3 posts tagged “integrity”
There are those who mouth the customary words, some who disparage the troops while claiming to support them, some who hate our military and make no bones about it, and then there are those who make a difference in the lives of those who pay so dearly for our peace and safety. Denzel Washington first decided to make a difference by showing up to this recovery center and letting some men and women who've sacrificed greatly that he thinks enough of them to want to meet them in person. Second, when he saw a need, without hesitation he took action to help correct that need. Both are examples of what each one of us need to be doing for our troops, both overseas, and at home. They deserve nothing less and, I believe, a whole lot more. Look into what's going on in your neck of the woods with regards to ministering to our brave troops. If there is nothing local, make something local. Some of the biggest charities for our troops were started because some soldier's mom or sister wanted to send stuff they miss, stuff they need, stuff that just smells like home. If neither of these is an option, find someone else's program and help them do what they know to do. A single person can make a big difference in one soldier's life. A few people can change the way a lot of soldiers feel about their work. A lot of people can make them all proud of their accomplishments and sacrifices.
The man wasn't looking for self promotion. He certainly doesn't need it. He was there to bless the troops, and he did. They want to make known what he did. They want to honor him for his efforts to honor them. He could have made a big deal out of it. With a single phone call, the media would have been all over the story. That's not why he was there, and that's what made the visit, and his actions feel so sincere.
I found this today and it scares me. They are still playing posturing games and the news is making this information available to the enemy. So the enemy knows they can communicate with autonomy right now. Nobody's watching because its illegal. The original FISA bill only allows monitoring calls from outside the U.S. to outside the U.S. This is ridiculous!
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Senator
Chuck Grassley accuses House Democrats of being reluctant to allow the
government to track foreign terror suspects, demonstrating to him that
they don't seem to want to stop those threats.
Before
leaving for its Easter recess, the House approved its version of the
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, also known as FISA. President
Bush rejects Democrats' new version of the bill because it does not
provide legal protections for telecommunications companies that have
helped the administration conduct surveillance on foreign terror
suspects. The president backs a bipartisan Senate-approved version of
FISA.
Senator Grassley (R-Iowa) says FISA was critical in helping the
government thwart terror plots to blow up the Holland Tunnel in New
York and a building in Los Angeles. "We've been able to track
terrorists' telephone conversations under this law," he says, "and it's
going to run out if we don't get it renewed."
Grassley explains why he does not like how the House amended FISA.
"They're going to put roadblocks into our FBI and security agencies'
tracking [of] terrorist phone calls," he argues, "and we need to be on
top of terrorists' communications because we have found out that we've
been able to intervene and prevent terrorist activity."
He says because of FISA, the government also was able to recently put a
stop to a terrorist plot to blow up American defense facilities in
Germany.
The House, says the Iowa lawmaker, should have gone along with the
Senate version. "[B]ecause what we did ... was a bipartisan approach,"
he states. "In the House they tend to be more partisan. Democrats don't
seem to want to track terrorists."]
You can't make up stuff better than this!
Ain't politics grand?
Jesse Jackson's New Staff Member:Mel Reynolds
Jesse Jackson has added former Chicago Democrat Congressman Mel Reynolds
to Rainbow/PUSH Coalition's payroll. Reynolds was among the 176 criminals
excused in President Clinton's last-minute forgiveness spree.
Reynolds received a commutation of his six-and-a-half-year federal sentence for 15
convictions of wire fraud, bank fraud, and lies to the Federal Election
Commission He is more notorious, however, for concurrently serving five
years for sleeping with an underage campaign volunteer.
This is a first in American politics: An ex-congressman who had sex with a
subordinate...won clemency from a president who had sex with a
subordinate...then was hired by a clergyman who had sex with a subordinate.
His new job?
Ready for this??
YOUTH COUNSELOR
IS THIS A GREAT COUNTRY OR WHAT?
