Nikki Haley is in some hot water because she didn’t say that the cause of the Civil War (or the War of Northern Aggression, as it’s called in some parts of the country) was slavery. Looking to score some points, Joe Biden chimed in on social media, saying ‘It was about slavery.’
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Abraham Lincoln
From George Washington to Pearl Harbor, God was Honored in our Military
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This past Thursday marks the 82nd anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. December 7, 1941, was described by then-President Franklin Roosevelt as “a date that will live in infamy.” This attack happened on a Sunday, and it is interesting to see the schedule for the crew on the ships: 0745- Rig for Church … Read more
Quote of the Day: Abraham Lincoln
As our ‘leaders’ contemplate military action in Ukraine, and more vaccine madness at home… having already decimated our own economy and the freedoms that allowed us to build it… it’s worth recalling the following observation — one might almost call it a prediction — made by President Lincoln:
Falsehoods of the 1619 Project
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I am a political science-economics student at UNH. This past semester the students in our political science class had to do a White Paper about globalization. There were strict requirements to getting a passing grade.
Notable Quote – Abraham Lincoln
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How prescient for today: “America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” -Abraham Lincoln When a member of the US Congress, US CongressTwit Ilhan Omar, a refugee from Somalia and an self-proclaimed Socialist said: “As long as our economy and political … Read more
We Aren’t a Nation of Kneelers
The Puritans wouldn’t even kneel to God. When freed slaves knelt as Abraham Lincoln passed by, he told them, “Don’t kneel to me; that is not right. You must kneel to God only, and thank him for the liberty you will hereafter enjoy.”
For America, gratitude is foundational
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Thanksgiving is a critically important American holiday. The reason is simple. The survival of the United States as an independent nation of free peoples depends upon gratitude. If Americans do not remain forever grateful for the system we inherited, we will lose it. If this sounds a bit dramatic, take it up with Abraham Lincoln. Preserving … Read more
Notable Quote – Abraham Lincoln
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Note – the real reason for the Second Amendment: “We, the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow men who pervert the Constitution.” – Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America
Coolest President Ever?
Not Obama, Lord no. 147 years after his presidency he’ll be lucky if there’s any mention of him beyond his being the first black president (After Clinton, of course. That and, perhaps, almost doubling the deficit in three years.) I am referring to Abraham Lincoln, whose “past” has taken a turn toward the macabre in … Read more
Obama: twisting the true Lincoln quote to mislead / obfuscate his real purposes
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I have my own thoughts on President Obama’s SOTU (State Of The Union) speech last night) – it can be summed up as “Let’s see if I can fool all of the people this one time” by offering something to everyone. But if you really listened (I have not yet read the transcript) hard, he … Read more