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Prepare Yourself for the America of Kamala Harris … just in case

January 27, 2025November 3, 2024 by Tom McGinley

(Reddit.com) Kamala Harris with Sister Roma and Sister Hone Mahogany of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence (mocking Catholics for over 40 years.)

For those voters on the fence or long-time Democrats, this will likely be the America of Kamala Harris …

Many of you are not thrilled about either of the two candidates for President but are still likely to vote for Kamala Harris given you consider yourself to be a loyal Democrat. Before you do please consider this partial list of information contained here before you make that fateful decision.

Here are a number of key issues to examine in determining your level of agreement with the Democrat candidate:

Abortion –

The political ‘buzz-phase’ this season is that Harris would protect a woman’s right to “reproductive freedom” meaning abortion. Of course, abortion is precisely the opposite of reproduction. Harris is by far, the most radical pro-abortion candidate in American history. She has gone out of her way to not vocalize any restrictions, including 3rd trimester abortions when asked on numerous occasions.
Her running mate, Tim Walz, eagerly pushed Minnesota’s “Protect Reproductive Options Act” that has no restrictions (other than the health of the “mother”) on any abortions whatsoever including 3rd trimester abortions.
As California Attorney General, Harris was a strong supporter of undermining crisis pregnancy centers in her state until the Supreme Court stopped her.
Harris voted against the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act” that would have required treatment to an infant that survived an abortion attempt. She chose to leave the baby lie untreated until it died.
Harris supports repeal of the Hyde Amendment that restricts tax dollars from being used to pay for abortions.
(Donald Trump says he will seek no national law restricting abortion but will leave the matter in the hands of individual states much to the opposition of many in his own party, including his former Vice-President.)

210th Anniversary of The Star Spangled Banner

January 27, 2025September 12, 2024 by Tom McGinley

This essay was originally published by the American Thinker on September 14, 2014, commemorating the 200th anniversary of Francis Scott Key’s writing of the Star Spangled Banner.

This Saturday marks the 210th anniversary of that fateful early morning when Key, along with the British Navy, looked toward Fort McHenry in foggy, smokey Baltimore Harbor to see the result of the previous night’s enormous bombardment — and was inspired to write America’s most famous poem. I thought it appropriate to republish it.

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Two hundred years, on September 14th, it was the unlikely convergence of a physician and a lawyer that produced the most recited poem in American history. Its inspiration occurred just a few miles from Fort McHenry, located in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, the site of one of our nation’s most important military conflicts.

Corey Comperatore: An American Hero

July 16, 2024July 16, 2024 by The American Citizen

When a husband and father uses his body to shield his wife and daughters from gunfire, it is truly a heroic act even though it is instinctual and done without conscious thought.

If Corey Comperatore were alive today he’d say he’s no hero. Such a sacrifice is simply what loving husbands and fathers do.

This enthusiastic Trump supporter and attendee at the campaign rally in Butler, PA would say that his final mission — protecting the precious members of his family, was a great success. But for Corey’s family, it was a horrible outcome.

They’ll forever remember his last words to them, “Get down”.

A Tribute to Fathers

June 16, 2024June 16, 2024 by The American Citizen

(This tribute was originally posted in June 2021 and will be republished every Father’s Day as long as I’m alive.)

The root cause for virtually every cultural problem in the United States is the number of children growing up without fathers in their homes.

This is not the case within my own family. I am fortunate to have four sons (two sons, Mike and Matt and two sons-in-law, Dustin and Patrick) who are loving and dedicated fathers to their children. My grandchildren are all very young, very blessed and just assume that having dad at home is the way it is with kids everywhere. We know it is not.

This Sunday is the nation’s 115th celebration of the value of fathers. My effort here is to personalize this day by publicly thanking these men who are raising my grandchildren to let them know how valuable they and fathers like them are in the lives of their kids, their wives and society at large.

Golf’s Real Major Battle

January 27, 2025July 14, 2022 by Tom McGinley

Given that many golf tour professionals make millions each year, it’s hard to grasp that they could be underpaid. But relative to the extraordinary growth of compensation contracts in other pro sports, PGA golfers have for the most part been left behind.

Last (full) year, Jon Rahm was the leading money earner on the PGA Tour (not including the FedEx Cup) with $7.7 million in winnings. He was top dog among the best golfers on the planet. As much as this amount is, it paled in comparison to what professional athletes make in other sports.

According to Spotrac, there were 150 National Basketball Association players, 170 Major League Baseball players and 254 National Football League athletes who made more than Rahm.

Liberal comedian Bill Maher on the risks of treating kids as transgendered

January 25, 2025May 27, 2022 by The American Citizen

A Tribute to Fathers

January 25, 2025June 17, 2021 by Tom McGinley

The root cause for virtually every cultural problem in the United States is the number of children growing up without fathers in their homes.

This Sunday is the nation’s 112th celebration of the value of fathers. My effort here is to personalize this day by publicly thanking these men who are raising my grandchildren to let them know how valuable they and fathers like them are in the lives of their kids, their wives and society at large.

One Father who has the Courage to Publicly Take on the “Woke” Establishment

January 25, 2025April 20, 2021 by The American Citizen

As “wokeness” runs rampant in America’s public schools (and especially college campuses), most wealthy private K-12 schools had remained focused on classical education to the approval and support of parents paying their children’s tab.

But gradually this national infection has been invading those schools as well. Traditional, inclusive education where students are exposed to a variety of concepts and taught to actually think with some depth is under an insidious attack.

It is being replaced by an insidious “woke” mentality in which all of humanity (can never be aligned with common purpose or goals but) must be divided into two groups that can never be permitted to come together: victims and oppressors.

One parent at the $54,000 per year Brearley School in New York City had enough of the changes and proceeded to write one of the most powerful letters you’ll ever read. It was initially posted here and reported in the New York Post. We’ve decided to post it below in its entirety. It is absolutely brilliant and I urge you to read it.

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