Itsoundslikesomethingoutofamovie.Anuclearweapondeto-nates at high altitude, generatinga burst of electromagnetic energythat devastates the United States--destroyingelectronics,collapsingcommunications, halting trans-portation, and shutting down allelectricalpower.Unfortunately,thethreatofanelectromagneticpulse(EMP)strikeisalltooreal,andit’stimeAmerica’sleaderswakeuptothereality.
But a nuclear weapon isn’ttheonlywayanEMPcanbegener-ated.EvenunusuallypowerfulsolaractivitycouldproducecatastrophicdestructionintheUnitedStates.Nomatterhowit’sgenerated,thecha-oticeffectsarethesame.First,theelectromagneticshockcandisruptelectrical devices. The second ef-fectissimilartolightning—apowersurgethatwouldburncircuitsandimmobilizeelectroniccomponentsand systems. The third is a pulseeffect that flows through electric-ity transmission lines, damagingdistribution centers and fusingpowerlines.Anyofthesecancauseirreversibledamagetoanelectronicsystem. And the United Stateswould effectively be sent back tothe19thcentury,toaworldwithoutcars,cellphones,computers,oranyotherelectronics.
If history is any guide, anEMP would be catastrophic. In1859, British astronomer RichardCarrington observed an unusuallylarge solar flare. Later, the flarereachedearth.Telegraphoperatorswere knocked unconscious. TheirmachinescaughtonfireastheEMPeffectfromtheflaresurgedthroughthelines.Whenthiseventoccurred,only a small portionof theworldwaselectrified.Asolarflareofthismagnitudetodaymighthaveamuchmoredevastatingimpact.
“Aneventthatcouldincapac-itatethenetworkforalongtime,”statedoneparticipantinaU.S.Na-tionalAcademiesofSciencestudy,“couldbeoneofthelargestnaturaldisasters that we could face.” Inthe film 33 Minutes: ProtectingAmerica in theNewMissileAge,Dr.WilliamGraham,chairmanofthe Congressional EMP Commis-sion, explains what that disasterwouldlooklike:
Medicalserviceswouldn’tbeavailablebecausetheyneedelectricpower.Telephoneswouldn’twork.Thetrafficlightswouldstopwork-ing.Bigtrafficjams.Transportationwould be shut down. Electronicfund transfers wouldn’t work soyou wouldn’t get your paycheck.Youwouldn’tbeabletouseyourcreditcard.Foodstockswouldrunout very quickly. Everything weknowaboutlifetodaythatmakesitconvenientandefficientwouldbeshutdown.
The Devastating Threat to Our
SecurityThe Heritage Foundation
SeeSecurity,pg.7
On Monday, August 8,CaliforniaGovernorJerryBrownsignedabillthatwouldawardallofCalifornia’s55electoralvotesto the winner of the nationalpopularvoteinpresidentialelec-tions.ThebillwaspromotedbyagroupcalledNationalPopularVote, Inc., established follow-ing the 2000 General Electionwhen Democrat Al Gore wonthe popular vote but lost thepresidencytoGeorgeW.Bushbasedonatwo-votepluralityintheElectoralCollege.
Liberals and Democratsare determined not to ever letthat happen again. However,knowingDemocrats aswedo,we can safely predict that, ifa Republican candidate wereevertowinthenationalpopularvote,whilelosingtheElectoralCollege vote to a Democraticopponent,wewouldbeoverrunwith liberals and Democratswaving the Electoral Collegeinourfaces.Solet’snotbetooquick to cloak them with anydegreeof fairnessor sincerity.They were unable to steal aclose election in Florida andthey’restillhoppingmadaboutit…elevenyearslater.
In November 2000, AlGore and Joe Lieberman wonthe nationwide popular voteby 50,999,897 to 50,456,002overGeorgeW.BushandDickCheney. A switchof271,948votes, just over one-fourth ofonepercent,wouldhavegivenBushandCheneyaslimpopularvotevictory, alongwitha271to 266 vote victory where itreally counts, in the ElectoralCollege.
California now joins Ha-waii,Illinois,Maryland,Massa-chusetts,NewJersey,Vermont,andWashington,plus theDis-trict of Columbia, in adoptingthe rule, bringing 132 of theneeded270electoralvotesunderthe popular vote rule. If andwhen states representing 270electoralvoteshave joined thepopular vote movement, thenandonlythenwillthosestatesbeabletocontrolasimplemajorityintheElectoralCollege.
But is itpossible that theeightbluestatesthathavenowbeensuckeredintotheNationalPopular Vote movement aremerely shooting themselvesin the foot? Let’splaya little“whatif,”usingtheresultsfromthe2000election.WhatiftheU.S.SupremeCourthadfailedto intervene inFloridaand theDemocrat-dominated FloridaSupreme Court had been al-lowedtoproceedwithrecountsin only the four most heavilyDemocraticcountiesinthestate,openingtheprocesstomassivefraudandthrowingFlorida’s25electoralvotestotheDemocrats?ThefinalElectoralCollegevotewouldhavebeen292to246infavorofGore-Lieberman.
But what if, at the sametime,BushandCheneyhadbeenabletowin271,948morevotesout of the 101,455,900 votescast…justoneoutofevery373
T h eRichmondTimes-Dis-patch re-ported thatit’s some-timescalled“brain-eat-ing amoe-ba”becauseittravelsupthe nose and destroys braintissue,almostalwayscausingmeningitis.
“Sadly, we have had aNaegleriainfectioninVirginiathis summer,”Dr.KeriHall,stateepidemiologistattheVir-ginia Department of Health,saidinstatement.“It’simpor-tantthatpeoplebeawareof…safeswimmingmessages.”
In a health advisory is-sued Saturday, state healthofficialssaidtheamoebapro-liferatesinstagnantfreshwaterlakes,ponds,streamsandriv-erswhen temperaturesclimbintothe80s.Theysaypeopleshouldtakesafetyprecautionswhen swimming, includingshowering with soap beforeand after and being carefulnot to swallow pool, lake orriverwater.
Libertariansandconservativesblasted President Barack Obama’spopulist attackon Congress andwealthy Ameri-cans Monday ,callingitablatantattempt at classwarfare that ispoorly groundedinsoundeconom-ictheory.
Facing thelowest approvalratingsofhispres-idency,ObamaonMonday used hisbus tour throught h e M i d w e s t ,whichGOPcriticshave dubbed the“Debt-End BusTour,”toblameawiderangeoffoesfor the nation’seconomic woes:GOP candidateswho don’t wantto raise taxes,House SpeakerJohn Boehner for not acceptinghis ill-defined “grand bargain” onentitlements,wealthyAmericanshe
Conservatives blasted Obama’s bus-tour rhetoric as class warfare, and warned that raising taxes on wealthy Americans is likely to hurt job creation. “I think he’s desperate,” CATO budget analyst Tad DeHaven tells Newsmax. “I think he’s playing the class-war-fare card...Three years of spending and debt and deficits, and promises that all that would lead to economic growth and job creation, have been an absolute failure.” (Getty Images)
Desperate Obama’s Blame Game: Boehner, Congress, the Rich, and GOP
over thedebt-ceiling,Obamasaid:“We ended up creating more un-
c e r t a i n t y a n dm o r e d a m a g eto an economythat was alreadyweak. Now, wecan’t have pa-tience with thatkind of behavioranymore.”
He added:“I know you’refrustrated,andI’mfrustratedtoo.”
S p e a k i n ginCannonFalls.,Minn.,asparthistour across theMidwest, Obamavoiced optimismthat America hasthe fortitude toovercomeitseco-nomic problems—butonlyifthesmall-businesspeoplewhogener-atemostU.S.jobspaymoretaxes.
Obamasaidthenationneeds
SeeBlame,pg.7
Virginia Health Officials Report Case of ‘Brain-Eating Amoeba’
FoxNews.com
Amebic meningoencephalitis due to Naegleria fowleri.
Details of individualcases cannot be released tothepublicduetoprivacyrea-sons, but earlier this month,
officials “confirmed a caseof meningitis in a person intheCentralHealthRegionofVirginia, which includes theRichmondarea,”accordingtotheTimes-Dispatch.
The newspaper also re-ported that the aunt of a 9-year-oldHenricoCountyboy,whodiedAug.5frommenin-gitis,said“waterborne-illnesswasmentionedas apossiblecauseoftheillness.”
“Thedoctordescribedittousassuchaslightchancethat theydidn’teventhinkitwould be possible,” BonnieStrickland, aunt of ChristianAlexanderStrickland,said.
According to the MayoClinic Website, Naegleriainfectionbeginswithinonetotwoweeksofexposuretothe
a m o e b a ,and symp-toms caninclude achange inthe senseofsmellortaste, fe-ver,suddenheadache,n a u s e a ,vomiting,confusionandlossofb a l a n c e .The symp-
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Ready Aim Fire
ByNeilCarson(CKABobMcDowell)
CommentaryTHE VIEW FROM HEREGovernor Mary Fallin’s “Oklahoma Now”
A Reason To Rejoice
Lt. Governor Todd Lamb
Office of Lt. Governor Todd Lamb
By Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.)
“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over”
Something happened inWashington, D.C. on May 26,2011 that has not been reportedinanyofthe‘mainstream’mediaavailable to me that should givecomfortandjoytothoseofuswhohavebeencontinuallyupsetaboutthe invasion going on by illegalaliens.Theseconcernsincludethetendencyofsomejudgeswhoseemtothinkthatitisquiteallrightforpeopletoblatantlyviolateourlawsiftheyarenotcitizens.
My first inkling of this, inmymind,majorandhistoric,eventwaswhentheJulyissueof‘JudicialWatch’wasgivenmebyaretiredNavyCaptainfromWWII,JosiahHenson. The first thing to grabmyattentionwasafrontpagetopheadlinestating that theSupremeCourthaddeclaredtheArizonalawmakingitacrimeforemployerstonotE-verifythelegalstatusoftheiremployees.ThiswasconfirmedafewdayslaterwhentheJulyissueofthe‘PhyllisSchlaflyReport’ar-rivedinthemailandrepeatedthegoodnews.
OnemayrecallthattheAri-zonalawwaschallengedinFederalCourt by one of those organiza-tions making it their business tochallengeanystatelawthatwouldmakefederallawapplicableunderstatestatues,suchasHB1804inOklahoma, also challenged andthree parts declared “unconstitu-tional”bya,inmyopinion,radicaljudgein theWesternDistrictandnowunderappealbeforetheTenthDistrictinDenver.ThewholeAri-zonalawhadbeenstruckdownbytheDistrictJudgeandappealedtotheNinthCircuit(theleftwingone)in San Francisco (or as MichaelSavage sayes ‘San Fransicko’)where the District decision wasupheld and then appealed to theSupremeCourt.
In declaring the Arizonalaw ‘constitutional’ the SupremeCourt struck a blow for law andorderandborderprotectionthatwecanallcheer.Thisdecisionmay,and should, render moot all theotherstatestatutesthathavebeen
challengedinlocalFederalcourts,including the Western District ofOklahoma. In my opinion thisshouldputawholebunchofeggon the faces ofthesejudgesthatthink they canmake laws bytheir decisionsand overrulingthevotesof thecitizens,insomecases, and/ortheirelectedrepresentatives.
Itismystrongbelief,statedbefore, that the Congresses, bothpresent and past, have been der-elict in their duties by not bring-ing impeachment charges againstthosejudgeswhosoopenlyshowthat they are and will continueto violate their oath of office touphold theConstitution and lawsof the United States of America.Also the Senate for not properlyevaluatingthementalorientationofthosebeingnominatedforjudicialpositionsandrefusing toapprovethosewhoaresomuchagainstourfoundingprinciples.JustbecauseasittingPresidentmakesanomi-nationshouldnotbeanautomaticapprovalforconfirmation.ThoseontheDemocratsideseemtonothesitate to challenge, even to thepoint of character assassination,those whom they consider ‘tooconservative’,orforotherpersonalreasons.
This goes along with mystated opinion that these Con-gresses,bothpresentandpast,areincontinualviolationoftheiroathsofofficebycreatingthenumerousauthorities, boards, and commis-sionsandgrantingthemthepowertomakerulesthathavetheeffectonusoflawwithoutthentakingthetimetohaveafloorvoteoneachand every such ‘rule’, as shouldbedone.
In any event, the decisionhanded down on May 26 is verymuchareasontohavearealcel-ebrationofastrikeforthe‘ruleoflaw’andtheConstitutionbythoseofuswhosobelieve.
Anyonewhohaseverhadtheopportunitytouseafirearmknowsthatforapersontobecomeagoodmarksman he must be sure of histarget and know how to properlyuseagun.Amarksmanalsoknowsthat it can be very dangerous touse a firearm in a reckless andunprofessional manner, once youpull the triggeryouhavenomorecontrolofthebullet.AsIwatchtheevents unfolding in Great BritainweAmericansshouldtakealessonfromourEnglishrelativesandavoidthe riots and unrest that they areexperiencing.
TheBritish are experiencingnothing short of chaos because ofthelootingandburninginLondonandothercities.Manyofthelootersare young people that are unem-ployedandtheyhavetakenituponthemselves to just take what theywantbecausetheyfeelthattheyareentitledtoit.Ifeelthatmanypoliti-cians, when they start pitting onegroup of citizens against anotherjust togetvotes for thenextelec-tion,arerecklessandunprofessionalin their rhetoric. The reckless useof words and ideas can be just asdangerousas the recklessuseofafirearm.Itisveryeasytofirearifle
withouttakingaimandmissingtheintended target; instead of wordsbeingbeneficialandproductivetheycaninciteamob.Noonecanpredictwhatamobwilldobutusuallytheendresultisdestruction.Thepeopleof Great Britain have been condi-tionedtotheentitlementmentalitythatwhateverwealthacountyhastooffertheyshouldhaveapartofit even if they didn’t do anythingtoearnit.
It is easy for we humans tocovet something that belongs tosomeoneelse.Likemostotherpeo-pleIwouldliketobeabletohaveabiggerincomeandaneasierlife,butunlikethelootersinEnglandIhavethebeliefthatfreedomisthemostimportantthingthatourgovernmentshouldguaranteeuscitizensinsteadoftryingtosticksomeoneelsewithahighertaxbill.Iamfarfromrich,but it infuriates me when I hearpoliticianssaythattherichneedtopay their fair share when 50% ofAmericans pay no federal incometaxwhatsoever.IfirmlybelievethatweAmericansaregoingtohavetoendure some hard times and thispracticeofpittingonegroupofsoci-etyagainsteachotherwillnotdoanyofusanygood.Wordshavepowerjustlikeafirearmandweneedtobecarefulhowweusethem.
OKLAHOMACITY–Lawenforce-mentofficers acrossOklahomaarejoiningforcesforthe“DriveSoberor Get Pulled Over” mobilizationfromAug.19 throughSept.5,andGov.MaryFallin issupporting thecampaignagainstimpaireddriving.
“Wearehappytoendorsethisimportanteffort,”Fallinsaid.“LastyearinOklahoma,245peoplediedinalcohol-relatedcrashesandmorethan 6,500 people were injured.These are deaths and injuries thatcould have been avoided if peoplehadnotmadetheirresponsiblechoicetodrinkanddrive.”
All 50 states, the District ofColumbia and Puerto Rico haveestablished a threshold making it
WASHINGTON,D.C. –ActingU.S. Commerce Secretary Dr.Rebecca Blank and U.S. Sen.JimInhofetodayannounceda$1million Economic DevelopmentAdministration (EDA) grant tothe Oklahoma State UniversityMultispectralLaboratories(UML)inPoncaCity,Okla.,tomodernizetheuniversity’sresearchandtrain-ingfacilities.Thelabsareworkingtoenhancetechnologytransferandcommercializationratesbystream-liningtheinnovationtodeploymentcycleandprovideresearcherswithgreateraccesstoauniquenetworkofequipmentandoutdoortestingandtrainingspaceatalowercost.Theproject is expected to create15jobsandgenerate$725,000inprivate investment, according togranteeestimates.
“Encouraging innovationand bringing new technologiesto the marketplace are critical tocreating jobs and improving ournation’s economic competitive-ness,”Blanksaid.“InvestmentsincommercializationeffortslikethisoneatOklahomaStateUniversitysupportthePresident’svisionforout-innovatingtherestoftheworldby moving great ideas from thelabtothemarketplacetospurthedevelopmentof21stcenturyjobsandindustries.”
“Congratulations to OSU-UMLonreceivingthiscompetitivegrant,” said Inhofe. “The worktheyaredoingishelpingmakeournationmoresecure.Theirtrainingofournational security forces incounter-terrorism,andtheirtrain-ingofournation’s first respond-ers in disaster preparedness andresponse is extremely important.Theyarealsodoingcriticalworkinchemicalandbiologicalwarfare,andtheirUnmannedAerialVehicle(UAV)developmentandtrainingisplayingavital rolearound theworld.ThisgrantiskeyinhelpingUML continue to move forwardand more rapidly transition theirworktotheproductionphase.”
UMLspecializesintechnicalinnovations and scientific solu-tions that address security needsbymixingscienceandoperationalexperience.ThisEDAinvestmentwill enable the laboratories toexpandinfrastructurecomponentsnecessarytosupportlarge,multi-facetedcampaignsthatrespondtobroadspectrumemergingthreats.Fundingwillalsobeusedtoestab-lishaCenterforObservationandMeasurementofEmergingThreatsattheuniversity,whichwoulden-able research to detect, mitigateanddefeatglobalsecuritythreats.
In the state of Oklahoma,weeachhaveouruniqueroles tofulfill. Specifically in govern-ment,officialsareelectedtoservethe people of our great state andgeneratepublicpolicythatreflectsOklahoma values. Among themanyrolesasLt.Governor,Ihavethe privilege of being an ambas-sador on behalf of Oklahoma. IloveOklahoma.AndI’mnotjustsaying that because I’m requiredtoasLt.Governor.Ibelievethisisthegreatest,mostuniquestateinournation.
Inmyroleinpublicoffice,IgettheopportunitytonotonlybeontheroadvisitingwithOklaho-mans,butalsotravelingthenationselling Oklahoma to other statesandbusinesses encouraging themto invest in our people and oureconomy.
Oklahoma stands out fromotherstatesintheunion.Ourstatedefinesentrepreneurship.Weweretheonlystatetobesettledbyalandrun.Thegunfired,andtheearlysettlersracedtobuildalifefromthegroundup.Whatagreatexampleofentrepreneurship.Beforethemoursovereignnationcitizenswerecommercialtraders,andnotestatebrokers,againanexampleofentre-preneurship.Sincethebeginning,our state has continued to be ontheforefrontof industryand ideadevelopment,andit’smyhonortobeastrongambassadoronbehalfofOklahomaonanationalstage.
Afewweeksago,OklahomareceivednationalrecognitionwhenIwaselectedtoserveastreasureroftheNationalLt.GovernorsAs-sociation(NLGA)ExecutiveCom-mittee.Itwasabipartisanelectionby my peers, and I could not bemoreexcitedabouttheopportunitythisisforOklahoma.TheNLGAexecutive committeemeets aboutthreetimesayearandisresponsibletochartthecourseofpolicyissuesand work to be pursued by thenation’s second-highest state andterritorialofficeholders.
MyworkintheNLGAbeganthis past spring when I was abletosecure the2013annualNLGAconference in Oklahoma, duringmy first four months in office.Thatpairedwithmyroleas trea-surer will help generate supportforandrecognitionofOklahoma.Developing public policy here inOklahoma that allowsourpeopletoprosperisparamount.Wemustbeproactiveinseekingvenuesandideasthatwillfosterdevelopmentinourstate.
Let’s work together! Re-flect on what you personally cando in your job, in your city andinourstatethatwillcontributetogreater growth and development.DefineyouruniqueroleinmakingOklahomaanevenbetterplaceforfuturegenerations.IfIcanassistinyourefforts,pleasecall.Makeanimpacttoday!
illegaltodrivewithabloodalcoholconcentrationof.08gramsperdecili-terorhigher.Theannualnationwideenforcement effort focuses on im-paireddrivingpreventionwithagoalofreducingroadwayfatalities.
“One of the major threats tomotorists on our streets and high-ways is the impaired driver, andthat’s one reason the ‘Drive SoberorGetPulledOver’campaignissoimportant,”Fallinsaid.“Wegreatlyappreciatetheeffortsofallthepolicedepartments, sheriffs’ offices andhighwaypatroltroopstakingpartinthiseffort.”
In 2009, the latest year forwhichnationwidedataisavailable,nearly12,000peoplediedacrosstheU.S.incrashesinwhichadriverormotorcycleriderwasatoroverthelegallimit,accordingtotheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministra-tion.
“Alltoooften,innocent,law-abidingpeoplesufferterribleconse-quencesandthe lossof lovedonesdue to this careless disregard forhuman life,” said CommissionerMichaelC.ThompsonoftheDepart-mentofPublicSafety.“InOklahoma,we’recommittedtoendingthistypeoftragedy.”
Only at the United NationsisitpossibletoimagineaPalestin-ian state announced on a meetingagenda.
U.N. corruption was on fulldisplaylastweekwhen,astheHud-sonInstitute’sAnneBayefskynoted,theU.N.publisheditsprovisionallistofspeakersfortheSeptemberopen-ingsession.
The Palestinian Authority ispromisingtoramaheadwithitsbidinjustoveramonthtoberecognizedasastateattheUnitedNations,andthe General Assembly will likelyapproveitovertheobjectionsoftheUnitedStatesandIsrael.
U.N. recognition would takeplace totally apart from any nego-tiationwith Israel, andwithout thePalestiniansrenouncingviolenceoracknowledgingIsrael’sstatehood.
By Newt Gingrichbeliefthattheircommitmenttovio-lenceandtheirunwaveringrejectionofIsrael’srighttoexisthasbeguntoproducetheirdesiredgoals.
ApeacefulsolutiontotheIs-raeli-Palestinianproblemmustbeginwith negotiations. The PalestinianAuthority, however, has refused toentertalksuntilIsraelagreestoac-cepttheborderlinesitdemands.
Itsunilateralbidforstatehoodis not a good-faith effort to makeprogressonMideastpeace.It isanaggressiveattemptbythePalestinianAuthority and the anti-Israel con-tingentattheU.N.,anditwillonlymaketheproblemworse.
WhiletheAdministrationsaysitopposesthisschemeat theU.N.,President Obama did not help thesituation when he became the firstpresidentinAmericanhistorytosidepubliclywiththePalestiniansagainstIsraelindemandingthatIsraelretreattoits1967borders,ratherthanhavebordersdeterminedthroughnegotia-tions.
In spite of the U.N.’s totallydishonestapproachtoIsrael,Presi-dentObamaapparentlyretainsfaithinwhatisclearlyacorruptorganiza-tion.TheAdministration’scommit-mentto“multilateralism”attheU.N.isnothingmorethanappeasement.
PresidentObamaandtheStateDepartment must be clear withWestern allies. They should rejectaction that would reward terroristgroups who refuse to abide by thebasic principles of human dignityandfreedom.
In the 1993 comedy Dave, asmall-town presidential imperson-ator is called on to pretend to bethe actual President of the UnitedStateswhenthecommanderinchieftakesill.DavestepsintotheWhiteHouse,takeshisnewroletoofar,andwithwide-eyedinnocencepromisesAmerica,“I’minitiatingaprogramtotrytofindadecentjobforeveryAmericanwhowantsone.”Yester-dayinHolland,Michigan,PresidentBarack Obama made a strikinglysimilarpledge:
Over the coming weeks, I’mgoing to be putting out more pro-posals,weekbyweek,thatwillhelpbusinesseshireandputpeoplebacktowork.AndI’mgoing tokeepatituntileverysingleAmericanwhowantsajobcanfindone.
It’s anyone’s guess if Presi-dentObamawastakingapagefromDave’s playbook, hoping that themagicofHollywoodorthepowerofa populist message would resonatewith Americans, helping to turnaround his plummeting poll num-bers. But a few things were clearin the President’s speech: Despiteall evidence to the contrary, he isstill clinging to the notion that thefederalgovernmentcancreatejobs,he remains utterly disconnectedfrom the reality that the Americanpeoplearefundamentallydissatisfiedwith the direction he is taking thecountry,andheisdoggedlystickingto his favorite script—the story ofmore federal spending coming toAmerica’srescue.
Since the beginning of hispresidency,BarackObamahasprom-isedthathewouldspendAmericaoutoftherecessionusingthepowerofthepurse,infusingtheU.S.economywith stimulus spending in order tosaveor createmillionsof jobs.Hefailed.Despitea$787billionstimu-luspackage,theunemploymentrateis9.1percent,jobcreationisanemic,andasHeritage’sJamesSherkandRea Hederman, Jr., explain in anewpaper, theaveragedurationofunemploymenthitanewrecordlastmonth,surpassing40weeksforthefirsttimeever.
Yet the President is fallingbackonmorestimulusspendingasasolution.Inhisspeechyesterday,Obamatoldhisaudiencetocontacttheir representatives (again) anddemandmorespendingoninfrastruc-ture.AndhecalledforCongresstosetasidetheirdivisionssomoremon-
eycanbespentintheDepartmentofEnergytofurtherhisgreenagenda.Ifyouthinkthisisallare-run,that’sbecause it is. And we know howthe story ends. That’s because anundeniable truth emerges from thePresident’sstimulusfiction:Govern-ment spending does not stimulateeconomicgrowth.Heritage’sNicolasLorisexplainswhy:
Sure,thegovernmentcancre-atejobs.Theycanuseourtaxpayerdollarstohireworkerstodigholesandfillthembackup.Butifthere’sno net gain in productivity andwealth,thejobisawaste.
The failure of governmentstimulusspendinghasplayed itselfouttimeandtimeagain.IntheNewDeal,Japaninthe1990s,PresidentGeorgeW.Bushin2001and2008,and the Obama stimulus last yearall failed togenerate thehoped-forstimulus.
YetthePresidentkeepstellinghisstory,andhekeepstakingcreditforthesupposedsuccessofhiseco-nomic stimulus. But the Americanpeoplearen’tbuyingit.Asthestockmarketsurgesandplummets,Ameri-cans’ confidence in the economykeeps sinking—hitting lows notseen since March 2009 during therecession, according toanewGal-luppoll.They’relookingforanewdirection—oneoffiscalrestraintandsmallergovernmentthattheyvotedforlastNovember.
It’stimetostopre-runningthesamebig-governmentstorylineandputAmericaonanewroadoffiscaldisciplineheadedtowardeconomicgrowth.CongressandthePresidentcan start by balancing the budget,lowering spending, and reformingentitlementsaslaidoutinHeritage’s“SavingtheAmericanDream”plan.Yesterday, President Obama said,“Wecan’taffordtoplaygames—notrightnow,notwhenthestakesaresohighforoureconomy.”He’sright.Butunfortunately,heisn’tproposingthe ideas needed to put Americanbacktowork.
President Obama Sticks to Stimulus Script
08/12/2011
TAHLEQUAH,Okla.—Asacrowdof hundreds of Cherokee Nationcitizens, along with tribal dignitar-ieslookedon,severalnewly-electedCherokeeNationofficialswereswornintoofficeSundayinTahlequah.
S.JoeCrittendentooktheoathof office as actingPrincipalChief,while Meredith Frailey was sworninasactingDeputyPrincipalChief.Eight members of the CherokeeNation’slegislativebranchwerealsosworninasTribalCouncilmembers,including Jodie Fishinghawk, TinaGlory-Jordan, David Walkingstick,Lee Keener Jr., Julia Coates, CaraCowanWatts,DickLayandJanelleLattimoreFullbright.
With the special election forPrincipalChiefsixweeksaway,Crit-tenden,whowaselectedasDeputyPrincipal Chief and Frailey, whocurrently serves asSpeaker for theTribal Council, will return to theiroriginalelectedpositionsonceanewPrincipalChiefisswornin.
Crittenden’sspeechpromiseda“seamless” transitionuntil anewChief is elected, saying he wouldworktirelesslytoensurethatservicestotheCherokeepeoplewouldcon-tinueuninterrupted.
“AlthoughmytenureasPrin-
Acting Cherokee Nation Principal Chief S. Joe Crittenden gives his inauguration speech as acting Deputy Principal Chief Mer-edith Frailey listens. Crittenden and Frailey were sworn into office Sunday afternoon along with eight members of the Tribal Council.
Cherokee Nation Officials Sworn In
cipal Chief may be brief, I havebeenentrustedwiththemomentousresponsibilitiesof thisoffice,” saidCrittenden.“Ivowtoalwaysdotherightthingfortherightreason.”
Frailey said shewants to en-courage Cherokees to continue tofightforsovereigntyandbepreparedtodowhatmustbedone toensure
Ruth Ann Smith, of Adair, is the winner of the 1st Annual Home-made Ice Cream Social & Contest, with her smooooth peach ice cream. The ice cream committee, headed by Desta Pryor, did a great job and the decorations were very festive and the program went as smooth as Ruth Ann’s ice cream. The prize for the People’s Choice was a gold colored ice cream scoop Travel-ing Trophy. Ruth Ann’s name will be the first inscribed on the trophy and will be returned next year for the next winner. The money collected from the ice cream, the bake sale and the silent auction came to $588, which goes to benefit the reconstruction of Conner Park on the north side of Adair on Hwy. 69.
Therehasbeena lotofpub-licityabouttuitionrateincreasesatOklahomacollegesanduniversities.NEOA&M,withcampusesinMi-amiandGrove,remainsoneofthebestvaluesinthecountry.Althoughtheytoohavehadanincrease,theirtuition remains near the lowest inthestate.
What’swiththepoultryindus-tryoverinMissouribringinginallofthesefolksfromSomaliatoworkintheirplants?ItmakesmethinkoftheAfricanslavetrade,excepttheypaytheminsteadofjustgivingthemfreeroomandboard.Areyoutellingmethatwithunemploymentover9percentthattheycan’tfindAmeri-canstodothosejobs?Havewemadeit too profitable with governmentbenefitsforAmericansnottowork?Brining in Somalis is not a goodideaandthepoultryindustrydoesn’tneedthatkindofbadpress.
KudostoJayforanothersuc-cessful Cruise Night! What othercity do you know where they notonly encourage you to cruise, butevenencourageyoutodoburn-outs?Jay has to be one of Oklahoma’sfriendliesttowns!
Speaking of festivals, markyour calendar for Oct. 8. That isChouteauDayinSalina,whichcel-ebratesJeanPierreChouteauestab-lishingthefirstwhitesettlementinOklahoma.TheChamberinSalinaisrafflingoffaSavageStevens512Gold Wing 12-guage over/undershotgun.Ifyouwanttopurchasearaffleticketfor$5(3for$10)forachancetowinthisgunjustcontactB.J.Cummings at [email protected].
It’salmosttimeforschooltostart.Coolerweatheraroundthecor-nerandI’llbereadytowatchsomefootball.Besureandsaythankstoateacher,thefutureofourstateandnationisintheirclassroomandtheyare a powerful role model for ouryouth. Of course the best teacherin the world needs help from theparentsathome.Besureand takeanactiverole inyourchild/grand-child’s education. Look over theirhomework.Readtoyoungchildrendailyandhaveolderchildrenreadtoyou.Startingabout12yearsoldhaveyourchildreadthenewspaperanddiscusscurrenteventswithyou.Anddon’tforgettheimportanceofsitting down at the table and hav-ingafamilymealtogether.Iknowthat’sold-fashionedbutweneedtodomoreofit.
Mayor Michael Nutter ofPhiladelphia was true to hiswordwhenhetooktothepulpitatMountCarmelBaptistChurchand prefaced his remarks: “I’mgoing to say some things thismorningthatIknowfromtimetotimemanyofyouthink,butmaynot say.Theywil l not bePC.” He pro-c e e d e d t ounloose a25-minutespeechthatmustranka m o n g t h emost brutal-ly forthrightcalls for personal responsibilityandadultauthoritythatanelectedofficialhaseverdeliveredintheseUnitedStates.
Philadelphiahasbeenbesetby “flash mobs,” roving bandsof teenagers who descend oninnocentbystanders tobeat androb theminaminiatureversionof thesenselessdestruction thathas engulfed London. Urbanviolencealwaysoccasionstawdryexcuse-makingundertheguiseofasearchfor“rootcauses.”Withapungentplainspokenness,Nutterzeroedinonthetruerootcauses—irresponsibleparentsandtheirignorant, slovenly, and undisci-plinedkids.
“Parents,”Nuttersaid,“getyouracttogether.Getittogether,rightnow!”Onthecuspofoffi-ciallyannouncinganewcurfewforteenagersthatwillbringpo-tentialsanctionsfortheparentsofviolators,Nutterwarnedneglect-fulparents:“You’regoingtofindyourself spending some quality
time with your kids in jail, to-gether.”Andthatwaspracticallythe warm-and-fuzzy portion ofhispresentation.Hehadscorch-ingwordsforabsentfathersinacity with an astronomical blackillegitimacy rate: “You’re not afather just because you have a
kid, or two,or three.” Ifyou’ re no tp r o v i d i n gm o r a l i n -struction toyourchildrenand insteadare sendingchild-support
payments,“you’rejustahumanATM.” If you’re doing neither,“you’rejustaspermdonor.”
“That’spartoftheprobleminourcommunity,”hecontinued.“Letmespeakplain:That’spartoftheproblemintheblackcom-munity.” “We have too manymen,makingtoomanybabiesthattheydon’twant to takecareof,andthenweendupdealingwithyour children,” he said. “We’renot running a big baby-sittingservice....Youwerearoundforthesex—now,bearoundfortheparenting.”
NutterharkenedbacktohisdaysasateeninWestPhiladel-phia40yearsago,whenhelivedunder the “Basil and Catalinacode, the code of my parents.”Theysetoutsimplerules—re-spect others, keep your handsto yourself, mind your manners—andmadeitclearthataslongashe“lived in theirhouse, that
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All of my readers are wellawarethatHubbyandIdoalotofrunning around. We travel up anddown,hereandthere,hitherandyon.Most of our travels are in relationto our work, promoting and rais-ingmoneyforTheCrossFreeWillBaptist Bible Institute in Altamira,Mexico.But,therearetimeswhenwejusttakeoffandgoseefamily.
Wherever we go we alwaysend up staying a night or two in amotel somewhere. Now, travelingwithHubbyisanadventuretostartwith,but,selectingamotelisanotherexperiencealltogether.
Overtheyearswehaveworkedoutthissystem.Sincehedrivesmostallthetime,Igettobetheonewhogoes in and asks the price of theroom,checkoutthebreakfast,etc.Itisnotthatheisshyoranything.Hejustdoesn’tlikedoingit.Ofcourse,if the price is not right, it is backtothecaranddowntheroadtothenextplace.
A time or two he has gottenusaplacetostaybylookingonthecomputer forhotelsormotelsneartheconventionsite.Thathasworkedmosttimes,butonetimewestayedataplaceinAtlanta,Georgiathatwasclearlybeingusedbyapimp,whodroveabig,fancycar,andhisstaff.Hubby was propositioned two orthreetimeswhenhejuststeppedoutthedoorofourroomontothelittleexteriorwalkwaythatraninfrontofthesecondfloorrooms.
Iknowithadtobeoneofthecheapestplaceshecouldfind.Idon’trememberwhatitcost.Iknowthattheconventionhotelsareusuallyinthe neighborhood of $150 a nightand, we have to avoid that. Then,thereisthefactthatHubbywillpinchapennyuntilitsqueals.
WhenwewenttotheBivens’familyreunionacoupleofweeksagoinNewMexico,again,wehadtofindamotel.LastyearwestayedinRu-idosowhichwas20somemilesfromthe home where the reunion takesplaceinNogalCanyon.Thecousinswhoseparentsownedthehomestaythere.Somebring tents and spreadthem around the property. OthershaveRVsthattheyeitherparkthereorrentaspaceinanRVparkwheretherearehook-upsavailable.
The town of Nogal is justbarelyawideplaceintheroadandthere is noplace to stay there.WedrovebeyondNogalabout10milestoCarizozo.Thereusedtobethreemotelsthere.Wediscoveredthatonehasclosed,leavingtwo.
Hubby pulled into the betterlookingplace,theRainbowInn.Igotoutandwentintothelobbytoaskabouta room. Iexplained thatweneedaroomfortwo,anon-smokingroom, and did they possibly haveWi-Fi service? Yes they did, but,
Greengrassisshowingupinour yard and the pasture after lastweek’srains.Itisawelcomesightafter having watched everythingturningbrownduringthescorchingJulyweather.
At first it looked like all themajor rain showers were missingusaswewatched thempass to thenorth and south of us. Finally wehadover5inches.Immediatelythelawnandpasturesbegantogreenupandwewillneedtomowagain.ItmayevengiveanothercuttingofhayintheBermudameadow.
Edith has been going out toTulsa to see her sister Ida, whois slowly making improvementsalthough she still has paralysis inherarmsandlegs.Theyaredoingphysicaltherapywithher.
Ida’s sister Amelia and sonLarrycameinWednesdayafternoon.They had driven up to Kentuckyfrom Florida for her Brother JohnW. Miller’s funeral. Brother JohnhadpassedawaySaturdaymorning,August6thunexpectedlyafterhavingbeen here to visit Ida on Tuesday.HissonDennisbroughthim.Dennis,hiswifeLeanneandJohnwereatourhouseovernightthenreturnedhometoArkansasearlyWednesday.
IseemydaysandweeksareallmixedupandIapologizeifwhatIjustwrotesoundsconfusing.That’spart of the brain strain that comesfromtoomanythingpilingupatonetime.Somethingelsehappensbeforeyoucancatchyourbreathfromthelastthing.
Getting back to August 10,Edith’s Sister Amelia and her sonLarryspentWednesdayandThurs-day night with us. They visitedIda each day. They left for homeat Blountstown, Florida, Fridaymorning.
Thursday, August 11 wasanother one of those days whenword came that two Amish men,EdwinMillerandDanielYoderfromClarita,wereblownoffaroof.TheywerereplacingametalroofinTuska,Oklahoma,wherethetornadorippedthroughlastspring.
Theywere28feetup,holding
downabundleofmetalroofsheets,waitingontheskytracktomoveovertothem.Agustofwindcaughtthemand blew them off the roof. Theywerelife-flightedtoaTulsahospitalwith multiple injuries, including abroken back, broken pelvis, severe
facialinjuriesandotherbrokenbonesandlacerations.
Theyhavehadseveralsurger-iesandareexpected torecover. Itwas a miracle that they survivedthefall.
I was saddened to read theobituary of Jim Campbell fromTahlequah.HepassedawayonAu-gust11that76yearsofage.Veryfew wheat farmers from Texas totheCanadianlinehavenotheardofthe Hitchcock-Campbell Harvest-ers.Jim,withhispartnerRaymondHitchcockmade theharvest for40years.Theyhadaverylonglastingpartnership.Hitchcockdiedonhislastharvestrun.
Itwouldbeinterestingtoseewhere all the millions of bushelsof wheat they harvested were sentaround the world. They definitelyhad a part in making Americanagriculture the backbone of oureconomy, along with the farmerswhoraisedthegrain.
For years, Hitchcock-Camp-bell began importing agriculturalequipmentintheoffseason,whichtheydistributedoutofthewarehousein Tahlequah. After retiring fromtheharvestbrigade,JimcontinuedtohelphissonRayandwifeSandyinthebusiness.Hemademanydeliver-iestodealers.Iwillmisshim.
IfyouwereinPryorlastFridayatnoon,youhadafirsthandlookatthedownpour.Itrainedsohardandfast that according to one report Iheard was that Rodney Raper had
WhenhecalledDanielMoorewhowasoperatinganotherofMooreFarms dozers down near Mazie,Danielwasstilldozinganddustwasblowing. We live just three milesnorthofMazieandreceivedrainlaterintheday.
I made a round Saturday af-ternoontoseewhatwashappeningin southern Mayes County. I firststopped to visit at Cristie Millers.Theyhadjustfinishedeatingdinner.TheirdaughterEstherwas there toassistinthecareofClaraMae,whoisconfinedtoabedandwheelchair.Theyhadtheclotheslinefullofwashfromthemorninglaundry.
“But,” the gentleman said,“ c o m ewith meand let’scheck ona n o t h e rroom thatw e j u s tf in i shedpainting.Thesmellm a y b etoostrongforyoutostaythere.”
Wewalkeddownthesidewalkin front of the rooms to room #8.Heunlockedthedoor,turnedonthelight,andwesteppedinside.Itwasnewly remodeled, clean as couldbe,with amicrowave,mini-fridge,andakingsizedbed. Nice. And,therewasnopaintsmellthatIcoulddetectatall.
I followed him back to thelobby/guestshopandaskedhimhowmuchitwas.Hubbyhadgivenmea$39limit.ThemanansweredmeandIthoughtsurethathesaid$39.
IjustwentbacktothecarandtoldHubbythatwewereinroom#8andhandedhimhiskey.Hepulledinandstartedunloading thecar. Iwasabitanxiousaboutpullingoneoveronhim,butIwasreallyreadytostretchoutandinnomoodtocheckoutanothermotel.Wehavestayedinsomerealdumps,anditwasarelieftofindoneinsuchgoodcondition,and not too far from the reunion.I didn’t give him the price ‘til wecheckedout.Thenitwastoolatetocomplain.
WhenweareontheroadItrytogoprepared.Ipackanicechestwith my lactose free-fat free milk;a foodboxwitha coupleofboxesofhighfibercereal,twobowls,andsweetener,a jarofpeanutbutter,aboxofRitzcrackers,andplentyofspoonsandknives.Ialsousuallytakemylittlecoffeemakerthatmakestwotravel cups of java. But, this trip Ididn’tputitin.Iknewwewouldbestayinginamotelandtheyusuallyhaveacoffeepotintheroomoroffera“Continental”breakfast.RainbowInnhadneither.
ThefirstmorningHubbywentto a little cafe down the street andpaid$2formeabigcupofdecaf,butthewaitresspouredcreamintoit.Mybrokendownlivercan’thandlethat,so,$2justwenttowaste.
Once we got to Pryor, westayedoutat the family farm. Wewalked into the house and nothinghaschangedsincewewerethereinJanuary.ItfeltlikeMothershouldbesittingthereinherrecliner.(Wethree spent days visiting with heratShadyRestandgottoseelotsofotherfriendsandfamily.)
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ThePresident’stourbeganyesterdayinCannonFalls,Min-nesota, where in one breath hepointed his finger at Washing-ton’s broken politics and in thenextheblamed“astringofbadluck...abunchofthingstakingplaceoverthelastsixmonthsthatwerenotwithinourcontrol.”
You had an Arab SpringintheMiddleEastthatpromisesmore democracy and more hu-manrightsforpeople,butitalsodroveupgasprices--toughfortheeconomy,alotofuncertainty.AndthenyouhavethesituationinEurope,wherethey’redealingwithallsortsofdebtchallenges,andthatwashesuponourshores.AndyouhadatsunamiinJapan,and that broke supply chainsand created difficulties for the
Thatrealityhasmanifesteditselfinabigway.Ineverystate,avastmajorityofAmericansseetheeconomyasgettingworse,ac-cordingtoanewGalluppoll.TheonlyexceptionisinWashington,D.C., where taxpayer spendinghas feathered the nest of thefederal government, creating acushionfromtheharshexistenceof 9.1 percent unemployment,an average duration of unem-ployment hitting a record highof 40 weeks, and a tepid paceof economic growth that couldleavejoblessnessatpermanentlyhigh levels. Contrast Obama’sresults with the promise of hispresidency, as articulated in hisinauguraladdress:
The state of our economycalls for action, bold and swift.Andwewillact,notonlytocre-ate new jobs, but to lay a new
TheOklahomaCommunityThe-atreAssociationBoardofDirec-torsandthe2011OCTAAwardsCommittee, have announcedthatSuzanneBolesoftheGroveCommunity Playmakers wasinductedintotheOCTAHallofHonor.Thisawardwasfirstgivenin1986.Itisthehighesthonorandmostdistinguishedaward thatOCTApresents. It recognizes the out-standing contribution to the de-velopmentofcommunitytheatrein Oklahoma and her heart-feltdesire for theprogressand suc-cessofOCTA.Mrs.Bolesservedon the OCTA Board of Direc-tors for eight years and was itsPresidentfortwoofthoseyears.The nomination cited her manycontributionstobothOCTAandThePlaymakers—thehardwork,theuntiringefforts,andfinancialassistance—tonameafew.Inhisintroductoryremarks,Jim-mie Vaughn, the Awards Com-mitteeChairman,said:“Historywill finally determine the yearsofSuzanne’sOCTAPresidencyasthemostdifficultthattheor-ganizationhadfaced.Fundswerealmost non-existent and OCTAwasleftwithoutaDirector.Itwas
Suzanne Boles Given Highest State Theatre Honor
a timeofnothingbutproblems.ThisladybroughtOCTAthroughitall.Shehasa‘never-give-up’attitude,”headded.“Althoughthisawardisgiventomeasanindividual,”repliedMrs.Boles, “I trust that the theatrecommunityinGroverecognizesthatittookthepassion,commit-mentandtalentsofmanypartici-pantsandvolunteerstomakeThePlaymakers into a theatre withproductionsofqualityandenjoy-ment.Theyshouldknowthatthisawardisforthemaswell.”Sheandherlatehusband,Jim,founded the Grove CommunityPlaymakers in 1995 and with ahandful of dedicated volunteersdevelopeditintoanaward-win-ning theatre. The Playmak-ers were awarded the highesthonorforacommunitytheatreinOklahomain2006,winning the“TheatreoftheYear”award.In2009, they won the prestigiousOCTAVisionawardforthelong-term planning and developmentof their comprehensive youththeatreprogram.Mrs,Bolesacceptedtheawardatthe2011AnnualAwardsCon-ferenceinOklahomaCityonJuly30,2011.
Tip of the MonthTo keep your lawn lookinghealthy and green, it needs oneinchofwaterperweekonaver-age.Iftherehasnotbeenenoughrain during the week, it shouldbemanuallywatered.It’sbesttowaterthelawnearlyinthemorn-ingsothewaterhaslesschanceofevaporatingbeforethegrasscanproperlyabsorbit.August 2011 NewsletterObtainingabeautifullymanicuredlawnrequiresmorethanjustcut-tingthegrasswithamower.Tomaketheyardlookitsbest,youhave to use a string trimmer tocut the hard to reach grass, anedger around the driveway andsidewalk, and a leaf blower tocleanupall thegrassclippings.Properlymaintainingyourhand-held outdoor power equipmentwill ensure that they will workwhen you need them. Followthese simple maintenance tipstokeepyourequipmentrunninglikenew.
Gas-powered string trimmers,edgers,andleafblowersrequirefresh,cleanfuelforbestperfor-mance. If the fuel is from lastseasonyoushouldemptyitfrom
Trim, Mow, Edge and Blow
the tankand fillwill fresh fuel,unlessafuelstabilizerwasused.Most handheld equipment areequippedwithtwo-strokeenginesthatrequireamixtureoffuelandoil, checkyourowner’smanualforthepropermixtureratio.
The air filter, fuel filter, sparkplug,andsparkarrestorshouldbecheckedandcleanedthroughouttheseasonandshouldbechangedat leastoncea season.The fuelfilterisusuallylocatedinthefuellineorinsidethefueltankandthesparkarrestorislocatedinsidethemuffler.
Replace the string trimmer lineatthebeginningofeachseason.Manycuttinglinesbecomebrittleover time and can break easilycausingyoutofeedthelinemoreoften.
The blade on an edger shouldbecheckedbeforeeachuseandcleaned after every use. If theblade is dull or bent it shouldbe replaced. Edger blades dullquicklybecausetheyoftenhittheconcretewhenedgingsoyoumaywant to keep a couple of extrabladesonhand.
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IfDr.RichardLand,presi-dent of the Southern BaptistConvention’s Ethics & Reli-giousLibertyCommission,isthespokesmanfortheSouthernBap-tistConvention,theconvention’sleadersareatoddswithmuchofthelaity.
Dr.Landassertsthat‘Mus-lims and Christians have thesharedrighttoabidebytherulesoftheirfaithaslongasthatfaithisnotimposedonthegovernment.’Dr. Land was defending firstamendmentprovisionsrelativetoreligiousfreedom.
Firstly, it is nearly impos-sibletoseparatethereligiousas-pectofIslamfromtheirpoliticalaspirations.Shariaisasintegralto their religion as it is to theirpolitics.
Themost affectiveway todescribeandunderstandIslamistoquotenotedMuslimclericsandscholarsintheirownwordssoasnot to misinterpret their ideol-ogy and agenda. From Islamicspokespeople:
· Islam isn’t in Americatobeequaltoanyotherfaith,buttobecomedominant.TheKoranshould be the highest authorityin America, and Islam the onlyacceptedreligiononearth.
· WebelievethatIslamisanall-embracingconceptwhichregulates every aspect of life,adjudicatingoneveryoneof itsconcernsandprescribingforitasolidandrigorousorder.ItisthedutyincumbentoneveryMuslimto struggle towards the aim ofmakingeverypeopleMuslimandthewholeworldIslamic,sothatthe banner of Islam can flutterovertheearth…
· TheMuslimBrotherhoodmustunderstandthattheirworkinAmericaisakindofgrandjihadineliminatinganddestroyingtheWesterncivilizationfromwithinand sabotaging its miserablehouse by their hands and thehandsof thebelievers so that itiseliminatedandAllah’sreligion
ismadevictoriousoverallotherreligions.
Islamwelcomes those likeDr. Land that fight for consti-tutional rights for all religions.Islam sums up that point suc-cinctly.
“Thankstoyourdemocraticlaws,wewillinvadeyou,thanksto our religious laws we willdominateyou.”
Dr.LandalsocontendsthatMuslimsshouldhavetherighttohaveplacesofworshipnearwheretheylive.PerhapstheSouthernBaptistConventionshouldbuilda Baptist church in Mecca asproof of Islam’s willingness toexercisereligiousfreedomastheyenjoyhereinAmerica.Afterall,our own president has stated…“Islamhasdemonstratedthroughwordanddeedthepossibilitiesofreligioustolerance…”
The same amendment thatDr.Landdefendsrelativetoreli-gionsfreedomalsoprovideshimthe freedomtoexpresshis feel-ings.Andthatsameamendmentprovidesthosewhodisagreewithhimtovoicetheiropinions.
Accordingly, much of thelaity contends that aggressiveIslamismiscounterBiblical.Assuch they contend God’s lawsoverrideman’slaws.
“But Peter and John an-sweredandsaidtothem,‘whetherit isrightinthesightofGodtolisten toyoumore than toGod,you judge. For we cannot butspeakthethingswhichwehaveseenandheard.’”
“But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: ‘We ought to obey God rather than men.’” Acts4:19-20,Acts5:29
Thepreceptofthepre-emi-nenceofGod’slawsoverman’slawswasperhapstheimpetusofwhatistermed:ManhattanDec-laration.Thisdeclarationdraftedjust twoyears ago constitutes a‘call to Christians to adhere totheirconvictionsandinformcivilauthorities that the signers willnot – under any circumstance– abandon their Christian con-sciences.’
Dr. Land assisted in the
preparation of this declarationcommenting, “It was an honorandaprivilegetobepartoftheprocess thatproducedthedocu-ment.”
It is hoped that Dr. LandwillconsidertheManhattanDec-laration that he helped develop,andreconsidertheanti-Biblical,self-proclaimedagendaofIslamwhichincludesthedestructionofIsraelaswellastheUnitedStates.InIslam’sownwords:
· Israelisatumorthatmustbewipedoffthemap
· ThereisnoothersolutionforthePalestinianproblemotherthanjihad.Alltheinitiativesandinternational conferences are awasteoftimeandfutilegame…
· The whole world iswatching this war and the twoadversaries; the Islamic nationontheonehand,andtheUnitedStatesanditsalliesontheother
· YetwiththedestructionoftheTwinTowersinNewYork,there occurred an even biggerdestruction: that of the greatAmericanDreamand legendofDemocracy
Based on Islam’s statedobjectives,itisdifficultformanyChristians to understand howsome,especiallychurchleaders,can fight for religious freedomfor those who openly seek ourdestruction.
Obamacare has suffered adevastating blow. On Friday, theEleventh Circuit Court of AppealsruledthattheindividualmandateinPresidentBarackObama’ssignaturehealth care legislation is unconsti-tutional. With its ruling, the courtaffirmedtheprinciplethattheConsti-tutionmeanswhatitsays—Congressdoes not have unfettered power toforcetheAmericanpeopletocomplywithanyandalldictatesitcreates.
The federal government’sargument in favor of Obamacare’sindividual mandate, in contrast, iswithoutlimit—andit’sapositionthatthecourtstronglyrejected:
The government’s positionamounts to an argument that themerefactofanindividual’sexistencesubstantiallyaffectsinterstatecom-merce,andthereforeCongressmayregulatethemateverypointoftheirlife. This theory affords no limit-ing principles in which to confineCongress’senumeratedpower….
The federal government’sassertionofpower,undertheCom-merceClause,toissueaneconomicmandateforAmericanstopurchaseinsurance from a private companyfortheentiredurationoftheirlivesis unprecedented, lacks cognizablelimits, and imperils our federaliststructure.
The Obama Administrationwastednotimeindecryingtherul-ing, reasserting its argument thatthe individual mandate is constitu-tional—cleverlycallingitan“indi-vidualresponsibility”provisionandhangingitshatonanearlierdecisionby the Sixth Circuit Court of Ap-pealswhichupheldthelaw.Butthesignificanceof lastweek’sopinioncannotbeeasilyundonewithcleverwordsmithing, spin—or claims ofpartisanship, given that one of theauthors of the ruling, Judge FrankHull, was appointed by PresidentBillClinton.
The Heritage Foundation’sTodd Gaziano and Robert Alt ex-plain what the decision means forthe President and for Obamacare’s
future:In short, the Obama admin-
istrationhas lost its battle todelayreview of the individual mandateuntil after the 2012 election. Untiltoday,therewasatleastachancethattheSupremeCourtwouldpassonthecaseuntilafteritsforthcomingterm,but now, with a split between theEleventhCircuit andSixthCircuit,theHighCourtwillhavelittlechoicebuttotakethecaseandresolvethefate of the forced-purchase man-date.Afteroverayearofdelayingtactics, the Obama Administrationhas no more options to slow-walktheconstitutionalend-gamefor themandate.
Our best estimate is that thecase will be argued either in lateMarchorinApril2012.TheCourtwillissueitsdecisionneartheendofitsterminJune,duringthepresiden-tialcandidatenominatingseason.
Though the Eleventh Circuitonly struck down the individualmandate and related must-carryprovisions, it could be the threadthat unravels the sweater. And theSupremeCourt’sdecisioncan’tcomesoon enough. The more AmericalearnsaboutObamacare, theworseitbecomes.
Obamacare has far-reach-ing consequences for all cornersof American society, the economychiefamongthem.Inadditiontotheunconstitutionalindividualmandate,Obamacareincludesmorethan$500billioninnewtaxes,burdensomenewpaperworkforbusinessowners,andpenalties for companies with morethan50workersthatdonotprovideemployeeswithamandatedlevelofhealthcoverage.AndwiththeaddedcostsObamacarebrings,thenation’spubliclyhelddebtwillbe$753bil-lionhigherattheendof2020.
TAHLEQUAH,Okla.—Chero-keeNationiscurrentlyinthepro-cessofsubmittinganapplicationtotheU.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices for aLowIncomeHomeEnergyAssistanceProgramgrant.
Copiesofthedraftplanareavail-ableattheFamilyAssistanceDe-partmentattheCherokeeNationW.W.KeelerComplex,17675S.Muskogee Ave., in Tahlequah,Okla., or at any Cherokee Na-tionfieldoffice.CommentswillbeacceptedWednesdaythroughFriday,Aug.24–26.
The Golf CornerByStevePace,CertifiedGolfInstructorEmail:[email protected]. Ifyouhaveanyinformationornewsaboutgolfpleaseletmeknowat918-257-4967.We’dliketohearabout“Hole-in-Ones”oreven“Eagles”andespecially“DoubleEagles”.Letusknowifyoushootyourage.Thatisgoodnews.Anygolfnewsisalwaysgoodnews
PERSONAL NOTEWelostagoodgolffriendthispastweekand I feel it important to ac-knowledgehispassing.ScottBakerpassedawayAugust12afterabattlewithcancer.Ourthoughtsandcon-dolencesgotohiswifeKari.Hewillbemissed!!
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PLEASE let me know if you orsomeoneyouknowishavingagolftournamentsothatImaylistitinthisreport.Also,Idonatealotoflessons,etctotournamentsforfundraisers.Contactme.Special Mention: My friend JackMoore ishavinghisannualcharitytournament again supporting THESPECIALOLYMPICS–ItiscalledtheMaryMooreCharityGolfTour-nament.Jackandhissupportershavedonatedthousandsofdollarstothiscause.ThedateisSaturday,August27th;11:30AMatShangri-LaGolfClub, and the new clubhouse. Theentry fee includes golf and cart,lunch, silent auction, prizes andraffle. Contact Jack for more info:918-557-7670S h a n g r i - L a G o l f C l u bG o l f E v e n t s R e s u l t s :MGA One-Man Scramble Results,August13,2011-ChampionsFlight:1stGross-BenGibbs61,1st Net-Richard Lippitt 60, 2ndNet-Gary Goss62, 3rd Net-StevePace64.Heritage Flight: 1st Gross-DickLowry67, 1st Net-DougGoss 63,2nd Net-Mark Paden 64, 3rd Net-Bob Abraham 64. Legends Flight:1st Gross-Jason Sheffield 72, 1stNet-Dave Cole66, 2nd Net-PaulBulten 66, 3rd Net-John Turn-er67. Horizon Flight: 1st Gross-ThaneSwisher78,1stNet-MichaelTanner 67, 2nd Net-Dick Sey-bolt 68, 3rd Net-Ron Young70.CouplesMixer-4-PlayerScramble-8/14/11:1stRandySullivan,LoriDaugherty,ChadLangley.
Fishing Report Supplied by The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife
Birch:Allfishingslow.Reportsub-mitted David Clay, game wardenstationedinOsageCounty.CarlBlackwell:Elevation7ft.belownormal,waterstained.Crappiefaironjigs.Stripedbasshybridsfairtrollingcrankbaits.Report submittedby JonCunningham,gamewardenstationedinPayneCounty.Eucha:Elevation33/4ft.belownor-mal,water85anddingy.Bluegillfairon crickets andwormsaroundgrassbeds.Largemouthbassfairontopwaterbaitsearlymorning.Crappieslow.Ft.Gibson:Elevation3ft.belownor-mal,water93andstained.Usecautionwhileboatingduetolowwaterlevels.White bass good trolling the windypointsearlyandlate,pickareasclosetodeepwaterdropoffstrollingsmallcrankbaits.LargemouthbassgoodonBiffleBugsandcrankbaitsat15-25ft.Catfishgoodonjuglinesbaitedsunfishfishingthemainlakeandriver.Grand:Elevation1ft.belownormal,waterclear.Bassgoodoncrankbaitsaround points. White bass fair ontopwater lures and shad in shallows.CatfishgoodonjuglinesandtrotlinesbaitedwithfreshcutbaitaboveSail-boatBridge.Crappiefaironminnowshad jigs around docks. Paddlefishslow.Greenleaf: Elevation normal, waterclear.Largemouthbass fair on spin-nerbaits,crankbaitsandbillbaitsalongshorelines, creekchannels andbrushstructure.Catfishgoodonfreshcutbaitandstinkbaitonbottom.Crappiefaironminnowsandjigsaroundfishingdocksandbrushstructure.Kaw:Catfishfaironfreshshadinthe
lakeandgoodonstinkbaitandwormsintheriver.Whitebassandstripedbasshybridsgoodonspinnerbaits,spoonsandcrankbaitsaroundpointsandnearthedamearlyandlate.Bassgoodonspinnerbaits and crankbaits aroundshallowstructure.Keystone: Largemouth bass fair onplastic baits at 15-20 ft. White bassslow to fair on topwater lureswhensurfacingearlymorning.Crappieslowtofairat15ft.attheKeyportMarinadock.Allotherfishingslow.Oologah:Elevation1ft.belownormal,water85andmurkyonthesouthendandmuddyonthenorthend.Crappiefair on minnows and jigs 15-20 ft.around brush piles. White bass fairtrolling shad colored crankbaits offmainlakepointsat10-15ft.Blueandchannelcatfishfaironjuglinesbaitedwithshadat20ft.Spavinaw: Elevation slightly belownormal,water85anddingy.Bluegillfaironcricketsandwormsinthebackofcoves.Largemouthfaironspinner-baits.Crappieslow.Tenkiller: Elevation 1/2 ft. belownormalandsteady,water89andclear.Largemouthbassslowonsoftplasticbaits. Catfish fair on flip-flops orjuglinesbaitedwithcutbaitor shad.Sunfishgoodonnightcrawlersinornearthedocks.WebbersFalls:Elevationnormal,watermurky.Largemouthbassfaironspin-nerbaits andcrankbaits along riprap,brush structure and creek channels.Catfishgoodonfreshcutbaitonbot-tom.Crappiefaironminnowsandjigsaroundbridgesandbrushstructure.
2nd Joe Barker, Barbara Patrick,TerryBarker,MarthaBarker
LADIES ATTENTIONWe have a Ladies Only Clinicevery Saturday morning at 10 AMat Patricia Island Golf Club andEstates.GreggComptonassistsmeand we simply give you tips andsuggestions while you hit balls onthe driving range. The cost is $10perperson.Anyonecancomefrombeginners to lowhandicappers andyoudonothavetobeamemberatPatriciaIslandGolfClubtoattend.Ladies,wewill stop thesesessionsattheendofAugust,socomeonoutwhileyoucan.
GOLF TIP OF THE WEEK
GOLFALIGNMENTUseyourclubsasalignmentaidswhenyoupractice.Layoneclubonthegroundparalleltothetargetline.Layanotherfromtoe to toe to indicate the directionof your stance. Now, lay anotherclubperpendiculartothetargetline,extendingfromtheballbacktowardyourfeet.Thiswillindicatetheballposition. Examine your alignmentandballposition.Holdaclubacrossyourshouldersandcheckalignmenttowardthetarget.Repeatforthehipsand thighs. In a square stance theshoulders,hipsandthighsshouldbealignedparalleltothetarget!
JOKE OF THE WEEKTheLanguageofGolf-PhilBeale,amemberatGudgeHeathGolfClub,hasa60footbreakingputtandmakesabetstatingthathehasadollarthatsays,‘Icanmakethisputt.’Everyone takes him up on the bet.Phildulymissestheputtby5feetandsays,‘Youallowemeadollar.’Ofcourse,hisgolfmatesallthinkheiscrazyuntilPhilproducesadollaruponwhichhehadwritten,‘Icanmakethisputt.’KEEPITINTHEMIDDLE!!Steve
Oklahoma Wildlife Department Outdoor CalendarAUGUST 18: Green Country Friends ofNRAAnnualDinneratDowntownDoubletree Hotel, Tulsa, OK.Adultticketsare$45forthedinner;tickets for children12andunderare$25.Socialhour commences
at5:30pmwithdinner to followat7:00pm.Therewillbegames,raffles,silentauction,liveauction,special drawings for children12andunder.TheFriendsofNRAisa501c3Charitableorganizationthatgenerates funds tobe issued
WhilethehotweatherhaskeptmanyOklahomansinsideintheairconditioning,unfortunatelyithasnotkeptpoachersfromtakingadvantageofthestateswildliferesources,norhas it stopped game wardens fromenforcingthestate’sgamelaws.
Recently, game wardens inMcCurtain County were sitting onamountaintopwhileonpatrolwhentheyobservedsomeonespotlightingdeer more than 10 miles away onThreeRiversWildlifeManagementArea.Whengamewardenscontactedthetwosuspectsthatnight,theywereshiningaspotlightoveraclearcutonthepublichuntingarea.Theyhadnofirearmswiththemat thetime,butanobservantwardenspotted tracesofbloodandhairinthebedoftheirtruck.Asearchofthesuspect’scellphonerevealedpicturesoftwodeerwith antlers still in velvet. Uponfurther questioning the suspectsadmitted to killing the two bucksout of season and also admitted tokillingmorethan20otherbucksinrecent years while violating manygamelaws.
“Poachersarenothunters,anymorethanshopliftersarecustomersat a store,” Fleenor said. “Wildlifeviolatorsmakeupjustasmallnum-ber compared to the thousands ofsportsmen who respect and followour state’s wildlife laws, but thosewhodoviolate the law take some-thingaway fromotherhunters andeveryone inOklahomawhoenjoyswildlife.”
Thepairwill facechargesoftakingdeerinclosedseason,illegallypossessingdeerparts,removingtheantlersandotherpossiblechargesinMcCurtainCountyDistrictCourt.Aconvictioncouldresultinasuspen-sionofthehuntinglicenseandcouldbeorderedtopayfines,courtcostsand mandatory restitution of up to
Recently twopatrollinggamewardensobservedspotlightingactivityonsoutheast Oklahoma’s Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area. Photosofononeofthesuspects’cellphonesrevealedpicturesoftwodeerwithantlersstillinvelvet,anduponfurtherquestioningthesuspectsadmittedtokillingthetwobucksoutofseasonandalsoadmittedtokillingmorethan20otherbucksinrecentyearswhileviolatingmanygamelaws.Thepairwillfacechargesincludingtakingdeerinclosedseason,illegallypossessingdeerparts,removingtheantlersandotherpossiblechargesinMcCurtainCountyDistrictCourt.Aconvictioncouldresultinasuspensionoftheirhuntinglicensesandcouldbeorderedtopayfines,courtcostsandmanda-toryrestitutionofupto$10,000.
Oklahoma game wardens busy during long, hot summer
$10,000.Additionally, through the
WildlifeDepartment’sinvolvementin the Interstate Wildlife ViolatorCompact,ahuntinglicenserevoca-tionwouldapplyinatleast34otherparticipating states. Recently theWildlifeDepartmentjoinedthecom-pact,whichassuresthatillegalhunt-erswhoviolatecertaingamelawsinmemberstateswillreceivethesametreatmentasresidentsofthestateinwhichtheviolationoccurred.
“Also,recentlytherehasbeenacaseofspotlightingdeerinAtokaCounty that wardens have investi-gated and an anonymous tip fromthe Operation Game Thief hotlineresulted in a pair of citations for ahunterwhopoached twodeernearMooreland,”Fleenorsaid.
Operation Game Thief (800-522-8039) offers cash rewards tothosewhoprovidetipsthatleadtoaconvictionforwildlifeviolations.
GamewardensincentralOkla-homa are taking advantage of thedroughtthathasresultedinlowlakelevels at Arcadia, Carl Blackwell,
andThunderbirdlakes.“Asthewaterrecededatthese
lakes it revealed another wildlifeviolation–placementofbarrelsinthelake.Noodlers illegallyplace thesebarrelsinthelakestomakeiteasiertotargetcatfishwhentheyusethemas spawning structures in the earlysummer,”Fleenorsaid.
It is unlawful to use and/orplace into lakes and reservoirs ofOklahomaanycontainer, includingbutnotlimitedtodrums,cans,tubs,boxesorbarrels,whichattract,enticeorlurefishintoanopencavitywithinthecontainer.
Game wardens are employ-ees of the Oklahoma Departmentof Wildlife Conservation, the stateagency charged with conservingOklahoma’s wildlife. For more in-formationabouttheWildlifeDepart-ment,logontowildlifedepartment.com.
Chupp Implement Hwy. 69 South, Pryor, OK (918) 825-2044
•Rugged,4-inchheavytubularframeand3-pointhitchwithreardrawbarhitchfortrailer.•Coulterbladesverticallyadjusttoallowclean-cutslicethroughroots.• Unique ripping foot designed topenetratebelowcoulterandcutap-proximately5½ inchaveragedepthwith a draft and lifting action ofthe sodandwithminimumsurfacedisturbance.•Lateraladjustmentofbothcoultersandshanksallowspacingfrom13to30inches.• Alternating staggered shanks 8inchesforwardandbackallowscloser(13inch)spacingofshankswithoutpullinguppatchesofsodandallowstheleadingshanktomovesodslightlyoverinonedirectionandthe“following”shanktomoveitinoppositedirectionscreatingathoroughrenovation.•Shearboltprotection.
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through grants to organizationssuch as 4-H, FFA, Eddie Eagleprogram,JuniorROTC,WomenonTargetandotherlikeorganizationsthatintroduceyouthandnewshoot-ers to safe firearmspracticesandmarksmanship.Foremoreinforma-tioncharlesmccall@cox.netorcall(918)625-3705,dinnerticketscanalsobepurchasedonourwebsitewww.friendsofnra.org20: Byron Hatchery WatchableWildlifeAreaNatureCenterwillbeopen from9am–3pm.Thebiologistondutywillbehappytovisitwithvisitorsaboutwildlifeintheareaor takeawalkwithyouonthenaturetrail.Formoreinfor-mation about these events [email protected](405)990-4977.20: The 13th Annual OklahomaFirefighter’s Burn Camp offerschildrenfromages6to16thathavesufferedmajorburns fivedays inAugustatDryGulchU.S.A.nearPryorOK.Campersexperienceallsortsoffunandfulfillingactivities.Volunteers tobring fishingboatstotake50+campersforahalf-dayof fishingonLakeHudson.Eachcamperispairedwithacounselor.Tackleandbaitisprovidedandfish-inggoesfrom7:00amuntil11:30amafterwhicheveryoneistreatedtoafishfrylunch.Moredetailscanbefoundon theVolunteersSign-upform.Pre-registerbydownloadingandfillingintheformthenscanande-mailorfaxittoKristiCollinsatthenumberontheform.20:4thAnnualSportsmen’sBeastFeastattheMuskogeeCivicCen-terArena,doorsopenat5:00PMeventbeginsat6:00PM.ThisyearBOOMOutdoorsisproudtopres-ent America’s Whitetail HunterRogerRaglin!BBQdinner,countrymusic,thousandsofdollarsofdoorprizes,tonsofvendors.Advancedticketsarerequired,$10.00formen,$5.00forboys12andunder(sorryladiesthisisaguysonlynightout).Visit www.boomoutdoors.comformoreticketinformationorcall(918)781-2880.
Wednesday,August17,2011 TheBANNERPage7
OnAugust15,2003,55mil-lion people received a brief objectlessoninwhatlifewouldbelikeafteranEMPeventwhenamajorblackoutoccurredthroughoutthenortheasternUnited States and Canada. For themost part, services were restoredwithinaday.ThatwouldnotbethecaseafteranEMPevent.Heritage’sJames Carafano explains in a newpaper the potential impact on theUnitedStates--andtheworld:
TheresultofamassiveEMPevent could be devastating. Com-munications would collapse, trans-portationwouldhalt, andelectricalpowerwouldsimplybenonexistent.NotevenaglobalhumanitarianeffortwouldbeenoughtokeephundredsofmillionsofAmericansfromdeathby starvation, exposure, or lack ofmedicine.
Nor would the catastrophestopatU.S.borders.MostofCanadawouldbedevastated,too,asitsinfra-structureisintegratedwiththeU.S.power grid. Without the Americaneconomicengine,theworldeconomywouldquicklycollapse.Muchoftheworld’sintellectualbrainpower(halfofitisintheUnitedStates)wouldbelostaswell.Earthwouldmostlikelyrecedeintothe“new”DarkAges.
Yetdespitethethreat—andthefact that six national commissionsand major independent U.S. gov-ernmentstudieshaveindependentlyconcurred with the significance ofthe danger—Congress has merelydeliberated it but has not takensubstantive action. Meanwhile, theAdministrationandfederalagenciesremainmostlyambivalent.
Carafanorecommendsactionsthe U.S. government can take toguardagainstanEMPattack:fund-ingcomprehensivemissiledefensetointerceptanddestroyamissileboundfor theUnitedStates;developingaNationalRecoveryPlanandaplantorespond toseverespaceweatheremergencies;andmoreresearchonthe EMP threat to ensure that theUnitedStates fullyunderstands thescopeofthedangerandcanpreparecost-effectivecountermeasures.
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votes…towinanarrowvictoryinthenationalpopularvote?Whatwouldhavebeen the impact ontheoutcomeofelection?
With the eight blue statesand the District of Columbiathrowingtheir132electoralvotesto the winners of the nationalpopular vote, i.e. Bush-Cheney,insteadofa292to246victoryforGore-LiebermanintheElectoralCollege,thefinalelectoralcountwould have been 378 to 160,Bush-CheneyoverGore-Lieber-man…anElectoralCollegevic-toryoflandslideproportions.Itisnot theElectoralCollegethatcreatesunfairnessinourelectoralsystem;therearefarworseprob-lemsthatdemandourattention.
In his introduction to thebook, Every Vote Counts: AState-BasedPlanforElectingthePresident by National PopularVote, the bible of the nationalpopular votemovement, formerRepublican congressman andpresidential candidate John B.Andersonhadthistosay:“Ibe-lievetheoccupantofthenation’shighest office should be deter-mined by a nationwide popularvotebylegallyregisteredvoters.Thecurrentsystem…cantrumpthe national popular vote. Thesystemisnotbasedonmajorityrule,anditfailstoprovidepoliti-calequality.”
WhatAndersonissuggest-ingwouldhorrifybaseballfans.Whatheissuggesting,inbaseballterms,isthatiftheYankeesandthe Phillies were to meet in aseven-gameWorldSeries,wheretheYankeeswonthreegames,5-3,6-1,and3-2,whilethePhillieswonfour,5-2,6-5,5-4,and2-1,theYankeesshouldbedeclaredWorldChampionsbecause theyscored26runsinthesevengameswhilethePhilliesscoredonly24.Itdoesn’tworkthatwayinmajorleague baseball and it certainlydoesn’tworkthatwaywhenfiftysovereignstatesvote toselecta
nationalleader. Theconceptofselecting a president and vicepresidentbynationwidepopularvotewouldclearlyviolatethein-tentoftheFramersandmayverywellbeunconstitutional.
However,mostAmericanswillagreewithAndersonthattheoccupantofthenation’shighestoffice should be determined bylegally registered voters. Formany years, but particularly intheyearssincetheadventof“mo-tor voter,” “postcard,” “rovingregistrar,”and“sameday”voterregistration,Democratshaveusedthosesystemstoregisterhundredsof thousands, ifnotmillions,ofdeceased people, illegal aliens,household pets, cartoon charac-ters,andotherineligibleentitiesasregisteredvoters.
Asidefromtheirinsistencethat the members of the HouseofRepresentativesbeelectedbydirectvoteofthepeople;thatthemembersoftheSenatebeelectedbythepoliticalleadershipofthevarious states, i.e. the state leg-islatures(lateroverturnedbythe17th Amendment); and that thepresident and vice president beelectedbythestates,theprimaryconcernoftheFounderswasthata foreign power might one dayattempt to achieve through cor-ruptionandpoliticalintrigue,thatwhichtheycouldnotachieveonthebattlefield.
As Alexander HamiltonwroteinFederalistPaperNo.68,“These most deadly adversariesofrepublicangovernment(cabal,intrigue,etc.)”mightcomefrommanyquarters,“butchieflyfromthe desire in foreign powers togain an improper ascendant inour councils. How could theybettergratifythisthanbyraisingacreatureoftheirowntothechiefmagistracyoftheUnion?”
Withthatthoughtinmind,isitevenremotelypossiblethat,justfiveyearsandelevenmonthsafter the British surrendered atYorktown, the Founders wouldhave presented to the states forratification a Constitution thatwould allow an individual withdivided loyalties – i.e. a personwithdualUS-Britishcitizenship,dualUS-Frenchcitizenship,etc.– to serve as president or vicepresident of the United States?To think theywouldhavedonesorequiresawillingsuspensionofreason.Instead,theFoundingFathersinsistedthat“NoPersonexcept a natural born Citizen”should ever serve as presidentor vice president of the UnitedStates.
Our experience of recentyears tells us that the ElectoralCollege and the potential forelectingapresidentandvicepres-identwithlessthanamajorityofthepopularvoteistheleastofourworries.Whatshouldconcernusall is the fact that the ElectoralCollegehasonoccasionfailedtoperformastheFoundersintendedandisripeforreform.
On two occasions… theelectionofRepublicanChesterA.Arthurasvicepresidentin1880,and the election of DemocratBarack Obama as president in2008… the parties have nomi-nated, theElectoralCollegehaselected, and the Congress hascertified, individualswhofailedto meet the clear standard of a“natural born Citizen.” With acurrentpopulationofmorethan320 million, there is no reasonwhytheAmericanpeopleshouldbe forced to consider men andwomen of questionable quali-fications for president and vicepresident.
Norwas the ideaofa for-eignpowerpurchasingthecoop-erationor theacquiescenceofaU.S. president a major concern–until1996and2008.In1996,BillClintonandAlGorereceivedhundreds of thousands, perhapsmillions,ofdollarsfromagentsofthePeoplesRepublicofChina…illegal contributions that werenotdiscloseduntilwellaftertheywere reelected. Would Demo-craticelectors…particularlywarveterans… have withheld their
electoral votes had they knownbeforehandthatClintonandGorehad such a cozy relationshipwithaforeignpower?Itmakesfor very interesting speculation.However,in2008,whenBarackObama and Joe Biden acceptedmore than 66,383 contributionsfromforeignsources,DemocraticelectorsweremadeawareofthewrongdoingbeforetheElectoralCollegevoted,butchosetoignoretheevidence.
ThemembersoftheElector-alCollegehaveasolemndutytoelectthebestqualifiedcandidates.Inadditiontoestablishingacleardefinition of the term “naturalborn,”theCongressshouldalsoimposepenaltiesonmembersoftheElectoralCollegewhoviolatetheiroathofofficebyfailingtoexerciseduediligenceintheper-formance of their duties. AndifMr.Andersonisseriousabouthavingelectionsdeterminedonlyby legally registered voters, heshoulddemandthattheCongressandthestatelegislaturesimposeheavyfinesandmandatoryprisonsentences on those who wouldvoteillegally,andonthosewhowouldabetand/orfacilitateillegalvoting.
Andersontellsusthat,“TheFramers distrusted democracy.”Yes theydid,and forgoodrea-son.Theirobjectivewastogiveus a republic, not a democracy,because theyknew that thehis-toryofpuredemocracieswasnotagoodone.Yet,inspiteofthat,thoseinthenationalpopularvotemovementwouldhaveusbelievethatpuredemocracyintheselec-tionofapresidentandvicepresi-dentissomehowagoodidea.
Thenationalpopularvoteisanideathatappealsprimarilytoliberals,whichwouldleadonetobelievethatitwouldmostlikelybethebluestatesthatwouldadoptthepopularvoterule.Iftheywilldoabitofsimplearithmetictheymight think twice about joiningthat movement. With the longterm outlook favoring Republi-canpresidentialcandidates,theymaybesettingthemselvesuptoprovide Republicans with somemassivepresidentiallandslides.
Hollrah,frompg.1________
decafinthemicro-wave.Then,thenextdayHubbywenttoathriftshopandboughtus a little4 cupcoffeepot.Itmusthavecomerightoutofamotelroom.Iscrambledaroundanddiscoveredthatwehadusedallofournapkinsso,Istartedmakingcoffeefiltersoutoftherollofpapertowelsthathungabovethecabinet.
Itwasnotlonguntilthesmallrolloftowelranout.Isearchedhighand low and did not find anotherrollofpapertowels.So,I inventedanother filter. I brought a roll oftoiletpaperoutofthebathroomthatwewerenotusingandbylayingtwosquaresonedirectionandcrossingitwithtwomoreatarightangle,Iwasinbusiness.Thelittle4cuppotkeptmesupplied.
Friday we headed home andmadeittoHillsboro,Texas.HubbyhadpickedupsomecouponbookletsatatruckstopandIsearchedforgoodoffers. We stopped at a Day’s Innwherewehavestayedbefore-withagooddiscountcoupon.Theroomsareclean, theyhaveamicro-wave,mini fridge, king sized bed, and a4cupcoffeepot.ThistimeIfoundKleenextissuestomakefiltersfortheextrapotsofdecafthatittakestofillmytravelmug.Hubbyhadawaffle,biscuitsandgravyforbreakfastSat-urday,andwehittheroad.
So,hereweareagain, inourlittlehouseinPharr,Texas.Itisgoodtobeback,kickoffourshoes,andstretch out in our own bed. I havegottounpackmybags,sortlaundry,get the travel left-oversclearedoffthekitchentable,andstartinonthestackofmailthatarrivedwhileweweregone.Ihavebeenmakingoutmyshoppinglist.IjusthavetogettoWal-Marttoday.OnethingIamgoing to buy for sure is #2 coffeefilters.
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about$4trillioninspendingcutsoverthenextdecade.
“Thatsoundslikeabignum-ber,”hetoldhisfriendlyMinnesotaaudience. “It is a big number. Butyouknow, ifwewereable to,as Iproposed, cut about $2 trillion inspending;iffolkswhocouldbestaf-fordit,millionairesandbillionaires,werewillingtoeliminatesomeoftheloopholes that they take advantageof in the tax code, and do a littlebitmore,andifwewerewillingtotakeonsomeofthelong-termcoststhatwehaveonhealthcare—ifwedothosethings,wecouldsolvethisproblemtomorrow.”
“Ithinkhe’sdesperate,”CATObudget analyst Tad DeHaven tellsNewsmax.“Ithinkhe’splayingtheclass-warfarecard.Hisapprovalrat-ingsareinthedrink,deservedlyso.Threeyearsofspendinganddebtanddeficits, and promises that all thatwouldleadtoeconomicgrowthandjobcreation,havebeenanabsolutefailure.
“So you have 2012 comingup,you’vegotalittleoverayeartoget those approval ratings up, andhe’sresortingtothelowestformofpoliticalrhetoric.Andthat’stryingtopitpeopleagainsteachotheronthebasisofclassandincome.”
According to the Congres-sionalBudgetOffice,thewealthiestone-fifthofAmericans,whogeneratemostnewU.S.jobs,pay86percentof the federal income taxes. Thebottomtwo-fifthsofAmericanspayzeroincometaxes,accordingtotheHeritageFoundation.
packagethatwouldaidworkerswho lose their jobs due to thetradeagreements.
House Ways and MeansCommittee Chairman DaveCamp, R-Mich., said Monday:“Iurgentlycallonthepresidenttosendthejob-creatingtradeagree-ments with Colombia, Panama,and South Korea to Congresswithoutfurtherdelay.”
GeorgeW.Bush’sCouncilofEco-nomicAdvisers,tellsNewsmaxthateven if 100 percent of the incomeof American millionaires and bil-lionaireswerefunneledintotheU.S.Treasury,itstillwouldn’tbeenoughtooffsetprojectedU.S.deficits.
“Weneedadifferentsolu-tion,”shesays.“Weneedmoreeconomicgrowth.Weneedtobechanging entitlements out intothefuture.”
Furchtgott-Roth also ex-pressed concern that Obama’scontinual references to raisingtaxesduringadownturnmaybeexacerbatingtheuncertaintybusi-nessleadersblamefortheanemiclevelofU.S.jobcreation.
“Idon’tknowif thepresi-dentintendsclasswarfareornot.Itcertainlydoescomeacrossthatway.ButIthinkthemoreimpor-tant point to make is that thesetaxes are on people who createjobshereintheUnitedStates.
“They would be hurtinglower income people who needjobs… small businesses are theengineofgrowth forAmerica,”shesays.
During his Minnesotaspeech,PresidentObamaindicat-edhisgreatest frustrationstemsfromthebehaviorofRepublicansinCongress.
“IputadealbeforeSpeakerof theHouseJohnBoehner thatwouldhavesolvedthisproblem,”Obama said. “And he walkedaway, because his belief waswe can’t ask anything of mil-lionairesandbillionairesandbigcorporationsinordertoclosethisdeficit.”
Obamaalsogavehisaudi-enceapreviewofhisagendatogrowjobs,callingonCongresstotakeseveralactionshesaidwouldstimulate employment. He saidCongressshould:
•Extendthepayrolltaxcutin December that added $1,000toatypicalfamily’sincomethisyear.Economistscautiontempo-rarytaxcutshaveatbestamodeststimuluseffectontheeconomy,whilemakingitmoredifficulttobalancetheeconomy.
• Establish an “infrastruc-turebank”tofundbuildingproj-ectstoemployU.S.constructionworkersandcontractors.
• Give tax breaks to com-panies that employ out-of-workmilitaryveterans,tohelpveteransreturning from the Middle Eastgetbacktowork.
Thosefreetradedealshavenot yet been submitted to Con-gress, however. The adminis-tration insists Congress mustprovideacorrespondingbenefits
Blame,frompg.1_________
that Obamacare would result inreduced investment in the U.S.economyandalossof670,000jobopportunities every year.” With9.1percentunemploymentandanaveragedurationofunemploymenthittingarecordhighof40weeks,the last thing the U.S. economyneeds is another anchorweighingitdown.AsHeritageanalystCurtisDubayexplains,thelaw“willsloweconomicgrowth,reduceemploy-ment, and suppress wages. Theseeconomy-slowing policies couldnotcomeataworsetime.[Obam-acare]taxincreaseswillimpedeanalreadystaggeringrecovery.”
Todate,28stateshavechal-lenged the constitutionality ofObamacareincourt.Afederalcir-cuitcourthasstruckdownacentralpillarof the law,holding that theindividual mandate is unconstitu-tional.ThejudgeshaveaffirmedatruththatAmericansalreadyknow:WhenCongresspassedObamacareandthePresidentsigneditintolaw,theycrossedaconstitutionallineinthesand.Fortunately,thecourtsareholdingthatline,andnowitisuptotheU.S.SupremeCourttomakeitfinal.
Blow,frompg.5___________
KeenagersThe Keenagers, Pryor’s
FirstBaptistChurchSeniorAdultgroup, traveled to Owasso onTuesday,August16,forthe2011Senior Adult Rally. It was agreat timeoffellowship,music,andfood.
The rally was hosted byCentral Baptist Church and themusic was from the SouthernGospelquartetForgiven.Follow-ingthe10AMconcerteveryoneenjoyedaboxlunchprovidedbyHoneykistHamsbeforereturningtotheirhomes.
TheKeenagersnextactivitywill be a hamburger/ice creamsocialat thechurchonSeptem-ber20.
Those enjoying the tripto Owasso were Charlene &Joe Arric, Betty Bergman, JimBryant, Frances & Bob Clap-per, Judy Davis, VeNila Davis,BettyDevers,BeverlyFitch,JimHawkins,LawanaHopkins,Ce-cil Jackson, Freeda Jarboe, EvaKoscheski, Diane Mason, Betty&GeneMatthews,NormaPappe,AnnSatterfield,Annette&PaulStatham,andEstherWard.
Duck blind drawings set for Sept. 17Thoughit’sstillhot,it’snot
tooearlytomarkthecalendarforSept.17whenanumberofdrawingswillbeheldforpermitstoconstructseasonal blinds on several lakesacrossOklahoma.
Registration and drawingsforduckblindswillbeheldforFt.Gibson,Eufaula,Webbers Falls,Waurika,CantonandFt.Supply,lakes.
11 1/2 mi. West of Jay on Delaware/Mayes County Line Rd. , then North, first house on right
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Purpose Of First Ten Amend-ments To The U.S. Constitu-tion“Thefirsttenamendmentswereproposed and adopted largelybecauseoffearthatGovernmentmightundulyinterferewithprizedindividual liberties. The peoplewanted anddemanded aBill ofRightswrittenintotheirConstitu-tion.TheamendmentsembodyingtheBillofRightswereintendedtocurballbranchesoftheFederalGovernmentinthefieldstouchedbytheamendments—Legislative,Executive,andJudicial.”Justice Hugo L. Black, (1886-1971) US Supreme Court Jus-tice
Global Warming Is Melting Al Gore’s Brain: Former Veep’s Only Defense Of His Bogus Climate Theory Is Potty LanguageAl Gore, the world’s foremostpseudo-scientist,isblastingskep-ticalscientistsfortheiradherenceto the centuries-old scientificmethod.Havingtestedtheman-madeglobalwarminghypothesiswithempiricalobservations,manyscientistshavecometodifferentconclusions,causingMr.Goretobecome theLennyBruceof theenvironmental extremist gang.Speaking at the Aspen InstituteonAug.4,Mr.Goreblastedal-ternativeclimate-changetheories,publicly labeling them “bulls-t”-hiswords,notmine.
Having already “invented theInternet,”Mr.Gorehasmovedontomoreimportantthingslikein-ventinganewscientificmethod.Mr. Gore’s pseudo-scientificmethod must mean politicallycorrect agendas always trumpindependentpeertesting.Ifyourscientific results contradict thepoliticallycorrectconsensus,youareadenierofahighertruthandyour proof that his theories arefalseisbull(touseamorepoliteversion)...
With all of Mr. Gore’s voicedconfidenceinhishypothesis,whywon’thedebatetheissueifheiscertain that “the science is set-tled”?Here’swhy:Fifteenofhismajorpointsinhis2006film,“AnInconvenient Truth,” have beenshowntobefalse,misleadingorgrossexaggerations.As longasmanyblindlyfollowhimdespiteallofthis,hisbeststrategyistoremainoffthedebatecircuit.
The problem with Mr. Gore’snewpseudo-scientificdogmais,ofcourse,what’satstake.LennyBrucewasacomedian.Mr.Goreisn’t a comedian, as funny ashe may appear. For some oddreasonpeople still listen tohimandhecommandsinfluenceovernationalandglobalpublicpolicy.Ifhehashisway,hisman-madeglobal warming agenda willmeltoureconomy,ourstandard
NLRB Fails To Comply With Issa SubpoenaHouseOversightChairmanDar-rell Issa, R-Calif., says that theNationalLaborRelationsBoardhas failed to comply with thesubpoena sent by the HouseCommitteeregardingtheNLRB’sattempttocloseanon-unionfac-tory in South Carolina. Lafe E.Solomon,actinggeneralcounselfor the NLRB, wrote Issa thathewas“disappointedtoreceivetheCommittee’ssubpoena,”butpromisedthat“theOfficeoftheGeneral Counsel is committedto working with the Committeetomeetyourinformationneeds,consistent with my responsibil-ity to protect the independenceandintegrityoftheongoinglawenforcementproceedings in thismatter.”...
Issa issued a statement on theNLRBnon-compliancetoday:
“The National Labor RelationsBoardandActingGeneralCoun-selLafeSolomonhave thus farfailed to comply with a law-ful subpoena. This refusal byNLRBtoabidebythelawfurtherheightensconcernsthatthisisarogueagencyactingimproperly.The integrity of NLRB and itsleadershipisclearlyinquestion.The public has a right to knowthe truth about why a govern-ment agency would choose totake action tobenefit organizedlaborthatthreatensthousandsofnon-union jobs in South Caro-lina while setting a precedentimpacting manufacturers acrossthecountry.ItisimperativethatCongressgetcompletefactsaboutNLRB’sdecision-makingprocessin this matter. Its continued re-fusal to fullycooperatewillnotdeterthisCommitteeasitmovesforward in efforts to determinewhatoccurredandtoholdNLRBofficialstoaccount.”Joel Gehrke, Betway Confiden-tialAugust12,2011
Union Sells Out Members To Job-Killing Enviros And Obama Reelection Bid The recent Obama debt down-grade has left the United AutoWorkers in a shaky bargainingpositionsaysaneconomistwiththe Center for Automotive Re-search according to the DetroitFreePress.And it’s a good ex-ampleofhowtheObamaadmin-istrationsupportmayerodeatthegrassroots while still enjoyingconfidence of big donors and
big organizers like the UAW.Autoworkerswerecountingonbetter auto sales from a robusteconomy and climbing sharesprices to help them win higherwages. They were told that theObamaadministration’splanfortheeconomywould lead to thatend by the homestretch of the2012 presidential election. Butwiththeoutlookfortheeconomyuncertain and recent marketdeclines, the UAW will have atoughertimesellingmanagementontakingcareofunionworkerseveniftheObamaadministrationisthemajorityshareholderinthedomesticautoindustry.
“ThesteepstockmarketdeclineswillputpressureonUAWlabornegotiatorsandwillforcehourlyworkers to recognize the shakyrealityofthenation’seconomy,said Sean McAlinden, senioreconomistfortheCenterforAu-tomotiveResearch,”accordingtotheFreePress.“Andthatmeansless hiring, less production andlessovertimeandsomefearaboutjobsecurity,”McAlindentoldtheDetroitnewspaper.“Wearenotgoingtohit13millioninindustrysalesthisyear.”...
Latelythemediahavebeenbusyreporting how many green jobsauto jobs were created by theadministrationinMichigan.TheUAWandtheusualsuspectsfromthe environmental left recentlysaid that 38,000 green automo-tive jobs have been created inMichigan...Notso.AsIreportedpreviously,higherfuelefficiencystandards are expected to killabout 500,000 million jobs ata time that job creation is at apremium.38,000-500,000equals462,000.
Itwouldbebetter forMichiganiftheyledthewayinsomethingother than unemployment andunion delegates. As the unionbrass sells out to the environ-mental left, the Obama admin-istrationandanyoneelsewillingtotreatthemwiththerelevancythattheycan’tgetontheirown,it’spasttimeforunionrankandfile in the automotive industrytounderstandthatthetopoftheunion doesn’t represent them.TheUAWhasdonebangupjobrepresentingtheenviro-whackosattheNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil,though.Theirownwork-ers?Notsomuch.Let’sseehowlongautoworkersletthemgetawaywithit.JohnRansom,TownHallAugust10,2011
Obama In IowaIt’s a good thing that PresidentObama does not have to put inan appearance this weekend inbustling Iowa. “A majority ofIowavotersdisapproveofPresi-dent Obama’s performance inoffice,” says a new AmericanActionNetworkpollof500likelyvoters in the Hawkeye State.
wasit.”At the end of his talk, he
directly addressed today’s teen-agers in a volcano of indigna-tion that brought parishionersto their feet. “Ifyouwantus torespectyou,”hethundered,“takethose doggone hoodies down,especiallyinsummer,”“pullyourpantsupandbuyabelt,”“combyourhair,”“learnsomemanners,”“keepyourbutt in school,” and“extendyourEnglishvocabularybeyondthefewcursewordsthatyouknow.”“Ifyougotolookfora job,” he continued, “don’t goandblame it on thewhite folksoranyoneelseifyouwalkintosomebody’sofficewithyourhairuncombedandyourshoesuntiedoryourpantshalfdown,tattoosupanddownyourarms,onyourface, on your neck. And you
ThethirdAfrican-AmericanmayorinPhiladelphia’shistory,Nutter is a reformer who tookover from an incompetent pre-decessor who blithely presidedover murder-plagued “Killadel-phia.” He inveighs against vastsocial trends.Theunravelingofthe two-parent family and thediminutionofadultauthoritygobackdecades.Nuttermaybeabletobeatbacktheflashmobs,butthe larger social disaster that isthecontextofsuchmayhemwillendure.At leasthe iswillingtospeakaboutthedesperateneedforareturntobasicstandards.ThatNutter’sspeechisrefreshingandbraveisitselfadisturbingsignofthetimes.
The poll found that 52 percentdisapprove of the president’sjob performance, with 46 per-cent “feeling strongly” that Mr.Obamaisnotdoingagoodjob.Thepresident’spopularityamongIowaindependentshascratered,with61percentdisapprovingofhisperformance.“ThevotersofIowa have deep concerns aboutthepresident’sleadershipandthedirectionhehastakenthenation,”says Brian Walsh, president ofthecenter-rightgroup.“JustthreeyearsafterIowasupportedPresi-dentObama,amajorityofvotersdisapprove of his performanceand this data raises questionsaboutwhether thepresidentcanwininIowanextyear.”JenniferHarper,InsidetheBelt-wayCal Thomas, Nationally Syndi-catedColumnistAugust9,2011
Green Is The Color Of Gov-ernment MoneyWithnewcoalindustryregulationsproposed by the EnvironmentalProtection Agency, New York
City Mayor Michael Bloombergand Michael Brune of the SierraClub campaign advocate “endingour [national] reliance on coal.”This prompts Steve Miller of theAmericanCoalitionforCleanCoalElectricity to warn that the envi-ronmentalist efforts to move thecountry“BeyondCoal”wouldleavethenation“beyondjobs,economicgrowth,energysecurityandglobalcompetitiveness.”
BloombergandBrune...don’t tellreadersaboutthecompletedepen-denceofthe“clean-techsector”ongovernmentsubsidies - read:U.S.taxpayers. TheU.S. Energy Infor-mation Administration releaseda report that “renewable” energy--i.e.,solar,wind,geothermalandbiomass--providesonly4percentof the nation’s electricity, but re-ceivedapproximately$14.5billionfrom the federal government in2010.Over$6billionofthatcamefromthe2009stimuluspackage.
Coal, which even Bloomberg andBrune acknowledge provides 45percent of America’s electricity,received $1.3 billion in subsidiesduring the same period... In otherwords, “green” energy costs toomuch to survive without welfareplus regulations that target rivalenergy sectors. Given the harmto those other, more productiveindustries, green energy probablydestroysatleastasmanyjobsasitcreates,andprobablyfarmore.It’sone thing topromote theenviron-mentalbenefitsofgreenenergy,butquiteanothertomakeunsustainableclaimsaboutitseconomicvalue.JoelGehrke,BeltwayConfidential
IfyoustillhaveacravingfortraditionalIndianfood,youcanalsofinditonSunday,Sept.4from12:30p.m.to3p.m.intheSequoyahSchoolscafeteriaat theHolidayFreeFeed.TheFreeFeed is a favorite event attheCherokeeNationalHolidayandfeaturestraditionalIndianfoodsuchasfriedhogmeat,beans,potatowedges,hominy,grapedumplings,salad,watermelon,dessert,frybread,cornbread,andrefreshments.Themealiscompletelyfreeandwillbeservedupforaslongasthefoodlasts.Everyoneiswelcometoattend.
TheCherokeeNationalHoliday,heldannuallyoverLaborDayweek-endsince1953,commemoratestheanniversaryofthesigningofthe1839Cherokee Nation Constitution. With its exciting array of entertainment,culturalandathleticevents,ithasgrownintooneofthelargestfestivalsinOklahoma,attractingmorethan90,000visitorsfromacrosstheworld.The59thCherokeeNationalHolidayisasmoke-freeevent.ItissponsoredbytheCherokeeNation,amoderntribeofmorethan300,000citizenswithitscapitalinTahlequah,Okla.Thisyear’sHolidaythemeis“Jobs,LanguageandCommunity,”reflectingtheCherokeeNation’semphasisonculturalandeconomicinitiatives.ForafullscheduleofeventsandeventlocationsfortheCherokeeNationalHoliday,pleasecall918-453-5536orvisithttp://holiday.cherokee.org
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TheGrandLakeAreaChamberof Commerce will be hostingLegislative Forum with SenatorCoburn(Opentothepublic)Wednesday,August17,201112:00p.m.GRDAEcoSystemsandEduca-tionCenterGRANDHALL420Highway28Langley,OK74350
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foundationforgrowth.Wewillbuild the roadsandbridges, theelectric grids and digital linesthatfeedourcommerceandbindustogether.
LestAmericaforget,Presi-dentObamahad twoyearsofaDemocrat-controlledCongresstoeffectthatboldandswiftaction.Andboy,didhetakeaction.HeandhisliberalalliesintheHouseandSenategaveAmericaa$780billionstimulusthatthePresidentpromised would save or create3.5 million jobs by the end of2010. (He came up 7.3 millionjobsshy.)Andthentherewasthe2,700-pagebehemothknownasObamacare, the 9,000-EarmarkOmnibus Bill, $3.22 trillion innewdebt,a$26.1billiongovern-mentunionbailoutinthesummerof2010,the$3billionCashforClunkersprogram,andtheDodd-FrankWallStreetReformbill.
Somehow, though, all thatactionwasnotenough.SoinJan-uary,thePresidentusedhisStateoftheUnionAddresstoconveyto America that he was singu-larlyfocusedonjobcreation.AndhereAmericasits,sevenmonthslater,watchingPresidentObamatourtheMidwestdeliveringthatsamemessage, this timecallingforpiecemeal job creationpoli-ciesincludingmorestimulusandinfrastructurespending,arenewalof the payroll tax cut that wasinitiallypassedinDecemberlastyear, tax credits for companieswho hire veterans, a trade dealthathefailstosendtoCongressyetblamesthemfornotpassing,
Blame,frompg.4_____________________________________andtaxincreasesonjobcreators.Though the President calls hisideas new and bold, he’s onlydeliveringmoreofthesametiredthinkingthathasleftAmericainaneconomicrut.
Ontopofthespendinganddebt, the President has promul-gated stifling regulation whilecalling for job-killing tax in-creases.Meanwhile,hisAdmin-istration isgoingoutof itswaytoworkagainstjobcreation—theNationalLaborRelationsBoardhastakenactionagainsttheBoe-ing Company for creating jobsin right-to-work South Carolinawhilealsopushingforpro-unionpoliciesthatharmemployersandworkers.
Fortunately,thePresident’swayisnottheonlyway.RatherthangoingbacktotheKeynesianwellandrelyingon thehandofgovernment, the President andCongress should restrain gov-ernmentandallowentrepreneurstothrive.Thatdoesn’trequirealisteningtourandplacingblame.Thatrequiresbeingaleaderandrecognizing that the policies ofthepasttwoandahalfyearshavenotworked—thatit’stimeforanewway,andanewspeech.
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downtown,Vinita,OkInfo:918-788-375618thAnnualHook-N-CookOffWhen:Wednesday,Aug.24thWhere: Pelican’s Landing Re-sort, Duck Creek, 32100 Hwy85,AftonInfo:918-782-3295Grove Humane Society Hoe-Down&BBQDinner&DanceFundRaiserWhen: Saturday, August 27th6:30pmWhere: Grove Civic Center,adults21yearsorolderInfo: tickets are $20 pp in ad-vance, 918-786-7630 or www.humanesocietyofgrove.comCowboy Town Sunday Ser-vicesWhen:EverySundaytoOctober9th10:30amand6:30pmWhere: Triple Cross Ranch,13527East380Rd,Jay,OKInfo: 918-253-3994 www.tri-plecrossranch.org32nd Annual Worlds LargestCalfFryFestival&CookOffWhen:Saturday,Aug.27thfreeconcertat10am-3pmWhere: Craig County Fair-groundsonemilesouthofthein-tersectionofIllinois&7thSt.Info:918-256-7133intheCityofVinitaRoute66CruiseNightWhen: Saturday, Aug. 27th6pmWhere:Waylan’sKu-KuDrive-in,MiamiInfo:918-542-9693CowboyGamesWhen:Saturday,Aug27th9amfreetothepublicWhere: Craig County Fair-grounds,Vinita,OkInfo:918-256-7133Grand Lake Fishing Tourna-mentsListingssubjecttochangeInfo: www.grandfishingreport.comFridayNightJackpotWhen: Every Friday night
7:30pm-midnightWhere: Port Red 11, HickoryGrove, $50 entry fee, open tothepublicInfo:417-389-3044-417-389-0512GrandLakeAnglersforChristBassClubWhen:Sunday.Aug.28thsafelighttakeoff,1pmweigh-inWhere: Red 11 Port, HickoryGroveInfo:918-791-4974Grand Lake Area Farmer’sMarketsAdairAreaFarmer’sMarketClosedfortheseasonWhen:EveryFridayafternoon,3pm-7pmWhere:CommunityCenter,onemileeastofAdairlightInfo: Donna, 918-232-1293 orE-Mail:[email protected] County Farmer’s Mar-ketWhen: Every Saturday morn-ing,8am-11am-IncludesLiveMusicWhere: Mayes County Court-house,50N.Adair,Pryor,OKInfo:www.pryorchamber.comGroveCityFarmer’sMarketWhen: Every Saturday &Wednesday Mornings 8am -noonWhere:FrontLawnGroveCom-munityCenter,Grove,OkInfo:918-786-6107Saturday Morning Farmer’s,MarketWhen: Every Saturday 9am-1pmWhere: North lawn of the Ar-tichoke,35896S.Highway82,Langley,OkInfo:918-782-9855Miami’s Rt. 66 Farmers Mar-ketWhen:EverySaturdaymorning8am-noonWhere: Parking lot of the Mi-amiCineplex,222N.MainSt.Miami,OKInfo:918-542-1590
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CATOOSA,Okla. ---CherokeeNationBusinesseshasbeennoti-fied by the Department of De-fensethatCNBwillbeawardedits largest ever federal contract,worthmorethan$40millionovertwoyears.Whenawarded,CNB’ssecurity and defense group willsustainandservicemilitaryhard-warefortheUnitedStatesDepart-mentofDefense.
“Contractslikethisshowjusthow far the Cherokee Nation hascome in the past 12 years,” saidChadSmith,PrincipalChiefof theCherokeeNation.“In1999,ourbusi-nessesmadeabout$3millionayear.Sincethen,we’veadded5,000jobs,andnowwe’rebringing$40milliondefense contracts to northeasternOklahoma.Wegetcontractslikethisbecause we care about our people,about creating jobs and providingservices to our citizens here in theCherokeeNation.”
Pictured from left to right are Kaylea Dreadfulwater of Tahlequah, Julie Thornton of Muskogee, Jr. Miss Cherokee 2010 - 11 Jackie Eagle, Christy Kingfisher of Tahlequah, and Nathalie Tomasik of Tahlequah.
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Fourcompetitors will take part inthe Jr. Miss Cherokee Leader-ship Competition to be held onSaturday,Aug.20,at6:30p.m.in Sequoyah Schools’ old gym.The contestants will be judgedon their platforms, cultural pre-sentations and leadership skills.The winner will receive an as-sortmentofprizesandwillserveasaculturalambassadorfortheCherokeeNationatanumberofpublicevents.
at Tahlequah High School. ShewillgiveaculturalpresentationontraditionalCherokeeherbs.
Christy Kingfisher, daughter ofButchandKayKingfisher,isan18-year-oldsenioratTahlequahHigh School. Her cultural pre-sentationwill involve the trans-lation of a children’s book intoCherokee.
JulieThornton,daughterofBryonand Shelly Thornton, is a 16-year-old sophomore at HilldaleHighSchoolinMuskogee,Okla.She will sing “God’s Children”inCherokeeasherculturalpre-
sentation.
Nathalie Christine Tomasik,daughterofJenniferTomasikofTahlequah and Charley Wilsonof Tulsa, Okla., is a 16-year-old junior at Sequoyah Schoolsin Tahlequah. She will create apictureoftheTrailofTearswithnarrativeduringherculturalpre-sentation.
The public is welcome to at-tend the competition. For moreinformation, call 918-453-5397or email [email protected].
Four Contestants To Compete for Jr. Miss Cherokee
Cherokee Nation Businesses notified it will receive federal contract in excess of $40 million
military hardware. CNB will behiring10 to20engineers,programmanagers, program analysts andtechnicianstoworkonthecontract,whichwillbeexecutedboth insidethe Cherokee Nation’s 14-countyjurisdictionaswellasatundisclosedDODsites.
“We’regoingtodoasmuchoftheworkonthecontractaswecaninnortheasternOklahoma,creatingwell-payinglocaljobs,”saidDavidStewart, CEO of Cherokee NationBusinesses.“Toeffectivelyexecutethecontract,we’llalsoneedanon-sitepresenceattheDODlocationinordertobettersupportourcustomerandtoopenthedoortofuturestrate-gicacquisitions.”
Through its various subsid-iaries, CNB has a long standingpresenceinthesecurityanddefensesector,but it recentlyestablishedadeeper foothold in the industry byproviding added value and perfor-mance to its clients. All the capa-bilitiesofCNB’sbusinessunitswillbealignedtoprovideserviceunder
thiscontract.Inparticular,CherokeeNationIndustriesinStillwell,Okla.,has a 40 year history of providinghigh quality service and products,deliveringontimeandunderbudget.Recently recognizedwithBoeing’sGoldStatusrating,CNIwillbeama-jorfactorintheCherokeeNation’sabilitytoself-performmuchofthiscontract.
“ForCNBtosecureacontractof this magnitude is an indicationthatweareaseriouscompetitor inthe government contracting sec-tor,”Smithsaid.“We’veshownthatCherokeesarecapableofperformingon large-scaledefensecontractsbydeliveringhighlytechnicalservicesand workmanship, which meets orexceedsourcustomer’sexpectations.This is something every Cherokeecanbeextremelyproudof.”
TolearnmoreaboutCherokeeNationBusinessesor toviewopenpositions within the organization,please visit www.cherokeenation-businesses.com
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3. MISCELLANEOUS==========================Niceconsolepianoforsale.$200.Allkeysintact,butdoesneedtuning. Would be a great practicepianoforthebeginner.Call918-825-1321tosee,orcoulde-mailpictures.-----------------------------------------8/17LargeJazzywheelchair,newbatter-ies,wifecannotuseit, it’sforatallperson. Has been for sale for $700,willtake$550,918-253-2804-----------------------------------------8/17Old typeHoverRoundwheelchair,worksgreat,has slow&fast speed,oxygen tank holder built in, batterycharger,$800,918-323-0595-----------------------------------------8/17Nice console piano for sale. $200.Allkeysintact,butdoesneedtuning.Wouldbeagreatpracticepiano forthebeginner.Call918-825-1321tosee,orcoulde-mailpictures.-----------------------------------------8/17Beautifulconsolepiano,polishedwal-nutbySagenhaft,excellentcondition,width58byheight44.Callafter2pm918-926-0183-----------------------------------------8/17HandicappedTourneyseatw/remotecontrol,fitsaHondaodessybackseat,usedverylittle,greatfortransportingfromwheelorgettinginvan,u-install918-691-9709-----------------------------------------8/10Kenmoore15.5cf,chesttypefreezer$75.918-691-9709-----------------------------------------8/10Frigidaire refridge 16.5 cf, $125.918-691-9709----------------------------------------8/102-110airconditioners,workgood$50+$100.918-593-4088-----------------------------------------8/10Portable air conditioner 918-462-7183-----------------------------------------8/10‘93 Cadillac Fleetwood Broughm,goodcond.131K,$2,500obo,918-589-2065------------------------------------------8/352in.console rca color tv. will sellortradeforfirewoodwillsellcheapandworksgood.call918-785-2318orcell#3734467.------------------------------------------8/3Forsaleor trade2-6ft. slidingglassdoors cheap 50.00 dollars or willtradeforfirewood.call918-785-2318orcell#918-373-4467------------------------------------------8/3IcomHamRadioequipmentIC740All Bander HF-Like new Doublepaddle HamKey IC T2A 2 MeterHandheld-LikenewAllfor$490.00Call918-782-8859------------------------------------------8/3Duetodeathinthefamilyweareof-fering Catholic Bibles, dictionaries,andCatholicbooks.918-801-6947------------------------------------------8/3Collection of various elephant figu-rines,2largeelephantbasedglasstopendtables,throwrugw/elephants,allfor$250,918-327-9941------------------------------------------8/365”bigscreentv,Toshiba,$800,oldstyleantique-like rocker,$50,blackleatherfootstool,$25,918-327-9941,northeastGrovearea------------------------------------------8/3Maple china cabinet, $75, 918-327-9941------------------------------------------8/3SearHorizonEllipticalMachine(totalworkout), pd. $900, asking $250,918-868-1873-----------------------------------------8/1728 gallon curved glass aquariumw/matching glass front stand, 2-30gallonpumps&allaccessories$100.918-323-2397or918-323-2565-----------------------------------------7/202 13” color tv’s w/remote, $15 ea.,918-323-2397or323-2565-----------------------------------------7/278D digital converter box, $25, 918-323-2397or323-2565-----------------------------------------7/27Mobile chair, new batteries, heavyduty 450 weight capacity, $1350,918-256-6987-----------------------------------------7/20Wheelchair,likenew,allaccesseries,$200,918-256-6987-----------------------------------------7/20Oxygen concentrator, $350, 918-837-1842-----------------------------------------7/20Foosballtable,$35,918-837-1842-----------------------------------------7/20Oak entertainer center, $35, 918-837-1842-----------------------------------------7/20RoperdryerbyWhirlpool,works,ask-ing$100obo,918-782-8931-----------------------------------------7/20
==========================1978FordF650dumptruck8x16x4bed,needssomeTLCcleantitleanduptodatetag,canbeseeninLangley918-937-3220---------------------------------------8/17‘98 Pontiac Firebird, 3.8 litre, V6,97Kactualmiles,funsgood,redw/tancloth interior,$3,200obo,918-789-5068or729-3653---------------------------------------8/171978 International dump truck$4500, good condition 918-435-4345---------------------------------------8/102006KiaSpectra,NADAbluebook$7300, asking $6500 obo. Coldair, hot heat, no dents, runs great,checked out by Blue Ribbon me-chanic.Call918-853-7588---------------------------------------8/10‘73 Chevy Malibu, high perfor-mance 350, automatic, many newparts,$2500obo,918-937-2480----------------------------------------8/31992 Buick Roadmaster, 161K,24+mpg,$1500obo,918-785-3064----------------------------------------8/31978InternationalDumpTruck,11’bed,6almostnewtires,$5000,918-435-4345---------------------------------------7/271996Dodge1tonpickup,4x4,die-silflatbed,$6495,918-645-0904---------------------------------------7/201981Jeeppickup,4x4,$1495obo,918-645-0904---------------------------------------7/202001 Dodge Ram, quad cab, darkblue1500V8,bedtopw/lock,112K,$7000obo,918-782-8931---------------------------------------7/201991Chevroletvan,Hightop,V-8,automatic, power, air 118k miles,equipw/wheelchairlift$1995.479-530-1594or918-782-4105---------------------------------------7/13==========================
==========================30’ Nomad RV, recently serviced,new awning, excellent condition$4800obo.918-418-0887----------------------------------------7/20Pair of Slide-In Camper Jacks w/handcrankoperatedpulleys/cables&folding tripod legs.$50.00, 10 mileseast of Locust Grove on Scenic/Alt412highway.(918)479-8033-----------------------------------------6/221996SkylineNomad,pullcamptrail-er,27’,sleeps8,nice,asking$7,000,918-256-2544or323-1694------------------------------------------6/8==========================
7. MOTORCYCLES==========================1981 Yamaha motorcycle 850, runsgood, new front tire, new battery,$750,918-593-2004-----------------------------------------6/15==========================
11. PETS & ETC.==========================For sale $50 and up. Depends onwhetheryouwantpapersornot.Callto discuss any of these dogs pleaseatMarilyn918-706-8412afternoonsor leave a message. Male Red longhairminiDachshund-unalteredMaleBlack and tan smooth hair minidachshund-unalteredMaleblackandtansmoothhairminidachshund-un-altered Female Red Dapple(hidden)smooth-Mini Dachshund UnalteredFemaleRedDapplesmoothhair-Minidachshund unaltered Female blackandtansmooththrowspie-baldsminidachshund-unalteredFemaletricolorsheltie-smallinsize-unaltered-----------------------------------------8/173freekittens,8weeks,918-244-7378-----------------------------------------8/17Free togoodhome,1yr. old femaleboxer. Good with kids,cats,&dogs.918-783-5678.-----------------------------------------8/17
Giveaway;Greatpyreeneesfemale,fullblood, one yr old, Pet. white withbrownpatches.918-342-0749-----------------------------------------8/10Bassett hound,male,black, red andwhite, 8 months old, Mother was alemon/red full blood and father fullbloodbassett,tricoloralso.Free,havetoomanydogs.Adair/Foyilarea;918-342-0749-----------------------------------------8/10Two dogs need home, both housebroke,malehasshots,femalenoshots,needgoodhome.918-944-1824-----------------------------------------8/32Papillons,1male,1 femaleand1male Min Pin to be given away forfree.918-253-8083------------------------------------------8/3Pairofgeeseabout5monthsoldwillsellfor35dollarsortradeforfirewood.call918-785-2318orcell#373-4467------------------------------------------8/3Mini Australian Shepherd pups.Ranchraised.918-785-4562------------------------------------------8/3For Sale, Chocolate Lab puppies, 8weeksold,1male,3females.918-785-4117after5pm----------------------------------------7/13Parakeetw/largecage,feed,andac-cessories,$50,918-479-5666-----------------------------------------6/294 Sale: hand raised-tame grey ringneck doves..Make gentle beautifulpets...$15.00Ea..593-2051-----------------------------------------6/22for sale 2 canadian 4 months oldgeese,theyrunasapair,loveroam-ing the yard and eating grass.call918-785-2318 or cell 918-373-446735$forthepair.-----------------------------------------6/22Reg.LongHairedChihuahuafemalepuppy,shots&wormed,$150,918-256-9997-----------------------------------------6/22GermanShephardpuppies,8weeks,1stshotandwormed,$25,909-228-3047,BigCabinarea.-----------------------------------------6/22Chihuahuapuppies,2F,1M,7weeksold,shots&wormed.417-850-6756-----------------------------------------6/15Freekittens,918-783-5532-----------------------------------------5/18Free 2 lab mixes,Female-yellowspayed-oneyearMale-blackandwhitespottedoneyearAllshots,wormed,lovekids.Marilyn918-706-8412-----------------------------------------5/18AKC“MINI”Dachshunds-6monthsold Two silver and white smoothmales,one silver and white smoothfemaleandonereddapplefemale.$50withpapers,$40withoutpapers.Marilyn918-706-8412----------------------------------------5/18==========================
14-15yearoldgelding,verygentle,cuttinghorsesaddleandalltack.Thisisatallhorse,$800,918-323-0595-----------------------------------------8/17PekinDucksforsale,Large,whiteandhealthyoneyrold,layingeggs.Trioonemaleand2femalesyourchoice$25.00or$10.00each.-----------------------------------------8/10Chickens for sale,young8weeks toone yr, production reds are laying.Lot of mixed pullets/Grey/Red col-ors. Layers 10.00 each, if you buy5 Iwill throw ina youngRoosterfree.Mixedpullets5.00each.Bantiesmixedcolors,$6.00,hens,alsohaveroosters,mostareblack.Adair/Foyilarea,918-342-0749-----------------------------------------8/10Donkeys,2minaturemales6monthsold,$100.00each.Mothers/Father31to34inchestall,-----------------------------------------8/106HairSheepRams,7mo.old,918-373-0477------------------------------------------8/3Want to buy 50 4X6 round bales,918-373-0477------------------------------------------8/35youngRhodeIslandroosters,$5ea.,918-783-5532-----------------------------------------7/20Layinghens,$8,918-783-5532------------------------------------------8/3PolledHerefordbullcalves,6-8mo.old,$800,918-783-5338------------------------------------------7/6==========================
14. SITUATION WANTED ==========================Situation wanted, will do care-giving, very dependable, years ofexperience,any shift pryor, adairor lake area. call918-373-4472 orhome#918-785-2318.anytime-----------------------------------------8/17
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For sale to be moved 2bd/1bathmobile home 14x70, floors,carpet,plumbing,hot water tank all replacedin the last four years, has bay win-dowsonbothends,masterbedroomononeend,withbuilt-indresser12drawers, smaller bedroom also hasbuilt-indresserwith4drawers,doubleclosetsinboth,kitchenontheotherwith built-in lighted china cabinet,stove, frig, washer/dryer included,hasspaceforbuilt-indishwasher,hasaxlesand tongueon it,all skirting,blocksandporchesgowithit,asking$9500obomightdoparttradefor?call918-244-8285-----------------------------------------7/27Office/Store,Hwy82/28,glassfront,670 sq. ft., good visibility, parking,$400plusutilities,918-782-3872
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1/3acrecampingpropertyinSpringCreekHeightsarea,betweenChouteauandLocustGrovew/elect.&phonehookup.,$5000,918-434-1027------------------------------------------5/480 acres, Spencer Creek area, nearOolagahLake,deer&lotsofwildlife,springfed creek, utilities, 918-698-7883-----------------------------------------5/18For Rent - 1 BR, room 40’ ParkModel“3slides”partiallyfurnished,locatedinquietsubdivisionofLocustGrove,48LineCircle,off412&C.R.437,weton56.5,only15min.fromMid-AmericainPryoror40min.toTulsa.$400plusdep.CallMarlene,918-782-9126-----------------------------------------5/18ForRent2BR,2Bathmobilew/stor-age shed, Big Cabin, $450 w/$450dep.,availableJune1,918-244-8285-----------------------------------------5/2575+acresNorthofWelch,treessomepecans,pasture,springs&largespringfedpond,oldwell,beautiful.$1700acre.918-788-3055------------------------------------------5/4LookingforMobileHomeFixerUp-pertoputonfamilypropertyforsinglemom&daughter.Can’taffordmuch.918-864-2642-----------------------------------------4/13Lakeland Lot, lot 5, block 1, 5thlot downonShorewayDrive,westof clubhouse, great location, gatedcommunity,allutilitiesinplace,un-developedlot,notlakefront,callforinfo,918-825-0821-----------------------------------------4/20Motivatedseller!Countryhousebuilt2006 on 10 acres, One owner mustsell!1800Sqft,3br,11/2bath,gran-itecounter topkitchen, tile,carpet,vaultedceiling,woodstove,recelec-tric,ruralwater,propane,concretedogkennel,lotsofwoods,goodhunting.4 Miles from big cabin and whiteoak.$109,000Obo,must see!!Call918-636-9614-----------------------------------------3/2320 acres 1.5 miles off old Hwy 66,good building location, electric &wateravailable.918-244-6049-----------------------------------------3/9Rental space in Adair, on Hwy 28, innicestripcenter,largedisplaywindows, a 30’x30’ and a 30’x20’hightrafficarea.918-785-4422-----------------------------------------1/19
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