Jackhammer Comes Out !!

Hello, old friends.  I know I haven’t posted in a long time… I’m sure some of you were wondering if you would ever hear from me again.  Now that I have re-emerged, I’m sure you didn’t expect me to be sporting this limited edition Obama t-shirt.  Yes, you are correct in noting that this particular t-shirt has a restricted distribution… it can only be obtained by making a substantial contribution to President Obama’s re-election campaign.

I can take no more.  It is finally time for Jackhammer to come out of the closet.

All of you know that I became a Ronald Reagan Republican in the 1980s, and I have remained affiliated with the Republican Party to honor Him and all He has done for our country.  Yet if He were alive today, the Great One would be branded a Republican in Name Only (RINO) and driven out of Washington without a second thought.  Reagan reached across the aisle and worked with the democrats… He compromised… He negotiated… and, when necessary, He even raised taxes.  Reagan put these United States ahead of everything else.  He did what was right.  Reagan took a bullet in service to our country, and then came back to fight some more.

What has become of our party platform?  Since 2008 the republicans have stated that their primary goal is to make Obama a one-term president.  I shake my finger at all of you for dishonoring the memory of the Great One.  Over and over again, I have watched contemporary republicans sabotage the economy…  I have watched them vote against common sense initiatives that they have always supported in the past…  I have watched them manufacture one crisis after another.  Why?  To make the president look bad… to prevent the economy from improving on Obama's watch.  Jackhammer believes that every republican who made ousting the fairly-elected president his or her top priority should be charged with treason and jailed.  You were elected to improve things, not purposefully keep them shitty.

I have watched the President of the United States heckled during a State of the Union address, being called a liar on nation television.  I have followed the birther saga.  I have read ridiculous tripe comparing our president to Hitler and every other boogeyman these United States have ever faced.  I have seen every one of his accomplishments ridiculed, criticized, or overlooked completely.  I have seen the Truth he spoke twisted and warped to serve nefarious purposes.  I have seen his supporters unjustly slandered.  I have witnessed countless racist attacks, including a widely-circulated cartoon depicting the president cultivating a watermelon patch on the White House lawn.  Friends, Jackhammer has had enough.  In fact, I have had more than enough.

The republican alternative?  Mitt Romney?  Are you serious?  This is the best candidate we can advance from our ranks?  Have we fallen so low?  Are things really this bad?  Unfortunately, it gets even worse.  The Republican Party has swung so far to the right that it continues to alienate large numbers of Reagan republicans… not to mention every single non-white, non-male demographic living within our borders.  The defection rate has reached epic proportions, and even Jackhammer agrees that we have no choice but to abandon ship.

I know this evolutionary, revolutionary paradigm shift will surprise many of you.  I apologize for the shock I know this will cause.  Nevertheless, Jackhammer must do the right thing, and he must do the right thing NOW.  My home state is in play… the polls are tied… the outcome is too close to call.  I cannot shirk the responsibility that comes with living in a crucial swing state, and I fully expect my endorsement to tip the scales towards Obama’s favor.  While President Obama is far from perfect, and while I disagree with many of his policies, he remains our best hope for recovery.  I want to believe.  Follow me. 

 

 

 

Last Train to Glory

I ain’t a man of constant sorrow

I ain’t seen trouble all day long

We are only passengers on the Last Train to Glory

That will soon be long, long gone.

It is time for Jackhammer to go on record and straighten out anyone who claims evangelical Christians are not the victims of ridicule and discrimination. The best example that readily comes to mind is quarterback Tim Tebow, who treated the Denver Broncos to a six-game winning streak towards the end of the 2011 NFL season.

There was much talk about this winning streak, which was publically dubbed “The Tebow Train.” Since being named Denver’s starting quarterback beginning with the team’s Week 7 game against Miami, Tebow compiled an 8-5 record, including the playoffs. Over and over, in six of those games, Tebow was able to orchestrate heroic game-winning drives in the fourth quarter and/or overtime… yet he continued to face constant criticism about his lack of ability. Worst of all, he became the subject of open, unchecked ridicule for his Christian faith… at one point he was even openly mocked with a skit on Saturday Night Live. Did you miss it? Let’s just say that the Jewish SNL writers decided it would be funny if Jesus Christ confronted Tebow in the locker room to claim His share of the credit for the Broncos’ gridiron victories.

Tebow is well-accustomed to mockery and ridicule. During his college days, Tebow frequently wrote references to biblical verses on his eye paint. In the 2009 BCS Championship Game, he wore John 3:16 on his eye black; consequently, Google reported over 90 million searches for “John 3:16” over the next 24 hours. What was the NCAA reaction? To issue an edict banning all messages on eye paint. Dubbed “The Tebow Rule,” all college players were henceforth prohibited from following suit.

Despite his amazing performance with the Denver Broncos, one the NFL’s most prestigious and desirable franchises, Tebow was given the boot at the end of the 2011 season. As a reward for his outstanding service, Tebow was traded to the N.Y. Jets – a team universally acknowledged to be the “suckiest” team in the football universe. As Brett Favre will tell you, the N.Y. Jets are the End of the Line.

So… has the Tebow Train reached the End of the Line? Not exactly. The Christians reading this already understand that winning football games is not the most important thing in Tim Tebow’s life. Tebow, you see, is riding a different kind of train… a train Arlo Guthrie called “The Last Train to Glory.” Tebow refuses to be ashamed of his devotion to Christ, probably because scripture makes it painfully clear that our faith must not remain hidden:

• But he that shall deny Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father who is in heaven (Matthew 10:33);

• For he that shall be ashamed of Me and My words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man also will be ashamed of him, when he shall come in the glory of his Father with the holy angels (Mark 8:38);

• But he that shall deny Me before men shall be denied before the angels of God (Luke 12:9).

Friends, Jackhammer knows in his heart that Tebow is setting the right example… he is showing us The Path. Check your pockets right now and make sure you have your ticket for the Last Train to Glory, for Tebow continues to remind us that this is the only journey that really matters. If you want a ticket and do not have one, all you have to do is get on your knees and ask.

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