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April 25, 2009
Dear All One Family:
Life is so good, even when it appears it is not, it still is.
Just ask God, Jesus and Holy Spirit to give you the clarity that you seek and by simply saying: Father, Jesus and Holy Spirit, please reveal to me what it is that you need of me at that simple moment in time and say thank you, believing that all things have already been given...than take a step back and thank God for the gift that had not arrived yet, believing it will. Hope enough to fill a boat. Hope, faith trust and belief, "the size of a mustard seed," and hot diggity dog...you are there!
I and Jada believe that we have lost the magical side of ourselves through the loss or never found communicational channel between this world and the world we all originated from...Heaven.
It is this separatist voice that tells us that we are not worthy so many jump on no band wagon, because their low self esteem causes them to hesitate...now isn't the time to hesitate because it is in this new energy that has found us all awakening even more powerfully and wondrous; those that believe as such, that is...
No Regrets For Rallying For President Obama
Dear All, please understand; I caught plenty of flak over my favorite presidential cast for President Barack Obama, and just like my vote casted for Former President Gerald Bush, Jr. and senior as well...never no regrets, for like I told all: all please understand, I pray and ask for all major decisions that I make and a vote for president and vice president matters a lot, especially when we can look over all lands and see quite clearly, the choices that other countries have and own....so my proud political side celebrates when the choice that I casted, became the president.
100 Days into President Barack Obama's Presidency, is not enough time to judge him...
Yet many that know that I voted for him, and didn't; are still a crying over their milk, instead of throwing that energy into Light, Love, Peace of God/Jesus and Holy Spirit, as they pray over the government and all governmental leaders...of all lands, for we are not in this world alone, even though many countries are believing that to be real and some are still acting as if we are in the time of conquest, so instead of working together we are a moving a hundred miles at least, further from each other.
Not good.
For as I see it, each country represents a spoke on the large wheel of God's Earth and when one falls down, we all fall down...that was clearly visible in the economic collapse that echoed all over the world...something like America was the start of the dominoes a falling effect...
I personally give our President lots of kudos for being brave and patriotic enough to attempt to take the position...for we gave him a rotten mess and are concerned that he will sell us out to the Arabic Nations and all kinds of crap a flying...
I say this again...for I had given my opinion of the national deficit and one thing keeps a ringing in my ears...we have to at least try to do something...and I give him kudos again for trying to better this world and as far as I am concerned...the Republican party do not make me happy...
You are so intent on believing that what he is about is not healthy and I see the fear most are trying to exhibit and I probably will never vote Republican again, for I have several times in all the years I was a growing up, simply because I was raised in a Republican home and all that was said on the matter was, vote Republican or be stupid.
Republican Party, think of this way, Japan fall down, they put themselves into a 7 Trillion Dollar deficit...to save Japan...think how small Japan is...now look at the size of United States and all the outer laying states...It is quite obvious to me, that we are still ahead and yes, I am worried as well of the increasing amounts wanted to be additionally spent...yet, it is what it is and somethings we just have to believe that our prayers given with sincere intent...is a whole lot better than a trying to fight is every move...yet there are those that are still non trusting of the man and to those individuals I see, pray and ask God/Jesus and Holy Spirit to give you clarity...than believe the answers you seek, will be given...all answers I ever ask, come back answered, I just sometimes don't realize it, until much later, down the line...all those that know what I mean, please say Amen.
Anyhow, enough for now I want to leave you all with this Yahoo, Associate Press, Online News release...Story. I personally feel that it echoes much of my gratitude and continuing support for our President. I feel this reporting deserves a ten rating, for it even throws in some of the negative and worried voices of the Republican Party elected senators and such, a not so supportive...
Sometimes one can see many things in how a person feels about an issue. I personally felt comforted by all the positive reporting done in this news story...thank you Jonathon Martin.
We all need hope to keep our boat a floating, those that lose their hope, usually don't remain a float...simple law of life.
Enjoy
Be Blessed Always
Love, Light and Peace
Tonie
Jonathon Martin-April 25, 2009
Iowa on Obama-No regrets, a few worried.
DES MOINES — En route here for a nearby event, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said earlier this week, “Iowa will always be a special place for the president.”
It ought to be.
It’s no stretch to say that were it not for Iowa, which set him on a path to win the Democratic nomination and ultimately the White House, President Obama wouldn’t have the title.
But is Obama still special to Iowa? Nearly 100 days into his presidency, the answer is a qualified yes.
From waitresses to governors, Iowans want him to succeed and think he’s off to a good start despite tough circumstances. They’re patient about the country’s recovery – a reminder that Iowa has been less hard-hit than some other states.
But Republicans, and even some Democrats, are concerned about the amount of spending he’s piling up and the liberal wing of his party that helped lift his anti-war candidacy here is beginning to worry about his plans for Afghanistan.
While few in the state are ready to render a verdict on the man who just over two years ago introduced himself as “the skinny guy with a funny name,” there is one telling statistic: Obama is still enjoying favorable approval ratings in Iowa – 64 percent, according to a Des Moines Register Iowa Poll earlier this month.
It’s a number, said Gov. Chet Culver, that reflects the relationship Obama forged over his many visits to the state and the dizzying start that he’s off to in Washington.
“I think they’re really impressed with the intensity of the effort,” said Culver, a Democrat, after the president spoke to a group of workers at a wind energy factory in Newton Wednesday. “He is certainly getting a lot of points for working extremely hard to turn things around, not only domestically but internationally. They know him, they know how committed he is.”
Over at the Latin King restaurant, a venerable Italian place on Des Moines’s east side, Larry Chase cuts to the chase over a glass of after-lunch wine with three pals.
“Anybody who’s from Iowa knows, sometimes you’ve got to clean the barn,” said Chase, a self-described independent Republican who has a packaging business. “And he’s got a lot of [manure] in the barn he’s got to get rid of. Maybe he can get rid of it, maybe he can’t.”
Regardless of their political leanings, Iowans agree that Obama faces a crushing burden and that the rejuvenation of the economy won’t happen immediately.
“It’s going to take some time, but yes, he’ll get the job done,” said Dorothy Schabilion, a waitress at the Latin King who voted for Obama and took a moment to chat in between running credit cards. “It took eight years to get this way so it’s going to take some time to get back.”
But even Schabilion called the level of spending “outrageous” – a recurring sentiment among Iowans.
“I think a lot of people are withholding judgment [about Obama], but I also think there is grave concern about the level of debt,” said former Gov. Terry Branstad of the citizens he served for sixteen years.
Branstad, a Republican, pointed to the same Register poll that showed Obama’s popularity to note that Iowans are a pay-as-you-go lot of people.
Seventy-one percent of those surveyed oppose Culver’s hotly debated plan to spend hundreds of millions on a road and infrastructure bond – a sort-of statewide stimulus being hashed out this week in the statehouse.
The frenetic, end-of-session bustle was on in the elegant capitol, with legislative leaders dashing between chambers to cajole members and lobbyists who gathered outside, anxious to pick up the latest intelligence or make their final pitch.
State Rep. Wayne Ford, a Des Moines Democrat, cited the same poll as Branstad when asked what he heard from his many working-class constituents about Obama.
“Most of the time we’re hearing: ‘He’s doing a great job, I’m very excited - - but I hope my kids don’t have to pay for all these situations,’” said Ford, while standing just outside the House chamber where he’s served for over 12 years.
But while acknowledging that Obama’s presidency, “money-wise, is one of the most expensive in American history,” Ford said that “impact-wise, it will be measured along with [Franklin] Roosevelt.”
State Attorney General Tom Miller, a man who, Obama noted in Newton Wednesday , backed the president when “nobody could pronounce my name,” made the case for the cash flow.
“We face a very serious economic situation and we’ve got to spend some money to stimulate the economy,” said Miller.
“And if we’re going to solve these [long-term] problems we’ve got to spend some money,” he continued, citing energy, education and health care. “The alternative is to do nothing – and that’s not a good alternative.”
Obama is getting some unprecedented help here to make that case.
In a move that veteran Iowa political hands find remarkable, the vaunted Obama for America campaign structure is being revived in an effort to promote the president’s agenda.
Led by Derek Eadon, an Iowa-based staffer during the election, the state branch of Organizing for America hopes to keep the thousands of activists who parted with their time and money last year involved in promoting the president’s program.
Right now, Eadon is in the midst of a 17-stop “Listening Tour” throughout the state where he’s gathering supporters and discussing with them how they can keep their communities engaged in the Washington governing process.
Next month, the volunteers will host their own house parties to bring in more activists.
“We can’t stop growing our movement now,” wrote Eadon in an e-mail to the Obama e-mail list in Iowa to promote the tour.
They’ll do traditional grass-roots lobbying of members of Congress but also broader community service projects.
It’s all intended to keep the fervent group of supporters together and expand its reach, all with an eye on having an infrastructure in place for 2012.
Yet there is one issue that may threaten the cohesion of Obama’s base: Afghanistan.
Iowa is traditionally a dovish state and some Democratic activists here are beginning to worry about the increase of American troops in a conflict where the definition of victory is uncertain.
“That’s one of the areas where there is concern,” said Ed Fallon, a former state representative and outspoken Des Moines liberal who is otherwise thrilled with Obama. “There is a little bit of rumbling starting up. People are concerned about the direction we’re taking there.”
Herman Quirmbach, a Democratic state senator from Ames and an Iowa State professor, is similarly enthused about the president but said that “a lot of people are worried that we may get sucked in and stuck [in Afghanistan].”
“I think we need to define some limited, achievable objectives and then we’ve got to get, out” said Quirmbach, warning against “nation-building.”
Back at the Latin King, though, the focus is almost entirely on the economy. Chase, the independent Republican, is worried that “the taxpayers, the middle class, are the ones who are going to have to bear the brunt of [the deficit spending].”
Jim Loffredo, a “Democrat who doesn’t vote” who runs a family-owned produce-shipping business, told his buddy to ease off.
“Give the guy a chance – wait until at least August so, and then make the case,” urged Loffredo.
The patience is in part explained by Iowa’s economic situation. The businessmen at the table said the downturn hadn’t hurt them as much as some of their contemporaries in other states, a sentiment echoed by others.
“We’re doing better than ever and just had an amazing month,” said Ben Smith, who helps run Smitty’s, his family pork tenderloin restaurant on Des Moines’s southside.
Smith, a Rush Limbaugh fan, is worried that Obama will raise taxes but said that for now they’re doing a great business.
“We haven’t had real estate boom and bust as they have on the coasts,” explained Quirmbach. “Our banks have retained a higher lending standard.”
Wells Fargo, one of the city’s major employers, announced on the day Obama was in town that they were hiring 5,000 more employees to help process mortgage applications. A portion of the new positions will be added to the nearly 13,000-strong workforce the company already has in the state.
It’s that sort of progress that reassures Iowans that a rebound may be close – and it’s what comforts Obama backers about his political standing.
“He’s really off to a good start but it’s going to take time,” said Culver. “We have gotten to know him as well if not better than any state in the country, so we’re cheering him on every day and we know what he’s capable of accomplishing as president.”
Ford demurred about whether Iowa had a special stake in Obama, noting that the president “truly made himself.”
But he added with a grin, “Yeah, I’m gonna take ownership" -- before noting again that Obama had done it himself."
Rev. Tonie C. Wallace Dream-Founder and Director
Jada Stone, Associate
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