tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70610622343701986002024-03-21T22:27:43.514-05:00Prager Group NEOMeeting place for members of the northeast Ohio Dennis Prager Discussion Group.PragerGroupNEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02107470750045826604noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-24052268369328930912009-11-05T10:40:00.007-06:002009-11-13T15:58:20.464-06:00November 2009 Meeting reminder<div>Welcome to our latest new members: Greg - Andrew - Chuck - Scott - Donald - Monica - Ron</div><br /><div> </div>Ever wonder how many members the northeast Ohio Dennis Prager Discussion group has? Here we all are: <div> </div><br /><div>* Milla * Bob * mike * Charlie * Phil * Terry * gabrielle * Mary * Pat * Michelle * mitchell * Kelly * Dan * P J * Jane * Julie * Dan * Tommy * maryann * Linda * Connie * Paul * David * Ivan * Mario * Ida * Angie * Marjorie * Gail * Marci * Dave * Ingeborg * Lori * Ricky * Oliver * jan * janice * John * Amy * Shary * Vicky * Jonathan * peter * SIMCHA-ARONA * Doug * Gail * John * Melissa * Tim & Karen * Jan * Kerry * robert * Ann * Aaron * cindy * Renee * Tom * Mary * Maryann * Randolph * judy * Dennis * Jan * Judy * rebecca * Ciprian * Sonino * Don * robin * Harvey * Lynn * Maryann * Stephen * Art * Stan * Joel * Rodger * Carey * Arthur * Susanna * Wendy * Lauren * Lynee * nancy * Dianne</div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>There's a lot to talk about at our November 15th meeting at the Panera Caf, Golden Gate Plaza Mayfield Heights -<br /><br />See you at 2 p.m. </div><br /><div> </div>PragerGroupNEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02107470750045826604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-65155832232287084592009-10-04T12:01:00.004-05:002009-10-04T12:10:37.510-05:00Next Dennis Prager Group meeting Oct. 11, 2 p.m.<span class="caption">At the upcoming meeting we will talk about looking for new or additional organizers for the northeast Ohio Dennis Prager discussion group. We have the West side, the East side and the South side and these folks might prefer new meeting locations.<br /><br />The group could also probably benefit from fresh leadership -<span style="font-style: italic;"> no change in Dennis Prager, of course! -</span> but to market the meet-up concept, make the meetings more accessible to more people. We don't think the group could be more 'friendly' so it's just some logistical and marketing ideas that we're looking for.<br /><br />Dennis has a new "meet-up" coordinator, Larry, who has taken over for Roy. We have contacted Larry for any suggestions he might have and we will, no doubt, hear something soon.<br /><br /></span>We will be meeting on Sunday at 2 p.m. on October 11, at the Tiedeman Road Panera Bread cafe.<span class="widget-item-control"><span class="item-control blog-admin"><a class="quickedit" href="rearrange?blogID=7061062234370198600&widgetType=Text&widgetId=Text1&action=editWidget" onclick="'return" target="configText1" title="Edit"><br /></a> </span> </span> <h2><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="caption">Panera Bread, 5090 Tiedeman Rd</span></span></h2> <div class="widget-content"><div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="Brooklyn, Tiedeman Rd location" id="Image7_img" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFuu1Lqsi7-6KwaMiyyFx0PjDf8xNyzt3r8EW_URDIwBNpf0w3ZoFfJVmJwIAbmNJXeAOOqWhqnO4YgvFhCEb4DbxQaFMWvI30h28S-32ddoOd0s8WYcQ9p4oL8-DnDSvtIrodkWqgwo/s1600-r/map_tiedeman.png" width="256" height="161" /><br /></div> <span class="caption"><br />Hope to see everyone there!<br /><br /><br /></span> </div>PragerGroupNEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02107470750045826604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-2225064801499345282009-09-08T16:22:00.018-05:002009-09-08T17:54:05.325-05:00Will it make a difference going to Washington D.C. on 9\12?I'm not kidding myself that taking a bus to Washington D.C. will be a joy ride. I know it won't be a walk in the park. I've been trying to get myself in shape for the walk to the White House; my feet still hurt when I walk too far and my left hip still gives me some problems. <br /><br />This is not going to be an easy venture by any stretch but I believe it's important to show my commitment to the cause of restoring the U.S. Constitution as the #1 set of rules for the United States.<br /><br />I'm awake now. I know what is at stake now - thanks to W. Cleon <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Skousen</span>, John Adams, Glenn Beck, Bill Bennett, Dennis <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Prager</span>, Senator John <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Cornyn</span>, Hugh Hewitt, Mark Levin, Thomas Jefferson, Lloyd Marcus, Michael <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Medved</span>, Senator Tom <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Coburn</span>, Byron York, Judge Andrew <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Napolitano</span>, Thomas <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Sowell</span>, Barack Obama, Michael <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Barone</span>, Michelle <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Malkin</span>, Tim Grendel, Lawrence Wright, Steve Emerson, David Warren, Rush Limbaugh, Thomas Paine, Saul <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Alinsky</span>, C.S. Lewis, Dr. Charles <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Krauthammer</span>, Jonah Goldberg, Congressman Paul Ryan, to name just a few - and I intend to stay awake until this country is well on its way back from Socialism and the Republic begins to heal - providing I live long enough to see it happen, of course.<br /><br />I want to be one of the many who will stand in front of the White House or on the Mall, if for no other reason than to demonstrate that my will is strong even if my body isn't.<br /><br />This time in my history is critical: Barack Obama has turned out to be the icing on the cake that the Left has baked and is serving to the populace. <br /><br />It is urgent that I be there: Obama is the precious jewel in Left's crown of thorns that it wants Americans to wear as we all kneel at the feet of the statues of Lenin and Mao, and, oh, let's not forget Chavez.<br /><br />Our glorious and well-designed republic is in terrible danger and I cannot stay at home while supporters of Socialism and Communism are laughing at our foolish naivete. <span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><blockquote><span style="font-style: italic;">What Communists? Where? Socialists in the White House? That's ridiculous!</span></blockquote>I could never forgive myself if I didn't stand up for my country in her desperate hour of need, or for all those real Americans who <span style="font-style: italic;">have </span>fought and <span style="font-style: italic;">are </span>fighting today to preserve our liberties, our Constitution - the Rule of Law. <br /><br />I understand the lure of political power, to be lauded and adored and trusted by the sleepy masses, and how easy it must be to lie and cheat and steal from those who believe them. The Powerful believe there's a sucker born every minute, and millions of their constituents are fawning over themselves and proving them right. <br /><br />What disappoints me the most is the vaunted 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">th</span> Estate where the writers, the journalists, the newspapers and periodicals are dipping their pens in poison ink, willing to sacrifice the golden geese who spend money on subscriptions to their propaganda. How easily the Media has given up its authority and its power to do good just for the privilege of getting to ask the first question during a presidential press conference or be granted an interview with the President of Iran.<br /><br />No anti-American will ever understand what this country means to me or the millions of people who are not lucky enough to be born here but who daily kill themselves trying to get here. I told someone the other day that the only place where I was surrounded by people who looked like me was in my own house; outside, on the streets of my childhood everyone looked and sounded quite different. It wasn't a big deal, it was just how America looked then and now.<br /><br />No ingrate will ever understand what magnificent opportunities they have wasted, or what important people they can become in land that appreciates how the efforts of anyone willing to work. They are truly the brave who toil for their families and their country.<br /><br />No terrorist will undermine the will of a true believer, one who is grateful to God for the gift of liberty. <br /><br />It's not going to be an easy trip to Washington D. C. this weekend, but as I have told you before, being an American is the best job I'll ever have, and who knows what difference an old woman will make. <br /><br />I am happily different now and I need to repay the gift.The Elvis Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641653820508540701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-53027434916909441712009-09-08T13:26:00.002-05:002009-09-08T13:33:41.041-05:00"Patriot Day" is a bad holidayThe United States has somehow found itself divided on the subject of how to commemorate the murders of 9/11/2001. I will continue to remember the day in a sombre way, with no celebration of patriotism - my own or anyone else's - nor will I step out and do more for my country or my fellow Americans than I do the rest of the year. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaU2wIOed1AUmaY0gevfVWxiUfF1JLUsIXxqSVWdHmuha2AdZ56WTEbB1sX8kq2vY5wVKsqTj7aI6garHfg8jMo78nkHthjqiP0bxq613MaxI9wFWhLwbSBdRDjt09eo0tX-Y9R-xQX8/s1600-h/NoPatriotDay.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaU2wIOed1AUmaY0gevfVWxiUfF1JLUsIXxqSVWdHmuha2AdZ56WTEbB1sX8kq2vY5wVKsqTj7aI6garHfg8jMo78nkHthjqiP0bxq613MaxI9wFWhLwbSBdRDjt09eo0tX-Y9R-xQX8/s320/NoPatriotDay.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379166390729053122" /></a><br />I will continue to reflect on the evil intentions of those who tried to, and those who still wish to kill Americans. That's how patriotic I intend to be.The Elvis Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641653820508540701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-55330507869716222322009-09-08T10:53:00.004-05:002009-09-08T13:00:35.796-05:00Time's up! Vacation is overWe all thought we were busy last Spring, this past Summer, and now it seems there's not enough time in the day to do your laundry let alone read everything that comes across email - and to make matters worse, we have three more events to cram into your weekend:<br /><br /><br />1) <strong>Thousands of Christian churches</strong> across the nation are showing Joel Rosenberg's film <a href="http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/countdown-7-days-to-911-national-town-meeting/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">"Inside the Revolution</a>" and there are several churches in the Cleveland area showing the film. <strong>The Church of the Advent in Westlake</strong> is one; on 9-11-09 from 7 to 9 pm.<br /><br />If you are interested in this event, please check the church names/locations below, and apparently the Church of the Advent, in Westlake should also be on this list.<br /><blockquote><p>Calvary Chapel of Cleveland<br />6770 Brookpark Road<br />Cleveland, OH 44129<br />216-394-1450<br /><br />Bethlehem Lutheran Church<br />7500 State Road<br />Parma, OH 44134<br />440-845-2230<br /><br />Chardon Christian Fellowship<br />401 South Hambden<br />St.Chardon, OH 44024<br />440-285-3535<br /><br /></p></blockquote>2) <strong>The Dennis Prager Discussion Group NEO</strong> has its first meeting of the Fall on Sunday, September 13 at 2 pm, at the Panera Bread store in North Olmsted, Great Northern shopping Center. We have lots to talk about so we hope to see you there.<br /><br />3) <strong>The </strong><a href="http://www.rjchq.org/Events/eventdetail.aspx?id=5fce0adb-dd83-4147-a842-d5118fda83fe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><strong>RJC discussion group/presentation</strong> </a>in Willoughby, Sunday morning 9:45 - 11:30. Please RSVP to Barbara Amper by phone: (216) 831-2083 or e-mail: <a href="mailto:bamper@earthlink.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:bamper@earthlink.net%20?subject=RSVP%20for%20September%20Discussion%20Group">bamper@earthlink.net</a> to RSVP. <blockquote><p>Cleveland Chapter's September Discussion Group presentation by<br />Mikhail Alterman"SNEAK PREVIEW: WHAT'S COMING TOTHE U.S.!!!"<br />Sunday, 9/13/09 9:45 - 11:30.<br /></p></blockquote><p><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Never a dull moment!!</span></strong><br /><br />Regards,<br />Dianne Mueller</p>PragerGroupNEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02107470750045826604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-86640555508721993132009-05-17T18:20:00.002-05:002009-05-17T18:25:53.791-05:00Hiatus for Prager Group NEOAttendance has been down the last couple of months and people are taking trips and, in general, need a little break from meetings.<br /><br />So, unless you have a hankering to meet with fellow <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Pragerites</span>, we'll cancel meetings for June, July and August and see you in September.<br /><br />Any of you wishing to meet, let me know and we can pull something together.<br /><br />Thanks to everyone who has made the Dennis <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Prager</span> Group <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">NEO</span> the place to be every 2<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">nd</span> Sunday at 2 pm.<br /><br />Have a great Summer! <br />Dianne<br /><a href="mailto:diannemueller@yahoo.com"><em>diannemueller@yahoo.com</em></a>PragerGroupNEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02107470750045826604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-9462145594943757262009-05-02T18:30:00.003-05:002009-05-02T18:43:44.832-05:00Prager Group meeting takes a back seat to Mother's DayI'm sure Dennis would agree that Mother's Day is pretty important and would also <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">probably</span> agree that we should postpone our next group meeting to the following Sunday, May 17 at 2 p.m. at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Panera's</span> at 5090 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Tiedeman</span> Rd.<br /><br /><em>Mothers, enjoy your day.</em> And, Children, hopefully you can enjoy time with your mothers. <br /><br />But if one, or neither, is possible it's still a special day worth celebrating in some way.<br /><br />Perhaps we can share "mom" stories at our next meeting. <br /><br />See you on the 17<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">th</span>.PragerGroupNEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02107470750045826604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-2582854517735049622009-04-17T06:12:00.002-05:002009-04-17T06:14:47.397-05:00Next Meeting - April 19 - Mayfield HtsLooking forward to seeing you all Sunday, April 19, at 2 p.m. at the Panera Bread cafe in the Golden Gate Plaza in Mayfield Heights.PragerGroupNEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02107470750045826604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-6407356839862261792009-03-05T08:53:00.007-06:002009-03-05T09:34:22.092-06:00Next Dennis Prager Group NEO meeting...<div align="left">My apologies, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Prager</span> Group members, for not sending out a reminder sooner. I was actually just updating two home calendars <em>(so my poor husband, John knows where I'm going to be at any given moment) </em>and got to March 8 and saw "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">PRAGER</span> GROUP meeting.<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Holy Cow!</span> </strong></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><strong>Here's the details, right from Dennis himself **:</strong><br /></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309725465933423282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 253px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkmfzml_g2XQBQAbEN4b0EfN63gYaWOmYlX9E0_Dq205If6JuLE_1H2aMU3Obd7yr5B3KsoSd5kDWl1g_OeW__eRO5-zw5tfp-Sn8o7YKGdedWLJC-VYUJk3vEMd7h4txvoif24qc0aV-/s320/meeting_March09.png" border="0" /><br /><div align="left">We have new members to welcome, too. Intern Roy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Hadavi</span> sent me an updated list yesterday and so we welcome: <strong>Arthur, Mitchell</strong> and - <em>forgive me if I get your name wrong</em> - <strong><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Liss</span></strong>.</div><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left">I missed the last meeting and although I spent the weekend having good times with my East coast family, I hear I missed a great meeting.</div><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><em>A special message to our newcomers:</em> We are an amazing conglomerate of people who just love Dennis. We decided at our first meeting that <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">we would have no stated agenda</span></strong>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">loosey</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">goosey</span> discussion, as it were, leaving the meeting open to those things that are timely and important to the members. All of Dennis' specific hours are open to sharing: Man-Women, Ultimate Issues, and, of course, The Happiness Hour.</div><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Shyness is not encouraged but we respect it</strong>.</span> Not everyone is the perpetual chatterbox that I am. </div><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left">We all are fans of Dennis, students of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Prager</span> Philosophy, and are therefore, <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Works in Progress</strong></span>. I never leave a meeting without having something new to chew on, without some mental evolution having taken place - and it's all due to the Dennis <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Prager</span> Movement.</div><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left">If you haven't been to Paul <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Croshaw's</span> web site yet - <a href="http://www.baseballdennisandthefrench.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">BaseballDennisandtheFrench</span>.co</a>m - please go and see how Paul is progressing on what should be an Oscar-winning movie.* I've watched the rough cut a couple of times now and am looking forward to the finished version. </div><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left">If you're still recovering from the election - <em>recovery doesn't seem possible, though, since there's daily something new to raise our collective blood pressures</em> - the Floor will be open for those discussions, too. </div><br /><div align="left"></div>A message for the Old-Timers, those of you we haven't seen for a while (<em>and you know who you are)</em> We miss you and look forward to your return.<br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div><p align="center"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>See you Sunday at 2 p.m. at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Panera</span> Bread cafe on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Brookpark</span> Road, facing the Great Northern Shopping center</strong></span>.<br /></span></p><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"></div><p>Regards to All,<br />Dianne<br /><br /><br />PS - Friends are welcome, too, especially if they're new to Dennis <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Prager</span>, or considering switching to a Clarity Over Agreement philosophy<br />PPS - The newsletter, Clarity, took a backseat to some other stuff I was doing, but you will be seeing a March issue. PLEASE SEND ME STUFF TO INCLUDE! Thanks.<br /></p><div align="left">* Although we all know that the good stuff rarely gets noticed in Hollywood, there are signs and conservative people who are making waves out there. </div><div align="left">** You may recognize that it's not really Dennis speaking to us; I borrowed the image from Paul's web site.</div>PragerGroupNEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02107470750045826604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-40676577315085709212009-02-05T12:26:00.002-06:002009-02-05T12:29:09.409-06:00Feel the Love!!!!Don't forget our Dennis Prager Group meeting, this coming Sunday, <strong>February 8 at 2 p.m.</strong><br /><br />We'll be meeting at the Panera Bread location on Tiedeman Road, in Brooklyn.<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>See you then!</strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299381753241208322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADkvRLMG5Gh5_EOHBWXrFf7TtDPwjhjhyphenhyphen_nuewjCZtV7W-1NQ1dIBdD86WV0DuyW6_TI7XRp7evqvuceMQV01CvE2_fhQ9_Uv5Vrl0WskwAnCbgJh9Gly5y5cbG2ALbm6N9UN-gRZI5_V/s320/meeting_feb.png" border="0" />PragerGroupNEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02107470750045826604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-29033925231199152462008-12-31T05:52:00.013-06:002008-12-31T07:06:22.495-06:00Prager Group meeting in January 2009!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zHb3t3AvxUWSTVD2pkstzG4JszaBBVJbPrWaPDS7J3Msc_N9ujDH-lhVjZmj512gKe9OHYrq4kdUUIxM9wjMcxsbWuyL8gz7cGGeKKR9re8KmuIIyyXJGPv1pojj3Y-z20h-F81AEBsi/s1600-h/happy_new_year.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285939023610581554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 78px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zHb3t3AvxUWSTVD2pkstzG4JszaBBVJbPrWaPDS7J3Msc_N9ujDH-lhVjZmj512gKe9OHYrq4kdUUIxM9wjMcxsbWuyL8gz7cGGeKKR9re8KmuIIyyXJGPv1pojj3Y-z20h-F81AEBsi/s200/happy_new_year.png" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div>Just a reminder that we have a Dennis Prager Group meeting on January 11, 2009, at 2 p.m., at the Panera's at Golden Gate Plaza, in Mayfield Heights.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFeI9YYThEKx6yS6luEdCqTy8dNi2Wf1ExFEwvBZbU9idBz_rdKk1YXY9Mk3F0oicnNGGOwV2nUA-uSMapfJNPTAqm1Xffq9McdGdyuOSuuLf0UO03-wmR70tWt-EKLeAMA_ahPFf9Cyg/s1600-h/meeting_jan09.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285937430878432994" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 199px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFeI9YYThEKx6yS6luEdCqTy8dNi2Wf1ExFEwvBZbU9idBz_rdKk1YXY9Mk3F0oicnNGGOwV2nUA-uSMapfJNPTAqm1Xffq9McdGdyuOSuuLf0UO03-wmR70tWt-EKLeAMA_ahPFf9Cyg/s200/meeting_jan09.png" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Don't forget that we also need your news items for the January 2009 issue of "Clarity." We especially want to read how Dennis Prager influenced your life this past year. <em>(Dianne had an unexpected break-through this past year and will be sharing that in the upcoming issue of "Clarity." )</em> </div><br /><div>Please send your contributions as soon as possible, be they words or pictures, or words and pictures, it doesn't matter. Dennis sets the example for growth through sharing his life with us and we can perhaps touch someone else's life through our own.</div><br /><div><blockquote><strong><span style="color:#000000;">Maybe it wasn't Dennis who made you yell at the radio or TV. Maybe it was a spouse, a relative, another talk show host?<br /><br />Did you save a story from the internet or the newspaper and file it under "Keep"?<br /></span></strong></blockquote><br /></div><div>Let us hear from you.</div><br /><div><strong>Happy and safe New Year, Everyone!</strong></div></div>PragerGroupNEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02107470750045826604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-57228926678930977462008-11-20T11:53:00.010-06:002008-11-20T12:19:16.217-06:00Pictures from Solon Chabad!!<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnZZsjVtNolLlH-Dh6QcBJ4lxrzPxKM1M13065g2gOCJwmSdqeLTrxzPvzE9tHHUzQ93aD-7RiLJUU9cZ8M7eY5rU93NLsRs5lDxtvqg2neLfGzwc6sBhnvPE5S0M8Rq-ah5tkEw20I8/s1600-h/solon_chabad+20.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270801650573465762" style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnZZsjVtNolLlH-Dh6QcBJ4lxrzPxKM1M13065g2gOCJwmSdqeLTrxzPvzE9tHHUzQ93aD-7RiLJUU9cZ8M7eY5rU93NLsRs5lDxtvqg2neLfGzwc6sBhnvPE5S0M8Rq-ah5tkEw20I8/s320/solon_chabad+20.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Renee's husband, Donn Nottage, has come through again with fantastic pictures from the Happiness lecture that Dennis gave at the Solon Chabad.<br /><br />(I was sitting right near Donn and thought, "How in the world is he going to get good pictures from this distance?" As you can see, I had nothing to worry about!)<br /><br />I'm only putting up a few of them here, but they are the important ones: With Prager Group people standing with Dennis.<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKCEeazwRAwomxrUYyXk2htw6r-yueh9Ry5qQNpfaiVrC0T6H9ttonT1Q7KwGf19sZ9F2IAUUCqimFUNcQz77vsc2AAC_dfsSS4dklpXhpQ-G-WEmXO1DnGHBfQV5U52E4YbocTE9kFs/s1600-h/solon_chabad+18.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270801027727033906" style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKCEeazwRAwomxrUYyXk2htw6r-yueh9Ry5qQNpfaiVrC0T6H9ttonT1Q7KwGf19sZ9F2IAUUCqimFUNcQz77vsc2AAC_dfsSS4dklpXhpQ-G-WEmXO1DnGHBfQV5U52E4YbocTE9kFs/s320/solon_chabad+18.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>If you would like the entire set, please let me know and I'll contact Donn before sending them to you. Rabbi Greenberg already received his set and so did Dennis.<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwc0WfxQrAOfkYsWXdtcwB1Eoq9sx9AjEVWma_LWj_3ulXJssDRfqxAZd_V28q0lHjctckJ6Nw5ER4pgf7x3clB0VqDfAFzc_S0GEtMfxJ_o8dcIFTPX-p08Nnz4zWYKywdBha0qWJRs/s1600-h/solon_chabad+19.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270801403292161922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJwc0WfxQrAOfkYsWXdtcwB1Eoq9sx9AjEVWma_LWj_3ulXJssDRfqxAZd_V28q0lHjctckJ6Nw5ER4pgf7x3clB0VqDfAFzc_S0GEtMfxJ_o8dcIFTPX-p08Nnz4zWYKywdBha0qWJRs/s320/solon_chabad+19.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br /><br /><br /><em>Thanks, again, Donn!<br /><br /></em><em></em></p><p align="center"><br />PS - In the picture below is Kobe Japan's very own Dennis Prager Group member, James Domingo.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8lGLmACDjGK0_uq0iTtEhnhK6K26cb3LbPc-l5KP2d8-MoE6pT6qacqVPW1AfyskR2qtXYt6saVLwemiIJ-Fob0eMEA-tSeY7DkHwAtvCaGm8uzu-442BZ_2MSCP_oFvytjSjP_7N9Q/s1600-h/solon_chabad+12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270800722323747090" style=" MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 195px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 293px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-8lGLmACDjGK0_uq0iTtEhnhK6K26cb3LbPc-l5KP2d8-MoE6pT6qacqVPW1AfyskR2qtXYt6saVLwemiIJ-Fob0eMEA-tSeY7DkHwAtvCaGm8uzu-442BZ_2MSCP_oFvytjSjP_7N9Q/s400/solon_chabad+12.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHgzYzWpl_P3kOo6KM4VkfT3S_Q2NgV9AvaaPV0Ji0aaGLd9SvJeFYZBcjrUeWGdI3w_EUzE7T4vJSz9ty_IzuO9MZ6l4tCafyjJa8gnm1k-OaIE94OhQNKj1WmEZjodmc8JHecG09Uk/s1600-h/solon_chabad+4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270802735063444178" style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 182px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 292px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHgzYzWpl_P3kOo6KM4VkfT3S_Q2NgV9AvaaPV0Ji0aaGLd9SvJeFYZBcjrUeWGdI3w_EUzE7T4vJSz9ty_IzuO9MZ6l4tCafyjJa8gnm1k-OaIE94OhQNKj1WmEZjodmc8JHecG09Uk/s320/solon_chabad+4.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHE0tIxzhy00fKmp7F-QKrCZ_zNaJsqmBEPfWuo02Gd-8H1hQ8fV1U0NSIDlmEYzvS7Ja14rs0-Mznz30tmysymHchVaHPD1lXRiO3Ew_LIHh5eKaf2mrqSI8YV-Nkwg7gwjKiuSwyD08/s1600-h/solon_chabad+21.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270801779961296098" style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 192px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 295px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHE0tIxzhy00fKmp7F-QKrCZ_zNaJsqmBEPfWuo02Gd-8H1hQ8fV1U0NSIDlmEYzvS7Ja14rs0-Mznz30tmysymHchVaHPD1lXRiO3Ew_LIHh5eKaf2mrqSI8YV-Nkwg7gwjKiuSwyD08/s320/solon_chabad+21.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p>The Elvis Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641653820508540701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-4174225526092226232008-11-18T14:37:00.005-06:002008-11-18T15:58:11.431-06:00Upcoming Prager Group NEO header for our newsletter<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcJXBsbmALLIOLuLOdBek6fGO2DRHjY1SpdQ_45jJNDCG4YsP2yevEOOCrnUQMeg3DVzJdSU4VxICcyeJ07HOa01bqXBNHJ0fdhNoJiE0bLxbLcJkoBGWD_VeLYKb-_oyA8-BrAcPPuk/s1600-h/header_newsletter.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270118088212165938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 439px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 79px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcJXBsbmALLIOLuLOdBek6fGO2DRHjY1SpdQ_45jJNDCG4YsP2yevEOOCrnUQMeg3DVzJdSU4VxICcyeJ07HOa01bqXBNHJ0fdhNoJiE0bLxbLcJkoBGWD_VeLYKb-_oyA8-BrAcPPuk/s400/header_newsletter.png" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div>Every newspaper or newsletter needs a banner. We now have one. Now all we need is some news and a good <em><strong>NAME</strong></em> for our newsletter.<br /><br />I was thinking the Newsletter could have<br /><br />1) West-side / East-side sections<br />2) Suggested topics for the Monthly Meetings<br />3) Subjects that we would like Dennis to cover<br />4) Field trip ideas<br />5) Birthdays - with or without the year<br />6) <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Pragerisms</span> - an ever-expanding list of Dennis' best quips, from either his books, lectures or the shows<br />7) "If I were Alan <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Estrin</span>, I would... " section<br />8) If I had only minutes to pack, what would I take?<br />9) Our bucket list (things to do before we die)<br />10) A good cartoon<br />11) New members intro</div><div>12) Pictures<br /><br />This is just a start, of course, as I <em><strong>KNOW</strong></em> you guys have other and probably better ideas.<br /><br />Looking forward to your contributions, and they don't have to be continual, they can be seasonal, intermittent, or just once in a while (which might be the same as 'intermittent," but I'm not sure). </div><div><br />I think, too, that with as busy as people are, we can try for a once-a-month publication but once-every-other-month would work, too.</div><div><br />If you offered to help with the newsletter, please email me.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Dianne </div></div></div>The Elvis Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641653820508540701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-64175995452229551612008-11-18T14:16:00.003-06:002008-11-18T14:24:08.983-06:00Terrorism's Global Impact I - RJC event Dec. 14<div align="center"><strong>The Republican Jewish Coalition of Cleveland invites you to attend our December Current Events Discussion Group</strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Terrorism's Global Impact, Part I</span></strong> </div><div align="center"><br />Michael (a former intelligence officer) and Beverly Goldstein attended the World Counter-Terrorism Summit in Herzlia, Israel last September and will debut their power point presentation on Afghanistan.<br /><br />A discussion and Q&A will follow. </div><div align="center"><br /><strong>Sunday, December 14th - 9:45 - 11:15 am<br /></strong><br />The Four Seasons Party Room<br />26400 George Zeiger Drive<br />Beachwood, Ohio<br /><br />There will be no charge to attend this program. </div><div align="center">To RSVP, please contact <strong>Barbara Amper by phone:(216) 831-2083 or email: bamper@earthlink.net . Just mention your Dennis Prager group affiliation.<br /></strong><br />Sincerely,<br />Republican Jewish Coalition Cleveland Chapter<br /></div>The Elvis Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641653820508540701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-88534576772671082072008-11-18T07:30:00.004-06:002008-11-18T09:48:21.010-06:00A little late but here are Donn's pictures from the Townhall Meeting in October 2008<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtZtInKyscXr9NZjP9JVp7eQE-yiTxw18HjQO6N4jO6uWDef2J05wT4BIe6-VJ3lnU_OQOhcsSxN1pTeWMVoWkL-HlUPv9gmiA9F-Pty6bWiKIqqRZVeNUov8-K6HCWr7sKmlFkT5f3U/s1600-h/DSCF0016.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtZtInKyscXr9NZjP9JVp7eQE-yiTxw18HjQO6N4jO6uWDef2J05wT4BIe6-VJ3lnU_OQOhcsSxN1pTeWMVoWkL-HlUPv9gmiA9F-Pty6bWiKIqqRZVeNUov8-K6HCWr7sKmlFkT5f3U/s200/DSCF0016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270021787602291394" /></a><br />Donn Nottage (Renee's husband) gave me a disk with these great photos on it but I'm just now getting to put them up on a <a href="http://tempofficehelp.com/townhall_meeting.html">web site </a>for you all to see. I'll get one of his videos up as well.<br /><br />By the way, the pictures appear in reverse order, the first ones are the last ones Donn took; it was just the way I uploaded them. You can start at the bottom of the web page if you like. (Sorry.)<br /><br />It's not all the pictures but a representative selection of Donn's awesome pics.<br /> Thanks, Donn!<br /><br />In case you weren't there, Hugh Hewitt arrived late because he was doing his show live from LaCentre, but to his right is Michael Medved, then Dennis, then Joe Lieberman arrived near the end. Donn's early pictures show some of the Pragerites sitting in the front row. <br /><br /><br />DianneThe Elvis Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641653820508540701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-86355591032083626642008-11-17T05:49:00.015-06:002008-11-17T08:53:50.931-06:00The "Pragerhead" experienceI think it was Janice last night who compared us to 'Deadheads,' those die-hard fans who are willing to travel anywhere the band the 'Grateful Dead' is performing. <br /><br />That's us, Pragerheads, Dennisheads ... We braved the cold, the snow, the slush, the long trek from the Cleveland Clinic or Church parking lots to hear Dennis speak on one of his favorite subjects (and ours), Happiness. Thankfully, members of the Solon Chabad, invited us to share the experience. <br /><br />When Dennis took up the microphone last night he wanted to know right away who in the audience had never heard him on the radio. Quite a few people raised their hands, and Dennis wondered aloud, "What are you doing here then?"<br /><br />I was mystically jealous of those people who had never heard Dennis on the radio. These were first-timers, 'virgins,' as it were. They were about to experience those "Wow!" moments the way I did when I first heard Dennis Prager on the radio, when I first heard "I prefer clarity over agreement," or even "Write that down, Alan!" - that kind of wisdom which only comes from long-dead grand-parents or even, say, Will Rogers or Homer Simpson. <br /><br />I knew what was coming and I silently begged these people to pay very close attention because they were about to have their worlds changed forever.<br /><br />But then, like any good experience, I found myself enjoying re-living those same moments, just the way I would if I were listening to a favorite song, or watching for the billionth time one of my favorite movies. <br /><br />I didn't care if I knew I was going to hear something I had heard before, I was actually <i> listening</i> for it, <i>waiting for it</i>, and, of course, hoping that everyone else would revel in it, too. And, yes, I think they did. <br /><br />Last night's Happiness lecture reminded of the time, a number years ago, when we had tickets to hear Victor Borge. We were polite, an appreciative audience, (in Asheville, NC, the stage set outdoors on the terrace of the Biltmore estate, overlooking the Smokey Mountains). But we didn't really come alive until Borge started doing his old routines, the ones that first made us laugh all those years ago. We fairly screamed when the elderly Borge fell off his piano bench while his beautiful opera singer belted out some aria or another. It was the 'old' stuff that drew us there in the first place. The kids in the audience even got the jokes. I don't think you can get enough of a good thing. <br /><br />There was another process going on in my mind when I should have been listening to Dennis. I love watching couples, not necessarily married couples, it just has to be two people who know each other well. I like to observe their body language when they are sharing the same experience. They are subtly sharing it with each other through whispers, side glances, and the hardly-noticed leanings into one another, as if to say, "<em>Did you hear that?</em>" They don't usually turn fully frontally and face their companion because that might be too much of a distraction or intrusive. Most of these communications, of course, are designed to go unnoticed by anyone else. <br /><br />I can see why this sharing of the "Dennis Prager experience" is analogous to the Deadhead one, and why we are then drawn to communing with each other every month at our Dennis Prager Group meetings. <br /><br />But I think my most memorable and perhaps profound "Wow!" moment last night came when Dennis spoke of the minister who surprised his congregation one Sunday when he told them, "God isn't enough." From our human beginning God knew that He wasn't going to be enough for us, that we were going to need <em>other people</em>. It just so happened that Adam needed a wife (don't they all!) but more importantly God knew that Adam needed someone other than God Himself. Who would have thought! Even Will Rogers would have appreciated that revelation! <br /><br />Pragerheads come from very diverse experiences, some religious, some secular and some combination of secu-religious ones, but Dennis reminded us last night where happiness needs to come from and that we owe it to other people to at least act happy even if we're not feeling it at the moment. <br /><br />Dennis also spent a good bit of time on how the Chronically Unhappy and 'Moody' people can have an adverse effect on children, too. I felt empathy for the young father in the audience, the one who was looking for advice on how to keep a three-year-old from becoming a chronic complainer. (I'm not sure if the young father ever heard someone say, <em>"If you don't stop that crying I'm going to give you something to REALLY cry about!"</em> The line worked on me as a child so I used it on my kids.) Dennis did his best to offer advice but in the end he fell back on the one staple and really ancient tenet: You'll figure it out.<br /><br />Like most important experiences I will regurgitate pieces of the evening over time and it will be as though I am just tasting these morsels for the first time. <br /><br />I also feel a little like a pearl diver who already knew what was inside that crusty old shell but then was surprised to find there were two pearls this time. One pearl looked a lot like all the other pearls and then there was this new one, one I hadn't ever imagined before. <br /><br />I look forward to hearing from you about the other pearls you found last night. Send me your emails or log on here yourself and we can all re-live the night.The Elvis Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641653820508540701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-92154282911489733002008-11-16T10:43:00.004-06:002008-11-16T10:50:49.237-06:00Dennis Prager Group NEO badge<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ROAvjA1KHWKkYuWSRqdKpcZc-mQbKHALBZ6upbPAqYSa2Um-8eqOCCcStdLH6Pq8PTiPkYvf5e9Ww37MFS003F5gWOAOYawugH23-oMH25qfBaro30h7ZPEpUs5eD1CCndB8YWfBwlU/s1600-h/badge_prager_group.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ROAvjA1KHWKkYuWSRqdKpcZc-mQbKHALBZ6upbPAqYSa2Um-8eqOCCcStdLH6Pq8PTiPkYvf5e9Ww37MFS003F5gWOAOYawugH23-oMH25qfBaro30h7ZPEpUs5eD1CCndB8YWfBwlU/s200/badge_prager_group.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269298230349141442" /></a><br />For those attending tonight's Happiness lecture at Solon Chabad, please look for me and pick up your new laminated <strong>DENNIS PRAGER GROUP NEO</strong> ID badge.<br /><br />I'll have more with me at future meetings, too. Or if you know you won't be able to attend a meeting, please let me know I can mail you one.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />DianneThe Elvis Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641653820508540701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-30847420116289122392008-11-14T07:31:00.005-06:002008-11-14T07:45:18.533-06:00Mustard Seed has it!Enough votes are in to determine a winner in the "Where do we meet before the Happiness Lecture on the 16th" campaign, and the Winner is <a href="http://local.yahoo.com/info-30044272-mustard-seed-solon">The Mustard Seed Cafe</a>!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkxeHfhPd6QYL20QtFosrfoNdNb8S7MmA0v7-qdjupvD8brEaYYMIlBPY0YYSUxWCx0Oh4-es3v-4OGvasz3s9YhLzRHXZUF0o-h9JAkesKQ_mkU-74ugMhlWUY_XV_0w8o605puH4rs/s1600-h/vote_mustard_seed.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268507251005964610" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 127px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkxeHfhPd6QYL20QtFosrfoNdNb8S7MmA0v7-qdjupvD8brEaYYMIlBPY0YYSUxWCx0Oh4-es3v-4OGvasz3s9YhLzRHXZUF0o-h9JAkesKQ_mkU-74ugMhlWUY_XV_0w8o605puH4rs/s200/vote_mustard_seed.png" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />See you all at 5'ish on Sunday, November 16th.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Happiness all around!!!<br /></strong><a href="http://local.yahoo.com/info-30044272-mustard-seed-solon"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268506989295185170" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 187px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUfsfKCKEH6hAlB8m_gt1r_qevXi1ukqmDAs8sKdXMcpD7VuJQBb0Mb37bfWp120qN78dJgytAdnbmKqua4sg7G9Q3Sj85grQUcMbO7S_F2DDkaGRBPUegUrvioZEXjwJnJURrDIUNxA/s200/mustard_seed_directions.png" border="0" /></a>The Elvis Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641653820508540701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-82239975469193096792008-11-11T11:38:00.005-06:002008-11-11T11:47:24.182-06:00Please vote!You're probably tired of this voting thing, but this one's <em>really</em> important. We're voting on which place we want to meet before the Dennis Prager "Happiness" lecture this coming weekend, on the 16th of November.<br /><br />The poll is on the right, and you just have to pick which place you'd like to meet. They are all on Kruse Road, and we know (from Prager people) that the The Rusty Bucket and The Mustard Seed are near each other.<br /><br />Where ever we meet, we have Dennis' lecture to look forward to. And to those of you who are going to Solon Chabad for dinner, we'll look for you there.The Elvis Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641653820508540701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-34169233036159262982008-11-11T06:37:00.000-06:002008-11-11T06:38:09.459-06:00I "heart" Veterans!You gave us your best, your heart and soul, and now we take this one day a year to give you the honor you deserve.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLvx9wAVjpal73lxKr3LJ_fvHgzAiiQmY-ojGV1FCZI-5q8yFD0jsls2nDyneit3NmrEvLKFYt-Vtr2XyOEjf58Fo8ecOPvnt9lKvVLOzO26TfxLZR_Bd_llUnh-s7R-K-qIRd5gJh9k/s1600-h/I_heart_veterans.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 96px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtLvx9wAVjpal73lxKr3LJ_fvHgzAiiQmY-ojGV1FCZI-5q8yFD0jsls2nDyneit3NmrEvLKFYt-Vtr2XyOEjf58Fo8ecOPvnt9lKvVLOzO26TfxLZR_Bd_llUnh-s7R-K-qIRd5gJh9k/s200/I_heart_veterans.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267377517499258002" /></a><br /><br />You probably don't hear it often enough, but millions of Americans really appreciate your service.<br /><br />Thanks!The Elvis Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641653820508540701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-57605293742695127872008-11-05T06:16:00.013-06:002008-11-05T07:39:59.899-06:00The honeymoon beginsTo those who wrote me in the almost-and-then-post election of Barack Obama as President of the United States, thank you for sharing your thoughts. My thoughts, my feelings, are normally like bright and cheerful cherry Jello, but today are more like molten lava, searing and painful to the touch.<br /><br />I admire those of you who are stable enough to live somewhere in the middle of Jello and molten lava. You will do the right thing by getting behind the new president and support him and I will look to you for my dose of the healing balm of logic and reason that you will bring to the Dennis Prager discussion group.<br /><br />My husband, clear and steady thinker that he always is (even when he's totally wrong) was not trying to console me this morning as much as he was trying to keep me from going "Rambo" and spew anti-the-new-president invectives. He knows me well enough by now to know that I cannot hold on to anger very long, just like I can't wear too-tight jeans for any length of time; they have to come off so I can relax and breathe again.<br /><br />Dennis Prager will have to come to my rescue with his plethora of feel-good platitudes, and his far-sightedness, anything to remind me that the "sun will come up tomorrow."<br /><br />Come to think of it, the sun did come up today and I was here to witness it, and God-willing, everyone you know and care about was here, too.<br /><br />Don't let that last Jello-ey statement fool you, though. I have merely resigned from the McCain/Palin presidential campaign to sign on as a Watch Dog for anti-conservative, anti-American, anti-capitalism, and pro-Left activities. As Obama said in his acceptance speech last night that "anything in America is possible," I have to try and believe that<em> We the People</em> can prevail in the long run and pass on the America that our ancestors wanted for us.<br /><br />If you catch me looking backward it is only because I never want to forget the reprehensible disservice that was done to an honorable and courageous president, George W. Bush.<br /><blockquote><span style="font-family:georgia;"><strong><em>Happy people make the world a better place...</em></strong></span><br /></blockquote><br />See you all at the<a href="http://pragergroupneo.blogspot.com/"> next meeting </a>at 2 p.m. Sunday, November 9, at the Panera Bread store in Brooklyn.The Elvis Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641653820508540701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-80916912249662479102008-10-31T07:52:00.002-05:002008-10-31T07:56:21.667-05:00Michael Reagan: "You Can't Be Half-Socialist"October 30, 2008 <br /><br />"The other day I went to a Hollywood luncheon crammed with producers, directors, writers and other film industry notables.<br /><br />One of them, Larry Gelbart of "MASH" fame, spoke telling the group that since capitalism has failed, why don't we try socialism?<br /><br />Try socialism? Take a sip of it and see how it tastes? It doesn't work that way.<br /><br />There's an old saying that you can't be half-socialist any more than you can be half-pregnant; get knocked up with a socialist fetus and you'll have to deliver a full-born Marxist. There's nothing in between. Try it, you'll like it, and if you don't, as the lads in the Gestapo used to tell people, they had ways to make them like it.<br /><br />Larry Gelbart gorged himself at the capitalist table and came away with untold millions, now safely banked, and continues to collect even more millions from never-ending reruns of the "MASH" sitcom. Having made his bundle from our capitalist free-enterprise system, he seems to be telling us now that the rest of us should get in the socialist bread-line and eat crumbs while he feasts on caviar.<br /><br />One of the realities of this age is that the great mass of the American people haven't traveled abroad to see how the rest of the world lives, a lot of it under dreary socialist regimes with stalled economies and no real chance for advancement for the ordinary citizen.<br /><br />Moreover, our shoddy educational curriculum that has left most younger Americans so deficient in the study of history that vast numbers of them think George Washington was a Civil War general, or a lumberman who chopped down cherry trees. They have no real understanding of the economic system that allowed us to become the wealthiest and most powerful nation since the Roman Empire ruled most of the known world 2000 years ago.<br /><br />Given that mournful reality, the moment the economic Rolls Royce engine that drove this nation to the top of the hill stalls, instead of installing new spark plugs to get it going again they go looking for an alternative mode of transportation.<br /><br />In the present case, Obama and the Democrats are directing them to Larry Gelbart's used-economic system lot where he shows them a jalopy with a fancy paint job on the outside and a one-cylinder motor inside that goes chug-chug. <br /><br />Listening to the advice of a man who made his name and his money on a show about America's military at war -- yet told the same audience that our armed forces are nothing but "mercenaries" -- doesn't seem the smartest thing to do.<br /><br />We are now a few days away from an election in which one of the presidential candidates is trying to sell that jalopy on Larry Gelbart's lot and convince us that it is really a luxury limo that will get hundreds of miles to the gallon and carry us off to the promised land, where the rich will be impoverished and the middle class enriched and everybody will be deliriously happy.<br /><br />Call Barack Obama's program socialism, however and he'll swear on a stack of Qurans it isn't. He calls it change. He says it's fairness, not Marxism.<br /><br />Oh?<br /><br />How does he explain the proven fact that he has been wallowing in a sty surrounded by fervent socialists and sharing in their swill for most of his life?<br /><br />According to Fox's Bill Sammon, his Messiahship recalled that when he attended Occidental College in Los Angeles: "To avoid being mistaken for a sellout, I chose my friends carefully," he wrote in "Dreams From My Father," his memoir. "The more politically active black students. The foreign students. The Chicanos. The Marxist professors and structural feminists."<br /><br />And that was his milieu for all his years in Chicago.<br /><br />To anyone familiar with socialism, Obama's programs fit comfortably within the pages of Karl Marx's playbook, the root of which is the redistribution of the wealth, the key to the entire Obamian vault. What's mine is yours, and he's the middle man.<br /><br />It's socialism lite and it can only evolve into socialism heavy. Remember, you can't be half-socialist, and Barack Obama knows it.<br /><br />---<br /><br />Mike Reagan, the elder son of the late President Ronald Reagan, is heard on more than 200 talk radio stations nationally as part of the Radio America Network. Look for Mike's newest book, "Twice Adopted" and other info at www.Reagan.com. E-mail comments to Reagan@caglecartoons.com."<br /><br />[Thanks, Marj, for this contribution.]The Elvis Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641653820508540701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-7008939323185546602008-10-31T05:55:00.006-05:002008-10-31T06:17:02.309-05:00View from a VIP table - from Mary OHi, Dianne,<br /><br />Please feel free to pass this along to all the Prager people that might be interested.<br /><br />I had the privilege of attending the VIP dinner before the Townhall program. My husband Mike (who I just about dragged there- he's a Democrat!) and I were a few minutes late so we just sat at the first table we saw that had 2 empty chairs. The event started with the WHK General Manager thanking us for coming. He then introduced a Deacon from St. Augustine's Church in Tremont who gave the invocation and blessing of our meal. <br /><br />Michael Medved thanked us all profusely for our dedication and sacrifice of giving up our evening to watch The BARACK OBAMA INFOMERCIAL that was being broadcast that night. Everyone, of course, laughed at that one!! <br /><br />The food was excellent but the company was even better. The 8 others at our table were much like our own Prager group,(perhaps some of them were Pragerites?), because it was a mixed group of younger, older, male and female from different walks of life. All very nice and all very passionate about our upcoming election. I'd say there were probably about 50 people in the room including many from WHK/Salem Broadcasting and I kept looking around for "our man Dennis" but I couldn't see him at first. <br /><br />I was just finishing my coffee when Michael Medved came up to our table to say hello. We spoke briefly about "getting the message out" about the importance of the choices in this election. We all told him what a great job they were all doing. <br /><br />At this point I'm getting a crick -in -my -neck from turning around to look for Dennis. Finally ---there he was!! I grabbed by husband's leg and said "OH MY GOD HE'S HERE!" <br /><br />After dessert the WHK station manager (who's name I can't remember) thanked everyone again for coming and said that everyone was welcome to come up and have their picture taken with Michael and DENNIS. <br /><br />Now, I have to tell you all that I am in awe of Michael Medved's intellect and recall of history. I admire so much the way he takes on so many disagreeable people that call into his show with such a command of historical facts and pertinent information, and I just marvel at the way his show is both educational and very entertaining. <br /><br />But let me be honest here, --to me there's just something about Dennis! Sometime at one of our meetings I'll have to explain where "my head was at" when I first started listening to talk radio and just happened to stumble upon The Dennis Prager Show. <br /><br />Anywho.... As I was standing in line to meet the guys, I was thinking to myself "Self, what could you possibly say to Dennis Prager to thank him for all the clarity, humor, passion, integrity and moral guidance that he gives you every time you listen to him? Is there any way you could ever convey what a different way you have of looking at the world since you started listening to this man, reading his books, buying his CD's. Maybe you could invite him over for a meal, or ...???" <br /><br />OH! it's my turn to meet them. So I walk up and shake Michael Medved's hand and tell him that I'm a big fan and then I turn to Dennis and politely shake his hand and then I blurt out "would you mind if I gave you a hug??? My husband is over there and he says it's OK." Dennis laughs and says "are you sure he says it's OK? Where is your husband? I point to Mike who is looking at me like "you are nuts" but is waving and laughing and says "It's OK, Dennis." So he gives me a big bear hug and then I stand between him and Michael Medved and have my picture taken. I tell them that I am sending this picture out as my Christmas card to all my Liberal-Democrat family and friends. They both thought that was so funny!! (I'm not sure if they were laughing at me or with me, but I don't care.)<br /><br />It was a great experience and an awesome night. It was definitely the most hopeful I've felt about this impending election in months. There was such a positive energy in the air. We then went into the main room for the Townhall event and Mike is muttering something about, "I hope nobody finds out about me being at this (Republican) rally." But lo and behold there are 2 other Firefighters in the room that come up to us and slap Mike on the back. <br /><br />By the time the evening was over I could tell everyone there was feeling more positive about the outcome of this most important vote. I could tell Mike was getting caught up in the excitement of the evening and was happy to see him standing and applauding with everyone else when Joe Lieberman walked up to the stage. <br /><br />When we went next door to Hoolihan's for a drink to wait for the parking lot to empty out, I asked him what he thought of the events of the evening. He said "you know I have to admit, these guys are very clear on their message and I admire the way they present the facts with such passion. I've been very torn about which way to go on this election, but I have to tell you, after tonight I'm definitely voting for McCain/Palin." <br /><br />Good Night!!!<br /><br />Mary OThe Elvis Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641653820508540701noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-55157071045942824792008-10-30T10:05:00.006-05:002008-10-30T10:17:43.161-05:00Dennis was vintage "Dennis" last night<em>DP-NEO - Townhall Meeting, LaCentre, Westlake Ohio</em><br /><br /><br />Seeing and hearing Dennis Prager (along with Joe Lieberman, Michael Medved and Hugh Hewitt) was a real treat. I'm hoping that one of our members who attended the VIP dinner beforehand will share the experience with the rest of us.<br /><br />I could close my eyes while Dennis was talking last night and it was the same Dennis we hear on the radio, same vitality, humor, passion - it was all there. It was a truly unique opportunity for which I will always be grateful.<br /><br />Speaking of passion, I felt that kindred spirit of Americans really united in a desperate cause, further inspired and buoyed by an intelligent and articulate and thoughtful panel.<br /><br />Personally, I couldn't help feeling proud to be surrounded by other conservatives (and I'm sure there might have a few liberal-conservatives in the mix, too) who made the commitment to travel - one even from Michigan! - to share the experience. It's these shared and uplifting experiences that gird us, fortify us, for the day-to-day grind and the battles that we face now at this election time, and in the future.<br /><br />Dennis Prager does that well: He makes us feel we are not alone in our concerns about everything from politics to relationships; nothing that concerns a human being is off the table, out of bounds or too risky to bring up. Alan Estrin was there but I never did get to speak to him and thank him for all he does to keep Dennis on the straight and narrow.<br /><br />Hugh and Michael specifically reminded the crowd that it was also important to support candidates Jim Trakas and Josh Mandel. Hugh spent time earlier in the day with Josh and, like many of you who know him, Hugh was really impressed with this young man. Jim Trakas, of course, is running against Dennis Kucinich.<br /><br />Senator Joe Lieberman was the primary point man last night to deliver the message about the threat of Islamic radical jihadists. Each of the speakers, if I recall correctly, reiterated the global threat that this evil movement poses to Jews and Christians everywhere in the world.<br /><br />Boiling down the evening to a few short paragraphs doesn't do it justice, but it's the best I can do. Again, any of you who can share with the e-group what you experienced during the VIP dinner we would welcome it. We're due to get photos in from group members and will post them on the blog site.<br /><br />*******************<br /><br />Earlier in the day (from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.) I was there at LaCentre had the opportunity to watch Michael Medved get ready to do his show live from the lobby. To say that there were technical problems getting Michael on the air would be the grossest understatement in broadcast history. If Michael couldn't hear Jeremy in Seattle, he was on a cell phone with dwindling battery trying to find out if he was even on the air.<br /><br />Taking phone calls from listeners was impossible until the last hour of the program. Each time there was a cut to commercial, there was frantic running, cables and switches pulled and twisted to try and make everything work like a radio studio should work. (Even remote broadcasts are so standard nowadays that it's a fantastic mystery what could have kept going wrong, time-and-time again.)<br /><br />Michael started his remote out the lobby at the WHK radio set-up and when that wasn't working, he was then moved to a spot at the rear, inside the huge conference room hall, and finally ended up in a little space that looked like small coat room that could double as a bar.<br /><br />Michael's laptop and microphone and all his newspaper items and printouts were indelicately but carefully strewn on the countertop. Each of Michael's moves - from one location to another - had to take place within the span of time that commercials were running, not a very big window, three minutes at most.<br /><br />I was first in the lobby, then in the hall, sitting as quietly as I could, trying to be unobtrusive, actually wishing I had the cloak of invisibility and yet, like people fascinated by car accidents and train wrecks, I was frozen in my chair. I tried to make myself useful by sending "good vibrations" to the technical guys and if Michael needed anything fetched I could do that, too. I wanted to hear Michael's show and my chair was only the place that would allow me that.<br /><br />Fortunately, I had my cell phone solitaire game to help me stay still and as "small" as possible.<br /><br />Michael was getting more apoplectic with each electronic failure, his frustration palpable. At at least one point he threw his hands up in the air, "... never in the twelve years of doing radio...."<br /><br />You get the picture. I was amazed that in spite of the chaos Michael was a professional on the air.<br /><br />I heard him keep apologizing to listeners for the technical difficulties but later, in the "coatroom" studio he talked to callers (or argued with them) all the while more cables were being run, people were passing him by, waving and smiling, Townhall guests were beginning to arrive; it was a dizzying circus and Michael kept talking. That was cool.<br /><br />There was some discussion about having Hugh Hewitt go the WHK Independence studio and do his show from there, but at the last minute, when it appeared that Michael was going to be able to finally take phone calls from listeners, Hugh was brought to LaCentre and set up out in the lobby.<br /><br />Hugh was very gracious but said he was little nervous, not because he was doing a remote but he still had the big evening townhall event coming up later on. Just like Michael, Hugh was talking on the air while people were passing by looking for the meeting room, chatting with our friends, stopping to wave at him. How these guys focus amid all this chaos is a mystery to me.<br /><br />Since his show comes on live a 6 p.m. I asked Hugh about missing the VIP dinner; he implied that Dennis Prager wouldn't even pack him a doggie bag, that this was typical Prager. (Of course the respect that each of these three men have for each other is obvious and only guys seem to be good at poking fun at one another; I think it's how they show how much they care.)<br /><br />It was very important to all these guys that they do the job they volunteered to do, to show their support for John McCain and let us all know that there could be no coasting, that we had to make every attempt to contact and convince people that America is standing at a precipice, poised for the kind of change that will make it harder for all Americans to succeed and in some cases to just get by.<br /><br />Near the end of the Q&A a woman named Andrea reminded us that these guys on stage couldn't do it alone, that we all had to get out and make phone calls from the Victory Centers, the headquarter offices all around us, we had to walk the neighborhoods, talk to our friends and acquaintances, and make them understand<br /><blockquote>Andrea made one of the best points of the entire evening. November 4 isn't that far off and we have work to do.</blockquote>Some of us got to shake Dennis' hand after the townhall meeting. I just wanted Dennis (and all of the guys) to know that they weren't just "preaching to the choir," that we would be taking these messages out the field to help convince people to vote for John McCain and Sarah Palin. Dennis responded,<br /><br /><strong>"We know!! That's why we're here!!! That's why we're doing this! "<br /></strong><br /><br />Think good thoughts, People!PragerGroupNEOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02107470750045826604noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7061062234370198600.post-45142998558959079462008-10-24T19:38:00.003-05:002008-10-24T20:00:21.214-05:00Welcome to our newest members!<b>Ivan Gomez, Janice Koloda, John Mallen, Lynee Zarzycki, <br />Mario Gomez, Maryann Evans, Michelle Cario, Robert Musial, Susanna Woycitzky, Tim & Karen McKeogh</b></br><br />We have meetings once a month, the 2nd Sunday of each month, at 2 p.m., and the meetings are held at the Panera Bread cafes at three different locations (to make it easier for all the members to get to a meeting).</br><br />We try to send out a reminder the week before each meeting, but feel free to load the dates into your calendars.</br><br />This is your blog, too, so if you would like post anything let me know and I'll send you the log in and password.</br><br />Please feel free to introduce yourself via email or the blog, and, of course, we look forward to meeting you in person at the meetings.</br><br />As you may already know we have a great opportunity coming up next week: </br>On October 29, there will be a Townhall Meeting at LaCentre on Detroit Road in Westlake, and our very own Dennis Prager, Michael Medved and Hugh Hewitt will be there, discussing the upcoming election.</br><br />If you haven't contacted WHK Radio yet, just go to their web site:</br> http://www.whkradio.townhall.com.<br /><br /><b>Again, Welcome to the Dennis Prager Discussion Group NEO (northeast Ohio)!</b><br /><br />Best Regards,<br />Dianne Mueller<br /><em>NEO Logistics</em>The Elvis Chronicleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12641653820508540701noreply@blogger.com0