More ACLU Quackery

Below is another email received from the ACLU today. Notice their subtle twist of facts to make the Catholic church the villains in this thing. It is a FACT that the new Obama healthcare plan forces ALL  insurance policies including the Catholic church to include contraceptives. The ACLU is nothing but a pawn of the left wing.

Anti-choice forces around the country are yelling from the rooftops about religious freedom. But what they actually mean is the use of religion to discriminate and deny millions of women access to birth control.

Now anti-family planning politicians in Congress are getting in on the action and trying to reverse the President's critical decision, which would ensure access to birth control for millions of women.

We must stand with President Obama — believe me, he's hearing from the other side, starting with Speaker Boehner who has pledged to reverse this rule.

Tell your members of Congress: Stand up to right-wing efforts to use religion to discriminate and deny millions of women urgently needed access to birth control. (Do not forward: This link will open a page with your information already filled in.)

Let's be clear. The current law does not require religious institutions like churches or synagogues to include birth control in their employee's health insurance.

But, when lobbying groups — led by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops — insisted that the exemption be expanded to include religiously affiliated hospitals, universities and other institutions, jeopardizing coverage for millions of women, the Obama administration drew a line in the sand.

If the lobbying groups get their way, a woman teaching at a Catholic university could not get coverage. Or, a nurse working at an evangelical Christian hospital could be denied access to basic health care.

Tell Congress to stand with the President and American women.

Anti-choice forces are screaming that the Obama administration's efforts to protect women's access to birth control are part of a "war on religion." This explosive accusation is untrue but their hope is that if they repeat it often enough, they can get Congress to roll back our rights. We can't let that happen.

Religious freedom is about protecting people of all faiths, not imposing the values of some on the rest of us.

Why Is Bad Idea to Require An ID?

I received an email today from the ACLU which is asking for my support to stop the suppression of voter rights in Springfield. Illinois is looking at requiring an ID before you can vote, and the ACLU calls this an attempt to disenfranchise minority voters. Maybe I am just dense, but can some explain to me how and why it is unfair to minorities to require an ID? Last time I checked, you must have an ID to cash a check, yet I don't hear anyone screaming about this? Before you can get hired on to a job, you must produce an ID... again, no one is questioning this. But somehow, when it comes time to vote, it is unfair and disenfranchising to require an ID? To quote one of my favorite lines from "O Brother Where Art Thou?" ... "I don't get it Big Dan."

OK... first, here is their actual email (bold print is theirs as well):


Dear Darrell,
The right to vote is central to our democracy. Rather than working to protect and expand the right to vote, politicians in Springfield are considering legislation that suppresses the right to vote, and hurts low-income individuals, racial and ethnic minorities, senior citizens and voters with disabilities.
Take action: Tell your legislators to oppose repressive Voter ID requirements.


Voter ID laws, like House Bill 3903 and Senate Bill 2496 deny the right to vote to registered voters who do not have, and in many instances cannot obtain, photo identification required for voting. You may think that everyone owns a photo ID, but the reality is that millions of Americans — through no fault of their own — lack the narrow category of permissible IDs under the proposed legislation. These disfranchised voters include people who happened to move, were born at home and veterans who served this country.
The proposed legislation also disproportionately affects African-American citizens. More than 25% of voting age African-Americans do not have a government-issued photo-ID, compared with only 8% of whites. Elected officials should be seeking ways to encourage more Americans to vote, not inventing discriminatory pretexts to deny eligible voters a chance to cast their ballots.
(end)

So, I am at a bit of a loss. First, WHY would someone "through no fault of their own" not be able to obtain an ID? Are you telling me that it is possible to go down to the welfare office and sign up without an ID? Seriously? And I'd really like to know, just where did the ACLU come up with this statistic that 25% of  African American voters do not have an ID? Same with the whites?  Come on... did they pull these figures out of their backsides or what? Just how do you come up with these numbers?

So, why do we need to require an ID? Well, perhaps some have forgotten, but if you search the net you can find the story still, just before the 2008 election, ABC News (yes, the left wing slanted ABC network news) broke a news story on ACORN where in one district in Indiana, 5000 voter registrations were turned in to one office and literally, ALL 5000 of the registrations were proven to be causes of fraud where a worker fabricated every single registration. Many were dead. Many were infants. One that stands out in my mind was a voter sign up as Jimmy John. When they went to the address to verify the voter registration, it was Jimmy Johns restaurant. In this case, in one district, they were set up for 5000 fraudulent votes! Now you tell me... why is an ID necessary? Here in Illinois, voter fraud is a way of life... or at least it has been. I agree with the legislators in Springfield... it is high time for an ID requirement.

A Realistic Look At the Body (Revisited)

I was sitting here thinking tonight, and the following post that I wrote, (ironically, 2 years ago this week) and I felt it needed to be shared again.

A Realistic Look At The Body

The Lord showed me something this morning that is rather disturbing, but it has to be shared. I know there will be those who will be upset, even angry with me, but it has to be shared. I'm hesitant to write this one, because I know the arguments and attack I will face over this, but it has to be said.
Not because I want to, but because God says I must.

I came in this morning and was fighting a headache and was trying to deal with it while simultaneously get my head together for the day ahead and for church service tonight. I was feeling uneasy and troubled in my spirit and I asked the Lord to show me what he wanted to, and I laid my head back on the couch and waited. In just a few minutes I saw several image similar to those which I have put in the picture I created that you see here on this blog.

As I saw these images, the Holy Spirit spoke to me saying, this is the condition of the Body of Christ. The first image I saw was like that of the old Charles Atlas advertisements of the 90 pound weakling. The Lord spoke to me and said, "My church should be full of power, but it is weak and anemic, having not received the meat of the Word nor having exercised and prepared herself for battle. I then saw the image of the very out of shape man looking into a mirror but seeing an image of a fit, muscular body. The impression or perception was that of one who is fit, but the reality was vastly different. The Lord spoke to me and said that many have a self-perception that they are strong and fit, but they are deceived. They are ill-prepared, not fit for battle but they cannot be convinced how out of shape they are because they see themselves as being leaders when in fact they are spiritually flabby, weak and out of shape.

The next image I saw was that of a muscular body builder posing as one would in a competition. The Holy Spirit spoke clearly to me, saying that many have "built themselves up" but it is "for themselves." They are great posers, put on a good show, but they do only for themselves. He spoke clearly that there are those who appear to be strong leaders, but they do so only for what they can get. They consider themselves to be a backbone, strong spiritual leaders, but they are full of selfishness, doing what they do for what they get out of it and the attention they receive, not for what they can do for the body. The Holy Spirit spoke so clearly saying that their prayers fall unanswered and they are powerless because their reward is their attention which they seek. I then saw an image of one sitting at a feast and getting fat while there were others sitting around them starving. And the Lord said, "they are not concerned with the body, only for themselves. They take, but never give. They neglect the time of corporate worship thinking that they are above that and have no need. They feed themselves while others are dying." I immediately thought of Hebrews 10:24-25 "And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching."
I thought about the countless times people have told me that they "get more out of prayer meeting than they do worship service." I thought about those who only come for the singing and worship, but leave before the preaching of the Word. I believe God is speaking a strong word to His church!

The Lord showed me an image of someone sitting at a table filled with pies and cakes. And the Holy Spirit said to me "there are many who seek the sweet things, but are not willing to eat the meat. They want the shout, they want the dance, they want the so called worship, but they will not submit themselves to the teaching of the Word. He then said a Word that was very disturbing to me. He said, "My church is full of revelers without discipline."
I had to think on that one and even looked up the definition of the word "revel." The dictionary says: " to make merry, enjoy pleasure often with music, song and dance." I believe what God is saying is that people are reveling in the music, dance and so on, but it is not about worship, it is about self enjoyment. When the music and dance is gone, so are they. Many come to church and enjoy the music and dance, but their life is not changed. If the life is not changed, then it cannot be worship, it is a party. There must be discipline... for that's what discipleship is all about!

No wonder prayers are ineffectual because people are full of self, and they walk in disobedience. Families are being ravaged because they love the worship music, but they are not in the Word. Reveling is where self is gratified. Our needs, our desires, we feel good.
The Body has misunderstood worship. It is not about what you "get", it is what you give! It is not about being blessed, it is about blessing God. Worship is giving to God!
People like to shout. They like to dance. They like to be loud, but they have not disciplined themselves to receive the meat... they want the sweet things! They have been seduced.

God is calling His church to a time of discipline. A time of denying self and what we want, and to receiving what God has to give us, for He knows what we have need of!

Posted by Darrell at Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Can No One Take a Joke Anymore?

Earlier tonight I made an update on my Facebook page that said: "I have often wondered why it is that Conservatives are called the "right" and Liberals are called the "left." By chance I stumbled upon this verse in the Bible:"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, But the heart of the fool to the left." ~ Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)"
Since then, I've had 4 people send me private messages telling me (very sharply) that I needed to remove it and that I should not make such statements and that I was twisting the Bible... and so on. 
Good grief people... it's a JOKE!  Some of you need to buy yourself some new panties and underwear that are not so tight or don't ride up on you, because you have a real problem. And if you want to "unfriend" me... please be my guest. I'm really quite tired of sanctimonious people. Adios.

Giver of Life

This song (actually, a lot of Darrell Mansfield's music) was a huge source of help, comfort and strength to me as a baby Christian. I'd not heard this song in years until I found it last night on Spotify. I'd just come home from talking with a young lady who is searching and struggling at times in her walk, and our talk left me pretty emotional as was drawn back to the early days in my walk with Christ and I was reminded so acutely and powerfully of just where the Lord had brought me from. I found this video of the song and wanted to share it. For some young Christians, I hope this helps you to know that the grace of God goes so much deeper than you could ever imagine and that you KNOW that God will never give up on you, if you just trust in His son, Jesus.  For you old timers like me... I hope this helps remind you of two things: 1) Never forget where God has brought you from, and 2) Don't place demands and limitations on babes in Christ that God Himself does not impose on them! Grace! Grace! Grace!

Can a man go so far in this world that the love of God cannot reach him?

Can man say anything deep in his heart he can't really mean?

If a man goes on falling, yes day and night

And the Giver of Life, can't lead him to light

Then I don't understand, and I don't know God's grace, at all.

Can a man go so far in this world that the love of God cannot find him?

Can a man do anything that the blood of Jesus cannot cleanse?

If a man goes on sinning day and night

And the Giver of Life, can't lead him to light

Then I don't understand and I don't know God's plan, at all.

But I know who I have believed in.

I'm persuaded He is able to keep me

Cause I was that man, who believed His plan

And the Giver of Life, well He led me to light.

You were so understanding, and so undemanding on me

Thank you Lord

It was so kind of You, to help pull me through

When I could barely see

Though I keep on falling, yes day and night

You show me the way, and You give me Your light

Cause Your the Giver of Life,

You lead me to light

Yes, I know who I have believed in.

I'm persuaded He is able to keep me

Cause I was that man, who believed His plan

And the Giver of Life, well He led me to light.

Exposing the Jezebel Spirit

Jonas Clark teaching on the Jezebel spirit. Do you REALLY want to know the truth? Will you deal with the truth once it has been revealed to you? Jonas lays out the truth of how Jezebel operates.

Yes, It's Gossip

I was chatting with someone online tonight and they began telling me some things that I quickly realized I not only did not want to hear, but I should not hear (or in this case, read.)

When I told this person that their conversation was turning to gossip and that I really did not want to go there, they then started arguing with me about what gossip was. I told them what I felt about it, and that they could do what they wanted, but I was not going to be a participant in it. After all this, I made the decision to post the following. This is something that I found awhile back on a website called Crosswalk. I hope it helps someone today.

What Is Gossip?

Gossip is sharing private information with those who are not part of the problem or part of the solution. When you speak things about others that you would be ashamed to say in their presence, you are not only disobeying God's Word (Leviticus 19:16), you are also destroying that person's reputation in the mind of your listener.

Scripture states that the sin of gossip is not limited to the spreading of lies alone, but also includes the improper involvement of yourself in another person's personal business (1 Timothy 5:13).

 

Even to participate in the act of gossip as a listener is sin (Proverbs 20:19). By willfully listening to the one who gossips, you sanction the destruction of the other person's reputation.
 

What Scripture Says

"For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found by you such as you do not wish; lest there be contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, backbitings, whisperings, conceits, tumults"
(2 Corinthians 12:20).

 

"You shall not go about as a talebearer among your people; nor shall you take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the Lord" (Leviticus 19:16).

"And besides they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house, and not only idle but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not" 
(1 Timothy 5:13).

 

"For I heard many mocking:  'Fear on every side!'  'Report,'  they say, 'and we will report it.'  All my acquaintances watched for my stumbling, saying, '...we will take our revenge on him'" (Jeremiah 20:10).

 

"Likewise the soldiers asked him, saying,  'And what shall we do?'  So he said to them,  'Do not intimidate anyone or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages'" 
(Luke 3:14).

 

"Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and destroy. Who are you to judge another?" (James 4:11,12).

 

"Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone..." (Matthew 18:15).

And The Winner Is...

I just could not resist passing this along.

FIRST PLACE WINNER: BESSEMER, MICHIGAN’S FOURTH OF JULY PARADE FLOAT

Bessemer, Michigan is a small community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Bessemer is located near Ironwood and Wakefield, Michigan and Hurley, Wisconsin. For those who don't recognize it, the trailer behind the tractor is a manure spreader…

The Jezebel Spirit

The following was sent to me today by a fellow pastor here in Galesburg and it was so good that I felt it needed to be shared.

In the Bible, Jezebel was a powerful, wicked queen, and wife of a passive king called Ahab. She was a false prophetess who worshiped the false god, Baal. Baal was the god of prosperity, god of the harvests, god of fertility and sex. Child sacrifices were common. She was killed by several eunuchs at the order of commander Jehu.

Jezebel was a witch, and her spirit of witchcraft is still in operation today in the church, and in the world. It will take both a Jehu and the cooperation of the injured victims (spiritual eunuchs) to kill her again.

The Jezebel spirit is a sociopath. Behaviors you might see (3 or more):

1. They gain power by attacking/destroying others. They seek to influence people and pull them away from the leadership of others. If they "leave a church" they can never do it alone, but they will always take others with them, and draw them to themselves, making themselves out to be a "spiritual leader" to them. The problem is, they are leading them astray, to their own destruction. It is like an adrenalin rush when they “win” over someone. They manage to get in positions of authority, and are difficult to displace, once there.

2. They are controlling, manipulative, bossy. 

3. They can either be war-like in their personalities, so that they are intimidating,

or

so “sweet,” “perfect,” deceitful, “timid” and sneaky, they are able to fool and recruit others to join them. Sometimes they can be very charming and charismatic.

In fact, they are usually a blending of the two! They turn on the sweet and charm to lure folks in, and then "sweetly" spew venom out to turn these against their pastor/leader.

4. They are critical of others, (while, ironically, pointing out how the other person is critical/judgmental). They are vicious to the point of becoming bloodthirsty.

5. They are never wrong.

6. (As already stated) They recruit others in their charges against their victims. They act to persuade recruits, and do not give up this activity until the recruits are won over. If the potential recruits do not cooperate and buy into things, this angers them, and eventually they will turn on their recruit, telling them that "God is leading them" to distance themselves from the recruit.

7. They are narcissic. While they can tend to be oversensitive themselves, they have no concern for the feelings of others. They are not sympathetic to their victims, and tend to play the role of victim themselves, in order to gain sympathy. This way the real victim is left stranded, and opposed by others if they ask for help. Being the center of attention really pleases them. They convince their recruits that this is "God's judgment" upon the victim.

8. They lie, and they believe their own lie. Avoiding the truth, or intentionally acting to withhold truth is part of this. They present a completely false or heavily slanted picture to others concerning their victim.

9. They are very impulsive, fail to plan ahead and can be quite chaotic at times. They can "love" their leader one minute, and turn on him on a dime. They change churches frequently, (every year or two) always leaving "because the Holy Spirit led" them and always leaving with others attached at their hip and attacking the leadership of the church where they had been.

10. They have a complete lack of remorse after hurting someone. They justify the harm they have done as "God's judgment" upon them.

11. They are consistently irresponsible... always starting tasks (ministries) that they "felt led" to begin, but then "feel led" to abandon. This is NOT a Godly characteristic!

12. They are people of great irritability, aggressiveness (open , or subtle), can be quick tempered, harsh and cruel.

13. They have a failure to conform to social norms. This type person is an “outlier” or non-conformist and always has their own way(s).

14. Psychological counseling will not help this person, since they deny what they are.

15. They often claim to very "spiritual" and need not submit themselves to a pastor or other leader because they "hear from God" themselves. However, they are very superficial in devotion, mostly dependent upon the latest book or TV or radio sermon. They have a pitiful sense of discernment, and are drawn to teaching that appeases themselves.

16. The Jezebel spirit is almost always seen in a women, but can be men. The women tend to be very controlling of men, often with sex. They pick passive (or spiritually weak) men (Ahabs) so they can dominate them.

17. This woman is usually married, but has a very poor marriage. If they are single, they could be lesbian, (or a homosexual man, or promiscuous man.)

18. They falsely accuse you, and they do NOT forgive you... ever.

How to break this spirit:

Since these individuals usually have achieved some level of authority where others look up to them, only someone who outranks them, or a group effort will work. If you are a woman, you need to strong and self confident. If you are a man, you need to be the same, and also not be influenced by threats or tears out of a woman. You also need to have enough male hormone to stand up to her. 

1. Be sure you are not enabling this person; ie. you are not an “Ahab”

2. Gather facts about the person’s activity and behavior, be able to prove it. You have to start by addressing real behavior. You cannot start by telling someone “they have a spirit.” Be prepared to question the person why they behave that way. Make a list of wrongs. Be prepared.

3. Gather witnesses, who are also sincere believers (if in a church setting), or other credible authority figures, because the person will attack back, and deny everything. The aggressive types will use their authority to abuse, criticize, & threaten you, and try to have you discredited, or removed. The more sneaky types go into “victim hood” mode, immediately trying to solicit and recruit support, and make you look like you are the abusive one.

4. Isolate the person. make sure their own recruits (buddies) are not around. It gets its power from others….so if you get it alone, it is more vulnerable, and more easily defeated. You have to remove the source of its power and “gang up” on it.

5. Confront the person with the facts. – expect denial. They will lie through their teeth!!

6. Reject the person’s behavior based on the facts. Tell the person they will not be accepted back into the group unless they repent.

7. If the person repents – showing willingness to change- then

a. In a Church setting – as a group, bind and cast out the demonic spirit in Jesus name, and persist until it is gone. 

Expect high resistance, since it is a controlling (witch) spirit.  

There will be screaming and yelling before it is cast out. 

It will try to attack you and call you names. 

Also, expect and ignore plays of “victim hood” during deliverance. 

Sometimes the spirit cycles between being the attacker, and being a victim. 

This is to confuse you, so do not give in.

b. In a secular setting – document records, give warning that future behavior will be monitored. This is because their basic nature has not changed yet, and an eventual repeat of behavior will occur. If it does, the person needs to be expelled from that environment.

8. Once the spirit is gone, the person needs support and counseling to examine how the spirit entered to begin with, so they can close the door on further attempts by the spirit to enter.

9. If the person does NOT repent, then cut off ties with the person, telling them forgiveness and deliverance is available to them. 

If you do not cut off ties, they will worry you to death and destroy your peace.

There's Still Time

Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run 

There's still time to change the road you're on. 

And it makes me wonder. 

(from Stairway to Heaven lyrics)

What's Your Price?

I have a website set up for a small business doing weddings. This week, I was contacted by a couple who live  about 2 hours away from here about  doing their ceremony and they said they wanted a "non-religious" ceremony this June, with about 35-40 guests. They said there was a conflict of religions within the family and to keep from having a fight, they wanted a "religious neutral" ceremony. I told them that I could and would do that for them, and asked them to send me a copy of what they were wanting in the wedding so as to make sure I was in agreement with their desires. Today they sent me a copy of what they wanted for their ceremony, and it was NOT a non-religious ceremony, but rather a pagan ceremony, celebrating the "mother spirit" that supposedly leads and guides all forces in and on the earth. I told them I would not do this ceremony. They kept raising their offer and got to $1000, plus my motel and another $150 for mileage and food expenses. I told them I simply would not compromise my beliefs for any amount of money. (I'll admit... it was tempting.)

Here's the kicker. After all that, they sent me another email back saying that I was the man they wanted for their wedding, that all this had been a test to see if I truly believed and stood by what I said I did. They told me that they had done this with 4 other ministers and all four had in fact sold out, for less than what they had offered me. Turns out, they want a Christian ceremony, AND they asked me to preach a short Gospel sermon at the ceremony because most of their guests will be unsaved friends and family! 

I'm stunned... and very thankful that I made the right choice. Someone dangles $1000 in front of your face for a 15 minute ceremony, temptation rises! The thought crossed my mind that it was 2 hours away and no would ever know. But I told myself that I would know, and my God would know... and I was not going there. Thank God for strength!

But this has me wondering... just what is our price? What's mine? I hope this causes me to be even stronger in the future because we just don't know when we are being tested... by man OR God!

Remember that Hope and Change Thing?

PRESIDENCY

SOME WILL APPRECIATE THIS AND SOME WILL NOT.

HOWEVER, ALL OF IT IS TRUE.

After 29 months of Obama ...

Here's your change!

	January 2009	TODAY	% chg	Source
Avg.. Retail price/gallon gas in U.S.	$1.83	$3.44	84%	1
Crude oil, European Brent (barrel)	$43..48	$99..02	127.7%	2
Crude oil, West TX Inter. (barrel)	$38..74	$91..38	135.9%	2
Gold: London (per troy oz.)	$853.25	$1,369.50	60.5%	2
Corn, No.2 yellow, Central IL	$3.56	$6.33	78.1%	2
Soybeans, No. 1 yellow, IL	$9.66	$13..75	42.3%	2
Sugar, cane, raw, world, lb.Fob	$13..37	$35..39	164.7%	2
Unemployment rate, non-farm, overall	7.6%	9.4%	23.7%	3
Unemployment rate, blacks	12.6%	15.8%	25.4%	3
Number of unemployed	11,616,000	14,485,000	24.7%	3
Number of fed. Employees	2,779,000	2,840,000	2.2%	3
Real median household income	$50,112	$49,777	-0.7%	4
Number of food stamp recipients	31,983,716	43,200,878	35.1%	5
Number of unemployment benefit recipients	7,526,598	9,193,838	22.2%	6
Number of long-term unemployed	2,600,000	6,400,000	146.2%	3
Poverty rate, individuals	13.2%	14.3%	8.3%	4
People in poverty in U.S.	39,800,000	43,600,000	9.5%	4
U.S.. Rank in Economic Freedom World Rankings	5	9	n/a	10
Present Situation Index	29.9	23.5	-21.4%	11
Failed banks	140	164	17.1%	12
U.S.. Dollar versus Japanese yen exchange rate	89.76	82.03	-8.6%	2
U.S.. Money supply, M1, in billions	1,575.1	1,865.7	18.4%	13
U.S.. Money supply, M2, in billions	8,310.9	8,852.3	6.5%	13
National debt, in trillions	$10..627	$14..052	32.2%	14

Just take this last item: In the last two years we have accumulated national debt at a rate more than 27 times as fast as during the rest of our entire nation's history.
Over 27 times as fast. Metaphorically speaking, if you are driving in the right lane doing 65 MPH and a car rockets past you in the left lane.
27 times faster, it would be doing 7,555 MPH!

Sources:
(1) U.S. Energy Information Administration; (2) Wall Street Journal; (3) Bureau of Labor Statistics; (4) Census Bureau; (5) USDA; (6) U.S. Dept. Of Labor;
(7) FHFA; (8) Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller; (9) RealtyTrac; (10) Heritage Foundation and WSJ; (11) The Conference Board; (12) FDIC;
(13) Federal Reserve; (14) U.S. Treasury

So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive? Can't think of anything? Don't worry. He's done all this in 29 months -- so you'll have one year to come up with an answer. Every statement in this email is factual and directly attributable to Barrack Obama. Every bumble is a matter of record and completely verifiable.