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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
John McCaslin :: Townhall.com Columnist
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Mr. Plouffe this week picked up his new 2010 Ford Fusion hybrid, which has a range of about 700 miles per tank of gas, from Sheridan Ford in his hometown of Wilmington, Del.

"My brother has worked at Ford dealerships for 15 years and is a very tough judge of cars, so when he said the Fusion hybrid was as good as the reviews, I was sold," says the former chief campaign manager for Mr. Obama's presidential campaign.

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The Architect of the Capitol did not shy away from including religious references throughout the new $621 million underground Capitol Visitor Center, which opened last November.

Visitors will find the national motto, "In God We Trust," displayed in the House Theater exhibit, while several religious items and references to religion and faith are included elsewhere.

Examples on display include a copy of the Bible used to administer the oath of office to senators until 1882; portraits of the first House and Senate chaplains; information about religious services regularly held in the Capitol through the 1800s; an unaltered display of the U.S. Constitution highlighting the First Amendment and the right to freedom of religion; copies of both the Pledge of Allegiance and the prayer recited at the opening of the current Congress; and finally, Article 3 of the Northwest Ordinance in its entirety, which states in part: "Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged."

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Reply # 1
Date: Apr 25, 2009 - 9:02 AM EST
In God We Trust--Ignore the Godless (2)

Americans had better wake up and realize that our entire system of government and traditional values, customs, and bliefs that made this country great are under attack, and it is no accident that Obama is the one to push and consolidate the overthrow of this Country as a Sovereign nation, while making us just one of another Communist State in the One World Communist Government which is what the United Nations has as their agenda.

"Article 3 of the Northwest Ordinance in its entirety, which states in part: "Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged."

And, since the Federal Government began to Federalize Education in the mid-1960's at gunpoint by Traitor Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson, up until now, when under the Obama Administration, the U.S. Department of Education has finally erased all vestiges of Local and State control of education, and this was the communist plan from the beginning. Using the public education system as Indoctrination and Dumbing down institutions was their aim and under the Obama Administration, this plan has now reached full fruition. Use these numbers and it tells the whole story. In 1966, we were in the top 3 in public education in the world. Today, after only 43 years of Federal Intervention into Local Education, we are now at #28 in the world, trailing many banana republics. Was this a plan or just a product of misguided government policy. It does not matter. The result is what matters. If we are to take this country back, We Must Take Our Children Back, and We have to Take Our Local Schools back and put them under Local Control, and begin to properly educate our children, and stop with the Dumbing Down and Propaganda agenda being lead by USDOE and National Teacher Unions who are Communist, Anti-American Fronts. Wake Up Americans.
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Date: Apr 25, 2009 - 8:58 AM EST
In God We Trust--Ignore The Godless
In this column, the following is the most relevant and should be the Battle Cry for Everybody Who Loves This Country, Their Families, Liberty, The Pursuit of Happiness and Freedom. If we continue to allow the Godless, Anti-American and Immoral Leftists from Ombama on down to the Racist Preachers such as Obama's Spiritual leader, Jeremiah Wright, who Teach God Damned the United States, to the Pinks, the Gay Agenda Terrorists, The PETA Animal Rights Terrorists, the Dumbing Down and Propaganda Machine at the U.S. Department of Education and National Teacher Unions and Teacher Colleges, and the Mainstream Media and the Entire Hollywood Communist establishment who are daily releasing TV shows, movies, music, and so-called news programs that are an onslaught of any American who has any values such as Patriotism, Family Values, and a belief in God.
Americans had better wake up and realize that our entire system of government and traditional values, customs, and bliefs that made this country great are under attack, and it is no accident that Obama is the one to push and consolidate the overthrow of this Country as a Sovereign nation, while making us just one of another Communist State in the One World Communist Government which is what the United Nations has as their agenda.

"Article 3 of the Northwest Ordinance in its entirety, which states in part: "Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged."

And, since the Federal Government began to Federalize Education in the mid-1960's at gunpoint by Traitor Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson, up until now, when under the Obama Administration, the U.S. Department of Education has finally erased all vestiges of Local and State control of education, and this was the communist plan from the beginning.
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