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A partial history of the Resolute desk from ourwhitehouse.org The Resolute served in the British Royal Navy for twenty-three years until she was decommissioned. No longer in service, she was sent to the breakers dock for salvage.Queen Victoria ordered that a desk be made from her best timbers. This was the gift that she sent to the White House. The desk, made from the ship that sealed a lasting friendship between Great Britain and the United States, has been in the White House ever since.It is considered a national treasure and an icon of the presidency. The desk is still...

Randy Dye gave a heartfelt speech at the Raleigh Tea Party on April 15th, 2011. Although Randy’s speech included a controversial portion involving an Obama mask covered ball, his message contains points that should give all of us pause to consider the state of this country. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzHpnFICKnAThe attendees who were offended by pouring water over the mask argued that Randy showed a lack of respect toward the office of the President. I feel that any man who would use blackmail of active military personel in order to achieve a political goal has already showed what kind of respect he has...

The dollar index is a measure of the value of the U.S. dollar relative to majority of its most significant trading partners. This index is similar to other trade-weighted indexes, which also use the exchange rates from the same major currencies. The 12 month chart below clearly shows the decline of the dollar (orange) as our economy collapses and hyperinflation starts. The correlation between the dollar index vs. gold (gold ETF GLD - green) shows how you can protect your wealth. The Federal Reserve has always had a policy of devaluating our dollar to minimize our debt repayment and maximize...

What are the consequences of the Federal Reserve's policy to expand the M1 money supply? The following chart from the St. Louis Federal Reserve shows how fast the money supply has exploded under the Obama administration: Art Laffer wrote an article for the Wall Street Journal on June 11th, 2009 which outlined some of the consequences of the Federal Reserve’s policy to increase the money supply. Two years later and we see that his analysis was correct for his short time frame predictions: The expansion of money, given an increase in the monetary base, is inevitable, and will ultimately result...

Deborah Ross is an attorney and representative in the NC General Assembly who should choose her words more carefully. Since when it is discrimination to enforce the laws of the federal government? She is more concerned with the rights of illegal aliens than serving the people of North Carolina. And just to be clear, North Carolina is in the United States of America which is part of the North American continent. People who are citizens of this country are called "Americans" because it is the name of our country. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcrLCNZL0YwMrs. Ross voted against the people of North Carolina today in...

The United States is a constitutional republic based on the rule of law whose fundamental basis is the U.S. Constitution. It seems that a majority of the people and our current government have a problem with this fact. Let's consider two points:1. Most people think that this nation is a democracy. The slogan being promoted by union organizers is: “Tell me what democracy looks like, this is what democracy looks like”. I heard this at the Save the American Dream Rally in Raleigh, NC and the following video shows what mob rule (Democracy) really looks like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHcJvQAlEGoOur founding fathers understood...