OH, THE IRONY!

When I heard Marco Rubio’s speech at the CPAC in Washington DC today, a few things came to my mind, but the thing I was sure of, was CLARITY! Quite frankly the conviction in his voice was enough for me to say to myself; not only Marco Rubio for Senate in 2010, but Marco Rubio for President in 2012.

Not only are his values in check with what America is really about, his journey to this point, and what will come next, is indeed an American story unfolding before our eyes.

According to Marco Rubio’s Bio on http://www.marcorubio.com/, in 1971, Marco was born in Miami to Cuban-born parents who came to America following Fidel Castro’s takeover.

Now, if you want to read more about this, I suggest a trip to Marco Rubio’s website is imperative. But, if you want to know what his candidacy for US Senate means to America, It means everything, and it represents AMERICA itself. If there ever is a candidate who appreciates, accepts, and knows freedom, it is Marco Rubio.

Let’s face it, we all know that should Marco Rubio’s parents would have stayed in Cuba, it would have been the biggest waste of talent and heart there ever could be. For we surely would not of seen a man the likes Marco Rubio emerging in Cuba under Fidel Castro’s rule. In fact its almost Biblical isn’t it? The very essence of Marco Rubio’s story, what he has become, and will become is the very thing that Fidelist and all their Liberal counterparts try so hard to squash for their own selfish gain.

Not only will Marco Rubio catch the eye of Independent Conservatives, The Tea Party, Conservative Republicans alike, but with his simple , sincere,” what you see is what you get”, demeanor, and true knowledge of what this Country is supposed to be like, he will catch the eye of Moderates as well.

I believe Marco Rubio will stand as our President in 2012, leader of the free world, a shining example of our great Republic, which is a beacon of hope for those who still come to seek freedom, and, as leader of the free world, Marco Rubio will be staring down the evil in other parts of the world. So look out Fidel and Raul, because here comes, for America, Marco Rubio

Liz Hiden of slunged.com

CRIES FROM OUR SOLDIERS

The Fort Hood Massacre. You know, things really have changed since THE WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACKS on September 11, 2001. Personally for me, there is a considerable amount of time spent pondering the mess we are in, and the mess we are to be headed. My Country Ti's Of Thee, Sweet Land Of Liberty, is indeed where my allegiance lies after my humble thanks to God. I may not always make the right decisions regarding this loyalty, or, am I always brave enough to display any worth while action. However, my heart still breaks, and my spirit gently weeps, and my anger, which is just, flares to defend my Country, The United States of America. Now, I will share this Piece written and spoken by PASTOR JOHN HAGEE. I believe, this is a cry no person living in this land will want to miss.

Close your eyes and picture in your mind the soldier at Valley Forge, as he holds his musket in his bloody hands. He stands barefoot in the snow , starved from lack of food, wounded from months of battle and emotionally scarred from the eternity away from his family surrounded by nothing but death and carnage of war. He stands though, with fire in his eyes and victory on his breath. He looks at us now in anger and disgust and tells us this.....
"I gave you a birth right of freedom born in the Constitution and now your children graduate too illiterate to read it. I fought in the snow barefoot to give you the freedom to vote and you stay at home because it rains. I left my family destitute to give you the freedom of speech and you remain silent on critical issues, because it might be bad for business. I orphaned my children to give you a government to serve you and it has stolen democracy from the people"


Liz Hiden of http://www.slunged.com

America, Put down your I-Phones! Unless it's Cuba calling.

Cuba! How many Americans are truly aware of what has taken place in Cuba in the last 50 years, and before? Are we aware, and do not care?
It is in our best interest as American citizens, regardless of background or ethnic origin, to obtain KNOWLEDGE of the dark history of this beautiful island nation. This nation which is still filled with much hope and promise from it's citizens.
The knowledge is our responsibility because we have the freedom to express our views so we can make a difference. We can, but tragically, the Cuban citizens can not. Any risk they take,( and thank God some take it), to express of thoughts and desire for change will result in fear of arrest or death.

Fidel Castro, Communist, Marxist, or his favorite brand name, "Fidelist" , has been Dictator of Cuba for nearly 50 years. He is now in poor health, and reports speculate he will not survive the next 4 years. The handing over of Dictatorship to his brother Raul Castro, Second Secretary of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), and Commander in Chief (Maximum General) of the Armed Forces, in July 2006 has made little or no difference between the two brothers' motives for Cuba.

To help provide emotional, spiritual, healing, and human dignity to Cuban citizens, the citizens of America must have education, awareness, and understanding of this issue. An understanding which will provide the armor needed to properly discern and stand up against these evils from happening in the Cuba, the US, and everywhere.

An attitude of complacency and apathy toward these dire situations will ultimately contribute to our own destruction, and the destruction of others.

Liz Hiden of slunged

Acceptance of Death by Deception

Liz Hiden of slunged.com

How do we grieve? Do we grieve differently depending on the type of death? When we experience the death of a loved one by natural death, do we suffer incredible loss, but some how realize this loved one lived their life, and died a natural peaceful death? How about illness? Do we grieve differently when we witness a loved one dying a slow pre-mature death by way of cancer and such other diseases? Death by illness is devastating. Was our loved one to young? The suffering unfair and unjust? So does this make the grief different? How about an accident? A senseless accidental death. These deaths that are caused by any other reason besides a natural death will bring on a different grief.

The loss of a child. As experienced by way too many, and spoken about in several venues, this, by far, is known to be the greatest loss. A grief so strong and unrelenting, that any supposed healing or reason is non-existent. The loss of a child. A loss never replaced, never re-filled. A loss forever imprinted in our hearts.

So why do we murder our children? Why do we, participate, and promote the systematic killing of innocent life? Furthermore, why is it accepted?

If one was to look deep into the eyes of someone acting under the veil of deception, one will get their answer. I recently was thinking back of when I was watching Holocaust movies, and real documentary footage. The look of acceptance in the victims eyes as they go to their death. They were held prisoner, and forced into their death. An authority had thoroughly convinced societies that only certain human lives are of value. They set the mood by deception. The despotic regimes of that time, spent a lot of time and energy convincing its people imprisoned and not imprisoned, that they had the ultimate authority to determine who lives, and who dies.

The 1973 Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade held that a mother may abort her pregnancy for any reason, up until the "point at which the fetus becomes viable.’"

George Tiller who ran the Women’s Health Services Clinic in Wichita Kansas, murdered, an act which has been strongly condemned by the Pro-Life organizations, is heard in this audio as explaining his reasoning to justify his systematic killing of children: http://www.priestsforlife.org/audios/george-tiller-1.mp3


One of the key quotes in this audio is how “……… women have more worth and more value that goes beyond the egg, embryo……………”

How selfish. How arrogant. The lack of humility is apparent. The de-valuing of human life is eminent. The DECEPTION of legal abortion gives us, without a conscience, a license to not have to reflect, or think, or care. The DECEPTION of legal abortion allows us to easily dismiss our feelings of love, and simply allow in our minds, the “right” to murder our children. A quick fix in a time of crisis. Without thinking. Get rid of “it”. Go away. “It” is a problem. It is what we do. It is legal, so one does not need to be “burdened” about thinking of other “selfless” options. Self preservation, survival of the fittest, has clearly taken over. Death by Deception. This culture of death on demand has been so clouded under the guise of “choice”, and women are “valuable”, and “you control your own body”, that reaching a society deep, deep into this DECEPTION, and pulling them back up to a culture of life, and humility will be indeed a lifelong fight.

The trouble here is these deaths of 50 million children and counting are still deaths of children. Still losses in ones heart. The death of a child:

The loss of a child. As experienced by way too many, and spoken about in several venues, this, by far, is known to be the greatest loss. A grief so strong and unrelenting, that any supposed healing or reason is non existent. The loss of a child. A loss never replaced, never re-filled. A loss forever imprinted in our hearts.

Can we grieve a death that has been paid for, organized, and arranged? Are we?

Rights for Terrorists And Not for the Un-Born

The Obama presidency is becoming known as the most extreme left-wing administration the American citizens have had to endure. The culture of death, being fed by the multi-million dollar abortion industry with the help of NARAL and Planned Parenthood contributed millions of dollars through their donors to help place Obama in the Whitehouse. Obama’s $700 Million dollar ticket paved the way to pander to the abortion racket and left wing groups like Move –On.org and People for the American Way. The lack of respect associated with the vitriol and hatred for out-going president Bush was even carried to the Obama inauguration. They could not wait to see him go, so “Change” could come.


I frequently ask, Change What? Let’s start by having a kinder, softer approach to those poor detainees. Let’s just stop offending them by calling them “Enemy Combatants”. Oh! This term is so harmful and divisive. After all, it’s about change! They are misguided individuals that our Armed Forces picked up on the battle field. (Maybe we can put them in an insane asylum) Shut down Guantanamo in a year. After all, it’s what Obama constituents want (Lets corner off an area of Chicago and put them there) How about that divisive term? “The War on Terror” Got to stop offending those Muslim countries so they will like us. (Let’s slobber them with love not American muscle)


There’s nothing wrong with “Fairness” and “Diversity”, but the champions of “Fairness” and Diversity” have turned it into political correctness to the point of harming my country. All the usual leftists that rallied behind Obama cannot even fathom housing terrorists in their own home state. Europe has cited security risks having them detained there. The ones that were previously released after President Bush tried to calm the left were picked up again on the battle field. Karl Marx was a champion of “Diversity” and “Fairness”. Everyone would make the same salaries, have the same transportation, and have similar homes with the end result being utter failure.



“Diversity and “Fairness” was kept from the un-born. Little infants in the womb are considered people at the moment of conception. The Obamites will claim different. There’s no need to explain how they perceive the un-born. President Obama has no regrets for peppering his administration with the most pro-abortion politicians. Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius will be Obama’s Health and Human services Secretary. She has strategically aligned herself with the abortion industry and late term abortionist George Tiller. Mr. Tiller has constantly violated laws that protect the un-born.


Obama’s early love fest with Planned Parenthood dates back when he was a senator for his home state of Illinois. He made promises to make abortion the focal point of his tenure in Washington. What he meant was to overturn any state laws that protect the unborn by passing the F.O.C.A. (Freedom of Choice Act), thus stomping on states rights. There would be no parental notification, no Born Alive Infant Protection Act (Rarely enforced), fewer options for mothers considering abortion and faith based programs would lose all funding. Obama’s first few days in office were used to overturn whatever protections were in place for the un-born. Taxpayer money was released to fund overseas abortions, which was previously banned by the Bush administration. Let’s not forget the United Nations population control programs used to fund abortions. Doctors that had the right to refuse abortions under ethical standards would now be forced to do them. Sadly, all Catholic hospitals would be forced to close their doors after being forced by law to do abortions.



This is not America when we start bowing down to our enemies to give them rights and privileges under our Constitution. I can recall a historical moment when Nevel Chamberlain thought he had peace with Hitler which eventually led to war between Britain and Germany. We are already looking like appeasers to the terrorists and rouge governments. Besides violating the rights of our Physicians, Christians, Parents and States, we violate the ones that cannot speak for themselves. Under an Obama presidency the un-born have no rights.While the left and the abortion industry salivates at the passage of F.O.C.A. more rights of the un-born are chipped away and terrorists will gain rights. This will put my country in grave danger and Obama will continue to hit the late night shows with his jokes.


JH of slunged.com

Faith and Electing a Leader that Follows GOD!!

The country of Germany was so broken after World War I. The economy was battered, their country was battered, and their people in moral jeopardy. Along came a man named Hitler. He promised them "change". Better jobs, and a "wealth spreading" system. The people of Germany made one mistake. They saw Hitler as a "savior". An answer to their battered minds and souls. They trusted this man as an answer to a broken life. So lets ask each other. Do any one of us human beings ever, ever, have the capability to be a "savior", or a "cure all"?? Answer is, NO! Only GOD, has the power to be a "cure-all". We should never let our LACK OF FAITH seduce us into believing one Human Being who promises total tranquility. Jesus is NOT on the ballot! We must however, vote for the individual CLOSEST to the morals we hold dear. Our Savior already was here , suffered, died, and rose again. He set a standard. We all fall short of this standard. Realizing this is called humility. Do you
want a candidate who lacks this humility????????????????? A LEADER IS ONE WHO SERVES! WHO WILL GO TO GOD ON HIS DECISIONS! THIS LEADER WILL ALWAYS FALL SHORT! HOWEVER, HE WILL HAVE THE CORRECT HUMILITY IT TAKES TO LEAD, BY SERVING GOD! SERVING GOD WILL MEAN FOLLOWING HIS LAW!!!!!!!
DO YOU THINK OBAMA IS FOLLOWING GODS LAWS???????????


Liz of slunged.com

Thicken the Skin or Humble the Heart ?

I have been told by other parents that the humbling of the heart does indeed thicken the skin.

I've met parents who disagree. They figure teaching their kids to have an "Edge" or be "One Step Ahead" or "One up" on another child is the way to go. I've seen parents who teach their kids to lie. I've seen them teach their kids to be "tough" by practicing all of the above and thinking it is a good thing. Then they will not be "taken advantage of" or "walked on". The huge illusion to this all is that we think these "toughened up" kids will have an advantage in this world.

Even the most faithful, Lord abiding parents are faced with this decision. It happens when you witness your child being hurt by another. When you see the other parent sit back and allow their child to blatantly verbally or physically attack your child without any guidance, consequence, or discipline coming out of that parent's mouth at that moment. You see, this parent has too much pride, self loathing, and insecurity to say anything to her child. This parent wants to be cool, be a friend to their kid, and this parent does not want to be the "bad guy". This parent is willingly passing down their shortcomings to their children. First, a parent has to recognize their own shortcomings (humble themselves), and strive for their children to be better. So the arrogant parent is indeed committing one of the worst sins of all time.

Strength, self esteem, love, self control, respect, and a host of other virtues need to be taught. Children learn by example as well as being taught the Gospel. They will eventually learn to set their own boundaries for themselves and know they do not need to be a part of the untruths that the first paragraph mentions. You know, watching our children learn a lesson of any kind is not easy. We love them. We want them to be happy. Boundary setting, humbling of the heart, and teaching them and practicing the Gospel yourself as a parent will indeed humble the heart............and thicken the skin!

Liz of slunged.com