Generation 9.12

Memorial Day - #DoMore

Mon, 28 May 2012 10:33:59 -0400

HonorFlightStories.com, a website devoted to pushing a movement to preserve and learn from the stories of World War II veterans, has issued the following challenge this Memorial Day: Watch, Thank, and Connect.

Watch:

“Simply listening to vets’ stories and sharing them with others means so much to them. We’ll release short videos about inspiring veterans leading up to key holidays. Each video will challenge you to help us reach viewership goals to show the vets we still care. Your first mission: the Memorial Day Challenge — 50,000 views for this video about Harley-riding Ryan Jazak, who accompanied a vet on an Honor Flight with the support of his brother serving in Afghanistan.”

Help them reach 50,000 views.

God Bless all the men and women of the US Armed Services who gave the ultimate sacrifice and to ALL Veterans - THANK YOU for the Freedoms we have!

Props to Lolo Jones. Not a popular thing to say or an easy topic...

Fri, 25 May 2012 01:10:28 -0400

Props to Lolo Jones. Not a popular thing to say or an easy topic to discuss, but it is something young men and women need to hear more often - it’s okay to wait. Society doesn’t set what or whose standards you live your life by - you do.

Hey Occupy, if America is so terrible why do people risk dying to get here?

Tue, 22 May 2012 17:08:08 -0400

While Occupy marches through the streets of Chicago protesting “corporate greed” (yet demanding they be given things they haven’t earned), “police brutality” (while breaking store windows and plotting acts of terrorism), and countless other ridiculously backward complaints, one man joined a large number of brave men and women who have risked their lives to experience the freedom we have been blessed with in America.

Over the weekend the blind Chinese activist, Chen Guangcheng, who escaped house arrest and risked his life to get to the U.S. embassy in China, finally made it to America. The 40-year-old activist, known as a leader in the civil rights struggle in China, is symbolic of a new breed of activists that the Communist Party finds threatening. Why? They appeal to the average citizen, making them effective in empowering others to join them. Chen was well known for fighting for disabled farmers’ rights and fighting against forced abortions in his community, and because of this, he and his family had been living under house arrest for about seven years.

Bob Fu, founder and president of the U.S.-based human rights group China Aid, played a key role in publicizing Chen’s escape and updating the events that took place leading up to his transport to the U.S. Fu, who also escaped persecution from China, was instrumental in keeping pressure on our leaders here at home; getting Chen two opportunities to speak to Congress live from China. Fu’s PR success with this story helped make the average American aware of the dire situation Chen was in after making it to the U.S. Embassy adding pressure to our government leaders. The story was all over the news, and you would have been hard pressed to find an American who didn’t think we should protect Chen and get him to America.

Despite the public support, most American-born citizens don’t know what it is like to have a real fear of their own government, my generation in particular – the “20-somethings.” The average American under the age of thirty has barely been taught enough about the countries where citizens have or do live under oppression to really comprehend how blessed they are to live here. As Glenn has revealed on his program many times, there are many college professors that are teaching their students that America isn’t great and our government is oppressive. Any proof needed of that can be easily found in the “Occupy” movement.

As the “I want” generation demands free education, housing, and refer to a guaranteed job as a human right, Chinese citizens, like Chen, are fighting the right of life or the life of their second child. While young, single women around the country are complaining about their college making them pay tens of dollars a month for birth control, women in the Sharia governed countries would be stoned for needing it. Young people listen to music and watch TV shows and movies every day that talk about women like they are a commodity, well in countries like China, they are. The female infanticide rate is through the roof because of the one child policy. So, while women within our borders claim abortion is a matter of “women’s health and women’s rights,” citizens of China are fighting for the right to life, or at least to choose.

When in the last time you saw people fleeing the “oppression” of America to go to China? Never, yet that is exactly what many of the Occupy protesters are fighting for. They want guaranteed housing, healthcare, education, jobs, clothes – you name it, they want it, and it’s Uncle Sam’s job to provide it for them. Well Occupy, all of that can be found in communist China, along with forced abortions, death rooms for babies,more executions than any other country in the world, religious persecution, etc.

Chen arrived at NYU on Saturday and recounted how he made his way to America, and thanked those who helped him. He also shared some stories how he and his family were persecuted, and the fear he has that his extended family will be punished. Have you ever had to worry about the government physically hurting or imprisoning your extended family because of something you did? Of course not, but that doesn’t keep members of my generation from marching through the streets shouting “F*** the police, throwing things at officers and claiming police brutality.

Chen is expected to attend law school at NYU, a dream of his, and if NYU wasn’t too busy offering class credit to join the Occupy movement that’s pushing to overthrow the U.S. government for a system like the one Chen fled, they might take this opportunity to highlight what people are willing to risk to get to America. And, how unique our country is for allowing refugees, like Chen, to come to here and pursue their dreams.

We are all guilty of taking the blessings of America for granted from time to time, and our country isn’t perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but it is exceptional. If we opened our borders and stripped away the immigration laws, do you think there would be a huge influx of people into our country or out of it? What country do people run to when they are being persecuted in their own country? Who do they ask for help from? There is one reason for that, and our current President refers to it as a “negative charter of liberties.”

Every American could probably learn a thing or two from Chen Guangcheng about how blessed we are to live where we do, but younger especially the younger generations. Every time you see a mother with two kids, a female or disabled child, even a (peaceful) protester, thank God you live in America.

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Thu, 10 May 2012 18:47:48 -0400

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Glenn Beck recalls how he got his start in radio, and describes...

Thu, 10 May 2012 15:43:40 -0400

Glenn Beck recalls how he got his start in radio, and describes the important career moments that made him who he is today. He remembers how his father, a baker, urged him to talk about things on the radio that were of personal significance—a shift that led him to success at WFLA in Tampa and eventually at Fox News, and now at his latest media venture, GBTV.

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Thu, 10 May 2012 13:22:29 -0400

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An absolutely incredible touching story of Godly love....

Tue, 08 May 2012 21:07:00 -0400

An absolutely incredible touching story of Godly love. “Marriage is not mainly about prospering economically, it is mainly about displaying the covenant keeping love between Christ and His church.. The beauty of the covenant keeping love between Christ and his church shines brightest when nothing but Christ can sustain it.” -John Piper

My friend Dave posted this on his Facebook page this evening - I absolutely had to share it. At work this week we’ve been looking at of some really frightening and evil news stories, and it’s only Tuesday… I really didn’t think I would be able to get one story that I wrote about today off my mind. I definitely needed to see see this message tonight - thanks Dave!

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Thu, 03 May 2012 23:52:44 -0400

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The USA …gotta love it

Thu, 03 May 2012 07:52:50 -0400

The USA …gotta love it

#EricHutchinson concert in NYC

Thu, 03 May 2012 07:46:46 -0400

#EricHutchinson concert in NYC

Thu, 03 May 2012 07:45:45 -0400

#EricHutchinson concert in NYC

I don’t care what the mainstream media says, Jimmy Kimmel...

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:18:26 -0400

I don’t care what the mainstream media says, Jimmy Kimmel did a great job and this was hilarious.

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Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:30:22 -0400

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It’s a little foggy out tonight…

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:12:04 -0400

It’s a little foggy out tonight…

This weekend I ran Warrior Dash for Mercury One with co-worker,...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:24:00 -0400

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This weekend I ran Warrior Dash for Mercury One with co-worker, and Glenn’s executive producer Stu Burguiere. We competed against 5 other pairs of Mercury employees and Mercury One volunteers …let’s just say it didn’t go exactly as “planned.” Check out the clip above.

“If I wanted America to fail”

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:17:22 -0400

“If I wanted America to fail”

This is incredible…

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:42:52 -0400

This is incredible…

Pop culture… we control it and it influence more people than any...

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:41:09 -0400

Pop culture… we control it and it influence more people than any political personality. Conservatives don’t disregard the ability to influences culture with the arts and entertainment.

Keep Calm and Carry On - a little bit of history…

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 01:27:17 -0400

Keep Calm and Carry On - a little bit of history…

Captain Chad Fleming (Retired Army Ranger) created this video...

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:24:00 -0400

Captain Chad Fleming (Retired Army Ranger) created this video for Pushups for Charity to help raise money for The Boot Campaign. Watch this video, comment on it, and SHARE IT and help get the word out.

Join the movement and help PUSH to raise money for The Boot Campaign on May 19 at participating gyms across the country.