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By rochester_veteran

It’s a well known fact that the Democrat and Chronicle’s OPINION page has a liberal bias and that they’ve been Obama sycophants since the 2008 election.

Today’s editorial, Don’t repeal health reform law; improve it instead took the cake though. It started right out of the gate:

The House Republicans are having a good ol’ time this week with their symbolic yet time-wasting moves such as organizing a reading of the U.S. Constitution.

Imagine that, it’s a waste of time for the House of Representatives to read the Constitution, the law of the land.

This is yet again another example of the foresightedness of the Founders for providing us with the First Amendment, that guarantees that the D&C and their fellow progressive Democrats the right to put their collective feet in their mouths, letting us know how they really feel about the Constitution!

RochesterConservative.com is a dhimmitude free zone!

Joe Dan Gorman’s video “Live to Die” (for virgins in the sky) has been banned on youtube for disseminating the truth

In the typical RC anti-dhimmitude spirit, we’ll feature it here! RV

To the friends of RochesterConservative.com.

A Blessed and Merry Christmas to All!

RV

Isaiah 62:1-5

1 For Sion’s sake I will not hold my peace, and for the sake of Jerusalem, I will not rest till her just one come forth as brightness, and her saviour be lighted as a lamp.
2 And the Gentiles shall see thy just one, and all kings thy glorious one: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name.
3 And thou shalt be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
4 Thou shalt no more be called Forsaken: and thy land shall no more be called Desolate: but thou shalt be called My pleasure in her, and thy land inhabited. Because the Lord hath been well pleased with thee: and thy land shall be inhabited.
5 For the young man shall dwell with the virgin, and thy children shall dwell in thee. And the bridegroom shall rejoice over the bride, and thy God shall rejoice over thee.

Psalm 88:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29

I have made a covenant with my elect: I have sworn to David my servant:
Thy seed will I settle for ever. And I will build up thy throne unto generation and generation.
Blessed is the people that knoweth jubilation. They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance:
And in thy name they shall rejoice all the day, and in thy justice they shall be exalted.
He shall cry out to me: Thou art my father: my God, and the support of my salvation.
I will keep my mercy for him for ever: and my covenant faithful to him.

Acts 13:16-17, 22-25

16 Then Paul rising up, and with his hand bespeaking silence, said:

Ye men of Israel, and you that fear God, give ear:

17 The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people, when they were sojourners in the land of Egypt, and with a mighty arm brought them out from thence

22 And when he had removed him (Saul), he raised them up David to be king: to whom giving testimony, he said: I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man according to my own heart, who shall do all my will. 23 Of this man’s see God, according to his promise, hath raised up to Israel a Saviour, Jesus, 24 John first preaching before his coming the baptism of penance to all the people of Israel.

25 And when John was fulfilling his course, he said:

I am not he, whom you think me to be: but behold he cometh after me, the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.

The Gospel According to Saint Matthew 1:16-25

18 Now the birth of Christ was thus: When Mary, his mother, was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. 19 Whereupon Joseph, her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was minded to put her away privately. 20 But while he thought on these things, behold the angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, saying:

Joseph, son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her, is of the Holy Ghost. 21 And she shall bring forth a son: and thou shall call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins. 22 Now all this was done that the word might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the prophet, saying:

23 Behold a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

24 And Joseph rising up from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and took unto him his wife.
25 And he knew her not till she brought forth her first-born son, and he called his name Jesus.

I’ve been a lay reader at church and the following is Saint Matthew’s 1:1-17 and is Jesus’ geneology, and the pronounciations can be a challenge even for the best of lay readers and preachers! I’m sure that the Rev. Dr. Tommy Davis can concur! RV

1 The book of the generation of JESUS CHRIST, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2 Abraham begot Isaac. And Isaac begot Jacob. And Jacob begot Judas and his brethren.
3 And Judas begot Phares and Zara, of Thamar. And Phares begot Esron. And Esron begot Aram.
4 And Aram begot Aminadab. And Aminadab begot Naasson. And Naasson begot Salmon.
5 And Salmon begot Booz of Rahab. And Booz begot Obed of Ruth. And Obed begot Jesse.
6 And Jesse begot David, the king. And David, the king, begot Solomon, of her that had been the wife of Urias.
7 And Solomon begot Roboam. And Roboam begot Abias. And Abias begot Asa.
8 And Asa begot Josaphat. And Josaphat begot Joram. And Joram begot Ozias.
9 And Ozias begot Joatham. And Joatham begot Achas. And Achas begot Ezechias.
10 And Ezechias begot Manasses. And Manasses begot Amon. And Amon begot Josias.
11 And Josias begot Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon.
12 And after they were carried to Babylon, Jechonias begot Salathiel. And Salathiel begot Zorobabel.
13 And Zorobabel begot Abiud. And Abiud begot Eliacim. And Eliacim begot Azor.
14 And Azor begot Sadoc. And Sadoc begot Achim. And Achim begot Eliud.
15 And Eliud begot Eleazar. And Eleazar begot Mathan. And Mathan begot Jacob.
16 And Jacob begot Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David, are fourteen generations: and from David until the carrying away to Babylon, fourteen generations: and from the carrying away to Babylon till Christ, fourteen generations.

May all the Readers and Contributors to RochesterConservative.com have a Blessed and Merry Christmas!

Today’s “Day By Day” Cartoon is spot-on! I had to share the full size version of it (DBD is also posted and updated daily on RC’s left sidebar) over here on the RC Blog! RV

By rochester_veteran

Back on December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked us at Pearl Harbor, an attack that left 2380 dead (including 68 civilians), and 1178 injured. Nine ships of the U.S. fleet were sunk and 21 ships were severely damaged in a sneak attack that brought the United States into World War II.

Never forget!

Here’s original accounts about the First Thanksgiving and how it became a national holiday, from the Pilgrim Hall Museum website. Please comment and share with us, your family traditions on Thanksgiving and what you are thankful for.

Happy Thanksgiving to All RochesterConservative.com readers and authors!

The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth by Brownscombe

From: The First Thanksgiving, from Pilgrim Hall Museum

What has come down in American tradition as the “First Thanksgiving” was actually a harvest festival. In the spring of 1621, the colonists planted their first crops in Patuxet’s abandoned fields. While they had limited success with wheat and barley, their corn crop proved very successful, thanks to Squanto [Tisquantum] who taught them how to plant corn in hills, using fish as a fertilizer.

In October of 1621, the Pilgrims celebrated their first harvest with feasting and games, as was the custom in England, as well as prayer. The celebration served to boost the morale of the 50 remaining colonists and also to impress their allies. Among the Native People attending were Massasoit and 90 Wampanoag men. Following are accounts of the first Thanksgiving.

PRIMARY SOURCES FOR “THE FIRST THANKSGIVING” AT PLYMOUTH

There are 2 (and only 2) primary sources for the events of autumn 1621 in Plymouth :
Edward Winslow writing in Mourt’s Relation and William Bradford writing in Of Plymouth Plantation

Edward Winslow, Mourt’s Relation :
“our harvest being gotten in, our governour sent foure men on fowling, that so we might after a speciall manner rejoyce together, after we had gathered the fruits of our labours ; they foure in one day killed as much fowle, as with a little helpe beside, served the Company almost a weeke, at which time amongst other Recreations, we exercised our Armes, many of the Indians coming amongst us, and amongst the rest their greatest king Massasoyt, with some ninetie men, whom for three dayes we entertained and feasted, and they went out and killed five Deere, which they brought to the Plantation and bestowed on our Governour, and upon the Captaine and others. And although it be not always so plentifull, as it was at this time with us, yet by the goodness of God, we are so farre from want, that we often wish you partakers of our plentie.”

In modern spelling
“our harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might after a special manner rejoice together, after we had gathered the fruits of our labors; they four in one day killed as much fowl, as with a little help beside, served the Company almost a week, at which time amongst other Recreations, we exercised our Arms, many of the Indians coming amongst us, and amongst the rest their greatest king Massasoit, with some ninety men, whom for three days we entertained and feasted, and they went out and killed five Deer, which they brought to the Plantation and bestowed on our Governor, and upon the Captain and others. And although it be not always so plentiful, as it was at this time with us, yet by the goodness of God, we are so far from want, that we often wish you partakers of our plenty.”

William Bradford, Of Plimoth Plantation :
In the original 17th century spelling
“They begane now to gather in ye small harvest they had, and to fitte up their houses and dwellings against winter, being all well recovered in health & strenght, and had all things in good plenty; fFor as some were thus imployed in affairs abroad, others were excersised in fishing, aboute codd, & bass, & other fish, of which yey tooke good store, of which every family had their portion. All ye somer ther was no want. And now begane to come in store of foule, as winter approached, of which this place did abound when they came first (but afterward decreased by degrees). And besids water foule, ther was great store of wild Turkies, of which they tooke many, besids venison, &c. Besids, they had about a peck a meale a weeke to a person, or now since harvest, Indean corn to yt proportion. Which made many afterwards write so largly of their plenty hear to their freinds in England, which were not fained, but true reports.”

In modern spelling
“They began now to gather in the small harvest they had, and to fit up their houses and dwellings against winter, being all well recovered in health and strength and had all things in good plenty. For as some were thus employed in affairs abroad, others were exercised in fishing, about cod and bass and other fish, of which they took good store, of which every family had their portion. All the summer there was no want; and now began to come in store of fowl, as winter approached, of which this place did abound when they came first (but afterward decreased by degrees). And besides waterfowl there was great store of wild turkeys, of which they took many, besides venison, etc. Besides, they had about a peck of meal a week to a person, or now since harvest, Indian corn to that proportion. Which made many afterwards write so largely of their plenty here to their friends in England, which were not feigned but true reports.”

THE 53 PILGRIMS
AT THE FIRST THANKSGIVING :

4 MARRIED WOMEN : Eleanor Billington, Mary Brewster, Elizabeth Hopkins, Susanna White Winslow.
5 ADOLESCENT GIRLS : Mary Chilton (14), Constance Hopkins (13 or 14), Priscilla Mullins (19), Elizabeth Tilley (14 or15) and Dorothy, the Carver’s unnamed maidservant, perhaps 18 or 19.
9 ADOLESCENT BOYS : Francis & John Billington, John Cooke, John Crackston, Samuel Fuller (2d), Giles Hopkins, William Latham, Joseph Rogers, Henry Samson.
13 YOUNG CHILDREN : Bartholomew, Mary & Remember Allerton, Love & Wrestling Brewster, Humility Cooper, Samuel Eaton, Damaris & Oceanus Hopkins, Desire Minter, Richard More, Resolved & Peregrine White.
22 MEN : John Alden, Isaac Allerton, John Billington, William Bradford, William Brewster, Peter Brown, Francis Cooke, Edward Doty, Francis Eaton, [first name unknown] Ely, Samuel Fuller, Richard Gardiner, John Goodman, Stephen Hopkins, John Howland, Edward Lester, George Soule, Myles Standish, William Trevor, Richard Warren, Edward Winslow, Gilbert Winslow.

FAMILY GROUPS :

* ALDEN : John
* ALLERTON : Isaac with children Bartholomew, Mary, Remember; the Allerton servant William Latham
* BILLINGTON : John & Eleanor with sons Francis, John Jr.
* BRADFORD : William
* BREWSTER : William & Mary with sons Love, Wrestling; their ward Richard More
* BROWNE / BROWN : Peter
* CARVER: The Carver ward Desire Minter; the Carver servant John Howland; the Carver maidservant Dorothy.
* CHILTON : Mary
* COOKE : Francis with son John
* CRACKSTON : John
* EATON : Francis with son Samuel
* ELY: Unknown adult man
* FULLER : Samuel with nephew Samuel 2d
* GARDINER : Richard
* GOODMAN : John
* HOPKINS : Stephen & Elizabeth with Giles, Constance, Damaris, Oceanus; their servants Edward Doty and Edward Leister.
* MULLINS : Priscilla
* ROGERS : Joseph
* STANDISH : Myles
* TILLEY : Elizabeth
* TILLEY: Tilley wards Humility Cooper and Henry Samson
* TREVOR / TREVORE : William
* WARREN : Richard
* WINSLOW : Edward & Susanna with her sons Resolved White & Peregrine White; Winslow servant George Soule
* WINSLOW : Gilbert

The Pilgrims would not have called the event of 1621 a “Thanksgiving.” The Separatist Puritans recognized three kinds of holidays as sanctioned by the Bible : the Sabbath, days of thanksgiving, and fast days. Unlike the Sabbath, days of thanksgiving and fast days were not part of the established calendar. They were proclaimed by the governor only in response to a specific situation. A religious day of fasting could be invoked by a drought or war. A religious day of thanksgiving could be called to celebrate a particularly good harvest or providential rainfall. Although the event of 1621 is known today as the “First Thanksgiving,” that harvest feast had many secular elements and would not have been considered a religious day of thanksgiving by the Pilgrims.

LATER SIGNIFICANCE OF THANKSGIVING

The religious day of thanksgiving gradually evolved into a yearly Thanksgiving customarily held on a Thursday in November. As America grew and New Englanders moved to new states, the custom of an annual Thanksgiving Day took root throughout the country. The religious holiday added secular overtones, celebrating abundance, family and national unity.

The Pilgrim Fathers incorporated a yearly Thanksgiving day among the moral influences they sent over the New World. After our Independence the light crept slowly onward and westward… yet still it blessed and beautified the homes it reached.
Sarah Josepha Hale, Godey’s Lady’s Book 1865

Thanksgiving was not yet part of the national calendar. The governor of each state would determine when (or if) a Thanksgiving would be held. Thanksgiving did not become an annual national holiday until President Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 proclamation. Every President since has proclaimed an annual national Thanksgiving. In 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving from the last Thursday to the third Thursday in November, to extend the Christmas shopping season. In 1941, this unpopular move inspired Congress to permanently fix the date on the fourth Thursday of November.

Thanksgiving has proved one of the most enduring and popular symbols of the Pilgrims. Millions of immigrants who arrived in America between 1880 and 1920 learned “Americanism” from the story of the Pilgrims and their celebration of Thanksgiving. Today, as we celebrate America’s multicultural heritage, the story of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag sharing a harvest celebration remains an inspiration to many.

By rochester_veteran

Our beloved friend, Charlie Eames, passed away a year ago, on November 1, 2009. I thought it would be fitting to honor Charlie by dedicating this Veterans Day tribute to him. Charlie served Honorably in the United States Air Force, during the Vietnam Era in the early 70′s. Here’s a photo of Charlie that will forever be known as “Veteran’s Salute”:

Charlie was also one of the pioneer contributors to RochesterConservative.com and it’s our third anniversary today! Charlie, Veterans Day and RochesterConservative.com will forever be intertwined into my heart…

And we can’t forget starting the Tea Party Movement in Rochester. Charlie was there, speaking at the first three Tea Parties:

Charlie speaking at the first Rochester Tea Party, 3/11/2009

In the following video, you’ll hear Charlie speaking at the 2009 Tax Day Rochester Tea Party:

“I’m finally glad to see people standing up as Americans”.

Right after, you’ll hear phantomlord proclaiming:

“In the present crisis, government isn’t the solution to our problems, government IS the problem!”

We can all buy into those sentiments!

Charlie also spoke at the Rochester Independence Day Tea Party on July 3rd, 2009:

Charlie Eames believed in the American values of limited government, individual liberty and the Constitution and he layed those beliefs and his reputation on the line by standing for those values publicly, where all could witness and be inspired.

I don’t know about you, but I was both inspired and amused by Charlie! I loved Charlie’s commitment to liberty and also for his quirky sense of humor that I miss to this day.

After Charlie left us to be with the Lord Jesus Christ, we honored him and his wife, Donna, daughter, Tiffany and Aunt Vera at the 2010 Tax Day Rochester Tea Party by dedicating the “Tribute to Veterans” to him:

In closing, I feel compelled to share that life is not quite the same without you, Charlie. We love and miss you!

By rochester_veteran

The “progressives” and unionistas that took part in the SEIU co-sponsored One Nation Rally, absolutely trashed the WWII Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial and the Arlington Bridge. Check out the following videos for the evidence.

Here’s the mess they left behind at the WWII Memorial:

Here’s a video of the mess that the One Nation ralliers left behond at the Lincoln Memorial:

There’s much that can be concluded by the actions of the One Nation ralliers, but the main observation is that the progressives and union people who took part in the rally demonstrated that they have no respect for our Nation’s Memorials. That alone says enough…

Update: 10/5/2010

Here’s a video of a Park Ranger, offering his observation of the trash left behind by the “One Nation” Rally participants versus the “Restoring Honor” Rally, where participants policed up after themselves.

BTW, the the “Restoring Honor” Rally had 300,000 to 400,000 people in attendance, including 3 busloads carrying 168 people from the Rochester area, whereas the “One Nation” Rally was sparsely attended. Here’s photos that show a comparison of the crowds:

I titled the above photos, “Grass Roots vs. Astroturf”. RV

Here’s a great video commentary by Ron Futrell on how the MSM is attacking the Tea Party Movement as the November mid-term elections loom. RV

I got this in an email from Elaine Woods, who asked me to pass it on to everyone here. RV

Elaine Woods wrote:

I’m coordinating a free lecture on Saturday, Oct. 9 from 2:00-5:00 p.m. at Lakeshore Community Church on Latta Road in Greece. The speaker is just great – Dr. Shanon Brooks; I paid to go to a 2-day seminar with him last spring so I know how knowledgeable he is. The lecture is part of the ReValue America New York tour that he’s doing – he’s coming in from out west -from Utah, I think – to speak about the real story of our nation’s founding, the ideals of our founding fathers,where America is in the cycle of history and how we need to prepare for what’s coming, and encouragement to not only become real leaders ourselves but also to prepare our children for that role so that we can be “re-founders”.

I especially like the video that explains the cycles of history and where we’re at. You can view it here and then look over more information if you’d like. If you feel that it’s something you could support, would you please either post or forward the information to the Rochester Conservative group? I think they’d really enjoy hearing all the information that Dr. Brooks is going to share. There will be opportunities to follow up and get more if people are interested, but the lecture is valuable just in itself.

Here’s a video of Dr. Shanon Brooks: