Missouri’s Proposed Amendment 2 . . . . Version 2.0 Saturday, November 4, 2006 at 1:28 AM | |
| Missouri’s Proposed Amendment 2 Developments. . . that's the subject of this Big B File. Since I wrote the Big B file entitled "Missouri’s Proposed Amendment 2 and Claire McCaskill" on Tuesday, October 24, 2006, There have been a number of developments. First, I have come across some interesting research materials. The research articles are listed below:
 On Monday night, the Oreilly Factor TV program conducted an investigation into who is bankrolling the effort to pass amendment in Missouri. ,
Why? Apparently, as the The O'Reilly Factor also discovered , the Stovers, their non-profits, and biotech companies stand to gain Billions . . .that's right . . .Billions of Dollars in total revenue, if not profits oner the next few years. It seems like they want to to make money on Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Human Cloning and have Missouri Taxpayers foot the bill for them at the same time. Finally, the Big B Files received this in an email from the Google Groups "OSMM-Announce", a part of our Sorrowful Mother's Ministry in Vandalia, IL . . . Dear
Friends, This is a letter that I find difficult to write because I am not a political person, and I don't believe in imposing my views on others. But I am deeply troubled by the inaccuracies that are being used to shape public opinion in favor of the Missouri stem cell amendment on the November ballot and I feel a responsibility to speak out since I understand the scientific and medical issues. If you read nothing else, please read this: Amendment 2 is a deceptive piece of legislation that may mislead Missourians into approving a constitutional right to human cloning, something over 80 percent oppose. It would create a uniquely privileged status for biotech special interests to do human cloning experiments with taxpayer money. If the industrial revolution were just now starting and we had the choice of developing a society dependent on solar energy rather than oil, is there any doubt that we would choose solar energy? I think that we face a similar choice today regarding embryonic stem cells versus adult stem cells. Embryonic stem cells may seem to the lay person to offer greater promise for cures, but even if this were true (which it is not), embryonic stem cell therapies will create an insatiable and unceasing demand for more and more womens¹ eggs. And once a hugh biotech industrial complex is establish that is dependent on women's eggs to generate more and more cloned stem cells, it will be impossible for us to get rid of it. In contrast, investing our resources in adult stem cells will ultimately result in similar or greater cures than embryonic stem cells without creating a biotech industrial complex that pursues women¹s eggs the way oil companies plunder our land for oil profits. The basic
arguments for the stem cell amendment are essentially that (1)
embryonic stem cell research has tremendous potential
for curing a wide variety of diseases, and (2) any concerns that this
research will be abused are unfounded because we can trust the medical and
scientific community to regulate itself.
As many of you know, I am a physician-scientist at Washington University School of Medicine and have received millions of dollars in research funding, part of which has been for stem cell research related to cancer. I approached this amendment without preconceived opinions and have read the amendment carefully. I have listened to the arguments on both sides. After sifting through the rhetoric, I have concluded that there is nothing about embryonic stem cells that would indicate that they are better than adult stem cells for curing human disease. In fact, there are many problems with embryonic stem cells, such as rejection and cancer formation. Further, adult stem cell research and therapies do not endanger women who must donate eggs for embryonic stem cells. These deceptive tactics by the amendment proponents say to me that "you are not intelligent enough to understand the issues so I will intentionally deceive you for your own good." As a medical professional, I believe that my responsibility is to make sure the public understands the issues so that they can make up their own mind. Thus, my goal in this letter is not to convince you of my personal opinions, but to make sure you have the facts from a doctor and scientist who understands the issues and does not have political or monetary motives. Some of the
most common arguments in favor of the amendment are as
follows:
MY RESPONSE: When scientists talk about cloning, SCNT is exactly what they are talking about. SCNT is the medical dictionary definition of cloning. The amendment proponents claim that SCNT is not cloning unless the cell is placed into a woman¹s womb, but that has never been the medical definition of cloning. That is like saying that a nuclear bomb is not a weapon unless it is dropped on people. The potential for harm and abuse is great, even if one does not intend to act on this potential! The fact is that this amendment not only allows human cloning, it creates a uniquely protected right to perform human cloning!
MY RESPONSE: There is no scientific evidence for this claim. Many people have been led to believe that we have not yet seen the incredible curative potential of embryonic stem cells because this research is banned. The truth is that embryonic stem cells is not banned and never has been. Embryonic stem cells have been researched for many years and have been reported in the medical literature as early as 1963! And yet, there is no evidence that embryonic stem cells have cured any disease, even in animals. But what is really frustrating for someone like me who is involved in stem cell research is that the success of adult stem cells is being ignored by the amendment proponents. Advantages of adult stem cells over embryonic stem cells: (1) they are the only stem cells that have been shown to cure disease in animals, (2) they do not require egg extraction and the associated risks to women, (3) they have amazing plasticity (the ability to change into many different cell types) that far exceeds anyone's expectations. For example, stem cells from bone marrow can be turned into brain cells. If adult stem cells are likely to be just as good, if not better, than embryonic stem cells, why expose women to risky egg extraction and create a huge demand for eggs that will surely end up in the exploitation of poor, disadvantaged women and young, college-aged women with limited financial resources?
RESPONSE: To be honest, this is my greatest concern. Despite loud cries to the contrary, the widespread use of SCNT for medical research and treatment will unquestionably jeopardize the health of women, particularly poor disadvantaged women and young, college-age women with limited financial resources who will be tempted to allow themselves to be given synthetic hormones and undergo surgical procedures to extract eggs in exchange for monetary awards. We are not talking about a few hundred cloned embryos, but rather, millions and millions will be needed for this research!. And the need for more eggs will never end. Even if laws are passed to regulate this process, profiteers will undoubtedly go to third world countries to find willing subjects.
RESPONSE: Many scientists and physicians, including myself, support adult stem cell research, but are deeply concerned about embryonic stem cell research and human cloning. The reason that you do not hear more experts speak out against this amendment is that their voices have been muted. The amendment proponents have identified one wealthy couple in Kansas City who donated virtually all of the $16 million that is being used to saturate the media with pro-amendment information. Meanwhile, those who are concerned about this amendment have been denied the opportunity for public debate and discourse by our medical schools and universities. Suffice to say, the freedom of speech violations at ostensibly liberal universities to suppress voices against this amendment are breathtaking! Final Thoughts If for no other reason, I am deeply disturbed by this amendment because of the deception being used to promote it. For example, Cynthia Kramer, who is running for state office in our district, has used this issue to promote her campaign by implying that her life-threatening disease could have been treated more effectively with embryonic stem cells. After questioning her campaign office and reading the text of many of her interviews and website statements, I can find no evidence for this claim. In reality, she received adult stem cells in the form of a bone marrow transplant, and the fact that she is still alive is evidence that this adult stem cell transplant was successful! When she went to Israel seeking a cure¹ for her disease, they told her to come back to Missouri where she could get the best care available anywhere! I personally know of many other examples of deliberate deceptions, intentional misinformation, and freedom of speech violations. My practice focuses on patients with cancer, and I am profoundly wounded when one of them dies of their disease. I am in the trenches every day, and I understand what is at stake. But I am convinced that this amendment is not the right direction for our state. There are much more effective ways we can spend our money and time, without endangering women. We all have to make our own decisions, and democracy only works well if we make those decisions based on facts. Whatever opinion you develop on this issue, I hope that it is based on facts. Please feel free to email me if you have more specific questions or if you would like to talk. Thanks for your attention. Bill (and Tonya) Harbour J. William Harbour, MD Paul A. Cibis Distinguished Endowed Professor at Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri 63110 That's the Big B File. Click on "Post Comment" link below and tell me what you think…I'm Bryan Hewing. | |
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Missouri’s Proposed Amendment 2 and Claire McCaskill Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at 11:43 AM |
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Missouri’s Proposed Amendment 2 and Claire McCaskill’s recent campaign ad . . .That’s the subject of this Big B File. On the way home from my sisters’ place in Chesterfield to my Apartment in Florissant, Missouri, I heard a soundbite of Michael J. Fox on the Matt Drudge on 97.1 FM Talk. I have also seen ad he did for Claire McCaskill for Senate. In the Clip from his appearance on Good Morning America, Mr. Fox says that people like myself who oppose Amendment 2 are in the minority. What!?! Michael J. Fox has gotten a number of things wrong, not to mention out of context. Allow me to correct the record here. • Last time I checked, I have seen far more signs for Jim Talent and for opposing Amendment 2. I have encountered very few people who say that they will support amendment 2 based upon this , I thing that the amendment will go down to a huge defeat. • I have heard news stories about various studies over the years that the only benefits of stem cell research that have come from research on Adult stem cells and Stem cells that come from the blood from the umbilical chord. • I have never read or seen news reports about a single study of positive results that have come from that Embryotic. To the contrary, I have seen examples of how bad the effects of experiments using Embryotic Stem Cells have turned out. In many cases, they have had deformities and have resulted in Lab rats developing cancer . . . cancer (no joke). Contrary to what Michael J . Fox, Sheryl Crow, and other proponents of Amendment 2 have been saying, it does allow a certain kind of cloning called Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) and embryonic Stem cell research, which the Majority of people in Missouri and the United States are opposed to on moral grounds. Those of us who oppose Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Human Cloning (or any cloning for that matter) have absolutely no problems with the research using the other forms of stem cells, Adult stem cells and stem cells from the umbilical cord blood. In reference to the argument from the proponents of Amendment 2 on research using ALL forms of Stem cells, including embryotic stem cells, that “with the use of cell therapies, we may soon have dramatic cures for cancer, Parkinson’s, diabetes, kidney disease, multiple sclerosis, macular degeneration and a host of other diseases. Cell therapies have also shown great promise in helping to repair catastrophic spinal injuries, and helping victims of paralysis regain movement. It is even possible that the human life span could be greatly extended due to the replenishment of tissues in aging organs.” Oh really? In 1994, the voters in California were presented with and approved Proposition 71, which was very Similar to, if not the same as, Amendment 2 currently on the ballot here in Missouri. See the wording of the two ballot measures for yourself: CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 71 (2004) • Should the "California Institute for Regenerative Medicine" be established to regulate and fund stem cell research with the constitutional right to conduct such research and with an oversight committee? Prohibits funding of human reproductive cloning research. • Establishes "California Institute for Regenerative Medicine" to regulate stem cell research and provide funding, through grants and loans, for such research and research facilities. • Establishes constitutional right to conduct stem cell research; prohibits Institute's funding of human reproductive cloning research. • Establishes oversight committee to govern Institute. • Provides General Fund loan up to $3 million for Institute's initial administration/implementation costs. • Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds to finance Institute activities up to $3 billion subject to annual limit of $350 million • Appropriates monies from General Fund to pay for bonds. MISSOURI’S PROPOSED AMENDMENT 2 (2006) • Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to allow and set limitations on stem cell research, therapies, and cures which will: • ensure Missouri patients have access to any therapies and cures, and allow Missouri researchers to conduct any research, permitted under federal law; • ban human cloning or attempted cloning; • require expert medical and public oversight and annual reports on the nature and purpose of stem cell research; • impose criminal and civil penalties for any violations; and • prohibit state or local governments from preventing or discouraging lawful stem cell research, therapies and cures? • The proposed constitutional amendment would have an estimated annual fiscal impact on state and local governments of $0-$68,916. According to Reuters, a study came out this past Sunday and “researchers Steven Goldman and colleagues at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York said human stem cells injected into rat brains turned into cells that looked like early tumors. Writing in the journal Nature Medicine, the researchers said the transplants clearly helped the rats, but some of the cells started growing in a way that could eventually lead to a tumor.” This has been the case with Human Cloning and embryotic Stem Cell Research from the beginning. All the “successful” cloning experiments have eventually ended in failure . . . Remember Dolly the Sheep? She had to be put down due to a whole hose of health complications that were a direct result of the Cloning. It is morally wrong to create Human Embryos and them to destroy them period, not just for Embryonic Stem Cell Research, and to clone Human Beings for research purposes (or any cloning for that matter). Let Mr. Fox and others use their own money to fund the research themselves . . not our hard earned tax dollars. I just hope that they are willing to live with the real bad effects of Embryonic Stem Cell Research as the study mentioned above Illustrates. It would also wipe out 47 different laws that are currently on the books in Missouri and as was said on Allman & Smash Morning Show on 97.1 FM Talk this morning. The hosts put it best when they said that passing this amendment would be like the writing a continous blank check to the Biotech Industry. Big B files wants to leave you with the following story clip from Wednesday, October 4, 2006 edition of the Washington post about the effects of Proposition 71 in California two years later. . . . South-Central L.A. Hospital in Critical Condition King/Drew, Founded After '65 Watts Riots, Likely to Cut Services After Failing Inspection LOS ANGELES — Activists who fought hard to bring a hospital to south-central Los Angeles after the 1965 Watts riots are in mourning since the announcement that their beloved but deeply troubled hospital failed a crucial federal inspection and will lose more than half its funding. While the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors weighs a proposal to slash services and turn most of King/Drew Medical Center’s management over to a nearby county facility, African American community members met for a combination pep rally and wake. Its [King/Drew] trauma center was closed in 2004, dealing a blow to community pride and further diminishing emergency care in Los Angeles County, where nine emergency rooms and trauma centers have closed in the past five years.- Portion of an Article by By Sonya Geis, Washington Post Staff Writer. That's the Big B File. 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Your Pastor's Free Speech Rights Tuesday, August 8, 2006 at 9:58 PM | |||
The free speech rights of your pastor, other ministers and churches to speak on ANY issue without repercussions from the IRS . . .That's the Subject of this Big B File.
Imagine this . . .You are in your church. During the Mass or Services, your Pastor is giving their sermon talking about Abortion (or any other issue of the day) and/or your U.S. Senator's stance on the issue. Suddenly, an IRS Enforcement Officer bursts in the door and comes up to the pulpit and places a gag on them and said that, as a result of the sermon, your church will now have to pay income taxes to the IRS. This will be including back taxes, fines and penalties. That is exactly what the fear that churches, Synagogues, and Mosques have been under since 1954 when, as Jay Sekelow of the American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ) . . . then-Senator Lyndon B. Johnson sought political retribution against an opponent who was assisted in his campaign by two non-profit organizations. As a bill to revise the tax code was being debated on the floor of the Senate, LBJ pushed a little-noticed amendment that barred all tax-exempt groups – including churches –from participating in political activity. The penalty: loss of tax-exempt status." That amendment is now known as the"Johnson Amendment" and created Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, which, as the website hr235.org states:
For years, this threat has been used against Conservative Churches a.k.a. churches and other houses of worship that adhere to the true values of the Bible, Jewish Torah, and/or the Koran (in the case of Islam). Yet, in every single Presidential election as far as I can remember (and I was born in June 1975), I have seen the Democratic candidates for President go into the Black Churches and give the same political campaign speech that they would later give at a campaign event someplace else that is not a church (without repercussions from the IRS), but lately, the Liberal Churches are now finding their ministers have the very same gag placed over their mouths. Check out the CBN News Story "Politics, Free Speech, and the Church" for such an example. the example about All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, California . . .and as the CBN News Story says, "All Saints Episcopal, in downtown Pasadena, is known as one of the most liberal churches around; they're anti-war, pro-choice, and even ordain homosexual priests". Here is another Scenario. a horrible tragedy of a Hurricane Katrina or (God Forbid) 9/11 nature occurred a few months back and your community, including your community's leaders (Mayor, council, etc.), erects a memorial in the city park that includes a life sized crucifix or monument with Bible verses on it, among other things . . . all paid for by private donations. A few days later you get a letter from the ACLU saying that if you do not remove the life sized crucifix or monument with Bible verses on it, they will sue you and make you pay the Attorney's fees, which could amount to thousands of dollars, which would be VERY costly to the city financially a.k.a the ACLU using the U.S. Court System to do legalized Extortion from local, state, and Federal Governments and private citizens. Now the city has to decide whether to cave to the ACLU or to pay an attorney to fight the ACLU in court and how far to take the case. that actually happened very recently in St.
Scenario Number three. The American Legion, Fraternal Order of Eagles, or another organization in your state, just after World War II, placed a six (6) feet tall Monument in the form of two tablets with the Ten Commandments on it on the lawn of the State Capital Building. A few decades later, the ACLU sues the state and takes the case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court before it is decided. This is what happened to the State of Texas before the U.S. Supreme Court Ruled in favor of the State of Texas and I would not be surprised if Texas ended up spending thousands of dollars of taxpayer funds defending itself against the ACLU Lawsuit. Check out the Big B File from July 4, 2005 for details about this example. Why do I mention all this? The reason is that there are two pieces of Legislation currently working in Congress that would remedy all this these bills are the Houses of Worship Free Speech Restoration Act (HR 235) and the Public Expression of Religion Act of 2005 (HR 2679) {The senate version of this bill is the Public Expressions of Religion Act (PERA) (S. 3696). The only thing that the Houses of Worship Free Speech Restoration Act (HR 235) would do is ". . .amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the religious free exercise and free speech rights of churches and other houses of worship" (courtesy of the website hr235.org).
The only thing that the Public Expression of Religion Act of 2005 (HR 2679) would do is, as the bill says, "to amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to eliminate the chilling effect on the constitutionally protected expression of religion by State and local officials that results from the threat that potential litigants may seek damages and attorney’s fees." In other words, as Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas says that HR 2679 and SB 3696 would block plaintiffs (Such as The ACLU and others) from collecting attorneys fees for lawsuits alleging "establishment of religion." i.e. erecting a Ten Commandments Monument or anything else religious (Click here to read the entire story from Agape Press). The status of the bills is that they are all stuck in Committeeand that has been the case since they were introduced on JANUARY 4, 2005 (HR 235), MAY 26, 2005 (HR 2679), and JULY 20, 2006 (SB 3696) respectively.Call the Capital Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and tell your Congressman and Senators to pass these bills so that President George W. Bush can sign them into law. I have no doubt at all that Bush will sign these bills into law! I will let you know if HR 235 passes both the House and Senate as well as whether HR 2679 or SB 3696 pass the House and Senate or if these two bills are passed as a combined bill coming out of a House/Senate Conference Committee. That's the Big B File. Click on "Post Comment" link below and tell me what you think…I'm Bryan Hewing. | |||
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Mt. Solidad CrossThe ALL NEW Big B Files Website - A Special Note... Tuesday, August 8, 2006 at 12:00 AM |
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This will soon become the new Home for the Big B Files Commentary Website. Please Check out the Previous entries, which are from the Old Site, located at big-b.net/bigbfiles and I will be adding the rest of the Previous Commentaries. Please be patient as the transition continues.
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The Lincoln Presinential Library and Museum Observations & The War On Terror Saturday, August 5, 2006 at 10:37 PM |
| The Abraham Lincoln Presinential Library and Museum Observations & The War On Terror . . .That's the subject of this Big B File. On July 31st, a number of Parishioners, our pastor, and I went on a parish bus trip to the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, IL. We went through a number of exhibits including one on the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. In the the exhibit (After viewing a Dress made for Mary Todd Lincoln), was a section of political cartoons about Abraham Lincoln's Presidency and his decision to fight the Civil War in an effort to reunite the country after the Southern States Had seceded from the Union over the issue of slavery. there are a number of Similar comparisons that were made between Lincoln and The Civil War and George W. Bush and the War on Terror (Portion in Iraq). Let me address the Comparisons between the Criticism of the Lincoln and Bush (43) Presidencies first and then address the War comparisons. When Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860, his detractors all said that his presidency wouldn't amount to much of anything or would not amount to anything at all. Does that sound familiar to you? It should. The reason why it should is that basically that same thing was said by George W. Bush's Detractors (of which we can count Illinois Senator Dick Durbin and the American Left among them) after Bush was elected President in the "Hanging Chad" election of 2000. They kept saying the same thing after the the Terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York City and Washington, D.C. and up to this very day and during the Civil War about Abraham Lincoln. Just watch the Ancient Media, formally the Mainstream Media, and read Liberal Blogs, the Democratic Party websites and the Anti-War websites for yourselves for the current versions of the Detractors Rhetoric. the same things were said about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. they all said that the civil War was not winnable and that we should let the Confederacy be and withdraw the troops. they also said that this was not a just war. The same type of rhetoric is being used in relation to George W. Bush and the War on Terror the portion in Iraq Neither War was popular and the Civil War did not end until the Confederacy Surrendered in 1865 and the War on Terror (including Iraq) will not end until Terrorist and the Groups & Nations that support them are defeated permanently. I am not one who wants to have his country to go to war, but I realize that there are times where we as a Free Nation have NO CHOICE but to in order to protect our freedoms and must win. Other than that, The Big B Files Highly recommends that you make a visit to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum spend the day there. The Exhibits and the presentations were awesome and it is worth the trip . . .not to mention that it is one of the best use of taxpayer dollars spent by the State of Illinois and the U.S. Government in a long, long time. You can get details about the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum by going to their website at alplm.org, including admission prices, museum and library hours and more. That's the Big B File. Click on "Post Comment" link below and tell me what you think…I'm Bryan Hewing. |
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FutureGen Power Plant Selection Process & Illinois Cities Tuesday, July 25, 2006 at 12:06 AM |
| The FutureGen Zero-Emmisions Clean Coal Power Plant Selection Process . . .That's the Subject of this Big B File. Early this morning, FutureGen Alliance Officials will announce the short list of Cities that are Eligable to have a brand new, ZERO Emissions Clean Coal Electrical Power Plant. The following twelve cities have submitted proposals to host the plant.
The Big B Files will be very surprised if Effingham, Mattoon, Tuscola or Marshall gets the plant. If all of the Illinois cities are eliminated Tuesday, the Big B Files' suggestion is to blame Governor Rod Blagojevich and the Democrats who have been running Illinois with Liberal Style Politics found in Chicago & California by voting ALL of them out of Office on November 7th. That's the Big B File. Click on "Post Comment" link below and tell me what you think…I'm Bryan Hewing. |
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The Rod R. Blagojevich campaign Attack Ads Thursday, May 4, 2006 at 12:04 AM |
| The Blagojevich attack ads . . . that’s the subject of this Big B File Recently we all saw TV ads from the Rod R. Blagojevich campaign (via the “Friends of Rod Blagojevich”) attacking Judy Baar Topinka and trying to paint her for being partially, if not totally, responsible for the five billion dollar budget deficit Rod R. Blagojevich inherited when he took office in January 2003. In fact, Judy Baar Topinka, as State Treasurer has nothing to do with the Illinois state budget or for spending taxpayer dollars. Topinka’s duties include investing Illinois taxpayer funds responsibility and hold on to unclaimed funds of people that were sent to the state after these assets and been left in banks, Credit Unions, etc. and had long since forgotten about . . . whether it is the items themselves or the money in lieu of those items . . . which she has done. Why do you think she has been elected three (3) times as state Treasurer? The only office holders who have anything to do with the Illinois state budget and spending Illinois taxpayer funds are the Governor, the General Assembly, and the State Comptroller, who ironically is a fellow Democrat of Rod R. Blagojevich . . . Dan Hynes. The General assembly is currently under the control of the Democrats and Illinois currently has a budget deficit of at least 17.5 Billion Dollars. . . .a result of past bills remaining unpaid and more borrowing by the Administration of Governor Rod R. Blagojevich . . . even after raising taxes by “closing corporate loopholes” a.k.a. tax exemptions. That's the Big B File. Click on "Post Comment" link below and tell me what you think…I'm Bryan Hewing. |
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Illegal Immigration . . .Huge Slap In The Face! Wednesday, May 3, 2006 at 1:46 AM |
Illegal immigration . . . that’s the subject of this Big B File. We all heard in the media all of these marches where the marchers are demanding that the illegals be made legal among other things. What is not mentioned in the media is the protests are organized in large part by International A.N.S.W.E.R., which has in the past advocated the overthrow of the U.S. Government and replace it with a communist regime like those in China Vietnam, North Korea . . . just go to some of the Communist Countries and see what it is like to live in those countries. I wouldn’t listen to what Hollywood has to say about it if I were you. To me, illegal immigration is like a HUGE slap in the face to all those . . . who . . . went through all the hoops, hurdles, the red tape, etc. to become legalized United States Citizens at a ceremony to take the Oath of Citizenship, surrounded by their families and others, including people who are already U.S. Citizens. It is often said that it is a proud moment for those people, which is being cheapened at the very least by those who come to this country illegally! The Illegals, especially those who marched on May 1st do not think they are criminals. I hate to tell you this illegals, but you already are. You became criminals the moment you crossed the border into this country illegally. That’s what the word illegal means . . . you are breaking the law. I work with someone every morning when I serve mass at the Hospital Chapel who immigrated to this country Legally. It would be as if I went up to an immigrant and slapped them as hard as I can in the face, because that is exactly what the illegal immigration advocates are doing to those who immigrate to this country Legally. And oh, by the way . . . May 1st is commonly known as May Day, a Communist & Marxist Holiday. On May Day, the Communists Regimes parade their armies in front of a reviewing stand located in a common are similar to the Kremlin in order to instill absolute fear in their citizens and hopefully the world as well. That's the Big B File. Click on "Post Comment" link below and tell me what you think…I'm Bryan Hewing. |
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The Big B Files Mailbag Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at 12:47 AM |
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In this edition of the mailbag, I got a comment posted by Calla Lily from San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines in response to the Big B File from Sunday, January 29, 2006 entitled "Palestinian Elections, HAMAS and Ancient U.S. Media". Calla wrote I am still wondering why can't they just have two separate states and separate the state of palestines from the israeli, they have been fighting for years and years that they've already accept it as a way of life, which is really a sad thing to see. They just dig deeper and deeper wounds that you dont even know who is right or wrong anymore. Most of their leaders are being selfish, not thinking about their children's future, giving only a heritage of hatred and separation. - Calla Lily San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines All I can say is that All use Holy Scripture as reasons to back up their cases. I would suggest that you go to cbn.com/cbnnews/Israel/ for greater detail on this subject. That Big B File dealt with A terrorist Group coming to power and how the Media (ABC, NBC, CNN, etc.) are trying to put as positive spin on them as they can, as well as showing their Liberal Bias. That's the Big B File. Click on "Post Comment" link on the other Big B Files and tell me what you think. I will address select comments on at least a wewekly basis, so KEEP THEM COMING!…I'm Bryan Hewing. |
The Mohammed Cartoon Controversy & Anti-Catholic Attacks Friday, February 10, 2006 at 12:12 AM |
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Muslims are up in Arms (mostly thanks to an Imam from Denmark who apparently did it for his own self-serving reasons) over a series of cartoons that came out three (3) months BEFORE the mass Protests began around the Muslim world. Look at the cartoons for yourself at michellemalkin.com/archives/004413.htm and make up your own minds about them.
Magazine Cover (Left) and The Holy Icon of Our Blessed Mother of Jasna Góra (Right) As a Catholic, of course I am Mad, I am using this commentary and my radio show to protest the desecrating of the Icon by the Polish Magazine. And others are applying as much negative pressure as we can to get an apology, retraction and/or to get them to never do it again. But . . . WE NEVER RESORT TO VIOLENCE nor EVER THREATEN the lives of the People who desecrate and/or defiling the sacred symbols of the Catholic faith and all or Christianity. Other Examples include a Crucifix in a jar of urine, Ripping up of a photograph of Pope John Paul II by a former rock artist LIVE on Saturday Night Live in the Late 1980's or Early 1990's, The Terrorists who desecrated the Church of the Nativity in Jerusalem last year, an artist at the National Black Fine Art Show in New York City that depicts an upside down Christ like figure with a face strongly resembling Osama Bin Laden, and Rolling Stone is printing a magazine with Kanye West as a black Jesus on the cover. We Christians & Catholics have had to put up with for years . . . so GET USED TO IT AND PROTEST IT USING NONVIOLENT MEANS! I have a feeling this won't be the last time that something published about Islam will offend Muslims. That's the Big B File. Click on "Post Comment" link below and tell me what you think…I'm Bryan Hewing. |
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Punxsutawney Phil's Annual Prediction is Announced! Thursday, February 2, 2006 at 9:23 PM |
You're Not Going To Like The Prediction! Courtesy of the Punxsutawney , PA GroundHog Club Punxsutawney Phil made his prediction known this morning. . . .Darn it (see below:Phil's official forecast as read 2/2/06 at sunrise at Gobbler's Knob:  It is said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. In Harrisburg there is Gus who appears on TV Then all around town, Today on the Knob as I'm doing my job, It's my shadow I see. Six more weeks of mild winter there will be. - Courtesy of the Punxsutawney , PA Groundhog Club Webcast of the Event (when available) at http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=31975 No word on the Groundhogs in Decatur, Springfield, or Chicago, IL. ............ MORE DETAILS AT GROUNDHOG.ORG. |
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HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY!!! Thursday, February 2, 2006 at 1:00 AM |
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Happy Groundhog Day Everyone... You know the old saying...If the groundhog sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather. If he does not see his shadow, there will be an early spring. I don't know about you but those of us here in Central Illinois are hoping like Crazy that the Groundhog DOES NOT See it's shadow this Morning. Below are some Links to groundhogs making predictions today...including the very famous "Punxsutawney Phil"! Punxsutawney Phil Punxsutawney, PA www.punxsutawneyphil.com or www.groundhog.org * Live Webcast of the Event available at http://groundhog.visitpa.com/images/groundhog_feature.gif Ground Hog Central Listings of Groundhogs making Predictions in the USA, Canada, & Germany http://www.groundhogsday.com/groundhogcentral.php Cloudy the Groundhog Brookfield Zoo - Brookfield (Near Chicago), IL http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/pagegen/htm/fix/fg/fg_body.asp?sAnimal=Groundhog Video Forecast for Groundhog Day Courtesy of the Weather Channel http://www.weather.com/multimedia/player.html?clip=1728&collection=topstory&from=wxcenter_video |
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An Open Letter To An Old Friend (Revised for 2006) Monday, January 30, 2006 at 10:10 PM | |||||||||||||
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Palestinian Elections, HAMAS and Ancient U.S. Media Sunday, January 29, 2006 at 3:30 PM |
This Past Thursday Night, I sat in my bedroom at my parents’ home near Neoga, IL watching ABC singing the paraises of terrorists in the Palestinian Territories and doing their absolute best to humanize the same terrorists while making the nation of Israel out to be the essence of pure evil, like Isreal brought the terrorism upon themselves. They also were doing their absolute best to make the terrorists from HAMAS, and others (including those members who are in Israeli prisons) who have killed innocent people just because of their faith "freedom fighters". At one point, they showed one of the terrorists watching his family on Palestinian TV talking positively about him, praising him as a hero...as a hero! What ABC does not tell you is what is normally shown on Palestinian Television is pure hatred of Christians & Jews and the State of Israel, Go to the Palestinian Media Watch website at www.pmw.org.il to see for yourself. They even have Television Broadcasts & cartoons glorifying and praising Homicide Bombers and that it is a very high honor for someone to strap explosives to themselves and blow innnocent people to kingdom come. ABC tried to show that Hamas is not a terrorist Group and humanize them by bringing one of the most senior members of HAMAS on the Nightline Broadcast. The HAMAS Member instead showed the Terrorist Group’s True Colors. Just another Example of why ABC and the rest of the Ancient Liberal Media are losing Viewers and listeners by the bucketful! That's the Big B File. Click on "Post Comment" link below and tell me what you think…I'm Bryan Hewing. |
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Durbin's "Gulag" Comments & Non-Apology Tuesday, July 5, 2005 at 5:55 PM | ||||
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This Big B File is about Comrade Durbin making comments comparing our fighting men and women and American interrogators at Guantanamo Bay to Nazis, Soviet gulags and Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot.
Let's analyze this statement. He said that Guantanamo Bay is the same as Nazi Concentration Camps like Auschwitz. What!?! Does Durbin mean to say that our Fighting Men and Women at Guantamo Bay are treating prisoners a.k.a. terrorists in the exact same manner as Nazi Concentration Camps like Auschwitz…where SIX MILLION PEOPLE (mostly Jews) were gassed with a gas called Zyklon B , which as former SS physician Dr. Hans Munch says that he "witnessed the dropping of Zyklon B into simulated exhaust vents from outside the gas chamber. Zyklon B began to work as soon as it was released from the canisters. The effects of the gas were observed through a peephole by an assigned doctor or the SS officer on duty. After three to five minutes, death could be certified, and the doors were opened as a sign that the corpses were cleared to be burned." Dr. Munch said that six million people were killed for no other reason than that "anyone who did not fit Hitler's idea of a pure Aryan race." (You can read more by clicking here)? |
