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Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : Vent through 4/22

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:41:37 +0000

To those who choose to listen. I originally joined this forum because I thought this was a place where I could meet up with other individuals who were not concerned with party lines or the same repeated political rhetoric, but were actually interested in started a movement that would restore the principles of the Constitution to this Republic. That reason and truth would reign supreme. Sadly, it seems as though I was mistaken. That's not to say that there aren't many people here who truly hold those ideas near and dear to their hearts... but every day when I read I see predominantly paranoid over-reactive brow beating. People ranting and raving about some news report where it is apparent that they didn't read the full report, nor dig for the actual truth and not just accept the earliest presented spin. I know most of you believe you have good intentions, but I fear most of those good intentions are (as is all too common) being lost in a sea of hypocrisy and hate-mongering. And as such, I must bid you all good day. Respectfully, a concerned citizen, veteran, and defender of the Constitution

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : Vent through 4/22

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:27:20 +0000

I'm not sure what the core of the article on cardinalnewmansociety.org was, but this story was first run on CNSNews.com, and that article clearly shows that this was not as it's being portrayed by many people here. Julie Green Bataille, associate vice president for communications at Georgetown, said: “The White House wanted a simple backdrop of flags and pipe and drape for the speech, consistent with what they’ve done for other policy speeches. Frankly, the pipe and drape wasn’t high enough by itself to fully cover the IHS and cross above the GU seal and it seemed most respectful to have them covered so as not to be seen out of context.” She also stated “The White House asked for the backdrop of American flags" and that "Georgetown had covered the symbols in order to provide a backdrop that was consistent with what the White House had requested."

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : Vent through 4/22

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:48:22 +0000

That may well be true (that it wasn't necessary), but as I stated in another post... based on the statements made by Bataille (the woman from Georgetown) the decision to cover the symbols in question was made by Georgetown and not the White House. I may be mistaken, but that's how it reads to me. The reason I believe this distinction is important is because the more often someone cries "foul" over something like this where there was nothing nefarious or even intentional, the less likely people are to listen when there is a legitimate grievance. Sort of a Chicken Little/Boy Who Cried Wolf thing.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : Vent through 4/22

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:30:05 +0000

That is unclear. The article did contain a statement from Bataille stating that “The White House asked for the backdrop of American flags,” not for the symbols themselves to be covered, and that “In order to provide that, that meant that the backdrop of Gaston Hall had to be covered." I would assume that any other speaker who asked for a backdrop of similar nature would result in the symbols being covered as well. And as I said in another post about this, Bataille also said that "the pipe and drape wasn’t high enough by itself to fully cover the IHS and cross above the GU seal and it seemed most respectful to have them covered so as not to be seen out of context.” It seems that the decision to cover them was more the decision of the Georgetown staff than the White House.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : Vent through 4/22

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:06:09 +0000

The wikipedia article on the 2010 US Senate elections contains a listing of which seats are up for reelection. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate...

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : Vent through 4/22

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:58:33 +0000

I wonder if you read the rest of the article in which Julie Green Bataille continued on saying: “The White House wanted a simple backdrop of flags and pipe and drape for the speech, consistent with what they’ve done for other policy speeches. Frankly, the pipe and drape wasn’t high enough by itself to fully cover the IHS and cross above the GU seal and it seemed most respectful to have them covered so as not to be seen out of context.”

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : Vent through 4/22

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:58:13 +0000

"Georgetown Associate Vice President Bataille spoke to CNSNews.com by phone. She said she did not think there was any contradiction between her statement of Wednesday saying that the White House had asked Georgetown to cover all signs and symbols at the back of the Gaston Hall stage and the White House’s statement of Thursday saying that it had asked for a background of American flags. She indicated that Georgetown had covered the symbols in order to provide a backdrop that was consistent with what the White House had requested." - CNSNews.com There's a difference between the way you've presented this story and the truth. Me, I prefer the truth. If it still offends you, that's your right, but at least convey the situation honestly.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : Vent through 4/22

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:02:57 +0000

I would have to disagree with you there. The Founding Fathers of this country were, in their day, extremely liberal. So, if you wanted to get into the semantics of it, being "liberal" (without examing the actual beliefs of liberals) is technically more American than being "conservative". It's the core principles and not the label that determines whether or not a person is honoring the founding principles of this country. This is why I believe we cannot continue to demonize a particular philosophy and must focus on the merits and flaws of individual ideas.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : Vent through 4/22

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:47:33 +0000

I'm not trying to be confrontational with you, but can you see how the second sentence of your reply in many ways contradicts the first? This is something that we all, myself included, are often guilty of but something we all need to be cautious about, and why I posted the original vent in the first place.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : Vent through 4/22

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:41:11 +0000

Well said. I think your second paragraph is what many people, on both sides, are forgetting. I've seen numerous posts even here that are nothing but Obama/Democrat/Liberal bashing. Honestly, it's quite easy to see just why movements such as this are labeled the way they are when people resort to those kinds of tactics.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : Vent through 4/22

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:37:44 +0000

You can actually thank Richard Nixon for that term. He was the first president, as far as I know, to appoint anyone to the position of "Czar".

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : Vent through 4/22

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:19:25 +0000

Here is something to consider. - I support the First Amendment 100% without question or prejudice or condition. - I support the Second Amendment 100% without qualification. - I believe in smaller government. I believe in the power of the states over the power of the federal govt. - I support the ideals of a Republic, where individual freedom outweighs all else - I support a flat tax, and that being as small as possible so as to fund only the truly necessary projects like the military. - I served faithfully in the US Military, defending this country to my best, and am a veteran of Desert Storm ... and yet, at the tea party I attended yesterday, I was made to feel unwelcome and branded a "liberal infiltrator" (which I certainly am not), simply because I objected when someone said that the only laws we should have in this country are the 10 Commandments. It's something to think about when considering the way we each present our opinions.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : Vent through 4/22

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:46:30 +0000

While I agree with you completely, I have to say that I'm really not surprised. For instance, look at the response on just this site that anyone who even seems liberal has gotten. There have actually been a person or two accusing me of having some liberal agenda (which I don't) because of a couple of the points I've made. You can browse this site and see many instances of "liberal bashing" and of people making some fairly biased attacks on anyone they think is liberal. It's not exactly an inviting environment. It's something I believe that we all must keep in mind. Rather than labeling someone because of their beliefs, or trash-talking them because they might think differently, we need to actually seek out the common ground and focus on that. The tea-parties were meant to be about tax dollars, and yet many people involved made them uninviting to anyone that agreed with that issue but held more liberal views in other areas. We the people needs to be just that... not simply "We the people who we approve of".

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : 4/16/09: The President's Tax Bracket... 32%

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:37:16 +0000

In many states, people already are doubly taxed.. even triple. Some states have their own state income tax, as well as a sales tax. So including the federal income tax, we are being taxed three times. When divising a fair tax plan, we must also consider what the states will do to raise capital, otherwise we leave the door open for continuing the trend of unbalanced taxes.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : 4/16/09: The President's Tax Bracket... 32%

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:27:13 +0000

Politicians make it a habit of willingly releasing their tax returns. No privacy is breached when you offer the document up yourself.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : 4/16/09: Texas Gov Says The Lone Star State Can "Go It Alone"

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:18:13 +0000

I certainly respect your right to speak your opinion, however I'd like to point out that the stance you've advocated in this post speaks against free speech, free will, and a right for ALL men to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Any person that advocates the limitations or restrictions of any other person's individual liberties... including their right to drive what they choose, live where they choose, vote as they choose, and carry political ideology that they choose... is an enemy of the constitution. Honestly, this sentiment is no better and no more a friend of liberty, than what the ultra-liberals have been driving at. It's this sort of thing that we need to protect this nation from, whether we're in agreement with the core sentiment or not.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : White House Opens Doors To Gay Families For Easter Egg Roll

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:12:07 +0000

I agree completely (and it's a point I've made repeatedly) that the founders sought freedom for all religions. And that is exactly why I agree with the ideas of Jefferson in keeping a "wall of separation between Church and State". If all men are to be free to follow the religion of their choice, then any laws which follow the morality of one particular religion violate this freedom. Going back to the topic of gay marriage, I myself and many others do not consider homosexuality to be immoral. You state that God tells all who are willing to ask, and I say that I have asked God and he has told me that homosexuality is not immoral. Are you to tell me that my morals are wrong? If so, is it not fair to assume that I might make the same claim of your own morals in return? And this is where I come back full circle to the question I asked... if we are to claim that certain morals are "correct" and others are "incorrect", then surely there must exist some criteria which distinguishes the two. Typically, that criteria is the basis of religion, which means that the result is a state favored religion when the government accepts one set of morals and not another.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : Vent through 4/22

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:22:41 +0000

At no point did I attempt to imply that the Founding Fathers were "anti-religion". If it seems that I did, I apologize. I've stated in other posts that most of the founders were Deists. By calling them Deist, and by demonstrating that they were not all necessarily "Christian", perhaps this gives the illusion of claiming they were anti-religion. If so, that is not the intent. They were largely very religious men, they simply believed that religion was a personal matter and that it did not belong intertwined with civic government. They recognized that the combining of church and state was destructive to both.

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : Vent through 4/22

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:14:23 +0000

Absolutely we can agree on that (at least, I would hope we could).

Glenn Beck - The 912 Project : Vent through 4/22

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:11:41 +0000

I apologize, I thought you were referring to 2008 taxes (I know you said 2009, but many people associate the year they are paying the tax with the tax, rather than the year those taxes were actually for). As to your first prepayment installment for 2009, I could be mistaken, but I'm fairly sure it is also based on the policies set up during the Bush Administration. As far as I know, the only changes to the tax laws since Obama has taken office all went into effect April 1, which means that your first quartly installment predates them. As I say, I could be mistaken on this, though.