The role of the media

"Almost everyone who gets this minimum dose of daily news thinks that they know what is going on in the world. This is not so, even though the media rarely tells an outright lie. What writers and editors do is purposefully omit key pieces of information that would significantly change people’s opinion about what is being presented."
I saw an example of this yesterday sitting in a waiting room. The news magazine sitting in front of me showed a ballot with the names McCain, Obama, and "None of the Above". There are in fact 6 candidates running for President. I've heard people say, "I don't like either candidate, but I need to choose one or the other". In past years haven't we had a choice for a third or fourth? Ralph Nader was in the news in past elections. He is running this year. Did anybody know that? If not, why? If the other major party candidates were not liked, why did the media not push the other candidates running as they have in the past? (BTW, I do not support Ralph Nader)
The media controls public opinion whether you think it or not.
"Critical analysis of current events is a complex process that is not systematized or rigid. All the information you see or gather is, generally, a combination of truth, half-truths, and error. Filtering out the truth begins with finding reliable sources, as well as critically scrutinizing sources that are known to have a specific bias." Read More

The McCain "Miracle"

Last fall, John McCain lost many of his supporters due to his support for the defeated and highly unpopular 2007 Congressional "Amnesty Bill" that President Bush kept pushing.

By December, his campaign was all but over. We were expecting to hear any day that McCain had dropped out of the race.

Then, out of the blue, the media began simultaneously to publish John McCain supporting articles. This blatant manipulation of public opinion breathed new life into his all-but-dead campaign.

McCain's support for amnesty clearly identifies him as a North American Union supporting globalist, and is a member of the CFR. (Bill Clinton's Georgetown mentor and CFR member Carroll Quigley states: “The Council on Foreign Relations is the American branch of a society which originated in England, which believes national boundaries should be obliterated and one world rule established)

Who will Destroy America?

"If America is destroyed, it may be by Americans who salute the flag, sing the national anthem, march in patriotic parades, cheer Fourth of July speakers - normally good Americans who fail to comprehend what is required to keep our country strong and free - Americans who have been lulled away into a false security." (April 1968, General Conference Report)

Do people really know Barak Obama

Jerome L. Sherman of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that "the two presidential candidates disagree on a key foundation of any future draft: Mr. Obama supports a requirement for both men and women to register with the Selective Service, while Mr. McCain doesn't think women should have to register." That's enough to drive a lot of Americans to vote for McCain (if the press would make an issue of it). They won't.

While I don't recommend voting for either Obama or McCain, here's an interesting listing of "100 REASONS NOT TO VOTE FOR OBAMA" http://frwest.blogspot.com/2008/09/more-than-100-reasons-to-vote-against.html Most of these would apply to McCain as well (if you understand that the same people control both candidates).

Four questions for LDS about Political Candidates

Today I would like to propose four questions which every Latter-day Saint might well ask as he attempts to appraise any program, policy, or idea promoted by any would-be political leader. I mention these because I think they will provide a safeguard in electing to office men who will meet the requirements which the Lord has set forth in the revelations.

Firstly, is the proposal, the policy, or the idea being promoted right as measured by the gospel of Jesus Christ? I assure you it is much easier for one to measure a proposed policy by the gospel of Jesus Christ if he has accepted the gospel and is living it.

Secondly, is it right as measured by the Constitution of this land and the glorious principles embodied in that Constitution? Now that suggests that we must read and study the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights, that we might know what principles are embodied therein.

Thirdly, we might well ask the question: Is it right as measured by the counsel of the living oracles of God? It is my conviction, my brethren and sisters, that these living oracles are not only authorized, but are obligated to give counsel to this people on any subject which is vital to the welfare of this people and the upbuilding of the kingdom of God. So, that measure should be applied. Is it right as measured by the counsel of the living oracles of God?

Fourthly, what will be the effect on the morale and the character of the people if this or that policy is adopted? After all, as a Church we are interested in building men and women, building character, because character is the one thing we make in this world and take with us into the next. It must never be sacrificed for expediency.

Duties of the President of the United States

What is the job of the President of the United States? Is it to protect its people? Is it to fight to liberate the world from evil? Is it to lead out as the world leader? Let's look at the oath that the President of the United States takes when entering this office.

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

Soon we will have the opportunity to vote for the next President of the United States. As citizens of this, the United States, it is our duty and responsibility to determine whether your candidate will honor the oath that they take. Find out their voting record and stance regarding their support of the Constitution.