This is a Christmas video from the History Channel speaking about the origins of the Christmas holiday and how we celebrate it today.
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Handel's Messiah
This is a classic masterpiece written by George F. Handel in 1741. He was a great musical composer. I hope you enjoy it today.
Monday, December 24, 2012
Christmas Oratorio--Johann Sebestian Bach (BWV 248)
This Christmas Oratorio was written by Johann Sebestian Bach. It was written for the Christmas season in 1734 incorporating music from earlier compositions, including three secular cantatas written during 1733.
Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist of the Baroque period.
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Friday, December 21, 2012
President Obama Nominates John Kerry for Secretary of State
Obama nominates Kerry for secretary of state | Fox News
President Obama announces that Senator John Kerry (D-MA) is his next choice for Secretary of State. If confirmed, Kerry will replace the outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
President Obama on Friday nominated Massachusetts Senator John Kerry to be the next candidate to head the state department to replace the outgoing Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. Obama made Kerry his choice to be the next Secretary of State a week after Susan Rice, U.S. ambassador to the U.N., withdrew her name for consideration to be the next person to replace Hillary Clinton. Rice withdrew her name from consideration due to mounting resistance for several Republicans. She's under fire for the comments she made following the Benghazi attacks in Libya when she called the attacks "spontaneous."
Obama said Kerry would be the perfect choice to head the state department. He was under consideration to be the next Secretary of State for President Obama even before Rice withdrew her name. Obama cites Kerry's experience in the Senate as being chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Kerry's been in the Senate since winning his first Senate election in November 1984. Kerry is a decorated Vietnam veteran. He drew fire from the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth concerning the medals he claimed he earned while serving in Vietnam as well as testifying in Congress against our own troops in 1971. Kerry was the Democratic presidential candidate in 2004 who narrowly lost to incumbent George W. Bush.
If Kerry wins nomination, then his Senate seat will be up for grabs, which could open the door for outgoing Senator Scott Brown to have another opportunity at a Senate seat in Massachusetts next year. To read the full story, click on the link from FoxNews.com.
President Obama announces that Senator John Kerry (D-MA) is his next choice for Secretary of State. If confirmed, Kerry will replace the outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
President Obama on Friday nominated Massachusetts Senator John Kerry to be the next candidate to head the state department to replace the outgoing Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. Obama made Kerry his choice to be the next Secretary of State a week after Susan Rice, U.S. ambassador to the U.N., withdrew her name for consideration to be the next person to replace Hillary Clinton. Rice withdrew her name from consideration due to mounting resistance for several Republicans. She's under fire for the comments she made following the Benghazi attacks in Libya when she called the attacks "spontaneous."
Obama said Kerry would be the perfect choice to head the state department. He was under consideration to be the next Secretary of State for President Obama even before Rice withdrew her name. Obama cites Kerry's experience in the Senate as being chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Kerry's been in the Senate since winning his first Senate election in November 1984. Kerry is a decorated Vietnam veteran. He drew fire from the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth concerning the medals he claimed he earned while serving in Vietnam as well as testifying in Congress against our own troops in 1971. Kerry was the Democratic presidential candidate in 2004 who narrowly lost to incumbent George W. Bush.
If Kerry wins nomination, then his Senate seat will be up for grabs, which could open the door for outgoing Senator Scott Brown to have another opportunity at a Senate seat in Massachusetts next year. To read the full story, click on the link from FoxNews.com.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Nikki Haley Appoints Rep. Tim Scott to Senate
Nikki Haley appoints Rep. Tim Scott to Senate
Sout Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (Center) standing alongside Rep. Tim Scott (Left) and outgoing Senator Jim DeMint (Right)
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has appointed South Carolina Congressman Tim Scott to replace Senator Jim DeMint, who is resigning from the U.S. Senate to head the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C. Jim DeMint was first elected U.S. Senator of South Carolina in 2004 to replace the retired Ernest "Fritz" Hollings, who had previously been U.S. Senator from South Carolina since 1967.
Tim Scott is a black Congressman from South Carolina who was first elected to the House in 2010, the year the Republicans recaptured the House from the Democrats. He won an open seat in 2010 after beating the son of former segregationist and Senator Strom Thurmond that year. Scott has close relationships with the governor and DeMint and the Republican Party establishment. He will become the seventh black to serve in the Senate and the first black from the South since the 1800's. Scott will face a special election in 2014 to retain the Senate seat and in 2016 the seat will be up for a full six-year term. Scott expects to assume his new office on January 3, 2013.
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has appointed South Carolina Congressman Tim Scott to replace Senator Jim DeMint, who is resigning from the U.S. Senate to head the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C. Jim DeMint was first elected U.S. Senator of South Carolina in 2004 to replace the retired Ernest "Fritz" Hollings, who had previously been U.S. Senator from South Carolina since 1967.
Tim Scott is a black Congressman from South Carolina who was first elected to the House in 2010, the year the Republicans recaptured the House from the Democrats. He won an open seat in 2010 after beating the son of former segregationist and Senator Strom Thurmond that year. Scott has close relationships with the governor and DeMint and the Republican Party establishment. He will become the seventh black to serve in the Senate and the first black from the South since the 1800's. Scott will face a special election in 2014 to retain the Senate seat and in 2016 the seat will be up for a full six-year term. Scott expects to assume his new office on January 3, 2013.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Bill O'Reilly: Obama Voters Voted for Free Stuff
In his Talking Points segment on the O'Reilly Factor on November 19, 2012, Bill O'Reilly was making the case that voters whose income was under $30,000 were those who tended to vote for President Obama's re-election victory on November 6. O'Reilly pointed out that the reason those voters voted for Obama wasn't because those segment of voters voted for more government regulation of business or voted for high unemployment. The reason why those voters voted for Obama is because they wanted government handouts. That's the truth. America has produced a segment voters who believe in an "entitlement mentality." They believe the government owes them something. We have voters that desire for government to give them handouts such as free healthcare, free housing, free college education, free cell phones, etc. This kind of mentality is what's hurting America. America's hope isn't in a handout or some government program. America's hope is in the Lord. Those who lack a work ethic need to realize that labor is part of God's economy. God intends for us to labor for our living. That's the Biblical way. It's also the American way. Those early settlers who came to America had to earn their labor by the sweat of their brow. There weren't any government handouts available when the Pilgrims sailed to New England. There also weren't modern conveniences that we enjoy today. If they desired to eat, they must work for it. They had to slay animals and grow crops for their food. America has come a long way since that time. Today we've produced a generation who doesn't have much of a desire to work for a living. They want to sit at home expecting their parents and the government to take care of them. It's tragic.
Saturday, December 8, 2012
DeMint Exits Senate to Head up Heritage Foundation
DeMint Exits Senate as Conservative Brand Weakens - Bloomberg
U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) resigning from Senate to head Heritage Foundation
U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) announced a few days ago that he's leaving the Senate to head up the Heritage Foundation. DeMint is considered a champion amongst fiscal conservatives. DeMint played a role in the election of various Tea Party-backed candidates in the last two years such as Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), and Ted Cruz (R-TX). DeMint's Senate Conservatives backed several Senatorial candidates in 2010 and 2012. Some of them won as I mentioned ealier along with Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ). Two other Senate candidates that DeMint endorsed were Todd Akin who ran against Claire McCaskill in Missouri and Richard Mourdock who defeated incumbent Richard Lugar in the Indiana primary. Both of those candidate lost due to the rape comments they made this past fall. Both candidates defeated themselves as far as I'm concerned.
Republican political consultant Craig Shirley said that DeMint will be freer to "roar as a lion" by joining the Heritage Foundation than if he remains in the Senate. Also, leading the Heritage Foundation will help bolster DeMint's finances. He reported a net worth of $65,000 on his 2010 financial disclosures forms, the fourth lowest of U.S. Senators according to the Center for Responsive Politics in Washington. Edwin J. Feulner, who will step down as president in April, was paid more than $1 million in 2010, according to the group's tax documents.
Jim DeMint was considered a strong voice for conservative principles in the Senate, esp. when it came to fiscal issues. Prior to running for the U.S. Senate, he served three terms in the House of Representatives. The Club for Growth, a small-government group based in Washington, gave him a rating of 100%. Jim DeMint was right on target with everything he said in regards to the political issues of the day. He even voted right. The only problem was when it came to the fight to try to stop Obamacare from being passed in the Senate in 2010, for example, he never led in an effort to start a filibuster. That kind of leadership was something we were missing from DeMint. Not only DeMint, but other Republican Senators as well. We need Senators that will stand up against Obama's agenda and that has to be done through the means of a filibuster in the Senate. We need our elected officials to be willing to stick their neck out in Congress. Sadly, there's no one that's willing to do that. Other than the fact DeMint didn't stick his neck out to stop Obama's agenda, he did well in regards to his voting record.
I'm certain there's much speculation on why DeMint is leaving the Senate. I'm sure finances play a part. I personally believe the reason he left the Senate is because he realizes it's a jungle in the Senate and since the GOP didn't gain control of the Senate this past election, he knew that it would be a mess. I think he would serve much better at the Heritage Foundation than remaining in Congress. He knows it's a losing battle in Congress and I think it was best that he move on. The price was more than he probably was willing to pay by remaining in the Senate.
To read the full story, click on the link from Bloomberg.
U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) resigning from Senate to head Heritage Foundation
U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) announced a few days ago that he's leaving the Senate to head up the Heritage Foundation. DeMint is considered a champion amongst fiscal conservatives. DeMint played a role in the election of various Tea Party-backed candidates in the last two years such as Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), and Ted Cruz (R-TX). DeMint's Senate Conservatives backed several Senatorial candidates in 2010 and 2012. Some of them won as I mentioned ealier along with Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ). Two other Senate candidates that DeMint endorsed were Todd Akin who ran against Claire McCaskill in Missouri and Richard Mourdock who defeated incumbent Richard Lugar in the Indiana primary. Both of those candidate lost due to the rape comments they made this past fall. Both candidates defeated themselves as far as I'm concerned.
Republican political consultant Craig Shirley said that DeMint will be freer to "roar as a lion" by joining the Heritage Foundation than if he remains in the Senate. Also, leading the Heritage Foundation will help bolster DeMint's finances. He reported a net worth of $65,000 on his 2010 financial disclosures forms, the fourth lowest of U.S. Senators according to the Center for Responsive Politics in Washington. Edwin J. Feulner, who will step down as president in April, was paid more than $1 million in 2010, according to the group's tax documents.
Jim DeMint was considered a strong voice for conservative principles in the Senate, esp. when it came to fiscal issues. Prior to running for the U.S. Senate, he served three terms in the House of Representatives. The Club for Growth, a small-government group based in Washington, gave him a rating of 100%. Jim DeMint was right on target with everything he said in regards to the political issues of the day. He even voted right. The only problem was when it came to the fight to try to stop Obamacare from being passed in the Senate in 2010, for example, he never led in an effort to start a filibuster. That kind of leadership was something we were missing from DeMint. Not only DeMint, but other Republican Senators as well. We need Senators that will stand up against Obama's agenda and that has to be done through the means of a filibuster in the Senate. We need our elected officials to be willing to stick their neck out in Congress. Sadly, there's no one that's willing to do that. Other than the fact DeMint didn't stick his neck out to stop Obama's agenda, he did well in regards to his voting record.
I'm certain there's much speculation on why DeMint is leaving the Senate. I'm sure finances play a part. I personally believe the reason he left the Senate is because he realizes it's a jungle in the Senate and since the GOP didn't gain control of the Senate this past election, he knew that it would be a mess. I think he would serve much better at the Heritage Foundation than remaining in Congress. He knows it's a losing battle in Congress and I think it was best that he move on. The price was more than he probably was willing to pay by remaining in the Senate.
To read the full story, click on the link from Bloomberg.
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