Thanksgiving Proclamation 1789

This is the text of George Washington's October 3, 1789 national Thanksgiving Proclamation; as printed in The Providence Gazette and Country Journal, on October 17, 1789.

WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me "to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness."

Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted; for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.

And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations, and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shown kindness to us), and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally, to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best.

Given under my hand, at the city of New York, the third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine.

George Washington

Power Grab By The Majority Party

Joe Biden THEN called it a "fundamental power grab by the majority party" Ask yourself.... were they lying then or are they lying now? Or were they being honest with themselves and disregarding the truth for their own power? And does it matter... will the voters really care?

"I hope we never ever get to that again, because I believe it will ruin our country" Harry Reid on the nuclear filibuster rules.... in 2008.

"But if the right of free and open debate is taken away from the minority party, then the millions of Americans who asked us to be their voice, I fear that the already partisan atmosphere in Washington will be poisoned to the point where nobody will be able to agree on anything." Senator Obama in 2005.

"The American people want less partisanship in this town but everyone in this chamber knows that if the majority chooses to end the filibuster, if they choose to change the rules and end democratic debate, then the fighting, the bitterness and the gridlock will only get worse." Senator Obama 2005.

"We should make no mistake, this nuclear option is ultimately an example of the arrogance of power. It is a fundamental power grab by the majority party..." Senator Joe Biden 2005

"I Pray To God" Democrats Do Not Do This When We Have Power...this naked power grab" Senator Joe Biden 2005

Silence is Golden...

Silence is Golden... In the ears of the Obama administration.

No noise is good noise it seems, when it comes to the many whistle-blowers charged under their watch. One of the most stunning numbers that I have heard recently about this administration is that since the Espionage Act of 1917 was signed into law, 11 have been pursued. EIGHT of them by this President. It seems there really must either be a lot more to whistle-blow about, more effort to silence them, or BOTH.

These Americans were charged with LEAKING information. Not lying to Americans about healthcare, or lying to Americans about the true story behind the 9/11/11 Benghazi terrorist attack... but charged with releasing the truth. How far have we slipped off of the foundations this nation was founded on. Even the far left news organization Democracy Now sees the overreach by this government. Watch their part of the 18 minute clip, you will get their point. When Democracy Now reports like this... are the so called wacko birds of the Right that far off?

On a recent episode of For The Record on The Blaze TV, a writer that exposed some potential criminal activity among the Federal Air Marshall service. The local police issued a warrant searching for a "potato gun" her husband purchased 5 years prior. They took her personal writing files containing information and her contacts and gave them to the agency she was reporting on. 

SnapChat and Monopoly Money

The New York Times reported that the tech start-up SnapChat turned down an offer of at least 3 BILLION dollars from Facebook. This on the heels of the recent IPO of Twitter, where on day, one a company with NO profit ever was valued on the NYSE at about 25 Billion dollars. Is the world that upside down? Is the dollar that much more valuable than the paper play money?

It seems that we have a market and economy based on Monopoly money. But then it occurred to me that's exactly what we have. The FED has been printing money based on a non existing monetary back up. Quantitative Easing is exactly like running your family budget and paying your bills with Monopoly money. At what point does someone say ENOUGH of this? And I don't mean American citizens, when will financial leaders around the world decide to stop relying on the U.S. dollar as much as it does. When that happens, we will quickly find out how the world banks will not accept and honor the Monopoly money the FED has saturated the financial markets with.

The FED has shown no signs up ending this practice that has artificially propped up the dollar for years now. With the U.S. debt now listing at 17.1 Trillion and some say it will be over 20 in just a couple of years.... when will someone get mad and turnover the monopoly table and end the game in a rage?

What exactly is  Quantitative Easing? This animation covers it pretty well.

The Harbinger - Highly Recommended

Wy wife and I recently read The Harbinger by Jonathan Cahn. It is a very compelling, interesting and thought provoking book. Even though it was written almost 2+ years ago, you can see the timeline playing out today in a way this is both amazing and frightening. 

From the Amazon page...

Is it possible...
That there exists an ancient mystery that holds the secret of America's future?
That this mystery lies behind everything from 9/11 to the collapse of the global economy?
That ancient harbingers of judgment are now manifesting in America?
That God is sending America a prophetic message of what is yet to come?

Before its end as a nation, there appeared in ancient Israel nine specific warnings and omens of national destruction – These same nine Harbingers are now manifesting in America with profound ramifications for America’s future and end-time prophecy.

Hidden in an ancient biblical prophecy from Isaiah, the mysteries revealed in The Harbinger are so precise that they foretell recent American events down to the exact days… the 3,000-year-old mystery that revealed the exact date of the stock market collapse of 2008… the ancient prophecy that was proclaimed from the floor of the US Senate and then came true…and more. The revelations are so specific that even the most hardened skeptic will find it hard to put down. Though it sounds like the plot of a Hollywood thriller – IT’S REAL.

The prophetic mysteries are factual but revealed through a riveting narrative the reader will find hard to put down. The Harbinger opens with the appearance of a man burdened with a message he has received from a mysterious figure called The Prophet. The Prophet has given him nine seals, each containing a message about America s future. As he tells of his encounters with the Prophet, from a skyscraper in New York City, to a rural mountaintop, to Capitol Hill, to Ground Zero, the mystery behind each seal is revealed. As the story unfolds, each revelation becomes another piece in a larger and larger puzzle, the ramifications of which are, even now, altering the course of America and the world.

If you have read this.. please post your comments and thoughts below !!

Asked Like a 2 yr old... Why ?

As a dad, sometimes the most difficult question to answer from a 2 year old is... "Why?" Well in America today sometimes the most difficult question asked of the government is... "Why?" When you add this to the reports of millions of rounds of ammunition being purchased by domestic agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Social Security Administration. So like a 2 year old, we should ask... "Why?"

I saw this quote today...... "The Department of Homeland Security (through the U.S. Army Forces Command) recently retrofitted 2,717 of these MRAP vehicles for service on the streets of the U.S. They were formerly used for counterinsurgency in Iraq. These vehicles are specifically designed to resist mines and ambush attacks. They use bulletproof windows and are designed to withstand small-arms fire, including smaller-caliber rifles such as a .223 Remington. Does DHS expect a counterinsurgency here?" Read More At Investor's Business Daily: http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/030513-646857-dhs-buys-special-armored-fighting-vehicles.htm#ixzz2j3O5O3q3

Cannot be for a foreign invasion because they would use military equipment so then it must be something homegrown? Civil unrest? Economic collapse? Race riots? Food Shortages? Widespread disease outbreak? Natural disaster?

Do any of those sound like a good thing? Do you have any other ideas?

We are still left with one basic question...... Why?

LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC !

You Can Keep Your Plan Unless...

One of the problems with the Affordable Care Act is effecting millions that have good insurance that they LIKE, but cannot KEEP because it is considered a "Cadillac" plan that is "too good". This is exactly why the business portion was granted a 1 year waiver... because if both the under AND over insured would had collapsed at the same time it would have been a political and administrative time bomb that could have destroyed Obamacare. The media and jabbering politicians talk about how sure your crappy insurance was cancelled and you are buying a better plan at a higher price.... BUT you may be eligible for a subsidy. Not mentioning that it is a subsidy that is funded by those Americans that actually pay taxes. Or put another way, income redistribution.

Our situation is this... we have a great insurance policy that we LOVE. It saved us thousands of dollars during my daughters recent medical issues with 2 brain surgeries and surgery for two implant pacemaker type controllers. It was a blessing to have this great policy. It is one of the benefits that her great company offers to it's employees. During a recent enrollment period conference call discussing the changes coming with the ACA, the company announced that it will most likely not offer this premium plan to it's employees when the cadillac  tax penalty kicks in after 2014. ( That was delayed a year by the President ) So that means, that we have a plan we love that we will NOT be able to keep because it will cost her company MILLIONS OF DOLLARS in penalties each year to offer this plan which the government has determined to be TOO good.

Makes me furious when the media and progressive politicians do not talk about two things. One of those is, so who is really paying for the subsidy? The other is what happens a year from now when companies begin to cancel policies that people love because they apparently are too good for hard working Americans. This is flat out socialism folks, plain and simple. Wealth redistribution and government control over a very important aspect of the lives of all Americans.

While discussing this on Facebook, these were her comments about her story... "Scary is my word for it. So far our insurance is staying the same but my daughter only has until June to stay on our plan. She has just made the decision to change her major and go back to school full time. Don't see this remaining an option for her. She is either going to have to work full time in order to get ins through an employer or work more part time hrs to pay for the gov ins. Either way, going to school full time may not be an option."

Senators Ted Cruz and Mike Lee were called a wacko birds by a member of their own party for stating some of these very things during the speech of over 24 hours on the Senate floor. MSNBC  even called the shutdown the "Ted Cruz Shutdown". All because he was HONEST and stood true to his word while serving them. I feel that the shutdown was planned and carried out by Harry Reid and the Senate liberal progressives to distract the public and to find a scapegoat to blame for government failures on the debt and Obamacare. But in the end, all Americans are being hurt or know someone that is being harmed by this over reaching socialist legislation know as the "Affordable" Care Act.

I am so glad that a single male of ANY age is required to pay for Maternity Care. Which in itself is a form of wealth redistribution and yes that statement is true... every policy is required to cover maternity care... even for single men. Why does he feel there is a need to continue to have rallies with a backdrop of faces, nodding in agreement, in order to sell this disaster. Because they feel we are too stupid to know better. Well perhaps he should wake up because the people that normally spread the propaganda are now beginning to question it. Just watch Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Jimmy Kimmel, Jay Leno.

Watch this clip from a recent speech on 10/30/13 by President Obama. In this photo op campaign style rally ( Is he running again? ) he tries to wiggle out of his "If you like your plan, you can keep your plan" talking point that he spoke many times.

"By the skillful and sustained use of propaganda, one can make a people see even heaven as hell or an extremely wretched life as paradise."

Adolf Hitler

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