American Suicide

This was emailed to me by a friend, I would love your comments.

We know Dick Lamm as the former Governor of Colorado. In that context his thoughts are particularly poignant. Last week there was an immigration overpopulation conference in Washington , DC , filled to capacity by many of America ‘s finest minds and leaders. Former Colorado Governor Richard D. Lamm stood up and gave a stunning speech on how to destroy America.

The audience sat spellbound as he described eight methods for the destruction of the United States . He said, ‘If you believe that America is too smug, too self-satisfied, too rich, then let’s destroy America . It is not that hard to do. No nation in history has survived the ravages of time. Arnold Toynbee observed that all great civilizations rise and fall and that—’An autopsy of history would show that all great nations commit suicide.” ‘Here is how they do it,’ Lamm said:

‘ First, to destroy America , turn America into a bilingual or multi-lingual and bicultural country. History shows that no nation can survive the tension, conflict, and antagonism of two or more competing languages and cultures. It is a blessing for an individual to be bilingual; however, it is a curse for a society to be bilingual. The historical scholar, Seymour Lipset, put it this way: ‘The histories of bilingual and bicultural societies that do not assimilate are
histories of turmoil, tension, and tragedy.’ Canada , Belgium , Malaysia , and Lebanon all face crises of national existence in which minorities press for autonomy, if not independence. Pakistan and Cyprus have divided. Nigeria suppressed an ethnic rebellion. France faces difficulties with Basques, Bretons, Corsicans and Muslims. Lamm went on: ‘

Second, to destroy America , invent ‘multiculturalism’ and encourage immigrants to maintain their culture. Make it an article of belief that all cultures are equal; that there are no cultural differences. Make it an article of faith that the Black and Hispanic dropout rates are due solely to prejudice and discrimination by the majority. Every other explanation is out of bounds

‘ Third, we could make the United States an ‘Hispanic Quebec’ without much effort. The key is to celebrate diversity rather than unity. As Benjamin Schwarz said in the Atlantic Monthly recently: ‘The apparent success of our own multi-ethnic and multicultural experiment might have been achieved not by tolerance but by hegemony.Without the dominance that once dictated ethnocentriy and what it meant to be an American, we are left with only tolerance and pluralism to hold us together. Lamm said, ‘I would encourage all immigrants to keep their own language and culture. I would replace the melting pot metaphor with the salad bowl metaphor. It is important to ensure that we have various cultural subgroups living in America enforcing their differences rather than as Americans, emphasizing their similarities.’

‘Fourth, I would make our fastest growing demographic group the least educated. I would add a second underclass, unassimilated, undereducated, and antagonistic to our population. I would have this second underclass have a 50% dropout rate from high school.’

‘ My fifth point for destroying America would be to get big foundations and business to give these efforts lots of money. I would invest in ethnic identity, and I would establish the cult of ‘Victimology.’ I would get all minorities to think that their lack of success was the fault of the
majority. I would start a grievance industry blaming all minority failure on the majority plation.’

‘ My sixth plan for America ‘s downfall would include dual citizenship, and promote divided loyalties. I would celebrate diversity over unity. I would stress differences rather than similarities. Diverse people worldwide are mostly engaged in hating each other – that is, when they are not killing each other. A diverse, peaceful, or stable society is against most historical precepts. People undervalue the unity it takes to keep a nation together. Look at the ancient Greeks. The Greeks believed that they belonged to the same race; they possessed a common language and literature; and they worshipped the same gods. All Greece took part in the Olympic games. A common enemy, Persia , threatened their liberty. Yet all these bonds were not strong enough to overcome two factors: local patriotism and geographical conditions that nurtured political divisions. Greece fell. ‘E. Pluribus Unum’ — From many, one. In that historical reality, if we put the emphasis on the ‘pluribus’ instead of the ‘Unum,’ we will ‘ Balkanize ‘ America as surely as Kosovo. ‘

‘ Next to last, I would place all subjects off limits. Make it taboo to talk about anything against the culture of ‘diversity.’ I would find a word similar to ‘heretic’ in the 16th century – that stopped discussion and paralyzed thinking. Words like ‘racist’ or ‘xenophobe’ halt discussion and debate. Having made America a bilingual/bicultural country, having established multi-culture, having the large foundations fund the doctrine of ‘Victimology,’ I would next make it impossible to enforce our immigration laws. I would develop a mantra: That because immigration has been good for America , it must always be good. I would make every individual immigrant symmetric and ignore the cumulative impact of millions of them.’ In the last minute of his speech, Governor Lamm wiped his brow. Profound silence followed.

There was no applause. A chilling fear quietly rose like an ominous cloud above every attendee at the conference. Every American in that room knew that everything Lamm enumerated was proceeding methodically, quietly, darkly, yet pervasively across the United States today. Discussion is being suppressed. Over 100 languages are ripping the foundation of our educational system and national cohesiveness. Even barbaric cultures that practice female genital mutilation are growing as we celebrate ‘diversity.’ American jobs are vanishing into the Third World as corporations create a Third World in America Take note of California and other states. To date, ten million illegal aliens and growing fast. It is reminiscent of George Orwell’s book ’1984.’ In that story, three slogans are engraved in the Ministry of Truth building: ‘War is peace,’ ‘Freedom is slavery,’ and ‘ Ignorance is strength.’

Governor Lamm walked back to his seat. It dawned on everyone at the conference that our nation and the future of this great democracy is deeply in trouble and worsening fast. If we don’t get this immigration monster stopped within three years, it will rage like a California wildfire and destroy everything in its path, especially The American Dream.

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American Thinker: The Drumbeat

What an excellent essay. As I read it I’m tempted to get depressed however I know if we will not grow weary in doing good and pray fervently for this country good will win.

The landscape looks a bit dark at times which only means were on the verge of something good. Hang in there, and pray.

American Thinker: The Drumbeat

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Why I recanted

Very interesting article from the Financial Post. If your following the global warming hoax at all this is a must read.

But since 1999, new evidence has seriously weakened the case that carbon emissions are the main cause of global warming, and by 2007 the evidence was pretty conclusive that carbon played only a minor role and was not the main cause of the recent global warming. As Lord Keynes famously said, “When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?”

Why I recanted

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Cheesy little love song

I love this kind of stuff. Makes me think of a certain Valentines day in Torrington WY. when Derrick and Jim wrote a little something like this.

enjoy.

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Hat tip: guitar flame

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Where have I been

I know what your thinking… “you promised you would be more diligent in posting to this space and all I get are links to what other people have said and random news stories.

I’m sorry. There’s so much going on right now and frankly I’m a bit resistant to talking about it in this space. One of these days the dust will settle and I will be a big blabbermouth again, but for now, I’ll just post things that interest me (it works for Rush).

I have been thinking about this space for a long time however and thinking I should change it from “Random Thoughts” to “Specific Thoughts” at least in terms of content. I don’t think I would call the Blog “Specific Thoughts” that’s a bit lame.

Just when I’m starting to get somewhat comfortable with this medium I’m told that blogging is not cool anymore. I’m on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, what’s next?

Is there anything I’ve said in the past you find particularly interesting? have I said something that would cause you to come back and see what I have to say on that topic on a regular basis? or do you like the fact that you have no idea what you’ll find when you come here?

If you have thoughts I would love to hear them. Maybe you don’t care and are considering deleting my RSS feed. That’s ok too, just let me know.

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A Public Service Announcement

This is so true. Two of the biggest annoyances when I’m driving in Colorado Springs. Interstate on ramps are not the same as intersections. see “Yield and Merge: Not Synonyms”

Public Service Announcement

A couple things:

Right-of-Way
When driving, do not give up your right-of-way unless it is absolutely necessary. The only exception is when you’re in gridlock or construction & an impromptu merging situation has to happen to keep everyone moving & safe. Giving up your right-of-way not only ticks off the drivers behind you, it can cause an accident. Just GO. Put your foot on the vertical pedal on the right and GO. Don’t worry about being “nice”. Worry about staying alive.

Yield and Merge: Not Synonyms
Yield means: slow way down, stop if necessary, look, wait until it’s clear and then go. Merge means get up to speed and move into traffic as seamlessly as possible. Merging is a community experience: we need to work together to make it happen.


This has been a Public Service Announcement. We now return to your regularily scheduled program.

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It isn’t funny if there isn’t a bit of truth in it.

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Lance is Back

Armstrong comes out of retirement

Cyclist Lance Armstrong confirmed Tuesday that he will be returning to road racing and attempt to win an eighth Tour de France. “I have decided to return to professional cycling in order to raise awareness of the global cancer burden,” Armstrong said in a statement issued by his LiveStrong Foundation. VeloNews reports that he will race with the Astana team, taking no salary or bonuses.

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Biship Chaput, articulates the abortion issue

Public Servants and Moral Reasoning:

A notice to the Catholic community in northern Colorado

To Catholics of the Archdiocese of Denver:

When Catholics serve on the national stage, their actions and words impact the faith of Catholics around the country. As a result, they open themselves to legitimate scrutiny by local Catholics and local bishops on matters of Catholic belief. In 2008, although NBC probably didn’t intend it, Meet the Press has become a national window on the flawed moral reasoning of some Catholic public servants.

On August 24, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, describing herself as an ardent, practicing Catholic, misrepresented the overwhelming body of Catholic teaching against abortion to the show’s nationwide audience, while defending her “pro-choice” abortion views. On September 7, Sen. Joseph Biden compounded the problem to the same Meet the Press audience.

Sen. Biden is a man of distinguished public service. That doesn’t excuse poor logic or bad facts. Asked when life begins, Sen. Biden said that, “it’s a personal and private issue.” But in reality, modern biology knows exactly when human life begins: at the moment of conception. Religion has nothing to do with it. People might argue when human “personhood” begins – though that leads public policy in very dangerous directions – but no one can any longer claim that the beginning of life is a matter of religious opinion.

Sen. Biden also confused the nature of pluralism. Real pluralism thrives on healthy, non-violent disagreement; it requires an environment where people of conviction will struggle respectfully but vigorously to advance their beliefs. In his interview, the senator observed that other people with strong religious views disagree with the Catholic approach to abortion. It’s certainly true that we need to acknowledge the views of other people and compromise whenever possible – but not at the expense of a developing child’s right to life. Abortion is a foundational issue; it is not an issue like housing policy or the price of foreign oil. It always involves the intentional killing of an innocent life, and it is always, grievously wrong. If, as Sen. Biden said, “I’m prepared as a matter of faith [emphasis added] to accept that life begins at the moment of conception,” then he is not merely wrong about the science of new life; he also fails to defend the innocent life he already knows is there.

As the senator said in his interview, he has opposed public funding for abortions. To his great credit, he also backed a successful ban on partial-birth abortions. But his strong support for the 1973 Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade and the false “right” to abortion it enshrines, can’t be excused by any serious Catholic. Support for Roe and the “right to choose” an abortion simply masks what abortion is, and what abortion does. Roe is bad law. As long as it stands, it prevents returning the abortion issue to the states where it belongs, so that the American people can decide its future through fair debate and legislation.

In his Meet the Press interview, Sen. Biden used a morally exhausted argument that American Catholics have been hearing for 40 years: i.e., that Catholics can’t “impose” their religiously based views on the rest of the country. But resistance to abortion is a matter of human rights, not religious opinion. And the senator knows very well as a lawmaker that all law involves the imposition of some people’s convictions on everyone else. That is the nature of the law. American Catholics have allowed themselves to be bullied into accepting the destruction of more than a million developing unborn children a year. Other people have imposed their “pro-choice” beliefs on American society without any remorse for decades.

If we claim to be Catholic, then American Catholics, including public officials who describe themselvesas Catholic, need to act accordingly. We need to put an end to Roe and the industry of permissive abortion it enables. Otherwise all of us – from senators and members of Congress, to Catholic laypeople in the pews – fail not only as believers and disciples, but also as citizens.

Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.

Archbishop of Denver

James D. Conley

Auxiliary Bishop of Denver

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Why I Am Now Supporting John McCain For President – Right Wing News (Conservative News and Views)

John Hawkins at Right Wing News says it very well so rather than restating it I’ll post the link here.

Why I Am Now Supporting John McCain For President – Right Wing News (Conservative News and Views)

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