There are four Biblically authorized words Christians are to speak when they want to see souls saved and civilization brought back to sanity.
WANT TO SEE SOULS SAVED? START WITH THESE FOUR WORDS
How to Overcome the Fear of Man | WRETCHED TV Episode 2295
Segment 1:
Todd Friel introduces the idea of the “fear of man,” where people care more about others’ opinions than God’s. This fear can lead to behaviors like people-pleasing. Friel suggests overcoming this fear by focusing on God, referencing Dr. Ed Welch’s book, When People Are Big and God Is Small.
Segment 2:
Todd compares how different cultures handle problems: Americans focus on self-reliance, while Asians prioritize family. He uses this to emphasize the importance of community and support, especially in the church, to help manage the fear of man.
Segment 3:
Todd talks about the need for unity in the Christian church, referring to Psalm 133. He says that true unity, based on essential beliefs, reflects God’s nature and is crucial for honoring Him. Disagreements on non-essential matters shouldn’t cause division.
Segment 4:
Todd gives practical tips for overcoming the fear of man. He recommends reading the last chapters of Job to better understand God’s control and lessen fear of others. He also encourages seeking unity in church communities, as true unity helps overcome fear and fosters harmony.
HOW TO OVERCOME THE FEAR OF GOD
19 Since there is no earthly party who will come to his defense, Job asserts that his witness is in heaven, he will testify to his innocence. This heavenly witness is his defender. Who is this heavenly defender? Is it an angel or some other heavenly creature? Considering the various passages in which Job thinks about arguing his case before God, the best candidate for the defender that can be found is God himself. While it is difficult to think that God would serve as witness against himself, as Mowinckel argues, the concept is not impossible. In fact, the whole drama of redemption centers around the antinomy between God’s justice that is sometimes expressed in wrath toward sinful man and his love that reaches out to redeem that same sinful man. For love to be genuine, it must be true to justice. In his redeeming work God is motivated by love and acts true to justice. Here Job appeals to God’s holy integrity in stating his earnest hope that God will testify to the truth of his claims of innocence, even though such testimony will seem to contradict God’s own actions. Such risking is the essence of faith. For a moment Job sees God as his steadfast supporter. In this plea he is expressing the trust God had expressed in him in the prologue because he is pushing through the screen of his troubles to the real God. He is not essentially pitting God against God; rather he is affirming genuine confidence in God regardless of the way it appears that God is treating him. Since Job, in contrast to his friends, will not concede that truth is identical with appearances, he presses on for a true resolution to his complaint from God himself.[1]
16:19 / The affirming parallelism of this verse brings together two words for “witness; defender.” The first (ʿed) is the common Heb., while the second (sokhad) is from the Aramaic.
Heaven is thought to be “in the heights,” as the use of meromim, “heights,” to parallel “heaven” indicates.[2]
16:19 Even now my witness is in heaven; my advocate is on high. Job wants a witness to advocate for his innocence (cf. 9:33; 19:25), as Abraham appeals to Yahweh for his nephew Lot in Genesis 18. Even though he has no idea that Yahweh has already spoken on his behalf against the adversary in the prologue, Job clings to the hope that he will have an advocate to testify for him in heaven. Later Christian interpretation reads the mediatorial work of Christ into this statement as well as into Job 19:25–27, but Job does not have the advantage of knowing that subsequent revelation.[3]
16:19
Even now, behold my witness is in heaven,
and he who testifies for me is on high.
Job uses a term here that indicates a contrast to what he has just said, and what follows is indeed staggering. Job expresses assurance! But there is more here than a change of mood or spirit. He is filled with confidence that he does have someone who will be a defence ‘witness’ for him after all. Yet even that does not reach the height of what he says here. The most surprising and distinctive feature of this statement is that he now knows he has a witness ‘in heaven’. Who might that be, and how does Job reach such a staggering conclusion?
To understand Job’s advocate as being his own ‘cry’ in verse 18 is inaccurate because in verse 21 he refers to the one who is arguing his case using a masculine form, whereas the Hebrew word for ‘cry’ is a feminine noun. There is no real alternative to the view that the one Job regarded as the counsel for his defence was no other than ‘God’, the nearest antecedent noun that can function as a subject for the verb ‘argue’.
But how does Job make such a ‘leap of faith’? The answer (if one is available to us) must be found in the previous verse, where Job personifies the dumb earth and gives it a voice that God must surely hear and answer because it is a cry for justice. (This is an echo of the account of Cain and Abel.) This leads him to realize that God is no more unjust than he is deaf, and so he too will be heard. This is then translated into the existence of an advocate in heaven who will speak for Job in God’s court. There is someone in God’s realm who will ‘lay his hand’ on Job and God and bring them together in a legal setting (see 9:33).[4]
19. Job is confident that he has a witness … in heaven. The identity of this advocate has been carefully sought. Job is clearly hoping for some agent to help him to settle his dispute, to secure the right of a man with God (21a). The Vindicator of 19:25 is the obvious candidate. But whether this is God or someone else is a matter for dispute (see commentary on 19:25). Here we note two important features. God is the one who hears the cry of shed blood; and God is the one who is said to be on high. And Job has consistently appealed to God.[5]
[1] Hartley, J. E. (1988). The Book of Job (p. 264). Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
[2] Wilson, G. H. (2012). Job (W. W. Gasque, R. L. Hubbard Jr., & R. K. Johnston, Eds.; p. 184). Baker Books.
[3] Estes, D. J. (2013). Job (M. L. Strauss, J. H. Walton, & R. de Rosset, Eds.; p. 100). Baker Books.
[4] Jones, H. R. (2007). A Study Commentary on Job (p. 141). Evangelical Press.
[5] Andersen, F. I. (1976). Job: An Introduction and Commentary (Vol. 14, pp. 197–198). InterVarsity Press.
TODAY’S BIBLE READING CHALLENGE:
Ecclesiastes 7:1-9:18
2 Corinthians 7:8-16
Psalm 48:1-14
Proverbs 22:17-19
Ecclesiastes 7:15 — You can almost hear Job saying these words!
Ecclesiastes 7:20 — This theme echoes throughout the Bible:
Ecclesiastes 7:21 — Solomon is considering the words of his father in 2 Samuel 16:10.
Ecclesiastes 7:26 — Solomon has an extended discussion of this woman in Proverbs 7 (especially Proverbs 7:10-12).
Ecclesiastes 8:12 — In the midst of his depressed rant, he utters the truth of Job’s tale. It’s better to suffer for doing right than be rewarded for doing wrong.
Ecclesiastes 9:5 — Do the dead still exist? The Jehovah’s Witnesses say, “Therefore, when we die, we cease to exist. The dead can’t think, act, or feel anything.” The technical term for this is “annihilationism”. But what does the rest of Scripture say about the dead? GotQuestions.org discusses several problems including:
… Ecclesiastes 9:5 cannot contradict Ecclesiastes 4:2. There, Solomon states that the dead are “happier than the living.” However, when a person is dead, the opportunities to enjoy things on earth no longer exist.
4Witness.org discusses the passage as well:
Solomon, being a worldly person at this point in time, is speaking from his worldview which was limited to that of the present moment of his existence. This is opposed to a Christian outlook concerning life and death that gives one a proper perspective on how to understand the passage.
Secondly, Solomon is not talking about the afterlife or an annihilation but is speaking about the physical corpses of those who have died and are “in the grave” (see Eccl. 9:10). Thus, contextually speaking, Dr. Norman Geisler remarks,
“The passages that say there is no knowledge or remembrance after death, are speaking of no memory in this world, not of no memory of this world.” — When Critics Ask, p.259
IsAnnihilationTrue.com compares Solomon’s phrasing to the phrasing Potiphar used in Genesis:
We read in verse 6 that “he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand”. Potiphar entrusted everything that he had to Joseph because whatever Joseph did, the LORD blessed it. Then we read about Potiphar, “he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat”. Does this mean that Potiphar did not know anything about what he had except for the bread that he ate? … Rather, the phrase “he knew not ought he had” means that Potiphar did not pay any attention to what he had, except that which he did eat. Joseph was doing such a good job in managing Potiphar’s possessions that Potiphar did not need to pay any attention to them.
John 5:9 identifies the dangers of those who die in sins and then await the resurrection of damnation.
Ecclesiastes 9:9 — I am enjoying doing this with the wife that the LORD has given me!
Ecclesiastes 9:10 — Work for the night is coming!
Ecclesiastes 9:12 — “For man also knoweth not his time …” Don’t put off until tomorrow talking to the person God has laid on your heart.
Ecclesiastes 9:15 — The poor wise man – necessary, successful, unrewarded. Many have preached on this over the years. John Gill identifies this man with Christ:
Christ, who is man, though not a mere man, but God as well as man; who was so in purpose, covenant, and promise, before his incarnation, since truly and really so; and “poor”, as it was foretold he should be, and who became so for the sake of his church and people, (Zechariah 9:9, 2 Corinthians 8:9) ; yet “wise”, even as man, being filled with wisdom, in which he increased, and gave such evident proofs of; on whom the spirit of wisdom rested, and in whom the treasures of it were hid, (Luke 2:40, Luke 2:46, Luke 2:47, Luke 2:52, Isaiah 11:2, Colossians 2:3); he was found here by God his Father, who exalted one chosen out of the people, and made him Head over the church, who is the firstborn among many brethren, (Psalms 89:19, Psalms 89:20); Or “and”, or “but he found in it”; that is, Satan, the great king, found him here, contrary to his expectation, and to his great regret.
2 Corinthians 7:10 — There is “sorry I got caught”, and then there is godly sorrow that leads to repentance which ultimately leads to salvation!
Psalm 48:1-2, 11-12, 14 — Sing along since the Psalms were meant to be sung!
Proverbs 22:17 — Another double dose of Solomon. Wisdom is trusting in the LORD!
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Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. (1 Thessalonians 5:24)
What will He do? He will sanctify us wholly. See the previous verse. He will carry on the work of purification till we are perfect in every part. He will preserve our “whole spirit, and soul, and body, blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” He will not allow us to fall from grace, nor come under the dominion of sin. What great favors are these! Well may we adore the giver of such unspeakable gifts.
Who will do this? The Lord who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light, out of death in sin into eternal life in Christ Jesus. Only He can do this: such perfection and preservation can only come from the God of all grace.
Why will He do it? Because He is “faithful”—faithful to His own promise which is pledged to save the believer; faithful to His Son, whose reward it is that His people shall he presented to Him faultless, faithful to the work which He has commenced in us by our effectual calling. It is not their own faithfulness but the Lord’s own faithfulness on which the saints rely.
Come, my soul, here is a grand feast to begin a dull month with. There may be fogs without, but there should be sunshine within.
Joe Morecraft is a preacher of the gospel (https://heritagepresbyterianchurch.com/) and a noted lecturer on contemporary political and historical trends in the United States. Joe was born in 1944 and is a native of Madison, West Virginia. Joe Morecraft earned a Bachelor degree in history from King College in Bristol, Tennessee. In 1969, he earned a Master of Divinity degree from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. In 1982, he earned a Doctor of Theology degree from Whitefield Theological Seminary in Lakeland, Florida.
Source: The Wisdom Of The World Versus The Wisdom Of God – Joe Morecraft III Sermon
As Reformed and Presbyterian Christians, we believe in prayer. We may not be as good at it as we want to be, but every true believer will yearn to spend time with the Lord. This is true of private prayer, but it it’s also true of corporate prayer.
The early church is a good example of this. On the day of Pentecost, we see the church “with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers” (Acts 1:14-15). Later on, we see them praying again, this time in the face of persecution: “And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness” (Acts 4:31). Thus, we are not surprised to find out that corporate prayer was one of the distinctives of the early disciples: “And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers” (Acts 2:42).
Although corporate prayer has always been an important element of the church, it is no secret that many of our prayer meetings are boring, dry, and slow. It is also no secret that they are typically very poorly attended. We can’t help the latter, but we can certainly do something about the former. And who knows, maybe implementing a few tips or rules just might help the attendance factor.
Below are nine helps that have guided our prayer meetings for the last several years, with more or less “success.” I use the word success loosely, knowing that ultimately the Holy Spirit must bless our meetings with His presence if we are to truly call it a success. After all, we aren’t just lobbing up words into the void in order to check a box. The purpose of corporate prayer is to meet with God as His people. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t use a little sanctified common sense when approaching such meetings. If you find these helps useful, great. Use them as you wish. If they’re not helpful, that’s okay too. There is no hard and fast rule when it comes to such meetings, so long as we are doing it. But these pointers have come from both experience (good and bad) and my personal study of the subject.
Floods in Niger claim 217 lives and displace 353,000
Floods caused by heavy rainfall have displaced 353 000 people Niger over the past 3 months. At least 217 people have lost their lives, and more than 3,000 ha (7 413 acres) of crops were destroyed.
Strong M6.4 earthquake hits Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea
A strong earthquake, registered by the USGS as M6.4, hit the Bougainville region of Papua New Guinea at 20:13 UTC on September 1, 2024. The agency is reporting a depth of 49 km (30.4 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.4 at a depth of 53 km (32.9 miles).
New York City Department of Health is Spraying Pesticides on Streets to Prevent West Nile Virus; Warns Residents to Stay Inside
The New York City Department of Health has begun spraying New York City Streets with pesticides to prevent the spread of the West Nile Virus, transmitted by mosquitos.
FBI: Enough Fentanyl to Kill 2.5 Million Americans Seized in South Carolina
Enough fentanyl to kill 2.5 million Americans — as well as several pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine — was seized in a South Carolina drug investigation, the FBI announced Monday.
North Texas farmers sue EPA, fertilizer company over chemicals
The past two years have been a “nightmare” for the family farmers, and they point to “forever chemicals” found in fertilizer made from sewage as the reason.
State of emergency declared as dead fish fill Greek city’s waters
Hundreds of thousands of dead fish are polluting waters in Volos, Greece, and creating a public health hazard that caused authorities to declare a civil protection emergency for one month.
N12 Report: 6,000 Gazans crossed into Israel on October 7
A staggering 6,000 Gazans infiltrated Israel during the October 7 massacre, nearly double the previously estimated amount, according to a new probe by the Gaza Division that was submitted to IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi and published on Saturday on the N12 News site.
The Final Depressing Chapters For The Late, Great U.S. Economy
We have entered the final depressing chapters for the late, great U.S. economy, and we can see evidence of this all around us. If you doubt this, just look at all of the businesses that are going bankrupt. Last week, I discussed the fact that for the year ending June 30th, the number of business bankruptcy filings was up more than 40 percent compared to the previous 12 months.
Paris Erupts in Violence: Brutal Knife Fight Among Afghan Migrants Leaves Four Injured, Six Arrested
“Paris is becoming a battleground for conflicts that have nothing to do with France, and it’s the ordinary citizens who are paying the price.”
Self-replicating vaccines due to be rolled out next month in Japan could result in a worldwide disaster
On Wednesday, Japan’s largest broadcaster, NHK, read out messages from viewers about their injuries from covid vaccines at the end of an hour-long special coverage on the adverse effects of covid vaccines. However, the harms and deaths caused by covid vaccines that we have known up until now won’t compare to the devastation the new replicon vaccines could and will most likely cause, according to Dr. Daniel Nagase.
Australia: The plan for future pandemics is not large-scale lockdowns but targeted, individualised surveillance, quarantines and mandates
Due to the infrastructure being implemented under the digital ID framework in Australia, the next pandemic will not likely result in long-term large-scale lockdowns, but rather targeted surveillance, lockdowns and compliance orders.
Source: https://www.raptureready.com/2024/09/02/2-sept-2024-3/
In a 65-foot-deep tunnel in Rafah, hostages found executed by captors
Autopsy finds 6 hostages were shot multiple times at close range in last 48-72 hours
Israelis erupt in protest to demand a cease-fire after 6 more hostages die in Gaza
Israel’s first nationwide strike starts amid anger over handling of hostage talks
Thousands protest, airport to close, general strike called, demanding the return of hostages
Protesters Block Major Roads and Intersections Across Israel, Call for Hostage Deal
Israeli Defense Minister Calls for Deal to Bring Gaza Hostages Home
Netanyahu: ‘Whoever Murders Hostages Does Not Want a Deal’
Prime Minister Starmer Doubles Down on Israel Ceasefire Demand after Hostages Killed
Democrats Urge Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire After Dead Hostages Recovered
John Fetterman on Death of Six Hostages: ‘Support for Israel Is Unbreakable’
Biden ‘Devastated and Outraged’ by Hamas’ Murder of American Hostage in Gaza
Biden on Death of Hersh Goldberg-Polin: ‘Hamas Leaders Will Pay for These Crimes’
Tim Walz Flees When Asked for ‘Reaction’ to Murder of 6 Hostages
Trump Blames ‘Comrade Kamala Harris’ for ‘Hostage Crisis in Israel’
Hostages Found Murdered in Rafah – Where Kamala Harris Told Israel Not to Go
Cotton: Biden, Harris Have Not Let Israel Win the War
‘Terror-linked’ UNRWA leads Gaza vaccination drive, drawing Israeli ire
Policeman killed in West Bank shooting was father of officer killed on Oct. 7
Ben Gvir blames deadly West Bank shooting on Gallant for easing Palestinians’ travel
Three wounded by Hezbollah anti-tank missile; 30 rockets fired at north on Sunday
Helicopter crash that killed Iran’s president caused by weather, final report says
As tanker keeps burning in Red Sea, projectiles hit another ship off Yemen coast
Pope Francis Condemns Islamist Slaughter of Christians in Burkina Faso
Frustrated With White House, Family of Detained American Reaches Out to Taliban
Gold Star families defend Trump, slam Kamala: ‘Why will you not express your condolences yourself?’
NBC Admits Fake Claim About Kamala Meeting Families of Murdered Soldiers
A celebrity ‘Russian spy’ whale spotted with harness found dead in Norwegian waters
Ukraine Drones Target 16 Russian Regions in ‘Largest’ Attack of War
After 80 Years of Dormancy, US Reopening Pacific Airfields Last Operational in WWII
Denmark was ready to transfer F-16s to Ukraine even prior to full-scale war
Zelensky Calls For India Peace Summit In Effort To Get BRICS In Ukraine’s Corner
The hard right takes Germany into uncharted territory
Majority Want French President Emmanuel Macron to Resign: Poll
Rep. Dean Phillips: Politics Have Become ‘Legalized Corruption’
Liberal comic Bill Maher blasts VP Harris for needing ’emotional support’ during interview
Who’s Running the Country? Joe Biden Spends His 16th Straight Day on Vacation Lounging on the Beach
Donald Trump professes that he ‘believes in God more’ after assassination attempt
Trump’s argument of electoral inevitability adds an ally: God
Trump: ‘I’d like to think that God thinks that I’m going to straighten out our country’
RFK Jr. Campaign: Choose Trump and ‘Finish the Story’ JFK, RFK Started
Trump Says He Had ‘Every Right’ to Interfere With Presidential Election
DOJ notified after legal experts say Trump caught ‘confessing to the criming’ in interview
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson laments presidential immunity decision in TV interview
Ex-Clinton Official Robert Reich: ‘Elon Musk Is Out of Control’ and Should Be Threatened with Arrest
Brazil Blocks X After Elon Musk Refuses to Comply with Censorship Demands
On First Day Without X, Brazilians Say They Feel Disconnected from World
UN May Arm Governments With ‘New Weapon’ To Censor Speech, Watchdog Says
Nordic Nations Demand Accountability from Tech Giants Over Gang Recruitment Ads
California lawmakers approve legislation to ban deepfakes, protect workers and regulate AI
See A Comet, Aurora And A ‘Supermoon Eclipse:’ September’s Night Sky
Asteroid about the size of 2 football fields to make close approach to Earth in September
Strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hits Papua New Guinea
5.6 magnitude earthquake hits the South Sandwich Islands region
5.3 magnitude earthquake hits southeast of Easter Island
5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Kandrian, Papua New Guinea
5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Nicobar Islands, India region
5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Sarangani, Philippines
5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Sarangani, Philippines
5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Hualien City, Taiwan
Sheveluch volcano on Kamchatka, Russia erupts to 33,000ft
Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 21,000ft
Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 20,000ft
Sabancaya volcano in Peru erupts to 20,000ft
Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 15,000ft
Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
Ebeko volcano in the Kuril Islands erupts to 10,000ft
Lewotobi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 10,000ft
Floods and landslides claim 9 lives in Andhra Pradesh amid record rainfall, India
Floods in Niger claim 217 lives and displace 353,000
Intense hailstorm hits Mexico City, Mexico
Trump tells Moms for Liberty he’s ‘for parental rights,’ likens school boards to ‘dictatorships’
Protests erupt at California State Capitol after pair of reparations bills shelved
Aurora mayor blames ‘bad’ Biden border policies for Venezuelan gang problem
“Deportations are 24/7”: Migrants are quickly returned to Mexico under Biden’s asylum crackdown
There’s an Election Coming: Even Liberal Canadian PM Trudeau Now Vows To Act Against Mass Migration
Anti-Mass Migration Parties Make Big Gains in German State Elections
UN Sanctioned Libyan Human Trafficker Killed in Tripoli
Officials: Man Facing Child Sex Charges Worked in Multiple Ohio Schools
‘Do Not Need To Ruin Lives’: Trump Now Endorses Legalizing Marijuana in Another Florida Ballot Flap
Oregon experiment with legalizing hard drugs comes to an end
New England Health Officials Institute 6 PM Curfew Over Disease Concerns – Residents Furious
West Nile virus kills 2 in New Jersey as death toll across US rises to 5
Fake cows ready for milking at state fairs as bird flu looms
RFK Jr. Calls for ‘Reckoning’ for ‘Immoral, Homicidal, Criminal Behavior’ During COVID-19 Pandemic
Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., and Black Conservative Federation President & founder Diante Johnson discuss the discovery of six hostages found murdered by Hamas, and the Black Conservative Federation’s bus tour through key states. #foxnews
Source: Kamala Harris is being hidden from the voters: Rep. Byron Donalds
Vice President Kamala Harris is reverting back to “dictator” messaging on former President Donald Trump, seemingly attempting to switch the narrative after trashing 13 Gold Star families on Saturday.
Source: Kamala Harris Reverts Back to ‘Dictator’ Messaging on Trump After Insulting Gold Star Families
Kamala Harris will reportedly favor attacks on Donald Trump rather than “substance” at the September 10 ABC News debate.
Source: Report: Kamala Harris to Prioritize Attacks on Trump Rather than ‘Substance’ During Debate
On Monday’s “Newsline,” former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell calls out the Biden administration for not doing enough to bring the hostages home from Hamas captivity.
Source: U.S. leadership is completely gone under Biden administration: Ric Grenell | Newsline
The eldest brother of Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz threw his sibling under the bus in a series of Friday night Facebook posts, saying he isn’t “the type of character” Americans would want in high office, and cryptically referring to “stories [he] could tell” that would hammer home the point.
Sixty-seven-year-old Jeff Walz also declared he has major political differences with his brother, who’s been the governor of Minnesota since 2019 following a dozen years in the US House of Representatives. “I’m 100% opposed to all his ideology,” wrote Jeff Walz, the New York Post was first to report on Saturday.
Before the Post exclusive, conservative podcaster Laura Loomer publicized a March 2023 Facebook post in which Jeff Walz expressed his disgust over Donald Trump being indicted in Manhattan over his handling of hush money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election. “We’ve just become a third world banana republic,” he wrote.
Unless and until Jeff Walz gets specific about where he differs with Kamala Harris’ running mate, we can only speculate. There’s lots of hard-left nuttiness and tyranny on Tim’s record, including:
Putting tampons in boys’ school bathrooms
Keeping the National Guard in the sidelines while Minneapolis burned during the 2020 George Floyd riots
Seizing emergency powers during the Covid-19 pandemic and going all-out with business closures, mask mandates and declaring church worship “non-essential”
Funding free college for illegal immigrants
Declaring Minnesota a “trans refuge”
Policy differences with relatives are one thing, but the Harris-Walz campaign is probably particularly anxious about Jeff Walz’s strong suggestion that his brother is morally flawed, and that he has an inventory of anecdotes that underscore that accusation: “The stories I could tell. Not the type of character you want making decisions about your future.”
‘In any other decade, this would have lost her the election’
Some issues are more important than politics: family, faith and honor. This is a lesson that Vice President Kamala Harris and her campaign staff have apparently never learned. The Harris campaign used the deaths of service members as a political attack, and it backfired.
The incompetence of the Biden-Harris Administration is seen in everyday life for Americans, but especially for the families of the 13 service members who died on Aug. 26, 2021, during the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal. Since that day, these Gold Star families watched as President Joe Biden stared at his watch while their sons’ and daughters’ bodies were delivered back to America. They felt the pain of loneliness when the president stole their time to honor their children by talking about his own son’s death. Harris has never reached out to these families to thank them for their sacrifice, family members have said publicly.
WATCH: Trump visited Arlington National Cemetery to participate in a wreath laying ceremony in honor of the 13 U.S. service members killed in the attack on Abbey Gate outside an airport in Kabul
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) August 26, 2024
Despite the disrespect, these families have stayed silent and neutral. There have been a couple of comments to the press about the lack of support from the Biden-Harris administration, and one of the fathers did shout out their names during Biden’s State of the Union Address. Still, there seemed to be an unspoken agreement that these families weren’t weighing into the election. That was until the Harris campaign and her lackeys in regime media decided to turn the 3rd anniversary of their sacrifice into a political hit job against the only person willing to take their calls: former President Donald Trump.
Mark Schmitz, Father of Lance Corporal Jared M. Schmitz… https://t.co/CHNRzcTa0J pic.twitter.com/pRLF9tS7Jn
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2024
Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton and former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard both claimed Sunday that Biden and Harris were invited by the Gold Star families to a wreath laying ceremony to honor their fallen loved ones. A Harris aide and White House staffer denied these claims to NBC News.
The families invited former President Trump. He showed up, took pictures with the families and even video chatted with families who couldn’t make the ceremony at their child’s gravesite.
Steve Nikoui, Father of Lance Corporal Kareem M. Nikoui… https://t.co/CHNRzcTa0J pic.twitter.com/e7uRJo8ViA
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2024
They have never asked for much, just the honor and respect owed to their children for dying for this country. For whatever reason, the Biden-Harris Administration couldn’t handle this simple act of love. Then, when Trump’s appearance at Arlington National Cemetery exposed their heartless treatment of these families, the Harris campaign and the media tried to use their grief to score political points. (RELATED: How Liberal Pollsters Are Recreating The 2016 Wave Of Silent Trump Voters)
Jim McCollum, Father of Lance Corporal Rylee McCollum… https://t.co/CHNRzcTa0J pic.twitter.com/BQWZIcZjka
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2024
Harris used her X account to attack Trump over his visit. She claimed his appearance was politically motivated and “disrespected the sacred ground.”
As Vice President, I have had the privilege of visiting Arlington National Cemetery several times. It is a solemn place; a place where we come together to honor American heroes who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service of this nation.
It is not a place for politics.
And…
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 31, 2024
“If there is one thing on which we as Americans can all agree, it is that our veterans, military families, and service members should be honored, never disparaged, and treated with nothing less than our highest respect and gratitude,” Harris said. This coming from the woman who has never once reached out to the families of the Abbey Gate 13 in order to show her “respect and gratitude” for their deaths, according to multiple family members’ statements.
Coral Doolittle, Mother of Corporal Humberto A. Sanchez… https://t.co/CHNRzcTa0J pic.twitter.com/dz3UfvhVLB
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2024
The move was a significant miscalculation. Her decision to allow this statement triggered eight of the thirteen families to release video responses to Harris. In these videos, which have racked up millions of views, the families said Harris lacked empathy, blamed their deaths on the Biden-Harris Administration and denounced her campaign. In addition to the videos, some of the Gold Star families of the Abbey Gate 13 released a joint statement calling Harris’s post a “disgraceful politicization of this anniversary,” according to screenshots posted on Trump’s X account. (ROOKE: The Moment The RFK Campaign Realized Trump Was Right About Everything)
Christy Shamblin, Mother-In-Law of Sergeant Nicole Gee… https://t.co/CHNRzcTa0J pic.twitter.com/aAtRHE454N
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2024
“We, the families of the brave service members who were tragically killed in the Abbey Gate bombing, are appalled by Vice President Kamala Harris’ recent attempts to politicize President Trump’s visit to Arlington National Cemetery,” the families said, the screenshots show.
Darin Hoover, Father of Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover… https://t.co/CHNRzcTa0J pic.twitter.com/ANQaSfjcUs
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2024
“Vice President Harris bears responsibility for the deaths of our sons and daughters. Her administration’s catastrophic mishandling of the Afghanistan withdrawal directly led to the murder of 13 service members, including our children. Despite our multiple requests for a meeting to discuss the loss of our loved ones, Vice President Harris has repeatedly ignored us, showing a complete lack of empathy and accountability. This refusal to face the consequences of her administration’s decisions is a deep betrayal to us as Gold Star families,” their statement continued, the screenshots read.
Herman Lopez, Father of Corporal Hunter Lopez… https://t.co/CHNRzcTa0J pic.twitter.com/4S7Yb1kZeO
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2024
“Vice President Harris has proven herself unfit to serve as Commander-in-Chief. Her actions, both in the failure of the Afghanistan withdrawal and in her disgraceful politicization of this anniversary, have shown that she lacks the judgment, compassion, and leadership required for the position. We will continue to hold her accountable for the role she played in the deaths of our children, and we will not stand by as she disrespects their memory. America deserves better. Our children deserved better,” the families added, according to the screenshots.
I want to thank the families of our Great Warriors who have been lost to us for the way they came together as one, and thanked me for attending, at their request, the Celebration of their wonderful family members who, because of the Incompetence of Kamala Harris and Joe Biden,… pic.twitter.com/ewkbVniBC0
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2024
This is a damning teardown of the Biden-Harris administration. Harris could have avoided this by showing even a little compassion to the grieving families by simply allowing Trump to honor their dead at Arlington National Cemetery without trying to turn it into a political issue. (ROOKE: RNC’s Election Integrity Battle Is Raging On In Must-Win Swing States)
Her inability to do that for these families gave life to a political problem that would have been nothing more than a blimp on the election radar. Now, a story about her lack of respect and compassion for dead soldiers and their families will last a week or more. She prolonged a negative news cycle and spat in the face of military families with less than 70 days until November. In any other decade, this would have lost her the election.
Source: ROOKE: Kamala’s Campaign Crossed The Line, And Now She’s Paying The Price
Instead of laying blame for Hamas’s execution of six Israeli hostages where it belongs, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has decided to point fingers at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
But why would Gallant blame Netanyahu—and more importantly, why does the premier continue to keep his defense minister on board?
On today’s episode of “In-Focus,” JNS senior contributing editor Caroline Glick discusses the motivations behind Gallant’s actions and how they connect to the larger effort to topple Netanyahu.
She also reveals the details of Hamas’s terms for Israel’s capitulation; the inner workings of the Jewish state’s establishment; and developments in the continued war against Palestinian terror.
U.S. — After skeptics questioned Kamala Harris’s claim that she once worked at Mcdonald’s, researchers have found evidence of her employment – and rapid promotion to shift manager – after a sordid affair with Mayor McCheese.
“It’s now clear how Kamala was able to rise through the ranks from a lowly crew member at the fry station to running the entire restaurant in spite of her glaring incompetence,” said Journalist Chet Cruggs, who broke the story. “This seems to be Harris’s modus operandi at every place she has worked.”
Mayor McCheese, the Mayor of McDonaldland who has an enormous cheeseburger for a head, vehemently denies the allegations. “My job maintaining the pristine beauty of McDonaldland’s apple pie trees, thick shake volcanoes, and hamburger patches is difficult enough without wild and unfounded accusations of impropriety,” he said. “I never had a sexual relationship with Shmoopie-poo, er, I mean… Kamala.”
Eyewitnesses who knew Kamala at the time reported the couple taking extended breaks in the cooler and in the alleyway behind the restaurant. They would always come back looking a little disheveled, with Mayor McCheese’s cheeseburger bun head all askew and covered in lipstick” said one former employee. “We all knew what they were doing back there.”
At publishing time, sources also uncovered evidence of an extended work relationship Kamala had with Grimace.
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“Trump was invited to Arlington National Cemetery to honor those killed by Biden and Kamala’s negligence. Kamala, who said she was the last person in the room with Joe Biden when the decision to withdraw from Afghanistan was made, doesn’t want the public reminded that they are responsible for the deaths of 13 U.S. servicemembers and the catastrophic fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban.”
(Stephen Kruiser – PJ Media) Poll Perspective. On September 2, 2016, Hillary Clinton led Donald Trump by 4.1 points in the RealClearPolitics Poll Average. The mainstream media hacks who masquerade as journalists while behaving as the Joseph Goebbels Memorial Propaganda Machine for the Democratic National Committee have long been giving conservative Americans plenty of reasons to distrust and dislike them….
As I wrote in a VIP column a couple of weeks ago, I don’t like to use the word “hate,” but the MSM public relations push for Kamala Harris is begging me to make it a regular part of my vocabulary. View article →
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