I would like to think that when Putin gets through with Turkey, there would be large churches again in Ephesus, Galatia and Thessolonika and Istanbul would again be Constantinople. Texas wishes him well as he fights terrorists and their Muslim and perverted Western allies.
Something to pray about, anon, but I don’t see anything good coming from this.
Putin is doing the right thing here. but The Russians are not our friends.
A pundit said the other day that he can’t remember a president more overtly political than Obama. I think he’s right (at least in my lifetime). He can’t seem to help it. And it seems to be getting more pronounced in his last months in office.
” … There are respectable arguments in favor of admitting 10,000 Syrians into the U.S. and respectable arguments against doing so (which I find more persuasive). Alleging bigotry against opponents of admitting Syrians is not a respectable argument, and neither is the specious comparison between contemporary Syrians and Jews fleeing the Nazis.”
And I just saw the story about the shooting at the Black Lives Matter rally.
It really does feel like everything is coming unglued right now; I think there was a similar atmosphere in 1968 with the assassinations, demonstrations, riots, etc.
I can’t even begin to predict how the ’16 election will turn out.
Or whether it will make much of a difference either way. 😦
I’m feeling pessimistic lately. …
Ah, which usually means I’m not spending nearly enough time in Scripture or prayer.
When you’re part of it a barely controlled lynch mob, and you surround, attack, and chase 3 vastly outnumbered “adversaries”, there’s a good chance someone is gonna get shot if one of the 3 is armed. Self-defense seems more likely. But don’t expect the media to report this fairly either way.
“5 Shot In Minneapolis After #BlackLivesMatter Protesters Surround, Attack And Chase Group…Update: Video Of The 3 People Being Surrounded By BLM, BLM Say Turn Cameras Off…”
“Analysts at U.S. Central Command were pressured to ease off negative assessments about the Islamic State threat and were even told in an email to “cut it out,” Fox News has learned – as an investigation expands into whether intelligence reports were altered to present a more positive picture.
Fox News is told by a source close to the CENTCOM analysts that the pressure on them included at least two emails saying they needed to “cut it out” and “toe the line.”
Separately, a former Pentagon official told Fox News there apparently was an attempt to destroy the communications. The Pentagon official said the email warnings were “not well received” by the analysts.
Those emails, among others, are now in the possession of the Pentagon inspector general. The IG’s probe is expanding into whether intelligence assessments were changed to give a more positive picture of the anti-ISIS campaign.
The former Pentagon official said there were “multiple assessments” from military intelligence and the CIA regarding the “rapid rise” of ISIS in Iraq and North Africa in the year leading up to the group’s territory grab in 2014.
Similar intelligence was included in the President’s Daily Brief, or PDB – the intelligence community’s most authoritative product — during the same time period. Yet the official, who was part of the White House discussions, said the administration kept “kicking the can down the road.” The official said there was no discussion of the military involvement needed to make a difference.”
“However a video later surfaced on YouTube of two Black male protesters describing how the Black Lives Matter protesters started the conflict by punching and chasing the men simply because they were recording video of the protest.
The eyewitnesses said the men were attacked and retreated several times–and made a signal to indicate they were armed–before firing on the attacking protesters.
The two witnesses describe how the three men were confronted by the crowd for wearing masks and filming the protest. The men refused demands to remove their masks. (Note: the two witnesses in the video masked their faces also.)
One witness says a protester then punched one of the three men. The man then reached for what the protester assumed was a gun as the three men retreated. Apparently no gun was displayed at that point.
The witnesses say the protesters pursued and caught with the three men, punching them again. The men made gestures as if reaching for their guns but apparently did not brandish them at that point.
The three men again retreated and were again pursued by the protesters. The witnesses say they warned their fellow protesters the men were armed and to stop chasing them. The witnesses say they stopped but the others ran after the men and they soon heard gunfire.”
You have to wonder, when somebody is that adamant against being filmed in action, if their momma is watching and they are fearful because they are doing something of which she does not approve, of having her come out and slapping them in front of everybody, on the news.
Wandering Views 
I would like to think that when Putin gets through with Turkey, there would be large churches again in Ephesus, Galatia and Thessolonika and Istanbul would again be Constantinople. Texas wishes him well as he fights terrorists and their Muslim and perverted Western allies.
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Something to pray about, anon, but I don’t see anything good coming from this.
Putin is doing the right thing here. but
The Russians are not our friends.
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A pundit said the other day that he can’t remember a president more overtly political than Obama. I think he’s right (at least in my lifetime). He can’t seem to help it. And it seems to be getting more pronounced in his last months in office.
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Russia is not the friend of Obama or Western atheists and perverts. But is he on “our” side?
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Back to the refugee question:
” … There are respectable arguments in favor of admitting 10,000 Syrians into the U.S. and respectable arguments against doing so (which I find more persuasive). Alleging bigotry against opponents of admitting Syrians is not a respectable argument, and neither is the specious comparison between contemporary Syrians and Jews fleeing the Nazis.”
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2015/11/the-specious-comparison-between-syrians-and-world-war-ii-european-jews.php
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And I just saw the story about the shooting at the Black Lives Matter rally.
It really does feel like everything is coming unglued right now; I think there was a similar atmosphere in 1968 with the assassinations, demonstrations, riots, etc.
I can’t even begin to predict how the ’16 election will turn out.
Or whether it will make much of a difference either way. 😦
I’m feeling pessimistic lately. …
Ah, which usually means I’m not spending nearly enough time in Scripture or prayer.
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Here Donna,
Some good news. 🙂
While I’m not a Cam Newton fan, this was nice, kind gesture on his part.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/cam-newton-feeds-900-kids-hosts-thanksgiving-dab-contest/ar-BBno9Of?li=BBnba9I&ocid=U142DHP
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Now about that BLM incident….
When you’re part of it a barely controlled lynch mob, and you surround, attack, and chase 3 vastly outnumbered “adversaries”, there’s a good chance someone is gonna get shot if one of the 3 is armed. Self-defense seems more likely. But don’t expect the media to report this fairly either way.
And yeah, there’s video…..
http://www.weaselzippers.us/241575-5-shot-in-minneapolis-after-blacklivesmatter-protesters-surround-attack-and-chase-group/
“5 Shot In Minneapolis After #BlackLivesMatter Protesters Surround, Attack And Chase Group…Update: Video Of The 3 People Being Surrounded By BLM, BLM Say Turn Cameras Off…”
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SMH……
This is face/palm moment if there ever was one…….
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/11/23/emails-show-dod-analysts-told-to-cut-it-out-on-isis-warnings-ig-probe-expands.html?intcmp=hpbt1
“Analysts at U.S. Central Command were pressured to ease off negative assessments about the Islamic State threat and were even told in an email to “cut it out,” Fox News has learned – as an investigation expands into whether intelligence reports were altered to present a more positive picture.
Fox News is told by a source close to the CENTCOM analysts that the pressure on them included at least two emails saying they needed to “cut it out” and “toe the line.”
Separately, a former Pentagon official told Fox News there apparently was an attempt to destroy the communications. The Pentagon official said the email warnings were “not well received” by the analysts.
Those emails, among others, are now in the possession of the Pentagon inspector general. The IG’s probe is expanding into whether intelligence assessments were changed to give a more positive picture of the anti-ISIS campaign.
The former Pentagon official said there were “multiple assessments” from military intelligence and the CIA regarding the “rapid rise” of ISIS in Iraq and North Africa in the year leading up to the group’s territory grab in 2014.
Similar intelligence was included in the President’s Daily Brief, or PDB – the intelligence community’s most authoritative product — during the same time period. Yet the official, who was part of the White House discussions, said the administration kept “kicking the can down the road.” The official said there was no discussion of the military involvement needed to make a difference.”
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Don’t believe the hype…
And again, with video…. with a warning for language.
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2015/11/video-proof-5-black-lives-matter-protesters-shot-after-repeatedly-beating-white-videographers/
“However a video later surfaced on YouTube of two Black male protesters describing how the Black Lives Matter protesters started the conflict by punching and chasing the men simply because they were recording video of the protest.
The eyewitnesses said the men were attacked and retreated several times–and made a signal to indicate they were armed–before firing on the attacking protesters.
The two witnesses describe how the three men were confronted by the crowd for wearing masks and filming the protest. The men refused demands to remove their masks. (Note: the two witnesses in the video masked their faces also.)
One witness says a protester then punched one of the three men. The man then reached for what the protester assumed was a gun as the three men retreated. Apparently no gun was displayed at that point.
The witnesses say the protesters pursued and caught with the three men, punching them again. The men made gestures as if reaching for their guns but apparently did not brandish them at that point.
The three men again retreated and were again pursued by the protesters. The witnesses say they warned their fellow protesters the men were armed and to stop chasing them. The witnesses say they stopped but the others ran after the men and they soon heard gunfire.”
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You have to wonder, when somebody is that adamant against being filmed in action, if their momma is watching and they are fearful because they are doing something of which she does not approve, of having her come out and slapping them in front of everybody, on the news.
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🙂 mumsee
And food donations were overflowing at the interfaith nonprofit center I covered today, people are still doing what they do to help those without.
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Headline: “Obama: Climate summit a ‘powerful rebuke’ to terrorists”
So there. That’ll show them.
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If I were a terrorist, I would feel so rebuked that I’d go to a mall and blow myself up.
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Every time I hear that sound clip of Obama talking about the climate conference in response to the terrorists, I can’t help but crack up. Too funny.
As someone said, Saturday Night Live couldn’t pull off a better parody than the real thing at this stage …
shaking my head.
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