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Sites that promote America's Christian heritage

First Foundations: researches and reports on the societal foundations of family, government and religion anywhere in the world.
Center for Reclaiming America and Center for Christian Statesmanship
Coalition to Salute America's Heroes: Join us in helping severely wounded and disabled War on Terror veterans rebuild their shattered lives.
Federalist Patriot: the Internet's leading journal on Federalism and the Founders. Read this if nothing else. Check out the historical documents on the Federalist Patriot site.
D. James Kennedy's video One Nation Under God.
Dr. Peter Lillback of Providence Forum. Educating Americans about their heritage of faith.
Dr. Donald S. Lutz, University of Houston. The Origins of American Constitutionalism.
Rabbi Daniel Lapin: Toward Tradition
Dr. James H. Hutson: Library of Congress. Religion and the Founding of the American Republic.
Rev. Donald S. Binder, rector of Pohick Church, where many of our Founding Fathers worshiped.
Dr. Paul Jehle, Plymouth Rock Foundation: to seek a greater public awareness and understanding of American history."
Marshall Foster, the Mayflower Institute: proclaiming the untold story of America's history, to prepare individuals and families to defend their Judeo-Christian heritage.

Americandestiny.comrestoring the heart and soul of America.
The Washington, Jefferson and Madison Institute: virtue, liberty, knowledge

Americanvision.org: a biblical worldview ministry.
American Christian Tours
America's God and Country by William J. Federer: contains remarkable quotes illustrating the deep faith of those who built our nation.
Dr. Daniel Dreisbach, professor of public affairs at American University on Jefferson's wall of separation.
Gary DeMar: American Vision: equipping and empowering Christians to restore America's biblical foundation.
David Gibbs Jr: Christian Law Association
ACLU vs. America website.
ICDSoft.com: a great web hosting company with a quick and knowledgeable help desk.
Great site for country humor: the South’s best country humor site.

Autism

Autism Research Institute: Dr. Bernard Rimland
Autism Society of America: No. 1 in autism information
Cure Autism Now
DT Trainer: computer software using discreet trial training. We love it.

Christian interest

Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals baseball star, and his family launch Christian ministry that aids Down syndrome children.
Answering Islam: a Christian-Muslim dialogue and apologetic
Truth Publishers was founded by Gene Gurganus. Gene was a longtime missionary in Bangladesh and wrote a great book: The Peril of Islam. You can purchase this book on his website and check out other items he offers.
United American Committee: Islamic extremism in America.
Blue Letter Bible: interactive reference library
The Cause USA: The CauseUSA is a prayer initiative to urgently mobilize nationwide prayer and fasting for America.
Christian Examiner: Christian news and events with regional editions.
Christian On-line Publishers' Guide: Christian publishers listings
Christian Book Previews: find new Christian books here
Don Swarthout's Christians Reviving America's Values.
Liberty Counsel
Crosswalk: Christian web site with helpful e-mail newsletters.
Evangelical Christian Publishers Association
Evangelical Christian Publishers Association member pages
Evangelical Press Association
Faith Defenders: Christian apologetics
Judeo-Christian Alliance
Feed the Children: a nonprofit Christian charitable organization providing physical, spiritual, educational and vocational assistance.
E-Sword.Net: free Bible software
Freedom Alliance: support our troops. Oliver L. North, founder and honorary chairman.
FrontPageMag.com
Mark Kellner: a fantastic writer, editor, speaker. Check out Mark's blog too.
Lifeway: Biblical solutions for life
A Million Thanks: a service project to thank our troops conducted by students of Lutheran High School of Orange, California.
Mission America Coalition: uniting Christians for evangelism and revival
Linguist's Software: Fonts for the Whole World
Here's a great ministry run by former Mormons that helps people come out of Mormonism.
National Association of Evangelicals
Open Doors: working to strengthen the persecuted church.
Operation Blessing International: breaking the cycle of suffering since 1978
Presidential Prayer Team
Prison Fellowship: Chuck Colson's ministry to prisoners and Breakpoint
Reasons to Believe: scientific support for your faith or answers to questions about God and science
Stand to Reason: building effective ambassadors
This Is What I Believe: reminding elected officials about our traditional values
Religionjournal.com
Salvation Army: a great organization to support financially
Soldiers Angels: provides aid and comfort to any and all Armed Forces defending freedom and liberty for all
Treats for Troops: sending packages to soldiers.
Voice of the Martyrs
Christian Seniors: for Christian conservatives older than 50

Christian family values

American Family Association
Marriage Today
Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
Dr. Throckmorton.com: scientific studies about sexual orientation and homosexuality from a Christian viewpoint
Parents Television Council: bringing America's demand for positive, family oriented television programming to the entertainment industry.
Traditional Values Coalition
Overcoming addictions to pornography: Dynamic Living for Men, Faithful and True Ministries, Harvest USA, Christian Counsel International, Pure Life Ministries.

Abortion

Healing Hearts: confidential one to one e-mail and support group counseling to anyone suffering from the affects of an abortion, or any type of abuse
Memorial for the Unborn: dedicated to healing generations of pain assoicated with the loss of aborted children
Pro-Life Training: persuasively communicating the pro-life message
Be a Voice for Life: sanctity of human life

History and national interest

Alliance Defense Fund: defending our first liberty.
Carrot-Top Industries: more flags and patriotic banners than you can imagine
Coral Ridge Ministries: Dr. D. James Kennedy
Foundation for Moral Law: official web site and organization supporting former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore
John Hagee Ministries
Center for Security Policy: Frank Gaffney Jr.
Supreme Court: plenty of background information.
Wall Builders: David Barton's organization dedicated to rebuilding godly principles in public affairs

Politics

Carolina Christian Conservative
SteynOnline: conservative commentary with British wit
National Review Online
Opinion Journal from the Wall Street Journal Editorial Page
American Conservative Union Foundation. Conservative University: Transferring conservatism to the next generation.
The Center for Media and Public Affairs: scientific studies of the news and entertainment media
Townhall: conservative news and information. Also a great place to go on election night for up-to-the minute results.
Vanguard: conservative policy and activist group.
Young America's Foundation: See their list of the top 10 conservative colleges.
WorldNetDaily: a free press for a free people

Schools

Home School Legal Defense Association
Patrick Henry College
Generation Joshua: division of Home School Legal Defense Association
High School Conservative Clubs of America
Christian Educators Association: demonstrating God's love and truth to the educational community
FIRE: Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.

Churches and youth groups

Battle Cry for a Generation: fighting to save America's youth
Youth Talk: a place where Christian teens can learn about issues and their faith

Back to www.thomashanson.com

Posted 7:35 p.m., Tuesday, May 27

Memorial Day ceremony at Woodlawn Cemetery in Greenville, South Carolina. Check out my photo gallery on the web site of the South Carolina Society Sons of the American Revolution.

Posted 5:50 p.m., Saturday, May 24

Witherspoon, Inglis victorious in Greenville County Straw Poll.

Go to the Greenville County web site for other results and my photo galleries of the event.

Posted 8:50 a.m., Friday, May 23

Taylor Hall, chairman of Furman College Republicans, responds to Furman faculty behaving badly about President Bush speaking at commencement

GREENVILLE, S.C. – In light of the recent controversy surrounding
President George W. Bush’s commencement address at Furman University on May 31, Furman College Republicans’ chairman, and South Carolina College Republicans state chairman, Taylor Hall released the following statement.

“I know that I speak for most Furman students in saying that it is an
honor to have our 43rd president as a commencement speaker. Commencement is a time to celebrate the achievements of the graduating class and President Bush’s visit will only make this ceremony more special for the Class of 2008.

“We have been disappointed in how some members of the Furman community have decided to politicize this special event, thus making graduation more about President Bush than the graduating seniors. While we recognize the right of everyone to freely express their opinion, students, faculty, and staff alike should respect the senior class and remember what May 31 truly represents.

“While many people may have disagreements with the president on a number of issues, graduation is not a venue for political debate. I know that it would sadden the senior class and their families if a few in the Furman community turn this ceremony into a venue for rancorous political protesting.

“Out of respect for the Class of 2008 and the office of the President of
the United States, I sincerely hope that President Bush will be treated
with the respect any fellow human being deserves.”

For more information, please contact South Carolina College Republicans’communications director Arrington Mooney at 205.401.4103 or arrington.mooney@furman.edu.

Posted 4:10 p.m., Monday, May 19

Furman faculty object to President Bush's graduation speech,
Conservative students object


GREENVILLE, S.C.— A vocal group consisting mainly of faculty and a few students at Furman University has publicly declared several objections to President Bush in advance of his May 31 appearance at the university’s commencement exercises. (I'm glad my child does not go to Furman to be taught by these people.)

A student-led effort to support the graduating class and Bush’s visit is underway.

The disapproving faculty wrote a “Petition of Opposition,” which was signed by 222 people and posted by university officials on Furman’s official website. The petition, titled “(W)e Object,” is signed by half of Furman’s 230 full-time faculty and about 65 students. According to Furman University Director of Media Relations Vince Moore, faculty spouses, alumni, and staff acted as co-signers as well.

Furman’s Conservative Students for A Better Tomorrow (CSBT) criticized the faculty’s and university’s actions in a “Support Our Seniors” letter of response signed by 502 members of the Furman community, including over 340 students.

The letter requests that administrators remove the faculty-led petition from Furman’s web site or post the “Support Our Seniors” response and any other responses alongside it, and that the university refuse to grant any “conscientious objector” releases to faculty members who have requested to be released from their contractual obligation to attend graduation.

The senior class student leadership voted unanimously for the President to address the class of 2008.

Nathan Guinn, a CSBT board member and Furman junior, was surprised by what he calls the faculty’s lack of respect and the university’s promotion of the Bush protestors.

“It is disappointing that some faculty members continue to put publicity ahead of professionalism,” said Guinn. “We wish to send an alternative message: it is an honor for the President of the United States to celebrate with Furman the many accomplishments of our seniors.”

The objectors say they are ashamed of the actions of the Bush administration and allege that Bush advocates a link between Iraq and 9/11. The petitioners also accuse Bush of “denying global warming [and] obstructing progress on reducing greenhouse gases.” They claim Bush placed lobbyists for the coal, timber, and mining industries in charge of environmental protection.

The “Support our Seniors” letter rebukes what it calls “repeated inaccuracies” in the faculty-led petition, calling it “an empty message” and a “publicity stunt.”

Guinn added, “The fact that nearly five times as many students signed to ‘Support our Seniors’ as signed the faculty-led petition demonstrates the student body’s desire to return the focus to the graduating seniors instead of on professors’ political differences with the President. Clearly, the faculty-led petitioners do not speak for all or even most of the members of the Furman community.”

Additionally, some faculty members have asked to skip commencement due to Bush’s visit, calling themselves “conscientious objectors.” The “Support our Seniors” letter asks the administration to hold faculty members to their contractual agreement to attend commencement exercises: “For people who supposedly revere ‘tolerance’ and ‘open-mindedness,’ such an arrogant refusal to even listen to a short congratulatory speech from the President during a day of celebration is an embarrassment to our university.”

The opponents’ letter can be viewed at http://www.furman.edu/bushvisit/petition.htm. The “Support our Seniors” letter of response can be found on CSBT’s Web site at http://furmancsbt.org/graduation.aspx.

For more information, contact CSBT Chief Executive Officer and Furman junior Christopher Mills at (843) 607-1322 or by e-mail at cmills@furmancsbt.org.

Conservative Students for a Better Tomorrow (CSBT) was established in 2006 by a group of conservative students at Furman University "in order to advance the conservative principles that founded and sustain this nation." Its purpose is “to provide a conservative vision by educating the Furman community and contributing to a vibrant discussion of ideas.” Since its inception, CSBT's membership has more than tripled, and it has become one of the most active student organizations on Furman's campus. More information can be found at www.furmancsbt.org.

 

Posted 11:30 a.m., Thursday, May 15

Inglis-Jeter debate

Tomorrow, Friday, May 16, 5 to 6 p.m.

On air debate, www.newsradioword.com, WORD radio: 1330/950

Bob Inglis and Charles Jeter – GOP nomination for US Congress, South Carolina’s Fourth District

You may send your debate questions to Bob McLain at bmclain@entercom.com

Posted 11:30 a.m., May 10

GAS PRICES HIGH BECAUSE OF CONSERVATIVE CAVE

From Dr. Tony Beam: click here to receive his Christian Worldview This Week newsletter every Friday morning.

I wonder if anyone remembers waaaaay back to 1995. Oil was $19 a barrel and both houses of Congress passed a bill that would allow drilling in Anwar (where there is enough oil to fuel 60 million cars for 60 years). Then President Bill Clinton vetoed that bill and Republicans lacked the votes to override.
Now, fast forward to 2008. As of this writing, Thursday, May 8, the price of oil is nearing $124 per barrel. The average price for a gallon of gas is hovering around $4 a gallon. We are being told that production is not the answer because it would take us ten years to exploit the oil in Anwar. Do the math and you will see that 1995 was 13 years ago. If not for the environmentalist wackos and their willing accomplices in the Congress we could be energy independent today.
But no, instead of seeing politicians calling for drilling in the Gulf, in Anwar, and anywhere else we might find oil we see them calling for windfall profit taxes on the oil companies. This will force the oil companies to stop drilling and cut production. It will also cause them to raise their prices causing more pain at the pump. This more than just grossly irresponsible...it is genuinely insane. Think about it....here we sit with enough oil reserves within our reach to break our dependency on foreign oil but we would rather talk about hydrogen cars that don't exist or E-85 fuel that drives up the price of food instead of simply going and getting the resources that are readily available.
The Left is making hay in this country teaching us to hate "big oil, (Exxon), big business (Wal-Mart) big pharmaceuticals, and any other free market, capitalistic enterprise that might someday discover a real solution for our problems. It is Marxist politics at its best calling on the proletariat to rise up and crush the evil bourgeois. It is class warfare and it is working.

From Dr. Tony Beam: click here to receive his Christian Worldview This Week newsletter every Friday morning.

Posted 8:15 p.m., Thursday, May 1

Sanford: Senate drops ball on immigration reform, calls on voters to make voices heard

I'm writing to ask for your help on illegal immigration reform in South Carolina. We've been through a couple of months of mark-ups, hearings and debate and now stand at the proverbial one-yard-line.

More than anything, whether you're for or against immigration reform, I think that one thing we could agree on is that while we ought to have fewer laws on the books, the laws that exist should be enforced. If they are ineffective, or in fact unenforceable, then we ought to change them. What we have currently is an immigration policy both at the national and, by extension, at the state and local level that isn't enforced.

I've had numerous conversations with House and Senate members, and received several hundred calls and emails from those of you across the state who care deeply about illegal immigration. I hear you loud and clear, but it seems like the Senate does not.

Here's where things stand now. Yesterday, the Senate dropped the ball with their supposed immigration reform, a compromise bill that appears tougher than it actually is. But, I think if enough people make their voices heard, that could change. In the bill that passed yesterday the Senate put in fines that seem severe, but federal law says clearly that these fines are unenforceable. The Senate's bill also sets up a separate and costly South Carolina worker verification process that's based on a swiss cheese federal law (called I-9) currently being flouted by millions of illegal immigrants.

Given that the I-9 program has been ineffective to date, we favor E-verify. E-verfiy is a system enforced in five states that would require employers to confirm that their workers possess a valid South Carolina driver's license, or require them to use the online E-verify system to corroborate their legal status. When states use E-verify requirements, in contrast to the I-9 process, they're getting results. Arizona, for example, is reporting that illegal immigrants are already self-deporting from the state – in no small part because of E-verify.

Fortunately, leaders in the House have dedicated themselves to including an E-verify requirement – and not an option – in their version of the bill, and that's where you come in.

Would you make your voice heard? If you care about illegal immigration reform, we'd simply ask that you call or email your Senator and House member, or if you have the time, come to the Statehouse in Columbia on Tuesday, May 6, as the General Assembly goes back into session that day. Tell them in person that you want serious illegal immigration reform, because your voice will make the difference in whether or not we get real reform this year.

Posted 8:40 p.m., Wednesday, April 30

Gov. Sanford blasts Senate Republicans on Immigration Bill

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Governor Mark Sanford today issued the following statement on the Senate’s passage of their immigration “reform” bill:

“We’ve had meetings, numerous phone calls and letters back and forth with Senate Republicans over the past couple of days about the need for a strong electronic verification system * but it’s clear now that while many in the Senate talk the talk on this front, few walk the walk,” Gov. Sanford said. “The failure by the Senate Republicans to pass the kind of bill we talked about is made worse by two things. One, the so-called filibuster that led to this compromise makes a complete mockery of what most people understand filibuster to mean. If Senate Republicans really wanted reform, they should have made the Democrats hold the floor until midnight, the next day, or the day after that. But this ‘done in time for cocktail hour’ filibuster really calls into question how serious some Republicans ever were about reform.

“Two, once again the Senate failed to take a recorded vote on this compromise * a form of political cowardice that’s all too common in Columbia in the way it doesn’t let voters see which Senators to hold accountable for their actions. One might suggest that the only alternative is for every voter who cares about meaningful immigration reform to hold the entire Senate accountable until individual Senators have the courage to stand up and make known what they believe.

“In contrast, we’re confident that the House, unlike the Senate, will follow through in passing the type of bill they’ve said they would * one that contains e-verify, without the loopholes. In that regard, I’d once again compliment Chairman Harrison, Speaker Harrell and others in the house who’ve worked so hard to make sure that immigration ‘reform’ in our state is in fact immigration reform.”

Posted 11:10 a.m., Tuesday, April 8

Ann Coulter to speak at Furman April 16

Furman University's Conservative Students for a Better Tomorrow is pleased to announce that we will be hosting best-selling author Ann Coulter for a lecture on why "Liberals are Wrong about Everything" Wednesday, April 16, at 7 p.m. in Furman's McAlister Auditorium. The event will be free and open to the public, and we would like to extend an invitation to you and other conservatives to attend the event.

You can find the complete details on our web site at www.furmancsbt.org/coulter.aspx, where you also have the opportunity to sign up for an exclusive booksigning with Ann. We'd ask that you forward this information on to your conservative organizations or anyone else that you think would be interested--we'd love to have a capacity crowd.

You can also learn more on the Facebook event page here, and remember to invite your friends. Please arrive early as seating is limited.

Christopher Mills
CEO, CSBT
www.furmancsbt.org

 

Posted 7 p.m., Thursday, March 27

Gresham Barrett: not good to be a conservative Republican
in Washington now

Gresham Barrett, third district congressman from South Carolina, addressed the Greenville County Republican Women’s monthly meeting March 27 at the Poinsett Club.
“If you are a conservative Republican, and if you are in Washington right now, it ain’t too good,” Barrett said, relating how he just voted against the largest budget in history passed by the House, which contains a $643 billion tax increase. It increases spending. It increases unfunded liabilities and grows the government, he said. President Bush has said he will veto the budget, and the House will get another look at it.
“In the short term, I don’t think history is going to be very kind to George Bush,” Barrett said, “but I think in the long term it will show that he stood in the gap in this nation when we needed someone to stand in the gap. He is one of the finest men, I don’t always agree with him, and I have told him that, but he is one of the finest, most honorable Christian men I have ever met.”
Barrett spoke about his hopes to make South Carolina energy independent. Fifty-four percent of South Carolina energy comes from nuclear, he said, and the state can be an energy leader, whether it is nuclear, clean coal, bio-ethanol, bio-diesel, wind, solar or hydrogen.
Barrett, who returned from visiting Iraq and Afghanistan three weeks earlier, said “it is unconscionable for me to know that we could possibly have a president of the United States, Barack Obama, who has never been to Iraq and who has never been to Afghanistan.” You cannot know what is going on over there until you see it firsthand, he said.
Barrett praised Gen. David Petraeus, commander of coalition forces in Iraq, for the relative security in Iraq including Anbar province. “The soldiers, the sailors, the airmen make you all proud.”
Barrett said that the 2008 race is split right down the middle as far as ideology goes. “If you support less government, if you support less taxes, if you support overhauling the tax code, if you support keeping the country safe, if you support you making the decisions in health care, you making the decisions with your children, you making the decisions with your family, John McCain is the clear choice.
“If you support higher taxes, if you support more government, if you support universal health care, socialized medicine, if you support the government telling you what you can do and how you can do it … Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton are your choice.”
He predicted that it would be hard for the Republicans to take back the House in 2008, though he thinks the party can pick up some seats. In the Senate he predicted the GOP would lose two or three seats. He hopes for a Republican president with veto power and a House that can sustain a veto.
Barrett is often spoken of to succeed Gov. Mark Sanford when his term ends in 2011.

Virginia Boney awarded GOP women’s internship

Virginia Boney, a junior political science major at Furman University, was awarded the Dorothy Kabis Internship for this summer at the National Federation of Republican Women headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.
Boney was one of three nationwide to receive the six-week internship. She was honored at the Greenville County Republican Women’s Club meeting March 27 at the Poinsett Club. The internship provides housing, roundtrip airfare and a small monetary allowance.
Boney is active in the Furman College Republicans and worked in the Mitt Romney presidential campaign last fall and winter.
Kabis was president of the National Federation of Republican Women from 1963 to 1967. She served as treasurer of the United States under President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1971.

Posted at 7:50 p.m., Wednesday, March 19

North Greenville University conducts Christian Worldview Week

Dr. Tony Beam speaks

By Thomas C. Hanson

TIGERVILLE—North Greenville University conducted Christian Worldview Week March 17 to 19 by inviting four speakers address students and visitors.
Tony Beam, vice president of student services and director of the Christian Worldview Center at NGU, directed the event, which was co-sponsored by First Baptist North Spartanburg.
Dr. Ergun Caner, president of Liberty Theological Seminary, started the event March 17 by addressing how Christians must be prepared to confront the teaching and rapid spread of radical Islam. Caner, a former Muslim, has written 14 books including When Worlds Collide, on the subject of global apologetics and defending the Christian faith. For more information, visit Dr. Caner’s web site at www.erguncaner.com.
That evening, Christian apologist Dinesh D’Souza, author of the New York Times best seller What’s So Great About Christianity? was the keynote speaker. D’Souza, a former policy analyst in the Reagan White House, has written eight best-selling books. Visit his web site at www.dineshdsouza.com.
Frank Reich, former National Football League quarterback, spoke on the evening of March 18. On Jan. 3, 1993, during the playoffs, Reich led the Buffalo Bills to score 38 second half points to beat the Houston Oilers after trailing 35 – 3 early in the second half. It is often called the greatest comeback in NFL history. After the game, Reich gave all the glory to Christ, quoting the lyrics of the song In Christ Alone.
Reich, now president of Reformed Theological Seminary and pastor of Cornerstone Church, both in Charlotte, spoke about how to effectively present the Christian Worldview in the public arena. Reich encouraged the audience to know what God has called them to do and to be assured of God’s presence with them.
Christian Worldview Week wrapped up on the morning of March 19 with an address by Dr. Ronald Marks, associate professor of chemistry and physical science at NGU. Dr. Marks spoke on how believers must be prepared to answer the arguments against the existence of God that come from the scientific community.
Calvin Hunt, formerly of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir and now a Dove Award nominee in his own right, was worship leader. Hunt testified to how God delivered him from a crack cocaine addiction and how his Christian daughter was murdered by her boyfriend.

Frank Reich addresses group

Posted 9:40 a.m., Tuesday, March 18

This by the way is my 53rd birthday, and the 171st birthday of Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th president of the United States.

Check out the web site for Bobby Harrell, South Carolina speaker of the House, for updates on this legislative session.

Posted 6:25 p.m., Saturday, March 15

Sarah Drawdy will officially announce her candidacy for solicitor in Anderson, South Carolina, on Monday, March 17 at 11 a.m. at Tuckers Restaurant on Clemson Blvd. Check out her website. It is the best political website I have ever seen. It was created by BTintermedia.

Posted 11:25 a.m., Saturday, March 1

Bob McLain (left) and former mayoral candidate Billy Mitchell

Bob McLain asks: Could 2008 be worse
for GOP than 1964?

By Thomas C. Hanson
GREENVILLE, South Carolina—Is the Reagan era over? NewsRadio WORD’s Bob McLain asked Greenville County Republican Women at the Poinsett Club Feb. 28.
McLain was quoting former House Speaker Newt Gingrich who said, “It’s time to redefine the nature of the Republican Party in response to what the country needs.”
McLain asked: “Is Newt Gingrich right, and is the Reagan era over?” He said that conservative philosophy itself is not antiquated and that Reagan brought a sunny optimism to conservatism, the bright, shining city on a hill that exemplified all that is good about America.
He spoke about how Democrat Lyndon Johnson defeated conservative Republican Barry Goldwater in 1964, taking 61 percent of the votes, and asked: “Might it be an even worse defeat for the GOP in 2008? Frankly I think the possibility exists.”
McLain noted that voter preferences are shifting with 50 percent of Americans identifying themselves as Democrats, 36 percent as Republicans. Independents favored Democrats by 18 percent in the 2006 elections.
McLain asked: Does choosing an electable candidate mean sacrificing conservative principles on the altar of realpolitik, exchanging Reagan conservatism for populism that has broader appeal in the 21st century?
Gingrich, conservative writer George Will and others seem to be saying that the GOP cannot avoid redefining itself. “I think they are missing an element to this,” McLain said, comparing this strategy to the New Coke of the 1980s or the Edsel of the 1950s, which failed because consumers rejected the products.
McLain contended that the conservatism is still strong, but the product is suffering from lack of a strong brand advocate.
“The idea that the Reagan era is dead stems from a poor job of selling the ideas that Ronald Reagan stood for. Unless and until the GOP can find someone who can express those ideas with the passion and conviction of Reagan, his era will be over. It will have died in the name of practicality and so-called electability,” adding that “if the GOP is selling a watered-down populism as an alternative to what the Democrats are selling, they may meet the same fate as New Coke.”
McLain noted that Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic frontrunner, is not running as a politician, but as the leader of a messianic movement with flowery prose and speeches that inspire audiences. Obama, like Reagan, is a visionary passionate about his ideals. “We just don’t know what ideals specifically Barack Obama favors at this point,” McLain said. “He hasn’t had to talk specifics on issues.”
When asked whether he thought presumed GOP candidate John McCain would be helped by naming South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford as his running mate, McLain said that though he likes Gov. Sanford, he doesn’t think Sanford would influence national voters that much. He suggested that the country is heading toward another 51 to 49 percent election, which means that independent votes are going to decide the winner. He said the ticket needs someone who could help carry Florida and Ohio.
He noted that this election is going to be crucial in a number of aspects, the war on terror and nominations to the Supreme Court, and also that if a Democrat wins the White House, attempts may be made to restrict talk radio.
In response to a question, he said Condoleezza Rice would make a terrific vice presidential candidate bringing a lot to the table—conservative values, being a woman, the right age, and that she is African-American.
McLain’s talk radio program airs in the afternoon on WORD 1330 from 3 to 6 Monday through Friday.

Posted 5:40 p.m., Friday, Feb. 8

Frist: fix Medicare before Social Security

Taylor Hall (left), president of the Furman College Republicans, welcomes former Sen. Bill Frist.


Greenville, South Carolina—Former Senate majority leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) spoke to about 350 Furman University students and guests at the Younts Conference Center Feb. 7.
The event was sponsored by the Furman College Republicans, and the group’s president, Taylor Hall, introduced Frist before his address.
Frist said that Medicare will go bankrupt in 2019, before Social Security does so in 2040. Medicare is the largest unfunded liability, he said, and we must address it first. He said that the United States spends more per capita on health care than any other nation.
“Over the next 40 years,” he said, “the explosive growth in your health care costs will wipe out all real per capita income increase you might otherwise enjoy.” He noted that reform will occur in health care and that the problem can be fixed. He said that 18,000 to 20,000 uninsured people die each year.
Frist did not seek re-election in 2006 keeping a pledge to only serve two terms in the Senate. He said he would like to see more officeholders not be career politicians.
Republicans have 22 seats up for re-election this year, and the Democrats only 12. That coupled with a call for change from many in the country means it is likely that the Republicans will lose seats both in the Senate and the House.
The United States Senate is a minority-driven body, he said. If a party has 40 out of 100 votes, that party runs the Senate, not in terms of scheduling, but that is where the power is. However, the House is a majority-run body.
Frist predicted that if Sen. Hillary Clinton is the Democrat presidential nominee, the Republican candidate will win. However, if Sen. Barack Obama is the Democrat candidate, it is a toss-up.
Frist is a heart surgeon and practiced medicine for 20 years. He makes annual medical mission trips to Africa and Asia.

Posted 8:50 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 10

Here is a report from Radio Canada about the South Carolina primary. Click on this link and then click on "Le Reportage de Frank Desoer." I introduced reporter Frank Desoer to several people for him to interview here in South Carolina. It is in French. Please let me know what it says. You will hear Drew Conley, pastor of Hampton Park Baptist Church; Samuel Harms, chairman of the Greenville County GOP; at 8:55 you will hear Betty Poe, then president of the Greenville County Republican Women's Club; at 10:34 you will hear Bob Dill, publisher of the Times Examiner; and at 11:18 you will hear Patty Stoner, Greenville GOP activist.

Walt Brashier donates land to Phoenix Center
for adolescent treatment campus

Charles E. Shipman (left) of the Greenville County Alcohol and Drug Commission applauds land donation by T. Walt Brashier at a Phoenix Center board meeting Dec. 21. Photo by Thomas C. Hanson

By Thomas C. Hanson

Greenville businessman T. Walt Brashier donated 20 acres of land near the Furman University golf course to the Phoenix Center for an adolescent treatment facility to serve residents of Greenville County and the Upstate of South Carolina.
Brashier met with the Phoenix Center board Dec. 21. The Phoenix Center is the legislated authority on substance abuse for Greenville County. It is the county’s largest provider of treatment and prevention services. 
The adolescent facility will fill a growing need for assistance in treatment for teens and families challenged by the disease of addiction, according to Mary K. Irby, interim executive director of the Phoenix Center.
The Phoenix Center was awarded $6.2 million by the state for the adolescent treatment facility, but had not found land that was affordable or appropriate for the location of the facility before Brashier’s donation.

Posted Dec. 21

Sanford proposes optional flat tax,
to be offset by cigarette tax increase

By Thomas C. Hanson
GREER—Gov. Mark Sanford traveled to Greer Dec. 19 and other South Carolina cities to unveil a proposal that will be included in his executive budget, aimed at simplifying and lowering state income taxes.
The Greer event took place at the Greer Flooring Center on North Main Street. In attendance were state representatives Joseph G. Mahaffey, Rex Rice, Phillip Shoopman and Garry Smith.
The proposal would offer South Carolinians two options for paying their taxes, starting in 2009: to either pay the current 7 percent rate and be eligible for current deductions, or to pay a flat tax of 3.4 percent with no deductions.
The measure would mean about $107 million in tax relief, offset by a 30-cents-per-pack increase to the cigarette tax.
The flat tax would put South Carolina more in line with other Southeastern states' income tax rates. Sanford said that at 7 percent, South Carolina’s rate is effectively the highest in the region.
"Whether you're looking nationally or internationally, the bottom line is that marginal rates matter in terms of bringing jobs and investment to our state,” Gov. Sanford said. “As well, we think this plan has a host of benefits when it comes to improving the quality of life for thousands of South Carolinians by impacting the cost of smoking, and therefore the rate of smoking."
Seven other states currently have a flat tax, Gov. Sanford said, all well below South Carolina’s top marginal income tax rate of 7 percent.

Posted 9:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 7

Check out the Arm Chair Republican, a blog by Lanny Grant of Liberty, South Carolina.
http://thearmchairrepublican.blogspot.com/

Posted 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 20

Brownback Anounces Run for President
Delivers remarks from Heritage Hall in Topeka, Kansas

TOPEKA, Kan. - U.S. Senator Sam Brownback today announced his candidacy for President of the United States. He delivered the following remarks from Heritage Hall in his hometown of Topeka, Kansas:

"I am declaring today my candidacy for President of the United States.

"Ours is a great nation and I make one pledge to you, to use our greatness for goodness.

"We are a great nation because our greatness is built on the foundation of fundamental goodness. If ever we lose our goodness, we will surely lose our greatness. Our purposes, from the time of our nation's founding, have always been bigger than we are. They must be if we are to fulfill our destiny. Read more.

Posted 5:15 p.m., Jan. 18

Here's a web site to check out. Randy Hall, a friend of mine from college, is president of Christians for Life, a ministry in Topeka, Kansas, that helps churches and individuals to become the Hands of Jesus by becoming involved in the pro-life cause. Their motto is: Every life counts. Check out their web site.

Posted 1:45 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 16

Bobby Harrell, South Carolina House speaker, endorses John McCain

From left: State Sen. Mike Fair, House Speaker Bobby Harrell, state Attorney General Henry McMaster, Sen. John McCain.

GREENVILLE—Bobby Harrell, speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives, endorsed Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for president at a news conference Jan. 16 at the Greenville Downtown Airport.
Harrell will be a state co-chair for McCain’s exploratory committee along with Sen. Lindsey Graham and state Attorney General Henry McMaster. Harrell will also be national co-chair for Legislators for McCain.
Harrell said: “My wife, Cathy, and I have spent months and months, thinking and praying about who we thought ought to be the next president of the United States,” adding that “politically, the safe thing, is just to sit it out and not get involved in the race, but this year we can’t do that. Frankly, there is too much at stake for our country.” Read more.

Posted 10:35 a.m., Monday, Jan. 15

On Saturday, the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution and others celebrated the 226th anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens, that took place Jan. 17, 1781.

Here is the article I submitted to the Times Examiner of Greenville, South Carolina.

COWPENS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD—State and local chapters of the Sons of the American Revolution and Daughters of the American Revolution were among the hundreds of people Jan. 13 who celebrated the 226th anniversary of the Battle of Cowpens. The battle took place Jan. 17, 1781.
The groups laid about 90 wreaths at a monument erected in 1856 by the Washington Light Infantry of Charleston. Soldiers in period wear fired rifles and a one-pound cannon.
Battle accounts
Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan came out of retirement to lead half of Nathanael Greene’s army to slow down and distract British Gen. Charles Cornwallis. Morgan had scars up and down his back from the 499 lashes he received during the French and Indian War, when while serving with the British, he had struck a British officer. Because of this punishment, he had a personal grudge against King George.
Cornwallis split his army and sent half of it under Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton to chase down the Americans. Tarleton was known for killing American soldiers attempting to surrender, described by the term “Tarleton’s quarter.”
Gen. Morgan stationed his troops at Hannah’s Cowpens, where owners grazed their cattle before driving them to market on the coast.
Gen. Morgan asked his untried militia to stand in front, get off three shots and run back to where the cavalry was stationed. Behind the militia were seasoned veterans and behind them were cavalry commanded by Col. William Washington.
According to Thomas Young, 16, who fought at Cowpens, Gen. Morgan told them: “Just hold up your heads, boys.” Three fires,” he would say, “and you are free. And then when you return to your homes, the old folks will bless you, and the girls kiss you for your gallant conduct.”
After the battle, Tarleton rode away leaving 110 dead, including 10 officers, and 702 were taken prisoner. Morgan’s booty included the two British three-pounder guns, 800 muskets, 35 wagons of baggage, 60 slaves and a huge quantity of ammunition. Morgan lost 12 killed.
People at the battle thought it was the hand of God. The British strategy of separating the Southern colonies had fallen apart. In Congress, John Matthews wrote to Nathanael Greene: “The intelligence received was a most healing cordial to our drooping spirits. It was so very unexpected.”
Many of these comments were taken from “First Person History: The American Revolution in the Words and Deeds of Those Who Were There,” recorded live from the Michael Medved Show (www.michaelmedved.com) and are available from Tree Farm Communications (www.treefarmtapes.com).

Posted 9:10 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 13

It's been a busy week in South Carolina. On Wednesday, Mark Sanford was sworn in for a second term as governor, and Andre Bauer was sworn in for a second term as lieutenant governor.

This is a photo of Sanford, his wife, Jenny, and their sons Marshall, Landon, Bolton and Blake.

This is a pic before the inauguration of Andrew Bauer (right) with Katon Dawson, chairman of the South Carolina GOP, in Bauer's State House office.

Read the article about the inauguration that I submitted to Greenville's Times Examiner.

The day before, the State House and Senate reconvened.

Here is a photo of Speaker Bobby Harrell (left) and Rep. Bob Leach (R-Greenville) in the speaker's office before the opening session.

Read the article about the opening of the General Assembly that I submitted to Greenville's Times Examiner.

Posted 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 6

From Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council: "The irony is that the same liberals who are praising Nancy Pelosi for breaking the 'marble ceiling' are the ones who vehemently oppose the notion when conservative females, such as Judge Janice Rogers Brown, try to advance. Let's be honest. This is a celebration--not of all women--but of liberal women. Read the rest.

Posted 10:25 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 4

God has placed an awareness of His truth in the heart of every man and woman. No matter how deep people may push it down, it's still there. They know there is something more than this life's relativism. It is our job to help them find the truth of what is waiting for them in eternity, who God is, and how they can commit to Him and live by His principles. Read more.

Posted 7:45 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 2

Brownback Pledges to Not Raise Taxes
Signs taxpayer protection pledge

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – U.S. Senator Sam Brownback today announced that he has pledged to not raise taxes and has signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge from the Americans for Tax Reform.

“I want to say early and often that I do not and will not support tax increases,” said Brownback. “I support fundamental tax reform that is flatter and fairer instead of the burdensome tax code that we have today. While we debate tax reform, we should do everything we can to protect families and small businesses from tax increases." Read more.

Posted 6:15 p.m., Monday, Jan. 1, 2007

Tom, Tina, Elizabeth and Tom Jr. Hanson wish you and yours a blessed and prosperous New Year.

Posted 8 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 21

Sen. Sam Brownback (right) as he is interviewed by Bob Dill, editor of the Times Examiner, the independent conservative voice of the Palmetto State (left) and Thomas C. Hanson of Christian Conservative Editor.com.

Sam Brownback, presidential hopeful, speaks in Greer, South Carolina

GREER—Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) spoke to a group of Republican leaders and members of the press at the Village at Pelham, Thursday, Dec. 21. He was introduced and hosted by Sen. Jim DeMint.
“I have a very direct, clear, simple, conservative message,” Brownback told the assembled group. “It has been a winning message since Ronald Reagan ran with it…. It is a message that will resonate across the country if we will deliver on it." Read the rest.

State Sen. J. Verne Smith laid to rest

GREER—State Sen. J. Verne Smith, who died Dec. 17, was laid to rest in Mountain View Cemetery after funeral services at First Presbyterian Church in Greer.
Smith served in the state senate from 1973 until he resigned his seat for health reasons earlier this year. After having spent most of his elected career as a Democrat, he switched parties in 2001, giving Republicans control of the state senate for the first time since Reconstruction. Read the rest.

Posted 5 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 19

Alana, a patient at Greenville Hospital System Children's Hospital, receives a present from Santa Claus (Darrel Whaley) Dec. 19. The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office distributed to the children presents donated by members of Edwards Road Baptist Church, pastored by Aaron Rayburn.

Posted 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 15

Christmas according to Marx and Lenin. Read this report on the war against Christmas from Liberty Counsel.

Posted 5 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 9

Commemoration of the Battle of Great Cane Brake

The Sons of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the American Revolution were hosts Dec. 9 for a commemoration of the Battle of Great Cane Brake near Simpsonville, SC. The battle was fought Dec. 22, 1775 near the site pictured above, along the south side of a creek to the Reedy River between a force of South Carolinians under Col. William Thompson and a band of Tories under Patrick Cunningham. The Tories were completely routed and Cunningham narrowly escaped.

Posted 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 8

Bobby Harrell, SC house speaker, details legislative agenda for 2007

Left: House Speaker Bobby Harrell addresses group, and at right Harrell talks with newly elected state Sen. Lewis Vaughn.


GREENVILLE—Rep. Bobby Harrell (R-Charleston and Dorchester counties), speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives, laid out his 2007 legislative agenda at a speech to the Greenville County Republican Women’s Club at their monthly meeting Dec. 7 at the Poinsett Club. Read the rest.

Posted 10:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 4

Zell Miller addresses Furman College Republicans

Zell Miller (left), Democratic govenor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999 and U.S. senator from 2000 to 2005, spoke to the Furman College Republicans, Dec. 4. He was introduced by Taylor Hall, College Republican president. Read more.

Posted 7:40 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 2

My friend Gene Gurganus, author and former missionary to Bangladesh, has produced a book and workbook that teaches important truths about the Christ faith in an enjoyable and profitable way. It defends the authenticity and authority of the Bible, the creation of the universe by the Creator God, and the uniqueness of Jesus Christ our Lord, showing seekers the path to heaven by grace through faith. Great graphics and printing by Dye Printing. Read more.

Posted 10:15 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 30

Sue Hickey (left) of New Life Foundation Church and Susan Tankersley of Gap Creek Baptist Church pray Nov. 27 at the entrance to Travelers Rest High School in South Carolina after two student suicides in November. It is comforting to see Christians openly expressing their faith.

Posted 8:10, p.m., Saturday, Nov. 18

High school drama class at Hampton Park Christian School in Greenville, South Carolina, performs Alice in Wonderland, Nov. 18.

Posted 10:20 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 8

Rep. Bob Inglis (R-S.C.) tells supporters in Greenville, South Carolina, that he and his colleagues in Congress need to return to the principles of Ronald Reagan. Inglis made his comments Tuesday night, Nov. 7, after being reelected to represent the fourth district.

Posted 9:20 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 4

The South Carolina Landowners Association is out there fighting for our property rights.

Wendell Cox, principal of Wendell Cox Consultancy (Demographia), spoke on the War on the American Dream: How Anti-sprawl Policy Threatens the Quality of Life.

Rep. Dwight Loftis (R-Greenville County), a member of the Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, and Rules Committees, gives a legislative update on real property law.

The association:

  • Fights to protect land values and property rights against county ordinances.
  • Educates the public on the effects of Smart Growth, down-zoning, land restrictions, higher housing prices, and the restraint on citizens to make their own choices.
  • Seeks to provide a just compensation law that holds governmental bodies accountable for their actions and protects the investment that South Carolinians make in their property.
  • Informs legislators on how new wetlands regulations could affect thousands in the Low Country.
  • Read more.

Posted 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 2

Former NYC mayor Rudy Guiliani campaigned for Republicans in South Carolina today. Here he is in Greenville with Mark Sanford (center) running for reelection as governor, and Richard Eckstrom (right), running for reelection as comptroller general.

Here he is with Thomas Ravenel, running for state treasurer.

Fred Barnes of Fox News spoke at a separate event afterward. Here he is with Guiliani.

Below, from left: Dan Hoover of the Greenville News, Fred Barnes, and Jeff Moreau, Fox Carolina news anchor.

Posted 1:40 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 2

I'll be looking forward to casting my first votes as a South Carolinian next Tuesday for some great candidates including Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer, shown here campaigning for reelection in Greenville, Nov. 1.

Posted 7:40 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 31

VAUGHN LUNCHEON—Bobby Harrell, speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives (right), and Rep. Lewis Vaughn, state senate candidate for the fifth district, at an Oct. 31 luncheon for Vaughn at the Thornblade Club in Greenville. Harrell said of Vaughn: “Whether you agree with him or whether you disagree with him, one of the wonderful things about this man is you know absolutely where he stands all the time,” adding that “we need more people in politics who are absolutely transparent on where they said.”

Below are Speaker Bobby Harrell and Rep. Lewis Vaughn with members of the Greenville area delegation. From left: candidate Phil Shoopman, Sen. Mike Fair, Dan Joiner (area realtor), Rep. Bruce Bannister, Speaker Bobby Harrell, Rep. Lewis Vaughn, Rep. Bob Walker (HD 38-Landrum in Spartanburg County), and Rep. Dwight Loftis.

Posted 9:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 30

Richard L. Davis, president and executive minister of Clergy for Educational Options

I attended a most amazing town meeting Oct. 24 conducted by African-American groups who support vouchers to get their children out of failing public schools. Those groups are the South Carolina Center for Grassroots and Community Alternatives, and Clergy for Educational Options, in conjunction with the Greenville County Center for Advocacy and Change. Read more about their discussion of "The Plight of Black Children in Public Education."

Thomas Simuel, president of the South Carolina Center for Grassroots and Community Alternatives

Posted 5:10 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 24

Young Republicans present
Facetime With Candidates

Upstate Young Republicans hosted Facetime With Candidates Saturday evening, Oct. 21, at Plaza Bergamo in downtown Greenville giving voters a chance to meet, greet and question GOP candidates facing opposition in the Nov. 7 election.

Chris Wood sings National Anthem.

Bob Inglis, Lewis Vaughn, Bruce Bannister

Rep. Garry Smith gives invocation

Speakers (left to right, top to bottom) were U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis , fourth congressional district; candidate Lewis Vaughn, fifth state senate district; state house candidates Rep. Bruce Bannister, district 24; Rep. Garry Smith, district 27; and candidate Eric Bedingfield (represented by campaign manager Somer Grasser),  district 28; county council candidates, Councilor Joe Dill, district 17; and candidate Willis Meadows, district 19.

Somer Grasser, Joe Dill, Lewis Meadows

Patrick Haddon, chairman of the Upstate Young Republicans, welcomed guests. Rep. Bob Leach, district 21, led the Pledge of Allegiance, and Chris Wood sang the National Anthem. Rep. Bruce Bannister, district 24, welcomed attendees to the city of Greenville, and Melissa Buck recited the Republican Creed.

Haddon gave the Young Republican Award to Staff Sgt. Stephen Andrew Keith, serving in the Army National Guard in Afghanistan. His wife, Brooke, received the award along with their daughters McKenzie, 5, and Audrey, 4.

Stephanie Trotter, Melissa Buck


Then Stephanie Trotter, who formerly covered politics for WYFF television in Greenville and other television stations, introduced each of the speakers.
The candidates espoused Republican themes of low taxes, enforcement of immigration laws, strong defense, and support for the marriage amendment on the November ballot defining marriage as between one man and one woman.

Posted 8:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 14

It's been a busy early October here in Greenville, South Carolina, as the midterm election campaigns are going forward in dead earnest.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich spoke at a fundraiser Oct. 4. He gave a rousing speech espousing conservative values of strong military defense, low taxes and low government involvement. Referring to the left's desire to make decisions for us, he jested that he would proposed Medi-cruise, Medi-car and Medi-WalMart to limit decisions that seniors could make. From left: Rep. and Mrs. Glenn Hamilton, Gingrich, Sen. Mike Fair, Rep. and Mrs. Bob Leach.

Gov. George Pataki (R-N.Y.) (left) came to town Oct. 5 to help the campaign of Hugh Weathers to be re-elected agricultural commissioner. He was joined by Thomas Ravenel, running for state treasurer, former Gov. David Beasley (right) and Stewart Spinx, founder of Spinx gas stations, which sell ethanol. Kudos to the Hughes Agency of Greenville for the press conference location.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) attended a luncheon for Hugh Weathers Oct. 6. From left: McCain, unidentified attendee, Weathers, Sen. Larry Martin, Graham.

Rep. Garry Smith (left) and Butch Kirven, chairman of the Greenville County Council, discussed the 15 percent property tax cap that will be on the Nov. 7 ballot at an Oct. 2 luncheon.

Posted 11:40 a.m., Friday, Sept. 29

Here's a couple of sites to check out:

First Foundations Inc. is an organization founded by Dick Jensen that researches and reports on the societal foundations of family, government and religion anywhere in the world.

Truth Publishers was founded by Gene Gurganus. Gene was a longtime missionary in Bangladesh and wrote a great book: The Peril of Islam. You can purchase this book on his website and check out other items he offers.

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