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Battle Hymn of the Republic

6/30/2012

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"This hymn was born dur­ing the Amer­i­can ci­vil war, when Julia Ward Howe vis­it­ed a Un­ion Ar­my camp on the Po­to­mac Riv­er near Wash­ing­ton, D. C. She heard the sol­diers sing­ing the song “John Brown’s Body,” and was tak­en with the strong march­ing beat. She wrote the words the next day:

"'I awoke in the grey of the morn­ing, and as I lay wait­ing for dawn, the long lines of the de­sired po­em be­gan to en­twine them­selves in my mind, and I said to my­self, “I must get up and write these vers­es, lest I fall asleep and for­get them!” So I sprang out of bed and in the dim­ness found an old stump of a pen, which I re­mem­bered us­ing the day be­fore. I scrawled the vers­es al­most with­out look­ing at the p­aper.'" 







Battle Hymn of the Republic

Lyrics: Julia Ward Howe

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword;
His truth is marching on.


Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on.

I have seen Him in the watch fires of a hundred circling camps
They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps;
I can read His righteous sentence in the dim and flaring lamps;
His day is marching on.


Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on.


In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me:
As He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free;
While God is marching on.


Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on.




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O America

6/30/2012

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O America
Sung by: Celtic Woman

Music: William Joseph
Words: Brendan Graham


O, America you’re calling,
I can hear you calling me:
You are calling me to be true to thee,
True to thee… I will be.

O, America no weeping,
Let me heal your wounded heart:
I will keep you in my keeping,
Till there be… a new start.

And I will answer you, and I will take your hand,
And lead you… to the sun:
And I will stand by you…do all that I can do,
And we will be… as one.

O, America I hear you,
From your prairies to the sea,
From your mountains grand, and all through this land,
You are beautiful to me.

And… O, America you’re calling,
I can hear you calling me:
You are calling me to be true to thee,
True to thee… I will be.

And I will answer you, and I will take your hand,
And lead you… to the sun:
And I will stand by you… do all that I can do,
And we will be…as one.

O, America you’re calling…
I will ever answer thee.






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In God We Still Trust

6/30/2012

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"In God We Still Trust" 
Sung by Diamond Rio

You place your hand on His bible, when you swear to tell the truth.
His name is on our greatest monuments an' all our money too.
An' when we pledge allegiance, there's no doubt where we stand:
There's no separation, we're one nation under Him.

In God, We Still Trust,
Here in America,
He's the one we turn to every time the going gets rough.
He is the source of all our strength,
The one who watches over us.
Here in America, in God, we still trust.

Now there are those among us,
Who wanna push Him out.
And erase his name from everything,
This country's all about.
From the schoolhouse to the courthouse,
They're silencing His word,
An' now it's time for all believers,
To make our voices heard.

In God, We Still Trust,
here in America,
He's the one we turn to every time the goin' gets rough.
He is the source of all our strength, the one who watches over us.
Here in America, in God, we still trust.
Here in America,
Here in America,
Here in America, in God, we still trust.
Here in America, in God, we still trust.
Here in America.




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The Obamacare Tax - What Does It Mean?

6/30/2012

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The Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare took politicians, pundits, and policy experts by surprise.    

Now they are trying to figure out what the unprecedented "Obamatax" means.

One thing they seem to agree on:  It will be the largest 
tax increase on the middle class in U.S. history.












Learn More  
  • Ruling Focuses Election on Obama's Health Care Tax
  • Roberts Strikes Balance with 'Tax' Interpretation
  • High Court Is Taxing America's Patients
  • The IRS Has Just Become Obama's Domestic Army
  • Obama Says Mandate is Not a Tax





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There Are Many Flags

6/30/2012

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There Are Many Flags


There are many flags in many lands,
There are flags of every hue,
But there is no flag however grand,
Like our own red, white and blue.

Say hurrah for our flag,
Our country's flag,
It's stripes and it's bright stars too.
But there is no flag however grand,
Like our own red, white and blue.


There are many flags in many lands,
There are flags of every hue,
But there is no flag however grand,
Like our own red, white and blue.

Say hurrah for our flag,
Our country's flag,
It's stripes and it's bright stars too.
But there is no flag however grand,
Like our own red, white and blue.




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The Obamacare Verdict

6/29/2012

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Here's additional helpful information on the ruling that will change our world.





"Members of this Court are vested with the authority to interpret the law; we possess neither the expertise nor the prerogative to make policy judgments. Those decisions are entrusted to our Nation’s elected leaders, who can be thrown out of office if the people disagree with them. It is not our job to protect the people from the consequences of their political choices."   
 ~Chief Justice John Roberts


Learn More  
  • Chief Justice Roberts's Folly
  • Excerpts from Chief Justice Roberts' Opinion on Healthcare Reform
  • Chief Justice Roberts Is a Genius
  • Obama Wins the Battle, Roberts Wins the War



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Message to Elected Leaders: Read the Bill!

6/29/2012

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Today, Senator Rand Paul called on United States senators to read legislation before they vote on it.  He called on Congress to obey its own rules.  He called for more responsible government.

Where are other leaders of courage and character?  

Why isn't every patriotic American behind Senator Paul's bill that requires senators to read legislation that will determine our destiny as a nation?  

Is it any wonder our country is in trouble?








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Transforming America

6/29/2012

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The government takeover of the healthcare system is dangerous in many ways.  

Not only is it one of the largest government programs ever enacted into law, it will fundamentally change the way our government operates.

Tony Perkins, Family Research Council President, explains a few of the ways Obamacare will impact you and me.






Learn More 
Supreme Court Upholds Mandate
A Clarion Call for the American People



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A Time of Choice for the American People

6/28/2012

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Today the Supreme Court ruled that Obamacare does not violate the Constitution.  But they did not say it is good law or good policy.  It is terrible law and terrible policy!  

Why do you think Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi pushed Congress to pass Obamacare before the elected representatives of the people had time to read it?  

Why do you think it took so many unrealistic promises, bribes, and kickbacks to get it passed?  

Why do you think Obama gave his friends and political cronies exemptions from the requirements?

Today's Supreme Court decision is a call to action!  We live at a pivotal time in history.  

Never has it been more important to get involved and restore the principles that make America great!  We live in a day of decision!  It will require our best efforts to rescue America!  

  




Learn More  
  • The Supreme Court Ruling
  • President Obama's Response




Text of Governor Romney's Remarks

“What the Court did not do on its last day in session, I will do on my first day if elected President of the United States. And that is I will act to repeal Obamacare.

“Let’s make clear that we understand what the Court did and did not do. What the Court did today was say that Obamacare does not violate the Constitution. What they did not do was say that Obamacare is good law or that it’s good policy.

“Obamacare was bad policy yesterday. It’s bad policy today. Obamacare was bad law yesterday. It’s bad law today. Let me tell you why I say that. Obamacare raises taxes on the American people by approximately $500 billion. Obamacare cuts Medicare, cuts Medicare, by approximately $500 billion. And even with those cuts, and tax increases, Obamacare adds trillions to our deficits and to our national debt and pushes those obligations on to coming generations. Obamacare also means that for up to 20 million Americans, they will lose the insurance they currently have, the insurance that they like and they want to keep. Obamacare is a job killer. Businesses across the country have been asked what the impact is of Obamacare. Three quarters of those surveyed by the Chamber of Commerce said Obamacare makes it less likely for them to hire people. And perhaps most troubling of all, Obamacare puts the federal government between you and your doctor.

“For all those reasons, it’s important for us to repeal and replace Obamacare. What are some of the things that we’ll keep in place, and must be in place, in a reform, a real reform, of our healthcare system? One, we have to make sure that people who want to keep their current insurance will be able to do so. Having 20 million people, up to that number of people, lose the insurance they want, is simply unacceptable. Number two, got to make sure that those people who have pre-existing conditions know that they will be able to be insured and they will not lose their insurance. We also have to assure that we do our very best to help each state in their effort to assure that every American has access to affordable healthcare. And something that Obamacare does not do that must be done in real reform is helping lower the cost of healthcare and health insurance. It’s becoming prohibitively expensive.

“And so this is now a time for the American people to make a choice. You can choose whether you want to have a larger and larger government, more and more intrusive in your life—separating you and your doctor—whether you’re comfortable with more deficits, higher debt that we pass onto the coming generations. Whether you’re willing to have the government put in place a plan that potentially causes you to lose the insurance that you like or whether instead you want to return to a time when the American people will have their own choice in healthcare. Where consumers will be able to make their choices as to what kind of health insurance they want.

“This is the time of choice for the American people. Our mission is clear: If we want to get rid of Obamacare, we’re going to have to replace President Obama. My mission is to make sure we do exactly that. That we return to the American people the privilege they’ve always had to live their lives in the way they feel most appropriate. Where we don’t pass on to coming generations massive deficits and debt, where we don’t have a setting where jobs are lost. If we want good jobs and a bright economic future, for ourselves and for our kids, we must replace Obamacare. That is my mission. That is our work. And I’m asking the people of America to join me. If you don’t want the course that President Obama has put us on, if you want instead a course that the Founders envisioned, then join me in this effort. Help us. Help us defeat Obamacare. Help us defeat the liberal agenda that makes government too big, too intrusive, and is killing jobs across this great country.”



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The Declaration of Independence

6/28/2012

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Independence Day is coming up on Wednesday, the 4th of July.  It's a special day, set aside to celebrate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence.

This is a good time to read the Declaration and to talk to our children about what it means.  

In this inspiring presentation, members of the NFL recite the Declaration of Independence. 






Read the Declaration of Independence

Learn about Thomas Jefferson, the principal author of the Declaration

Learn about the signers of the Declaration of Independence

Read a history of the Declaration of Independence

View a timeline of the Declaration of Independence

View a timeline of the Revolutionary War



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