George W. Bush, 2008. Paul Harvey

[Receiving The P**********l Medal of Freedom]

Paul Harvey 1918 - 2009

If I were the prince of darkness, I would want to engulf the whole world in darkness.

I'd have a third of its real estate and four-fifths of its population, but I would not be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree — thee. Don we're

So, I would set about however necessary to take over the United States.

I'd subvert the churches first, and I would begin with a campaign of whispers.

With the wisdom of a serpent, I would whisper to you as I whispered to Eve: "Do as you please."

To the young, I would whisper that the Bible is a myth. I would convince the children that man created God instead of the other way around. I'd confide that what's bad is good and what's good is square.

And the old, I would teach to pray after me, "Our Father, which are in Washington ..."

Then, I'd get organized, I'd educate authors in how to make lurid literature exciting so that anything else would appear dull and uninteresting.

I'd peddle narcotics to whom I could. I'd sell alcohol to ladies and gentlemen of distinction. I'd tranquilize the rest with pills.

If I were the devil, I'd soon have families at war with themselves, churches at war with themselves and nations at war with themselves until each, in its turn, was consumed.

And with promises of higher ratings, I'd have mesmerizing media fanning the flames.

If I were the devil, I would encourage schools to refine young intellect but neglect to discipline emotions. I'd tell teachers to let those students run wild. And before you knew it, you'd have drug-sniffing dogs and metal detectors at every schoolhouse door.

With a decade, I'd have prisons overflowing and judges promoting pornography. Soon, I would evict God from the courthouse and the schoolhouse and them from the houses of Congress.

In his own churches, I would substitute psychology for religion and deify science. I'd lure priests and pastors into misusing boys and girls and church money.

If I were the devil, I'd take from those who have and give to those who wanted until I had k**led the incentive of the ambitious.

What'll you bet I couldn't get whole states to promote gambling as the way to get rich?

I'd convince the young that marriage is old-fashioned, that swinging is more fun and that what you see on television is the way to be.

And thus, I could undress you in public and lure you into bed with diseases for which there are no cures.

In other words, if I were the devil, I'd just keep right on doing what he's doing.


[Picture of Obama]
Paul Harvey: Freedom To Chains!!

9 Week A******n (06) 9 & 10 Week A******ns

Mass Murder At Planned Parenthood

Death Sentence for Syria's Civilians if Iran Deal is Signed

Mass Murder In Syria


http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/devil.asp#AFOlCfmYAgmbJT2w.99


BETWEEN THE LINES

'IF I WERE THE DEVIL … '

Exclusive: Joseph Farah Honors 'Matt Drudge of His Day' on Anniversary of His Birth

Sept. 3, 2015 - World Net Daily

In 1965, I was 11 years old.

I was becoming aware of what was going on in the world.

My favorite news guy was Paul Harvey.

What was special about Paul Harvey, besides his cadence, his story-telling ability, his voice and his likability, was his news judgment.

He was the Matt Drudge of his day.

I can’t say there came a moment while listening to Paul Harvey that I determined to become a newsman, but I’m sure he was an influence on that decision.

But it was in 1965, with the Vietnam War raging, r**ts in America’s cities and upheaval on college campuses, that I first remember hearing what became his signature broadcast.

It was called “If I were the devil.”

I was far from a Christian believer when I was a kid.

That commitment wouldn't come for about 11 more years, when I was in college.

But that broadcast stuck with me, made an impression; it is still indelibly etched in the synapses of my mind.

It smacked of t***h.

Later, when I became a professional newsman, I thought about what made Paul Harvey so special, what gave him the universal appeal. It was clear to me it wasn't just the voice, the cadence of his speech and the repetition of keywords. It was much more than the style – which was artistic, original, creative and captivating. It was mostly the content – his news judgment.

Paul Harvey made his living sorting out the news for America – giving us a glimpse of what was really important and entertaining. Long before the Internet came along, Paul Harvey was giving us headlines we might not see in our local newspapers or hear on the network TV news.

And all during my many years running daily newspapers, I would often instruct my editors what I expected from them – Paul Harvey-style news judgment.

Paul Harvey passed away in 2009. I wondered who might take his place. Nobody did. I don't think anyone can.

Yes, he could tell a great story, as in "the rest of the story." But what I loved most about him was his ability to find those great little gems of news – stories that escaped the attention of so many of his colleagues.

I didn't really know Paul Harvey, but I felt like I did.

He was a part of my life for as long as I can remember.

Even though we never met, he was gracious to me and frequently acknowledged my work. One of my great thrills in life was hearing him promote my book "Taking America Back" to his massive listening audience as a great Christmas gift in 2003.

"There is a book called 'Taking America Back' – might make a real good Christmas present for the uninformed," he said. "The book is called 'Taking America Back.'"

Just those brief words gave my book a shot in the arm only he could give. (That's not quite true. In 2009, the presidency of Barack Obama did even more for the book.)

But it was a total surprise when Paul Harvey made that endorsement. I had no idea it was coming. No one had pitched him. You could have knocked me over with a feather.

I was honored and privileged to be able to add that endorsement in the paperback edition.

I wish I had a chance to meet Paul Harvey before he died. I wish I had an opportunity to shake his hand. I wish I got to tell him how much he meant to me. But I guess saying it late is better than never.

Paul Harvey was a genius. What he brought to America in terms of daily wit and wisdom will be missed by the entire country – whether they know it or not.

Paul Harvey was an original – an icon, a unique personality and talent. He was bigger than life. No one who knew him had a bad word to say about him.

Paul Harvey would have been 97 today.

Good day!


http://www.wnd.com/2015/09/if-i-were-the-devil-2/#sLj4ezLwh2JUiov4.99

George W. Bush, 2008. Paul Harvey

[Receiving The P**********l Medal of Freedom]

Paul Harvey 1918 - 2009

If I were the prince of darkness, I would want to engulf the whole world in darkness.

I'd have a third of its real estate and four-fifths of its population, but I would not be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree — thee.

So, I would set about however necessary to take over the United States.

I'd subvert the churches first, and I would begin with a campaign of whispers.

With the wisdom of a serpent, I would whisper to you as I whispered to Eve: "Do as you please."

To the young, I would whisper that the Bible is a myth. I would convince the children that man created God instead of the other way around. I'd confide that what's bad is good and what's good is square.

And the old, I would teach to pray after me, "Our Father, which are in Washington ..."

Then, I'd get organized, I'd educate authors in how to make lurid literature exciting so that anything else would appear dull and uninteresting.

I'd peddle narcotics to whom I could. I'd sell alcohol to ladies and gentlemen of distinction. I'd tranquilize the rest with pills.

If I were the devil, I'd soon have families at war with themselves, churches at war with themselves and nations at war with themselves until each, in its turn, was consumed.

And with promises of higher ratings, I'd have mesmerizing media fanning the flames.

If I were the devil, I would encourage schools to refine young intellect but neglect to discipline emotions. I'd tell teachers to let those students run wild. And before you knew it, you'd have drug-sniffing dogs and metal detectors at every schoolhouse door.

With a decade, I'd have prisons overflowing and judges promoting pornography. Soon, I would evict God from the courthouse and the schoolhouse and them from the houses of Congress.

In his own churches, I would substitute psychology for religion and deify science. I'd lure priests and pastors into misusing boys and girls and church money.

If I were the devil, I'd take from those who have and give to those who wanted until I had k**led the incentive of the ambitious.

What'll you bet I couldn't get whole states to promote gambling as the way to get rich?

I'd convince the young that marriage is old-fashioned, that swinging is more fun and that what you see on television is the way to be.

And thus, I could undress you in public and lure you into bed with diseases for which there are no cures.

In other words, if I were the devil, I'd just keep right on doing what he's doing.


[Picture of Obama]
Paul Harvey: Freedom To Chains!!

9 Week A******n (06) 9 & 10 Week A******ns

Mass Murder At Planned Parenthood

Death Sentence for Syria's Civilians if Iran Deal is Signed

Mass Murder In Syria


http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/devil.asp#AFOlCfmYAgmbJT2w.99


BETWEEN THE LINES

'IF I WERE THE DEVIL … '

Exclusive: Joseph Farah Honors 'Matt Drudge of His Day' on Anniversary of His Birth

Sept. 3, 2015 - World Net Daily

In 1965, I was 11 years old.

I was becoming aware of what was going on in the world.

My favorite news guy was Paul Harvey.

What was special about Paul Harvey, besides his cadence, his story-telling ability, his voice and his likability, was his news judgment.

He was the Matt Drudge of his day.

I can’t say there came a moment while listening to Paul Harvey that I determined to become a newsman, but I’m sure he was an influence on that decision.

But it was in 1965, with the Vietnam War raging, r**ts in America’s cities and upheaval on college campuses, that I first remember hearing what became his signature broadcast.

It was called “If I were the devil.”

I was far from a Christian believer when I was a kid.

That commitment wouldn't come for about 11 more years, when I was in college.

But that broadcast stuck with me, made an impression; it is still indelibly etched in the synapses of my mind.

It smacked of t***h.

Later, when I became a professional newsman, I thought about what made Paul Harvey so special, what gave him the universal appeal. It was clear to me it wasn't just the voice, the cadence of his speech and the repetition of keywords. It was much more than the style – which was artistic, original, creative and captivating. It was mostly the content – his news judgment.

Paul Harvey made his living sorting out the news for America – giving us a glimpse of what was really important and entertaining. Long before the Internet came along, Paul Harvey was giving us headlines we might not see in our local newspapers or hear on the network TV news.

And all during my many years running daily newspapers, I would often instruct my editors what I expected from them – Paul Harvey-style news judgment.

Paul Harvey passed away in 2009. I wondered who might take his place. Nobody did. I don't think anyone can.

Yes, he could tell a great story, as in "the rest of the story." But what I loved most about him was his ability to find those great little gems of news – stories that escaped the attention of so many of his colleagues.

I didn't really know Paul Harvey, but I felt like I did.

He was a part of my life for as long as I can remember.

Even though we never met, he was gracious to me and frequently acknowledged my work. One of my great thrills in life was hearing him promote my book "Taking America Back" to his massive listening audience as a great Christmas gift in 2003.

"There is a book called 'Taking America Back' – might make a real good Christmas present for the uninformed," he said. "The book is called 'Taking America Back.'"

Just those brief words gave my book a shot in the arm only he could give. (That's not quite true. In 2009, the presidency of Barack Obama did even more for the book.)

But it was a total surprise when Paul Harvey made that endorsement. I had no idea it was coming. No one had pitched him. You could have knocked me over with a feather.

I was honored and privileged to be able to add that endorsement in the paperback edition.

I wish I had a chance to meet Paul Harvey before he died. I wish I had an opportunity to shake his hand. I wish I got to tell him how much he meant to me. But I guess saying it late is better than never.

Paul Harvey was a genius. What he brought to America in terms of daily wit and wisdom will be missed by the entire country – whether they know it or not.

Paul Harvey was an original – an icon, a unique personality and talent. He was bigger than life. No one who knew him had a bad word to say about him.

Paul Harvey would have been 97 today.

Good day!


http://www.wnd.com/2015/09/if-i-were-the-devil-2/#sLj4ezLwh2JUiov4.99