This is an interview that Reagan did with 60 Minutes just before he took office as President Of The United States.
And what is Fascism? Fascism is private ownership, private enterprise, but total government control and regulation. Well, isn’t this the liberal philosophy?
The conservative, so-called, is the one that says ‘less government, get off my back, get out of my pocket, and let me have more control of my own destiny.’
If that’s true, and what we seeing today is the future that Reagan foresaw, what are we doing about it?
Keep in mind – these are not all children who are alone. Most of what I am seeing are families. And BP tells me, the families are not being tested for any health issues. They are simply being asked, “Do you have any disease? How do you feel?” If they claim to be healthy they are released. Nobody under 14 is being finger printed. After they spend a few days in the processing center each of them is taken to the bus depot where they head off to somewhere in America. The lady at Greyhound says most are leaving for NY. Read more at http://www.dmldaily.com/no-more-immigration-enforcement/#EIbYcFl58RIsICfY.99
Today, June 14, is Flag Day. In her honor, a bit of music and a bit of history.
This coming September, we will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Baltimore, and the siege on Ft. McHenry. At the famous battle, Francis Scott Key wrote the words that would become our National Anthem, The Star Spangled Banner. (more…)
To commemorate the Allied invasion of Europe, which began 70 years ago today, one of my favorite speeches, delivered thirty years ago at Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, by Ronald Reagan. The text can be found in this Wall Street Journal article from yesterday, here. June 5 was the 10th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s death.
It’s about living life. Sometimes we fall flat on our face, and sometimes we soar. The exciting part is in the striving and uncertainty, goals to chase, and dreaming dreams.
Here is our friend, Bill Whittle, again. As Bill points out, the Declaration of Independence is demonstrative that its writers understood the essence of the human heart:
When Thomas Jefferson came back with his draft of the Declaration of Independence, Franklin and Adams and all the other Founders must have been amazed: life – yes. Liberty – absolutely. But the pursuit of happiness? That wasn’t just revolutionary – it was transcendental.
See, Jefferson knew you didn’t have a right to happiness – who can guarantee that? But he had a vision of place that didn’t guarantee the right to be happy, but the right – the inalienable right — to try to be. What Jefferson guaranteed in the Declaration was not the certainty of success but the guaranteed opportunity to fail.
McRaven drew from his training to tell the students the 10 ways they could change the world.
Here are just a few of them:
He started off by telling them to make their bed because:
“If you can’t do the little things right, you will never do the big things right.”
He described the importance of finding someone else to help you paddle:
“You can’t change the world alone—you will need some help— and to truly get from your starting point to your destination takes friends, colleagues, the good will of strangers and a strong coxswain to guide them.”
He let them know that SEALS do not check their privilege, saying:
“SEAL training was a great equalizer. Nothing mattered but your will to succeed. Not your color, not your ethnic background, not your education and not your social status.”
Admiral McRaven covered seven other areas, as well. One thing’s clear from his outstanding speech: It may have been one of hundreds of commencement addresses, but it also doubles as some incredible life advice for anyone.
“I happen to be one who cheers and supports the Sagebrush Rebellion. Count me in as a rebel.” Ronald Reagan
Watching the drama recently on the Bundy ranch and surrounding public land in Nevada, we may be forgiven if we didn’t remember, or even know, that this is only the most recent skirmish in a years-long battle over local control of public lands.
