Red Skelton's Pledge Of Allegiance

THIS IS A BLOG I POSTED IN 2015 ~ And several times since.  It tells of a chance meeting with Red Skelton in 1959 - and I recall it as though it happened yesterday.  In 2015 I shared this blog in my Friends Ministry eNewsletter and on Facebook. 

It speaks of the character of a great American and it speaks of his love and appreciation for the America we grew up in and in which we live today.   God bless, Bill

Subject:	WHAT DOES AMERICA MEAN TO YOU?
Date:	Sun, 01 Mar 2015 16:24:05 -0800
From:	Bill Gray <billdory@pacbell.net>

Hi to all my Friends,

WHAT DOES AMERICA MEAN TO YOU? -- To me, it means a nation where God, Family, Country have meaning.  It means a nation governed in freedom - of the people, for the people, and BY The People. 

When you accept a new job, you accept the fact that the owner of that company has the right to tell you how to do your job.  When elected officials accept a job in our nation, that means that he/she accepts the fact that he/she works for us -- not against us.

In my lifetime, I can think of no man for whom I have more respect that Red Skelton.  I will never forget the day, in late 1958 or early 1959, when my classmate, Bob Davis, came through Los Angeles on his way home after being discharged from the Air Force.  He spent a few days with me and my family.  And, then I took him to the old Los Angeles Airport, an airport with one small Arrival/Departure room and one Ticket Counter room.

As Bob and I were waiting in the Arrival/Departure area, a door opened and a porter with a luggage cart holding about 15 to 20 pieces of matched luggage came into the room followed by a man.  I knew he must be someone important, but at first I did not recognize him.  Then, when he smiled, I instantly knew it was Red Skelton.

Most celebrities, then and now, will just rush through a room full of people - not wanting to waste time with them.  Not Red Skelton.  He lit up the room with that Red Skelton smile -- and then went around the room greeting and shaking hands with every person in the room.  That is a good man first, a celebrity second.  That was Red Skelton.  

And that is why I accept what he tells us about the Pledge of Allegiance and take it to heart, for I know that he is truly serious when he tells us what the American Pledge of Allegiance means to him. 

So, gather your Friends, Family, especially your children and grandchildren, around and let them all hear and understand what the Pledge of Allegiance means to Americans, all Americans. 

With many of the negative things currently happening across America and in Washington DC, and as we all are, or should be, thinking about the upcoming election and VOTE IN 2016 - this explanation of the Pledge of Allegiance should take on even greater meaning to you and to me.

I want to thank my nephew, Brad Gray, for sharing this video with us on Facebook today.  

Red Skelton's Pledge of Allegiance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUTjwQUvP0Q

May our Lord watch over and protect you, your family, and our homeland, America.

God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,

Bill 

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Are You Going To Vote For Samo-Samo?

During World War 2, those serving in our military forces had an old saying, "samo-samo" - an expression meaning “just the same.”  It was later Americanized as “same old-same old.”

And with the Woke Leftist Democrats, nothing ever changes.  Hillary could have cared less about you, your family, or the lives of babies.  Her predecessors were the same.  And her successor, Cackling Kamala, has become a devout evangelist for ABORTIONS!  At every given opportunity she rants about "Women's Right To Abortions!" - meaning "Women's Right To Kill Babies With Abortions."

"My Body, My Right!" is true ~ however that baby is NOT your body, but is a totally separate body within your body.  A car parked in your garage does not become a garage.  It is still a car - and at the right time that car will emerge from your garage - unless someone damages the car first, aborting its ability to function as a car.

And a baby, at the right time, will emerge as a beautiful little human being, wanting only to be loved and cared for - not painfully torn apart in the mother's womb and suctioned out by an Abortionist!  Unless attacked by someone - that car will still run, and that baby will still live.

The Woke Leftist rant is:  "What about those women who have been raped, or are victims of incest?  And what about the mother's health?"

Great questions ~ But according to the Guttmacher Institute, a Liberal organization which was originally a part of Planned Parenthood, still closely associated with Planned Parenthood - tells us that Rape, Incest, and Mother's Health represent less that 1.5% of ALL Abortions.

The other 98.5% of Abortions are for other personal reasons.  In other words, the vast majority of Abortions represents their "preferred choice of birth control" for those who are too lazy to protect themselves - or too worldly to abstain.

This is not a new phenomenon, it has been happening for most of our lives, and even before.  In 1965 I spent six months in Seattle working on a Boeing designed NASA Space Flight Simulator. 

During that time the girl I was dating told me of her friend, a young lady 25 years old - who had already had SIX Abortions.  That is insanity!  And that insanity did not begin with that young lady, it was something she grew up hearing, "My Body, My Choice!" and she took it to heart.  As a result, SIX young lives were painfully destroyed!

Folks, we must control this insanity called Abortion, aka, Infanticide - and we CAN do it with our VOTES.

On November 5, 2024 ~ Vote Conservative, On All Issues And For All Candidates!

On November 5, 2024 ~ Vote To "Make America Great 'ONCE' Again!"  Vote MAGA PLUS!

On November 5, 2024 ~ Vote For Trump/Vance!  MAGA PLUS! All The Way!

God Bless America and ALL babies,

Bill 

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The 2024 Presidential Election Is Fast Approaching

THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS FAST APPROACHING ~  Are you ready and prepared to vote for the virtual life of our America, our American Freedom as we have long known it?   Folks, that is no exaggeration. 

The outcome of this 2024 General Election will either bring Conservative Values and Light back into America after four years of Biden / Harris bottom feeding Darkness and Make America Great Again - OR - the outcome could sink America even deeper into the Dark Abyss of perverted immorality and child abuse via Abortions, Gender Change Mutilations, and Socialist / Marxist Indoctrination in all our schools.

We will be voting between: Open Borders, flooding America with millions of Illegals, Terrorists, Drug Smugglers, and God only knows what else - confused, indoctrinated, and abused children - continuing Inflation and higher prices of food, necessities, and housing - and a society controlled by the Dark Agenda

- OR -

We will vote to Make America Great Again by Closing our borders - giving Parents Full Control of their children and what they are taught - bringing Inflation and High Prices DOWN - and Making America "Energy Independent" once again - and Making America Great Once Again.

For many years, prior to each Election - I began my research by visiting three Reliable, Conservative, Christian sources which I have depended upon in past Elections to give me well researched advise on California and National candidates and issues.  I trust them and find that I have seldom disagreed with their advise.   They are:  Craig Huey, Robyn Nordell, and Nancy Sandoval - and through them, referrals to other Conservative sites. 

1. Craig Huey ~  The Craig Huey Report provides Conservative Voter Guides, news analysis, and critical reports about the issues. 

Craig Huey 2024 California Voter Guide
https://restoringthecaliforniadream.com/

2.  Nancy Sandoval, aka, Nancy's Picks ~  An American Patriot, a Conservative Republican, a Christian, who in 1996 started to get serious about doing a better job in Voting Her Values.  The word spread, so she began typing & printing her recommendations, which eventually led to her Nancy's Picks web site in 2004.  Her goal is to help Conservative voters, who doesn’t have a lot of time to do the research, but who want their votes to reflect their Conservative Values.

Presidential GENERAL election OF NOV 5, 2024
https://www.nancyspicks.com/vote-picks

3. Robyn Nordell shares her Conservative California Election Website, i.e., Conservative Voter Recommendations and Resources for the upcoming Election.  She believe in seeking an abundance of counsel from wise people -  and has consulted more than twenty Conservative Advisors in the process of making her election decisions for the 2024 Presidential Election. 

Robyn Nordell's Conservative California Election Website
https://robynnordell.com/

Robyn Nordell also recommends the iVoterGuide web site.  I visited the site and it offers Conservative Voter's Guide for most states.  Just as a test, I put in my Sheffield, Alabama, address from my younger years and was able to pull up the Alabama Voter's Guide.  It showed the candidates, but not the issues.  I am sure you can find a local Conservative Researcher who has covered the issues for your state.

iVoterGuide, Division of AFA Action.
https://ivoterguide.com/#map-banner

Grounded in God.- Rooted in Research.  ~  Elections are the front lines of an everyday, year-round, fifty-state battle for the soul of our country. iVoterGuide is fighting the good fight by equipping everyday Americans with the tools they need to vote wisely.

For all my Friends in Southern California, and beyond - are YOU ready to vote on November 5, 2024, for the Life of American Freedom?  If you visit the links above under Craig Huey, Nancy Sandoval (Nancy's Picks), and Robyn Nordell - you will find their recommendations and information.

For all my Friends in other states, I am sure you will find the iVoterGuide web site very helpful.  And I am sure you can find equally qualified Conservative Christian Patriots in your area, similar to the three I have chosen to use in California,.  Do it now - for November 5 will be upon us very quickly.

I copied this list "17 Reasons Not To Vote For Kamala" from Nancy Sandoval's Vote Pick page.  I am sharing it here, for as you can see from my parenthetical comments, she and I are on the same page.  All parenthetical comments are mine.

17 REASONS NOT TO SUPPORT FAR-LEFT KAMALA HARRIS:

1. Co-sponsored legislation to protect ILLEGAL migrants from deportation  ~  (Building Democratic Voter Base with ILLEGALS)

2. Backed Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All  ~  (Socialism / Marxism For All)

3. Backed banning private health insurance  ~  (Federally controlled healthcare)

4. Supported giving taxpayer-funded coverage to ILLEGAL immigrants  ~  (Leaves our Vets / Americans homeless - while housing ILLEGALS)

5. Supported banning fracking  ~  (Keeping gas prices sky-high)

6. Backed defunding the police  ~  (Replace Law Enforcement Officers with Social Workers)

7. Compared ICE Agents to the KKK  ~  (Another form of limiting Law Enforcement)

8. Wanted to ban plastic straws  ~  (More global warming extremism, making AOC smile)

9. Defended banning offshore drilling  ~  (Keeping gas prices sky-high)

10. Wanted to “undo” the Trump administration’s border security, taking 94 executive actions in their first 100 days to rescind Trump-era measure  ~  (Working hard to ensure OPEN BORDERS to allow millions of unvetted ILLEGALS into America)

11. Supported decriminalizing illegal border crossings  ~  (for ILLEGALS breaking into our home, America - not a crime)

12. Said she wouldn’t “treat” illegal aliens as “criminals”  ~  (for ILLEGALS breaking into our home, America - not a crime)

13. Called for “starting [ICE] from scratch”  ~  (Wants to remove ICE Agents and replace them with Social Workers)

14. Argued that temporarily closing the border violated federal law  ~  (Harris does not know our Constitution)

15. Raised money for the Minnesota Freedom Fund (BLM), a far-left organization that paid to bail out of jail violent criminals, including accused murderers and rapists  ~  (Personally raised BAIL funds to release Criminals back into our society)

16. Supported Los Angeles’ cuts to their police department  ~  (Replace Law Enforcement Officers with Social Workers)

17 . Called efforts to add more police to the streets “wrongheaded thinking”  ~  (Replace Law Enforcement Officers with Social Workers)

Folks, I will close with these suggestions:

On November 5, 2024 ~ Vote Conservative, On All Issues And For All Candidates!

On November 5, 2024 ~ Vote To "Make America Great 'ONCE' Again!"  Vote MAGA PLUS!

On November 5, 2024 ~ Vote For Trump/Vance!  MAGA PLUS! All The Way!

God Bless America,

Bill

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