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Friday, October 24, 2008

358-408Tom Doyle, is Director of International Ministries/Middle East Specialist for E3 Partners (e3partners.org) and author of Two Nations Under God: Why You Should Care about Israel (goodnewsfromthemiddleeast.com)
413-423Tom Doyle,
428-437 – • Breitbart (10/24/08) Police: McCain volunteer made up robbery story.
• I've had these two quotes emailed to me a few times the last few weeks.
"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." – Cicero, 55 BC
"A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship…The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years.  During those 200 years, those nations always progressed through the following sequence:  from bondage to spiritual faith;  from spiritual faith to great courage;  from courage to liberty;  from liberty to abundance; from abundance to complacency; from complacency to apathy; from apathy to dependence; and then from dependence back into bondage," – popularly attributed to Alexander Tytler in 1787.
• Dick Morris (10/24/08) Socialism, Obama-Style.
Obama's stated goal of "spreading the wealth around" may indicate an inclination to embrace European-style socialist democracy. His emphasis on promoting "fairness" in income distribution and his willingness to sacrifice economic growth by raising taxes on "the rich" all seem to point in that direction. Will Obama realize that while government is needed to prevent a crash, it is hopelessly inadequate as an engine of prosperity? Bureaucrats are neither sufficiently competent nor honest nor independent enough to make key decisions about where capital should be invested, except when it is needed to extinguish the flames of crisis.
443-452Are we becoming socialist?
(:51) BO7-1, On GMA, "Do you regret the 'spread the wealth' comment?"  No.
• Wikipedia, "Socialism".
Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods, and the creation of an egalitarian society.[1][2] Modern socialism originated in the late nineteenth-century working class political movement. Karl Marx posited that socialism would be achieved via class struggle and a proletarian revolution which represents the transitional stage between capitalism and communism.[3][4]
Socialists mainly share the belief that capitalism unfairly concentrates power and wealth among a small segment of society that controls capital, and creates an unequal society. All socialists advocate the creation of an egalitarian society, in which wealth and power are distributed more evenly, although there is considerable disagreement among socialists over how, and to what extent this could be achieved.[1]
458-508Calls
512-523Lou Engle, senior leader at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, and the visionary and co-founder of The Call (TheCall.com), a movement gathering young adults to pray and fast for breakthrough and revival. The Call began in Washington, DC in 2000 gathering over 400,000 people to pray and fast for the United States.  Since then, The Call has gathered hundreds of thousands of people to pray both national and internationally.  The Call is coming to Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, next Saturday, Nov. 1 at Quallcomm.
528-539 Calls
539Linda Carpenter from Alpenhorn Bed and Breakfast in Big Bear (alpenhorn.com, 888-829-6600), talks about what a great place Alpenhorn is for weddings, and her 15% discount on weddings booked before the end of the year.  40% discount.
544-554Calls
558-608Dudley Rutherford, senior pastor of the 10,000-member Shepherd of the Hills Church in Porter Ranch (theshepherd.org), as well as their 2 main and satellite campuses, is heard on KKLA Sunday's at 9:00am, will talk to us about gay marriage and pray with us for the state of California and the institution of marriage.
(1:28) ED Gay Marriage, on 10/21/08, Ellen Degeneres comments about Palin and gay marriage.
612-623Palin was on Focus yesterday, here's some cuts.
(1:08) SP11-1, Sarah Palin on Focus yesterday (10/22/08), re the importance of prayer.
(1:08) SP11-2, Palin on Focus, re her pregnancy with Trig and her commitment to pro life and walking the walk.
(:54) SP11-3, Palin on Focus, re the media's hatred of her.
(1:01) SP11-4, Palin on Focus, re her underdog optimism.
628-639Free For All Time!
IBD/TIPP Tracking Poll: Day Ten.  The Techno Metrica Institute of Policy and Politics came within 3/10 of 1% point in of President Bush's actual margin of victory in 2004, thus winning the title of "Nation's Most Accurate Pollster."  Contrary to other polls, some of which show Obama ahead by double digits, the IBD/TIPP Poll shows a sudden tightening of Obama's lead to 3.7 from 6.0.  McCain has picked up 3 points in the West and with independents, married women and those with some college.  He's also gaining momentum in the suburbs, where he's gone from dead even a week ago to a 20-point lead.  Obama padded gains in urban areas and with lower-class households, but he slipped 4 points with parents.
644-655 Free For All Time!