18 Years Later

In memory of Gary Box, NYFD, running through the clogged tunnel to get to the towers. He was never found after the collapse.

We were both preparing to leave the house and head to our respective schools for the day.

While downstairs getting our breakfast ready, we happened to turn our TV on; something which was out of our normal habits for the morning's activities.

Suddenly there was the image of the twin towers of the World Trade Center with tower #1 smoking like a coal stack from the plane which had already hit it.

Then, as we were watching what was being reported by the "talking heads" about what they thought was an accidental collision by some small aircraft having hit the tower, what seemed to be a commercial aircraft appeared from the left side of the screen flying directly at tower #2 and slamming into it; this time lower than what had hit tower #1.

As the visual of the humongous fireball from the fully fueled aircraft billowed out of the far side of the impact, the shock for both of us suddenly made us realize that something monumental had just changed everything.

Knowing that we were pressed for time, we quickly consumed our breakfast as we left from our house in our respective vehicles and headed for our school.

Once I arrived at my school the staff was clearly abuzz with trepidation about what they too had seen at home; wondering how things had developed. In the staff lounge, the television was turned on and some were standing around listening and watching the continued reporting as both towers continued to smoke.

At the time, we exchanged conversations of speculation about what was behind this before having to head to our respective classrooms to face our class of students. For me, it was a 4th grade class of 9 & 10 year olds. The principal came into the lounge and spoke to us about the need to not dwell on this issue with our students in the grades old enough to understand what had occurred back in New York City.

So, requests to turn on our room's TV from students in my class were ignored and were simply directed to wait until they got home to talk about it with their parents.

By the time the morning recess arrived and I was heading back to the lounge to get an update on what had occurred, it struck me that something had changed while I was walking from my class to the lounge in the outside hall; there were no jet aircraft flying overhead in their normal take-off pattern over the school from Sea-Tac Airport.

Upon entering the lounge the TV was on and other members of the school staff were just standing and staring; listening quietly. The longer I stood there, the more I realized that both towers had fallen; killing the thousands of workers on the 100+ floors of each tower, along with the first responders who'd gone in to rescue them.

After bringing the class back into the classroom, it wasn't long before we got word that school was being shut down for the rest of the day, and students would be taken home, either by their bus, or parents who were coming to the building requesting to do so almost from the start of the day; many had not come to begin with.

For several days, which was unforgettably eerie, there was no aircraft in the skies, which normally passed directly over our house several times a day. Across the nation, everyone that was traveling across any part of the country was grounded for the interim. The only mode of transportation fell back on trains, buses and cars.

As the days turned into weeks we gradually learned the background story behind this tragic and horrendous event. We, as a nation, briefly unified as a people; concerned about the reality that we were not as impervious as we once thought we were. This was the wake up event which had never before occurred on our home soil.

But, the months passed, and somehow, at the first anniversary, the media decided that showing any footage would be too traumatic to those directly affected by the event.

This media policy was in force for many years. To remember the anniversary of the event as the years passed, there were the obligatory specials which focused more on the families impacted by the loss of their loved ones, but the actual facts behind the event were glossed over; mostly by the Media (D) who was gradually aligning with the Democrat Party, especially once Obama was elected.

Thus, our youth never learned the facts as to the real motive behind the attack and why our young soldiers were fighting in Afghanistan.

Today, because of such "fuzzy" history and the protective measures by the Media (D), most 18 year olds have no idea why we have only recently, on such conservative stations as FOX News, begun to show footage again of this most memorable event to happen on American soil.

Here is a current video composition, set to the redone song of "The Sounds of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel - a '60s rock hit when I was a high school student - created this year to commemorate the day which change the country, if only for a while. All photos are from that day, and days which followed in a vain attempt to rescue any potential survivors of the collapsed buildings. (Thanks, Steve, for sharing this.)

We can only hope that those who happen to view any of these specials will begin to wonder and research about the truth of the matter and cause them to embark on a journey of discovery and maturation.

Combined with the undeniable experience of the lowest employment and best economic record in more than 50 years, it may just make some of the indoctrinated youth in our country to really be "woke" in a fact based reality and vote to re-elect Pres. Trump!

Is the Increase in Funding Worth It?

In my opinion, this is a popularly nostalgic image of our schools, but more accurately portrays the achievement level of too many students coming out of this system today.

Why is it that test scores have fallen from past performance?

Well, to me, after 40 years in the profession, there are several contributing factors; breakdown of the family unit, a drifting away in our nation of moral values such as "right & wrong", the preoccupation / distraction of the advent of technology... take your pick, or combine them all if you want to be more inclusive.

As we've learned recently, the McCleary decision provided lots of new funding for school districts who then increased teacher's salaries during negotiations over the last year.

Then, more recently as the school year was nearing the start this fall, we heard news about how many of those districts who used the increase in funding to raise teacher's salaries were suddenly looking at "RIFING" some of their school staffs. (Here's another source.) Part of this problem is how teacher's unions have helped to create district's funding problems by negotiating retirement pensions. Yep, most likely, I'm part of this problem. So, is it fair that I should blame the teacher's union for staff still in the profession who are now dealing with their funding problem? No, they should... but won't, because they're just as much in need about looking into the future as I was when going through my career! Sadly, it's a vicious cycle with a better solution being ignored by the state legislature.

Now, the '17/'18 test results have come in... and it's not so great.

Granted, these test results are pre-fundng from the McCleary decision, so it's oranges and apples. However, with the cut back in school staffing - what the WEA always calls "stack 'em deep, teach 'em cheap" resulting in reduced learning gains - it seems we've merely ended up increasing the salaries of teachers, and not improved the promised improvements in test scores for the '19/'20 results which will come out next year this month.

Wanna bet?

The Real Story of Reconstruction

As most conservatives have been, or are currently, learning about Demorcats/Liberals/Socialists, it is that they are habitual lairs. Hillary was a great example, but now Sanders, Warren, Harris, et al, have made it pretty clear to us all.

They not only are lying about current issues in this presidential campaign, but they've been lying about the true origin of who has been responsible for Jim Crow laws in the south, the truth behind the K.K.K., and why they've made themselves out as the party looking out for minorities over the last several decades.

If you view the latest video from PragerU titled "Reconstruction: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly", you'll learn information about these things your high school teachers, or college professors, didn't accurately educate you about regarding this era of our nation's history. Instead, they fed you slanted and revised versions of what really happened.

Four Simple Questions...

Are there ANY logical answers?
You be the judge……

Here's what I would like to know. If the TRUTH ever comes out and it is decided that Obama was never eligible to be president, what happens to all the laws he signed into being and all the executive orders?

Should they all be null and void?

Here are 4 Simple questions from a reputable attorney..... This should really get your "gray matter" to churning, even if you are an Obama fan.

For all you "anti-Fox News" folks, none of this information came from Fox. All of it can be verified from legitimate sources (Wikipedia, the Kapiolani hospital website itself, and a good history book, as noted herein). It is very easy for someone to check out.

4 Simple Questions.......

1. Back in 1961 people of color were called 'Negroes’. So how can the Obama 'birth certificate' state he is "African-American" when the term wasn't even used at that time ?

2. The birth certificate that the White House released lists Obama's birth as August 4, 1961, and Lists Barack Hussein Obama as his father. No big deal, Right? At the time of Obama's birth, it also shows that his father is aged 25 years old, and that Obama's father was born in "Kenya, East Africa".

This wouldn't seem like anything of concern, except the fact that Kenya did not even exist until 1963, two whole years after Obama's birth, and 27 years after his father's birth. How could Obama's father have been born in a country that did not yet exist?

Up and until Kenya was formed in 1963, it was known as the "British East Africa Protectorate". (check it below)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Kenya_%28http:/en.wikipedia.. org/wiki/Kenya%29  

3. On the Birth Certificate released by the White House, the listed place of birth is "Kapi'olani Maternity & Gynecological Hospital".

This cannot be, because the hospital(s) in question in 1961 were called "KauiKeolani Children's Hospital" and "Kapi'olani Maternity Home," respectively.

The name did not change to Kapi'olani Maternity & Gynecological Hospital until 1978, when these two hospitals merged. How can this particular name of the hospital be on a birth certificate dated 1961 if this name had not yet been applied to it until 1978?
(CHECK IT BELOW)
( http://www.kapiolani.org/ women-and-children/about-us/ default.aspx   )

Why hasn't this been discussed in the major media?

4. Perhaps a clue comes from Obama's book on his father. He states how proud he is of his father fighting in WW II. I'm not a math genius, so I may need some help from you. Barack Obama's "birth certificate" says his father was 25 years old in 1961 when Obama was born. That should have put his father's date of birth approximately 1936 - if my math holds (Honest! I did that without a calculator!) Now we need a non-revised history book-one that hasn't been altered to satisfy the author's goals-to verify that WW II was basically between 1939 and 1945. Just how many 3 year olds fight in Wars? Even in the latest stages of WW II his father wouldn't have been more than 9 years old.

Does that mean that Mr. Obama is a liar, or simply chooses to alter the facts to satisfy his imagination or political purposes ?

Very truly yours,

RICHARD R. SILVERLIEB
Attorney at Law
354 Eisenhower Parkway
Livingston, NJ 07039
( https://www.linkedin.com/in/ richard-silverlieb-3145502a )

Insanity Has Errupted On Campuses Across America

As a father of two daughters who were born in the decade of the '80s, I'm grateful that they didn't have to deal with the insanity which is now prevailing at colleges today.

It's gotten so bad today at colleges that students are being indoctrinated into becoming social justice warriors by the time they finish their degrees; unless, of course, they're going to Liberty, or Hillsdale which don't take a dime of federal funding. (However, I must point out that my older brother's daughter, who went off to a mid-west college prior to my daughters being old enough to go, came home totally indoctrinated from her college experience.)

Penny Nance has written an excellent article about her own child's orientation which just took place for this coming fall. You won't believe what the experience was like! If you think things have gotten crazy at colleges today, then you'll have that sentiment confirmed when reading this article.

They're Coming To America

Neil Diamond's song of this post title rings true of those who, living in a country with different, but less fortunate  circumstances, hear about the opportunity which awaits them if they go to the effort of getting here through the legal process.

When they finally arrive, often through great difficulty - leaving their loved ones behind due to the expense of such a trip - they discover that the stories about America are true and many times, even more amazing and wonderful. This was the case for Carla from a South American country. Having lived in America for several decades, she was motivated to become naturalized because of what Pres. Trump has done in his first term.

Sadly, as Rush Limbaugh pointed out recently in his radio show, the globalists who want to promote broderless countries are working at achieving the exact opposite. They - George Soros being one of the more prominent figures in the effort - finance organizations to recruit and encourage Hondurans, Guatemalans, or El Salvadorans to form massive "caravans" of people to simply march up through Mexico to the southern border and either sneak across the border, or take advantage of laws which eventually allow them to fade into the shadows of our various cities.

This process of applying the "Cloward & Piven" strategy of overwhelming a specific system, and thereby bring about a crisis that attempts to break the system established down, is the goal of such an activity by these globalists elitists; like George Soros and his Open Society.

So, I ask the question: Why is that Carla understands the importance of supporting the president, while many who've lived in America all their lives don't? Is it just that they have different political ideals, or is it out of ignorance, because they have never experienced anything other than what this great country has to offer, and thus take it for granted?

I've long believed that this nation's affluence has contributed to the latter mindset, where the concept of "fairness" and "privilege" have been perverted to work for those who want to promote socialism and not applying one's self to what it takes in order to accomplish those things which make for a better life within the social structure of law & order for all.

Why We Stand!

Just watch and you'll understand why.