chair, at [email protected]

9/11 Remembrances: NO, WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN

Share your memories of September 11, 2001 with RFFM.org

Note from the Executive Director:

Every generation can recall an event that is collectively seared into the mind of a nation and its people.  From the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 to the assassination of John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963 and now including that horrible day on Sept. 11, 2001, individuals can tell you where they were, what they were doing and the thoughts that were permanently seared into their minds on those days.  The most mundane recollections became riveting stories of the human experience, designed to be filed away in an emotional time capsule which will never be lost. 

In 2006, RFFM.org commemorated the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy by interviewing five members of the local and national media.  Chicago area journalists shared their recollections of 9/11 five years after the devastating attacks which took the lives of thousands of innocent men, women and children in New York, Washington, D.C. and in a rural field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Touching, riveting and emotional--these individuals expose their inner feelings about one more day that will live in American infamy. Read the thoughts of Charlie Wojciechowski--NBC 5 Chicago; Phil Ponce--host, Chicago Tonight WTTW (PBS); Chuck Goudie--ABC 7 Chicago; Mike Flannery--CBS 2 Chicago; and Michael J. Waters--publisher and editor, Daily Southtown (now called the Southtown Star).

RFFM.org thought it appropriate to once again post these poignant recollections of a day that truly will never be forgotten.

2011 will mark ten years since Islamic fanatics attempted to destroy the American spirit.  RFFM.org would like to hear your recollections on what you were doing and how you felt when you first learned of this national tragedy.  We would like to hear from all Americans and select a number of comments which will be featured in next year's 9/11 observance of another "day that will live in infamy"...."lest we forget".  

Please feel free to post a comment now which will be shared with RFFM.org readers from across the United States and the world.

Daniel T. Zanoza

 

 

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Charlie Wojciechowski, reporter, NBC 5 Chicago 
 
It was the first thing I saw when I switched on the TV that morning, live video of the second plane exploding as it sliced into the World Trade Center.  Matt Lauer and Katie Couric had been talking about what had, at first, seemed a terrible accident.  Then came the sinking feeling that it was not, and that the world would change forever.
 
Before I could reach for my toothbrush, the phone rang.  It was Angie Rosemond, my assignment editor.  In a calm and measured voice she told me to get to the Federal Building.  My crew would meet me there.  That started a day that none of us will ever forget.  The memories remain in the form of surreal images: standing with dozens of others as we watched the towers collapse on the monitors inside our live truck; waiting in a silent O'Hare parking lot, the staging area closest to then grounded airport; looking up at the Sears Tower, wondering if we would be next.
 
It was a frightening reality that to this day shapes thoughts, opinions and reactions to world events and one that is seared into our collective memory.
 
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Phil Ponce, Host, “Chicago Tonight” WTTW -- Channel 11

I woke up that morning to follow my usual routine of having a cup of coffee at the kitchen table while reading the morning papers.  Normally I never watch morning television while reading.  For some reason, though, I turned on “Good Morning America.”  I recall that Charles Gibson and Diane Sawyer were anchoring.  A few minutes after I tuned in, one of them interjected that there was a report that a small plane had crashed into one of the towers at the World Trade Center and that they would have more information as it became available.

Soon afterwards, they had a live picture of the towers and while information about the first incident was coming in, I saw the second plane go into the second tower as it happened in real time.  I could barely believe what I had just seen on my little counter-top TV set and at first it almost didn’t register.  Then Charlie Gibson said something like, “We’re under attack.”  That’s when it clicked.  I felt like someone had kicked me in the stomach.  And when the towers fell, I felt a mixture of revulsion, grief and anger.

At some point during all this I got a phone call from one of our producers.  She was the first one I talked to (my wife was out of town).  I was glad the producer called.  I needed another human being to connect with—even if it was just on the phone.  Later there were more phone calls; from other colleagues about how to fashion a program that night.  And my children called from college needing to process the events with their parents.  They had questions.  Why would somebody do this?  Are we safe?  Where was God in all this?  Good questions then.  Good questions now.

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Chuck Goudie, reporter, ABC 7 Chicago 
 
The American flags did it for me.  There were hundreds of them hung from expressway overpasses, gas stations, truck windows and car antennas within hours of the attack. It was reflex for so many people after their turf was attacked. Hang the red white and blue.

Producer Ann Pistone, cameraman Steve Erwin and I lost count of how many flags we saw on the interstate between Chicago and Manhattan that devastating day. We had left the Loop a few hours after the assault, realizing there would be no flights to get us there. We drove all day and night watching the flags fly by. Some were strung up, others were in the hands of people who must have felt compelled to do something to express their heartache, dismay and helplessness.
 
Except for necessities we never stopped that day, aiming at ground zero as if it was the end of a tunnel. The corridor of flags gave me personal comfort and certainty that day, that despite the darkness, there was light and strength. Even while standing at ground zero a few hours later, breathing the remains of the world trade center, the American flags that guided our way to lower Manhattan made it clear that we as a nation would survive.

Five years later, it seems most of the flags have been packed away...until the next time.
 
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Mike Flannery, reporter, CBS 2 Chicago 
 
I remember remarking on the beautiful morning sunshine as I walked into a barber shop.  Otto had opened early to accommodate my need for a pre-work appointment.  We were the only ones in the shop.  He put some classical music on the sound system, made us some coffee and went to work trimming and clipping.  At some point, the telephone rang.  It was Otto’s wife.
 
Without putting the phone down, and without saying anything to me, he hurried over to turn on a TV.  We saw a live picture of both towers burning, then the broadcast cut away to replay video tape of a large passenger jet slamming into the second building. Otto said something in German to his wife, hung up, then slumped into a chair.  We sat in stunned silence.
 
I was having trouble wrapping my mind around what I was watching.  This was an act of evil mass-murder, conceived and executed by some very smart people. My first suspects:  “Death-to-America” Islamists, never mind that I’d been wrong in the same surmise after the Oklahoma City bombing.
 
I called the office as I raced the 4-5 blocks to get there.  They were already deploying reporters and camera crews, though it was unclear when we would ever get on the air, since CBS was going wall-to-wall with reports from New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.  I was sent to the Sears Tower, in time to see nervous workers heading home, perhaps a dozen stopping to ask me if what they’d heard was true … that another hijacked plane was still aloft and headed for the Loop.  I said what I knew: we could not determine the source of that rumor and government officials told us they thought it was untrue.
 
In a short time, no planes of any kind were visible.  The empty sky above the Loop’s almost empty-streets was eerie.  The eventual appearance of military fighter jets flying CAP (Combat Air Patrol) made it even eerier.
 
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Michael J. Waters, publisher and editor, Daily Southtown 
 
I was driving to the newspaper office when I tuned in WBBM Newsradio.  The live feeds from New York reported a shocking story -- that two planes had crashed into the World Trade Center towers in what appeared to be deliberate acts.  I was desperate to get to work to get the newsroom rolling on the story; the 30-minute drive seemed to take forever.
 
I was the first editor in the newsroom that morning.  I started calling reporters and other editors on their cell phones to either urge them to get into the office as quickly as possible or get them into the field at locations such as the Sears Tower.  Employees from throughout the building--including our advertising, circulation and accounting departments--gathered in clusters in stunned silence around the TVs mounted on the newsroom walls to watch the news reports.  Some wiped away tears as they watched the shocking images of the crumbling towers.
 
As more editors arrived to help coordinate our coverage, we quickly decided that we wanted to put out an extra edition.  It wasn't difficult to convince our publisher that this story was important enough to justify the Daily Southtown's first extra since the death of (Chicago Mayor) Harold Washington 14 years earlier.  The next few hours were a blur as the newsroom compiled the report and we scrambled to get the extra printed and distributed.
 
It wasn't until late that night, when the Sept. 12 newspaper had been put to bed, that the emotions of the day started to hit me.  We'd spent all day trying to help our readers make sense of what happened and why.  Now, in the quiet of the newsroom after deadline, we had a chance to reflect on those questions ourselves.  I think we understood even then that we'd never really be able to make sense of what happened.  And we already knew that our country would never be quite the same.
 
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RFFM.org would like to express its appreciation to the members of the media who took time to contribute to this project.  They took time out of hectic schedules to add to the historical record.  Their words have been sent to the Library of Congress and will become a permanent record, documenting their 9/11 experiences.

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Federal Open Border Policy: Costs To America’s Infrastructure Incalculable

SPECIAL REPORT
 

by Lyle J. Rapacki, Ph.D.

Editor's Note:  Lyle J. Rapacki, Ph.D. is a frequent contributor to RFFM.org.  Rapacki is an independent intelligence analyst.  The head of SENTINEL INTELLIGENCE SERVICES, LLC, Rapacki receives and disseminates critical intelligence and policy information from and to law enforcement, intelligence and homeland security officials, and government and community leaders; Rapacki is the author of dozens of white papers, bulletins and briefings, and he is frequently called on to share his expertise with public and private security directors and organizations.
 

Arizona SB 1070 Helps Expose Damage To Schools, Hospitals, National Parks, Power Grid, Resources, Etc.:  Establishment Media Only Telling Part Of The Story Related To Illegal Immigration
 

Statement of Purpose and Overview:

The content of this paper is deliberately intended to stimulate thought and discussion, as well as to inform.  As with all white paper briefings, informational analysis comprising global security, national security of the sovereignty of the United States of America and the State of Arizona, economic forces as a dimension to national security, culture, freedom in human rights, defense and the rule of law are considered within the framework of this treatise.  The emotionally charged debate of illegal immigrants, while subsiding somewhat in recent months, has again become quite vocal with the politics of the current administration in Washington, D.C., and certain “quiet” dimensions of this debate will continue to fly under the radar.  The quiet dimensions referred to are: the massive negative effect illegal immigration has on the infrastructure of Arizona, and the geo-social/political paradigm shift promoted on both sides of the border.  If not addressed, and assertively soon, the landscape of Arizona will forever be changed.  This report presents aspects for consideration, as well as for the security of the citizens of the State of Arizona.

The construction of a 50-mile “virtual-fence” on the southern Arizona border sponsored by Homeland Security Secretary and former Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano briefly softened conservative rhetoric, but the political decisions made hundreds of miles away to encourage mass migration into border-states, and beyond, will defeat any sophisticated gadgets employed.  [EDITOR’S NOTE:  Recent studies indicate the “virtual-fence” wasted billions of taxpayer dollars.]  Much has been written elsewhere about the political push by the Democratic Party to rapidly increase voting rolls via immigrant voter registration.  The states of California, Illinois, New York, and soon Arizona, have politically been altered through these means, and an even greater campaign is underway to spread this type of political wealth around to other key electoral-vote-rich states like Florida and Texas.  While this White Paper discussion is not focused on political campaign dynamics of illegal immigration, such factors must be investigated when considering the over-all picture emerging and the path of destruction threatening the financial, infrastructure and physical safety of the citizens of the State of Arizona by the blatant encouragement of such political means. 

On one level, sincere efforts to repeal the mass illegal migration are touted (SB 1070); while, and at the same time, a national campaign in Mexico to “re-conquer lost lands” is very much underway.  A campaign fully known and winked at by U.S. officials, including those in the former Bush/Clinton/Bush Administrations have been underway for some time.  “The Aztlan Plot for LaReconquista” is the understood goal by Mexico to retake lands many Mexicans believe are their birthright.  Many, many Mexicans believe (and with quiet nods from the Mexican government) the lands of Arizona, southern California, Texas, New Mexico and Nevada lost by Mexico in the Texas War of Independence and the Mexican-American War, should be re-inhabited by Mexico.  If these lands will not be surrendered and/or formally returned, then seizing them through inundation of Mexican nationals will work just as well.  The numbers are staggering!

Since 9/11 more than five million illegals have successfully crossed the border joining approximately 12 million already in the United States.  Mexican authorities claim 75,000 illegal entry attempts to enter Arizona at Sasave Pass monthly with 50,000 to 60,000 caught monthly by U.S. agents.  Where are the other 15,000?  These numbers reflect a constituency known in law enforcement as OTM (Other than Mexican).  OTM’s are comprised of foreign nationals from other countries, including such notables as Somalia and middle-eastern and drug cartel members who cross over the border and return at will.  Homeland Security Report: http://tinyurl.com/t9.sht tells us as many as 19,500 illegal aliens from terrorist countries have crossed our southern borders.

As previously stated, quiet approval within the Mexican government support this invasion.  A recent addition to aid this movement is the furnishing of handheld satellite devices to assist illegal immigrants with their journey.  Jaime Obregon, coordinator for the state commission in Puebla, which is the Mexican state sponsoring this project also coordinates the distribution.  So…we have electronic fences to keep illegal immigrants out of Arizona and the United States, and we have equally sophisticated electronic and satellite devices helping illegal immigrants gain entrance to Arizona and the United States 

Add the overwhelming numbers mentioned above, hence we have a system set-up for failure.

The American public has been manipulated into thinking the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the fight against terrorism are bankrupting our nation.  I encourage the study of the statistics mentioned below which do not receive adequate attention from the establishment media.  Subsequently, the public is not aware of this staggering information.  I have furnished the URL’s for verification.

1.   $15 Billion to $22 Billion spent yearly on welfare to illegal aliens by state governments.

    Verify at: http://tinyurl.com/zob77

2.   $12 Billion spent yearly on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak English and are discouraged to do so by their parents.

    Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html

3.   $3 Million spent daily to incarcerate illegal aliens.

    Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html

4.   $90 Billion spent yearly on illegal aliens for Welfare and social services.

    Verify at: http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.html

5.   $2.2 Billion spent yearly on food assistance such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches.

Verify at: http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html

6.   $2.5 Billion to $3.5 Billion spent yearly on Medicaid for illegal aliens.

Verify at: http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html

7.   $45 Billion in 2006 alone sent in remittances to illegal alien’s countries of origin.

Verify at: http://www.rense.com/general75/niht.htm

8.   The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration:  Nearly One Million sex crimes committed by Illegal Immigrants.

Verify at: http://www.drdsk.com/articles.html

The damage to America’s infrastructure is devastating; the overwhelming flood of illegal aliens is collapsing the mission and ability of hospitals, schools, parks and recreational facilities, solid-waste and trash, water and sewer systems, roads and highways, and power grids.  With all the talk about the Stimulus Package, what is not even added to such numbers is the estimated additional $1.6 Trillion to repair infrastructure damage caused by the massive influx of illegal aliens. 

A prominent researcher, Edwin S. Rubenstein, has written a must-read book on the subject titled: The Twin Crises: Immigration and Infrastructure.  Mr. Rubenstein is a financial analyst and former contributing editor of Forbes and economic editor of the National Review.  Some of the following data is taken from Mr. Rubenstein’s work.

Schools:

Immigrants make up 21% of school-age populations.  In California, this number is 47%.  The over crowding is so damaging the Army Corps of Engineers has been called in to manage construction to address this issue. 

Hospitals:

Mr. Rubenstein cites the fact 60% of America’s hospitals are either under construction or have immediate plans for new facilities to absorb the flow of illegal aliens.  While some benefit can be argued in the form of construction activity and the good for local economies, a more sinister aspect is not as visible.  Emergency Departments are overwhelmed--to the point of having to shut their doors from receiving incoming emergencies.  Illegal aliens use emergency rooms more than twice as often as U.S. citizens.  Their provision of uncompensated care for illegals has caused many emergency departments to close permanently.  In 2006, 46% of illegal aliens had no medical insurance or means to pay.  Illegal aliens, by law, are not entitled to Medicaid, but through Emergency Medicaid, they receive medical benefits. 

National Parks:

The pristinity of America’s national parks are being destroyed.  Illegal aliens are creating unnatural, manmade roads and paths in wilderness areas.  Rubenstein writes: “Their fires, trash, and vandalism have despoiled thousands of acres of pristine parkland.”  In southern Arizona parks and deserts, there are copious amounts of beer bottles, water and milk containers, personal hygiene items, medications, clothing, shoes, jewelry, paper, sanitary pads, diapers, blankets, towels, plastic bags, homemade weapons, abandoned vehicles, bicycles…and, tragically, even human remains. 

The destruction continues with damage to indigenous flora and more, i.e., spray painting of trees and boulders.  Another huge problem includes campfires that turn into wildfires.  The costs related, both in loss of human life and the assignment of a dollar figure, to this problem is incalculable.

Water and Eelectricity:

Cities like San Antonio, El Paso, other border towns, and Phoenix could run out of water in 10 years.  The sheer numbers of illegal aliens makes water conservation impossible.  Due to the immigration flood, demand for water exceeds the California State Water Project’s capacity.  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) has proposed a $6 Billion reservoir to off-set this impending emergency.  Approximately one-fifth of California’s electricity is allocated for collection, storage and transportation of water to meet the needs of citizens.  Electric utilities are expected to require an additional $142 Billion just to keep generator capacity at recommended levels.  And California, like Arizona, is confronting a staggering budget deficit with an even larger one coming next year.

Sophisticated tunnels, some in length up to a mile, provide much easier access into the United States than simply walking across the desert.  Literally dozens of tunnels cross the international border (those that are found).  Add to this, drainage systems and designated “transportation corridors” employed by illegal aliens, drug cartels, aliens “Other than Mexican,” and an extremely complicated “cat and mouse” game exists from San Diego, through Arizona into New Mexico and through much of Texas.  The United States Border Patrol is fighting a heroic battle, but their efforts are not sufficient.

The average immigrant household generates a fiscal debt of $3,408 AFTER FEDERAL BENEFITS yearly.  There are currently approximately 36 million immigrants living in about 9 million households.  Therefore, the aggregate deficit attributed to this immigration flood is: $70.3 Billion yearly.  Again, AFTER ALL FEDERAL BENEFITS! 

The numbers become even more alarming and staggering:  The U.S. Census Bureau is projecting the United States population will reach 433 Million by 2050 – this is an increase of approximately 135 Million over today’s numbers.  A full 82% of these new potential voters stem from the illegal alien influx that continues.  Subsequently, while there is activity for the establishment media to report on which leads to the public’s perception that something is being done to address this National Security issue, the illegal alien threat continues because on both sides of the fence (electric or otherwise) there are significant political factors at work; factors that do not want to stem the flow of illegal immigrants into the United States.

“The brutal reality is that no conceivable infrastructure program can keep pace with that kind of population growth” writes Rubenstein.  He is correct; however.  This is much more than just infrastructure discussions.  The brutal reality portrays a sophisticated campaign is at work to change the political and cultural landscape of this country; to change the political power structure; to weaken not only the infrastructure, but the security apparatus, and thereby, America.

Contact Lyle Rapacki at:  [email protected]

Related articles by Rapacki: 
 

Arizona's SB 1070 Legislation and Judge's Ruling Only Adds Passion To Those Who Oppose Open Borders:  Posted on August 5, 2010 at:  http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2010/08/arizonas-sb-1070-legislation-and-judges-ruling-only-adds-passion-to-those-who-oppose-open-border.html

Open Borders Creates Severe Health Concerns: Illegal Immigration, The Unwanted Gift That Keeps Giving:  Posted July 19, 2010
http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2010/07/open-borders-creates-severe-health-concerns-illegal-immigration-the-unwanted-gift-that-keeps-giving-.html

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Dan Zanoza Discusses RFFM's Project Regarding Advocacy for Seniors, Retired and Disabled (ASRD) on Dr. Laurie Roth Show (IRN-USA Radio Network) July 26th

RFFM.org's Founder and Executive Director, Dan Zanoza, will be a guest on the Dr. Laurie Roth Radio Show [www.therothshow.com] on Monday, July 26, 2010 between 6 and 7 P.M. Central time. 

Zanoza will be discussing a new RFFM.org project, Advocates for Seniors, Retired and Disabled (ASRD).  RFFM / ASRD will soon publish a quarterly e-newsletter for subscribers with the purpose of sharing information about a segment of American society the Obama administration apparently deems politically expendable.

Broadcast out of Washington state on the IRN-USA Radio Network, Roth's radio talk show is nationally syndicated and "is on a mission to examine the issues based on right and wrong, not party politics."

To listen in, go to: http://www.irnusanews.com/ on left hand side of page, Broadcasting now, Channel 3, Roth Show and click on "Tune in now". 

Listeners can call in to the Dr. Laurie Roth show by dialing 1-877-999-7684.

EDITOR'S NOTE:  As a totally blind individual, I understand how President Barack Obama's policies have had a devastating impact--not only on disabled Americans, but the elderly and retired as well.  Cuts in Social Security (COLA freeze), Medicare and some state-run programs designed to assist the middle class and the poor have already had a negative impact on a segment of our nation's population who find themselves with little or no representation in state and federal government.  The devastation wrought on the U.S. economy by the radical Democratic majority and the policies they advocate is widespread.  But seniors, retired and disabled individuals seem to be politically expandable and it's time the truth was told about the myth that Obama cares about many Americans who are now on the outside looking in politically. 

Below are links to numerous columns and articles regarding Obama's assault on this group since his inauguration which includes the middle-class and poor.  Organizations, including the AARP, no longer have the best interests of seniors in mind.  Social Security recipients, retired and disabled alike, are now voiceless.  Therefore, the Advocates for Seniors, Retired and Disabled (ASRD) e-newsletter, which is an RFFM project, will provide a voice for the voiceless.  These columns and articles detail the facts related to the new health care law and cuts in programs which will have an impact on the elderly and disabled. 

Obama's Cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Other Programs Leave Seniors and Disabled On Outside Looking In, Economically and Politically:  RFFM.org To launch Effort To Inform Seniors, Retired And Disabled About Issues Involving This Group by Daniel T. Zanoza: Posted on RFFM.org on July 14, 2010 at http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2010/07/obamas-cuts-to-social-security-medicare-and-other-programs-leave-seniors-and-disabled-on-outside-loo.html 
 
Obama Promised Social Security Recipients $250 To Offset COLA Freeze: Where Is It? by Daniel T. Zanoza: Posted on RFFM.org on June 4, 2010 at http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2010/06/obama-promised-social-security-recipients-250-to-offset-cola-freeze-where-is-it.html
 
Health Care Reform Law: Medicare & Services To Seniors To Take Huge Hit: Why did Mainstream Media Ignore Facts About What's In The Bill? by Daniel T. Zanoza:  Posted on the Illinois Family Institute's website on April 9, 2010 at http://www.illinoisfamily.org/news/contentview.asp?c=34827

Health Care Reform: Doctors Fix Has Potential To Damage GOP by Daniel T. Zanoza: Posted on RFFM.org on April 7, 2010 at http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2010/04/health-care-reform-doctors-fix-has-potential-to-damage-gop.html

Obama's Redistribution Of Wealth: Inside-Out, Not Top-Down -- Plan To Disenfranchise Middle Class and Poor May Lead To Something Worse Than Socialism by Daniel T. Zanoza: Posted on March 28, 2010 at http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2010/03/obamas-redistribution-of-wealth-insideout-not-topdown-.html

Health Care Reform: Striking Parallels Between Far Left's Vision for U.S. and former USSR's 1936 Constitution by Ed Tait:  Posted on RFFM.org on March 23, 2010 at http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2010/03/health-care-reform-striking-parallels-between-far-lefts-vision-for-us-and-former-ussrs-1936-constitu.html

Health Care Reform: Government To Have Access To Americans Medical Records by Daniel T. Zanoza:  Posted on RFFM.org on March 19, 2020 at http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2010/03/health-care-reform-government-to-have-access-to-americans-medical-records.html
 
Health Care Reform: Nothing To Do With Health Care: It's About Control by Daniel T. Zanoza:  Posted on RFFM.org on March 12, 2010 at http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2010/03/health-care-reform-nothing-to-do-with-health-care-its-about-control.html
 
Illinois Circuit Breaker: Property Tax Relief For Middle + Lower Income Seniors, Disabled Cut By 50% by Daniel T. Zanoza:  Posted on RFFM.org on March 7, 2010 at http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2010/03/illinois-circuit-breaker-property-tax-relief-for-middle-lower-income-seniors-disabled-cut-by-50.html
 
Health Insurance Providers Push For Huge Premium Increases: Why Now? Is Health Care Reform Fix In? by Daniel T. Zanoza:  Posted on RFFM.org on February 18, 2010 at http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2010/02/health-insurance-providers-push-for-huge-premium-increases-why-now-is-health-care-reform-fix-in-.html
 
Social Security COLA: Congress Gets Pay Raise, Seniors & Others Did Not by Daniel T. Zanoza:  Posted on RFFM.org on Jan. 22, 2010  http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2010/01/social-security-cola-congress-gets-pay-raise-seniors-others-did-not.html 
 
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Catholics Fair Game, But Kinsey's Research Also Abused Children: When Will Time Magazine Be Consistent Regarding Reporting Sexual Abuse Of Minors?

 

EDITOR'S NOTE:  Recently, Time magazine featured a cover story critical of the past sexual abuses of children within the Catholic Church.  The following open letter to the Editor of Time magazine appeals for consistency in their reporting on the sexual abuse of children and asks why the issue of Indiana University's research conducted by Alfred Kinsey has not been addressed. 

 

 

An Open Letter to Time Magazine

 

June 2010

 

Regarding: Priest Sex Abuse Stories

Dear Editor:

Considering your recent stories on priest sex abuse and your "enthusiasm" for protecting minors, when can we expect a story about the pedophiles that Alfred Kinsey used in his "research" on children, and when can we find--on the front cover of your magazine--a demand for an apology from the president of Indiana University?

Since protecting children is your true objective, not attacking Catholics, their church and their Pope, we expect you will lead the charge against Indiana University with the same vigor.  Failure to do so would reveal your hypocrisy.

Sincerely,

Eileen Griffin

Schaumburg, Illinois

 

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The Pill As A Contraceptive: Mainstream Media Misrepresents Its Danger

U.S. Journalists 'Celebrate' a Carcinogen's Birthday / British Scientists Shill for the Pill 

 

by Karen Malec, President, Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer *

Karen Malec is a frequent contributor to RFFM.org.  Malec is the Founder and President of the Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer. 

 

A free press and the dissemination of accurate information are among the elements needed for the continuation of a democratic republic. A free people must be educated and have access to truthful information in order to make decisions about the issues of the day, choose worthy candidates for office, participate in the legislative process and promote the common good.

One of the marks of a totalitarian government is one in which the flow of information is tightly controlled so that the attitudes and beliefs of citizens can be formed in a way that benefits the powerful. When journalists in a free society omit or misrepresent scientific evidence that is critical for making life-or-death health decisions, they violate a fundamental human right. Indeed, having the right to protect one's own life trumps every other right.

News stories "celebrating" the birth control pill's birthday - also known as "oral contraceptives" - raise troubling questions about the dedication of journalists in the mainstream press to the democratic ideal and their traditional roles as defenders of civil liberties and watchdogs of government.

When feminist ideology, left-wing politics, corporate agendas or even keeping one's job supersede women's lives in importance, journalists abandon their professional responsibilities and become complicit in the abuse of power exercised by governments and wealthy men striving to reduce the populations of nations around the world.

When journalists tout pro-pill studies funded by pharmaceutical companies - as they have done with the recent study in the British Medical Journal, Hannaford et al. 2010 - or when they promote studies that receive heavy criticism from researchers' peers in medical journals (also like Hannaford et al. 2010), they become instruments of corporate greed, perhaps unknowingly. [1]

Here is a glimpse of a few "news stories" celebrating the 50th birthday of a carcinogen.

Associated Press: "'The health benefits are tremendous,' said Dr. Melissa Gilliam, chief of family planning contraceptive research at the University of Chicago Medical Center. 'It decreases the risk of ovarian cancer and uterine cancer. If we called it "the cancer-preventing pill," it would have far better traction. It's a real success story.'" [2]

Response: There was not even a veneer of objectivity here. Why didn't the author, Carla Johnson, bother to interview researchers whose studies show that the pill raises the risk of cancers of the breast, liver and cervix? Why only interview a family planning contraceptive researcher?

The World Health Organization (WHO) assigned combined (estrogen + progestin) oral contraceptives and combined hormone replacement therapy the highest level of carcinogenicity as Group 1 carcinogens in 2005. [3] These drugs are on the same list as benzene, tobacco, asbestos and cadmium.

The WHO's press release in 2005 said combined oral contraceptives raise the risk of cancers of the breast, liver and cervix, but reduce the risk of cancers of the endometrium and ovaries. [4] Incredibly, some softheaded doctors tell women to take a carcinogen (the pill) to prevent cancer. The truth is that more than twice as many American women die every year from the cancers that the pill causes than the cancers it prevents.

Combined oral contraceptives and combined hormone replacement therapy contain the same type of drugs, but the former have a larger dose of those drugs. Unlike combined hormone replacement therapy, women often use the pill during the most cancer-susceptible time of their lives - before the birth of a first child.

In April, Dr. Gerard Nadal, a microbiologist, explained on his blog, Coming Home, that combined hormone replacement therapy, combined oral contraceptives and abortion share the same biological mechanism for cancer production. [5] All three risks have to do with the negative effect of estrogen overexposure, while in the presence of progesterone, on immature, cancer-susceptible breast lobules.

Only eight years ago, researchers stopped a large study - the Women's Health Initiative - because study subjects using these steroidal hormones - combined estrogen and progestin - were at risk for stroke, heart attack, breast cancer and blood clots. [6] One year later, after thousands of women had stopped using combined hormone replacement therapy, there were 14,000 fewer U.S. cases of breast cancer.

Beyond all reason, mainstream journalists unconscionably ignored last year's monumental study on oral contraceptives and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), an aggressive form of breast cancer associated with a high mortality rate. Led by Jessica Dolle, the study included as co-author Dr. Louise Brinton, a U.S. National Cancer Institute branch chief. [7] The authors reported that recent users of the pill within the last one to five years multiply their risk of TNBC - by 4.2 times. Women who started using the pill before age 18 multiply their risk of TNBC by 3.7 times. Women with abortions in the study had a statistically significant 40% increase in risk for breast cancer, whether or not it was TNBC.

Other than the Chicago Tribune's Dennis Byrne, what American mainstream journalists cared enough about women to inform them about these findings - especially those who develop TNBC most often, i.e. African Americans and women under age 50?

Researchers' findings contradicted the U.S. National Cancer Institute's official position that the abortion-breast cancer link is "non-existent." They contribute to overwhelming evidence that the agency conned women into believing this blatant falsehood with its sham workshop on the link in 2003. [8] Nevertheless, while Uncle Sam physically abuses women in every country that has made abortion legally accessible, America's mainstream journalists are taking a siesta.

CBS News: "Control your cycle; control your life. What could be more empowering? Plus it made your boobs bigger. Win-win....It may have produced fewer children, but it produced better mothers: fulfilled women who deliberately created families." [9]

Response: Yeah, right. Taking hormonal contraceptive steroids and developing cancers of the breast, cervix and liver makes women feel powerful. How many cancer patients would agree that the pill made them better mothers? This silly pitch for the pill reads like a pharmaceutical ad.

Time Magazine: "One of the world's largest studies of the Pill — 46,000 women followed for nearly 40 years — was released this March. It found that women who take the Pill are less likely to die prematurely from any cause, including cancer and heart disease, yet many women still question whether the health risks outweigh the benefits." [10]

Response: As of April 4, 2010 - eighteen days before Time published its article - the British Medical Journal had published on its website a long list of scientists, who criticized the study, Hannaford et al. 2010, and demonstrated the flaws in the study. [1] Time Magazine might be interested in the fact that at least one letter by Joel Brind, Ph.D. rebutting the findings in the study was published during the week of the pill's birthday in the print version of the British Medical Journal. [11] Professor Brind is Deputy Chair for Biology and Environmental Sciences at Baruch College, City University of New York.  He offered his comments on the Time article by saying:

"Here are some inconvenient truths about Time's statement: They say: '46,000 women followed for nearly 40 years.'

"The truth: Of the 46,000 in the original study, only 10,000 were actually followed up for the whole study, and even at that, the follow up for those 10,000 ended in 1996, i.e., after only 28 years--not 40! When the analysis was restricted to those 10,000 women followed up until 1996, there was no significant difference in longevity between pill users and never users.  Why did the study end so long ago? Because it started long ago, back in 1968, when the average pill user was already 29 and married with children; the type of women whose future health is least affected by the pill.

 

"But now, of course, most pill users are very young--teens and early 20's, unmarried and with no children; the type of women whose future risk of breast cancer and other life-shortening illnesses is most affected by the pill. And if you actually bother to read the whole Hannaford study--which the Time author likely did not--these trends actually show up. For example, here's a sobering quote directly from the results of the paper, where the authors are referring to the subset of younger women (they don't tell you how many), who were under age 45 in 1996:

 

"'The increased rate of death from circulatory disease persisted in pill users five to nine years after stopping use and was accompanied by an increased rate of death from all cancers combined, including breast cancer. This resulted in a significantly increased adjusted relative risk of death from any cause among this group (1.76, 1.27 to 2.45 for all causes; 1.91, 1.18 to 3.07 for all cancers combined), compared with never users.'"

When women choose to take the pill (or have an abortion) is an important piece of information in any study focusing on the link to breast cancer. Women in the 1960s took the pill after they had already had their families. Today, women take the pill before the birth of a first child during the "susceptibility window" - the period between puberty and first full term pregnancy when nearly all of the breast lobules are cancer-susceptible Type 1 and 2 lobules. Ninety-seven percent of all breast cancers develop in Type 1 and 2 lobules (where ductal and lobular cancers arise).

On the other hand, by the end of first full term pregnancy, 85% of the lobules are permanently cancer-resistant. The more carcinogenic time to be exposed to the pill is before first full term pregnancy. Abortions before first full term pregnancy are called "highly carcinogenic." Women who followed the more current patterns of pill use, using before first full term pregnancy at a younger age and for longer periods, have greater health problems, not less.

Hopefully, Time's editors have the integrity to print a retraction.

Chris Kahlenborn, MD, the lead author of a meta-analysis published in 2006 in the journal, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, calls breast cancer "the pill's dirty secret." [12] Kahlenborn and his colleagues' paper included an examination of studies dating from the 1980s. They found that women who used the pill before a first full term pregnancy increased their risk of developing pre-menopausal breast cancer by 44%.

In a recent commentary "The Pill after 50 Years: The Dirty Little Secret of Contraception"  http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2010/05/the-pill-after-50-years-the-dirty-little-secret-of-contraception.html  Kahlenborn said he was stunned that the meta-analysis brought almost no press coverage, although Mayo Clinic sent a press release to all major media in the country and 40,000 American women develop pre-menopausal breast cancer annually. The mainstream media continue to studiously ignore the meta-analysis, although it remains the most recent one in this area.

There is a simple explanation for the mainstream media's hear-no-evil, see-no-evil, speak-no-evil practices. Although the pill is accepted as a risk factor for certain cancers in the highest places of medicine, in feminist theology it (and induced abortion) is a sacred sacrament. Belief in the safety of so-called reproductive rights is an article of religious faith. For true believers, it serves as an impediment to science.

Hopefully, both scientists and journalists dedicated to the cause of "reproductive rights" will ask themselves in good conscience whether it is really worth causing large numbers of women to lose their breasts or cut their lives short. Is it really worth causing children to lose their mothers to cancer?

Alexis de Tocqueville, a 19th century political thinker and French aristocrat, used to argue that it is easier for people to believe a simple lie than a complex truth. In the case of the birth control pill, the simple lie is that it is "safe" for women. Keeping women in the dark about the deadly risks of the pill and induced abortion is a form of totalitarianism through science and the mass media.

References:

1. Hannaford et al. British Medical Journal 2010;340:c927.

2. "America's Favorite Birth Control Method Turns 50," By Carla Johnson, Associated Press, May 7, 2010. Available at: http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/93071369.html

3. Cogliano V, Grosse Y, Baan R, Secretan B, El Ghissassi F. Carcinogenicity of combined oestrogen-progestagen contraceptives and menopausal treatment. Lancet Oncology 2005;6:552-553.

4. Press Release No. 167, "IARC Monographs Programme Finds Combined Estrogen-Progestogen Contraceptives (the "pill") and Menopausal Therapy Are Carcinogenic to Humans," World Health Organization International Agency for Research on Cancer, July 29, 2005.

5. Dr. Gerard Nadal, “My interview on abortion-breast cancer link in Fathers for Good,” Coming Home, April 16, 2010. Available at: http://gerardnadal.com/2010/04/16/my-interview-on-abortion-breast-cancer-link-in-fathers-for-good/

6. Writing group for the Women’s Health Initiative Investigators. Risks and benefits of estrogen plus progestin in healthy postmenopausal women. JAMA 2002;288:321-33.

7. Dolle J, Daling J, White E, Brinton L, Doody D, et al. Risk factors for triple-negative breast cancer in women under the age of 45 years. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2009;18(4)1157-1166. Available at:
http://www.abortionbreastcancer.com/download/Abortion_Breast_Cancer_Epid_Bio_Prev_2009.pdf

8. See the Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer's press release, "Groups Request Congressional Investigation of National Cancer Institute's Misinformation on Breast Cancer Risks of Abortion, Oral Contraceptives," January 25, 2010. Available at: http://www.abortionbreastcancer.com/press_releases/100125/index.htm

9. "Faith Salie: Happy Birthday to the Pill, Says the 'Pro-Choice Contraceptive Empowered Women to Become Better Mothers," CBS News, May 9, 2010. Available at: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/09/sunday/main6469959.shtml?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CBSNewsOpinion+%28Opinion%3A+CBSNews.com%29

10. "The Pill at 50: Sex, Freedom and Paradox," By Nancy Gibbs, Time Magazine, April 22, 2010. Available at: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1983712,00.html

11. Brind J. Wrong Conclusions Drawn Again. Letter. British Medical Journal 2010;340:c927.

12. Kahlenborn C, Modugno F. Potter D, Severs W. Oral contraceptive use as a risk factor for premenopausal breast cancer: A meta-analysis. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2006;81(10):1290-1302. 

 

 

* Karen Malec, President
Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer
P.O. Box 957133, Hoffman Estates, IL 60195
www.AbortionBreastCancer.com
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1-877-803-0102 (toll free)

The Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer is an international women's organization founded to protect the health and save the lives of women by educating and providing information on abortion as a risk factor for breast cancer.

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The Pill after 50 Years:  The Dirty Little Secret of Contraception by Chris Kahlenborn, MD posted May 31, 2010 http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2010/05/the-pill-after-50-years-the-dirty-little-secret-of-contraception.html

 

Birth Control Pill:  50 Year Legacy Of A Carcinogen:  No Cause For Celebration by Karen Malec posted September 10, 2009: http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2009/09/birth-control-pill-50-year-legacy-of-a-carcinogen-no-cause-for-celebration.html

 

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The Pill after 50 Years: The Dirty Little Secret of Contraception

by Chris Kahlenborn, MD *

Dr. Kahlenborn is the lead author of the Mayo Clinic Proceeding’s article cited below.  Kahlenborn testified before the FDA in June of 2000 regarding the link between oral contraceptives and breast cancer.

 

May 2010 marked the 50th anniversary of the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the birth control pill in the United States.  Newspapers and magazines around the country ran stories on this, mostly extolling the social and medical benefits of the pill.  This theme was bolstered by a recent communiqué from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) which noted: “The pill remains one of the safest and most popular forms of contraception in the U.S.” (Office of Communications, ACOG, May 6, 2010 http://www.acog.org/from_home/publications/press_releases/nr05-06-10.cfm)

I find it disturbing that after nearly 50 years, both the media and the medical establishment have failed to give a true airing to one of the pill’s most dangerous side effects; namely, that “dirty little secret.”  What’s that?  One need only check the Mayo Clinic Proceedings-the major medical publication of the Mayo Clinic-to find our little-known study, which showed that the pill increases the risk of premenopausal breast cancer substantially when taken at a young age (see Mayo Clinic Proceedings: October, 2006: available to the public on line).  In October, 2006, we reviewed the medical literature and combined data in an analysis (referred to as a meta-analysis): we found that 21 out of 23 studies showed that using oral contraceptives prior to a woman’s first birth resulted in a 44% increased risk in premenopausal breast cancer.  Our meta-analysis remains the most recent study in this area and updates the previously analysis (the Oxford-analysis published in 1996) which relied on older data with older women (two-thirds of whom were over age 45); unfortunately, the Oxford study continues to be quoted by ACOG, textbooks, the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society and most researchers and obstetricians, claiming that oral contraceptives carry little breast cancer risk especially ten years after last use.

I continue to be amazed at the discordance between the medical literature and public/medical awareness.  To my dismay, after our meta-analysis was published, the Mayo Clinic sent out a press release to all major media in the country.  The response?: (   ).   The blank space between the parentheses is purposeful.  Although our meta-analysis received scant internet coverage, almost no major media covered this study, which is shocking, given the fact that about 40,000 women in the U.S. get premenopausal breast cancer annually, oral contraceptives are an elective risk factor and our study is the most recent meta-analysis to date on the oral contraceptive-breast cancer link. 

In addition to our meta-analysis, it’s important to note that the World Health Organization classified oral contraceptives as a Class I carcinogen in 2005 (i.e., the most dangerous classification).  Even more data has come forth recently in a paper by several researchers-one of whom is a major researcher of the National Cancer Institute-which not only cited our meta-analysis, but found that oral contraceptives increase the risk of triple-negative breast cancer in women under forty by 320 percent (triple-negative breast cancers are extremely aggressive) (Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention; April, 2009).

Few in the medical establishment or the public are aware of these data, or if they are, young women almost never hear about them.  It’s been almost four years since the publication of our study in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings; I am beginning to think that our study has been effectively “buried.”  Breast cancer and the pill-that dirty little secret?  Some day perhaps someone in the media and/or medical establishment will dust a little dirt off those pink ribbons and let young women hear all the facts so they can finally make truly informed decisions.

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The Pill As A Contraceptive:  Mainstream Media Misrepresents Its Danger:  U.S. Journalists 'Celebrate' a Carcinogen's Birthday / British Scientists Shill for the Pill by Karen Malec posted June 1, 2010 http://rffm.typepad.com/republicans_for_fair_medi/2010/06/the-pill-as-a-contraceptive-the-mainstream-media-misrepresents-its-danger.html

 

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How Democrats + Media Use Ends Justify The Means Politics Which Puts Republicans At Disadvantage

by Daniel T. Zanoza, Executive Director, Republicans For Fair Media (RFFM)

 

Democrats in power today would do well to remember the words of President John F. Kennedy who--in his legendary inaugural address to the nation--said, "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."  During recent decades, the Democratic Party has advanced policies which are clearly in contradiction to Kennedy's hopes for American society.  Those on the left have embraced a philosophy which stands in stark contrast to Kennedy's famous quote.  If Democrats were writing a speech for Kennedy in 2010, the quote would read, "Ask what your country can do for you, ask not what you can do for your country."  The inherent message is liberals and government know what's best for the public. 

 

Democrats--who believe government should control our lives--are extremists, driven by the philosophy of situational ethics and moral relativism.  Therefore, the ends justify the means in their pursuit of their beliefs.  To advance their agenda, they will lie, distort and practice the art of omission when it comes to dealing with those who oppose them.

 

Unfortunately, the establishment media--which is dominated by liberals--has bought into the ends justify the means strategy.  This gives the Democratic Party a distinct advantage in the advancement of liberal causes because they have a press which adheres to the notion any tactics to right perceived political or social wrongs are acceptable.  Subsequently, the Republican Party finds itself in an uphill battle.   But, thankfully, through talk radio and alternative media sources, Americans are learning the truth regarding politics which they do not receive from the mainstream press.

 

Now I am not suggesting Republicans should resort to a strategy that is immoral.  Republicans have a moral standard they must--and should abide by--which, in today's political world, puts them at a disadvantage.

 

I am a Republican, but I am not naive enough to believe all of those in the GOP are perfect.  Many Republicans end up fighting the political battle with one hand tied behind their back because they don't believe in situational ethics, moral relativism and the ends justify the means philosophy.

 

Socially conservative Republicans believe in absolute truth, rebel against the application of situational ethics and believe moral relativism is an anathema.  They believe morality should not only be applied to their politics, but to their personal lives as well.  However, as human beings, they are not perfect, but they do their best to honestly portray their views.

 

The agenda of the Democratic Party is driven by class warfare, race baiting and demagoguery.  The policies advanced by the Democratic Party (with the help of the dominant media) during the last 40 years have failed many of those they claim to represent.  Their party is represented by a wealthy elite who cherish few of the values held dear by most Americans.  Democrats promote dependence over initiative, blame over responsibility and dwell in victimization--instead of celebrating the inherent nature of Americans who strive to overcome adversity.
 
But Republicans should not sink to their level when it comes to politics and advancing a political agenda.  Character does matter.  The ends do NOT justify the means in politics or in life.

 

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Arizona Illegal Immigration Law: Opponents May Be Boycotted In November

by Lyle J. Rapacki, Ph.D.

 

EDITOR’S NOTE:  Lyle J. Rapacki, Ph.D. is a frequent contributor to RFFM.org.  Rapacki is an independent intelligence analyst who receives and disseminates critical intelligence and policy information from and to law enforcement, intelligence and homeland security officials, and government and community leaders.

 

The battle cry being sent across the country by those who just love a good demonstration to let-off the steam and frustration of discontent is: "Boycott Arizona!"  Boycott Arizona for everything!  Don't go there for anything!  Stay completely away!  Heck...don't even look in our direction; which, for those in California will be difficult, since so many of you are relocating here in Arizona, and escaping your own socialist form of government. 

 

But the battle cry of the liberal left goes on... and on... and on.  I hope the liberal reactionary demigods of discontent will have some steam remaining to blow-off when they come to realize that besides The Great State of Arizona, ten additional states in the republic of America has passed legislation mirroring Arizona's Illegal Immigration Legislation!!  I know...hard to believe other states in the Union have gotten fed-up with "illegal" aliens trashing their state, creating crimes of horrendous nature, attempting to ruin the culture of America by imposing their brand of living -- complete with disrespect to the American way of life, and costing millions of dollars to house, care for, police, and generally deal with people who are here for two reasons only:  First, to grab as many financial and other benefits America has to offer without any thought of giving back; and second, to purposefully change the culture of America, and "reclaim" large portions of North America as Mexico!!  I know!!  Heck of a thing, but those in Washington, D.C. (all of them in Washington, D.C.) know this and just act surprised when you bring the topic up for discussion.
 
Yep...there are some really great states for those liberal democrats who just love to carry-on about anything not totally left and humanistic to visit.  Truly, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson (both Sr. and Jr.), a whole host of Hollywood folks, the George Soros wing of the Democrat Party (it's a pretty large wing, lots of real rich former hippies, radicals and general haters of everything America in this group), which is funny in itself, since they made tons of money the old fashioned way -- Capitalism and the Free Market System -- which they now hate having made lots of money, the politicians who constantly are looking for new folks to indenture so they (the politicians) can remain in the lap of luxury through elected office.  The great states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Colorado, Minnesota, Ohio, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Maryland, Missouri...other states (like Idaho) are introducing legislation to address the same "illegal" immigration problems which good ole' Arizona is suffering.  Can you imagine this?  Have you heard anything so "Un-American!"  What is happening to our country?! 
 
The radical-left-Democrats will just be in a tizzy...what state do they go to next, and when?  Where do they march?  Can you get enough government controlled media to cover these many "reactionary 'Hitler-like'" states?  Will the liberal Democrats call for boycotting all these states, too?  Heck...if the Democrats keep boycotting states, what will they do come election time??  Plus, I'm worried.  All this boycotting is bad for the economy.  I mean, the very foundational philosophy of the liberal-left Marxist Democrat Party is to: "Spread the wealth around."  How will they accomplish this with all these boycotts??  All their boycotting has helped Arizona's economy...hotel rooms for after the marches, fast food before, during and after the marches, water bottles for the marches (forget going green -- there is serious boycotting going on which needs to be communicated), car rentals, taxes paid on plane fares to get here to boycott (forget about leaving carbon footprints - there is serious boycotting going on), sign making, and a host of related purchases connected to a good boycott, and swell demonstrations.  Yep...Arizona welcomes all you boycotters!!  What can we do to help introduce you to the other great states in our Union who need economic revival and your "spread the wealth around" philosophy?
 
One last item:  The great state of Arizona would like all of you heading up here from points directly south to STOP!  Really!  We need you to take the "Boycott Arizona" campaign seriously.  Stay away, and STOP TRASHING Arizona.  Stop destroying our once pristine deserts (where is a good environmentalist when you need one?).  Quit leaving your human trash all over the place. 

 

Arizona is NOT being destroyed by "right wing Hitler-type reactionaries" as the government controlled media prostitutes would lead you to believe.  Arizona IS being destroyed by "illegal" aliens who dump indescribable trash and waste all over the Arizona country-side as they continue their march to take back the very land they just turned into a garbage dump.  The hordes of "illegal's" trampling northward will steal anything they can get their hands on; destroy anything they can't steal; and trash the rest of what they pass by, as they migrate to the "new promised land."  So, please...all you misunderstood "illegals" LISTEN TO YOUR LIBERAL, MARXIST DEMOCRAT PARTY SPONSORS:  "Boycott Arizona!"  This will give the citizens of my great state of Arizona time to clean up the mess from all of you; including those who enjoy marching, chanting and causing riots.  
 
Thank you for "Boycotting Arizona."  I hear ten other states calling and asking for your economic revival plan.

 

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Bill Brady for Illinois Governor: Advice To Take Pro-Family Vote For Granted Flawed

Election Will Depend on Strong Support From Social Conservatives

 

by Daniel T. Zanoza, Executive Director

 

What I'm about to write may ruffle some feathers within the Republican Party, but I believe somethings need to be said regarding State Senator Bill Brady's Illinois gubernatorial campaign.

 

Most of us who follow Illinois politics closely understand full well there is a rift between some of those in party leadership and members of the GOP who represent its conservative base.  This divide has existed for years and, unfortunately, it has led to the defeat of many Republican candidates--some good, some bad. 

 

Even though I've followed Illinois politics for nearly twenty years, I don't claim to be an expert on how to run a political campaign, but, at times, history is the best indicator regarding what works and what doesn't.  Many would have to agree there were those in the Illinois Republican Party who were surprised by Bill Brady's primary victory last February.  Indeed, some think those with considerable influence in the Republican Party establishment outsmarted themselves by fielding candidates who split the party vote in the Chicago area which allowed Brady to win the primary because of his strong showing in other regions of the state.

 

Though it is unfortunate the divide between the Republican old guard and the socially conservative wing of the party exists, to deny this fact would be ridiculous.  The crux of the matter is, there are those within the Illinois GOP who believe strong pro-family Republican candidates cannot win general elections in Illinois.  Subsequently, some party leaders believe it will not be necessary for Republican statewide candidates to court the party's conservative political base.

 

This mindset continues--and was possibly reinforced--when Republicans were recently swept into office in other states, demonstrating there is a groundswell of voters who are not content with the direction America is headed.  But it seems the impact of grassroots groups, including the Tea Party movement, are being misunderstood or ignored by some in the Republican Party leadership. 

 

The Tea Party movement is not driven by a single issue.  Some Tea Partiers now call themselves "Independent", due to the fact they see no difference between the two major parties.  Many of these individuals whom I have communicated with believe a vast majority of politicians no longer represent their values or what's in the best interest of their country.  They feel Congress isn't listening to them regarding a myriad of issues.  Some are opposed to big government and high taxation which has led to the current state of our economy where one out of every ten Americans are unemployed.  Others within the Tea Party movement see illegal immigration as an important issue which involves American security and our government's failure to enforce existing laws regarding those who have entered our nation illegally. 

 

Many Illinois voters believe in the Republican Party because of its state and national platforms.  Social issues are important to them.  They may not all be members of the Tea Party movement, but they have been disillusioned because of the GOP's departure from the values and principles they were elected to office to uphold.  It must be noted a significant number of Tea Partiers are Democrats or hold no party affiliation.  But a vast majority of those who will decide the outcome of the general election in November are not members of a Tea Party or any other grassroots organization; many care about issues which include the fight for the rights of the innocent unborn, the support for traditional marriage, the preservation of the right to bear arms and other matters of import to them. 

 

Of course, many are only concerned about fiscal issues.  For example, just a generation ago, one wage earner could support an entire family.  Certainly this is no longer the case, in most circumstances, due to the explosion of big government and higher taxation which has led to the devolution of American society. 

 

Getting back to history, Peter Fitzgerald was the last Republican candidate to achieve a statewide victory for a major office when he defeated incumbent Carol Moseley-Braun for the U.S. Senate in 1998.  Bill Brady and Peter Fitzgerald's legislative records were similar.  Fitzgerald ran unabashedly as a pro-family conservative.  He did not soften or downplay his position concerning a socially conservative agenda and, subsequently, Fitzgerald was the recipient of unified support from the GOP's political base.  Fitzgerald won the primary and general election, despite the fact he received little support from the Illinois Republican Party.  Fitzgerald spent a great deal of his own personal wealth in his campaign, but he did win.

 

Recently, many members of the mainstream media have suggested Sen. Brady needs to run a campaign of "moderation".  But this advice is coming from those in the establishment press who would rather see Pat Quinn remain in the Governor's mansion after the election.  There are also members of the Republican Party who, undoubtedly, are advising Brady to stay away from contentious social issues. 

 

Though there is a strong possibility Republicans will be swept into office because of the negative reactions on the national level to the Democratic-dominated Congress which, despite public outcry, supported unfettered spending, bail-outs and passed an unpopular health care bill, the upcoming election in Illinois is not a fait accompli.  I believe it will take a concerted effort from voters--which include the GOP's conservative base--for Brady to win in November.  I also feel it will take an energized Republican electorate who believe Brady's legislative record is not enough for him to beat Quinn.  Sadly, many Illinois voters are not familiar with Brady's voting record in the Illinois Senate.  I believe Brady should embrace his legislative record.  Certainly, the media will pick and choose what they like about Brady and what they don't like.  My point is:  Why let others define who you are and what you stand for?

 

I'm writing this piece because I have heard rumblings from pro-family leaders and activists that Brady plans to run away from his record.  Of course, it's far too early in the campaign to make such a judgment.  But I know there are those who would like the State Senator from Bloomington to do so. 

 

I might be the victim of "kill the messenger" with these words.  Personally, I will do everything I can to help Brady become the next Governor of Illinois.  I know of his personal and political conviction regarding the issues I, as a social conservative, care deeply about.  In the same breath, Illinois voters who do not follow politics closely must not be presented with an image of a politician who is defined by the media.   

 

Pat Quinn will be a formidable challenger, especially in a state dominated by the Daley Democratic Machine.  Brady's election will not be a walk-through, as I feel some in Republican leadership believe.  In fact, one influential pro-family leader told me there are those within the GOP who think Brady can win without the party's pro-family base, due to the results of recent elections in Virginia, Massachusetts and New Jersey.  If this is proven to be the case, and Brady buys into this strategy, it might be a formula for disaster for Brady.  However, Brady has a reputation for being his own man.  He ran a fiscally responsible primary campaign and I fully expect him to be a candidate of integrity and conviction.  The Bloomington Senator has done nothing to show me otherwise.

 

In a way, the November gubernatorial race will be a type of referendum on Illinois politics for the future.  Some experts claim the current political situation in America is an anomaly.  Subsequently, there are those who stand by the notion Republicans will be swept into office, simply because they are Republicans.  Of course, I could be wrong. 

 

Illinois voters are looking to vote for candidates who stand FOR something.  Barack Obama stood for "hope and change", but it was a type of change many Americans now find distasteful.  

 

My support for Bill Brady is because of what he stood for (and why) while in the Illinois Senate.  I will vote for Brady because he's the best man for the job to lead Illinois.  But the challenge ahead for Republicans--moderate and conservative alike--will depend on a unified effort with everyone rowing in the same direction.  Hopefully, Brady will energize those who represent the pro-family base of the GOP and not take their vote for granted.  I don't think he will, but only time will tell.

 

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