Election Protest Brings Carolinians
Over 130 South Carolinians caravanned from Columbia, Charleston and the Myrtle Beach areas. They brought with them Trump flags, a Trump Girls RV, and enthusiasm. They came to the Chatham County Election Commission in Savannah, Georgia on Saturday where a state mandated hand recount was taking...
“Dear Dave” Column — November 18, 2020
EDITOR'S NOTE: Effective immediately The Standard newspaper will be carrying the Dave Ramsey Financial Advice Column in both print and online. Dave offers financial advice and wisdom that has proven effective for millions. Dear Dave, I let my fiancée use my car to get back and forth to...
Lexington-Richland Five Voters Finally “Flip the Board”
L to R Huddle, Hogan, Blackburn Hines Having been involved in District Five for two decades, I wondered if it was possible to elect people who cared about transparency, finances, classroom learning and many other issues. On Tuesday, the ultimate conclusion happened - the longtime stranglehold on...
Conservative Priorities a Must with State Senate Gains
Going into the 2020 general election, many observers were predicting the South Carolina senate to remain mostly the same. Instead, across the state, Democrats got a rude awakening in not only the senate, but in races of all levels. Despite trying to cash in on a leftward ideological lurch in the...
“Stop the Steal”; Million Maga March for Trump
President Trump supporters gathered in front of the US Supreme Court calling for fair elections and an end to voter fraud. Photo courtesy Lauren Martel. Several contingents of primarily Conservative and Republican South Carolinians headed to Washington, DC for the "Stop the Steal" (STS) rally to...
Why “National Socialism and Christianity are irreconcilable”
Born on November 10, 1483, in Eisleben, a small town in the state of Saxony [now central-eastern Germany], an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire, Martin Luther (1483-1546] was a theologian, composer, pastor, and monk. One of both Western and church history’s most significant figures, Luther...
Origin of Star Chamber Persecutions, Pilgrims Fleeing to Holland, then New England
Britain's William Laud sent spies to listen to pastors' sermon to see if they said anything against the King's ordinances. The Star Chamber If any pastor violated the government's mandates, they were arrested. The rigged trials were held in a secret government room called the "Star Chamber." These...
Was Whitmer Calling for Assassination of President?
Was there a hidden message behind Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) in an interview she did with NBC's Meet the Press on Sunday? Bronson Stocking with Townhall reported on this Sunday afternoon after what appeared to be a not so veiled threat against the President. One thing was very certain,...
The Hidden Biden Scandal
Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden has been accused of using his office of Vice President to enrich his son Hunter and other family members Hunter’s laptop provided the smoking gun evidence, but there is now another source with even more dark dealings. The mainstream news media is...
Historical Ignorance Threatens America
In the ancient world, when nations conquered their foes, they followed familiar patterns. Generally, the conqueror would execute most adults of the elite and educated class. They would destroy the memorials of the defeated nation’s past, and destroy the sacred places. The uneducated rural were...
Biden Presidency Could Unleash Christian Persecution
A November 2020 election producing Democrat majorities in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate, with Joe Biden winning the presidency, will place Christian institutions which abide by the moral teachings of Moses and/or Jesus of Nazareth in peril. In all likelihood, such...
Trump Women Endorse Chris Smith for Senate Seat 26
SC Women for Trump, Midlands Director Pamela Godwin, of the Columbia chapter announced her group's endorsement of Senatorial candidate Chris Smith for SC Senate seat 26 on Saturday. The Midlands Women for Trump group boasts almost 3,000 members from all walks of life across the midlands. Godwin...
UN Agenda 21 Calls for Transfer of Power in SC
"It's all over the United States, indeed it's all over the world. This is a plan to consolidate populations into dense city centers so they can be more easily managed, controlled and surveiled." --- Rosa Koire Global forces behind Agenda 21 and the Green New Deal are launching an all-out drive to...
What Trump Voters Don’t Understand About the Election
For supporters of President Trump who pay attention to politics and see the polls, they just don’t understand how it could be possible that former Vice President Joe Biden could be winning this race. He may not be. I do think the polls are a bit skewed in his favor but he very well may be ahead....
Hines, Huddle and Hogan Best for D-5 School Board
OPINION There are many good choices for the Lexington-Richland Five School Board election. We are fortunate for that. Having researched the many new candidates there are three that bring a true collaborative, inclusiveness and passion to serve our community. Those candidates are Rebecca Blackburn...
The ignored voters: Conservatives who have switched to Trump
A confession: for those who don’t know, I voted third party in the 2016 election for president. I will cast my ballot to re-elect President Trump in this year’s presidential election. As a conservative, I was a director for Keep the Promise PAC in South Carolina supporting the campaign of Ted...
Save the Monuments Rally Held at Statehouse
Over one hundred people gathered at the SC Statehouse in Columbia for the SC We the People rally to listen to leaders from across the state and the nation speak on the necessity of preserving our history and monuments. They all came to send a message to state elected officials and terrorist groups...
Angel Backs the Blue
She's called Ms. Angel, and many think she is an angel. Her name is Angel Belcher, and she started a ministry named ‘Angel Backs the Blue’ to minister to police and supply them with needed items. Indeed, Belcher has been an Angel to many in law enforcement and others in her community for over 30...
Communist, Socialist Security Risks Exposed in Congress
New Zealand author, filmmaker and antiCommunist Trevor Loudon has done all real Americans a true service with his latest expose of the Communist enemy within our own Congress. Loudon released his latest report of Communists who are destroying our country by infiltrating the US Congress just in...
Who and What is—Black Lives Matter?
Democrats are separating themselves from Black Lives Matter due to violence, riots, destruction. Some may view Black Lives Matter as a grassroots movement of concerned people gathering together. Closer examination reveals it is much more, including Marxist roots. Black Lives Matter (BLM) is...
Ballots Destroyed, Election Fraud Claimed
Photo: Ted S. Warren Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai, former US Senate candidate and inventor of Email, is claiming the Massachusetts Election Commission has committed Election Fraud. Ayyadurai claims that election officials In Massachusetts have destroyed over one million ballots from the US Senate Primary...
Discarded Trump Military Mail-In Ballots Found in PA
Most people can vote at their local precinct. Many military personnel must rely on the mail for their ballot to be counted. U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, David J. Freed, the FBI, the Department of Justice and the Pennsylvania State Police, are investigating reports of...
FDA Hoards Life-saving Drugs While Americans Die
If the CoVid-19 "pandemic" was as deadly as has been touted almost all year then why would the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) withhold any proven remedy from the public? Even President Trump declared in the early stages of the Chinese corona outbreak that the well known and used antimalarial...
“Against All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic”
As a newly commissioned Second Lieutenant, I first took the oath of office as an Army Officer thirty years ago. I recall the sacred importance of the oath, as I was pledging my life and potential death in fidelity to those words. Unique among nations, the oath of all US Federal Officers is to “the...
Trump’s Ban on Critical Race Theory
With the November election just around the corner, it’s only to be expected that President Trump would seek to rally conservative voters and drive his supporters to the polls. So, when his administration, on September 4, instructed the federal government to eliminate all training in “Critical Race...
Marxist ‘Critical Race Theory’ Infiltrates Churches, The Culture
When the Southern Baptists, the largest Protestant denomination in the country, endorse “critical race theory” (CRT), you know American Christianity has a Marxism problem. At the Southern Baptist national convention in Birmingham, Alabama, in June, a resolution on CRT and “intersectionality”...
The Presidential Election: an Analysis
We are within 50 days of the November 3rd general election. As the media continues to do the bidding of the Biden/Harris ticket with farcical stories seemingly daily, the race is decided state-by-state in the Electoral College. Looking at polling for the states, there is some questionable...
We Will Not Comply!
Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, California, is under fire for holding services without state approval. Photo courtesy PJMedia. For the past several months Democrat controlled states have been using the corona virus as a smoke screen to steal your Constitutionally guaranteed rights, including...
A Land Without Heroes
On the North side of the Statehouse grounds in Columbia, SC, a Confederate soldiers monument was dedicated May 13, 1879. The inscription as pictured above, reads: “This monument perpetuates the memory of those who, true to the instincts of their birth, faithful to the teachings of their fathers,...
The US Senate election: an analysis
The Republicans currently hold a 53-47 majority after picking up two seats in the 2018 midterm elections. Now, the consensus for the November 3rd battle of the US Senate is that the Republicans have a fight on their hands. Whoever wins the presidency, they will need the Senate to help pass their...
Candace Owens Speaks To Overflow Crowd In South Carolina
Last Saturday, Candace Owens spoke to an overflow crowd at Burnsview Baptist Church in Greer. Her speech focused on the breakdown of the American family and encouraged her enthusiastic supporters that now is the time to get back to defending the nuclear family. The Bible verse that she showed on...
We are in this together!
Before I share some personal thoughts, I have a question for you… Isn’t it wonderful to be an American and live in this great land where everyone has the right, the freedom and the expectations to express our thoughts and beliefs? As I know all of you are aware, life has a way of kicking us when...
Citizens Get Vocal; Call on Legislature to End Restrictions on State
A wide contingent of citizens from around the state gathered at the State Capitol in Columbia on Tuesday morning to demand state legislators and the governor to "open up the state". The event was organized and coordinated by Pressley Stutts of Greenville. Stutts is a retired Navy Chaplain and...
The Miracle of the U.S. Constitution
Constitution Day, September 17, the day Americans celebrate the signing of the Constitution which was then sent to the states for ratification. The numerous attacks on it, it’s founders, and the anarchy in our big cities today should give us cause to reflect upon what a gift it was/is to mankind....
Clemson Puts Marxist Group Symbol on Helmets
Does Clemson support Marxism? Are they teaching Marxism to students? Are you as a taxpayers paying for them to teach your student Marxism? Is Clemson now in the political and racial division business? Regardless the answer, the Clemson Tigers are sporting the look of a Marxist based organization,...
Defense Against Domestic Enemies to The Constitution
As a newly commissioned Second Lieutenant, I first took the oath of office as an Army Officer thirty years ago. I recall the sacred importance of the oath, as I was pledging my life and potential death in fidelity to those words. Unique among nations, the oath of all US Federal Officers is to “the...
God, the Ten Commandments and Politics
"Moses and the Ten Commandments" by Gustave Dore, 1889. From the Dore Bible Gallery Illustrated book. Many Preachers won’t say anything about politics because they believe trusting God is the answer. But God also trusts us to vote for leaders that follow His truth. The first 3 commandments deal...
Social Isolation Is Damaging an Entire Generation of Kids
Kids need interaction with other kids. Play deprived kids have more social and mental problems than actively engaged kids. They are also more prone to depression and suicide. By keeping healthy children under quarantine, we are cruelly depriving them of the in-person free play and social...
“How to Overthrow the State” College Course Offered
Washington & Lee University (W & L), established as Augusta College in 1749, and subsequently renamed Liberty Hall College, Washington College and then W & L in 1870 to honor George Washington who had endowed the struggling college in 1796. The college added the name of favorite son of...
Labor Day Origin
I often write on holidays to remind people of the importance of the holiday and urge celebrations that are appropriate. Labor Day is one of very few holidays where I urge you to ignore the origins, or any greater purpose and simply enjoy a three day weekend. Drink, party, travel, goof off...
Antonio Gramsci and “Cancel Culture” in America
Vladimir Lenin during Russian Revolution, 1917. In the wake of the Russian Bolshevik Revolution in October 1917, Communists throughout Europe believed Communism would quickly flourish throughout the world. Karl Marx had predicted that Communism was "scientifically" inevitable as a replacement of...
Remembering VJ-Day 75 Years Ago
On September 2, 1945, the Empire of Japan officially surrendered. In the photo above, Pacific Naval Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, as United States representative, signs the Instrument of Surrender on board the USS Missouri (BB-63) in Tokyo Bay. Standing directly behind him are, left to right: Gen....
Terrorists Chant “Death to America!”
"Death to America!" This was the cry on video in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The rioters called out "Kill the Police! Death to America!" This while they burned down the town around themselves. Each day the mobs become more radical and violent. As hard as that is to believe, it seems even harder that some...
Rule of Law Versus Mob Violence in the Streets
It isn't easy for many to comprehend the mob violence in the streets of our Republic. Why Joe Biden and Kamala Harris did not condemn this lawless behavior during the Democrat National Convention is a mystery. It appears the socialist globalist Democrats condone violence in our streets as a...
Fighting Back Against a Post-Christian America
Only a few months before the COVID-19 pandemic, a groundbreaking poll was published highighting the shocking pace of decline of Christianity in America. This Pew research poll, published in Oct 17, 2019 (https://www.pewforum.org/2019/10/17/in-u-s-decline-of-christianity-continues-at-rapid-pace)...
August Historical Events We Remember
History passing... Bodies of student demonstrators killed by Communist Chinese forces at Tiananmen Square in August 1989. "The last tommy", Claude Choules, died at 110 years in August 2011, making him the last surviving WWI combat veteran. The photo below was taken in 1915 when Choules...
SC State Museum Violates Community Standards, Pulls Display
A questionable display in the SC State Museum has been pulled after citizens complained of the inappropriateness of the display. A Columbia resident found the display at the museum when she took her young daughter to the museum to see the achievements of women. She said she was appalled and...
The Left’s Axis of Evil
Does the left’s coalition make America’s conversion to Marxism inevitable? Let this column be a wake-up call to those Conservatives and Republicans who are under the impression that there is just a bias in social media and big tech that just favors the left. What we face in the midst of an...
The Watts Rebellion 55 Years After
Fifty five years ago, a drunk motorcycle rider named Marquette Frye was arrested. In the days that followed the arrest what has since become known as the "Watts riots" started up in Los Angeles beginning on August 11, 1965, by Black Americans. The riot was just five days after the 1965 Voting...
Exclusive from Gen. Flynn: If We Don’t Act, 2% of the People Are About To Control the Other 98%
I was once told if we’re not careful, 2 percent of the passionate will control 98 percent of the indifferent 100 percent of the time. The more I’ve thought about this phrase, the more I believe it. There is now a small group of passionate people working hard to destroy our American way of life....
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