Friday, December 13, 2013

Obama the Oblivious; He doesn’t write code — or bother himself with the tasks of governing.

Charles Krauthammer  "In explaining the disastrous rollout of Obamacare, President Obama told Chris Matthews he had discovered that “we have these big agencies, some of which are outdated, some of which are not designed properly.”
"An interesting discovery to make after having consigned the vast universe of American medicine, one-sixth of the U.S. economy, to the tender mercies of the agency bureaucrats at the Department of Health and Human Services and the Internal Revenue Service."
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"That’s why his reaction to the Obamacare website’s crash-on-takeoff is so telling. His remedy? A cross-country campaign-style speaking tour. As if rhetoric could repeal that reality.

"Managing, governing, negotiating, cajoling, crafting legislation, forging compromise. For these — this stuff of governance — Obama has shown little aptitude and even less interest. Perhaps, as Valerie Jarrett has suggested, he is simply too easily bored to invest his greatness in such mundanity."

The Megyn Kelly/ Santa watch

Megyn Kelly to Return to Fox Amid 'White Santa' Furor  "Fox News host Megyn Kelly – who stayed home sick Thursday night – is set to address the media firestorm ignited by her declaration that both Santa Claus and Jesus were white.

"Kelly made the comments during a panel discussion about a Slate article written by a black woman who described feeling ashamed as a child because "our black Santa wasn’t the real thing."

" 'This is so ridiculous, yet another person claiming it’s racist to have a white Santa," Kelly told her panel Wednesday, adding, as she turned to the camera, "And by the way, for all you kids watching at home, Santa just is white, but this person is just arguing that maybe we should also have a black Santa.' "

Friday 'toons

THE MEANING OF THE ADVENT WREATH. (Speakers on)

This should have been posted in November, but here it is:
Living Hope
"Most Advent wreaths use three colors – purple, pink, and white. However, some may use blue in place of the purple."
Choral excerpts from Handel's Messiah
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1st CANDLE – (purple) THE PROPHECY CANDLE or CANDLE OF HOPE  For unto us a child is born
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2nd CANDLE – (purple) THE BETHLEHEM CANDLE or THE CANDLE OF PREPARATION    Every Valley...- G.F. Handel "Messiah"
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3rd CANDLE – (pink) THE SHEPHERD CANDLE or THE CANDLE OF JOY
"How Beautiful are the Feet of Them that Bringeth Glad Tidings of Joy."
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4th CANDLE – (purple) THE ANGEL CANDLE or THE CANDLE OF LOVE Messiah Chorus He shall purify
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5th CANDLE – (white) “CHRIST CANDLE” – The white candle reminds us that Jesus is the spotless lamb of God, sent to wash away our sins! His birth was for his death, his death was for our birth!  Hallelujah Chorus
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"When these candles were lit, Scripture and prayer was part of the custom and the family devotion time was a time of instructing the children about Christ’s coming. Later, the custom crossed over different denominational lines and other faith traditions adapted its use. Today, you can find Advent wreathes in many Protestant and Roman Catholic churches."

Why Stand for the Hallelujah Chorus?     "No one knows why King George stood but we do know that people around the world still rise to their feet whenever they hear first notes of the Hallelujah Chorus.
"Originally, Handel wrote The Messiah to be performed at Lent or Easter. Today, however, the Hallelujah Chorus is most popular as a piece of Christmas music."
Then there is this excellent contemporary version of the oratorio, "handel's young Messiah".

J.S. BACH – CHRISTMAS ORATORIO

American Glob  "The video description says this is the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists   in 2009.
"If you like classical Christmas music, you’ll love this."
 

Life in the Free World


British Man Arrested for Making Nelson Mandela Joke

.... "A SHOP boss was arrested and quizzed by police for eight hours for cracking Nelson Mandela jokes on the internet.
Neil Phillips said he was fingerprinted, DNA-swabbed and had his computers seized.
The 44-year-old was held after posting: “My PC takes so long to shut down I’ve decided to call it Nelson Mandela.”
Another read: “Free Mandela – switch the power off.”
But police swooped after a councillor complained over the gags about the former South African leader, who passed away on Thursday, aged 95.

"In case you’re blissfully unaware of British local political terms, “councillors” are the elected representatives of the country’s local governments. Which is to say that the story is this: A private citizen made a bad joke about a deceased foreign leader on a webpage, so a government employee ordered the police to “swoop” and to arrest him. Why? Because he was offended " ...

Malaysia: Church leaders call decision to restrict use of ‘Allah’ to Muslims only ‘repugnant
"10,000 local Iban Christians have been staging a peaceful protest in Kuching, the capital of Sarawak, to remind the federal government to honour its commitment to religious freedom. Christians, who constitute 9.2 per cent of a population of 29 million people, feel increasingly apprehensive in a country once a beacon of multi-racial and multi-religious harmony."

apocalypsecakes
Colorado baker faces year in jail for refusing to make cake for gay wedding
“ 'The complainants can sue him civilly in the regular courts system or he can potentially be prosecuted by the district attorney for up to twelve months in jail,” ..."

Oh Brother… Lib Media Attacks Megyn Kelly For Saying Jesus and Santa Are White
"They had to do something.
"She’s beautiful, talented, smart, level-headed and too damned popular.
"Yahoo media attacked Megyn Kelly for saying Jesus and Santa were white men… Because they were white men.
"Unbelievable."
The popular news host told viewers of “The Kelly File,” her hit FNC program, “When I saw this headline, I kinda laughed and I said, ‘Oh, this is ridiculous. Yet another person claiming it’s racist to have a white Santa.’ And by the way, for all you kids watching at home, Santa just is white. But this person is maybe just arguing that we should also have a black Santa. But, you know, Santa is what he is, and just so you know, we’re just debating this because someone wrote about it, kids.”
 It’s Offensive… Judge Orders Removal of Mt. Soledad Cross
 
"Leftists Rejoice!
"A federal judge ruled late Thursday the cross atop Mount Soledad must be removed.
"The 29 foot tall cross was erected in 1954 on top of Mount Soledad in La Jolla, California." ...
 
"We reported on the 6-year old boy who was suspended for “sexual harassment” for kissing a girl in class on the hand and cheek.
"The school has since downgraded the charge, and dropped the “sexual harassment” claim. " ...
Canon City child Hunter Yelton
"Now the girl’s mother is speaking out, defending the school district. She took to Facebook to insist the conduct was sexual harassment (emphasis added)."

Liberals: “We Need To Start Calling Out Christians For Trying To Exercise ‘Christian Privilege’”…
... "He followed that remark by saying that interpretations of the Bible “ought never threaten the federal government and the way people are ruled by law … an interpretation of the Bible is of little consequence to the guarantee of the Constitution.”...

From the guy who gave the Queen of England a gift of his speeches on DVD...