Niemöller's poem in 2009

History has given us a perfect example of what we are seeing happen to our country. Please, take time to read this and put some thought into what you are seeing on the news daily. Niemöller's poem tells the story of Europe's refusal to stand up to the Nazis while they still had time:

Martin Niemöller was a German pastor and theologian born in Lippstadt, Germany, in 1892. Niemöller was an anti-Communist and supported Hitler's rise to power at first. But when Hitler insisted on the supremacy of the state over religion, Niemöller became disillusioned. He became the leader of a group of German clergymen opposed to Hitler. Unlike Niemöller, they gave in to the Nazis' threats. Hitler personally detested Niemöller and had him arrested and eventually confined in the Sachsenhausen detention camp and Dachau Concentration camp. Niemöller was released in 1945 by the Allies. He continued his career in Germany as a clergyman and as a leading voice of penance and reconciliation for the German people after World War II. His poem is well-known, frequently quoted, and is a popular model for describing the dangers of political apathy, as it often begins with specific and targeted fear and hatred which soon escalates out of control.
Niemöller said he was not quite sure when he had said the famous words but, if people insist upon citing them, he preferred this version:

"In Germany, they came first for the Communists,
And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Communist;

And then they came for the trade unionists,
And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist;

And then they came for the Jews,
And I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew;

And then... they came for me...
And by that time there was no one left to speak up."

Now compare this to the news of the day:

In America, first Obama came for the banks,
And I did not speak up because, I was not a banker.

And then he came for the Auto Manufacturers,
And I did not speak up because, I did not manufacture automobiles.

And then he came for the wealthy business owners,
And I did not speak up because, I was not a wealthy business owner

And then he came for us, the Conservative Christians
And by that time there was no one left to speak up.

Please, wake up America, stand up and scream at the top of your lungs.
SET US FREE....LEAVE US ALONE and WE WILL PROSPER!

As President Ronald Reagan once said:

“Government is not the solution to our problem; Government is the problem."

Sexual Confusion 2B taught in Alameda / Parents Ignored

When SB-777 passed they said it would not affect curriculum of our children in Schools, well it certainly has in the Alameda Unified School District…

Yesterday evening the Alameda Unified School District voted 3-2 to approve the highly controversial curriculum that promotes multisexual lifestyles. Despite several prior meetings during which hundreds of parents expressed their outrage at such an imposition of controversial sexual content in the classroom, board members decided elementary school children should learn vocabulary words such as "lesbian" and "transgender."

During the final meeting considering adoption of the curriculum, each side of the issue was given 15 minutes to outline their support or opposition. Three parents of Alameda students rose to express their opposition, articulately conveying the community-wide resistance to introducing a social agenda into their classrooms. (video of one such parent is below) Each parent detailed instances where their children were bullied or harassed for their race or religion without any help from the school board to stop the harassment.

The Alameda controversy has now become a national issue, symbolizing the fight between elitist school boards and parents asserting their rights. The media were a heavy presence at the meeting, including Fox News Channel's Griff Jenkins, who covered the story for the national network.

In response to the revelation that the "anti-bullying" curriculum never actually addresses bullying, the school board announced the curriculum had been amended to include teaching on bullying by adding the word to the vocabulary list. They promised additional changes but, no parent was allowed to see the changes prior to the board's vote that evening.

During the meeting, one school board member who voted against the curriculum inquired when the term "heterosexual" was introduced in school vocabulary and was told fifth grade, when parental notification and opt-out provision are mandatory. However, the term "homosexual" is introduced in fourth grade, and there will be no parental notification or opt-out provision. When asked about heterosexual family portrayals in school curriculum, the board was told students study the Donner Family. Those who were actually educated in their schools will remember the Donner Family is notorious for engaging in cannibalism when stranded on their pioneer journey to California in the 1800's.

While parents have been highly suspect of the curriculum's true agenda all along, it was revealed during the meeting that a lesbian teacher was pushing the curriculum because of the negative response she received from a "homophobic" parent who objected to the teacher "coming out" to her fifth grade class several years ago. She discovered that inserting the LGBT curriculum into the "Caring Schools" would be the best place for the controversial curriculum.

At one point during the meeting, the school board president admitted receiving more emails and letters in opposition of the curriculum than in support. At the numerous board meetings those in attendance regarding the curriculum were overwhelmingly in opposition. That is noteworthy considering many Alameda parents are still learning about the curriculum.

"It's impossible to understand how these three school board members can sit there and listen to this compelling testimony from concerned parents and still put their radical agenda ahead of the good of their school district," stated Karen England, who attended the meeting. "They can see first-hand this is dividing their community and yet they bow to the special interests groups who are pushing an indoctrination program at the expense of true education."

In fact, proponents of the curriculum are so dedicated to indoctrinating their young pupils that they refuse to include an opt-out provision for parents.

Disturbingly, when asked what protections would be afforded students with religious objections to the curriculum, school board member Mooney stated that they can object, but only at home. He arrogantly asserted that he "sees nothing wrong with homosexuality," thus implying that those who disagree should keep their bigotry out of his school district.

"Mr. Mooney's comment proves beyond a doubt that this is an agenda," commented England. "Parental rights aren't even a concern for these arrogant board members who act as though they are unelected, and unaccountable to Alameda residents. The message they unequivocally send to parents is that they believe parents are bigots and their bigoted children need to be reconditioned at school."

It's significant that during their testimony in support of the curriculum, some proponents of the LGBT curriculum referred to opposition as "bigoted" and "homophobic," thus engaging in the very name calling they claim to want to end in our schools. One speaker opposed a parental opt-out because "You shouldn't be allowed to opt-out because of bigotry."

"The hypocrisy is astounding," commented England. "Parents are being bullied into silence on this issue. In fact, opposition petitions delivered to the school board were asked to be returned at the end of the meeting for fear the names on the list would be published and the signers harassed. Even during the meeting, parents were made to feel that they were the outsiders, who have no say in the direction of their children's education. We are committed to assisting these parents in taking back control of their schools."

Parents are now planning to recall the board members who have chosen to side with radical social engineers over their constituents.

Joe messes with Everybody!

In President Obamas first address to a joint session of Congress, Feb 24th , 2009 he stated:

"I have asked Vice President Biden to lead a tough, unprecedented oversight effort — because nobody messes with Joe."

Well, apparently Joe likes messing with everybody....

Vice President Joe Biden last week claimed that the federal stimulus spending program has created or saved 150,000 jobs since February, when President Barack Obama signed the stimulus bill into law.

“In the first 77 days of the two-year Recovery Act program, 150,000 jobs have been created or saved,” Biden said in a press release accompanying the report.

However, the basis for his claim is elusive at best.

The progress report on the stimulus plan released last week by the vice president’s office contained no such figure, nor did it reference any other document that might corroborate Biden’s claim.

“The Quarterly Report to the President on Progress Implementing the Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009” did mention another, mandatory report that won't be released until October 2009. It adds that the vice president’s office is instituting an “unprecedented” level of transparency.

“We are starting to implement an unprecedented level of transparency. I am pleased that already--so shortly after enactment--visitors to Recovery.gov can easily access extensive information about their tax dollars at work,” the Web site quoted Biden as saying.

Recovery.org does not contain information about how many jobs those tax dollars are creating, however.
This story and stories like it (e.g Nancy Pelosi's accusation of the CIA) make me wonder how much longer the vice president and others like him think they can get away with providing inaccurate statistics and information to the America people before we stop believing anything they have to say. It may take longer than it should, but if similar stories continue to appear at such a rapid rate, a breach of confidence between Democratic politicians and the American people is inevitable.

Focus Action on Obama at Notre Dame