ReAwaken America or Wake Up, America!

Sometimes I learn something, and I immediately get a pit in my stomach...and/or my heart sinks. When that happens, I kinda feel the need to speak, to clarify, to alert, to warn.

Well, something like that just happened and my heart just sank to a deep, deep pit. I saw a post on Facebook from CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network) that Matt Hagee, (Pastor John Hagee’s son) had to apologize for allowing a group to attend their church – Cornerstone – for what ended being a political gathering. I hadn’t heard of the group – the "ReAwaken America Tour” – but I was familiar with the format presented and some of the names, so a warning buzzer immediately went off in my head. The format and advertising for other events I have researched in the past, are ALL exactly the SAME! So, I decided to dig a little deeper into "ReAwaken America Tour". As I had researched other groups like this and was familiar with many of the players, I became very concerned. The "tour" is sponsored by "Charisma News". Apparently there are also ties to Pastor Kenneth Copeland Ministries. Upon researching the tour group, I believe Matt was absolutely correct to apologize for hosting this event. In truth, there is a whole lot more to understand regarding this group, than even what Hagee eluded to in his apology. I want to write about that.

I am not at all surprised by what I learned. There seems to be a recurring message from these events. Though presented with different names for the "tours" or events, they are all very similar in their methodology. Now what happened according to the article at CBN was the crowd at the church broke into the chant "Let's Go Brandon". I think most people are familiar with that phrase by now, but for those who are not, this video gives a brief synopsis of how this chant began. I think this short video is accurate enough to explain the beginnings. But what CBN missed in their article was that it wasn't just the chant that was the problem. The group that Cornerstone had decided to host, has extremely questionable ties, and many of their speakers are not Christian. In fact, some of them are flat out over the top scary in their beliefs. I hope to explain in this blogpost. I have been researching this "movement" for a while now. This is why I became so concerned.

Truthfully, I am probably one of the most politically minded people I know. I believe the church has long been too silent on all things political and what is happening in our nation. I am a firm believer that too many Christians inappropriately use "separation of church and state" as an excuse to not be involved - even to the point of not voting. But politics mixed with faith isn't what happened here, even though that is how some are painting it. The problem is exactly who it is that is connected with this group. And honestly some of them are down right... ummm, not sure "evil" is too strong a word.

While the "tour" that appeared at Cornerstone Church was the “ReAwaken America Tour” and it is the group now making the rounds across our nation, the last tour group (even appearing at one of our local churches) was the  "AriseFreedomTour” with Scott McKay, Leigh Dundas and Sacha Stone. The people speaking and leading these “tours” are all cut from the same cloth and even include some of the same speakers in both events/tours. I have found the people below to be some of the regular players:

• Scott McKay – lunatic, in my opinion. Google his videos. Here is a link to  his most recent video from November 16th. It comes with my warning - language and conspiracy. And I am being nice. This is the type of people associated with this tour and therefore my concern. He does not claim to be a Christian and his videos demonstrate that. Further, they are attacking the credibility of Fox News, and asking you to believe stuff like what is in his video instead. That should be a huge red flag revealing that they do not want you to know truth.

• Leigh Dundas – human rights attorney and wellness guru. One of the  major players in the "AriseFreedom Tour". Think critically on this one and dig deep. Associations matter and she seems to have no problem being aligned with McKay.

• Mikki Willis - think "Plandemic" - the movie. You know; the guy that wanted us to believe the vaccine was the mark of the beast, among other conspiracies. You will be hard-pressed to find the movie at this point, but Willis does have a book out now by the same title. This man, (don't look at his eyes, too long) I believe, deliberately deceived Americans even hoping to frighten them with a narrative about the virus that was never proven, but easy to refute. This, at a time when so very little was known about the pandemic. It didn't matter it could be shown as untrue. It still worked on the psyche of millions of Americans. He is associated with a site called EleVate Films. The video explaining their mission has been removed, but clicking the link will still give you a feel of the website. At the time it originally appeared on the website, it was very well done and dramatic. Why are all clips removed now? The damage done? There is another series of this video now, but it will not allow me to link to it here. Willis also made a visual appearance in several of the videos making the rounds at the beginning of the pandemic. You remember; that would be all the videos they told you to hurry up and watch before they were taken down...stoking more fear and conspiracy. That was his only agenda in my opinion. Fear. *Edit: The videos now state that they are "private".

• Robert Kennedy Jr. - I have been warning about him for awhile now. Although, he did just make an appearance on “Tucker Carlson Today”, and the part I saw was very good, that fact doesn’t really mean anything. People know in order to draw a certain crowd, they have to say the right things to some degree. This, in order to suck others in. Deceivers deceive. And as much as I like Tucker, this isn’t the first time he has been fooled by someone. Sometimes, honestly, I wonder about him. No one is 100% right on everything.

• Gene Ho – Gene is the editor for George Magazine. You know; the magazine created by John F. Kennedy, Jr. It was a liberal magazine that stopped publishing in 2001, after JFK Jr. had been killed in a plane crash. Ho picked it up to begin republishing. I don't understand that. Why don't we question that connection. The magazine claims it is to present a more balanced content. Ho is also a former publicity photographer for President Trump. I am not sure President Trump would have given that much thought. But Ho is also reported to have been involved with Qanon. Why are so many of these people involved with QAnon liberal or semi-liberal??? If you are unfamiliar with QAnon, think Jan 6 Shaman – the shaman is the most public face of QAnon, but hardly the root, or the brains behind the movement – that would reportedly be Jim and Ron Watkins (CodeMonkeyZ on the questionable site 4Chan). I have blogged about QAnon here. Please read my article for further detail about what QAnon is all about. Ho is now running for mayor of Myrtle Beach, SC and it is reported he has scrubbed his connections with QAnon. This would appear to be true, because he was once listed on the Patriot Double Down Tour as a speaker. (This tour is still shown with a video on the "Past Events" page of The Patriot Voice. It was held in 2021.) Ho's name, photo and bio have been removed from that site - as have a few other reported speakers. Somewhere I have a screenshot of him being listed there. I want to learn more about Ho. I have hopes that perhaps he left QAnon because he woke up to who they really are. Maybe he just wanted to win his election. I will study him further.

• Jim and Ron Watkins - largely reported to be the founders of QAnon. Their names always appear at the "Patriot Voice" site as speakers at their "tours". Originally when their page was listing a bio for each speaker, these two had their photos and names appear without a bio. Now at the updated site, no one has a bio...simply a photo with their name. These guys are flat out flakes and big fat trouble, in my view.

• Seth Holehouse –Qanon ties. He spoke at the QAnon Double Down Tour in Nevada in October. Or at least they advertised him as such. He also appears to now be scrubbed from their site. He does have a great video out that is very accurate. But so? We must question thoroughly someone's ties when they have reached the level of something like QAnon. No one should get a pass in this time we find ourselves. And everyone knows there must be a little truth to get anyone to believe the lies.

• Judy Mikovitz – doctor, questionable ties with Mikki Willis, for one. She claims not to be anti-vax...only when she needs to. She makes some valid points, but her ties and previous accusations against her need to be considered. She can be right about some medical opinions and still be dead wrong about a new agenda. I will never trust her. And there is much I question about her. Funny, I once again find her in a movement I highly suspect. She is on my list of "deceiver". I am just not certain how deep.

• Sidney Powell – attorney President Trump had to get rid of. I tried warning about her! Why do you suppose President Trump had to distance himself from some of these people?? I was incensed by what she did to the Trump defense.

• Lin Wood – attorney Trump had to dump.  Wood told Georgians to stay home and not vote. Who does that????  I warned about Wood, too. I don't believe he was ever in the Trump camp, but had his own agenda. These tours are giving him a speaking slot now. Why? So he can again tell Republicans not to vote??? He has made so many troubling decisions, one cannot help but question his motives and who he really is. He is either a big part of the deception or he is dangerously fooled. I believe the former. And he has been a Democrat far longer than his new found claim of "Republican".

• Clay Clark - the man behind the ReAwaken America Tour. Founder of Thrive15  - "a website that provides entertaining education to entrepreneurs". It's goal is to help entrepreneurs thrive and grow. He is the owner of a TV network and the author of 3 books. He graduated from Oral Roberts University and soon launched into his career after being named "Oklahoma Entrepreneur of the Year". He has been the business consultant for several well-known and successful companies. His resume is impressive with experience in film, as well. But who is he now?

  

  Clay Clark 
  His chosen business photo

• Several of the typical anti-vax gurus are speakers at these events. (Sorry, but I believe anti-vaxxers should be careful with whom they align - one being Sasha Stone - AriseFreedom Tour) They all seem to embrace each other for their own agenda. It is extremely troubling the radical nature and teachings of Sacha Stone. It is troubling to me so many anti-vaxxers will choose their message over who is delivering it.   

I think some of the other members participating with the group, "ReAwaken America", are just honestly deceived. For example, Roger Stone, Michael Flynn, Stella Immanuel (I'm sorry, she has really strange beliefs, perhaps from her upbringing in Cameroon - Central Africa. I am not attacking her, but this cannot be left unsaid. Christians should be aware of being deceived by wrong theology.) Another is Dr. Simone Gold. Perhaps she is simply misinformed...or maybe it’s about money or fame. I really don’t know. I just know these people should be more careful with their alliances. Maybe they are deceived; maybe they are being used; maybe they are a part and a facilitator of the intentional deception. It is so difficult to fathom that they actually believe the messages of Scott McKay and Sacha Stone. But we have to ask, why would anyone align themselves with their message? Why would anyone who has done the slightest research about QAnon align themselves with that group? Yet that is what is happening with the "ReAwaken America Tour". There are also many other good people that I believe have been caught up in this deceit, and totally unaware of the degree of that deception.

Maybe, I too, have been too willing to give the benefit of the doubt to people like Michael Flynn. Well, no more; I will not any longer. This is going way too far...when people like Flynn (and he almost always seems to be at the helm of all of it) are aligning themselves with people like Scott McKay, they are in serious trouble. Watch a video of Scott McKay – but only with a strict warning – his videos are NOT for kids! You will not need to watch the full hour. Click anywhere in the video and you can hear the bizarre beliefs he holds. Others - people like Charlie Kirk and Mike Lindell; maybe Arizona State Senator, Wendy Rogers, (starting to wonder about her) should just flat out know better. I am so disappointed to see them involved in this. Sam Sorbo; Heidi St. John??? (I think Heidi has caught on and removed herself from all connections.) So very disappointed to read of their involvement. This movement and lack of vetting of it, is hurting conservatives!!! And that helps liberals. I learned a long time ago to look at who benefits, and you will be able to figure out who is behind an effort. I honestly wonder if that is the true intent of these groups making these tours. Who benefits??? Certainly not our nation, our churches or our communities. They are being misled and divided while deception thrives. Most seriously at risk, is a divide among Christians; ending in all of us looking like nuts or dangerous conspiracy theorists. YES! I believe that is the goal of this movement.

Too many churches are being deceived by these people and learning later it isn’t appropriate for church. And I am NOT just talking about people chanting “Let’s go Brandon”, as the article at CBN informs us. Scott McKay and those aligned with him, are flat out bizarre in their beliefs and speeches. The local church in my area, that became involved, had to apologize too, but they only offered an inadequate excuse and not much of a public apology. I think they wanted their error just swept under the rug.

Michael Flynn, as much as I hate to say it is traveling a dangerous path. Now calling for a one world religion as the article claims? Or was it a call for "Where We Go 1 We Go All" - the logo and mantra of QAnon? He has been known to have that logo on his Twitter page, but eventually removed. I know it was there, because I saw it. I believe, however, his call for a one world religion was simply a stupid gaff. I do believe he knows better. Read the article at the link I provided and decide for yourself. But still, when will Christians quit defending Flynn when he seems to be getting so far off track? Sean Feucht? Chad Prather? Pastor Greg Locke? Dang! I love those guys, but they need to pay better attention. They are aligning with evil, in my opinion. Some things are absolutely not more important than other things. They missed the line in the sand and too eagerly crossed to win another political battle, I suppose. But this movement needs people like them to legitimize their efforts. They need to deliberately deceive to bring in more people. In my opinion, that is what is taking place. I think too many people have become so absorbed and caught up in all the terrible things going on in our nation brought on by a corrupt administration, that they are not being careful with their methods in correcting it. They are being sucked in by whomever they see as fighting the battle, without thoroughly checking out just who they are. Their desperation is understandable, but we cannot go off half-cocked trying to get to the desired end. And they need to remember in just Whom their security lies. Yes, I still believe in action. But action, must use critical thinking and caution.

The deception is astounding, shocking, Those being sucked in - just plain sad. I have never seen anything like it. In my opinion, the people behind this "tour" are using Christianity and Christians to deceive and promote a dangerous agenda. I hope you will follow some of the links I have provided. I don't claim to know everything, but I simply followed TRUSTED links and viewed them to arrive at my conclusions. I also relied on words "from the horse's mouth".

What seems to be the common thread to draw these people together and then convince the public to join them? An anti-vaccine message. Now I have written about this many times before on this blog. Some are not going to like what I have written. But I really don’t care about anyone’s vaccine opinion. I don’t care if someone trusts vaccines, or if they do not. It is unimportant in regard to all of this. What I care about is people being deceived with a whole lot of misinformation, as well as people supporting people with questionable ties. People trying to make their point, or win more support without being careful with their facts or documentation. Christians are being used. Maybe some of the facts they bring are accurate; but many "facts" are not. In my view, once a lie is spread– a liar one becomes. But the thing is, this battle has gone well beyond vaccines, exactly as I knew it would. This is about division in our nation and it is working.

The other connection is, all of these people claim to be supporters of President Trump who believe the election was stolen. It was. But I do not trust that these people all support President Trump as they claim. It is my belief, deception abounds here. This is a "stirring of the masses" to create more division, disunity and confusion in not only the GOP, but America in general...and further, specifically the church - their main target. The church is the root that needs to be destroyed to fulfill a leftist agenda. They are using President Trump too, in my opinion. Or I guess I should say they are using the people who love and support him, Christian or not.

I don’t know. What do we do with information we learn, that may be offensive or controversial? Does one just sit on it, because it might bother someone? Does one remain silent because it might be different than what someone else believes? Do we dare not expose, because we like someone, or agree with their other efforts? How do we get to truth, if we let deception, or wrong thinking stand? Maybe some are ok with distortion being used to get to a desired end. Maybe some simply believe the end justifies the means. Nope. Not me. I have never been ok with that and never will be. Go ahead and fight stupid stinkin’ vaccines. I do not care. I support your decisions as long as it doesn't infringe on the Constitution. But we all had better dang well be careful with whom we align. Especially if we claim the name of Jesus.

I want to reiterate a very important message. The one thing, if anything, I hope to get across is this: The two things that drive these people together in this group are (1) a claim of support for President Trump. I am not convinced they ALL actually support him. I believe they may be intentionally undermining him by pretending to be a staunch supporter. And (2) the other thing that connects them is a vociferous anti-vax belief. It has long been my personal belief that anti-vaxxers are being used to divide citizens and specifically conservative Christians. Please do NOT read that WRONG. I certainly understand the problem with the Covid vaccine, and I have NEVER agreed with mandates! I am not attacking anyone's anti-vax belief. I respect that. I am saying I believe some of these people are intentionally using the fear of vaccines to instill more fear for their own private agenda. It is also causing great division and friend turning on friend, brother on brother; sister on sister. That division is intentiona,l in my view. Too many people, because of their deeply held beliefs, are not looking at the full picture and do not see the manipulation and where it all may be headed and certainly not from where it is coming. 

It is my firm belief that these 3 groups - ReAwakenAmerica Tour, the Arise Freedom Tour and QAnon are all connected with many of the same players which I have tried to demonstrate here. Their websites, advertising and videos all look the same in quality and method. Their marketing is all the same. Their lingo is all the same. Let me tell you my conspiracy theory. I believe these groups are ALL connected to bring destruction on America. And I suspect it all comes from the left - "wolves in sheep's clothing" to use a well-known cliche. They want to destroy conservatives and the Republican party. More importantly, they need to destroy the church, before their agenda can be fulfilled. They want to keep our citizens in fear. They want them ready to revolt in the blink of an eye. They are working on the psyche of Americans and it appears to be working. Please prove me wrong.

I have included links of those I have studied and written about before.

I don’t have time to go through what they are selling at ThriveTimeShow - Clay Clark's website and the presenter of "ReAwaken America Tour". As I have said, Clark the founder of ReAwaken America, has had a great deal of success. But if they have to tell you it isn’t a scam, as they do on their Thrive page, it is probably a scam...or at least it makes them appear to have a questionable agenda. But then, Clark does seem to be the expert, doesn't he? Maybe he just knows how to use his talent. I don't claim to know who is at the root of all of this. I just know I do not like what I am seeing in many of the key players.

I read through the comments on CBN's Facebook post (regarding Matt Hagee's church) which I mentioned in the beginning. That is what prompted me to write this. I will say I was absolutely shocked at the lack of knowledge or understanding in those comments. Most were simply mad that Pastor Matt Hagee had to apologize for letting the crowd yell "Let's go Brandon", calling him weak and afraid to be involved in politics. I tried to get a few people to understand there is a whole lot more to this ReAwaken America Tour, with little success. No one knew, nor did they seem to want to know anything about the roots of this group. I suspect Pastor Matt found out the hard way. Below is his apology. 

Hagee said that Cornerstone failed to properly vet ReAwaken America and that it was "not appropriate" to allow its event at the church. "I deeply regret and ask forgiveness, for what took place in the Cornerstone sanctuary as a result of my oversight," said Hagee. Hagee said Cornerstone is *not associated with and does not endorse the views of the organization and that it will more carefully vet outside groups going forward.

I respect his apology and the wording of the apology is exactly what led me to believe he has found out the truth about some of these people. Others within the group who may be innocent in their understanding and/or those carelessly supporting this group, need to come to an alignment with their involvement in what is at the root of the message presented. They are destroying their name and witness.

Just as the church in my home town had to come to a realization about the harm the "AriseFreedom Tour" brought, everyone who condones them, must quit looking away. We cannot simply remain quiet about it and hope it all goes away. It is not going anywhere. Someone needs to address it. Guess that would be me, for one...at least where possible. I blog. We all need to make a decision to pay attention and inform, in what ever means that might come. Wake up, America!! We are purposefully being divided. And we seem to have lost our First Love in much of the efforts for re-directing our nation where we want it to be. These people are not righteous, nor are they effective in their efforts. Most are deceivers, in my opinion. It is my firm belief someone is behind them to divide the church most importantly, because that is the only way they can win their agenda to destroy our nation. Sorry if that sounds conspiratorial.

Shame on the churches and religious organizations who are still supporting these groups, as well as those who refuse to vet them and see them for who they really are. Kudos to Pastor Matt Hagee for being bold enough to say he was in error.

*Bold emphasis, mine.

Mission Accomplished

QAnon – the group no one is talking about – at least by those of us on the right. Leftist media certainly talked about them before and after the election. And I want to talk about them in this post. QAnon is being billed as a group of “conservative Trump supporters,” responsible for the “insurrection” at the US Capitol on January 6^th. Q, themselves, have since identified this way, and media has been more than happy to report it. I am not going to argue the fact that they may or may not be responsible for the January 6^thnightmare. I actually believe they are to blame. But who they are and how they got there is another story. 

But first, let me say, that wasn't an "insurrection"; it was a riot. That claim is probably for another discussion. Or maybe we could even just let go the discrepancy in labeling. Whatever one wants to call it, it was effective.

But do the majority of people even know anything about QAnon? Do we know who they are, and their purpose? Really? “Conservative Republicans”? Uh, no.

QAnon’s biggest claim to fame is that they  contributed to the many rioters that stormed the Capitol on January 6^th. On that we can probably agree. But in what capacity, did they participate? That is where we should focus. I maintain they were agents of the left – possibly via the FBI. “Useful idiots” were used and incited to achieve what actually happened on that day. Do I have any proof of what I believe? Nope. I guess not. But I have as much proof as those trying to link it all to Donald Trump. Only I have an additional asset – common sense.

QAnon is a mysterious group which basically became a movement within the years of the Trump Presidency; it was first noticed on the internet in 2017. Their purpose focuses around the belief that our government is evil and is corrupted by a "deep state" which controls everything for their own evil gain and agenda. QAnon is said to be a “far right conspiracy group”, that has actually been able to penetrate those in mainstream who are on the conservative side. In part, that is true. I will get to that. There is a lot to unpack here.

Apparently there has been a lot of talk about QAnon in liberal, mainstream media. QAnon also gained ground from social media groups like Twitter, Facebook, and You Tube. There has even been a six part HBO movie made about them from filmmaker, Cullen Hoback. Now I was unaware that there has been this degree of coverage about them, because I generally don’t watch liberal media. But this is a good example of why, as distasteful as it is, that from time to time we should check into what is being reported – even from media we do not trust. I periodically try to read articles from media or watch a video that I don’t agree with, just to keep apprised of what progressives are saying. But I have been neglectful in watching mainstream television, like ABC, NBC, and CBS. It’s just too hard to stomach. This is a good example of why we should from time to time. While we definitely do not need a steady diet of that slanted, tainted garbage, we do need to realize, that they get the upper hand, if we are not aware of what they are saying. If we remain unaware, it is they who control the narrative. Once a message is disseminated and people believe it, it is entirely too difficult to ever get it back.

The letter “Q”, is in fact, a clearance designation for a government security level. QAnon first identified as “Q Clearance Patriot” trying to make it seem to followers that he actually had a “Q Security Clearance” in the government.

Thus this supposedly lends credence to whomever it is that is the head of QAnon. If he is purportedly someone who has a private security clearance for government operations, then whomever he is, he is “in the know” about everything happening at government levels.

One of this group's main goals is to expose that our government is corrupted by a faction of human traffickers that exists in the top levels of US government. They claim child pornography is being promoted and produced by our political leaders. Oh, but it gets worse...supposedly they are not only exposing pedophiles, they are also after cannibals (yes, really) within not only government but in Hollywood, as well. In their theory, President Trump is heroically fighting this twisted group of people.

This movement is believed to have grown out of a series of posts on a message board, from a site that I will not name here. I don’t want to lead anyone there; nor do I want to give them more publicity. It is basically a site that hosts pornography, and other distasteful web pages. It has actually become known as a “forum for extremists and mass shooters”. I don’t know about that; I am not taking my research that far. I want to completely avoid the site and refrain from drawing any unwanted searches to my blog, due to word references; and I will NOT link it. But I do know it is a highly questionable site promoting pornography and conspiracy theories. The messages, (sometimes considered clues) from Q that are shared there, are known to followers as “Q drops”. It reportedly at one point had a following of 4 million people. 

Now naturally there has been speculation about who the man behind "Q" is. Apparently there has been talk about a possibility of someone for sometime. I have only recently taken steps to research this deeper and from that I have learned who the suspect/suspects are. This person sends messages to his followers (the Q Drops) on the site I mentioned above and it is, in fact, operated by the man who is the owner of this web company. This has made him the suspected founder of QAnon. This is due to the fact that his sites are the only place the messages have been found. The owner of that site is a man called Jim Watkins and it is suspected, his aid is his son Ron Watkins. 

Jim Watkins is a military veteran, originally from Dayton, Washington but he recently has lived in the Philippines owning a pig farm there. He apparently is back in the US at this time. Watkins, while in the military, married a South Korean woman with whom he had a son - Ron Watkins. Ron grew up in Seattle area and was raised mostly by his mom after the two divorced. Ron maintained a relationship with his dad, however; and after graduation, Ron moved to China for 12 years. Well, hum. A China connection. How ‘bout that. Now there’s a conspiracy theory opportunity...

In 2019, the developer of the software and provider of the site that Jim used, is a man by the name of Frederick Brennan. Brennan cut ties with Watkins, so Watkins moved his forum to another provider. Once again, the QAnon posts began at the Watkins’ new site. Is it merely coincidence that Q drops were only posted to sites owned by Watkins? That’s doubtful. That’s an obvious  coincidence, or blatant fact. If Watkins isn’t Q, he certainly has a high degree of control over QAnon postings. Watkins has also created videos with the Q emblem in the background and these videos have also first made appearances on his sites.

Personally, I believe Frederick Brennan, the developer of the software that created the nefarious site should be suspect, too. It is certain, that the two had a parting of ways, Jim Watkins even suing Brennan in 2018 for libel. Brennan squawked, I guess.

Though both father and son have denied being Q, son Ron, has admitted to posting anonymously at times to the site. This was viewed by some as a “slip-up” admission. But the two have long been suspected of being Q. It is interesting they work so hard at denying they are at the helm, but yet they don't deny their association.

Watkins, with his continual denial that he is the mysterious Q, has also, in the past, pointed the finger at Steve Bannon – former advisor to President Trump – as being “Q Clearance Patriot”. Now that might be another clue. Do you really think if Watkins is truly a conservative, they would be pointing fingers at another conservative? No. They would be hiding their connections to each other. I will say with some of the problems Bannon has had, he has made himself an easy target. And let’s not forget President Trump had to distance himself from Bannon. But let’s not buy into false accusations, let’s simply vet and investigate those whom we believe and follow.

As I said, the “Q” designation is to lead people to believe this person has a top level security clearance in government, and therefore has ties to the White House. Well now, there’s another clue. If he really had ties to the White House, do you think he would want that exposed? No. He is intentionally seeking ties to the White House, to make people believe him. We need to think for ourselves, and dig a bit deeper than what someone would like for us. In fact, the man who is suspected of being Q, Jim Watkins, has absolutely no ties to the White House or President Trump. Were he to admit he is Q, that would blow that narrative right out of the water. Supporters, or more importantly media, would be forced to admit that Mr. “Q Clearance Patriot”, in fact has no security clearance or connections to the White House of any kind. And that is easily provable. If revealed, Q security designation within this group would be exposed as a farce. Somebody, I suspect both media and Q desperately wants us to believe they have connections to the Trump White House. In my opinion, this is an effort to incriminate Trump through association. It simply isn’t there.

It is true, people holding Q banners and wearing Q T-shirts had shown up at Trump Rallies, thus giving people the idea that Trump was somehow responsible, or at the very least supportive of this group. It is simply not true that he supported them or even knew who they are. When Trump was questioned about it by reporters, it was obvious from his answers he didn’t know anything about QAnon. Media most certainly tried to make it look like he did – jumping on the parts they could manipulate and leaving out the part where he said, he had never heard of them.

Ironically, Jim and Ron Watkins, themselves have ties to pornography. Jim is known as the “King of Porn” and his son, Ron has been said to have “taken pornography to a whole other level.” ABC has reported this, as well as many other news organization. Curiously the Watkins’ seem to be involved with the very thing that QAnon claims to be trying to put an end – pedophilia and child pornography. But Watkins boldly stated that calling for censoring of his media platform is “the most un-American thing I can imagine.”

Oh really? It’s illegal for crying out loud!!!! Why in the heck is it wrong to censor something so disgusting and dangerous!!! IDIOT!! Useful IDIOT, in my opinion!!! It just doesn't add up. The truth is most likely that Watkins was making money from his sickening, pornography site! 

Good people were fooled by QAnon: Michael Flynn, for one. I am disappointed to say that I myself, saw the QAnon logo “WWG1WGA” on Michael Flynn’s Twitter page. We all know Marjorie Taylor Green had to backtrack her words and position. She clearly gets it now, I believe. It has been said that perhaps other high profile people were fooled. There are people that may surprise us, scheduled to speak at an upcoming conference, with questionable ties to QAnon. I am certain there are many others who were briefly, but intentionally fooled. You don’t draw in 4 million people without utilizing someone with a little bit of fame or notoriety and some may have been targeted with deception to draw them. But to those still getting sucked into this insanity, shame on you!!

The new group with Q ties that is advertising seminars/conferences, goes by the name “Patriot Voice”. Not to be confused with Rick Santorum’s years’ old group called Patriot Voices. By viewing some of the speakers listed on their webpage, I believe people are still being manipulated and fooled. Honestly, I am confused that no one now seems to be concerned that Q connections are revealed at this seminar.

There are some well known names speaking at this conference in October of 2021. I will not name them, allowing for them to see the light. There are also a couple less than prominent US Representatives are listed. But Evan Sayat? What the heck! He wrote for Heritage Foundation! Michael Flynn’s brother, Joseph, will be there. I suspect this is how Michael Flynn, initially had connection to the group. It has just been announced that General Flynn will be the keynote speaker. Why did he at one point remove the QAnon logo from his Twitter page, but now he openly joins people not only connected to QAnon, but may actually BE "Q Clearance Patriot"?

One can go to the Patriot Voice web page, to read bios of the speakers. But very troubling, throughout the bios, one will also find mention and  multiple connections to QAnon. The problematic “give away” is both Jim and Ron Watkins have been speakers or are scheduled to speak...without any mention of their bios or who they are, however. They just happen to be the ones, mysteriously listed without a bio. Is this to purposefully create further suspicion of who they are? It certainly keeps the connection to the right-wing alive and well. There they are among other well-known conservatives. I am truly so disheartened by some of the speakers associated with this movement. I truly believe they do not have full understanding of just whom they are associating. I cannot defend the ignorance, but for some, I think they just do not realize..

And then there is Seth Holehouse!! Where do we remember him from? I believe he was instrumental in some of the conspiracy videos that came out when the pandemic first started! Big surprise there! He has since created his moniker the Man In America videos. This is what his bio claims on the Patriot Voice web page:

“Seth Holehouse is the creator and host of Man in America. After witnessing the theft of our Republic on November 3, Seth produced a video called “The Plot to Steal America” to expose the election fraud, the dark agenda of big tech and mainstream media, and the hidden hand of the Chinese Communist Party. The video quickly went viral, culminating in President Trump sharing it across his social media profiles—garnering hundreds of millions of views worldwide—and thrusting Man in America into the spotlight. Seth broadcasts live twice a week, covering politics and current events in a calm, rational, and inspiring manner. His mission is to shine a light on the dark forces in this world, and to summon the spirit of 1776 among fellow patriots.”

Yeah, they cleaned that up nicely, didn’t they?! They know all the right terms to use. “Patriot” “1776”. And that “President Trump shared his video.” Personally, I believe they purposefully set up President Trump!!! Holehouse is curiously not yet listed on Wikipedia, and he has managed to keep his age and birth date a secret. I think there is too much unknown about this man to believe anything he says. Truth seekers do not need to keep secrets. I think he is a man of the left or used of the left. According to an article in the Daily Beast, another left wing outlet, Holehouse worked for the Epoch times as Creative Director until 2015 and has long promoted QAnon theories. One can probably learn that fact without using progressive sources which I would be hesitant to believe. But yes, these people have been infiltrating good places and sources for some time.

The unfortunate thing is Holehouse produced a very good video entitled The Plot to Steal America. I have shared it below. It was actually 100% spot on and it made its way across the airwaves, so that even President Trump saw it. As explained in Seth’s bio, President Trump shared it. And it gained even more publicity. Now let me say, there was nothing wrong with this video. It was actually extremely accurate. It had to be to fool the President. But at the end of the video, Holehouse included a phrase that was familiar to those involved with QAnon. And with Holehouse’s connections to QAnon, this was harmful to the President’s message. It was another way to link him to Q. The link simply wasn’t there, but it was made to look like it was. I think it was intentional. Basically setting up and framing the President to look like he was involved or at least supportive of Q. If it wasn’t intentional, it still worked. I believe this was the entire intent behind QAnon.

It has also been reported, Holehouse has deep ties to a Chinese religious movement called Falun Gong. Apparently these people believe that Trump will bring about the apocalypse and the Great Awakening. They see Trump as an ally against the CCP's persecution of this Chinese spiritual movement. Remember Ron Watkins' twelve year ties to China? It is doubtful that is coincidence, in my opinion. Maybe that group was infiltrated and used too.

One can really get in the weeds with a search regarding Seth Holehouse. It is almost impossible to find a conservative source from google. And of course a conservative doesn’t want to believe reports from the likes of Daily Beast, etc. Still, one does have to recognize there are questionable connections to these people. And that is my point. They are being used to make conservatives and especially President Trump look bad. We cannot be too careful with whom we associate, promote and quote. The true cabal is the left out to destroy all things conservative, and they are doing a bang up job using infiltration, and useful idiots to get the task done.

A quick peruse of the speakers’ bio at the Patriot Voice event” reveal their connections to QAnon. From there one must make the leap to understand if one is related to QAnon, they most likely all are. It is foolish to ignore this, or make excuses. If someone doesn't want people to believe that, they had better be more careful with whom they associate.

Truthfully, I am not certain that I understand it, but there is always an anti-vaxx connection to these conspiracy theories, or to those promoting them. In this case many people that are speaking at the "Health and Freedom Conference" are some of the same speakers that are speaking at the Patriot Voice conference. And in the bios, on that website, they are blatant about their connections to QAnon. As well with General Flynn's "ReAwaken American Tour" names are interwoven and intertwined with well-known anti-vaxxers and people known to be connected to QAnon. The "Arise Freedom Tour" which recently came to a church in my city include Scott McKay and Leigh Dundas, and they are connected to both anti-vaxxers and QAnon. And General Flynn's ReAwaken tour. Why would someone with General Flynn's position and acclaim allow himself to be aligned with people like this?? Some of these are highly questionable  people! Maybe it is out of support for his brother, who is also involved. But that just isn't good enough with something as serious as this. We had better be paying attention. Maybe these people aren’t done trying to undo America. What will come next?

There have been no new messages from Q to the notorious message board since December 2020. Well, hum. Maybe their job was accomplished—and that was, to prevent President Trump from re-election and the effort to oppose the certification of some states’ electoral votes on January 6th. After everything that happened on that infamous day, no one wanted to touch any of it with a ten foot pole. (My apologies for the cliches.)

If you are to search QAnon or Jim and Ron Watkins, there are no current news articles. The most recent being from April...possibly one from June. But when you consider most of America never even heard of QAnon until January 6^th, April is pretty early to be discontinuing coverage. The left no longer has need, nor do they want people to still be thinking of QAnon. The HBO Documentary concluded in April 2021. It was safe to reveal the identity of the Watkins' by that time, and it did. The damage had already been done and revealing who the culprits were now, only makes successful the effort to make conservatives look like crazy lunatics who will believe anything. There may be some truth in that in regard to the people sucked into this. But it was NOT the average Trump voter.

On Inauguration Day, (1/20/21) Ron Watkins posted a message on a popular messaging platform. He, in effect, resigned as administrator of the message board that supported Q and the Q drops. He stated:

“We have a new president sworn in and it is our responsibility as citizens to respect the Constitution. As we enter into the next administration please remember all the friends and happy memories we made together over the past few years.”

Hmmmm. Curious timing, in my view. Curious message of contrition. Like nothing ever happened. I would say “mission accomplished”. Apparently they are no longer needed.

I did not footnote my article. Many of the same stats and opinions are easily found and oft repeated on the sites listed below. Notably, none of them are conservative links. Conservative media simply has not frequently talked about or reported on this group. Rather, those reporting the most and who kept it at the forefront when needed, all embrace a liberal foundation and belief system. Now here’s another clue. I believe they were intentionally "stirring the masses" with their reporting. Even now though, in their most recent effort to point to the Watkins’ duo as those behind QAnon, their agenda is fulfilled. It’s OK to expose it all now because the damage has all been done. Mission accomplished. What’s next?

https://www.insider.com/who-is-q-why-people-think-jim-watkins-qanon-8chan-2020-10

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-man-wonders-is-his-childhood-friend-the-leader-of-q-anon/

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/04/hbo-qanon-into-the-storm-ron-watkins/

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/men-qanon/story?id=73046374

https://thepatriotvoice.us/roundup-speakers/ (404 error now, from the source page)

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-newest-trump-boosted-viral-maga-star-has-ties-to-the-epoch-timess

*I edited this blog on August 11, 2023, due to a broken link. I also removed a couple names, that I did not want to unfairly expose. People can check associations out for themselves. I did leave some prominent names, that truly should know better; and I just don't understand that they are involved with something so questionable. Connections matter.

Single Focus Issues and Ugly Truths

I think people wonder why I tend to be such a “political” person. I am sure they question as to why I blog my views, comment on social media and quite honestly make a total pest of myself. Lol I don’t do it to try to force people to think like me. I do it because I believe it creates dialogue, and that in turn creates thought, which will most likely come out in research – a search for truth. 

I may be seen as foolish when I delve into a social media page that is diametrically opposed to the way I think. I comment, but I prepare myself for the slings and arrows, because I know they will surely come. I don’t recommend that for everyone. Some people are simply not wired like that. But I am, and I do it because it helps me form my thoughts and beliefs. It helps me learn how far apart we are from one another and why. It helps me understand how someone can see one set of circumstances so contrary to another person’s perception. I have learned so much when I do that. When I understand what brought them to their belief system, it helps me more adequately explain mine; and as well, have patience with theirs.

Too, I will admit I am vocal because I do have the hope that I will influence someone to consider the way I look at things too...and why. I have simply never been a believer in silence. Yes, I am aware there are times that we must keep silent...with Scripture to back that up. But silence can also be a very dangerous thing (think the Holocaust)...and so I speak...or actually, write when I feel it is necessary.

Something that concerns me at this time, is something I have been concerned with in the past. I have seen this all take place in recent past – think 2007/2008. And just like last time, where it leads is to a divide of conservatives. This movement does appear to have gotten a bit more extreme and ruthless this time around.

There is a faction of the Republican party, that is in fact a dangerous aspect to the tenants they claim to support. They proudly think of themselves as the only “true conservative”. Everyone wants to jump on the bandwagon of the true conservative. Now I am not talking about the conservative Republican vs RINO battle that we have seen since 2008. That is still an issue, but it is not what I am referring to here. For this blog post, let me clarify that when I am using the term “RINO”, (Republican In Name Only) I am referring to those content with the status quo. When I say “conservative Republican”, I am talking about people like me – the heart of the Republican party with long held conservative beliefs. Conservative when conservative wasn’t cool, so to speak.

But I am not sure I have the right title or a correct name for the fringe group that I want to address here. Sometimes they are called the “far right”. But I don’t like that title. It isn’t quite accurate. Rather, many of them are libertarian, and libertarians are far from "right", nor are they the most conservative. Libertarians, believe they are the best advocates for freedom and conservatism. But actually, they are far too liberal in some of the issues they support – especially the social issues and the things they support legalizing in the name of freedom. That isn’t freedom. Anyway, that conversation is for another time.

The fringe group (for lack of better term) I am writing about today, is actually very antigovernment – almost to a dangerous degree. This is why libertarians fit in here. They also espouse a degree of freedom, further than most conservatives even want to go. This “far-right” group does not seem to understand that there must be boundaries and a rule of law that gives us parameters to work within. This group is angry and unsure of what to do with their anger. They are not opposed to a “whatever it takes” attitude. Civil disobedience is their mantra. And yes, there is a time for civil disobedience – when using the rule of law appropriately, has failed. This group is now advocating fighting “fire with fire”. That is, that we should pick up the tactics of the left instead of fighting the battle with honor, because honor hasn’t been successful. Lies, deceit, spin, attacks, “lists”; whatever it takes is their mantra, joining the left in questionable tactics. "They do it, so we will do it, too", kind of thing. Now, some in this group are not as extreme as others...i.e. those at the root. Some are simply followers who sincerely seek and long to get things back to the way they used to be. They are those who see our nation in trouble and want to do something about it, but are not exactly sure what. I don’t think they have considered the danger with whom  they have attached themselves and are following. And believe me, there is a danger.

I think some of the followers are new to the political realm and do not clearly understand how imperfect it can be. Politics in America simply does not work with perfection. It is about adhering to a strict rule of law – our Constitution – with a system to control and keep it. Yes. But in the preservation is where imperfection comes. It is still the best system in the world. But in a demand for what some perceive as perfection, they are going to instead get divide. Whether we like it or not, everything and I mean everything is only achieved in increments. We lose the right to life? It was lost incrementally and it will only be gained back incrementally. 2nd Amendment? Incrementally being attacked. Incrementally being protected. You get it. No such thing as perfection in politics. And to demand perfection is to bring failure. And yes, that's an ugly truth. 

I came across a quote today, that I had shared a few years ago. It was from Dan Calabrese who use to write for Herman Cain. He was speaking of a particular politician who is actually a libertarian (and brags about that) but always runs as a Republican. I want to share Dan's words, because it defines clearly and exactly what I am talking about here. I have left out the politician's identity. No sense stirring the pot too far. lol And I am not talking about him specifically anyway; or any individual for that matter. Instead insert "libertarian" for the politician's name.

"You'll never get [a libertarian] on board, but he's a libertarian utopianist who would rather preen to his fellow utopianists about how principled he is than solve anything, so who cares about him?)" 

And honestly, that is it in a nutshell - the ideology of those who think they are the new face of the Republican party. Perceived perfectionists preening for each other. It just doesn't work that way. We will not have utopia on earth. And the thought that they are somehow more principled is nothing more than blatant hypocrisy. Especially in light of some of their actions. They only think they are the new face of the Republican party. No they are not! They are dividers and they are going to find out that God doesn’t bless deceit.

Interestingly, the nameless far right group that I am addressing in this post, is also highly susceptible to conspiracy theories. If you have seen a conspiracy out there, you will most likely find those from this group are the ones buying AND selling. That’s another ugly truth. Sorry.

At present time, there is a conspiracy making the rounds that VP Pence was actually a part of a ring that includes Paul Ryan to assassinate then President Trump. Yes, really! Come on! There are other outlandish conspiracies that are just as silly, but also dangerous. One being that the White House is empty. No one there...blah, blah, blah. Also, many of the conspiracies revolve around the vaccine. STOP! I am NOT advocating for this vaccine! So don’t let me lose you over that fear and please do not misunderstand me! What I am saying is the vaccine debate is inappropriately being used for a lot of flat out nonsense! And the conspiracies that are surrounding it, are being used to divide us. I predicted this would happen a long time ago – the divide over vaccines – I just didn’t correctly understand how.

Of late, someone in our area was advertising an event with highly questionable speakers. People so badly want to have their already preconceived beliefs and convictions validated that they will excuse and hold onto flat-out insanity. Who cares if a speaker might be of a “new age” belief! Who cares he may have a questionable life style? Who cares if he is dramatic and adds a little inaccurate fluff and deplorable language? Who cares! He is saying what they want him to say. Single focus. Sole agenda. No mention of Jesus and Truth. Just new age gobbledy gook with a radical conspiracy that leaves everyone on the edge of their seats….espousing what they want to hear. Tickling their ears. Who cares!!! 

Somehow these things MUST be addressed, even as uncomfortable as it is. We cannot allow things that are untrue to stand. It is hurting our party. As Christians, it is hurting our witness. This is why we absolutely must demand balance. We have to be the wall of common sense and stop the types of claims and theories that are only hurting our party. We must demand truth.

I know someone who is a strong Christian. This person thinks like me politically. He also has quite an active sense of humor. He works with a gentleman who thinks like him politically, but who is not a Christian. Now, this man (the non-Christian) has heard of many of the same conspiracy theories we have all heard. He has noted, as have others, that it is largely a Christian, conservative audience that buys into these theories. So my friend, (the strong Christian) because of his active sense of humor, has a bit of fun with the gentleman he works with. He will expound upon a theory as if he believes it. He will highlight the really extreme, just to get a reaction from the non-believing associate. Now it is all in fun for them, and the gentleman has learned that the jester is merely doing that...simply jesting in fun. But think of the consequence, if these two didn’t know each other well? What if the one had not learned of the humor of the other? What if the Christian really believed the nonsensical theory? Very probably it would ruin whatever testimony of Jesus, the Christian would ever care to share. Why would anyone trust someone whose beliefs had been proven to be a far-fetched conspiracy?

My point in this anecdote is to demonstrate one of the biggest dangers in promoting things that simply are not true. We absolutely must be more careful than that. Research, reflect, listen. At all cost, seek truth, not conspiracies.

One more thing, we are so quick to condemn, while failing to offer support when someone does something right...maybe for our own political motives or agenda. Maybe there is a single focus issue that is more important to us. If someone doesn't support our single issue, then we are not about to give them credit for anything else they have done...even if we agree with it. That is not to say, there are not times where it is absolutely ok to stand and vote because of a single focus issue. Yes, I believe there are times for that. Jesus would be one. Life would be another. And the Constitution another.

But on the other hand, maybe sometimes we will accept a few distortions, in order to promote what we view as a larger agenda. Basically, this is an “end justifies the means” type of attitude and in my opinion, it is wrong. One cannot get to truth by using deceit. One cannot get to truth by using fear. One cannot see accomplishment by “stirring the masses”. One cannot find success by turning our nation upside down and bringing divide.

People are jumping on this bandwagon of new "far right" tactics (use any method necessary) which will only lead to our destruction. The conspiracy theories seem to go in spurts. The aggressive maneuvers gaining ground. All of this seems to be growing. I have long questioned the timing of these conspiracy theories. They certainly make the rounds on social media at specific times. And people seem more than willing to jump on the wagon because it fits a narrative they so badly want to believe. Unfortunately, sometimes it is the same people who from the other side of their mouth are calling for revival. 

Oh yeah, with these tactics. Sure! That’s the revival we are looking for. (Please, note sarcasm!) If you can’t see what is going on, you are a fool….you simply do not want to see it. It appears some are willing to die on a sword of deception, or their single focus issue rather that stand for what is true. But for me, even if some of it is ugly, I choose truth.

How do we get to truth if we don’t talk about the things that are happening in our world? How do we learn if we do not talk about the things that are being misconstrued. How can we expose conspiracy if we hide from it. Truth – that’s my single focus issue. And I hope it always will be. So I will continue to blog, to write, to be a pest on social media. Because somethings are just too important to ignore.