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mirkwood · mirkwood

Statement of Nephi Packard:My brother, Noah Packard, says that the heard the Prophet Joseph say that the next great (U.S. civil) war after the war of the rebellion (the Civil War of the 1860's between the North and the South) would commence in a little town now called Chicago but at that time it would h...

Pt314 · Pt314

Heres a link to the full speech I think it was an excellent talk, and a warning for our day. Not surprisingly there is a huge uproar over his speech. Any news story about it with comments has been swarmed by anti-mormons (The Salt Lake Tribune is the worst). I find it ironic, but also sad, that when someone...

lundbaek · lundbaek

I'd like to make you aware of what I at least consider a good article on how to anlayze the news and what goes on around around you. The writer is Joel Skousen, active LDS, and no, he is not a son of the late Dr. W. Cleon Skousen. http://www.joelskousen.com/hotissues_news.html He also has a website a...

lundbaek · lundbaek

From worldaffairsbrief.com The Supreme Court set up a historic decision on gun control Wednesday, saying it will rule on whether restrictive state and local laws violate the Second Amendment right to gun ownership that it recognized last year.The 5 to 4 opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller di...

oad · oad

http://www.northstarnational.com/2009/09/24/obama-sworn-world-president/Obama sworn in as World President September 24th, 2009Ashley Stinnett The stars have aligned for radical liberals worldwide. Americas Barack Obama is positioning himself to become the wo...

Pt314 · Pt314

Its a modern day dust bowl, all with an unemployment greater than 40%. California Farm Water CoalitionRed State Article: Incredible: ...Hmm, I can't get the link to go to the article right now for some reason. It's in the recommended section on the right. Supposedly it's in order to save some endang...

lundbaek · lundbaek

I imagine by now we've all heard of the recent outburst "YOU LIE!" by South Carolina Congressional Representative Joe Wilson during President Obama's speech to Congress on health reform. I'll concede that Wilson could have expressed himself more civily by shouting "NOT TR...

lundbaek · lundbaek

Feathers are flying over a planned TV speech by President Obama to all K-6 public school children on Tuesday, 8 September. Word of the President's planned talk to American kids is getting around in our area in Arizona; Mesa, Tempe, Gilbert, Chandler, etc. Two people have told me they plan to keep th...

lundbaek · lundbaek

I'm not surprised that there has been no comment here on the passing away of Senator Edward Kennedy. He has truly been for many years a very controversial individual. He may well be both the most loved and hated US Senator in our history. He is being eulogized by the mainstream media, and vilified i...

lundbaek · lundbaek

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=8392982

historian · historian

Code Blue! How Canada care nearly killed my kid Posted: July 31, 2009 1:00 am Eastern © 2009 Fair use for discussion purposes "Code Blue, intensive care unit," "Code Blue, intensive care unit!" When the Code-Blue alarm sounded over the hospital's loudspeaker system, my hu...

arbilad · arbilad

This is from a friend on Facebook: Car dealer friend says Cash for Clunkers program requires 25 different docs to be submitted to gov't for EACH car; takes 2-3 hours each.

arbilad · arbilad

I saw a headline on Yahoo about how gays feel that they are at war with the church. They made statements such as "the kiss heard round the world" and made several references to their belief that the church will regret their stance on Prop 8 and the whole kissing incident. I say, bring it on. If y...

historian · historian

Hi, I received this from an acquaintance in Israel: It seems we come right up to the brink of war with first Syria and Iran then we pull back, it is like a cat and mouse game.In the mean time Hamas continues to shell our civilian population with no condemnation from the world at large, the UN is forever cond...

arbilad · arbilad

Federal Reserve warns Congress on meddling in Fed's affairs http://www.reuters.com/article/wtUSI...45907120090709 VIDEO: TIM GEITHNER REFUSES TO ANSWER BRAD SHERMAN'S QUESTION JULY 10, 2009 AUDIT THE FED http://www.blacklistednews.com/news-4817-0-13-13--.html WASHINGTON, July 9...

lundbaek · lundbaek

Sarah Foster of the Farm Freedom Group, writing for NewsWithViews.com reports: "H.R. 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act (FSEA) of 2009 'would impose extensive fees and regulation on anyone processing food, including those selling at farmers markets and other local venues,' the Farm an...

arbilad · arbilad

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090727/ap_on_re_us/us_taser_new_device

lundbaek · lundbaek

http://www.newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin524.htm

lundbaek · lundbaek

Healthcare continues to dominate the agenda on Capitol Hill as House leadership and the administration try to ram through their big government healthcare plan. Fortunately, they have been unsuccessful so far, as there are many horrifying provisions tucked into this massive piece of legislati...

lundbaek · lundbaek

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12872708 LDS Church President Thomas Monson will meet with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office today, marking the commander-in-chief's first meeting with Monson as head of the church. The White House said Sunday that the two leaders, along with Senate Maj...

arbilad · arbilad

Obama, in a trip to Russia ostensibly to fix bad relations between our two countries, decided to insult them instead. It's all over the press in Russia and Ukraine that Obama call Putin president of Russia, instead of Medvedev who is currently president. This isn't a first for Obama. Shortly after ta...

arbilad · arbilad

http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/al-lewis-wells-fargo-bank-sues/

arbilad · arbilad

The G8 nations have decided to give $20 billion to farmers in Africa to help them grow food. Meanwhile, farmers local to where I live can't get loans to plant crops. And they with the rest of us will be taxed to help provide that $20 billion. There's something wrong with this picture. I have nothing again...

lundbaek · lundbaek

Protesters gathered at state Capitols and in neighborhoods and town squares all over the country today in tax-day protests designed to echo the rebellion of the Boston Tea Party. Demonstrators claim they're angry about government spending since President Barack Obama took office. I wo...

Pt314 · Pt314

The lamanites became more wise and righteous than the nephites. In many ways the USA and Russia dynamic is similar. This article in a Russian paper makes me want to cry American capitalism gone with a whimper Now, the Russian Government is clearly wrong in some aspects of world affairs, but I have to ag...

arbilad · arbilad

Surprising, but gratifying.

arbilad · arbilad

Fair use http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/lo...-50074717.html Police chief denounces 'cowardly' iPhone users monitoring speed traps By: Hayley Peterson Examiner Staff Writer July 7, 2009 Area drivers looking to outwit police speed traps and traffic cameras are using an iPhone applicat...

lundbaek · lundbaek

Cap and Trade is an issue that, even though I don't fully understand how it works, seems like it will make things worse for our economy. My friend Joel Skousen, Editor of "World Affairs Brief" understands it much better than I do. "What the Obama administration has rammed through C...

arbilad · arbilad

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090630/ap_on_re_eu/eu_med_sperm_damage

lundbaek · lundbaek

Oklahoma - We did it our way, anyway! The state law passed today, 37 to 9, had a few liberals in the mix, an amendment to place the Ten Commandments on the front entrance to the state capitol. The feds in D.C., along with the ACLU, said it would be a mistake. Hey this is a conservative state, based on...

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	Chicago (Preview) Statement of Nephi Packard:My brother, Noah Packard, says that the heard the Prophet Joseph say that the next great (U.S. civil) war after the war of the rebellion (the Civil War of the 1860's between the North and the South) would commence in a little town now called Chicago but at that time it would h...	mirkwood	4	823	Oct 14, 2009 by arbilad
	Elder Oaks: Religious Freedom under Attack (Preview) Heres a link to the full speech I think it was an excellent talk, and a warning for our day. Not surprisingly there is a huge uproar over his speech. Any news story about it with comments has been swarmed by anti-mormons (The Salt Lake Tribune is the worst). I find it ironic, but also sad, that when someone...	Pt314	1	734	Oct 14, 2009 by arbilad
	Getting and analyzing the news (Preview) I'd like to make you aware of what I at least consider a good article on how to anlayze the news and what goes on around around you. The writer is Joel Skousen, active LDS, and no, he is not a son of the late Dr. W. Cleon Skousen. http://www.joelskousen.com/hotissues_news.html He also has a website a...	lundbaek	1	728	Oct 8, 2009 by arbilad
	Challenge to local gun laws (Preview) From worldaffairsbrief.com The Supreme Court set up a historic decision on gun control Wednesday, saying it will rule on whether restrictive state and local laws violate the Second Amendment right to gun ownership that it recognized last year.The 5 to 4 opinion in District of Columbia v. Heller di...	lundbaek	3	687	Oct 1, 2009 by lundbaek
	Obama Sworn in as World President (Preview) http://www.northstarnational.com/2009/09/24/obama-sworn-world-president/Obama sworn in as World President September 24th, 2009Ashley Stinnett The stars have aligned for radical liberals worldwide. Americas Barack Obama is positioning himself to become the wo...	oad	16	1302	Sep 30, 2009 by Fregramis
	Feds shut off water to California farmers (Preview) Its a modern day dust bowl, all with an unemployment greater than 40%. California Farm Water CoalitionRed State Article: Incredible: ...Hmm, I can't get the link to go to the article right now for some reason. It's in the recommended section on the right. Supposedly it's in order to save some endang...	Pt314	4	747	Sep 26, 2009 by Pt314
	"YOU LIE" (Preview) I imagine by now we've all heard of the recent outburst "YOU LIE!" by South Carolina Congressional Representative Joe Wilson during President Obama's speech to Congress on health reform. I'll concede that Wilson could have expressed himself more civily by shouting "NOT TR...	lundbaek	2	662	Sep 17, 2009 by Wonder Boy
	Obama speech to K-12 kids (Preview) Feathers are flying over a planned TV speech by President Obama to all K-6 public school children on Tuesday, 8 September. Word of the President's planned talk to American kids is getting around in our area in Arizona; Mesa, Tempe, Gilbert, Chandler, etc. Two people have told me they plan to keep th...	lundbaek	5	775	Sep 7, 2009 by lundbaek
	Senator Ted Kennedy dies (Preview) I'm not surprised that there has been no comment here on the passing away of Senator Edward Kennedy. He has truly been for many years a very controversial individual. He may well be both the most loved and hated US Senator in our history. He is being eulogized by the mainstream media, and vilified i...	lundbaek	12	695	Sep 2, 2009 by lundbaek
	Shrinking Social Security (Preview) http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=8392982	lundbaek	0	636	Aug 23, 2009 by lundbaek
	Government Health Care (Preview) Code Blue! How Canada care nearly killed my kid Posted: July 31, 2009 1:00 am Eastern © 2009 Fair use for discussion purposes "Code Blue, intensive care unit," "Code Blue, intensive care unit!" When the Code-Blue alarm sounded over the hospital's loudspeaker system, my hu...	historian	6	643	Aug 17, 2009 by lundbaek
	Cash for Clunkers program (Preview) This is from a friend on Facebook: Car dealer friend says Cash for Clunkers program requires 25 different docs to be submitted to gov't for EACH car; takes 2-3 hours each.	arbilad	8	801	Aug 17, 2009 by historian
	The "Kiss heard round the world" (Preview) I saw a headline on Yahoo about how gays feel that they are at war with the church. They made statements such as "the kiss heard round the world" and made several references to their belief that the church will regret their stance on Prop 8 and the whole kissing incident. I say, bring it on. If y...	arbilad	2	622	Aug 15, 2009 by lundbaek
	War? (Preview) Hi, I received this from an acquaintance in Israel: It seems we come right up to the brink of war with first Syria and Iran then we pull back, it is like a cat and mouse game.In the mean time Hamas continues to shell our civilian population with no condemnation from the world at large, the UN is forever cond...	historian	1	558	Aug 13, 2009 by lundbaek
	Fed warns Congress not to meddle in its affairs (Preview) Federal Reserve warns Congress on meddling in Fed's affairs http://www.reuters.com/article/wtUSI...45907120090709 VIDEO: TIM GEITHNER REFUSES TO ANSWER BRAD SHERMAN'S QUESTION JULY 10, 2009 AUDIT THE FED http://www.blacklistednews.com/news-4817-0-13-13--.html WASHINGTON, July 9...	arbilad	3	700	Aug 2, 2009 by lundbaek
	Food Safety Enhancement Act (Preview) Sarah Foster of the Farm Freedom Group, writing for NewsWithViews.com reports: "H.R. 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act (FSEA) of 2009 'would impose extensive fees and regulation on anyone processing food, including those selling at farmers markets and other local venues,' the Farm an...	lundbaek	1	569	Aug 2, 2009 by arbilad
	A new toy for Mirk (Preview) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090727/ap_on_re_us/us_taser_new_device	arbilad	1	607	Aug 1, 2009 by mirkwood
	Deeper into dictatorship (Preview) http://www.newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin524.htm	lundbaek	6	746	Jul 29, 2009 by lundbaek
	Taxpayer funds for abortion (Preview) Healthcare continues to dominate the agenda on Capitol Hill as House leadership and the administration try to ram through their big government healthcare plan. Fortunately, they have been unsuccessful so far, as there are many horrifying provisions tucked into this massive piece of legislati...	lundbaek	1	598	Jul 28, 2009 by arbilad
	President Monson to meet with President Obama (Preview) http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12872708 LDS Church President Thomas Monson will meet with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office today, marking the commander-in-chief's first meeting with Monson as head of the church. The White House said Sunday that the two leaders, along with Senate Maj...	lundbaek	2	599	Jul 20, 2009 by lundbaek
	Obama insults Russia (Preview) Obama, in a trip to Russia ostensibly to fix bad relations between our two countries, decided to insult them instead. It's all over the press in Russia and Ukraine that Obama call Putin president of Russia, instead of Medvedev who is currently president. This isn't a first for Obama. Shortly after ta...	arbilad	2	602	Jul 15, 2009 by historian
	Wells Fargo bank is suing itself. (Preview) http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/al-lewis-wells-fargo-bank-sues/	arbilad	0	562	Jul 14, 2009 by arbilad
	Giving billions to foreign farmers (Preview) The G8 nations have decided to give $20 billion to farmers in Africa to help them grow food. Meanwhile, farmers local to where I live can't get loans to plant crops. And they with the rest of us will be taxed to help provide that $20 billion. There's something wrong with this picture. I have nothing again...	arbilad	1	655	Jul 10, 2009 by lundbaek
	TEA Parties (Preview) Protesters gathered at state Capitols and in neighborhoods and town squares all over the country today in tax-day protests designed to echo the rebellion of the Boston Tea Party. Demonstrators claim they're angry about government spending since President Barack Obama took office. I wo...	lundbaek	7	640	Jul 10, 2009 by Pt314
	Just as in the Book of Mormon (Preview) The lamanites became more wise and righteous than the nephites. In many ways the USA and Russia dynamic is similar. This article in a Russian paper makes me want to cry American capitalism gone with a whimper Now, the Russian Government is clearly wrong in some aspects of world affairs, but I have to ag...	Pt314	8	721	Jul 8, 2009 by Pt314
	Ward Churchill doesn't get his job back. (Preview) Surprising, but gratifying.	arbilad	1	628	Jul 7, 2009 by DoubleD
	Mirkwood will love this software (Preview) Fair use http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/lo...-50074717.html Police chief denounces 'cowardly' iPhone users monitoring speed traps By: Hayley Peterson Examiner Staff Writer July 7, 2009 Area drivers looking to outwit police speed traps and traffic cameras are using an iPhone applicat...	arbilad	0	615	Jul 7, 2009 by arbilad
	Cap and Trade (Preview) Cap and Trade is an issue that, even though I don't fully understand how it works, seems like it will make things worse for our economy. My friend Joel Skousen, Editor of "World Affairs Brief" understands it much better than I do. "What the Obama administration has rammed through C...	lundbaek	2	556	Jul 6, 2009 by Fregramis
	More sex = better sperm (Preview) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090630/ap_on_re_eu/eu_med_sperm_damage	arbilad	0	585	Jun 30, 2009 by arbilad
	Revolting against the FedGov (Preview) Oklahoma - We did it our way, anyway! The state law passed today, 37 to 9, had a few liberals in the mix, an amendment to place the Ten Commandments on the front entrance to the state capitol. The feds in D.C., along with the ACLU, said it would be a mistake. Hey this is a conservative state, based on...	lundbaek	1	586	May 22, 2009 by DoubleD
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