Last Rites For The Promised Land
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Dickens: Pushing A Rope
Text: Ben Franklin’s Prayer – June 28, 1787
Pushing A Rope?
An Odd Title for a Commentary!
“Lay on, Macduff, and damned be him that first cries, ‘Hold, enough!’”
William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth features this spirited exclamation, meaning “Bring it on,” “Let’s begin,” or “Start the attack.” It is the language of someone ready to face a daunting challenge, commence a difficult task, or invite an opponent to give their absolute best effort.
It’s also what we say right before we face a difficult choice, or realize we’ve finally had enough.
So, maybe I’m damned… Continue reading
Smith: America Dies Without Action From Her Courageous Americans
The American experiment in ordered liberty stands at the precipice of extinction. Not through foreign invasion or sudden catastrophe, but through the slow, deliberate strangulation of the very principles that once made this nation a beacon of individual sovereignty. The midterm results of 2026 reveal not merely partisan frustration, but a deeper, more corrosive truth: the machinery of soaring debt, engineered inequality, and permanent servitude grinds on regardless of which faction temporarily occupies the White House or Congress. Voters rage at prices, borders, tariffs, and endless foreign adventures, yet the fundamental architecture remains untouched.
There comes a time in the life of every nation when the people must stop arguing over the furniture and take a good, hard look at the foundation. America may well have reached that point. We have spent decades changing presidents, trading congressional majorities, shouting at one another over the latest political outrage, and promising ourselves that the next election will finally set things right. Yet somehow, when the campaign bunting comes down and the politicians return to Washington, the same old machinery keeps grinding away. The debt grows, the dollar buys less, government gets bigger, ordinary working people struggle to get ahead, and the political establishment assures us that everything is proceeding according to plan.
Well, perhaps that is precisely the problem. Continue reading
Hickman: It’s Hard to Reform a Country That No Longer Shares Values!
On September 17, 1787, 81 year old Benjamin Franklin sat in a room in Philadelphia with a speech in his hand that he was too weak to deliver.
A fellow delegate read it to the Constitutional Convention for him.
Franklin had reservations about the draft Constitution. His speech admitted there were “several parts of this constitution which I do not at present approve.”
He knew the other delegates each harbored their own concerns. There had been vigorous debates over state versus federal authority, over representation for large and small states, and of course over slavery. Continue reading
Marquardt: Has the Destruction of Our Great Constitutional Republic Gone Too Far?
Several weeks ago, when speaking to a group about illegals being allowed into our country, I told them that 30-some years ago, we took our daughters to France. When we were visiting friends in Paris, we were advised to avoid certain areas (one where we were just about to enter) because there were no-go zones. As we passed the area – in a cab – we saw an auto burning and rioting. Continue reading
The Right to Be Uncommon!
It is my right to be uncommon… if I can; I seek opportunity… not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me. I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed.
I refuse to barter incentive for a dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stole calm of utopia. I will not trade freedom for beneficence nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat. It is my heritage to stand erect, proud, and unafraid; to think and act for myself; enjoy the benefits of my creations and to face the world boldly and say, –
“This I have done, and this is what it means to be an American.”
If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival.
There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.
It is better to live one day as a lion than a hundred years as a sheep.
Published in the First Edition of the Federal Observer, July 2002.
Bennett: Back to the Future… for time is running out!
The following column was published on Federal Observer on January 8, 2021. Nothing has changed. I have provided many links below to allow our readers to fully understand the insanity of it all. ~ Jeffrey Bennett, Editor
Since June 28, 1995… I have been telling you so…
The phrase “the Fall of America” suggests some cataclysmic event ended the American Empire which had stretched from Maine to California and Florida to Washington. But at the end, there was no straining at the gates, no barbarian horde that dispatched the Empire in one fell swoop. Rather, the Empire fell slowly, as a result of challenges from within and without, and changing over the course of hundreds of years until its form was unrecognizable.
These past four years, and more these past two months and days have put pressure on this nation as has not been seen since both our American Revolution of the 1770’s, and our second Revolution of the 1860’s. For me – it has been the days of this week, more than any before them.
Frankly, the 21 months I spent in Vet Nam between 1968 (beginning months after the Tet Offensive) and ending in early 1970 – not once during that time did I feel the pressure nor fear – that I feel for this nation – and our future – that I feel today. Continue reading
Dr. Kelley and Victory Over Cancer ~ The End of a Long Journey ~ But Not Completely!
Jeffrey Bennett, Publisher
After 27 years since I developed the site for Dr. Kelley – I had come to the conclusion that it was time to shut it down.
It is interesting that I received a recent request and offer to publish a contribution from a writer, but at the time I received his offer – I was going through some records – and I chose to share some of the records with him – and I believe that you – the reader – will better understand why I have made this decision.
The following is a moderation of that which I sent out to the author several weeks ago:
I am no longer able to continue on with the marvelous and important web-site..
It is a long story, but a dirty one – as a woman who was trained by Kelley has spent 27 years lining her own pockets and using Kelley’s name for her own purposes – and toward the end of his life – Kelley realized what a lying, greedy piece of garbage that she was (and I am being polite here). Continue reading
‘Nuff Said!
…and you wonder why they lost the erection? ‘Cause they didn’t run as Demon-Craps!
Tucker: Democracy Is Under Threat
When the Americans proposed to establish a government of, by, and for the people, the old European monarchies laughed at the absurdity. Maybe that can work in some ancient Greek city-state, but the world since the fall of Rome has run on a different principle. It was sometimes absolute rule and sometimes rule was constrained by landowning elites. But the notion that people can rule themselves seemed absurd.
A century and a quarter later, America had clearly revealed itself as the superior and most magnificent society and system on planet Earth. It became the source of the most freedom, most innovation, most prosperity, most evidence of rising living standards for everyone. Continue reading
Ross: A Post Election Rant
Lost City of Gold
Have you ever panned for gold? Although I haven’t done it in years, my parents used to take my brother and I panning for gold when I was younger. The process involves digging up soil and placing it in the pan. You then immerse the pan in water and begin swirling the water around. The soil settles to the bottom of the pan, which allows you to easily discard the larger rocks and pebbles. You then continue to swirl the water around which removes the lighter soil on top; leaving you with the black iron ore, and (hopefully) a few flecks of gold.
Why do I mention this? Well the pursuit of truth is a lot like panning for gold. You start off with all the things you’ve been taught and led to believe are true. You then begin discarding those things that are easily proven to be untrue, until finally you discover what had lain hidden beneath the surface of the soil (everything you thought was true).
Panning for gold is tedious, and sometimes backbreaking, work; but if you keep at it, it usually pays off and rewards you with a few flecks of gold; and sometimes a nugget.
Pursuing the truth is the same; it isn’t always easy, and sometimes it is tedious; plus there are times when you will spend a great deal of time doing it, only to find that your time had been wasted following leads that ended up leading you nowhere. However, just like panning for gold, if you stick to it long enough, you will be rewarded. Continue reading
Finney: Who Do You Stand With?
I was forwarded a quote, this morning, emanating from a Representative Gene Wu, a Marxist Democrat out of Texas, He said, “Non-whites share the same oppressor, and we are the majority now. We can take over this country.”
Do you think this Marxist Democrat is talking about your freedom, or your slavery? Do you think this Marxist Democrat cares whether you live or you die so long as he gets what he wants, which is, first and foremost, money and power, in no particular order.
I’ve been told, too many times to count, that I should be nice to these people; that maybe if I’m nice to these people, they will change their ways.
Do you honestly believe that this Marxist Democrat, or any other Marxist Democrat, is going to change their ways? Do you? What makes you think so? Do you honestly believe this Marxist Democrat would have any qualms about killing you? Continue reading
Garrison ~ We Have a Rough Ride Ahead for the Next Two Years
Fickle voters just punished Republicans for not delivering everything they wanted in two years. That is the midterm pattern. It is also how countries end up with socialism. Continue reading
Hickman: Now What?
Let’s take a deep breath think clearly for a bit!
Uh – isn’t that the same thing?
My mind usually tracks to history and seeking wisdom from the past. But we don’t have to go back very far to see a pattern.
It was only six years ago that the entire world was in the throes of the Covid insanity. In the US, lockdowns, media hysteria, mask mandates, business closures, etc. had everyone stressed to the max.
Then came the “summer of love” with “fiery but mostly peaceful” protests. People were called cave men and white supremacists for expressing a different opinion.
Cancel culture prevailed!
Department Of Education Continues To Get Failing Grades
The Department of Education is a true oxymoron. This bureaucratic snake pit has succeeded at only two things: draining money and draining brains;
What happens when the federal department in charge of education spends its time and money prioritizing pie-in-the-sky social issues over meaningful education?
For far too long, we have listened to the spoiled teachers’ union, led by the foul-mouthed extreme leftist Randi Weingarten, whom, like Spanberger in Virginia, I personally can barely stand to look at, whine and cry about everything that doesn’t suit their agenda. Continue reading
Stop Teacher Activism in Public Schools
The Los Angeles Unified School District has shown that teachers can be held accountable for political bias under existing laws.
(Recently), the nation’s second-largest school district found that its teachers’ anti-Israel political advocacy in school violates federal civil-rights laws and the state education code. If the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) – with its school board dominated by union-endorsed members, in a blue city and state – can hold teachers accountable, any district in the country can. Continue reading
How to Let Go of the Past and Live in the Present
Healing, closure, and gratitude can offer freedom from painful memories and make the present feel that much brighter.
Feeling gratitude for good memories helps frame those memories positively instead of lamenting their passing. Westend61/Getty Images
The clink and chatter, the thrum of music, the scent of the jasmine candle, the glow of the lights – then the entire party fades into the background. Even though you are standing in the middle of the room, a coruscating glass of champagne in your hand, your mind is somewhere far away.
Maybe a woman’s dress reminded you of the girl you wanted to build a life with. Maybe that man’s laugh sounded just like the brother you lost in high school. The soap in the bathroom smelled like your mother’s perfume when you were a kid, before life got complicated.
Whatever the trigger, particular memory, or experience – whether euphoric or catastrophic – you find yourself stuck in it once again.
Coming to terms with the past isn’t easy. Past traumas may form wounds that cut to the quick, while past joys leave us pining for beautiful seasons we can never return to. Continue reading
‘I’m exhausted’: An Elementary School Teacher Cries, Saying Only 1 of Her 34 Students Passed on Sight Words and ‘It Breaks My Heart!‘
Carol Fernandez – Image by TikTok/@.carolgiselle
A first-grade teacher says that only one of her 34 students passed a sight words assessment. According to Upworthy, the teacher, Carol Fernandez, shared the clip on TikTok, where she posts classroom ideas and teaching strategies. The report does not say where she teaches.
Fernandez says her class has 34 students, and the report describes them as six and seven years old. In the video, she says “I’m exhausted” and “I’m at a zero.” She says the past two months have been “go, go, go” and that her body is telling her to stop. Continue reading
Pentagon Releases New UFO Files Detailing Non-Human Bodies and Mysterious Egg-Shaped CraftInside Guarded Hangar
Former Roswell Army Air Force Base Public Information Officer Walter G. Haut is believed to be the witness who provided the statement released by the Pentagon on October 23
The Pentagon has released a new batch of declassified UFO documents, including a shocking eyewitness account detailing how the military recovered the wreckage of a spaceship and alien bodies.
The report made public on Friday included testimony from a military officer, whose name was redacted, who claimed he was present at the famous Roswell UFO incident in 1947 and was shown the spacecraft in a hangar known as ‘Building 84.’
The alleged Roswell cover-up has been one of the most famous UFO cases in history, with the military initially releasing a statement on July 8, 1947, saying a ‘flying disc’ had been recovered before changing their story to claim the wreckage came from a weather balloon.
The officer is believed to be Roswell Army Air Force Base Public Information Officer Walter G. Haut, who confirmed that the US had recovered an egg-shaped craft and multiple dead bodies from a New Mexico crash site in early July of that year. Continue reading
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Buying Out 418 Homes Near Flagship AI Data Center… but Only if They Drop Participation in Lawsuit
18 homeowners have reportedly agreed to the deal already.
A report claims the company is targeting an entire neighborhood, but will only buy from people who don’t pursue noise pollution complaints.
SpaceXSI, Elon Musk’s data center business powering Grok, is reportedly buying 418 properties in Colonial Hills, Southaven, which sits about half a mile from the powerplant that the company will use to power its data centers in the area. Continue reading