Thoughts on 9/11
As we approach the 23nd anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001, my thoughts return to that fateful day and what came before and after it. With the distance of time to better appreciate what surrounded those attacks, I have come to a better perspective. As happened with...
Liberty Comes With a Price
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army;...
The Red, White and Blue
Independence Day flags adorn the front yard of a patriotic family in Virginia from 2007. Photo courtesy Caleb Reed. Today is Flag Day, commemorating June 14, 1777, when the Continental Congress passed a resolution "that the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate...
“The Boys of Pointe du Hoc”
President Ronald and Nancy Reagan at the D-Day Memorial Cemetery at Pointe du Hoc, Normandy, France, June 6, 1984. President Reagan died 20 years after his well known D-Day speech on June 5th, 2004. That was 20 years ago. Photo courtesy Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Eighty years ago...
Confessions of a Poll Clerk on Election Day
Most poll clerks, managers, watchers and others involved in the election process get involved because they are concerned about the integrity of elections. I first got involved in the election process over ten years ago for that very reason. It is my opinion that most poll clerks and...
The Man In the Arena
Photo President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt courtesy Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. Former President Theodore Roosevelt once gave a speech of which the following quote and this headline originated. In it, he made an observation that most today can see clearly. It’s around us...
Declaration of Arbroath
King Robert I: 'But from these countless evils we have been set free... by our most tireless Prince, King and Lord, the Lord Robert'. Declaration of Arbroath: Scottish Declaration of Independence To the most Holy Father and Lord in Christ, the Lord John, by divine...
Please Help My Dad
My Dad, the publisher of The Standard, has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer which has metastasized throughout his body and he is fighting for his life. To compound the cancer he also recently had double kidney failure and had to undergo major surgery to help...
Principles Worth Fighting For
Original caption: Pearl Harbor, HI. Thick smoke rolls out of a burning ship during the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. December 7, 1941. Photo courtesy National Archive. "I am one of those who believe there are some principles worth fighting for and worth dying for..." --- U.S....
County Wide Forum for Upcoming General Election
Candidate for Lexington Town Council Greg Brewer. Photo by Michael Reed. “Forget government,” Greg Brewer said. “How do we help each other?” This was the general attitude at a recent candidate forum held at Wings and Ale at Outlet Pointe: Less government, more natural rights. Less...
Lexington Council Candidates Q&A
Lexington Town Council candidate Will Allen speaks to a crowd of supporters at Momma Rabbits Restaurant in Lexington. Photo Michael Reed. A General Election for the Town of Lexington is rounding the corner on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. Incumbents Todd Lyle, Kathy Maness, and Hazel...
Left Demonizes, Compares MAGA to NAZIs
Retired General and Clinton administration appointee Barry McCaffery compared conservative Americans supporting President Donald Trump to pre-war 1930's NAZIs. Photo courtesy US Department of Defense. During a September 27 interview with Chris Hayes on MSNBC, former Clinton Drug Tzar...
Thoughts About the Hamas Terror Attack Against Israel
An explosion after Hezbollah shells and missiles were fired at the State of Israel over the weekend. Photo courtesy The Sudan Times. On Sunday morning, I woke up to learn of the Hamas terror attacks against Israeli military and civilian targets. I saw the videos of the bodies of victims...
The Vicious Cycle of Human Trafficking and the Abortion Industry
Victims of human trafficking come in all races, sizes, shapes and ages. Society has an obligation to protect those most vulnerable from predators. Photo courtesy Freepik. According to the Post and Courier, 132 victims of sex trafficking were reported in South Carolina last year through the...
Peace Monument Fate in Hands of US Senate
The Arlington Peace Memorial details the separation and hardship of families during the war and the reconciliation that took place in peace between the nation. Photo courtesy William Rogers/Pixels.com. Wednesday night the full House of Representatives approved by a voice vote, an amendment...
Why Preserve the Reconciliation Monument in Arlington Cemetery?
A son departing for the war depicted on the Arlington Peace Memorial. Photo courtesy William Rogers/Pixels.com. Why should Americans demand reversal of the decision by the now disbanded “Congressional Naming Commission” to remove the Moses Ezekiel Reconciliation Monument from Arlington...
The Fight Goes On: Detoxing Lexington School District Two Libraries
Photo courtesy Lexington County School District 2. “Imagine a rainbow. Now imagine a rainbow without just seven colors, but hundreds of colors, lights and darks of every shade, neon colors, in-between colors, colors you’re not sure what to call. Now imagine that someone points to...
1984 is Here!
In the book and movie both entitled "1984" by George Orwell, an all seeing government always knew what the citizens were doing. Well the Myrtle Beach city council has decided to join the list of leftist cities to become a Smart City. We will be in BAD company with the following...
Constitution Day: Is Trump’s Fourth Indictment Constitutional?
Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States on September 17, 1787, depicted in a 1940 portrait by Howard Chandler Christy Public Domain/Wikipedia. On September 17, 1787, our founding fathers signed the Constitution of the United States of America. This Constitution...
Ancient Israel inspired Pilgrims’ Experiment in Self-Government
The Pilgrims landed on Cape Cod, Massachusetts in 1620 and set up the first self government in America. That self government led to sovereignty of the individual and Liberty. Image courtesy Crosswalk.com. SEPTEMBER 16, 1620, according to the Gregorian Calendar, 102 passengers set sail on...
A Conversation With West Columbia Mayoral Candidate Melissa Sprouse Browne
Entrepreneur, book author and candidate for West Columbia Mayor, Melissa Sprouse Browne is pictured sitting with the late Bobby E. Horton former West Columbia Mayor (2004-2011, 2015-2019). Photo courtesy Melissa Sprouse Brown. Local real estate entrepreneur and author Melissa Sprouse Browne...
Missing Children, Covid and the Idea of Population Reduction
Hawaii in August this year saw over 2,000 children who have been reported missing in the fires in Maui alone! By the way Hawaii is a known pedophile trading center. Other news outlets report similar headlines here and here. But Maui is not the only place. Los Angeles reported over...
Former Top FBI Agent Reveals Complicity
Former FBI Special Agent Ted Gunderson said he was been accused of being a conspiracy theorist, but he countered that he was "I'm a conspiracy realist." Photo screenshot from the Granada Forum. What do Pearl Harbor, the John F. Kennedy assassination, the Robert F. Kennedy assassination,...
Religious Faith and the National Political Divide
With each day, Americans are becoming more aware of a burgeoning and seemingly insurmountable political divide. In previous generations, Americans generally disagreed over what would now seem to be minor issues like tax rates, level of spending, and priority of national defense. We...
Building 7: The 9/11 Conspiracy Evidence Even Normies Can’t Deny
Why is this steel beam as thin as tissue paper and curled like a tortilla chip? Photo courtesy Dr. Judy Wood. https://rumble.com/embed/v3dh0w2/?pub=4 Building 7 of the World Trade Center complex fell from what was reported as a "fire". If true, it was the only building in history made of...
The Official Lie of 9-11! What Really Happened?
The World Trade Center towers in New York City prior to 2001. Photo courtesy "Where Did The Towers Go?" page 38, by Dr. Judy Wood. Today is the 22nd anniversary of the destruction of the NYC twin World Trade Center (WTC) Towers which stood 110 stories above New York City on 9-11-2001. This...
Very First Act Congress
First Act Of Congress, A Call For Prayer The very first act of the Continental Congress, September 6, 1774, was a call for prayer. They had just received news that the British troops had attacked Boston. Reverend Duche was asked to open the very first Congress meeting the next...
American Interests Sacrificed for Biden Foreign Progressive Agenda
Hungarian Parliament building, Budapest. Photo courtesy Unsplash/Lachlan Gowen. While mainstream news coverage has focused almost exclusively on Donald Trump, with the ubiquitous gratuitous glee over tag teaming indictments announced every time Joe Biden faces more evidence of corruption,...
VJ Day—-Victory over Japan 1945
General Douglas MacArthur speaks to a small assembly aboard the battleship USS Missouri September 2, 1945. Those assembled included members of the Allied Armies and the surrendering hierarchy of the Imperial Japanese Army. Personal photo courtesy of Attorney Billy Oswald. Victory over Japan...
Lexington School District Two and Inappropriate Literature for Students
Lexington District Two School Board meeting. Photo Michael Reed. In his book "When Nations Die: Ten Warning Signs of a Culture in Crisis" (1994), author Jim Nelson Black, noted parallels that are responsible for a nation’s moral decline. Among those are: “rise in immorality,” “decay of...
Arlington National Cemetery Wants to Know What You Think About Removing Its Confederate Memorial
One of 32 different figures on Arlington National Cemetery's Confederate Monument. (Creative Commons User Tim1965) America is being removed on a daily basis by those who want us to forget our history. Piece by piece little bits and pieces that make up the American experience, history and...
The Low-Down on Lexington 2 School Libraries
Stamped is one of the books accepted in Lexington School dDistrict 2 by the School Board there. The highly controversial book promotes Critical Race Theory and Black Lives Matter along with its founders as heroes. Lexington District One was sued over CRT curriculum. Many of you may remember...
Mainstreaming by Marxists Must Fail
Statue of Karl Marx outside a store front in Penza, Russia. Photo courtesy of Unsplash/Pavel Neznanov. Though many on the political left still feign denial when labelled “Marxist”, a recent episode illuminates why the label has been earned. Emily Drabinski was recently elected the new...
Behar Jumps in Race
Looking north on Myrtle Beach. Photo courtesy Youtube. One of The Standard's own writers has decided to jump in the Myrtle Beach City Council race. Stuart Behar said he has had enough and that he can't sit on the sidelines anymore. That is one of the things that I admire about the writers...
Keep Your Word!
David the shepherd approached Goliath and declared what he was going to do to him. And he did exactly as he said. Action should follow our words, but do they? Image "David Slays Goliath" by Gustave Dore. Too often, and in too many encounters, it seems that people don't keep their word. This...
The Male Hating Must Stop!
Young men are struggling more today than ever partly due to feminism and discrimination. Photo courtesy Freepik. For the sake of our young all the hate directed at males must stop! A recent poll conducted by the University of Michigan “Monitoring the Future” has given a glimpse of a new and...
Republican County Party Denounces Theft of Money
VC Summer Power Station. Photo courtesy Dominion Energy. The Dorchester County Republican Party Executive Committee will be asked to vote on a Party resolution this Thursday. The resolution is ultimately directed at the Governor of South Carolina, the State General Assembly, the SC...
Southern Border Wall Materials Sold Off While Illegal Arrests Up
These border wall materials pictured above just outside McAllen, Texas are quietly being sold off preventing the Southern wall being built. Photo Michael Reed. Biden Quietly Sells Off Border Wall Material So The Project Can Not Begin Again Many Texans and others along the Rio Grande...
14 American Cities Plan Ban on Meat, Dairy, and Private Vehicles By 2030
The communist based WEF plans to ban various food products, including all meat and steak, by 2030. Photo courtesy of Pexels/Skitterphoto. Fourteen major American cities are part of a globalist climate organization known as the “C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group,” which has an “ambitious...
Censors Even Included “Worrisome Jokes”
Censoring on behalf of government discovered in Congress. Photo courtesy Unsplash/William Hook. After years of refusing to release the files or answer questions on its work with the government over the censorship of its users, Facebook yielded after Congress threatened contempt sanctions....
Why Are Farmers Being Murdered?
Communism and anti-Christian propaganda has inspired natives to declare “Kill the Boer, kill the farmer!” Photo courtesy Frontline Missionsa.org. This article by Dr. Peter Hammond gives an overview and great insight into what has transpired and is happening in South Africa (SA), with the...
Summer Movies: Entertainment or More?
Scene from the movie Sound of Freedom. Movie clip courtesy Angel Studios. Three movies have made a debut this summer to large audiences. Barbie, Oppenheimer and Sound of Freedom. Below is a brief review of the three movies. Barbie The giant toy maker Mattel captured young...
“Time for the Insanity to Stop”
Noted journalist Lara Logan recently made comment on her "X", formerly Twitter, account recently that we all should pay attention to regarding what is right in front of our eyes. Commenting on this heavenly kingdom called America she stated: When the truth is totally insane, those...
Trump Indicted for Fourth Time, Promises Exoneration
Atlanta DA Fani Willis, whose father was a Black Panther, loves the limelight. She invited TV cameras into her office to talk about the investigation and is using the trial to raise money for her re-election campaign. Trump and other top Republicans claim Willis took nearly $1 million in campaign...
Vaxx Incentive Plan Exposes How Much Doctors Got Paid to Push Experimental Gene Therapy
A 2016 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation workshop featured Bill Gates, NIH director Dr. Francis Collins and NIAID director Dr. Anthony Fauci. Their discussion concerned global health issues such as Zika virus, HIV/AIDS and other potentially wide spreading diseases. Photo courtesy NIH/Bill...
“Possibly One of the Greatest Scandals in Medical History”
It seems that the current mode of thinking is that medical science can create a better mousetrap in the form of a what has throughout history been described as man and woman. The better "man" may have major pitfalls, drawbacks and dangers those who are receiving the paychecks overlook. Photo...
Miss South Carolina for America and 1st Amendment Primacy
The countdown to competition for Miss South Carolina for America, Sarah Grace Allen, is growing close as the local Miss speaks up about the First Amendment. Photo courtesy SarahGraceAllen.com. During an interview with the reigning Miss South Carolina for America, Sarah Grace Allen, I...
Expert Warns: China Businesses Act as Agents of CCP
Image courtesy Pexels/Karolina Grabowska. China expert, Steven Mosher, President of the Population Research Institute is issuing a warning to Americans concerning the CCP. Mosher highlights the dangers of using Chinese Communist apps in general, and the new Chinese Communist online store,...
Concerns Over Digital Currency?
There’s been a lot of talk lately about the new digital currency proposed by the Federal Reserve. That goes along with digital currencies already out there like Bitcoin, Etherium, Binance, Ripple, and many others. The key takeaway from all this is what’s the difference between...
“Fighting Back!”
Millions of conservatives across the nation have seen a message when trying to access their YouTube account. But, because they are conservatives and not politically correct (social Marxism) the social media giant censors our free speech! The Standard has experienced that censorship for merely...
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