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The Original Blog…- Worth Fighting For… 2019-11-10Our nation has come to many crossroads in the time since revolution. And from then until now, brave men and women have gone in harm’s way in our stead in order to preserve those unalienable rights, being “life, liberty and … Continue reading →patriot64
- Directions to “Truth and Reason First”… 2018-12-04Hello friends! Whether intentional or not, you’ve landed on the blog page. Please feel free to browse the content, but in order to get my latest and greatest you’ll have to move over to www.patriot64.com of www.fredcomella.com . We haven’t … Continue reading →patriot64
- The new site is here..! 2013-07-10Fellow Patriots, We are rolling out the new web site today so future posts will now be added at the new address, http://www.patriot64.com/, with the blog remaining open as an archive for the foreseeable future. All appears to be as … Continue reading →patriot64
- Living the numbers… 2013-07-06Richard Clark, owner of Supreme Janitorial Services in Jacksonville was speaking on one of the weekend news programs Saturday, and described his company as the “proverbial poster child” for the impending disaster that is “Obamacare”. A typical small business owner … Continue reading →patriot64
- So much for the “Obama Spring”… 2013-07-05Economics drive politics to be sure, and while the Islamic movement remains a political force in Egypt, matters of the wallet and pocket-book will always rule the day. The Egyptian culture is as diverse as any, and they are a proud … Continue reading →patriot64
- The Declaration of Independence… 2013-07-04The Declaration of Independence [yframe url=’http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg-CMN_-RwM’]patriot64
- Independence Day 2013… 2013-07-03Every July I write a lot about the birth of this great nation. As part of that discussion this year I posted a story on Facebook and Twitter about “Lady Gaga” and how she elected to “modify” our National Anthem … Continue reading →patriot64
- Snarky POTUS… 2013-06-29Despite what the diehards on MSNBC and CNN would have you believe, the President’s poll numbers are dropping. No longer hovering around the 49 percent approval rating, they have now begun a marching decline, with the last RCP average at … Continue reading →patriot64
- “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” (John 8:7) 2013-06-28It’s hard to get past today’s headlines and not ask when will the sins of a nation be forgiven. Factually speaking, “We the People” of the United States have done more to address the injustice of racism while promoting human equality … Continue reading →patriot64
- POTUS knows best… 2013-06-25The science of “climate change” is debatable at best, and while curbing pollution should be an objective of any civilized nation, it mustn’t come solely at the expense of the economic stability necessary to pay for it. I am not writing today to debate … Continue reading →patriot64
- Worth Fighting For… 2019-11-10
Tag Archives: President Barack Obama
History (is) For Dummies…
History is the great educator, should we choose to embrace its lessons. The first two decades of the 21st Century have ushered in the consequences of raising a generation, educated by fools, absent the guidance of dying heroes and unwilling … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, AOC, President Barack Obama, President Donald Trump, Socialism, SOTU
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Truth and Reason First…
I’m not naïve to the ways of Washington to be sure and I realize the two political parties do their best to each sing with one voice, though the Democrats seem to do the best job of it. But does … Continue reading
Posted in "Patriot64", "Shut up and sing...", 1st Amendment, America, Congress, Education, Elections, Fred Comella, History, Media, Political Correctnness, Politics, President Donald J. Trump, President Obama, Presidential Election 2016, Rhode Island Local, Right vs. Left, TDS!, The United States
Tagged ABC, CBS, CNN, Jim Acosta, MSM, MSNBC, NBC, News Media, President Barack Obama, President Elect Donald J. Trump, Press, Truth and Reason First
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Radical Trend…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. is the poster child for the new party of BHO, emotional, factually challenged and wholly unqualified to represent anyone or anything. Now we’ve had folks elected to high office in the past who couldn’t find their way … Continue reading
Posted in "Patriot64", America, Congress, Education, Fred Comella, Home and Family, Media, Political Correctnness, Politics, President Donald J. Trump, President Donald Trump, President Obama, Presidential Election 2016, Right vs. Left, Socioeconomic, Taxes
Tagged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bronx, Elections, Facts, Midterm Election 2018, President Barack Obama, President Donald Trump, Queens, Socialism, Truth
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Here’s hoping and praying for truth in 2019…
I truly do consider it a privilege to know and study history, especially that of this free republic. So watching that freedom unwind can be discouraging to say the least. Over the Christmas holiday, my family and I spent some time outdoors … Continue reading
Posted in "Patriot64", America, Faith, First Responders, Fred Comella, Holidays, Law Enforcement, Military, Political Correctnness, Politics, President Obama, The United States
Tagged 2019, America, Faith, Happy New Year, Higher Education, Millennials, News Media, President Barack Obama, President Lincoln, U.S.
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Obama’s Legacy…
Huzzah! The nation awaits its 45th President of The United States. Meanwhile, 44 is struggling like none of his predecessors to shape and mold his legacy into something it simply will never be. In his last 20 or so days … Continue reading
A “Change Election”…
Say what you will about campaign 2016, but news media pundits and egg-head pollsters basically neglected, (or simply ignored), a huge swatch of angry voters who’d had enough of phony economics and an administration seemingly focused only on re-writing our … Continue reading
We’re all Americans…
Understanding the events in Orlando this past weekend is something which will require much time and prayer to be sure. The loss of so much humanity in one horrific action can stun the mind into utter disbelief. In these moments … Continue reading
Posted in "Patriot64", 9/11, America, Foreign Policy, Fred Comella, Gun Control, History, International, ISIS, Islamo-Fascist, Law Enforcement, Media, Middle East, Military, Political Correctnness, Politics, President Obama, Presidential Election 2016, Religion, Rhode Island Local, Right vs. Left, RIP, Terrorism, The Border, The United States, United Nations
Tagged "War on Terror", Islamic Terror, Orlando, Orlando Shooting, President Barack Obama, The Pulse night club
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“Evidence, facts are on our side.” – President Obama…
On its face, one could say that statement was just political bluster, spewed by a failed and departing president in search of a legacy. But this is truly puzzling, and speaks to what many are now calling, President Barack Obama’s … Continue reading
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Tagged CBO on "Obamacare", Economy, Jobs report, POTUS, President Barack Obama
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Don’t hold your breath…
Denial is one thing, ideology is quite another. President Barack Obama is clearly of the latter category, and he makes no bones about it. So for those looking for the POTUS to run to the nearest lectern and state what … Continue reading
Posted in "Patriot64", 1st Amendment, 2nd Amendment, America, Christianity, Education, Elections, Faith, Foreign Policy, Fred Comella, History, Home and Family, ISIS, Islamo-Fascist, Law Enforcement, Media, Middle East, Military, Political Correctnness, Politics, President Obama, Presidential Election 2016, Religion, Rhode Island Local, Terrorism, The Border, The United States, United Nations
Tagged Gun control, President Barack Obama, San Bernardino shootings
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Of pilgrims, refugees, and able-bodied military age men…
It seems re-writing history has become the hallmark of the Obama presidency. Mr. Obama’s propensity to mold and shape past events to fit his ideological view of our nation and the freedom granted it by God, would actually be entertaining … Continue reading
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Tagged Pilgrims, President Barack Obama, Refugees, Syria
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See, I told ya’ so…
I seem to remember lots of talk about this inexperienced and even unqualified upstart from Chicago wanting to be the President of the United States back in 2008. It was truly odd how a still wet behind the ears Senator, … Continue reading
Bryan Stascavage served two tours in Iraq and is a 30-year-old Political Science student at Wesleyan University. He recently penned an opinion piece for the university newspaper in which he criticized the “Black Lives Matter” movement. In the op-ed Stascavage … Continue reading
Of Constitutions and Pontiffs…
“I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should ‘make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,’ thus building a wall of separation between Church … Continue reading
Posted in "Patriot64", 1st Amendment, America, Christianity, Congress, Constitutionality, Fred Comella, History, Media, Politics, President Obama, Religion, Rhode Island Local, Right vs. Left, Socioeconomic, The United States
Tagged Papal visit, Pope Francis, President Barack Obama, Seperation Church and State
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Pretty nice lookin’ boat aye Mr. President???
Isn’t it ironic that just as the POTUS is jetting around the country screaming about “climate change” while singlehandedly burning off more fossil fuel than a small city, the very real threat of China’s burgeoning Navy was shadowing him just … Continue reading
Not feeling so politically correct today…
One would think that in the face of so horrific a revelation as Planned Parenthood’s Senior Director of Medical Services, Dr. Deborah Nucatola, describing how they sell the body parts of aborted unborn children and use partial-birth abortions to supply intact … Continue reading
Posted in "Obamacare", America, Christianity, Congress, Constitutionality, Education, Elections, Fred Comella, Health Care, Home and Family, Media, Michelle Obama, Political Correctnness, Politics, President Obama, Presidential Election 2016, Religion, Rhode Island Local, Right vs. Left, The United States, Womens Issues
Tagged Abortion, Planned Parenthood, President Barack Obama, Roe v. Wade
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All is as it should be..?
There appears to be some confusion about our current status and/or policy for dealing with Islamic terrorism. Many on the Right believe our president is inept or simply blind to the threat. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Now … Continue reading
Posted in "Patriot64", 9/11, America, Benghazi, Elections, First Responders, Foreign Policy, Fred Comella, Gun Control, History, Immigration, International, ISIS, Islamo-Fascist, Law Enforcement, Middle East, Military, Political Correctnness, Politics, President Obama, Presidential Election 2016, Right vs. Left, RIP, Terrorism, The Border, The United States, United Nations
Tagged Marines killed, marines killed in chattanooga, Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez, President Barack Obama
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Presidential faux pas… Again???
Once again the POTUS has taken the low road, this time during an NPR interview with Steve Inskeep, when he suggested Governor Scott Walker “bone-up” on his foreign policy. With all due respect to the office, Mr. Obama just can’t … Continue reading
The real President Obama…
There’s been much said about the politics and person of our twice elected president. Truth be told, I’ve always been a little hesitant to speak to Mr. Obama’s persona and how it affects his job performance, however it’s high time … Continue reading
Ideological foolishness at our expense…
To know history is to know the “Crusades” were far more than what modern Islam and even the president of the United States portray them as. In fact much of the time period should be viewed as an east/west defensive reaction to … Continue reading
Posted in "Patriot64", America, Christianity, Foreign Policy, Fred Comella, History, International, Islamo-Fascist, Middle East, Military, Politics, Religion, Right vs. Left, RIP, Russia, Terrorism, The Border, The United States, United Nations
Tagged ISIS, Islam, Islamo-Fascist, President Barack Obama
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‘Shadow of crisis has passed’… Really?
Kudos to the Republicans for taking the highroad after last night’s State of the Union address. I have no such political desire today. As expected, the president embellished his record and misrepresented much of our nation’s current station to a … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, President Barack Obama, SOTU, State of the Union 2015
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FOX on the brain…
President Obama can’t put aside his battle with Fox News. The problem is his presidency is so difficult to defend. The POTUS recently tweeted that “While affordable healthcare might still be a threat to freedom on Fox News, its working … Continue reading
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Tagged ACA, Health Care, Healthcare, President Barack Obama
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Pool Hall Politics…
The problems at the border are old ones to be sure. Many a president has looked the other way or used Band-Aids where tourniquets were needed, and usually only in order to garner the support of a particular demographic on election … Continue reading
Posted in "Patriot64", America, Congress, Constitutionality, Elections, Foreign Policy, Fred Comella, Immigration, International, Political Correctnness, Politics, President Obama, Right vs. Left, Socioeconomic, The Border, The United States
Tagged Border issue, Border Patrol, Gov. Rick Perry, Immigration reform, President Barack Obama, Texas
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Immigration flyby…
First and foremost, it’s understood that what we now have at the southern border is a humanitarian crisis, ironically born out of the president’s own policies. Moreover, it’s nothing short of heart breaking to see these children being used as … Continue reading
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Tagged Border Patrol, Honduras, Immigration reform, Mexico, President Barack Obama, South America, The border
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Over in six years…
As I watch the president’s poll numbers plummet, and I see much of what I feared would occur now come to pass, gloating would almost be too easy. But much to the chagrin of my Liberal Progressive detractors, I feel … Continue reading
Style over substance…
Bret Baier’s recent interview with Retired Air Force Major Eric Stahl, (the pilot of the C-17 used to evacuate the injured consulate staff and the four bodies from Libya on 9/11/12), was stunning for many reasons, not the least of … Continue reading
Leadership is action…
It didn’t take the President long to pull the “Bush card” regarding the VA scandal. Accountability and honor are not necessarily hallmarks of this administration. Nevertheless, it’s noteworthy that many of the same responses keep coming up whenever President Obama’s … Continue reading
Can’t see it from my house, yet…
Ultimately, the level of voter apathy and ignorance dictates the level of freedoms decay. This is evidenced by the degree of outrage we see over things like the IRS and Benghazi scandals, as well as any poll showing Hillary Clinton … Continue reading
A little of both…
Understanding our Constitution is easy if you make an effort. Truth be told, if the “Affordable” Care Act were written in the way the Constitution was, Congress might have passed a law not doomed to failure. Nevertheless, it’s nothing short … Continue reading
OMG, it’s really happened…
I was listening to the POTUS speak about the economy and his expectations for 2014 recently, and it finally hit me. If Barack Obama and his cohorts have achieved one thing, it has been to establish a foothold on the beaches … Continue reading
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Tagged Happy New Year 2014, President Barack Obama, Stimulus
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“Obamaromneycare”???
Listening to HHS Secretary Sebelius attempt to explain “Obamacare” was almost as painful as listening to the President at Boston’s Faneuil Hall today, try and compare the law which bears his nickname to that of “Romneycare”. Two things did jump out at … Continue reading
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Tagged "Romneycare", Mitt Romney, Obamacare, President Barack Obama
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“Why don’t they try winning an election.”???
“Why don’t they try winning an election”? Maybe the President was out of town, or possibly playing the back nine at Camp David when Republicans cleaned his political clock in the 2010. Once again we see Barack Obama as whole … Continue reading
Denial, the enemy of our children…
I am challenged daily on what I write. And yet when I ask for specifics, there is a deafening silence. During a recent political “exchange” in which I supplied some simple “truth and reason”, a friend told me that while he … Continue reading
The Crown President of the United States…
I think it’s fair to say the founding documents spell out the separation of powers within the branches of government, and highlight the checks and balances necessary to make sure “We the People” are fairly represented. I think it’s also fair to … Continue reading
Forbidden Fruit…
My son’s iPhone landed in a bucket of water recently, and please don’t ask how… Nevertheless, I wound up at my local “Apple Store” for the first time and was stunned by the size of the crowd. It looked like they were … Continue reading
“Phony scandals”???
I was not surprised to hear the President “pivot” to the economy again in the face of some declining approval ratings, but this time was a little more annoying. It’s no longer enough to point out the paper tiger economy … Continue reading
The “Presidential Seal” on race…
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee summed it up best today when he said the President “missed another opportunity to bring the issue of race into context”. Not long after Barack Obama’s first election I wrote about how I didn’t vote for … Continue reading
Posted in "Patriot64", America, Civil Rights, Class Warfare, Elections, Fred Comella, History, Media, Political Correctnness, Politics, Race, Right vs. Left, Socioeconomic, The United States
Tagged George Zimmerman, Obama, President Barack Obama, Race, Race relations, Stand your ground, Trayvon Martin
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