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Not A Hate Crime, by Liberal Definition...

From the Ohio Beacon Journal:

Akron police investigate teen mob attack on family

By Phil Trexler
Beacon Journal staff writer

POSTED: 07:44 p.m. EDT, Jul 07, 2009

Akron police say they aren't ready to call it a hate crime or a gang initiation.

But to Marty Marshall, his wife and two kids, it seems pretty clear.

It came after a family night of celebrating America and freedom with a fireworks show at Firestone Stadium. Marshall, his family and two friends were gathered outside a friend's home in South Akron.

Out of nowhere, the six were attacked by dozens of teenage boys, who shouted ''This is our world'' and ''This is a black world'' as they confronted Marshall and his family.

The Marshalls, who are white, say the crowd of teens who attacked them and two friends June 27 on Girard Street numbered close to 50. The teens were all black.

''This was almost like being a terrorist act,'' Marshall said. ''And we allow this to go on in our neighborhoods?''

They said it started when one teen, without any words or warning, blindsided and assaulted Marshall's friend as he stood outside with the others.

When Marshall, 39, jumped in, he found himself being attacked by the growing group of teens.

His daughter, Rachel, 15, who weighs about 90 pounds, tried to come to his rescue. The teens pushed her to the ground.

His wife, Yvonne, pushed their son, Donald, 14, into bushes to keep him protected.

''My thing is,'' Marshall said, ''I didn't want this, but I was in fear for my wife, my kids and my friends. I felt I had to stay out there to protect them, because those guys were just jumping, swinging fists and everything.

''I'm lucky. They didn't break my ribs or bruise my ribs. I thank God, they concentrated on my thick head because I do have one. They were trying to take my head off my spine, basically.''

After several minutes of punches and kicks, the attack ended and the group ran off. The Marshalls' two adult male friends were not seriously hurt.

''I don't think I thought at that moment when I tried to jump in,'' Rachel Marshall said. ''But when I was laying on the ground, I was just scared.''

Marshall was the most seriously injured. He suffered a concussion and multiple bruises to his head and eye. He said he spent five nights in the critical care unit at Akron General Medical Center.

The construction worker said he now fears for his family's safety, and the thousands of dollars in medical bills he faces without insurance.

''I knew I was going to get beat, but not as bad as I did,'' Marshall said. ''But I did it to protect my family. I didn't have a choice. There was no need for this. We should be all getting along. But to me, it seems to be racist.''

Akron police are investigating. Right now, the case is not being classified as a racial hate crime. There were no other reports of victims assaulted by the group that night.

The department's gang unit is involved in the investigation, police said.

''We don't know if it's a known gang, or just a group of kids,'' police Lt. Rick Edwards said.

The Marshalls say they fear retaliation at home or when they go outside. They are considering arming themselves, but they're concerned about the possible problems that come with guns.

For now, they are hoping police can bring them suspects. They believe they can identify several of the attackers.

''This makes you think about your freedom,'' Marshall said. ''In all reality, where is your freedom when you have this going on?''

Phil Trexler can be reached at 330-996-3717 or ptrexler@thebeaconjournal.com.

Martin Marshall (right) recounts the attack by a group of teens on himself and his family while they were watching a Fourth of July fireworks display in Firestone Park. His daughter, Rachel Hopson, 15, (left) and wife, Yvonne Marshall, listen. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)
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Akron police say they aren't ready to call it a hate crime or a gang initiation.

But to Marty Marshall, his wife and two kids, it seems pretty clear.

It came after a family night of celebrating America and freedom with a fireworks show at Firestone Stadium. Marshall, his family and two friends were gathered outside a friend's home in South Akron.

Out of nowhere, the six were attacked by dozens of teenage boys, who shouted ''This is our world'' and ''This is a black world'' as they confronted Marshall and his family.

The Marshalls, who are white, say the crowd of teens who attacked them and two friends June 27 on Girard Street numbered close to 50. The teens were all black.

''This was almost like being a terrorist act,'' Marshall said. ''And we allow this to go on in our neighborhoods?''

They said it started when one teen, without any words or warning, blindsided and assaulted Marshall's friend as he stood outside with the others.

When Marshall, 39, jumped in, he found himself being attacked by the growing group of teens.

His daughter, Rachel, 15, who weighs about 90 pounds, tried to come to his rescue. The teens pushed her to the ground.

His wife, Yvonne, pushed their son, Donald, 14, into bushes to keep him protected.

''My thing is,'' Marshall said, ''I didn't want this, but I was in fear for my wife, my kids and my friends. I felt I had to stay out there to protect them, because those guys were just jumping, swinging fists and everything.

''I'm lucky. They didn't break my ribs or bruise my ribs. I thank God, they concentrated on my thick head because I do have one. They were trying to take my head off my spine, basically.''

After several minutes of punches and kicks, the attack ended and the group ran off. The Marshalls' two adult male friends were not seriously hurt.

''I don't think I thought at that moment when I tried to jump in,'' Rachel Marshall said. ''But when I was laying on the ground, I was just scared.''

Marshall was the most seriously injured. He suffered a concussion and multiple bruises to his head and eye. He said he spent five nights in the critical care unit at Akron General Medical Center.

The construction worker said he now fears for his family's safety, and the thousands of dollars in medical bills he faces without insurance.

''I knew I was going to get beat, but not as bad as I did,'' Marshall said. ''But I did it to protect my family. I didn't have a choice. There was no need for this. We should be all getting along. But to me, it seems to be racist.''

Akron police are investigating. Right now, the case is not being classified as a racial hate crime. There were no other reports of victims assaulted by the group that night.

The department's gang unit is involved in the investigation, police said.

''We don't know if it's a known gang, or just a group of kids,'' police Lt. Rick Edwards said.

The Marshalls say they fear retaliation at home or when they go outside. They are considering arming themselves, but they're concerned about the possible problems that come with guns.

For now, they are hoping police can bring them suspects. They believe they can identify several of the attackers.

''This makes you think about your freedom,'' Marshall said. ''In all reality, where is your freedom when you have this going on?''

This is the kind of thing we can expect a LOT more of with the passing of hate crime legislation.  Because, by Liberal definition, you cannot be a racist if you are not white.  Look for the Obama administration to look the other way.

The Majority Has a Right to be Heard

Let's Get This Mess Cleaned Up!

Well, he may be screwing the economy, raping the poor, fawning over terrorists, and bowdlerizing the Constitution, but at least he's on a roll!

Chessboxing. Believe it or don't...

Chessboxing

The basic idea in chessboxing is to combine the #1 thinking sport and the #1 fighting sport into a hybrid that demands the most of its competitors – both mentally and physically.

In a chessboxing fight two opponents play alternating rounds of chess and boxing. The contest starts with a round of chess, followed by a boxing round, followed by another round of chess and so on.
A contest consists of 11 rounds, 6 rounds of chess, 5 rounds of boxing. A round of chess takes 4 minutes. Each competitor has 12 minutes on the chess timer.

A round of boxing takes 3 minutes. Between the rounds there is a 1 minute pause, during which competitors change their gear. The contest is decided by: checkmate (chess round), exceeding the time limit (chess round), retirement of an opponent (chess or boxing round), KO (boxing round), or referee decision (boxing round). If the chess game ends in a stalement, the opponent with the higher score in boxing wins. If there is an equal score, the opponent with the black pieces wins.

Pin Drop Redux

This has gone around the internet for years now, but it bears repeating again and again.  If you haven't gotten it from someone in your email, keep sending it around.  I have verified the first story  on Snopes and it is completely true.  I can't vouch for the factual occurrences of the others, but the Truth they contain can be vetted in your heart.  The morons do protest, but cannot deny.

When in England , at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building by George Bush.

He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.'

You could have heard a pin drop..

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There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What  does he intended to do, bomb them?'

A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply 
emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in
transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does  France have?'

You could have heard a pin drop.


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A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies.. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries.

Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English. He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking
French?'

Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied  'Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans 
arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.'

You could have heard a pin drop.


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AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...

Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in  Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on.

'You have been to France before, monsieur?' the customs officer asked sarcastically.

Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously.

'Then you should know enough to have your passport ready.'

The American said, 'The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it.

'Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France !'

The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained, 'Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to show a passport to.'

You could have heard a pin drop. 

Choice Fruit

Mat 7:15-16  "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.  (16)  You will recognize them by their fruits.

Recently the teachers at my school attended a Teacher Training Workshop called, “Capturing Kids Hearts,” in which we studied ways of creating a learning environment based on relationships and caring interactions between students and teacher, and between students themselves.  One of the activities involved developing a “social contract.”  We would brainstorm how we would want to be treated under a variety of conditions and agree to treat each other in those ways.  Then we’d make a big poster and everyone would sign it.  This would become the basis for classroom rules, consequences, and discipline.

Well, anyone who works with kids knows that you can’t just sit down without any input and ask kids how they want to be treated.  You’ll end up with a poster that says, “Everyone Will Be Nice.”  That doesn’t work in a classroom situation.  You’ll spend the rest of the year defining the word in increasingly complex scenarios.  So I was casting around for some vocabulary development ideas to give them a richer canvas on which to paint, when an unexpected thought popped into my head.  “Galatians 5:22.  The fruit of the Spirit.”

What?  Teach the fruit of the Spirit in public school?  Why not?  They’re just words, right?  And good ones at that.  In fact, they accurately define the learning environment that our workshop set as a goal.  So we spent a week on some new vocabulary words; love, joy, peace, kindness, goodness, patience, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

But how do you break those down into actions that can be visualized and carried out in a practical way for fourth grade?  It isn’t easy.  I decided that each one had to demonstrate an active choice we make when confronted with a real-life, daily situation.  In struggling with this I learned a lot more about these qualities than I had ever realized before.

It came out like this (sort of.  The language level for them was sans “God”, and a little lower – but not much):

Love
Choosing to care about someone else more than I care about myself.

Joy
Choosing to ferret out the positive and dwell in it, no matter how overwhelming the negative seems.

Peace
Choosing to remain calm inside no matter how crazy the outside gets.

Patience
Choosing to wait quietly behind the wall of God’s grace.

Kindness
Choosing to treat someone else better than they deserve to be treated.

Goodness
Choosing to do what’s right no matter what the consequences will be.

Faithfulness
Choosing to be loyal and honorable even when everyone else gives up and falls away.

Gentleness
Choosing to control one’s strength and authority, channeling them into care and tact toward other people.

Self-control
Choosing to put the spirit in charge of the mind and the mind in charge of the body.

These are the things that a real relationship with God through Jesus Christ develops in our lives.  They don't just magically appear, you have to "work them out with fear and trembling."  You have to CHOOSE, and then act under God's power.  Jesus makes it pretty clear that if our good works don’t produce these virtues, said works are “dead.”  Diseased trees don’t produce good fruit.  You cut them down and burn them.  And a day will come when some will list the amazing things they did in His name (prophesying, casting out demons, etc.) and He will say, “I don’t know you.”  Why?  Because they did a lot of good stuff, but it was all self-motivated and self-obsessed.  In other words, it produced no fruit.

So I thought it would be fun to write a snippet or two about each of these.  I don’t know that it will be as much fun for you to read, but if not it will be an opportunity for you to work on forgiveness.

The Art of Receiving

The virtue of giving is a well-worn one.  It is for that reason, I believe, that the enemy of man has imbued the act of giving with pride.  Whether we admit it or not, we see the giver as superior to the "object" of the gift.  Giving is "God-like" and it is natural for the giver to feel a kinship with deity.

Conversely, the same enemy has imbued the receiver, not with a sense of humility (another virtue), but it's dark caricature, humiliation.  In so doing he has twisted everything into a disruption of the flow of God's Love Economy.  We take pride in giving, thus turning a foundational virtue of relationship into a sin.  We are humiliated in our need to receive, and thus turn away the gift with our own pride, ala, "We don't take charity."

John Steinbeck summed it up,

"Perhaps the most overrated virtue in our list of shoddy virtues is that of giving. Giving builds up the ego of the giver, makes him superior and higher and larger than the receiver...It is so easy to give, so exquisitely rewarding. Receiving, on the other hand, if it is well-done, requires a fine balance of self-knowledge and kindness. It requires humility and tact and great understanding of relationships. In receiving, you cannot appear, even to yourself, better or stronger or wiser than the giver, although you must be wiser to do it well."

We cannot carry out God's command to "bear one another's burdens" if we cannot learn to receive with grace.  When we deny the gift we insult God Himself, and we sabotage God's purpose and the power of healing in our relationships.

Beware the Public Declaration of Truth

There are few with the courage to stand publicly against the rising oceans of ignorance and self-serving alarmism.  Fewer still who will risk business losses in the interest of Truth.

The dispute began to sizzle last week, when a local newspaper reporter in Memphis, Tennessee, noticed the signs outside two restaurants in the city and contacted the corporation to establish if the message represented its official viewpoint. Burger King's headquarters in Miami said it did not, adding that it had ordered MIC to take the signs down. But a few days later readers of the Memphis paper said they had seen about a dozen Burger King restaurants across the state displaying the signs and that some had yet to be taken down. Media attempts to contact MIC to establish why it was taking an apparently defiant stance were rebuffed, but the Guardian managed to grill MIC's marketing president, John McNelis. "I would think [Burger King] would run from any form of controversy kinda like cockroaches when the lights get turned on," said Mr McNelis. "I'm not aware of any direction that they gave the franchisee and I don't think they have the authority to do it." McNelis added: "The [restaurant] management team can put the message up there if they want to. It is private property and here in the US we do have some rights. Notwithstanding a franchise agreement, I could load a Brinks vehicle with [rights] I've got so many of them. By the time the Burger King lawyers work out how to make that stick we'd be in the year 2020."

It should be noted that Al Gore has accumulated over $100,000,000 in profits from his little AGW scam.  Looking for the source of corruption?  I recall someone suggesting, "Follow the money."  This not to mention his further polluting of the Nobel Peace Prize and the boneheaded Academy Award.  Quite a coup for an otherwise non-entity in world affairs.  Saith the Bard, "some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them."  He neglected to mention those who usurp it through fear-mongering and the bully pulpit.

Financial disclosure documents released before the 2000 election put the Gore family's net worth at $1 million to $2 million. After years of public service--and four kids needing high-priced educations--Al and Tipper used to fret occasionally about money. Not anymore. They have a new multimillion-dollar home in a tony section of Nashville and a family home in Virginia, and have recently bought a multimillion-dollar condo at the St. Regis condo/hotel in San Francisco. Available data indicate a net worth well in excess of $100 million.

Catch The Wave

I reprint this here from one of the most lucid and intellectually stimulating websites on the www, the Anchoress.  A true motherlode vein of intellectual gold.

Evan Thomas, that bellweather of media obsequiousness, who once (accurately) predicted that the Democrat-loving press would give John Kerry “10 to 15% points” in his race fo the White House, has declared that President Obama is “sort of god”. Chris Matthews, who would suckle Obama’s manboobs, if only Obama would lactate for him, can be heard saying “yeah,” in the background.

I’ve always told you they thought Obama a godling. Now, they’ve admitted it.

Our press is not only not free, it is completely nuts; mad in its teen-fan lust, lost in the misty aphrodisiac of Obama’s power.

I don’t blame Obama for this. I blame an industry that has so insulated itself and is so lacking in diversity of thought or perspective that it has become an obscene parody of what the craft of journalism was meant to be. And I blame us, for allowing them to get away with it for so long that they could reach this point.

In the piece below, we looked at what I called “living wallpaper”. The press is a sort of “living wallpaper,” too. They’re all around us and you can’t escape them, not in a pub, an airport, a store; the gasbags of the press are yakking and expectorating and stealing all of our breathing air; they are full of sound and fury, indicating nothing. They serve up hours of “nothing.” They serve “nothing.” And they, the “nothings” of the suckling press, are completely dominant.

We are dominated by “nothings,” who run to to do the bidding of a man who does not respect them, can’t respect them, because who can respect a sycophant. Barack Obama is imperious Lady Catherine DeBurgh, and the press is the oafish, intellectually vapid, incurious Mr. Collins, bowing and agreeing, and silencing himself for the sake of her bare acceptance.

I do blame Obama, however, because he rides the horse.  He did not create the horse, that was done by a Power much more insidious than even his.  He is a piece of a larger plan, one which is cresting over God's people in a demonic tsunami of apocalyptic proportion.  And one that those Christians who voted for him have brought upon themselves as well as us.

Dear Israel, This man is a Fraud, and does NOT speak for America...