Supporting the Right to Bear Arms and So Much More

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The New Thought Revolution is cutting through the smoke to give you the issues you need to hear about. Let’s go after personal assets of gang members. Let’s encourage our students to focus on being their best, not the best … we’ll eliminate cheating and get people to really learn something. It’s time to get our borders under control.

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State Democrats Put Politics Ahead of Public Safety

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State Democrats are blocking sound appointments and letting dangerous criminals loose on our streets. Violent, vile, hardened criminals are wandering our streets thanks to their polilticing. We need to make public safety a priority. Time out is for kids. Jail … prison is the price you pay for crime. It’s not time out. It’s not the place to learn a lesson.

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Death Row Inmates Live In Luxury in California

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Death row prisoners in California are getting a new home and its got a view! Violent, predatory individuals whom our courts have deemed beyond reformation will be moving to a new facility that will cost taxpayers over $500,000 per prisoner. Are you outraged? Do you think this is proper treatment of these convicted felons?

Did you know that Richard Ramirez — the night stalker — has been on Death Row since 1984? At what cost to citizens as he lives in luxury awaiting appeal after appeal? More inmates die of natural causes than lethal injection.

Why are we spending money to keep these terrorists in the lap of luxury? Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Steve Ipsen joined us to talk about this and other important issues.

Join the New Thought Revolution … tell us what you think!

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Obama Without Words

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This is a great, thought-provoking email I received recently …

OK, if we had never heard Obama utter one single word, what are the things we would know about him? If I have any of these facts wrong, please let me know…

This is a great, thought provoking email I received recently.

1. His biological father was Muslim

2. His step father was Muslim

3. His mother was a radical left wing activist

4. He was brought up in a Muslim country

5. His wife has said a lot of anti-American stuff

6. He won’t wear a flag pin

7. He won’t put his hand over his heart during the anthem

8. He won’t look at the flag during the anthem

9. He was sworn in as Illinois Senator on the Quran, not the Bible . Why would a Christian be sworn in on the Quran?

10. His former pastor is a racist who is anti Americans and thinks all whites have sinned

11. His second former pastor is a while racist who thinks all whites should give up their 401 (k) because they earned them on the backs of blacks

12. One of his friends (William Ayres) is an American Terrorist

13. Another friend (Rezko) who co-purchased adjoining properties with Obama has questionable ties and ethics

14. Obama says that he never heard Reverend Write say any of the “inflammatory statements” when he (Obama) was in church. As I understand it, weren’t these clips obtained from a DVD the “church” was marketing? If so, wouldn’t a 20 year member of that church, especially one that the Reverend had married, and whose kids he had baptized, and who was his mentor and spiritual advisor, and inspiration for Obama’s book probably own a copy of the “Best of Reverend Write” DVD?

Again, if Obama had not said one word, what natural conclusions would you draw?

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The New Thought Revolution

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It’s the New Thought Revolution … your source for information about the topics you need to know about. Join me each week as we tackle everything from crime to education to dirty politics and so much more!

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Email SPAM: What Costs More Per Year Than The Iraq War?

2. June 2008 gandalf

I received this email and found it fascinating … it makes you think.

WHAT COSTS MORE PER YEAR THAN THE IRAQ WAR!
I hope the following 14 reasons are forwarded over and over again until they are read so many times that the reader gets sick of reading them. I have included the URL’s for verification of the following facts:

1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year. http://tinyurl.com/zob77

2. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens. http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens. http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html

4. $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English! http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.0.html

5. $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html

6. $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal alliens. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html

7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html

8. $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare and Social Services by the American taxpayers. http://premium.cnn.com/TRA NSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.html

9. $200 Billion Dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html

10. The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate that’s two-and-a-half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular, their children, are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the US. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/12/ldt.01.html

11. During the year of 2005 there were 4 to 10 MILLION illegal aliens that crossed our Southern Border also, as many as 19,500 illegal aliens from Terrorist Countries. Millions of pounds of drugs, cocaine, meth, heroin and marijuana, crossed into the US from the Southern border. Homeland Security Report. http://tinyurl.com/t9sht

12. The National Policy Institute, “estimated that the total cost of mass deportation would be between $206 and $230 billion or an average cost of between $41 and $46 billion annually over a five year period.” http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/pdf/deportation.pdf

13. In 2006 illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances back to their countries of origin. http://www.rense.com/general75/niht.htm

14. “The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One Million Sex Crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants In The United States”. http://www.drdsk.com/articleshtml

Total cost is a whooping… $338.3 BILLION A YEAR!!!

If this doesn’t bother you then just delete the message,  but on the other hand, if it does raise the hair on the back of your neck, then forward it.

Social Security Change For 2008 Snopes reference for those of you who may be doubting this:  http://www.snopes.com/politics/immigration/socialsecurity.asp

The United States Senate voted to extend Social Security Benefits to Illegal Aliens beginning in 2008. Now, the following are the senators who voted to give illegal aliens Social Security benefits. They are grouped by home state. If a state is not listed, there was no voting representative.
Alaska: Stevens (R)
Arizona : McCain (R)
Arkansas : Lincoln (D) Pryor (D)
California : Boxer (D) Feinstein (D)
Colorado : Salazar (D)
Connecticut : Dodd (D) Lieberman (D)
Delaware : Biden (D) Carper (D)
Florida : Martinez (R)
Hawaii : Akaka (D) Inouye (D)
Illinois : Durbin (D) Obama (D)
Indiana : Bayh (D) Lugar (R)
Iowa : Harkin (D)
Kansas : Brownback (R)
Louisiana : Landrieu (D)
Maryland : Mikulski (D) Sarbanes (D)
Massachusetts : Kennedy (D) Kerry (D)
Montana : Baucus (D)
Nebraska : Hagel (R)
Nevada : Reid (D)
New Jersey : Lautenberg (D) Menendez (D)
New Mexico : Bingaman (D)< /FONT>
New York : Clinton (D) Schumer (D)
North Dakota : Dorgan (D)
Ohio : DeWine (R) Voinovich(R)
Oregon : Wyden (D)
Pennsylvania : Specter (R)
Rhode Island : Chafee (R) Reed (D)
South Carolina : Graham (R)
South Dakota : Johnson (D)
Vermont : Jeffords (I) Leahy (D)
Washington : Cantwell (D) Murray (D)
West Virginia : Rockefeller (D), by Not Voting
Wisconsin : Feingold (D) Kohl (D)

SEND THIS TO ALL YOU KNOW. THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES NEEDS TO KNOW THIS INFORMATION, UNLESS THEY DON’T MIND SHARING THEIR SOCIAL SECURITY WITH FOREIGN WORKERS who didn’t pay in a dime. LET US SHOW OUR LEADERS IN WASHINGTON “PEOPLE POWER” AND THE POWER OF THE INTERNET. IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU ARE REPUBLICAN, DEMOCRAT OR INDEPENDENT! KEEP IT GOING!!!!

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Sexually Violent Predators and Illegal Gang Members Get a Free Pass to Roam the Streets of Los Angeles

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 Sexually Violent Predators and Illegal Gang Members Get a Free Pass to Roam the Streets of Los Angeles: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Steve Ipsen joined us to talk about District Attorney Steve Cooley’s mishandling the law when it comes to Sexually Violent Predators. Our children and citizens deserve protection from Sexually Violent Predators (SVPs). We need to keep these criminals locked up. These deviant individuals prey on our children on a daily basis. They seek them out and steal their innocence or worse to feed their need for violence and sexual gratification.

On September 20, 2006 the legislature voted to pass SB 1128 making the term for Sexually Violent Predators an indeterminate or “life” term, replacing the old 2 year commitment term. Additionally, Attorney General Jerry Brown found that the Jessica’s Law provision could and should be enforced by California’s 53 DAs in all 53 counties. California Appellate Courts that have long since ruled that the proper sentence for Sexually Violent Predators is in fact an indeterminate or “life” sentence. NOT 2 years. And PROP 83 expressed the overwhelming desire of the people when it passed by over 70%; or 5 million voters.

DA Steve Cooley is ignoring the will of the people and the will of the legislature. We need to protect our children.

In this show callers joined Anthony Vultaggio and Los Angeles Deputy DA Steve Ipsen to sound off and share their thoughts on this hot issue. Join the New Thought Revolution … tell us what you think!

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Spiritual Solutions for Combat Trauma

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By Major General (Retired) Bob Dees, US Army
Executive Director, Military Ministry
a Division of Campus Crusade for Christ International

The reality of war is that everyone gets wounded. Some wounds heal rapidly, but some last for a lifetime. Some wounds can be seen. Some wounds are invisible inside the heart, soul, and spirit of the warrior. These unseen wounds are often the most difficult to heal – they must heal from the inside out.

The Faith and Hope Gap
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is on the extreme end of the spectrum of trauma-related symptoms and conditions. PTSD was not an official psychological diagnosis until the early 1980s, but it has existed over the history of warfare, being referred to as “Soldiers Heart,” “Battle Fatigue,” or “Shell Shock” in former conflicts. Today, PTSD along with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is called by many the “signature injury” of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Government agencies are working hard to help wounded warriors from past battlefields of WWII, Korea, Vietnam and wounded warriors from current conflicts in the Persian Gulf and around the world. In particular, the Armed Forces and the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as numerous civilian organizations, are working tirelessly to help with the mental wounds of war.

A Department of Defense Mental Health Task Force report found that 49% of National Guard members, 38% of active duty Soldiers, and 31% of Marines are experiencing mental health issues after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Task Force recognized that programs within DoD are not adequately reflecting the increasing demand. The treatment shortfall is partly caused by a lack of resources, but the fear of stigma to military and civilian careers is also a significant hurdle blocking requests for treatment.

In response to the need for more PTSD care, Veterans Affairs is seeking to add 40,000 new mental health hospital beds costing roughly $3 billion dollars, and also on significantly increasing the numbers of available mental health professionals.

The Services are likewise scrambling to reach the capacity needed to handle the PTSD challenge. In spring 2007, the Army surveyed over 100 combat-tested company commanders who indicated that “dealing with combat stress/PTSD among soldiers” is a major area in which they and others need deeper understanding. The Army, seeking to better train its leaders, recently conducted “chain teaching” for all echelons of command regarding PTSD. All the Services are working PTSD issues and related family issues hard and fast.

The reality, however, is that the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense simply don’t have the capacity or the means to address the magnitude of this national challenge, particularly for the many National Guard, Reserve, and former troops and families who often suffer invisibly because they are not eligible for the same programs as active duty military.

The reality, also, is that wounds of the heart, soul, and spirit are not addressed adequately by government services. Despite the valiant efforts of chaplains and many organizations and the commitment of billions of dollars, there remains a serious gap – the faith and hope gap.

For Christians, addressing this gap starts with the premise that God is the true healer and that Jesus Christ is the avenue to experience true recovery from the ravages of combat trauma, particularly those visited on the mind and emotions. For many of our veterans and returning warriors, this will be a long road – but there is hope. In my own life and in the lives of many wounded warriors, I have observed the peace, the calm, and the healing that God can bring to war-ravaged souls.

Whether it’s the Veteran who has lived in the lonely isolation of combat memories for decades, or young Warriors just returning from their first combat horrors, the power of God, the power of God’s written word, and the community of God’s people around our nation can become powerful resources in this healing process. And this healing can certainly extend to military families and many others impacted by these mental, emotional, and spiritual wounds of war.

As an example from the Bible, David was honored as a “man after God’s own heart” and as a “mighty man of God.” Yet, David’s Psalms indicate he was also a serious PTSD sufferer. For instance, consider his following lament:
“My heart is in anguish within me, and the terrors of death have fallen upon me. Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror has overwhelmed me.” Psalms 55: 4-5 (NASB)
And we read about David’s trust in God for his ultimate healing:
“He will redeem my soul in peace from the battle which is against me.” Psalms 55:18 (NASB)

Faith is absolutely a critical factor in resilient recovery from combat trauma, every bit as relevant today as in David’s age.

As an organization, Campus Crusade for Christ Military Ministry (www.militaryministry.org) seeks to bring Faith in the Foxhole and Hope on the Home Front, to the Ends of the Earth. It is said that there are “no atheists in foxholes.” This is certainly true. Daily we receive reports from Iraq, Afghanistan, and other corners of the earth that testify to the importance, the eternal importance, of “faith in the foxhole.” We hear constantly from troops, chaplains and commanders about the power of prayer before dangerous missions, about the value of the Bible to their sense of hope and comfort, and about the healing that comes from faith. They believe wholeheartedly, with David, that God is their “Rock, Fortress, and Deliverer.” Psalm 18:18 (NASB)

Whether in peace or in war, American troops (Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen) seek faith to anchor their souls. And families on the home front need the same anchor as they wait in fear and uncertainty. This anchor is available through faith in Jesus Christ.

Military Ministry
At Military Ministry (militaryministry.org), our privilege and responsibility is to assist chaplains and commanders with caring for the spiritual well-being of troops and their families. We do this at our armed forces initial entry training sites (boot camps) and operational locations, on ROTC and academy campuses and on the Internet, with military family seminars and small groups and by publishing and distributing spiritual resources direct and through chaplains, to troops and families. In addition, we seek to help every troop, every leader, and every family member hear, receive, and draw hope from the life-changing message of Jesus. Only in this way will these ones who selflessly serve us at home and abroad be truly ready, spiritually ready, to face the challenges which will certainly come their way.

In our present time of war and the aftermath of war, Military Ministry is working diligently to provide spiritual solutions relevant and sensitive to the needs of combat trauma and PTSD sufferers. We seek to accelerate the spiritual healing of many thousands of veterans and returning warriors. Hence, we have established the “Bridges to Healing Ministry” to mobilize, equip and support Christians in churches across America creating a “corps of compassion” that will help heal and restore PTSD sufferers, families, and caregivers. In the early stages of this Bridges to Healing ministry, we have seen churches and communities in New York, Texas, California and elsewhere capture this vision.

We are also developing relevant Christ-centered content for PTSD sufferers and caregivers. Our new “Church Guide for Ministering to the Military” provides a basic orientation for churches and civic organizations seeking to come alongside our military at such a critical time in our nation’s history.

We have published the Combat Trauma Healing Manual to offer PTSD sufferers a roadmap to for spiritual healing. By combining the latest insights from the medical and psychological communities with the timeless principles of God’s Word, this book outlines a step-by-step program that will help PTSD sufferers:

• Understand their trauma – spiritually, psychologically and physiologically
• Adopt therapeutic spiritual disciplines to bring them closer to God
• Process their loss and grief
• Experience the freeing influence of giving and receiving forgiveness
• Rebuild their identity based on what God says about them
• Strengthen themselves spiritually against future attacks
• Connect with those who will support them in many ways
• Define plans to fully reintegrate into society as a strengthened man or woman of God, to include becoming an asset to other trauma sufferers

Military Ministry’s partnership with the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) is particularly relevant to reversing the PTSD epidemic in our land. The 50,000-plus Christian counselors within the AACC community will have a far-reaching impact in the lives of many military men, women, and families. AACC and Military Ministry are jointly producing a 30-hour video series and certification program that will help prepare professional, pastoral and lay counselors for serving military members and families. Together, Military Ministry and the AACC will join forces to deploy tens of thousands of Christians from thousands of churches in the fight to build bridges between PTSD suffering and God’s love and healing power.

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Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome

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Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. It’s a problem; but neither side is talking about solutions. It’s become too politically charged an issue. Conservatives are afraid to talk about it because Liberals use it as the reason we shouldn’t be in Iraq. Meanwhile it’s a national epidemic and its not limited to veterans of the Iraqi war. WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan – each war produced casualties. And the living casualties need attention. They need someone to start talking about solutions and step up to help.

There’s a stigma to mental illness. If you’ve had problems in the past, had counseling, etc. its hard to shake that stigma. This leads to obvious problems. Folks hide things. This leads to more problems because we can’t deal with it. No one talks about it. If we can remove the stigma we can actually help.

There’s a reality to war. There are casualties. The casualties aren’t just death. Wounded can be wounded in many ways. There are people who fake it. People try to beat the system. But they are the minority.

Enter Major General Robert F. Dees, Executive Director of Military Ministry. He’s a man on a mission and he’s making a change for the better in the lives of our service men and women.

According to the Major Genera, 1 out of 4 homeless individuals is a veteran. Our service men and women risk their lives and their minds for our freedom. What have you done for our vets?

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Major General Robert F. Dees and Anthony Vultaggio Discuss the New Thought Revolution and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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 Major General Robert F. Dees and Anthony Vultaggio Discuss the New Thought Revolution and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In this episode Retired Major General Robert F. Dees joined Anthony Vultaggio and the new thought revolution. The topic: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Addressing how it affects our soldiers — past and present — Anthony and Major General Dees talked about the problem and solutions.

Criticizing the stigma linked to mental illness and the Liberals’ use of this topic as an excuse to end the war, Anthony put light on this important topic.

Callers shared their thoughts on this crisis as they joined the New Thought Revolution. What do you think?

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