Archive for June, 2012

Mary’s Family Reunion, A Great Day!

Thursday, June 28th, 2012

We just returned back home to Florida from my wife Mary’s family reunion in Maryland. Mary and I are an interracial couple. Before consenting to attend, I asked my wife of 35 years, “Will there be anyone there who is going to give me a hard time?” Mary replied, “No, they’re all dead.”

The reunion was wonderful, over one hundred in attendance. When God said be fruitful and multiply, Mary’s family took God seriously. Kids were all over the place swimming, using the water slide, enjoying the feast of food and deserts and having a ball.

Cousin Jimmy started cooking the hog, head and all, on the grill at 3am. The pork was cooked to perfection. Add a little of his favorite barbecue sauce and you are in heaven. I do regret allowing Jimmy to talk me into tasting the hog’s snout. For the sake of my stomach, I must change the subject.

Aunt Carol is the family historian. She and her sister, Mary’s mom, Eleanor traced their family tree back to 1625. Aunt Carol’s brief report was fascinating.

Mary’s sister Donna was reelected president of their family reunion. Donna announced big plans to have next year’s 50th reunion catered at a resort. Everyone was excited.

Mary and I received the award for traveling the most distance.

The reunion included an auction. Melanie, Mary’s sister was extremely entertaining playing auctioneer. Billy out-bid everyone to win a beautiful hand-carved bird for his mom, my Mary.

Everyone was warm and friendly. Mary’s mom and dad were genuinely glad to see me. The younger family members were not taken back by me, a black member of the family. They simply did not care about my race.

While I was the only black at the reunion, I heard I am no longer the only black in the family.

It was a great day and I ate too much.

While in Maryland, I visited my family. My brother David has coached well-integrated youth football teams for many years. He has noticed that kids think very little about race. David said when we were kids there was black music and white music. Today, black and white kids basically listen to the same music.

A friend who works in shopping malls has witnessed an abundance of multiracial families. It appears Dr Martin Luther King’s dream has come true. Blacks and whites are walking together in brotherhood.

So, who keeps stirring the waves of discontent, making “race” a big deal? Answer, the mainstream media, politicians seeking to exploit race to get-their-way and those seeking to get-paid. Disgusting!

Lloyd Marcus, Proud Unhyphenated American

Gratitude Overload

Wednesday, June 20th, 2012

Folks, can I get super real with you and share straight from my heart? Candidly, for the last few days, I have been experiencing gratitude overload.

In 1993 I was living the American dream, working as a successful Graphics supervisor at an ABC affiliate TV station in Baltimore. My wife and I had it all, a beautiful home with a swimming pool, two cars and a salary people would be envious of even today. Making a long story short, I had “done it” – designed numerous promotion campaigns, ads, logos, brochures and won design awards. The company gave me a gold pin for 15 years of service.

I felt it was time to move on – pursue full-time the career in music I had pursued part-time over the years. I no longer enjoyed working at the TV station and felt like I was only working for no other purpose than to “keep all my stuff”.

Mary agreed and I quit my job. That began an extraordinary wilderness journey experience which included breaking selfishness, learning patience, learning to trust God, learning gratitude, pain, suffering and homelessness. Just like military boot camp, God broke me down to build me back up in His image.

Today, Mary and I are enjoying wonderful fulfilled lives laser focused on our purpose – to bless, encourage and inspire patriots in the Tea Party to continue doing their part to restore our great country.

So when I think of the goodness of Jesus and all He has done for me, I am overwhelmed with gratitude and joy!

After almost twenty years of struggling, being broken, homeless, learning and evolving, God has moved me into my season of harvest. Doors have opened which I could not open myself.

My wife and I love each other more today than we did thirty-five years ago when we first got married. I have lifelong friendships birthed out of struggling to survive together and supporting each other. God has given me favor with powerful influential people without me kissing up to them or bending my principles.

Like George Bailey in the movie, I am truly blessed with a Wonderful Life.

God bless,

Lloyd Marcus, Proud Unhyphenated American

 

 

My Response to Donaldson saying The Right is Racist

Sunday, June 17th, 2012

It is embarrassing for such a distinguished journalist as Sam Donaldson to basically say any and all opposition or critique of President Obama is racially motivated. Donaldson’s absurd comment is a window into the left’s strategy to reelect Obama – trump truth with the race card.

Mr Donaldson, as a black conservative who stands on principles rather than skin color,
I say Obama is America’s worse nightmare. Obama is an arrogant, racist, lawless, socialist and anti-America “as we know it” dictator who must be voted out in November.

Here is my article on American Thinker: Obama: Going Rogue article by Lloyd Marcus

Here is article I’m referring:
Sam Donaldson: Many on Right Oppose Obama Because He’s Black

Lloyd Marcus, Chairman, The Campaign To Defeat Barack Obama.

The Late Great Dottie Rambo

Sunday, June 17th, 2012

I just want to give a shout out to an amazing woman and incredible singer/songwriter Miss Dottie Rambo. Dottie was born in 1934 and went to be with the Lord in 2008.

Out of nowhere the song, “He Looked Beyond My Faults and Saw My Need” popped into my head. I went on Youtube and learned that the song was written by a country/southern gospel artist, Dottie Rambo. I was surprised to learn that several songs which I knew as monster gospel hits recorded by black artists were penned by this white lady. Awesome. Dottie wrote over 2500 songs.

Several of her songs were so brilliantly written they crossed all racial and musical boundaries. Dottie Rambo songs were recorded by artists in various musical genres. It worked because they were great songs – pure and simple. She had to be anointed by God.

I prepared myself a mug of hot tea, sat at my computer and blessed myself listening to Miss Rambo’s gospel hits performed by her and other artists on Youtube. My heart and my soul were blessed – big time!

Even though Dottie Rambo is no longer blessing us live, her incredibly anointed songs are alive and well. They will continue to be recorded by artists until the Lord takes us home. Wow, what a legacy.

Dottie, folks say I’m a pretty good singer. When I get to heaven, how about a duet?

Lloyd Marcus, Proud Unhyphenated American
www.LloydMarcus.com

 

 

Fathers Day Salute To Black Pioneers

Sunday, June 17th, 2012

Friday evening in Baltimore, my 84 year old dad was honored at The African-American Fire Fighters Historical Society 3rd Annual Salute Dinner. The event observed the June, 1953 desegregation decision of the Baltimore City Board of Fire Commissioners. This year the society saluted the first African Americans promoted in the Baltimore City Fire Department.

My dad, Dr. Rev. Lloyd E. Marcus was the first African-American Fire Fighter of the Year, first Paramedic and first Chaplin. Yes, that’s my dad!

Among the honorees was Mr. Herman Williams, father of TV talk show host, Montel Williams. Mr. Williams was the first African American Chief of the Baltimore City Fire Department.

Circumstances made it impossible for me to attend. My siblings and two of dad’s grandsons attended the dinner. My brother David said the event was a wonderful history lesson about what these pioneers went through. David said each honoree told their story. They told tales of overcoming and achieving despite having to endure horrific humiliating circumstances.

David said what struck him most was their extraordinary lack of bitterness or hatred for whites. These pioneers were simply telling how it was without anger, bitterness or blame. How impressive.

David said dad was proud as punch that his kids and grand-kids were in attendance. At the end of the evening’s festivities, dad whispered to his grandson, little David, “It’s tough being a pioneer.” Then, dad let out his infectious laugh.

Now, if I can just get dad not to love Obama. Oh well, you can’t have everything. Dad, congratulations! You’re an amazing man – my hero. I love you. Happy Father’s Day.

Lloyd Marcus, Proud Unhyphenated American

Chairman – www.CampaignToDefeatObama.com

www.LloydMarcus.com

Obama: Going Rogue

Sunday, June 17th, 2012

Remarkably, President Obama has gone rogue, running as no other democrat before him; openly declaring war on America. The opposing armies are Obama’s entitlement-minded-social-justice-zealots vs hard working Americans – patriots who love their country and respect our Constitution.

Please allow me to explain. Every election, democrats never campaign on who they really are. They never reveal their we-know-better-than-you how-to-run-your-life, intrusive big government agenda. Instead, these great pretenders whip out the old “moderate” mask disguising their “extreme liberal” intentions until after the election. Obama won the presidency in 2008 pretending to be a moderate.

To win reelection, Obama has “gone rogue”, boldly going where no democrat has gone before. Obama in essence has said, screw it. I am not going to masquerade as a moderate. I am going to campaign as a full blown anti-capitalism anti-Constitution progressive/socialist!

Obama believes he and his minions (the mainstream media, the schools – K thru college, TV, movies and the democrats) have successfully “transformed” the country.

Who could have foreseen when Obama vowed to “fundamentally transform America”, he was really talking about transforming “us”? Obama believes he and his buddy’s relentless assaults on our traditions, morals and values have transformed a majority of Americans into entitlement junkies; haters of achievers – dumbed-down deadbeat losers solely dependent on government for our very existence from cradle to grave? Such is Obama’s strategy to win reelection.

Obama’s reelection scheme includes dividing Americans into mini-voting blocs all perceiving themselves to be victimized. He promises college kids lower tuition interest rates. To secured the gay and Hollywood vote Obama came out in support of gay marriage. To secure the hard core feminist vote, Obama ignored the Constitution forcing religious institutions and taxpayers to fund contraception and abortion services against their faith.

With black unemployment at an unprecedented high, Obama may not enjoy the democrat’s traditional lock on winning a monolithic black vote. In panic mode Obama’s campaign will double down their efforts making the election about race by intensifying their attempts to paint the tea party racist. He is also campaigning to rally blacks around their homey. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zZNEvj8DV4&feature=related

Also troops in Obama’s army against America are the OWS losers – spoiled brats who hate achievers and believe they are entitled to the fruit of other folk’s labor. Talk about the wild bunch, Obama’s OWS battalion includes Marxists, Communists, anti-Semitics, racists, rapists, the lazy and trifling along with assorted other nuts. Mr. President, I would not put much stock in this mob getting out of bed on election day and finding their way to the polls.

In essence, Obama has declared war on working, successful, self respecting and self reliant Americans. We are engaged in an unreported epic battle for the heart, mind and soul of America – Obama’s army vs the rest of us.

Destroying our economy is a part of Obama’s reelection campaign – make life so horrible, voters will turn to big government via Obama to be their savior. Yes, I said it. Obama is destroying our economy on purpose.

American household wealth dropped 39%. http://www.drudge.com/news/157828/fed-household-wealth-dropped-39 Forty-five million Americans are on food stamps and that number is growing. http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2012/04/number_of_americans_on_food_stamps_to_grow_through_2014_cbo.html

Obama still blames our horrific economy on Bush. Bush left office with America $5 trillion in the red. Obama has tripled Bush’s spending putting us a whooping $15 trillion in debt. Economists say once Obama’s entitlements are fully implemented, America will be $211 trillion in the hole. http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/article/welfare-state-destroying-america/331016

So, let me make sure I correctly understand Obama’s Economics for Dummies. If my wife maxes out our 100 thousand dollar limit credit card – following Obama’s method to turn my finances around, I should acquire two more 100 thousand dollar limit credit cards and max them out as well. Obama calls this fiscal responsibility.

I say it again, Obama is destroying America’s economy on purpose. With pride he is the welfare/food stamp president. Obama believes the Constitution and Capitalism are unfair and must be replaced with social justice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2jr9mLB3yKs#!

Patriots, our president’s bold aggressive attack on who we are as a nation is unprecedented. Obama has drawn a line in the sand proclaiming, THIS IS WAR!: his anti-achievers vs achievers; black vs white; those who harbor disdain for America vs those who love her.

I am not talking about a foreign dictator pounding on the podium with his shoe at the UN, screaming, “We will bury you!” The person seeking to dethrone America as the world’s super power is the current president of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama.

No, you are not asleep having a nightmare. Nor, am I describing an episode of the Twilight Zone. Obama’s war on our country and responsible Americans is very, very real. God help us.

Lloyd Marcus, Proud Unhyphenated American

Chairman – www.CampaignToDefeatObama.com
www.LloydMarcus.com

Small Town Tea Party Patriots

Friday, June 15th, 2012

I just returned home from Tea Party Express national bus tour VII – picked up mail from the P O box, petted Sammy our greyhound who was excited to see me and enjoyed listening to Mark Levin rant on the radio.

Later, relaxing on the sofa, I reflected back to the tour. Obviously, the highlight was June 5th in Wisconsin when Gov. Scott Walker won the recall.

What I found most charming and symbolic of the grassroots spirit of the tea party was our “whistle stop” in a tiny little town called Englewood, Florida.

A whistle stop is not a full-blown scheduled rally with sound equipment, sound engineers, staging and etc. Whistle stops usually consist of our tour buses arriving at a decided location. Our team, (speakers, singers and entertainers) does a brief meet and greet with the patriots. Then, we get back on the buses and head to the next city on the schedule for our rally.

The crowd of 50 or so flag waving patriots who greeted our buses in Englewood was extremely excited and enthusiastic. When I stepped off the bus, my eyes focused on a woman jumping up and down in the crowd. She was excited to see me. I ran and gave her a big hug. The crowd cheered. It felt like a family homecoming.

Our buses parked in front of a little storefront which was their tea party headquarters. “Take Back America” was printed in big block letters on the picture window.

Our Tea Party Express team hung out quite a while enjoying the fellowship.

Since this was only a whistle stop, the truck hauling our sound equipment did not accompany us to Englewood. Our sound guys were on their way to the next location preparing for the rally.

Sensing the enthusiastic vibe of the crowd, a staff member dug in a storage bay under one of our buses and found a small sound system with a microphone attached. This allowed our team to take turns addressing the fired up grateful crowd.

My brief speech encouraged Englewood patriots to continue doing what they are doing. Gov. Scott Walker taught us a powerful lesson – one bold, truly committed conservative can make a huge difference. Gov. Walker’s victory has embolden governors across America to take on the unions and reign in unsustainable insane spending. Hopefully, I inspired patriots with the knowledge that their books, songs, phone calls, letters to the editor and etc all matter. Keep doing your part and we will defeat the evil, racist and divisive Obama administration in November!

Hanging out with the small town Englewood patriots reminded me what the tea party is all about and why our dedicated Tea Party Express team does what we do.

Oh my gosh, my lawn has grown a foot since I’ve been away. Note to self: Call lawn guy.

Lloyd Marcus, Proud Unhyphenated American

Chairman – www.CampaignToDefeatObama.com

www.LloydMarcus.com

Walkin’ Tall: Walker Inspires An Army

Friday, June 8th, 2012

A friend informed me that Gov. Scott Walker defeated the recall on the same day President Ronald Reagan passed away, June 5th. She added that Walker reminds her of Reagan.

As Chairman of The Campaign to Defeat Barack Obama, I have visited several cities in Wisconsin. Chatting with patriots across the state, they sang the praises of Gov. Walker’s reforms and his remarkable courage. Despite intense and relentless pressure, Walker stayed true to championing conservative principles.

While we all knew that the democrat’s attack on the Wisconsin governor had national ramifications, the result of Walker’s courage is more powerful than anyone could have imagined. My goodness, this man has inspired a nation. Wow!

Gov. Walker stepped up, drew his sword of honor and defeated the multi-headed dragon of liberalism just when our tea party movement desperately needed a hero. Since the beginning of the democrat’s absurd recall attack on Walker for simply keeping his campaign promises, Walker and his family have endured horrendous persecution and death threats. Even now, after Walker won the recall, the internet is littered with new death threats on Walker’s life. Liberals are tweeting that someone should kill Gov. Walker. Don’t you just love the liberal anti-war, let’s-be-tolerant-of-everything crowd? Disagree with them and they demand that you be silenced, destroyed or killed.

Countless patriots have shared their research which confirms that our government is racing down various wrong roads, all leading to destruction. These patriots feel hopeless, unable to hit the brakes to turn America around. But Scott Walker has shown us that one brave committed man can make a difference.

Democrat mayor of San Jose, CA, Chuck Reed is battling the unions to restore his city to fiscal sanity. Mayor Reed said some city employees are making more money in retirement than they did when they were working. His city’s system is corrupt and insane.

San Diego, CA, mayor Jerry Sanders is fighting to implement reforms which he says will save several billions over the next ten years. On average from 60% to the upper seventies, voters are supporting this new wave of courageous mayors and governors in their quest for fiscal morality and sanity.

Now that Scott Walker has led the way, I predict a tsunami of mayors and governors suddenly finding a backbone to say no to workers receiving immoral unsustainable benefits. http://video.foxnews.com/v/1675629530001/will-other-governors-follow-scott-walkers-lead-/

Ann Coulter called Walker’s victory, “The recall heard around the world.” That is pretty powerful – one man!

I do not know about you, but I feel empowered – what I do does matter. Your book matters. Your video matters. Your song matters. Your running for office matters.

Brothers and sisters, imagine the power of an army of Scott Walkers – all fully committed to restoring the God inspired conservative principles which have made us a great and prosperous unique experiment – America. My name is Lloyd Marcus and I am Scott Walker!

Lloyd Marcus, Proud Unhyphenated American

Chairman – www.CampaignToDefeatObama.com

www.LloydMarcus.com


Walker Victory Bash Short On Blacks.

Wednesday, June 6th, 2012

On election night, I was in the hotel hot-tub in Oak Creek, WI when my wife called from our home in Florida. Extremely excited, Mary yelled, “Gov. Scott Walker defeated the recall!” Then, I began receiving joyful texts and phone calls from around the country.

Congratulations to our family of patriots across America who sent money, made phone calls and prayed for Gov. Walker. Despite reports of the Democrats attempting to steal the election via voter fraud, the good guys, Governor Scott Walker and Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch, still emerged victorious! Praise God!

While I am elated and very grateful for our victory which has huge national ramifications, something still troubles me. How long will a majority of my fellow black Americans keep hangin’ with the brain dead partisan idiots?

On election day, our Tea Party Express team toured Wisconsin. We parked our tour buses at various locations – invited locals on board to use our Mobile Phone Bank. Our team stood along side the road waving US flags and signs which read, “We Stand With Walker!”

Motorist’s thumbs up for Gov. Walker far out numbered the vile yells and crude hand gestures by the recall supporters. Why are these people so angry and nasty? During our day on the streets/front-line for Gov. Walker, the majority of the anti-Walker sentiment came from youths and blacks.

I attended a media event for Gov. Walker the night before the recall election. Of the hundreds in attendance, I was the only black in the hall other than two black reporters who were covering the event. And yet, blacks are all over the Democrat, Barrett’s camp.

I find myself continuously frustrated that more blacks have not embraced the common sense conservative point of view represented by Gov. Walker. The majority of black Americans are always on the wrong side of the issues, sleeping with their enemy the Democrats.

Even more frustrating is sadly, the political stance of a majority of blacks Americans is brain dead; based solely on emotions. Facts, for the most part, are irrelevant.

Here is black America’s view on politics: Republicans and conservatives are rich, white and racist SOBs. Black conservatives are Uncle Tom traitors to their race. You can bombard black democrats with the truth/facts all day and it will not matter. Their response will be: Bush got us into this mess. If you are black, you’re an Uncle Tom for not supporting Obama. If you are white, you’re racist for not supporting Obama’s mad dash to socialism.

This morning, I watched the media desperately attempting to play down Gov. Walker’s victory which is a devastating defeat for the democrats and Obama. On a local Wisconsin TV news program, a black reporter did a story about there being confusion about whether or not a photo ID is required to vote in Wisconsin. A black woman said she was denied the right to vote even though she had required ID. I find the woman’s claim suspect. Am I the only black on the planet extremely insulted by the democrat’s claiming that requiring voters to produce a photo ID will disenfranchise blacks? Blacks are not idiots!

On stage at Tea Party Express rallies, I whip out my photo ID. “Look folks, I have a photo ID!!! This confirms that the Obama administration, the Congressional Black Caucus and the NAACP are wrong – blacks are not too stupid to find their way to acquire a photo ID!” Audiences erupt in laughter and applause.

As a black Conservative Republican, I am use to being the only black at a Conservative/ Republican event. Still, I will keep hoping, praying and working to help more of my fellow black Americans to open their hearts and minds to see God’s rich bounty available to them in conservative values.

Lloyd Marcus, Proud Unhyphenated American

Chairman – www.CampaignToDefeatObama.com
www.LloydMarcus.com

Tea Party Express VII in Wisconsin: The Good and the Ugly.

Tuesday, June 5th, 2012

Tea Party Express Vll national bus tour has added a new feature – a Mobile Phone Bank Bus which gives Tea Party groups an opportunity to make calls to Wisconsin voters for the June 5th recall election.

The first rally of Tea Party Express Vll was Friday, June 1st in Jefferson, WI. The rally was great.

Our tour bus was attacked right before our second rally of the day in Madison. A man threw a beer bottle which smashed just below a window. Then, he swiftly ran away. For people who claim tolerance is the foundation of their religion of Liberalism, liberals are notoriously intolerant of opposing views. Their modus operandi is to always attempt to silence the opposition. TeaPartyExpress.org

The mainstream media would like you to believe the Tea Party movement is dead. Such is not the case. The movement has become far more sophisticated over that last 3 ½ years. Starting 3 or 4 Tea Party Express national bus tours ago, I began meeting more and more patriots who are working; involved in local and national races, publishing books, releasing songs, producing videos and movies, organizing to cover weak spots in our armor, educating themselves and others – everyone passionately doing their part to restore America.

Local tea party leader Pam Schoenecker and her group hosted our rally in Rhinelander, WI. Pam is a wife and mother of five. She runs 5 facebook pages in support of Gov. Walker. Groups on facebook: Let’s March for Governor Scott Walker and Keep Politics Out of the Classroom. Open Pages: Let’s March for Scott Walker, Women for Walker and Green Lake County Republican Party.

Most impressive at our Rhinelander, WI rally was 14 year old speaker and activist, Benji Backer. This remarkably bright young lad has been actively involved in politics since the age of 10. Benji is currently a volunteer for the Republican Party of Outagamie County. www.newyr.com

At our Tea Party Express rally in Green Bay, WI, I met William Berglund who is Chairman of Republican Party of Door County. I asked William if he is seeing signs of the Tea Party losing energy in his county. William said, “Quite the opposite”. His headquarters usually answer requests for around 200 lawn signs max. So far, they have met requests for over 900, “I Stand With Scott Walker” signs. William said patriots in his county are fired-up like never before.

William Berglund’s report confirms what I have been witnessing in my travels on Tea Party Express VII across Wisconsin. The Tea Party is alive, well and extremely active.

For the grand finale of every rally, I invite all of the veterans in the audience to join me on stage while I sing “God Bless The USA”.

Of course, no visit to Green Bay, WI which is famed for cheese would be complete without trying a cheese I have never tasted before – Jalapeno Cheddar Cheese Curd. Delicious!

I expect a deliciously awesome win for Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday.

Lloyd Marcus, Proud Unhyphenated American
Chairman – CampaignToDefeatObama.com
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