The Unprecedented President

January 26, 2010January 26, 2010Allen Frederick 4 Comments

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Wednesday evening President Barack Obama will give his State of the Union address. An address he hopes will change his sinking poll numbers and pull his unprecedented Presidency out of the free fall it currently finds itself in. This unprecedented President has fallen so fast that is it well unprecedented. This latest achievement can be added to his other unprecedented accomplishments since taking office a year ago. Let us take a look at a few shall we?

2009 started out with the unprecedented election of the first non-white President of these United States. There in fact are some who would argue he is the unprecedented undocumented President to occupy the White House. His election was reported as ‘historic‘. Surely it was unprecedented in the amount of money spent on his campaign.

Perhaps it was a sign when President Barack Obama sat down in January to record his first weekly address and announced:

“We begin this year and this administration in the midst of an unprecedented crisis that calls for unprecedented action.”

What has followed is declaration after declaration of “unprecedented” milestones.

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Unprecedented spending. Has spent more money then all Presidents since Washington combined. Congress has again asked for an increase in the debt limit now over 14 trillion dollars

Unprecedented taxing of anything that moves and if it keeps moving tax it even more

Unprecedented bowing to foreign dignitaries

Unprecedented take over of private companies

Unprecedented lack of knowledge concerning foreign and domestic policies

Unprecedented lack of credentials no birth certificate or actual executive experience. Did he ever really hold a real job?

Unprecedented granting of Constitutional rights to enemy combatants while simultaneously taking them away from actual American Citizens.

Unprecedented nepotism and cronyism when handing out government jobs and taxpayer money.

Unprecedented SPEED in passing 1000+ paged bills without even having read them and at the same time taking almost 9 months to decide what help to provide our Armed forces serving in Afghanistan

Unprecedented number of times and places where this President apologizes to foreign nations for the HORRORS of America

Unprecedented number of times he promotes Islam as a PEACEFUL religion while at the same time his administration demonizes Christians and grass roots Americans calling them TERRORISTS and a THREAT to this Nation.

Unprecedented appointment of Czars.

Unprecedented number of appearances on Sunday night televisions news programs.

Unprecedented number of televised speeches delivered during his first 100 days. Totally 411 for the year. And yet he says America had not heard his message.

Yes indeed we have an unprecedented President.

State of the Union is Obama’s Chance to Reset His Presidency (usnews.com)
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Barack Obama’s Lenghty Resume (eagleviews.org)
You Can Praise Him but DO NOT Oppose Him (eagleviews.org)
Would you Believe? Liar In Chief Strikes Again (eagleviews.org)
Would you Believe? Obama’s Version of Reality (eagleviews.org)

Selecting a Leader

August 22, 2008Allen Frederick 1 Comment

Insight for your “Journey across the Sky”

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When John was in prison, he heard about the things Christ had done. So he sent his disciples to ask Jesus, “Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for someone else?”Matthew 11:2-3 (GW)

Are you the one or should we look for someone else seems to be the big question this election year. As the Presidential candidates ponder their picks for running mates perhaps it is time we the people take stock of what choices we are presented with. Our current Presidential candidates leave many of us wondering if we should be seeking another because we are not sure exactly where these candidates stand on key issues. It is troublesome that when choosing a President this election cycle we are more interested in whom each chooses for a Vice-president than we are with the current Presidential front runner.

Whoever walks with wise people will be wise, but whoever associates with fools will suffer. Proverbs 13:20 (GW)

Don’t let anyone deceive you. Associating with bad people will ruin decent people. 1 Cor 15:33 (GW)

Choosing associations is a good indicator of a person’s leadership abilities. Therefore whoever each candidate picks as a running mate will say a great deal about who that person has decided to form allegiances with. Two people can not walk together unless they are in agreement. Two candidates must have something in common in order for them to serve together in a leadership capacity.

Many conservatives have expressed concerns about Senator John McCain in regards to where he stands on issues important to the conservative base of the Republican Party. Considering his record of voting with Democrats on legislation conservatives found distasteful, and voting against the President on several key issues, many conservative Republicans are leery to cast a vote for him. Many feel a vote for McCain is a vote for a democrat. His association with democrat leaders on major legislation adds to their sense of unease. McCain Feingold, McCain Lieberman, McCain Kennedy are just a few of the legislation sponsored by Senator McCain that many on the Right side of the aisle find bothersome.

In a similar manner many wonder who Barack Obama is and what he stands for exactly. Barack Obama’s earlier associations stirred quite a bit of controversy for their non-mainstream viewpoints and opinions. Obama’s 20 year association with Reverend Jeremiah Wright along with his friendship with William Ayers and the work he performed for the controversial community activist group ACORN brings into question Obama’s choice of associations. These personal and professional associations cause a conservative voter to question Obama’s judgment. One or two bad associations can be overlooked as just bad apples but the list continues to grow with each major appointment to Obama’s political election machine. Names like Mazen Asbahi, Rashid Khalidi, Jim Johnson, indicted Chicago Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and Tony Rezko continue the long line of controversial associations plaguing Obama’s campaign.

Although quoting from the gospel of Matthew on national TV the verse which states whatever you do unto the least of these you do unto me, Obama supports the killing of the very least among us in the form of abortion, even as far as supporting the withholding of medical care for a child born after a botched abortion. Doesn’t the death of the innocent fall under the protection of the least of these?

Because of these questions surrounding both candidates we are now looking at their choice of a running mate to help solidify in our minds whether we can support them or look for yet another.

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Change, Change, and then Change Some More

August 20, 2008August 22, 2008Allen Frederick Leave a comment

Do not associate with those who always insist upon change, because disaster will come to them suddenly. Who knows what misery both may bring? Prov 24:21-22 (GW)

The mantra this election year is change. Change the way we do government, change the way we tax our citizenry, change the way we fight our battles, change the way we appoint leaders and judges, change the way we negotiate with enemies, change the way we protect the innocent.

Change can be good as long as the changes are for the betterment of a society. Many perhaps would feel that this year’s campaign slogan for change is just that, a change for the better. Apart from any biblical foundation I guess any change could be considered good but we are warned in scripture to not associate with those who always insist upon change.

There are people who change their minds on every issue depending upon the circumstance. They change their viewpoints depending on the pressure applied by those who oppose those viewpoints. They are like ships without a rudder that change direction every time the winds of public opinion changes. They have no core values, no solid beliefs, nothing to hold them on a steady course. They are like empty clouds that blow in and bring no rain, or like the waves of the ocean tossed about by the wind. They can not be held to one position because they will change their minds if enough people oppose them. They can not be counted on to stick to a position on anything.

These people we are warned to avoid in scripture. Wishy-washy panderers make for bad leaders because you never know where they are going to lead you. One minute you could be headed toward safety and then the next minute you are being led out to sea. I for one would not feel comfortable sailing in a rudderless ship. Nor do I find much comfort in a leader who changes their mind, all the time, on everything.