Boehner: ‘Put Something on the Table!’
Jul 29, 2011- 0:35 – Speaker of the House challenges Democrats ahead of vote on debt limit bill.
Boehner said to the House, “Since we took over in January” I’ve tried to prevent this day from coming. “I’ve gone the extra mile, and I put revenues on the table, in order to try to come to an agreement to overt us from being where we are, but a lot of people in this town can never say “yes”. This House has acted and it is time for this administration and time for our colleges across the isle to put something on the table! Tell us where you are!”
Boehner saying that “I’m the only one presenting a Plan, and If you have a better one, put it on the table”, says a lot about where the problem really is!
Of course, other Republicans have put out plans so what I think he means is that no one but Harry Reid of the Democrat Party has put up a plan. All they do is critize and say “NO” without ever putting up a plan of their own. They just want to complain and critize in order to make it look like the Republicans are the problem.
He says lots of people in Washington can never say yes, only criticize without ever offering a plan of their own. It’s time we tell them to step up and put something on the table that can help bring this stalemate to a halt!
About a week after Republicans took over the House of Representatives, the Treasury Secretary sent a note asking for an increase in the debt ceiling. Boehner said no, unless there is something submitted to show cuts that equal the increase, and this is still the position of the House Majority leader.
The plan they vote on today includes a balanced budget with a cap, which means both parties must present a budget that is balanced. If the President needs more money, he will have to submit cuts that equal what he requests. To this statement, Boehner received a hearty applause from the House.
Boehner believes the plan he proposes is in keeping with the promise the Republican Party made to the People when elected. This is the same plan that once had the agreement of both Parties and, if passed, will prevent the government from going in default and causing a shut down. However, the Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, has since tabled the bill.
The powerful speech by Boehner ended with a loud applause. Sean Hannity said, “WOW” on his radio program when he heard Boehner's powerful statement, and so did I. It was said with so much power that, if anyone ever doubted the leadership of this Speaker, can it be doubted now?
The White House is getting tons of emails, phone calls, and twits from the people expressing their concerns about these debates.
Obama: The Time for Compromise Is Now Jul 29, 2011- 5:47 -President pushes bipartisan solution in debt standoff.
Of course, this suggestion came from the President, trying to bully Congress into voting his way. I say “bully” because this admonition to contact Congress included Republican phone numbers, fax numbers, and twitter addresses.
Even Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, and Laura Ingram are being harrassed because their numbers were given out as well. This is just plain dirty politics.
Of course, most of us expect our Representatives to do their jobs and to do the right thing without first satisfying selfish agendas, but giving addresses and phone numbers of others who are not in Congress (and who are not their own Representatives) is wrong.
It’s like stacking the deck against a player in a card game so that the odds of winning increase. Isn’t this the typical tactics of the Democrat Party in every situation that requires a vote?
Since the “Boehner Plan” is rejected again by the President and the Democrat Party, I’m concerned that there will be “Hell to Pay” when Constituents hear about it.
Democrats and the President can say all they want to about it being Republicans to blame for the crisis, and that people need to be adults about and get the job done, but the truth is that the problem rests with Democrats for not accepting any Plan that does NOT give the President what he wants. This is NOT how Congress is supposed to function. It is designed to be independent of the President for “checks and balances” and this is NOT what the American People want Congress to do.
If the President goes above Congress and uses the 14th Amendment to get what he wants, you can be sure that there will be an uproar in Washington! Contrary to his legal advice, Obama does NOT have a Constitutional right to use the 14th Amendment in this situation and using it this way cannot be defended legally. He thinks he does have the right but he also admits that it’s not clearly defined.
It won’t be long before we know the fate of America and the Constitution from here on out! Perhaps we should be prepared for the worst if things don’t go well.
Reaction from GOP Candidates to Debt Deals Jul 29, 2011- 2:09 – What does crisis mean for 2012 race?
Trump: Tea Party Making Washington Think Jul 29, 2011 - 4:18 – The Donald weighs in on debt debate
Sen. Paul: Not Balancing the Budget Is a Mistake, Jul 29, 2011- 4:24 -Kentucky senator not sold on new House debt plan.
POWER PLAY: Still Hope for a Big Deal? Jul 29, 2011- 7:29 – If a debt deal is reached, Congress still needs to tackle the big problems like entitlements.
POWER PLAY: Hill Works to Keep Markets Calm Despite Impasse Jul 29, 2011- 10:43 – Charles Payne tells Power Play that a debt deal isn’t necessarily positive thing for the markets.
POWER PLAY: Congressman Says Political Crisis Will Cause Financial Crisis Jul 29, 2011- 8:27 – GOP Budget Cmte member tells Power Play Boehner bill isn’t perfect, but nation needs it.Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com.
You decide for yourself who is causing the problem in Washington and then get those phone calls, emails, and tweeting going to tell the President and Congress how you feel about the tactics they are using to play politics now, when it is so important to do the right thing.
Also, tell the President and Democrats that the elections are not the focus right now and to quit the games. Tell them to get serious and get the job done. Tell the TEA Party people how you feel, that they are right and to stick to their guns or to back off some and work with Boehner.
This is the time for people to step up to the plate and let Washington know how you see the situation. Please, though, don't you believe that the Republicans are trying to take away Medicare and Social Security from the old people and handicap. It's an outright lie and another tool used for gaining support by the Democrat Party. Tell them to stop the lies! Tell the Truth Mr. President!
First, let us address the huge debt that America cannot sustain and the debate in the House and Senate about balancing the budget or not.
Obama is NOT a friend of the American People! How many times do I have to say it before you believe me?
What more proof do you need than paying attention to the outright lies Obama is telling the American people? He is playing politics right now, all he can think about is re-election and that's all he cares about.
A perfect example of Obama politics is his Sunday speech. Did you hear it? He put all the blame on Republicans, saying the debt ceiling crisis is Republicans fault for not budging on raising taxes and giving the President a blank check to spend. Doesn't it sound like the real problem is with Democrats who refuse to cut spending? Weren't they the same who ran government for a year without a budget? Hum, doesn't seem they care much about budgets.
I thought it takes two sides to make a deal. Democrats won't budge on cutting programs and taxes --- blaming the rich --- and the Republicans are saying that the American People gave them a mandate last November to stop spending and balance the budget. Washington doesn't want to change and that's the problem, because this is exactly what the People Demanded on 11/02/2010!
Sunday, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said that the Democrats and Republicans had an agreement but the President put a kibosh on it (See interview http://youtu.be/egjTHuatsa4). Obama said he would not accept any deal that does not resemble Reid's Plan. This plan gives Obama what he wants, and if he doesn't get what he wants, he plans to do it himself through Amendment #14. Obama also warned Eric Cantor that he should not attempt to call his bluff.
With this attitude, does the President really care about what the American People want? I think not!
And how does this attitude create an atmosphere for compromise and accountability?
How does this attitude take care of our debt crisis, other than make it worse?
How does lying to the People, saying it's Republicans who are unwilling to compromise and make an agreement, when Democrats and the President insist on only one form of compromise and reject everything else?
If the American People demonstrated last November 2nd that they want Congress to STOP SPENDING, why is it that their wishes are being totally ignored now? You know the answer, don't you?
How can Democrats and the President keep denying that the spending situation needs to stop, unless it is all intentional?!
Government has the money they need to pay bills on time, they just don't have enough money to spend on the programs they want. "Oh well, we all have places where we want to spend too but we can't because there is only enough money to pay the bills. That is what life is about, making choices, so live with it!! That's all I have to say on the subject." ... Judith Sherman
The real problem is that Democrats and the President don't want accountability in their spending because they believe they are wiser than we little peons, and think they know what's best for us. The President says he will use the 14th Amendment to pass Reid's bill anyway: raising the debt ceiling AND giving him a blank check. That's not what the people want. They want Washington to use some common sense and restraint! They want brakes applied to the "Runaway Train" that is heading for a major crash!
Democrats and the President want to blame everybody but themselves instead of doing what's right. But the people know what's going on, it's very clear to them!
Can't blame Bush and the Iraq War for our
size of debt!
Unfortunately, people who want more benefits don't want Congress to cut spending. "They want what they want" and they don't care how it affects the economy or the strength of America. All they know is that they depend on those benefits to survive.
Time and again, Democrats shoot down spending cuts on programs that are already in trouble. Either that or they want to increase spending when they know WE HAVE NO MONEY to pay for it, so they "kick the can down the road" another time and wait for someone else to fix it.
However, many Americans refuse to believe that this great nation is in trouble and OUT of money. They are being lied to by the very people they think they can trust. Neither will they accept that something has to be done now about the debt situation, Medicare, and Social Security. These systems are in trouble because of abuse and needs to be cleaned up before anything else is done.
It is irresponsible to ignore these liabilities any longer, and that needs to be dealt with NOW without blaming Republicans or Democrats or past Presidents. These programs have been exposed to misuse and just waiting for a crash since the day they were initiated.
For example, when people are given benefits without expecting something in return from them, which offers self-reliance and self-worth, it becomes a recipe for failure.
People need to feel like they have value (value = self-worth). They need to see how they contribute value to society and positively affect others. Without seeing their value, they become jaded and feel negatively about their lives.
Making people dependent on a benefactor is never a healthy situation; it's a mental health disorder called co-dependency. Any government who makes it's citizens co-dependent is not helping them. Giving a hand-up is good, and short-term incentives to help them prosper is very healthy.
Second, Obama is right there with the Bilderberg Group, helping them reach their goals. The Bilderberg Group is an enemy to America because they want control of our future. Although not mentioned in the membership list below, I have a picture of Hillary and Bill Clinton, Both President Bushs and wives, and the Carters at theBilderberg meeting. I have also seen a video with Obama at the meetings.
Take a look at some of the characters involved in the partial list below and notice that they are an integral parts of our society and our government.
If it wasn't for the fact that the Bilderberg Group is trying to control the resources of the world and world governments, these meetings might not be so bad. However, America is an independent entity in the World and her form of government is not like the various forms of government associated with other nations (Socialism/ Communism/ Marxism and so forth).
Early American settlers and our Founding Fathers left England and came here for a reason, turning their backs on other forms of government. They started up a new nation with a new system that was nothing like what they left behind. We will lose that uniqueness the minute we become part of the New World or New Global Order.
The Bilderberg Group's main purpose is to rule the world through a New World Order. This gives them power by controlling resources, governments, and the money.
Geithner, Bernanke, Obama, and other majority key government and world officials are all part of the Bilderberg Group.
The Master Plan of the Bilderberg Group is to bring down America and bring her to the same level as other nations.
To do that, America needs to suffer a collapse in the economy and the dollar has to be replaced with a new world currency.
The American Constitution will no longer be the rule when under International Law. The United Nations will be the rule of law.
Is this information enough for you to draw the same conclusion as I have; that President Obama is NOT a friend to America. He is cooperating with the enemy to bring down our government. Rhino Republicans and Liberal Democrats also want America to move toward a more Progressive/Socialist form of government.
The Democrat Party is no longer the same that we used to know twenty and thirty years ago. It has been taken over by the Liberal/Progressive movement, as I've been describing.
Great Attitude Senator Reid.
The Democrat Party is NO LONGER the Party of the People, it is for the elite.
The Democrat Party is the enemy because their goals include making Americans dependent on government subsidies.
The Democrat Party is making people dependent on a system that no longer welcomes Free Enterprise (the very system that brings immigrants into this country because they want to change their lives).
The Democrat Party does not help people become self-reliant, because there is nothing expected from them in return and there's nothing that gives a person pride and self-worth.
The Democrat Party supports the Progressive/Liberal movement that places America under International Law of the United Nations.
Subjecting America to International Law and foreign military service is against the Constitution. Our soldiers cannot wear any uniform that is not American or be put under any orders that do not come from US Generals and the President.
The Constitution considers it treasonable for government officials or the President to have secret meetings or dealings with outside groups. We know that Presidents from Carter to Obama have all done this treasonable act but none have been as egregious as that which Obama has done to us in the past two years in office.
I have no doubt that our own President is a Saboteur and has conspired with the Bilderberg Group to bring America to it's knees so we will accept a New World Order.
A New World Order would mean there are NO boundaries between nations, no independent governments, and no independent military. All resources belonging to each nation will be controlled by the New World Order and then doled out to the people as they see fit. They've already set up World Food Resources and Land to facilitate feeding the hungry when they collapse governments.
Obama is already showing that he is willing to do exactly what the United Nations wants when he said he CAN wage war in Libya without Congressional approval. Some people in Congress have challenged Obama about his illegal war in Libya and he said he doesn't need Congressional approval.
Obama is also showing that he can ignore border security and sue states who want to protect their borders.
Are you aware that Obama has already given up America's private information to the United Nations when he gave them a copy of Arizona's immigration law SB1070, resulting in over a dozen lawsuits against Arizona from Latino countries.
In addition, Obama told the UN that America is guilty of Human Rights violations because of prejudicial treatment of gays, Latinos, and blacks and because people are raped in prisons. Now the UN has charged America with Human Rights Violations and put a panel in charge of sanctioning the US.
As you know, Obama has given the UN authority to call the shots in the Libyan war. We know of others situations as well where he has given over powers to the United Nations that previous Presidents would never try to do.
Just read what others are saying and you will see as clearly as I do that our President is an enemy to the American People!!
* Even Janet Napolitano claimed several months ago that returning soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan are possible dissidents because they may be a future threat of terrorism to America. Can we say, "A Paranoid President"? Or perhaps he is concerned that they will rise up as patriots to protect the American Way of Life when he tries to take over control.
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Everyone thinks I'm crazy when I say that all unemployment and economic woes are part of the Master Plan. The plan is to bring about the downfall of America and usher in New World Order.
The Plan is Designed to Break American Independence and World Dominance!
As Americans, we cannot continue to prosper if we accept a global form of government that the Elite designed. With our normal American Way of Life we would never intentionally nor otherwise welcome such a form of government.
American exceptionalism throughout the world is produced by free enterprise. That means capitalism has to be crushed if we are to become part of a global society.
Why the attack on America exceptional if it was not for the Master Plan?
Videos (One video is a cartoon called "Stuff") that tell children America is raping the world resources, that Americans are greedy, and that they go to war to make the rich richer.
Liberal Democrat's class war and racism claims are designed to cause divisiveness among Americans and create chaos. Separating the people from each other and making them think it's because of the system that these bad things happen, then they will be more likely to accept another form of government than we have now.
Children's history books have been altered and much is missing about their history. They don't feel pride and patriotism for their country like generations before have had. They don't understand why Americans feel the way they do about their country and flag, and about the warriors who fight for freedom.
America has always been the one in front taking care of people who have suffered from natural disasters or tyranny. But American cannot be in front lines if it is to be a global run world. Do you see the how this Master Plan is being fulfilled by the Democrats and the Obama administration? If we want to keep America the example it has been for decades and the type of Democracy that we believe in, then we must get Dems and Obama out of Office and insist that government starts functioning as it should.
The Constitution is presently hanging by a thread. We cannot allow the Democrat Party or Obama's administration to complete the Master Plan. We must fight to protect what we have, what so many of us have died for and protected through the years.It is our inherited responsibility to not let them take it away.
We must not give up or think we can't lose it as long as God is with us because we can and we will if we don't step up to defend what He has given to us. If we won't defend it why should He?
Well, Cain did it today. He threw his hat into the ring. He comes to us by popular demand. You ask people who they thought won the debate in South Carolina, and they will say Herman Cain! And, of those who had a favorite candidate before the debate, the majority will say they changed their "fav" after they heard Cain speak.
After Herman Cain appeared at CPAC, he was viciously attacked by the "Left". They must see something in him that they fear or they would not waste their time on him.
Here are two videos of Herman Cain. The first one is Sean Hannity and Juan Williams discussing the wicked attack on Cain from Progressives and the second is Cain's speech at CPAC, for which he was lavishly praised.
Liberals have no shame! Conservatives would never think of getting away with this type of garbage talk, but for some reason, the rules are always different when Liberals do it.
These mean-spirited people think all is fair in politics and there's no boundary they won't cross to get what they want--even something as discusting as this.
Herman Cain is best known for running the God Father's Pizza chain, has hosted a talk radio show, and had the nerve to spar with Bill Clinton over health care.
So what if Cain has never held an elected office? We don't want more Career Politicians any way, we've had enough of them! The tea party loves him too and he may be their favorite choice for president.
"In case you accidentally listen to a skeptic or doubting Thomas out there, just to be clear ... I'm running for president of the United States, and I'm not running for second," he said to a crowd gathering at Centennial Olympic Park today, Chants of "Herman" could be heard coming from the crowd of thousands in downtown Atlanta.
This announcement today came after months of traveling around the country to introduce himself to voters. Now let's see if this 65-year-old business owner and talk show host can tap into the grass-roots enthusiasm and turn this campaign into a worthy foe that will give Obama a run for his money! I think he can do it!
Cain's platform is as follows:
He is for a strong national defence
He opposes abortion
He backs replacing the federal income tax with a national sales tax (what would the IRS so?)
And he favors a return to the gold standard.
Are these issues those you can support? If so, perhaps you will consider him when you cast your vote.
Cain said it right when he proclaimed President Barack Obama "threw Israel under the bus because he sought to base Mideast border talks partly on the pre-1967 war lines, and criticized the Justice Department for challenging Arizona's tough crackdown on illegal immigration...We shouldn't be suing Arizona," he said to cheers. "We ought to send them a prize." [ For complete coverage of politics and policy, go to Yahoo! Politics ]
Interesting facts that you may not know about Herman Cain:
Cain was known by the name "Hermanator" when he lost in the Georgia 2004 U.S. Senate primary, with one-quarter of the vote in a Republican three-way race.
His political action committee has taken in just over $16,000 this year.
He says he's running "a bottoms-up, outside-the-box campaign." He's right!
Supporters likes his plain-speaking approach to the issues. People can understand him when he talks.
Cain was born in Memphis, Tenn., raised in Atlanta, and the son of a chauffeur and a maid.
He attended black Morehouse College, earned a master's degree from Purdue University and worked as a mathematician for the Navy before he became a corporate big-shot.
His political views brought him attention when he argued with President Clinton over the Democrat's health care plan at a 1994 town hall meeting. Did you see it?
"On behalf of all of those business owners that are in a situation similar to mine," asked Cain, "my question is, quite simply, if I'm forced to do this, what will I tell those people whose jobs I will have to eliminate?"
Cain was once described by the late Jack Kemp, the GOP vice presidential nominee in 1996, as having "the voice of Othello, the looks of a football player, the English of Oxfordian quality and the courage of a lion."
Cain was diagnosed with liver and colon cancer in 2006 (he is cancer free now), and credits the nation's quality health care system with keeping him alive. He says it's one reason he's so opposed to the health overhaul by Obama.
Cain said 'the American dream is under attack from runaway debt, a stagnant economy, a muddled foreign policy and an influx of illegal immigrants". He said Americans should be infuriated because the Obama administration's $787 billion stimulus program "didn't stimulate diddly."
"It's time to get real, folks. Hope and change ain't working," he said. "Hope and change is not a solution. Hope and change is not a job."
This is the kind of candidate that I can vote for, can you?
In a perplexing development ignored by the mainstream media, the Obama Administration suspended tens of thousands of deportations last year and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano lied to a Senate committee to cover up the astounding figure.
Napolitano told the Senate Judiciary Committee that has oversight over the Department of Homeland Security that her agency halted the deportation of only 900 illegal immigrants in fiscal year 2010. She did admit that the figure could be higher because it excludes “deferred action” granted to illegal immigrants for “humanitarian” reasons.
Not surprisingly, Madame Secretary never indicated how much higher the figure could be, which may lead many to conclude that she purposely deceived federal lawmakers. It turns out that the Obama Administration halted the deportation of 34,448 illegal immigrants last year, according to Homeland Security figures obtained independently by a Senator (Charles Grassley of Iowa) who sits on the Judiciary Committee.
After the Senate hearing, which took place last month in Washington D.C., Napolitano’s own staff corrected her atrocious lie, according to Senator Grassley’s press secretary, who provided Judicial Watch with the accurate number. According to Homeland Security figures provided to Senator Grassley’s staff, the combined deferred action and paroles of illegal immigrants in 2010 amounted to 34,448.
This appears to be part of the administration’s secret amnesty plan in case Congress doesn’t pass legislation to legalize the nation’s 12 million illegal immigrants. Devised by political appointees at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the plan aims to enact “meaningful immigration reform absent legislative action.”
This includes delaying deportation indefinitely (“deferred action”), granting green cards, allowing illegal immigrants to remain in the U.S. indefinitely while they seek legal status (known as “parole in place”) and expanding the definition of “extreme hardships” so any illegal alien could meet the criteria and remain in the country.
Last summer the Obama Administration ordered authorities to stop removing illegal immigrants who are students while lawmakers craft legislation to officially shield them from expulsion. The move, which has spared an estimated 700,000 illegal aliens, came in response to nationwide rallies by defiant illegal immigrants protesting their eminent removal or that of their undocumented parents.
Judicial Watch has sued the Department of Homeland Security to obtain records detailing the stealth amnesty plan because the agency has ignored a federal public records request that dates back to July 2010.
Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there. I hope the day is joyous. We don't need gifts and stuff, we just need our children and husbands to appreciate us and to tell us they love us. We also want them to show us they love us by the way they act on this special day set aside for moms.
Dave did a beautiful post on Mother's Day that I want to share with you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Thank you Dave for your thoughtfulness.
There are so many great Moms and Moms by proxy or Moms in the making here on SH,
I just want to tell you all...
Happy Mother's Day and may the Lord bless you all always in all ways. xo -Dave
My mom is so sweet, and loving, everyone who knows her is surely blessed. She is a comic genius, a political brain, an awesome cook, a kind friend, a caring Grandma...not to mention a jazz artist, painter, poet and local radio personality. But to me, she is mom, my loving sweet and caring mom!!
I thought it might be interesting to look at a little history of Mothers Day... Let's go!
Mother's Day, like so many holidays is very old and the earliest Mother's Day celebrations seemingly come from ancient Greece.
Though the meaning and celebration have over the eons changed from the way we celebrate now.
In the 1600's, early English Christians celebrated a day to honor Mary, Christ's Mother. Later it was expanded to include all Mothers and celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent and titled "Mothering Sunday" to honor all the mothers of England. At this time England's poorest worked as servants for the wealthy. As most jobs were located far from their homes, servants lived at the houses of their employers. On Mothering Sunday, servants were given the day off and encouraged to return home to spend the day with their mothers. A special mothering cake, was often brought along to provide a festive touch. Over time, this tradition slowly became forgotten.
In the United States, Mother's Day was loosely inspired by the British day and was first suggested after the American Civil War by Julia Ward Howe. Howe (who wrote the words to the Battle hymn of the Republic) was horrified by the carnage of the Civil War and the Franco-Prussian War and so, in 1870, she tried to issue a manifesto for peace at international peace conferences in London and Paris (it was much like the later Mother's Day Peace Proclamation).
During the Franco-Prussian war in the 1870s, Julia began a one-woman peace crusade and made an impassioned "appeal to womanhood" to rise against war. She composed in Boston a powerful plea that same year (generally considered to be the original Mothers' Day proclamation*) translated it into several languages and distributed it widely. In 1872, she went to London to promote an international Woman's Peace Congress. She began promoting the idea of a "Mother's Day for Peace" to be celebrated on June 2, honoring peace, motherhood and womanhood. In the Boston Mass, she initiated a Mothers' Peace Day observance on the second Sunday in June, a practice that was to be established as an annual event and practiced for at least 10 years.
The day was, however, mainly intended as a call to unite women against war. It was due to her efforts that in 1873, women in 18 cities in America held a Mother's Day for Pace gathering. Howe rigorously championed the cause of official celebration of Mothers Day and declaration of official holiday on the day. She held meetings every year at Boston on Mother's Peace Day and took care that the day was well-observed. The celebrations died out when she turned her efforts to working for peace and women's rights in other ways. Howe failed in her attempt to get the formal recognition of a Mother's Day for Peace. Her remarkable contribution in the establishment of Mother's Day, however, remains in the fact that she organized a Mother's Day dedicated to peace. It is a landmark in the history of Mother's Day in the sense that this was to be the precursor to the modern Mother's Day celebrations. To acknowledge Howe's achievements a stamp was issued in her honor in 1988.
It should be well to remember that Howe's idea was influenced by Ann Marie Reeves Jarvis, a young Appalachian homemaker who, starting in 1858, had attempted to improve sanitation through what she called "Mothers Friendship Day". In the 1900's, at a time when most women devoted their time solely on their family and homes, Jarvis was working to assist in the healing of the nation after the Civil War. She organized women throughout the Civil War to work for better sanitary conditions for both sides and in 1868 she began work to reconcile Union and Confederate neighbors. Ann was instrumental in saving thousands of lives by teaching women in her Mothers Friendship Clubs the basics of nursing and sanitation which she had learned from her famous physician brother James Reeves, M.D. In parts of the United States it was customary to plant tomatoes outdoors after Mother's Work Days (and not before).
It was Jarvis' daughter, Anna Jarvis, who finally succeeded in introducing Mother's Day in the sense as we celebrate it today. Anna graduated from the Female Seminary in Wheeling and taught in Grafton for a while. Later she moved to Philadelphia with her family. Anna had spent many years looking after her ailing mother. This is why she preferred to remain a spinster. When her mother died in Philadelphia on May 9, 1905, Anna missed her greatly. So did her sister Elsinore whom she looked after as well. Anna felt children often neglected to appreciate their mother enough while the mother was still alive. Now, she intended to start a Mother's Day, as an honoring of the mothers. In 1907, two years after her mother's death, Anna Jarvis disclosed her intention to her friends who supported her cause wholeheartedly. So supported by her friends, Anna decided to dedicate her life to her mother's cause and to establish Mother's Day to "honor mothers, living and dead." She started the campaign to establish a national Mother's Day. With her friends, she started a letter-writing campaign to urge ministers, businessmen and congressmen in declaring a national Mother's Day holiday. She hoped Mother's Day would increase respect for parents and strengthen family bonds.
As a result of her efforts the first mother's day was observed on May 10, 1908, by a church service honoring Late Mrs. Reese Jarvis, in the Andrews Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia, where she spent 20 years taking Sunday school classes. Grafton is the home to the International Mother's Day Shrine. Another service was also conducted on the same date in Philadelphia where Mrs. Jarvis died, leaving her two daughters Anna and Elsinore. So it was more of an homage service for Mrs. Reeves Jarvis than a general one conducted in honor of motherhood. Nevertheless, this set the stage for the later Mother's Day observances held in the honor of motherhood.
From there, the custom caught on -- spreading eventually to 45 states. The first Mother's Day proclamation was issued by the governor of West Virginia in 1910. Oklahoma celebrated it in that same year. It stirred the same way in as far west as the state of Washington. And by 1911 there was not a state in the Union that did not have its own observances for Mother's Day. Soon it crossed the national boundary, as people in Mexico, Canada, South America, China, Japan and Africa all joined the spree to celebrate a day for mother love.
The House of Representatives in May 1913 unanimously adopted a resolution requesting the President, his cabinet, the members of both Houses and all officials of the federal government to wear a white carnation on Mother's Day. On May 7,1914, a resolution providing that the second Sunday in May be designated Mother's Day was introduced by Representative James T. Heflin of Alabama and Senator Morris Sheppard of Texas. It passed both Houses on May 9, 1914.
"Arrangement in Grey and Black" aka Whistler's Mother"
In 1934 Postmaster General James A. Farley announced a stamp to commemorate Mother's Day. The stamp featured this famous painting.
The painting was a portrait of the mother of James Abbott McNeill Whistler, an English artist. It was brought into the United States as part of an exhibit in the year 1934.
Regardless of the pros and cons of the commercialization of this day, Mother's Day continues to be one of the most commercially successful U.S. occasions. According to the National Restaurant Association, Mother's Day is now the most popular day of the year to dine out at a restaurant in the United States. The occasion is now celebrated not so much with flags as with gifts, cards, hugs, thank you's and other tokens of affection. While many countries of the world celebrate their own Mother's Day on different days and at different times throughout the year, there are some countries such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium which also celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May. In some countries, the appreciation lasts for two days.
This is one day, we can all get behind someone... Mom, we love you!
I am a patriot! Since 9/11/2001 when we were attacked on our own soil, I have an even stronger desire to pay close attention to government and to do my part to protect our way of life!
Our forefathers were guided by God when they established our government in 1776, and now we must protect those values - the foundation of this country.
Men and women sacrificed a great deal to give us what we hold dear today. Now we need to sacrifice also to protect what we have for our children. We want them to have the same life that we grew up with before it is destroyed by liberals. Are YOU with me?
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Update From TEA Party
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The intent of this post is to highlight a few points that will stick out in
your mind and stay focused on the course at hand. There will come a time
when w...
18 Months- Day 547 minus Barbara...
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When Barbara died I found a book on Southern etiquette because I wanted to
find out what a gentleman like Rhett Butler would have done in my place. I
found...
Why Immigrants Come to America
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More than any other nation in history, the United States has made itself a
new home for immigrants in search of a better life. It embraces those who
come t...
Are You Really Willing to Pay the Price?
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Originally posted on The Demise of America:
Do you have any idea (realistically) of what the price will be for standing
up as a patriot against this admini...
FDA Speaks About Weight Loss
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Too much trust in advertisements telling us the truth about the product
they want us to buy from them and our own willingness to ignore common
sense for a ...
Houston Conservative Examiner
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Just stopping by to let you all know that I was offered a position as a
writer with Examiner.com. If you would like to follow my articles there my
column w...
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