Press release via the Republican Liberty Caucus:
The National Board of the Republican Liberty Caucus (RLC) has voted to name Wayne Allyn Root as Chairman of its National Campaign Committee, as well as Chairman of the RLC Advisory Board. Root, now back to his lifelong Republican roots, was the Libertarian Vice Presidential nominee in 2008, as well as an elected Board member of the Libertarian National Committee, and Chairman of the Libertarian National Campaign Committee.
One of America’s most vocal critics of the Obama administration, Root is a frequent radio and TV guest, political commentator, syndicated political columnist, and the author of the national bestselling books, “The Ultimate Obama Survival Guide” and “The Murder of the Middle Class.”
“We are very excited to have Wayne on board,” said Matt Nye, RLC National Chairman. “Wayne is an extremely talented, charismatic and dynamic media personality; he’s an outspoken advocate for liberty, but he is particularly fierce on economic freedom and the U.S. Constitution.”
At the time Root joined the Libertarian Presidential ticket in 2008, the Bob Barr-Wayne Root presidential ticket was the 2nd most successful vote-getter in the party’s history. Root says that experience showed him just how heavily the scales are tilted in favor of the two-party system.
“As the Libertarian Party’s vice presidential nominee, I called myself a ‘REAGAN libertarian,’ in honor of my heroes Ronald Reagan and his mentor Barry Goldwater,” Root said. “I will forever be a libertarian leaning Republican-conservative, and I am grateful for my start in national politics with the Libertarian Party.”
Root says the grassroots uprising in 2010 and 2014 has given him hope the Republican Party can be returned to its roots.
“Given the popularity of the Tea Party message it makes sense to work within the Republican Party to return the GOP to the ideology of Ronald Reagan, Barry Goldwater and Jack Kemp,” Root said. “That is exactly the mission of the Republican Liberty Caucus, and I’m here to inject a dose of world-class energy and enthusiasm!”
RLC Chairman Matt Nye agrees, but says the Republicans apparently didn’t get the memo. He hopes high profile individuals like Root joining with grassroots organizations like the RLC will help them see the light.
“In spite of the clear message the grassroots sent with massive, record-setting landslides in both the 2010 and 2014 elections, GOP party leadership doesn’t appear to have gotten the message,” Nye said. “Republicans were given a clear mandate to stop Obama’s agenda, but they’ve done nothing of substance to do so.”
Root agrees.
“We’re stuck with leadership in both houses that is either spineless, incompetent or sympathetic to the president’s big government agenda; that, or the GOP’s leaders have simply been bought off by lawyers, lobbyists, big corporate donations and the famous DC culture of corruption,” Root said. “This is simply unacceptable. We are watching the greatest country, and the greatest middle class, in world history being systematically destroyed, and that is something I cannot stand by idly and watch.”
In his best-selling books Root blames the partnership of big government, big media and big corporations.
“Republicans must stand firm, cut spending and debt, balance the budget, repeal Obamacare, audit and reform the Fed, re-establish the Gold Standard and roll back out-of control federal agencies like the EPA, IRS, and the NSA program spying on US citizens,” Root said. “Most of all, Republican leaders must stand up and fight for capitalism and American Exceptionalism.”
Root says Republicans must offer a clear alternative.
“The GOP controls Congress, and Congress controls spending,” Root said. “It’s time the GOP withdraws from this president’s agenda that is destroying capitalism, small business and America. If they can’t do that, then Americans have no reason to vote Republican.”
Nye concurs.
“With Wayne’s help, we at the RLC intend to hold their feet to the fire,” he said.
Root’s web site is www.ROOTforAmerica.com. His new business book, entitled “The Power of RELENTLESS!” will be out August 10th. You can follow Wayne on Twitter here.
Seymour Results: “Wayne … is a reality-imposed consequentialist, and he demands something to show for his efforts. He demands results …”
True, but not in the sense that you mean it.
Root did want “results” for his efforts. But he was less interested in the “result” of advancing libertarianism, than in the “result” of self-promotion.
He got a book deal out of his VP nomination, which he milked for as much media face time as possible. When his nomination became old news, and he lost the LP Chair’s race, and it appeared there were no new marketable LP titles on his horizon (the media seemed unimpressed with LNCC Chair), he went on to his next business venture.
It’s not that surprising. RLC has a history of Zionist warmonger infiltrators.
I understand DT’s point (although he took quite a bit of space to make it) and I agree. I’m not sure what would be hard to understand about it.
Isn’t there something in the bible about destroying those who follow links that are critical of gOD?
Definitely not.
Well that makes TWO of you, Porky Pisces
Paulie, we were supposed to never have any members who disagreed with him, and to never vote against him for any office. Obviously.
I’m more interested in the fact that the RLC would appoint him right after one of the most pro-war op-eds I’ve read in a while. That’s disappointing.
Two terms on the LNC, including after he openly called us “your party” etc., up until he voluntarily resigned. Really, how much more accommodating were we supposed to be?
Apparently by only nominating him for vice president.
Although I’d argue that those weren’t his “philosophically formative” years, which are still yet to come and may never arrive.
We “pushed him away”? How so?
Although I don’t agree with much that Wayne says these days, this is a good place for him. I’m glad he’s finally found a political organization that has the possibility of going “From Zero to 1” in the domain of strategy. Wayne, though religiously-conflicted, is a reality-imposed consequentialist, and he demands something to show for his efforts. He demands results of his efforts (that’s what “consequences” are, for those who are too busy reading Rothbard and Mises to read an essay on political technology). See: https://www.leadershipinstitute.org/resources/files/THE%20REAL%20NATURE%20OF%20POLITICS.pdf
It’s too bad that the LP pushed Wayne away during his philosophical formative years. Allowing Eric Dondero and Bruce Cohen to lead him astray was an unfortunate happening. (However, one can’t say that they were not rational: they sought a significant political ally, and spent enough time with him to shape his views in the likeness of their own.)
In any event, this is a good outcome, and if Wayne learns something about grassroots political strategy, he may even become dangerous to the socialist establishment (D and R).
Definitely not.
LOL….Everyone, excluding Rob Banks,, knows what I’m talking about
Is there a purpose behind your nastiness?
LOL….Does anyone, including Dave Terry, know what the fuck he is babbling about? I’ll bet the answer is no.
All the true believers will light a candle for your soul, or is it sole?
I wish you a peaceful, 666.
I’m not reading any comments from Dave Terry, but if I get any requests to take down the overly long copy and paste I will.
RB> “I’m not religious, and I already knew this, so I don’t need convincing”
Really? Why doth thy protest too much? I would suspect such a response from Pat
Robertson. Exactly how much did it cost you for my “lengthy” response?
Further, my post was not in response to anything YOU wrote, so why do you take
personal offense?
Frankly, you have never posted anything warranting a response.
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DT must think people can’t click on a link. What an ass.
I’m not religious, and I already knew this, so I don’t need convincing. The article is good, what’s obnoxious is you posting the whole thing instead of just a link or short sample and link to the rest. But then obnoxious may as well be your middle name.
Further, the very excess of examples, lends credulity to the fact that the true holocaust occurred centuries ago, at the hands of the Israelites.
Thank you, I would expect that kind of knee-jerk response from a ‘true believer’ like you.
If copious examples fail to convince you, how would a “LINK AND A SHORT SAMPLE”
be of any value?
Obnoxious, DT!
Really…did DT really need to post the WHOLE article here? What’s wrong with just a link, or a link and a short sample? Sheesh!
PS; IF your Priest, Pastor or Rabbi tell you that the previous quotes are “gospel” truth.
shun him and his associates. They are the pariahs in a rational society.
Capozzi> “This right-wing theme that Islam inherently hurtful is just absurd. You can find hurtful, inhuman stuff in the Bible, too.
For Example
Kill People Who Don’t Listen to Priests
Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must be put to death. Such evil must be purged from Israel. (Deuteronomy 17:12 NLT)
Kill Witches
“You should not let a sorceress live.” (Exodus 22:17 NAB)
Kill Homosexuals
“If a man lies with a male as with a women, both of them shall be put to death for their abominable deed; they have forfeited their lives.” (Leviticus 20:13 NAB)
Kill Fortunetellers
“A man or a woman who acts as a medium or fortuneteller shall be put to death by stoning; they have no one but themselves to blame for their death. (Leviticus 20:27 NAB)
Death for Hitting Dad
“Whoever strikes his father or mother shall be put to death. (Exodus 21:15 NAB)
Death for Cursing Parents
1) If one curses his father or mother, his lamp will go out at the coming of darkness. (Proverbs 20:20 NAB)
2) All who curse their father or mother must be put to death. They are guilty of a capital offense. (Leviticus 20:9 NLT)
Death for Adultery
“If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife, both the man and the woman must be put to death. (Leviticus 20:10 NLT)
Death for Fornication
“A priest’s daughter who loses her honor by committing fornication and thereby dishonors her father also, shall be burned to death. (Leviticus 21:9 NAB)
Kill Nonbelievers
“They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul; and everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.” (2 Chronicles 15:12-13 NAB)
Kill False Prophets
“If a man still prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall say to him, “You shall not live, because you have spoken a lie in the name of the Lord.” When he prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall thrust him through.” (Zechariah 13:3 NAB)
Kill the Entire Town if One Person Worships Another God
“Suppose you hear in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you that some worthless rabble among you have led their fellow citizens astray by encouraging them to worship foreign gods. In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully. If you find it is true and can prove that such a detestable act has occurred among you, you must attack that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock. Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the street and burn it. Put the entire town to the torch as a burnt offering to the LORD your God. That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt. Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction. Then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you. He will have compassion on you and make you a great nation, just as he solemnly promised your ancestors. “The LORD your God will be merciful only if you obey him and keep all the commands I am giving you today, doing what is pleasing to him.” (Deuteronomy 13:13-19 NLT)
Kill Women Who Are Not Virgins On Their Wedding Night
“But if this charge is true (that she wasn’t a virgin on her wedding night), and evidence of the girls virginity is not found, they shall bring the girl to the entrance of her fathers house and there her townsman shall stone her to death, because she committed a crime against Israel by her unchasteness in her father’s house. Thus shall you purge the evil from your midst. (Deuteronomy 22:20-21 NAB)
Kill Followers of Other Religions.
“1) If your own full brother, or your son or daughter, or your beloved wife, or you intimate friend, entices you secretly to serve other gods, whom you and your fathers have not known, gods of any other nations, near at hand or far away, from one end of the earth to the other: do not yield to him or listen to him, nor look with pity upon him, to spare or shield him, but kill him. Your hand shall be the first raised to slay him; the rest of the people shall join in with you. You shall stone him to death, because he sought to lead you astray from the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery. And all Israel, hearing of this, shall fear and never do such evil as this in your midst. (Deuteronomy 13:7-12 NAB)
2) Suppose a man or woman among you, in one of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, has done evil in the sight of the LORD your God and has violated the covenant by serving other gods or by worshiping the sun, the moon, or any of the forces of heaven, which I have strictly forbidden. When you hear about it, investigate the matter thoroughly. If it is true that this detestable thing has been done in Israel, then that man or woman must be taken to the gates of the town and stoned to death. (Deuteronomy 17:2-5 NLT)
Death for Blasphemy
” One day a man who had an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father got into a fight with one of the Israelite men. During the fight, this son of an Israelite woman blasphemed the LORD’s name. So the man was brought to Moses for judgment. His mother’s name was Shelomith. She was the daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan. They put the man in custody until the LORD’s will in the matter should become clear. Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and tell all those who heard him to lay their hands on his head. Then let the entire community stone him to death. Say to the people of Israel: Those who blaspheme God will suffer the consequences of their guilt and be punished. Anyone who blasphemes the LORD’s name must be stoned to death by the whole community of Israel. Any Israelite or foreigner among you who blasphemes the LORD’s name will surely die. (Leviticus 24:10-16 NLT)
Kill False Prophets
“1) Suppose there are prophets among you, or those who have dreams about the future, and they promise you signs or miracles, and the predicted signs or miracles take place. If the prophets then say, ‘Come, let us worship the gods of foreign nations,’ do not listen to them. The LORD your God is testing you to see if you love him with all your heart and soul. Serve only the LORD your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him. The false prophets or dreamers who try to lead you astray must be put to death, for they encourage rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of slavery in the land of Egypt. Since they try to keep you from following the LORD your God, you must execute them to remove the evil from among you.” (Deuteronomy 13:1-5 NLT)
2) But any prophet who claims to give a message from another god or who falsely claims to speak for me must die.’ You may wonder, ‘How will we know whether the prophecy is from the LORD or not?’ If the prophet predicts something in the LORD’s name and it does not happen, the LORD did not give the message. That prophet has spoken on his own and need not be feared. ” (Deuteronomy 18:20-22 NLT)
Infidels and Gays Should Die
“So God let them go ahead and do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other’s bodies. Instead of believing what they knew was the truth about God, they deliberately chose to believe lies. So they worshiped the things God made but not the Creator himself, who is to be praised forever. Amen. That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. And the men, instead of having normal sexual relationships with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men and, as a result, suffered within themselves the penalty they so richly deserved. When they refused to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their evil minds and let them do things that should never be done. Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, fighting, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip. They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They are forever inventing new ways of sinning and are disobedient to their parents. They refuse to understand, break their promises, and are heartless and unforgiving. They are fully aware of God’s death penalty for those who do these things, yet they go right ahead and do them anyway. And, worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.” (Romans 1:24-32 NLT)
Kill People for Working on the Sabbath
” The LORD then gave these further instructions to Moses: ‘Tell the people of Israel to keep my Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between me and you forever. It helps you to remember that I am the LORD, who makes you holy. Yes, keep the Sabbath day, for it is holy. Anyone who desecrates it must die; anyone who works on that day will be cut off from the community. Work six days only, but the seventh day must be a day of total rest. I repeat: Because the LORD considers it a holy day, anyone who works on the Sabbath must be put to death.’ (Exodus 31:12-15 NLT)
2) God’s Murders for Stupid Reasons:
Kill Brats
“From there Elisha went up to Bethel. While he was on his way, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him. “Go up baldhead,” they shouted, “go up baldhead!” The prophet turned and saw them, and he cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two shebears came out of the woods and tore forty two of the children to pieces. (2 Kings 2:23-24 NAB)
God Kills the Curious
“And he smote of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of Jehovah, he smote of the people seventy men, `and’ fifty thousand men; and the people mourned, because Jehovah had smitten the people with a great slaughter. And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this holy God? and to whom shall he go up from us?” (1Samuel 6:19-20 ASV)
Death by a Lion
“Meanwhile, the LORD instructed one of the group of prophets to say to another man, “Strike me!” But the man refused to strike the prophet. Then the prophet told him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, a lion will kill you as soon as you leave me.” And sure enough, when he had gone, a lion attacked and killed him.” (1 Kings 20:35-36 NLT)
3) Murdering Children
Kill Sons of Sinners
“Make ready to slaughter his sons for the guilt of their fathers; Lest they rise and posses the earth, and fill the breadth of the world with tyrants. (Isaiah 14:21 NAB)
God Will Kill Children
“The glory of Israel will fly away like a bird, for your children will die at birth or perish in the womb or never even be conceived. Even if your children do survive to grow up, I will take them from you. It will be a terrible day when I turn away and leave you alone. I have watched Israel become as beautiful and pleasant as Tyre. But now Israel will bring out her children to be slaughtered.” O LORD, what should I request for your people? I will ask for wombs that don’t give birth and breasts that give no milk. The LORD says, “All their wickedness began at Gilgal; there I began to hate them. I will drive them from my land because of their evil actions. I will love them no more because all their leaders are rebels. The people of Israel are stricken. Their roots are dried up; they will bear no more fruit. And if they give birth, I will slaughter their beloved children.” (Hosea 9:11-16 NLT)
Kill Men, Women, and Children
“Then I heard the LORD say to the other men, “Follow him through the city and kill everyone whose forehead is not marked. Show no mercy; have no pity! Kill them all – old and young, girls and women and little children. But do not touch anyone with the mark. Begin your task right here at the Temple.” So they began by killing the seventy leaders. “Defile the Temple!” the LORD commanded. “Fill its courtyards with the bodies of those you kill! Go!” So they went throughout the city and did as they were told.” (Ezekiel 9:5-7 NLT)
God Kills all the First Born of Egypt
“And at midnight the LORD killed all the firstborn sons in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn son of Pharaoh, who sat on the throne, to the firstborn son of the captive in the dungeon. Even the firstborn of their livestock were killed. Pharaoh and his officials and all the people of Egypt woke up during the night, and loud wailing was heard throughout the land of Egypt. There was not a single house where someone had not died. (Exodus 12:29-30 NLT)
Kill Old Men and Young Women
“You are my battle-ax and sword,” says the LORD. “With you I will shatter nations and destroy many kingdoms. With you I will shatter armies, destroying the horse and rider, the chariot and charioteer. With you I will shatter men and women, old people and children, young men and maidens. With you I will shatter shepherds and flocks, farmers and oxen, captains and rulers. “As you watch, I will repay Babylon and the people of Babylonia for all the wrong they have done to my people in Jerusalem,” says the LORD. “Look, O mighty mountain, destroyer of the earth! I am your enemy,” says the LORD. “I will raise my fist against you, to roll you down from the heights. When I am finished, you will be nothing but a heap of rubble. You will be desolate forever. Even your stones will never again be used for building. You will be completely wiped out,” says the LORD. (Jeremiah 51:20-26)
(Note that after God promises the Israelites a victory against Babylon, the Israelites actually get their butts kicked by them in the next chapter. So much for an all-knowing and all-powerful God.)
God Will Kill the Children of Sinners
“If even then you remain hostile toward me and refuse to obey, I will inflict you with seven more disasters for your sins. I will release wild animals that will kill your children and destroy your cattle, so your numbers will dwindle and your roads will be deserted. (Leviticus 26:21-22 NLT)
More Rape and Baby Killing
“Anyone who is captured will be run through with a sword. Their little children will be dashed to death right before their eyes. Their homes will be sacked and their wives raped by the attacking hordes. For I will stir up the Medes against Babylon, and no amount of silver or gold will buy them off. The attacking armies will shoot down the young people with arrows. They will have no mercy on helpless babies and will show no compassion for the children. (Isaiah 13:15-18 NLT)
4) Miscellaneous Murders
More of Samson’s Murders
“(The Lord saves Sampson from standing trial for 30 murders and arson by allowing him to kill 1000 more men.) When he reached Lehi, and the Philistines came shouting to meet him, the spirit of the Lord came upon him: the ropes around his arms become as flax that is consumed by fire and the bonds melted away from his hands. Near him was the fresh jawbone of an ass; he reached out, grasped it, and with it killed a thousand men.” (Judges 15:14-15 NAB)
Peter Kills Two People
“There was also a man named Ananias who, with his wife, Sapphira, sold some property. He brought part of the money to the apostles, but he claimed it was the full amount. His wife had agreed to this deception. Then Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself. The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was yours to give away. How could you do a thing like this? You weren’t lying to us but to God.” As soon as Ananias heard these words, he fell to the floor and died. Everyone who heard about it was terrified. Then some young men wrapped him in a sheet and took him out and buried him. About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. Peter asked her, “Was this the price you and your husband received for your land?” “Yes,” she replied, “that was the price.” And Peter said, “How could the two of you even think of doing a thing like this – conspiring together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Just outside that door are the young men who buried your husband, and they will carry you out, too.” Instantly, she fell to the floor and died. When the young men came in and saw that she was dead, they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. Great fear gripped the entire church and all others who heard what had happened. (Acts 5:1-11 NLT)
Mass Murder
“This is what the Lord of hosts has to say: ‘I will punish what Amalek did to Israel when he barred his way as he was coming up from Egypt. Go, now, attack Amalek, and deal with him and all that he has under the ban. Do not spare him, but kill men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and asses.’ (1 Samuel 15:2-3 NAB)
You Have to Kill
“Cursed be he who does the Lords work remissly, cursed he who holds back his sword from blood. (Jeremiah 48:10 NAB)
The Danites Kill the Next Town
“But the territory of the Danites was too small for them; so the Danites marched up and attacked Leshem, which they captured and put to the sword. Once they had taken possession of Lesham, they renamed the settlement after their ancestor Dan. (Joshua 19:47 NAB)
God Kills Some More
“Then the LORD said to me, “Even if Moses and Samuel stood before me pleading for these people, I wouldn’t help them. Away with them! Get them out of my sight! And if they say to you, ‘But where can we go?’ tell them, ‘This is what the LORD says: Those who are destined for death, to death; those who are destined for war, to war; those who are destined for famine, to famine; those who are destined for captivity, to captivity.’ “I will send four kinds of destroyers against them,” says the LORD. “I will send the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, the vultures to devour, and the wild animals to finish up what is left. Because of the wicked things Manasseh son of Hezekiah, king of Judah, did in Jerusalem, I will make my people an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.” (Jeremiah 15:1-4 NLT)
God Promises More Killing
“I will make Mount Seir utterly desolate, killing off all who try to escape and any who return. I will fill your mountains with the dead. Your hills, your valleys, and your streams will be filled with people slaughtered by the sword. I will make you desolate forever. Your cities will never be rebuilt. Then you will know that I am the LORD. (Ezekiel 35:7-9 NLT)
The Angel of Death
” My angel will go before you and bring you to the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hivites, and Jebusites; and I will wipe them out. (Exodus 23:23 NAB)
Destruction of Ai
Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid or discouraged. Take the entire army and attack Ai, for I have given to you the king of Ai, his people, his city, and his land. You will destroy them as you destroyed Jericho and its king. But this time you may keep the captured goods and the cattle for yourselves. Set an ambush behind the city.” So Joshua and the army of Israel set out to attack Ai. Joshua chose thirty thousand fighting men and sent them out at night with these orders: “Hide in ambush close behind the city and be ready for action. When our main army attacks, the men of Ai will come out to fight as they did before, and we will run away from them. We will let them chase us until they have all left the city. For they will say, ‘The Israelites are running away from us as they did before.’ Then you will jump up from your ambush and take possession of the city, for the LORD your God will give it to you. Set the city on fire, as the LORD has commanded. You have your orders.” So they left that night and lay in ambush between Bethel and the west side of Ai. But Joshua remained among the people in the camp that night.
Early the next morning Joshua roused his men and started toward Ai, accompanied by the leaders of Israel. They camped on the north side of Ai, with a valley between them and the city. That night Joshua sent five thousand men to lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the city. So they stationed the main army north of the city and the ambush west of the city. Joshua himself spent that night in the valley. When the king of Ai saw the Israelites across the valley, he and all his army hurriedly went out early the next morning and attacked the Israelites at a place overlooking the Jordan Valley. But he didn’t realize there was an ambush behind the city. Joshua and the Israelite army fled toward the wilderness as though they were badly beaten, and all the men in the city were called out to chase after them. In this way, they were lured away from the city. There was not a man left in Ai or Bethel who did not chase after the Israelites, and the city was left wide open.
Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Point your spear toward Ai, for I will give you the city.” Joshua did as he was commanded. As soon as Joshua gave the signal, the men in ambush jumped up and poured into the city. They quickly captured it and set it on fire. When the men of Ai looked behind them, smoke from the city was filling the sky, and they had nowhere to go. For the Israelites who had fled in the direction of the wilderness now turned on their pursuers. When Joshua and the other Israelites saw that the ambush had succeeded and that smoke was rising from the city, they turned and attacked the men of Ai. Then the Israelites who were inside the city came out and started killing the enemy from the rear. So the men of Ai were caught in a trap, and all of them died. Not a single person survived or escaped. Only the king of Ai was taken alive and brought to Joshua.
When the Israelite army finished killing all the men outside the city, they went back and finished off everyone inside. So the entire population of Ai was wiped out that day – twelve thousand in all. For Joshua kept holding out his spear until everyone who had lived in Ai was completely destroyed. Only the cattle and the treasures of the city were not destroyed, for the Israelites kept these for themselves, as the LORD had commanded Joshua. So Ai became a permanent mound of ruins, desolate to this very day. Joshua hung the king of Ai on a tree and left him there until evening. At sunset the Israelites took down the body and threw it in front of the city gate. They piled a great heap of stones over him that can still be seen today. (Joshua 8:1-29 NLT)
Killing at Jericho
“When the people heard the sound of the horns, they shouted as loud as they could. Suddenly, the walls of Jericho collapsed, and the Israelites charged straight into the city from every side and captured it. They completely destroyed everything in it – men and women, young and old, cattle, sheep, donkeys – everything. (Joshua 6:20-21 NLT)
TO SAY THAT ELOHIM (YHWH) IS A JEALOUS GOD, IS THE
GREATEST UNDERSTATEMENT IN RECORDED HISTORY!!!!!!
God Kills an Extended Family
“You have done more evil than all who lived before you. You have made other gods and have made me furious with your gold calves. And since you have turned your back on me, I will bring disaster on your dynasty and kill all your sons, slave or free alike. I will burn up your royal dynasty as one burns up trash until it is all gone. I, the LORD, vow that the members of your family who die in the city will be eaten by dogs, and those who die in the field will be eaten by vultures.'” Then Ahijah said to Jeroboam’s wife, “Go on home, and when you enter the city, the child will die. All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. He is the only member of your family who will have a proper burial, for this child is the only good thing that the LORD, the God of Israel, sees in the entire family of Jeroboam. And the LORD will raise up a king over Israel who will destroy the family of Jeroboam. This will happen today, even now! Then the LORD will shake Israel like a reed whipped about in a stream. He will uproot the people of Israel from this good land that he gave their ancestors and will scatter them beyond the Euphrates River, for they have angered the LORD by worshiping Asherah poles. He will abandon Israel because Jeroboam sinned and made all of Israel sin along with him.” (1 Kings 14:9-16 NLT)
Mass Murder
“The men of Israel withdrew through the territory of the Benjaminites, putting to the sword the inhabitants of the city, the livestock, and all they chanced upon. Moreover they destroyed by fire all the cities they came upon. (Judges 20:48 NAB)
The Angel of Death
“that night the angel of the Lord went forth and struck down one hundred and eighty five thousand men in the Assyrian camp. Early the next morning, there they were, all the corpuses of the dead. (2 Kings 19:35 NAB)
Kill Your Neighbors
“(Moses) stood at the entrance to the camp and shouted, “All of you who are on the LORD’s side, come over here and join me.” And all the Levites came. He told them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Strap on your swords! Go back and forth from one end of the camp to the other, killing even your brothers, friends, and neighbors.” The Levites obeyed Moses, and about three thousand people died that day. Then Moses told the Levites, “Today you have been ordained for the service of the LORD, for you obeyed him even though it meant killing your own sons and brothers. Because of this, he will now give you a great blessing.” (Exodus 32:26-29 NLT)
Kill the Family of Sinners
“And Joshua said to Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession to him; and tell me now what thou hast done, hide it not from me. And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I done. When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them, and behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.” [Note that the sin is not looting, but failing to give the loot to the treasury of the Lord.] “So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent, and behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it. And they took them from the midst of the tent, and brought them to Joshua, and to all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD. And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them to the valley of Achor. And Joshua said, why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones. And they raised over him a great heap of stones to this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger: wherefore the name of that place was called the valley of Achor to this day. (Joshua 7:19-26 Webster’s Bible)
Kill Followers of Other Religions
“While the Israelites were camped at Acacia, some of the men defiled themselves by sleeping with the local Moabite women. These women invited them to attend sacrifices to their gods, and soon the Israelites were feasting with them and worshiping the gods of Moab. Before long Israel was joining in the worship of Baal of Peor, causing the LORD’s anger to blaze against his people. The LORD issued the following command to Moses: “Seize all the ringleaders and execute them before the LORD in broad daylight, so his fierce anger will turn away from the people of Israel.” So Moses ordered Israel’s judges to execute everyone who had joined in worshiping Baal of Peor. Just then one of the Israelite men brought a Midianite woman into the camp, right before the eyes of Moses and all the people, as they were weeping at the entrance of the Tabernacle. When Phinehas son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron the priest saw this, he jumped up and left the assembly. Then he took a spear and rushed after the man into his tent. Phinehas thrust the spear all the way through the man’s body and into the woman’s stomach. So the plague against the Israelites was stopped, but not before 24,000 people had died. (Numbers 25:1-9 NLT)
“At the customary time for offering the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet walked up to the altar and prayed, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all this at your command. O LORD, answer me! Answer me so these people will know that you, O LORD, are God and that you have brought them back to yourself.” Immediately the fire of the LORD flashed down from heaven and burned up the young bull, the wood, the stones, and the dust. It even licked up all the water in the ditch! And when the people saw it, they fell on their faces and cried out, “The LORD is God! The LORD is God!” Then Elijah commanded, “Seize all the prophets of Baal. Don’t let a single one escape!” So the people seized them all, and Elijah took them down to the Kishon Valley and killed them there. (1 Kings 18:36-40 NLT)
Kill All of Babylon
“Go up, my warriors, against the land of Merathaim and against the people of Pekod. Yes, march against Babylon, the land of rebels, a land that I will judge! Pursue, kill, and completely destroy them, as I have commanded you,” says the LORD. “Let the battle cry be heard in the land, a shout of great destruction”. (Jeremiah 50:21-22 NLT)
Micah Kills a Whole Town
“Then, with Micah’s idols and his priest, the men of Dan came to the town of Laish, whose people were peaceful and secure. They attacked and killed all the people and burned the town to the ground. There was no one to rescue the residents of the town, for they lived a great distance from Sidon and had no allies nearby. This happened in the valley near Beth-rehob.Then the people of the tribe of Dan rebuilt the town and lived there. They renamed the town Dan after their ancestor, Israel’s son, but it had originally been called Laish. (Judges 18:27-29 NLT) (Note that God approves of this slaughter in verse 6.)
PLEASE SEE; http://www.evilbible.com/Murder.htm
.” I can think of one government that owns a lot of them — the Vatican”.> Knapp
Yes, and it doesn’t pay one dime of property taxes!
Given that they are both already married, that would be just as legal as making Bibi the US president.
But he rejoined the Republican Party, so there are NO Reagan libertarians. Not that there ever were…
Luckily, there is only one Reagan libertarian in the world.
Agreed, Jill. While I don’t have a problem with the LP being somewhat of a big tent, you have to draw the line somewhere, and there’s just no room for “Reagan libertarians” like Root.
^^That was pretty much my reaction too, Langa. It did, however, remind me of how very pleased I am that Root made his way out of the LP.
I’m very proud to have been one of several individuals who helped Root to make the decision to go back to the GOP. That really is where he belongs. I glad he’s found a way to be useful to them.
Oy vey! President of what .. the USA? In Israel the Prime Minister has the practical power, presidents are ceremonial, as is the case in many countries.
Yes, actually, he is saying that Netanyahu should be the President of the United States. That article is full of so much pure, unadulterated fawning that I’m surprised Root didn’t close it by asking for Netanyahu’s hand in marriage. Seriously, it’s obsequious to the point of nausea.
I think that Wayne Allyn Root has had his day in the sun. He will need to adapt to cooler weather.
Dave Nalle posted the following on his FB page:
“For those who are contacting me about the Wayne Allyn Root appointment, I’m just one vote on the RLC national board. Please direct your concerns to Matt Nye ([email protected]) or your local or state chapter leaders.”
From which I gather that the reaction, even among RLC-ers, has not been overwhelmingly positive, and that the vote was not unanimous.
Does Root ever join anything unless there’s a title in it for him?
Would he ever join/help/donate to a group if the only titled offered to him was that of “volunteer”?
One thing I do regret about Mr. Root joining the RP is that none of his articles are ever posted here anymore. Reading the comments to them was always a treat.
I don’t know for sure but I am guessing this is a title created for Wayne, and that he plans to use it to try and get a larger number of outlets to pick up his op-eds and/or schedule him for interview because they either think he is chair of the RLC itself, or better yet chair of the RNC national campaign committee. It’s an easy thing to not notice if you are not paying close enough attention. He did the same thing when he was chair of the LNCC and a lot of people didn’t realize that was different than being chair of the LNC.
Another slow news day at IPR
“Actually, the Vatican does not own most of the buildings you appear to be thinking of.”
I think we’ve been through this before. I didn’t allude only to ownership, but to finances as well. There are definitely financial strings running back and forth between American Catholic congregations and the Vatican.
Also, there’s a difference between formal title and actual ownership. While I’ve heard of a case in which a local congregation fought for control of its building when its priest was excommunicated and it chose to keep the priest rather than the affiliation, in the usual course of business if the Pope removes an archbishop, the next archbishop, chosen by the Pope, “owns” the archdiocese and its properties through this or that instrument. So that tells you who the real owner is.
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Actually, the Vatican does not own most of the buildings you appear to be thinking of. They are usually corporations sole and owned by the local archbishop or cardinal or the like. This leads to interesting complications when there are litigatory issues. As a result, legal damages for whatever reason cannot reach around the world and across the country.
tlk: Only one that I can think of: Root is really, really, really dumb.
me: Actually, all indications are the Root has above-average intellect. That’s different, though, from wisdom. I can go with really unwise.
This right-wing theme that Islam inherently hurtful is just absurd. You can find hurtful, inhuman stuff in the Bible, too.
Demonizing all Islam followers is just SO beneath what is worthy of public discourse. It’s also the case that the violent jihadists are motivated in part by words in the Koran seems hard to deny. I’d prefer that lessarchists not use hater code like Root does, as it is tonally WAY off.
Maybe it was created for him?
The press release is legit, I checked their website:
http://www.rlc.org/article/republican-liberty-caucus-announces-wayne-allyn-root-chairman-national-campaign-committee
Funny, the RLC does not list a Campaign Committee on their website. Perhaps it’s a new creation. Or did I overlook it? http://www.rlc.org/committees
“I found this on Google News:
http://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2015/03/04/bibi-for-president-n1965682/page/full
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Oy vey! President of what .. the USA? In Israel the Prime Minister has the practical power, presidents are ceremonial, as is the case in many countries.
I noticed a weird “birther theory” about Netanyahu on Bruce Majors’ blog. Something that said Obama smoked dope, Bibi smoked terrorists…and was born in the USA. However, wikipedia says Netanyahu was born in Israel – in fact was the first Israeli prime minister born in Israel after independence – but did frequently live in the US for extended periods of time starting around age 10 (going from memory here, but I could check again). Anyone know more about this “birther” theory regarding Netanyahu?
“Are there other interpretations?”
Only one that I can think of: Root is really, really, really dumb.
A few years ago when he was commenting on the new Islamic center a few blocks from the old WTC site (falsely labeled the “Ground Zero Mosque,” he claimed that it might be “unconstitutional” to allow it to be built if it was financed/owned by a foreign government.
Of course, there’s nothing in the US Constitution to stop foreign governments from financing/owning religious buildings. I can think of one government that owns a lot of them — the Vatican.
Sounds like hater code to me.
Yep!
“We’re stuck with leadership in both houses that is either spineless, incompetent or sympathetic to the president’s big government agenda; that, or the GOP’s leaders have simply been bought off by lawyers, lobbyists, big corporate donations and the famous DC culture of corruption,” Root said.
Which is why his new task is to elect more of them? D’oh!
He reminds me of Mrs. Palin, but without her two best features. (Former governor and received electoral votes…what did you think I meant?)
war: [Obama] thinks “Islamic” is some kind of compliment.
me: Sounds like hater code to me.
Are there other interpretations?
Right wing minor parties. Oh, the Republicans.
LOL @ “Right wing minor parties.” If they keep up the good work, that may yet be true sooner rather than later.
I found this on Google News:
http://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2015/03/04/bibi-for-president-n1965682/page/full
A few interesting statistics:
“National Bestseller” The Ultimate Obama Survival Guide is the 172,014th most popular book in paper format on Amazon. It’s the 154,559th most popular paid Kindle title.
“National Bestseller” The Murder of the Middle Class is Amazon’s 232,918th most popular title in paper format (but it is the 59th most popular title in the subcategory ” Books … Politics & Social Sciences … Social Sciences … Demography”). In Kindle format, it ranks 360,651st.
How does this “frequent radio and TV guest, political commentator, syndicated political columnist” stack up versus various L/libertarians, conservatives, Republicans, etc. in terms of media profile?
Well, let’s go to Google News:
“Murray Rothbard” (who’s been dead for 20 years) — 1,740 results
“Wayne Allyn Root” — 1,950 results
“Thomas L. Knapp” — 9,780 results
“Gary Johnson” — 16,500 results
“Ron Paul” — 135,000 results
“Rush Limbaugh” — 145,00 results
“Sarah Palin” — 388,000 results
He never was anything more than an opportunist. He saw that it was too much work to really fight for liberty, as a libertarian, so he’ll join the R’s and claim they can make the changes necessary. Of course, the Republicans are as much for big government as the Democrats, and the cynical, calculating Wayne Alllen Root knows this. The trick you have to master is sounding like you are for liberty while actually taking advantage of the really dedicated folks to gain your own personal power. He doesn’t give a damn about liberty unless there is a buck in it.
Whoo … every time I see the words “Wayne Allyn Root” in an IPR headline, I break into a cold sweat, fearing I’m about to read that he’s returning for another strafing run on the LP.
My warm and sincere regards to whoever spiked the punch at the RLC board meeting with PCP.
“American exceptionalism”–our cringeworthy moment of the day!
My condolences to the RLC!
“Reagan Libertarian”–our oxymoron of the day!
LOL–I was going to post this, also. I was horrified at how prominently the LP was mentioned in the first paragraph.
On the other hand, I’m pleased that Wayne is being useful to the Republican Party, as I have heard rumors that he was interested in coming back to the LP.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX7wtNOkuHo