A Fraudulent Witness Will Be Punished

According to King Solomon, there are six things the Lord hates. In Proverbs 6:16-19 they are listed. Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness and a man who stirs up dissension. Well, technically there are seven but several cover the same kind of thing - deception with malice and conspiracy. It's interesting to note that the parts of the body are listed, revealing a physical tool active in committing these various transgressions. We see in the eyes the demeanor of arrogance (motive), the tongue speaks lies, the hands kill, the heart conspires, the feet rush and so on. Notice that the whole body of a man stirs up dissension - belying the use of pretty much all the vehicles of action, which involves a deliberate effort. That's a perceptible metaphor.

Concerning the news that has exposed fraud on the part of those registering voters (namely A.C.O.R.N.); I suggest that the previous mentioned wrongdoings apply. The ACORN organization has clearly acted in serious misconduct that apparently used the tongue to speak lies, the feet to rush into evil with arrogance that conspired (in heart) to an end of biased gain. And it stirred up dissension, which is so widespread that the election boards of many, many counties across several states (last count was 14) may not be able to sort it all out by election day. If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck... THEY LIED TO PEOPLE. THEY SECURED KNOWINGLY, FALSE VOTER REGISTRATIONS. Their workers - who were hired? went out to meet quotas? What happened to volunteers for such generous, charitable kinds of support - those who are zealous with pure motivation for an ideal. Who decided it was a good thing to implement compulsive quotas to register voters? And then pay them? I propose that they aren't very bright - it's a no brainer to foresee the problems we have now. And shouldn't registering to vote be something every citizen consider an honored privilege with which the informed would seek to do? There's so many wonderful philanthropic organizations, which have tremendous support from volunteers that endeavor uprightly in their duties. What happen to those who serve purely? This coming from the party that boasts social welfare foremost - pro bono doesn't work anymore? Come on now people!

My point here is this: ACORN did some pretty atrocious things pertaining to our privilege to vote and should be called to account. Not just the individuals who did the deeds but also the higher ups that mismanaged, implemented and enabled these practices. Hold them accountable so we remove the incentive.

One more point. What's with all the recruitment for voting registrations anyway? After all, it's not hard to register. There are outlets to do so and we are given plenty of time. So if we have to give folks something for little or no effort on their part; do they appreciate it enough to be informed when casting their vote? I suggest that they don't. Just examine the registrations, with everyone from Micky Mouse to the Dallas football team who supposedly registered in Las Vegas. One guy confessed to registering 73 times for Pete's sake!

This is reckless disregard for our right to vote that was bought with a huge price. I remember when the voting age in California was 21 and our 18 year olds were drafted to go to war. You bet that the youth across our college campuses demonstrated until it was lowered and were granted a voice to determine such kind of policy. I heard interviews recently with many youth who couldn't tell you much about a political platform of a candidate or even recognize their picture - though most recognized Judge Judy. So stay home if it means so little.

In the meantime, prosecute the frauds and those who rush to do evil in this deed. The King also pointed out in Proverbs 19:5; A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who pours out lies will not go free. So be it...

Foolish associations bring harm.

Recently both campaigns for the US presidency has turned quite ugly with hateful pot stirring by one camp to profane mockery from the other. One can hear the fanfare at McCaine/Palin's rallies shouting out their anger that was reminiscent of a movie I recall from the 70's called 'Network', "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!" Vindictive and incited to wrath, these folks are furious about two things: the legislative bail out of the banking failures and the journalist bias that seems grossly apparent. But on the other hand we have the Obama supporters ridiculing Palin in Sat. Night Live skits and parading around in profane 'T' shirts with slogans so ugly that they do not bear repeating. Not to mention the release of a Palin look alike porno flick now occupying the news. All this to make her look like a ditsy beauty queen rather than a viable candidate for VP. And we, the voter, are supposed to figure it all out so as to make an informative pull of the lever on Nov. 4th.

King Solomon suggests to us that the wisdom needed might logically be acquired with one simple observation. Proverbs 13: 20 says this, 'He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.' Given this standard, I think it best to decide what is apparent foolishness and recognize who is among them. For example, the ridicule and mockery going on, as well as unrestrained anger could be considered foolishness. Setting that aside; I think we can determine what shows wisdom and who may grow in it by his/her associations.

Many are concerned that Barack Obama has or has had some associations that are a bit radical. Whether he's sitting in a pew for 20 years and 'not hearing' hate speeches made by his pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright; or his being naive about the terrorist activities of a colleague, Bill Ayers, in affiliations during his community organizing days - at the very least he lacks sound judgment. And isn't it prudent to question his having a financial advisor that just left an institution which is now bankrupt? Then there's his associations back in Detroit, where the Mayor Kwane Kirkpatrick (forced from office due to various crimes) who is on his way to jail along with another associate closer to home, Tony Rezko. Also in that mix is an old poker pal, Executive Larry Walsh, who served in the Ill. state senate with Barack and is presently under investigation. Apparently Will County was blessed with a number of federal grants after Walsh's lobbyists met with Obama. And need I mention the impudent Dorothy Tillman who seems to have had a curious alliance with Barack and makes the hate filled bigoted speeches from the Reverend sound tame. The following links give details of some of these associations:
http://cdobs.com/archive/our-columns/the-cat-in-the-hat-is-back-in-the-news,1811/

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-oped1013krauthammeroct13,0,362544.story


I realize that some would argue that John McCain has had his fair share of shady associations too. That Keating thing - was it nearly 20 years ago already? Suffice it to say he had at least poor judgment. In the face of his own immaturity, political ambition and words; he conceded thus. Let's hope that his gray hair is well earned and is evidence of lessons learned. But just for inquisitive minds that need the satisfaction of more scrutiny since it is a matter of public record; here's a link that should exonerate as did the congressional ethics committee. http://www.azcentral.com/php-bin/clicktrack/email.php/8379816 ...


But I think in the Keating case, the waters of good judgment were muddied by campaign support funds (McCain was said to have received from Keating campaign contributions for his debut run to the senate). Perhaps this is why now, he's a repentant zealot about campaign reform - 'Fool me once, you're the fool; fool me twice...' so they say. The problem with Obama's associations however, (other than they're being extremist for most of the populous) they remain a mystery. Much of the explanations do not do the truth justice, I suspect. It's incredulous to believe that he had this many dubious connections without sharing similar ideology. I do think that association is important. Bad company corrupts good morals, kind of thing. Wisdom cries out for those with an ear to hear - discerning and observing who are the fools and who is truly acquiring wisdom. Connect the dots and then go pull that lever.