As Border Patrol Agent Jesus "Chito" Diaz left for work on October 15, 2008, he kissed his wife goodbye and hugged his children. His wife, Diana, had a gut check of impending danger as he walked out the door, and that is a normal reaction for a spouse going in harm's way and carrying a gun.
Published: Wednesday, December 19th, 2012 @ 10:33 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in Egypt by six employees of the Suez Canal in 1928. The Brotherhood's credo is "Allah is our objective, the Quran is our law, the Prophet is our leader, Jihad is our way, and death for the sake of Allah is the highest of our aspirations."
Published: Sunday, December 2nd, 2012 @ 11:58 am
By: Marvin Sparks
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As we watched the Arab Spring roll violently across the Middle East engulfing country after country, the hope that a democracy was finally coming to the Arabic World was crushed by the reality of who the protesters were.
Published: Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 @ 9:48 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese, and over 2,400 Americans were killed. As a result, a patriotic fever engulfed the entire country.
Published: Sunday, November 25th, 2012 @ 10:48 am
By: Marvin Sparks
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John Tedesco is a ‘lightening rod” of new ideas charged by his conviction that that he can improve the North Carolina school system. And I think he can do it.
Published: Sunday, November 4th, 2012 @ 10:31 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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You said that you would have the most transparent presidency in the history of the United States.
Published: Sunday, October 28th, 2012 @ 12:43 am
By: Marvin Sparks
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Ed Goodwin, a Chowan County commissioner, would like to be the next Secretary of State, and I hope that he wins the election.
Published: Sunday, October 21st, 2012 @ 4:16 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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On October 13, Linda Harper and the Citizens for Constitutional Liberties (Wayne County Tea Party) hosted a forum in Goldsboro to allow candidates for state offices to present their ideas for improving the state of North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, October 14th, 2012 @ 11:52 am
By: Marvin Sparks
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Before we become too excited, let's step back in time and reflect what the Congress was like when Nancy Pelosi was speaker of the Democratic controlled House.
Published: Monday, October 8th, 2012 @ 9:51 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister of England, was closely associated with the policy of appeasement towards Nazi Germany in 1938. After ceding part of the Czech motherland to Adolf Hitler, he returned to England and loudly proclaimed, "We have peace. We have peace in our time."
Published: Thursday, September 27th, 2012 @ 11:47 am
By: Marvin Sparks
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I remember a cartoon character years ago, that said, "We have met the enemy, and he is us." Radical Liberalism is home grown.
Published: Sunday, September 23rd, 2012 @ 10:59 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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Four out of ten voters call themselves Liberal. The actual percentage is 21%. However, this small percentage controls fully the Democratic Party.
Published: Saturday, September 22nd, 2012 @ 2:54 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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As we watched the DNC, many of us were shocked by the naked hostility that was directed towards our traditional values-like religion, family traditions, and individual responsibility.
Published: Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 @ 11:47 am
By: Marvin Sparks
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The astonishing transformation of people’s religious beliefs in the United States has happened so suddenly that most of us are in a state of shock.
Published: Monday, September 17th, 2012 @ 8:18 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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The Obama Justice Department ignored videoed voter intimidation by the New Black Panther party, but has sued the states for daring to suggest using voter IDs.
Published: Monday, September 10th, 2012 @ 2:28 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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General MacArthur said in his fare well speech to congress," Once war is forced upon us there is no other alternative than to apply every available means to bring it to a swift end. War's very object is victory, not prolonged indecision.
Published: Sunday, September 9th, 2012 @ 5:15 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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After Alice tumbled down the rabbit hole, she cried, "Things are curiouser and curiouser." I am starting to feel the same way when I try to make sense of the "Fast and Furious" scandal.
Published: Sunday, September 2nd, 2012 @ 7:37 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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On March 16, President Obama signed Executive Order 12919 that outlined the National Defense Resources Procedures. As usual the far left media was either asleep or they approved of the new Obama program-most likely both.
Published: Saturday, September 1st, 2012 @ 12:15 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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Senator Harry Reid said,” The Tea Party movement is dead in the water under his leadership, since the Tea Party will disappear as the economy improves, and it is improving every day.”
Published: Sunday, August 26th, 2012 @ 3:48 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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Jan Brewer, the governor of Arizona, has my nomination for the heroine of the year.
Published: Monday, August 20th, 2012 @ 2:28 am
By: Marvin Sparks
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I am sure that every one has either seen or heard about the brutal attack ad that a super PAC, Priorities USA, unleashed against Mitt Romney.
Published: Monday, August 13th, 2012 @ 3:36 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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The Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and its mandate that all individuals must be covered by a health insurance program. Under Obamacare businesses that have more than 50 employees must provide health insurance to their employees or face a penalty.
Published: Saturday, August 4th, 2012 @ 1:19 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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President Obama has been relentless with his attacks on Mitt Romney, and his association with Bain Capital. The major media outlets only print the propaganda that the White House feeds them. Let's hear the other side of the story.
Published: Sunday, July 29th, 2012 @ 3:51 pm
By: Marvin Sparks
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