Consider the tapestry which comes from threads. Threads of all kinds, including blog threads, create a tapestry which is yet to be understood or brought into perspective.
The paragraphs that follow are excerpts from recent comments of your fellow patriots. Each stands on its own and is worthy of further/repeat consideration. Read. Enjoy. Be strengthened. Pass it on. We’re weaving a tapestry.
Update – @05:45 (EST) Western media reporting he has been released. Apparently the faction of Islamist militia who kidnapped the PM came under heavy pressure from other militias who saw a backlash risk to themselves.
Overnight – – This is a breaking story…. I’m scrambling for details. Hey Hillary/Obama… your “Rebels” eh? Retaliation for the prior weekend arrest of al-Qaeda operative Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai ? Looks like it….
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was snatched by gunmen before dawn Thursday from a Tripoli hotel where he resides, the government said. The abduction appeared to be in retaliation for the U.S. special forces raid over the weekend that seized a Libyan al-Qaeda suspect from the streets of the capital.
Zeidan’s abduction reflected the weakness of Libya’s government, which is virtually held hostage by powerful militias, many of which are made up of Islamic militants. Militants were angered by the U.S. capture of the suspected militant, known as Abu Anas al-Libi, and accused the government of colluding in or allowing the raid.
In a sign of Libya’s chaos, Zeidan’s seizure was depicted by various sources as either an “arrest” or an abduction.
That is because the militias are interwoven in Libya’s fragmented power structure. With the police and army in disarray, many are enlisted to serve in state security agencies, though their loyalty is more to their own commanders than to government officials and they have often intimidated or threatened officials. The militias are rooted in the brigades that fought in the uprising that toppled autocrat Moammar Gadhafi in 2011, and are often referred to as “revolutionaries.” (more…)
The leftist usurpers and their willfully blind media cohorts, love to bring up the insufferable talking point(s) about Obamacare being the law of the land. Passed by Congress, signed by the President, and upheld by The Supreme Court; as if this baseline is the principle behind their “get over it” talking point.
You will see this set of talking points in essentially every argument against the current popular demand to defund, delay or otherwise modify Obamacare.
So what I want to do here is focus on that “principle”, and just remind everyone of some simple facts about how this “law” came to be in the first place; and, perhaps, give some assistance when you are pushing back against the manipulation of the discussion.
First, Obamacare was not passed as a regular legislative construct. Not.Even.Close.
Most of you will easily remember exactly how it came to be. In the Fall of 2009, as the National Healthcare was being debated, an awakened electorate began to recognize just how horrid the concept being sold actually was.
We witnessed day after day, after day, of Democrat special interest groups (unions) constructing the concept of our healthcare. As each day passed, opposition grew.
Subsequently, Harry Reid needed to keep all the Senators away from their constituents so they did not hear the voice of the people. Unlike the House Dems, who were flogged at numerous town halls, Reid “sequestered” the entire Senate and kept them in session over the holiday break of 2009. He would not allow them to pause, return home, and then resume debate and construct in January. (more…)
Rather than update with the latest developments perhaps it would be prudent to link to a couple of articles which outline the enemy within.
As most are aware, those we can count on to be principled conservatives are few and far between. A few recent articles outline a growing list of people we can consider Deceptive Conservatives, “Decepticons”.
HatTip to BigMammaTea for articles.
The First article is HERE. It’s an in depth review of exactly who is attacking our position from within.
The Second is HERE. And it outlines a very disappointing Decepticon, Ron Johnson.
You can be certain this outlined crew, along with Mitch McConnell, Peter King, Orin Hatch, John McCain and Lyndsey Graham will be the first to raise the flag of surrender – If we allow.
Yesterday afternoon President Stompy Feet held a meeting with Democrats to discuss the Federal Government Shutdown. Washington DC congresswoman, Eleanor Holmes, told Dear Whiner the House Bill funding DC should be supported by him and the Senate as a quick fix to the current fiscal stalemate. She was quickly jumped upon for daring to walk off the plantation and question “dear leader”…..
(Washington Post) Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) had what some colleagues called “a heated exchange” and what she described as “a conversation” with President Obama during a White House meeting Wednesday afternoon regarding the District’s budget constraints as a result of the partial government shutdown.
Norton attended the meeting in the White House East Room with nearly 200 House Democrats and was one of a handful given the opportunity to ask the president a question. When she was called upon, Norton pressed Obama to support a House-passed bill that would permit the District to use its locally raised tax funds to maintain operations until Dec. 15. (more…)
From Mike Lee: Everyone knows that Obamacare is a job-killing, economy-crashing disaster. We have now entered the Democrats’ government shutdown. Many are asking, “What do we do next?”
That’s why I need you to take my survey today. I need to know if you’re still standing with me against Obamacare. I need to know that you won’t give in – especially at this stage! We have come too far and fought too hard to cave in now.
Please help me chart our course in the next phase of this battle.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
3 days until the launch of BillWhittle.com!
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Wouldn’t you like to have a president who is, uhm … presidential? Here’s a teaser for the Whittle Virtual President series:
