Comments on: Leaping Back to the Founding, Part 1: The Left Really Reveals Its Hatred of the American Idea http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/10/24/leaping-back-to-the-founding-part-1-the-left-really-reveals-its-hatred-of-the-american-idea/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:34:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: The Left Continues To Smear Glenn Beck & the Tea Party with its Skousen Shellgame | NewsReal Blog http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/10/24/leaping-back-to-the-founding-part-1-the-left-really-reveals-its-hatred-of-the-american-idea/#comment-202751 The Left Continues To Smear Glenn Beck & the Tea Party with its Skousen Shellgame | NewsReal Blog Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:01:04 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=12657#comment-202751 [...] (By the way, the Right has been debunking this particular Skousen shell game for some time. I first blogged about it more than a year ago in October of ’09 here.) [...] [...] (By the way, the Right has been debunking this particular Skousen shell game for some time. I first blogged about it more than a year ago in October of ’09 here.) [...]

]]> By: Larry http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/10/24/leaping-back-to-the-founding-part-1-the-left-really-reveals-its-hatred-of-the-american-idea/#comment-20236 Larry Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:56:28 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=12657#comment-20236 Did you know that W. Cleon Skousen is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints (ie, LDS or "Mormon")? Glen Beck is a member of the same faith, as am I. I did not known Skousen was the author of "Leap" and am more likely to pick it up now. I can at least partially explain why the book "ignited" Becks mind. Glen understands and identifies with the same fundamental belief system as Skousen. I cannot stress enough how much influence this common world view will have on LDS readers of "Leap." I know I must be viewed as "biased" as I'm a member of the same faith, but I've listened to some of Skousen's lectures and read a couple of his other books, and all (the lectures in particular) indicate an extremely studied and insightful man. Having not read "Leap" yet, but only the above reviews, I can only guess that Skousen's work was less well developed out of his attempt to write a book for 'general audiences' and absent of some of the 'pearls' his LDS readers would find meaningful. The two other books by Skousen I've read are "The First 2,000 Years" and "The Third 1,000 Years," both analyzing sections of the Old Testament in light of what we know as Latter-Day-Saints. Did you know that W. Cleon Skousen is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints (ie, LDS or “Mormon”)? Glen Beck is a member of the same faith, as am I. I did not known Skousen was the author of “Leap” and am more likely to pick it up now.

I can at least partially explain why the book “ignited” Becks mind. Glen understands and identifies with the same fundamental belief system as Skousen. I cannot stress enough how much influence this common world view will have on LDS readers of “Leap.”

I know I must be viewed as “biased” as I’m a member of the same faith, but I’ve listened to some of Skousen’s lectures and read a couple of his other books, and all (the lectures in particular) indicate an extremely studied and insightful man.

Having not read “Leap” yet, but only the above reviews, I can only guess that Skousen’s work was less well developed out of his attempt to write a book for ‘general audiences’ and absent of some of the ‘pearls’ his LDS readers would find meaningful.

The two other books by Skousen I’ve read are “The First 2,000 Years” and “The Third 1,000 Years,” both analyzing sections of the Old Testament in light of what we know as Latter-Day-Saints.

]]> By: Leaping Back to the Founding « NewsReal Blog http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/10/24/leaping-back-to-the-founding-part-1-the-left-really-reveals-its-hatred-of-the-american-idea/#comment-20235 Leaping Back to the Founding « NewsReal Blog Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:01:34 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=12657#comment-20235 [...] Part 1: The Left Really Reveals Its Hatred of the American Idea [...] [...] Part 1: The Left Really Reveals Its Hatred of the American Idea [...]

]]> By: Leaping Back to the Founding, Part 4: I’m Not the Only One Struggling with Understanding “Natural Law” « NewsReal Blog http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/10/24/leaping-back-to-the-founding-part-1-the-left-really-reveals-its-hatred-of-the-american-idea/#comment-20234 Leaping Back to the Founding, Part 4: I’m Not the Only One Struggling with Understanding “Natural Law” « NewsReal Blog Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:02:20 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=12657#comment-20234 [...] Part 1: The Left Really Reveals Its Hatred of the American Idea [...] [...] Part 1: The Left Really Reveals Its Hatred of the American Idea [...]

]]> By: Leaping Back to the Founding, Part 3: If Natural Law is the Basis of America Then How Come No One Can Explain It? « NewsReal Blog http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/10/24/leaping-back-to-the-founding-part-1-the-left-really-reveals-its-hatred-of-the-american-idea/#comment-20233 Leaping Back to the Founding, Part 3: If Natural Law is the Basis of America Then How Come No One Can Explain It? « NewsReal Blog Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:38:08 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=12657#comment-20233 [...] Part 1: The Left Really Reveals Its Hatred of the American Idea [...] [...] Part 1: The Left Really Reveals Its Hatred of the American Idea [...]

]]> By: Soylent Green http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/10/24/leaping-back-to-the-founding-part-1-the-left-really-reveals-its-hatred-of-the-american-idea/#comment-20219 Soylent Green Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:25:25 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=12657#comment-20219 Dear Peachey, Yeh, but the trouble is, the left is also teaching their version of history to our kids. That, unfortunately, makes it TRUE to them. Dear Peachey,

Yeh, but the trouble is, the left is also teaching their version of history to our kids. That, unfortunately, makes it TRUE to them.

]]> By: peachey http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/10/24/leaping-back-to-the-founding-part-1-the-left-really-reveals-its-hatred-of-the-american-idea/#comment-20232 peachey Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:39:40 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=12657#comment-20232 After listening to Michelle Obama's comments on the campaign trail extoll the fact that her husband was "going to CHANGE American history" I get a sense of the efforts of the Left to deny and manipulate the history of this country. Michelle and group fail to realize that you can re-write history,you can lie about history, you can ignore history, but, you cannot truthfully change history. Learning from history and incorporating the positive and negative, the thoughts and actions of of the past created the greatest document,our Constitution. I look forward to your series. After listening to Michelle Obama’s comments on the campaign trail extoll the fact that her husband was “going to CHANGE American history” I get a sense of the efforts of the Left to deny and manipulate the history of this country. Michelle and group fail to realize that you can re-write history,you can lie about history, you can ignore history, but, you cannot truthfully change history. Learning from history and incorporating the positive and negative, the thoughts and actions of of the past created the greatest document,our Constitution. I look forward to your series.

]]> By: Leaping Back to the Founding, Part 2: Is this a “Christian Nation” Theory? « NewsReal Blog http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/10/24/leaping-back-to-the-founding-part-1-the-left-really-reveals-its-hatred-of-the-american-idea/#comment-20231 Leaping Back to the Founding, Part 2: Is this a “Christian Nation” Theory? « NewsReal Blog Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:01:45 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=12657#comment-20231 [...] Click here for Part 1 of Leaping Back to the Founding [...] [...] Click here for Part 1 of Leaping Back to the Founding [...]

]]> By: Isabel Isherwood http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/10/24/leaping-back-to-the-founding-part-1-the-left-really-reveals-its-hatred-of-the-american-idea/#comment-20218 Isabel Isherwood Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:51:42 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=12657#comment-20218 I tried reading the 5,000 year leap and found it too hokey but I wasn't totally against it and really felt bad that I hadn't really given it a good chance. I'm looking forward to reading David's interpetations and I make just go back and slog through the hokiness to get to the gems buried in it. I tried reading the 5,000 year leap and found it too hokey but I wasn’t totally against it and really felt bad that I hadn’t really given it a good chance. I’m looking forward to reading David’s interpetations and I make just go back and slog through the hokiness to get to the gems buried in it.

]]> By: gatekeeper96740 http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/10/24/leaping-back-to-the-founding-part-1-the-left-really-reveals-its-hatred-of-the-american-idea/#comment-20230 gatekeeper96740 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:19:44 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=12657#comment-20230 The Making of America is another of Skousen's books that should be taught in schools. The Making of America is another of Skousen’s books that should be taught in schools.

]]> By: David Swindle http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/10/24/leaping-back-to-the-founding-part-1-the-left-really-reveals-its-hatred-of-the-american-idea/#comment-20229 David Swindle Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:06:26 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=12657#comment-20229 You're welcome. I look forward to your comments on it. You’re welcome. I look forward to your comments on it.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/10/24/leaping-back-to-the-founding-part-1-the-left-really-reveals-its-hatred-of-the-american-idea/#comment-20228 Kyle Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:25:54 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=12657#comment-20228 Have read "Leap" a few times and am really looking forward to this series. Thanks for doing it! Have read “Leap” a few times and am really looking forward to this series. Thanks for doing it!

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