Obama's new pick: Gov. of state that linked Christians, violence

Remember the MIAC report? And the new "'Council of Governors" executive order? Apparently Obama has appointed the Gov. in charge of MIAC to this "council." What's more, "Obama announced the council to advise on military actions in the U.S...."

President Obama has picked to advise him on military actions inside the U.S. the Missouri governor whose state "Information Analysis Center" last year linked conservative organizations to domestic terrorism and said law enforcement officers should watch for suspicious individuals who may have bumper stickers from Ron Paul or Chuck Baldwin....

The original announcement said the new council is to include governors and administration officials to review "such matters as involving the National Guard of the various states; homeland defense, civil support; synchronization and integration of state and federal military activities in the United States; and other matters of mutual interest pertaining to National Guard, homeland defense, and civil support activities."...

It was in 2009 when the MIAC issued a report that not only linked conservative groups to domestic terrorism and warned law enforcement to watch for vehicles with bumper stickers promoting Paul and Baldwin, it also warned police to watch out for individuals with "radical" ideologies based on Christian views, such as opposing illegal immigration, abortion and federal taxes....

"Police were instructed to look for Americans who were concerned about unemployment, taxes, illegal immigration, gangs, border security, abortion, high costs of living, gun restrictions, FEMA, the IRS, The Federal Reserve, and the North American Union/SPP/North American Community. The 'Missouri Documents' also said potential domestic terrorists might like gun shows, short wave radios, combat movies, movies with white male heroes, Tom Clancey novels, and Presidential Candidates Ron Paul, Bob Barr, and Chuck Baldwin!" ALIPAC wrote....

The rebellion to Obama's plans regarding the Council of Governors had come from the Tenth Amendment Center, which is recommending a model legislation that states can use to limit the activities of their own National Guard members....

Read the whole article, and take note.

Spencer

News, news, news

I have some really good ones for you today. Seriously, the line-up's better than usual.

Mom appeals to government: Don't pull plug on my baby
Are some people even human anymore?

North Carolina limits freedom and liberty due to snow.
No guns in your own cars! What's next? No guns in your homes?

Tell Starbucks: Offer espresso shots, not gunshots
Here's something for you from the "other side." This is trash. I'm thinking about penning a letter to Sbux and posting it here for others to use (although someone somewhere has probably beaten me to it). Anyone interested?

Judge Walker’s Skewed Judgment
The Prop 8 judge is a sodomite?!?!?

ADF, Stand4MarriageDC appeal decision to redefine marriage without voter approval

“Gay rights: Don’t ask, don’t think”

Veterans Defend “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

Tax court allows deduction for woman’s sex change
So...question for these people. If I go get a bionic shotgun with accessory flamethrower stuck into my arm, will they cover that, too? Didn't think so.

Canadian Station Pulls Pro-Life Ad – Too “Graphic”
Follow the links. This is something you really should watch.

Immigration judge: German anti-homeschooling policy ‘repellant to everything we believe as Americans’
Makin' Hitler proud!

Taxpayers pay $101,000 for Pelosi's in-flight 'food, booze'
"Recession? Whut ruh--hiccup!--cession?"

Ouija board a controversial toy for tots
This is nasty, but then again so are most kids' toys these days (see upcoming post).

Spencer

So what would you do...

...if you were getting dressed before dawn, and it's so dark it takes you a moment to realize that what you are seeing is a spider run up your shirt towards your neck?

Spencer

S CAPITIS: The Reality of Uncleaned Coins for Beginners

Fellow ancient coin cleaner/collector and believer Scott Head has an excellent new post for anyone interested in getting into the hobby. Also, check out his "How To" section on the right sidebar. Compendious, it is!

Spencer

P.S. And Spencer also appreciates the Security Statement here. Ha!

I Have It

I don't know if this ever occurs to anyone else, things just popping into your head out of nowhere, but it has many times to me. It's been a while, what with my sidetracked mind and all. But, four or five days ago, something hit me as much unexpected as shocking. I personally found it chilling.

T-800s, NS-5s, Sentinels, or even C-3PO or Robby the Robot, it matters not. What matters is that they are coming and I believe they are dangerous. Yeah, yeah, you've heard it all before. Just some more grumbling by an old-fashioned barbarian who would sooner chuck his computer out the window than tolerate it, right? Hold on, and allow me to speak.

While the majority of these kinds of stories, in fiction at least, involve the AI unit(s) evolving to a higher state of some sort (as in the Terminatoresque idea of a state of self-awareness), it is well known here that I do not believe this can or will happen. Perhaps my first introduction to this kind of thinking came from Rousas J. Rushdoony's book, The Mythology of Science (which, by the way, if you haven't yet read, you should). Organisms cannot evolve, no matter what any Darwinist tells me. Therefore it is all the more impossible for a machine to do so. The AI units we see in the Terminator films (Skynet), I, Robot (VIKI), the Matrix trilogy, and even the recent bore-fest Eagle Eye (ARIA) will never happen. I firmly believe in this.

So why worry? Why be concerned? All we may ever see are incidents of malfunction, or, perhaps even android soldiers, with a human commander, used for a purpose. I believe that such events can, and likely will, happen. But neither of these incidents require anything even close to self-awareness.

We know what machines can do now. They can move, walk, and even talk, all independently. They also possess a rudimentary form of processing that some would be tempted to call thought. They can feel you touch them, turn around, and say "Ouch! Do not touch me!" The list goes on and on infinitely.

So how can they do all these things? We humans programmed them to do so. No matter how advanced, how amazing, or how "smart" these machines may become, humanity will always be the creator, will always be one step ahead.

Considering all of that, I am impelled to ask, what will these machines be capable of in the future? Or rather, what capabilities will we, as men, give them, the machines?

Don't ask why, or who, or any of those questions right now. Just ask yourself this: What if a human designer were to program an artificially intelligent machine to fight, hunt, and kill humans? What if this (these?) machine had no other function, indeed, was not capable of any other function, than to attempt the extermination of all of humanity?

"That, detective, is the right question."

Spencer

Here we go again....

In recent months I have been assailed by mini blog post ideas, little things that are more fitting for what they call a Twitter account than a blog. So, you at least get one today.

I ran into an acquaintance today, one whom rarely speaks to me. This time I grabbed her attention without even knowing it. After a quick greeting she hurried over to me as if she wanted to talk; due to her background, I guess is why.

"So what's with all your tactical gear, Spence?" (Again, in a world where most men have no idea what "tactical gear" is, I told you it's due to her background.)

"Tactical gear?" I said. "It's my keys and cell phone!" I showed them to her to see. Her concern instantaneously fell; she was no longer "worried". Yes, I'm the kind of guy to love and wear tactical gear. But keys and a cell phone?

Okay guys. Here is my cell phone case, and my keys are attached right next to it on my belt via this thingy. Both are black (no duh--forget who you were talking to?). On my keys are nothing but keys and key rings, save a very small silver utility knife (think like a Swiss Army). I was wearing black cargo shorts, sandals, and my Expelled t-shirt (is it just the t-shirt--again, really?)

So you tell me, friends. Why was this so scary to her?

Spencer

The Beast breathes his last?

For all of you who have been following, I just got the best news I've had in 18 months. The Beast may be dead; I hope he is, and not merely asleep.

I'm afraid that part of me will now always fear the Beast. This isn't the first time he has struck, but it certainly has been the worst. I've certainly changed in some ways, permanently. It's this Beast that I'm still afraid of...even now I feel almost premature in writing this. The current state of the world is just so that it nourishes the Beast beyond any other circumstance. I do not feel ashamed to tell you today that I fear it. But, a long time ago, when I was still in the business of creating maxims for myself (something that Stonewall Jackson did for himself in his younger years as well, curiously), I thought of what rings true today: It isn't whether or not we feel fear, that makes us men. It's what we do in the face of it.

(Speaking of all that, I just realized a week or so ago that the motto fortitudine vincimus is an excellent motto to apply to the past 18 months--brownie points to whoever can figure that one out.)

But, that wasn't my point in posting. I want to thank you all for your prayers and comforting comments. It may just be that, after all of this, my General has ended the lesson (and I can only hope that I did learn the intended lesson--I know I learned more than one). Only time will tell. All I can say now is, things are definitely looking amazingly better.

I hope my blog posts will slowly increase, as I'll have more time to do this or that now. I have a real crapload of reviews of books and movies for you that have piled up, and various other posts that I'm sure you all will love. Anything anyone wants to see? Misses? Likes? Bring it up here and now! I'm in an exceedingly harmonious mood. :-P

So, it's time to praise our God! Best Commander in the world. ;-)

Spencer

Quick news roundup

Read, ye swabbies, read!

Banner Fossil for Evolution Is Demoted

One Year Later

My Latest Suggested Reading List

Christians threatened with arrest in Richmond for sharing Gospel, lawsuit filed

Mother Faces False Truancy Charges

Middle school investigates flu shot

Busted! Obama praise planted in U.S. newspapers

Congressional bill would guarantee DC vote on marriage

Morning Bell: It Is Time To Prioritize Security Over Terrorist Rights

Top Muslim group withholds tax records from IRS

Atheists' 'hate' sign blasted in lawsuit

Spencer

The flashlight to end all flashlights

Is it really so very bad to covet, just once in a while? ;-D

Spencer

484 emails...

Is how many I had. Hmm, why so few? Seriously?

Well, I'm back, but still incredibly busy. Expect no emails or blog posts for some time, and little when they do come.

Spencer

The U.N. and the Obama Administration have spoken. They are coming for your guns.

I hesitate to blow things out of proportion, but honestly, this may be the biggest piece of news I have ever given you. Only time will tell. Lord willing, this will be but a drop in the bucket. I would love to say that this is merely exaggerated hearsay. I know not. Again, only time will tell, but in the meantime, we must prepare and be aware.

The NAGR (National Association for Gun Rights) reports that:

The United Nations and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are moving forward with their plan to confiscate your guns.

The United States joined 152 other countries in support of the Arms Trade Treaty Resolution, which establishes the dates for the 2012 UN conference intended to attack American sovereignty by stripping Americans of the right to keep and bear arms.

...

If passed by the UN and ratified by the U.S. Senate (which is where we must ultimately make our stand), the UN “Small Arms Treaty” would almost certainly FORCE national governments to:

*** Enact tougher licensing requirements, making law-abiding citizens cut through even more bureaucratic red tape just to own a firearm legally;

*** CONFISCATE and DESTROY ALL “unauthorized” civilian firearms (all firearms owned by the government are excluded, of course);

*** BAN the trade, sale and private ownership of ALL semi-automatic weapons;

*** Create an INTERNATIONAL gun registry, setting the stage for full-scale gun CONFISCATION. So please click here to sign the petition to your U.S. Senators before it’s too late!

You see, this is NOT a fight we can afford to lose.

Also, I ask that you watch this video linked here on the patriot Piazza's blog (you may know him as being the founder of one of the most respected firearms training centers in the nation).

Please sign the petition, please post this on your blog, please email the article(s), and please watch this issue, here on my blog and elsewhere, and be prepared to do be engaged in some serious political activity.

I could leave you with a big fat post, or try, vainly, to write a great Churchill-esque speech. I will do neither. All I say is this:

We must stand for our faith, for our families, for our country, for our freedoms, and for our firearms. We must not back down. We simply cannot afford to back down. We have lost so much already.

Are you with me? Brethren, are you with me?

Now you might expect me to finish off with some fancy slogan or line from a pep-talk. Again, I shall do neither. How about I just use the words that have suited us so well for so long now?

You can have my guns when you pry them from my cold, dead hands.

Spencer

"I shall return..."

Tomorrow I am leaving for some time, a week or more. I will not have internet access nor will I worry about it, do don't expect any blog posts, comments, or answers to emails. (At the current rate of 50 or more emails a day, I wonder how large my email folder will be?) I'm going to be more than behind on the outer world, aren't I? Those of you who have my phone number, please do give me a ring should anything huge happen. Say, like a war, or something. I'd be pretty ticked off if I missed some big war and it was over before I had a chance to do anything.... ("An entire world at war, and I'm left out of it?!!?")

Things are better than they have been in some time. Still, everything good that is happening may be temporal. It is hanging in the balance, and I know not if I will be able to keep these blessings or if they will swiftly be torn from me again. I have no idea. This is simply the way it is. The Beast is wounded, but in my weary hatred, I cannot stop until I see him die a complete and brutal death. So, please, in my absence, shower prayers. Please. I need every one I can get. This is my last shot. God bless you!

And now, in the spirit of The Watchman, I shall only leave you with this next post....

Spencer

You aren't going to like this...

...but you're gonna get it! Here's one big pile or articles I've found. Troll through them, they're worth it!

Culture of violence: Gun crime goes up by 89% in a decade
Wait, what's that I hear? Hmm? Is it...silence? Silence, from the gun-grabbers? No!

INTERPOL Rumors
The NRA has its flaws, what do you fellow patriots out there think?

Somalia to Ratify CRC, U.S. to Stand Alone
I must have missed it, when did Somalia become the standard for children's rights?

The Decline of Male Space
While this piece definitely misses the mark when it comes to the issues of the war on Christianity and the evil encroachments of feminism (as well as the positive comments towards Freemasonry), this is still one worth your while. The Lady Gaga comment is just way too funny!

45 Manly Hobbies
I think all of mine were on here?

Civil War Preservation Trust Rescues 2,777 Acres of Hallowed Ground in 2009

Pro-Abortion Feminists Outraged at Optional Ultrasound
What, just plain killing isn't enough for them anymore?

Is It Time for a New Reformation?
You'd better believe it's time!

Court: Mont. law allows “doctor-assisted suicide”


Edwin Meese, III: Stacking the Deck Against Proposition 8

TIME: “Europe’s Gay Leaders: Out at The Top”

New Jersey Senate rejects same-sex “marriage” bill

Pro-life group scrutinizing Catholic charity

Surrogacy threatens family, sanctity of life, and the dignity of women as NJ case demonstrates

Kevin Jennings: Weekend Recap
Please remember that this blog does have some explicit material, as stated in earlier posts.

Kevin Jennings: Anyone Who Disagrees with Him Is Immoral "Child Abuser"
Same blog as above.

What Recession? Michelle Obama Wears $635 Shoes on $4000 Per Night Hawaii Vacation

File an FCC complaint! FOX network shows beastiality
And this is also, necessarily, very explicit as well.


"You guys give up yet, or are you thirsty for more?"

Either way, you'll get more in due time. :-)

Spencer

Jim Wagner and Black Belt Magazine

Calling all martial artists: please read

Today I ran into a guy with a shirt. On this shirt was a large shuriken (throwing star) with words on it. In his hand, he was carrying a pack of gun cleaning pads. With the mole-ish eyesight that I have, I decided to strike up a conversation to find out what was on his shirt, and perhaps move to the topic of firearms as well.

Martial arts, I knew it. A kind I hadn't heard of (and could never repeat, it was so long and, well...Japanese), something from Okinawa? I almost said that I was a fellow martial artist, but it's been more than a year since I've actually practiced or anything. For various personal reasons, it hasn't been something I've been able to practice. So, for now, I'm what you might call an armchair enthusiast. Therefore, as I hate to pretend to be what I am not, I first delineated my own interest by stating that I read Black Belt magazine. I had never heard of his particular art, and BB is where I often hear about the styles I personally don't have a practical interest in, for the most part. So, that's the first thing I thought of. I was then about to speak of my own martial arts experiences, but he got to it first. His demeanor changed, and I realized he was one of those people. A Black Belt hater! He said, "I deal with the real people." Ok...?

So I figured out that this was not going to be an exchange-either-way conversation, and this was going to be "I'm gonna pout because I am annoyed by what you like, you plebe!" conversation. He then stated it has stuff in it that is not kosher. Okay, nothing's perfect, but I seriously do not agree (although I didn't say that). If you're going to diss this publication, then you also have to tie practically all of the big names into the pot. Kelly McCann, Stephen Hayes, Moni Aizik, Anthony DeLongis, and countless others I didn't and couldn't mention (that's not even to bring up all the MMA fighters that participate). Are they all dirty? I don't think so.

As he was walking away, he said, "If you ever see the name Jim Wagner in there, don't believe what he says!" At this I almost wanted to start laughing. Why? Well...what this gentleman did not know, is that at that very moment, I was carrying a Jim Wagner Reality-Based Blade in my pocket. Yes, I was carrying his knife!

While I seriously would never claim I know everything about something that I am still technically a newbie at (and I did say armchair), I still have a hard time buying the idea that every single one of the countless BB subscribers is stupid and we've all been brainwashed, and that the respected names of our field are to be implicated. Perhaps the German knife company Boker is part of it all too? After all, they made the knife.... Oh yes, and let's not forget the little fact that Mitoshi Uyehara started the publication. Oh yeah, what else was he? Friends with Bruce Lee. Oh yes. It's the shifu himself.

It's a Black Belt conspiracy, beware!

K, the martial arts is something enormously broad. Many different cultures from around the world are involved. You have the traditional arts (Tae Kwon Do, Karate, Kung Fu, etc.), the realistic self-defense methods (Krav Maga, etc.) and then the new MMA sporting aspect. It can be...very volatile, at times. (Since when were Asian relations easy anyhow, especially with Japan involved?) I follow practical fighting styles. In my opinion, you can forget the high-kicks. Give me the eye-gouges, please. I somewhat felt that this particular gentleman may have been too much of a traditionalist for Jim Wagner (Okinawa, remember?).

I almost always find myself agreeing with Jim Wagner's opinions, and he is one of my favorites. In fact, part of the reason I love the magazine so much is because he has a column in it every issue!

But, like I said, I'm armchair, and have never actually studied under Sgt. Wagner. Take this post as your chance to speak your opinion on his self-defense philosophies. I personally don't buy it, and on top of that I'm also open to differing viewpoints as well so this one martial artists, and this other ex-marine, and then this cop guy...I can abide them all (usually). Do you really think that the man who came up with the phrase "Reality-Based Self-Defense" is a croc?

Now is your time to speak. I open up the comments section as a forum. Please comment, and please be specific and long-winded if necessary.

Spencer

Not all Darwinists were Nazis, but all Nazis were Darwinists

Some food for thought, no? It is true; Hitler hearts Darwin!

The "scholarly" side of me is interested to know where the video came from and how well it was translated, though....

Spencer

A little bit of headway

Well, I didn't do a thing (you got that by now, right?) but some real headway was made today.

Still, it was less than 50% of the trouble. So I guess we will see?

Spencer

Is this it?

My greetings to all of you, my dear readers,

If you have been a faithful reader of my blog over the past eighteen months, then you will know that for that time period I have been undergoing what can likely be called the most trying period of my entire life.

I have fought, worked, stressed, panicked, worried, sweat, thought, been disappointed, wanted to cry (a huge one for me), tried, prayed, hoped, swallowed pride, been driven to sheer exhaustion, and everything else you might imagine. I have been brought down to my knees (lower?) and I have had one huge lesson, at the very least. On the one hand, I have learned to lean on my Lord for anything and everything. I have only been able to see ahead in weeks, often much less (sometimes only hours, actually)--and that isn't the half of it. And, secondly, my Master has also taught me a lesson I already knew, but he reinforced this in me--he reminded me what was most important in the world to me. It is exactly that, which I am fighting for.

I was beaten back from my first line of defense. I am struggling to maintain my second. While I may have a third, I am doing my absolute best to stay where I am. Spencer doesn't just give up and displace that easily. Today, I stuck myself out onto a limb, and stuck myself out far. This is my last-ditch attempt to win. If I lose this, it's bye-bye for me. I am not accustomed nor do I like to endure defeat. This time, I want a victory. Yes, true--it will not be mine, but the Lord's. Therefore I wait on Him. I can see that this war will not be won by me. Over and over again I have not succeeded. Another part of the lesson?

The Beast cannot be killed by bullets, blades, or strangulation. (I rather wish it could be--I would have slit its throat long ago and taken its head from its corpse and held it high as I roared.) I cannot see it, feel it, or hear it, but it is there. Perhaps sent by the Beast? I know not. All I know is, the Lord my God will fight for me (Deuteronomy 3:22).

This Beast was somewhat caused by, and much aided by, mere humans. Today, I can truthfully admit that I am not only just stressed, but I am having difficulty controlling my anger and hate. I have been brutally betrayed, and I struggle daily to destroy the bitterness I feel so strongly. These emotions are all not of the Lord (another reason for me to hate emotion), but yet I still am struggling with them. If you could only see all of it, you would feel it too. And then there is the question, did such emotions cause all of this in the first place? Dangerous, isn't it?

I can only wonder, hope, and pray. Is this the end? Is all of this finally over, for the better? Or have I finally lost?

Here he comes. A roaring Beast, seeking whom he may devour. I may be weaponless, but my Lord is not. It will be a battle I wish I could see (albeit incredibly one-sided). And if I should "lose", then I will accept that as the divine will of the Almighty Father. (But to be honest, I'd rather it not be. My humanity speaks thus, however, as stated I will accept whatever he sees fit to put me through.)

What I ask from all of you are your fervent and sincere prayers, if you would be so kind. I shall be eternally grateful if you would grant them me.

Die, you beast, die. I would kill you if I could, but I cannot. So, die, you beast, die.

Spencer

News for 2010

Glenn Beck on birther issue: 'Dumbest thing I've ever heard'
Gee, thanks Beck....

Stop a Washington takeover of the Internet
I put my name down....

More, they are the states children,not yours.
See the article(s) in this blog post.

Spencer

Gary Demar, manly man!

Required reading here on my blog, this is!

Some excerpts (but read the whole thing, please):

All it takes is a few razor blades, the panic of passengers, and the unwillingness of men to take matters into their own hands because they have been assured that the government is in control and everyone has been properly screened. I’m not buying it, and neither should you.

...

While the government has decided not to scrutinize Mid-Eastern men out of fear of verbal and legal assaults from the ACLU and Muslim advocacy groups like CAIR, there’s nothing stopping us from doing it. This isn’t to say that there may not be home-grown terrorists trying to bring down planes, but odds are that, to use Ann Coulter’s phrase, it’s going to be a group of “swarthy men.” And it will take a group of them to do it. So if you see five or ten Mid-Eastern types, probably traveling without wives and children, be suspicious. If you spot such a group, size them up physically. Could you take most of them—man to man—in a fight?

...

You have to be willing to die but put all your effort in staying alive. Without this, you can’t match the terrorists who have already made the commitment.

...

That means the person who responds to the terrorists first must tell every man what to do to defend the women on the plane.

...

There is a new battlefield. Normandy was of a different time and place. The terrorists have brought the fight to our homes. If we’re ever going to feel safe again without turning America into a police state, we’ve got to push political correctness aside and take real action.

One of the best articles I've read in some time.

Spencer

The Book of Eli - Theatrical Trailer

Anyone else excited to see this? I'm a bit skeptical of what the "Book of Eli" really is (see the flash of the pages of Genesis), but an apocalyptic film with survivalist undertones, Gary Oldman, and a dude with a wicked machete is something I just have to see.

Spencer

The Great Office War

Am I the only one who has always wanted to do this?

Spencer

Hello, Kalashnakitty!

Boy oh boy, this is one cute little kitten, don't you tbink? ;-D

Spencer

Movie Review: The Hunt for Red October

Reviewing the silver screen version of the books that I read is becoming common here, as you may have already noticed. And as this was based on Clancy's novel of the same name, expected this, you may have....

I will be jumping off of my book review (read that first if necessary), so this will be short. I had no issues with content, only finding mild language, which is thankfully kept fairly low. No sex (I think we merely had one sexual reference?), and even limited violence for all those sheeple moviegoers out there (unless submarines frighten them, too).

The film was well-done, and even the special effects during the underwater sequences are fair enough, given the time consideration. The acting isn't at all bad, and besides my dislike for Alec Baldwin, you could say it was above-average (Sean Connery makes a fine Ramius, and Tim Curry and Peter Firth were also noticeably good choices for their characters). This was a good military/navy/submarine film, and is quite enjoyable.

My only real issues lie with the adaptation.

Since the novel was not character-based (as noted in my review), I noticed that I did find it difficult to remember certain things while watching this. It's easy to remember who marries who in silly love stories, but trying to "transfer" all of this in my mind was slightly more difficult. (For instance, did this happen on a ship, or a helicopter? Was it on a destroyer, or a carrier? Was it before this CIA meeting, or after? Was it this funny-named Russian officer that did such and such, or that funny-named Russian officer that did such and such?) Only a serious fan-project could speak clearly on this matter. Sorry, I'm not doing it!

Even considering the above, I did find a fair amount of changes--too many, for my purist tastes. My views on said topic may be the bane of adapting filmmakers, but honestly, a lot of the changes in this film were unnecessary.

Don't get me wrong, this movie is good and I honestly do like it, and I recommend it to moviegoers, but...the said changes just annoyed me a little bit.

Spencer

Warskyl: 200 Million Rounds for Homeland Security

Sorry to shower everyone with so many posts today....

Spencer

EDIT: Please see comments

Mass. Safe Schools Program Directors Admitted Explicit Queer Sex Ed Needed for Kids

From MassResistance.

Please note that the article discusses homosexual sex, and the blog overall (as it is an honest, no-holds-barred expose) contains quotes, transcripts, and other such explicit material (very, very explicit, mind you).

ADULTS ONLY PLEASE!

Spencer

Ann Coulter on Terrorists and Planes

Since Muslims took down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, every attack on a commercial airliner has been committed by foreign-born Muslim men with the same hair color, eye color and skin color. Half of them have been named Mohammed.

An alien from the planet "Not Politically Correct" would have surveyed the situation after 9/11 and said: "You are at war with an enemy without uniforms, without morals, without a country and without a leader – but the one advantage you have is they all look alike. ... What? ... What did I say?"

The only advantage we have in a war with stateless terrorists was ruled out of order ab initio by political correctness.

Spencer

American Vision: The Demographics of Irrelevance

Now this is what I call an article!

But then, why would a young man stay in the church? Is there a “male” message in our churches today? Is there a message that gives a young man a worthy cause to work for and to fight for? Why would he stay, to listen all his life to the same sermon over and over again, in many different versions of it? Come back every Sunday to learn—for the n-th time, over and over again—that God loves us? Shed tears over the same emotional stuff every week?...

That should tell us how we can take our young men back. As long as we have a female church with a female message, our young men will prefer to stay away from it. You only get what you preach. The loss of our sons to the enemy is a curse, and it is our fault we have let our churches truncate the message to irrelevance. Today’s gender demographic in our churches is a product of today’s irrelevant message in the churches. You know a society by its men. If they are gone, then the society has ceased to be relevant to the real world. The demographics of irrelevance is God’s curse upon a generation that refused to hear the call of the victory of Christ’s Kingdom in history and on earth.

So next Sunday go to your church and look around. Do you see young unmarried women and no single young men? If you do, you should be alarmed.... A society with no young men is a dead society, no matter what activities it has every Sunday.

Let's bring manliness back!

Spencer

EXAMINER: "Obama Puts Interpol Beyond U.S. Law"

The Washington Examiner's editorial page today, December 30, noted that on December 17, 2009, the White House announced that President Obama:

"has granted Interpol [the International Criminal Police Organization] the ability to operate within the territorial limits of the United States without being subject to the same constitutional restraints that apply to all domestic law enforcement agencies such as the FBI. Second, Obama has exempted Interpol's domestic facilities -- including its office within the U.S. Department of Justice -- from search and seizure by U.S. authorities and from disclosure of archived documents in response to Freedom of Information Act requests filed by U.S. citizens. Think very carefully about what you just read: Obama has given an international law enforcement organization that is accountable to no other national authority the ability to operate as it pleases within our own borders, and he has freed it from the most basic measure of official transparency and accountability, the FOIA."

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Obama Administration: Cap the Benefit of Itemized Deductions for Charitable Donations?

Part of the plan of the Obama Administration and the Democratic-controlled Congress in financing their government-run health care program is to cap the benefit of itemized deductions at 28% for taxpayers with adjusted gross income (AGI) over $250,000. Among the various itemized deductions targeted are charitable contributions and mortgage interest expense. This proposal has the potential to adversely affect charitable giving if adopted in the 2010 fiscal year budget.

For example, under the current regulatory structure, a taxpayer in the 35% tax bracket would expect to see a $35.00 benefit for every $100.00 in itemized deductions. However, under the Obama proposal, that taxpayer would only see a tax benefit of $28.00 for every $100.00 in itemized deductions. After you add in the proposed increases in tax marginal rates, the reduction in value can be up to nearly 12% (the spread between the top marginal tax rate and the proposed cap on itemized deductions).

In the tax and spending provisions of its 2010 budget resolution, Congress temporarily side-stepped a vote on this issue, but don’t hold your breath—Congress and the Obama Administration are taking a hard look at these and other revenue sources to finance government-run health care in 2010 and beyond.

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MAIG Blueprint for Ending Gun Ownership in the U.S.

From Michael Bane (Outdoor Channel's The Best Defense, etc.).

Reminds me of that saying...what was it? Oh yes...something about a gun, and cold, dead hands. Yes, that's it.

Spencer

Tyranny Eve...

...may have come and gone, but our resolve has not.

Will you stand?





Via Doug's Blog.

Spencer

P.S. I daresay these are manly men!

Un-Caved Update

Sorry everyone, I've been short on the news lately here, I know. So, I will leave the cave for a moment and provide you with these to cogitate on. Since it's been a while, some of these may be slightly "old", and as to myself I've only had time to browse them really.

Obama's Christmas tree graced by Chairman Mao, transvestite
...as well as Obama on Mt. Rushmore?

Girl, 15, charged in fatal Dillard High School shooting
What the article might not make completely clear is that the shooter killed the victim because she refused her same-sex advances.

Virginia: Mother not charged for killing newborn, because umbilical cord still attached
Does this horrify you? Why? After all, it's only the logical conclusion of a "pro-choice" philosophy.

Serving U.S troops could face prison if they fall pregnant while active

"Best Interests" Means Junk Food and Child Removal

Anger With Federal Government Not Enough
I only skimmed these last three, this appears to be an interesting take on the future of American freedom via states rights'.

An Open Letter To America's Christians

A Suggested Survival List
Only a man as mighty as Rawles could tell me if this information is truly kosher or not, but from what I browsed, Baldwin has some good points. Besides, I just like the idea of a fellow Christian. former-presidential-candidate being a committed survivalist.

Edit: Okay, sorry, but I just had to show you this one.


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Merry Christmas!

Hope you all have an amazing Christmas despite all earthly troubles. Peace on earth, and good will to men (and especially the ladies!).

God bless!

Spencer

A Manly Muslim is Persecuted

Great. This is just great.

Defending your family against men who threaten to murder them is now a "very violent revenge attack on a defenceless man."

Britain today, America...tomorrow?

Spencer

Movie Review: The Bourne Identity (1988)

This review is in reference to the 1988 television miniseries, and not the 2002 Matt Damon film. As you might know if you read my review of the book (which you should before continuing, as I will mostly skip what I covered there), you know I wasn't a wild fan. But this film adaptation was just so bad, it made me want to beg for the book!

Our first issue is with the actor. The then-closet, now-open homosexual Richard Chamberlain does one horrible performance. Lame, cheesy, not very manly, and also not at all skillful (Bourne was supposed to be one talented guy). Besides the fact that he just grosses me out to have to look at his face, honestly, he did a very shallow acting job. Jaclyn Smith, of Charlie's Angels and (and also K-Mart) fame, doesn't do much better, but she doesn't beat Chamberlain in his badness. The fact that I soon realized I'd have to plod through a total of 185 minutes of this was also somewhat unpleasant.

On the positive side, this version was much closer to Ludlum's book, and that wins points with me. However, while the Matt Damon one was so different that it didn't annoy me because it didn't feel like it was supposed to be "right", this movie's attempt to follow the book and then its tendency to veer off course and mess with the original story was aggravating. A few scenes have the script practically perfect, but the execution leaves much to be desired (what Ludlum writes as compelling verbal discourse, this film turns into groan-inducing). Tense and engaging parts in the book are now reduced to muddle and goo.

On the extra negative side, the two major issues I had with the book are still present here. [WARNING: Light sexual issues discussed.] Bourne kidnaps Marie, and later they also sleep with one another (it appeared that the camera was avoiding direct X-rated shots, but I'm not sure as I ended up availing myself of the mighty power of the "FF" button). What was even more, um, gross, was how bad you felt for poor Jaclyn Smith when she would later discover his "orientation." We also see a woman's dead body, naked but lying face-down on a bed with her waist and above visible.

All in all, we have a thumbs-down on the content just as in the book, but on top of that, we have one major thumbs-down from me on the movie itself. Stupid and horrible are good words to describe this. Bad, just plain bad.

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Men vs. Males

(Be forewarned, prepare for an ugly rant. I wasn't sure if I should post this or not, but I've written it now and vented a bit. However, I do ask that you keep my perspective in mind while you're reading or commenting.)

I am sick and tired of males. There is one huge difference between men and males. Manhood is that lofty ideal of men who lead, provide, and follow their one leader. Males, on the other hand, are the scum and slime that so many of us encounter every day.

Why don't we have sex with a girl and then drop her when she conceives? It's a good idea to drink, carouse, and be a despicable despot to the ladies around you. Oh, tired of working a job? Breadwinning not working too well for you? How about the "BAILOUT" option? It seems to work for the big companies nowadays, why not us?

This is the philosophy of males. It is ugly and detestable.

As this post is really not much more than a fed-up rant from yours truly about males specifically, I will not attempt to cover the philosophies that have admittedly contributed to the downfall of manhood (feminism, Evolution, etc.). These ideas have not helped us in our tasks at all, but nor are they entirely to blame. After all, we allowed them to take seed and grow on our watch, countless males drinking of such poisons themselves. These males matter not. They couldn't stand the heat, so they left the war. They will never, ever take their place amongst the great warriors of our world.

The decision to be a man is that man's choice and his alone. No one else is to blame. Brethren, we have a long fight ahead of us, but I for one absolutely refuse surrender, or even peace terms. Christianity has taken far too many prisoners in our many wars. Just look at the church today--we have bought many a devilish thought, we swallowed the wiles of the feminists, Evolutionists, humanists, and that's not mentioning the countless others. So, this is why I raise the black flag. No more prisoners of the philosophies of the enemy! No more retreats, no more surrenders! We advance, and we win.

On one particular aspect of all of this, I have found a large amount of males that have succumbed to the pressures of the economic woes of our day, and just quit. While such males take on many forms, this is one particular type that I've seen an alarming increase in. Guess what? The Bible talked about this, and in bold language.

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
1 Timothy 5:8

I have more respect for the unsaved patriarchs who take care of their families than I do for those who claim the faith and abandon them.

This is a disease, and what do you do with a disease? You exterminate it.

Something isn't right. Somehow, we let this happen. The weaker of our own sex succumbed to something, and the first battle in this war is within us. The best way to fight this black-flag war will be to live like men ourselves. I ask that each and every one of you do that. Together we will be united in manhood.

The ridiculous Monday Night Football male, the Old, Un-attuned Father male, and the Metro male all must die their deaths. (As to homosexuality, is there any question at all that this isn't manly? It prompts me to want to ask, "What's the matter, that whole 'man' thing didn't work out for ya?")

I'm not talking about brawling, belching gruffs who delight in seeing other males throw pigskins as well as the bodies of those who cheer for them. I'm talking about real men. I'm sure anyone here knows exactly what kind of manhood I'm talking about. Brothers, it's the only kind. (And just for clarification, I am not trying to pontificate, or elevate myself in any manner.) No one ever said it was an easy path, but it is the only path.

From this day forward, if you are a male and not a man, I declare you to be my enemy. If you simply can't handle it, if the way of the coward is more pleasing to your soft skin, sleeved emotions, and porcelain morality, then get out. You do not deserve a place amongst our ranks.

The Justin Timberlakes of this world are so concerned with "bringing sexy back".

Well, I propose that we bring manliness back!

Spencer
Bringing Manliness Back
Since 2006

ObamaCare Looms

I hear Reid wants it passed by the 23rd.

Say your prayers.

Spencer

News Update

Only a few for you today.

'Chilling' new video: How to slit throats

DC City Council votes to redefine marriage

Celebs to kids: America stinks!

Dems Threaten Ben Nelson With Military Base Closing Over Abortion Opposition

'Sinister Muslim' stereotype fades


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Book Review: The Hunt for Red October, by Tom Clancy

I've long been interested in the works of Clancy, and this is officially my first foray into his fictional world (save the film of the same name). Now, after reading his first published book, part of the lengthy Jack Ryan series, I am quite sure that I am going to continue to experiment with his novels.

Book premise: During the Cold War (remember, the book was published in 1984), the captain of a Russian nuclear submarine, Marko Ramius, carries out his plans to defect to the United States of America. CIA analyst Jack Ryan is put on the case to...well, analyze it! This seemingly simple plot offers the reader one big ride.

Perhaps I shouldn't tell you this beforehand, but I'm going to anyways. The book was excellent. For this review, I'm going to do it backwards, as opposed to how I do it normally. I'm going to give you the cons first. They are very few.

We had a fair amount of language, bit it wasn't too excessive. We also had some sexual references (on pages 5, 19, 56, 141, 144, 173, 176, 260, 314, 377, 420, and 424) but most are mild comments made by rough sailors (the worst one is when an American sailor is disappointed with Soviet pornography--not at all too bad). Very mild, for the most part (thankfully they were only references, and nothing more). I didn't have any enormous issues here; there was very little to upset me. Indeed, quite the opposite.

There are a few references to God, but not in a bad way (although I did notice a man called a "Bible-thumper from Kansas" on page 82). Our protagonist, Jack Ryan, doesn't appear to be overtly religious, but he does believe in God (he affirms his belief to another man, and during one very perilous event, considers prayer).

We also had some strong yet appropriately subtle pro-American content, what with Soviet men learning and realizing that they can buy their own food, or perhaps drive their own car. It is said more than once that perhaps we do not appreciate the freedoms we have, instead taking them for granted. "I have never lived in a country that was not free," Ryan tells us on page 343, "and maybe I don't appreciate my home as much as I should." And while it only appears in some of the back-story segments, Clancy tells us about the monstrously oppressive regime of Communist Russia that Ramius is now leaving behind. If you know a devoted Communist by any chance, perhaps this might be a good present for them?

Speaking of the story, I admit that some readers who prefer character-driven tales may have some getting used to here. Clancy writes in a format that could be described as instead military-driven. Even if it has nothing to do with Ramius, Ryan, or any of the other lesser characters, we still see plenty of scenes (say, other ships, aircraft, etc.) that serve to bolster the overall story. I found this to be a positive trait. Indeed, this book was very military (and also, even very manly). October felt quite like a mini naval education, and I felt that I learned quite a bit of stuff here. While I certainly can't verify all or perhaps even most of the "facts" Clancy tells of (Can I really attest to the position of a dial or button inside of a Cold War vessel?) I'm not going to argue anytime soon, either. This all made the book very exciting (the end was particularly nail-biting). In hindsight, I might suggest that a potential reader first find himself a dictionary of naval terms (If such a thing exists?).

As I began the book I found myself able to identify with Ryan. He's a good, likable guy who just does his job and does it well (and is a little disturbed by some of the older, harder tactics of one or two if his superiors--a fact that gives us some moral depth). On the other hand, I admit that I began to identify with him less after a ride in a plane where he acted somewhat like a baby (he hates flying, and to be fair we all have our weak points), and this small little rift stayed there for the rest of the novel. It wasn't too major, I still liked Ryan and everything, however I just found him less identifiable to my own personality, is all.

Ramius is a man's man, and to read about his development from boy to man, begrudging servant of the Soviets to defector to the Americans, was quite a story. I liked him quite a bit. (Did I mention that he was an exceedingly clever old man?)

All in all, with Cold War intrigue, opposing navies and governments, manly men, a publication date that almost qualifies it to be alternative historical fiction, and "the perfect yarn" as the late former President Ronald Reagan put it, Clancy's debut novel is one good book, good enough for me to drop into my Amazon store. Recommended for any manly reading list.

"A wise man knows his limitations." --Marko Ramius, p. 12

Spencer

Movie Review: The Bourne Identity

This review is a follow-up to my review of Robert Ludlum's novel, and will be of the 2002 film with Matt Damon. Stay tuned for the 1988 television miniseries version with Richard Chamberlain.

I am forced to review this film on its own, as it is so wildly different from the book. (Oh, but the bank account number, it was almost exactly the same as the original--that earns points with me.) The premise is the same as the book: amnesiac man has no memory of his past, he follows his own trail to learn just who he is (a woman at his side along the way), and lo and behold, many people seem to want him dead, and he himself is very strange. You've all seen it, haven't you?

A suspenseful film, with a fair amount of action, but not too much. Very well done, good production values, good acting, lots of intrigue, and excellent fight scenes. (The apartment in particular is one fantastic scene. Realistic, not outlandish at all. I love the use of the improvised weapon, aka Bic pen. Recommended.) A very entertaining and eventful film that keeps you watching and thinking, which is always important. I had no issues here.

It is inferred that Bourne and his girl, Marie, have sexual intercourse, but all we see is some kissing and then the scene ends. OK, I don't like that, but at least they didn't show anything. Seriously!

As opposed to the book, Jason is more likable, and he also is protective of children. He takes care of Marie as well; the one action of his that bothered me was when he roughly pushes her into a wall. (Long story short, it was for her own protection, though.)

So, Bourne was a better man than in the book, but we still have two films to go. Therefore, I must wait to pass full judgement on him until I have seen all three. As to the film itself, it was good, but not glorious. I didn't like the inferred sex and I prefer films to be closer to their books, but to be fair, we did see some improvements on Ludlum.

In the end, it's up to the viewer, really.

Spencer