AARP Has Fallen From Grace?

This letter was  sent to Mr. Rand who is the Executive Director of AARP.

This lady not only has a grasp of 'the Situation', but also has an incredible command of the English Language! 

Dear Mr. Rand,

Recently you sent us a letter encouraging us to renew our lapsed membership in AARP by the requested date. This isn't what you were looking for, but it's is the most honest response I can give you.

Our coverage gap is a microscopic symptom of the real problem, a deepening lack of faith.

While we have proudly maintained our membership for years and long admired the AARP goals and principles, regrettably, we can no longer endorse its abdication of our values. Your letter stated that we can count on AARP to speak up for our rights, yet the voice we hear is not ours.


Your offer of being kept up to date on important issues through DIVIDED WE FAIL presents neither an impartial view nor the one we have come to embrace.

We do believe that when two parties agree all the time on everything presented to them, one is probably not necessary.  But, when the opinions and long term goals are diametrically opposed, the divorce is imminent.

This is the philosophy which spawned our 200 years of government.


Once upon a time, we looked forward to being part of the senior demographic. We also looked to AARP to provide certain benefits and give our voice a power we could not possibly hope to achieve on our own.

AARP once gave us a sense of belonging which we no longer enjoy. The  Socialist politics practiced by the Obama Regime and empowered by AARP serves only to raise the blood pressure my medical insurance strives to contain. Clearly a conflict of interest there!

We do not understand the AARP posture, feel greatly betrayed by the guiding forces that we expected to map out our senior years and leave your ranks with a great sense of regret.

We mitigate that disappointment with the relief of knowing that we are not contributing to the problem anymore by renewing our membership. There are  numerous other organizations which offer discounts without threatening our way of life or offending our sensibilities and values.


This Obama Regime scares the living daylights out of us. Not just for ourselves, but for our proud and bloodstained heritage. But more importantly for our children and grandchildren.

Washington has rendered Soylent Green a prophetic cautionary tale rather than a nonfiction scare tactic.  I have never endorsed any militant or radical groups, yet now I find myself listening to them.

I don't have to agree with them to appreciate the fear which birthed their existence. Their borderline insanity presents little more than a balance to the voice of the Socialist Mindset in power.

Perhaps I became American by a great stroke of luck in some cosmic uterine lottery, but in my adulthood I CHOOSE to embrace it and nurture the freedoms it represents as well as the responsibilities.

Your website generously offers us the opportunity to receive all communication in Spanish.. ARE YOU KIDDING??? The  illegal perpetrators have broken into our 'house', invaded our home without invitation or consent.

The President insists we keep these illegal  perpetrators in comfort and learn the perpetrator's language so we can communicate our reluctant welcome to them.

I DON'T choose to welcome them, to support them, to educate them, to medicate them, or to pay for their food or clothing. American home invaders get arrested.

Please explain to me why foreign lawbreakers can enjoy privileges on American soil that Americans do not get?  Why do some immigrants have to play the game to be welcomed and others only have to break and enter to be welcomed?


We travel for a  living. Walt hauls horses all over this great country, averaging over 10,000 miles a month when he is out there. He meets more people than a politician on caffeine overdose.

Of all the many good folks he enjoyed on this last 10,000 miles, this trip yielded only ONE supporter of the current Regime. One of us is out of touch with mainstream America .

Since our poll is conducted without funding, I have more faith in it than ones that are driven by a need to yield AMNESTY (aka-make voters out of the foreign lawbreakers so they can vote to continue the government's free handouts).

This addition of 10 to 20 million voters who then will vote to continue Socialism will OVERWHELM our votes to control the government's free handouts. It is a "slippery slope" we must not embark on!


As Margret Thatcher (former Prime Minister of Great Britain ) once said "Socialism is GREAT - UNTIL you run out of other people's money".

We have decided to  forward this to everyone on our mailing list, and will encourage them to do the same. With several hundred in my address book, I have every faith that the eventual exponential factor will make a credible statement to you.

I am disappointed as all get out! I am more scared than I have ever been in my entire life! I am ANGRY! I am MAD as hell, and I'm NOT gonna take it anymore!

Walt & Cyndy  Miller, Miller Farms Equine Transport

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Where Have The Southern Baptists Gone?

There are no more Southern Baptists.The Southern Baptists have voted to change their name.

My father would be rolling over in his grave since he was an ordained  Southern Baptist Pastor!

Why are they doing this, especially after they just made history by electing the first Afro-American President of the SB Convention? Why are there no more Southern Baptists?

They are the  nation's largest Protestant denomination, and they feel a new name could attract new members. In my opinion, this is a by-product of the progression towards 'non-denominational' churches.

The denomination's name will officially remain Southern Baptist Convention. Many delegates still opposed the optional 'Great Commission Baptists'.

Those who supported the new name argued that it would help missionaries and new churches to reach more people.

The passage marks another step in the predominately white Christian denomination's efforts to become more diverse and inclusive. Recently, the convention elected New Orleans pastor Fred Luter Jr. as the first black president in its 167-year history.

Facing no opposition, Luter received broad support as he was tapped to lead the 16-million member convention.

"Now that there is an African American at the head of the organization, there needs to be a name change," said Kunteia Carson. "For me, it wouldn't matter, because we know what we stand for and in whom we believe. But if there is a certain stereotype, then it should be changed."

"Southern Baptist has been around for years and years and years [167 years] and that's what I associated it with, not necessarily the new name," said Randy Diveley. "I kind of hope they stick with Southern Baptist."

An online poll of 2,000 Americans by the SBC's Lifeway Research found that 44 percent said that knowing a church was Southern Baptist would negatively impact their decision to visit or join.

The term "Great Commission" refers to Jesus' command to his apostles to go forth and make disciples of all nations.

Fifty-three percent of delegates voted in favor while 46 percent voted against.

Do I need to tell you how my father would have voted?

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Is America Losing Her Soul? - Video

I was watching the news this morning about how the Obama administration wants to tax parents whose children are obese.

My mind went back to 'the old days' when education was about readin', writin' and 'rithmetic, not about how much a kid weighs. 

I remembered when television showed our kids how we SHOULD live instead of the worst of how we DO live. EXAMPLE:  "The Andy Griffith Show'' when Opie learned a great lesson about compassion, honesty, or respecting authority. 

Well, times are different now. Many are asking: Is America Losing Her Soul?
 
Why can't Johnny read? Why can't he do simple math or find North America on a globe? In fact, why do Johnny and Jane reject education today? 

While parents and education officials in Washington are asking these questions, one of the authors of the current mess is taking responsibility for his mistake. He is also offering solutions.

Dr. William Coulson, working with Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow, developed the basis of modern education, grounding it in the humanistic principles of John Dewey. 

Even if you don't recognize these names, you will recognize their ideas.

For example, we have all heard the claim that the non-directive sex education courses in today's public schools can solve the teen-pregnancy problem. Yet every study shows that these classes increase teen pregnancy. 

We have all heard of 'values clarification'.  Why are we stressing self-esteem instead of education?

Dr. Coulson has been spending the last three years telling all who will listen that the fundamental problem with today's educational philosophy is that it rejects authority. 

Once students are taught to reject the Creator's authority, they quickly reject all other authority, including their teachers.

Dr. Coulson says that, as a result, students are not only unteachable, they lose the ability to make moral choices. He says (video below) they made a terrible mistake back in the 1960s.

I definitely feel 'out of touch' with today's agenda. I used to hear older people say they longed for 'the good ole' days' and I'd think, "How stupid!" 

Ha!  It's not so stupid anymore.

When my grandmother taught grades 1-6 in a one-room schoolhouse, they read from the Bible. And they learned Latin.

And when her mother taught school, kids learned to read by reading the Bible.

Talk about having the Bible in the classroom now and you're setting yourself up for a lawsuit! And is our society any better for it? I don't think so. 

Of course, that's my perspective.

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'Others!" Wm Booth - Video with Phil Keaggy

My late father-in-law served in London with The Salvation Army.  Dad played the trumpet in the Salvationists' Band, and he told me stories I will never forget.  

'Serving Others' was the point of the Salvation Army.

I thank God for the Salvation Army that William Booth started with the poor in London. His vision for ministry has impacted my own family, and one thing I have heard stands high above the rest.

When the Empress of Ireland went down in 1914 - the worst disaster in Canadian History - there were 130 Salvation Army officers on board and 109 of the officers drowned. And not one that was picked up had on a life belt.

The few survivors told how the Salvationists, finding there were not enough life-preservers for all, took off their own belts and strapped them upon even strong men, saying, 'I can die better than you can;' and from the deck of that sinking boat they flung their battle-cry around the world - "Others!"

When William Booth was a very old man, the Salvation Army was holding a convention and they wanted William Booth to speak. He was too old and weakened by sickness, so they asked him if he would send them a telegram since he couldn't come. And he said yes.

What do you think it said? "Others!"

So when you hear the Salvation Army's bells, please consider donating.

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Technically Speaking, The Prez Wins As a Debater

I watched the Townhall Debate last night, and have concluded that because it was a debate, The Prez won - technically speaking.

Remember: in a debate the goal is to 'out argue' your opponent. It is not, necessarily, to tell the truth.. In fact, those who are rooting for you will actually be proud of you for winning, even if you are deceptive or rewrite the facts!

Let's look at one example from the debate: Libya. Those of us who keep up with the daily news knew a cover-up was going on in this administration. But in listening to The Prez's rewritten account of the time line, He asserted that he was in the Rose Garden the very next day (12th), telling us - those he's supposed to be serving with transparency - that this was a terror attack!

No, he said "No terrorist attack will deter us..." He had just finished talking about the original 9-11 in New York. 

Now Romney repeats his assertion, asks if that's what The Prez actually said, and how does The Prez respond? Remember when you caught one of your children in a lie? Remember 'the look"?  All mothers know 'that look'. And then, with arms crossed, he replies, "Please proceed, Governor." Neither an admission nor a denial. 

Now at this point, Romney does not respond as an experienced debater. The facts were on his side, but perhaps he was, like all of us, still in shock at The Prez's assertion. What a good debater would have asked is "If that's true, then why did you fly off to Vegas immediately for a campaign appointment?"

"Why did Jay Carney keep speaking on your behalf, saying this was a reaction to the video?"

"If that's true, then why did you send Ambassador Susan Rice out to five Sunday TV shows to assert it was only a reaction to that Mohammad movie?"

"If that's true, then why do we have so many examples of you and other members of your administration asserting, for 14 days, this was just a reaction to a video?"

So, as I have already stated, The Prez won as a debater,  technically speaking. BUT... it does not mean he will win as President.

April Lorier Perspective

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Ready for 2nd Presiodential Debate?

So, are you ready for the 2nd Presidential Debate? With Romney decimating  President Obama in the first debate, it will be interesting to see which Obama we will get to watch on Tuesday night.

As President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney prepare to meet for round two of the debates, the different polls show they are virtually tied.

The second debate is a town hall format with the questions coming from the audience. Supposedly, the moderator is supposed to have less importance with this format. But anyone who knows Candy Crowley suspects she will not fade into the background! 

Democrats say Obama's passive performance in the first debate was damaging. However, campaign officials said they do not expect a repeat.

"I think he's going to be aggressive in making the case for his view of where we should go as a country," David Axelrod, senior Obama campaign strategist, said on "Fox News Sunday."

Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, who has been Romney's debate-prep partner, said the Republican is ready for battle.

"President Obama is going to come out swinging. I think he's going to have to compensate for a poor first debate," Portman said.

Experts say both candidates must avoid looking too aggressive.

"Both candidates have to tread lightly because if they are going on the offense too aggressively with each other, that can spill over to the audience and make them look too combative," Brett O'Donnell, communications expert, said.

The town hall format could be challenging for both candidates. Neither of them has held many events like this recently.

Personally, I think I will prefer this format.

April Lorier Perspective

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