“We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it, that the only way to detect it is to be free to inquire. We know that in secrecy error undetected will flourish and subvert.” –J. Robert Oppenheimer
When is reporting on leftist DEFENSE a form of wrap-up smear? Well, probably when something is so damaging to the left, they actually have to defend on it. Whatever.
For the record, Schiff is married and his wife is “not unattractive”. She’s named Eve, and supposedly they get a lot of jokes about the “Adam and Eve” thing.
Also, for the record, it’s a bit of karma that the left’s cynical pushing of the right’s REAL rumors of REAL Democrat pedophilia (you know – the tacky, sordid, normal, kind, like HERE) “over the edge” into “crazy, unbelievable, pizzagate” territory should now come back to bite Schiff – if these rumors are NOT true, but whatever.
TIME WOUNDS ALL HEELS.
Seriously – THE NEWS is THE NEWS now. So as SNOPES accidentally TWISTS THE KNIFE on Adam Schiff, WE REPORT and YOU DECIDE.
Personally, I think it’s incredibly stupid for them to aggressively defend on this unless Schiff is guilty. But then when it comes to stupid AND evil, the left excels, trying to hide the LATTER under the FORMER so often, we simply expect it.
For the record, I believe that something is up with Schiff, but I have no idea what it ACTUALLY is. Could be more along the lines of corruption involving China and the Long Beach port. I do suspect that he likes money and power more than little boys, but you never know.
You can actually go to WD-40’s site, and they debunk a lot of myths, but NOT this ad in particular, that I can find. Maybe a more diligent search would find this particular ad. Seems like a weaponized omission to me – make people search their site more deeply. AH, NUMBERS.
But anyway, when I “googled” using NOT GOOGLE, the SNOPES entry was already showing not merely the Schiff defense right through in the text, but even the ANTI-TRUMP.
If you look at the TOP ITEM (from Snopes), you can see the ANTI-TRUMP, and PRO-CHICOM stuff just leaking right through:
Nov 12, 2014 Is a 1964 WD-40 Ad Full of Sexual Innuendo? … Hundreds of fake account admins and 1,929 Facebook advertising violations only begin to tell the story of the Epoch Times-linked, pro-Trump empire …
This had the effect of reminding me of how, during the Trump campaign – particularly the PRIMARIES, there was an INCREDIBLE amount of MALICIOUS ADS targeting Donald Trump on INCESTUOUS PEDOPHILIA. Yes. NASTY. Pictures of Businessman Trump with his daughter Ivanka, insinuating very ugly stuff.
Remember those ads? They were too cringey to even take screenshots, although I wish I had. I was not as versed in the art of DISARMING psychological malware to STUDY THE BOMB back then.
Kinda like THIS, only in salacious ad form. I think they led to a lot of sites like these:
They were EVERYWHERE, and a lot of them went past ad blockers and privacy software, because they were FORCED onto conservative websites and blogs by Soviet CIA front companies that specialize in nasty politics by malicious ads.
Yeah.
SO…..
Is Adam Schiff a pedophile? And is he still beating his lovely wife?
Many Christians know that the Advent presents an anticipation of Christ’s birth in the season leading up to Christmas. This is true, but there’s more to Advent.
The word
“Advent” is derived from the Latin word adventus, meaning “coming.”
Advent
symbolizes the present situation of the church in these last days, as
Christians await the return of Christ to begin his eternal kingdom. During
Advent, the church looks back on Christ’s coming in celebration while at the
same time looking forward in anticipation of the coming of Christ’s kingdom
when he returns for his people.
Advent lasts
for four Sundays leading up to Christmas. Advent begins on a Sunday that falls between
November 27th and December 3rd each year.
Advent 2019 begins on Sunday, December 1st and ends on Tuesday, December
24.
Over the
course of the four weeks, some Advent Scripture readings look forward to
Christ’s return in judgment while other passages remember the events of
Christ’s arrival two thousand years ago.
The Advent wreath is created out of evergreens, symbolizing everlasting life in the midst of winter and death. Advent candles are often nestled in the evergreen wreath. Additional decorations, like holly and berries, are sometimes added. Families begin lighting a candle on the fourth Sunday before Christmas, and they light another candle each subsequent Sunday.
The most common Advent candle tradition involves four candles. A new candle is lit on each of the four Sundays before Christmas. Each candle represents something different, although traditions vary. The four candles traditionally represent hope, faith, joy, and peace. Often, the first, second, and fourth candles are purple; the third candle is rose-colored. Sometimes all the candles are red; in other traditions, all four candles are blue or white. Occasionally, a fifth white candle is placed in the middle and is lit on Christmas Day to celebrate Jesus’ birth.
The first candle symbolizes hope and is called the “Prophet’s Candle.” The prophets of the Old Testament, especially Isaiah, waited in hope for the Messiah’s arrival.
The second candle represents faith and is called “Bethlehem’s Candle.” Micah had foretold that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem, which is also the birthplace of King David.
The third candle symbolizes joy and is called the “Shepherd’s Candle.” To the shepherd’s great joy, the angels announced that Jesus came for humble, unimportant people like them, too.
The fourth candle represents peace and is called the “Angel’s Candle.” The angels announced that Jesus came to bring peace–He came to bring people close to God and to each other again.
The (optional) fifth candle represents light and purity and is called “Christ’s candle.” It is placed in the middle and is lit on Christmas Day.
We are a people of promise. For centuries, God prepared people for the coming of his Son, our only hope for life. At Christmas we celebrate the fulfillment of the promises God made—that he would give a way to draw near to him.
Advent is what we call the season leading up to Christmas. It begins four Sundays before December 25, sometimes in the last weekend of November, sometimes on the first Sunday in December.
1 Peter 1:10-12 is a clear description of what we look back to during Advent.
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look. (1 Peter 1:10-12 )
For four weeks, it’s as if we’re re-enacting, remembering the thousands of years God’s people were anticipating and longing for the coming of God’s salvation, for Jesus. That’s what advent means—coming. Even God’s men who foretold the grace that was to come didn’t know “what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating.” They were waiting, but they didn’t know what God’s salvation would look like.
In fact, God revealed to them that they were not the ones who would see the sufferings and glory of God’s Christ:
They were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven.
They were serving us. We Christians on this side of Jesus’ birth are a God-blessed, happy people because we know God’s plan. The ancient waiting is over. We have the greatest reason to celebrate.
May we, this Advent season, use this time before Christmas to better appreciate the great gift God gave us in Jesus, His Son. And, also, to anticipate Jesus’ Second Coming, when He will take Christians away to be with Him for eternity.
“For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.”
May this Advent season fill our hearts and homes with a deep appreciation of what God has done for us in the past, and the joyful anticipation of what God has planned for our future.
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Remember – your greatest gift to President Trump is FIVE WORDS: “I AM PRAYING FOR YOU!“
AND WHAT TIME IS IT? TIME TO….DRAIN THE SWAMP!!!
Our movement is about replacing a failed and CORRUPT political establishment with a new government controlled by you, the American People. ~ Candidate Donald J. Trump
Also remember Wheatie’s Rules:
No food fights.
No running with scissors.
If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.
On this day and every day –
God is in Control . . . and His Grace is Sufficient, so . . . Keep Looking Up
Hopefully, every Sunday, you can find something here that will build you up a little . . . give you a smile . . . and add some joy, much needed in all our lives.
“This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn nor weep.” . . . “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789 By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation.
Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor– and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.
Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th
day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service
of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good
that was, that is, or that will be– That we may then all unite in rendering
unto Him our sincere and humble thanks–for His kind care and protection of the
People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation–for the signal and
manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of His Providence which we
experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war–for the great degree
of tranquility, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed–for the
peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish
constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the
national One now lately instituted–for the civil and religious liberty with
which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful
knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which He hath
been pleased to confer upon us.
And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions– to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually–to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed–to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn kindness unto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord–To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us–and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best.
Given under my hand at the City of New York the third day of
October in the year of our Lord 1789.
Go: Washington
Thanksgiving Prayer
Waking up early, a bit after dawn Making preparations all the long morn Baking the pies, apple, pumpkin, and more Thanksgiving’s here and we all have our chores
Turkey roasting in the oven for hours Families and friends, both yours and ours Coming together on Thanksgiving Day To thank our God and it’s to Him we pray
Thank You Lord for everything You’ve done And, most of all, for giving us Your Son We were lost, totally steeped in our sin He died for us, our new lives to begin
Thank You, Lord, for Your blessings in life Thank You for Your peace, our shelter from strife For all Your mercies you make new with the dew And for Your grace, and Your kindnesses, too
Thank You for the hope, deep in our hearts That you’ll never leave us, we’ll never part And for Your promise to take us away To be with You for eternity’s days
Thank You for Your sun’s golden rays and light For our homes and beds to sleep in tonight For our good health, and for those who have none For your comfort, ‘til their victory’s won
Lord, for all You’ve given, for all You do We’re gathered here to give thanks to You For all the bounty we have here, again For all of this, Lord, we thank You. Amen.
It’s great that we have a Thanksgiving national holiday so that, at least once in the year, the people that aren’t normally thankful to God are reminded by the Pilgrim’s celebration, our country’s traditions, and the President’s proclamation that we are to be thankful to God for the bounty that is inherent with living in the United States.
Or is that really so?
From Insider.com, here are 25 reasons why Thanksgiving is our favorite holiday
The food is amazing.
There are tons of side dishes, so there’s
something for everyone.
It’s the start of the holiday season.
Leftovers will keep you full for days.
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a
must-see.
The American Kennel Club’s National Dog Show
takes place.
There’s no shortage of football games to watch.
If sports aren’t your thing, day-long sitcom and
movie marathons are totally ok.
You get to be with family.
Or, you can spend the holiday with your closest
friends for a “Friendsgiving” celebration.
You can participate in a Turkey Trot
pre-Thanksgiving feast.
Everyone has their own unique traditions.
It’s perfectly acceptable to take a nap during
the day.
It’s not a religious holiday, so everyone can
celebrate.
It’s not super commercialized.
The decorations are adorable.
You don’t have to worry about getting people
gifts.
You can get away with drinking wine all day.
It’s fun to prepare for Black Friday shopping.
It’s
comforting to be back in your hometown.
There are pies. So many pies.
Cooking
with family is a fun bonding activity.
You
can dress up or be as casual as you want.
It’s
not usually too cold outside yet.
It’s
nice to remember what you’re thankful for.
And from Buzzfeed.com, 12 Reasons Thanksgiving Is The Best Day Of The Year
1. The entire point of Thanksgiving is stuffing your face. 2. There are so many foods on the table that everyone’s bound to find something they love. 3. You’re allowed to put bacon in every food. 4. Same goes for bourbon. 5. It’s one of the few days a year that your parents can’t complain about you drinking to wild excess. 6. It’s a secular holiday, so everyone can celebrate it with equal enthusiasm. 7. There’s a huge frickin’ bird involved. 8. But the “side” dishes get all the real glory, as they should. 9. The cooking is actually way easier than you think. No one will care if it isn’t fancy. 10. Only on Thanksgiving is eating 17 pieces of pie a reasonable thing to do. 11. Stuffing exists. 12. Finally, in conclusion: THE LEFTOVERS.
Not one mention of thanking God being the primary reason for the holiday. In fact, blatant statements were falsely made that “It’s not a religious holiday” and “It’s a secular holiday”.
So, how much do we really have to thank God for? Well . . .
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father . . .” Please note . . . “Every good gift and every perfect gift” . . . not just some or most. Every one. We have God to thank for all the little gifts, the big gifts, the tiny gifts, and the huge gifts. No good gift comes from anywhere but from God. All of them!
What about those things in life that we don’t consider gifts: sickness, injury, loss of income and savings, death, and more? For the Christian, “we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” God takes the seemingly bad things in life and makes good out of them!
And the biggest gift of all, the gift of life for eternity: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.”
God has given us so much that we are to “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” In everything give thanks. Everything. Every day. Always.
All this can be summed up, though not entirely adequately, by “Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for His lovingkindness is everlasting.” God’s everlasting lovingkindness to us is worthy of our thanks for eternity.
So, what are we thankful for this Thanksgiving? In my opinion, the thanks to God for food, family and friends that you frequently hear at the Thanksgiving table is deserved by God, but we are thankful to Him for far, far more than that.
In fact, I believe it is totally impossible for us to properly thank God for His everlasting lovingkindness in all parts of our lives . . . but we should certainly try . . . every day and on Thanksgiving, too!
Notably, Barack Obama only mentioned God once or twice in 6 of his 8 Thanksgiving proclamations (no mention at all in 2 of them), and then only as a historical reference or in talking about Thanksgiving . . . and never once in any of the 8 proclamations after the “Now therefore I, Barack Obama . . . do hereby proclaim” statement.
President Trump referenced God in both of his Thanksgiving
proclamations to date (2017 and 2018), averaging 6 mentions per proclamation, and
also after both “do hereby proclaim” statements in those proclamations where he
included “thanks to God”.
We are indeed fortunate to now have a President who recognizes God’s centrality in our lives . . . another thing to thank God for!
A Thanksgiving Prayer
Thank You, God, for everything The big things and the small, For “every good gift comes from God” The Giver of them all.
And all too often we accept Without any thanks or praise, The gifts You send as blessings Each day in many ways.
And so at this Thanksgiving time, We offer up a prayer; To thank You, God, for giving us A lot more than our share.
First, thank You for the little things That often come our way; The things we take for granted And don’t mention when we pray.
The unexpected courtesy, The thoughtful, kindly deed, A hand reached out to help us In the time of sudden need.
Oh, make us more aware, dear God, Of little daily graces, That come to us with “sweet surprise,” From never-dreamed-of places.
Then, thank You for the “miracles” We are much too blind to see, And give us new awareness Of our many gifts from Thee.
And help us to remember That the “key” to “life” and “living,” Is to make each prayer a “prayer of thanks,” And every day THANKSGIVING.
~ Helen Steiner Rice ~
Reflect upon your present blessings — of which every man has many — not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. ~ Charles Dickens
Psalm 100
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
May we be truly thankful this Thanksgiving for all that God has done for us in our lives.
