Posted on 02/05/2002 11:22:01 AM PST by LonePalm
Sean Hannity said that they will be breaking a story at 1530 EST that a flag found at the WTC is not welcome at the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olymics because it is "too American."
Sorry, can't do that, seeing as how I don't have one :)
what is the difference between you and Sharpton/Jackson, et. al.? You "little guys" are so repressed by the evil overpowering monolith of _____________, helpless to do anything. Ever thought of taking responsibility for your situation and improving it yourself, instead of blaming X, Y, and Z?
Sport, I was active in conservative politics when you were likely still soiling diapers. *My* situation is that this once-great - and free - nation is being destroyed while the American people, who have been dumbed down by decades of government schooling and Hollywood, no longer even have a clue who they are or where they came from.
And guess what - that's YOUR situation too. We're all on this sinking ship together, unless we can figure out how to stop its sinking.
THE ORIGIN OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES
The Victory of Pelops
Tantalus, a king favored by the gods and son of Zeus, invited the gods to dine with him in his palace in Asia Minor. Having invited them he couldn't think of anything that was so valuable to set before his highest ranking guest. The only REAL treasure he had was his son Pelops. So, he decided to sacrifice his son for the gods by making a stew of him and set the dish before the gods. The Olympian gods detested human sacrifices and they punished Tantalus by throwing him in the underworld and giving life again to Pelops. One of Pelop's shoulder bones was missing so they restored it with a piece of ivory and gave him many rich gifts. One of them was a gift from Poseidon. He gave him fast horses and with them to set off and win himself a new kingdom.
In the kingdom of Elis, king Oenimaus had a beautiful daughter, Hippodamia. Any man that married her would inherit the kingdom but her father loved her so much that he could not suffer the thought of losing her. King Oenimaus had a set of horses given to him by Ares, the god of war. Whenever a suitor came to ask for his daughters hand in marriage, Oenomaus would challenge him to a chariot race. If the suitor won, he would win his daughters hand in marriage. Suitors came and were defeated. Twelve in all lost their lives attempting to win Hippodamia's hand in marriage.
When Pelops came to Elis to ask for the princesses hand in marriage, king Oenomaus was not aware that Pelops horses were magic. Not knowing this, he accepted yet another challenge. Hippodamia, after falling in love with Pelops, fearing her father would win again, bribed her father's stable boy to fix her father's chariot so that Pelops would win. The stable boy took out the wooden pins that held the wheels to the axle, and replaced them with pins of wax.
The race started. Oenomaus was surprised when he saw he could not pull ahead in the race. No matter what he did, they were neck to neck. Suddenly, the wax pins gave way and the wheels of the chariot broke and flew off. The king lost his life and Pelops had won Hippodamia's hand in marriage and a new kingdom, Elis.
In honor of the old king, Pelops had a funeral feast inviting heroes from all over Greece to take part in athletic games. These games were held on the plain of Olympia, in Elis, and were repeated every four years. They were called, THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
Yes. The globalists ARE using immigration as one of their tools, and it's quite successful. Americans are no longer Americans - we're African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, Japanese-Americans, Native-Americans, etc. - and we don't even speak the same language. THAT, my friend is a result of design, not an accident.
Legal, controlled immigration is fine - it's what America was built upon. But as Michael Savage says - "Borders, language, and culture." I don't always agree with him, but he's right on this one. It's critical. The balkanization of America is but ONE of the ways they're bringing us down, but it's a big one.
I was thinking more of connecting with each other as a cohesive unit with the forum acting as a communications nexus rather than a tool to incite the members to a paroxysm of fury. But hey, you gotta start somewhere.
For all their sins, There's more to France's story than that.
Something tells me that the average sheeple needs a wake up call (as if 9/11 wasn't enough).
IMHO, the Olympics should have been cancelled this year, "for security reasons" if for no other security reason than to let the average know nothing realize that WE ARE AT WAR. We are not particularly popular in the world, and the average citizen must be made to understand this. If the Olympics are NOT cancelled, then the flag from the WTC should fly proudly above our athletes, and be raised above them when medals are presented. Let's make this as patriotic as possible. Joe Public has got to understand that we are at risk, and will remain at risk until such time as we have neutralized the terrorists and the governments which support terror.
I also realize that many reasons have been advanced for not declaring war, but this WOT looks like it is going to be concentrated in the Middle East, again, obviously, but we are not allowed to make stereotypes < /sarcasm>.
I really feel that Rummy, etal should be making the message about more terror louder, and more well defined. Hiding intelligence sources is one thing, but hiding information "for the economy" or "the people will be scared" or more likely "there will be rioting" is just plain stupid.
America came to terms during WWII, following Pearl Harbor and called the enemies just what they were: enimies.
We interned citizens from the ethnic groups involved, until we made darn sure they were loyal, and would stay loyal to the US. We should be doing the same today. Close the borders, lock up the terrorist types, and see what shakes out. Unfortunately, this terror has a religious side, which may conflict with the First Amendment, but there is the "clear and present danger" provision to temporarily get around that. If all else fails, we should formally declare war. I don't believe that war has to be declared against a nation, as a matter of fact, it could be declared against a person, and the followers of that person. List all the terrorist networks, and declare war, then at least, the government gets extraordinary powers, such as internment, suspension of habeas corpus, etc. BUT before anyone gets worried, remember that these powers vanish magically upon the declaration of war being revoked. They are not like the Patriot Act, the ramifications of which will be haunting us for years to come.
The most important point that the people should know, that if this terror goes nuke, we need a declaration of war in place so that the retaliation is "approved". I figure that turning 2 cities into rubble and glass ended WWII and turning another two cities into rubble and glass will end the terror. Green glass is not a religious shrine, nor does it hide the plotting of terrorist leaders. Terrorists only understand terror, overwhelming destruction, and their own deaths to stop. This we should give them.
Keep the Faith for Freedom
MAY GOD BLESS AND PROTECT THIS HONORABLE REPUBLIC
Greg
I hereby reserve the right to buy into any paranoia and conspiracy that has sufficient documentation behind it to convince me < g >
But thanks for the note. :)
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