Entries by Dr. Rich Swier

Woobie – More Than A “Blanket”

According to Wiktionary a woobie (plural woobies) is: Any object, typically a blanket, garment or stuffed animal that is used simply for its comforting characteristics. A term of endearment. A fictional character, usually physically attractive, who is put under constant stress and angst so as to create emotional attachment. A poncho liner. Most veterans remember […]

World’s Largest Pro-Israel Group is ‘3 Million Strong’ with Mike Huckabee

JERUSALEM, February 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — United with Israel, the world’s largest grassroots pro-Israel movement, has reached a significant milestone with 3 million supporters and counting. Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas who will likely run for the Republican nomination in the 2016 US presidential election, will officially become number 3,000,000, when he attends UWI’s “Three Million Strong” celebration in Jerusalem […]

Powerhouse Texan says there’ll be no messin’ with Texas

DALLAS, Feb. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Texas native Monica Simmons has taken up the war cry of 25 House Republicans with a message for Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL) who called the Lone Star State “a crazy state” at last week’s meeting of the House Rules Committee. These and countless other Texans won’t “Let It Go” and won’t “Shake It Off.” Hastings said […]

Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr.: Irresponsible Groups Descended on Ferguson, MO ‘Like Vultures on a Roadside Carcass’

NATIONAL PRESS CLUB, WASHINGTON D.C.– Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr. talks about Ferguson Missouri and how politicians and irresponsible groups came like vultures on a roadside carcass to exploit the situation. Eric Holder made a bad situation worse with his self-serving rhetoric. 9-17-14 Clarke is a lifelong resident of the City of Milwaukee and in […]

Bishop E.W. Jackson, Sr. on President Obama demanding Christians not name Islam as the Enemy!

Bishop Earl Walker Jackson, Sr. is an American politician, Christian minister and lawyer in Virginia. He was the unsuccessful Republican Party nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in the 2013 election. In the below video interview Bishop Jackson criticizes President Obama for comparing the Islamic State to Christians. Bishop Jackson states, “We are not on our […]

Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks’ Exposure to Armed Self-Defense

On Wednesday, the Library of Congress made the Rosa Parks Collection available to researchers. The compilation includes 2,500 photos and 7,500 manuscripts pertaining to the civil rights icon. Among these documents is a short autobiographical piece highlighting some of Parks’ early experiences with armed self-defense. A February 3 Washington Post article details the “biographical sketch.” According to the Post, […]

The Nonsense of Open Borders

Liberal Republican presidential contender and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush stated “I can persuade conservatives on amnesty.”  Of course, Bush is referring to the federal government’s refusal to build a viable fence and enact reasonable measures to protect our republic from the vicious hordes of invading illegal immigrants.  I find this most infuriating.  Here we […]

A Special Kind of Hate

Muslim anti-Semitism in Europe. RELATED ARTICLES: Jews in Europe report a surge in anti-Semitism http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/09/wor… 74% of French Jews are considering emigration http://tabletmag.com/scroll/173382/ne… Jews flee anti-Semitism upsurge in Europe http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/… French Muslims see Jews controlling the economy http://www.jta.org/2014/11/16/news-op… The ghosts of Auschwitz in the Muslim world http://www.frontpagemag.com/2015/dgre… Islamic anti-Semitism http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Islamic_Ant… The global pogrom http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-Ed-Co… Jews […]

Trail Life USA Signs Memorandum with P.R.A.Y.

ORLANDO –  The Trail Life USA Board of Directors recently issued a Memorandum of Ministry Association with P.R.A.Y. (Programs of Religious Activities with Youth), formalizing the use of its materials as one of the options for Trailmen in the Spiritual Development aim of Trail Life USA. Of the formal partnership, Trail Life USA CEO Mark […]

Bibigate – The Contretemps over Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress on Iran’s Nuclear Program

Last Saturday night a retired U.S. Navy officer said “I’ll bet you even money that Bibi will withdraw from the proposed speech before a joint session of Congress”. I joshed him and said “I wouldn’t count on it.” Sunday, I received suggestions that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu should have a Plan B given the rising […]