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My
Emergency Management Certificates
Also Known
As (My Aliases)
• Buzz Sawyer (my "Left-Coast" nickname)
• Ari Levitt (my Anglicized Hebrew name)
• Ari ben Levi (my Hebrew name)
• The Herb Doc (my business name)
• WV8DOC (my Amateur Radio call sign)
• You Moron! (how many of my friends address me)
Born May 17, 1946,
Parkersburg, Wood County, West Virginia
Born Again March 15, 1952,
Parkersburg, West Virginia
Ordination
• Licensed March 24, 1988 — Christian Fellowship Church,
Pleasant Hill, California
• Ordained October 5, 1991 — Camino Community Church, Camino,
California
Family
• Marital Status: Widowed
• Married August 24, 1967, to
Barbara Gaye Hart, Lafayette, California
• Barbara was Born June 5, 1949, Oakland, California and
Graduated to Glory December 13, 2008, Marietta, Ohio
• One son,
Aaron Paul Sawyer born January 15, 1973, Walnut Creek,
California. Married (Terri
Blank) with two children (Joshua Caleb and Elizabeth Ruth)
Current
Activities
Extremely active (average about 50 hours/week) in Emergency
Preparedness and Response activities
• Regional Administrative Section Chief
Wood County Chapter Administrative Section Chief
Regional Communications Group Leader (COML)
Wood County Chapter Communications Group Leader (COML)
Webmaster
Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Website: cert-mov-wv.org
• General Administrative Volunteer
Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department Threat Preparedness Unit.
Website: movhd.com/?page_id=57
• Webmaster / Public Information
Wood/Wirt Counties Local Emergency Planning Committee
Website:
WoodCoLEPC.org
• Communications Specialist/COML (NIMS
Communications Unit Leader)
Wood County Emergency Communications, an Amateur Radio
organization
Website: WC8EC.com
• General Volunteer
Tyler Office of Emergency Management
TylerWV.com
• Team Member
Tyler County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Tyler County Search and Rescue
Website: TylerWV.net/Blog
• Electronic Search Specialist
Wood County Project Lifesaver
Wirt County Project Lifesaver
Tyler County Project Lifesaver
• Webmaster for the following sites
WoodCoLEPC.org
CERT-MOV-WV.org
TheHerbDoc.com
FamilyBible.org
WV8DOC.com
EllenboroSummerBash.com (Ellenboro Volunteer Fire Department)
• Participate in the following additional emergency planning
committees:
West Virginia Region 1 Regional Interoperability Committee
(RIC1)
Ritchie County Local Emergency Planning Committee
Pleasants County Local Emergency Planning Committee
Pleasants County Public Schools Safety Committee
Other
Interests
• Messianic
Jewish Ministry
• Natural Health and Healing
- Naturopathic Practitioner
- Certified Natural Health Professional
- Studying for a Naturopathic Doctor degree
- Operates a
Natural Health Ministry
• Computers; particularly, computers in ministry
• Amateur Radio (WV8DOC),
Wood County Emergency
Communications
• Emergency Service Radio Monitoring
• Science Fiction: Star Trek (all versions), Babylon 5, X-files, Dr.
Who, Dune, anything by Pierce Anthony
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Honors
• Graduated summa cum laude, valedictorian from Th.M., Th.D.,
and D.Min. programs
• Maintained a consistent 4.0+ grade point average in all upper
division, graduate, and postgraduate studies
• Graduated with honors third in the class from A.A. program with a
3.96 earned GPA
• Declined nomination for inclusion in Who’s Who in American
Colleges and Universities, 1972, 1973
• Admitted to faculty of Spring Valley Bible College and Seminary
while still a graduate theology student
Graduate and Postgraduate Work
• Trinity College of Natural Health, Warsaw, Indiana. Doctor of
Naturopathy (N.D.) candidate, currently enrolled
• Golden State School of Theology, Oakland, California. Doctor of
Ministry (D.Min.) with a specialty in Bible College Administration
and Curriculum Development (01/84–06/85)
• Spring Valley Bible College and Seminary, Alameda, California.
Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) with a specialty in Cults and
Comparative Religion (06/83–06/84)
• Spring Valley Bible College and Seminary, Alameda, California.
Master of Theology (Th.M.) with a specialty in Systematic Theology
(03/83–01/84)
• Bay Cities Bible Institute, Oakland, California. Completed 66 of 90
units toward a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Biblical Studies before
transferring to Th.M. program (09/81–06/83)
• University of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills, California. Master of
Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Organizational Management with
an emphasis in Church Administration (1980)
Undergraduate Work
• University of Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills, California. Bachelor
of Arts (B.A.) in Business Administration (1778)
• Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, California. Associate of
Arts (A.A.) in Administration of Justice-Peace Officer (1973)
• Berean School of the Bible, Springfield, Missouri (1980-1981)
• Johnson Bible College, Knoxville, Tennessee (1966)
• College of Guam, Agaña, Guam (1966)
• West Virginia University at Parkersburg (1963-1964)
Technical
Schools
• National Association of Certified Natural Health Professionals,
Winona Lake, Indiana
• DeVry Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
• Contra Costa County Reserve Peace Officer Academy, Martinez,
California
• Electronics Training Lab, Emeryville, California
• St. Joseph’s Hospital Medical Center, Parkersburg, West Virginia.
Surgical Technician School
• Hewlett-Packard/Sanborn Service School. Advanced EKG Technician
School
• United States Navy Service Schools
- Hospital Corpsman
- Neuropsychiatric Technician
- Electroencephalograph Technician
- Electrocardiograph Technician
Primary and
Secondary Schools
(Obviously, of interest only to those in the Parkersburg area)
• Parkersburg (W.Va.) High School, Class of 1963 (last freshman class
to attend PHS)
• Jackson Jr. High, Vienna, W.Va. (first class to attend Jackson)
• Neale Jr. High, Vienna, W.Va. (last class to attend Neale as a Jr.
High)
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• B’Nei
HaMelech Messianic Ministries
(Originally chartered as Family Bible Church)
Parkersburg, West Virginia (1997 - present)
Messianic Pastor/Teacher, Founding Zaquen (Elder)
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Abundant Life Health Ministries
Parkersburg, West Virginia (1994 - present)
Herb Shop & Natural Health Clinic, providing pastoral and wellness
counseling
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First
Christian Fellowship, Parkersburg, West Virginia
Associate Pastor/Teacher
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Ridgeview
Baptist Church, Knoxville, Tennessee
Ordained Minister, Adult Bible Teacher
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Camino
Community Church, Camino, California
Ordained Minister
Pastoral Assistant
Church Chairman/Administrator
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Christian
Fellowship Church
[now named
Grace
Bible Church], Pleasant Hill, California
Licensed Minister
Christian Education Consultant
Liaison to Grace School of Theology and Ministry
Chairman of Adult Sunday School Department
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Grace School of
Theology and Ministry, Pleasant Hill, California
School Administrator
Cataloging Librarian
MIS Director
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Foothills
Community Church, Moraga, California
Founding Elder
Teaching Elder
Associate Pastor/Teacher
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Golden State
School of Theology, Oakland, California
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Chairman of Curriculum Development and Academic Committees
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
Assistant Dean of Directed Individualized Studies
Professor of Theology and Comparative Religion
Instructor of English Grammar and Composition
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Martinez
Christian Fellowship, Martinez, California
Associate Pastor
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Bethel
Temple, Walnut Creek, California
Interim Youth Minister
Junior High Minister
Assistant Choir Director
Bible Teacher
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U.S.
Naval Hospital Chapel, Agaña, Guam, Mariana Islands
Youth Minister
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First
Christian Church, Parkersburg, West Virginia
Received Yeshua HaMashiach as personal LORD and Savior at age 6
Began assisting with children’s Sunday School teaching at age 10
Began teaching children’s Sunday School at age 14
Selected to serve as Junior Deacon at age 15
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Over 45 years of career experience in management and
administration in a wide diversity of business environments.
Successfully managed staffs of more than 75 subordinates with annual
budgets in excess of $6 million.
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Abundant Life Herb Shop
Parkersburg WV (1994 - Present)
Certified Natural Health Professional, Herb Specialist, Iridologist,
Naturopathic Doctor candidate. Provides natural health information
and consultation in the following modalities: Western and Chinese
herbology, nutrition, iridology, body work and relaxation
techniques, applied kinesiology, electromagnetic therapy, Biblical
and pastoral counseling.
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B'Nei
HaMelech Messianic Ministries
Parkersburg, West Virginia (1997 - present)
Founding Elder, Pastor/Teacher
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Independent Consultant
San Francisco, Sacramento, Knoxville, and Parkersburg WV (1980 -
Present)
Provided consultation/contract services in the following
disciplines:
• Church Administration and Christian Education
• Desk-TOP computer system (hardware and
software) selection, installation, operation, and maintenance
• End-user documentation, training, and support
• Policies, standards, and procedures development and
administration (including forms design); Systems analysis,
development, and documentation
• Systems and/or information security (physical and/or
logical)
• Physical security, contingency planning, and/or disaster
recovery
• Project planning and management
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TRX, Tata Business Support Services
Parkersburg WV and Reno OH (June 2004 - June 2008)
Quality Control Specialist
Quality Coach
Customer Service Representative
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First Christian Fellowship
Parkersburg, West Virginia (1996 and 1997)
Associate Pastor/Teacher
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Kinko’s Copy Center
Knoxville, Tennessee (06/93 to 06/94)
Desk-Top Publishing Specialist
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Camino Community Church
Camino, California (01/91 to 09/92)
Ordained Minister
Church Chairman / Administrator
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First Nationwide Bank
Daly City and Folsom, California (10/88 to 06/91)
Senior Information Systems Security Consultant / Data Center
Security Manager (01/90 to 06/91)
Director of Data Security (10/88 to 01/90)
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Christian Fellowship Church
Pleasant Hill, California (01/87 to 01/90)
Licensed Minister
Chairman, Adult Sunday School Department
Consultant to the Christian Education Department
Computer Systems Administrator
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Grace School of Theology and Ministry
Pleasant Hill, California (07/87 to 06/89)
School Administrator
Cataloging Librarian
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The Hibernia Bank
San Francisco, California (01/86 to 09/88)
Director of Corporate Information Security
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Foothills Community Church
Moraga, California (09/83 to 03/86)
Teaching Elder / Associate Pastor
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Central Bank
Concord and Oakland, California (03/82 to 01/86)
Data Center Security Manager (12/83 to 01/86)
Operations Projects Manager / Assistant Operations Manager (03/82
to 12/83)
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Golden State School of Theology
Oakland, California (03/83 to 06/85)
Vice President for Academic Affairs (06/84
to 06/85)
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs (04/84
to 06/84)
Professor of Theology and Comparative Religion (06/83
to 06/85)
Instructor of English Grammar and Composition (06/83
to 06/85)
Assistant Dean of Directed Individualized Studies (06/83
to 04/84)
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Martinez Christian Fellowship
Martinez, California (03/83 to 09/83)
Associate Pastor
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Fairchild GPLSI Division
San Jose, California (04/79 to 03/82)
Senior Methods and Procedures Analyst / Senior Business and Systems
Analyst (05/80 to 03/82)
Methods and Procedures Administrator (04/79 to
05/80)
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MBAssociates
San Ramon, California (04/74 to 04/79)
Manager, Configuration Management and Technical Data Group (10/77
to 04/79)
Manager, Technical Publications Department (01/76
to 10/77)
Lead Technical Writer/Editor (04/75 to 01/76)
Supervisor, Electronics Prototype Laboratory (10/74
to 04/75)
Electronics Technician, Electronics Prototype Laboratory (04/74
to 10/74)
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Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department
Martinez, California (1972 to 1978)
Reserve Patrol Sergeant (1975 to
1978)
Reserve Deputy Sheriff/Coroner (1972
to 1975)
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Pomeroy Ambulance Company
Walnut Creek, CA (04/74 to 08/74)
Dispatcher and EMT
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Motion Picture Projectionist’s Union
Oakland, CA (11/73 to 08/74)
Motion Picture Operator
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The Coalyard Restaurant
San Francisco, CA (06/73 to 07/74)
Manager
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Bonanza Patrol Division, Summit Investigations
Walnut Creek, California (1972 to 1974)
Patrol Division Captain and General Manager
Investigator / Security Consultant
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Lynn’s Rheem Drive-In
Rheem Valley, CA (11/70 to 09/72)
Manager
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Sno-White Restaurant
Walnut Creek, CA (09/69 to 11/70)
Manager
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Mt. Diablo Patrol and Detective Service
Lafayette, California (03/69 to 09/69)
Lieutenant (Assistant Manager)
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The Prudential Insurance Company
Concord, CA (10/68 to 03/69)
District Agent
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Naval Reserve Surface Division 12-16
Naval Weapons Station, Concord, CA (05/68 to 05/69)
Hospital Corpsman First Class (E6)
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John Muir Memorial Hospital
Walnut Creek, CA (04/68 to 10/68)
Orderly II
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Jack B. Drori, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Walnut Creek, CA (04/68 to 10/68)
Certified Electroencephalograph Technician, A.S.E.T.
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Flinn Studio
Parkersburg, WV (09/67 to 04/68)
Photographer / Dark Room Technician
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Selby General Hospital
Marietta, OH (01/68 to 04/68)
Orderly
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St. Joseph’s Hospital
Parkersburg, WV (09/67 to 01/68)
Surgical Technician Trainee
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Naval Reserve Surface Division 5-16S
Parkersburg, WV (10/67 to 05/68)
Hospital Corpsman First Class (E6)
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Naval Reserve Surface Division 12-16
Concord, CA (5/67 to 10/67)
Hospital Corpsman First Class (E6)
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Jack B. Drori, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Walnut Creek, CA (05/67 to 09/67)
Certified Electroencephalograph Technician, A.S.E.T.
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John Muir Memorial Hospital
Walnut Creek, CA (05/67 to 09/67)
Orderly
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U.S. Naval Hospital
Agaña, Guam (04/65 to 05/67)
Hospital Corpsman Second Class (E5)
Performed the following simultaneous responsibilities
at the only neuropsychiatric facility in the entire Trust Territory
of the Pacific Islands, a geographical area nearly the size of the
Continental United States
• Senior Hospital Corpsman, Neuropsychiatric Service
• Staff Assistant to the Clinical Psychologist
• Senior Technician, Electroencephalographic Laboratory
• Senior Technician, Psychiatric Clinic
• Performed additional duties as Emergency Room Supervisor,
Out-patient Department Supervisor, Electrocardiograph
Technician, Surgical Technician, X-ray Technician, Ambulance Driver
and/or Attendant, and Base Security Petty Officer
• Taught classes in Neuropsychiatric Nursing, Emergency
Medicine, Medical Records, Hospital Administration,
Electrocardiography, Electroencephalography, and Military
Requirements
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National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Neurological Disease and Blindness Research
Center
Agaña, Guam (04/65 to 05/67)
Technical Consultant in
Electroencephalography.
Participated in some of the government's earliest research into
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and related neuromuscular
disorders.
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Guam Memorial Hospital, Government
of Guam
Agaña, Guam (04/65 to 05/67)
Neuropsychiatric Consultant
Electroencephalograph Consultant
Assisted in the design, construction, and startup
of the first civilian neuropsychiatric facility and
electroencephalographic laboratory in the Trust Territories of the
Mariana Islands.
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Department of Social Services, Government of Guam
Agaña, Guam (04/65 to 05/67)
Technical Consultant in Psychology
Assisted in the development of the first
psychological testing materials specific to the ethnic requirements
of the Pacific Islands.
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St. Joseph’s Hospital
Parkersburg, WV (12/64 to 04/65)
Physical Therapy Orderly
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Naval Reserve Surface Division 5-16S
Parkersburg, WV (12/64 to 04/65)
Hospital Corpsman Third Class (E4)
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U. S. Naval Hospital Corps "A" School
Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, IL (08/64 to 12/64)
Hospitalman (E3)
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St. Joseph’s Hospital
Parkersburg, WV (12/63 to 05/64)
Orderly
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Naval Reserve Surface Division 5-16S
Parkersburg, WV (05/64 to 07/64)
Hospitalman (E3)
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Jimbo’s Drive In
Parkersburg, WV (09/63 to 12/63)
Fry Cook
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Naval Reserve Electronics Division 5-7
Parkersburg, WV (08/63 to 05/64)
Seaman Apprentice (E2)
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COMFIVE Afloat/Ashore E1/E2 School
Naval Receiving Station, Norfolk, VA (Aug. 1963)
Seaman Recruit (E1)
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Naval Recruit Training Command
Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, IL (July 1963)
Seaman Recruit (E1)
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Naval Reserve Electronics Division 5-7
Parkersburg, WV (05/63 to 07/63)
Seaman Recruit (E1)
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Until the
summer of 2008 I was probably the most non-political individual that
you could have imagined, except for the fact that I have been a
staunchly pro-Israel Zionist since my visit to Israel in 1984. The
last — make that “only” — political rally that I attended was when my
high school band performed for then-Senator John F. Kennedy in front
of our county court house when he was campaigning for President. I was
14 years old and could have cared less about politics.
I believe in the
Constitution, especially the Bill of Rights. I believe in a very small
federal government. I support states’ rights. I believe that our
Republic, as designed by the Founding Fathers, was intended to be an
association of completely independent states united solely “to form a
more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility,
provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and
secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.”
I cannot believe that
any of the Founding Fathers ever intended to spawn the massive,
intrusive, abusive, and overbearing federal government that we now
have. I do not believe that any of the founders of our country ever
envisioned a full-time paid Congress, let alone the bunch of corrupt,
power-hungry freeloaders who now receive outrageous salaries to hang
around in Washington going to fancy society parties and showing up for
work half-time (or less), and stealing food from our tables. As I
write this paragraph, it is August 12, and the TV news anchor just
informed me that every cent that I earned from January 1 until today
went to pay for the support of the Federal Albatross that hangs around
our necks, and that I can actually keep for myself all the money I can
earn from now until midnight December 31, when I once again go back to
work for the crooks in Washington.
I live in a state that
is so totally dominated by Democrats and welfare-minded individuals
(many of whom have been totally provided for by the government for
three and four generations — at the expense of people who actually
work for a living) that I have had no representation in Congress since
I moved to this state in 1993. I have had two occasions to write to
Senator Robert C. “Big Daddy” Byrd, who was without a doubt one of the
laziest and most corrupt members of Congress who has ever served, to
express my views on a specific issue, and I received what appeared to
be a form letter prepared by one of his staffers which informed me
that the Senator was not at all interested in my opinion, that the
people of West Virginia had elected him to rule over them and make
decisions for them because they were simply intellectually incapable
of participating in the democratic process. This is clearly the same
as the “Taxation Without Representation” that triggered our revolution
against the British crown in 1776.
Despite the
attitude of “Big Daddy” Byrd — which is not so far different from that
of most other Democrats of whom I am aware — I am registered as a
Republican solely because at the
time I registered to vote in West Virginia, they did not allow
participation in primary elections unless one was registered with a
major party, and I wished to be able to help nominate conservative
candidates, who generally share most of my views and who are are
usually on the Republican ticket. (Not that this makes any significant
difference, since a Republican in West Virginia has about the same
chance of being elected as a snowball has of surviving longer than 30
seconds in hell.) There is virtually no Republican presence in West
Virginia. The “GOP” rents a one-room office in a dilapidated building
to serve as the “Wood County Republican Headquarters” for about a week
to ten days before a national election. I simply have not taken the
time and effort to re-register as an Independent.
I am not an “official”
member of any organized political group or movement, though I have
registered to receive communications from the Tea Party. I have never
read the “poll-tested talking points” of either the Republican
National Committee or any other group, committee, association, or
movement. I am not an active member of any “grass roots” organization,
nor am I an active participant in any organized political group.
As I said
above, until the summer of 2008 I was probably the most non-political
individual that you could have imagined.
Then I
started listening very carefully to Senator Obama and
his supporters. He is without question a charismatic and skilled
orator, but other than that one single skill, he has absolutely no
qualifications or experience to be the President of the United States.
He has never been an “executive” of anything. He has never managed a
significant, multi-million dollar budget, and now he wants to “manage”
a multi-trillion dollar federal budget (make that “deficit”). He has
not even provided a birth certificate to prove that he is a
natural-born American citizen, one of the basic requirements to serve
as President; he has produced neither a diploma from law school nor a
single student or faculty member who remembers ever seeing him in
class or even on campus. His own aunt is an illegal immigrant living
in protected status because of the office her nephew holds. He served
for several years as a “community organizer” within Chicago’s
political machine — best-known for decades for its corruption — during
which time he consorted with convicted terrorists, felons, and
Communists, all of whom he counted as “friends and advisors” and many
of whom now hold positions of significant power and authority in his
Administration. His parents met at a Russian language class in the
1960’s, his primary “mentor” was an avowed Communist. He has clearly
stated his Socialist and Marxist political leanings. He was elected to
the Illinois Senate, in which he served less than half-time only long
enough to run for the Presidency of the United States. Although he was
talking about his “second term” long before he was fraudulently
elected to his first term, one is forced to wonder how long he will
serve in the White House until it becomes obvious that this is only a
stepping-stone to his next target position, President of the United
Nations, which office he will likely move to Jerusalem where he plans
to rule as self-proclaimed Messiah and Emperor of the One-World Global
Government.
After
listening to this egomaniacal Marxist “dictator wanna-be” for only
about a month, I found myself being transformed into a “radical
right-wing conservative.” Then along came ObamaCare, which, to any
intelligent person willing to do even a nominal amount of careful
reading and research of the facts, is nothing short of a very
poorly-disguised plan to take over and nationalize all medical care in
our country, only the first step toward the total Socialization of
America. The Obama Administration has already effectively nationalized
the financial and automotive industries, and the health industry is
clearly next in line for government takeover unless it is stopped by
the pending Judicial review. The government has bankrupted Social
Security, Medicare, and Medicaid; the Postal Service has not shown a
profit for decades; massive infusions of federal money into AmTrack
have been unable to maintain a viable rail transportation system for
passenger service in America. (Before the government takeover of the
rail industry, my home town used to be a major transportation hub —
now we have no access at all to passenger rail service.) The very best
example of the quality of a government-run health care system is the
Veterans Administration Hospitals and Clinics and, from my
observations as several years as an ambulance driver during which I
transported patients to and from Veterans Administration health
facilities, I would personally prefer seeking treatment from a
veterinary clinic than from many Veterans
Administration Clinics.
I do not consider myself
either a Republican or Libertarian, most certainly not a Democrat. I
have conservative political and fiscal opinions of the way things
should be run that are based upon my understanding of the Sacred
Scriptures and the United States Constitution. I read, I research, and
— most important of all — I think for myself!
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