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Open letter to President Obama (Part 157B)(Libya comments by President at 2nd debate discussed, part B)

October 17, 2012 – 7:09 am

Second Presidential Debate 2012- Obama and Romney on Foreign Policy

Published on Oct 16, 2012 by

With just 21 days to go until the presidential election in the United States, President Obama and his challenger Governor Romney meet for their second debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.

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President Obama c/o The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear Mr. President,

I know that you receive 20,000 letters a day and that you actually read 10 of them every day. I really do respect you for trying to get a pulse on what is going on out here. 

In the second presidential debate which I watched last night, I was very sad that the administration did not come out in the first week and say that this was a terrorist attack instead of talking about a youtube video that HAD NO PLACE IN THE CONVERSATION SINCE THIS WAS A PLANNED ATTACK!!!!! I don’t understand why you talked about this youtube video for about two weeks and I am hoping you will respond to this letter or I am going to keep writing you about this till you do. Take a look this article below from the Heritage Foundation that discusses this.

Amy Payne

October 16, 2012 at 9:04 pm

 

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Libya: Another Presidential Non-Answer

The Obama doctrine in action has led us to a point where terrorists feel emboldened again to attack the United States, as they did the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.

In the last few days, Mitt Romney has been outspoken on the topic of the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya, as he was outspoken in his criticism of the statement of appeasement issued by the U.S. embassy under attack in Cairo on September 11. If we are to get the real details of what took place that day, it will have to be under pressure from House Republicans. Did the president mean what he said when stated that he is ultimately responsible? The Secretary of State said the same thing today, but they have yet to show what that actually means.

– Helle C. Dale

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Thank you so much for your time. I know how valuable it is. I also appreciate the fine family that you have and your commitment as a father and a husband.

Sincerely,

Everette Hatcher III, 13900 Cottontail Lane, Alexander, AR 72002, ph 501-920-5733, lowcostsqueegees@yahoo.com

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Barrett Jones for Heisman? Part 3

October 17, 2012 – 7:00 am
Barrett Jones
Alabama’s versatile Barrett Jones could become the first offensive lineman to be a Heisman Trophy finalist since 1996

Talking about a beatdown!!! Sadly I saw my Hogs get beaten  52-0 to Bama and it seemed that the Tide liked running up the middle behind the center Barrett Jones, and I must say that  Jones is deserving of consideration of the Heisman Trophy. This is not the first time I have written about this subject. Jones grew up at the same church I went to in Memphis growing up (Bellevue Baptist) and he graduated from the same high school that I did (Evangelical Christian School). I wrote an article last year about Barrett and I just wrote a few weeks ago and they both were published in the Saline Courier and can be found on that website.

Here is what the people from Sports Illustrated had to say about the Heisman race this year:

Can we please just go ahead and fast forward to this time next week? Or better yet, next Thursday night?

Hey Stewart — I saw the video of you and Andy Staples SI Videodiscussing Heisman candidates. What is your recipe for dark horse candidates? Do you see anyone other than a QB or RB who will get enough votes to end up at the ceremony this year?
— Will, Hoboken, N.J.

Twice in the past three years a defensive player has reached New York, and both times the player was barely on the radar going into the last week. In 2009, Ndamukong Suh garnered a little bit of Heisman buzz during the season, but I’d guess 80 to 90 percent of the votes he got came from a dominating performance (12 tackles, 4.5 sacks) against Texas in a much-watched Big 12 title game. Last year, Tyrann Mathieu became a household name starting in Week 1 against Oregon, but most assumed he’d lost his shot at the Heisman following his one-game suspension midway through the year. But his game-turning punt returns in the SEC title game against Georgia (on the heels of another the week before against Arkansas) likely pushed him past idle Matt Barkley as the fifth finalist.

Last impressions are always powerful, but I’ve noticed the past few years that the first Saturday of December is carrying more and more weight in the Heisman race. I suppose that shouldn’t be surprising in today’s media climate; on Twitter, guys win, lose, then re-win the Heisman with each drive of each game. It’s not like a player can be a complete nobody the first 13 weeks and then win with a huge final performance, but RGIII doesn’t win last year without the strong finish against Texas. Ditto Mark Ingram against Florida in 2009. Unless a guy completely blows away the rest of the field, a la Cam Newton two years ago or Tim Tebow in 2007, that last game takes on paramount importance. And that in turn can benefit a so-called dark horse candidate who makes a strong last impression.

As for this year, if ever an offensive lineman was going to make it to New York (for the first time since Ohio State’s Orlando Pace in 1996), you would think Andy’s favorite guy, Alabama center Barrett Jones, would be the one. He’s been around so long and received so much acclaim that he’s got to be the most recognizable offensive lineman in many years. Considering Tide quarterback AJ McCarron isn’t likely to put up Heisman-type numbers, Jones or one of the Tide’s other preseason All-America O-linemen (tackle D.J. Fluker and guard Chance Warmack) might be that team’s best bet. But it would likely require both ‘Bama reaching the SEC title game and Gary Danielson spending at least a quarter dissecting isolation shots of the Tide’s blocking techniques.

A quarterback or running back will still win the thing.

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Barrett Jones wins Outland Trophy

Knoxnews.com reports: LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Alabama’s Barrett Jones has won the Outland Trophy as the nation’s most outstanding interior lineman. The announcement was made during the College Football Awards show at Disney World. Stanford’s David DeCastro and Penn State’s Devon Still were the other finalists. Jones is the third Alabama player to […]

Aaron Douglas played for Vols and Bama before dying because of drugs jh39

Aaron Douglas played for Vols and Bama before dying because of drugs jh39 Aaron Douglas was a lineman for Alabama and I have already written about another Bama lineman by the name of Barrett Jones who was a teammate of Aaron’s. Here are the two links below: Barrett Jones of Alabama Crimson Tide (Part 1 […]

Barrett Jones of Alabama Crimson Tide (Part 1 of series “Christians in Athletics”)

Today I am starting a new series called “Christians in Athletics.”  Barrett Jones grew up under the ministry of Adrian Rogers at Bellevue. Below is a clip from the Memorial Service for Dr. Rogers.   Barrett Jones of Alabama Crimson Tide has spent time the last two years ministering to earthquake victims in Haiti. Actually […]

Bama’s star lineman Barrett Jones puts ministry first

Barrett Jones of Alabama Crimson Tide has spent time the last two years ministering to earthquake victims in Haiti. (Barrett grew up and went to ECS where I graduated and to Bellevue Baptist where I was a member while growing up. Adrian Rogers was the pastor from 1972 to 2004.) Actually I wrote about Barrett’s […]

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“Woody Wednesday” Review of “To Rome with Love”

October 17, 2012 – 6:10 am

Jesse Eisenberg – Press Conference “To Rome With Love”

Published on Apr 21, 2012 by

Review: Allen’s ‘Rome’ delivers lackluster love

Published: Tuesday, June 19 2012 11:06 a.m. MDT

By David Germain

This film image released by Sony Pictures Classics shows, : Alec Baldwin as John, left, and Jesse Eisenberg as Jack in a scene from “To Rome With Love.”

Sony Pictures Classics, Philippe Antonello, Associated Press

INTERVIEW: Jesse Eisenberg on working with Woody Allen at the To Rome With Love Press Conference at Hotel Parco Dei Principi in Rome, Italy on April 13, 2012.

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Woody Allen’s “To Rome with Love” began with better titles. Yet despite the exquisite locations of the filmmaker’s first story of love, Italian style, this bland ensemble romance deserves the generic name rather than the clever working titles it started with.

Allen initially called it “Bop Decameron,” then changed it to “Nero Fiddled” before he and his distributor decided to slip in the name of the Eternal City.

Hey, it helped to have the City of Light mentioned in the title of last year’s Allen hit “Midnight in Paris.” So putting Rome in the name makes good marketing sense to hint that his latest continues the trend of light romance in a beautiful Old World capital.

Unfortunately, “To Rome with Love” lives up — or rather, lives down — to the superficial postcard sentiment of its title.

Weaving four stories of Italians and American visitors, the writer-director creates a lot of clever moments with his ensemble comedy that features Allen’s first on-screen appearance since 2006’s “Scoop.” In between the good times, the story and characters just drift about awkwardly, stuck on a walking tour of Rome that continually bumps up against dead ends, or worse, circles back so we wind up seeing the same things a few times too many.

It’s hard to even pick out a highlight among the four stories. Parts of each story work quite well, while other portions just weigh the scenarios down.

The film almost comes down to how well the actors inhabit their roles. Allen’s known for giving his cast plenty of leeway. That’s often resulted in Academy Award performances, and just as often has left Allen’s stars nervously milling around.

There are no Oscar prospects on screen in “To Rome with Love,” but Alec Baldwin conveys a sense of wistful nostalgia as an architect seemingly strolling into his own memories of Italy in his youth.

Baldwin’s a wry, omniscient commentator wafting in and out of a love triangle involving Jack (Jesse Eisenberg), Sally (Greta Gerwig) and her seductive pal Monica (Ellen Page). Gerwig’s sadly cast as a flavorless third wheel, but Eisenberg and Page are so tentative and cold in their supposedly impetuous fling that they seem like neutered pups alongside old hound Baldwin.

Roberto Benigni manages a few laughs as a dreary but contented family man hurled into notoriety after Rome’s press and paparazzi inexplicably choose him as a person of interest, shadowing him like an A-lister and hanging on his every word about what he had for breakfast. It’s a lightweight commentary on fleeting fame, and the gimmick quickly wears thin.

The weakest of the stories centers on naive newlyweds Antonio and Milly (Alessandro Tiberi and Alessandra Mastronardi), who come to Rome for a fresh start but end up separated and tossed into romantic misadventures with others. Antonio winds up with a bombshell hooker (Penelope Cruz, an Oscar winner for Allen’s “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”), Milly with an Italian movie star (Antonio Albanese).

Antonio and Milly’s meanderings are pointless and uninvolving. Cruz, however, knows how to play voluptuous in her sleep, so she makes her little corner of the scenario fun and sexy.

Allen co-stars as retired music producer Jerry, who comes to Rome with his wife, Phyllis (Allen veteran Judy Davis) to meet the Italian fiance of their daughter, Hayley (“Midnight in Paris” co-star Alison Pill).

After Jerry hears the sublime opera vocals of Hayley’s future father-in-law, Giancarlo (Italian tenor Fabio Armiliato) from the shower, he’s determined to make the humble undertaker into a star. Giancarlo insists he sings only for personal pleasure, and when he auditions at Jerry’s insistence, he discovers that his talent fails him outside the shower.

You can guess the rest. The scenes of Giancarlo performing on stage could have become as repetitious as the media’s pursuit of Benigni, but Allen shows enough restraint and gives the sequences enough diversity that they remain consistently funny.

The time away from the screen hasn’t helped Allen’s acting chops. He’s curiously listless as Jerry, and Davis, who was razor-sharp in Allen’s “Husbands and Wives,” rarely rises above dreary hen-pecking as his wife.

The ineffable magic that made “Midnight in Paris” click eludes Allen here. When in Paris, Allen’s gimmicks coalesced into a sly, engaging romantic fantasy.

When in Rome, though, it’s not Nero who’s fiddling, but Allen, bopping and dithering around the city like a tourist so desperate to cram in all the sights that he comes away only with a few crisp highlights and a lot of out-of-focus snapshots.

“To Rome with Love,” a Sony Pictures Classics release, is rated R for some sexual references. Running time: 112 minutes. Two stars out of four.

Motion Picture Association of America rating definitions:

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Ryan is the shot in the arm that Romney needed.

October 16, 2012 – 2:52 pm

Maybe Romney will focus on cutting spending now that Ryan is on board.

Is the American Electorate that Dumb?

Posted by Roger Pilon

Today POLITICO Arena asks:

Can Ryan boost Romney’s poll numbers?

My response:

Ryan is the shot in the arm that Romney needed. If last night’s “60 Minutes” interview of the two is any indication, Romney is finally focused on the big issues. It’s rare that a vice-presidential pick adds much to a ticket, but this case may be the exception. So, yes, Ryan can boost Romney’s poll numbers. Just look at the weekend crowds.

Ryan put it simply: The country’s going broke. You’d never know that from listening to the Democratic response to the pick. For that side, it’s all about what the Romney-Ryan team will take away from seniors, women, students, and the middle class — as if all of that ”stuff” were free from government. They’re counting on seniors being too senile, women being too emotional, young people being too uneducated, and the middle-class being too focused on their mortgages to understand the situation we’re in, where we borrow 40 percent of what we spend and add trillions to the national debt every year. The Ryan budget won’t push Granny over the cliff. The Obama team’s head-in-the-sand will.

And it isn’t as if the Obama team doesn’t know exactly what they’re doing. In Obama’s latest ad, run last night during the Olympics closing ceremonies, he himself states plainly that the nation faces two fundamentally different visions of where we’re going. But he talks only about government benefits, not about costs — the “Life of Julia” nonsense. It’s a cynical view of the American public — a view that this election, more than any in recent memory, will put to the test.

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Where is Barry Goldwater when you need him?

October 16, 2012 – 2:43 pm

On October 15, 1992 in the Presidential Debate this question was asked:

The focus of my work as a domestic mediator is meeting the needs of the children that I work with, by way of their parents, and not the wants of their parents. And I ask the three of you, how can we, as symbolically the children of the future president, expect the two of you, the three of you to meet our needs, the needs in housing and in crime and you name it, as opposed to the wants of your political spin doctors and your political parties?

I wish one of the three candidates would have  given a blunt answer. We don’t need more government but we need less. Why does anyone think that the government should try meet everyone’s needs? Why does anyone think that equality at the finish line is what we are seeking? We need the federal government to stop spending almost 25% of GDP. The people should be allowed to spend more of their own money.

Take a look at this fine article below and the great quote by Barry Goldwater:

In this modern era where we’re all supposed to share our innermost thoughts, I’ve openly discussed my fantasies.

I confessed to the world, for instance, that I have a fantasy that involves about one-half of the adults in America. And I’ve also admitted to a fantasy involving Gov. Rick Perry of Texas.

Now I’m fantasizing about something new, and it’s all the fault of the Cato Institute. In a violation of the Constitution’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment, I have to watch tonight’s presidential debate in order to add my two cents to Cato’s live-blogging of the clash between Obama and Romney.

That got me thinking about some of my least-favorite episodes from past debates, and this moment from 1992 is high on my list (I had to watch that debate because my then-wife worked for the Bush Administration and I had to offer some insincere moral support).

The clip is a bit over three minutes, but it will only take a minute or so to see why this was such an unpleasant segment.

Here’s my latest fantasy. If there’s a similar question tonight, I hope either Romney or Obama gives the following response:

I’m not your daddy and you’re not my child. I’m running to be the President of the United States in order to oversee the legitimate executive branch responsibilities of the federal government. And I hope to reduce the burden of government to give you opportunities, not to take care of your needs. You’re an able-bodied adult. Take responsibility for your own life and provide for your own needs.

But I don’t expect my fantasy to get fulfilled. If a question like this is asked, both Obama and Romney almost surely will express sympathy and support.

The good news is that there have been a few politicians in American’s history who have been willing to say the right thing. Here’s a quote from Barry Goldwater that warms my heart.

I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them. …I will not attempt to discover whether legislation is “needed” before I have first determined whether it is constitutionally permissible. And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents’ “interests,” I shall reply that I was informed that their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am doing the very best I can.

The bad news is that he got his you-know-what kicked in the 1964 election.

On the other hand, America did elect a President who said during his inauguration that “government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem.”

And a 2011 poll showed that Americans – unlike their European counterparts – do not believe it is government’s job to guarantee that “nobody is in need.”

In other words, Julia, the fictional moocher woman created by the Obama campaign, is not representative of America. At least not yet.

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Liberals idea of equality

October 16, 2012 – 1:54 pm

Instead of moving to school choice and vouchers the liberals in France have come up with a better idea. Conservatives have a better grip on the issue of equality.

France to Ban School Homework

Posted by Marian L. Tupy

Let’s say that you are a newly-elected French president and you have a lot on your plate. The unemployment rate is 10.2 percent and youth unemployment hovers around 23 percent. The budget deficit is 4.5 percent of the GDP and the explicit national debt 90 percent of the GDP. Your economy is at a standstill and your currency is on the verge of collapse. Many of your most productive people wonder if they should pack up and leave, because you have just asked them to fork over 75 percent of their earnings to the taxman. Your popularity is shrinking faster than you can say sacre bleu! So, what do you do?

Easy. You switch the subject and start talking about something completely different …  even if it is, well, a little crazy.

Thus, “French President François Hollande has said he will end homework as part of a series of reforms to overhaul the country’s education system. He doesn’t think it is fair that some kids get help from their parents at home while children who come from disadvantaged families don’t.”

Better that all children suffer, so long as they suffer equally. Equality of misery—that pretty much sums up socialist mentality everywhere.

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Abortion and the Campaign for Immorality (Selected Scriptures) John MacArthur

October 16, 2012 – 7:19 am

Abortion and the Campaign for Immorality (Selected Scriptures) John MacArthur

Published on Sep 30, 2012 by

http://www.gty.org/resources/sermons/90-448

What a privilege and joy it is to worship the Lord here at Grace Church. Patricia and I miss it when we’re not here. There’s no place like this. Our hearts are full to overflowing to be back with you and celebrating the greatness of our God and the glory of Christ with you. What a blessing.

While we were gone the last couple of weeks, we were exposed to the two conventions that were held: the Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention. And I know that politics is the topic among many people today, and I suppose that’s natural since it is such a huge part of media exposure. And as you know, I’m not one to talk about politics as such, but I was essentially amazed that one of the historic parties here in the United States adopted the sins of Romans 1 as their platform. This is a new day in our country. Parties which used to differ on economics now differ dramatically on issues that invade the realm of God’s law and morality.

In an ideal situation, their platform would mean that the government passes out condoms so people can fornicate at will. For those who happen to get pregnant in the process, platform advocates that you kill the baby at the will of the mother, up and including the ninth month.

At the same time, it advocates a homosexual marriage, which is an oxymoron, an utter impossibility, and a gross violation of the law of God. And then to add to that, the murder of abortion, and then a platform originally leaving God out. All of that’s Romans 1. Romans 1 says God will judge, God has judged throughout human history, nations that experience sexual freedom. Romans chapter 1 lays that out clearly: the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against those who advocate sexual freedom, sexual conduct outside of marriage. And that’s an indication of the demise of a nation….

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What did John Mckay say at halftime of 74 Notre Dame at USC game?

October 16, 2012 – 6:53 am

John Robinson Guest Speaker at Little Rock Touchdown Club 08 /27/12 (at the 36:20 mark I ask him about the halftime speech that John McKay gave)

I have read over and over that John McKay gave a big pep talk at halftime of this game while trailing 24-6 to the Fighting Irish and he predicted that Anthony Davis would return the kickoff for a touchdown and then USC would score over and over and over!!!! However, that is not what McKay said at halftime according to John Robinson. First, let me give one of the incorrect reports of McKay’s speech and then I will share where Robinson corrects the record. Here is one of the websites I came across:

1974

USC vs. Notre Dame, Nov. 30, 1974
Notre Dame had a 24-0 lead just a minute before the end of the first
half.  USC scored just before halftime (and missed the conversion) to
make the score 24-6 at the half.  Coach McKay is quoted as having said
during halftime something like “Gentlemen, if you block like you should, Anothony Davis will carry the second-half kickoff back for a score, and we’ll go on from there.  Let’s go!!”  USC’s Anthony Davis took the second half kickoff 102 yards for a touchdown, and the comeback was on.  The Trojans scored 55 unanswered points in only 17 minutes!!!  The Trojans
won the game 55-24.  Father Theodore Hesburgh, the Notre Dame president,
congratulated Coach John McKay after the game, then added, “That wasn’t a
very nice thing for a Catholic to do.”  Replied McKay: “Father, that
serves you right for hiring a Presbyterian (Coach Ara Parseghian).”
Neither team was a “cream puff”.  USC went on to win the Rose Bowl and
the UPI and MacArthur Bowl National Championships, and Notre Dame went on to ruin Alabama’s National Championship hopes in the Orange Bowl.
hptaylor@gps.caltech.edu (Hugh Taylor)
woodylives69@earthlink.net (Billy Mccloud)

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If you want to know really happened then check out the video clip above and start at 36.21 mark. The quote of the day came from Johnny McKay, coach John McKay’s son, a wideout for the Trojans: “I can’t understand it. I’m gonna sit down tonight and have a beer and think about it. Against Notre Dame? Maybe against Kent State . . . but Notre Dame?”

Here is what really happened according to John Robinson who was the offensive coordinator on that 74 USC team:

It was the most shocking first half results. We score right before halftime and we are down 24-7 to Notre Dame. Now John McKay could go around the bend pretty good, but he comes in there at halftime and gets all the guys to come in together kind of like the cubscouts coming around a fireside. He gets in the middle and he says, “Fellows”. I thought oh no, but he talks to them in a soothing voice.  “I am prouder of this team than any team I have ever coached. We are jittery somehow playing for the national championship has gotten to us.”

During this whole halftime we did not talk any football at all and when it time for us to go out and we run the second half opening kickoff and Anthony Davis runs it back for a touchdown, and we score 55 straight points and beat those dirty rotten Catholics (joking since Robinson was raised Catholic).

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John Robinson Guest Speaker at Little Rock Touchdown Club 08 /27/12 I have read over and over that John McKay gave a big pep talk at halftime of this game while trailing 24-6 to the Fighting Irish and he predicted that Anthony Davis would return the kickoff for a touchdown and then USC would score […]

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Barrett Jones for Heisman? Part 2

October 16, 2012 – 6:20 am

Sadly I saw my Hogs get beaten  52-0 to Bama and it seemed that the Tide liked running up the middle behind the center Barrett Jones, and I must say that  Jones is deserving of consideration of the Heisman Trophy. This is not the first time I have written about this subject. Jones grew up at the same church I went to in Memphis growing up (Bellevue Baptist) and he graduated from the same high school that I did (Evangelical Christian School). I wrote an article last year about Barrett and I just wrote a few weeks ago and they both were published in the Saline Courier and can be found on that website.

Here is what the people from Athlon had to say about the Heisman race this year:

2012 Heisman Trophy Watchlist: Week 1

2Each week the Athlon editors cast their ballots for college football’s Most Outstanding player.

Each week, the Athlon editors vote on the most prestigious award in all of college football. A nine-man conglomerate of college football gurus from Athlon Sports will vote for their top Heisman Trophy candidates. The votes will be tallied and the result will be posted as the Athlon Sports Heisman Watch List every Wednesday of the regular season.

Voting: Each first place vote gets five points. A second place vote gets four points. So on and so forth with a fifth place vote getting one point. The voting will expand to 10 after the first weekend of action.

USC’s Matt Barkley will enter the regular season as the prohibitive favorite to win the coveted stiff-armed trophy. But when was the last time the overwhelming preseason favorite actually hoisted the trophy? Sure, Matt Leinart, Ricky Williams and Ron Dayne were high profile players with lofty preseason expectations. But were any the clearcut No. 1 choice like Andrew Luck? Or Barkley? 

Having said that, the Trojan’s signal caller wasn’t a unanimous choice heading into Week 1. Barkley got seven of the nine first place votes and is still clearly Athlon’s top choice to win the trophy. But Geno Smith and Marcus Lattimore each got one first place vote, creating some dissention within the Athlon ranks.

My personal favorite vote of the preseason Watch List? Alabama offensive lineman Barrett Jones. The reigning Outland Trophy winner has played three positions for two national championship teams and is arguably the best player in the SEC. 

1. Matt Barkley, QB, USC (Sr., 7 first place votes)
There is no reason to think Barkley won’t, at minimum, be in New York at season’s end as a Heisman finalist. Much like Luck last fall, he is clearly the nation’s top quarterback and plays for a team that will post huge offensive numbers. The stats, marquee primetime showdowns, national title aspirations and extraordinary off-the-field persona are all written in boldface in his current Heisman resume. Frankly, the only wart on The Golden Boy’s preseason bio is that he is the definitive pick to win the award. While that may seem counter intuitive on the surface, the favorite is rarely victorious at season’s end.

  Name Pos. Team Total Pts 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
1. Matt Barkley QB USC 42 of 45 7 1 1 – –
2. Montee Ball RB Wisconsin 23 of 45 – 4 1 2 –
3. Denard Robinson QB Michigan 23 of 45 – 2 3 3 –
4. Marcus Lattimore RB South Carolina 21 of 45 1 – 3 3 1
5. Geno Smith QB West Virginia 11 of 45 1 – 1 – 3
6. Landry Jones QB Oklahoma 5 of 45 – 1 – – 1
7. Logan Thomas QB Virginia Tech 4 of 45 – 1 – – –
8. A.J. McCarron QB Alabama 2 of 45 – – – 1 –
9. Marquess Wilson WR Washington St 1 of 45 – – – – 1
10. De’Anthony Thomas AP Oregon 1 of 45 – – – – 1
11. Barrett Jones OL Alabama 1 of 45 – – – – 1
12. Aaron Murray QB Georgia 1 of 45 – – – – 1

2. Montee Ball, RB, Wisconsin (Sr.)
It sends a great message to the college football world that the top two names on this list put the NFL on hold to return to college. And Ball did so after a historic season in Madison that will be extremely difficult to replicate. Three first-team All-Big Ten blockers, offensive wizard Paul Chryst and team leader Russell Wilson have all moved on from the Wisconsin offense. Ball should easily top 1,400 yards and 15 scores — but that would be 24 fewer touchdowns than last season. He should post huge numbers once again, but a return trip to NYC seems unlikely on a team that may lose four games.

3. Denard Robinson, QB, Michigan (Sr.)
The most explosive athlete in the nation under center is the Wolverines signal caller. He will have plenty of marquee match-ups to prove his Heisman mettle as Michigan faces Alabama, Ohio State, Nebraska, Michigan State and Notre Dame this year. And staying healthy — and undefeated — against that schedule is a tall order. Shoelace is another 1,300-yards from becoming the NCAA’s all-time leading rusher from the quarterback position and should be in New York at season’s end. But to win the award, Michigan will likely need to win the Big Ten — and the Alabama game.

4. Marcus Lattimore, RB, South Carolina (Jr.)
The most talented running back in the nation will be on full display on national TV this week against SEC opponent Vanderbilt. He has not dealt with any contact this summer, but the Gamecocks workhorse should need little time to get reacclimated with big time football. Lattimore is a special player with special talents and could be the driving force of an SEC title run by Steve Spurrier’s bunch. Should Carolina make it to Atlanta – or further — then it will be on the broad and powerful shoulders of Lattimore. 

5. Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia (Sr.)
My first place vote went to the rifleman from Morgantown, W.Va. He has a huge arm, a crazy-deep receiving corps, a mad genius drawing up plays and a chance at putting together some huge marquee performances. Smith could lead the nation in passing yards and touchdowns should things fall right and this would all but assure him a trip to The Big Apple come December. While a Big 12 title won’t be mandatory for a Heisman run, an upset win over Oklahoma and/or Texas along the way wouldn’t hurt. 

6. Logan Thomas, QB, Virginia Tech (Jr.)
A Cam Newton clone will have the stats and potential deep championship run to get him to NYC.

7. Landry Jones, QB, Oklahoma (Sr.)
The numbers should be huge if the receivers are more consistent and the running game stays healthy.

8. A.J. McCarron, QB, Alabama (Jr.)
The offense will limit his statistical production but he could be the most important player on one of the nation’s best teams.

9. Marquess Wilson, WR, Washington State (Jr.)
Has posted 137 rec., 2,394 yds and 18 TDs in two seasons without Mike Leach. Can you say Michael Crabtree?

10. De’Anthony Thomas, AP, Oregon (So.)
The most explosive, dynamic player in the nation should have plenty of highlights on his reel.

– by Braden Gall

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October 16, 2012 – 5:05 am

Homosexuality and the Campaign for Immorality (Selected Scriptures) John MacArthur

Published on Oct 4, 2012 by

http://www.gty.org/resources/sermons/90-449

Earlier in the service I read from the first chapter of Romans what is really a very, very shocking portion of Scripture. Just to remind you that Romans chapter 1, verses 18 to 32, describes the wrath of God that is unleashed in the world.

The wrath of God is divided into a number of elements. There is eschatological wrath. That is the wrath that will fall on the earth at the end of human history in a time called the time of Tribulation. There is sowing and reaping wrath. That is the wrath of God that comes consequent on sin–whatever a man sows, he reaps. There is cataclysmic wrath. That is the wrath of God that He sets on man from miraculous use of the natural order, such as the Flood, or any other massive disaster that catapults souls into eternity. So there is that wrath of God which is eschatological and which is consequential and which is cataclysmic. And then there is that wrath of God which is eternal wrath, and that would be the wrath of God unleashed on the ungodly forever in the punishments of eternal hell.

But the wrath that is being referred to in Romans 1 isn’t any of those. It is the wrath of abandonment. The wrath described here is the wrath that is executed when, according to verses 24, 26 and 28, God gives them over–gives them over, gives them over. In other words, it’s when God abandons a nation. It’s when God abandons a society and gives them over to the consequences of their behavior, which is escalating iniquity and disaster leading to judgment. This wrath of God is released from heaven, “revealed from heaven,” verse 18 says, “against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth.” And he goes on to say they all have the truth; the truth is visible from creation….

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