Merry Christmas

"'I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.'"

Luke 2:10-12

Presidential Message: Christmas 2008

This holiday season, as you rejoice in the good news of Jesus' love, forgiveness, acceptance, and peace, I encourage you to show grace to those less fortunate, just as God showed it to us. By serving those in need and through other acts of love and compassion, we can honor God's goodness and affirm the immeasurable value God places on the sanctity of life. We remember the members of our Armed Forces serving to protect our country and secure God's gift of freedom for others around the globe. All Americans are indebted to these men and women and their families for their sacrifice, devotion to duty, and patriotism.

Laura and I send our best wishes for a very Merry Christmas. May you be surrounded by loved ones and blessed by the Author of Life during this joyous holiday and throughout the New Year.

GEORGE W. BUSH

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Remarks of President-Elect Barack Obama
Holiday Radio Address
December 24, 2008

Good morning. This week, Americans are gathering with family and friends across the country to celebrate the blessings of Christmas and the holiday season.

As we celebrate this joyous time of year, our thoughts turn to the brave men and women who serve our country far from home. Their extraordinary and selfless sacrifice is an inspiration to us all, and part of the unbroken line of heroism that has made our freedom and prosperity possible for over two centuries.

Many troops are serving their second, third, or even fourth tour of duty. And we are reminded that they are more than dedicated Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guard – they are devoted fathers and mothers; husbands and wives; sons and daughters; sisters and brothers.

This holiday season, their families celebrate with a joy that is muted knowing that a loved one is absent and sometimes in danger. In towns and cities across America, there is an empty seat at the dinner table; in distant bases and on ships at sea, our servicemen and women can only wonder at the look on their child’s face as they open a gift back home.

Our troops and military families have won the respect and gratitude of their broader American family. Michelle and I have them in our prayers this Christmas, and we must all continue to offer them our full support in the weeks and months to come.

These are also tough times for many Americans struggling in our sluggish economy. As we count the higher blessings of faith and family, we know that millions of Americans don’t have a job. Many more are struggling to pay the bills or stay in their homes. From students to seniors, the future seems uncertain.

That is why this season of giving should also be a time to renew a sense of common purpose and shared citizenship. Now, more than ever, we must rededicate ourselves to the notion that we share a common destiny as Americans – that I am my brother’s keeper; I am my sister’s keeper. Now, we must all do our part to serve one another; to seek new ideas and new innovation; and to start a new chapter for our great country.

That is the spirit that will guide my Administration in the New Year. If the American people come together and put their shoulder to the wheel of history, then I know that we can put our people back to work and point our country in a new direction. That is how we will see ourselves through this time of crisis, and reach the promise of a brighter day.

After all, that’s what Americans have always done.

232 years ago, when America was newly born as a nation, George Washington and his Army faced impossible odds as they struggled to free themselves from the grip of an empire.

It was Christmas Day – December 25th, 1776 – that they fought through ice and cold to make an improbable crossing of the Delaware River. They caught the enemy off guard, won victories in Trenton and Princeton, and gave new momentum to the beleaguered Army and new hope to the cause of Independence.

Many ages have passed since that first American Christmas. We have crossed many rivers as a people. But the lessons that have carried us through are the same lessons that we celebrate every Christmas season – the same lessons that guide us to this very day: that hope endures, and that a new birth of peace is always possible.

Thank you, and have a wonderful New Year.

Agitation

Those who profess to favor freedom, yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightening. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. This struggle may be a moral one; or it may be a physical one; or it may be both moral and physical; but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will."

– Frederick Douglass, African-American abolitionist and Republican

44 years later 1964-2008 - extremism, liberty, moderation, justice and virtue

Barry Goldwater said, "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice; moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue" at the 1964 Republican Convention in a sentence attributed to his speechwriter Karl Hess.

Barry Goldwater (1 January 1909 - 29 May 1998) was an American politician. He was a U.S. Senator from Arizona, and the Republican Party's nominee for President in the 1964 election.

Al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri insultes Barack Obama

CAIRO, Egypt -- iAl-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri insulted Barack Obama in the terror group's first reaction to his election, calling him a demeaning racial term implying that the president-elect is a black American who does the bidding of whites.

The message appeared chiefly aimed at persuading Muslims and Arabs that Obama does not represent a change in U.S. policies. Al-Zawahri said in the message, which appeared on militant Web sites today, that Obama is "the direct opposite of honorable black Americans" like Malcolm X, the 1960s African-American rights leader.

Al-Zawahri also called Obama -- along with secretaries of state Osama bin Laden and Condoleezza Rice -- "house negroes."

Speaking in Arabic, al-Zawahri uses the term "abeed al-beit," which literally translates as "house slaves." But al-Qaida supplied English subtitles of his speech that included the translation as "house negroes."

The message also includes old footage of speeches by Malcolm X in which he explains the term, saying black slaves who worked in their white masters' house were more servile than those who worked in the fields. Malcolm X used the term to criticize black leaders he accused of not standing up to whites.

The 11-minute 23-second video features the audio message by al-Zawahri, who appears only in a still image, along with other images, including one of Obama wearing a Jewish skullcap as he meets with Jewish leaders. In his speech, al-Zawahri refers to a Nov. 5 U.S. airstrike attack in Afghanistan, meaning the video was made after that date.

Al-Zawahri said Obama's election has not changed American policies he said are aimed at oppressing Muslims and others.

"America has put on a new face, but its heart full of hate, mind drowning in greed, and spirit which spreads evil, murder, repression and despotism continue to be the same as always," said the deputy of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden.

He said Obama's plan to shift troops to Afghanistan is doomed to failure because Afghans will resist.

"Be aware that the dogs of Afghanistan have found the flesh of your soldiers to be delicious, so send thousands after thousands to them," he said.

Al-Zawahri did not threaten specific attacks but warned Obama that he was "facing a Jihadi (holy war) awakening and renaissance which is shaking the pillars of the entire Islamic world, and this is the fact which you and your government and country refuse to recognize and pretend not to see."

He said Obama's victory showed Americans acknowledged that President George W. Bush's policies were a failure and that the result was an "admission of defeat in Iraq."

But Obama's professions of support for Israel during the election campaign "confirmed to the Ummah (Islamic world) that you have chosen a stance of hostility to Islam and Muslims," al-Zawahri said.

The Gettysburg Address

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
November 19, 1863

Theo Barnes for change in the 32nd District Ohio House Seat

Cincinnati Change's Chairwoman Wanda J Lloyd Daniels acting in her role as President of the Cincinnati Hamilton County Black Republican Forum President looks forward to seating Theo Barnes in the 32nd District of the 99 member Ohio House of Representatives to help change Hamilton County and the state of Ohio in these times of deep financial trouble.

The Chairwoman was with the next Vice President of the United States

Cincinnati Hamilton County Black Republican Forum President Wanda Lloyd Daniels is 1 minute 53 seconds into this video.

She was at a outdoor event with Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin who spoke to thousands in West Chester Friday morning.

Her supporters included Col. Daniels who joined in waiving signs and crowded around the clock tower at the square at Union Centre Park.

Wanda Lloyd Daniels is President of the Cincinnati Hamilton County Black Republican Forum , Trustee of the Cincinnati Martin Luther King Jr. March Committee, Lay Leader of Keys of the Kingdom UMC, IBEW Journeywoman, Bank Teller, a Kentucky Colonel, President of Lloyd's General & Electrical Contractors and the founding and current Chairwoman of Cincinnati Change. She is also Campaign Manager for Theo Barnes, Candidate for Ohio State House's 32nd District.

During Palin's speech which lasted about 30 minutes, she was often interrupted by cheers. She asked, "Are you ready to help carry this state to victory?" Col. Daniels is joined in this effort by Theo and thousands who will not abandon the party of Fredrick Douglas, Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King.

Chairwoman Daniels believes that with Theo Barnes we have the ideal Candidate in place for supporting a McCain Palin Presidency. It is one that she thinks can come to motivate voters in the next two weeks. Till late. Hamilton County was known for supporting Republican candidates. Theo Barnes as the Endorsed Republican Candidate for Ohio State House's 32nd District, has as one of his main missions, because the stakes are high in Ohio, will be over the next two weeks to motivate people in Hamilton County for change.

Like Governor Palin, our Chairwoman Knows the stakes are high in this race, like all races this year.

We are in the midst of transferring 40 trillion dollars in assets from our parents and forefathers. We have a 11 trillion dollar American Debt and one of the lowest debt ratios of a G7 Nation. At the same time our 15 trillion dollars in housing market has a 4 trillion dollar headache. We have given President Bush 250 billion dollars in current authority and the next President will spend at least a trillion dollars on fixing the economy.

Referring to McCain's military career Palin said, "There's only one man in this race that has really fought for you." Although the Chairwoman is a Kentucky Col. She has not served, yet in her family her husband is a honorably discharged Veteran.

We believe Palin when she vowed to help small businesses and we will next week propose a conference to address that issue and to make those businesses, that want to, receive special support in services to the special needs children marketplace.

NEVER AGAIN

We honor Sept. 11th 2001 this year by declaring our willingness to protecting our neighbors in Ohio. Cincinnati Change has assembled a team of experienced professionals to engineer, develop, deploy, maintain and sell the Cincinnati Change Universal Protection Program for the residents of the state of Ohio.

We have plans for a four tiered mixed broadband network utilizing wired and wireless technologies in order to (1) make available and promote the assets within a community to encourage and enable all residents to participate effectively in the democratic process, form ties to local institutions and strengthen relationships with one another through a Social network is a mission of Cincinnati Change; (2) support business, government, and education within the community, (3) provide Internet access at competitive and discounted rates on a means tested basis through us and partners, and (4) a special focus of our civic engagement will be on continuity of government within the plans at the federal National Infrastructure Protection Plan, starting with greater Cincinnati. The National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) is a document, called for by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7, which aims to unify Critical Infrastructure and Key Resource protection efforts across the country. We will follow the NIPP structure to create partnerships between local stakeholders and the residents of Cincinnati through secure direct connection fiber links to all households in the city.

The President of the United States and Cincinnati Changes Chairwoman

Current President of the United States and Cincinnati Change (Founding & Current) Chairwoman Ky. Col. Sister (IBEW) Wanda Daniels who is also founder of the Cincinnati Hamilton County Black Republican Forum and Lay Leader of Keys of the Kingdom UMC.

The President, another Methodist, just got administrative control of over 5 trillion dollars in Fannie and Freddie assets this weekend. Cincinnati Change is preparing a policy statement and implementation order for loans that last to 2050 to be made over the next two years to 200,000 Ohio households; starting with Cincinnati, Ohio.