UW Prof PESTA to Speak in West Bend on COMMON CORE 1/5/2014

You keep hearing the buzz words "Common Core," 

but you're not really sure what it's all about, right?

Do you have kids in public school?  Grandkids?

Do you pay taxes?

Do you care about the future generations affected by today's educational standards?

This is for YOU!

And it's FREE!

COMMON CORE: DANGERS AND THREATS TO AMERICAN LIBERTY AND EDUCATION

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5

6-8 P.M.

THE COLUMBIAN, WEST BEND

3245 Lighthouse Lane

GUEST SPEAKER:  Dr. Duke Pesta

Dr. Pesta testified at the Common Core hearing on 10/16/13 in Fond du Lac.

View the YouTube video of his testimony HERE.

SEE ATTACHED FLIER FOR MORE INFORMATION

**SPACE IS LIMITED - GET THERE EARLY!**

Something I'm not proud of in Wisconsin

So much to love about my home state - Wisconsin.

Cheese curds.

Kettle Moraine.

Drumlins.

Baraboo Hills.

Green Bay Packers.

Fall colors.

Winter blizzards.

The attributes of the Badger State are unceasing.



Sadly, there is ONE THING I am NOT proud of....

The FREEDOM FROM RELIGIOUS FOUNDATION (FFRF).

Naughty Finger

I cringe whenever I see who is lurking behind the doors of schools, churches, government institutions and the like across our nation.  It's especially disturbing when the media points the naughty finger at our fine state of Wisconsin, the 'home' of FFRF.






FFRF has tried to oust our God, the God of the Bible, His Son - Jesus, and all things Christian:

They have intruded on:

• School prayer.
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• Graduation prayer.
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• Prayer before school sports games.

FFRF has removed:

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• Crosses.
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• Fishes (Ichthys).
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• Bibles.
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• Ten Commandments.
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• Religious music

Even in this grand state of Wisconsin we have seen the attempt to blot out God in the rotunda of our State Capitol at Christmastime.

FFRF Nativity Mockery at WI State Capitol - 2013

Here is what FFRF obviously does not get -

YOU CAN'T GET RID OF GOD.

So, while I'm not proud of the shenanigans of FFRF across our faith-based nation, rich with religious history, I am confident in this:

FFRF CAN NEVER CLAIM VICTORY.

How do I know this?

THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO.

NOTE:  Bible promises may not be removed, altered, or otherwise tampered with without the express permission of the Author.  (not gonna happen)

Trying to Make a Statement? Obama Misses the Mark...by a Longshot

Wouldn't you think that if Obama wanted to hit Americans where it hurts he'd shut down the postal system? school lunch programs? public schools? Andrews Air Force Base golf course?

Instead, the expenditure of government funds is diverted from those placed on "furlough" and spent on personnel at National Parks...

Setting up barricades.
Blocking roadways.
Strong-arming veterans.

And the Obama Administration has targeted specific entities to make a statement by:

Closing commissaries on military bases, denying families of soldiers the ability to purchase food.
Rejecting a state's offer to pull up the bootstraps and pay for their own state park operations.
Cutting off "Amber Alerts."  and HERE

In effect, this is a "partial" shutdown...a "pick and choose" shutdown.

Let's the American people see Obama for who he truly is.

Classy.

Curtsy: Weasel Zippers:

WISCONSIN Public Schools Can Interrogate Your Child - You don't GET to know....

It's true, and it's disturbing.

BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY.  SO GET ON IT.

According to WI state law, your local public school can yank your kid aside and interrogate them for something they "suspect" they were involved in, and they don't have to ask your permission to do so, thankyouverymuch.

Since when does sending our children to a public school mean we hand over our parental rights?  Last time I checked, it doesn't.

Read this story over at Irate, Tireless Majority, then urge...no....very strongly request that your Senator sign on as a co-sponsor to this bill that will protect your child, preserve your parental rights/authority, and stop the abuse of "in loco parentis" in a government institution.  And call Senator Joe Leibham's office while you're at it and THANK HIM for authoring this common-sense bill that defends both parents and children.  His number is (608)-266-2056; email is Sen.Leibham@legis.wisconsin.gov .

For more insight on this issue, read the 2007 post from American Federalist HERE. (Don't forget to read the comments.)

You can locate your Senator HERE.  Make the call.  Make this happen.

It's just NOT "marriage," so please stop trying.

No matter what the homosexual activists say (not all gays agree, by the way), same-sex unions are not "marriage."  Pumpkin pie is not apple pie.  Basketball is not football.

Insert Abe's objectivity:

Brilliant.

It really is as simple as that.

Marriage is marriage; one man, one woman - united, procreating, ordained by God.

Marriage is not subjective.  We don't suddenly change right to left, and left to right.  (What would the Democrats ever do?)

Please stop trying to make marriage something it isn't, wasn't meant to be, and cannot conform to.

Call same-sex "unions" something else.  Just leave marriage alone.

Thanks.

LOOK, WEST BEND! IT CAN BE DONE! WI Library Filters Porn

Racine Public Library Uses Porn-Filtering Software?

BELIEVE IT.

Read about it HERE.

West Bend could take a few lessons from another local library that is making efforts to do the right thing for its community.

Hm!  Imagine that!

3801 Lancaster - Watch It

Watch it.  And weep.

An Open Letter to Tammy Baldwin

Dear Tammy,

I regret (not really) to inform you that you do not represent me.  You will never represent me.  It's not that you don't want to, it's just that you can't.

You see, the time you spent as a Congresswoman in Wisconsin has left a legacy of values.  These are values that do not, cannot, and will not reflect my own, and this holds true for nearly half of all Wisconsin's families.   Your so-called "win" is actually the absolute disenfranchisement of nearly half of Wisconsin's voting citizens.

• You voted for abortion that uses taxpayer money, even if it means a physician use chemicals to do the deed.  You voted against any provisions that may disclose that babies feel pain when they are murdered in the womb.  You do not value life.
• You voted for gay marriage.  You do not value Wisconsin's families, let alone our nation's families.
• You voted to allow minor children to hide an abortion from their parents and obtain them in another state.  You do not value parental authority, and you do not value children.
• You voted for gun control.  You do not value our Constitutional right to protect ourselves.
• You voted for using government funds (my money/our money) for Planned Parenthood - the largest known national abortion provider.  You do not value our finances.
• You voted for the forced provision of contraception and abortion under the Affordable Health Care Act.  You do not value religious liberty. (see above)

One thing you are -- is consistent.  For that, I commend you.  You make it very clear where you stand, what your values are, and who you represent.  It isn't me.  And it isn't nearly 50% of all of my fellow Wisconsinites or their families.

So when you give speeches that say you are representing me, know that I disagree, vehemently.  In fact, I would go so far as to say it is an outright falsehood.

You said, "I didn't run to make history."  I respectfully disagree.

You stated, "..and I am well aware that I will be the first openly gay member..." (3:45)

You did make history - you said so yourself.  Who you have sex with is your platform, and this you cannot deny no matter how many times you may insist it is not.  (Please don't make me list your GLBTQ involvements.)

You said, "Now, I know that many of the people listening to this speech tonight may not have voted for me. but I want you to know that I will stand up for you, and I ask you to work with me..."

My response to your request is one word - no.

You see, Tammy, I won't compromise what I believe in.  I won't allow someone who consistently takes a stand against those very core issues that built this nation to sing me a victory lullaby with promises that they cannot keep.  You are unable to "stand up for me."  You do not believe what I believe.  It's just not possible.  Your vow to do so is a misrepresentation - and a lie.

But thanks for the mention.

Sincerely,

The Other Half
cc:  Mark Pocan