Abraham Lincoln, the Humble Instrument

American Minute from William J. Federer

Just 70 miles from Washington, DC, the Battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862. It was the single bloodiest day in the Civil War with the North and the South both losing over 10,000 men. This costly battle convinced Britain and France not to recognize the Confederacy.

A week later, President Lincoln announced he would issue an Emancipation Proclamation, effective January 1.

Three weeks after the battle, on OCTOBER 6, 1862, President Lincoln met with Eliza Gurney and three other Quakers, saying: "We are indeed going through a great trial...In the very responsible position in which I happen to be placed, being a humble instrument in the hands of our Heavenly Father...as we all are, to work out His great purposes..."

Lincoln continued: "But if, after endeavoring to do my best in the light which He affords me, I find my efforts fail, I must believe that for some purpose unknown to me, He wills it...If I had been allowed my way, this war would have ended...But we find it still continues...We must believe that He permits it for some wise purpose of His own."

Lincoln concluded: "We cannot but believe that He who made the world still governs it."

William J. Federer is a nationally recognized author, speaker, and president of Amerisearch, Inc, which is dedicated to researching our American heritage. The American Minute radio feature looks back at events in American history on the dates they occurred, is broadcast daily across the country and read by thousand on the internet.

Do You Know Enough about Barack Obama?

Do you know enough about Barack Obama to vote for him?

Thanks to the "mainstream" media's whitewash and blackout on the subject of Barack Obama's long-time work and association with domestic terrorist Bill Ayers, you probably don't know nearly as much as you need to.

If someone knowingly and willingly worked with and associated with Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, would you vote for them?

Fear and Loathing in Washington D.C.

Should someone who holds such contempt and disdain for his own country--and is intimately surrounded with others who hold contempt for our country--be elected president of our country?

Barack Obama has a pattern of associating with people (like domestic terrorist Bill Ayers, Jeremiah Wright, and others) who loathe America.

Maybe the person who runs America should love America a little more than this.

Obama Talks About the Job Terrorist Bill Ayers Gave Him

In multiple clips in this video, Barack Obama talks about his association with domestic terrorist Bill Ayers (not "just a guy in the neighborhood"), the group of which both served together on the board, and other dealings with Ayers.

From the YouTube publisher:

Amazing Video Found of Obama saying the job Ayers gave him is one of his major qualifications for political office. In this video he also calls Rev Meeks and Father Pfleger friends. A must see.

Video: Obama Exposed; Ayers Not 'Just Some Guy in the Neighborhood

Predictably, Sarah Palin is taking heat for doing the "mainstream" media's job in talking about Barack Obama's association with domestic terrorist Bill Ayers.

As this video illustrates, it is a subject that is not completely unknown. It was broached at a Democrat presidential primary debate...where it was asked by former Clinton administration official and debate moderator George Stephanopoulos, and useful to help boost Hillary Clinton against Democrat challenger Barack Obama.

You may have noticed, however, that it quickly fell off the national scene without any real public vetting...certainly not even close to the level we've seen against Sarah Palin in about a month's time.

Bill Ayers was "just some guy in the neighborhood?" Not hardly.



From the YouTube publisher:
Obama was Chairman of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge (CAC) from 1995 to the end of 2001, and distributed more than $110 Million dollars to improve Chicago Public Schools. Listen to what Obama said about the person that submitted the CAC grant proposal, and also sat as an ex officio member of the CAC board, Bill Ayers

A large portion of the more than $110 Million went to ethnic and social programs like these:

$632,662 to Small Schools Workshop, started by Mike Klonsky and William Ayers, created to push their school reform agenda.

$413,000 to the South Shore African Village Collaborative for their "Celebrate African-American Holiday of Juneteenth" (celebrating the Emancipation Proclamation). Some African-Americans celebrate Juneteenth instead of the Fourth of July.