TOM BRADY VS. TIM TEBOW: CLASH OF BIBLICAL PROPORTIONSWhen God-fearing Tim Tebow and Golden Boy Tom Brady [stats] square off in what experts predict will be a ratings-busting rematch of December's Patriots [team stats] beatdown of the Broncos, we'll see more than Tebow's scrambling leather helmet-era quarterback vs. Brady's disciplined, omniscient power passing.
We're talking a matchup between two sports deities that could dwarf the whopping 42 million who watched the Broncos' heart-stopping overtime win over bad-boy Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers Sunday night.
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IS THIS AUTHOR BLAMING U.S. FOR 9/11?The author of the hottest new book in the nation - as it was dubbed recently on Amazon - is making a suggestion remarkably similar to one that got Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell in trouble shortly after the 9/11 attacks on the U.S.
Could the destruction of the World Trade Center have been part of God's judgment on America?
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POLL FINDS 43 PERCENT OF PEOPLE BELIEVE GOD HELPS TEBOW WIN
Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow is not the only one who thinks God helps him on the football field.
According to a national telephone survey conducted by Poll Position, 43 percent of people believe that "divine intervention" is responsible for his success compared to 42 percent of people surveyed who think that God has nothing to do with Tebow winning.
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NEW AD PORTRAYS OBAMA PRINTING FIAT CURRENCYThe Fox Business Network has reversed a decision not to air a television ad by Swiss America Trading Corporation that features animations of President Obama and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
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| Obama and Ben Commercial: Part 2 "The Wizards of Oz" by Swiss America |
Josh Renfro, founder of
Lone Star Bullion notes that while the above TV ad is hilarious, "I completely disagree with Swiss America's philosophy and don't respect their sales associates. They attempt to sell numismatic coins to their clients because of the larger commissions they generate and while they do sell bullion as well, they sell it for uncompetitive premiums. In many ways they are
similar to a coin shop. I have had several clients who have been raked over the coals by them.Read some conservative analysis."
The network will air an ad titled "The Wizards of Oz" - one of two previously rejected by the network - in which the Obama and Bernanke characters engage in a potentially inflationary policy of printing paper money with abandon to stimulate the struggling economy.
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L.A. VOTES TO ENFORCE CONDOM USE IN PORN INDUSTRYLos Angeles city lawmakers voted Tuesday 11-to-1 to require condoms for people who work in the City of Angel's prolific porn industry.
The preliminary ordinance will be confirmed next week, according to the Associated Press. If confirmed, porn stars must wear proper protection and film companies will have to pay a fee to cover the costs of enforcement and inspections.
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T-SHIRT LATEST DISPUTE OVER GIRL SCOUT-PLANNED PARENTHOOD LINKSAs bakery ovens are fired up for Girl Scout cookies, preparing the way for a half a billion dollars or more in sales this spring, there are a growing number of advocates who want parents of young girls to know just how far the Girl Scouts have drifted into the company of Planned Parenthood.
WND previously documented Girl Scout ties to leading abortion provider, something the Girl Scouts vehemently deny, despite an admission by former GSUSA CEO Kathy Cloninger on the Today Show:
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CONTACT ADAM McMANUS TO GET SILVER EAGLES OR SILVER IN YOUR IRA TODAY!
Based in Houston,
Lone Star Bullion is one of the fastest-growing precious metals suppliers in America. They have helped investors around the country diversify, protect and preserve their wealth. The key to their success is their ability to leverage strong connections with primary suppliers, their low overhead, and years of experience to provide clients with the best price and service.
Now, Josh Renfro, the founder, has brought me,
Adam McManus, on as his Vice President in San Antonio and South Texas as of last December.
Typically, we can beat the cost of buying silver or gold at coin shops by up to 10%. Coin shops have multiple employees, building maintenance, and many other large overhead expenses. In addition to this, Lone Star Bullion uses a hedging system, which allows us to charge consistent premiums regardless of rising or falling silver and gold prices.
In Houston and San Antonio specifically, Lone Star Bullion's prices are typically $1.00 to $3.00 cheaper per coin -- a savings of over 3-10%! With us, you only pay $2.99-$3.49 over "spot" - the price of silver per ounce - depending upon the quantity of Silver Eagles you buy. And most of that "over spot" amount goes to the U.S. Mint for their cost of producing the coins themselves.
These are some of the uncirculated 2011 Silver Eagles which we have on hand.
While we recommend buying as much silver or gold as possible at one time to reduce the per-unit shipping cost and therefore get the most competitive pricing, our minimum order is $1,000 which is tax-free. As of this writing, silver is at a low of $29.67. Honestly, this is the time to buy. Over the course of the next 5-10 years, it is likely to climb much higher.
Why are precious metals considered to be the best investment for the next decade?
1. Historical Performance: From 1999 to 2011, silver rose by 760%. During the same period, gold rose 514%. At the same time the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose only 20%. And
when adjusted for inflation, investing in the stock market actually resulted in a negative rate of return!2. Historical Ratio: Before the United States went off the gold standard in 1973, it took roughly 16 ounces of silver to purchase 1 ounce of gold -- or a 16-to-1 ratio. This ratio is simply reflective of the law of supply and demand. If you examine both the underground and aboveground supply of silver, you'll discover that there is approximately 12 ounces of silver to every 1 ounce of gold. However, when America left the gold standard in '73, the government participated in extreme manipulation in the precious metals market which caused the gold to silver ratio to rise as high as 80 to 1. Today the ratio is still 55-65 to 1. If silver were to correct back to its historical ratio, we would see silver at $110 per ounce!
3. Industrial Uses: Silver as a commodity has over 10,000 uses -- the largest of any commodity with the exception of oil. Silver is used in laptops, TV's, iPods, medical equipment, and batteries for example. Over the last 30 years, silver's industrial uses have skyrocketed. Somewhere between 800 million and 1 billion ounces of silver are used in industrial production every year.
4. Above ground Shortage: At the dawn of the technology revolution, there was a massive increase in the industrial demand for silver amounting to 800 million to 1 billion ounces per year. Unfortunately, silver mines are only producing between 600 and 800 million ounces per year which means there is a deficit of silver production by 100 to 200 million ounces per year. The industry has been running this deficit for nearly three decades. Therefore, we have one of the most unique situations in history. For every ounce of above ground investment grade silver, there are three ounces of investment grade gold. For the first time in history, above ground silver is actually more rare than gold.
ACTION STEPS FOR ADAM'S ARMY:
1. For more detail about investing in precious metals, take a look at our blog
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| Lone Star Bullion: Strategic Investor Weekly Report January 2nd-6th, 2012 |
2. Whether you live in San Antonio or across America, if you decide that you'd like to buy silver or gold to have on hand or in your IRA to protect your investment portfolio, email me, Adam McManus, at Adam@LoneStarBullion.com or call me at 210.373.7499.
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CONDUCTOR STOPS SYMPHONY OVER RINGING CELL PHONE An idiotic audience member's smartphone alarm brought the entire New York Philharmonic to a halt Tuesday night in front of more than 2,700 stunned concertgoers at Avery Fisher Hall. Philharmonic conductor and music director Alan Gilbert was forced to stop a performance of Mahler's Ninth Symphony.
During the last movement of the monumental and emotional 82-minute work, an iPhone ringtone went off in the front row. "It simply didn't stop," a gobsmacked concert attendee told Page Six. "It wasn't turning off." Gilbert was then forced to halt the symphony, which grows quieter and quieter during the movement.
Turning to face the Lincoln Center audience, Gilbert then announced, "Ladies and gentlemen, I apologize for this. Usually when these things occur, we ignore them. But this is such an egregious disturbance that I am forced to stop."
Gilbert then turned in the direction of the front row and exclaimed, "Would you please just admit it. It's OK, just turn it off. Is it off now?"
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LAURA BUSH SAYS SHE AND GEORGE WANTED JEB TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT THIS YEARThere would have been a Bush in the 2012 Republican presidential race if former President George W. Bush had had his way.
Former first lady Laura Bush said the former president's dream candidate this year was former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, George's brother and the son of another president, George H.W. Bush.
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HOLDER ENDORSES OBAMA POWER GRABThe Department of Justice offered a defense Thursday for President Obama's controversial decision to make several recess appointments while Congress was holding pro forma sessions.
In a memo, Justice argued the pro forma sessions held every third day in the Senate do not constitute a functioning body that can render advice and consent on the president's nominees. It said the president acted consistently under the law by making the appointments.
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HOMELAND SECURITY IS MONITORING THE DRUDGE REPORT, THE NEW YORK TIMESIt's unclear exactly why, but the Department of Homeland has been operating a "Social Networking/Media Capability" program to monitor the top blogs, forums and social networks online for at least the past 18 months. Based on a privacy compliance review from last November recently obtained by Reuters, the purpose of the project is to "collect information used in providing situational awareness and establishing a common operating picture." Whatever that means. Either way, the list of sites reported by Reuters reveals in a Wednesday afternoon exclusive is pretty intriguing:
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ALASKA GETS 27 FEET OF SNOWThe worst winter anyone can remember in Alaska has piled snow so high people can't see out the windows, kept a tanker in ice-choked waters from delivering fuel on time and turned snow-packed roofs into sled runs.
While most of the nation has gone without much seasonal snow, the state already known for winter is buried in weather that has dumped more than twice as much snow as usual on its largest city, brought out the National Guard and put a run on snow shovels.
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JUDGE HALTS HALEY BARBOUR'S CONTROVERSIAL PARDONS OF RAPISTS, MURDERSwatch video-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
WISCONSIN SEN. RON JOHNSON: REPUBLICANS MUST EMBRACE 5 PRINCIPLES TO CONQUER DEMOCRATSRepublicans need to focus on one issue at a time, explain publicly why their solution is better than President Barack Obama's, and set up so much pressure that Democratic senators fall in line behind them, according to a group of lawmakers led by U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson.
If they persevere, they can persuade voters to elect a GOP president and Senate in November, the Wisconsin freshman told Newsmax.TV in an exclusive interview.
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PARENTS PROTEST "SCREAM ROOMS" IN SCHOOLSMiddletown parents, many of whom have children at Farm Hill Elementary School, are outraged about the way the school is dealing with misbehaving students.
Teachers and staff put the children, including those with special needs, in what parents call "scream rooms."
"My 1st grader is there and is not learning because there are so many behavioral problems at that school," Tricia Belin said.
One parent described the rooms as, "scream closets, where kids bang their heads off of concrete walls."
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HORRIFYING: OBAMA AS LAME DUCKOn this we can agree with President Obama: Everything he stands for is at stake in 2012.
Obama told 500 fawning sycophants in Chicago that he is unrepentant about his policy agenda and intends to treat us to more of the same, much more, in a second term.
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OBAMA: 'EVERYTHING THAT WE FOUGHT FOR IS NOW AT STAKE IN THIS ELECTION'Trying to jump-start his re-election with hometown fund-raisers and rallies Wednesday, President Barack Obama told 500 cheering fans Wednesday, "Everything that we fought for is now at stake in this election."
He added, "If you're willing to work even harder in this election than you did in the last election, I promise you, change will come. God bless you Chicago, I love you!"
Obama was speaking after R&B/Soul singer Janelle Monae at the UIC Forum, where some students got in for as little as $44. Other VIPs paid $1,000 and the high-end fund-raisers Obama is scheduled to hit later will cost $35,800 a couple to attend.
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AMISH MEN JAILED FOR REFUSING TO PAY BUGGY FINESA group of Amish men were sent to jail in western Kentucky Thursday for refusing to pay fines for breaking a state highway law that requires their horse-drawn buggies to be marked with orange reflective triangles.
The men have a religious objection to the bright orange signs, which they say are flashy and conflict with their pledge to live low-key and religious lives.
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ATTENTION SAN ANTONIO AREA HUNTERS:
CAN YOU VOLUNTEER ON A CHRISTIAN YOUTH HUNT?
Over the course of my 20-year career as a radio talk show host, I've met and interviewed a lot of fascinating people.
Many of them are household names which you would recognize instantly.
Tom Snyder, the 46-year-old owner of the regional Colonial Life Insurance office here in Garden Ridge, has got to be
one of the most intriguing people I've met in a long time. He's not famous. He's not a political leader. And he hasn't even written a book.
But he's spearheading a unique Christian ministry in our own backyard whose vision is as big as the Texas sky.
Tom Snyder, founder of Trinity Oaks, teaches a young boy on a Youth Hunt.
If you would like to volunteer to be a guide, call 210.447.351.
Now that he has become a successful businessman, Tom, a member of
River City Community Church here in San Antonio, has a passion to give back to the community - especially to the children in demonstrable, life-changing ways.
That's why he founded
Trinity Oaks, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. At the heart of the ministry are the
youth hunts for 10 to 16-year-olds. Throughout their time, the young people experience firearms safety instruction, target shooting and actual big game hunting.
In the process, Tom wants to give the tweens and teens access to the great outdoors, to
build their character, and to teach them the importance of responsibility in our narcissistic culture.
10 to 16-year-old boys, like the ones pictured above on a Trinity Oaks Youth Hunt develop self-confidence, an appreciation of God's creation and connect with the volunteer hunting guides.
"Our goal with youth is three-fold. First, we want to teach kids that hunting is not just about 'killing animals', but also about building relationships and enjoying
God's majestic outdoors. Second, we want to promote
our country's hunting heritage to future generations," said Tom Snyder.
"Third and most importantly, we want to show children of all ages that they have value and let them know there are people who care about them, people willing to listen to them and mentor them. We have found
you can really reach a child and make a difference in his life just by sitting next to a campfire and listening to what he has to say."
During the 2010/2011 hunting season alone, Tom personally acted as the lead field guide for every one of the
20 youth hunts attended by 85 young people, 53 of whom were first-time hunters. Typically, each hunt is comprised of 3-5 youngsters along with their fathers and some volunteer guides. Each youth is assigned to an adult.
Their goal for the upcoming
2011/2012 hunting season is to have
30 youth hunts attended
by 100 kids and 75 first-time children hunters.
Amazingly, Trinity Oaks covers every single expense
including the cost of transportation, the lease of the land, the hunting license fees as well as the food, lodging and the mounting of the child's wildgame trophy.
All the
meat is processed for free by volunteers, ground up and frozen into family packs. It's then
distributed to needy families and homeless shelters throughout San Antonio as well as
orphanages in Mexico.
ACTION STEPS FOR ADAM'S ARMY:
1. If you would like to suggest a boy or girl between the ages of 10 and 16 to
participate in a future Trinity Oaks youth hunt, please
call 210.447.0351, and tell them you are a McManus subscriber, or
email.
2. If you would like to volunteer to become a guide or firearms trainer for some of the
youth hunts, please
call 210.447.0351 and tell them you are a McManus subscriber or
e-mail. 3. If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to Trinity Oaks to ensure that the
Youth Hunts and Wounded Warrior Hunts continue, donate on-line here. The cost of sending one underprivileged kid on a Christian Youth Hunt is $1,200. And now, thanks to the generosity of one sponsor,
anything that you give up to $100,000 will be doubled.
So,
if you give $150 today,
your donation will be doubled to $300 and fund one-quarter of the $1,200 cost for one kid to participate in this life-changing ministry.
You can also make a
tax-deductible donation by check made out to "Trinity Oaks." Send it to: Tom Snyder, Trinity Oaks, 9385 Miller Lane, San Antonio, Texas 78266.
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THE WORST ECONOMIC RECOVERY SINCE THE GREAT DEPRESSIONThe record of President Obama's first three years in office is in, and nothing that happens now can go back and change that. What that record shows is that President Obama, with his throwback, old-fashioned, 1970s Keynesian economics, has put America through the worst recovery from a recession since the Great Depression.
The recession started in December, 2007. Go to the website of the National Bureau of Economic Research (www.nber.org) to see the complete history of America's recessions. What that history reveals is that before this last recession, since the Great Depression recessions in America have lasted an average of 10 months, with the longest previously lasting 16 months.
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BRITISH STAR RIPS HOLLYWOODRicky Gervais seems ready to give Hollywood an even worse scorching this Sunday when he hosts the Golden Globes against the backdrop of Occupy Wall Street.
"They're the wealthiest, most privileged people in the world," the comic says of Hollywood's A-list in an upcoming Esquire interview. "Offense is taken, not given."
Gearing up for his third time as host, Gervais adds, "Imagine if I had gone out there and said, 'We're all in the same gang. Aren't we brilliant? Us millionaires together' . . . I'm not a wolf in sheep's clothing. I'm a wolf in wolf's clothing."
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BEYONCE DESIGNS T-SHIRT FOR OBAMA CAMPAIGNBeyonce is proving she's pretty "Crazy in Love" with the first family.
First, she danced up a storm last year in a music video for first lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" initiative. Now, the "Best Thing I Never Had" singer is selling clothes she designed to raise money for President Obama's re-election campaign.
Beyonce, who recently gave birth to daughter Blue Ivy with husband, rapper Jay-Z, is one of more than 20 designers creating everything from tanktops to clutches for Obama supporters to splurge on.
Some of the other famous faces who are part of the "Runway to Win" project, which New York magazine reports was organized by Vogue editor and Obama supporter Anna Wintour, include: Russell Simmons, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Tory Burch, Vera Wang, and Diane von Fursternberg.
Many of the same set of celebs participated in a similar fundraising effort in 2008 called "Runway to Change." Proceeds from sales of the high-fashion items go to the Obama Victory Fund.
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