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- Air Commando Hunters on the Ho Chi Minh Trail
- A Different Focus on Biden July 11 Press Conference
- Remembering LBJ’s Vietnam War Operation Rolling Thunder
- The Battle for Biblical Christianity
- False Prophets and Deceived Shepherds
- Returning America to Truth, Justice, and Common Sense
- The Resignation of President Joe Biden and his Endorsement of Kamala Harris
- Kamala Harris Promises to Impose Abortion on All 50 States as President
- Frontline Ministries, Inc., Celebrates 30 Year Anniversary
- CIVILIZATION’S INTERREGNUM—PART 13
- A Republic Or A Democracy? There IS a Difference, You Know!
- CIVILIZATION’S INTERREGNUM—PART 14
Evolution of the Republican Party
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
The Republican Party at the State and County levels is undergoing a major planned transformation. Traditionally, the direction of the party has been from the precinct level up. Within the past two years, the direction has been from the top (Republican National Committee) down. This is not a new idea; it is copied from Obama Democrats who are intolerant of dissent. The state party leadership, in most instances, has been brought in line with the desires of the RNC. Those at the grass roots who “rock the boat” and support unapproved change are considered to be disloyal to the party and are, if possible, forced out.
Most county Republican leadership in South Carolina has been brought into compliance and has bragged that they are making progress by bringing in new younger recruits to the Republican Party. Those party workers and activists associated with Tea Party, libertarian causes or anti-Republican-in-name only activities have been made to feel unwelcome and have been silenced, forced out or departed by their own initiative. In Greenville County, the transition took place quietly and mostly without public notice. It is estimated that as many as 30 to 40 active party officials are no longer active in the party and have been replaced.
TR High School Student Body Raised Over $30,000 for Honor Flight
- By Gilbert Scales
Travelers Rest High School student body voted to donate the entire $30,211.88 to the “Honor Flight” Upstate SC Program. The check was officially presented to Paul Howell, Director of Honor Flight Upstate, Friday, April 17th, with a special presentation in the High School Media Center. Ken Rice, WWII Veteran, holds bottom left of check, was on Honor Flight to D.C. on Tuesday, April 21. Travelers Rest is the only high school in the Upstate that had the Honor Flight Upstate as a recipient for “Spirit Week” fundraising activities.
Ted Cruz Wins Straw Poll
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Delegates Vote Down Opposition to Gas Tax Increase
Senator Ted Cruz won the Greenville County Republican Party straw poll Saturday. Cruz received 80 of the more than 200 votes cast. Gov. Scott Walker received 64 votes with Senators Santorum and Rubio receiving 23 each. Cruz and Walker, likewise, took first and second place in the Spartanburg County Republican Straw Poll.
Only presidential candidates Santorum and Governor Kasich who received votes in the single digits spoke at the convention. Mike Huckabee, who was advertised as one of the speakers, failed to appear. Huckabee received ten votes, trailing Jeb Bush with 14.
South Carolina’s Senior Senator Lindsey Graham, who is a potential candidate, received only ten votes. All other candidates were in the single digits.
A Lesson in Why Your Participation Matters
- By Guest Column by Steve Haynie
Political Skullduggery in Pickens County
Every two years political parties in South Carolina go through the process called precinct reorganization during which people from each voting precinct can elect party officers to represent their precinct in the countywide party. Attendees of precinct reorganization may also apply to be delegates to county and state party conventions. On March 19, 2015, the Pickens County Republican Party precinct reorganization meeting took place in Liberty, South Carolina. This reorganization was quite different from those in the past, however. This time roughly half the attendees have worked against the Republican Party Platform.
After the reorganization meeting ended, it was obvious that there was an effort to move the Pickens County GOP to the left. True Republicans had to scramble to convince other like-minded individuals to participate by the make up date of March 21, 2015. Not only were the conservative and moderate members trying to motivate people to join the party by that date, the pro-tax and liberal activists were recruiting as well. By the time of the county convention 202 delegates had been confirmed.
Good Ole Boy Politics on Display
- By Johnnelle Raines - Pickens, SC
What happened the other night at the Pickens County GOP Convention was more proof of why so many people don’t want to get involved in politics,
There was plenty of “posturing” for control and grandstanding to be viewed by all.
I assisted Weldon Clark in checking people in and giving out the ballots. I was told the list we had was an official list and that no one was to enter the auditorium unless they were on the official list. There were officers standing at the entrance to the auditorium who were told not to allow anyone in unless they had the proper credential … which was the manila envelope with the ballot enclosed. This was to ensure integrity in the balloting process.
Christians Must Take a Stand Now!
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Christians are under attack across the globe. Muslims are killing Christians by the thousands, and our national leadership is barely taking notice of the atrocities. There is little indication the Christian churches in the Bible Belt are paying much attention or doing anything to help defend the victims. Franklin Graham made some public statements and was scoffed at by the dominant media and Bill O’Riley attempted to discredit his statements.
Not many years ago Greenville, South Carolina, was known by some as the “Buckle of the Bible Belt.” Sadly, our Christian community is not what it used to be. There are more churches than ever before. The churches are larger than ever before, however, the Christian influence in the community has diminished to almost zero.
The doctrines of Darwinism, Humanism, Multiculturalism, Socialism and political correctness have invaded some of the churches. Intimidation by agencies of the Federal Government has frightened church leaders and made them fearful of speaking outside the walls of their buildings.
Atheist Wants to Participate in County Council Invocation
An individual identifying himself as a member of the Upstate Atheists board has sent a letter to the Greenville County Administrator requesting to be scheduled to participate in the County Council Invocation “making our county’s Invocations more diverse.”
Greenville County Council meets on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of each month and begin their meetings with an Invocation led by a Council member or his guests.
The correspondence identifies Upstate Atheists as a 501 ( C ) 3 not-for-profit organization.
Rep. Gowdy Requests Information on Spartanburg Refugee Project
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Secretary of State Kerry asked 17 Pertinent Questions
For several months, there have been reports in the social media indicating that Spartanburg, South Carolina, has been selected as the destination for a large number of refugees from Syria, Congo and Bhutan.
Lisa Benson, a national security specialist tracking Muslim influence in the United States, reported that a World Relief contractor is establishing an office in Spartanburg, and that a former local Baptist pastor had been named Executive Director of the office.
The alleged plans to move refugees to Spartanburg was also discussed at the National Security Summit held in Columbia, Saturday, March 14, 2015.
On March 18, The Times Examiner published a page one story titled: Spartanburg to be colonized as “Refugee Seed Community.” The Spartanburg Herald Journal and Talk Radio WORD have also reported on the matter. As time passed, more questions were raised than answered. Only the church and business groups directly involved in the refugee project knew what was taking place, and they were not making public statements.
Joseph Evan Davis 907 Children of the Confederacy April Meeting
- By Pam Durham
The Joseph Evan Davis 907 Children of the Confederacy held their April meeting at the New Hope United Methodist Church in Anderson, SC on Sunday afternoon, April 12, 2015. Along with members of the Winnie Davis 442 United Daughters of the Confederacy Chapter, they honored Chapter President, Allison Bolt’s Confederate ancestor, Abram Bolt and his wife Mary with a grave-cleaning, iron-cross-placing, and grave-rededicating event. Chapter Director Pamela Hamilton Durham discussed the military history and family of Abram Bolt. There were three generations of the Bolt family present today for this rededication service. Mr. Bolt shared pictures of these ancestors with the children as they learned to clean the grave of the veteran and his wife, under direction of grave restoration consultant Julia Barnes. Michael Barnes and Danny Durham then showed the children how to properly install an iron cross. These men of the Sons of Confederate Veterans provided outstanding role models for the children. The children did a wonderful job in honoring a veteran and then recording the other veterans buried in this cemetery.
Thousands Descend Upon Appomattox to Commemorate 150th Anniversary of Surrender
- By Terry M. Thacker
Thousands of history enthusiasts from all over the country and across the ocean congregated in the little town of Appomattox, Virginia, this past week to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert E. Lee, to Union General Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Potomac.
Activities commenced this past Wednesday and concluded on Sunday. During that period, the relatively small parking lot at the Appomattox Court House National Historic Site was closed to visitors. A sprawling, grassy field a couple of miles away served as a temporary parking area. Buses ran all day back and forth to the park.
For those who were coming from Lynchburg, 20-some miles away, other shuttle buses ran to and from that town. All of the services – parking, shuttle rides and admission to the park - were free.
Cruz: Strong Contender for Truth, Conservative and Christian Vote
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz Strikes Fear in Hearts of Democrats, RINO Republicans: “I will tell the truth and do what I say”
Senator Ted Cruz broughthis wife and daughters to the Poinsett Club in Greenville, Friday night, to speak to and mingle with Republican women and their families.
“We are all here tonight because we are worried about the direction of our country,” he told the packed house that was so spellbound by the speaker that some forgot to eat their cheesecake and their coffee became cold.
The Cruz message was positive and sometimes humorous. “Let’s talk about what is fixing to be going right in this country, rather than what is going wrong,” he suggested.
“I make you this promise: I will tell the truth and I will do whatI say.”
God is in Control
- By Winston McCuen - Ware Shoals, SC
Easter is a good time to reflect on the state of the world and the mysteries of God's providential plan.
Liberals in America have murdered over 40 million people by abortion in the name of "women's rights" since Roe v. Wade in 1973. The Nazis are said to have killed 6 million Jews. Does this mean that our "progressive and enlightened" Liberals are at least six times more evil than Hitler and the Nazis are supposed to have been?
Recently on FoxNews, Bill O'Reilly declared that "Christianity is non-political." Evidently he meant the Bible is politically neutral and that somehow people who differ on moral-political fundamentals can all be Christians. But that is absurd, since the Christian faith is all about the one and only correct conception of moral fundamentals.
Contending for the Conservative Vote
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
It will be interesting watching Republican candidates for President of the United States compete for the conservative vote, that in South Carolina’s open primary includes Christians, Libertarians, and Tea Party independents. They constitute a majority-voting block in the Palmetto State, however, somehow they always manage to have several candidates to split the vote and give an advantage to the most liberal candidate.
Jeb Bush, the obvious Republican Party elite favorite, will be aided by crossover Democrat voters. Half a dozen candidates will fight for the conservative voters that include the almost disenfranchised legitimate Republicans. This is part of the GOP/Bush strategy to help usher in a Bush primary victory in South Carolina.
SC Secretary of State Mark Hammond to Speak at FFI Event
- By Press Release
South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond is scheduled to speak in Greenville on May 9 to honor student authors. Hammond’s 2 p.m. address will highlight the announcement of high school winners in the BLESSINGS OF LIBERTY essay contest sponsored by nonprofit First Foundations, Inc.
Ten student finalists are expected to win cash prizes for writing about how the U. S. Constitution informs and inspires young Americans in 2015. Each student was challenged to compose an original 500 word essay. The grand prize winner will be offered a scholarship from North Greenville University. Other finalists will win cash and merchandise.
Greenville County Republicans Abandon Costly Legal Action
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Following a short report by their attorney Samuel Harms, The Greenville County Republican Party Executive Committee voted to suspend pursuit of legal actions to overturn the state election law that allows all registered voters to participate in selection of Republican Party candidates. The Committee also released Harms, who had invested thousands of hours and dollars pursuing the case, from any further responsibility or obligation.
The Greenville County Republican party had pursued the matter in federal court for four years, at great expense to members and volunteer attorneys. The State Party had been a supportive partner in the legal action.
Top Ten Finalists for 2015-16 GCS Teacher of the Year
- By Susan Clarke
Ten finalists have been selected in the 2015-16 Greenville County Schools Teacher of the Year program. They are, in alphabetical order:
• Alice Bradley, Seventh Grade Language Arts, Ralph Chandler Middle School
• Amy Burnett, Mathematics, Berea High School
• Kristin Danko, Fourth Grade, Bell’s Crossing Elementary School
• Shiree Turner Fowler, Kindergarten, Hollis Elementary Academy
• Tracy Gay, Fifth Grade, Crestview Elementary School
• Stacy Hall, Sixth Grade School Counseling, Riverside Middle School
• Anne Matthews, String Orchestra, Greenville Middle Academy
• Shelley Peak, Third Grade, Robert E. Cashion Elementary School
• David Quigley, Math and Science, Woodmont High School
• Heather Steading, Fifth Grade, Fork Shoals School
Thanks to Those Willing to Risk It All
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
From the beginning of our nation, there have been men and women willing to risk it all. The truth is that our republic was created and kept free by a small percentage of men and women who were and are willing to risk it all. We should honor and celebrate those people, not punish them for doing the right thing.
In earlier times, students were exposed to the words and deeds of men like Patrick Henry, who said, “Give me liberty, or give me death.” The men who signed the Declaration of Independence put everything on the line.
“With a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.”
Most of these men and many of their families paid a price in pain and suffering for doing the right thing and providing us with freedom that we must preserve.
Piedmont Women’s Center 2015 Banquet for Life
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
The Piedmont Women’s Center held their 2015 fundraiser banquet Thursday, March 26, at the TD Center.
The program featured filmed greetings from Governor Nikki Haley, presentation by Joni Eareckson Tada, and music by Wes Hampton.
Center nurses presented live ultrasound images of “littlest guests.”
Eyewitness Report from a Benghazi Survivor
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13 KJV
Both sides of Kris “Tanto” Paronto’s business card has the same message: “John 15:13.” The United States is most fortunate to have active duty and veteran military personnel that not only uphold their oath to “protect and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic,” but also willingly give their lives in order to save the lives of their comrades.
A few hundred Upstate citizens had a rare opportunity last Wednesday and Thursday to meet a legitimate living hero and hear a true and accurate account of what happened during the Benghazi attack. Kris “Tanto” Paronto was one of the survivors of the attack on the U.S. State Department Special Mission compound in Benghazi, Libya, on the night of September 11, 2012.
Ashtabula Celebrates Old Farm Day
- By Terry M. Thacker
The sights and sounds of yesteryear came alive in Pendleton on Saturday as Ashtabula celebrated Old Farm Day.
Antique gas engines powered a plethora of machines, including a cotton gin and a hay bailer, just to name a few. Antique tractors and automobiles were on display as well.
The coolness of the day did not deter hundreds of people of all ages from coming out to enjoy the event. While some spectators meandered over the front lawn, inspecting the various and sundry exhibits, other visitors paid an extra $3.00 to take a guided tour, given by young ladies dressed in hoop skirts, of the Ashtabula mansion, which served as the backdrop for the day's festivities.
Candidate with Brains and a Backbone
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Senator Ted Cruz was the first Republican presidential candidate to formally announce his candidacy. He made the announcement at Liberty University before a crowd of several thousand people. The location could not have been better for the “born again” Christian son of a Baptist preacher.
Typically, Cruz spoke eloquently and with passion without notes or a teleprompter. He was interrupted by enthusiastic applause following almost every statement. The Harvard educated lawyer is obviously very intelligent and has demonstrated exceptional common sense, both in the United States Senate and as Attorney General of Texas. In contrast with other Republican candidates and party leaders, Ted Cruz has a backbone. He has the courage of his convictions and is willing to stand up to both Democrats and the leadership of his own party when necessary. He can articulate proven conservative principles in a manner reminiscent of Ronald Reagan.
Netanyahu Re-Elected Prime Minister
- By Dr. Al Snyder
With all the ballots counted, it was clear that Benjamin Netanyahu has been re-elected as Israel's Prime Minister for the fourth time. Netanyahu's conservative Likud Party won 30 of the 120 seats in the Knesset. The liberal Zionist Union (formerly Labor Party) won 24 seats, but it was not enough to put their party leader Buji Herzog in office as prime minister.
While there were few surprises with the smaller parties, the most recent pre-election polls had shown Herzog unseating Netanyahu. Even preliminary results on election night had Likud and Zionist Union neck and neck with about 24 seats each, making it unclear who would be designated by the president to form the next government.
Governor Scott Walker Visits Greenville
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin addressed a crowd of more than two-hundred at the TD Center in Greenville last Thursday evening.
Walker mingled with the crowd and posed for photos with supporters prior to the sit-down BBQ supper. He appeared very comfortable with friends, some of which supported his political campaigns in his home state.
The Governor thanked attendees for their prayers during his recall-election battles that involved vicious demonstration by his opponents. “Don’t stop praying,” he said.
Governor Walker, who has two young sons, said he was concerned about the safety of future generations of Americans. He said that was his motivation for seeking the presidency. He listed a number of his accomplishments as Governor of Wisconsin and said he wanted to do some of the same things in Washington, DC.
Cruz is First Top-Tier Movement Conservative Candidate Since Reagan
- By Press Release
MANASSAS, Va., -- Christian Newswire -- Richard A. Viguerie releases the following statement and is available for comment:
Today's official announcement that Senator Ted Cruz of Texas is running for president changes everything in the 2016 presidential campaign.
Ted Cruz isn't running for Vice President or Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Jeb Bush administration.
Every Republican candidate for president will have to move significantly to the right, starting with Jeb Bush and Scott Walker, and define their position on amnesty for illegal aliens, on fighting and winning the war radical Islam has declared on America, on spending, the deficit and the debt, and on repealing Obamacare, against the positions Ted Cruz will talk about and campaign on in the coming months.
Guest Worker Program Replacing Americans in High Tech Jobs
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
American Worker Making More than $60,000 per year, “Your Job is up for Grabs”
A bill before the United States Senate would triple the number of “guest workers” under the H-1B guest worker Visa program, according to testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee recently.
Howard University Professor Ron Hira told the committee that the Senate “I-Squared” bill would triple the number of guest workers for high tech jobs and send a message to American workers making over $60,000 annually that “your job is up for grabs.”
The professor informed the committee that “it is a myth that companies pay guest workers prevailing wages and actively look first for Americans to fill the jobs that are eventually given to H-1B guest workers.”
National Security Summit Held in S.C.
- By Jeff West
The National Security Action Summit was held in West Columbia on Saturday, March 14. The event was sponsored by Breitbart News, The Center for Security Policy and the High Frontier. Over 250 people attended from as far away as Washington, D.C. and Florida. The numerous speakers included dignitaries such as Ambassador John Bolton, Admiral “Ace” Lyons, former SCGOP Chairman Van Hipp, Ambassador Henry Cooper, and the Honorable Senators Rick Santorum and Ted Cruz. LTG William “Jerry” Boykin spoke via Skype. Recent Senatorial candidate Richard Cash opened with a prayer acknowledging America’s turning away from God and asking Him to protect America.
Topics included the decline of the military, the vulnerability of the U.S. power grid, threats from radical Islam and shariah law, immigration and border security. There was much valuable material in the almost 9-hour conference, which obviously cannot all be covered here, but the event can be found on Youtube by searching for “SC Summit Live.”
This Ministry Must Continue
- By Bob Dill, Publisher
The Wisdom in Living Life Ministry of Winn Freeman is desperately needed, highly effective and must be continued. Community church and business support is necessary to carry out his vision of a “Beyond Recovery” campus in Northern Greenville County. The Freeman method is the God method for providing a permanent cure for addiction of all kinds.
Hundreds of friends joined the family of Winn Freeman, Saturday afternoon, to celebrate his life and remarkable ministry. Attendees had only to look around the sanctuary of Renfrew Baptist Church to see evidence of the miracles God has performed through a former alcoholic and drug addict whose productive life began after age 30 and ended much too soon. This Southern Baptist Church on Saturday probably had the largest gathering of former (cured) drug addicts ever assembled in Upstate South Carolina. Many of them were giant black men, praising God and giving thanks for what Winn Freeman, a quiet white man of small stature, had done in their lives.
Rick Perry Visits the Hamiltons in Greenville
- By By Thomas C. Hanson
From left to right: Adam Morgan, Megan Hamilton, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Shelly Hamilton and Ron Hamilton.
- Two Pretenders
- Spartanburg to be Colonized as “Refugee Seed Community”
- Pannell Named NGU Interim President
- ObamaCare Can Cancel Your Insurance, Warns Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS)
- Upstate Congressmen and National Committeewoman Speak at Republican Breakfast
- Understanding Survivor’s Guilt
- Greenville County Republican Women Attend AIPAC in Washington, D.C.
- “Old Farm Day at Ashtabula” - One Day Festival Celebrates Upstate’s Farming Heritage
- Why is My Paper Late?
- Winn Freeman: Man on a Mission 1955-2015
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