Thinking About Billy Graham And My Dad

Lloyd Marcus

"I feel compelled to pay my respect to preacher Billy Graham who went home to Jesus at 99 years old. My 89 year old black dad has been a preacher for over 50 years. Dad told me how much he enjoyed watching people coming down the isles at Billy Graham crusades to receive Jesus. Dad also enjoyed hearing George Beverly Shea singing, “How Great Thou Art”. 

"I relate to Franklin Graham saying his dad was the same man at home that the world saw. So is my dad, Rev. Dr Lloyd E. Marcus.

"The thing I remember most about Rev Graham is that, in essence, he preached the same sermon (Salvation) his entire ministry. Rev Graham preached God loves you, repent and surrender your life to him. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believes in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life” John3:16

"While I am suppose to be talking about Rev Graham, these two incidents keep coming to me.

"When I was kid, our neighbor, six foot something old man Charley was known as the meanest man in our small black suburban community. Mr Charley would never set foot into a church. And yet, he connected with my dad, young Rev Marcus. Our family was Mom, Dad, me and four younger siblings. Dad wanted to attend Baltimore Bible College, but could not afford the tuition, $110.

"To pay Dad’s tuition, Mr Charley brought Dad a jar filled with dimes, more than enough to cover tuition.

"Dad recently recounted this next story to me. After over 50 years, Dad still welled up while sharing it with me.

"Dad was at a Christian book store to make a payment on a book Aunt Nee had on lay-away. While waiting to be served, Dad was intrigued by a thick book of Bible stories with beautiful colorful illustrations. A white woman approached Dad and began asking him questions about his life.

"Dad decided to purchase the book of Bible stories. When the salesclerk told him it cost $5, Dad asked if he could put the book on lay-away. To Dad’s surprise, the white woman who chatted with him offered to pay for the book. Dad said up until then, he was not much of a reader; mostly comic books. Dad told the woman, “If you are kind enough to buy me this book, I promise to read it.”

"I remember Dad reading us, his 5 kids, bedtime stories from that book.

"I’m not sure what any of this has to do with Billy Graham. Or, perhaps it does. Dad and Rev Graham; two humble great men of faith — God’s hand on their lives.

"Outrageously, Leftists deem Billy Graham’s sermons hate crimes. http://bit.ly/2GGRujl A preacher was arrested for quoting the book of Genesis. http://bit.ly/2lbS8P8

"Franklin Graham asked, “Daddy, what do you want on your tombstone?” Billy Graham replied, “Preacher.” I am confident my Dad wants to be remembered with that same word. Preacher.

Lloyd Marcus, The Unhyphenated American

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‘A Total F***-up’: Russian Mercenaries in Syria Lament U.S. Strike That Killed Dozens

Newsweek  "Recordings have emerged in which Russian mercenaries subjected to a joint U.S. strike that killed dozens of their comrades describe the incident as “a total f***-up.”

Polygraph.info, a Voice of America project, published three recordings, which it received from a source close to the Kremlin. The source said that the recorded phone calls were made by personnel from CHVK Wagner, a Russian private military company. 

"The incident in question occurred on the night and early morning of Feb. 7-8, when Syrian government forces—backed by Russian mercenaries employed by CHVK Wagner—attempted to capture an oil refinery near the Syrian city of Deir Ezzor. After Russian personnel came into contact with American troops stationed there, the U.S. forces responded with artillery and air strikes.

"Polygraph.info transcribed and translated the conversations recorded.

"In the first audio clip, a man says “one squadron f***ing lost 200 people …right away, another one lost 10 people… and I don’t know about the third squadron but it got torn up pretty badly, too... So three squadrons took a beating.”

A US military convoy drives on a Syrian highway on September 29, 2017

"The man explains that American forces used artillery and helicopter gunships to repel the assault. “They were all shelling the holy f*** out of it and our guys didn’t have anything besides the assault rifles… nothing at all, I'm not even talking about shoulder-fired SAMs or anything like that… they tore us to pieces, put us through hell,” he says.

"The speaker is also critical of the Russian government’s response to the incident, saying, “They beat our asses like we were little pieces of s**t... but our f***ing government will go in reverse now and nobody will respond or anything and nobody will punish anyone for this.”

" 'My guys just called me, they are sitting there drinking, many are MIA, it's a total f***-up, another humiliation... nobody gives a f*** about us." 

"In a second clip, a man explains that the battle quickly descended into a massacre as the Russians lost all armored support. “Out of all vehicles only one tank survived and one BRDM (Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle) after the attack, all other BRDMs and tanks were destroyed in the first minutes of the fight, right away.” . . .

Putin’s Chef Ordered Russian Mercenaries to Attack U.S. Troops in Syria, Report Claims  February 23, 2018

. . . "And now, reports also claim Prigozhin is the Putin ally who allegedly controls Russian mercenaries working in Syria. He was responsible for ordering a recent attack by Russian mercenaries and pro-government Syrian forces on U.S. troops stationed in Syria." . . .

The Schiff Memo

Full Text of the Schiff memo, with some redactions   . . . "Now, after a back-and-forth with the Trump administration, Democrats finally got permission to release their own memo in response, with some redactions. You can read the memo below, or at this link."

Lengthy article by Andrew C. McCarthy: The Schiff Memo Harms Democrats More Than It Helps Them

It confirms that the FBI and the DOJ relied heavily on uncorroborated, third-hand, anonymous sources in their FISA application.

. . . "Another major takeaway from the Schiff memo is that the FBI and the DOJ withheld from the FISA court the fact that Steele’s work was a project of the Clinton campaign. Naturally, the reader must ferret this admission out of a couple of dense paragraphs, in which Democrats risibly claim that the “DOJ was transparent with the Court about Steele’s sourcing.” . . .

Nunes: No, Schiff’s Memo Doesn’t Change Anything in My Memo  . . . "Background: Nunes released his memo earlier this month that alleged the FBI used the disputed dossier on then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, authored by Christopher Steele, to receive a warrant to spy on Trump’s former campaign member Carter Page.

"Schiff released his memo this weekend that he claims counters Nunes’ memo, but it confirmed the main point of the GOP memo…that the officials used information from the unverified source to get that warrant. There were also some other agreements with the GOP memo.

"But the power struggle between these two continues because there are parts of  Nunes’ memo that remain unclear. Here are the main refutations Nunes provided:" . . .  Schiff’s Memo Also States FBI, DOJ Used Dossier to Obtain Warrant

Analysis: How Adam Schiff's Much-Hyped 'Counter-Memo' Actually Hurts His Case  . . . "In any case, for weeks, Adam Schiff and his fellow partisans loudly insisted that the Nunes memo misleadingly cherry-picked information in order to distort the wider picture. Their counter-memo would expose the GOP's chicanery, they said, while blasting Republicans for supposedly compromising intelligence 'sources and methods' through the publication of their initial memo. On that last point, the Nunes file did nothing of the sort, as became clear to anyone who bothered to read it. It was the Democrats' version that actually risked national security information, according to the FBI, which requested redactions to protect...sources and methods. That's why the release of Schiff's memo was delayed as long as it was." . . .

Nunes Reacts to Schiff Memo: Dems 'Colluding with Parts of the Government to Cover This Up'  . . . "Nunes pointed out that the whole point of his memo was "to show that FISA abuse had occurred," which he noted was "totally unacceptable." He added that it was the legislative branch's job to provide oversight on government abuse.

"Nunes said that in the Democratic memo, "they are advocating that it's okay for the FBI and DOJ to use political dirt, paid for by one campaign -- and use it against the other campaign. I don't care who you are -- a Republican, a Democrat, or an Independent -- in the United States of America, that is unacceptable.' " . . .

Progress on the People's Republic of California

These leftists govern the California schools and their curriculum; I'd say their goal is to create millions of Jerry Brown-Kamala Harris clones

The Berniefication of the Democrat Party Is Almost Complete

"Feinstein loses Cali Democrats, CAP pushes Medicare for All, and the DCCC attacks establishment Democrats

 . . . "Figures once considered fringe even among the left are now hailed as the voice of the party; these figures include self-proclaimed socialist Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and radical progressive Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).  Sanders and more recently Warren have been strong proponents of single-payer and “free” college.  Thanks in large part to Bernie, much of the left, the Democrat base, thinks of itself as “Democratic Socialist.' ” . . .

Feinstein reminded of Lieberman  " . . . In reality, this is about replacing moderates with insane lefties who will add little to the national debate except to be more irrationally critical of President Trump.

It's hard to see how any of this will be good for California.

"In the meantime, we will likely see more talk of secession or the breakup of the state.  We will continue to hear of prohibitive housing costs and more people packing up and going elsewhere looking for sanity."  

Thomas Lifson: Calif Dems dump Feinstein from party endorsement for re-election to Senate

The Democrats now are divided with a far left base able to deny endorsements and back fringe candidates.  The jungle primary system in California only aggravates the problems.  Meanwhile, the GOP base enthusiastically backs President Trump, himself an insurgent.  The prospect of future fractures for the moment lies more on the left than the right of American politics.

One can hope. 

Rick Moran: Oakland mayor tips off illegals to ICE sweep  . . . "I think we should open the borders and allow anyone who wants to come to the United States to be welcomed with open arms - as long as they settle in Oakland. We'll see how long Schaff continues to believe there is no difference between legal and illegal immigration."

‘National disgrace’: Community fights back as California overrun by homelessness, human waste, needles

. . . "Los Angeles’ homeless problem has now spread past Skid Row to much of downtown. The amount of feces littering the streets in San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco has led to a hepatitis outbreak that spread throughout the state’s homeless communities, infecting 694 people. It skipped Orange County."Spitzer singled out for criticism Los Angeles and San Francisco. San Francisco’s feces problem is so bad that a website now exists to warn residents of which streets to avoid. Los Angeles raised taxes last year in order to build housing for the homeless and has started a roving toilet program." . . .

How the Dems' Crazy Wing Is Sabotaging the Party's Chances in November

. . . "The five-term former mayor of San Francisco used to be thought of as a "liberal's liberal." But today, the crazies prefer their candidates to the left of Vladimir Lenin. Her opponent, Kevin de León, president of the California Senate, sounds more like the kind of candidate the wild eyed left can get behind. He has stated that "half of my family" is residing in the United States illegally. He has proposed confiscatory gun control legislation, and was the author of the notorious "affirmative consent" law that denies male college students an affirmative defense (women are always to be believed)." . . .

Bobsledder Lauren Gibbs' Epic Responses to Critics Who Trashed Her Meeting With Ivanka

Cortney O'Brien

"Bobsledder Lauren Gibbs has no regrets for her fun photo session with First Daughter Ivanka Trump at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Trump, who arrived in South Korea as part of the U.S. delegation for the Games, greeted athletes Sunday before the closing ceremony.

"Some Olympians like Gus Kenworthy gave her an icy reception, asking her on Twitter what the "F" she was doing there. But silver medal-winning bobsledder Lauren Gibbs took a different course. She warmly welcomed Ivanka and White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and at one point let Ivanka wear her silver medal.

It’s important to remember that we don’t have to agree on everything to get along, be civil to each other and enjoy each others company. #itsforamerica it was a pleasure to meet you both! pic.twitter.com/bEkenz3EF5

— Lauren Gibbs (@lagibbs84) February 25, 2018

"When the rebukes started rolling in, Gibbs didn't apologize. She stood her ground and explained over and over again that pride in one's country should come before any petty political differences. Name calling and nastiness solve nothing. " . . .

FL Shooting Survivor: Sheriff 'Virtue-Signaling Against the NRA'

Fox News Insider  "A survivor of the Florida school shooting spoke out against the Broward County sheriff as well as those who are injecting gun control politics into the tragedy.

"Kyle Kashuv said Gov. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and others have done "definitely enough" to bring attention to school safety issues." . . .

"He said the mental health issue is a "bipartisan" topic, and that people should be coming together rather than retreating to political corners.

"Kashuv said Sheriff Scott Israel "outraged" him with his conduct at Wednesday's televised town hall event."

"Israel railed against the National Rifle Association and its key spokeswoman, Dana Loesch.

"Meanwhile, Kashuv said Israel likely knew about his department's shortcomings, in that several officers remained outside during the gunfire.

"Kashuv said Israel was "virtue signaling against the NRA" and "didn't even act properly."

"He said Israel's department failed the community and that the Democrat "absolutely needs to resign" his elected post." . . .

Related: Counterattack Hard Against Liberal Attacks on Our Gun Rights and Other Civil Liberties

. . . "These gullible outliers don’t change the fact that the rest of the GOP is solid. That’s why the left is changing the rules and trashing our norms to do what they can’t do politically through intimidation. They have cultural power and we don’t, and they now seek to use businesses to destroy our rights and silence our voices. Understand that they don’t want an argument or a conversation - they want to use their non-governmental cultural power to deny us access to a platform so that we are unable to make our views heard. We need to recognize this dangerous trend and counterattack ruthlessly with our political power," . . .