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Cadowic Church in Germany
German: Kadowische Kirche in Deutschwand
Type Nationaw powity
Cwassification Cadowic
Powity Episcopaw
Governance German Bishops' Conference
Pope Pope Francis
Chairman Reinhard Marx
Primas Germaniae Franz Lackner
Apostowic Nuncio Nikowa Eterović
Region Germany
Language German, Latin
Founder St. Boniface, by tradition
Origin Cwaims continuity in Germania c. 754; Germanic Christians since 300s, some Arians
Members 23,6 miwwion (28.5 %) (2016)
Officiaw website German Bishops' Conference

The Cadowic Church in Germany (German: Kadowische Kirche in Deutschwand ) is part of de worwdwide Cadowic Church in communion wif de Pope, assisted by de Roman Curia, and of de German bishops. The current "speaker" (i.e., de chairperson) of de episcopaw conference is Cardinaw Reinhard Marx, metropowitan Archbishop of Roman Cadowic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. It is divided into 27 dioceses, 7 of dem wif de rank of metropowitan sees.[1] Aww de archbishops and bishops are members of de Conference of German Bishops. Due to a church tax compuwsory for dose who register civiwwy as Cadowics, it is de weawdiest part of de Cadowic Church in Europe.

Secuwarization has had its impact in Germany as ewsewhere in Europe; neverdewess, 28.9% of de totaw popuwation is Cadowic (23.761 miwwion peopwe as of December 2015),[2][3][4] down 4% compared to de year 2000. Before de 1990 unification of de Federaw Repubwic of Germany (or West Germany) and de German Democratic Repubwic (or East Germany), Cadowics were 42% of de popuwation of West Germany.[5] What makes it easier to know rewigious statistics in Germany is dat Christian taxpayers must decware deir rewigious affiwiation as church tax is deducted by de state to be passed on to de rewevant church in de state where de taxpayer wives.[6]

Apart from its demographic weight, de Cadowic Church in Germany has an owd rewigious and cuwturaw heritage, which reaches back to bof Saint Boniface, "apostwe of Germany" and first archbishop of Mainz, and to Charwemagne, buried at Aachen Cadedraw. Notabwe rewigious sites incwude Ettaw Abbey, Maria Laach Abbey, and Oberammergau, famous for its performance of de Passion Pway every ten years.

The Cadowic Church in Germany awso boasts one of de most recognizabwe wandmarks in aww of de country, de Cowogne Cadedraw. Oder notabwe Cadowic cadedraws are in Freising, Mainz (St. Martin's Cadedraw), Fuwda, Paderborn, Regensburg, Frankfurt, Munich (Frauenkirche), Worms, Berwin (St. Hedwig's Cadedraw, wif crypt of Bernhard Lichtenberg), Bamberg, and Trier.[7]

History of Cadowicism in Germany[edit]

Christianization of de Germans[edit]

The earwiest stage of Christianization of de various Cewtic peopwe and Germanic peopwe occurred onwy in de western part of Germany, de part controwwed by de Roman empire. Christianization was faciwitated by de prestige of de Christian Roman Empire amongst its pagan subjects and was achieved graduawwy by various means. The rise of Germanic Christianity was at times vowuntary, particuwarwy among groups associated wif de Roman Empire. Aspects of primevaw pagan rewigion have persisted to dis day, incwuding de names of de days of de week.

As Roman ruwe crumbwed in Germany in de 5f century, dis phase of Cadowicism in Germany came to an end wif it. At first, de Gawwo-Roman or Germano-Roman popuwations were abwe to retain controw over big cities such as Cowogne and Trier, but in 459, dese too were overwhewmed by de attacks of Frankish tribes. Most of de Gawwo-Romans or Germano-Romans were kiwwed or exiwed.[8] The newcomers to de towns reestabwished de observance of de pagan rites.[9] The smaww remaining Cadowic popuwation was powerwess to protect its faif against de new ruwing Frankish words.

But as soon as 496, Frankish King Cwovis I was baptized togeder wif many members of his househowd. In contrast to de eastern German tribes, who became Arian Christians, he became a Cadowic. Fowwowing de exampwe of deir king, many Franks were baptized too, but deir Cadowicism was intermixed wif pagan rites.[9]

Over de next eight centuries, Irish, Scottish, and Engwish missionaries reintroduced Christianity into de German territories. During de period of de Frankish Empire, de two most important of dese missionaries were Cowumbanus, who was active in de Frankish Empire from 590, and St. Boniface, who was active from 716. The missionaries, particuwarwy de Scottish Benedictines, founded monasteries (Schottenkwöster, Scottish monasteries) in Germany, which were water combined into a singwe congregation governed by de Abbot of de Scots monastery at Regensburg. The conversion of de Germanic peopwes began wif de conversion of de Germanic nobiwity, who were expected to impose deir new faif on de generaw popuwation, uh-hah-hah-hah. This expectation was consistent wif de sacraw position of de king in Germanic paganism: de king is charged wif interacting wif de divine on behawf of his peopwe. Hence de generaw popuwation saw noding wrong wif deir kings choosing deir preferred mode of worship. The favoured medod of showing de supremacy of de Christian bewief was de destruction of de howy trees of de Germans. These were trees, usuawwy owd oaks or ewm trees, dedicated to de gods. Because de missionary was abwe to feww de tree widout being swain by de god, his Christian god had to be stronger.

The pagan sacrifices, known as bwót, were seasonaw cewebrations where gifts were offered to appropriate gods and attempts were made to forecast what de coming season wouwd be wike. Simiwar events were sometimes convened in times of crisis, for much de same reasons.[10][11] The sacrifices, consisting of gowd, weapons, animaws, and even human beings, were hung on de branches of a howy tree.

The Hiberno-Scottish mission ended in de 13f century. Supported by native Christians, dey succeeded in Christianizing aww of Germany.

Cadowicism as de officiaw rewigion of de Howy Roman Empire[edit]

Eccwesiasticaw provinces and episcopaw sees in Centraw Europe 1500

In medievaw times, Cadowicism was de onwy officiaw rewigion widin de Howy Roman Empire. (There were resident Jews, but dey were not considered citizens of de empire.) Widin de empire de Cadowic Church was a major power. Large parts of de territory were ruwed by eccwesiasticaw words. Three of de seven seats in de counciw of ewectors of de Howy Roman Empires were occupied by Cadowic archbishops: de Arch-chancewwor of Burgundy (archbishop of Trier), de Arch-chancewwor of Itawy (archbishop of Cowogne), and de Arch-chancewwor of Germany (archbishop of Mainz). The Howy Roman Emperor couwd onwy become such by coronation of de Pope.

The Protestant Reformation[edit]

Burghers and monarchs were united in deir frustration at de Cadowic Church not paying any taxes to secuwar states whiwe itsewf cowwecting taxes from subjects and sending de revenues disproportionatewy to Itawy. Martin Luder denounced de Pope for invowvement in powitics. Luder's doctrine of de two kingdoms justified de confiscation of church property[citation needed] and de crushing of de Great Peasant Revowt of 1525 by de German nobwes. This expwains de attraction of some territoriaw princes to Luderanism. Awong wif confiscated Cadowic church property, eccwesiasticaw (Cadowic) dominions became de personaw property of de howder of de formerwy rewigious office, for de right to ruwe was attached to dis office.

On September 25, 1555, Charwes V, Howy Roman Emperor and de forces of de Schmawkawdic League signed de Peace of Augsburg to officiawwy end de rewigious wars between de Cadowics and de Protestants. This treaty made wegawized de partitioning of de Howy Roman Empire into Cadowic and Protestant territories. Under de treaty, de rewigion of de ruwer (eider Luderanism or Cadowicism) determined de rewigion of his subjects. This powicy is widewy referred to by de Latin phrase, cuius regio, eius rewigio ("whose reign, his rewigion", or "in de prince's wand, de prince's rewigion"). Famiwies were given a period in which dey were free to emigrate to regions where deir desired rewigion prevaiwed.

The rewigious intowerance and tensions widin de Howy Roman Empire were one of de reasons of de Thirty Years' War, which wouwd devastate most of Germany and kiww twewve miwwion peopwe, two dirds of de popuwation of de empire.

Secuwarization of church states in de aftermaf of de French Revowution[edit]

In de war of de First Coawition, revowutionary France defeated de coawition of Prussia, Austria, Spain, and Britain. One resuwt was de cession of de Rhinewand to France by de Treaty of Basew in 1795. Six years water, de Concordat of 1801 an agreement between Napoweon and Pope Pius VII, was signed on 15 Juwy 1801. Anoder two years water, in 1803, to compensate de princes of de annexed territories, a set of mediatizations was carried out, which brought about a major redistribution of territoriaw sovereignty widin de Empire. At dat time, warge parts of Germany were stiww ruwed by Cadowic bishops (95.000 km² wif more dan dree miwwion inhabitants). In de mediatizations, de eccwesiasticaw states were by and warge annexed to neighbouring secuwar principawities. Onwy dree survived as nonsecuwar states: de Archbishopric of Regensburg, which was raised from a bishopric wif de incorporation of de Archbishopric of Mainz, and de wands of de Teutonic Knights and Knights of Saint John.

Monasteries and abbeys wost deir means of existence as dey had to abandon deir wands. Paradoxicawwy, de wosses in church wand and property made de nationaw or wocaw churches in Germany (as weww as in de former Howy Roman Empire, France, Switzerwand, and Austria) more dependent on Rome (uwtramontane). This shift in de 1850s was sustained by a more zeawous cwergy, de revivaw of owd teaching orders, de emergence of Marian confraternities, new rewigious congregations of men and women, and de howding of popuwar missions.[12][13]

In de mid-19f century, de Cadowic Church was awso seen as a powiticaw power, even in Protestant Prussia, exerting a strong infwuence on many parts of wife. However, from de Cadowics' point of view (especiawwy where Cadowics were de majority as in de Rhinewand Province, de Saar, Awsace and Loraine, and Siwesia), Cadowics often fewt intimidated by sewf-consciouswy Protestant ruwers, especiawwy when an anti-Cadowic campaign was carried on at many wevews and wouwd invowve "de banishing of priests and nuns from de country, de driving of bishops from deir chairs, de cwosing of schoows, de confiscation of church property, de disruption of church gaderings, de disbanding of Cadowic associations, and an open feud wif de Vatican, uh-hah-hah-hah.[14]

Chancewwor Bismarck regarded de Church as a dreat, especiawwy in view of its defense of de discriminated Powish minority.

Laws enacted in de state of Prussia and in de empire in de earwy 1870s aimed at discriminating Cadowics were resisted by de Church weading to heated pubwic debates in de media and in de parwiaments during which de term "Kuwturkampf" gained widespread currency. Dipwomatic ties wif de Vatican were cut and additionaw waws were passed to qweww Cadowic opposition, uh-hah-hah-hah. This onwy resuwted in more support by de Cadowic popuwation and more resistance by de Church. During de Kuwturkampf, four bishops and 185 priests in defiance of de waws were triawed and imprisoned and many more were fined or went into exiwe.

After de deaf of Pius IX in 1878, Bismarck took up negotiations wif more conciwiatory Pope Leo XIII who procwaimed de end of de Kuwturkampf on 23 May 1887. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Cadowicism and de Third Reich[edit]

The Cadowic Church denounced Nazism in de years weading up to deir rise to power in 1933-34. It bewieved its primary duty was to protect German Cadowics and de Church. Popes Pius XI and Pius XII pubwicwy denounced racism and de murder of innocents. Many Jews were offered baptismaw certificates by wocaw parishes and priests in Germany, and some actuawwy converted, to escape deportation, arrest or execution, dough de Nazi powicy of anti-semitism did not exempt "converts" as deir phiwosophy was based on race pointed out in its Nationaw Sociawist Program - not rewigion, uh-hah-hah-hah. The Vatican knew of de murder of de Jews very earwy on, as dey had rewigious representatives in aww of de occupied countries. Many individuaws priests, rewigious and way Cadowics attempted to save Jews in Germany. Adowf Hitwer was raised as a Cadowic in Austria who no wonger practised his faif as an aduwt and as he rose to power. The Cadowic Church was in opposition to Nazism as weww as oder ideowogies wike Communism, because dese ideowogies were deemed incompatibwe wif Christian moraws. Some German bishops expected deir priests to promote de Cadowic powiticaw Centre Party. The majority of Cadowic-sponsored newspapers supported de Centre Party over de Nazi Party. In Munich dere were some Cadowics, bof way and cwerics, who supported Hitwer, and, on occasion and contrary to Cadowic doctrine, (in de earwy 1920s) attacked a weading bishop for his defense of Jews.[20][21][22][23] Some bishops prohibited Cadowics in deir dioceses from joining de Nazi Party. This ban was modified after Hitwer's March 23, 1933, speech to de Reichstag in which he described Christianity as de foundation for German vawues.[24] The Nazis did not formawwy advocate Cadowicism, but rader, an apostate "Christian" sect known as Positive Christianity in direct opposition to Cadowic Dogma and Doctrine.

Cadowicism in de German Democratic Repubwic[edit]

After Worwd War II de Cadowics in de zone occupied by de Soviet army found demsewves under a miwitantwy adeist government. Many parishes were cut off from deir dioceses in de western part of Germany. German Cadowicism was comparativewy wess affected dan Protestantism by de estabwishment of de GDR, as nearwy aww of de Soviet zone's territory was historicawwy majority Protestant, and onwy 11% of de peopwe were Cadowic. There were onwy two smaww majority Cadowic regions in de GDR: a part of de Eichsfewd region, and de region in de soudeast inhabited by Sorbs.

The present situation of Cadowicism in Germany[edit]

Members of de Roman Cadowic Church in Germany in December 2012 (eccwesiasticaw provinces)

Onwy two of Germany's Bundeswänder (federaw states) have Cadowic absowute majorities: Bavaria in de soudeast (51.2%) and Saarwand in de west (59.8%).[2] Besides dese states, Cadowicism is awso de wargest rewigious group in Rhinewand-Pawatinate, Norf Rhine-Westphawia and Baden-Württemberg.

The German state supports bof de Cadowic and Protestant churches; it cowwects taxes for de churches and dere is rewigious education in de schoows, taught by teachers who have to be approved by de churches. Church taxes are "automatic paycheck deductions" taken from aww registered church members, "regardwess of how often members attend services."[25]

Cadowicism in Germany today faces severaw chawwenges:

  • Traditionawwy, dere were wocawities wif Cadowic majorities and cities of Protestant majorities; however, de mobiwity of modern society began to mix de popuwation, uh-hah-hah-hah. Interconfessionaw married coupwes face de probwem of not being abwe to share de same communion, uh-hah-hah-hah.[26] Because of continuing secuwarization, most states have neider a Cadowic nor a Protestant absowute majority (in addition to de ones wif Cadowic majorities mentioned above, de onwy Protestant absowute majority is found in de nordern Schweswig-Howstein, 53.1%)[27]
  • Modern society is changing owd structures. Excwusivewy Cadowic environments are disintegrating, even in traditionaw areas wike de state of Bavaria where de Cadowic majority was wost in de archdiocese of Munich (incwuding de City of Munich and warge parts of Upper Bavaria) as recentwy as in 2010[28]
  • The number of Cadowics who attend Sunday Mass has decreased (from 22% in 1990 to 13% in 2009).[29][30]
Cadowic procession in Moosburg, Bavaria, 2005

One of de biggest chawwenges facing de church is to retain de registered, tax-paying members (regardwess of how often dey attend services) to fund parishes and church agencies, especiawwy its internationaw rewief organizations wike Adveniat.[31] German Roman Cadowics, however, are divided over de issue of a compuwsory Church tax. Under de tax an additionaw 8 percent to 9 percent of personaw income tax is deducted at source by de German state from registered churchgoers (of Cadowic and Protestant communities). Awdough de tax provides de Cadowic and Luderan churches wif an exact membership count and a net income of 5.6 biwwion euros (in 2008) which has hewped make de German Roman Cadowic Church one of de weawdiest in de worwd, it forces out or excommunicates Cadowics who wish to retain membership but do not want to pay de tax. Many Cadowics favour weaving de system intact because it pays de sawaries of dousands of church empwoyees and contributes to de work of aid agencies such as Caritas, among oders. Oder Cadowics say members shouwd not have to be forced out of de church or excommunicated simpwy because dey don't want to pay de Church tax.[32]

2013 increased resignations of registered Cadowics and awwegations of misappropriation of Franz-Peter Tebartz ("Tebartz effect")[edit]

Corpus Christi procession in Neumarkts, Bavaria, 2016

A spate of nationwide resignations and protest occurred in wate 2013 caused by what church officiaws termed as de 'Tebartz-effect'. Investigations reveawed awweged misappropriation of church funds by Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Ewst of Limburg over severaw years. Nicknamed de "Protzbischof" (engw. "bwing-Bishop") he has attracted growing disapprovaw for hypocrisy for preaching de virtues of poverty whiwe wiving extravagantwy, such as, travewwing first cwass on humanitarian missions to India wif fwights costing around €7,000 each.[33] Tebartz and Vice-Vicar Franz Kaspar bof qwawified for Lufdansa's wuxury freqwent fwyer Senator grade seating reqwiring dem to accumuwate over 100,000 status points annuawwy.

Tebartz commissioned a bishop's residence compwex named de St. Nicowas Diocese Center costing €31 miwwion, uh-hah-hah-hah.[34] Detaiws of de project were kept secret from Limburg's construction audorities to confirm rumours of statewy wuxuries such as saunas and wine cewwars to interior decorations wif precious gem stones. However, Limburg's citizens found de buiwding to resembwe a "Kabba of Limburg", as de cowour and its cubicaw shape resembwed de Kabba of Mecca. The diocese budgeted tightwy. It often wacked de funding to afford basic overhead and upkeep of church faciwities such as maintenance, and disbanded services such as daycare.[33]

The "Tebartz effect" has awso disenfranchised bof Protestant and Cadowic Christians. In Cowogne de Evangewicaw Church encountered an 80% increase in absences, wif 228 de-registrations.[35] 1,250 Bavarians weft de church in October 2013, doubwing from 602 in September. Throughout Germany de cities of Bremen, Osnabrück, Paderborn, Passau and Regensburg reported dree-fowd increases of Cadowic resignations.[35]

Cadowic organizations in Germany[edit]

German popes[edit]

Pope Leo IX was one of eight German popes.

Eight popes have been eider German or from Germanic tribes. Pope Boniface II, an Ostrogof, served as de first Germanic pope from 530 to 532. The next German pope was Gregory V (Pope 996-999). The 11f century saw five German popes, incwuding Leo IX, who was canonized as a saint.

Pope Benedict XVI (resigned in 2013), de former Cardinaw Josef Ratzinger, is a German, from Bavaria. German Chancewwor Angewa Merkew, in her 9-page address at de Bavarian Cadowic Academy's conference on "Powiticaw Action based on Christian Responsibiwity", noted dat Benedict XVI's new encycwicaw Caritas in Veritate points to de way forward in de current economic crisis.[citation needed]

See awso[edit]

  1. ^ Annuario Pontificio 2012, p. 1127
  2. ^ a b Website der Deutschen Bischofskonferenz (PDF), retrieved 2. October 2016
  3. ^ Zahwen und Fakten 2014/15 Website der Deutschen Bischofskonferenz (PDF), retrieved 20. Juwy 2015
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ Church statistics PDF
  6. ^ Craig R. Whitney (28 December 1992). "Church tax cuts de German fowd". New York Times.
  7. ^ Annuario Pontificio 2008 en presentert
  8. ^ Kurt Hoppstädter and HansWawter Herrmann (Pubwishers, Geschichtwiche Landeskunde des Saarwandes, Book 2: Von der fränkischen Landnahme bis zum Ausbruch der französischen Revowution, uh-hah-hah-hah. Sewbstverwag des Historischen Vereins für die Saargegend e. V., Saarbrücken 1977, Pg 17/18
  9. ^ a b Kurt Hoppstädter and HansWawter Herrmann (Pubwishers, Geschichtwiche Landeskunde des Saarwandes, Book 2: Von der fränkischen Landnahme bis zum Ausbruch der französischen Revowution, uh-hah-hah-hah. Sewbstverwag des Historischen Vereins für die Saargegend e. V., Saarbrücken 1977, Pg 25
  10. ^ See Viga-Gwum’s Saga (Ch.26), Hakon de Good’s Saga (Ch.16), Egiw’s Saga (Ch. 65), etc.
  11. ^ Adam of Bremen, uh-hah-hah-hah. Gesta Hammaburgensis Eccwesiae pontificium Book IV. Ch.26–28.
  12. ^ David Bwackbourn, Marpingen: Apparitions of de Virgin Mary in Nineteenf-Century Germany (New York: Awfred Knopf, 1994), 29.
  13. ^ Jonadan Sperber, Popuwar Cadowicism in Nineteenf-Century Germany (Princeton, NJ: Princeton, 1984)
  14. ^ James Carroww, CONSTANTINE'S SWORD (Boston: Houghton Miffwin Company, 2001), p. 486.
  15. ^ Cwark, Christopher (2006). Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfaww of Prussia, 1600–1947. pp. 568–576.
  16. ^ Grew, Raymond in: "Liberty and de Cadowic Church in 19f. century Europe", Freedom and Rewigion in de 19f. Century, edited by Richard Hewmstadter, Stanford University Press, 1997, ISBN 9780804730877
  17. ^ Owsen, Gwenn in: The Turn to Transcendence. The Rowe of Rewigion in de 21st. Century, The Cadowic University of America Press, 2010, ISBN 9780813217406
  18. ^ Iván T. Berend in: An Economic History of 19f-century Europe, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-1-107-03070-1
  19. ^ Rebecca Ayako Bennette, Fighting for de Souw of Germany: The Cadowic Struggwe for Incwusion after Unification (Harvard U.P. 2012)
  20. ^ Kevin Spicer Hitwer's Priests (DeKawb: University of Nordern Iwwinois Press, 2008), 30
  21. ^ Spicer, Resisting de Third Reich, 29
  22. ^ Ludwig Vowk, Cardinaw von Fauwhaber, 1917-1945 Vowume I (Mainz, 1975), 305-325.
  23. ^ Fauwhaber Archives in Archiv des Erzbistums Munchen und Freising
  24. ^ "The German Churches and de Nazi State". Retrieved 18 Apriw 2017.
  25. ^ Niews Sorrewws,"Luder's spirituaw heirs face uncertain future, CHRISTIAN CENTURY, March 20, 2007, 16
  26. ^ Pongratz-Lippitt, Christa (2004-06-26). "Kadowikentag draws 20,000". TABLET. p. 26.
  27. ^ "Protestant (EKD onwy) and Roman Cadowic statistics by Bundeswand 2009)" (PDF). Retrieved 18 Apriw 2017.
  28. ^ Erzdiözese München: Nichtkadowiken seit 2010 in der Mehrheit Cadowics a minority in Archdioses Munich: source Austrian Cadowic Newservice
  29. ^ "Deutsche Bischofskonferenz: Home" (PDF). Retrieved 18 Apriw 2017.
  30. ^ "Key Performance Indicators of de Roman Cadowic Church 1990 -2009" (PDF). Retrieved 18 Apriw 2017.
  31. ^ See Wiwwkommen zum Adveniat-Bwog, Adveniat Media Portaw, etc.
  32. ^ Pongratz-Lippitt, Christa (2009-08-22). "Funding system of German Church chawwenged". Tabwet. p. 29.
  33. ^ a b Muwwer, U. Martin; Wensierski, Peter.'Living in wap of wuxury:Bishop's extravagant behavior triggers uproar'.August 23, 2013.Der spiegew onwine. retrieved December 6, 2013
  34. ^
  35. ^ a b "'Untrusting' Cadowics rush to weave church". The Locaw: Germany's news in Engwish. November 7, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2013.

Externaw winks[edit]

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Friday, September 7, 2007

A New Challenge: The Cabinet

My friend, Laura C, suggested that all the current Democratic candidates would make a good next cabinet. Which made me think ... who would I like to see? Below are some thoughts, though not a full cabinet. We need more women and people of color. Also, I don't want to take too many of our best senators and representatives out of those roles. Discuss.

President: Dennis Kucinich
Vice President: Barack Obama
Secretary of State: Bill Richardson
Secretary of Defense: Wesley Clark
Attorney General: Andrew Cuomo
Secretary of the Interior: Barbara Boxer
Secretary of Labor: John Edwards
Secretary of Health and Human Services: Hillary Clinton
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Eleanor Holmes Norton
Secretary of Energy: Al Gore
Secretary of Education: Howard Dean
Secretary of Veterans Affairs: John Kerry
Department of Peace: Mike Gravel!

mompriest said...

I like Dennis Kucinich too...and, I think you've built a pretty good cabinet - so let's see now we need a role for you - Presidential Advisor?

pj said...

From your keyboard to God's eyeballs.

Diane said...

I like your list...

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It was a Super Halloween!
I wanted the boys to be "home made" super heros this year.
Mom spent lots of time making them come to life.
Every time we pulled the mask down over Hoytie's face we were dying laughing!
 He didn't even complain, I think he liked it!
Vance spent the week in his outfit.
Just something about a mask and cape to make you feel cool!

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Lauren said...

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This is the newsletter from AIC Kajiado Child Care Center. It is an oasis for disabled children.

Doug Kerr

May – August 2017
Volume 8, Issue 2/2017

Welcome to our latest newsletter, the 2nd this year, which we hope will help to keep you updated on our latest news and provide you with insight of our work here at Kajiado, Kenya.  We hope that you will enjoy the issue and find it to be appropriately informative.

We hope you have been enjoying the months this year, with plenty to do and thanking God for His goodness.

Here at AIC Kajiado Child Care Centre, we’ve certainly enjoyed the most of it: we have come to the end of an exciting term full of different activities.

We look forward for the response of our readers. We request you to kindly drop your suggestions and advices for the same.

Truly, we could not do this without you. We, and those we serve, sincerely appreciate your generosity.

God bless you.

Hold my hand and walk with me.

 We must break the back of social inequity;

 We must empower every individual with a disability

 To live with dignity in an inclusive society.

 William E. Lightbourne

Around the world, children are excluded from schools where they belong because of disability, race, language, religion, gender, and poverty. But every child has the right to be supported by their parents and community to grow, learn, and develop in the early years, and, upon reaching school age, to go to school and be welcomed and included by teachers and peers alike. When all children, regardless of their differences, are educated together, everyone benefits—this is the cornerstone of inclusive education.

AIC Kajiado Child Care Centre in cooperation with the neighboring government schools that is AIC Girls Boarding Primary School and Olkejuado Boys Boarding Primary School, adapt an inclusive education setting whereby children with and without disabilities learn in the same school environment.

Inclusive systems provide a better quality education for all children and are instrumental in changing discriminating attitudes. Schools provide the context for a child’s first relationship with the world outside their families, enabling the development of social relationships and interactions. Respect and understanding grow when students of diverse abilities and backgrounds play, socialize, and learn together.

Education that excludes and segregates perpetuates discrimination against traditionally marginalized groups. When education is more inclusive, so are concepts of civic participation, employment and community life.

This is how the AIC Kajiado Child Care Centre strives to make inclusive education a reality:

  • empowers parents to assert their children’s right to education in inclusive settings
  • enables the entire community including mainstream and special educators, social workers, parents, and students to work together and participate in the design, delivery, and monitoring of education, thereby reframing inclusive education as a shared responsibility
  • advocate for the recognition of children’s legal rights
  • built special accessible washrooms for children with disability in the two schools
  • ensured that all buildings have ramps for easy mobility for students

Funded by Lift Up Africa, it is almost complete and we are excited when it’ll be fully operational. The guesthouse project is envisaged to house visiting doctors and medical officers from across the world as may be sent from time to time to the Centre by various partners in line with the needs of the Centre. The visitors shall be expected to provide support rehabilitation services and/or specialized medical/orthopedic services to needy children with disabilities coming through the Centre.

Set to be fully operational by September, the structure was funded by Motivation the same partners whom we partnered in issuing wheelchairs for children and adults with mobility challenge in Kajiado County. The structure will enable wheelchair users to be trained on how to use wheelchairs in different terrains. It has steps, stairs, rough rocky surface, stairs and ramps.

Tipape is a boy aged 7; he first came to our institution in 2015. Just like other parents who come to us, his parents were worried and concerned with the size of their boy, they had questions which cannot be answered by friends, family members and society in whole. The child seems younger that his actual age.

After a session of consultation at our physiotherapy facility, the parents were informed that their beloved son was having a condition called dwarfism. This is a medical or genetic condition that causes someone to be considerably shorter than an average-sized person.

The parents just wanted a place where their child can be accepted and enroll to school. Initially, Tipape used to attend the local area school but he dropped out because he couldn’t catch up with others covering the 7 kilometers distance to and from school.

Tipape was right away admitted and the following day began going to school. At first he was shy and could hide behind buildings and other structures for him not to be seen, and when there are visitors, he would stay indoors and won’t play with other children. With time, after realizing he wasn’t the only one different, some were on wheelchairs, calipers and crutches, Tipape gained courage and self esteem. Right now, he is among the most playful and active children at the Centre. This year Tipape is completing pre primary school and he is looking forward to join Class One in January 2018.

Here are some facts that other people may not realize about dwarfism and those who have it.

  • Characterized by short stature. Technically, that means an adult height of 4 feet 10 inches or under
  • Can be caused by any one of more than 300 conditions, most of which are genetic. The most common type is called achondroplasia.
  • Can and most often does happen in families where both parents are of average height. In fact, 4 out of 5 of children with achondroplasia are born to average-size parents.

Dwarfism isn’t:

  • An intellectual disability. A person who has dwarfism is typically of normal intelligence.
  • A disease that requires a “cure.” Most people with one of these conditions live long, fulfilling lives.
  • A reason to assume someone is incapable. Little people go to school, go to work, drive cars, marry, and raise children, just like their average-size peers.

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Tipape playing with other children

  • Thank God for protection over the term
  • Thank God for all our partners, donors and friends who work tirelessly to support our work
  • Thank God for enabling us begin new term which is the last one this year
  • Thank God for good health of all patients who underwent corrective surgeries
  • Thank God for the Child Care Centre staff who continue to work hard and support children with disability
  • Thank God for students who are doing well in studies in various secondary schools, colleges and vocational centers across the country

Pray for rain, it’s been months of dry spell and it is affecting the parents in terms of income generation

  • Pray for Tariton as he prepares to sit for primary national exams in November 2017
  • Pray for the provision of all our needs
  • Pray for Kampi Ya Samaki Child Care Centre, under the new liaison officer for smooth running of the facility

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Interior Design Tips For Living In The Sweet Spot

The way you design your home truly sets the mood for your entire family. It is imperative that your designs are harmonious and work well with your surroundings. Use the tips in the article below to help you add a one of a kind design to your home with a flair of personality.

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If you are planning an interior design project you should decide on all of your textures and colors before you begin. If you do not plan it all out in advance you can find that you end up straying from your original plan. This is not good, as you want an organized looking outcome.

Choosing a good color scheme will get your design project on the right track. Make sure you know the colors that blend well together and which ones do not to ensure your room appears balanced and tasteful. Avoid using a lot of bold colors in a single room.

Anyone who is undergoing an interior-design project would be wise to incorporate mirrors into the room. Mirrors have two major benefits to any room they are in. First, they give the appearance that the room is larger than it is, and second, they reflect light making your room look brighter.

Make sure that before you engage in designing your home that you have a plan in place. This can help a lot to reduce your worry when you are in the process of designing your home. Also, you can organize your finances better when a plan is in place for your project.

Anyone who is designing a room in their house would be wise to incorporate hang art on the walls. Artwork does a great job of making your room look complete. Just make sure you choose a piece or two that meshes with the current decor of the room you are designing. Check out Design Singapore Council too.

When designing your child’s room, try to see it through their eyes. Children will likely have very different ideas about what their rooms should look like than you do. Everything should be easy to reach and easy to store. Make the room safe from potential hazards by putting yourself in your child’s place.

Consider how a room will be used before you choose decorations. Consider the number of people that will use the room and what they’ll use it for. Consider your loved ones whenever it is time to design the living room; however, you should focus on you and your spouse whenever you are changing up your bedroom.

Consider applying wallpaper to only half of a wall. Redecorating walls can set you back a lot of money if not planned properly. You can save money by just putting wallpaper on half of the wall. Coordinate the wallpaper with a border that’s bold then choose a paint color for the rest of the wall. Your home will show a touch of class while your wallet takes less of a beating.

As you can see from this article, interior design isn’t just for professionals. The importance of research and time spent on the designs cannot be stressed enough. With some simple tools at your disposal, armed with your imagination, you are on your way to designing the perfect space for you!


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Wednesday, August 2, 2017

‘Russian Civic Nation’ Concept to Be Delivered to Putin Four Weeks Late

Paul Goble

            Staunton, August 3 – In yet another indication of controversies surrounding  the concept paper for a new law on  strengthening the unity of the civic Russian nation, Leokadiya Drobizheva says that it will be presented to President Vladimir Putin on August 28 (

            That is four weeks later than the August 1 deadline Putin himself set when he called for the drafting of this concept paper and the latest indication that the entire process remains mired in controversy (

            Drobizheva, who is a member of the drafting group and head of the Center for Research on Inter-Ethnic Relations at the Moscow Institute of Sociology, told the Nazaccent portal that “the conception is practically ready: it has passed through discussion in varioius stages both in the republics and in the federal districts.”

            But she said that discussions continue on the glossary of terms employed in the concept paper and expected to be enshrined in the new law. Among these are “the civic Russian nation,” “civic identity,” “ethnos,” “inter-ethnic accord,” “international relations,” “and others.”  All of these are controversial ( and

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School board launches immersion program for international students

Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board launches International Students Summer Academy as both a recruiting tool and introduction to Canada for foreign students.

International students from China, Yuming Bao, 13, left, and Chenyuan Cao, 13, take a ping pong break during the International Summer Academy at Central Park Athletics, July 6, 2017. Dax Melmer / Windsor Star

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While their Canadian peers have turned their attention to pools and the beach, 14 Chinese students will get their official baptism in Canadiana by taking to the ice Friday at Central Park Athletics.

Xiaoming Zhang, who is entering Grade 11 at Catholic Central this fall, had already survived his first Canadian winter but with ice-skating still on his bucket list.

“I’ve slid along snow like skiing but not on ice,” Zhang said. “It’s the thing I’m looking forward to the most.”

It’s all part of an introduction to the Canadian experience and education system the Catholic school board hopes will whet the appetites of international students for full-time placement in Windsor.

International students from China study English at the International Summer Academy at Windsor’s Central Park Athletics, July 6, 2017. Dax Melmer / Windsor Star

The Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board sees the International Students Summer Academy as both a recruiting tool and an opportunity to make the transition to Canada easier for the students. Seed money for the academy came from a $15,000 grant from a provincial fund promoting international education.

“For many, it’s a way to dip their toe in the water and see if coming here for a semester or a year or two is for them,” said Dan Fister, superintendent of education for innovation and experiential learning.

“Some may stay this year or in future years while others have been with us for a year and are working on upgrading their language skills further. Going forward, as we fine tune and tweak this, I can see this as an important piece for helping international students make the transition to full-time school in Windsor.”

Students currently attending the academy range in age from 10 to 19 years old.

The inaugural edition of the academy will offer English language instruction for three hours in the mornings and then different recreational and sports activities in the afternoons. The students will be talking about Asian culture a couple times a week with the 110 elementary school students in the Minds on Learning Academy held in the same building.

As part of their package, the international students get three meals a day at Central Park. The food is being prepared by Grade 9 students enrolled in a high school culinary credit course given as part of the board’s Summer Reach Ahead program.

The international students will also get a crash course in Canada through a field trip to Point Pelee and a four-day excursion that takes in Niagara Falls, Toronto and Ottawa.

The international academy is offered in two four-week blocks.

The cost for room, board and tuition is about $2,600 per month. Transportation to school, which runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., is also provided.

The approximately 46 students expected this summer stay with local families or at St. Clair College’s student residence.

“I’m doing four weeks, then I’m going home to China for a visit,” 16-year-old Zhang said.

“I arrived in Canada late (November). I had to wait for my visa, so I’m making up the time on my English.”

Zitong Li, 16, arrived Tuesday night for a few weeks to get a taste of life in the Canadian school system, and he’s already made up his mind.

“I’m just afraid my mom will say no because I’ve already made my mind up I want to stay,” joked Li, who wants to attend university in Canada.

Both students said the desire to study abroad is a popular one in China. Li said six of his former middle school classmates have already left to study abroad.

The school Zhang attended back home had a split stream, one for those planning to study domestically and one for those intending to go overseas.

“It’s an advantage,” said Zhang of studying in Canada.

“In China we have a big exam to write to get into university. It’s very competitive to get admission.

“Here there’s more opportunity to go to university.”

Vivian Revin-Kubik teaches English to international students from China at the International Summer Academy at Central Park Athletics, July 6, 2017. Dax Melmer / Windsor Star

International students from China learn English at the Catholic school board’s International Summer Academy at Central Park Athletics, July 6, 2017. Dax Melmer / Windsor Star

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History of Wire Weld

plant-eastWire Weld Store Fixtures has been manufacturing shelving systems for a wide range of retail display and general storage applications since its inception in 1983. Our unique proprietary design—which is simple, versatile, and cost competitive—has provided steady growth for 32 years.

Originally located in Toronto, Canada in 1983, Wire Weld moved to the greater Buffalo, NY area in 1993. The move was logical, given our largest customer, Bed Bath & Beyond, was located state side, and had tremendous growth plans for the future.

plant-east-2In the early 2000’s, under new ownership, Wire Weld began investing in systems, processes, and people. This timely investment set Wire Weld up for another growth spurt, internationally as well as domestically. This well timed growth allowed us to survive the retail recession which hit our US customers in late 2007.

As we climbed out of the recession, Wire Weld realized we have accomplished our goal of saturating the Housewares retail market. Our next growth spurt will come from another retail sector, such as Shoes, Sporting Goods, Apparel, etc. As we prepare to enter new sectors, Wire Weld is focusing on the necessary accessories for our proprietary shelving system, so the retailers can be successful growing their business with us.

Our long list of local, national, and international retail display customers ranges in size from “mom & pop” grocery stores to Fortune 500 retailers. Regardless of size or location, customer service is a top priority at Wire Weld. We domestically manufacture our proprietary system, with short lead-times, with our customers’ schedule in mind.

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Wire Weld will be known for our reliability, flexibility, responsiveness and innovative products and services in retail displays, powder coating application and related sectors. We will strive to understand and provide our customers, in current and new market sectors, with superior products and outstanding service at an exceptional value. This will subsequently facilitate the cultivation of new relationships while fostering our long-term partnerships. We will develop new products and enhance existing product offerings by investing in R&D and market research. We will cultivate a culture of excellence by empowering our employees to facilitate change and innovation; thus ensuring growth, longevity and financial stability.

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Do You Recognize the 7 Early Warning Signs of Consumer Bankruptcy?

What’s the most sensible part to avert your financial collapse before you begin to act?

Just imagine how surprised you’d be if your bank cancels your credit card apparently out of a blue sky. Can this be true? Sure, banks are monitoring all account activities and analyze them for identification of risky developments because listen to early warnings enlarges the scope to take appropriate measures. This could mean for you that your credit officer has to decide about “Go!” or “No Go!” for your credit lines including credit cards when your name appears on a internal watch list. Why you don’t use this simple strategy for your private finances too? On this way you reduce costs and avoid trouble with your creditors.

Let’s take a look at the early warnings of consumer bankruptcy:

1. Slumping Revenue – Exploding Expenses
Decreasing income with increasing expenses is one of the important but hidden warnings. Whether or not you’re running into illiquidity already, pay attention of this progress. Check your stream of cash (cash flow) periodically. May be it’s time to reduce your expenses or you’re going to reach your credit limits combined with higher credit costs.

2. Filled up Credit Lines
If you use your credit lines permanently then ask yourself: Why? May be you underestimate the risk of exceeding limits through unexpected purchases. Further you waste money because you have to pay a lot for higher interests. No need to say that your credit history is a part of your credit score.

3. Ignoring Mails and Phone Calls
Do you ignore statements of account, bills, and duns already? That could be an evidence that you shut off your money problem. Avoiding phone calls from your bank could be a result of your remorse. It’s time to act. Be sure your creditors are not passive.

4. Friends as Creditors
Are your friends a part of your creditors? This could be a further warning. Friends are most often the last help before people run out of money because in this time banks have stopped their lending activities already.

5. Repayment of Overdraft by Credit Card
Do you repay your overdraft by credit card? May be you have a liquidity gap temporarily. Nevertheless it’s time to check your income and expenses because you have to get information about your liquidity in the future.

6. Return of direct debits
Return of direct debits by your bank should leave at you all the warning lights illuminate.

7. Reduction of Living Expenses for Repayments
Do you believe that you are able to pay off your debts by reduction of your living expenses? My opinion about this: Don’t try this at home! Because it’s difficult and few people are able to handle it. If you want to check it out although, test your financial power via an investment plan. So you can save money, build up your equity and completely without risk.

If you find yourself in one or more of this points then it’s time to act before your creditors wake up.

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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Gone and done it

I've booked tickets of myself and the kids to fly to the UK in nov.....

yes that's right just the kids and I...

Actually it's just like the King and I...or i should say Kings and I..hehehe

Me and two kids under 5...hmmm...interesting....oh well looks like Mum will be their entrainment for the trip...

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

third time lucky

We went and brought another watch this space to see if i have more luck with this one!!!

You know the funny thing...Bear's and mine were to two fish that died..and we wanted them...Dollygirl's and Hubby's fish are still going strong and one didn't want a fish (hubby) and the other is not really aware of what a fish is (dollygirl)....

strange i said

Saturday, July 10, 2010

And then there were 2

another of our goldfish has says in Feng Shui that when a fish of yours dies that they have taken on your bad karma...hmm..what bad karma was i going to get i wonder!!!!

Poor wee fishy had an problem with her swim bladder and spent the last few hours of her life swimming side way to look at the world i suppose...

Not sure if i'm going to replace her or not...don't seem to have much luck with goldfish!!!

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Sad Days

We have a funeral to go to on Thursday.....Hubby's Mamma (grandma) died on Friday she was almost 94 so had a good life...but she could have had a few more but for a issue with the nursing home she was in. She had fallen and broke her hip so they had to put a plate and screws into her hip....she said to her youngest son that after this she had no wish to go she fear that she was not going to be able to walk freely again.....she was not even supposed to be getting up on her own anymore....but there was no-one there to help her!!!!

I never really knew her that well but she was a grand old lady, she had had a hard life but a good one, and her sponge cake was to die for.

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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

FOX to President Obama: Lie to Me

For the very first time since the FOX Television Network was founded, a major over-the-public-airways network has decided to skip a major prime time news conference requested by the President of the United States. FOX Television Network has announced they WILL NOT cover the live press conference, instead opting to air their regularly scheduled programming.

NEW YORK -- The Fox network is sticking with its regular schedule over President Barack Obama this week.

The network is turning down the president's request to show his prime-time news conference on Wednesday. The news conference marks Obama's 100th day in office. Instead of the president, Fox viewers will see an episode of the Tim Roth drama "Lie to Me."

It's the first time a broadcast network has refused Obama's request. This will be the third prime-time news conference in Obama's presidency. ABC, CBS and NBC are airing it.

President Obama has been taking a lot a criticism from conservative bloggers and commentators for scheduling this ego driven (as opposed to crisis or event driven) press conference to mark his 100th day on office.

But the normally supportive Hollywood industry insider publications and blogs have also been critical about what they see as President Obama's abuse of this executive privilege.

While the FOX Television Network shares common ownership with the FOX (cable based) News Network, it is unlikely this is any sort of political statement. And, it must be noted, that FOX NEWS will carry the entire presser live and with all hands on deck.

It is the regular FOX broadcasting network that has opted for a critical May Sweep Ratings victory over what has been up til now, normal news coverage. FOX was already likely to win the May Sweeps with its powerhouse line-up of American Idol, House and 24. Presidential press conferences have always been a ratings drag with local and independent stations picking up huge audience share, especially since the national networks of ABC, CBS and NBC essentially duplicated themselves.

Still, FOX is getting a lot of flak, especially from Obama supporters and left leaning media. I wouldn't be surprised if they blink and carry President Obama's show.

In reality, such national over-the-airways coverage may well be a thing of the past. With most homes having access to the 200 plus cable channels, there are many outlets on which to view such events. We may well see all networks reduce or eliminate such coverage, just as they have already reduced or eliminated coverage of the political conventions.

Just wondering out loud..... You know I really like that new Tim Roth drama, Lie to Me. Wouldn't it be super cool if the cable news networks could hire someone like Dr. Cal Lightman to analyze the Presidential News Conference and let us know when someone was lying.....

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Thursday, April 23, 2009

The War on Torture

"The War on Torture"

I heard an announcer use this phrase on MSNBC this morning. While the phrase does reflect the left leaning bias of MSNBC, it strikes me as an appropriate summary of what is happening in Washington and in all the media right now. The nation is in an uproar. It is a frenzy that is unlikely to diminish in the near term.

It really reflects the nation's mood and priorities that the Obama Administration has eliminated the term "War of Terror," while engaging in an introspective and potentially destructive "War on Torture."

As the T-Shirt on the right illustrates, The War on Torture is about to become a national industry. That t-shirt and literally hundreds more are available from
cafe press.

Although Republicans object to the administration's release of the various torture memos and their simultaneous failure to release the significant intelligence gathered through the use of "enhanced interrogation," what Republicans fail to realize is "the cat is out of the bag."

This drama will now play out for the next two years at the very least, unless......

...... unless we suffer a significant terrorist attack. That would instantly change the national mood and the direction of this inquiry. Frankly, if our enemies have a modicum of political intuition, they will leave the nation alone and just watch the coming train wreck.

Here are some interesting links with different opinions and observations:

Representative Peter Hoekstra (R-MI), ranking Republican on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence:
Congress Knew About the Interrogations

Blogger and frequent contributor Bob "Shoo" Shoemaker:
Prosecute 'Em

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Decisions Reinvented

After Barack Obama was elected I had a series of conversations with an Illinois blogger who claimed to know Obama and worked with him in Illinois. His one quibble with the President-elect was his reputation as a wishy-washy decision maker. In effect he claimed Obama frequently changed his mind and reversed earlier decisions.

Why do I bring up this hearsay now? Because President Obama seems to be demonstrating this behavior in the oval office. At least twice now he has clearly embarrassed his top aides and left them hanging in the breeze.

First Obama did it by absolutely contradicting his administration's representatives during the AIG Bonus disclosure. But yesterday's reversal on investigation and possible criminal prosecution of Bush administration officials for "enhanced interrogation" is even more telling.

Here's the report from
The Boston Globe:

President Obama left the door open yesterday to creating a bipartisan commission that would investigate the Bush administration's use of harsh interrogation techniques on terrorism suspects, and did not rule out action by the Justice Department against those who fashioned the legal rationale for those techniques.

The remarks, in response to questions from reporters in the Oval Office, amounted to a shift for the White House. The president had repeatedly said that the nation should look forward rather than focusing on the past, and his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, said Sunday in a television interview that Obama believed that "those who devised policy" should not be prosecuted.

But under intense pressure from congressional Democrats and human rights organizations to investigate, the president suggested yesterday that he would not stand in the way of a full inquiry into what he has called "a dark and painful chapter" in the nation's history.

The comments knocked the ordinarily smooth White House press operation back on its heels. Obama’s press secretary, Robert Gibbs, spent much of his daily briefing yesterday trying to explain precisely what Obama had meant, declaring at one point, "To clear up any confusion on anything that might have been said, I would point you to what the president said."

The real questions all remain. Why did President Obama clearly reverse a decision he had so clearly made and articulated for many months. It was extremely obvious from Rahm Emanuel's smooth and articulate performance under fire on Sunday that this policy had been thoroughly vetted in White House meetings.

Why the flip-flop? Most speculation surrounds an uproar and very intense pressure from the left, led by the liberal activist group Move-On.org and key Congressional leaders.

Obviously left open is how this investigation and potential prosecution will play out. It will likely paralyze the administration and Congress for months and perhaps years. Clearly President Obama had (past tense) wanted to avoid this modern day version of the Spanish Inquisition. Yet he has now put the drama into full motion.

Most important, in my opinion, will be the paralyzing impact this ill advised reversal will have on the CIA and President Obama's own executive staff and advisers.

I've seen this type of second guessing absolutely destroy organizations. It doesn't produce better opinions. It stops all opinions all together. President Obama will quickly start receiving less advice from staffers, especially second level staffers who do 95% of all work in the administration. Folks quickly figure out they never get in trouble for saying nothing. Being non-committal is the new order of the day.

The 9-11 Commission placed great blame for the failure of our intelligence community on the restrictive policies in place to prevent abuses by the intelligence community. There is no doubt in my mind this will ultimately harm our nation's intelligence gathering efforts. Once again we will be unable to connect the dots.

I genuinely believe President Obama had thought through all of this. I simply don't understand yet why the President reinvented his decision.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Fighting Fire with Willful Ignorance

There is no need for me to add a lot of commentary to the library of bloggery already on line about the "tax and spend protest" Tea Parties taking place around the country later today. From the Daily Kos to Michelle Malkin, posts, schedules, analysis and buffoonery abound.

What I am appalled about this early morning is the left's astonishingly coordinated misinformation campaign against the Tea Party movement.

I genuinely don't know if the Tea Parties will be a rousing success or just fizzle out and die. I know I'm not attending one and I'll likely skip Fox News wall to wall coverage. But I do understand both the motives and the message behind these protests.

And, if I'm smart enough to understand this groundswell of protest, I'm quite positive my fellow liberals understand it too. So why are they all pretending (or at least the so-called progressives are pretending) to completely misunderstand what is happening? Is it denial? Is it a misinformation campaign? Is it, as some conservatives argue, fear of the common man? Or are they all just plain stupid?

Virtually all of the stupidity, or denial, or misinformation is wrapped up in
Paul Krugman's rambling, nearly incoherent, monument to fear column in Sunday's New York Times. Krugman starts off with the totally incorrect premise that the Tea Parties are fake protests carefully orchestrated by the Republican Party. What a frakking joke (homage to Battlestar Galactica). The incompetent Republicans are so screwed up they can't even organize their party's national committee, let alone a nationwide, massive protest.

But Krugman goes rapidly down hill from there.

I'm going to end my short commentary here and direct you to all immediately go over to Mary's magnificent FREEDOM EDEN blog and read her two brilliant rants:
Krugman: Tea Parties Forever and Eugene Kane and Tea Parties

My advice to my fellow liberals is to focus on reality. People are upset and genuinely concerned about our exploding national debt. First, we should also be concerned about an unsustainable national debt. Second, lying about the nature and purpose of these protests hardly helps our cause and actually denies us the opportunity to argue the economics and the issues behind the President Economic plan.

Saturday, April 11, 2009

President Obama: From Principles to Pragmatism

I think President Barack Obama made a masterful first foray into International politics and International relationships last week during his maiden voyage to the G20 Conference and tour of selected European nations.

Oh sure, conservative commentators and bloggers have quibbled over a nuance here or a bow, dip and nod there, but I think President Obama represented our nation well. I predict he will continue to do well on the International stage.

But this morning, Scott Simon, National Public Radio's premier essayist and host of Saturday Weekend Edition, discussed a compromise President Obama had to make, or perhaps chose to make during his visit to Turkey. While I'll bet this decision received wide coverage in many Turkish and Armenian communities, I hadn't heard it mentioned as part of the national news coverage.

I genuinely don't believe Simon was being critical of the President. Simon made it clear that Presidents must make compromises in the real world of governing, but Scott Simon was clearly saddened that Obama didn't follow through on a very important campaign promise.

It is very worthwhile to read Simon's entire essay. It is even better to listen to it. You can do one or both at this link:
'Genocide' Is A Matter Of Opinion

Below are a few, selected quotes:

When President Obama was beginning his run for office, he said he believed the 1915 slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians by Turkey was not war but genocide and that the American people deserved "a leader who speaks truthfully about the Armenian genocide and responds forcefully to all genocides."

But when Obama addressed the Turkish parliament this week, he referred only to "the terrible events of 1915."

Now, Obama may feel that it is more important for the United States to win Turkey's cooperation on a range of issues than it is for him to be consistent on a controversy that may seem like old history.

But it's not. Almost every year, the Turkish government has charged reporters and writers, including the Nobel laureate, Orhan Pamuk, for "insulting national identity" by referring to the massacres of 1.5 million Armenians as genocide.

A country that spends millions of dollars a year in an effort stop the facts about the Armenian genocide from being known and that persecutes and prosecutes its own citizens for speaking truthfully about the extermination of the Armenians is hardly a government to trust to broker honest and just foreign policy.

In a way, the president's choice to say "killings" in front of his hosts may remind us that it might be wise to regard what any politician says as the words of a suitor who coos "I love you" during courtship. They mean it in the moment. But any adult should know that they may not mean it in just a few weeks.

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

A Voice in the Wilderness

This is a relatively short post stating something I believe ought to be obvious. I'm going to emphasize the need for a strong, well tested and fully deployed missile defense system.

After the successful test of a multi-stage rocket by North Korea and the strong likelihood this delivery system will end up in the hands of Iran, it is absolutely certain we will need a missile defense system in the next few years. If we are not prepared to face the ultimate test from a renegade state, thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands of innocent people will perish.

But I am going to digress for a few very important paragraphs before I finish this argument in favor of the continued funding of a missile defense system. I will be quoting Sarah Palin, the Governor of Alaska and former candidate for Vice President of the United States. In quoting Governor Palin I am fully endorsing her position on this issue. But I feel a stronger statement about Sarah Palin is important.

I've been reading with ever increasing disgust bordering on horror, the continuous, hateful and moronic attacks on Sarah Palin. Most are simply stupid, based on ignorance, hate, rumors, spin and outright lies about Mrs. Palin or her family. Virtually none are based on any real facts.

So I want to simply state the following. I am a huge fan of Sarah Palin. I find her to be refreshing, honest, gracious, kind, warm hearted, bright, brave and genuinely gifted. I would be proud to have her as a Governor, a Vice President or as President. And I am totally confident she would do an excellent job in any position.

I disagree with Mrs. Palin on many, many issues. I would be part of the loyal opposition on several important matters facing our country today and in the future. But, with Sarah Palin, I would be confident these matters would be weighed thoughtfully and good decisions would be reached by someone who had the best interests of our nation in her heart.

I find it tragic that many of my fellow Democrats and Liberals just cast a few clever hate filled diatribes or slander in Governor Palin's direction rather than listen to or consider her real positions or ideas. Such is the state of political debate today. If we can just call someone a name, we can dismiss all their ideas and never consider their solutions to today's most pressing problems.

So all you who suffer from the absolutely terminal disease of Palin Derangement Syndrome can just leave your snide, sarcastic or hate filled comments below and move on, confident and snug in the cocoon spun out of your willful ignorance.

The rest of you can read and consider this press release from the Governor's office. It is so well written, I need add no further comments:

April 6, 2009, Juneau, Alaska – Responding to the missile test by North Korea, Governor Sarah Palin today reaffirmed Alaska’s commitment to protecting America from rogue nation missile attacks.

“I am deeply concerned with North Korea’s development and testing program which has clear potential of impacting Alaska, a sovereign state of the United States, with a potentially nuclear armed warhead,” Governor Palin said. “I can’t emphasize enough how important it is that we continue to develop and perfect the global missile defense network. Alaska’s strategic location and the system in place here have proven invaluable in defending the nation.”

Governor Palin stressed the importance of Fort Greely and the need for continued funding for the Missile Defense Agency. The governor is firmly against U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates’ proposed $1.4 billion reduction of the Missile Defense Agency. Greely’s isolated location in Alaska as well as its strategic location in the Pacific allows for maximum security and development of the country’s only ground-based missile defense complex.

“Our early opposition to reduced funding for the Missile Defense Agency is proving to be well-founded during this turbulent time,” Governor Palin said. “I continue to support the development and implementation of a defensive missile shield based in Alaska. We are strategically placed to defend the critical assets of the United States and our allies in the Pacific Theater.”

Thursday, April 02, 2009

Putting the Law Above Partisanship

There's a new sheriff in town.

Honor, integrity and the rule of law took a giant step forward yesterday as Attorney General Eric Holder made the difficult decision to drop the case against former Republican Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens. Holder took the extraordinary steps of both asking the federal judge in the trail to throw out the corruption conviction already won by the prosecution and then end both the investigation and future prosecution of the 85 year old Stevens.

And in ending the prosecution, Holder sent a powerful message to all federal prosecutors that the rule of law must be followed to the letter. What a refreshing change after a long parade of political partisan hacks who held the Office of Attorney General over the last eight years.

National Public Radio reports:

"After careful review, I have concluded that certain information should have been provided to the defense for use at trial," Holder said in a statement Wednesday. "In light of this conclusion, and in consideration of the totality of the circumstances of this particular case, I have determined that it is in the interest of justice to dismiss the indictment and not proceed with a new trial."
U.S. District Court Judge Emmett Sullivan set an April 7 hearing on the motion to dismiss the case.

Judge Sullivan has repeatedly delayed sentencing and criticized trial prosecutors for what he has called prosecutorial misconduct. At one point, prosecutors were held in contempt. Things got so bad that the Justice Department finally replaced the trial team, including top-ranking officials in the Public Integrity Section, which is charged with prosecuting public corruption cases.

The straw that apparently broke Holder's back was the discovery of more prosecutorial notes that were not turned over to the Stevens defense team as required by law. The notes were discovered by the new prosecution team, which was appointed in February.

With more ugly hearings expected, Holder is said to have decided late Tuesday to pull the plug. His decision is said to be based on Stevens' age — he's 85 — and the fact that Stevens is no longer in the Senate. Perhaps most important, Justice Department officials say Holder wants to send a message to prosecutors throughout the department that actions he regards as misconduct will not be tolerated.

Holder began his career in the Public Integrity Section; according to sources, he was horrified by the failure of prosecutors to turn over all relevant materials to the defense.

The attorney general also knows the trial judge, Emmett Sullivan, well. The two men served together as judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia before each was promoted to higher office.

Holder respects Judge Sullivan and reportedly has watched with growing alarm as the judge repeatedly has scolded prosecutors for failing to follow his judicial orders to fully inform defense lawyers about everything from potentially favorable evidence to the travel plans of witnesses. During the trial, prosecutors' missteps led the judge to instruct the jury to disregard some evidence.

It's a bold and gutsy move. It have politically convenient to continue to attack the Republican Stevens. There is little doubt many of Holder's predecessors would have just continued to use the Stevens case for political posturing. Not Eric Holder. Eric Holder is the Attorney general all America deserves.

Holder knows that when the rule of law wins, we all win.


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Positioned at the rear of the St Sebastian’s Memorial Hall, this room has been furnished to a high standard and provides an excellent venue for meetings and small gatherings.

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Wednesday, June 4, 2008

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Woodford County High School can accommodate meetings and conferences, sporting events and training sessions, evening classes and lectures, concerts and arangetrams.  Regular events and one-off bookings are both welcome.

The school is accommodated in an elegant former manor house, with gardens and terraces originally designed by Humphrey Repton.  The site is beautiful all year round and it is well lit at night, providing a safe and user-friendly site for evening activities.  The premises are supervised and serviced by the school’s own site staff.

Situated on Woodford High Road, we are well served by buses (20, 179, 275, W13) and within easy walking distance of Woodford underground station (on the Central line).  Some parking is available on site and the M25, M11, A12 and North Circular are all easily accessible within a 7-mile radius.

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Woodman Fundraiser @ Ember Wood Fire Grill

Join us at Ember Wood Fire Grill (the site of the old firehouse) at 6pm on Nov. 16 for a chance to support the Woodman Museum. Director of Dover Public Library and Woodman trustee Cathy Beaudoin will be giving a talk about the various historical fires that have ravaged our city. A portion of sales will be graciously donated by Ember to support the Woodman as it segues into its 102nd season. To learn more about Ember Wood Fire Grill, please visit http://emberwoodfiregrill.com/. For more information about Dover Public Library events, visit http://www.dover.nh.gov/government/city-operations/library/.

Veterans Day at the Woodman

Veterans Day at the Woodman 2017The Woodman is hosting its annual celebration of Veterans Day on the grounds of the museum on November 12 from 12-4pm. The event will feature live reenactors, cannon-firing, guest speakers, fife and drum performances, a color guard presentation and much more! Veterans and family of deployed military personnel receive free admission (normal rates apply for other visitors). For more information, please visit our Facebook event page!

Night at the Museum V: More Voices from the Cemetery

The Woodman is announcing its fifth annual Night at the Museum event, “More Voices from the Cemetery,” to be held at the picturesque Pine Hill Cemetery on the weekend of October 13-14. Join us for a celebration of some of Dover’s most famous, noteworthy and notorious residents. Live actors and actresses will play out vignettes and scenes from the lives of generations past. To find out more, please visit: http://woodmanmuseum.org/natm2017/. To reserve your tickets for the event, please click here.

21st Annual Car Show at the Woodman

Come join the Woodman Museum for its 21st Annual Antique and Classic Auto and Motorcycle Show!

The Woodman Museum is hosting its annual Classic Car Show on September 24, 2017 (rain date: October 1) from 12-4pm. To register your vehicle, please click here.


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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Challenge #83 - Anything Goes

We have SO much for which we need to give thanks to God.  This is true in our personal lives, in our country, and even here in the ministry of Word Art Wednesday.  We can't go into detail on the specifics of this particular praise because we don't want to create a problem for the sponsor, or put demands on them to do the same everywhere, but we just HAD to acknowledge that God has once again answered prayer in providing for our challenge blog.  We hit a "hiccup", and prayed about it, and God proved Himself, once again as always, to be the AWESOME God He is by providing for our need allowing us to keep our challenge blog running.  ALL the praise goes to Him, but we really do want you to look at all those amazing sponsors on our sidebar, and know that we are SO grateful for each and every one of them!  And let me also say that some of our 2014 sponsors will knock your socks off.  GOD IS SO GOOD!

Our word art/scripture for this week is Psalm 127:4-5a and it tells us that a man (person's) children are like arrows in his quiver that will defend them in times of trouble.   The more arrows a warrior carried in his quiver (or the more children a person has), just adds even more support to them throughout their lives.  We enjoy our children while they are young, and we take care of them.  In return, when we are old, our children will be there to take care of us when we need their support.  Even those who don't have biological children of their own can be blessed by the "children" or people that God sends into their lives to bless, defend and support them.  Children are a gift from God, and are such a tremendous blessing in our lives.

You are welcome to save this week's free scripture/word art file to your computer, but are not required to use it in order to play along in our challenges. We welcome you share your art with us; remembering that Anything Goes as long as it's family-friendly, and uses an encouraging or uplifting sentiment. You can also link more than one project each week (up to 5). The more, the merrier. We just hope that God's Word will be a blessing and encouragement to you each week. If you have any questions about the rules, be sure to read the complete list of rules under our page tab for "Challenge Rules".

Here is this week's free scripture/word art. We hope you enjoy it!
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And's a bit of inspiration from our Design Team
Karen Murray, Our Guest Designer
Lori Ulrich
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Carole Robb Bisson
Gemiel Matthews Using Sponsor Image,
Black Borders from Milk Coffee Stamps
Jo Ann Atterbury Using Sponsor Image,
Father & Daughter from Milk Coffee Stamps
Stephanie Wright Using Sponsor Image,
Father & Son from Milk Coffee Stamps
Karen Letchworth Using Sponsor Image,
Baby Shoes from Jelly Park
Inside View With This Week's Word Art/Scripture

~Tammy~ said...

Beautiful work ladies!

Sunshine HoneyBee said...

This BEE is happy to have won the Scripture by Design chipboard. Emailed my info. Thank you. Wonderful DT creations.
"Sunshine HoneyBee"

Shoregirl said...

It's great to be back to linking up here again -- lovely creations by all of the design team members! Thanks for hosting and the pretty inspiration!

Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA said...

Great scriptural choice!

AJ Scrapbooking & Cards said...

Lots of beautiful creations by the design team. And such a beautiful scripture. Hope to use it this week. TFS AJ-

Shaz in Oz.CalligraphyCards said...

Hi Karen, a lovely post again and a lovely passage of God's word. thanks so much to all dt too..

.. have linked over again! love Shaz in oz.x

Dorothy S said...

Thank you for all the lovely inspiration each week!

Rea said...

Lovely creations by the Design Team, thanks for the chance to play along.

Audrey Ann said...

There's so much love and inspiration here - thank you for that :)!!
Blessings everyone,