Archive for October 1st, 2008

The 27 Characteristics of the Anti Christ

October 1, 2008

What follows below was stolen from TexasFred, and I attribute it to him, in all his glory! Strong Work MARINE!

Barack Obama will lead this nation to destruction. Just look at what he proposes. We could, by golly, become the new Soviet Union if things work out. It simply goes down hill from there, and I am not talking about a ski run either. Please do not mis-understand me. I am no fan of John McCain either…

1. He comes from among ten kings in the restored Roman Empire; his authority will have similarities to the ancient Babylonians, Persians, and Greeks [Daniel 7:24; Rev 13:2 / Daniel 7:7]

2. He will subdue three kings [Daniel 7:8, 24]

3. He is different from the other kings [Daniel 7:24]

4. He will rise from obscurity… a “little horn” [Daniel 7:8]

5. He will speak boastfully [Daniel 7:8; Rev 13:5]

6. He will blaspheme God, [Daniel 7:25; 11:36; Rev 13:5] slandering His Name, dwelling place, and departed Christians and Old Testament saints [Rev 13:6]

7. He will oppress the saints and be successful for 3 ½ years [Daniel 7:25; Rev 13:7]

8. He will try to change the calendar, perhaps to define a new era, related to himself [Daniel 7:25]

9. He will try to change the laws, perhaps to gain an advantage for his new kingdom and era [Dan 7:25]

10. He will not be succeeded by another earthly ruler, but by Christ [Daniel 7:26-27]

11. He will confirm a covenant with “many”, i.e. the Jewish people [Daniel 9:27] This covenant will likely involve the establishment of a Jewish Temple in Jerusalem [see Dan 9:27; Matt 24:15]

12. He will put an end to Jewish sacrifice and offerings after 3 ½ years and will set up an abomination to God in the Temple [Daniel 9:27, Matthew 24:15]

13. He will not answer to a higher earthly authority; “He will do as he pleases”[Daniel 11:36]

14. He will show no regard for the religion of his ancestors [Daniel 11:37]

15. He will not believe in any god at all [except for himself] [Daniel 11:37]

16. He will have “no regard for the desire of women”: He will either be asexual or homosexual [Dan 11:37]

17. He will claim to be greater than any god [Daniel 11:37; 2 Thess 2:4]

18. He will claim to be God [2 Thessalonians 2:4]

19. He will only honor a “god” of the military. His whole focus and attention will be on his military. He will conquer lands and distribute them [Daniel 11:39-44]

20. His arrival on the world scene will be accompanied by miracles, signs and wonders [2 Thess 2:9]

21. Either he, or his companion [The False Prophet], will claim to be Christ [Matt 24:21-28]

22. He will claim that Jesus did not come in the flesh, or that Jesus did not rise bodily from the grave [2 John 7]. He will deny that Jesus is the Messiah [I John 2:22]

23. He will be worshipped by many people [Rev. 13:8]

24. He will hate a nation that initially will have some control over his kingdom, but he will destroy this nation [Rev 17:16-18]

25. He will appear to survive a fatal injury [Rev. 13:3; 17:8]

26. His name will be related to the number six hundred and sixty six—but not necessarily in an obvious fashion [Rev 13:17-18].

27. He will be empowered by the devil himself [Rev. 13:2]

Source:
The 27 characteristics of the Anti Christ

Mumbo Jimbo, and letters from Senators

October 1, 2008

I’m not from Texas, but I do support many Texan’s that hold public office Senator Cornyn being one of them. I do take exception to a letter that I recieved in my email today though. How many Senators failed Economics 101? Or 120? Those are Macro and Micro Economics. I’m not picking on either ruling political parties, one is as bad as the other on this one.

Below is political pandering period. Want to fix things? First, go to a solid standard, such as Gold. Transferred SIC.

Sincerely,
Senator Cornyn's signature

John Cornyn
United State Senator

Dear Patrick,

Tonight, the United States Senate will vote on The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. The bill is designed to immediately address the web of complex and broken financial relationships that are choking the economic system, and avoid a systemic financial collapse that would devastate the economy and have severe consequences for all Americans.

My office has fielded thousands of calls on this subject this week. I appreciate so many taking the time and effort to share their thoughts with me on such an important subject. I know many of you are extremely upset about the idea of the government doing any type of bail out for Wall Street, and I completely agree with you. I also regret that the Administration mishandled early communications on this plan, seeming to focus on a bailout of finance industry firms instead of concentrating on the need to protect the interests of Main Street. It is difficult to consider approving any proposal after this uneven performance.

If we do nothing, however, the potential consequences are dire. My concern is not with the Wall Street financier who gambled and lost. It’s with the 60-year-old worker nearing retirement and seeing his savings disappear, and the small business owner who cannot make payroll because his credit line has been frozen, and the untold numbers of employees who could find themselves unemployed.

None of these people should pay for the greed and irresponsibility of a few unethical or greedy individuals. Wall Street needs to be held accountable. I was among those who sought an investigation of the housing finance system two years ago, without success. I renewed that call this week, along with a demand for a criminal investigation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. If there was illegal conduct, it should be pursued.

Before I go to vote, I wanted make certain you know that the bill before us is far different from the three-page “take it or leave it” version that the Treasury Secretary handed us ten days ago. It has been improved from the original proposal.

The proposed legislation contains substantially more oversight. Instead of a blank check, with unlimited discretion for the Treasury Secretary, the bill sets up a comprehensive system of review aimed at preventing further abuses. It sets up procedures for the government – and taxpayers – to recoup a good portion or even all of the expended funds, through warrants and other instruments. If the plan is approved and works as expected, it is now highly likely that the impact will be considerably less than the original price tag.

The bill also deletes most of the more egregious special interest provisions, such as the proposal for profit sharing with left-wing advocacy groups such as ACORN.

It also includes multiple taxpayer protections. It prohibits unjust enrichment by barring a participating institution from selling an asset to the Treasury for more than was paid for it. It also includes strict restrictions on executive pay for affected companies, making the golden parachute for executives of distressed firms a thing of the past. It also requires profits from the transactions be used to pay down our national debt, and not to fund pet projects or to expand the size of the federal government.

The bill also brings some much needed transparency to our government by requiring the Treasury Department to publicly disclose the details of all of their program transactions in monthly reports. Treasury would also be required to issue supplemental reports when it makes a $50 billion commitment to purchase troubled assets. These reports must detail each of the agreements made, any insurance contracts and the nature of the assets purchased and projected costs and liabilities.

As an added benefit for Texas, the bill now includes badly-needed funding for areas hit by Hurricane Ike, plus extension of the tax deductability of sales taxes, and renewable energy credits that represent sound public policy.

Tonight’s vote is not the end of the process, but the beginning. Congress needs to continue to work together on bipartisan reforms to make certain this inexcusable meltdown never occurs again. There is serious debate over who is to blame for this – and there are many candidates, in New York, Washington and elsewhere — but there should be no argument about responsibility if reforms aren’t enacted forthwith. Congress has an obligation to put partisan politics aside and work together in the best interest of the American people.