The 2A Roundup--Top Ten for Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011

All guns and politics from the best gun rights and liberty bloggers on the Internet.

Alphecca presents explosive proof that the FBI and the ATF are responsible for at least 200 gun murders.

Around O-Town has news from the 'gun-free paradise' known as New York City, where despite their highly restrictive gun laws and gun bans, they are currently battling a reign of terror--thugs with guns! Naturally, the Mayor who is affectionately known here on The Liberty Sphere as 'the Bastard' is calling for more gun control...the bastard. Can't you feel the love? Bloomberg is a bastard!

Days of our Trailers blogs on the renewed fear mongering of 'the Brady Campaign' to rob Americans of their gun rights.

Brigid provides an excellent post today on fear, loving, and dogs.

Nicki comments with her characteristic abandon on Hoffa's call for war on the Tea Party and conservatives. Read it all.

Standing By points to a must-read concerning the 5 biggest lies about liberalism. Excellent.

The Suffolk County Liberty Report announces that North Country Patriots will gather for a major rally for freedom this Sunday, Sept. 11, in New York City. Read for details.

Randy's Right has explosive news that the Department of Justice is in bed with Islamic extremists/supremacists.

Maddened Fowl points to a news story about a shooting victim who returns fire. I like to hear of news like this!

Patriots Duty posts the must-read of the day entitled, 'The Moral Compass IS the Tea Party.'

A Sensible, Conservative Economic Plan

For seemingly the umpteenth time in the last 3 years, Barack Obama will present an economic plan before Congress on Thursday evening. Advisers to Obama indicate that he will call for $300 billion more in spending, which he terms 'creating jobs.' He also plans unspecified targeted tax cuts.

But the details so far have been few. We do know, however, that the country does not have $300 billion to spend, particularly since Obama demanded and got an increase in the debt ceiling, which sent the national debt soaring once again.

How many times over the past 3 years have Americans heard Obama promise 'shovel ready' jobs if only he could get his proposals passed by Congress?

The thing is, he got ALL of his proposals passed by a Democrat-controlled Congress that was all too willing to give Obama anything he asked for. Yet there are still no jobs.

Continue reading at Anthony G. Martin's Conservative Examiner.

I Am Dropping Ann Coulter

This blog has been published since September of 2006--nearly 5 years and going strong. I surpassed the 1 million page views mark a month or so ago, with little fanfare, mainly because I don't really consider a million in 5 years to be all that great.

But, as blogs go these days, I suppose I should count my blessings. Most do not fare so well.

And I do humbly appreciate all of you who read this blog faithfully.

About a year or so into the publication of The Liberty Sphere I added Ann Coulter to the site as one of the featured pundits you will find in the left column. At the time I did that on the strength of her books, which are wonderful, and her willingness to speak her mind without mincing her words when it comes to liberals.

But since 2008 I have had growing concerns about Coulter. In 2008 she supported Mitt Romney for the GOP nomination for President, in spite of his RomneyCare program--socialized medicine--and in spite of his less-than-enthusiastic 'support' for gun rights.

And this year she has incessantly talked about the need for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to jump in the race. Christie is yet another northeastern establishment Republican although he is very good on economic and budgetary issues.

As if that were not enough, Coulter began to bash Sarah Palin. She has not let up on that, and even tonight on O'Reilly she continued the onslaught.

I won't have it. Yes, people are entitled to support who they wish, but I don't have to put up with it on my blog. Anyone who bashes Palin is simply not welcome here. You may prefer Bachmann, or Cain, or Paul, etc, but bashing is over the top and will not be tolerated.

Palin has had enough bashing from the mindless, imbecilic Left and their couriers in the mainstream media. The last thing we need is for so-called 'conservatives' to join in.

Thus, the link to Ann Coulter on this site will be removed. Good riddance!

There Has To Be a Song

Several people have asked me about the song I had running through my head in the hours prior to the 9/11 attacks. I wrote about that today at the Examiner.

Over at the ministry site, I tell you about the song and post some of the lyrics.

I hope it is helpful.

You can access here at Martin Christian Ministries.


Thanks for reading, and God bless.

Europe's 'Wall Street' Faces Collapse

As the U.S. government continues to hide the real facts about the economy by cooking the books, European banks are indicative of the real story.

Today the head of Germany's Deutsche Bank warned of the imminent collapse of many European banks unless certain steps are taken that are reminiscent of the massive taxpayer bailout of Wall Street in 2008-2009.

According to a report in The Telegraph, Josef Ackermann of Deutsche Bank warned of the pending collapse:

"Numerous European banks would not survive having to revalue sovereign debt held on the banking book at market levels."

Mr Ackermann said market conditions were as febrile as the height of the banking crisis. "We should resign ourselves to the fact that the 'new normality' is characterised by volatility and uncertainty," he said. "All this reminds one of the autumn of 2008."

As many of us have been warning for the past 2 years, get set. This is going to get ugly. And yes, it will be much worse than 2008.

The 2A Roundup--Top Ten for Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011

All guns and politics from the best gun rights and liberty bloggers on the Internet.

Denninger issues the following grave pronouncement concerning the economy--"It's over." And he has the proof. Better get set.

Vanderboegh has the latest explosive news concerning the Project Gunwalker scandal.

David Codrea also has news that the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association has charged that the Obama Administration retaliated against the whistleblowers who blew the Gunwalker scandal wide open.

Kurt Hofmann posts an excellent article explaining that it is NOT a 'conspiracy theory' to state unequivocally that Gunwalker was a scheme to justify more gun control laws.

WRSA comments on the declaration of war against Republicans and the Tea Party by labor unions.

Tam says that an item she shows in photos is like a prom dress for your pistol. Take a look.

Way Up North posts a follow-up to a report about a recent trip to the firing range.

Breda reports from the 'blogshoot on the lake.'

Newbius says that wifey went to the firing range, and here he provides a report plus photos.

Greg W. Howard proposes a most interesting method of making the mainstream media pay for their numerous sins of omission in reporting vital news, as well as their obvious leftwing bias. Read it all. It's called "Operation SLAM.'

9/11--a personal memoir

(Note--due to the personal nature of this article, it will be written in the first person).

When I awoke at 5:30 AM on September 11, 2001, I was immediately struck by a most unusual feeling that I had not had in years. A certain sadness seemed to overwhelm me from deep within, but I could not tell where such a feeling was coming from nor why it would be so pervasive.

I was also struck by another unusual occurrence. An old hymn that I had not sung or seen in years came flooding into my consciousness, embedded in my mind like a CD player set on perpetual replay. I had always loved the hymn and found it extremely comforting during some of the most difficult periods of my life.

But why now? Everything seemed to be going well. I was working as a chaplain at a facility that paid me well due to my extensive training. I had started a business with a friend, and it was was also going extremely well. There was no reason for my overwhelming sadness or for the hymn of comfort that flooded my mind.

I went to work to do the early morning shift.

During the last leg of my rounds I came upon a good friend, a Baptist minister, who was having surgery that day. It was roughly 8:55 AM ET. The first thing that came out of his mouth when I walked through the door was, "Look at that!" He pointed to the television on the wall.

The television camera was focused on the World Trade Center. One of the towers had a large, gaping hole in the side with large plumes of black smoke billowing out into the sky.

I said, "What on earth happened?" He replied that they did not know as of yet, but apparently a small plane had crashed into the tower. I remember saying that a hole like that seemed to indicate more than a small plane.

We continued to watch the scene for several minutes, making small talk. And then, sometime after 9 AM, I saw the faint outline of a large jetliner flying dangerously low at a very high rate of speed. I said, "Look at that. What is that plane doing?"

Continue reading at Anthony G. Martin's Conservative Examiner.

Why Gunwalker scandal is infinitely worse than Iran-Contra

In response to the continually unfolding 'Project Gunwalker' scandal engulfing the Obama Administration, some progressives have tipped their hand as to how they plan to frame the 'defense' of what is perhaps the most corrupt Administration in U.S. history. They compare the scandal to 'Iran-Contra' during the waning years of the Reagan Administration, as if by doing so the main players, including Obama, will escape accountability for their actions.

But the Gunwalker scandal is infinitely worse than Iran-Contra. Why?

The motivation for Iran-Contra was admirable although the mechanism for its implementation was flawed and skirted the boundaries of the law. The motivation for the Gunwalker scandal, on the other hand, is subversive and evil--to deliberately place U.S. guns in the hands of Mexican drug cartels in order to claim that since most of the guns used by the criminals in Mexico came from the U.S., then the only remedy is draconian, sweeping new firearms control legislation and gun bans.

Continue reading at Anthony G. Martin's Conservative Examiner.

Vanderboegh--a new strategy needed in Gunwalker probe

One of the two reporters who originally broke the story concerning the ATF-DOJ gun smuggling scandal back in December of 2010 says that a new strategy is needed in the Gunwalker probe. 'Project Gunwalker,' or 'Operation Fast and Furious,' are the two most commonly used terms by the media to denote the scandal.

Mike Vanderboegh of Sipsy Street Irregulars, whose thorough and persistent work in investigating and reporting the claims of ATF whistleblowers led to national news reports on the scandal at CBS News, Fox News, and other mainstream outlets, states that the entire probe is in danger of passing from the scene, buried permanently under the current massive effort to cover up the actions of high level Administration officials who implemented an illegal operation resulting in guns deliberately being placed into the hands of Mexican drug cartels.

Some of those guns were recovered at the scene of the murder of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry.

According to Vanderboegh, the scope of Darrell Issa's investigation in the U.S. House of Representatives is narrow in scope due to the restrictions of his committee's purview. Further, Vanderboegh asserts that the present state of the massive cover-up has 'Clintonistas' written all over it...

Continue reading at Anthony G. Martin's Conservative Examiner.

Ask Me To Sing at Your Church?

Well, yeah!

Why not?

I mean, you won't find a better deal that THIS!

And besides, I am pretty good. I mean, REAL good.

Gunwalker Cover-Up--What did Barack Obama Know and When Did He Know It?

It can now be proved that the Obama White House and the Department of Justice, including the ATF, have engaged in an extensive cover-up of the Project Gunwalker scandal, also known as 'Operation Fast and Furious.' A series of internal emails and a memo disclosed by numerous sources yesterday, including CBS News and the Los Angeles Times, show beyond doubt that the Obama Administration is involved in an attempt to hide facts concerning the illegal scheme.

Thus, once again, it is time to zero-in on the issue that lies squarely at the center of what is perhaps the most serious scandal in the history of U.S. politics--what did Barack Obama know and when did he know it? 

As with Watergate in 1974, it was not the break-in itself that brought down the Nixon White House. It was the cover-up. Nixon lied to the American people. Administration officials lied before Congress. The Attorney-General at the time perjured himself in sworn testimony before a Senate committee chaired by former Senator Sam Ervin, D-North Carolina.

Eric Holder, in sworn testimony before Congress, stated that he knew nothing about the illegal gunwalker operation, although former ATF Phoenix field division head Bill Newell testified that he informed the White House of the scheme in September of 2010. Further information indicates that Holder's claim, at the very least, is highly suspicious.

Continue reading at Anthony G. Martin's Conservative Examiner.

Good Deeds and Angels

My new devotional meditation is up at the ministry site.

This is a follow-up to my last post concerning an encounter I had in NYC with a very helpful gentleman who would not give me his name.

Today's post delves into this issue more fully. You can access it at Martin Christian Ministries.


Thank you for reading, and God bless.

Pelosi: Republicans Want to 'Destroy Government"

In an address at a Democratic fundraiser in San Francisco last month on August 21, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi stated that Republicans "want to destroy government." Further, she asked, "Do their children breathe air?"

The latter quip presumably was aimed at conservatives who have ratcheted up the heat on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its heavy-handed regulations that are crippling the ability of American businesses to make a profit and to create jobs.

According to a report at CNS News Service, Pelosi stated.....

Continue reading at Anthony G. Martin's Conservative Examiner.

A Thought for the Day

The 'thought for the day' is up over at the ministry site.

Please read it. It's important.

Access it here: Martin Christian Ministries.


Several updates of interest are provided, and I could use the support. Thanks for reading, and God bless!

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley Blasts Obama and the NLRB over Boeing Flap

Governor Nikki Haley, R-South Carolina, came out swinging today over the Obama Administration's handling of Boeing's relocation of one of its facilities from Washington State to South Carolina. Obama and the National Labor Relations Board took Boeing to court to try to prevent the transfer, which would bring 1000 new jobs to South Carolina--a state which has suffered from a unemployment rate higher than the national average.

The dispute is about labor unions. South Carolina is a right-to-work state. Washington State's union-friendly laws have increased Boeing's cost of doing business. Boeing wishes to address the problem by moving to a state where unions haven been prevented from wielding such unbridled power.

But in this Administration that is rife with union thugs who think they control America, such a move is tantamount to heresy. And they wish to prevent a company from moving wherever it wants within the U.S.--yet another blow to business from the Marxist minions of the Obama Administration.

Haley called Obama a 'coward' over this mess. She also stated that the NLRB is 'un-American.' She is 100% correct on both counts.

BRAVO! This is exactly the type of thing more, many more, of our elected representatives are going to have to do in response to the continued tyranny of an Administration raging out of control.

The 2A Roundup--Top Ten for Thursday, September 1, 2011

All guns and politics from the best gun rights and liberty bloggers on the Internet.

From WRSA: 'Towers? What Towers?'--a look at how Obama wishes to commemorate the 9/11 attacks on the 10th anniversary of that horrifying day back in 2001.

Denninger wants to know if you are prepared. Mayhem in the streets of America is coming due to the pending economic collapse. Can you run? Can you defend yourself? Are you in shape? Most of us, I dare say, are woefully lacking in this area.

David Codrea reports that funeral services for Linda Fincher, wife of incarcerated gun-rights activist Hollis Wayne Fincher, is being held today. This is yet another very sad chapter in the life of a couple that has needlessly suffered beyond all recognition. Keep the family in your prayers.

Kurt Hofmann wonders if the gun ban nutcases will condemn Al Sharpton's 'violent rhetoric.'

John Jacob H says that the Governor of North Carolina--Bev Perdue--may have committed an impeachable offense. I think she has! And now she faces a Republican legislature.

Way Up North provides the quote of the day from Ayn Rand.

Tam passes along info on a big gun sporting event in North Carolina. A class in tactical shooting will also be offered at the event.

From Alphecca: 'Obama the job killer.'

Nicki says that Andre Carson 'show his ass' yet again on the 'Tea Party is racist' lie.

Mike McCarville reports disturbing news about conservative J.C. Watts. He is doing fundraising for one of the most ultra-liberal shills in Congress--South Carolina's James Clyburn. UGH!!

The error of comparing Gunwalker scandal to Watergate

As the gargantuan 'Gunwalker' scandal engulfing the Department of Justice and the ATF continues to grow deeper by the day, many comparisons have been made to the Watergate scandal of 1974, which brought down the Nixon Administration. While it is true that Gunwalker, or 'Operation Fast and Furious,' is also serious enough to bring down the Obama Administration, it is there that an accurate comparison ends. Gunwalker is much more sinister than Watergate, and thus, it is an error to make further comparisons.

The reason for this is clear. Watergate was about a botched break-in at the Democratic headquarters at the Watergate Hotel during the campaign of 1972--and the subsequent cover-up initiated by the Nixon White House. Gunwalker, by contrast, is about treason. In Operation Fast and Furious we are not dealing with an inconsequential group of second-rate burglars who broke into Republican headquarters to gather information that could be used in a campaign. We are dealing with a law enforcement agency of the Department of Justice that deliberately placed firearms in the hands of dangerous criminals in Mexico, who then used those guns to kill countless Americans and Mexicans.

Continue reading at Anthony G. Martin's Conservative Examiner.