Thoughts on Tom Brady

The big news is that reigning MVP quarterback Tom Brady is out for the rest of the season due to an injury during yesterday’s game.  Already I have received quite a bit of e-mail asking me my thoughts. 

For those of you who do not know, I am not a huge football fan at all.  However, during my run for Congress last year, I briefly made headlines by criticizing Brady’s off-the-field antics.  While I honestly thought my comments would go completely unnoticed, it actually got me more coverage than anything else I ever did.  Go figure.

I called Tom Brady immoral.  I said the man should be ashamed of himself.  As you may recall, these comments were made when all New England was a buzz about the news of Tom’s ex-girlfriend’s pregnancy.  The announcement of the pregnancy came while Brady was out and about gallivanting with his latest supermodel girlfriend.  Commentators were high-fiving each other as they cheered the man’s ability to date and “score” with beautiful women.  There was no concern shown for a single-mother raising a child without a full-time father.  Someone had to say something, so I did.

“Many millions of small, adoring fans look up to Brady only to find him chasing models, fathering children out of wedlock, and unashamedly engaging in an immoral lifestyle.” 

“This is the man we look up to, admire, and spend money to purchase tickets to see . . . What kind of world is this if Tom Brady is not absolutely ashamed of himself? He, a grown man, is showing the maturity of a hormone-driven teenager. Tom Brady apparently has no regard for traditional virtue or Biblical morality.”

“What is manly or praise-worthy of a man hopping from supermodel to supermodel and forcing a woman to raise her child without a loving present, father?”

Unfortunately, the above quotes are the only remaining words that still exist from my original blog post.  I wish I had kept it, but apparently I did not.  These quotes probably sum up the gist of the piece.  You can watch the video of my interview here(http://www3.whdh.com/news/articles/sports/BO53741/).

I did write a follow-up article concerning this that I never did publish.  If I find this article, I will post it on this blog.

So here is my official statement concerning Tom Brady’s recent injury:

I sincerely feel sorry that Tom Brady received a serious injury during a recent game.  I will pray for a quick recovery and return to the field.  In the meantime, I hope Mr. Brady will consider spending some extra-time with his child and the mother of his child.

My Return and Sarah Palin

Regular host Kevin Thompson returns after being off the air for about a month. Join us as we discuss all the many things Kevin has been dying to talk about during his time away. Front and center in our discussion will be the election and John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin to be his VP.

Broadcast – Understanding Our Times

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Time – Saturday, September 6, at 4:00 pm EST/3:00pm CST

Length – 30 Minutes   

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You can join us live Saturday afternoon at 4:00 pm EST, or download the broadcast in mp3 format at a time more convenient for you.

“Understanding Our Times” is an interactive, live Internet talk-radio show that focuses on current events from a distinctly Biblical worldview. Host Kevin Thompson offers listeners timely discussion of meaningful issues with a variety of different guests each week. Callers are encouraged to call (347) 945-7171 to listen or ask questions. The stream and archives are available at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/understandingourtimes. The show is live every Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. Eastern/ 1 p.m. PT. The show is hosted on BlogTalkRadio.

Not Impressed with Palin

I have to admit, I too was swept up by all the fuss about Sarah Palin.  After all, here is a conservative in the mold of Ronald Reagan!  Here is a libertarian-leaning woman who would excite Republicans, take the Hillary vote, and draw John McCain to the right.  Who wouldn’t get excited about this?

Yet, last night, I was left simply disappointed.  I watched Palin address the RNC with eager anticipation.  What I was hoping for never came.  Honestly, I was looking for an excuse to vote for McCain.  Though I am a member of the Constitution Party, I would love to vote for a major-party candidate again (as I would have for Ron Paul, Tom Tancredo or Alan Keyes).  Palin failed to deliver.  Instead she used her impressive speaking skills to sell the same old story about John McCain that we’ve heard time and time again.  Yes, some of her quips about Senator Obama were humorous, but I need more than that.

I think the real issue here is I am no longer a Republican.  When I first joined the Constitution Party, I was a Republican at heart who was simply unhappy with where the GOP was headed.  Since those day my views have evolved.  I am no longer simply an unhappy Republican – I am Constitutionalist to the core.  I now find myself actually asking about the Constitutionality of proposed ideas and programs.  I want small government, not just smaller government that is still big but not as big as the other guy wants. 

Sarah Palin is a conservative Republican.  Her appeal is to conservative Republicans.  I am no longer a Republican.  I simply need more than that.  I was hoping that a woman who was supposed to have a “libertarian slant” would bring more to the table.  If she did, I didn’t see it Wednesday evening.  She stuck with the party line.  In my opinion, Joe Lieberman showed more courage with his appearance. 

So, it will be my great pleasure on November 4 to cast my vote for the best candidate on the ballot – Chuck Baldwin of the Constitution Party.  I do so proudly and without reservation.

Can Two Walk Together Without Agreement?

Chuck Baldwin
September 3, 2008

John McCain’s selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his Vice Presidential running mate was exactly what he needed to do to make himself competitive against Barack Obama in the November elections. (For the record, I predicted three weeks ago that Palin would be his choice.) As a result (and right on cue), conservatives throughout the country–especially Christian conservatives–are now fully supporting McCain’s candidacy for President. Even James “I-will-never-vote-for-John-McCain” Dobson has endorsed McCain.

By all appearances, Governor Palin is a true conservative. She is pro-life. She is pro-Second Amendment. Alaska is one of only two states (Vermont is the other) that recognize the right of their citizens to carry handguns without a Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) permit. She was rightly critical of the invasion of Iraq, once calling it a “war for oil.” Speaking of oil, she believes we should drill for oil in Alaska and throughout the U.S., and is critical of the federal government for allowing America to become dependent upon foreign oil for our energy needs. She even heaped praises upon the Republican that Republicans love to hate: Ron Paul. Beyond that, Lynette Clark, the chairman of the Alaskan Independence Party (the party under which yours truly is on the Presidential ballot this year) reports that Sarah Palin was a member of the party back in the early 90s. This is very encouraging in that the AIP is a patriotic, states’ rights party that holds strong sentiments opposing the New World Order propensities of the two major parties. In essence, Sarah Palin is everything that John McCain isn’t. Which leads to the question that was asked long ago by the Hebrew prophet: “Can two walk together, except they be agreed?”

When the no-compromise constitutionalist, Ron Paul, was asked by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer if he would consider being John McCain’s running mate, he said no. His reason for that was that should McCain do something fundamentally counter to his constitutional convictions–such as bombing Iran without a Declaration of War (or other possible unconstitutional actions that Paul knows McCain is predisposed to)–he would have to resign. Knowing this, he (Paul) could not in good conscience accept a McCain invitation to join his ticket (not that McCain would ever ask him to be his running mate; Ron was not even invited to participate in the Republican convention, for Pete’s sake).

Herein lies the problem for Sarah Palin. How can a principled conservative support the policies and actions of an unprincipled globalist such as John McCain? As Vice President, Palin will be required to promote and defend McCain’s big-government, liberal, and globalist plans. For example, what will she do when John McCain proposes amnesty for millions of illegal aliens, which he is certain to do? What will she do when McCain proposes to close gun shows, or at least the private sale of firearms at gun shows? What will she do when he proposes to increase federal spending for abortion providers (which he has done numerous times as senator)? What will she do when he promotes federal spending for embryonic stem cell research? What will she do when John McCain proliferates Bush’s police state machinations by expanding the Patriot Act and similar legislation? What will Palin do when McCain decides to nuke Iran (and who knows what else), not only without a Declaration of War by Congress, but also without provocation or justification? What will she do as John McCain expands the Security and Prosperity Partnership with Canada and Mexico? What will she do as McCain opens the door of the NAFTA superhighway and the North American Union? What will she do as John McCain allows the United Nations to dictate and manipulate America’s foreign policy? Again, can two walk together except they be agreed?

Let’s face it: John McCain is using Sarah Palin as inducement to trick conservatives into accepting his liberal, big-government, globalist candidacy. And, sadly, it is working.

As I have said before, today’s national Christian leaders are among the most gullible people on the planet. They are so desperate to be invited to sit at the king’s table that they will compromise practically any principle. But accepting John McCain was a not only a bitter pill, it was a BIG pill, one they could not get down without a major dose of syrup. And that is exactly what Governor Palin brings to the table: sweet syrup to help conservatives swallow John McCain.

Unfortunately, the things that make Palin so attractive (her conservative principles) are the things that she will be forced to surrender in order to be John McCain’s running mate. The best thing that can happen to Sarah Palin is for John McCain to lose the November election. This would allow her to go into the 2012 elections as perhaps the Republican Presidential frontrunner. If McCain wins in November, and Palin is forced to serve at the pleasure of this globalist insider for four years, she will be forever ruined as a genuine constitutional conservative. Remember, “No man can serve two masters.” One cannot be faithful to the Constitution and a constitutional apostate such as John McCain at the same time. That is an absolute impossibility.

What our conservative friends need to wake up to is the depth of duplicity and wickedness that permeates Washington politics (in both major parties) today. There is nothing that these globalist insiders at the Council on Foreign Relations (of which John McCain is a longtime member) will not do to fulfill their power-mad plans. There is nothing too evil, too sinister, or too iniquitous, including using, abusing, chewing up and then spitting out good people such as Sarah Palin. Even more unfortunate and sad is the fact that the James Dobsons of this world are too blind to see it.

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Chuck Baldwin is Founder-Pastor of Crossroads Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida. Dr. Baldwin is also the host of a lively, hard-hitting syndicated radio talk show  “Chuck Baldwin Live” and is the Constitution Party nominee for President in 2008.  learn more at www.baldwin2008.com

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Apology from Michael Carl

Pastor Michael Carl was scheduled to guest out program this past Saturday.  For those of you who tuned in at our normal time, you know that the scheduled program did not air.  I was informed later that Rev Carl simply forgot he had agreed to guest host.  I apologize for the confusion.  I was away for the day.  If I had known earlier in the day I could have scheduled another program, but it too late for that now.  The following statement has been released:

Kevin and the Listeners,

I offer my certain and sincere apologies for being unable to host the program.  I have to honestly confess that time and events worked so that it completely slipped my mind.

You folks clicked through and tuned in expecting a program and I simply dropped the ball.

Again, my apologies to you.

Michael Carl