Who will watch the watchers and stand with the hero’s? You and I have a rendezvous with destiny-Ronald Reagan
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Celebrating #America250 and I can’t think of a better time to share this.
Transcript of "A Time for Choosing," delivered October 27, 1964 by President Reagan.
Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you and good evening. The sponsor has been identified, but unlike most television programs, the performer hasn't been provided with a script. As a matter of fact, I have been permitted to choose my own words and discuss my own ideas regarding the choice that we face in the next few weeks.
I have spent most of my life as a Democrat. I recently have seen fit to follow another course. I believe that the issues confronting us cross party lines. Now, one side in this campaign has been telling us that the issues of this election are the maintenance of peace and prosperity. The line has been used, "We've never had it so good."
But I have an uncomfortable feeling that this prosperity isn't something on which we can base our hopes for the future. No nation in history has ever survived a tax burden that reached a third of its national income. Today, 37 cents out of every dollar earned in this country is the tax collector's share, and yet our government continues to spend 17 million dollars a day more than the government takes in. We haven't balanced our budget 28 out of the last 34 years. We've raised our debt limit three times in the last twelve months, and now our national debt is one and a half times bigger than all the combined debts of all the nations of the world. We have 15 billion dollars in gold in our treasury; we don't own an ounce. Foreign dollar claims are 27.3 billion dollars. And we've just had announced that the dollar of 1939 will now purchase 45 cents in its total value.
As for the peace that we would preserve, I wonder who among us would like to approach the wife or mother whose husband or son has died in South Vietnam and ask them if they think this is a peace that should be maintained indefinitely. Do they mean peace, or do they mean we just want to be left in peace? There can be no real peace while one American is dying some place in the world for the rest of us. We're at war with the most dangerous enemy that has ever faced mankind in his long climb from the swamp to the stars, and it's been said if we lose that war, and in so doing lose this way of freedom of ours, history will record with the greatest astonishment that those who had the most to lose did the least to prevent its happening. Well I think it's time we ask ourselves if we still know the freedoms that were intended for us by the Founding Fathers.
Not too long ago, two friends of mine were talking to a Cuban refugee, a businessman who had escaped from Castro, and in the midst of his story one of my friends turned to the other and said, "We don't know how lucky we are." And the Cuban stopped and said, "How lucky you are? I had someplace to escape to." And in that sentence he told us the entire story. If we lose freedom here, there's no place to escape to. This is the last stand on earth.
And this idea that government is beholden to the people, that it has no other source of power except the sovereign people, is still the newest and the most unique idea in all the long history of man's relation to man.
This is the issue of this election: Whether we believe in our capacity for self-government or whether we abandon the American revolution and confess that a little intellectual elite in a far-distant capitol can plan our lives for us better than we can plan them ourselves.
You and I are told increasingly we have to choose between a left or right. Well I'd like to suggest there is no such thing as a left or right. There's only an up or down - [up] man's old-aged dream, the ultimate in individual freedom consistent with law and order, or down to the ant heap of totalitarianism.
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Praying 🙏
🚨 PRAY FOR BROOKLYN: Part of a three story building just collapsed in Flatbush and people are trapped under the rubble.
FDNY says two people have been pulled out so far. Crews are still digging for the rest.
Stop scrolling for one second. Pray for the ones still under there, and for the firefighters crawling in after them.
God Bless the FDNY.
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@dunkindonuts ??! Don’t make us have to write you off like Starsucks😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑😑
WOW 🚨 Dunkin Donuts cancels Christmas but celebrates Muslim Islamic Holidays and Pride
“Dunkin' Donuts — rolled out a number of Ramadan specials, including ‘Eid-Credible Delights’ and ‘Happily Ever Iftar’ Meals. You also had a Ramadan specialty drink.” They also did holiday hours for Ramadan — I also noticed that in June you had a Pride Month celebration as well as Pride donuts and even a Pride rainbow tumbler”
However if you go to their website now, Christmas is gone. Their holiday drinks out out but not a single mention of Christmas anywhere this year
“The word Christmas isn’t anywhere on your website or anywhere in your stores. In fact, I couldn't believe it, so I Googled it and saw that you intentionally omit the word Christmas in your corporate materials and in your stores and on your website.”
“I want to know why you have no problem using the words Ramadan and Pride, but you can't bring yourself to use the word Christmas.”
I can confirm, I research and their holiday drinks are out and Christmas is completely gone everywhere.
I even found older posts from them where they used to post “Merry Christmas!”
So they used to celebrate Christmas but now they’ve chosen Islam, Ramadan and Pride
I included video proof at the end that shows they used to celebrate Christmas, so this is an intentional choice
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It’s time to start PEACEFULLY protesting outside our capitols!!
🚨 JUST IN: Rep. Mary Miller and a group of House Republicans are pushing HARD to spend the next 52 days having Congress CODIFY President Trump executive orders on the border, DOGE and more
THIS IS WHAT WE NEED ‼️
"There are radical communists JUST OUTSIDE THIS ROOM who are determined to dismantle our nation, who even campaigned on that promise! We face a choice, secure our victories or wave the white flag to the radical left. Surrender is not an option!"
"We have less than 52 days, less than 60 days, remaining in this Congress to codify all of our victories, and there's NO excuse for wasting a single day."
"My colleagues and I are requesting bold action before this Congress adjourns."
Executive orders can be wiped out with the stroke of a pen. Laws CANNOT
Once the new Congress is sworn in on January 3rd, this window slams shut and Hakeem + Schumer will control bills
Lame duck or not, REPUBLICANS in Congress can still get sht done.
Lock it in NOW so they have no chance to obstruct it!
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I see this all the time. She should go to prison!!
Caring for seniors can be every bit as challenging as looking after young children, and it requires real skill and patience to manage their needs appropriately.
I’m continually impressed by the many nurses and aides who handle these situations with such consistent professionalism. I hope this woman faces real consequences and ends up behind bars.
Protect your parents. Check in. Ask questions. Stay present.
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Elon is removing the stranglehold fossil fuels have on the US, and he’s giving us bargaining power with Canada and Mexico as the demand for fossil cars goes down. The US takes a loss with every car built (excluding Tesla) because we HAVE to include Canada and to a lesser percentage Mexico when manufacturing vehicles. The US top manufacturing percentage (which is only present in select vehicles) is “up to” 50%. That means it can also be considerably less.. and we still pay both SHIPPING AND TARIFFS to bring our own parts back to the US for assembly 😵💫.
He’s saving Americans a considerable amount of money, and yes it will come at a cost, but Elon can come out with another vehicle, offer Cybertruck for only so long every couple of years (at a premium) or move production to another plant down the road.
I don’t know if everyone has been watching the world stage, but it seems like a very good idea for us to cut dependency wherever we can.
Putting the agreement in the comments so you can see just how ridiculous things have gotten.
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Time to cancel this 💩
I can’t even believe what I just watched!
A student at the University of Michigan recorded his online lecture, and people are actually paying tens of thousands of dollars in tuition for this. The lecturer, Dr. Laura Yakas who teaches a course called "Engaging Social Justice, Diversity, and Oppression in Social Work" is literally singing songs in class trashing America!
When parents and taxpayers say our universities have turned into ideological indoctrination camps instead of places of real education, this is exactly what they’re talking about. Students are going into massive debt to learn actual skills, not to sit through anti-American musical performances.
How is this acceptable at a major public university?
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You morons voted for shackles
🚨 HOLY SMOKES: Texas Democrats just filed nearly 20 bills to impose SWEEPING new firearm restrictions — on the VERY FIRST DAY they could ‼️
Days after winning the Texas House and the governor's mansion for the first time in DECADES, they went STRAGIHT for Second Amendment rights
They include:
- SB 80: Ban on "assault weapons," including possession
- HB 173 and others: FELONY to transfer many semiautomatic rifles to adults under 21
- HB 712: Lets cities and counties chip away at statewide gun protections
- HB 613: Background checks on private gun sales
- HB 659: Dealers must report people who buy multiple guns or magazines
HB 218 would also repeal the 2025 Texas law that BANNED red flag orders.
The only thing standing in the way right now is the Republican Texas Senate!
HOLD THE LINE, PATRIOTS.
THIS is what Democrat control looks like. Texas, you were warned. Turn red in the next election 🟥
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And if @Republicans don’t, they won’t see another cycle. The @america PAC is coming, either do your job or you won’t have it.
Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to his colleagues laying out what he believes the Senate’s agenda should be for the remainder of the 119th Congress:
▪️Confirm every President Trump nominee
▪️Fund gov’t w/o massive omnibus bill
▪️Ban stock trading for Members of Congress
▪️Pass the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act
▪️Pass the NDAA
▪️Balance the budget
▪️Pass the SAVE America Act
“We ought to stay in session every day, 24 hours per day with a relentless focus on creating jobs, lowering prices, attacking government corruption, and holding Washington accountable until we achieve our goals.”
@SenRickScott
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Not till tomorrow! Can’t forget the port! xitter.twitterapi.xyz/thrillarilla369/status…
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💯!!
Every Republican legislature in America should immediately pass legislation to:
1) Ban sanctuary cities
2) Ban Ranked Choice Voting
3) Ban ballot harvesting
4) Require citizenship to vote
5) Require photo ID to vote
6) Ban the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
7) Ban foreign entities from buying property
8) Suspend any gas taxes
9) Institute school choice
10) Abolish property taxes
11) Open non-juror records to public inspection
12) Mandate secretaries of state to share complete voter registration rolls with DOJ
13) Mandate voter roll list maintenance
14) Offer rewards for convictions involving fraudulent use of Medicare, Medicaid, SNAP, Social Security, or other entitlements
15) Freeze rent increases
Republican governors would be wise to use this time to convene special sessions.
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