Tag: Thanksgiving
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Communism Never Works, Not Even with Pilgrims
by Jerry Newcombe, New American Prophet, ©2025 (Nov. 29, 2025) — We are in the 250th year of America. Of course, on July 4, 2026 we will celebrate the birth of the nation, because two-and-a-half centuries earlier to the day, 56 men in the 2nd Continental Congress in Philadelphia unanimously agreed by voice vote to accept the…
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Press Conference on National Guard Shooting, 9:00 a.m. Thursday
by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 27, 2025) — 8:15 a.m. EST – Fox News has reported an upcoming press conference Thursday on the ambush-style attack on two West Virginia National Guard members in Washington, DC Wednesday afternoon at the Farragut West Metro Station. The perpetrator is reportedly an “Afghan national” admitted to the U.S. under “Operation…
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Our Nation’s First Thanksgiving Proclamation: NOT Namby-Pamby
by Dr. Jerry Newcombe, New American Prophet, ©2025 (Nov. 23, 2025) — Thanksgiving is around the corner. That holiday is an annual reminder of our nation’s Christian roots, our godly heritage. Although Virginia rightfully proclaims that the first Thanksgiving was in Jamestown in 1619, not in Plymouth in 1621, the Plymouth one became the proto-type of our…
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Kamala Harris Wins Turkey of the Year Award
by Jeff Crouere, ©2024 (Dec. 1, 2024) — Ever since the Ringside Politics program started 25 years ago, we have enjoyed an annual tradition. During Thanksgiving week, we announce our “Turkey of the Year” winner. Our previous award recipients have included both celebrities and politicians, as well as Republicans and Democrats. Our 2023 winner was Department of…
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Happy Thanksgiving
by John Anthony, The Truth Monster, ©2024 (Nov. 27, 2024) — It’s been a tough year and there is more to come. But when we look around we have so much to be grateful for. We see the wonders. Nothing happens by accident. The beauty, the hurt, the kindness, the setbacks. There is always a…
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Give Thanks
by Sarah Earlene Shere, ©2024 (Nov. 16, 2024) — Father Mouse pulled his hat down over his pink ears as Mother Mouse tightened the scarf around her neck. The crisp autumn breeze sent chills through their thin clothes. They glanced one at the other, then each gave a nod, signaling the ability to press onward.…
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The Ungrateful Gnome
by Sarah Earlene Shere, ©2024 (Nov. 9, 2024) — There once was an ungrateful gnome,Who refused to travel from home. He insisted he knew all the world had to teach,So from his front porch he would rock and he’d preach. For years all his friends would come and stop by,Saying, “Hobart, come now, and be…
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Thankful
by Sarah Earlene Shere, ©2023 (Nov. 24, 2023) — [See File 1, File 2 and File 3 of this story.] The angels, gathered all around on one Thanksgiving day,Reminisced on files old, of lives they’d helped along the way. One recalled, “I was a man without a home or bread,”“I caused a family to take…
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Best of Archive Series – Thanksgiving: What Were the Pilgrims Thankful For?
by MICAP, New American Prophet, ©2021, 2023 (Nov. 22, 2023) — By today’s standards of prosperity, safety and comfort the Pilgrims would have far more reason to complain than to offer thanks. So why were they thankful? When I was ten years old, I had occasion to travel to Plymouth, Massachusetts every day for one whole summer with…
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Thankful
by Sarah Earlene Shere, ©2023 (Nov. 10, 2023) — [See Part 1 here.] Cassandra smiled at her reflection as she held the yellowed wedding gown up in front of her. The big day was finally here! It wouldn’t be the same without her father there. But her uncle had agreed to walk her down the…
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My Gratitude List
by ProfDave, ©2022 (Nov. 23, 2022) — In recovery we are urged to keep a gratitude list. If you are depressed, and don’t really want to get out of bed in the morning, list three things you are thankful for – or even one. It is guaranteed to help. Hmmm. Start with a warm bed…
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Don’t Let the Turkeys Get You
by ProfDave, ©2021 (Nov. 23, 2021) — Turkey Day is on its way! Get the turkey, don’t let the turkeys get you. Most of us will eat too much and too many of us will forget why we are eating so much. Duh. We are eating so much for two reasons: 1) because we have…
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President Joe Biden is the Turkey of the Year
by Jeff Crouere, Ringside Politics, ©2021 (Nov. 21, 2021) — Ever since the Ringside Politics program started 22 years ago, we have enjoyed an annual tradition. Every year, during Thanksgiving week, we announce our Turkey of the Year winner. Our previous award recipients have included both celebrities and politicians, as well as Republicans and Democrats.…
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Are You Thankful Yet?
by ProfDave, ©2020 (Nov. 24, 2020) — This is going to be a different Thanksgiving. We may be reeling from this year’s disasters and we may not dare to have friends and relatives from out of town for the traditional feast and reunion. Can we still be thankful? You cannot invite 90 Indian neighbors. Snicker…
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The Discerning Squirrels of Deer Lane
“THE COMING ACORN FEAST” by OPOVV, ©2019 (Dec. 6, 2019) — This is the time when leaves are raked into the culvert that acts as a natural leaf-burner, and along with the leaves are acorns as large as your big toe. Notwithstanding the slick commercials about the ease of gathering leaves off the grass, there…
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8th Annual Thanksgiving Day Prayer (RR)
“HAVE A SAFE AND JOYOUS DAY” by OPOVV, ©2019 (Nov. 28, 2019) — “As Roving would say, welcome, one and all, to ‘The Pulse of the Nation’ where, on this day, we thank our lucky stars for having the opportunity to thank those who work tirelessly on behalf of the Constitution, our neighbors and for us.…
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Is The American Spirit Alive and Well This Thanksgiving?
FROM “IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, President, NARLO, ©2019 (Nov. 27, 2019) — “What the Founding Fathers created in the Constitution is the most magnificent government on the face of the Earth, and the reason is this: because it was intended to preserve the American society and the American spirit, not to…
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A Time To Pause And Give Thanks
“SHARE THE LOVE” by Fredy Lowe, ©2019, reposted from Canada Free Press (Nov. 26, 2019) — “We must find the time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.” – JFK We must also put our lives in perspective, especially during those times when we are down on ourselves and…
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Thanksgiving: The Forgotten History of America’s Thanksgiving and What It Commemorates
“IF ONLY WE STILL LIVED IN SUCH TIMES” by Ammo.com, ©2019 (Nov. 26, 2019) — Thanksgiving is the oldest national holiday in the United States. However, its observation is not a continuous presence in American history. While the celebration of Thanksgiving predates even the founding of the nation, it was proclaimed by George Washington, then…
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Give Thanks that We No Longer Live on the Precipice
FOSSIL FUELS HELPED HUMANITY IMPROVE OUR HEALTH, LIVING STANDARDS AND LONGEVITY IN JUST 200 YEARS by Paul Driessen, ©2018 (Nov. 25, 2018) — Thanksgiving is a good time to express our sincere gratitude that we no longer “enjoy” the “simpler life of yesteryear.” As my grandmother said, “The only good thing about the good old…