Pictures in happier times of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver

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President Reagan having a photo taken with Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas. 8/23/84

Thatcher, Schwarzenegger, Scott Baio at Reagan Funeral

A clip from Ronald Reagan’s funeral at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

Arnold Schwarzenegger Has A Secret Love-Child With Former Employee

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has admitted to fathering a child with a member of his household staff more than a decade ago, prompting the announcement that he as his wife Maria Shriver are separating.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Shriver moved out of the family’s Brentwood mansion earlier this year, after Schwarzenegger told her about the other child. Their split comes after being married for 25 years.

The former governor spoke to the times in a statement saying, “After leaving the governor’s office I told my wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago. I understand and deserve the feelings of anger and disappointment among my friends and family. There are no excuses and I take full responsibility for the hurt I have caused. I have apologized to Maria, my children and my family. I am truly sorry. I ask that the media respect my wife and children through this extremely difficult time. While I deserve your attention and criticism, my family does not.”

The former staff member left Schwarzenegger’s family back in January. She had been working for the couple for 20 years.

 
Maria Shriver poses with then-boyfriend Arnold Schwarzenegger as he poses with his newly acquired certificate of U.S. citizenship in 1983.

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The couple’s wedding day, 25 years ago: April 26, 1986.

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Schwarzenegger and Shriver pose together as he receives his star on the Walk of Fame in 1987.

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 The governor
The governor of California, the actor Arnold Schwarzenegger, signs a book of remembrance, in front of an official portrait of the former US president. Reagan was elected as California’s governor in 1966 and served two terms, leaving office in 1974. Photograph: Rich Pedroncelli/AP  Ronald Reagan’s death

 
The governor

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Despite rumors on the campaign trail that Schwarzenegger groped other women, the couple is all smiles as he wins the free-for-all California Governor’s race on Oct. 7, 2003.

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And now he’s the Governator. Schwarzenegger and Shriver kiss after he is sworn in on Nov. 17, 2003.

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Schwarzenegger and Shriver pose on the red carpet at the 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 16, 2005.

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The couple celebrated as Schwarzenegger won his second term in office on Nov. 7, 2006.

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The couple’s four children—daughter Katherine, son Patrick, daughter Christina, and son Christopher—joined their parents and grandmother Eunice Kennedy Shriver onstage at Schwarzenegger’s second inauguration in 2007.

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The couple received the Family Visionary Award by Habitat for Humanity on Oct. 1, 2008.

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In Washington, the couple attended a dinner hosted by President Obama in Feb. 2009. Only a year earlier, Shriver famously endorsed Obama while Schwarzenegger endorsed McCain.

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The couple sat stone-faced next to Shriver’s brother, Timothy Shriver, at the funeral Mass for their father, R. Sargent Shriver, on Jan. 22, 2011.

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Schwarzenegger and Shriver had to start their lives over after he left office in 2011. They pose here post-State House, at the Hoop Heroes Salute launch party on Feb. 18, 2011.

 

May 17, 2011 – 8:13 am Categories: Ronald Reagan | Post a comment

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s affair

 Arnold Schwarzenegger Fathered Child with Household Staffer

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Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks at the Israel 63rd Independence Day Celebration hosted by the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 10, 2011. Schwarzenegger was honored at the event.

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I am personally sad about this turn of events. I know that Arnold and Maria both love their family, and I truly hope they can resolve this and put their family back together again. It is true that Christ did allow for divorce in the case of adultery. Matthew 19:8-9: Jesus said, “Moses provided for divorce as a concession to your hard heartedness, but it is not part of God’s original plan. I’m holding you to the original plan, and holding you liable for adultery if you divorce your faithful wife and then marry someone else. I make an exception in cases where the spouse has committed adultery.”

 However, since Christ is willing to forgive those who repent, shouldn’t we be willing to forgive our spouse?

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The Associated Press reported this morning:

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has acknowledged that he fathered a child with a member of his household staff, a revelation that apparently prompted wife Maria Shriver to leave the couple’s home before they announced their separation last week.

Schwarzenegger and Shriver jointly announced May 9 that they were splitting up after 25 years of marriage. Yet, Shriver moved out of the family’s Brentwood mansion earlier in the year after Schwarzenegger acknowledged the child is his, The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.

“After leaving the governor’s office I told my wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago,” Schwarzenegger told the Times in a statement that also was sent to The Associated Press early Tuesday. “I understand and deserve the feelings of anger and disappointment among my friends and family. There are no excuses and I take full responsibility for the hurt I have caused. I have apologized to Maria, my children and my family. I am truly sorry.

“I ask that the media respect my wife and children through this extremely difficult time,” the statement concluded. “While I deserve your attention and criticism, my family does not.”

Schwarzenegger’s representatives did not comment further. A spokesman for the former first lady told the Times she had no comment.

The Times did not publish the former staffer’s name nor that of her child but said the woman worked for the family for 20 years and retired in January.

In an interview Monday before Schwarzenegger issued his statement, the former staffer said another man — her husband at the time — was the child’s father. When the Times later informed the woman of the governor’s statement, she declined to comment further.

The child was born before Schwarzenegger began his seven-year stint in public office.

Shriver stood by her husband during his 2003 gubernatorial campaign after the Los Angeles Times reported accusations that he had a history of groping women. Schwarzenegger later said he “behaved badly sometimes.”

In his first public comments since the couple announced their breakup, Schwarzenegger said last week that he and Shriver “both love each other very much.”

“We are very fortunate that we have four extraordinary children and we’re taking one day at a time,” he said at a Los Angeles event marking Israeli independence. Their children range in age from 13 to 21.

Since his term as California governor ended in early January, Schwarzenegger, 63, has hopscotched around the world, his wife nowhere in sight. While the “Terminator” star appeared confident about the future since exiting politics, cutting movie deals and fashioning himself as a global spokesman for green energy, Shriver, known for her confidence, seemed unsettled.

Shriver, 55, maintained her own identity when her husband entered politics, though she gave up her job at NBC. Their union was often tested in Sacramento, where the former action star contended with a rough seven years of legislative gridlock, a budget crisis and lingering questions about his fidelity.

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I have written many times about Arnold Schwarzenegger before. Here are just a few of the times:

1. President Reagan having a photo taken with Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas. 8/23/84.

2.Here is a video clip of Arnold Schwarzenegger using an Airlight
Broom as a prop for “cleaning house” in the California Recall
Election as seen on CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, ect in 2003. The
Airlight Broom is manufactured by Little Rock Broom Works.

3. I heard John Fund of the Wall Street Journal speak in Little Rock on April 27, 2011 and in his speech he mentioned the struggle that Arnold Schwarzenegger had with the envirnomentalists in California. I took time to repeat a lot of the facts about that in my blog post that day.

4. At that same luncheon on April 27th that I mentioned earlier, one subject that John Fund brought up was the red tape that Arnold Schwarzenegger had to deal with in California. I wrote about that too.

5. St. James Palace has confirmed  that Kate Middleton and Prince William – or, more officially, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – will be visiting California from July 8-10 this summer. Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to greet the Royals as they touch down.

6. Which is better for setting up a business: California or Texas? Arnold Schwarzenegger is mentioned in this post too.

7. Arnold Schwarzenegger is fond of quoting Milton Friedman but he rejected fiscal conservative idea to cut spending.

8. Pictures of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver through the years. Video clip of them at Ronald Reagan’s funeral.

9. I wrote a post on American Exceptionalism and put in a video clip of Arnold Schwarzenegger doing the introduction to an episode of “Free to Choose.”

10. Will Maria Shriver’s marriage survive Arnold Schwarzenegger’s admission of  infidelity? I hope so (Part 1).

Photos and Pictures - Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver with family at a day with

 
Photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver and their family at the Los Angeles Premiere of “The Benchwarmers,” presented by Columbia Pictures.

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Weekend to Remember – No Greater Love

Family Life’s “Weekend to Remember” Marriage Conference. This video contains clips from the “No Greater Love” movie.

May 17, 2011 – 6:38 am Categories: Milton Friedman, Ronald Reagan | Post a comment

Candidate #4,Congressman Ron Paul: Republican Presidential Hopefuls (Part 5)(A Night with Ron Paul Part D)

Pt 4/6 Ron Paul  4/15/11 CSPAN

Robert Wenzel, Editor & Publisher of the Economy Policy Journal wrote a fine article “On the road with Ron Paul,” May 2, 2011. I will be posting portions of that article the next few days. Here is the fourth part:

The talked turned to politics and he told me he had some advisers telling him that he should alter his message slightly to attract the attention of larger groups. He said, “You know, they don’t want me to actually change my view, but the way I say certain things. I can’t do that.”

He said it appeared that his following seemed to be growing and catching on with some mainstream Republicans. It was at this point that he invited me to a Republican breakfast where he would be giving a speech. He said, “You’ll see this is a different group from last night. It’s a mainstream Republican group.” And so with that, I was off to a Washoe County Republican Party breakfast.

In the car, I asked Dr. Paul what did the public not know about him that he thinks they should know. He couldn’t think of anything, but Benton was sitting in the front seat and said that it is remarkable how conservative Dr. Paul is personally, given that he is in favor of, for example, legalizing marijuana.

Benton said that Dr. Paul did not drink in high school, college or medical school. Dr. Paul confirmed this and said that even later when he worked in a hospital emergency room and was on call he never drank because he had to remain alert. He said it wasn’t until much later that he started to drink red wine. With a twinkle in his eyes and a tiny smile, Dr. Paul said, “I drink it for my health.” But he added, “I really do enjoy the wine.”

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May 16, 2011 – 8:50 am Categories: Uncategorized | Post a comment

May 16-18, 1911 Confederate Veterans Reunion in Little Rock Pictures and story (Part 1)

A montage of archival footage from the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.

I really enjoyed the article “REBEL GRAY’S GOLDEN DAYS: In 1911, LR filled to the brim with Confederate veterans,” by Jake Sandlin that ran in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on May 15, 2011. It took 81 years before more people to gather in Little Rock for another event (Bill Clinton’s election to president)  I will be sharing portions of it the next few days and here is the first part: 

Camp Shaver Little Rock, Ark., DURING CONFEDERATE VETERANS REUNION MAY, 1911

Camp Shaver Little Rock, Ark., DURING CONFEDERATE VETERANS REUNION MAY, 1911 

 At a time when the men who fought in the Civil War could still gather to be revered and celebrated, Little Rock laid out the red carpet for the 1911 United Confederate Veterans Reunion marking the war’s 50th anniversary.

Up to 140,000 visitors — mostly Confederate veterans, their wives, sons, daughters and widows — converged on Little Rock. Only about 50,000 had been expected. At the time, Little Rock’s population was 45,941.

Not until November 1992, when former Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton was elected president, were more people believed to have gathered in Little Rock at one time than during the May 16-18, 1911, Confederate reunion.

“Whatever city hosted the war’s golden anniversary reunion for the United Confederate Veterans was going to benefit significantly from the influx of tourism dollars,” said Bill Gurley, curator of the Arkansas Civil War exhibit “An Enduring Union” at the Old State House Museum in downtown Little Rock. “It was a big deal to see who could host that particular reunion. It also meant a significant financial outlay to make everything ready for the tourists coming into the city.

“I can’t think of anything that would come close to that now,” he added.

Riverfest, Little Rock’s annual Memorial Day weekend arts and music festival, typically draws more than 220,000 people each year, but that’s counting repeat visitors who buy three-day passes and volunteers who work at the event.___________

The United Confederate Veterans (UCV) National Reunion parade in Little Rock (Pulaski County), one of the largest gatherings of Confederate veterans in the United States in the twentieth century; May 1911. The national UCV Reunion returned to Little Rock a second time in 1928.

May 16, 2011 – 7:27 am Categories: Bill Clinton | Post a comment

Kate Middleton and Prince William: Marriage made in Heaven? (Part 26)

 
Full of joy and not a care in the world: William and Kate smile broadly as they stand arm-in-arm in the official wedding album
 

 

Prince William and Kate moved in together about a year ago. In this clip above the commentator suggested that maybe Prince Charles and Princess Diana would not have divorced if they had lived together before marriage. Actually Diana was a virgin, and it was Charles’ uncle (Louis Mountbatten) that gave him the advice that he should seek to marry a virgin.

I really do wish Kate and William success in their marriage.  Nevertheless, I do not think it is best to live together before marriage like they did, and I am writing this series to help couples see how best to prepare for marriage.

Michael Foust wrote an excellent article, “‘Living together‘ before marriage a statistical risk  ,” March 26, 2008, Baptist Press, and I wanted share portions of that article with you the next few days.  Here is the first portion: 
Does living together before marriage increase the chances for a successful marriage? The answer may surprise some.Between 50 and 60 percent of all marriages begin with the two partners cohabitating, and many of those couples no doubt believe they are making a wise move up front. But living together before marriage actually increases the chances of divorce in a first marriage — 67 percent of cohabitating couples who marry eventually divorce, compared to 45 percent of all first marriages.That and other myth-busting facts form the core of a new book by Mike and Harriet McManus, “Living Together: Myths, Risks & Answers” (Howard Books), with a foreword by Chuck Colson. Co-founders of the organization Marriage Savers, the couple have invested much of their lives trying to help strengthen marriages and push down the divorce rate. 

The biblical warnings against cohabitation, the book says, are affirmed by statistics showing it’s a bad idea. 

“Men and woman cohabitate for different reasons,” Mike McManus said in a conference call discussing the book. “Women see it as a step toward marriage. They think they can audition for this job. Men do it because they like to have the ready availability of sex and having someone share their living expenses. Women should heed their mother’s advice — if you give away the milk, he won’t buy the cow.”

 
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Brad and Amy share their experiences at the Family Life Weekend to Remember conference.

Tim Hawkins-My favorite Bible verse

(1/5) Adrian Rogers – No Other Way to Heaven Except Through Jesus

May 16, 2011 – 6:55 am Categories: Adrian Rogers | Post a comment

Ronald Wilson Reagan (Part 84) (1981 Orsini McArthur murder case Part 8)

 

For some, he was a paragon of conservative virtues, a man who re-established America’s supremacy in the world after a decade of decline and self-doubt. For others, he’s an emblem of lethal American meddling in other countries’ affairs (Grenada, El Salvador, Nicaragua) and a pseudo-populist whose “supply side” economic policies widened the divide between the rich and everyone else. For Harry Benson, neither view is wholly accurate. Ronald Reagan, he says, was a more complicated man than that. “My first impression was, ‘Well, he’s an actor. What does he know about politics?’ You’re inclined to laugh. But then you find out that the people laughing at him are the stupid ones. He was a lot sharper than many people gave him credit for — than I gave him credit for.”
 
This American Life

Above: Ronald Reagan on the campaign trail in 1976.

My son’s second favorite player is Cristiano Ronaldo and did you know that Cristiano Ronaldo was named after Ronald Reagan. My son Wilson was also named after Ronald Reagan.

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) crazy goal vs North Korea (Korea DPR) 7-0 FUNNY

 

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Name

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Now what about that? Did you know that Cristiano Ronaldo was carrying his second name on his Real Madrid jersey?

He was actually born as Cristiano Dos Santos Aveiro, but his father who was a huge fan of then-USA president and former actor Ronald Reagan decided to give Cristiano the name “Ronaldo” as his second name.

Note that the name ‘Ronald’ in English is ‘Ronaldo’ in Portuguese.

The Real Madrid and ex-Manchester United star is now popularly known as Cristiano Ronaldo or even just Ronaldo.

Ironically, Ronald Reagan and Cristiano Ronaldo look a bit alike!


 
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Cristiano Ronaldo is one of football’s most popular personalities with millions of fans supporting him around the planet.

The 25-year-old Portugal captain and Real Madrid superstar is opened to the media on and off the pitch. Paparazzi are always around Cristiano Ronaldo to catch the latest story about him.

Those who follow the former Manchester United ace might feel like they are so close to CR9. But do they really know everything about him? Here’s a chance to test your knowledge on Cristiano Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Birthday Date

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Cristiano Ronaldo was born in 1985, on February 5th and everyone certainly knows that. But did you know that he shares his birthday with Whitney Houston’s ex-husband Bobby Brown?

For your information, Whitney Houston is an R&B diva best known for her hit “I will always love you” from the movie “The Body Guard”.

Coincidentally, Cristiano Ronaldo also shares his birthday date with Ivory Coast’s Sven Goran Eriksson against whom he’ll come up in Portugal’s first match at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa!

 

Cristiano Ronaldo’s First Club Trophy

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You’ll need to go way back in 2004 to remember that. Yes, Cristiano Ronaldo won his first trophy with Manchester United in his first year at the club.

That was when he inspired the Red Devils to lift the 2003/04 FA Cup title after defeating Aston Villa, Manchester City, and Arsenal on their road.

Cristiano Ronaldo even opened the score sheet after 44 minutes as Manchester United rolled 3-0 past Millwall in the final of the competition.

His involvement in the Red Devil’s FA Cup triumph was quite a way to confirm how good Sir Alex Ferguson’s decision to sign him from Sporting Lisbon was.


Simply look at the eyes and the grin of both men to make your own judgment. Not to mention Cristiano Ronaldo’s love for acting, Hollywood, and glamor…

 
Oct 21, 1984 Presidential Debate  Ronald Reagan v. Walter Mondale

Strategic Missiles

Mr. Trewhitt. Mr. President, I’d like to head for the fence and try to catch that one before it goes over, but I’ll go on to another question.

You and Mr. Mondale have already disagreed about what you had to say about recalling submarine-launched missiles. There’s another, a similar issue out there that relates to your — it is said, at least, that you were unaware that the Soviet retaliatory power was based on land-based missiles. First, is that correct? Secondly, if it is correct, have you informed yourself in the meantime? And third, is it even necessary for the President to be so intimately involved in strategic details?

THE PRESIDENT: Yes, this had to do with our disarmament talks. And the whole controversy about land missiles came up because we thought that the strategic nuclear weapons, the most destabilizing are the land-based. You put your thumb on a button and somebody blows up 20 minutes later. So, we thought that it would be simpler to negotiate first with those. And then we made it plain, a second phase, take up the submarine-launched or the airborne missiles.

The Soviet Union, to our surprise — and not just mine — made it plain when we brought this up that they placed, they thought, a greater reliance on the land-based missiles and, therefore, they wanted to take up all three. And we agreed. We said, “All right, if that’s what you want to do.” But it was a surprise to us, because they outnumbered us 64 to 36 in submarines and 20 percent more bombers capable of carrying nuclear missiles than we had. So, why should we believe that they had placed that much more reliance on land-based?

But even after we gave in and said, “All right, let’s discuss it all,” they walked away from the table. We didn’t.
The President’s Age

Mr. Trewhitt. Mr. Mondale, I’m going to hang in there. Should the President’s age and stamina be an issue in the political campaign?

MR. MONDALE: No. And I have not made it an issue, nor should it be. What’s at issue here is the President’s application of his authority to understand what a President must know to lead this nation, secure our defense, and make the decisions and the judgments that are necessary.

A minute ago the President quoted Cicero, I believe. I want to quote somebody a little closer to home, Harry Truman. He said, “The buck stops here.” We just heard the President’s answer for the problems at the barracks in Lebanon, where 241 marines were killed. What happened? First, the Joint Chiefs of Staff went to the President, said, “Don’t put those troops there.” They did it. And then 5 days before the troops were killed, they went back to the President, through the Secretary of Defense, and said, “Please, Mr. President, take those troops out of there because we can’t defend them.” They didn’t do it. And we know what happened.

After that, once again, our Embassy was exploded. This is the fourth time this has happened — an identical attack, in the same region, despite warnings — even public warnings — from the terrorists. Who’s in charge? Who’s handling this matter? That’s my main point.

Now, on arms control, we’re completing 4 years. This is the first administration since the bomb went off that made no progress. We have an arms race underway instead.

A President has to lead his government or it won’t be done. Different people with different views fight with each other. For 3\1/2\ years, this administration avoided arms control, resisted tabling arms control proposals that had any hope of agreeing, rebuked their negotiator in 1981 when he came close to an agreement, at least in principle, on medium-range weapons. And we have this arms race underway. And a recent book that just came out by perhaps the Nation’s most respected author in this field, Strobe Talbott, called “Deadly Gambits,” concludes that this President has failed to master the essential details needed to command and lead us, both in terms of security and terms of arms control. That’s why they call the President the Commander in Chief.

Good intentions, I grant. But it takes more than that. You must be tough and smart.
The President’s Leadership

Mr. Trewhitt. This question of leadership keeps arising in different forms in this discussion already. And the President, Mr. Mondale, has called you whining and vacillating, among the more charitable phrases — weak, I believe. It is a question of leadership. And he has made the point that you have not repudiated some of the semidiplomatic activity of the Reverend Jackson, particularly in Central America. Did you approve of his diplomatic activity? And are you prepared to repudiate him now?

MR. MONDALE: I read his statement the other day. I don’t admire Fidel Castro at all. And I’ve said that. Che Guevara was a contemptible figure in civilization’s history. I know the Cuban state as a police state, and all my life I’ve worked in a way that demonstrates that. But Jesse Jackson is an independent person. I don’t control him.

And let’s talk about people we do control. In the last debate,\1\ (FOOTNOTE) the Vice President of the United States said that I said the marines had died shamefully and died in shame in Lebanon. I demanded an apology from Vice President Bush because I had, instead, honored these young men, grieved for their families, and think they were wonderful Americans that honored us all. What does the President have to say about taking responsibility for a Vice President who won’t apologize for something like that?

(FOOTNOTE) \1\Mr. Mondale was referring to an earlier debate between George Bush and Geraldine Ferarro, the Vice-Presidential candidates.

MR. NEWMAN: Mr. President, your rebuttal?

THE PRESIDENT: Yes. I know it’ll come as a surprise to Mr. Mondale, but I am in charge. And, as a matter of fact, we haven’t avoided arms control talks with the Soviet Union. Very early in my administration I proposed — and I think something that had never been proposed by any previous administration — I proposed a total elimination of intermediate-range missiles, where the Soviets had better than a 10 — and still have — better than a 10-to-1 advantage over the allies in Europe. When they protested that and suggested a smaller number, perhaps, I went along with that.

The so-called negotiation that you said I walked out on was the so-called walk in the woods between one of our representatives and one of the Soviet Union, and it wasn’t me that turned it down, the Soviet Union disavowed it.

MR. NEWMAN: Mr. Mondale, your rebuttal?

MR. MONDALE: There are two distinguished authors on arms control in this country — there are many others, but two that I want to cite tonight. One is Strobe Talbott in his classic book, “Deadly Gambits.” The other is John Neuhaus, who’s one of the most distinguished arms control specialists in our country. Both said that this administration turned down the “walk in the woods” agreement first, and that would have been a perfect agreement from the standpoint of the United States in Europe and our security.

When Mr. Nitze, a good negotiator, returned, he was rebuked, and his boss was fired. This is the kind of leadership that we’ve had in this administration on the most deadly issue of our times. Now we have a runaway arms race. All they’ve got to show for 4 years in U.S.-Soviet relations is one meeting in the last weeks of an administration, and nothing before.

They’re tough negotiators, but all previous Presidents have made progress. This one has not.

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Excerpts from Mary Lee Orsini transcript

The following is a series of excerpts from a July 17 interview between Mary Lee Orsini and Sgt. Jim Dixon and Major Jackie Goodson of the Pulaski County sheriff’s office. The transcript was edited only for basic spelling.

Goodson: On the 12th the night before, would you go over some of that for me. As to what your mind set was, and what your-I know that’s asking you to go back, but I think probably you’re pretty clear about what all you did that night?
Orsini: Uh, um my husband’s father was in the hospital dieing of cancer at that time and he had gone to, he’d eat supper. He had gone to the hospital and he had come back home and uh, uh, I’m not real clear it was just an ordinary evening. He and my daughter were talking about football and different stuff. They done talked about. Tiffany had been staying home like I said for a couple days, or a day or so and from school. And uh when we went to bed, and I, you know, and which I had done the night before, I had slept with Tiffany; which had nothing to do, you know I know that it looks like it does, but it had nothing to do with the crime the fact that I was in another bedroom. Um she had actually been watching the TV during the day and had been in our bedroom most of the day as I recall. And uh, you know I wrestled with it probably all the way up to the moment that I went in there.
Goodson: So y’all were in the bed in her room. She goes to sleep and at some point…
Orsini: And she wasn’t sedated. They made comments at the trial that she was sedated. I sedated her to do…
Goodson: Was she on medications from the illness?
Orsini: I don’t recall that she was. If she was it wasn’t a sedative; it would have been an antibiotic or something. I don’t really recall. The only thing that she ever took and she didn’t have any at that time as I recall uh was something for her menstrual cramps. But uh…
Goodson: So you and her are there in the bedroom, and is that where you made your decision to go…
Orsini: To be perfectly honest I think I made the decision the second before I did it, you know, I mean the actual decision. You know, like I said, you wrestle with it…
Goodson: Right.
Orsini: You go back and forth.
. . .
Goodson: So when you left the room you had not made the decision to do that then you think, or do you think you decided to do it?
Orsini: You know, I think that there was other night that I had pondered this. You know within a few week period of time and I think until the moment that it actually happened that is was one-it was just an indecisive. Cause it was-it was many days that I wanted to sit down and tell him the truth.
. . .
Goodson: So this was just one of those nights out of those few nights that you just did it. Okay, let me just-and again I hate to ask you details but I have to get details in order to again, there’s a lot of stuff in the paper, there’s a lot, there’s a book, one or two I think out on this thing. I’m trying to have you remember something that maybe that you haven’t told anybody or that someone else didn’t know. That we could find out that occurred that night.
Orsini: Well, other than that fact that I didn’t know about a jacked-up car that a little girl saw. I didn’t hear it or see it. and I was up…
Goodson: That’s the thing that law enforcement had come up with…
Orsini: Yeah well it stands that I never knew. I never even, I was up walking around the house and I never saw a car out there, so whether this little girl made this up, whether it actually happened. I do know that once that the gun went off, dogs all the around the area started barking.
Goodson: That’s what I’m talking about.
Orsini: Yeah, dog’s started barking but…
Goodson: Let me tell you a little bit about what you just saying…
Orsini: And my daughter, when I went back in the room, my daughter raised up. You know after in fact, you know, in fact I do remember that. My daughter, I had gotten back in bed and my daughter raised up and I pretended to be asleep and she climbed over, looked out the window then she got back in bed.
Goodson: After you, after you had shot the-that’s what I’m trying to do…
Orsini: But she thought I was asleep. She did not know that I was awake.
Goodson: Okay, so…
Orsini: I did not disturb her.
. . .
Dixon: When you fired the gun, what did you do to prepare it to fire?
Orsini: I don’t understand what that means.
Dixon: Did you actually aim it at the back of his head…
Orsini: Yes.
Dixon: Or did you-did you touch the back of his head with it at any time.
Orsini: No, I did not touch, no.
Dixon: Did you shoot directly into him…
Orsini: Yes.
Dixon: Or through the pillow or bed sheets or anything or…?
Orsini: No. It was directly into him.
Dixon: Okay. And this was a revolver uh, how did you fire it.
Orsini: I pulled the trigger.
Dixon: You just merely squeezed the trigger.
Orsini: Um huh.
Dixon: Okay, now it has a hammer, so did you pull the hammer back on it with your thumb or did you just…
Orsini: I wouldn’t have known to do that.
. . .
Orsini: And the sound of the gun shot was deafening to me, you know. But if I had not been asleep, I mean if I had not been awake trust me I wouldn’t of heard the gun shot. I just have that kind of sleep pattern and so does she. Cause in fact that night with that other thing that you came to the house with that. That gun went off and I don’t know if you recall it; we like to have never gotten Tiffany up. Tiffany was in the room and did not wake up. She was sound asleep and the door was there. So you know the position where the bedroom is at the top of the stairs. So yeah I have about a four hour sleep pattern. I have a real, a real strong sleep pattern.
. . .
Goodson: And what time did your daughter get up?
Orsini: Uh from 21 years ago I couldn’t honestly tell you.
Goodson: But she was going to school that day.
Orsini: She was going to school it was on Thursday…Thursday the 12th.
Goodson: So she got up, your husband’s still in bed. Y’all are both aware of that right? I mean you made some excuses for him still…
Orsini: No I did not make no, no, the door was locked and um, I had gotten up, and if uh, if I recall Tiffany wanted to get in the room for some reason I don’t remember what it was-what the reason uh for the sake of being honest I don’t remember what the reason was but she wanted to get in the room. And I told her the door was locked and leave it alone, that I would call Daddy and find out where the key was and so she left it alone.
Goodson: So she, she assumed that your husband had already left to go to work.

It has been 150 years since the beginning of the Civil War that started in April of 1861 at Ft Sumter.

General Robert E. Lee

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May 15, 2011 – 3:34 pm Categories: Ronald Reagan | Post a comment

Reactions to Mike Huckabee’s decision not to run for president

 

 

Bill Vickery on the Sunday morning buzz on 103.7 FM, today said that  Mike Huckabee spent the majority of his time in his statement telling why his family and most of the world wanted him to run for president. 

 

Next Huckabee said he was not going to run.

Also Huckabee spent a lot of timing bashing political pundits whenHuckabee himself is employed to talk on TV about politics. 

Vickery later said, “Huckabee is a business commodity that can not be denied. I think he should take over Glenn Beck’s time slot. ”

Max Brantley of the Arkansas Times Blog noted: 

For your morning entertainment, the clip of Mike Huckabee saying he wouldn’t run for president. (I still say a possibility remains) is available at realclearpolitics.com. It’s a classic me-me-me Huckabee oration, full of straw men and divine guidance. In the end, he opted for prosperity and security and there’s not a thing wrong with that. Why not just say itand move on? 

 

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One thing that Brantley is fond of doing is calling Huckabee a “tax fugitive” since he moved to Florida.  The funny thing to me is, liberals like Dale Bumpers raised the state income tax so high that it drives away wealthy people many times. Yet after raising the taxes so high, liberals want to ridicule those that move to low tax states. Why not lower the  income tax here so we can retain these very productive people. (We have a higher state income tax then any of the states that border us and TN and TX don’t have any income tax) I guess liberals will never think of something like that.

Jason Tolbert reported yesterday Huckabee decided not to run. Here is some commentary from Tolbert:

The final act of the Huckabee Presidential tease is finally over and it ended with Huckabee saying he “will not seek the Republican nomination for President this year.”  He teased it for couple days in order to get everyone to watch his show tonight.  His supporters got their hopes up that he would announce and he played along then let them down.

That was mean. I am glad he is not running but feel bad for a lot of his supporters that are figuring out tonight what I figured out a little over a year ago – It is all about the money not the principles.

 

Statement from Mike Huckabee…

The pundits and members of the political class who have spoken with certainty about my decision to run or not for President in 2012 are amusing if not amazing to think that they knew what even I didn’t know until late this week. The past few months have been times of deep personal reflection. Even though I wasn’t actively establishing a campaign organization or seeking financial support to run again, polls have consistently put me at or near the top to be the Republican nominee. When possible candidates were discussed in the media and despite polls that showed me in the lead, my name would often go unmentioned while a candidate barely registering single digits was touted as a “front-runner.” I found comfort that the nomination would not be made by commentators, columnists, or consultants, but by the rank and file voters in the Republican primary, and their support is strong and has been growing.

Concerns that I had about raising the necessary funds to be competitive or being able to win in states outside the South were answered when signs of strong financial support materialized and when polls showed me winning in states like Pennsylvania, Maine, and even New Jersey. That kind of shattered the notion that I was only a regional candidate or only supported by social conservatives.

I had not done much toward a race because my life was filled with work that I truly love here at Fox News, doing radio commentaries on my daily Huckabee Report on 600 radio stations, traveling the country for speaking engagements, and helping good conservative, pro-life candidates who were running for office. Other people probably thought about it more than I did.

I don’t have an issue with my family being supportive. My wife actually encouraged me to do it, despite knowing full well it would subject her and the rest of the family to brutal and savage personal attacks. My adult children have also made it clear they would be with me no matter what.

When people asked me what it would take for me to run, I would tell them the same thing—pray for me to have clarity in the decision. I don’t expect everyone to understand this, but I’m a believer and follower of Jesus Christ. That relationship is far more important to me than any political office. For me, the decision is ultimately not a political one, a financial one, or even a practical one —it’s a spiritual one.

The past few weeks, the external signs and signals and answers to many of the obstacles point strongly toward running. When I am with people encouraging me to run, it’s easy to feel the strength of their partnership and commitment to help me to the finish line. Only when I was alone, in quiet and reflective moments did I have not only clarity, but an inexplicable inner peace—a peace that exceeds human understanding. All the factors say GO, but my heart says NO. And that is the decision I have made and in it have finally found resolution. I don’t fully understand it myself—but I’m sure the pundits will. But I know that under the best of circumstances, being President is a job that takes one to the limit of his or her human capacity. For me, to do it apart from an inner confidence that I was undertaking it with God’s full blessing is unthinkable. I can’t know or predict the future, but I know for now my answer is clear and firm. I will not seek the Republican nomination for President this year. I will gladly continue doing what I do and helping others in their campaigns for Congress, governorships, and other positions. I’ll certainly give more detail about this decision in due time and especially to those who have faithfully and so sacrificially been part of the process. I know I will deeply disappoint many people I love. So many good and dear people have put forth extraordinary effort without any assurance I would mount a campaign. It pains me to let them down. I also know my decision will delight just as many who aren’t that fond of me. I am eternally grateful for the faithful support of my wife, children and real friends who promised to stand with me no matter what. I had come to believe I would be in the race for President. I won’t be. But I will for sure be re-dedicating myself to standing for and communicating the principles of common sense, Constitutional government, and civil discourse that I believe are critical to the survival of our great Republic. From New York, This is MH, goodnight God bless, and I’ll be back next week.

May 15, 2011 – 10:28 am Categories: Mike Huckabee | Post a comment

Kate Middleton and Prince William: Marriage made in Heaven? (Part 25)

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The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh with Philippa Middleton

The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh and Philippa Middleton appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, following the marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in Westminster Abbey, 29 April 2011.

I really do wish Kate and William success in their marriage.  Nevertheless, I do not think it is best to live together before marriage like they did, and I am writing this series to help couples see how best to prepare for marriage.

Albert Mohler wrote an excellent article, ” ‘The Cohabitation Trap’–Why Marriage Matters,” August 16, 2005 and I  wanted to post a portion of it everyday and here is part 4:

What should Christians think of this research?

In the first place, the social evidence as indicated in this research demonstrates what happens when sex and intimacy are decoupled from marriage. In a profound way, this research affirms the integrity of marriage as an institution and should serve to remind Christians that sexual intimacy prior to marriage can only serve to undermine the integrity of the institution and the vows that hold it together. When access to sex is liberated from the responsibilities and commitments of marriage, marriage is inevitably redefined as an option.

 

The very fact that couples who cohabit before marriage have less satisfactory marriages than those who did not points to the basic goodness of marriage and to the importance of marriage as an institution central to human health, happiness, and wholeness.

Wartik gets to the heart of the issue when she suggests that many persons “have different standards for living partners than for life partners.” In essence, that’s the problem. The biblical understanding of marriage begins with the presupposition that life partners and living partners should be one and the same. To suggest otherwise is to miss the entire point of marriage. When Amato explains, “People are much fussier about whom they marry than whom they cohabitate with,” this point is made in vivid terms.

Christians do not base our understanding of marriage and cohabitation on sociological research. Our Creator has defined marriage for us and commanded respect for marriage as a central human responsibility. We know that cohabitation is injurious to marriage precisely because it violates God’s command that sex and marriage are never to be separated. Nevertheless, an article like this serves to remind us that human experience does prove the truthfulness of God’s Word. When the world of social science comes face to face with the reality that cohabitation undermines marriage, the church should take notice.

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R. Albert Mohler, Jr. is president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. For more articles and resources by Dr. Mohler, and for information on The Albert Mohler Program, a daily national radio program broadcast on the Salem Radio Network, go to www.albertmohler.com . For information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to www.sbts.edu . Send feedback to mail@albertmohler.com .

Tim Hawkins on Parenting

Adrian Rogers – Simplicity of Salvation (4 4)

Here’s a couple who went to a FamilyLife Conference and how it made a difference in their marriage.

Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work_Part 7 of 7

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May 15, 2011 – 6:09 am Categories: Adrian Rogers | Post a comment

Candidate #4,Congressman Ron Paul: Republican Presidential Hopefuls (Part 4)(A Night with Ron Paul Part C)

Pt 3/6 Ron Paul  4/15/11 CSPAN

Robert Wenzel, Editor & Publisher of the Economy Policy Journal wrote a fine article “On the road with Ron Paul,” May 2, 2011. I will be posting portions of that article the next few days. Here is the third part:

We went on to discuss the current state of the dollar, price inflation and so on. I found his understanding of markets remarkably sophisticated. At one point, he said to me, “You know, these markets can all very rapidly just take off and the dollar can collapse and prices climb very rapidly.” For emphasis, he moved his hand horizontal and then quickly vertical.

In my many years of trading and talking to investors, one of the most difficult concepts to get across is how quickly markets can change and move dramatically. Most people tend to think of investments as trading within ranges or a slow move in one direction or another, not quite realizing that the moves at times can become very spectacular. Ron Paul seemed to understand this possibility very clearly.

I’ve written before that in watching the way Fed Chairman Bernanke deals with the money supply that he does not appear to have a lot of experience trading stocks. He seems to react to market moves at odd times. Ron Paul, on the other hand, seems to have a trader’s understanding of the markets, and an in depth understanding of how quickly markets can change.

At one point, Dr. Paul speculated with me as to how much Bernanke understood the tight box he is in, with the potential for serious price inflation, on the one hand, and the alternative being very high interest rates to stop the inflation. Dr. Paul said to me, “You know he may believe that it’s not as if he can say what he is exactly thinking, since if he really understood the problems, and said so, the markets would react dramatically.”

As we talked, he told me that interest rates may climb a lot quicker than Bernanke and other Fed members expect, because of the price inflation that is likely.

May 15, 2011 – 6:04 am Categories: Uncategorized | Post a comment

Taliban visited Osama bin Laden at his hideout in the past

A still from a bin Laden video released by the US Department of Defense. The al-Qaeda leader was visited in Pakistan by representatives of the Taliban.

Osama bin Laden

Source: Reuters
Published: Friday, May 25, 2007 7:34 AEST

Saudi-born militant Osama bin Laden speaks at a news conference in Afghanistan on May 26, 1998.

Osama bin Laden

 

Osama Bin Laden Hiding Place Visited By Taliban the London Telegraph reported today:: 

 

The revelation that the al-Qaeda chief had direct contact with his followers – and did not rely solely on messengers – came as a US-led task force urgently trawled captured documents and computer files for terror plots and information about extremists.

British intelligence agents last week joined their US counterparts to sift through the material after repeated references to Britain were found in the haul retrieved from bin Laden’s compound when US commandos killed him this month.

An Afghan Taliban commander, who has previously provided reliable information to foreign media, disclosed that he had visited bin Laden at the compound in Abbottabad.

He said that the Saudi terror chief also received sporadic visits from leaders of his al-Qaeda network, Taliban allies and fellow Arab fundraisers.

The disclosure will be crucial for Western intelligence chiefs as they try and assess bin Laden’s role in international terror operations. They had initially believed that his contact with the outside world was conducted via messages on computer thumb drives.

When the commander, who asked not to be named, last saw bin Laden in Abbottabad two years ago, he seemed healthy and well briefed on recent developments, but concerned about his safety and money.

Bin Laden confided that he had to continue to meet top aides because so many senior lieutenants had been captured or killed. “He said he had no choice but to be active and meet people, despite the security risks,” the Taliban leader said. “He was meeting with other top al Qaeda leaders who could get access to Abbottabad without endangering their safety.”

The report will once again focus attention on how bin Laden managed to live apparently undetected by the Pakistani authorities for several years less than a mile from the country’s top military academy.

The Sunday Telegraph has learned that Britain was one of six countries – along with the US, Canada, Israel, Germany and Spain – identified as a target for terror strikes in the intelligence haul. Officials did not disclose specific plots or threats.

As US and European domestic security officials step up counter-terror operations amid concerns of a “lone wolf” or terror cell revenge attacks to avenge bin Laden’s killing, Pakistan‘s intelligence services have withdrawn co-operation with their American counterparts.

Agents with the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) directorate are refusing to share details of suspects or plots in protest at the US operation to kill bin Laden, raising the potential threat of attacks on Western cities.

On Saturday the country’s parliament condemned the raid, calling for a review of ties with America and warning that Pakistan could cut supply lines to US forces in Afghanistan if there were more such operations.

• Three people in the American state of Florida have been charged with providing financing and material support to the Pakistani Taliban, US federal officials said yesterday.

May 14, 2011 – 9:08 pm Categories: President Obama | Post a comment