111th Congress

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Remembering the Providential Gift of America

Heritage   "As Americans, our aim must be a clear expression and forthright defense of the nation’s principles in the public square so that they become, once again, an expression of the American mind. Despite constant scorn by academic elites, political leaders and the popular media, most Americans still believe in the uniqueness of this country and respect the Founders’ noble ideas."....
"The joy of this wonderful season is about new beginnings and the eternal promise of redemption. We Americans have the immeasurable benefit, the providential gift, of having inherited a great country.
"We must never forget its confidence, optimism and promise, its endless capacity for renewal, are contained in our dedication to the enduring principles of liberty with which all men are endowed by their Creator.
"May you and yours have a merry and blessed Christmas."



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How 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader' Got Lost at Sea

BreakPoint  "Early online reports revealed out that the adaptation was significantly altered, with a whole new plotline added to the story. For the millions of Christians who have read and loved the series, this was cause for trepidation and perhaps anger at seeing this cherished story fall into the hands of Hollywood meddlers."

'Dawn Treader' promotional image, promising a "Return to magic. Return to hope. Return to Narnia."

First Noel

Kerby Anderson "During this Christmas week, I have taken the time to discuss the theology of some of the Christmas hymns and carols that we sing. Today I would like to talk about The First Noel. It is an English song dating back to the sixteenth century."
Kerby Anderson hosts the Probe Ministries radio program, Point of View.

Why Does Religious Freedom Matter?

Heritage  "Last weekend ... Nina Totenberg inadvertently created a mini-controversy when she said on Inside Washington: “I was at — forgive the expression – a Christmas party at the Department of Justice.” Some thought that Totenberg added “forgive the expression” as a cave to political correctness. But in fact Totenberg was actually mocking the Obama Justice Department. It was the DOJ that had officially called the event Totenberg attended a “holiday party” and Totenberg later told The Washington Post: “I think that’s kind of silly because it’s obviously a Christmas party. I was tweaking the Department of Justice. It was a touch of irony at the expense of the Justice Department, not at the expense of Christmas.”
"So how did we get to the point that the Department of Justice can’t call a Christmas Party a Christmas Party? "...

More Politically Correct Christmas 

'Twas the night before Christmas, and Santa was a wreck.
How to live in a world that's politically correct?
His workers no longer would answer to "Elves".
"Vertically Challenged," they were calling themselves;...

Now he tells us Dept.: AFA's 2010 listing of top retailers and how they recognize Christmas

"Based on current advertising, below is a list of companies that avoid, ban, or use the term "Christmas" in their advertising. We will continually update the list, so check back often.
"Criteria - AFA reviewed up to four areas to determine if a company was "Christmas-friendly" in their advertising: print media (newspaper inserts), broadcast media (radio/television), website and/or personal visits to the store. If a company's ad has references to items associated with Christmas (trees, wreaths, lights, etc.), it was considered as an attempt to reach "Christmas" shoppers.
"If a company has items associated with Christmas, but did not use the word "Christmas," then the company is considered as censoring "Christmas.""  Via Squidoo.com

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Sometimes, being green just isn't healthy

Ethel C. Fenig  "Other than these dire health hazards, the bulbs are just fine according to environmentalists, who just don't seem to care--or know--that mercury is not good for the environment. "

Claim: CFL bulbs release dangerous chemicals when broken 
Mixture of true and false information.   Snopes

Lisa Murkowski: The new 'Arlen Specter' of the GOP

Greg Halvorson  "Incredibly, eighteen Democrat senators broke with their party on one of these issues. That she's allowed to remain in the party, that leadership - the McConnells and Cornyns - embrace her, speaks volumes: the Senate GOP does not want less government. Murkowski is not only a Democrat, she's a liberal Democrat, and in keeping with her assault on the brand, wants the GOP to "get moving" on energy."
Greg Halvorson is the founder of Soldiers Without Boots, and hosts Freedom Warrior Radio on Blog Talk Radio

Murkowski goes rogue  "Murkowski is already showing a fierce independent streak, becoming the only Republican to cast votes on all four items on President Barack Obama’s wish list: a repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell,” a tax-cut compromise, the START deal and cloture for the DREAM Act."
Thanks, Alaska for this half-baked Alaskan

Al Sharpton For Censoring Rush Limbaugh: ' Imagine The Arrogance Of Allowing People To Say What They Want'

Bully Pulpit  (Eyeblast.tv) - Calling for FCC hearings into stations that carry Rush Limbuagh, Al Sharpton, on 'The Ed Show', fulminates at "the arrogance of allow[ing] people to say what they want."
(Breitbart.tv) - The left seems perfectly happy with Mr. Sharpton dictating our nation's broadcast standards.

 Could one reason be Rush's  Justice Brothers spots?


Reverend Al Sharpton's Rap Sheet  "TAWANA BRAWLY: 1987. Al Sharpton, during the infamous Tawana Brawley case, falsely accused a former assistant district attorney of raping and sodomizing Ms. Brawley. Young Tawana stated that white racists abducted, raped, and sodomized her, scrawling the initials “KKK” on her in human feces. A grand jury later found the entire incident a complete hoax. Most likely, Ms. Brawley, afraid of punishment for staying out too late, fabricated the entire story. This did not stop Reverend Al Sharpton, who accused Pagones an assistant district attorney, of the crime. “We stated openly that Steven Pagones did it. If we’re lying, sue us, so we can go into court with you and prove you did it. Sue us—sue us right now.”
Read the full list to see what this man has done with his life. It reveals both his nature and the nature of his supporters.

Barack Obama Hails Failed & Rejected 111th Congress As “Most Productive in Decades”

Gateway Pundit  "...They promised jobs, but instead we got this…

"Barack Obama tripled the national deficit in one year. When Speaker Pelosi took over Congress the national deficit was $162 billion. When she exits as Speaker it will be at $1.29 Trillion dollars.

"Obama topped a trillion dollars his second year, too."

Senate Approves U.S.-Russia Arms Treaty

GlobalSecurity.org  "Following are details of the treaty, as previously reported by American Forces Press Service:"

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Ratification All But Certain  "Other GOP Sens. including Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., and Mark Kirk, R-Ill., have indicated they will be satisfied by planned changes to ratification resolution language to reflect a White House committement to fund missle defense. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is shopping the amendment to the resolution of ratification.

"The amendment does not tweak treaty language, so its passage would not force the United States to renegotiate the accord with Russia."

Top 25 Left-Wing Films: #17 – ‘The American President’ (1995)

Big Hollywood  "After all, it only makes sense for Democrat characters to believe in and make a case for Democrat ideas. And while today’s Hollywood is entirely too intolerant and close-minded to even consider making a film like this using sympathetic Republican characters, (though Nazis, terrorists and child molesters might have a chance), that doesn’t stop many of us in the loyal opposition from relating and sympathizing on a human level.

"The story is also intentionally sly in holding off on the more partisan stuff until long after we’re completely invested in the central love story."

The Christmas Truce of 1914: “One of the Most Unusual Events in Human History”.

Raglinen  

"The Germans, who had been engaged in fierce trench warfare with the British and French, spontaneously erected small Christmas trees and lights outside their trenches, and began singing [Christmas]* songs. Not long after, across “no man’s land,” the British and French troops began caroling." Via iowntheworld

*I'm sure if you asked every man who was there that day, they would not have said they were singing "holiday" songs. Even historical narratives seem to be PC. Did "O Tannenbaum" mean "O Holiday Tree"?