THE VERDICT IS IN

Robert DiNero representing NYC and the Biden Campaign outside the courthouse WHILE the judge is wrapping up Trump trial and instructing the jury. 
Douglas Murray, who I really like, comments about DiNero. 

The Trump Trial Verdict: Why Is Anyone Surprised?

The Trump trial has concluded with a "guilty" verdict. Why is anyone surprised by that? 

In the American justice system, the accused is considered innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Was this the case with Trump?

Forget the presumption of innocence. If you hate Trump, he was guilty -- simple as that. 

We have turned the justice system into a system to eliminate political opposition.  The term that describes the use of the legal system to eliminate political opposition is "lawfare." It is also known as "competitive authoritarianism." This is a trait of authoritarian regimes. 

There is a fascinating parallel that can be drawn to the blackmail attack that was made on Alexander Hamilton, as portrayed in the Broadway hit "Hamilton," and the trial of Trump.  (*See Epilogue below. ) Could it have been a prophetic foreshadowing of the Trump conviction. Even the first preview of Hamilton that was performed in the Obama White House years fits.  Could the idea for spoiling Trump's chances have been hatched then? Could the shooting death of Alexander Hamilton also prophetically foreshadow Trump's death?

Even the infamous recording of Donald Trump where he said "grab them by the p****" that was part of a 2005 conversation between "playboy" Trump and television host Billy Bush could be a piece in the conspiracy to "Get Trump."  The recording was made on a bus during the filming of an "Access Hollywood" segment. The tape was leaked and publicly released just before the election in October 2016, during Trump's presidential campaign, causing widespread controversy.  

"Alexander Hamilton, We are waiting in the weeds for you. You could never back down."  (Lyric from the hit Broadway play "Hamilton.")

All this set the stage for the trial we just had. Trump was ensnarred by his own past character flaws and sins. But it does NOT make him "guilty" in terms of the way our American system of justice is supposed operate!  Nor does his past, before he became President, mean that he has not reformed his ways.  Grace can come down on Trump as much as any sinner!  

Both Alexander Hamilton and Donald Trump made terrible choices to commit adultery.  Both paid "hush money." Both faced devastating scrutiny for their handling of those payments.  Both had enemies that sought to ruin their reputations over scandal. Both stories underscore how nasty politics is. As controversial and hated as Alexander Hamilton was during his lifetime, history judged much more kindly.  That is essentially the conclusion of the play Hamilton.  Trump is still very active making history. Unlike Hamilton -- Trump hasn't backed down!

The blackmail of Alexander Hamilton and these legal attacks against Trump reflect the deep divisions and sickness in America. Politics is an awful and evil thing!  Naive idealist liked to think America was different than other places.  I used to be one of those.  I thought there really were WMD's in Iraq. At first I thought invading Afghanistan was the right thing to do.  I voted for Obama's first term. I didn't vote for Trump’s first term because of the Stormy Daniels scandal and I didn't think he had the character to be President. But after the Meuller investigation, two bogus impeachment efforts, ISIS and Covid I know better.  

The relentless efforts to "get Trump" highlight how broken our country is.  This case had nothing to do with justice. It was driven by two main factors:

1. Fueling the flames of hate and division.

2. Gaining a political advantage in the Presidential election. This trial, along with the "Presidential Documents" case, were despicable as campaign tactics.  America is no better than a banana republic. 

The trial and reactions to the verdict are reminiscent of the O.J. Simpson case. Americans watched the same trial, but opinions on his guilt or innocence were largely divided along racial lines. In O.J.'s case, he had a jury of his peers, with 10 out of 13 jurors being minorities.

The Trump case felt like a legal lynching. Every key participant—the Attorney General, prosecutors, and judge—were vehement Trump haters and Biden supporters. This case was put together the moment Trump announced his candidacy. The jury pool was undoubtedly not a "jury of his peers."

Alan Dershowitz, a liberal Democrat, renowned constitutional scholar, and legal professor, wrote the book "Get Trump," called the case against Trump "the weakest case he has seen in 60 years!" Yet he was not surprised by the conviction. He expected it. Think about that!!

Dershowitz has been described as "one of the most prominent and consistent defenders of civil liberties in America" by Politico and "the nation’s most peripatetic civil liberties lawyer and one of its most distinguished defenders of individual rights" by Newsweek.

In his book, "Get Trump," published before the trial began, Dershowitz details the relentless efforts to stop Trump at any cost. He documents the unconstitutional efforts to prevent Trump from retaking the presidency and explains why this challenges the foundations of our liberty: due process, the right to counsel, and free speech.

These trials go to show what "40 years in politics" do for the likes of Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden and many others behind the "Deep State."  As Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer referencing the intelligence community and President Trump during a January 2017 interview on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show."

"Let me tell you, you take on the intelligence community, they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you."

Meanwhile, Trump's detractors in the media and across the country had decided on his guilt even before the Grand Jury indictment. There was never a presumption of innocence, only enthusiasm for a conviction. Legal challenges to the case based on procedural or ethical violations by the prosecutors, or unconstitutional decisions/statements by the judge, were met with a "damn the torpedoes" attitude.

It is clear that there is a double legal standard—one for Biden's and Clinton's, and another for Trump. The hypocrisy is evident, but only if you choose to see it. If you hate Trump, you likely cannot.

Here's a litmus test to see if you can recognize this hypocrisy: Do you believe Jesus Christ is the Messiah and Savior? Do you believe the Hebrew Bible is the divinely inspired Word of God? Do you believe that God created the universe, including life on Earth? If you answered "yes" to at least two out of these three questions, you might see it.

Evil forces have driven a wedge through America's heart and soul. The question we should be asking is, by whom? Surely America has broken the covenant we made with God. Has God turned His face away from America? We need to pray for revival.

THE VERDICT IS IN AND IT IS AMERICA THAT IS GUILTY OF HATING OUR FELLOW, NURTURING A GRUDGE.  WE ARE THE SINNERS. 

THE VERDICT IS IN: AMERICA IS A FALLEN NATION. AMERICA HAS FALLEN AWAY FROM OUR JUDEO-CHRISTIAN VALUES. 

Jews are always the first victims.  We are the canary in coal mine.  Antisemitism is a sign that America, Europe and the world are in trouble. 

*Epilogue:

The situations involving Alexander Hamilton and Donald Trump have notable parallels in terms of personal scandals involving payments to women and how these incidents were used politically by their adversaries. Here’s a focused comparison:

1. The Affair:

   - Maria Reynolds Affair: Alexander HamMaria Reynolds, which began in 1791.

   - Blackmail: Reynolds' husband, James Reynolds, discovered the affair and subsequently blackmailed Hamilton, demanding payments to keep the affair secret. Hamilton paid these sums to avoid public scandal.

2. Political Fallout:

   - Public Disclosure: In 1797, when political adversaries Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and Aaron Burr got wind of the affair through documents implicating Hamilton in financial misconduct, Hamilton decided to publish the "Reynolds Pamphlet." In it, he admitted to the affair but denied any financial corruption.

   - Impact: The admission damaged Hamilton’s reputation and was used by his political enemies to tarnish his character and undermine his influence.

Donald Trump:

1. The Affair:

   - Stormy Daniels: Donald Trump allegedly had an affair with adult film actress Stormy Daniels in 2006.

   - Hush Money: In the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election, Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, paid Daniels $130,000 in hush money to prevent her from going public with the story.

2. Political Fallout:

   - Legal and Political Issues: The payment led to legal scrutiny and was a subject of investigation, raising questions about campaign finance violations since the payment was made shortly before the election.

   - Impact: The scandal provided ammunition for Trump’s political opponents, who used it to question his integrity, ethics, and adherence to the law.

Political Use by Adversaries:

- Hamilton: Political adversaries seized on the affair to accuse Hamilton of financial improprieties, hoping to discredit him and diminish his influence in the Federalist party and national politics. The scandal, while not leading to legal consequences, severely tarnished his personal and public reputation. 

- Trump: Trump’s adversaries used the Stormy Daniels payment to highlight issues of character and legality. The hush money payment became part of broader investigations into Trump’s conduct, including potential campaign finance violations. The scandal fed into ongoing narratives about Trump’s personal ethics and legality.

Summary:

Both Hamilton and Trump faced significant personal scandals involving payments to women with whom they had extramarital affairs. In both cases, these payments were used by political adversaries as tools to attempt to discredit and weaken them. Hamilton's self-disclosure in the Reynolds Pamphlet was a preemptive attempt to control the narrative, whereas Trump's situation involved ongoing legal battles and scrutiny. The exploitation of these scandals by political opponents highlights how personal misconduct can be leveraged in the political arena to influence public perception and political fortunes.

Here are a few more coincidental parallels:

Below are some selected lyrics from the opening rap song that was performed at the White House for Obama's "Poetry Jam."  I have bolded certain text and annotated comparisons: 

How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten
spot in the Caribbean by Providence impoverished in squalor grow up to be a hero and a scholar?

Trump is a Scotsman. People are in disbelief that he became President and a hero to tens of millions. 

The Ten dollar, founding father without a father
got a lot farther by working a lot harder
by being a lot smarter by being a self-starter
by fourteen, they placed him in charge of a trading charter

Trump is the quintessential entrepreneur and has a reputation for being a very hard worker.

 And every day while slaves were being slaughtered and carted away across the waves he struggled and kept his guard up

Inside he was longing for something to be a part of
the brother was ready to beg steal borrow or barter

Then a hurricane came and devastation rained
our man saw his future drip-dripping down the drain
put a pencil to his temple connected it to his brain
and he wrote his first refrain a testament to his pain

Trump survived financial devastation.  He wrote several best selling books about this.

Well the word got around they said this kid is insane man
took up a collection just to send him to the mainland
Get your education don't forget from whence you came. And the world is gonna know your name.
What's ya name, man?

Alexander Hamilton.
My name is Alexander Hamilton.
And there's a million things I haven't done.
But just you wait, just you, wait.

His name is everything to him. Like Hamilton,  Trump speaks of great things he will accomplish. 

When he was 10, his father split
Full of it, debt-ridden
Two years later, see Alex and his mother, bed-ridden
Half-dead, sittin' in their own sick, the scent thick
And Alex got better but his mother went quick

Trump was emotionally effected by the death of his brother.  As a result he never drinks or smokes.

Skipping ahead ...

Scannin' for every book he can get his hands on
Plannin' for the future, see him now as he stands on
The bow of a ship headed for a new land
In New York you can be a new man (x4) In New York (New York) Just you wait (x3)

Trump's father built homes on Long Island. Donald headed to NYC to make a big name for himself in commercial real estate.  

Alexander Hamilton
We are waiting in the weeds for you
You could never back down
You never learned to take your time
Alexander Hamilton
America Sings for you
Do they know what you overcame
Do they know you control your name
The world will never be the same, oh

His enemies waited 10+ years to exploit an old sexual encounter that was already exposed prior to the 2016 election. But Trump never backs down - his motto is "never quit." ⁷America does sign for him.  The world will never be the same. 

The ship is in the harbor now
See if you can spot him
Another immigrant comin' up from the bottom
His enemies destroyed his rep, America forgot him

His enemies have been seeking to destroy his reputation with two failed impeachment attempts, exposing his tax return, etc.

We, fought with him
Me, I died for him
Me, I trusted him
Me, I loved him
And me, I'm the damn fool that shot him
There's a million things I haven't done, but just you wait
Whats ya name man?
ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Donald J TRUMP

HARD TO IMAGINE

 🇮🇱 Biblical Israel 🇮🇱 

Imagine a book so influential that it has shaped the course of history, culture, and thought for millennia. This book is the Bible, read by more people worldwide than any other text since the dawn of writing. Its narratives are not mere stories; they are the bedrock of a nation's identity, informing traditions, holidays, and even the daily language of millions.

The settings of these ancient tales are not mythical lands but real places you can visit today. The culture and traditions born from these biblical stories have survived thousands of years, evolving yet holding true to their roots. This nation, inspired by prophecy and preserved through trials, is Israel.

Imagine a land, a nation, a people that is the basis of story, a book written thousands of years ago, that's been read by more people in the world than any other book since the days that human beings started writing books. This book has been in nearly every home in the world since the days people started owning books. 

Imagine that the places and characters in this book's stories once existed and that the events in the book happened in places and locations that are real. 

Imagine an actual culture and traditions that grew out of this book's stories which has existed since the book was written thousands of years ago.

Imagine a nation with holidays and songs that correspond to the stories in the book. 

Imagine that people today are maintaining beliefs and practices based on the text of this book in the same places as written about in the book.

Imagine that the stories in this book have inspired countless other books, poems, songs, movies, artwork and even clothing and jewelry. 

Imagine that the nation in this book draws hundreds of thousands of tourists and business travelers in modern times. 

Imagine, as predicted thousands of years ago in the book, that this nation and it's people have blessed the world in so many ways from science and medicine, to entertainment, to flowers and farming methods and much much more! And just as the book predicted, people and other nations that have been a curse to this nation have been themselves cursed. 

Imagine a nation which has been to war many times as written about in the book.  Imagine this nation have been conquered and it's people expelled from it's land time & time again, but they stayed a nation and kept coming back to their land, as written about, and even foretold in the book.  

Imagine a modern nation with the same enemies today as described in the book based on family disputes that are written about in the book thousands of years ago.. 

Imagine there is one modern nation with the official language today that is just as was written in the book. And, the people of this nation can still read and speak this ancient unique language. 

Imagine their is one nation today whose flag and money, the schekle, and other official symbols are based on this book, story and the characters. 

Imagine a nation with the same cities, villages, rivers, mountains and valleys as those that are described in the book thousands of years ago. There are even buildings, lakes, wells & pools and artifacts one can go see today that were written about in the book thousands of years ago. 

Imagine a nation that is the modern fulfillment of prophecies written about in the book.

You don't have to "imagine it," because it exists -- it is true. Of course you know I am referring to the bible and that state of Israel. You don't have to "imagine it," you can visit it.  

What is hard to imagine is that people say this nation, Israel, has no right to exist. It is hard to imagine that people whose first leader is Yassar Arafat would claim the title to the land of Israel.

Israel just celebrated it's Independence Day. 

AM YISRAEL CHAI (18)

 

EICHA, אֵיכָ֣ה, HOW?

 Jews never forget the Holocaust. It is just that this is when we remember it.

Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, is a solemn day dedicated to the memory of the six million Jews who perished during the Holocaust. It is a time to reflect not just on the atrocities committed, but also on the indifference and complicity that allowed such horrors to unfold. This post confronts the haunting question: "Where was God?" However, a more pressing question emerges: "Where were you?"

In Genesis 3:9, God calls out to Adam, asking, "Where are you?" This question resonates deeply as we remember the Holocaust. When the Nazis began their campaign of terror, there was no war. Jews were law-abiding citizens, contributing to society as neighbors, educators, and caregivers. Yet, when the persecution began, the world stood by and watched.

As Jewish men, women, and children were rounded up, their non-Jewish neighbors, colleagues, and friends—those who had benefited from their presence—became silent witnesses or active participants in their suffering. They saw the looting, heard the screams, and watched as innocent lives were torn apart simply because they were Jewish.

This blog post calls out to humanity, echoing the Biblical lament "Eicha?" (How?), drawing from the Book of Lamentations and Genesis to remind us of our moral duty. The Holocaust was a time when humanity failed, and the echoes of that failure reverberate today. We are challenged to remember, to question, and to never forget the lessons of the past.

Let us honor the memory of those who suffered and renew our commitment to ensuring such atrocities never happen again. The blood of our brothers and sisters cries out from the ground, demanding that we respond with vigilance, compassion, and action.

WHERE WAS GOD?  NO, THE QUESTION IS WHERE WERE YOU??

GENESIS 3.9 

And the Lord God called to man, and He said to him, 

ל֖וֹ אַיֶּֽכָּה --"Where are you?"  

When the Germans started rounding up Jewish men, woman and children there was no war. We didn't have guns. We weren't breaking laws or trying to overthrow the government.  

When the Germans, French, Australians, Polish and Hungarians forced Jews from our homes and tore our families apart, we were their good neighbors. We supplied them produce. We were their tailors and dress makers. We taught their children to read in their schools and music in our homes. We were their doctors who cared for them!

When they beat and shot us on the public streets and forced us into ghettos to starve us and loaded us onto cattle cars to take us away and work us to death, they knew we committed no crime. The accusers were our neighbors. The prosecutor was also the judge. AND THE ONLY CHARGE WAS THAT WE HAD JEWISH BLOOD. THE SENTENCE WAS A TORTUROUS DEATH ... NO MERCY. 

The Germans, French, Australians, Polish, Hungarians and other citizens watched. They went to warehouses to pick from our stolen property. They saw the propaganda posters. They heard the stories of people they knew before as upstanding citizens. They listened to our women and children scream. They heard our cries!

.... AND THEY WATCHED.  

EICHA ל֖וֹ אַיֶּֽכָּה -- "WHERE ARE YOU?"  
Eicha? איכה -- How can it be?

“Eicha?” cries the mourner (probably Jeremiah) in the first verse of chapters 1, 2 and 4 in Lamentations.

EICHA אַיֶּֽכָּה -- WHERE?
EICHA אֵיכָ֣ה -- HOW?

The Hebrew letters are the same.

First we turned from God! 
...then we hurt are fellow. 

GENESIS 4.10

And the Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground.

HISTORY IS RHYMING!
We are crying out today. Eicha?!

ROMANS 1.22 

"Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools"