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Pretty much reading from his books, with interspersed dialogue. But please entertain me and watch/listen to these. 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ocDssPo65c (the audio gets out of sync, but you get the gist) 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3vrjP987U8 3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCo_9078tuM 4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aHGIThiKpI 5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7q9GheEOXU 6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXcxvr5lWwM 7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOJbY8m9n7U

JERUSALEM – Sen. Barack Obama employed and continues to employ senior staffers who belong to the Nation of Islam, and the presidential candidate has some "worrying" ties to the controversial group headed by Louis Farrakhan, a former key Obama insider told WND. The former insider, who spoke on condition of anonymity, expressed particular concern that Obama employed at least two Nation members in his early days as a state senator, when his office was staffed by only a handful of workers. "When you're a state senator, you have little money given to you to hire staff. It is ironic that...

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song. The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever. (Psalm 28:7-9)

Lift up your eyes to the heavens, look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment and its inhabitants die like flies. But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail. Hear me, you who know what is right, you people who have my law in your hearts: Do not fear the reproach of men or be terrified by their insults. (Isaiah 51:6-7)

The Obama campaign recently deleted the following testimonial [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=clnk&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2F64.233.169.104%2Fsearch%3Fq%3 Dcache%3AEgIaXB8TimQJ%3Afaith.barackobama.com%2Fpage%2Fcontent%2Ffaithtestimonials%2Bsite%3 Abarackobama.com%2Bpfleger%26hl%3Den%26ct%3Dclnk%26cd%3D1%26gl%3Dus&ei=yWs_SMX4JqjMececoKUE&usg=AFQjCNGm90jDjfleu2EuLCh0fnojMJmVgQ&sig2=6-NHyHF0ioY9Nfw5mrVTYA] from its OFFICIAL Web site (faith.barackobama.com) because it does not want voters to see that Obama welcomed a testimonial from another backer of Louis Farrakhan. Father Michael Pfleger Senior Pastor, St. Sabina Church, Chicago, IL I’m concerned by issues of poverty and issues of justice and equal access and opportunity especially when dealing with children and education and healthcare. Also, the war in Iraq is non-negotiable: end it! The faith community has to be a prophetic voice to bring us to where we ought to be as a country....

O LORD, I call to you; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to you. May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice. (Psalm 141:1-2)

WASHINGTON - Republican John McCain's game plan for beating Democrat Barack Obama rests on one huge assumption: Despite an unpopular war, an uncertain economy and the GOP's beleaguered status, the country still leans more to the right than to the left. "There are going to be stark choices between a liberal Democrat and a conservative Republican," McCain says at nearly every turn as he seeks to portray Obama as out of step with the nation. The more the GOP nominee-in-waiting can frame the debate along those lines, and capture a larger chunk of the electorate's center, the better his chance...

And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace. (Luke 1: 76-79)

Obama's Black Identity Politics is Consistent With Jeremiah Wright’s Hate SpeechIf anyone believes that Barack Obama “just found out” about Jeremiah Wright’s vicious anti-American hate speech, we have a bridge in Brooklyn we would like to sell them. As shown by Obama’s own book Dreams From My Father, Obama’s deep involvement in Black identity politics–replace that with “White identity politics” to envision sheets, hoods, and burning crosses–is entirely consistent with his widespread involvement and association with racists, anti-Semites, and Catholic-haters. The bottom line is that Obama is not one of us and, by “us,” we mean mainstream America. To begin...

Caraway is not threshed with a sledge, nor is a cartwheel rolled over cummin; caraway is beaten out with a rod, and cummin with a stick. Grain must be ground to make bread; so one does not go on threshing it forever. Though he drives the wheels of his threshing cart over it, his horses do not grind it. All this also comes from the LORD Almighty, wonderful in counsel and magnificent in wisdom. (Isaiah 28:27-29)

The Japanese population is believed to have peaked at about 127.5 million in 2005. Since then the figure has declined, with some estimates suggesting the population could shrink to 105 million by 2050. The drop is feared to have negative impacts on the nation's labor force and grave social and economic consequences. Recent reports seem to indicate that the sexual proclivities of Japanese men are contributing adversely to the situation. More and more men, reports maintain, are turning to masturbation and sex toys rather than to their female counterparts. And further exacerbating an already declining birthrate of 1.29 children per...

We have previously shown that viral E-mails (E-mails that people circulate to friends and associates, not E-mails that contain computer viruses) are causing serious problems for the Obama campaign. The following viral e-mail, which we place in the public domain and whose widespread circulation we encourage, tells the absolute truth about this phony smile on top of an empty suit, and all statements in this package can be verified independently through a Google search, or reference to the indicated links. In Netscape E-mail at least, the entire package below pastes into the letter with preservation of highlighting and formatting. COPY,...

“Anti-Semites for Obama” by the Tennessee Republican Party barely recognizes the tip of the ugly iceberg. Obama’s association with and refusal to repudiate anti-Semites, racists, and Catholic-haters is indeed a problem, but his open promotion of anti-Semitic, anti-Catholic, and racist individuals and organizations is far worse. ...The National “Jewish” Democratic Council, with its long and extensive record of whitewashing and sanitizing anti-Semitism and other forms of hate while promoting hatred of Christians for political gamesmanship, is an insult not only to Jews but to all decent people of all political persuasions. We can see no other motive behind Ira Forman’s...

The common rat is very adept at dodging and evading, and it took the combined efforts of MSNBC’s Tim Russert and Senator Hillary Clinton to corner a two-legged rodent named Barack Obama long enough to get him to use the word “reject” in conjunction with the endorsement of the prominent racist, anti-Semite, and Catholic-hater Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam. Transcript of recent Democratic debate in Ohio (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/26/us/politics/26text-debate.html?pagewanted=19&_r=2&bl&ei=5087&en=0667d0ff53b714a8&ex=1204261200&adxnnlx=1204122265-9mtE1lD3c1IvYZ00LZq%20zw). Note how Obama equivocates over Farrakhan’s endorsement until backed into a corner. ...As much as we dislike Hillary Clinton, it is obvious that she knows what it means to “reject” the...

I’M dancing on the top deck with a 71-year-old feminist and psychotherapist whom I’ve come to think of as the Twirler. We’ve spent two days attending seminars on The Nation magazine’s Alaska cruise; we’ve talked about the Bush presidency and prison reform and single-payer health care. Now, at almost midnight, my fiercely intelligent and opinionated new friend Charlotte is putting all the heady political talk behind her by bodily twirling.

The Clintons play dirty when they feel threatened. But we knew that, didn't we? The recent roughing-up of Barack Obama was in the trademark style of the Clinton years in the White House. High-minded and self-important on the surface, smarmily duplicitous underneath, meanwhile jabbing hard to the groin area. They are a slippery pair and come as a package. The nation is at fair risk of getting them back in the White House for four more years. The thought makes me queasy. The problem is not Hillary Clinton per se or the sharp exchanges and personal accusations that squeamish political...

WASHINGTON - “Unlocking America: The Why and How to Reduce America’s Prison Population,” a report by the JFA Institute, found increased incarcerations did little to reduce crime. "In the United States, every year since 1970, when only 196,429 persons were in state and federal prisons, the prison population has grown. Today there are over 1.5 million in state and federal prisons. Another 750,000 are in the nation’s jails,” said the report. “The growth has been constant—in years of rising crime and falling crime, in good economic times and bad, during wartime and while we were at peace. A generation of...

~Daniel 10:19~ Peace be unto thee; Be Strong, and of Good Courage.

TAMPA, Fla. - Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani's "bold" vision for the nation sounded a lot like the same ideas he's been talking about for months, but delivered in a new package Saturday. Giuliani's address before about 200 people was billed by his campaign as a new speech that shows the former New York mayor's bold vision for the future of the country. But the 30-plus minute speech hit on similar themes: a little Hillary Rodham Clinton bashing, some reflections on the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a call to make energy independence as big a priority as landing on the...

Those familiar with my writings know that I expend a considerable amount of time and energy analyzing the Iraq War and our nation’s fight against Islamic extremism. As a soldier who has served in Iraq twice, and who has witnessed the wounding and deaths of friends and fellow soldiers, the war is a subject of deeply personal importance to me and to my family. But this time, instead of discussing the merits of the war or the consequences that our failure would have on U.S. national security, I’d like to talk about the men and women who volunteer to serve...

Matthew 5:16 Let Your Light So Shine Before Men, That They May See Your Good Works, And Glorify Your Father Which is in Heaven.

Make a Joyful Noise Before the LORD, the King! Ps.98:6

Behold, God is my Salvation, I will Trust and not be Afraid; For the LORD God is my Strength and Song, And He has Become my Salvation. Isaiah 12:2

Blessed are the Poor in Spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are they that Mourn: for they Shall Be Comforted. Blessed are the Meek: for they Shall Inherit the Earth. Blessed are they which Do Hunger and Thirst After Righteousness: for they Shall Be Filled. Blessed are the Merciful: for they Shall Obtain Mercy.Blessed are the Pure in Heart: for they Shall See God. (Matt.5:3-8)

How Precious it is, LORD, To Realize that You are Thinking about me Constantly!I can't Even Count How Many Times a DayYour Thoughts Turn Toward me. And when I Awaken in the Morning, You are still Thinking of me! (Ps.139:17,18)

You are my King, O God, Who Decrees Victories for Jacob. Through You we Push Back our Enemies; Through Your Name we Trample our Foes. I do not Trust in my Bow, my Sword does not Bring me Victory; But You Give us Victory Over our Enemies, You Put our Adversaries to Shame. In God we Make our Boast All Day Long, And we will Praise Your Name Forever. (Ps.44:4-8)

Delight thyself also in the LORD: And He Shall Give thee the Desires of thine Heart. Commit thy Way unto the LORD; Trust Also in Him; And He Shall Bring it to Pass. (Ps.37:4,5)

I have Created you and Cared for you Since you were Born. I will be your God through All your Lifetime, Yes, Even when your Hair is White with Age. I Made you and I will Care for you. I will Carry you Along and be your Savior. (Is.46:3,4)

Beloved, let us Love One Another: for Love is of God; And Every One that Loveth is Born of God, and Knoweth God. He that Loveth not Knoweth not God; for God is Love. 1John 4:7,8

They that Trust in the LORD Shall be as Mount Zion, Which cannot be Removed, But Abideth Forever. Psalm 125:1

BELGRADE, Serbia: Serbia warned Friday that it would retaliate if Kosovo declares independence and if other nations recognize the breakaway province as a separate state. Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic did not specify how Serbia would respond if Kosovo's separatist ethnic Albanian officials carry out their threat to declare independence if a final push for a diplomatic settlement between now and Dec. 10 does not result in Kosovo's statehood. "Serbia will have no choice but to respond to acts that would jeopardize its sovereignty and territorial integrity," Jeremic said. "The unilateral declaration of independence would bring protracted instability to the region."...

Whosoever Cometh to Me, and Heareth My Sayings, and Doeth them, I will Shew you to whom he is Like: He is Like a Man which Built an House, and Digged Deep, and Laid the Foundation on a Rock: And when the Flood Arose, the Stream Beat Vehemently Upon that House, And could not Shake it: for it was Founded upon a Rock. Luke 6:47,48

They that Wait Upon the LORD Shall Renew their Strength; They Shall Mount Up with Wings as Eagles; They Shall Run, and not be Weary; And they Shall Walk, and not Faint. (Is.40:31)

Turkey's 'creeping Islamisation' divides nation By Gethin Chamberlain in Alanya, Sunday Telegraph Last Updated: 1:17am BST 15/07/2007 It could have been a scene from any beach in Turkey: a cluster of young women reclining on sun-loungers, soaking up the midday rays, thumbing through novels and smoking cigarettes, while fellow holidaymakers splashed in the sea. Women in bikinis and hasema swimsuits mix on the beach at Alanya Yet there was not an inch of bare flesh on them; these sun worshippers were clad from head to toe in headscarves and cover-all swimsuits. A couple of girls strolled past, their skimpy bikinis...

Over the past several months The Nation has interviewed fifty combat veterans of the Iraq War from around the United States in an effort to investigate the effects of the four-year-old occupation on average Iraqi civilians. These combat veterans...described a brutal side of the war rarely seen on television screens or chronicled in newspaper accounts. ... I mean, you physically could not do an investigation every time a civilian was wounded or killed because it just happens a lot and you'd spend all your time doing that," said Marine Reserve Lieut. Jonathan Morgenstein, 35, of Arlington, Virginia. ... Veterans said...

Let Israel Rejoice in Him that Made him: Let the Children of Zion be Joyful in their King. (Ps.149:2)

South Carolina's Senator Lindsey Graham recently referred to those of us who oppose the Kennedy/Bush Immigration Bill as "bigots." This is our response. June 15, 2007 Hon. Lindsey Graham United States Senate Dear Senator Graham: It has been reported that you have seen fit to refer to those of us who oppose extensive immigration by third world peoples into the United States, as "bigots." You did not offer to debate issues fundamental to the very concept of a nation; rather, you chose to asperse the motives of those Americans, who sought such a debate. This suggests that you may be...

WILMINGTON, Del. - Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani, in an indirect swipe at President Bush, said Thursday the overwhelming attitude that the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction reflects a lack of leadership. The nation's bleak mood was evident in the most recent Associated Press-Ipsos poll in which only 21 percent said they believe things in the U.S. are heading in the right direction, the worst mark since the AP-Ipsos poll began in December 2003. Speaking at a Flag Day rally in Wilmington, Del., Giuliani told more than 200 supporters: "What we're lacking is strong, aggressive, bold leadership like...

Stretching a $30,000 income isn't easy for Brittiany Dillon and her husband. Each month, gas and grocery bills alone eat up their disposable cash. But when it comes to their two-year-old daughter, the young parents — she is 21 and he is 23 — simply can't say no. "You want your child to have this idyllic childhood and not say 'My mommy never did this for me,'" says Dillon, a stay-at-home mom.

WASHINGTON, May 28, 2007 – Seven months ago, on Veterans Day, Army Spc. Jace Badia was carried off the battlefield in Ramadi after an insurgent bomb left him nearly dead -- his left leg gone, his right leg shattered and his right arm and back broken. Hollywood actor Gary Sinise and the wounded warriors serving as Grand Marshal’s of the National Memorial Day Parage in Washington, D.C. May 28, 2007, wave as they pass the reviewing stand. Defense Dept. photo by Fred W. Baker III  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. A testament to the will of today’s warriors...

The Lord is righteous in all His ways and loving toward all HE has made.The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth.He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them. Psalm 145: 17 – 19

BE HERE, OR BE NOWHERE!

........ In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame;Deliver me in Your righteousness.Turn Your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; Be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. Psalm 31: 1 – 2

Come and listen, all you who fear God; let me tell you what He has done for me.I cried out to Him with my mouth; His praise was on my tongue.If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; But God has surely listened and heard my voice in prayer.Praise be to God who has not rejected my prayer or withheld His love from me! Psalm 66: 16 – 20

Praise the LORD.Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever.Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the LORD or fully declare His praise?Blessed are they who maintain justice, who constantly do what is right. Psalm 106: 1 – 3

National Day of Prayer, 2007 A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America A prayerful spirit has always been an important part of our national character, and it is a force that has guided the American people, given us strength, and sustained us in moments of joy and in times of challenge. On this National Day of Prayer, we acknowledge God's grace and ask for His continued guidance in the life of our Nation. Americans of many faiths and traditions share a common belief that God hears the prayers of His children and shows grace to those...

BE HERE, OR BE NOWHERE!

No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl.Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light.Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. Luke 11: 33 – 34a

BE HERE, OR BE NOWHERE!

The United States would be inclined to allow the sale of advanced stealth F-22 fighter jets to the Israeli Air Force if the State of Israel's security was in jeopardy, former US Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen told The Jerusalem Post Thursday night. F-22 Raptor