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Yes, Indians owned black slaves. When Andrew Jackson moved the Cherokee and other tribes from Florida, Georgia Alabama and Mississippi to Oklahoma, he let them take their black slaves with them.
Peg Luksik Enters Lt Gov Race 2018 — Pro-life and education activist Peg Luksik has announced her candidacy for lieutenant governor and is circulating petitions to enter the Republican Primary on May 15.
We love Peg as we do Gordon Denlinger, the former 99th District state rep who is also seeking the job.
We are, however, going to stick with Monto Commissioner Joe Gale. Joe is young and the job would be an excellent stepping stone to other positions for advancing the causes of freedom and sanity and ending cronyism.
We are concerned, however, that so many good candidates will split the vote allowing Jeff Bartos, a not-so-good candidate and the establishment choice, to waltz to victory.
MAGAnificent Speech By President Trump –President Trump has just finished a magnificent speech. Democrats shamefully sat on their hands even when it was pointed out that Black and Hispanic unemployment was the lowest in history and the stock market was setting records.
They even sat on their hands looking sour when the President said In God we Trust.
President Trump made all who loved this country proud. He painted a picture of hope and it was a realistic picture.
He promised massive cuts in prescription drug prices and a bold new infrastructure program.
Some conservatives might give him grief on his immigration plan as he said he would give amnesty and eventual citizenship to 1.8 million illegals brought here as children –if they should exhibit good moral character and stay employed over a 12-year process.
The grief is unwarranted.
President Trump is not wavering on the wall, is going after illegals who commit crime, is ending the lottery system and will stop chain migration.
God bless President Trump.
Every winter, at least one septillion snow crystals fall from the sky. How big is one septillion? It’s 1 followed by 24 zeros.
Fake News Pope Francis Donald Trump –Some don’t take us seriously when we point out that Pope Francis and Donald Trump have a lot more in common than is usually thought.
Catholic Churches, last Sunday, reported in their bulletins Francis’ criticism of “Fake News” made Jan. 24 on World Communications Day.
“. . .when we yield to our own pride and selfishness, we can also distort the way we use our ability to communicate,” Francis said. “This can be seen from the earliest times, in the biblical stories of Cain and Abel and the Tower of Babel . The capacity to twist the truth is symptomatic of our condition, both as individuals and communities.”
Note this was one week after a certain other world leader gave out awards for “fake news”.
Francis defined “fake news” as “the spreading of disinformation on line or in the traditional media.”
“It has to do with false information based on non-existent or distorted data meant to deceive and manipulate the reader,” he said. “Spreading fake news can serve to advance specific goals, influence political decisions, and serve economic interests.”
So how do we defend ourselves?
“The most radical antidote to the virus of falsehood is purification by the truth,” Francis said.
He noted that “The truth is not just bringing to light things that are concealed, “revealing reality”, as the ancient Greek term aletheia (from a-lethès, “not hidden”) might lead us to believe (but) involves our whole life. ”
He said “Truth is something you can lean on, so as not to fall. In this relational sense, the only truly reliable and trustworthy One – the One on whom we can count – is the living God. Hence, Jesus can say: ‘I am the truth’. We discover and rediscover the truth when we experience it within ourselves in the loyalty and trustworthiness of the One who loves us. This alone can liberate us: ‘The truth will set you free'”.
He advocated that all participate in a “journalism of peace”.
“By that, I do not mean the saccharine kind of journalism that refuses to acknowledge the existence of serious problems or smacks of sentimentalism,” he said. “On the contrary, I mean a journalism that is truthful and opposed to falsehoods, rhetorical slogans, and sensational headlines. A journalism created by people for people, one that is at the service of all, especially those – and they are the majority in our world – who have no voice. A journalism less concentrated on breaking news than on exploring the underlying causes of conflicts, in order to promote deeper understanding and contribute to their resolution by setting in place virtuous processes. A journalism committed to pointing out alternatives to the escalation of shouting matches and verbal violence.”
So American journalists, this means when you learned powerful forces in federal law enforcement are conspiring with one candidate to win an election, you report it. And not just report it, report it with appropriate outrage.
This means when rich connected types are forcing those without much disposable income to pay for their lifestyles, you, well “afflict the comfortable” even if you had been led to believe they are part of a “progressive” future.
This means you point out that certain behavior is damningly destructive even if it is unfashionable to do so.
World Communications Day was Jan. 24 because it is the feast day of Saint Francis de Sales, the patron saint of journalists.
There was a French poet named Gerard de Nerval. We are sure you have heard of him. He had a pet lobster. He named him Thibault. He would put on a leash and take him for walks through Paris’ public gardens.
Enneagram Subject At Joseph’s People Help Group
By Kate Rainey
Joseph’s People Central Delco (JPCD) welcomes licensed psychologist Lenore Perrott, who will present “The Enneagram: A Tool for Understanding Yourself and Others.” The session is 7-8:30 p.m., Feb. 20, in the Parish Hall of St. Laurence Church, 8245 West Chester Pike, Upper Darby. The entrance to Parish Hall is from the rear church driveway off of St. Laurence Road. All are welcome, regardless of religious affiliation.
The Enneagram describes nine basic personality types, which combine nature, nurture and repetition. Each type has strengths and liabilities. The Enneagram is about your inner needs and motivations. Learn how to gain self understanding and a window into eight ways your family, friends and co-workers see the world and interact with you.
Lenore Perrott, M.S. CPCC has a private practice in Wayne, PA, where she works with individuals, couples and groups. Ms. Perrott has been a consultant to the Family Life Office of Archdiocese of Philadelphia since 1987. She has been an adjunct professor at Chestnut Hill College. She has also given presentations to graduate students at Villanova University, fellow mental health professionals at Northwestern Institute and appeared on television.
Ms. Perrott received her Master of Science degree in Counseling and Human Relations from Villanova University and pursued doctoral work in psychology at Immaculata University. She completed advanced studies in Jungian psychology at the C.G. Jung Institute of Philadelphia. She is a certified Imago Relationship therapist and an Enneagram trained therapist and workshop presenter.
JPCD is a joint program of Media Presbyterian Church and St. Laurence Church in Upper Darby. The group has an active, free forum on LinkedIn, named “Joseph’s People of Central Delaware County-Free Job Search Group” in the LinkedIn directory. To join, send a request and an email will be generated confirming membership.
JPCD is affiliated with Joseph’s People, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping unemployed and underemployed workers. Local, affiliated chapters provide networking opportunities, guidance and emotional support to job seekers and career changers. For more information, send a message through the LinkedIn group listed above, visit www.josephspeople.org or email contactus@josephspeople.org.
Meehan Voted To Impress Aide?? Don’t Think So — An allegation is being bandied that Congressman Pat Meehan (R-Pa7) cast his dissenting vote against Obamacare repeal on May 4 to impress his aide with whom he appears to have fallen in love.
The source is a tweet by New York Times reporter Kenneth P. Vogel saying:
.@RepMeehan voted against the GOP bill to repeal Obamacare partly to try to please a female aide he saw as his soulmate, per sources. He wrote to her that, on the day of the vote, “I had to say ‘no’ to @POTUS & to @SpeakerRyan, I got to say ‘yes’ to you”*
Vogel, one of the reporters who broke the story, included a photocopy of Meehan’s letter to the aide which we are posting (click to enlarge).
Meehan responded and Vogel quotes his response:
@RepMeehan says that the letter actually referred to his blessing for the staffer’s relationship with a new boyfriend, & not the Obamacare vote: “‘Yes to you’ was ‘yes to this great relationship,’” he told me.
Reading the letter in context we think Meehan is telling the truth about it being a wish for a happy life with her new guy, and that he did not cast his vote out of puppy love.
Meehan’s handwriting is Catholic school neat but we will type it out for you as a convenience so you can decide for yourself:
May 4, 2017
Dear
As you bask in this moment of extreme joy, I want to share with you my sentiment of how richly it is deserved. You are kind and sensitive and care and infectious with your laugh. You are and have been a complete partner to me and you have brought me much happiness. It is a very, very lucky man who might get to be your partner for more of your life. If this is indeed the “one”, I hope you will find great contentment. I pray that you might be blessed with children that you will raise so wonderfully in you image.
As I walked this evening and I glanced over a the White House I smiled at the irony that on a day that I had to say “no” to the President and the Speaker of the House, I got to say “yes” to you. I hope the former will be judged as a vote of conscience and the latter as an expression of care.
If he is saying farewell and hope you’re happy it is kind of doubtful that he’d cast a vote to get in her good graces, even if you should want to read it that way, which would not be the fairest way of reading it. And say what you want, it’s not harassment. If this woman took money for this stuff, she should hang her head in eternal shame.
Ernst Putzi Hanfstaengl attended Harvard where he composed popular football fight songs for the school. He later went to Germany and became a Nazi. He allegedly created the “Sieg Heil” chant.
DuckDuckGo Mobile App — Paoli-based search engine DuckDuckGo has a new mobile app with a built-in tracker network blocking, smarter encryption, and, of course, private search. It’s available across all major platforms – Firefox, Safari, Chrome, iOS, and Android .
Read about it here.
