This was forwarded to me by a good friend. I believe there is a lot of truth to it.
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Wherever you stand, please take the time to read this; ....it ought to scare the pants off you!
We know Dick Lamm as the former Governor of Colorado. In that context his thoughts are particularly poignant. Last week there was an immigration overpopulation conference in Washington , DC , filled to capacity by many of America 's finest minds and leaders. A brilliant college professor by the name of Victor Hansen Davis talked about his latest book, "Mexifornia," explaining how immigration - both legal and illegal was destroying the entire state of California . He said it would march across the country until it destroyed all vestiges of The American Dream.
Moments later, former Colorado Governor Richard D. Lamm stood up and gave a stunning speech on how to destroy America . The audience sat spellbound as he described eight methods for the destruction of the United States . He said, "If you believe that America is too smug, too self-satisfied, too rich, then let's destroy America . It is not that hard to do. No nation in history has survived the ravages of time. Arnold Toynbee observed that all great civilizations rise and fall and that 'An autopsy of history would show that all great nations commit suicide.'"
"Here is how they do it," Lamm said: "FIRST, to destroy America , turn America into a bilingual or multi-lingual and bicultural country." History shows that no nation can survive the tension, conflict, and antagonism of two or more competing languages and cultures. It is a blessing for an individual to be bilingual; however, it is a curse for a society to be bilingual. The historical scholar, Seymour Lipset, put it this way: "The histories of bilingual and bi-cultural societies that do not assimilate are histories of turmoil, tension, and tragedy." Canada , Belgium , Malaysia , and Lebanon all face crises of national existence in which minorities press for autonomy, if not independence. Pakistan and Cyprus have divided. Nigeria suppressed an ethnic rebellion. France faces difficulties with Basques, Bretons, and Corsicans."
Lamm went on: SECOND, to destroy America , "Invent 'multiculturalism' and encourage immigrants to maintain their culture. Make it an article of belief that all cultures are equal. That there are no cultural differences. Make it an article of faith that the Black and Hispanic dropout rates are due solely to prejudice and discrimination by the majority. Every other explanation is out of bounds.
THIRD, "We could make the United States an 'Hispanic Quebec' without much effort. The key is to celebrate diversity rather than unity. As Benjamin Schwarz said in the Atlantic Monthly recently: "The apparent success of our own multiethnic and multicultural experiment might have been achieved not by tolerance but by hegemony. Without the dominance that once dictated ethnocentricity and what it meant to be an American, we are left with only tolerance and pluralism to hold us together."
Lamm said, "I would encourage all immigrants to keep their own language and culture. I would replace the melting pot metaphor with the salad bowl metaphor. It is important to ensure that we have various cultural subgroups living in America enforcing their differences rather than as Americans, emphasizing their similarities."
"FOURTH, I would make our fastest growing demographic group the least educated. I would add a second underclass, unassimilated, undereducated, and antagonistic to our population. I would have this second underclass have a 50% dropout rate from high school."
"My FIFTH point for destroying America would be to get big foundations and business to give these efforts lots of money. I would invest in ethnic identity, and I would establish the cult of 'Victimology.' I would get all minorities to think that their lack of success was the fault of the majority. I would start a grievance industry blaming all minority failure on the majority population."
"My SIXTH plan for America 's downfall would include dual citizenship, and promote divided loyalties. I would celebrate diversity over unity. I would stress differences rather than similarities. Diverse people worldwide are mostly engaged in hating each other - that is, when they are not killing each other. A diverse, peaceful, or stable society is against most historical precedent. People undervalue the unity it takes to keep a nation together. Look at the ancient Greeks. The Greeks believed that they belonged to the same race; they possessed a common Language and literature; and they worshipped the same gods. All Greece took part in the Olympic games. A common enemy, Persia , threatened their liberty. Yet all these bonds were
not strong enough to overcome two factors: local patriotism and geographical conditions that nurtured political divisions. Greece fell. "E. Pluribus Unum" --From many, one. In that historical reality, if we put the emphasis on the 'pluribus' instead of the 'Unum,' we will balkanize America as surely as Kosovo."
"Next to last, SEVENTH,I would place all subjects off limits; make it taboo to talk about anything against the cult of 'diversity.' I would find a word similar to 'heretic' in the 16th century - that stopped discussion and paralyzed thinking. Words like 'racist' or 'xenophobe' halt discussion and debate. Having made America a bilingual/bicultural country, having established multi-culturism, having the large foundations fund the doctrine of 'Victimology,' I would next make it impossible to enforce our immigration laws. I would develop a mantra: That because immigration has been good for America , it must always be good. I would make every individual immigrant symmetric and ignore the cumulative impact of millions of them."
In the last minute of his speech, Governor Lamm wiped his brow. Profound silence followed. Finally he said,. "Lastly, EIGHTH, I would censor Victor Hanson Davis's book "Mexifornia." His book is dangerous. It exposes the plan to destroy America . If you feel America deserves to be destroyed, don't read that book."
There was no applause. A chilling fear quietly rose like an ominous cloud above every attendee at the conference. Every American in that room knew that everything Lamm enumerated was proceeding methodically, quietly, darkly, yet pervasively across the United States today. Discussion is being suppressed. Over 100 languages are ripping the foundation of our educational system and national cohesiveness. Even barbaric cultures that practice female genital mutilation are growing as we celebrate 'diversity.' American jobs are vanishing into the Third World as corporations create a Third World in America - take note of California and other states - to date, ten million illegal aliens and growing fast. It is reminiscent of George Orwell's book "1984." In that story, three slogans are engraved in the Ministry of Truth building: "War is peace," "Freedom is slavery," and "Ignorance is
strength."
Governor Lamm walked back to his seat. It dawned on everyone at the conference that our nation and the future of this great democracy is deeply in trouble and worsening fast. If we don't get this immigration monster stopped within three years, it will rage like a California wildfire and destroy everything in its path especially The American Dream.
If you care for and love our country as I do, take the time to pass this on just as I did for you. NOTHING is going to happen if you don't.
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What do you think?
Monday, November 29, 2010
Biking the last 2 days and a flat tire.
It was a nice Thanksgiving holiday weekend. I spent a lot of time with my lovely wife, Minda. We had some guests over for Thanksgiving and went out for a bit on Saturday.
Sunday I rode but started later than usual. It was cold. The temperature on my biking computer varied from 24 to 26 degress fahrenheit. It was a nice ride with light wind. I took a number of photos with my iPhone. They were automatically uploaded to my Facebook pages. There were 3 smaller deer in a residential area of Wilmette and one of them I was able to approach pretty closely.
This morning there were 4 of us riding. Mike and I rode up together. Just short of the intersection of Green Bay Road and Lake Cook Road I ran over something metallic which gashed my rear tire and caused me to have a flat. Mike and I changed the inner tube and he was in a hurry so he headed home and I continued on to Once Upon a Bagel in Highland Park. He was kind enough to lend me an extra spare tube just in case I had another flat. I carry one spare tube, a patch kit and a pretty good bike frame mounted bike pump. The was changed and tire and tube were disposed of when I reached home.
It was a good ride in spite of the difficulty. This was my first flat tire in more than a year. Unfortunately the tire was a new one which was installed in June just before RAGBRAI.
Sunday I rode but started later than usual. It was cold. The temperature on my biking computer varied from 24 to 26 degress fahrenheit. It was a nice ride with light wind. I took a number of photos with my iPhone. They were automatically uploaded to my Facebook pages. There were 3 smaller deer in a residential area of Wilmette and one of them I was able to approach pretty closely.
This morning there were 4 of us riding. Mike and I rode up together. Just short of the intersection of Green Bay Road and Lake Cook Road I ran over something metallic which gashed my rear tire and caused me to have a flat. Mike and I changed the inner tube and he was in a hurry so he headed home and I continued on to Once Upon a Bagel in Highland Park. He was kind enough to lend me an extra spare tube just in case I had another flat. I carry one spare tube, a patch kit and a pretty good bike frame mounted bike pump. The was changed and tire and tube were disposed of when I reached home.
It was a good ride in spite of the difficulty. This was my first flat tire in more than a year. Unfortunately the tire was a new one which was installed in June just before RAGBRAI.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Biked this morning in shorts and a short sleeved jersey!
It was a good ride and we beat the rain home.
http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip/960777
Hope all is well with you and yours.
Outdoor holiday lights were put up yesterday.
http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip/960777
Hope all is well with you and yours.
Outdoor holiday lights were put up yesterday.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Flights last week.
My flight yesterday afternoon was sweet but short. The wind was a little better than Wednesday afternoon but not much. There wasn't much time. I worked and ran a couple of errands prior to flying. It was a last minute decision. John & Scott were called but couldn't make it so Guinness was my only companion.
I thought that it would be better from the forecast and current condition reports but could tell by the gustiness prior to launch that conditions weren't that great. It was a fun flight anyway.
The wind was out of the northeast and swirling a bit. My forward launch attempt resulted in the wing being blown off center. A reverse launch was then done and the climb wasn't that good so a cross-wind turn was made to maintain a good LZ in the event of a motor problem. Altitude was gradually gained with some rocking of the wing from moderate turbulence. It was smoother than Wednesday but not a lot smoother. It was overcast with a ceiling that wasn't too high, so there were a lot of headlights and other lights on the ground which were very visible making the flight a little out of the ordinary. My strobe was activated prior to launch but it was well before sunset when I landed. The wind was stronger at 500-600 feet AGL which was to be expected. Progress upwind was pretty slow.
Guinness came along and enjoyed pre-launch and after-landing romps in the field. Getting him out was one of the big reasons for this solo trip. There were a couple of observers arriving after my flight. One large gentleman came by the field just prior to my landing and had chased me on the ground after seeing me from a major road near my flight area. He enjoyed seeing me fly and complimented me on my good landing in the somewhat challenging conditions. We then discussed the availability of a larger motor and paraglider for him. He left with a smile on his face as he considered the possibility of flying like a number of us do in the area himself. He will probably not follow through with his flying dream. At least those of us who fly powered paragliders are living the dream and have the privilege of inspiring others.
Then as I was packing up a Department of Conservation 'police' officer drove up. He had similar questions and was very pleasant. We had a nice conversation and he left with visions of our wonderful type of flight dancing in his head also.
Wednesday afternoon's flight was a little rougher. My good friend Scott Clark [a 'real pilot' who is a registered FAA Captain, certified to fly passengers for hire, the chief pilot for Blue Sky Taxi, and a great guy] told me as I headed to the field for a flight told me that it was turbulent air in spite of what was showing on the various aviation weather web sites. He returned my call too late for me to conveniently change my plans due to his flying earlier while giving flight lessons to a student. We had talked earlier about flying in the afternoon and the forecast looked good. With the early sunset this time of the year, flying time comes early and is short it seems. Scott was right. It wasn't very good. The air was pretty turbulent.
The wind was coming and going a bit. The wind speed was in doubt which means that a forward launch is best for me. The wind picked up just before I launched and it pulled me back pretty hard. The wing was dropped and I turned around and then did a reverse launch.
The wind was a little strange. It would be steady for a bit and then a gust would come through at about 30 second intervals that was pretty strong. It could have collapsed a tip of my paraglider I am sure but I was fortunate to be flying either with the wind or into it when the gusts hit. I didn't like it very much so only took about a 10 minute flight.
When landing some pretty significant sink was encountered about 60 feet up but it dissipated about 20 feet above the ground and the landing was uneventful and smooth.
Then drizzle started. It just wasn't meant to be very flyable. Again, Scott was
right.
However, my flight did recharge my soul and attitued. What a great sport! I love it!
I thought that it would be better from the forecast and current condition reports but could tell by the gustiness prior to launch that conditions weren't that great. It was a fun flight anyway.
The wind was out of the northeast and swirling a bit. My forward launch attempt resulted in the wing being blown off center. A reverse launch was then done and the climb wasn't that good so a cross-wind turn was made to maintain a good LZ in the event of a motor problem. Altitude was gradually gained with some rocking of the wing from moderate turbulence. It was smoother than Wednesday but not a lot smoother. It was overcast with a ceiling that wasn't too high, so there were a lot of headlights and other lights on the ground which were very visible making the flight a little out of the ordinary. My strobe was activated prior to launch but it was well before sunset when I landed. The wind was stronger at 500-600 feet AGL which was to be expected. Progress upwind was pretty slow.
Guinness came along and enjoyed pre-launch and after-landing romps in the field. Getting him out was one of the big reasons for this solo trip. There were a couple of observers arriving after my flight. One large gentleman came by the field just prior to my landing and had chased me on the ground after seeing me from a major road near my flight area. He enjoyed seeing me fly and complimented me on my good landing in the somewhat challenging conditions. We then discussed the availability of a larger motor and paraglider for him. He left with a smile on his face as he considered the possibility of flying like a number of us do in the area himself. He will probably not follow through with his flying dream. At least those of us who fly powered paragliders are living the dream and have the privilege of inspiring others.
Then as I was packing up a Department of Conservation 'police' officer drove up. He had similar questions and was very pleasant. We had a nice conversation and he left with visions of our wonderful type of flight dancing in his head also.
Wednesday afternoon's flight was a little rougher. My good friend Scott Clark [a 'real pilot' who is a registered FAA Captain, certified to fly passengers for hire, the chief pilot for Blue Sky Taxi, and a great guy] told me as I headed to the field for a flight told me that it was turbulent air in spite of what was showing on the various aviation weather web sites. He returned my call too late for me to conveniently change my plans due to his flying earlier while giving flight lessons to a student. We had talked earlier about flying in the afternoon and the forecast looked good. With the early sunset this time of the year, flying time comes early and is short it seems. Scott was right. It wasn't very good. The air was pretty turbulent.
The wind was coming and going a bit. The wind speed was in doubt which means that a forward launch is best for me. The wind picked up just before I launched and it pulled me back pretty hard. The wing was dropped and I turned around and then did a reverse launch.
The wind was a little strange. It would be steady for a bit and then a gust would come through at about 30 second intervals that was pretty strong. It could have collapsed a tip of my paraglider I am sure but I was fortunate to be flying either with the wind or into it when the gusts hit. I didn't like it very much so only took about a 10 minute flight.
When landing some pretty significant sink was encountered about 60 feet up but it dissipated about 20 feet above the ground and the landing was uneventful and smooth.
Then drizzle started. It just wasn't meant to be very flyable. Again, Scott was
right.
However, my flight did recharge my soul and attitued. What a great sport! I love it!
Thanksgiving is a special time of the year. [Wednesday evening]
We are all fortunate to have wonderful friends and family. This is a special time of the year to take our blessings into consideration. I am thankful for all of you.
This Wednesday evening in my local area there will be a multi-religiious gathering at a local Jewish 'Synagogue'. It is sponsored and organized by the Niles Township Clergy Association. My Roman Catholic parish of Saint Joan of Arc and pastor Father Kehoe are active in this group. This year it will be held at the Ezra Habonim Jewish Congregation at 4500 Dempster Street at 7:30pm in Skokie. This gathering will include: Catholics, Baptists, Bahai, Sikhs, Buddhists, Methodists, Jews, Muslims, Lutherans, .... It is a general prayer gathering with music and short thoughtful sermons/speeches which is inspirational and thought provoking. There are snacks served afterward and a mingling of those in attendance. I just found the details for this particular event via Google.
There are similar gatherings in many areas and you probably have one like this close to your home if you are not in the Skokie area. I highly recommend this type of service and usullay attend this particular gathering annually. This type of event is traditionally done on the evening before Thanksgiving and it will be the 40th annual gathering of this type by the Niles Township Clergy Association.
I wish all of you and all of yours the best at this time of the year and always!
This Wednesday evening in my local area there will be a multi-religiious gathering at a local Jewish 'Synagogue'. It is sponsored and organized by the Niles Township Clergy Association. My Roman Catholic parish of Saint Joan of Arc and pastor Father Kehoe are active in this group. This year it will be held at the Ezra Habonim Jewish Congregation at 4500 Dempster Street at 7:30pm in Skokie. This gathering will include: Catholics, Baptists, Bahai, Sikhs, Buddhists, Methodists, Jews, Muslims, Lutherans, .... It is a general prayer gathering with music and short thoughtful sermons/speeches which is inspirational and thought provoking. There are snacks served afterward and a mingling of those in attendance. I just found the details for this particular event via Google.
There are similar gatherings in many areas and you probably have one like this close to your home if you are not in the Skokie area. I highly recommend this type of service and usullay attend this particular gathering annually. This type of event is traditionally done on the evening before Thanksgiving and it will be the 40th annual gathering of this type by the Niles Township Clergy Association.
I wish all of you and all of yours the best at this time of the year and always!
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Last week was busy. Seeing patients, dental meetings, biking and flying.
It was good and busy. A busy week of work with patients a couple of dental meetings, flew and biked too! And, ... it started with Halloween.
We had a good week in the office. It is great to be helping patients with their dental problems. Our team at the office is excellent. We helped a number of patients with a variety of problems. We dealt with a number of implant restorations, denture patients, patients with gum problems and helped a number of children. It was satisfying to be able to help and make a difference for all of these members of our dental family. We could be a bit busier. We are still trying to help Michelle work on Thursdays too.
We had a number of new patients recently too. One lady is a native South American from Guyana. We have had a large family of patients whose heritage is from India but their parents and grandparents were raised in the South American country of Guyana in the capital of Georgetown. Apparently there is a fairly large contingent of the Guyana population originally from India. It is very interesting how our country is a magnet for such a large variety of people all adding to our diversity and enriching our culture.
The meeting on Tuesday evening was given by Dr.s Marty Rogers and Matt Davis. It addressed the most recent thoughts on cracked teeth and root canal treatment. They did an excellent job.
Wednesday was a meeting of the Northern Illinois Dental Specialists at which I was a guest. Dr. Burgess formerly of New Orleans [before hurricane Katrina] and now of the University of Alabama dental school is a well know restorative dentistry expert. His presentation was outstanding. It is good to keep up on the latest technology in order to be able to serve my 'dental family' as well as possible.
I biked a few mornings last week and was able to fly last evening. The flight with 5 of my powered paragliding friends near Kankakee was a great way to end the week.
This is how a good friend of mine trains powered paraglider pilots near Christmas, Florida:
http://vimeo.com/16502027
The above is an excellent video showing the training process in summary. Bob is an excellent student and Eric Dufour is an excellent instructor [perhaps the best in the country]. It doesn't always go as smoothly as depicted here. There are some good instructors in the midwest too.
My photos from last evening's flying:
http://picasaweb.google.com/davidmcw3/PPG101106Koerner#
It was a bit late when we launched and the light wasn't as good as I would have liked for photography. My camera regularly let me know that the battery was dying in spite of it being fully charged just before leaving home. Apparently the camera didn't like the cold. It was about 40 degrees or a little less as we flew. Colder weather is definitely making its way into our too near future.
My best to all of you and all of yours always!
We had a good week in the office. It is great to be helping patients with their dental problems. Our team at the office is excellent. We helped a number of patients with a variety of problems. We dealt with a number of implant restorations, denture patients, patients with gum problems and helped a number of children. It was satisfying to be able to help and make a difference for all of these members of our dental family. We could be a bit busier. We are still trying to help Michelle work on Thursdays too.
We had a number of new patients recently too. One lady is a native South American from Guyana. We have had a large family of patients whose heritage is from India but their parents and grandparents were raised in the South American country of Guyana in the capital of Georgetown. Apparently there is a fairly large contingent of the Guyana population originally from India. It is very interesting how our country is a magnet for such a large variety of people all adding to our diversity and enriching our culture.
The meeting on Tuesday evening was given by Dr.s Marty Rogers and Matt Davis. It addressed the most recent thoughts on cracked teeth and root canal treatment. They did an excellent job.
Wednesday was a meeting of the Northern Illinois Dental Specialists at which I was a guest. Dr. Burgess formerly of New Orleans [before hurricane Katrina] and now of the University of Alabama dental school is a well know restorative dentistry expert. His presentation was outstanding. It is good to keep up on the latest technology in order to be able to serve my 'dental family' as well as possible.
I biked a few mornings last week and was able to fly last evening. The flight with 5 of my powered paragliding friends near Kankakee was a great way to end the week.
This is how a good friend of mine trains powered paraglider pilots near Christmas, Florida:
http://vimeo.com/16502027
The above is an excellent video showing the training process in summary. Bob is an excellent student and Eric Dufour is an excellent instructor [perhaps the best in the country]. It doesn't always go as smoothly as depicted here. There are some good instructors in the midwest too.
My photos from last evening's flying:
http://picasaweb.google.com/davidmcw3/PPG101106Koerner#
It was a bit late when we launched and the light wasn't as good as I would have liked for photography. My camera regularly let me know that the battery was dying in spite of it being fully charged just before leaving home. Apparently the camera didn't like the cold. It was about 40 degrees or a little less as we flew. Colder weather is definitely making its way into our too near future.
My best to all of you and all of yours always!
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