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These are some excerpts taken from a speach delivered by former Colorado Governor Richard D. Lamm.
A formula to destroy America. The United States!!!
 
Arnold Toynbee observed that all great civilizations rise and fall and that 'An autopsy of history would show that all great nations commit suicide'
The first step is to "turn America into a bilingual or multilingual and bi-cultural country. History shows that NO nation can survive the tension, conflict, and antagonism of two or more competing languages and cultures 
"The historical scholar Seymore Lipset put it this way: 'The histories of bilingual and bi-cultural societies that do not assimilate are histories of turmoil, tension, and tragedy. Canada,Belgium, Malasia, Lebanon all face crises of national existence in which minorities press for autonomy, if not independence. Pakistan and cyprus have divided. Nigeria suppressed an ethnic rebellion. France faces difficulties with Basques, Bretons, and Corsicans."
Lamm went on Second"Invent 'multiculturalism' and encourageimmigrants to maintain their culture. Iwould makeit anarticle of belief that all cultures are equal. That there are no cultural differences. I would make it an article of faith that the Black and Hispanic dropout rates are due to prejudice and discrimination by the majority. Every other other explanation is out of bounds.
Third, "We could make the United States a 'Hispanic Quebec' without Much effort. The key is to celebrate diversity rather than unity. As Benjamin Schwarz in the Atlantic Monthly recently: 'The apparent sucess of our multiethnic and multicultural experiment might have been achieved! Not by tolerance but by hegemony. Wiyhout the dominance that once dictated ethnoc4entrically and what it ment to be an American, we are left with only tolerance and pluralism to hold us together.'"
Lamm said. "I would encourage all immigrants to keep their own language and culture. I would replace the melting pot metaphor with the salad bowl metaphor." 
Fourth, I would make the fastest growing demographic group the least educated. I would add a second underclass, unassimilated, undereducated, and antagonistic to our population. This group would have a 50% dropout rate from high school."
Fifth, I would get big foundations and business to give these efforts lots of money. I would invest in ethnic identy, and I would establish the cult of 'Victimology.' I would get all minorities to think their lack of sucess was the fault of the majority."
My sixth plan: Encourage dual citizenship and promote divided loyalties. I would celebrate diversity over unity. I would stress differences rather than similarities. Diverse people worldwide are mostly engaged in hating each other - that whenthey are not killing each other. A diverse, peaceful, or stable society is against historical precedent. People under value unity.
Next to last, I would place all subjects off limits~make it taboo to talk about anything against the cult of 'diversity.' I would find a word similar to 'heretic' in the 16th century-that stopped discussion and paralized thinking. Words like 'racist' or 'x! xenophobes' halt discussion and debate." 
"Lastly, I would censor Victor Hanson Davis's book Mexifornia. His book is dangerous. It exposes the plan to destroy America. If you feel America deserves to be destroyed, don't read that book"
 
Every discussion is being suppressed. Over 100 languages are ripping the foundation of our educational system and nayional cohesiveness. Barbaric cultures that practice female genital mutilation are growing as we celebrate 'diversity.' American jobs are vanishing into the Third World as corporations create a Third World in America- take note of California and other states- to date, ten million illegal aliens and growing fast. It is reminiscent of George Orwell's book"1984." In that story, three slogans are ingraved in the Ministry of Truth building: "War is peace," "Freedom is slavery," and "Ignorance is strength."
 

Give vets comprehensive health care reform.

A long time concern of all vets active and retired. Senator Coburn a Doctor of more tha 20 years of practice said, "Health care access and costs are increasinglydifficult challenges facing active duty personnel, military retirees, and disabled veterans. Military retirees who were told if they served 20 years, they would have their health care taken care of for the rest of their lives now have co-pays. Many providers will not accept Tricare insurance for military personnel and retirees, which forces them to travel great distances to see a doctor. Even disabled veterans are having a difficult time accessing health care.

One obvious challenge is the increased tempo of operations over seas

However, spending more money is far from a cure-all. Only by addressing structural challenges in our health care system will we improve health care for all.

The fact is Americans are going to spend $2.3 trillion this year on health care. We will spend 40% more per person on health care than anyother country. And yet, we're not healthier.

This trend of static health care quality, combined with rising costs, fewer choices and reduced access, is frustrating all Americans, but veterans and military families in particular.

The solution should be, FREEDOM.

House Small Business Subcommittee On Rural Enterprises, Agriculture, and Technology
FRA endorsed; Anti-Predatory Lending Protection Act (H.R. 97), sponsored by Rep. Sam Graves (Mo.). The measure would limit interest rates charged to military personnel by so-called payday Lenders. These loans may also be called "cash advance loans" or "defered deposit check loans" and all are high-interest, short-term loans that often plunge military personnel deep into debt.
These loans are usually marketed just outside military installations and often charge interest ratesas high as 560%. Fees can reach $30 every 2 weeks per $100 borrowed, equal to 720% interest rate or more. 

LPS

Comments: This is a personal opinion which you may or may not agree with. If you read it and make your own decission I will consider it a compliment. Everyone in this country claims to care about "HOMELAND SECURITY" when they could care about homeland security. The later being not the bureaucrats discription but your own. We the people need to start becoming pro-active as well as reactive. We say that we want safe borders, "THEN WE HIRE CONTRACTORS WHO HIRE ILLEGAL ALIENS TO DO THE WORK AT A CHEAP WAGE AND TAKE JOBS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS". We complain about the price of gas and oil for our convienience, THEN WE RE-ELECT CONGRESSMEN AND SENATORS THAT WILL NOT SUPPORT OIL EXPLORATION AND DRILLING IN OUR OWN CONTROL ZONE. We elect people to office to represent our beliefs and needs, THEN WHEN THEY PROVE THAT THEY REPRESENT ONLY THEMSELVES AND DON'T CARE ABOUT US WE RE-ELECT THEM BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NEXT PERSON WILL DO.
It is time for this country to wake up and take action. Most of us know what we beleave in. We don't need the NEWS MEDIA, COLLEDGE PROFESSORS, ELECTED OFFICIALS and SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS how to think, when to think, and where to think. Polls are just another way to tell us how to think by consensus. Remember if you ask a question in a certian way you can get the answer to come out the way you want it to come out. IT IS WAS AN ACCIDENT THAT THIS NATION WAS NAMED the UNITED STATES. The initials are "US", and that is who it takes to make changes we must take our time and effort to live, express, and vote our beleifs. Thre future of our country is up to us, or should I say "US". This is a Representative Republic, we have the right ( DUTY ) to change that representative when the don't represent "US".  

Loyalty, Protection, and Srevice

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