Jack Marlar, Field Representative for SCV International, addressed the Sons of Confederate Veterans, 16th Regiment, Camp 36, during their monthly meeting Thursday, November 19th. His topic: “War Was Caused by Slavery?///No!” Using original source historical material, Marlar made a strong case for the true basis for the War Between the States that resulted in the invasion and occupation of South Carolina and other Southern states and unspeakable atrocities against the civilian population and their property.

Sen. DeMint Major Force in Permitting Free Elections

“Yesterday we had our most important date with destiny, And Honduras won!” said Rodrigo Cantero, a correspondent for ALG News.

“We fought our most important battle without firing a shot. We let the ballots be our bullets, just like the fathers of democracy intended. We went against 21st century Socialism and won.”

If asked to name a Civil War battle off the top of their heads, most people would probably say Gettysburg. Some people might respond with Antietam (aka Sharpsburg), or Bull Run (Manassas) or perhaps even Vicksburg or Atlanta.

The battle of Shiloh would probably not be the first one to come to mind, but it was still one of the most important battles of the war, especially in the western theater. The fighting produced over 23,000 casualties and was the largest battle in the Mississippi River region during the war.

There is no denying that Rush Limbaugh is a great communicator when it comes to creating illustrations that highlight an important point in logical, understandable terms.

I only hear his program on Tuesdays most weeks as I journey to Laurens and back to Greenville. Last Tuesday he came up with the “four corners (or pillars) of deceit” that have perpetuated the man-made global warming myth, the colossal “big lie” that has made Al Gore and other environmental “wackos” wealthy, and is the basis for a massive seizure of power and transfer of wealth that is about to destroy our constitutional republic and the last vestige of freedom in the world.

On Saturday, November 14, American Legion Post 3 members held a memorial service for Major Rudolf Anderson, Jr., at Woodlawn Memorial Park.

American Legion Post 3 Commander John Collins was Master of Ceremony. His opening remarks contained a brief outline of Rudy Anderson’s life growing up in Greenville, SC. He graduated from Greenville High School and later from Clemson College where he was a member of the Air Force ROTC program. After he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant, he underwent flight training as a F-86 pilot and he flew combat missions over Korea during the Korean War.

Final Vote Set for December 1, 2009

On a voice vote, Greenville County Council agreed to move the County’s comprehensive land use plan to a third and final reading and vote set for December 1, 2009. Amendments to the plan will be permitted at that meeting.

Prior to the vote on Tuesday, November 17, Jim Burns, chairman of the committee sponsoring the bill held a public hearing. Thirty minutes of comments each were permitted for those in favor of the plan and those opposed.

Hatred of Confederate Flag Based on Ignorance of Factual History

The Sate newspaper reported on November 20 that two candidates for Governor Mullins McCLeod a Charleston attorney and Sen. Vincent Sheheen of Camden, both Democrats seeking their party’s nomination for Governor of South Carolina, have announced as part of their platform, they want to get the Confederate battle flag off State House grounds.

The founders of our constitutional republic advised that they had created a “republic if we can keep it.” They also warned that the new form of government that they had created provided for a degree of freedom, balance and checks that had never before been achieved and was suitable only for a moral and ethical people who were capable of self-control and self-constraint.

Hold Public Meetings on Infringement of Private Property Rights, Free Enterprise

In a letter to Greenville County Council Chairman Butch Kirven, Robert G. Taylor, president of the Greenville County Taxpayers Association, requests that “Council return (the Greenville County Comprehensive Land Use Plan) to Committee to hold public meetings that identify all areas that infringe on Private Property Rights and the Free Enterprise System.”

Taylor states that the Association supports sound professional planning, but is opposed to “exploitive planning, which is conducted to produce a predetermined outcome. As an example, Imagine Greenville is almost a copy of previous plans dating back to Visions 2000 and 2005.”

On a very blustery, chilly and rainy morning, the annual Veterans Day ceremony was held on Wednesday, November 11, at 10 a.m. at Greenville County Square. The theme of this year’s program was “Veterans Honoring Veterans.”

Approximately 250 veterans, family members, and guests braved the elements to attend this year’s program.

George Blevins, Greenville County Veterans Affairs Officer, welcomed those attending the event this year in spite of the bad weather conditions.

Wade Hampton High School Principal Lance Radford and Senior Aerospace Instructor Col. Ben Pittman presented the first annual veteran’s Wall of Honor award to Brigadier General Wayne Brock during a Veterans Day program in the school auditorium with the school’s Air Force JROTC cadets and invited local veterans, including 3 World War II veterans who were in attendance.

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Lessons from the Vietnam War is an accurate, interesting and comprehensive account of a tragic, painful and prolonged event in American History. Decorated Vietnam War Veteran and noted Historian Mike Scruggs skillfully sifted through the propaganda and political correctness of the 1960s and 1970s and recorded the facts of the Vietnam War from beginning to end including the views of dictators in Hanoi and decisions of politicians and bureaucrats micro-managing a war from Washington, DC. Lessons from the Vietnam War honors the service of heroic Americans in uniform who sacrificed to win the war and exposes those who undermined their efforts and ushered in a Communist victory unopposed by American Power.

The Republican Party of Charleston County has voted to censure Sen. Lindsey Graham, according to county GOP Chairman Lin Bennett.

“U. S. Sen. Lindsey Graham in the name of bipartisanship continues to weaken the Republican brand and tarnish the ideals of freedom, rule of law, and fiscal conservatism,” the resolution stated.

There are literally too many things to worry about these days. Some of us choose to “turn it off and tune it out.” We rationalize that we already have all the problems we can handle and, after all, God is in control. But ignoring a problem, leaving it to others, or pretending it doesn’t   exist does not make it go away. Problems left unsolved seldom resolve themselves.

The Congress is spending our children and grandchildren into financial servitude to the state and foreign governments. President Obama is flitting around the world in Air Force One and making financial commitments to foreign countries as if the federal money pit has no bottom.

Senator Jim DeMint was the Keynote Speaker at the Veterans Day celebration on the grounds of the Bi Lo Center, Friday, November 6, sponsored by the BiLo Center and the Col. Robert Anderson Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution. Music was provided by the Travelers Rest High School Band. The ceremonial bell was provided by the Furman University Army ROTC unit.

“H” Hour arrived on Wednesday, November 4, for the eighty-six men and two women, World War II veterans, who were scheduled to be on the third “Honor Flight” Upstate South Carolina.

These veterans got up Wednesday morning before dawn, just as they had done during military basic training almost seventy years ago.

Geri and Steve Warren hosted a reception for GOP candidates for Governor of South Carolina at their home Thursday, Nov. 5.

Two of the candidates were in Washington, DC, and did not attend, however, Lieutenant Governor Andre’ Bauer, Representative Nikki Haley and Attorney General Henry McMaster were present and addressed the guests briefly.