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 Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's legal defense team argues in a court filing today that the prosecution has not proven that any of the texts are authentic--and the mayor's public apology last January is not proof that they are.

The defense asserts in the legal brief that, "...any acknowledgment that the Mayor has been embarrassed is not an admission of anything."

Kwame`s legal lapdogs need their memories refreshed.

In the prepared statement issued by his office Wednesday night, Kilpatrick did not deny the relationship or apologize for it. The statement said "these five- and six-year-old text messages reflect a very difficult period in my personal life.  ( key words: Text messages, reflect and my personal life )

"It is profoundly embarrassing to have these extremely private messages now displayed in such a public manner," he said.

"My wife and I worked our way through these intensely personal issues years ago. I would now ask that the public and the media respect the privacy of my wife and children and of Christine Beatty and her children at this deeply painful moment for our families."

If they weren`t his or real............LOL Your lawyers are no good Kwame........better find some other ones or you are going down the river for sure. lol 14,000+ messages on his phone. He never reported it lost or stolen at any time. City business texts also on there........ he checked his messages and dealt with city business how did he miss the other 14,000+ supposedly not his on there? Wouldn`t he have noticed them, ya think?

"the prosecution has not proven that any of the texts are authentic" Really? Then why in one of the officers ( who knew nothing of the texts ) depositions where he described seeing Beatty waiting for Kwame in the Mayors hotel room did his statement match up with one of Beatty`s text messages to Kwame stating she hoped the officer didn`t see her there?  There were only 3 people privy to that night. The officer, Kwame and Beatty. So I guess the officer must have gotten both of their Sky Tels, texted both phones and returned the phones when he was done? LOL

By Debbie Schlussel

On the heels of John McCain's strong statement to Israel and the Jews that he would "not allow a second Holocaust" to happen, Barack Hussein Obama was asked whether he'd prevent a second Holocaust by reporters during his trip to Israel.

The setting for the question is notable. It was just before he made a photo op visit to "Yad VaShem," the Holocaust museum in Israel.

What is also notable was Obama's "response" and how it was "covered" by the Mainstream media. While the Wall Street Journal's Jay Solomon and Cam Simpson noted the question, they did not note the response. Why not?

Well, ABC News' Jake Tapper did, and it's telling and frightening (thanks to my friends Sean and Frank at WCBM for the tip):

An Israeli journalist called out to Obama: "Can you ensure that there will be no second Holocaust?" . . .

Obama walked into the museum's main building without responding.

In the "Hall of Remembrance," Obama put on a white yarmulke, lit the "eternal flame" and placed a white chrysanthemum wreath on a stone slab.

Obama then went to the museum's Janusz Korczak Plaza, where he signed the guest book.

Jake Tapper goes on to quote Obama's BS speech about how terrible he feels about the Holocaust. Blah, blah, blah. Then, this:

And, of course, Obama never answered the question.

Disgusting. The question is a no-brainer. If you don't have an automatic, "I will assure that there won't be a second Holocaust," response, then you don't deserve to occupy a square foot of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

John McCain initiated the conversation about a second Holocaust, brining it up himself and saying he'll assure it won't happen. Barack Obama had to be asked, and he still couldn't bring himself to answer.

G-d help us.

Hey, Barack Obama, don't put on your phony white satin yarmulke again. Sadly, we know what's inside the head it covers.

"She has no case, and the city is tired of it," Kilpatrick said

Kwame admitted on television the text were his when he came out of hiding in the mansion. I`m sure he wishes everyone would just forget and the video would self destruct along with all of the texts themselves....lol He is up on charges now with a court date looming. How much longer do we have to put up with this lying, game playing, arrogant fraud? Every time he opens his mouth anymore he just exposes how ignorant and unintelligent he really is and how unintelligent and feeble minded he thinks the people of this region are. He truly rode his mama coat tails into politics..........he couldn`t have made it on his own steam in a million years.

By COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer

The report says the office was able to locate and identify the women, but it does not list their names.

The allegations led the prosecutor's office to amend two current charges against the 38-year-old mayor. The amended complaint was signed by a district court magistrate and changes a misconduct-in-office charge and one of four perjury charges.

The misconduct-in-office charge alleges that Kilpatrick authorized the city to prevent the release of text messages containing intimate or romantic messages to women other than his wife or Beatty.

The amended perjury charge accuses Kilpatrick of lying under oath about romantic or sexual relationships with Beatty "and or other persons not his wife."

The charges against Beatty were not changed.

Kilpatrick's office did not return phone calls seeking comment on the amended charges. But a few hours before they were filed, Kilpatrick accused prosecutor Kym Worthy of a "personal vendetta."

"She has no case, and the city is tired of it," Kilpatrick said after an event promoting Labor Day activities in Detroit.

"It's a perversion of the entire system," the mayor said.

Worthy said in a statement that she would not respond to Kilpatrick's "personal attacks."

In January, excerpts of sexually explicit text messages were published by the Detroit Free Press that pointed to an extramarital relationship between Kilpatrick and Beatty. Those messages, left on Beatty's city-issued pager, contradicted testimony the two had given during a 2007 police whistle-blowers' trial.

Kilpatrick and Beatty were charged in March with perjury, misconduct and obstruction of justice. Both deny the charges and face a preliminary examination in September.

Fourth article on the page.......

"Our People": FOX News Anchor Used Morning Show for Farrakhan Infomercial, Per Boyfriend's Directive; May Have Been Paid by Nation of Islam--VIDEO Included

http://www.debbieschlussel.com/

With all of the hoopla over Fanchon Stinger I decided to dig into the religion she is reported to have converted to. You may ask why would a personal choice of hers be important? Well considering her honey Ray Ray is high up in the group and does business with the City of Detroit and it is also reported that many of Kwame Kilpatrick`s family belongs to the same religious group and that same group was heavily involved in his second mayoral bid and Kilpratrick hosted that group with open arms last year and even gave it`s leader an award "Spirit of love Award" and key to the City.............Oh yeah Obama`s former pastor Rev Wright also honored that very same leader with an award.........Whew! Outta cyber breath here. lol It at least warrants a looksee wouldn`t you agree? 

Farrakhan spent most of his address, titled "The Gods at War – the Future is All About Y.O.U.th: Youth Organized and United to Help," praising Presidential candidate Barack Obama. Farrakhan pointed out that NOI founder, Fard Muhammad, also had a white mother and black father, and described Obama as "a herald of the messiah… like the trumpet that alerts you that something new, something better, is on the way."

http://www.adl.org/main_Nation_of_Islam/farrakhan_s
aviours_day_2008.htm

Interesting. Fard is their literal Messiah/God and Divine whom they worship and he was half white. According to Farrakhan all of these years whites are only potential humans and have not evolved. They are also blue eyed devils and the enemy of the black race. But, but......that would mean their own Messiah/God was part devil and partially unevolved and partially had the potential to be human........

The Nation of Islam Exposed

By. A. I. Palmer (Society for Adherence to the Sunnah)

Louis Gene Walcott Farrakhan is not a Muslim, nor is his doctrine Islam. Farrakhan is the leader of a black racist cult called "the Nation of Islam," (NOI) founded in Detroit, Michigan in the 1930's. While the group calls its followers Muslims, in reality, they have very little to do with the faith of Islam. Islam believes in the total transcendance of almighty God (called in Arabic, Allaah), the NOI teaches that black people are angelic gods. Islam maintains universal brotherhood, the NOI says that Islam is for blacks only. Islam teaches that prophethood ended with Muhammad ibn Abdullah, more than 1400 years ago. The NOI teaches that Farrakhan's teacher, Elijah Muhammad, is the last prophet. Islam teaches principles of spiritual and moral decorum such prayer, fasting, charity, pilgimage, etc., Elijah Muhammad cast these out or altered them beyond recognition.

Yet, it is an error to oversimplify the issue by denouncing Farrakhan's racist diatribes while playing down Farrakhan's God-is-a-man and Prophet-after-Muhammad beliefs. Racism has very little to do with the issue. Sure, racism is contrary to Islamic principles and Islam rejects it. However, the deviation of Elijah Muhammad and Louis Farrakhan are MUCH more serious than racism. It is the sin which Allah DOES NOT forgive. If Farrakhan would leave his man-is-god and prophet-after-Muhammad beliefs, but was still a raving racist, he would be much better off than the other way around! Let me say very clearly, that there is NO ideology on the face of this earth which could be farther from Islam than that of Louis Farrakhan. NONE!

The NOI's origins are found in

(a) two black self-improvement movements that began shortly before World War I: the "Moorish Science Temple of America," founded in 1913 by Timothy Drew, and the "Universal Negro Improvement Association," founded in 1914 by Marcus Garvey.

(b) the NOI was also shaped by a Depression-era con-man, and convicted drugdealer, Wallace Dodd Ford. Upon Ford's 1929 release from California's San Quintin Prison, he moved to Detroit to start a new life. Ford used a number of names, including Wali Farad and Master Fard and claimed to be from Mecca, Arabia. Being that Ford's parentage was a mixture of white and South Pacific Maori, he used his skin color and his prison con skills to pass himself off to blacks as a "mystic" and a "prophet" from the Middle East.

Working as a door-to-door rug salesman by day, Ford blended the ideas of Garvey and Drew along with a smattering of Islam, to form what would later become the Nation of Islam. Among his first students was an unemployed Georgia migrant worker, Elijah Poole, who Ford renamed "Elijah Muhammad." In later years, Ford disappeared and Elijah assumed leadership of the NOI which he held until his death in 1975.

My addition in blue ( FD )

After a bizarre human sacrifice in November 1932 involving two NOI members in Detroit (one of them a willing victim), three NOI members were arrested: Robert Karriem (the confessed sacrificer), Wallace D. Fard, and Ugan Ali, an NOI teacher. The following day over five hundred NOI members marched on the police headquarters in protest. Karriem (whose real name was Robert Harris) thought he was carrying out NOI teachings, and the police were suspicious of a black voodoo cult. Fard told them, "I am the Supreme Ruler of the Universe," though his followers were dismayed that he told the police so much more than he told NOI adherents.[14] Fard and Ali were finally released, and Harris was committed to an insane asylum.

Further investigation by police led to the discovery that "Lesson 1" of The Secret Ritual included statements such as, "All Moslem [sic] will murder the devil because they know he is a snake and also if he be allowed to live, he would sting someone else."[15] Fard was ordered out of Michigan in May 1933. He moved to the newly-built Chicago Temple no. 2, and was arrested again in Chicago. However, in June 1934 W. D. Fard mysteriously disappeared, leaving no explanation for his followers.

http://answering-islam.org.uk/NoI/noi1.html

Elijah developed an convoluted belief system based on ideas extracted from everything from Christanity to Masonry to Islam. He elevated Ford's status to that of the Creator of the heavens and earth, and he developed a myth which he dubbed, "Yacub's History." This racist doctrine is still maintained by Louis Farrakhan.

In brief, the doctrine states that the first humans, a race of black people, whom the NOI calls 'the Original Man,' created white people in a genetic experiment 6,000 years ago. Elijah claimed that they (the whites) would rule the world for 6,000 years and then be destroyed at the 'end of their time' by the blacks. He said that 'Judgement Day' means that at the 'end of time' the Gods (i.e., blacks) would destroy the entire white race (devils) and then establish a Paradise (nation) on this earth ruled forever by the blacks (i.e., Gods).

For a number of years, Farrakhan has managed to present himself as a champion for the oppressed masses, this also is a distortion. Like his teacher, Farrakhan has for more than 35 years engaged in hoodwinking blacks out of money in the name of black self improvement. The only self-improvement however, that has taken place has been for Farrakhan's family and their associates.

Additionally, his entire inspiration for the "Million Man March" is based on his alleged, "vision of being swept into a UFO that took him to a larger mothership." While in the UFO, he claims to have spoken to the late Elijah Muhammad before being beamed back to earth. (The Washington Post, Sept. 18, 1995, p. D3).

What many do not realize, is that Farrakhan has repeated this doctrine for more than 35 years! Indeed, Farrakhan's UFO "vision" is an inseparable, doctrinal link to the heretical claims of Elijah Muhammad. Elijah explained that blacks were originally, "moon people" and that the UFO "mother wheel" was piloted by 13 youths who perpetually orbited the earth, waiting to unleash global destruction on whites, while rescuing all blacks. Farrakhan to this day, teaches this same doctrine- his inspiration for the Million Man March. The Million Man March in fact, was planned with the following goals in mind:

(a) To hold it in Washington, and aim for a turnout of one million, so as to surpass the number of attendees at Martin Luther King's 1963 March on Washington, and thereafter be promoted as being greater than Dr. King and Malcolm X.

(b) By being mentioned in the same context with Dr. King, Farrakhan hopes to be remembered likewise as a charismatic, messianic black figure who commands a large and politically significant following among US blacks.

(c) To remove the cloud of suspicion which still surrounds Farrakhan regarding his involvement in Malcolm X's assassination.

(d) Most importantly, Farrakhan has to find a new way to pay for his and his family's ornate palaces in Chicago and Phoenix, his Lexus, Mercedes, Rolls Royce and Lincoln Town Cars, a Mexican villa, a new 77-acre Michigan estate and over $1.5 million dollars in unpaid back taxes. This is the reason he had an $11 registration fee, a $3.99 per minute 900 number for call-in registration (Average call is three minutes), a $700 vendor's fee, (reduced from $1000), and even ads in his newspaper soliciting for "donations" to "help defray the astronomical costs of the march," in exchange for listing the donor's name and city under appropriate categories (Platinum, Gold, etc.): $1000 or more (Platinum), $500 or more (Gold), $100 or more (Silver), $25 or more (Patron) not to mention $2 "special issues" of his 'Final Call' newspaper. Louis. A true high-tech con-man. You want to see Louie's real vison?: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

It is thus impossible for anyone to try to make a distinction between Farrakhan and his UFO inspiration, or "endorse the goals of the march without endorsing Farrakhan," or say that Farrakhan is greater than Malcolm X. Malcolm's greatness was as a result of his renouncement of Elijah's false teachings, and his acceptance of true Islam, factors which Farrakhan has yet to achieve.

My book, exposing the 65-year legacy of the NOI, is scheduled for publication soon, entitled, "The Emperor Has No Clothes." If I can be of further assistance, don't hesitate to contact me.

A. Idris Palmer

Interestng notes:

Farrakhan, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, Kwame Kilpatrick, Kenneth Cockrel ( noted on his City profile ) and Rev Jeremiah Wright are all Prince Hall Masons - Masonic group for blacks . Monica Conyers ( noted on her City profile ) is a member of the Order of the Eastern Star ( womens Masonic group ) which implies her husband John Conyers is a Mason. Many, many black leaders in this country belong to Prince Hall. It is reported Obama is one as well. Former Mayors Coleman Young and Dennis Archer also were/are members. This is the common thread that binds them together. Not the different religious or political associations or variety of agendas you may come across researching any one of them. So what you say? It`s just a social organization that does many good works? Think again.

American Freemasonry includes local Lodges, Scottish Rite Temples, York Rite, and the Shriners. Prince Hall is a masonic order for black men.

The Eastern Star is an auxiliary organization for wives and adult daughters of Masons. There are also masonic organizations for children -- DeMolay (for boys), Job's Daughters, and Rainbow Girls. These are known as "adoptive" masonry, which means that wives, sisters, daughters and sons of Masons are spiritually adopted into the masonic order. As a result, they are under the spiritual authority of Freemasonry. (William Schnoebelen, Masonry: Beyond the Light, page 104)

In their own words..........

Quotes from noted Masonic authorities past and present.

Full quote
Every Masonic Lodge is a temple of religion and its teachings are instruction in religion. For here are inculcated disinterestedness, affection, toleration, devolvedness, patriotism, truth, a generous sympathy with those who suffer and mourn, pity for the fallen, mercy for the erring, relief for those in want, Faith, Hope, Charity. Here we meet as brethren to learn to know and love each other. Here we greet each other gladly, are lenient to each other’s faults, regardful of each other’s feelings, ready to relieve each other’s wants," Albert Pike, Morals & Dogma, pp. 213-214.

Full quote
"Though Masonry is identical with Ancient Mysteries, it is so in this qualified sense; that it presents but an imperfect image of their brilliancy; the ruins only of their grandeur, and a system that has experienced progressive alterations, the fruits of social events and political circumstances,"
Albert Pike, Morals & Dogma, page 624

Freemasonry is not Christianity, nor a substitute for it. It does not meddle with sectarian creeds or doctrines, but teaches fundamental religious truth." (Albert G. Mackey, "Encyclopedia of Freemasonry," page 162)

Whose truth then?

"Masonry, like all the Religions, all the Mysteries, Hermeticism and Alchemy, conceals its secrets from all except the Adepts and Sages, or the Elect, and uses false explanations and misinterpretations of its symbols to mislead those who deserve only to be misled; to conceal the Truth, which it calls Light, from them, and to draw them away from it." (Albert Pike, "Morals and Dogma," page 104)

"Drop the theological barnacles [timeless Biblical truths] from the religion of Jesus, as taught by Him, and by the Essenes and Gnostics of the first centuries, and it becomes Masonry, Masonry in its purity, derived as it is from the old Hebrew Kaballa as a part of the great universal religion of the remotest antiquity." (J. D. Buck, "Mystic Masonry," page 119)

Depending on what level/degree they have achieved determines how much of the grand plan they know. Many Masons are lower level and to them it is just a social/networking organization.

Kwame Kilpatrick

AKA Kwame M. Kilpatrick

Born: 8-Jun-1970
Birthplace: Detroit, MI

Gender: Male
Religion: Baptist
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Mayor of Detroit

Father: Bernard Kilpatrick
Mother: Carolyn Kilpatrick (US Congresswoman, b. 25-Jun-1945)
Wife: Carlita (three sons)
Son: Jelani (twin)
Son: Jalil (twin)
Son: Jonas
Mistress: Christine Beatty (his chief of staff, according to leaked text messages)

    High School: Cass Technical High School, Detroit, MI
    University: BS Political Science, Florida A&M University
    Law School: JD, Detroit College of Law

    Mayor of Detroit (1-Jan-2002 to present)
    Michigan State House of Representatives 9th (1997-2001)
    Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
    Democratic National Committee 2004
    Freemasonry Mt. Pavan Lodge #2, Prince Hall
    NAACP
    Perjury three counts, charged 24-Mar-2008
    Misconduct in Office charged 24-Mar-2008
    Obstruction of Justice charged 24-Mar-2008
    Conspiracy to obstruct justice, charged 24-Mar-2008

http://www.nndb.com/people/157/000162668/

Kwame`s Masonic affiliation is also noted on Wikipedia.

Council President
Kenneth V. Cockrel Jr.

By Debbie Schlussel

As a conservative who supports law enforcement and fighting Islamic terrorism, I'm all for tracing where terrorist attacks come from and finding the evidence with ease. I'm also for surveilling and listening to phone calls when there is reasonable suspicion that the person is involved or might be involved in terrorist plotting or is talking to someone who might.

But this is going WAAAAY too far:

The technology has been around for years, but the declining price of laser printers and the increasing number of models with this feature is causing renewed concerns.

The dots, invisible to the naked eye, can be seen using a blue LED light and are used by authorities such as the Secret Service to investigate counterfeit bills made with laser printers, says Lorelei Pagano, director of the Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group.

Privacy advocates worry that the little-known technology could ensnare political dissidents, whistle-blowers or anyone who prints materials that authorities want to track.

"There's nothing about this technology that limits its application to counterfeit investigations," says Seth Schoen, a computer programmer with the Electronic Frontier Foundation. "Some people who aren't doing anything wrong may have their privacy threatened." Schoen's tests have found the dots produced by 111 color laser printers made by 13 companies including Xerox, Canon, Hewlett-Packard, Epson and Brother.

The dots are produced only on laser devices and not ink-jet printers, which are most commonly used at home. But laser printers, which produce more durable images, are becoming increasingly popular as their price has dropped to as low as $300, says Angele Boyd, a vice president of IDC Research.

Although laser printers made up only 4% of the 33 million printers sold last year in the USA, their sales have been growing by double digits since 2004, Boyd says.

The technology began as laser printers were first produced in the mid-1980s and governments and banks feared an explosion of counterfeiting, Xerox spokesman Bill McKee says. "In many cases, it is a requirement to do business internationally that the printers are equipped with this technology," McKee says.

The dots tell authorities the serial number of a printer that made a document. In some cases, it also tells the time and date it was printed, Pagano says. "The Secret Service is the only U.S. body that has the ability to decode the information," she says.

Printer makers "cooperate with law enforcement" and will tell authorities where a printer was made and sold, McKee says.

The Secret Service uses the dots only to investigate counterfeiting, agency spokesman Ed Donovan says.

PUH-LEEZE. Criminals will find a way to get around this, and only you and I--innocent citizens--will be the ones this will be used against. And not necessarily by law enforcement, but other parties who might sue you, etc.

Sure, you might ask why a person will care if what they printed out is traceable if they never print out threats. Well, I'll tell you why. People send anonymous letters for various reasons--and it's not always for the purpose of threats.

I, myself, for example, can now disclose that in 2004, I sent an anonymous letter to a political interest group--a whorish organization that doesn't really care about what it pretends to stand for--an anonymous letter asking them not to endorse a woman by the name of Lois Shulman, a sleazy woman who claimed to support their interests. I sent them a past newspaper article I'd saved in which she came out against the group and its positions and I reversed their plan to endorse her. As a result she lost her race for the Michigan House of Representatives. I sent the letter anonymously for a reason. I didn't want anyone to know I was behind it. It might have changed their response.

I don't believe for a second that this new development with printers will help solve a single crime. But what it will do is create a black market on old printers. And it will create subpoenas in a lot o lawsuits, in which lawyers demand companies identify these invisible identifiers for them.

It's an incredible invasion of privacy and not a good development at all in America. V. I. Lenin and other Communist leaders dreamed of this day in Big Brother's growing set of encroachments.

Well, now you have another reason not to register your printer with the manufacturer to take advantage of the warranty.

Big Brother is now Morbidly Obese Brother.

Mat 24:10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. ( couple of signs of the general attitude of mankind in the last days )

Man moves to well known town that celebrates CHRISTmas all year round and is offended by symbols of Christ FOUR YEARS LATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Can we spell major idiot, rabblerouser, moron, full of doo doo?

Clarke

Resident Lloyd Clarke, 66, wants the 70-foot-tall cross at a Frankenmuth city park removed, and he'd like the city to change its seal. He argued successfully to have crosses removed from a downtown bridge. (Charles V. Tines / The Detroit News)

Atheist wants Frankenmuth to remove religious symbols Francis X. Donnelly / The Detroit News

FRANKENMUTH -- If this popular tourist mecca 80 miles north of Detroit wears Germany on one of its sleeves, the other contains Martin Luther.

Founded by Lutheran missionaries who vowed to retain their old ways, the community of 4,800 has one of the highest concentrations of Lutherans in the Midwest. The city seal contains a Luther rose, the symbol for Lutheranism.

So when local atheist Lloyd Clarke wanted to remove a cross from the seal, along with ones in a city park and on a state bridge, residents rose nearly as one against him.

"People who like to cite the Constitution to justify their hatred and bigotry should take the time to read it," resident Judi King wrote to the local paper.

The Ann-Arbor-based Thomas More Law Center announced earlier this month it has been retained by the city to defend the crosses on the city seal and city park.

The city removed the ones on the downtown bridge after Clarke argued they were an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion.

But he is hardly celebrating. Stung by the community reaction, he has withdrawn from the controversy.

He hopes a Washington group, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, will pick up the battle against the remaining crosses. The organization is considering such a move.

"Whenever I thought I had put out the flames, it was like pouring gas on the fire," he said.

Clarke, who said he sometimes feels like he's the one hanging from the cross, isn't the only person trying to avoid the glaring spotlight the issue has focused on the city.

City Manager Charlie Graham didn't return several phone calls, and longtime Mayor Gary Rupprecht declined to say anything. The Frankenmuth Chamber of Commerce wouldn't discuss the issue, including whether it's hurting local businesses.

In Frankenmuth, populated by shops like the Cheese Haus and Willi's Sausage Co., German isn't just a marketing device, it's the soul of the community.

Homes and businesses have the Alpine architecture of ornate balconies and overhanging eaves. One of the two Lutheran churches conducts a monthly service in German. The McDonald's once had a German menu. Waiters at Zehnder's wear lederhosen.

Nicknamed Little Bavaria for the part of Germany where its settlers came from, Frankenmuth has the only Oktoberfest outside Munich that is sanctioned by that city.

The only thing missing is the Alps.

Minorities said the lack of diversity sometimes makes them feel less than willkommen.

The population is 99 percent white, with 13 blacks and 14 Asians, according to the census.

"You'd like to see more people who look like you," said Walt Hunter, 54, a black contractor who moved into town two years ago because he found it a good place to raise a family. ( why did he move there then? He obviously knew there was hardly any who looked like him there. duh  )

Into this quaint world of all things Bavarian moved Clarke four years ago.  ( he moved there FOUR years ago and is now just becoming offended???????? Oh wait......delayed emotional trauma syndrome.Yes, that has to be the ticket. )

Why would an atheist want to live in a place where City Hall hosts a Nativity scene during the holidays and its most famous store is named Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland?

"I've been asked that question a lot lately," he said.

Clarke said he moved from Bay City to be closer to family in Frankenmuth and a neighboring town.

He didn't notice the foot-long crosses on the bridge until he drove past them a few months ago, ( he`s been there FOUR YEARS!!!!!! ) he said. He felt they made Jews, Muslims and other non-Christians feel unwelcome. ( Has he talked to anyone other than himself to find out if this is true? Highly doubtful. )

"I've never seen a religious symbol on a bridge in all my life," he said. ( he only notices them every FOUR YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Clarke has a long history of activism. ( the real reason emerges from out of the BS pit ) A retired UAW organizer, he has belonged to anti-war groups and ran for the state Senate in 2006 as a Green Party candidate, receiving 2.5 percent of the vote.

After he objected to the bridge crosses, the city promptly removed them.

Boy, that was easy, Clarke thought. He then tried his luck with removing the cross from the city seal. ( well California should remove the pagan goddess Minerva from their seal too then.

City of Pomona , CA.

The centerpiece of this image is the figure of the Roman goddess Pomona; she is dressed in a blue robe and holds a dark staff in her left hand.

U.S. States with goddesses on their Great Seals are: Arkansas, California, Hawaii, Idaho, North Carolina (also New Jersey, New York & Virginia also have them on their state flags). 

U.S. capitals with idols (goddesses) on their domes  Texas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and of course Washington DC.  (there may be more)  ) 

But the city balked, the churches got involved, the residents turned on Clarke, and Frankenmuth hasn't been the same since.

U.S. courts have given conflicting rulings about religious symbols on public property. But judges seem to support such emblems if they represent the history of a community, said legal scholars.

Supporters of the Frankenmuth crosses said the history of the town is synonymous with the history of the local Lutheran church, which were both founded by the same settlers.

Besides the Luther rose, which contains a cross, the city seal contains symbols for the U.S. and Bavaria and a wheat sheaf to show the community's agrarian roots.

"I don't think the cross compels anyone to be a Christian any more than the sheath of wheat compels someone to be a farmer," said Joe Kraft, 81, a retired computer analyst who has lived in Frankenmuth his entire life. ( hehehehehe common sense prevails )

The city park, at the southern entrance to town, contains a 70-foot cross and a restored log house modeled after one of the original homes.

Before objecting to the crosses, Clarke found Frankenmuth a friendly, inviting place.

People hold the door open for each other at the post office, he said. Drivers often give way to other motorists.

But Clarke has since seen a different face of the community.

During a council meeting to discuss the city seal, two copies of which hung from a wall behind the council members, 80 people jammed the small room, many wearing T-shirts with crosses that read "Live it Love it" and "Established 1845," attendees said.

One wept that, without the cross, he was nothing.

The local paper received a deluge of letters that questioned why Clarke moved there, accused him of harassing them, and said he should move to Russia or China.

Talk radio called him an idiot. A blogger told him to pull in his horns.

Even local youths got into the act, Clarke said.

"I love the cross," one shouted at him in the street. "Get a life," another yelled a different time.

Clarke was nonplused.

"The Constitution protects the minority -- that's me -- from the majority," he said. ( Protects. Hmmmmmmm Protects you from things you didn`t notice or feel threatened by for FOUR YEARS!!!!!!!!!!! I don`t think so.) People here live in a bubble, and like it that way." ( then move! I hear China is full of atheists.........you would feel most welcome there)

In response to the issue, one of the Lutheran churches distributed 1,500 crosses to members. Before long, nearly every frontyard seemed to sprout one of the 3-foot symbols.

Someone even placed one in front of Clarke's apartment.

A resident joked that Billy Graham himself wouldn't have been half as successful as Clarke in convincing so many residents to display the cross so prominently.

You can reach Francis X. Donnelly at (313) 223-4186 or fdonnelly@detnews.com.

He reminds me of yet another case of delayed outrage -  atheist Michael Newdow of California. He only got offended by the Pledge of Allegience being recited in public schools when he was in the middle of child custodial issues with his ex-wife. When he was unsuccesful ( it was found he didn`t even have custody of his child so had no right to complain in court ) he too drew others in to fight for his personal grudges.

Psa 53:1 [[To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David.]] The fool hath said in his heart, [There is] no God.

No guilt trip, but as you celebrate Memorial Day take a little time to remember those far from home. My son made an interesting statement recently. He said we don`t have an active draft and all those serving are doing so willingly. Totally voluntary.

Some pics my son sent from Iraq last year. No worries, none are classified.

This was home.

The scenic view

Sunday drive........

Son Chillaxin` ( 120 degree heat -summer time )

Any of this sound familiar?

"Whatever retaliation they do on me, we never stop,"

If any of this worries________, you'd never know it. He is pressing ahead with his latest campaign

"He is as focused as ever,"

"He is probably more effective now than he was in the past, than he has ever been."

Kwame`s lawyers speaking? Kwame`s staff speaking?

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! These are lines from The Rev. Al Revue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He`s in deep donkey doo like the Kwamster - has a history of donkey doo just like the Kwamster too. Neither can run their own personal lives properly, but are more than willing and happy to run others lives! Can I get an amen and an uh huh huh ? ( glory! glory! arm waves are optional )

Both Al and Kwame are so focused. They refuse to be distracted ( most would call that avoiding the truth ).  They are men on missions from God ( how very special and convenient to drag Him in to validate, eh? ) Both have corporate and political America salivating at their heels ( read in their back pockets ).

Many wonder how Al is able to continue his biased hate mongering ways. Look in the article for the big wig names that support him. Time for a boycutt of our own maybe? Is true he couldn`t have continued on the scale that he has without white coporate America`s support and approval. Just like the Kwamester and his corporate backing. Anyone hear of any real big wigs condemning these two clowns? Anyone feeling used and lied to yet?

Yes my dear fans, I got off track with my softy blog ( blaming pollens here ) but I`m back and ready to bite and chew at will !!!!!!!!!!!! Rev Al has kindly bent over and offered his ample booty for the chew fest just in time for my return. :O)

After reading this blog go to this link.

http://www.buyingofthepresident.org/index.php/archi
ves/2004/600/

Gives a good history of Al and his finances.

 Love how he said rather than him paying taxes the goverment should pay him reparations.

"His tax troubles continue even as he campaigns for president. When he filed his financial disclosure form with the Federal Election Commission on June 30, 2003, Sharpton’s attorney, Michael A. Hardy, disclosed that Sharpton faced potential federal, state, and city tax liabilities, the amount of which would be determined by an audit. But Sharpton will likely get by with a little help from his friends: nearly $18,000 in tax liens have also been paid on Sharpton’s behalf by NAN and others.

Sharpton has mocked the liens, saying the government should pay him reparations instead — a position that turns his troubles into a political protest that resonates with supporters."

Also how he couldn`t pay his rent because in effect he was too busy with his "advocacy activities" ? I wonder how many of our landlords and mortgage companies would allow any of us to use our "busyness" as an excuse?

Some other sponsors of the good Rev.

Among the corporate entities identified as "sponsors" of the National Action Network conference were Abbott Laboratories, Allstate, American Honda, Anheuser-Busch, Chase Foundation, Citigroup, Continental Airlines, Daimler-Chrysler, Entergy, FedEx, Ford, General Motors, Home Depot, Johnson & Johnson, PepsiCo, Pfizer, UPS Foundation and Wal-Mart.

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/colgate-pal
molive-asked-to-repudiate-award-from-sharpton,350383.sh
tml

Just a thought.........when`s the last time anyone heard Al say "Let me tell you about my employer and  friend Jesus"...............? "My employer who`s mission statement is John 3:16 "  

Records show Sharpton owes overdue taxes, other penalties

By DAVID B. CARUSO, Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK - Big corporations give him money. Presidential candidates seek his endorsement. He has influential friends in Congress and the governor's mansion.

The Rev. Al Sharpton has emerged over the past decade as perhaps the nation's most prominent civil rights leader, a status that was demonstrated again this week when he led protests against police brutality that briefly shut down six of Manhattan's major bridges and tunnels.

But he still carries baggage from his early days as a fire-breathing agitator: Government records obtained by The Associated Press indicate that Sharpton and his business entities owe nearly $1.5 million in overdue taxes and associated penalties.

Now the U.S. attorney is investigating his nonprofit group, a probe that an undeterred Sharpton brushes off as the kind of annoyance that civil rights figures have come to expect from the government.

"Whatever retaliation they do on me, we never stop," he told the AP. "I think that that is why they try to intimidate us."

Over the past year, Sharpton's lawyers and the staff of his nonprofit group, the National Action Network, have been negotiating with the federal government over the size of his debt, which they dispute. The group has also been trying to pay off tens of thousands of dollars it owes for failing to properly maintain workers compensation and unemployment insurance.

Charlie King, the organization's interim executive director, said both Sharpton and the group he leads were unprepared for their rise in stature in recent years and had trouble dealing with big jumps in donations and income.

"The infrastructure was trying to keep up with that pace, and it was not a perfect fit," he told the AP on Friday. "The National Action Network may not have been perfect, but nothing was going on that was untoward."

He said the organization has new accountants and a new administrative team, and the group recently finally filed long-overdue tax returns.

Sharpton's own debts include $365,558 owed in New York City income tax and $931,397 in unpaid federal income tax, according to a lien filed by the Internal Revenue Service last spring. His for-profit company, Rev. Al Communications, owes the state another $175,962 in delinquent taxes.

As for Sharpton's personal tax debt, King said Sharpton has started paying it off but contends that faulty record-keeping by the National Action Network led the government to overestimate his tax liability.

Tax headaches are nothing new for Sharpton. The 53-year-old minister has been assailed over his career for running up big tax debts and failing to abide by rules governing his charities and election committees. He is perpetually being sued for failing to pay his bills.

In December, Sharpton revealed that as many as 10 of his associates had received grand jury subpoenas. A person familiar with the investigation told the AP that the FBI and IRS are probing whether Sharpton or his organization committed tax crimes or violations related to his 2004 presidential campaign, during which he was forced to return public matching funds for breaking fundraising rules.

If any of this worries Sharpton, you'd never know it. He is pressing ahead with his latest campaign — an effort to persuade the Justice Department to bring civil rights charges against New York City police detectives who fired 50 shots and killed an unarmed groom as he left his bachelor party.

Over the past few weeks, Sharpton has kept a high profile, promising to lead weekly demonstrations until new charges are brought against police detectives acquitted of manslaughter April 25 in the November 2006 death of Sean Bell.

"He is as focused as ever," said Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, a Queens Democrat who has also rallied for police reforms since the Bell case. "He is probably more effective now than he was in the past, than he has ever been."

Sharpton was arrested and spent a few hours in jail Wednesday for being among the marchers who blocked the Brooklyn Bridge to protest the verdict.

On Thursday, Sharpton said he may soon add another cause — the case of three shooting suspects who appeared to have been beaten and kicked by police during an arrest in Philadelphia.

Sharpton has been investigated before, and always walked away clean.

In 1990, he was acquitted of tax fraud and charges that he stole from one of his charities. He followed that up with what was essentially another victory in a tax case by pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of failing to file a state return.

In the latest probe, the official overseeing the investigation is U.S. Attorney Benton Campbell — the same Brooklyn-based prosecutor whom Sharpton is urging to file criminal charges in the Bell shooting. Campbell's office has said it is reviewing the case but declined to comment further.

Sharpton's reputation has undergone a remarkable renaissance since the Tawana Brawley days in 1987, when he was accused of helping create a hoax in which the 15-year-old girl claimed she had been kidnapped and raped by a gang of whites that included a police officer and a prosecutor. A grand jury concluded that Brawley made the story up.

Since the late 1990s, his civil rights group has grown from a small outfit, with a few hundred thousand dollars in annual revenue, to an organization that now routinely takes in $1 million to $2 million per year, thanks partly to corporate support.

Donors have included beer giant Anheuser-Busch, which gave more than $100,000 last year, and Forest City Ratner, a real estate development company that courted black leaders for support of a plan to build an NBA arena in Brooklyn. PepsiCo, for several years, gave Sharpton a compensated position on one of its advisory boards.

The group also enjoys financial support from the state's top politicians.

New York Gov. David Paterson has transferred at least $28,000 from his own re-election committee to the National Action Network since 2001. Rep. Charles Rangel, a top Democrat in Congress, has been another major backer, giving at least $83,000. New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has given $10,000.

"Everybody who runs for office in the Democratic Party wants to meet with him," said former Mayor Ed Koch, who once battled Sharpton but now calls him a friend and a "bona fide leader."

Koch said Sharpton's past will always be an issue with some whites, and he disagreed with the decision to engage in civil disobedience over the Bell case. But the former mayor believes the respect Sharpton enjoys among blacks is well earned.

"He is willing to go to jail for them," Koch said. "And he is there when they need him."

___

AP researcher Rhonda Shafner contributed to this report.

"Wright is "a great champion of freedom," said the Rev. Kenneth Flowers of Greater New Mount Moriah Baptist Missionary Church and the head of the local National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's religious affairs council.

Flowers compared Wright to biblical prophets and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., calling him a man "who's not trying to please the establishment, but to please our God."

And he does this pleasing of our God by deliberately saying the word SHI* in the pulpit during a sermon referring to what God doesn`t like? "God is tired of this SHI*!" Perhaps he has found a way to please God in his 1.6 million dollar new home? LOL  And Martin Luther Kings habitual womanizing was pleasing to God as well? For all of the social/civil good Wright or King may have done their personal lives betray who they were/are really trying to please and it doesn`t appear to be God by a long shot.

Thanks for visiting Rev Wright.  I wasn`t impressed in the least...........even with your lil dance number at the podium. :P   

By Marie Jon

http://www.therealitycheck.org/2008/04/17/the-hypoc
risy-of-rev-jeremiah-wright/

Add the Reverend Jeremiah Wright to the list of race-hustling, misleading double-speaking con men who just so happens to wear a pastor’s collar. Certainly, we are all too familiar with their names. Their demagoguery is infamous. They are often deemed by the media as the leaders and spokespeople of the black community.

In his lust for power, Wright, a haughty man, did irrefutable harm to every parishioner at Trinity United Church of Christ. Whether they know it or not, their minds have been deliberately poisoned by a man who demeans their human worth.

For thirty-five years they sat in the pews and were told unapologetic, racist, bigoted lies, while allowing themselves to become brainwashed with anti-American hate speech. Rev. Wright has no fear of (respect for) God. He has no conscience. To think that this manipulating man can put his head on his pillow and sleep at night is very unsettling. He can praise the Lord’s name, but it’s done for his own profit. Thirty pieces of silver is a pittance compared to what the he has gleaned in earthly riches and so-called fame.

Let’s take a good look at this Judas within a black nationalist militant church, shedding light while applying the branch of knowledge to expel every myth about a man who has brought nothing but contention and racial tension to bear during a presidential election year.

Every time Wright speaks out, America now listens. As a result, Barack Obama — a man whom Wright calls his friend — will not be electable in November. There are too many voters who have already gotten the message that Obama is akin to those he has associated himself with. He will not occupy the White House in 2009. The cast of nefarious characters that Obama hangs out with is a sign of who he is.

Jeremiah Wright never — as many assume — grew up poor in the black ghettos of America. He was born in the Germantown section of Philadelphia and lived in a diverse middle class neighborhood. The city blocks were lined with beautiful spreading shade trees and lovely homes.

Wright’s father was the pastor at the Grace Baptist Church. Rev. Jeremiah Alvesta Wright was one of several black Americans who received their degrees from the Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. Wright’s mother was a schoolteacher who became a vice principal of the prestigious Girls High School in 1968. Both Jeremiah Alvesta and Mary Elizabeth Wright attained the American dream.

Later on in life, Jeremiah Wright became another highly-educated far left opportunist who paved the way to help himself while ostensibly helping others. “For the mystery of iniquity doth already work.” (2 Thessalonians 2:7)

After causing irreparable damage to Senator Obama’s campaign, Wright was rewarded by those he hurt the most. The people who entrusted this man to help them understand the nature of God and the plan of salvation were failed miserably. He has falsely accused all Americans of being racists and promoted resentment and hatred.

True Christianity teaches that we are all God’s children — black or white, rich or poor. However, the Black Liberation theology Wright teaches does not grasp “loving thy neighbor as thyself.” The religious left have lost their first love and replaced it with a social approach to the gospel of Christ. They forgot that “Yesterday, today, forever Jesus is the same.”(Hebrews 13:8)“If any one says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen.” (1 John 4:20)Rev. Wright condemns himself with his own words. Even in retirement he continues his raging diatribes, and will not be quiet, even for Obama’s sake. He is like a terrier tugging on a sock. The man does not care who he hurts or insults, because bigotry puts money in his pockets.

Excerpts from Obama’s Rev. Wright Mythology, Newsmax, April 13, 2008

“In retirement, Wright will continue a life of privilege that dates back to Central High. As a retirement gift, Wright’s Trinity United Church of Christ is building him a million-dollar home abutting Odyssey Country Club and Golf Course in the nearly all-white Chicago suburb of Tinley Park. The home sits on land the pastor purchased in 2004 for $345,000. In December 2006, Wright sold the land to his church, which took out a $1.6 million mortgage on the property. In April 2007, the church applied for a building permit for the brick and stone structure.

“Wright’s new home has 10,340 square feet of space, about four times the size of a typical suburban house. It includes four bedrooms, an elevator, an exercise room, and a four-car garage.

“Rather than being a victim of oppression of blacks, as Obama has claimed, Wright is a symbol of the American dream. Rather than meriting sympathy, he exemplifies what my friend Fox News contributor Juan Williams describes as black leaders who orchestrate support for themselves by manipulating blacks into seeing themselves as victims, creating a black ‘culture of failure.’

“Obama’s attempt to excuse Wright’s hate-America rhetoric by deceptively describing his personal history and his failure to condemn him as a bigot speak volumes about the candidate’s own character and fitness to lead the country.” Full Article

When all is said and done, Wright will live in a mansion amongst the affluent white people that he has turned his anger on for so many years before his congregation. The flock of the Trinity United Church of Christ have lavished this unruly pastor with grand sums of money.

Wright is a hypocrite. He has profited while hawking his brand of religion and political propaganda within the sanctuary walls of his church. “For the love of money is a root of all evil: and some whose hearts were fixed on it have been turned away from the faith, and been wounded with unnumbered sorrows.” (1 Timothy 6:10)

The (church) Conference offices in Chicago gave him carte blanche to continually depress a people who came to Trinity to learn the love of God. Instead of being fed the loving redemptive gospel of Christ, they were fed tainted fare and given Babylon — lies mixed in with Holy Scripture. All Christians are liberated in Christ, not by a theology.

Without regard for the Great Commission, Wright infused bigotry into his sermons, laced with mistrust for others. The white man became the scapegoat upon which to dispense his hatred. He wrongfully criticized a nation that has given every citizen the opportunity to rise to high achievements in life without impediments, yes, even to become president of these United States.

One day, men who claim they knew Him well will have to face the judgment of a loving God who abhors sin. “For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?” (Mark 8:36)“Not every one that saith Unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy name? and in Thy name have cast out devils? and in Thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess Unto them, I never knew you: depart from Me, ye that work iniquity. Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and heat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of Mine, and doeth them not, shall he likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and heat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.”(Matthew 7:21-27)

Just a rough draft of something I`m working on........

Four horsemen begin their ride across the stage of history. We read of them in the 6th chapter of the book of Revelation. It is interesting to note the meaning of the number 6.

Man’s coming short of spiritual perfection. It is the number of imperfection; the human number; the number of MAN as destitute of God, without God, without Christ.

It is certain that man was created on the sixth day, and thus he has the number six impressed upon him. Moreover, six days were appointed to him for his labor; while one day is associated in sovereignty with the Lord God, as His rest. Six

The serpent also was created on the sixth day.

The Sixth Commandment relates to the worst sin,—murder.

The Beasts number is triple six.

Revelation
Chapter 6

Then I watched while the Lamb broke open the first of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living creatures cry out in a voice like thunder, "Come forward."

1. The meaning of the sealed scroll is in the Old Testament book of Jeremiah:

a) Jeremiah’s cousin Hanameel, decided to sell his land to Jeremiah because he figured that when Nebucadnezzar conquered them the land would be confiscated anyway.

b) While Jeremiah was in jail for giving this prophecy, the Lord told him to accept his cousin’s offer and buy the land because one day they would return and that way it would be preserved for his heirs.

(1) The court officials were called and the title deed was made out and the transaction was completed.

(2) The deed was rolled up into a scroll and sealed and could only be opened by the rightful owner!

(3) The deal was not fully consummated until the owner came forth to break the seals and claim his land.

(I) Satan is called the "god of this world" in Corinthians but he is a usurper. He doesn’t hold the title deed!

(ii) This "scroll" is the title deed to the earth!!

(iii) And the rightful owner is here to break the seals and to take possession!

I looked, and there was a white horse, and its rider had a bow. He was given a crown, and he rode forth victorious to further his victories.

When Jesus returns to the earth at Armageddon he is depicted riding a white horse. In this verse though it is the Anti Christ who is riding a white horse. The bow in his hand is not a weapon of war rather it is a piece of the simplest fabric. It is symbolic of how he will rule.........at first.

Dan 11:24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do [that] which his fa