Posted on 08/01/2002 10:29:52 AM PDT by jgrubbs
Patrick Henry Could Not Be Elected Today By Chuck Baldwin August 2, 2002
My friend and mentor, Jerry Falwell, wrote an inspiring column in his National Liberty Journal entitled, "We Need A Patrick Henry To Lead Us." In this article, he aptly expresses the desire for leaders such as the famed Patrick Henry to again arrive on the American scene. With all my heart, I agree with him that such leaders are desperately needed. However, the problem is not that such leaders don't exist but that few Americans seem willing to support and follow them.
We have seen several principled patriots make the effort to sound the clarion call for freedom and constitutional government, all to no avail. I'm talking about men such as Pat Buchanan, Alan Keyes, and Howard Phillips. These men are every bit as principled, patriotic, passionate, and persuasive about freedom as was Patrick Henry or Sam Adams, yet the vast majority of conservatives and Christians did not support them.
Instead, Christian and conservative leaders across the country pooled their resources and influence to help mushy, milquetoast candidates such as George I, Bob Dole, and George II. I would even argue that it was Ralph Reed's Christian Coalition that single- handedly stole the Republican nomination from Buchanan and gave it to Dole back in 1996. Again in 2000, it was the leaders of the "Religious Right" that fought for Bush the Younger and virtually ignored the candidacies of Keyes, Buchanan, Phillips, and even Gary Bauer.
In his column, Falwell writes, "We have elected men and women who uphold homosexual lifestyles that God calls abomination. We must become prudent with our votes, supporting only candidates who - like Patrick Henry - adhere to biblical values." I whole heartily agree. That is why I cannot support G.W. Bush. Bush has done as much to promote the homosexual agenda as Bill Clinton. Bush has kept and even expanded virtually all of the socialist, New World Order policies of Clinton. In addition, Bush's propensity to create an American police state is as ubiquitous as it is ominous.
What attracts us to the heroes of 1776 was their commitment to principle and their courage in the face of insurmountable opposition. However, these same virtues are used against today's patriots. We are not allowed to support anyone outside the establishment because "he has no chance of winning." We turn a deaf ear to the voices of modern-day Paul Reveres because "they refuse to compromise." What we embraced yesterday we eschew today. Conservatives and Christians throughout the country have let it be known in no uncertain terms that mild mannered socialists are much preferred to courageous constitutionalists.
Just as God's people rejected the prophets in Old Testament Israel, so have they rejected America's patriots today. Patrick Henry could never get elected today, because even Christians would not support him.
© Chuck Baldwin
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Bull! It's right where it is supposed to be. And it's going to stay there, too.
That's two votes (you and my mom). I'm on a roll.
I would have chosen a promised land that wasn't surrounded by millions of people who wanted to kill me. Say, Colorado.
And it's going to stay there, too.
It certainly will. A monument to Social Engineering. The Global Community waves its magic wand and POOF you have a country. Borders should be geographic, cultural and economic.
The barrel of a gun works just fine as well but it makes for a miserable existence. Unless, of course, you follow the Roman's example at Carthage.
The way I see it, blaming a politician for being a politician is like blaming a dog for being a dog. So the actions of politicians (whatever name they may go by) is not surprising.
This nation, once its voters realized that it was possible to vote themselves more dollars into their own pockets, has slidden seriously towards the Left.
It doesn't appear to be stopping anytime soon, either.
Therefore, in order for a man or woman who are in the same vein as a Patrick Henry, George Washington, James Madison, or Thomas Jefferson to even be desired, we as a nation must go back to our first love and do again the first works. This means that both the Constitution and the American Idea must be taught and hammered home to each and every one of our youth before we will get anything remotely similar to a purely Constitutional government again. The WWII and Baby-Boomer generations should be written off in this effort. It's too late for them. They are getting or will soon get social security and enroll in more government programs like this. So, again, it's too late for them.
Sadly, even if we were to begin tomorrow, none of us alive today will see this fulfilled. This will take a truly multi-generational effort. But we can at least get the ball rolling in the process by demarxitizing this nation brick by brick.
Where's Jerusalem? Where has it always been? What about Bethlehem? Gallilee? And you say Israel is in the wrong place?
What a flippin' joke. Social engineering? Save your buzzwords for the incoming frosh. This had nothing to do with social engineering. Jerusalem is to Israel what Mount Vernon and Monticello are to Virginia. You can't just move Virginia next to California (while leaving Mount Vernon and Moniticello behind) and still say that it's Virginia.
So take this lame argument elsewhere. It ain't working.
Israel is right where it's supposed to be.
True. Still it makes me wonder what will become of the other Frankensteins the United Nations has created.
Jerusalem is to Israel what Mount Vernon and Monticello are to Virginia. You can't just move Virginia next to California (while leaving Mount Vernon and Moniticello behind) and still say that it's Virginia.
The Romans didn't march into Virginia.
So take this lame argument elsewhere. It ain't working.
Its more of a lament than an argument. You're the one who seemed to take offense.
Israel is right where it's supposed to be.
After a couple mega-souls get vaporized, it will be right where it's supposed to be.
Save yourself the trouble. Don't wonder.
Its more of a lament than an argument. You're the one who seemed to take offense.
Seemed? That's such a Lefty term. Anyhoo, I was indeed perturbed by your asinine statement about Israel being in the wrong place.
Talk about absurd. Therefore, I called this exactly what it was: asinine.
After a couple mega-souls get vaporized, it will be right where it's supposed to be.
Which I'm sure you wouldn't mind one bit.
Its what I do.
Seemed? That's such a Lefty term. Anyhoo, I was indeed perturbed by your asinine statement about Israel being in the wrong place.
At this point, I'm not right or left but orthogonal.
Talk about absurd. Therefore, I called this exactly what it was: asinine.
It's an expression. It means bad things are going to happen to you even if you don't deserve them.
After a couple mega-souls get vaporized, it will be right where it's supposed to be.
Which I'm sure you wouldn't mind one bit.
Character attacks. Such a Leftist tactic.
I dislike the vaporization of mega-souls. Many of them are innocent but its like the man says:
"Stupidity cannot be cured with money, or through education, or by legislation. Stupidity isn't a sin, the victim can't help being stupid. But stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death, there is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity." - Robert A. Heinlein
They why'd you mention it? And since you mentioned it, how is it character assassination? No one forced you to say that, yet you did.
And since you know what stupidity is, why don't you take your own advice? Physician, heal thyself. Indifference indeed has no pharmacy.
Because I was stating the criteria for a stable, secure, Israel.
And since you mentioned it, how is it character assassination? No one forced you to say that, yet you did.
The character attack began when you speculated on my reaction to mass killing.
And since you know what stupidity is, why don't you take your own advice? Physician, heal thyself. Indifference indeed has no pharmacy.
Everyone is stupid. Its just a question of the intensity of the stupidity.
I didn't mention mass killing. YOU did. So save the drama.
Everyone is stupid. Its just a question of the intensity of the stupidity.
Certainly. LC100 stupidity is not a good thing. Therefore, I reside at home, which is three standard deviations to the right of the mean. I run into far less stupid people that way.
Yes, it is the rather obvious requirement for a secure Israel.
There is nothing immoral or indifferent about stating this.
Certainly. LC100 stupidity is not a good thing. Therefore, I reside at home, which is three standard deviations to the right of the mean. I run into far less stupid people that way.
I've reached similar conclusions. My neighbors are trees. My trees neighbors are rocks.
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