President Trump announced this morning that Rex Tillerson is out as U.S. Secretary of State and will be replaced by former Kansas Congressman Mike Pompeo who serves currently as Director of Central Intelligence.
This will be considered good news by pro-life and pro-family advocates since Pompeo has a lengthy record in support of a right to life and in opposition to the homosexual agenda.
It has never been clear what positions Rex Tillerson has on abortion and same-sex marriage, though he served on the board of directors of the Boy Scouts when the group began to allow out homosexual scout leaders....
"The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States, and the most widely read weekly journal of progressive political and cultural news, opinion and analysis....They demonstrate left wing bias in story choices and wording." Wow. Can't wait to subscribe. My canaries like a little variety in their flooring material.
You all should read about the read about the right-wing version George Soros--the Koch brothers. Why was Mike Pompeo so anti-abortion? One good reason is because his sponsors are Catholic.
John Nichols wrote: In the Republican wave election of 2010, when Charles and David Koch emerged as defining figures in American politics, the greatest beneficiary of Koch Industries largesse was a political newcomer named Mike Pompeo. After his election to the House eight years ago, Pompeo was referred to as the “Koch Brothers’ Congressman” and “the congressman from Koch.”
Now Pompeo is positioned to become a Koch brothers–influenced secretary of state....
--[URL= http://tinyurl.com/ybnqwklz]]]http://tinyurl.com/ybnqwklz (The Koch Brothers Get Their Very Own Secretary of State)[/URL]
This is from the left side of the New American.
See [URL=http://tinyurl.com/yaz2qmre]]] http://tinyurl.com/yaz2qmre[/URL]-- Factual Reporting: HIGH
Notes: The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States, and the most widely read weekly journal of progressive political and cultural news, opinion and analysis....They demonstrate left wing bias in story choices and wording. (5/15/2016) Updated (4/26/2017)
"...anxiety disorder." Feldblum has good reason to be anxious: "But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the ABOMINABLE...shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death." (Revelation 21:8)
But perhaps Feldblum is most remembered for pulling back the curtain on the same-sex marriage agenda. Asked what would happen if religious liberty clashed with the "rights" of people who identify as LGBT, she brazenly stated that she'd have "a hard time coming up with any case in which religious liberty should win." That's chilling, FRC warned at the time, since as head of the EEOC, she would act as the head referee on disputes over workplace discrimination. If Americans were hoping for neutrality, they certainly didn't get it under Chai's leadership. enemy of Trump's supposed agenda on religious liberty pushed by Trump? ¿¿¿?$R u being played???? "Even if the commission is required to have a certain number of Democrats, the White House doesn't have to take just anyone (or, in this case, the worst possible option)." "she openly vowed to implement ENDA by regulations if Congress didn't pass it. At one point, Chai even signed on to an online petition "'Beyond Same-Sex Marriage: A New Strategic Vision for All Our Families and Relationships,' which advocates for polygamy and government recognition... for... diverse kinds of partnerships" -- a view she later disavowed." Will she now return to Moslem Polygamy support??? Is that " religious liberty"??
Trump Renominated A LESBIAN ACTIVIST for A TOP ANTI-DISCRIMINATION JOB & CONSERVATIVES aren't HAPPY http://www.newsweek.com/trump-renominates-lesbian-activist-conservatives-unhappy-748640
Updated | Conservatives are upset that a top federal watchdog who is known as an outspoken advocate for the LGBT community may get to keep her job until 2023—thanks to President Donald Trump.
The White House this week sent to the Senate for confirmation the renomination of Chai Feldblum, whose federal biography identifies her as “the first openly lesbian commissioner” of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). She also identifies as "the fourth person with a disability to serve on the commission," having been diagnosed with anxiety disorder
Feldblum joined the EEOC, which enforces federal laws prohibiting workplace discrimination, in April 2010 during the Obama administration." -- No shock to me but"the Trump administration wants to give one of the most liberal LGBT activists of the Obama years another term.”
Perkins "shocked" why? "Trump himself promised in his RNC address to “protect our LGBTQ citizens from the violence and oppression of a hateful foreign ideology.” Pray For Your Leaders.
Randall Balmer wrote: From scorning immigrants to accepting the president’s profanity, evangelicals are proving just how flexible their values can be...
Lying is all right as long as it serves a higher purpose...
It’s no problem to be married more than, well, twice...
Immigrants are scum...
Vulgarity is a sign of strength and resolve...
White lives matter (much more than others)...
There’s no harm in spending time with porn stars...
The ends justify the means
Enough said.
Too many Americans think of evangelicals as dogmatic and uncompromising, so we’re eager to demonstrate that when it comes to ethical standards we can indeed be flexible. Very flexible.
--[URL=http://tinyurl.com/y9unmq54]]]http://tinyurl.com/y9unmq54 (Under Trump, America's religious right is rewriting its code of ethics)[/URL]
Tiny Tim, it's too bad Art Linkletter isn't still around! Not only do children say the strangest things, but so do many evangelicals.
Mike Lofgren wrote: Yes, there are severe problems, as stagnation in the Rust Belt and the opioid epidemic attest. But I find it ironic that conservatives, who fancy themselves the most patriotic Americans, are eager to talk down America whenever they get the chance. When constructive, moderate conservatism curdles into right-wing reaction, cultural pessimism takes hold. The leitmotif of Donald Trump’s campaign is that the whole world is beating up on poor little us.
The self-pitying, pessimistic conservatism that is now fashionable theorizes that because a majority of Americans might disagree with its tenets, that majority is morally corrupted and the American experiment has failed. This corrosive negativity is [URL=http://tinyurl.com/crwswx4]]]one reason I left the GOP.[/URL]. [ http://tinyurl.com/crwswx4 -- Read it! ]
I am a strong critic of America’s politics, but I am confident our problems can be redressed with good faith and the will to succeed.
--[URL=http://tinyurl.com/yd4yh52d]]]http://tinyurl.com/yd4yh52d (The Right Says America is in Decline, But Refuses to Shoulder Any Blame)[/URL]
There isn't much mention of Trump in this article, because it was written in 2016. Inside this article there a reference to another that's exc
Mike Lofgren wrote: ...After denouncing foreign policy activism, the president and his team are now on a collision course with Iran, threatening to tear up that country’s nuclear agreement with ourselves and five other world powers, engaging in bellicose rhetoric about putting it “on notice,” and even fantasizing a Gulf of Tonkin-like incident between US and Iranian warships. His bluster about reinstating torture appears to have subsided — for now — but Trump is reportedly considering reopening CIA “black sites,” one of the Deep State’s sinister symbols.
Donald Trump will not dismantle the extra-constitutional power structures that have grown more influential in the last decades of near-perpetual war, increasingly intrusive surveillance, financial deregulation and widening inequality. He will further entrench them. This has confounded those in the media, who once regarded him as a vulgar but basically harmless jack*** who probably wouldn’t win but who in any case increased ratings and circulation, as well as those Americans desperate for silver linings who saw him a change agent that would shake up a polarized political system and slaughter a few sacred cows....
--[URL=http://tinyurl.com/y9wtm2je]]]http://tinyurl.com/y9wtm2je(Deep State 2.0)[/URL]
Endurance of U.S. As a nation depends on our relationship with God’s Book. "Father of his country” George Washington,said: “It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.”
2nd President John Adams,said: “Suppose a nation in some distant region should take the Bible for their only law book, and every member should regulate his conduct by the precepts there exhibited . . . .What a Eutopia, what a Paradise would this region be.”
6th President John Quincy Adams,said“So great is my veneration for the Bible, and so strong my belief, that when duly read and meditated on, it is of all books in the world, that which contributes the most to make men good, wise, and happy.”
7th President(an evil sinner who late in life was born anew)Andrew Jackson,said: “That Book, sir, is the Rock upon which our republic rests.”
https://www.biblebelievers.com/Grady1.html
18th President Ulysses S. Grant,said: “Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet anchor of your liberties . . . To the influence of this Book are we indebted for all the progress made in true civilization.” -- May 29, 1845, only a few weeks before his death, Jackson declared: Sir, I am in the hands of a merciful God. I have full confidence in his goodness and mercy.... The Bible is true..."
Sacramento Bee wrote: Mike Pompeo, the man tapped by President Donald Trump to be the next secretary of state, has engaged in tough talk about Russia, long before the 2016 presidential election.
As a Kansas congressman, Pompeo said that the United States and its allies should exploit Russian President Vladimir Putin’s weaknesses and enact sanctions “to keep him in his box.”
As CIA director, Pompeo said there's “a long history of Russian efforts to influence the United States and conduct influence operations against the United States.”
Now, as he looks to serve as the nation’s top diplomat following the abrupt ouster of Rex Tillerson Tuesday, Pompeo will face his biggest test: Can he stand up to Trump on Russia?...
“He's made some good statements on Russia and acknowledging the obvious that they were involved and I'm anxious to see if he sticks to those views,” Sen. [URL=http://tinyurl.com/y9r6z97b]]]Jeff Flake[/URL], R-Arizona.
--[URL=http://tinyurl.com/ybugvtjf]]]http://tinyurl.com/ybugvtjf (Pompeo is tough on Russia. Will Trump let that last?)[/URL]
By the way, [URL= https://apnews.com/df86b8eace314fa6ab384dae96780fd2]]]http://tinyurl.com/18r (Sen. Jeff Flake eyes 2020 primary challenge to stop Trump)[/URL] Good Luck!
Mike Pompeo and Iran are not a good mix according to the Iranians.
Shashank Bengali and Ramin Mostaghim wrote: Khorram described Pompeo — who once called for military strikes on Iranian nuclear targets — as "cowboyish in character and eager to start a war similar to the war with Iraq."
Pompeo, whom Trump chose to replace Rex Tillerson, is a harsh critic of Iran and has called for the United States to leave the landmark nuclear deal, in which Iran agreed to shelve its uranium enrichment program in exchange for relief from international sanctions....
--[URL=http://tinyurl.com/y8jvkf6k]]]http://tinyurl.com/y8jvkf6k (Iran reacts to Pompeo as Trump's secretary of State pick: 'Cowboyish' and 'eager to start a war')[/URL]
QC, I'm already beginning to miss Tillersonâť— now, Pompeo may be anti-abortion, but as people get older he seems to have less trouble killing them.
Oh, if Trump leaves the Iranian deal, why should North Korea trust him to carry through with any deal that he makes with them?
Mr. Bear, the Secretary of State is a crucial job. His is to take the message of the United States to the rest of the world. A Christian man who rejects abortion takes a big stand overseas when facing down the rest of the world which readily murders the unborn or stands as a supporter of the few who do not. He is also an important policy adviser to the President and White House on a great many things.
Meanwhile, Rex Tillerson's best attribute was his connection to the Russians. Seeing as that kind of networking is out of style right now, so is Secretary Tillerson.
Finally, the Secretary of State also sets the tone for his department. The Department of State tends to lean left of center. Someone with strong moral tendencies can help pull it back.
Mr. Bear, the Secretary of State is a crucial job. His is to take the message of the United States to the rest of the world. A Christian man who rejects abortion takes a big stand overseas when facing down the rest of the world which readily murders the unborn or stands as a supporter of the few who do not. He is also an important policy adviser to the President and White House on a great many things.
Meanwhile, Rex Tillerson's best attribute was his connection to the Russians. Seeing as that kind of networking is out of style right now, so is Secretary Tillerson.
Finally, the Secretary of State also sets the tone for his department. The Department of State tends to lean left of center. Someone with strong moral tendencies can help pull it back.
Mr. Bear, the Secretary of State is a crucial job. His is to take the message of the United States to the rest of the world. A Christian man who rejects abortion takes a big stand overseas when facing down the rest of the world which readily murders the unborn or stands as a supporter of the few who do not. He is also an important policy adviser to the President and White House on a great many things.
Meanwhile, Rex Tillerson's best attribute was his connection to the Russians. Seeing as that kind of networking is out of style right now, so is Secretary Tillerson.
Finally, the Secretary of State also sets the tone for his department. The Department of State tends to lean left of center. Someone with strong moral tendencies can help pull it back.
Mr. Bear, the Secretary of State is a crucial job. His is to take the message of the United States to the rest of the world. A Christian man who rejects abortion takes a big stand overseas when facing down the rest of the world which readily murders the unborn or stands as a supporter of the few who do not. He is also an important policy adviser to the President and White House on a great many things.
Meanwhile, Rex Tillerson's best attribute was his connection to the Russians. Seeing as that kind of networking is out of style right now, so is Secretary Tillerson.
Finally, the Secretary of State also sets the tone for his department. The Department of State tends to lean left of center. Someone with strong moral tendencies can help pull it back.
Hmmm...makes me wonder what the secretary of state has to do with abortion law..probably nothing. Sounds like someone is reaching for straws to support him. Already questions are being raised about the CIA's treatment of suspects (water boarding, anyone?) when Pompeo was in charge. I always thought Rex was not the right guy. Just because he had a lot of experience meeting with foreign leaders to run Exxon-Mobil did not mean he was a foreign policy guru. Just saying, Mr. President, why can't you find better people? Doesn't CATO or the Heritage Foundation give their input on these things? What difference does the Secretary of State make anyway?
Tiny Tim, I didn't say that I disagreed with Mike Pompeo's position on climate change, though unlike his anti-abortion stance which is really a non-issue for this job, getting along with people who have an obsession about climate change is important. I just what do point out issues in his character.
Thom Hartmann wrote: While Pompeo has an impressive resume on paper, something endlessly mentioned on cable news and other corporate media, the one skill-set that has truly enabled his rise to power, first in Congress and now in the Executive Branch, is his fine-tuned ability to suck up to #MorbidlyRich billionaires.
Prior to Trump arriving, Pompeo was one of Congress’s single largest beneficiaries of money from the Koch brothers and groups associated with them. Forget Pompeo’s army service and Harvard law degree; you don’t get to be the favorite son of the morbidly rich if you don’t know how to suck up to them.
Billionaire Trump, like so many others of America’s billionaire oligarchs, doesn’t take kindly to people who have their own minds. He wants fealty and sycophancy, not brilliance or competence.
--[URL=http://tinyurl.com/y9qoe9ne]]]http://tinyurl.com/y9qoe9ne (The Trump Administration Is a Government of Billionaires and Their Syco
Dr. Mark Allison | 1/20/2013
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