Save Cathedral High Day Announced - December 16, 2014

For Immediate Release

Massachusetts, Connecticut, National Distribution

November 23, 2014

Springfield, MA

Diocese Threatens to Close Storied Catholic High School

Save Cathedral High Day Announced - December 16, 2014

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts threatens to close one of the most storied Catholic High Schools in the nation. Cathedral High School in Springfield was destroyed by a tornado on June 1, 2011. Since that time students have heroically made due, without complaint, in an old abandoned elementary school in Wilbraham, MA . They anxiously looked forward to a new high school after suffering for 3 years over an insurance dispute. Finally, then Bishop Timothy McDonnell, announced the go ahead to build a new school to a jubilant crowd on March 3, 2014. Then a new Bishop, Mitchell Rozanski, was installed in August 2014 and in November he pulled back the reins on a new school and has placed the school's future in doubt.

The school started in Springfield in 1883 has had a continual stream of notable alumni and is well known for academic excellence as well as being a sports powerhouse. Notables include, but are not limited to, 1943 Heisman Trophy Winner, Angelo Bertelli; Larry O'Brien, Advisor to President John F. Kennedy and later US Postmaster General, then NBA Commissioner; NFL Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti; current US Congressman from Vermont Peter Welch; tennis pro Tim Mayotte; current MLB pitchers Scott Brown and Chris Capuano; NBA player and coach Vinny DelNegro; and current Head Basketball Coach at UMass, Derek Kellogg. The list goes on and on and includes Monsignors in the Catholic faith, vice presidents of banks, judges, CEO's, business owners, prominent lawyers, political and civic leaders, and so many other highly contributing citizens to their communities. There are some 25,000 living alumni.

Cathedral students come from the Greater Springfield area, North Central Connecticut, and include international students. The student body represents a broad diversity. The entire area is in a state of shock that closing such a storied and a historic school like Cathedral is even being considered. Civic leaders, school neighbors, alumni, and a vast majority of Catholics and citizens in the Diocese favor a new Cathedral. More than enough money is available to build a new school from insurance and FEMA monies.

The Diocese cites declining enrollment, financially sustainability and money needed for "other ministries". Yet proponents for a new Cathedral claim that much of this is self caused by the Diocese itself and with a commitment to build, leadership, some simple marketing of the school, and proven fund raising based upon trust that Cathedral could evolve toward bring mostly self funded.

A little over year ago a small grass roots committee was formed called the Committee for Cathedral Action (CCA). The sole mission is to get a new Cathedral High School built and to give students the high school that they deserve, now and in the future. CCA confidently claims that with the proper leadership, clarity of purpose, some basic marketing approaches, and a commitment, that enrollment will increase significantly. That sustainability will come about by this type of positive leadership and creative funding as exhibited by other successful Catholic high schools. On November 20 CCA announced to a jam packed crowd at St. Anthony's Hall in Springfield the launching of Campaign Cathedral aimed at saving Cathedral High School. Attendees enthusiastically offered their support, signed up to serve on committees, and offered financial support.

On December 16, 2014 CCA is declaring this day as SAVE CATHEDRAL HIGH DAY throughout the Greater Springfield area, and North Central Connecticut as further encouragement to Bishop Rozanski to go forward, without further delay, and build the new Cathedral High School. People throughout the area will be encouraged to show their support by Save Cathedral High T-Shirts, bumper stickers, lawn signs, wearing Cathedral jackets, hats etc. or just by wearing the school color, purple on that day...anything to show their support for Cathedral High.

Contact:

Alfredo DiLascia, Chairman

Committee for Cathedral Action

Worst Global Holocaust in History on Horizon

What is rapidly growing is the worst pure evil force in humankind. This potentially, if not dealt with, could be a hundred times worse than Hitler and Nazi Germany. This evil force is radical Islam. It is evil since it's fundamental premise is to force all people to convert to Islam, become slaves to it, or die. In enforcing this premise they indiscriminately and brutally murder innocent men, women, and children. They subjugate all women, including those who are Muslim. They have raped, mutilated, tortured, beheaded, or otherwise murdered young girls and women, and use others as sex slaves. Their intent it to kill all Jews and to wipe Israel off the face of the earth. They have burned down hundreds of Christian Churches.

In some areas of the Mid East they have brutally killed children including babies and toddlers 5 and 6 years old, beheaded them and placed their heads on poles, crucified them and used other uncivilized brutal murderous methods on them. Children! They have thrown acid in the faces of female school children and shot in the face a Muslim girl for getting an education. Fathers and brothers kill their own daughters and sisters for violating their twisted version of radical Islam. Parents proudly send off their sons (or daughters) to blow themselves to bits while killing innocent civilians, including children. They use their own people as human shields in combat, including women and children. Radical Islamists have a rabid and lustful blood thirst for killing.

All of the above is true and factual. We see it constantly in the news, example after example of it almost daily...it is undeniable. Many say that it is only a small minority of Muslims who are radical. If we do assume that most Muslims are good people and only a smaller percentage are the radical Islamists who commit these horrendous acts, we still need to be very concerned by this "small percentage"'. Let's look factually at the numbers involved that are radical and why we should be concerned.

Pew Research has indicated that there are 1.6 billion Muslims, 23% of the world population. Other sources indicate that it might be as high as 2.0 billion now. They are rapidly growing through converts and the jihadist approach of increasing births to increase the radical ranks. It has been projected that the Muslim population may be as high as 1 in 3 people in the world by 2030. Polls and various reports seem to indicate that about 10% (or higher) are radical Islamists. Sounds small at first glance, but if we use the 1.6 billion number this is 160 million radical Islamists world wide. It gets worse since some studies have indicated that although many Muslims are not actively radical themselves, as many as 20 to 25% agree with the premises of radical Islam. This means that from 320 to 400 million Muslims believe in or support radical Islam...more than the population of the entire United States! Don't allow those who use the words "small percentage" to lull you to a comfort zone over what is going on world wide. It is just the opposite, you should be alarmed.

Radical Islam is growing rapidly. There are those who are within the Muslim faith who are being brainwashed and radicalized. In addition there are those who are non Muslims, world wide, who are dissatisfied with life, dysfunctional, criminal, or who have a variety of other problems and who harbor hatred as a result. Radical Islam for many is a perfect place to vent their hatred in an organized way where they may feel that they have a higher level of importance and belonging, even honor in a twisted way. Examples of this are where apparent British and American citizens received international attention for the beheadings and mass murdering of captives in a rabid, blood thirsty manner. Geographically radical Islam is spreading widely across the globe to many countries and regions. There are pockets of radical Islam existing in Western nations.

Radical Islam is already a world wide threat, yet is only in it's rudimentary stages. Imagine what it will be like when it acquires weapons of mass destruction and the necessary delivery systems, and a high level of military technology. Already Iran is very close to developing nuclear weapons as we proceed with faux negotiations. Syria and now ISIL have recently used chemical weapons. With all the facts above and what has been said, the future massive threat of out of control radical Islam becomes frightening. It can become the worst global threat and holocaust in human history, a hundred times worse than Hitler's Nazi Germany.

We are at a critical crossroad. Unchecked radical Islam may very well gain control of the entire world as peaceful, free, and democratic countries sit back and do nothing. In the United States it is a fatal error to cover up, and at times seemingly refuse to state that radical Islam even exists, even though we have plenty examples of it. (We use self fooling words like "workplace violence" or refuse to even use the words "radical Islam".) Many European countries seem to have their heads in the sand on this issue and appear to be afraid to confront it. Yet some have pockets within their own countries where radical Islam exists and seemingly controls. Some countries attempt to ignore or appease it. All of this creates a very dangerous opening for radical Islam to move at an accelerated rate. Some good or "moderate" Muslim countries sit on the fence while playing both sides, opposing it at times and at other times supporting radical Islamic groups. All of this gives terrorism a near free pass since opposition is disorganized, singular, or non existent.

It is a time where no good, peaceful, democratic, and freedom loving nation can sit back. No country that believes in human rights and is opposed to the brutal killing of humans...including innocent children and women. No country that believes in slavery, since if not death, that is what radical Islam calls for. There can be no country that sits on the fence or sidelines. All must participate and be united to defeat and eliminate the threat of radical Islam, just as Hitler and Nazi Germany was defeated.

The evil force of radical Islam cannot be ignored. The longer we wait, procrastinate, use politically correct, "self fooling" words, the stronger it will become, leading to the worst global threat in history. It will be a threat to every single nation that doesn't want to be dominated by radical Islam.

United and immediate action is needed by all good nations of the world.

Obama Has Placed US Citizens in Grave Danger

The Obama administration has placed the United States in imminent danger of a major terrorist attack. It is fundamental that in order to deal with and solve a problem you have to first admit that it is there, identify it, and take action to address it. Yet the Obama administration has done just the opposite and purposely purged any mention of radical Islamic terrorism, and even the word terrorism, from any government and military literature, as well as with any public discourse. We have example after example of this...the Fort Hood act of terrorism is called "work place violence". The word "terrorism" is purposely avoided in reference to the Boston Marathon bombing, and so it goes. This refusal, for some apparent political purpose, places the United States in grave danger since the threat is not identified, yet it is real. The #1 problem facing the United States and the world is radical Islamic terrorism.

In 2009 President Obama failed to issue even verbal support to the uprising of the Iranian people. He essentially gave "silent approval" to the theocratic brutal dictatorship of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The people of Iran weren't looking for military intervention and support, just words of encouragement. Today clear thinking people know that Iran is playing the United States for suckers through faux negotiations over stopping their nuclear weapons program. What they are doing is causing a delay in time to enable them to complete, not cease, gaining nuclear weapons capability. When they obtain this capability they will be a threat to Israel, the United States and to the world.

In Egypt and Libya the Obama administration gave support to the overthrow of Mubarak in Egypt, and Gaddafi in Libya. Yet there was NO PLAN to fill the vacuum. The obvious then happened, the vacuum was filled by Islamic extremists. The Obama administration gave support to the radical Muslim Brotherhood, even invited them to the White House. It took the Egyptian people to throw out the leadership of Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood. Suffice it to say that the entire foreign policy of the Obama administration concerning radical Islam is a total disaster, throughout the Mid East, and throughout the world.

In Iraq and Afghanistan, instead of having a well coordinated withdrawal of US troops that provided for protection of those countries as the present readership were able to sustain control, there was an announced nearly full withdrawal that gave the radical extremists an opportunity to gain control. It defeats all common sense and logic. All of these moves by the Obama administration appear to be for political purposes, not for what is in the best interests of those countries and the United States. In Iraq we now have the early formation of a radical Islamic caliphate that is a threat to the entire region, the United States and the world. Expect the same sort of thing to happen in Afghanistan.

What is immediately most frightening is what is happening within the United States. We have total anarchy at our borders, a complete sieve taking place that allows not only illegal immigrants looking for a better life, but members of drug cartels, hardened criminals, gang members...and there are reports by border agents and sheriffs along our border that Mid Eastern radicals are intermixed and sneaking in, as well.

Most shocking, however, are the pockets and network of Islamic extremists that now exist all across the United States. They are located in Detroit, Kansas City, Dallas, Denver, Portland OR, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tucson, Boston, Cleveland, Orlando, Chicago, New York, Newark,....any many, many other cities all across our country. ABC News reported in 2007 that there were more than two dozen radical clusters of Muslim young men in the Northeast that could lead to terrorist activities that could result in fatalities of American citizens. And that was in 2007, think about how much they may have progressed since then! There have been reports that Islamic terrorist groups have infiltrated Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and are planning attacks against the United States. There is a threat within our borders and to our country, and the threat exists NOW.

It is estimated that there are approximately 100 (or more) American citizens who are now fighting for the radical ISIL Islamic terrorist group in Iraq and Syria. Certainly many of these "Americans" came from the clusters of radicalism within the United States that already exists as identified above.

President Obama by his polices, and the Obama administration, have the citizens of the United States in grave and imminent danger of another severe terrorist attack. His failure, for political purposes, in recognizing, and identifying the problem, and taking strong action to address it is a major threat to the United States and all of our citizens.

"Social Justice" Schools - Poisoning the Minds of Our Children

An article appearing in the Springfield Republican on August 4, 2014 "Duggan transforming into social justice magnet school" Springfield's Duggan School transforming into social justice magnet school | masslive.com is only one example of the great danger sweeping across the country today attempting to poison the minds of our children. Indoctrination, not education, is the theme, with the emphasis as the title implies on "social justice". In recent years the sound good words, "social justice", are really code words for socialism and it appears that this is the real theme of the new direction of this school. Follow the money...the school is partially funded by and dependent upon the federal government, the US Department of Education. Social justice is a constant theme of the Obama administration.

What social justice is really about is:

* Discrediting our history as a country and our Founding Leaders and emphasizing what the early heroes did was wrong and that they really were not good people. That we should be ashamed of our history as a country, not proud.

* That democracy and capitalism are failed systems of government...that we should move more toward "social justice" (socialism).

* That we should move toward "distribution of wealth", take money from the rich (and all those that work) and give to others through heavy taxes and by other means. While most people believe in helping the poor and those in REAL need, this is much different and creates a nation of dependency upon government rather than the self initiative that has been the hallmark of America. That the federal (and state) governments should take this money and then give it by various means to others in creating a system of dependency upon government. Government should rule, not the people, since government knows better. Upward mobility of people in life should be discouraged, the government will take care of you.

* That we should greatly lessen our power as a country world wide, and de-emphasize our military significantly.

* Teaching that global warming, (or is it now climate change?),  is an absolute, undisputable fact and disallowing any other evidence or opinion, scientific or otherwise. That we should not seek energy independence through coal, oil, natural gas or any other form of fossil fuel...even if any of them are made to be "clean". They are all bad, no other opinion allowed. That humans through the emission of carbon dioxide are the main cause of polluting the environment. That people, homeowners and businesses, should be more than willing to pay sky rocketing costs for clean green energy. (Do you want to bet that all of these issues will be weaved into the curriculum at Duggan through "science" classes and social justice oriented classes? )

* and so much more

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Yet we have NOT learned from history. The REAL and proven failed system of government is socialism. Socialism is sold by giving people the impression that they will be taken care of by the government, that they will take care of ALL people and all of their needs. What it does eventually is push people into a lower state of existence and into a state of dependency upon government. It takes away all incentives for people to better themselves in life. After a time, people do not like this. Their natural human spirit and instinct wants to propel themselves toward something better, they don't like this lower ceiling imposed upon them by government. They don't like this lower state of existence. They then begin to rebel. In order to maintain control the government gets more dictatorial and suppressive, they have to keep people in line. Socialism then turns toward communism, a brutal, dictatorial form of government where not only are people in a state of lower existence but most of their precious freedoms are taken away. We have examples of this in the former Soviet Union, China, Cuba, Central America , the former Yugoslavia, and in other communist countries that maintained brutal control over their people.

Nowhere was the comparison between democracy / capitalism and socialism / communism more vivid than the side by side comparisons in East Germany / West Germany and North Korea / South Korea. While West Germany and South Korea were thriving as democratic / capitalistic societies; people were actually starving in North Korea (still are) and East Germany...living in poverty. This is a direct result of socialism, the system of "distribution of wealth" , taking care of people, and all the other good words that the people were sold.

Oh yes, these countries also have / had the "one per centers" at the top. They are called the Communist Party.

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An article appeared in the New York Post, August 9, 2014 "justice" school scams by Michelle Malkin revealing the REAL purpose behind the (code words) "social justice" schools such as the Duggan Middle school in Springfield, Massachusetts and others springing up across the United States.

‘Justice’ school scams | New York Post

Hillary - The Facts - NO to Her as President

* Hillary Clinton was fired from the Watergate Committee by lifelong and respected Democrat, Jerry Zeifman, Chief of the House Judiciary Committee investigating the Watergate scandal that eventually brought down the presidency of Richard Nixon. She was fired for being a liar and for unethical behavior by Zeifman.

* Hillary was involved in a fraudulent land scheme, Whitewater, while she was a partner in the Rose Law Firm in Arkansas. Some say she masterminded it. A key witness and financial partner of Hillary, Jim McDougal, was sent to prison and died there.  Also with the Rose Law Firm were Webster Hubbell and Vince Foster. Hubbell was sent to prison for tax fraud; Vince Foster turned up dead in Fort Mercy Park, Virginia. There were some questions about his death, he was a material witness into the Whitewater Investigation.

* Hillary fired the head of the White House Travel Office, Billy Dale, based upon trumped up, false charges. She then put in his place friends, Harry and Susan Thomas, so that they could reap the benefits of the government travel office. Billy Dale was later cleared of all her charges, but not before his life was virtually ruined. This came to be known as "Travelgate".

* In what became known as "Filegate" it was uncovered by the House Government and Reform Oversight Committee that Hillary had ordered up, without proper legal justification, more than 900 FBI files concerning the White House Travel Office scandal in an attempt to cover up this information. During this same Committee investigation it was discovered that Hillary and Bill Clinton also covered up and suppressed more than a million potentially incriminating E-mails.

* While Hillary, to this day, claims to be a champion of women's rights she throughout her married life has been an enabler of her husband toward the sexual harassment of women. She places political ambition ahead of women's dignity and rights. She knew that her husband was a philanderer and predator toward women. He used his high executive positions as Governor of Arkansas and President of the United States in order to gain or force sexual favor. This is sexual harassment at the highest level. Hillary not only enabled her husband in this illegal practice, she attacked the women who came out and disclosed his predatory actions. She called a very young Monica Lewinski a "narcissistic loony toon" as one example.

The Bill Clinton list is long: Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky, Gennifer Flowers, Kathleen Wiley, Elizabeth Ward Gracen, and Dolly Kyle. There are many more. Kathleen Wiley said of Hillary: "How can you be a champion of women's rights and turn around and do what she's done to women like me?" She said that Hillary ran an investigation and smear campaign aimed at discrediting her and claims she did it to other countless women. Hillary, a champion of women's rights?

* Nothing was more devastating to the United States as what happened during the Clinton Presidency as he was moving toward his 2nd term and money was needed for the Democratic Party and his reelection campaign. It has been called "Chinagate" and even though documented the full extent of it's damage to America for some reason has not been fully revealed. During this period of time Hillary was heavily involved, so much so that many considered her as "Co-President". She was said to be the mastermind of the scheme where the Clinton reelection campaign of 1996 took bribes from communist Chinese banks and their government in order to bankroll their reelection campaign. She had Secretary of Commerce, Ron Brown, sell seats to executives of major corporations who were seeking Chinese business on Department trade missions to China.

During this time VITAL secret US information was given to the Chinese including rocket, missile, and space technology, nuclear weapons technology, encryption technology, military logistics technology and more. Just before Bill Clinton left office he gave China perpetual Most Favored Nation trade status with America. Today we can see the fruits of all this where China has surged in their rocket and space programs and where they have dramatically improved militarily. We can also thank Bill and Hillary Clinton for the fact that practically everything that we buy in America today is "Made in China". The "Chinagate" scandal in late 1996 and early 1997 got to such a level that joint congressional hearings were empanelled. Yet they were shut down when some Republican wrongdoing on illegal fundraising was uncovered. This along with the Monica Lewinsky scandal caused the whole thing to just drift away. Secretary of Commerce, Ron Brown, was killed in a plane crash in 1996 and there are some questions about his death.

And then there is Sandy Berger, former National Security Adviser to Bill Clinton. In 1999 he was "criticized" for not disclosing the espionage that China had acquired the designs of several US nuclear warhead designs. Yet he knew about this in 1996. In 1998 a diversion took place, taking people off track. A Chinese / American scientist, Wen Ho Lee, was falsely accused of nuclear weapons espionage in giving information to China. This took attention away from the Clinton administration. Wen Ho Lee spent 9 months in prison without due process. Upon his release the federal judge apologized to him.  In 2003 Sandy Berger was caught stealing documents out of the National Archives, stuffing them into his pants and socks. On all counts the Clinton's stood up for him, he got away with a misdemeanor charge. No matter, in Hillary's 2008 run for President, Sandy Berger was her Foreign Policy Advisor for her campaign.

* It is well documented and it has been extensively reported about Hillary's utter disdain for members of the White House Staff during the Clinton Presidency, including aids, Secret Service personnel, the FBI, and especially the military. She has been quoted as using the most profane foul language imaginable to the people around her...really degrading others. This should be a window into Hillary's true character.

* "I remember landing under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base." Hillary Clinton giving a speech at George Washington University, March 17, 2008. Yet a number of media people present and nearly 100 accounts of her visit to Bosnia showed NO threats or sniper fire whatsoever on her visit. Telling the truth...or not...is a measure of character.

* Hillary Clinton. as Secretary of State had a direct responsibility for US Embassies and for Consulates. This includes their funding, staffing, and protection. Yet the Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, a very dangerous and volatile region of the world, was grossly under protected....and even with forewarnings of dangers. In addition it was September 11. Yet the Consulate was attacked by organized terrorist action on that day and our Ambassador and 3 other Americans were murdered. Hillary and the Obama administration knew that evening that it was an organized terrorist attack. Yet for political purpose they chose to lie about it to the American people and tell us it was a spontaneous outbreak caused by a You Tube video. Hillary not only lied, she sent her report, US Ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, out to 5 major TV networks to perpetuate the lie. Hillary then proceeded to lie to the families of the deceased Americans when their coffins were returned to the US.

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We are at the crossroads in American history. In my lifetime I cannot recall our great country being so low. We elected a President that we knew very little about other than he had no prior leadership or management experience, no financial / budgetary experience, and no foreign policy experience. Most of his other background remains cloudy and a mystery to us to this day. It was a mistake.

Yet we have in front of us an opportunity, perhaps a last chance to save our country by placing good leadership in the highest office. Some have said that Hillary Clinton is a sure thing to become our next President.

I ask you to look at the facts above and ask yourself....Is this the type of person that you want to lead our country?

Israel - Hamas, Time to Recognize the Truth

After World War II the cry was "never again" in reference to the Nazi concentration camps and the brutal inhumane killing of over 6 million Jews...men, women and children. Yet we have not learned, history is repeating itself. Anti-Semitism is growing across the world to a level even greater than that of the World War II era. It is certainly present throughout the Mid East, but shockingly it is also prevalent throughout Europe and the United States. Further, it is present throughout the media, Western governments, including the United States, and certainly in the United Nations.

There is no greater evidence than the upside down, hypocritical, totally irrational thinking and reporting concerning Israel and the Hamas controlled Gaza Strip. In 1994 Israel gave this territory to the Palestinians in the attempt to bring about peace. Yet this territory has been a source of rocket / missile launching at civilian populations in Israel. No other country in the world would sit back and allow this to happen without some sort of response. Hamas does not want peace. They do not recognize Israel as a country. Worse, in their Charter they call for the destruction of Israel and the killing of all Jews. Hamas is recognized in all rational areas of the world as a terrorist organization. The son of the Hamas founder, Mosab Hassan Yousef,

has stated that they are a terrorist organization. He stated that Hamas wants to push it's radical political and ideological agenda and wants to destroy Israel and ANY country that does not believe in its ideology. During military conflict they purposely place, and even drag, children and women to places where they are engaging in military action since they KNOW that the Western media will pick up on this and blame Israel. This is exactly what happens...played for suckers. There are even videos of Hamas dragging screaming children to their military sites to be used as shields showing this.

Israel goes to extremes to forewarn residents of the Gaza Strip of the areas that they will attack in response to Hamas military strikes against Israel. They send leaflets, make phone calls...do everything possible...unheard of during warfare when your country is being attacked.

Yet what the media does is alarming. If they treated Hamas as a moral equivalent to Israel that would be bad enough. What they do is even worse than that. About 80% of all media reporting is anti-Israel...it is Israel's fault. The United Nations does the same...blames and criticizes Israel, in this case about 90% of their issued statements! Our own federal government criticizes Israel for defending itself in spite of all known facts concerning Hamas. The only real democracy in the Mid East, our strong ally and supporter, Israel, and it's leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are continually insulted by our current administration. In some cases they even show favor to Hamas. House Minority Leader, Nancy Pelosi recently called Hamas a "humanitarian organization". Totally unbelievable.

When writing this letter I continually asked myself...Where are the Jews? Why do I have to write this letter? Where are all the Jews across America and Europe? Why aren't they speaking up? Why do they ideologically, in very large numbers, align themselves with the left when they are obviously ant-Israel, anti-Semitic? It is like spitting in your own face. Why aren't they defending the Jewish state, Israel, the Jewish people? Their Jewish faith?

There is a right and wrong here and it is crystal clear. There are many good Palestinian people. Yet Hamas is about an evil of an organization that you are going to find. I am a Catholic but I love Israel and I love the Jewish people. I highly admire Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. He stands out as being one of the greatest leaders of our time...courageous, clear thinking and clear speaking. Everyone, including our own government, should listen.

Fight Against Common Core - For Your Children

By dangling federal funds in front of the states, the federal government has circumvented the law and the Constitution and is binding most of the states into following the same academic standards, using standardized assessments funded and reviewed by the Department of Education, and building the most expansive data collection system on our children in American history. Here again is a case where the federal government is taking control, in this case education, and most importantly the minds of our children. They use all the feel good and sound good words, but what in effect they are doing is, step by step, taking power away from the states and the local school districts. Common Core is a set of nationalized educational standards that are really the first step toward a national, federally controlled curriculum.

The approach is simple, but very devious:

1) Entice states to sign up by dangling large sums of (taxpayer) money in front of them. Use "sound good" words to describe Common Core in kind of general and nebulous terms. Amazingly, just like with the Affordable Care Act a majority of states have signed up for Common Core without realizing what is in it!

2) The states and the schools over time will become dependent upon the money from the federal government and will not want to lose it. They will be "hooked". And that is the intent.

3) The federal government will take complete control over what children are taught in school. The worst possible outcome.

4) The federal government will establish a "program officer", and most likely a board that oversees compliance through the Department of Education. This office will have the power to redirect consortia activity and (money) if "outcomes are inconsistent with intended project outcomes". In other words complete control.

Common Core has nothing to do with education. It is all about power and control by the federal government. Control over the minds of our children.

The United States and our citizens were taken by all the lies and deception of the Affordable Care Act, where the federal government now has complete control over our healthcare. Common Core will now give the federal government complete control over what is taught in our schools and the minds of our children. This is very, very dangerous for our country.

Fight it! For our country and for your children....FIGHT IT!