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HOW DO YOU KILL 11 MILLION PEOPLE?

BOOK REVIEW By Kim Janousek

HOW DO YOU KILL 11 MILLION PEOPLE?

WHY THE TRUTH MATTERS MORE THAN YOU THINK

By Andy Andrews

The title alone is enough to get your attention and when a friend of mine urged me to get a copy of this book I did just that.  The author, Andy Andrews, is a highly regarded motivational speaker who has written numerous New York Times bestsellers such as The Noticer, The Traveler’s Gift and The Butterfly Effect.

This book is short, blunt and extremely sobering.  The first 20 pages (80 pages total) reveal some staggering numbers that show what populations allowed to be done to themselves in the last century.  Consider the number of people exterminated by their own government from 1914 to 2000.

Mexico, Pakistan, Baltic States - 1 million people each

Turkey – 2 million Armenians

Cambodia – 3 million people (almost half the population)

Soviet Union – 69,911,000 people

Nazi Germany – 11,283,000

The author tells us to study the past and learn from it.  His premise is that in many ways the Holocaust victims of Nazi Germany “allowed” themselves to be killed.  He presents the question this way:

From page 20:  Why, for month after month and year after year, did millions of intelligent human beings – guarded by relatively few Nazi soldiers – willingly load their families into ….cattle cars to be transported by rail to one of the many death camps scattered across Europe? How can a condemned group of people headed for a gas chamber be compelled to act in a docile manner?

The answer to this question is so simple….you lie to them.  A complex web of lies, told in various stages. The Nazi’s told the Jews that they wanted only the best for them. Good jobs, fine homes, good schools for their children. They were told this over and over again until they began to believe it.  And finally they found themselves on the train cars heading for the death camps.

The message of this book is as direct as the title.  Andrews suggests that the danger to America does not rest with a single politician or even a group of them. But what does threaten a nation is a citizenry that trusts a liar to lead them. The liar can be voted out of office, but the citizens who believe the liar must come to their senses or the nation is doomed.

Think about it:  WE hear every day on the news that the economy is getting better. IS IT?  Unemployment is down. REALLY?  We must have energy independence. HOWEVER, THE KEYSTONE PIPELINE HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED!  We must create new jobs. THOSE MUST BE GOVERNMENT JOBS!

We all want what is best for our country, The United States of America.  And we all want a safe, secure and prosperous future for our children.  With that said, I urge you to buy this book.  Read it.  Talk about it. Pass it along to others so they can read it.   Remember, the burden is on us, the American citizens, to become informed and judge the integrity of all our elected officials.

Ruffnotes by our old friend Jim Ruffalo. he is back!

One has to wonder why the Republican Party uses the elephant as its symbol when -- judging by recent developments -- it has all the memory capability of a rock with amnesia.  Not only does it make the same mistakes over and over, but it practically turns those errors into a mantra.  Latest case in point are the on-going debates

among presidential candidates and, no, this screed is not about the never-ending shattering of Ronald Reagan's famed -- but forgotten -- 11^th Commandment.

Instead, the problem is the way said debates are conducted. It's hardly Lincoln-Douglas. In fact, it's more like an Edsel than a Lincoln.

 One would think that by now, the GOP would realize there's no way to win a debate under the present setup. You know, where the TV talking heads spend more time in the make-up room than in the library, and where it seems more effort is directed at formulating a gotcha question than in trying to see who might actually have presidential qualifications. Wake up pachyderms! You're being used, and misused.

 About the only reason TV networks donate the time is that they see it as a vehicle to make some inept anchors and reporters appear almost competent, all the while lowering the chances of an educated electorate to make a proper choice. It is way past time that the Republican Party goes out and buys programming time, and puts on its own debates, perhaps using former presidents, learned elected officials and proper scholars to ask the questions and -- more important -- the salient follow-up queries. Those politicos who drain the oxygen out of a room with filibuster would be cut off in mid-paragraph, those who fail to answer the question would be chastised, and those who lie would be shown thetruth.

 Debates are important, or at least, they used to be. But now, thanks to the talking heads that have captured that life form, they have all the appeal of a root canal performed with a croquet mallet and cold chisel. About the only debate that came close to educating us was the Fox News effort from Iowa, and even that kept turning into a demo tape for at least one of the inquisitors. Still, it was the highest-rated cable show of that week, so it's not disinterest by the voting public that's ruining this form of educating us.

 Will Republicans some day learn that the current form of televised debates are designed to make them look as bad as possible? That's debatable.

 Jim Ruffalo is a retired reporter/columnist/talk show host.

On Ostriches and Sand

By Dick Marshall

It is said that when ostriches are in fear, they bury their head in the sand. Now, I don’t know if that is actually true or not; I do know that it is an accurate description of the majority of Americans today. We stand on the threshold of losing our country to the Marxist, Socialist agenda and we refuse to even consider the evidence that is right in front of us. The Founding Fathers gave us fair warning over 230 years ago when they spoke and warned against international alliances, world banking, excessive debt and, yes, even giving up our well-documented Christian roots and heritage. Our Constitution is expressly clear as to what are the duties and responsibilities of the Federal government and states, unequivocally, that all the rest belong to the States and to we the people. We as a people have abdicated our responsibility to our families, to our children, to our educational system, to our State and Federal governments and to our Creator.

It is small wonder that when we elect unqualified people who lack character and principle to represent us that they serve not us or the nation but only themselves. Men of character with a firm foundation in what is right and what is wrong would never have coined the phrase “too big to fail”. They would never have agreed to $14 trillion of debt, they would not have created Fannie or Freddy in the first place, let alone bail them out; they would never force any bank, let alone the whole banking system, to loan money to those who could not pay it back and they would never take over private industry. The litany could go on but you get the point, I hope.

Why is it that the likes of Dick Durbin, Barney Frank and others of their ilk on both sides of the aisle are still in office and not in jail? By the way, have you noticed that the recession/depression has not in the least affected any member of Congress or their staff? All government workers are still employed at a salary that hasn’t gone down one wit. Does it bother anyone that this economic downturn has hurt only the private sector? Our Federal government has over-taxed and over-regulated our private sector to death and they show no signs of stopping. This also applies to our State and Local governments. As a writer friend of mine aptly put it, “the American Dream of owning your own business has changed to being employed by the government”. If you think about it, when President Putin of Russia said the United States was a parasitic nation, he was right. We buy more than we sell and we produce hardly anything. We live off the products of other countries. We are a parasitic nation. So, what to do?

What About My Rights?

by Randi Briggs

What, might you ask, is the difference between the Occupy Wall Street movement and the Tea Party movement? Some would say there is no difference, but I would beg to differ. The OWS movement seems to be a bit schizophrenic. When asked what they want, they really can't answer. The Tea Party, on the other hand, can answer very clearly. We want Fiscal Responsibility, Adherence to the Constitution, and we want the Free Markets left alone to work.

OWS wants to destroy the country, and turn it into a Socialist Utopia. The Tea Party wants to restore the country and let Capitalism work. I've never met a poor man that has hired anyone, so I don't really hate the rich. In fact, I'd like to be one.

The lamestream media has exalted this whole OWS movement as their answer to the Tea Party. They nightly get on the air and talk about how wonderful it is, while these same people completely ignored the Tea Party movement. Maybe they should be careful what they wish for...

Here is a partial list of the supporters of the OWS: Communist Party USA, American Nazi Party, Revolutionary Communist party, Black Panthers Louis Farrakhan, CAIR, Obama, Biden, Pelosi, Hugo Chavez, Govt of North Korea, Communist Party of China, Hezbollah, SEIU, AFL-CIO among many including Teacher's Unions as well as Moveon.org (George Soros). If you don’t believe me, do your own google search for supporters of OWS. PJ Media is a good place to look.

Remember December 7, 1941

The Battleship Arizona Memorial

Happy Thanksgiving To Our Troops

Thank a Veteran ~ 2011

by Martin Light

Many Americans mistakenly believe that Veterans Day is the day America sets aside to honor American military personnel who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained from combat. That's not quite true. Memorial Day is the day set aside to honor America's war dead.  Veterans Day, on the other hand, honors ALL American veterans, both living and dead. In fact, Veterans Day is largely intended to thank LIVING veterans for dedicated and loyal service to their country. November 11 of each year is the day that we ensure veterans know that we deeply appreciate the sacrifices they have made in their lives to keep our country free.  Our military has been working under extreme and unusual circumstances these past few years on several fronts as the current White House administration consistently sends confusing messages of support or lack thereof.  During this month of November reach out and thank our veterans and active duty members for their service to America.  Tell them how proud you are of them.

November Dates to Remember

November 1, 1776 - Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded in California. Each year, the swallows of Capistrano leave their nests there around St. John's Day (October 23rd) and return the following year near St. Joseph's Day (March 19th).

November 2, 1734 - American frontiersman Daniel Boone (1734-1820) was born in Berks County, near Reading, Pennsylvania.

November 3, 1957 - Soviet Russia launched the world's first inhabited space capsule, Sputnik II, which carried a dog named Laika.

November 4, 1879 - American humorist Will Rogers (1879-1935) was born in Oologah, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). "All I know is what I read in the newspapers," he once joked. He was killed in an airplane crash with aviator Wiley Post near Point Barrow, Alaska.

November 5th - Remembered as Guy Fawkes Day in Britain, for the anniversary of the failed "Gunpowder Plot" to blow up the Houses of Parliament and King James I in 1605.

November 6, 1860 - Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th U.S. President and the first Republican. He received 180 of 303 possible electoral votes and 40 percent of the popular vote.

November 8, 1895 - X-rays (electromagnetic rays) were discovered by Wilhelm Roentgen at the University of Wuerzburg in Germany.

November 9, 1989 - The Berlin Wall was opened up after standing for 28 years as a symbol of the Cold War. The 27.9 mile wall had been constructed in 1961.

November 10, 1775 - The U.S. Marine Corps was established as part of the U.S. Navy. It became a separate unit on July 11, 1789.

November 11th - Celebrated in the U.S. as Veterans Day (formerly called Armistice Day) with parades and military memorial ceremonies.  (Fly The Flag)

Remember 9/11/01

September Dates to Remember

by CABPRO Staff

September 1, 1864 – Union general William Tecumseh Sherman laid siege to Atlanta, GA, during the Civil War.

September 1, 1939 – World War II began when Germany invaded Poland.

September 2, 1789 – Congress founded the U.S. Treasury.

September 3, 1777 – The American flag was flown in battle for the first time during a Revolutionary War skirmish at Cooch’s Bridge, MD.

September 3, 1783 – Great Britain signs the Treaty of Paris, recognizing America’s independence.

September 4, 1951 – President Harry Truman made the first transcontinental television broadcast, in a speech officially ending America’s post-WWII occupation of Japan.

September 5 (first Monday) – Labor Day was first observed in 1882 in Boston by the Central Labor Union of New York, and became a federal holiday in 1894.

September 5, 1774 – The first session of the Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia in response to the British enactment of the Coercive Acts in the American colonies.

September 5, 1975 – President Gerald Ford survived a first assassination attempt in Sacramento, CA.

September 6, 1844 – Western explorer John C. Fremont arrived at the Great Salt Lake.

September 6, 1901 – President William McKinley was shot by an anarchist at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo, NY; he died 8 days later, succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.

September 7, 1813 – On this day the United States got its nickname “Uncle Sam.” Later the popular image of Uncle Sam was created by political cartoonist Thomas Nast (1840-1902).

September 7, 1977 – President Jimmy Carter signed the Panama Canal Treaty transferring control of the strategic waterway to Panama at the end of the 20^th century.

September 8, 1974 – In a controversial executive action, President Gerald Ford pardoned his predecessor Richard Nixon, in an attempt to end national divisions created by the Watergate scandal.

September 9, 1776 – The Continental Congress formally declares the name of our new nation to be the “United States” of America, replacing the term “United Colonies.”

September 9, 1850 – California became the 31^st state in the Union.

September 9, 1942 – A Japanese floatplane dropped incendiary bombs on an Oregon state forest – the only air attack on the U.S. mainland during WWII.

September 11 – Attack on America. NEVER FORGET!!!  Now known as Patriot Day, a Day of Remembrance for the victims of 9/11/2001, authorized by Congress December 18, 2001 and proclaimed by President George W. Bush, September 2, 2002.   Fly the Flag at half-staff until sunset!!!

 

September 14, 1814 – Francis Scott Key wrote the poem which later was set to music and in 1931 became our National Anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

September 15, 1858 – The new Overland Mail Company sent out its first two stagecoaches, inaugurating government mail service between the eastern and western regions of the U.S.; stagecoaches and the Pony Express were it for overland mail delivery until the first transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869.