URGENT: Stand up for Traditional Marriage in WA

Olympia, WA – April 13, 2009 – The Washington Values Alliance received word late this afternoon that House Majority Leader Frank Chopp (D-Seattle) has pulled the Homosexual “Marriage” Equality Bill (Senate Bill 5688) to the House Floor.

A vote of the full House is imminent and may come as early as tomorrow (Tuesday, April 14) when the House returns to the floor at 1:30pm; and will likely come no later than 5:00 pm, April 17, which is the last day to consider opposite house bills.

If the bill is passed and accepted by both houses, it will be signed by the respective leaders and sent to Governor Christine Gregoire.

The Governor has 5 days, excluding Sundays, to take action on any bill passed by the Legislature, provided adjournment does not occur within those 5 days, in which case the Governor has 20 days to take action, excluding Sundays. April 26, 2009 is the last day allowed the year for regular session under the state constitution.

The Governor has the authority to sign a bill into law or veto all or part of it. If the Governor fails to act on a bill, it may become law without her signature.

The Washington Values Alliance is encouraging citizens all across the state to:

1) Immediately contact their State Representatives (see below) and tell them to VOTE NO on SB 5688!

2) Immediately contact Governor Christine Gregoire and tell her to oppose SB 5688 and VETO if passed by the Legislature!

*IF YOU HAVE ALREADY CALLED AND E-MAILED, NOW IS A GREAT TIME TIME TO DO IT AGAIN!!!!

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HOW IS YOUR LEGISLATOR VOTING ON MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS?

Use this site to find your local legislator: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder/Default.aspx

1st District
Represents portions of northeast King County and south Snohomish County,
including areas of Bothell, Woodinville, Mountlake Terrace, and Brier.
Al O’Brien (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Mark Ericks (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

2nd District
Represents Pierce County, including McKenna, Rainier, Roy, Ft. Lewis,
Spanaway, Orting, Graham, Yelm, and the City of Eatonville.
Jim McCune (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Tom Campbell (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

3rd District
Represents the heartland of the downtown Spokane area,
extending to the North Side and South Hill.
Alex Wood (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Timm Ormsby (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

4th District
Represents part of Spokane County.
Larry Crouse (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Matt Shea (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

5th District
Represents East King County, including North Bend, Snoqualmie,
Issaquah, and portions of unincorporated King County.
Glenn Anderson (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Jay Rodne (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

6th District
Represents a crescent shaped district around the North, West, and Southern parts of the City of Spokane, a small portion of the City of Spokane Valley, and sizeable portions of North and Southwestern Spokane County (including Airway Heights, Colbert, Chattaroy, and southern Deer Park).
Kevin Parker (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
John Driscoll (D) DRISCOLL OFFICE UNSURE OF POSITION AS OF APRIL 1

7th District
Represents Pend Oreille, Stevens, Ferry, Lincoln
and parts of Okanogan and Spokane Counties.
Shelly Short (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Joel Kretz (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

8th District
Represents most of Benton County, including Richland and Kennewick.
Brad Klippert (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Larry Haler (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

9th District
Represents the counties of Adams, Asotin, Garfield
and Whitman and parts of Franklin and Spokane.
Don Cox (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Joe Schmick (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

10th District
Represents all of Island County and portions of Skagit and Snohomish counties, including the cities of La Conner, Oak Harbor, and Stanwood.
Norma Smith (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Barbara Bailey (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

11th District
Represents parts of South Seattle, Burien, Sea-Tac, Tukwila and the southern part of Renton.
Zack Hudgins (D)SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Bob Hasegawa (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

12th District
Represents Chelan and Douglas Counties and parts of Grant and Okanogan Counties.
Cary Condotta (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

Mike Armstrong (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

13th District
Represents most of Grant, all of Kittitas and part of Yakima Counties.
Judy Warnick (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Bill Hinkle (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

14th District
Represents parts of Yakima County.
Norm Johnson (R) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Charles Ross (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

15th District
Represents all of Klickitat County and parts of Yakima, Skamania and Clark counties.
Bruce Chandler (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
David Taylor (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
16th District
Represents parts of Benton and Franklin counties,
and all of Columbia and Walla Walla counties.
Maureen Walsh (R) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Laura Grant-Herriot (D) ????? UNABLE TO CONNECT WITH REP. GRANT-HERRIOT’S OFFICE

17th District
Represents a portion of Clark County.

Tim Probst (D) ???? UNABLE TO CONNECT WITH REP. PROBST’S OFFICE

Deb Wallace (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

18th District
Represents parts of Clark and Cowlitz counties.
Jaime Herrera (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Ed Orcutt (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

19th District
Represents Pacific, Wahkiakum, and parts of Grays Harbor and Cowlitz counties.
Dean Takko (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Brian Blake (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

20th District
Represents all of Lewis and south Thurston Counties.
Richard DeBolt (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Gary Alexander (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

21st District
Represents Edmonds, Mukilteo and portions of Lynnwood and Mountlake Terrace.
Mary Helen Roberts (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Marko Liias (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

22nd District
Represents the northern portion of Thurston County, including all of Olympia and portions of Lacey and Tumwater, and the unincorporated communities of Johnson Point, Cooper Point, Tanglewilde, Thompson Place, and Boston Harbor.
Brendan Williams (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Sam Hunt (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

23rd District
Represents Kitsap County, including Bainbridge Island,
Silverdale, Poulsbo, Kingston, and parts of Bremerton.
Sherry Appleton (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Christine Rolfes (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

24th District
Represents Clallam, Jefferson, and part of Grays Harbor Counties.
Kevin Van De Wege (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Lynn Kessler (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

25th District
Represents Puyallup and South Hill, and parts of Midland,
Summit, Fife, Tacoma, Edgewood and Milton.
Bruce Dammeier (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

Dawn Morrell (D) ??? WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM FROM REP. MORRELL’S OFFICE

26th District
Represents parts of Pierce and Kitsap Counties.
Jan Angel (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Larry Seaquist (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

27th District
Represents portions of Tacoma and Fife in Pierce County.
Dennis Flannigan(D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Jeannie Darneille (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

28th District
Represents Fircrest, University Place, Lakewood, Steilacoom, Tillicum,
and West Tacoma; Anderson, Ketron, and McNeil Islands.
Troy Kelley (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY BILL FOR HOMOSEXUALS (MAY BE WILLING TO SUPPORT FLOOR AMENDMENTS)
Tami Green (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY BILL FOR HOMOSEXUALS

29th District
Represents South Tacoma, Parkland, and portions of Lakewood and University Place.
Steve Conway (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Steve Kirby (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

30th District
Represents Federal Way, Milton, Algona and Pacific.
Mark Miloscia (D) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Skip Priest (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

31st District
Represents south King County and northeast Pierce County, including Auburn, Bonney Lake, Buckley, Edgewood, Enumclaw, Greenwater, Sumner, and Lake Tapps.
Dan Roach (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Christopher Hurst (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

32nd District
Represents Northwest King and Southwest Snohomish Counties, including Edmonds, Kenmore, Shoreline, Lake Forest Park and Woodway.
Maralyn Chase (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Ruth Kagi (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

33rd District
Represents SeaTac, Des Moines, Normandy Park, and parts of Kent, and Tukwila.
Tina Orwall (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Dave Upthegrove (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

34th District
Represents West Seattle, Burien and Vashon and Maury Islands.
Eileen Cody(D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Sharon Nelson (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

35th District
Represents Mason and portions of Grays Harbor, Kitsap, and Thurston Counties.
Kathy Haigh (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Fred Finn (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

36th District
Represents Seattle: Magnolia, Queen Anne, Phinney Ridge and parts of Ballard, Crown Hill, Denny Regrade, Fremont, Greenwood, Lake Union, Loyal Heights, Sunset Hill.
Reuven Carlyle (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Mary Lou Dickerson (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

37th District
Represents Rainier Valley, Madrona, North Beacon Hill, Rainier Beach, Mt. Baker, Leschi, Columbia City, southern Capitol Hill, Skyway and parts of Renton.
Sharon Tomiko Santos (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Eric Pettigrew (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

38th District
Represents Snohomish County including Everett, Marysville, Tulalip and the part of the Snohomish Valley west of Highway 5.
John McCoy (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Mike Sells (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

39th District
Represents the eastern portions of Whatcom, Skagit, and Snohomish counties,
and the northeast portion of King County.
Dan Kristiansen (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Kirk Pearson (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

40th District
Represents San Juan, eastern and northwestern Skagit
and southwestern Whatcom counties.
Dave Quall (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Jeff Morris (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

41st District
Represents Bellevue, Mercer Island, Newcastle, Issaquah and Renton.
Marcie Maxwell (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Judy Clibborn (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

42nd District
Represents the western half of Whatcom County.
Doug Ericksen (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Kelli Linville (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

43rd District
Represents Seattle: Capitol Hill, University District, Madison Park, Washington Park, Broadmoor, Montlake, Wallingford, Madison Valley and parts of Fremont, Laurelhurst, Ravenna, Denny Regrade and downtown Seattle.
Jamie Pedersen (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Frank Chopp (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

44th District
Represents a portion of southwest Snohomish County.
Hans Dunshee (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Mike Hope (R) OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

45th District
Represents Woodinville, Duvall, Carnation, and
parts of Kirkland, Redmond, and Sammamish.
Roger Goodman (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Larry Springer (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

46th District
Represents part of King County and the city of Seattle.
Scott White (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

47th District
Represents part of southeast King County
from the Renton Highlands to Kent to Black Diamond.
Geoff Simpson (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Pat Sullivan (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

48th District
Represents portions of King County: parts of Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond,
and all of Medina, Clyde Hill, Yarrow Point and Hunts Point.
Ross Hunter(D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Deborah Eddy (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

49th District
Represents parts of the City of Vancouver and Clark County.
Jim Jacks (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS
Jim Moeller (D) SUPPORTS MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR HOMOSEXUALS

Help WAVA defeat homosexual “marriage” by donating online at www.valuesaction.org

or mail your check to:

Washington Values Alliance

PO Box 501

Arlington, WA 98223

Wake UP America!

A Revolution is Brewing

PLEASE SHOW YOUR support!!!

So, here’s the plan. On April 1, 2009, all Americans are asked to send a TEABAG to Washington, D.C. You do not have to enclose a note or any other information unless you so desire. Just a TEABAG. Many cities are organizing protests. If you simply search, “New American Tea Party”, several sites will come up. If you aren’t the ‘protester’ type, simply make your one voice heard with a TEABAG. Your one voice will become a roar when joined with millions of others that feel the same way. Yes, something needs to be done but the lack of confidence as shown by the steady decline in the stock market speaks volumes.

This was not my idea. An online survey showed over 90% of thousands said they would send the teabag on April 1. Why, April 1?? We want them to reach Washington by April 15. Will you do it? I will.

Send it to:  1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington , D.C. 20500 .

Here’s a site you may find interesting as well
http://www.freedomworks.org/blog/bstein80/how-to-organize-your-own-%E2%80%9Ctea-party%E2%80%9D-protest

Looking for a place to let your conservative voice be heard?

Join a Glenn Beck Meet Up group. More info here:
http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/21018/

Learn more about the original Boston Tea Party by watching this short informative video:

http://www.hippocampus.org/hippocampus.php/course_locator.php?course=AP%20US%20History%20I&lesson=10&topic=3&width=800&height=550&topicTitle=Boston%20Tea%20Party&skinPath=http://www.hippocampus.org/hippocampus.skins/default

A message for our time

Top 10 Reasons to Oppose the Obama Stimulus “swindulus” Package

Read all about it here: http://www.freedomworks.org/informed/issues_template.php?issue_id=3059&utm_campaign=Help%20us%20stop%20the%20wasteful%20spending%20in%20Washington&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_term=click%20here%21

Montessori Homeschool Resources

We have been using the WAshington Virtual Academy as our main curriculum for homeschool this year (www.wava.org) 

But I’ve been adding in some other methods as well, namely the Montessori method. My oldest has attended montessori school for the past year and has gained tremendous benefits from it.  I’ve tried to incorporate some of what she loves at school into our home classroom.

In my search for help with this huge undertaking, I came across many wonerful and helpful individuals who are anxious to share their knowledge of this time-tested education strategy.  One of these helpful people, Mary, put together the following document which will help ANYONE who wants to start doing some montessori work at home wtih their children.  (See below)

It may seem a daunting task, and for sure it will take some time and effort. But the rewards are incredible and for those who want a really quick and easy start to montessori homeschool for preschoolers, I would suggest getting the book , “Teach Me to Do It Myself”.   It’s filled wtih simple activites that you can put together with items you alreayd ahve at home or can find at second hand stores very inexpensively.

Here’s the letter from Mary

For ongoing resources and support, my number one recommendation is that you join a

YahooGroups list called Playschool6.  This is a Catholic, Montessori homeschoolers site. There are many non-Catholics (of which I am one) and it is a very warm, supportive bunch. Don’t let the name put you off–it refers to the site owner’s kids. You have to “join” yahoo to use this group, but it is free and I have suffered no ill effects. I can’t stress enough how important this group is. Once you are in, check out all the “sister sites” linked from the Playschool6 page. MontessoriMakers is for people wanting advice on making Montessori materials. There’s a book discussion of Montessori books as well as other groups.

 

Karen Tyler does online training for parents who wish to homeschool Montessori style. I have not taken it, because I am trained already, but she seems to be on the right track. http://www.amontessorimarketplace.com/teachertraining.html

 

Next, you are going to need some practical books to start you off. (I am assuming that you have already read many books by Maria Montessori. If that is not true, I can give you a list of her books to read.)

 

“Teaching Montessori in the Home (Preschool)” and “Teaching Montessori in the Home-School Years” by Elizabeth Hainstock

 

“Basic Montessori” by David Gettman

 

After that, you will need “albums”. These are books for the adult, telling how to do each lesson. If you were to take training, you would be learning the material in these albums. Go to:

http://www.montessorird.com/  if you wish to purchase, but first look at the free ones below:

 

Moteaco, an excellent website, has some albums and other resources http://www.moteaco.com/albums.html 

 

http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfsjy/ is Shu-Chen Jenny Yen’s free online albums.

 

For materials, look at these websites:

 

www.nienhuis. com  Ask this company for a catalog and price sheet. They are very expensive and you won’t want to buy from them, but they have an excellent catalog with pictures of each material.

 

www.michaelolaf.net    (text)

www.michaelolaf.com   (products)

This company has great, short info about Montessori and sells good quality products at premium prices

 

http://www.montessoriworld.org/

 

http://www.montessorimaterials.org    has great printables

 

Hello Wood products is a great company.

 

Montessori Services 800-214-8959   www.forsmallhands.com

Be sure and ask for the school catalog–it’s bigger. They sell supplies like trays, aprons, etc.

 

http://www.learncollection.com/index.html 

 

There are numerous companies now which sell Montessori materials for cheap. I cannot recommend any because I have not used them and I have grave concerns about how they manage to keep their prices down (can you say human rights violations?) which they have never adequately addressed for me. Playschool6 has numerous threads where people tell their experiences with different companies.

 

You are welcome to ask more questions as they come up. Good luck in the journey of educating your children!

 

Mary

Food Riots by 2012??

Food Riots, Tax Rebellions By 2012…Trend forecaster, renowned for being accurate in the past, says

The man who predicted the 1987 stock market crash and the fall of the Soviet Union is now forecasting revolution in America, food riots and tax rebellions – all within four years, while cautioning that putting food on the table will be a more pressing concern than buying Christmas gifts by 2012.

Gerald Celente, the CEO of Trends Research Institute, is renowned for his accuracy in predicting fut ure world and economic events, which will send a chill down your spine considering what he told Fox News this week.

Celente says that by 2012 America will become an undeveloped nation, that there will be a revolution marked by food riots, squatter rebellions, tax revolts and job marches, and that holidays will be more about obtaining food, not gifts.

“We’re going to see the end of the retail Christmas….we’re going to see a fundamental shift take place….putting food on the table is going to be more important that putting gifts under the Christmas tree,” said Celente, adding that the situation would be “worse than the great depression”.

“America’s going to go through a transition the likes of which no one is prepared for,” said Celente, noting that people’s refusal to acknowledge that America was even in a recession highlights how big a problem denial is in being ready for the true scale of the crisis.

Celente, who successfully predicted the 1997 Asian Currency Crisis, the subprime mortgage collapse and the massive devaluation of the U.S. Dollar, told UPI in November last year that the following year would be known as “The Panic of 2008,” adding that “giants (would) tumble to their deaths,” which is exactly what we have witnessed with the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns and others. He also said that the dollar would eventually be devalued by as much as 90 per cent.

The consequence of what we have seen unfold this year would lead to a lowering in living standards, Celente predicted a year ago, which is also being borne out by plummeting retail sales figures.

The prospect of revolution was a concept echoed by a British Ministry of Defence report last year, which predicted that within 30 years, the growing gap between the super rich and the middle class, along with an urban underclass threatening social order would mean, “The world’s middle classes might unite, using access to knowledge, resources and skills to shape transnational processes in their own class interest,” and that, “The middle classes could become a revolutionary class.”

In a separate recent interview, Celente went further on the subject of revolution in America.

“There will be a revolution in this country,” he said. “It’s not going to come yet, but it’s going to come down the line and we’re going to see a third party and this was the catalyst for it: the takeover of Washington, D. C., in broad daylight by Wall Street in this bloodless coup. And it will happen as conditions continue to worsen.”

“The first thing to do is organize with tax revolts. That’s going to be the big one because people can’t afford to pay more school tax, property tax, any kind of tax. You’re going to start seeing those kinds of protests start to develop.”

“It’s going to be very bleak. Very sad. And there is going to be a lot of homeless, the likes of which we have never seen before. Tent cities are already sprouting up around the country and we’re going to see many more.”

“We’re going to start seeing huge areas of vacant real estate and squatters living in them as well. It’s going to be a picture the likes of which Americans are not going to be used to. It’s going to come as a shock and with it, there’s going to be a lot of crime. And the crime is going to be a lot worse than it was before because in the last 1929 Depression, people’s minds weren’t wrecked on all these modern drugs – over-the-counter drugs, or crystal meth or whatever it might be. So, you have a huge underclass of very desperate people with their minds chemically blown beyond anybody’s comprehension.”

“When CNN wants to know about the Top Trends, we ask Gerald Celente.”
- CNN Headline News

“A network of 25 experts whose range of specialties would rival many university faculties.”
- The Economist

“Gerald Celente has a knack for getting the zeitgeist right.”
- USA Today

“There’s not a better trend forecaster than Gerald Celente. The man knows what he’s talking about.”
- CNBC

“Those who take their predictions seriously … Consider the Trends Research Institute.”
- The Wall Street Journal

“Gerald Celente is always ahead of the curve on trends and uncannily on the mark … he’s one of the most accurate forecasters around.”
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“Mr. Celente tracks the world’s social, economic and business trends for corporate clients.”
- The New York Times

“Mr. Celente is a very intelligent guy. We are able to learn about trends from an authority.”
- 48 Hours, CBS News

“Gerald Celente has a solid track record. He has predicted everything from the 1987 stock market crash and the demise of the Soviet Union to green marketing and corporate downsizing.”
- The Detroit News

“Gerald Celente forecast the 1987 stock market crash, ‘green marketing,’ and the boom in gourmet coffees.”
- Chicago Tribune

“The Trends Research Institute is the Standard and Poors of Popular Culture.”
- The Los Angeles Times

“If Nostradamus were alive today, he’d have a hard time keeping up with Gerald Celente.”
- New York Post

So there you have it – hardly a nutjob conspiracy theorist blowhard now is he? The price of not heeding his warnings will be far greater than the cost of preparing for the future now. Storable food and gold are two good places to make a start.

 

The problem with Socialism

” The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples’ money.”  –Margaret Thatcher

How Obama Got Elected

Appalling…but not surprising: http://www.howobamagotelected.com/

Our Decision to Home School

I’m a lucky woman.  I get to stay home with my children and raise them myself.  Not because it’s easy, or because  I can’t get a job, or because we don’t need/want a second income.  I do it because I believe that my most important role that I will ever fulfill is that of mother.  I believe that NO success can compensate for failure at home.

Am I perfect? NO.  Do I have days when I wish I could go to work and leave the chaos at home?  YES.  But don’t we all.

Now that my oldest child has reached school age (she’s 5 1/2) I’ve had to make some really tough choices about her education.   When this September rolled around and it was time to enroll her in kindergarten, I just could NOT do it.  I felt at my core that it just wasn’t the right place for her.  There are lots of reasons to both love and hate public school.  And sometimes it’s hard to really put your finger on those reasons.   If you’ve ever had misgivings about having your children in public school, it might be for one of the following reasons:

1) You worry that your child’s academic needs are not being addressed. They may be way ahead, or way behind. In either case they aren’t getting the attention they need and deserve. The schools do NOT cater to the fast learners.  Unfortunately, the “no child left behind” movement also means that “no child can move ahead of the pack”.  Teachers have to bring up the rear, not blaze trails for the gifted learners.

2) Your child experiences social injustice, ridicule or harassment at school which impedes the learning process and pretty much makes life miserable for you and your child.

3) Your child’s love of learning is being squelched and you can’t stand to watch a thriving spirit slowly go numb and die.

4) You are concerned that your children will not be taught correct values or principles at school and will be exposed to demoralizing behavior, practices, theories and personalities.

5)  You are concerned about what else your child is being taught in the classroom besides the 3 Rs.  Some conservatives go so far as to call public schools “liberal re-education camps”.   That may be a drastic statement, but I support it…at least  to a degree.  Just take a look at this clip from a Finnish documentary:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSwgerG34s0

WOW!  Yeah, Glenn Beck had a few comments to add to that.   You should check his site at www.glennbeck.com and go to the archives for November 7, 2008.

Now, I am not saying that every teacher and every classroom is bad!  I have some really fond memories of my education as a child.  I went to public school until I graduated at age 18.  And I lived!  And I learned.  And for the most part, it was an acceptable experience.  But, at the risk of sounding very much like your grandparents, I have to say that the public school system has continued down a liberal, unionized path over the past few decades that I cannot endure.  School just isn’t what it used to be even 20 years ago.  And my gut told me that public school is simply not where I want my children to learn.

It was a tough decision, but I listened to my gut and did NOT enroll my daughter in public school. So then I had to look at my alternatives, which included private school and home school.

Well, like I said, we’re a one-income family and private school is pretty pricey, especially here in the Seattle area.  And I had misgivings about home school. I just didn’t know if I could do it.  I didn’t think I could be patient enough, or knowledgeable enough, or fun enough, or dedicated enough, or organized enough to get it right. I mean…..this is my child’s education we’re talking about! Shouldn’t I just leave that to the experts?

I agonized over this decision for a very long time.  I consulted friends, teachers, parents, and also my daughter to get her input.  Here’s what we ended up doing:  First, we learned that kindergarten is totally optional in the state of WA.  Our state does not even require a child to be in school until age 8.

ISN’T THAT RIDICULOUS?  Yes, but true nonetheless.

We ended up taking a multi-faceted plan of action.  We made some adjustments in our family budget that allow us to put our daughter in a private Montessori school for just 2 mornings a week.  And we also take advantage of a home school program provided by our school district at no additional charge.  They will tell you that the program is “free”, but really it’s just your tax dollars being spent in a different way.  You pay for school whether you are there or not!  Again…ridiculous.  Who else but the government can get away wtih forcing you to pay for something that is unwanted because it is so subpar?

But this new trend of “public school at home”  does seem to be on the rise as parents demand more control of their tax dollars and their children’s education.

We chose this path because 1) our daughter is vivacious and extremely social….almost to a fault.  And I do have concerns about being able to meet all her social needs with out regular contact from her friends at school.  2)  While paying for 2 days at the private school is a stretch, it’s doable with a few adjustments to our current habits.  However, paying for five is completely out of our budget.  3) I like having 3 days a week when I don’t have to rush out the door to school.  We can set our own pace and take our time doing home school!  So it’s been a terrific blend for our family. A really incredible balance of a brick and mortar “school” setting combined with our home school.

If you live in WA and want to check out the “free” online school (virtual academy)  you can go to www.wava.org

I know they do have online schools for various other states (such as Colorado and Georgia for example).

It’s been harder than I thought it would be to home school. We got off to a very rocky start and I’ve had a huge learning curve during these first couple months.  But it’s getting better, easier, and more fun. And if I had to do it all over again….I would!  I can definitely see making home school a permanent lifestyle choice for our family, as long as we continue to find ways that supply social experiences for our children as well.

If you’ve thought about homeschool, but you’re not sure if you can do it I would just recommend that you start researching, talking, and praying about it.  And remember, you don’t have to do it forever! You can do it for one semester and see what you think.  But do think about it.  This is serious stuff that we’re up against in the public schools and parents MUST take an active, central part in their children’s education.