It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything from the heart, though not for lack of wanting to. The business of a job with a new product line and customer base, and a wife and 4 kids just makes it very difficult to sit down and pour something onto a page that anyone MAY want to read. But here goes.
Here’s where I feel we are, or at least where I am. Since nobody else has felt compelled to contribute to this blog, you get me.
We’ve come to a place where the blinders have come off, we’ve made our case, and, as a movement, we still stand after some pretty vile, vicious and slanderous attacks. Some of us have gone the political route, while others have gone the education route. Both are necessary for our nation’s survival.
What now? For some, the Chosen Party is now in control of the House and they’re gearing up for the Senate and White House battles in 2012. Others, like me, have learned more than we really wanted to know about how far we’ve been led astray. We know how we got where we are and have serious concerns that we’ll never get back. Or even close. Some have gone back to their lives, albeit changed to some extent, and more are just waking up and are in frantic mode where we were a couple years ago. I must say it has been a challenge to be all things to all people.
What do I know? I know that I’m one who questions everything, one who is a contrarian, one who has made a conscious effort to really learn who I am and what I believe. I know I’m just shy of full-blown Libertarianism. I know that I should only count on myself to be responsible for protecting and providing for my family. All else is secondary. I would be wary of anyone who says otherwise. I believe that, without a miracle of the Almighty God, America is in for some very difficult times. Neither government, denial nor ignorance will spare the unprepared from their plight.
I know I’ve strained more than one relationship in the movement for being so outspoken, especially when it came to politics this election season, but as one who has figured out who I am, and what I stand for, I could not do otherwise. I will not get in bed with an adulteress. I’ve also stirred the pot for a few leaders in the movement, locally and statewide, over the lack of support for the Ohio Sovereignty Amendment. Too many have put their faith in the political system and they will again soon be greatly disappointed.
I know I’ve made some real friends. Few people prior to my involvement in the 912 Project would I have considered Brothers-in-Arms. Now, if something were to go terribly wrong, there are some that would have my back, and I theirs. So many say they pledge their lives, fortunes and sacred honor, but it’s just a platitude. Not these people. At times they’ve been encouragers. Other times, mentors. And for their friendship I’m grateful.
I know I have delusions of grandeur. I thought that I could help grow the 912 Project to be a major force in Cincinnati. We would be prepared for anything, a huge voting block that included all ages and races, and the ones who “get it.” Hasn’t quite turned out that way. Am I disappointed? Sure. Any regrets? Just that I may not have done everything that I could up to this point. But I made a commitment 18 years ago to be my wife’s husband, and for almost 16 years now I’ve been a father. Could I have given a few more sacrificial hours? Yes. Would it have made a difference? I doubt it.
This may seem like a surrender or a giving up, but it is not. It is a reflection, a taking of stock. I will continue to speak boldly. I will stand for what’s right. I will defend my God. I will defend my family and friends. I will not, however, walk blindly into the future.
Where does this all go from here? Hard to say right now. What I know is that I have food piling up in my basement, now have a couple fireams and am really tired of trying to shake people awake. But I know that the ones who won’t open their eyes will be a big problem somehwere down the road. As one who questions everything, what does that say about me? The pessimist/realist in me says,”Resigned,” but the American in me says, “We’re not done yet!”
I know I’m supposed to “let go and let God”. I DON’T know how to do that. As a man responsible for a wife and 4 kids, it is engrained in me to do whatever is necessary to see they’re provided for. How does one prepare for something one has never experienced? Learn from history. There is nothing new under the sun. Everything we may experience has happened before – many times, I’m sure. Forgiveness for my sin must also include this lack of complete trust in His providence.
One last thing that I know: that I have enjoyed the calm that comes from knowledge. I’m not saying I don’t get angry now and again, but there’s a reason for “fear of the unknown.” I don’t look for fires to chase anymore. I beg each of you to do the same. It is imperative that we continue to expose what we know, but with an air of authority, not panic. We are the people who will be looked to for guidance or leadership. Power abhors a vacuum. Who better to fill that than those who are calm, knowledgeable and prepared?
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“No one is as blind as those who will not see…”, or something like that.
We’ve gone past the point of being “good Republicans” or to become co-opted Tea Party or 912′ers by the R’s…or the I’s and we will be “sold out” by the main-stream Republicans who “did all we could do” and that’s the simple truth.
The only option at this point is to understand U.S. and world history and realize that history, like an idiot’s actions, are usually cyclic and what we’re witnessing now…first-hand, has happened before in other nations at different times in our past. Fools often fail to learn and apparently the majority of the American populace is still chasing the false promise of the “brass ring” or some golden carrot dangled in front of their faces…nothing new in that regard.
If ignorance is bliss then I’ve met way too many blissful people in my life.
I too ran afoul of some in the “movement” (to steal from the Left) by voicing the opinion that for me I’ve been personally aware of the Progressives/Liberals/Marxist from 1969 forward through today but I now welcome all of you onboard for finally waking-up and catching-up and I’m glad now that you’re finally here and willing to speak your piece.
I was disappointed by those who then worried as to how they may be perceived..by the media, their co-workers, their neighbors, etc…..however, to speak your mind can often be controversial…so what!
Live with it…it’s our nation that’s at stake….your children and your grand-children……YOU if nothing else. Still….too many worry about not being seen as “the right kind of person”, of being an “extremist”…or a “racist” or whatever. Get over it!
Some have been swept-up by being courted by the mainstream Republican Party and feel good rubbing elbows with the “power elite”…these people are tools and fools…no more and no less. If they think they are “kicking the walls from the inside” to make changes….guess what. You will find yourself being used so all I can say is “dance puppet, dance”. Some may make a change…some may actually get a “Tea Party Candidate” in office but most will be swept-up and absorbed into the existing power structure thinking they are different when in fact they will become part of the same problem they thought they were solving…nothing new as this happens frequently.
Should we as a group surrender…NEVER!
Should we as a group still assist and educate those who will, or may still, learn…yes.
Does a time arise when you must cast others aside because they are to ignorant to see what’s before them…..yes.
Should we still work for changes prior to and including the 2012 elections…yes.
We should also be open and honest as to the need for a real third-party…it isn’t a dirty word and there are those that will use the Ross Perot argument about splitting the Republican Party and causing a loss of votes and a possible win by the Democrats but so what……we’re past that point any how. The Democrat Party that many believe that they stand with died in Dallas, TX in November of 1963 with a fatal head shot. The Democrat Party of today is nothing more than a coalition of many fragmented, special-interest groups who do happen to have at least one thing in common and that is changing American…you know, that whole “Hope and Change” thing that was never defined prior to the election even though the videos were out there for all to see….except that the sheeple were led astray by people with other motives.
The only option now is to plan for the worst and hope for the best….educate your family and friends and be ready for what comes next and in that regard the “what comes next” is open for debate but history indicates a bad time ahead.
Are you ready?
Roger….you’re not alone. So what if you rubbed some the wrong way…all that should tell you is who really believes and understands that whole “sacred honor” concept and who doesn’t…this isn’t a popularity contest…never was, never will be.
Stand strong!
Just remember who you met so far and work with them and the new found seekers of the truth.
For now….forget the others as they’ll only weigh you down and maybe drag you back. Should you forget about those people entirely…no…they may still see the light and come around but some never will.
Others will return to “the cause’….some were only here for the brief ride.
Keep going, keep educating, and keep preparing as there’s nothing else you can do at this time.
Some will need to feel the structure crashing about them before they take any action….some will, unfortunately…only be casualties in the wreckage.
Thanks, Brother Ken. I gave up worrying much about what others think of my opinions and where I stand. I know who I am, know what I believe and seek truth. Most who don’t will repeat all the same mistakes and think the politicians will “see the light” and really fix things. Haven’t in my lifetime and I’ve been watching for quite a while.
We still need to get together for that Starbucks.
I could not have said it any better.
We need more involved patriotic people who love God.
In the mean time , it takes only one to get a fire started. I think it has begun.