Sean Hannity in Boise

Sean Hannity arrived onstage shortly before 8:30 AM in the Jordan Ballroom of the BSU/SUB. He was running a bit late having only arrived in Boise at 2:00AM after winning $1,000 in Las Vegas the night before. (He had taken Friday off of his radio show--Curtis Sliwa of the Guardian Angels filled in for him.) He was introduced by Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne. Prior to their arrival, two marines in full dress uniform entered and received a standing ovation.

Sean Hannity entered to a standing ovation wearing a BSU Broncos sweatshirt which he later gave to a child seated near the front. He spent about tw0 hours speaking on such subjects as Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger (the "Governator"), the election of "W" to a second term, the dedication of the Clinton Presidential Library, Hillary's swing to the "conservative" label in the run-up to her inevitable presidential run in 2008, as well as his 3 hour radio show, his hour long show Hannity & Colmes on FOX News, and his Hannitization tour.

2 large screens on either side of the auditorium showed Gov. Kempthorne, then Sean, making sure everyone could see them clearly.

Each seat had a bumper sticker in it that said:

I'VE BEEN HANNITIZED
NEWS TALK * 670 KBOI

Sean's latest book, DELIVER US FROM EVIL, was on sale at the foot of the stairs as well as the paperback version of his first book LET FREEDOM RING, by one of the sponsors of the event, a Nampa bookstore. KBOI sold T-shirts with Sean's picture on the back, and the 670 KBOI logo on the front beneath the words: HANNITIZATION OF AMERICA TOUR. After Sean finished talking, he signed books and posed for some pictures with some of the guests; several times holding a baby. Other sponsors of the event included TACO BELL and DRS (Debt Reduction Services).

Afterward, Sean was hustled off to the airport and his second stop, and last for the day, of his Hannitization Tour.

Book Quote:

On December 19, 1995, Andrei Codrescu uttered inflammatory anti-Christian remarks in his "All Things Considered" commentary on NPR. Referring to Christ's rapture of His church, Codrescu said "The evaporation of four million [people] who believe in this [Christian] crap would leave this world a better place."
PERSECUTION by David Limbaugh, top of page 280.

My pastor once said that he believed that when the antichrist showed up on Earth shortly after the rapture, he'd claim credit for getting rid of all those troublesome Christians so that they could all now build the kind of world they've always wanted. Seems like anticipation is already "in the air," so to speak.

FUN FACTOID

I remember this little news bit prior to a commercial break on a newscast in South Carolina years ago:

If it were rolled out flat, Idaho would be our largest state.

COMIC NEWS RELIEF

FALLUJAH: Send in the Daleks!
In this age of automation with unpiloted drones flying overhead and bomb defusing robots, perhaps we could borrow a villian from Dr. Who, the dreaded Daleks. Yes, I know they're not entirely mechanical, but they'd be perfect for wiping up the human terrorist debris in Fallujah, Iraq (and elsewhere for that matter). If they didn't kill them outright, I'm sure they'd be terrorized enough by the constant shrill screams of: "Exterminate! Ex-ter-min-ate! EX-TER-MIN-ATE!!! "

Remember the Uni-Bomber?
After they tracked down the Uni-bomber to a remote tiny shack in the hills and carted away all his stuff that he'd managed to cram in there, among which was a copy of Algore's book: Earth In The Lurch (to borrow a couple of terms from Rush Limbaugh), a friend at a sci-fi/fantasy club, with tongue firmly in cheek noted: (paraphrasing) When they found this guy, I had to wonder how he could have gotten all that stuff into that tiny little shack. Then it hit me; this guy must be a renegade Time Lord! How else could he have managed to get all of that stuff in there ?! Sounds good to me.

*For those of you not sufficiently versed on the British sci-fi series "Dr. Who," the main character, Dr. Who, traveled about the Earth and Cosmos via a Tardis (Time And Relative Dimensions In Space) unit that resembled a British Police Box (glorified phone booth) on the outside, but was a spacious room on the inside.

Post Election Maps

The first map showing the breakdown of the vote with red and blue states was back in 2000. Newsmax sold it on posters and T-shirts. The color code (red for Republicans and blue for Democrats) is a change from earlier color-coding which had blue for Republicans and red for Democrats, which some think is more accurate, with red having represented communism and socialism for years.

This year Newsmax has the 2004 version on sale which shows even more red counties than in 2000. In fact, most of California, Oregon, and Washington, not to mention Pennsylvania and others--those blue states whose electors went to Kerry--are RED! That's right, most of the rural areas of those states voted for Bush! The areas of California, Oregon. Washington, New York, et al are largely coastal areas where RICH people live! The myth that the Democrats represent the poor and downtrodden is belied by this map! Republicans represent the "heartland" of America; the traditional, down home, folks of this country. (For some interesting permutations, see these maps.) Here's yet another, and there's even one with county breakdowns of pop and soda consumption!

Another map making the rounds apparently originated with Michael Moore on his website, as reported by Brit Hume on FOX News Channel. On this map, all of the Northeastern/New England states, the three "left coast" states (Washington, Oregon, California), and Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin as part of something called the "United States of Canada." The red states that voted for Bush are joined together in a country euphemistically labeled "Jesusland." An ironic conglomeration given the fact that back when Quebec was threatening to secede from Canada and become an independent nation, which would have effectively split the country in two, cutting off the maritime provinces from the rest of Canada, it was openly declared that they would then join the United States at that point. Some have suggested that Alberta belongs in Jesusland. Buttons, T-shirts, etc. are even on sale at CafePress.

This is all in response to liberals lamenting what the rest of the world thinks of US, and that is all due to George Bush whom they hate with a purple passion. This brings to mind the words of Christ in John 15:18-19...

If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. (KJV, italics in original)

Some words worth remembering.

Harry Potter

With the release of the third Harry Potter movie last June and its subsequent release this month on video/DVD, and the much talked about 6th book: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the debate about Harry continues to rage amongst the Christian community. The main objection surrounds the downplaying of the occult to children. The main point is that Harry Potter will prompt kids in this internet age to go looking for actual witchcraft information online. While this is definitely a concern, to intelligent kids and their parents, this should not be a major problem.

The first thing made plain in the books is that their are magic folk and non-magic folk, also known as muggles. No amount of magical items (wands, charms, etc.) are going to work for a muggle. Only when magical power is present within the individual, can it be amplified and directed by a wand or charm. Then there's the fact that a wand, in order to be effective, has to have a magical core comprised of a unicorn tail hair, phoenix feather, veela hair, etc. in order to work. Since none of these creatures exist, or because according to the books these creatures are kept "hidden" from muggles to protect them, even possessing such an item is impossible. I guess even the magical world has endangered species requiring human protection.

The books strongly imply, without overtly saying so directly, that magical ability is a genetic trait that kicks in with the onset of puberty (Harry was 11 when he first noticed it by setting a snake loose on his insufferable cousin Dudley). In the 2nd movie, Hagrid tells Harry, Ron, and Hermione, after Malfoy calls Hermione a "mudblood" (a derogatory term for half-breed), that most wizards are half blood or less because they'd have died out otherwise. (In the book it's Ron who explains this in between belching slugs.) The Malfoys think they're better than everyone one else because they're "pure blood." From another description given in the 5th book, this seems to be, more or less, due to inbreeding since there are few families left who are of pure magical lineage (the Malfoys, Blacks, and the Weasleys among them). This was a problem back in medieval times amongst the various royal families of Europe.

If parents would read these books with their kids, not only would they find them enjoyable for themselves, they would be able to explain these things to their kids. Perhaps I'm just more comfortable with this genre given its close association with science fiction, which as every good writer/fan knows, has to have a basis in reality if it's going to be good. Fantasy has become more of a separate genre of late, but earlier on was linked with science fiction (sci-fi/fantasy). J.K. Rowling has carefully thought through these background items and has laid certain groundrules that apply to the world she has created in her books. This needs to be understood and explained if parents are to have peace of mind and kids are to have a solid grounding in reality.

NOTE: To put it in a context that fits the Harry Potter world, one could say that the occult paraphernalia, witchcraft, sorcery, etc. that is believed by muggles to be the real thing is a "cover story" designed to throw off those who would discover the true magical world. The charlatans who believe and practice these things discredit those who would believe otherwise, thereby keeping the true magical world concealed from prying eyes.