Handing Our Country Over...

It seems to get worse every day. Now we are lighting up the Empire State Building in New York in the colors of Red China!?! We allow Muslims to have a worship service at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.!?! We now have elementary school kids singing praises to the president as if he is the Messiah?!? This has gotten a little more than out of hand. We don't as a country restrict the right of our citizens to express their views, but come on, this is a little over the top. Considering that in the past, the actions of our government have never been so overtly AGAINST our heritage and our sovereignty as it is now. Christians and Jews have to go to battle every holiday season to defend depictions of our faith in public and more still, we cannot pray in public without getting flack from law enforcement-Even our PRESIDENT covers up images of Christ when he speaks(Remember the speech at Georgetown University?) O.K. for the muslims but not o.k. for the rest of us "bible huggin tea baggin rednecks"

Well I think its time to take the country back and restore our government to its prominence in the world. We are the greatest country in the history of mankind and we have gotten away from our core values and principles on which we were founded. We are smart enough and resourceful enoughto solve most any problem that we face. There is no reason at all to kow-tow to our enemies and ignore or dismiss our allies.

This is not hope and this is not the "change" we expect from our leaders. We need not and cannot accept leaving our men and women of our armed forces swinging in the wind without the support they require in the middle of a battle. We are being duped by our "fearless leader" We dont need the POTUS running around securing olympic games hosting rights! We need him doing the job he was sent to do! I dont give a rats ass that he is black-the great Martin Luther King said that we should judge a person on the "content of their character not the color of his skin" Amen, Dr. King. Well the content of the POTUS is SERIOUSLY lacking in character-some say he is abundant is charisma but I dont see it as of yet.

Enough already. We need to fix this country's problems and move forward, not bury us in debt and hand over our country to our enemies.

Premier Web Radio...

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Hangin' with The Hawk

Today was a good day. Got the opportunity to hang out with a great ham, KI4HEE (a.k.a. Bob Hawkins) at his QTH. We talked radio, antennas and some dubious plumbing connections for a couple of hours and even got to check out the setup. Tried busting up some pile-ups in East Germany and places in between settling on some nice QSOs in a couple of southeastern states. Even better still, got to play with his dog, Buddy-what a great friend to have! And to top it all off, Bob was generous to lend me one of his antennas to try out hitting the repeaters since I've been having some difficulties as of late. What a good day! Look forward to hangin' with the Hawk in the future! AJ4QM, Clear.

Religion...

Well, here's the touchy subject that starts wars. So I will say this about that. I am a Christian of the "born again" variety and I am a student of eschatology(study of prophecy) and I have found peace in my life after 32 years of life. People tend to take a hardline view of "radical" (your religion here) . I understand where these people are coming from. I don't belong to a church as I haven't found one that preaches the Gospel without inserting their own agenda into the mix.

I also reject the notion that there is more than one way to get to heaven and the notion that if you just "do the right thing" and try to live a good life and that will get you in good with God. Sadly, many people believe this is the case.

In future posts, I will delve further into this topic. I do not profess to know everything as I am not an expert theologian, but I study and seek out scholars on this subject in order to grow in my walk with Christ.

Polar Bears...

What can I say about Polar bears? They look cute on a sled with a Santa hat with a soft drink in hand, but I can't say I'd want to be within 50 feet of one. 'nuff said.

On Politics...

What can I say? As I look at the state of our government and our economy, I am worried about the future of our way of life. I guess homeland security will put me on their list now as I don't support the current administration's current track.

I can't see how turning our backs on our allies and embracing our enemies in the pursuit of so called "progressivism". I also cannot support outrageous spending in the hopes of turning our economy around. Digging us deeper in the hole will only hand the heads of future generations on a silver platter to people who may or may not have our best interests in mind.

I cannot get my mind around the idea that this administration will not back the men and women who put their very lives on the line every day here, and around the world to promote the ideals of liberty and freedom.

The idea that government knows better than business owners how best to run a business is absurd. We are a nation of innovators and when you get the government and their massive bureaucracy involved, all bets are off. We are on a dangerous path that should be corrected lest we end up in a situation which we will have a major problem that will be difficult to extricate ourselves from.

Much more on this topic to come...

On Radio...

Ham radio operator, AJ4QM, hit the airwaves for the first time at the GSARC (W4GS) Field Day 2009! Thanks to the generosity of the members in attendance, I learned a lot about operating and contesting. Although it was a typically hot and humid weekend, it was worth it. Looking forward to a lifetime of learning and operating! Currently, running a kenwood TM-261a 2 meter rig out of my truck. Hope to get a shack together at the home qth soon.