Yesterday, I recommended "The Jefferson Lies" by David Barton. As I reflected on this work, I became more than a little angry with the so-called professional historians who have sought to blemish Jefferson's legacy. I titled today's blog "Disappointed!" because I generally hold scholars and scholarly works in high esteem. That esteem comes with a high standard and low tolerance for the kinds of research manipulations which have resulted in the lies about Jefferson. True, such tactics are regularly seen in today's political debate, but that does not justify them. I strongly disagree with President Obama's beliefs and policies, but I regularly admonish my correspondents when they forward some juicy tidbit that has been fabricated or is based on selective quotations. Sadly, some writers make a career of expanding the smallest of these quotes. Just as sadly, once they are published in the blogosphere, utube, or some email gone viral, they take on a nature that is difficult to refute or retract. This has been true about the writings David Barton refutes in his book. Well into my 7th decade, I remain optimistic about scholarly writing because of the works of men like Barton, David McCullough, and others who seek to illuminate the lives of the founders through publication of primary sources, original documents, in their proper context. The work of those who would use fabrications, modernism, and selective quotes without context (minimalism), does not deserve consideration. Unfortunately, these terribly flawed works satiate the audience seeking to profane and denigrate the great heroes
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Very highly recommended! "The Jefferson Lies" by David Barton, is a superbly documented and highly effective rebuff to those who have sought to mischaracterize Jefferson as a sexual predator, racist, deist, and secularist. Anyone reading this post who holds these opinions of Jefferson MUST read this book to learn how thoroughly they have been duped by those seeking to destroy the reputation of this great man. I will entertain any treatise of equivalent scholarship which purports to support these clearly false accusations. Someone sent this to me in a email and I found it too good to pass up. The amazing thing is that the president's supporters have chosen to ignore all of this as they clamor for his reelection. They can't/don't defend his actions but they plan on voting for him again anyway. WPM
Looking back thru the past 4 years, many "Whens" pop up. Read them all to better understand where we going as a country. WHEN - he refused to disclose who donated money to his election campaign, as other candidates had done, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he received endorsements from people like Louis Farrakhan, Muramar Kaddafi and Hugo Chavez, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - it was pointed out that he was a total newcomer and had absolutely no experience at anything except community organizing, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he chose friends and acquaintances such as Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn who were revolutionary radicals, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - his voting record in the Illinois Senate and in the U.S. Senate came into question, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he refused to wear a flag lapel pin and did so only after a public outcry, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - people started treating him as a Messiah and children in schools were taught to sing his praises, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he stood with his hands over his groin area for the playing of the National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he surrounded himself in the White House with advisors who were pro-gun control, pro-abortion, pro-homosexual marriage and wanting to curtail freedom of speech to silence the opposition, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he said he favors sex education in kindergarten, including homosexual indoctrination, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - his personal background was either scrubbed or hidden and nothing could be found about him, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - the place of his birth was called into question, and he refused to produce a birth certificate, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he had an association in Chicago with Tony Rezco - a man of questionable character and who is now in prison and had helped Obama to a sweet deal on the purchase of his home - people said it didn't matter. WHEN - it became known that George Soros, a multi-billionaire Marxist, spent a ton of money to get him elected, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he started appointing White House Czars that were radicals, revolutionaries, and even avowed Marxist /Communists, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he stood before the Nation and told us that his intentions were to "fundamentally transform this Nation" into something else, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - it became known that he had trained ACORN workers in Chicago and served as an attorney for ACORN, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he appointed cabinet members and several advisers who were tax cheats and socialists, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he appointed a Science Czar, John Holdren, who believes in forced abortions, mass sterilizations and seizing babies from teen mothers, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he appointed Cass Sunstein as Regulatory Czar who believes in "Explicit Consent," harvesting human organs without family consent and allowing animals to be represented in court, while banning all hunting, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he appointed Kevin Jennings, a homosexual and organizer of a group called Gay, Lesbian, Straight, Education Network as Safe School Czar and it became known that he had a history of bad advice to teenagers, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he appointed Mark Lloyd as Diversity Czar who believes in curtailing free speech, taking from one and giving to another to spread the wealth, who supports Hugo Chavez, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - Valerie Jarrett, an avowed Socialist, was selected as Obama's Senior White House Advisor, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - Anita Dunn, White House Communications Director, said Mao Tse Tung was her favorite philosopher and the person she turned to most for inspiration, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he appointed Carol Browner, a well known socialist as Global Warming Czar working on Cap and Trade as the nation's largest tax, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he appointed Van Jones, an ex-con and avowed Communist as Green Energy Czar, who since had to resign when this was made known, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - Tom Daschle, Obama's pick for Health and Human Services Secretary could not be confirmed because he was a tax cheat, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - as President of the United States , he bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia , people said it didn't matter.. WHEN - he traveled around the world criticizing America and never once talking of her greatness, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - his actions concerning the Middle East seemed to support the Palestinians over Israel , our long time ally, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he took American tax dollars to resettle thousands of Palestinians from Gaza to the United States , people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he upset the Europeans by removing plans for a missile defense system against the Russians, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he played politics in Afghanistan by not sending troops early-on when the Field Commanders said they were necessary to win, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he started spending us into a debt that was so big we could not pay it off, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he took a huge spending bill under the guise of stimulus and used it to pay off organizations, unions, and individuals that got him elected, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he took over insurance companies, car companies, banks, etc., people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he took away student loans from the banks and put it through the government, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he designed plans to take over the health care system and put it under government control, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he claimed he was a Christian during the election and tapes were later made public that showed Obama speaking to a Muslim group and 'stating' that he was raised a Muslim, was educated as a Muslim, and is still a Muslim, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he set into motion a plan to take over the control of all energy in the United States through Cap and Trade, people said it didn't matter. WHEN - he finally completed his transformation of America into a Socialist State , people woke up--- but it was too late. Add these up one by one and you get a phenomenal score that points to the fact that Barrack Hussein Obama is determined to turn America into a Marxist-Socialist society. All of the items in the preceding paragraphs have been put into place. All can be documented very easily. Before you disavow this do an Internet search. The last paragraph alone is not yet cast in stone. You and I will write that paragraph. Will it read as above or will it be a more happy ending for most of America ? Don't just belittle the opposition. Search for the truth. We all need to pull together or watch the demise of a free democratic society. Pray for Americans to seek the truth and take action for it will keep us FREE. Our biggest enemy is not China , Russia , North Korea or Iran . Our biggest enemy is a contingent of politicians in Washington, DC . The government will not help, so we need to do it ourselves. Question....will you delete this, or pass it on to others who don't know about Obama's actions and plans for the USA , so that they may know how to vote in November, 2012 and the ensuing years? It's your decision. I believe it does matter. How about you? WHEN - November 2012 comes, it will matter who you vote for! The more I study the Constitution and the documents surrounding its writing and ratification, the more I am convinced that we have allowed liberals to move us away from founding principles. We are like the frog in the bucket, swimming around while the temperature is raised just one degree every few minutes. He never becomes aware of his danger until it is too late! I hope and pray that it is not too late for America.
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Bill MatthewsI am a 72 year old retired Army officer and retired educational administrator. I am a conservative who usually votes Republican. I am a member of the Tea Party. I am a staunch student of and advocate for the Constitution. I am an active Christian saved by grace. Archives
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