By Donald S. Conkey – The Bible begins by stating: “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” Later John would add to this declaration “All things were made (created) by him; …” Still later America’s initial document, the Declaration of Independence would be ‘created’ by Thomas Jefferson, implied that “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God” would become the cornerstones of America’s freedoms and liberties.
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Monthly Archives: September 2010
God for our Liberties!
By Donald S. Conkey – Following my talk before the Georgia Tea Party in Marietta last week a member asked me a question that I didn’t answer well. She asked me what is there for Tea Party members to do other than to stay in touch with their elected officials, and protest locally the ‘fundamental changes’ of Obama that could enslave America. My answer was lame and it caused me … Read more...
Speaker Pelosi’s Future – Column No. 1035
By J. Randolph Evans – Two term Speaker Nancy Pelosi faces two possible futures following the General Election on November 2, 2010. Neither is a particularly pretty picture. If history is any indicator, Speaker Pelosi’s last day as the Speaker of the United States Congress will be January 2, 2011.
One possibility is that Democrats will lose a significant number of seats in the House, but not enough to lose … Read more...
Can you believe?
By Donald S. Conkey – “Can you believe …” is the punch line for a popular TV commercial used to grab the attention of older women. But today I have borrowed this line to reflect on a Cherokee Tribune editorial and corresponding cartoon published a week ago today. The editorial was titled “Cuba – Socialism failing there, so why not raise rabbits.” The cartoon shows an older badly beat up … Read more...
Obama Versus The Tea Party – Column No. 1029
By J. Randolph Evans – The dynamics of the 2010 General Election has everyone guessing about exactly what will happen on November 2, 2010. No one seriously doubts that Republicans will make some gains during the first midterm elections following the election of President Barack Obama. In part, history plays some role here.
Typically, the party out of power in the White House picks up seats in Congress in midterm … Read more...
Our Constitution’s 223rd birthday tomorrow
By Donald S. Conkey – Tomorrow, September 17, 2010, is the 223rd anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of the United States of America on September 17, 1787. That document was made up of only the Preamble and the seven Articles and did not contain what we know today as America’s Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments. They would not become a part of the Constitution until December … Read more...
The Spirit of Freedom rang out at Beck’s rally
By Donald S. Conkey – Oh how I wanted to be there on the Mall in Washington D.C. on August 28 and feel that spirit of freedom in person, and to be one of the 500,000 plus freedom loving Americans who answered Glenn Beck’s call to “Restore Honor” to America. But while I couldn’t be there in person I was there in spirit along with the many from Cherokee County … Read more...
Who are the modern-day Benedict Arnolds?
By Donald S. Conkey – In recent years my ‘Labor Day’ columns were usually complimentary to the union movement. I wrote about the early history of the trades unions and how assembly line workers struggled to obtain their place at the bargaining table, to negotiate a living wage with management. Labor’s struggles were often brutal, sometimes deadly, but labor, using the strike as their weapon, persisted and won a seat … Read more...