My first shot at this organization started back on 1/30/2009 with Big Trouble Ahead, and then a follow-up with The Great American Con-Job on the very next day. I’m taking another crack at them because something worthwhile is coming from both of these postings and I want to keep prompting reactions to it. First a little background then I will explain…
One of my readers, Jen I think, sent me the link to an organization called BornAgainAmerican which is a newly created, supposedly, pro-American organization by none other than Mr. TV himself, Norman Lear. When you go to the link you are immediately captured by the start of a music-video. The music-video is very well done. The tune is very catchy, the words are inspiring, the people in the video are very sincere, and all throughout you feel a sense of pride and patriotism. By the end of the video you are moved to sign up and ask… “What can I do for my country“?
In case you are wondering, every bit of that last paragraph is true.
Ok, so what? Right? Well, shortly after both of my original postings made the rounds on the net, I started to get reactions to it. A few people actually came here and made some ugly comments about this site because they thought (rightly so) that I was disparaging BAA and their patriotic goals. Then a few of my regular readers, and myself, set them straight about how insidious the BAA site was and something magical happened.
Surprisingly, they took a few minutes to take another look/listen, read my two postings concerning the BAA site, and the site’s Founder, Norman Lear. Each of them shortly thereafter apologized to me, my readers, and I guess my site in general. I must stop here just for a moment to respectfully accept their gracious apologies!
Anyway, the lightbulb went off in their heads, and I’m guessing they felt a little silly because they had been sucked-in by the moving BAA video. Which is very understandable.
Something even my readers don’t even know about (until now), is the emails I have received concerning BAA, accusing me of all sorts of stupid things, none of which is true of course, although my wife has called me a jerk from time to time.
Finally we get to the crux of why I’m writing this post and why I’m going to stay on top of this nasty little anti-American organization called BornAgainAmerican. Many hundreds of thousands, or millions, of Americans are going to be invited to join this organization thinking they are a patriotic group and will start some sort of pro-American movement that they can proudly be a part of. When in fact, the group uses fake patriotism and religion, to rail against real patriotism and religion. Yes, you read that correctly… this group is using religion to push religion aside in this country. The biggest problem as I see it is this, most of the people who sign up and send them money have no idea they are being taken for short ride off a long Marxist cliff. My story related above concerning the apologies is more than enough proof that what BAA is doing works, so something has to be done.
If any of you are experts at getting high rankings on the internet, I would appreciate your help in getting this story out across the World Wide Web. Actually, any of you who care to, can help just by linking to the BAA stories when you are visiting other sites or when emailing others. We may not shut them down, but we can help educate others, and in the process show people how sneaky these Marxist bastards can be. This may then slow them down a bit.
Happy hunting!
Gio-
P.S. Using http://alphainventions.com/ to increase traffic. It better work!
Gio,
It’s good you’re keeping your pressure on this phony BornAgainAmerican outfit!
IIRC, it was Jen who first sent the BAA video link to you.
Eowyn,
Oooooops! Time to use the edit function.
I think it’s very important we keep up with this putrid org. The damage they do will be long lasting on our citizenry. Plus, in the meantime they are going to rake in money from people that have been fooled by them.
Gio-
Gio,
Great post! I am not surprised that their radar has picked you up alraedy. I just hope you don’t get audited next. . Can you tell if any of the nasty email has actually come from BAA or BAA personnel?
B
Gio,
Will you post the nasty e-mail you got about your BAA blogs?
Boo & Eowyn,
I will keep a better eye on them if and when they come again, but I did not notice any connection to staff of BAA.
Well, my dear friend, there were exactly 4 of them and all were promptly deleted by me. I’m betting I will get more as time goes on, so I will post them when they show up. But you now know why I use a throw away email addy all the time!
Gio-
I think what bothers me most about this organization is what you pointed out — that they are using religion to sell their ideology to religious people. I went to Norman Lear’s People for the American Way site and read so many posts completely mocking religion and religious people, but they want to sucker people in with this phony stuff.
And sadly, so many will be suckered because they don’t have the spiritual discernment to see through it. I first found the Bornagainamerican link at a liberal blog, which was an instant clue that it was bad news. But it took all of a minute of the song to see what they were all about. They play on the emotions and use some of the religious lingo, and they can suck in bunch of lumpy headed nominal Christians.
GRRRR!!!
Jen,
Could you leave a link to the place where you saw people posting on People for the American Way. I tried and failed on my first attempt, and would love to use their own words against them.
I’m bothered by both the patriotic angle and the religion angle with these creeps. They use, and I do mean use them for their own agenda which has nothing to do with patriotism or religion. These are dangerous people!
Gio-
I’ll see if I can hunt it down… it wasn’t one of the bigger libby blogs like Huffpo or DU — it was one of those libs who visited you a while back…
Jen,
Thanks, I appreciate it!
Gio-
Gio,
I can see why you, in particular, are cheesed off about what these Leftists are using to fool people. I have. more than a few times, dropped warning aboot (sorry, just watched some Red Green) this sham of an organization. Especially to the people I know who are Christian Americans. (?)
I think I’d mentioned here somewhere that I have not heard that catchy tune yet. Mostly because I don’t care to hear what they have to say through music. I’m guessing it would just tick me off. And I don’t need needless aggravation.
”Don’t Be Fooled Again by Born Again”
Red Green? I used to love that show!!!
”If the women don’t find ya handsome, they should at least find ya handy.”
”I’m pullin’ for ya. We’re all in this together.”
”Keep your stick on the ice.”
”Always use the handyman’s secret weapon – duct tape.”
Doktor Dominion
Are they in reruns, or are they still making new ones?
I love the duct tape line — I say it around here sometimes…
“I’m a man, but I can change.
If I have to.
I guess.”
Bwahahahahaha!!!
Yeah, I guess. Good stuff from ‘America’s Hat’ to the North.
(And, please, no offense to Canada intended. No Canucks were injured during this post.)
Anything that says “Born Again American” makes my toes curl. So, let me get this straight, you have to be brainwashed into being their definition of what a “true american” or “patriot” is? Yeah, that sounds about right, since leftists are some of the best experts in brainwashing. I love how all the lib/lefts had all of these bumper stickers saying “I’m moving to Canada” or “blind faith in bad leaders doesn’t make you a patriot” or whatever. So now that people who didn’t vote for the chosen one have to actually witness the blind faith of the brainwashed. (I haven’t checked out this site yet, and I don’t know if i really want to.
Michele,
Actually, I think you should check out the site. It’s very well done, and besides the song, the site seems very patriotic and religious. You should check it out so you know exactly how crafty these bastards can be. Look at it this way… know your enemy!
Gio-
Michelle –
My father sent me the link and then called me. He was actually emotional when he called. He is a very patriotic Christian man and was drawn into this deception exactly as the site is designed. I looked at it and was at first, quite impressed with the quality of the site design, as well as the obvious professional level methods used in the production of the song and video. I was a lttle skeptical initially because I am aware of Keith Carradine’s political leanings so I began doing the research and found evidence right on the site itself and then in various other locations to include here at Gio’s place. I t would be well worth taking a good look at the site and then do your own search based upon the items that jump out at you. You can also use the links provided here by Gio to learn about several of the associated organizations and individuals involved with BAA.
Gio,
I noticed my links. Thank you!
B
Boo,
No problemo!
That’s Spanish for the uneducated.
;- )
Gio-
Okay,
I will check it out, I promise.