Joel Osteen Explains Why He Doesn't Talk Politics

The Blaze recently profiled renowned Televangelist Joel Osteen, concerning his "non-endorsement" of any political candidates. Mr. Osteen explains that endorsing one candidate over the other tends to be divisive which is something he’s looking to avoid.

The Blaze further reported that in an interview with “CBS This Morning”, Osteen went in depth on his reasoning on avoiding politics.

“You start dividing yourself saying, ‘I’m a Democrat,’ ‘Republican,’ whatever, 50 percent immediately don’t agree,” Osteen said in the CBS interview. “And I want to throw a broad message of hope to everyone, not somebody turn me off because of my political preference.”

Osteen also called the current Presidential campaign interesting and he wishes both candidates would keep it clean.

Now here is where I lose respect for Osteen........he said that he admires both President Barack Obama and Republican contender Mitt Romney,....then he said who ever wins, let's support them.

The Democrats, as demonstrated by the Delegates at the DNC wanted to take the word "God' out of their platform. Democrats typically and regularly rail against separation of church and state and extend that argument to the ninth degree. Democrat leaders - Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Wasserman-Schultz and a host of others routinely lie on television. They supported killing babies up to the moment of birth........and Osteen not only respects Obama but if Obama wins he wants us to support him? Support Obama when and where? When is racking up unprecedented national debt? Support him as he violates the constitution with his executive orders? Support Obama when he apologizes for Islamic terrorist behavior?

One of the commentators on the on-line article, in part, wrote this: "I agree with you. The cowardice in the clergy (refering to Osteen) will not go unpunished. But Cowardice is something we see in media, with a very few minor exceptions. Here is a video contrasting the Marsh Mellow Osteen, vs Paul Washer a bold preacher:

Latest Obama Ad and Reactions

President Barack Obama is pitching a broad economic argument to voters ahead of next week's debate with Republican opponent Mitt Romney, buying TV time in seven battleground states to promote what he calls a "new economic patriotism."

In a two-minute ad, Obama looks into the camera as he promotes an economic plan he says will create 1 million manufacturing jobs, cut oil imports and hire thousands of new teachers. Notably, Obama does not mention his record like any other incumbent. He does not mention anything he has accomplished, because he has accomplished nothing positive. He blames Bush when he (Obama) not only had control, but over whelming control, of Congress for two years.

Obama say's he will create 1 million manufacturing jobs, but he has not met with his jobs council for what? over 9 months? One of his biggest donor's and primary jobs counselor, Jeffrey Immelt of GE, is moving jobs to China.

Obama say's he will cut oil imports,....maybe he will, maybe he won't, but it won't be because of drilling here in this country. Drilling on Federal land is down signficantly. Obama's is for more drilling but only when it supports other countries drilling with our money. So we pay for their drilling then pay again for oil imports. What a deal!  And gas prices twice as high as they were when Obama took office. 

Obama wants to hire more teachers. Of course he does but only if they are union teachers and in states that require Union dues to be paid. Obama does not support the Right To Work because it takes away from manditory dues to the unions which support him through campaign contributions.

This is what people on the internet are saying about Obama's latest ad:

"Frank Marshall Obama wants more time to make sure more people lose jobs and homes. Tell those clowns to keep those Marxist "FORWARD" signs they may need them to build a shelter." ~1000ja1000

"What the hell is idiot Obama talking about? He said if he could not fix things he would not seek a second term. We know this dick head is a liar but there is thousands of videos with this fool saying that. I just wonder where they find these dumb asses to show up for this fraud???" ~TheCafeVid

"We must rally around the Impeachment of Marxist Nut Frank Marshall Davis Obama." MaxOneMedia

"He says he promised to 'hear my voice', well, clearly he didn't hear my voice when he rammed through Obamacare. He didn't hear the voice of the majority of Americans, who opposed his health care plan. He rules like a king, and he doesn't give a hoot what the people think except on election day. If he's elected again, watch out. He'll be even worse in his second term. So I'll do the patriotic thing and vote for Romney in 2012. We need a change." ~ourmissboo

"First Obama has no idea what Patriotism is. Second; When he talks about hard work, he is not including millions of free loaders on welfare, He is talking to taxpayers because he is going to raise your taxes. Obama is so far from being an American, it is so clear and plain to see. He is a free loader himself. Never had a job. Do not be stupid to vote for this man. He does not care about you or your family." ~Walhei960

More Obama Campaign Lies

Surprise!! The Obama campaign has released yet another Television ad lying about Romney and Medicare, so it's technically a "two for".

Here's the lies: "Barack Obama will protect your guaranteed benefits and will not allow Medicare to become a voucher program,” "Mitt Romney would take away Medicare as guaranteed benefits and instead give future retirees ‘premium support’ or vouchers.”

Despite Romney and Ryan's statments that Medicare would remain the same for all person 55 years and older,...and,...based on the indisputable fact that Medicare has to be reformed at some level because it will go backrupt in 8 years,......and despite the fact that Obama and the Democrats were the one's who took $700+ billion away from Medicare putting seniors in great jeopardy in order to pay for Obamacare, the Democrat Lie machine, lead by Obama, continue to try and scare seniors. Pitiful and Pathetic.

Here's what people on the interent say about the most recent Obama lies:

First the Idiots:

"Shame on ABC for being a racist against the guy who is half Black and half White. It’s not okay to be a racist but it’s okay to be a reversed racist. Anything against Barrack Hussein Obama is racist and hates." Posted by: acd2012

"Liars. Everything Mr Obama says is easily proved to be correct. To state otherwise is simply racist." Posted by: Gobama

Now, the honest people:

"GOBAMA: It’s people like you that are dividing this country. YOU are the racist here, since you believe the only reason someone can call Obama a liar is because he’s black. YOU are the racist for wanting to protect him simply because he’s black. " Posted by: S-LA

"What do you expect from a nation divider and racebaiter? Obama VS AMERICA" Posted by: Yep I said that

"What’s the similarity between a cheap rug and Obama? They both lie". Posted by: Marc

"There is only one reason why AARP opposes the voucher system and it has only one thing do with its membership: captive insurance sales. AARP sold out its membership when it supported Obamacare and a planned $900 million reduction in Medicare spending simply because it represented an increased opportunity to sell the insurance products it represents. The way that AARP supports it’s membership, anyone can do anything to any senior as long as it does not disrupt the commissions from insurance sales." Posted by: wantingbalance

"Welcome to liberal America where lies are the normal and where incompetence is rewarded on the same level as success. Where everyone feels they are entitled to everything and should have to only put in the minimum effort for said entitlements. And responsibility is someone else’s problem. Liberal Americans are always always right and if something does go wrong well then it must be someone else’s fault. If you disagree with liberal Americans well you are called every name in the book, “Racist”, “Radical” or “Extreme” are just some of the favorite names used by the liberal Americans. Look at the very first post here!! This mentality will only get worse if Oblammer is re-elected. So when did it become extreme or radical to live within your means? Bottom line is we need a long term fix not a short term just re-elect me type fix. What we don’t need is more divisive tactics used by Team Oblammer. I guess for liberal Americans these actions equate to moving FORWARD!" Posted by: frankieworks

Best Primer on Obamacare

Sometimes, somebody makes a concise argument presenting undisputed facts and figures to clearly present the truth. The below video is as short and clear, not to mention factual, as you will find on obamacare and the timeline for it's implementation. I wish all AMericans, especially Seniors could see this.

More Empty Chair Comparisons

Another example of Obama's "empty chair" style of leadership,...excuse me,...really can't call it leadership,....maybe it's better called 'missing in action",.......anyway after the terrorist attacks in Libya, aisde from Obama's comments that it stemmed from spontaneous protests caused by the American made anti-Mohammed video, Obama went to campaign events and events with Jay Z and Beyonce rather than addressing the murders of his own appointed Libyan Ambassador and three other Americans. Unbelievable in past administrations, but now a common occurance in the current one.

Administration Lies in the Aftermath of Libyan Terrorist Attacks -

In early June a 14 minute you tube video was released that depicted the Prophet Muhammad, Islam’s founder, as a villainous, homosexual and child-molesting buffoon. Holy Cow, that sounds like Barney Frank! Anyway, this video, made by an American, seemingly prompted Muslim protests at the Cairo Embassy, which had been largley evacuated due to terrorist threats relating to 9-11.

Obama, Secretary of State Hilliary Clinton and U.N. Ambassador (and major butt clown) Susan Rice decried the video and bashed it as the cause of protests.  Which they called spontaneous popular protests

Following protets in Cairo, on September 11th, Islamist militants, later determined to be Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), using automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades, stormed a lightly defended United States diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, killing the American ambassador and three members of his staff.  Not only did they kill these Americans but Ambassador Stevens was sodomized and hs body drug through the streets while these scum bags took cell phone pictures of this horrendous act.

All three Muslim apologists, Obama, Clinton and Rice, blamed the film and denied any terrorist link to the Bengazi attack and murders.

They continued for five days to deny any terrorist link, until the facts came out that there were no riots or demonstrations in Bengazi and these facts were backed up by an analysis from the temporary Libyan Government stating that the attack was carried out by two 10 man squads of AQIM.

Even the most liberal among you must be concerned at a President, who after having one of his Ambassador killed in a terrible manner, tries to blame free speech in the U.S. and minimizes the involvement of radical Islamist and Terrorists.

Are You Kidding Me!!

Behold! The New Obama Flag. Created just by replacing the 50 stars with the Obama "O".

The U.S. Flag Code-Title 4, Ch. 1, Sec. 3 prohibits the Use of flag for advertising purposes.

Additionally, any U.S. flag should never be defaced with any marks, insignia, words, phrases, letters, picture or other designs according to the U.S. Flag Code.

Go see it for yourself, on www.barackobama.com before popular dissent makes it necessary for Obama to remove it....if he hasn't gotten to that level of arrogance yet.

 

1000 Years of Darkness Indeed

Chuck Norris does not offer warnings lightly!

Obama the Empty Chair

When Clint Eastwood first appeared at the Republican National Convention many people used to hearing and seeing him from scripted and rehearsed movies thought he came across as rambling and somewhat incoherant. On retrospect, his last minute idea of portraying Obama as a "empty suit" using an empty chair is a clear thinking analogy on everything Obama,....Obama's lack of leadership,....lack of performance. And has spawned a bushel of cartoons depicting the "empty chair".

Liberals Disrespect Cardinal Dolan

Catholic Cardinal Timothy Dolan gave the benediction at the Democratic Nationla Convention. This is the same Cardinal Dolan who was outspoken against the Obama Administration enforcement, under Obamacare, that required institutions and insurance agecies of providing contraception benefits in their health care plans.

One of two great political mysteries is why does the majority of Jewish-Americans and Catholic-Americans vote for Democrats, let alone support them at all? But Cardinal Dolan still gave the closing, praying for the protection of unborn life, which is diametrically opposed to the Democrats who not only demand the "right" to abort babies, from the day after conception up to and including when he baby is born, but always want tax payers to pay for it!!

Cardinal Dolan remarks set off a radical, disgusting but typical Democrat response across the net and especially through Twitterdom. The "F" word used to disparge Cardinal Dolan was used time, and time, and time again.

Perhaps one of the biggest idiots was Kyle S. who has the twitter handle or address of @optshiftk. This complete ass clown wrote: "The DNC chose to end with Timothy Dolan? What the F*Ck?? On top of reinserting preference for a specific religion into their platform?"

Kyle "Turd Wagon" S. was of course referring to the giant DNC embarassment of having at least 50% (probably more) of the Democrat delegates try to vote down putting the word "God" back into the Democrat plank. Apparently he thinks God is a specific religion. I think Kyle S's religion is probably government entitlements and narcotics.

Obama' and is Mentors get a Pass

Paul Ryan’s Influences? How About Obama’s Marxist Mentor?

This came to me via an e-mail.  This article was apparently written by Paul Kengor, PhD and from his book "The Communist".      

The media is breathlessly telling us all about Paul Ryan’s past — doggedly digging into who and what he read, who influenced his concepts of the free market and government, the source for his beliefs on everything from natural rights to social justice. Gee, if only we had this kind of vetting of Barack Obama.

The media is already bashing Ryan for reading Rand novels the surmising all sorts of radical (in their view) beliefs that Ryan is supposed to have.  Of course, what you believe and who your mentors are is a totally natural question. We always ask these things of people who get this close to the White House. That is, with the exception of Barack Obama.

Why is Obama an exception? The answer is because Obama’s mentor was a man named Frank Marshall Davis, a literal card-carrying member of Communist Party USA—card number 47544. I know Davis well, having written a book on him, titled The Communist.

Davis was an African-American man born in Kansas before moving to Chicago and Hawaii. He joined the Communist Party during World War II. When the war was over, he became founding editor of the Chicago Star. After that, he moved to Hawaii and wrote for another Party publication, the Honolulu Record. In these columns, Davis wrote pro-Soviet propaganda, with his chief targets being the Democrats in the White House opposing Stalin. He trashed Harry Truman and the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan—not to mention Winston Churchill.

Davis advocated all sorts of things that remind us of President Obama’s policies today, from pushing taxpayer-funding of universal healthcare to subsidizing “public works projects” that Davis insisted would keep America out of another Great Depression. Davis used constant class rhetoric, bashing Wall Street, the wealthy, corporate executives, and profits. His Chicago Star blasted GOP tax cuts that “spare the rich” and “benefit millionaires” and “hurt the poor.”

When I hear Obama and David Axelrod’s newest class-based attacks on Paul Ryan, it immediately reminds me of Davis. Davis’s communist agitation was so blatant that Senate Democrats called him to Washington to testify in December 1956. Most remarkable, Davis’s 600-page FBI file reveals that he was repeatedly retained on the federal government’s Security Index, meaning that if war broke out between the United States and Soviet Union, he could be placed under immediate arrest.

What kind of an influence did Davis have on Obama? Liberal journalists hounding Paul Ryan might want to take note: One Hawaiian source, Dawna Weatherly-Williams, so close to Davis that she called him “Daddy,” and was present the moment Davis and a nine-year-old Obama first met in 1970—the start of a decade-long relationship—says Davis “influenced Barack … about social justice, about finding out more about life, about what’s important, about how to use your heart and mind.”

Another source, Dr. Kathryn Takara, Davis’s biographer and friend of 15 years, so close that she talked to Davis the day he died, says Davis instilled in Obama his very belief in “change.” That “change” became the one-word mantra for the entire Obama 2008 campaign and political movement.

Another Hawaiian source, Ron Jacobs, states that Davis told Obama about writers like Langston Hughes and W.E.B. DuBois, prominent black communists. Davis had their books, and knew Hughes personally. They served in communist fronts and causes. In Dreams from My Father, Obama acknowledged Frank Marshall Davis, “his books,” and his “hard-earned knowledge behind the hooded eyes.”

In fact, Obama referred to “Frank” dozens of times. He is mentioned in every section of Obama’s bestselling 1995 memoir, not just in Hawaii but as Obama leaves for the wider world: Europe, Africa, Chicago. The moment when Obama at last arrived in Chicago to find himself politically and professionally—just as Frank Marshall Davis had done 50 years earlier—he thinks of “Frank,” literally imagining him there. And yet, not once in the entire memoir did Obama disclose Davis’s full name—no doubt because Obama realized the political sensitivity of acknowledging such a radical mentor.

Tellingly, when Obama released an abridged audio version of Dreams from My Father in 2005, every single reference to “Frank” was purged. The old communist suddenly found himself on the emergent presidential candidate’s blacklist—and with Obama’s approval. The back cover of the Obama-narrated audio book states: “This abridgement has been approved by the author.”

Does the mainstream media have any interest in this? I’ve had not a single inquiry from the mainstream media. Nothing from the New York Times and Washington Post, the latter of which did a scandalous expose of Mitt Romney’s alleged bullying during his high-school years.

Well, what about Obama’s high-school years? Obama was influenced by a man so radical that he was listed on the Security Index! To the contrary, at this time four years ago, the Post published a 10,000-word feature on Obama’s Hawaii years. It didn’t contain a single mention of Frank Marshall Davis. Not one.

My book reached number one in non-fiction at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.com. It made the top 10 on the New York Times bestseller list. And still, the press is completely ignoring Frank Marshall Davis. That ignoring will continue, as that same press wildly digs into the past of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan.

Funny How Things Turn South

Chicago teacher strike pits Democrat Supporters of Unions against Unions supporting Democrats.

This is funny as all get out.

First you have Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel, who won office when he didn't even meet candidate residency requirements for office, as a very pro-Union supporter since Obama and the Dems funnel a lot of money and support to the Union, who in turn use their funding (some of it taxpayer funding) and influence to garner votes (from the living as well as dead).

If you don't remember Emmanuel, he was one of Obama's advisors.  He is noted for waling around the Congressional locker room, buck naked, and trying to talk to legislators while they were taking showers.  

Secondly add in the Chicago Teacher's Union not happy with their $76,000 annual salary (average) and not content to have to pay a whopping 4% of their own health care costs, now striking because of efforts to link student evaluations with teacher evaluations.

Imagine that, being evaluated on your performance! The Chicago teachers feel that a 20% failure rate on basic reading and math scores is acceptable. It's not their fault students fail to learn. Plus the government owes these teachers their jobs and gold plated benefits....don't you think?

Democrats Lies from the Democratic National Convention

Democrat Lie: Obama himself claimed more job growth in the past 27 months than President George W. Bush created "during the entire seven years before this crisis." San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, exposed also himself as a bald faced liar as well by saying "Despite incredible odds and united Republican opposition, our president took action, and now we've seen 4.5 million new jobs."
Truth: There are actually 400,000 fewer people working today than in January 2009.

Democrat Lie: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said, “We learned that Mitt Romney pays a lower tax rate than middle-class families.”
Truth:: Romney paid 13.9 percent on his last tax return. This is because much of his income is treated as capital gains and dividends, which are taxed at a preferential rate of 15 percent, and because he donated about 14 percent of his income to charity. 

Democrat Lie: The DNC claims that "when Romney was Massachuesets Governor, he lead the state to a dismal 47th out of 50 in job growth.”
Truth: When Romney became Governor the state was 50th in job creation. Romney took the state to 28th in job creation in his final year in office.

Some More of That's About Right!

This cartoon, being passed around cyber space, is about par for the hypocritical Democrat party.

Democrats Reveal Themselves at DNC

While shamefully ignored by the mainstream (lame stream) media, few sites are announcing this latest telling episode of the Democrats at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) exposing their radical majority.  A couple articles were published generally under a title such as "Amidst Boos And Multiple Votes, DNC Reverses Position And Reinstates Jerusalem",....however the whole story needs to be told.

Actually, this was a vote of the delegates on two amendments to the DNC platform, or what we call the "Socialist Manifesto", to 1 - put the phrase "God-given potential" back into the platform, and 2 - reinstate support for Israel and it's capital of Jerusalem.  This decision was, of course, in response to being called on the carpet by Conservatives for leaving the word "God" out of the party plank. 

What we will see in the video is the image of the DNC that the Dems do not want the regular population to see. Antonio Villaraigosa, the Los Angeles Mayor serving as the DNC Chairman, called for a voice vote to approve the changes to the Democratic platform. Never mind why the word "God" and support for Israel were out of the plank in the first place.

Villaraigosa called the voice vote three times,...yes, three times! Make up your own mind which voice vote, "Ayes" or "No's", was louder. To everyone's surprise, and I do mean EVERYONE, after the third voice vote, the chagrined Villaraigosa stated "In the opinion of the chair, two thirds have voted in the affirmative." This drew large boo's from at least half of the Democrat delegates, many of whom are anti-God, anti-Christian and Anti-Jew. What are they for, you ask?,....well obviously bigger government, more entitlements, abortion rights, and to re-write the history of this nation.  The fact that this country was founded on Christian principles really chaffs their clown asses.
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Immigration Enforcement Chief of Staff Resigns

Suzanne Barr, chief of staff to ICE Director John Morton and a senior Obama administration political appointee as well as a longtime aide to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano resigned this past weekend following allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior from at least three Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) employees.

Barr, who graduated from the University of Arizona in 1995, was among Napolitano's first appointments after she became DHS secretary in 2009. Barr started working for Napolitano in 2004, while Napolitano was governor of Arizona. Barr is accused of sexually inappropriate behavior toward employees. The complaints are related to a sexual discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by a senior ICE agent in May.

Cronyism and Nepotism are rampant across the Government, and not just by Democrats. The majority of new hires against the giant unemployment numbers across this country are governmental employees. This just grows the anual deficit and National Debt as government employees, while many of them needed, just do not produce any tangible product. At best they spend their (high) salaries in the local economies.

Ms Barr however did the right thing, resigning from appointed office. Can't say the same about Eric Holder, who ignores blantant violations of the constitution, some of which are committed by his boss President Obama, and only prosecutes when it meets his political agenda. Holder is on record for saying there is no voter fraud in the U.S., and he now looks like a complete ass clown when reports out of North Carolina say there are 25,000 people on the voter rolls who are dead who have been voting.

Obama, OPSEC, bin Laden and General Dempsey

The United States' top military official, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, criticized a group of former military and intelligence operatives for their outspokenness through television ads against President Obama's claims that "he killed bin Laden" and from the security leaks that came from no place other than the White House. 

While nobody believes that Obama means that he pulled the trigger on bin Laden, Obama's use of removing bin Laden from the face of earth grates on these special operators, because they risked their lives to execute this mission, and they believe Obama is using their efforts to his political gain, and to add insult to injury, all while wanting to gut the military.

Anyway, back to Gen Dempsey who told reporters that he is "disappointed" by such political activity, which he called "not useful."  Dempsey comments “If someone uses the uniform, whatever uniform, for partisan politics, I am disappointed because I think it does erode that bond of trust we have with the American people.”

Go to Fox News to read more and watch the video on General Dempsey's comments.

Our comments to General Dempsey are, first - thank you for your service,.....and, secondly those people who call themselves "OPSEC", engaged in what you call "partisan politics", are former service members (from the CIA, Navy Seals and Army Special Forces) and not currently serving in uniform.  There is a big difference. While you give up much of your first amendment rights as a service member, once you are out of the service, you have the same rights as anyone else.

Okay, now that we have discussed rights, let's talk responsibility.  Everyone has the responsibility to standup and speak to wrongdoings they have witnessed.  Where are the uniformed Generals and Flag Officers standing up to Obama over military budget cuts?.......about letting gays serve openly in the military?.....about Obama foreign policy disasters?......about White House security leaks that place American service members at risk and make our allies think we are butt clowns? 

You and your peers are at the end of your careers.  Please start standing up for what is right even if you have to retire.   Stanley McCrystal has the respect of his subordinates and the gratitude of a nation for his stand which cost him a continued career.  Pay should not be an issue.  Even the four star General star Kip Ward, caught misusing government funds on travel and other misconduct, will retire with a hefty retirement package.  All of you Generals retire and move right into some high paying executive gig anyway.  It's time for America's senior leadership to stand up and be counted.

Here is the video on OPSEC.  Make up your own mind.  But before you do that, let's remember a leading Democrat's quote:  "I have been on the Intelligence Committee for 11 years, and I have never seen it worse than this; I can tell you that." - Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chairwoman for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, referring to the national security leaks coming out of the White House.