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217 Years Ago , American Explorer Jedediah Smith Was Born : William Federer

His travels were exceeded only by Lewis and Clark.

William Federer June 24, 2015 at 7:15am

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His travels were exceeded only by Lewis and Clark.

He led expeditions up the Missouri River with such characters as keelboatman Mike Fink.

He helped discover the South Pass through the Rockies and the first land route to California, which opened the door for the largest voluntary mass migration in world history of nearly 400,000.

His name was Jedediah Smith, born JUNE 24, 1798.

Smith led settlers across the Santa Fe Trail, the Mojave Desert, the Sierra Nevadas, and up the Oregon Coast.

At the age of 22, Smith answered an ad in the Missouri Gazette, placed by Missouri's Lieutenant Governor, William H. Ashley, seeking "Enterprising Young Men...to ascend the river Missouri to its source...to be employed for...three years."

Smith was known to carry two books – the Bible and a copy of Lewis & Clark's Expedition.

He never drank, never used tobacco, and never boasted.

Smith wrote in his Journal, "Then let us come forward with faith, nothing doubting, and He will most unquestionably hear us."

Smith entered into a fur trapping partnership – Smith, Jackson and Sublette – and in 1827 sold furs at a rendezvous near the Great Salt Lake.

When fellow trapper John Gardner died, Smith gave the eulogy, as recorded by expedition member Hugh Glass:

Mr. Smith, a young man of our company made a powerful prayer which moved us all greatly and I am persuaded John died in peace.
As captain of his second expedition, Smith was attacked by a grizzly bear, as Jim Clyman described:

The Grissly did not hesitate a moment but sprang on the capt taking him by the head first pitching sprawling on the earth... breaking several of his ribs and cutting his head badly...

The bear had taken nearly all his head in his capacious mouth close to his left eye on one side and close to his right ear on the other and laid the skull bare to near the crown of the head...

One of his ears was torn from his head out to the outer rim...
Smith had Clyman sew his scalp back on, but the ear was too cut to save.

Smith insisted he try, as Clyman wrote:

I put my needle sticking it through and through and over and over laying the lacerated parts together as nice as I could with my hands.
After two weeks of rest, Smith resumed leading the expedition.

On December 24, 1829, from the Wind River on the east side of the Rocky Mountains, Smith wrote to his parents in Ohio:

It is a long time since I left home & many times I have been ready, to bring my business to a close & endeavor to come home; but have been hindered hitherto...

However I will endeavor, by the assistance of Divine Providence, to come home as soon as possible...but whether I shall ever be allowed the privilege, God only knows...
Smith continued:

I feel the need of the watch & care of a Christian Church. You may well suppose that our Society is of the roughest kind.

Men of good morals seldom enter into business of this kind – I hope you will remember me before the Throne of Grace...

May God in His infinite mercy allow me soon to join My Parents is the Prayer of your undutiful Son, Jedediah S. Smith.
In a letter to his brother, Ralph, December 24, 1829, Smith wrote:

Many Hostile tribes of Indians inhabit this Space... In August 1827, ten Men who were in company with me lost their lives by the Amuchabas Indians...

In July 1828, fifteen men who were in company with me lost their lives by the Umpquah Indians... Many others have lost their lives in different parts...

My Brother... I have need of your Prayers...to bear me up before the Throne of Grace.
In 1830, Smith sold his shares in the Rocky Mountain Fur Company, retired, and bought a townhouse in St. Louis.

However, he had agreed to go on one last trip for the Sublette and Jackson Company, leaving in the spring of 1831.

On May 27, 1831, while looking for water along the Santa Fe Trail, Smith was ambushed by Comanche warriors and killed.

Just four months earlier, January 26, 1831, Smith had written to his brother Ralph in Wayne County, Ohio:

Some, who have made a profession of Christianity & have by their own negligence caused the Spirit to depart, think their day of grace is over; but where did they find Such doctrine?

I find our Saviour ever entreating & wooing us.
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I would love to delete my account at sodahead, but I can't get to it.  Besides I haven't been back since they changed everything.  With luck they will go down in history as the site that killed itself.

Re: What This New Study Just Revealed About The Impact Of Electric Cars Will Have Liberals Sobbing : B. Christopher Agee

Most intelligent people already knew electric cars were not what America needs.  Consider how much time it takes to recharge the batteries and how much more you will pay for electircity to charge these cars plus you have to have a special plug.  
So what ever you thought you saving is gone.  I still do not think the federal government should give anyone a subsidy for buying one of these cars since only the rich can afford them and if they are rich they don't need a subsidy. . 

New Poll: Majority Of American Muslims Want Sharia, Shocking Numbers On Jihad Moderate Islam is a myth, folks. : Steven Crowder

On the heels of Barack Obama's woeful mourning that most Americans have a "distorted impression" of Islam comes a new Fox News poll that won't exactly help the president's cause. Full disclosure... no, we don't think the president is a Muslim. We think he's a spineless appeaser.   http://www.wnd.com/2015/06/obama-decries-distorted-impression-of-muslims/          http://louderwithcrowder.com/obama-is-not-a-muslim-the-top-8-reasons-why/

The poll finds that the majority of Islamic Americans agree that Muslims should be able to forego the Constitution and be governed instead by Sharia law. That's right, Sharia.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The same Sharia that says you can't draw Muhammad, or insult him, or question his having slaves or being a pedophile. The same Sharia that says you must sympathize with terrorists. The same Sharia that says all Jews must be eliminated. The same Sharia that says you must convert, or you must die. THAT Sharia.       http://louderwithcrowder.com/top-5-ways-liberals-are-already-submitting-to-sharia-law/ 

(We once wrote a post about how the Constitution and Sharia cannot ever coexist. Now would be a good time to open that article in a new tab for later, btw.)      http://louderwithcrowder.com/5-reasons-the-quran-can-never-coexist-with-the-constitution-ever/

The poll also found that 25% of Muslims in America agree that violence against Americans can be justified as part of global jihad, and 29% agree that violence against those who insult Islam is sometimes acceptable.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Catch that? 1 in 4 American Muslims think jihad against YOU, America, is justified as a part of global jihad. ONE IN FOUR!

"Oh, well," you say, "that's just a Fox News poll, those numbers aren't accurate." Know what's super scary? You're probably right.

I mean, not everyone's just going to tell a random survey taker that they're totally cool with killing Americans if it's in the name of jihad... cuz, you know, that sounds kinda crazy. So probably more than a few participants lied. This is only a representation of those brave few actually willing to admit they believe what the Qur'an says and stand by it.

For the record, estimates of the number of Muslims currently living in the U.S. range anywhere from 5 million to 12 million. That means anywhere from 1.25 to 3 MILLION Muslim Americans are good with jihad – with killing – YOU. Because you're not a Muslim. Therefore, you should die. Sharia.        http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muslims/etc/faqs.html  

Moderate Islam is a myth, folks. Time we tell the world the truth:   https://youtu.be/PyotLRHMOIk                                       http://www.westernjournalism.com/new-poll-majority-of-american-muslims-want-sharia-shocking-numbers-on-jihad/?utm_source=MailChimp&utm_medium=email&utm_content=opinion-articles&utm_campaign=DailyEmail06.24.15

What This New Study Just Revealed About The Impact Of Electric Cars Will Have Liberals Sobbing : B. Christopher Agee

Vehicles powered by electricity have quickly moved from occupying a fringe segment in the industry to commanding unparalleled attention and consumer interest. While much of this success has been due to the innovations introduced by Tesla and other companies, the federal government has sweetened the pot for potential buyers by offering a $7,500 subsidy on each electric car purchased in the U.S.

Much of the buzz around such alternatively fueled vehicles, of course, stems from the belief that they are more eco-friendly than gas-powered cars. As it turns out, that assumption might be unfounded.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       According to a recent study conducted by four economists from various universities, electric vehicles as a whole are actually more detrimental to the environment than traditional vehicles. The researchers looked at how cars of all types performed in different locations around the nation.

In some metropolitan areas, like Los Angeles, electric cars did perform more efficiently and reduce air pollution. Any advancement gained in these population hubs, however, is lost when these supposedly green cars drive into the suburbs and beyond.

The study rated the environmental cost per mile of both types of engines in various driving situations. While electric outperformed gas in L.A. by 3.3 cents per mile, the same vehicles are 1.5 cents per mile worse for the environment in less crowded areas. Overall, electric cars are about a half a cent worse for the environment per mile than their traditional counterparts.                                                                                                                                                        http://www.westernjournalism.com/what-this-new-study-just-revealed-about-the-impact-of-electric-cars-will-have-liberals-sobbing/?utm_source=MailChimp&utm_medium=email&utm_content=featured-stories&utm_campaign=DailyEmail06.24.15

Retired Teacher Responds to Michelle Obama’s Complaints : By Lou Ellen Brown

After reading the recent New York Times article entitled, "Michelle Obama Talks About Race and Success, and Makes it Personal" I wanted to share my own struggles with poverty, and how I overcame (truly) great odds without bitterness or anger.      http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/11/us/michelle-obama-king-college-prep-and-tuskegee-graduation-speeches.html?smid=fb-share&_r=1

I graduated from high school in the Texas Panhandle area in 1955. Thanks be to God and my dad I enrolled in North Texas State Teachers' College in Denton, Texas that fall, and during that year, my little college integrated fully and Black students began to enroll. Wisely, the administration was in control, no outside news seekers or trouble makers were allowed on campus, and the years/semesters 1955, '56 and '57 carried on as usual. No riots, no mass exit of White students, just one event of someone writing a rude comment on a sidewalk in CHALK. There, we did that, and nobody ever looked back and regretted the 'change' as it was not turned into any kind of problem that hurt or troubled anyone.

I graduated there and out into the world to seek my fortune. I loved Denton then and again as I returned to get a Masters' Degree as I have applied for and received a Fellowship to teach as I earned my degree.

In that year, I was amazed to learn that my husband and I were going to be parens, and I lost my Fellowship because no pregnant professors were allowed. End of a sad moment, but Ann-Marie and Lisa were well worth the way things went after that. The babies were a year and nine days apart, and we the parents were both teaching in the Rio Grande area near El Paso, Texas.

My story was not over then, but I had only 12 classmates in my tiny high school grad class, nobody handed me a free four year pass to college or made me go, except my parents, not poverty, but close. I had no car and no job, but a mom and dad who wanted more for me than what they had.

43 years and some hard work made me very proud to say that I didn't do it alone, but "I did it my way," and I do not think Ms. Obama is winning any fans when she lives on my dime, so to speak, and whines about not being idolized enough by the millions who do truly praise her. God has it anyway, and she needs to be more grateful for her chance to serve in a more American manner.

 http://politichicks.com/2015/06/retired-teacher-responds-to-michelle-obamas-complaints/

Texts Released In Colorado GOP Sex Scandal : By Kathryn Porter

An incriminating text conversation just released shows what may be an admission of infidelity in the scandal plaguing the Colorado GOP. Republican activist Julie Naye alleged that she had an affair with the Colorado Republican Party Chair Steve House in an exclusive interview with PolitiChicks.

House claimed that he was being blackmailed with false allegations of an affair over a single staffing decision. For a detailed background of the scandal, click here.

Former state GOP secretary Lana Fore made public text messages in which she asked House, "You just can't stop talking to Julie, can you?" House texted a reply with a confessing that he spoke with Julie Naye, followed by a text asking Fore if he should resign.

The screenshot of the text has been verified with a firsthand examination of a longer text stream on Fore's cell phone.

Meanwhile the phone audio of John Sampson—a private investigator and Vice Chair of the Adams County Republican Party—interrogating Naye was released to a Democratic leaning Web site. Naye alleged that she was instructed by House to deny the affair to Sampson. She said that House identified him as a "friend" so that a denial would be on record with a third party.

In the phone audio, Sampson methodically questioned Naye—who admitted to covering up the affair to Sampson before the audio was released.

It is unclear if the call was made on behalf of Sampson himself, House, or the Colorado GOP. Sampson repeatedly identified himself as the Adams County vice-chair and made what appeared to be a statement on behalf of the county party when discussing the Lincoln/Reagan Day Dinner. He expressed concerns about how the scandal would impact the county party's ability to sell tickets to the $75/plate fundraiser, siting the Adams County connection with House. (The state chairman previously held the office of Adams County chair before leaving the county office prematurely for his unsuccessful gubernatorial run, dropping out before the primary.)

In the call, Sampson told Naye, "Just so that we are all clear about this, Anil Matthai who is the county chair and I are totally supportive of Steve. And our official position on this imbroglio is that absent any credible evidence to suggest any wrongdoing, we don't listen to innuendo, we don't listen to prognostication, we don't listen to rumors, gossip, or anything unsubstantiated. You bring us solid, credible evidence, then we'll look at it. But before then, no. We will continue to support Steve House until such time if and when somebody has got the stones to bring something of credible evidence to the table."

Adams County Chair Anil Matthai stated in a phone conversation that Sampson did not make the call representing the Adams County Republican Party.

Accusations are now being made that a Republican surrogate of House not only leaked the call to a left wing blog, but wrote the article as well. Ken Clark, formerly of KLZ radio, was the first to publicly question if someone associated with the state GOP chairman might be coordinating with a web site known to be run by Democrats for the purpose of attacking Republicans.

Almost immediately after the blog post with the audio was published, the Democratic Party of Colorado email blasted a fundraising letter.

 http://politichicks.com/2015/06/bombshell-texts-released-in-colorado-gop-sex-scandal/

Anti-ISIS Video By Kurdish Pop-Star Helly Luv : By Morgan Brittany

From Susan D. Harris at Freedomoutpost.com:

Kurdish pop-star Helly Luv, a woman who – despite numerous previous death threats for her song "Risk It All" – has pushed the envelope even further with the release of her new hit, "Revolution."
The entire video for "Revolution" was filmed less than two miles from the frontline where Peshmerga fighters were battling ISIS. The video ends as nearby gunfire causes Luv to duck.

While much is being written about Luv, the Peshmerga fighters, and the Kurds – I would like to focus on why Luv's video is so important.

First, it shines a glaring light on the fact that no singers or other celebrities in the United States have the guts to stand up and speak against the Islamic terror threat...using their talents as musicians, entertainers, or actors as a springboard to do something useful. Instead, we get people like Prince singing about "Baltimore" and headlines declaring that "Ferguson came to the Grammies."

The American tempest continues to be stirred from within, distracting and disabling us. It reminds me of the now politically incorrect children's book, "Little Black Sambo." It tells the story of an Indian boy who throws his clothes and belongings to four hungry tigers. The tigers wear the fine clothes; each is vainer than the other, and they end up chasing each other around a tree until they melt into butter. Sambo scooped up the butter and took it to Black Mumbo to make pancakes. The story tells us:

"And she fried them in the melted butter which the tigers had made, and (the pancakes) were just as yellow and brown as the little tigers."

Scandals being created, fomented, and exploited in America are whipping us into butter, and the Islamists are waiting for the right time to come scoop up what's left of us.                    https://youtu.be/fLMtTQsiW6I

http://freedomoutpost.com/2015/06/kurdish-singer-helly-luv-delivers-one-woman-counter-offensive-against-isis/#BMGgdC6BfH9MI1F7.99

Under the Covers With the Colorado GOP: “Other Woman” Tells All : By Kathryn Porter

Rumors continue to swirl about the Clinton-esque scandal that is staining the reputation of the Colorado GOP. Questions mount as fractures deepen between grassroots activists. Did three high profile Republicans really attempt to blackmail state Chairman Steve House over an affair to force him to resign over who he hired for a staff position? Did House lie in his statement denying infidelity? And who is this "Julie"—the name that has been floating around in hushed conversations at GOP meet-ups?

The alleged sexcapades play a part in a larger, sordid affair—a scandal that puts the career of Colorado's State Attorney General, Cynthia Coffman, on the line. House accused Coffman of attempting to blackmail him over an affair for refusing to hire former state senator Ted Harvey as the new executive director of the Colorado Republican Party.

The blackmail accusation itself leads to more questions. Would the State Attorney General risk her career over a single staffing decision? Or was there something more?

"If I refused to meet their demand to resign, they threatened that a potential lawsuit may be filed and that false rumors that I have been unfaithful to my wife would be made public," House said in a press release last week.

House was the first person to go public with allegations of an affair— in what Coffman supporters say is a desperate attempt to blunt the threat of a lawsuit. In turn, the House camp told local media that they did not plan to file "criminal charges" against Coffman over the alleged blackmail.

Meanwhile, after feeling like she is being thrown into an unwanted spotlight by her alleged former lover, House's mistress reports that the state attorney general never wanted Harvey as the executive director. This now creates new questions about the party chair's integrity.

The "other woman" reached out to Politichicks to share her story. She is a Republican activist, well known in political circles, who even sang the national anthem at a Mitt Romney rally during his presidential candidacy.

Julie Naye, a divorced mother of four children, admitted to having an intimate relationship with the Republican state chairman. She said that a close friendship developed with House the year before his election, culminating in a physical affair just before Christmas in December of 2014. The last time she spoke with him was last week.

Naye first knew House as a Facebook friend and then conversed with him at subsequent political events. She characterized their relationship as having a heartfelt connection. Naye spoke of House with fondness, describing the relationship as light on romance. She defined it as a close friendship that evolved into something more. According to Naye, they built a bond between them in which the two shared personal, intimate details of their lives.

"I had no expectations of a future with him. I thought this would eventually end and we would remain friends," said Naye. She shared that House was easy to talk to and that they had a special trust between them. "I wasn't looking for him to take care of me. And he had a wife. I trusted him to be kind to me and stick around as my friend."

She became more guarded when confronted about her feelings for House. "I care about him a great deal, like you would care about a close friend with additional feelings," she stated, carefully choosing her words.

Naye shared how their friendship crossed the line into a sexual affair. She said that she had experienced a traumatic event in which House was there to comfort her. She had just arrived home after traveling and discovered her house sitter hosted a party without permission. Partygoers stole over $3000 worth of money and possessions. Feeling violated from strangers entering her bedroom and rummaging through her belongings, she contacted House. Naye went to see him, crying and upset over what had happened.

She described the submission to their sexual desires as an organic evolution of their friendship.

"I made a conscious effort to make sure he never feared me outing him," Naye said.

Her responses sounded protective during inquiries about House's role and behavior during the affair. She was quick to point out that he never asked her on a date or made inappropriate physical advances. Naye had mostly kind things to say about House, with the exception of calling him out for lying to the press.

However, Naye confessed that she lied to help cover the affair. She said that House texted her with instructions to deny their relationship to his friend who would be phoning her. Naye said that she was unaware at the time that this friend was also a private investigator.

The day after she denied the affair, Naye received a flurry of text messages from Republican power house and former Douglas County (CO) Republican Party Chair John Ransom. The text messages, polite at first, became more aggressive in pressuring her to talk to him. She wanted to know who gave Ransom her phone number and how he knew to talk to her about the affair. Ransom's Facebook page shows that he is host of Ransom Notes Radio and the Finance Editor for townhall.com.

Naye explained that she came forward at this time for several reasons. She expressed concern about the number of people who already knew her identity—between the call in which she denied her affair, Ransom's texts, and learning that her name was being circulated at Republican functions. She wanted to be able to tell her story rather than someone else tell her story for her. And she wanted the truth to be revealed.

When confronted on why anyone should believe her when she admitted to covering up the relationship, Naye responded,

"This is torturous to me because I have great loyalty to people I have given my word to. Yet on the other side, I have all these people that are fighters for truth, who work on fact and truth, and operate on the Constitution. The Constitution is in my blood and soul."
She stated that she would never have gone public if not for the fact that House was the one to release allegations of an affair, in what she called "preventative posturing." She described herself as fiercely loyal with no intention of going public until House allowed their relationship to be exposed as part of an offensive attack accusing others of blackmail.

Pressed on what she knew about the meeting in which House alleged the blackmail attempt, Naye shared information from a phone conversation that occurred immediately following the meeting. "He was more panicked about the allegation of the affair than about the other stuff," she stated. "There was a lot of other stuff, but he didn't go into detail. He said something about putting the party at risk for a slander suit, but didn't state that as a fact, only as concerns." To Naye's knowledge the slanderous statements were made in front of media—"radio people."

She said that House never said anything disparaging about Ted Harvey to her, but that he told her the Attorney General did not want Harvey appointed as the new executive director. Naye recalled hearing other people at GOP events discussing Coffman's wish for Harvey to not be hired in the state party. House's recent public accusations do not align with this history.

At the end of the interview, Naye offered an apology for her part in the affair, directed to House's wife.

"I am sorry to Donna. There was no intent. It was not premeditated. The reason I am very sorry to Donna is that my ex-husband was unfaithful to me. I should have known better. It was a poor choice on my part."
However she refused to apologize for denying the affair to House's friend. "I will not apologize for protecting Steve's confidence because I gave my word."

"I am not playing victim. I did this. I am taking full responsibility for my actions." Naye said.

With this new twist, it begs the questions: What is the real conflict between Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman and Colorado Republican State Party Chair Steve House; and should House lose his chairmanship if he is found guilty of spinning an elaborate web of lies?

 http://politichicks.com/2015/06/under-the-covers-with-the-colorado-gop-other-woman-tells-all/

3 Denver Talk Radio Hosts Quit Over Station Censorship of GOP Sex Scandal : By Kathryn Porter

Three prominent talk radio hosts have submitted their resignation to KLZ in Denver for what they allege as censorship of their coverage of the GOP sex scandal rocking Colorado politics. Kris Cook, Ken Clark, and Randy Corporon—billed as Colorado's "liberty line-up"—resigned in protest.

The KLZ hosts were ordered via email by new station manager Don Crawford, Jr. that Republican Party Chair Steve House and former US Congressman Tom Tancredo could no longer be guests on their shows. House is the star of the Colorado GOP scandal in which he alleged three high profile Republicans—one of them being Tancredo—of blackmail over false allegations of infidelity. However, one woman has already stepped forward admitting to an affair.

Corporon allowed Tancredo to call into the show in defiance of the directive. A few minutes into Tancredo's call, the show was abruptly cut off air.

KLZ, owned by Crawford Broadcasting, also airs national conservative talk radio shows such as those hosted by frequent FOX News commentator Laura Ingraham and Dana Loesch from The Blaze.

The Crawford Broadcasting Web site states, "Our company provides the very best in Christian and secular programming which is strongly local, relevant, and current."

Here is the press release in full:

Protesting for journalistic integrity and control of the content of their shows, the three "Liberty Lineup" talk show hosts on local station KLZ 560 AM have resigned their positions behind the microphone.

Randy Corporon (host of "Wake Up! With Randy Corporon"), Ken Clark ("Freedom 560") and Kris Cook ("Grassroots Radio Colorado") submitted their letters of resignation to KLZ's parent company, Crawford Broadcasting, Corporon's on Thursday, June 18, and Clark and Cook on June 22, giving their 30 days' notice. "This is a united protest by the three of us against interference with our shows," the three said in a joint statement issued today.

On Thursday, the new station manager, Don Crawford, Jr., issued an order that two of the primary players in the current Colorado Republican controversy, former Congressman Tom Tancredo and Colorado Republican Party Chairman Steve House, could not be guests on any of the shows. Crawford stated in an email that this ban would continue until "I can better understand what's happening and why; meaning the truth."

This morning, in defiance of the censorship order, Corporon accepted a call with Tancredo near the end of his show. The live broadcast was halted by Crawford, and Corporon did not reappear on the air. Clark and Cook were both subsequently notified that they had also broadcast their last shows and that they would not be returning to the air.

 http://politichicks.com/2015/06/denver-talk-radio-hosts-quit-over-station-censorship-of-gop-sex-scandal/