City Commissioners Could Learn From This

Here we have all the makings of a typical Battle Creek City Commission meeting:

1. Nobody in the audience
2. A motion requiring an absurd amount of money

The only difference? The BC commission would have rubber stamped the motion. Green lights down the row. Spending is simply irresistable!

Midnight Mass @ St. Philip

I went to St. Philip (pictured above) last evening for midnight Mass. I have many friends who have attended the service and I figured it would be a nice experience during this otherwise not-so-festive Christmas holiday.

The Mass far exceeded my expectations. I was intrigued by the liturgy, inspired by the music, and impressed with the general feeling of love and devotion. I strongly encourage any and all residents of Battle Creek to attend a Christmas eve midnight Mass at St. Philip. Trust me, you won't regret it.

PS- If anyone wants to get me a belated Christmas present, a Douay-Rheims version of the Bible would hit the spot! It should be genuine leather, of course, but hardcover would do just fine. haha

MAKE LOVE, STOP WAR

Well, the time has come. Today is Global Orgasm Day. We talked about it on the program a few weeks ago and it has finally arrived. We hope that you are all doing your part to make this day a success. As we love to say, the primary goal of Bannister & Sutherby is to educate and encourage people so that they may "get involved in the process."

Actually, if this works then I think that we ought to seriously consider putting together a resolution requiring all nations to make every day Global Orgasm Day. This will obviously require the creation of bureaucracy and an international gestapo (we'll call it a peace task force, of course) specifically designed to ensure that everyone is contributing to the cause. I mean, can you imagine not being able to attain world peace because a few people or rogue states refuse to get on board? I would be so ticked....

PS- I fear that this day will go down in history as being the most worthless, yet entertaining, concept since the Chia pet.

Bannister is a Republican Delegate

I had the honor of meeting Congressman-elect Tim Walberg, the man I endorsed in the 7th district race for U.S. House of Representatives, at the Calhoun County Republican Convention this evening at the Hunt Club. Angela and I also had the privilege of speaking at great length with his wife. Both are very devout Christians.

As if the night couldn't get any better, I left the Convention as a delegate (Bedford township, district 4).

PS- Chris Simmons, you are the man.

Gun-Rights Under Fire

Recently, attorneys for the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) argued that the 2nd amendment "right to bear arms" applies only to militias, not individuals. The judicial ramifications of this case could never be underestimated. Here is what gets me:

1. Most anti-gun lobbyists could care less about the Constitution. They certainly don't care about what it really meant to those who drafted it. What matters most to these activists is what they can "make it mean." A little manipulation here, a little rewording there, a pinch of revisionist history and VOILA! there you have it, what the constitutions "means." This is the kind of "living document" BS that makes the Constitution something of a Mr. Potato Head in the hands of anti-Constitution activists.

2. A clear-eyed view of history would show that the second amendment was intimately tied to the incident where the "lobsterbacks" (Red Coats) attempted to confiscate the "arms" of the citizens of Boston. Yet this is the very thing that the anti-gun activists are attempting to do on a national scale! It may do them well to go back and see how the Framers viewed such a usurpation of the right to bear arms. In fact, they could begin by reading the Declaration of Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms, which was drafted by none other than John Hancock and Thomas Jefferson.

3. Most importantly, they should ponder (long and hard) the reason why framers rejected the proposal to place the phrase "for the common defense" at the end of the 2nd amendment.

Bottom Line: The anti-gun lobby has no Constitutional leg to stand on... unless, of course, the Constitution is a Mr. Potato Head.

Racism & Newspapers on Olivet Campus

One of these things is not like the others,
One of these things just doesn't belong,
Can you tell which quote is racist,
By the time I finish my song?

A. "Brothers and Sisters, isn't it bad enough that we are being dumbed-down by white folks?... There are Black folks who control media outlets that do not operate in the best interests of Black people. Why would you support them - in any way?"

or

B. "Brothers and Sisters, isn't it bad enough that we are being dumbed-down by black folks?... There are White folks who control media outlets that do not operate in the best interests of White people. Why would you support them- in any way?

Did you guess which thing was not like the others?
Did you guess which thing just doesn't belong?
If you guessed that B was the one that's racist,
Then you're absolutely...right!

Well, at least in the multicultural bizzaro-world of the diversicrat.

BANNISTER ON WBCK LAST WEEK

Bannister had the privilege of filling in for Chris Simmons on WBCK's Hotline program this past week. He was the guest co-host, along with station manager Tim Collins, for three shows. "It was a great experience," Bannister said. "We talked about a variety of issues and had some great callers. I am hoping to do more with WBCK in the future."

Bannister talked about issues such as the city commissioners considering a ban on "public smoking," the myth of a constitutional Separation of church & state, the Intelligent Design controversy, the failure of liberal talk-radio, the Battle Creek public employees pension debate, and the violence against members of Young Americans for Freedom at the MSU event featuring Representative Tom Tancredo (R-CO).

Watch FOX News Coverage of MSU Incident!

The O'Reilly Factor interview:
http://tancredo4prez.blogspot.com/2006/12/oreilly-factor.html

Hannity & Colmes coverage:
http://tancredo4prez.blogspot.com/2006/12/hannity-and-colmes.html

Bannister & Wife Assaulted @ MSU Event

My wife & I went to see US Representative Tom Tancredo speak at MSU Law College. The event was put on by MSU's Young Americans for Freedom and MSU's College Republicans. As president of Olivet College Young Americans for Freedom, I was invited to the event.

Little did we know that the event would turn violent. To start things off, the liberals rushed the stage in hope of stopping the event. It was then that they pulled the fire alarm, forcing everyone to evacuate the building. Once outside, they surrounded Kyle Bristow, chairman of MSU YAF, hurling insults, vulgarities, and threats at him. I grabbed a hold of him in order to get him away from them. While we were talking away, one of them spit on him. While he was wiping it off, he was kicked in the back! When I reached over to help him, one of the liberals hit me in the back of the head with their fist!

It was here that things got really bad. Everyone started moving towards the door which just happened to be where my wife (6 months pregnant) was standing. One of the violent liberals (pic above w/ hoop earings and bandanna) was moving towards my wife without paying attention to where she was going. My wife pushed her to the side in order to stop from being hit. The girl then swore at my wife and began to lunge at her in order to hit her. By this time, EVERYONE was freaking out! We were screaming, "She is pregnant! What are you thinking???" She said something along the lines of, "I don't care, I am going to beat that b****es f***ing a**!" That made me livid! That is when I started yelling. All hell broke loose! Everyone was yelling, pointing, holding people back, trying to hit people, etc.

Once the police arrived, the girl responsible for assaulting Kyle and the girl responsible for assaulting me fled the scene. These two girls have not been arrested or even taken in for questioning. These two girls are the ones holding the banner in the video clip shown on O'Reilly.