Robert D.Ashford
Robert D.Ashford was a Marine during the cold war and is now retired, after 50 years of construction management. He is a keen genealogist and loves humor. He watches the political horizons and likes to write commentary on what's next. Contact Robert through NewsBlaze.
| Pornography a Menace to America | |
| This terrible addiction can even lead young people (early teens) into a life of immoral conduct and ruin. The addiction is both physical and mental and wears upon those who become subject to its will. | |
| 12:04 May 9, 2013 PST | |
| Are You Traveling Down a Dead End Street? | |
| Our society has lost the meaning of life and the basic purpose of our journey on this planet called earth. What is the purpose of life and why are we here? These questions have been asked by almost every generation of man since the beginning of time | |
| 12:47 May 6, 2013 PST | |
| Unlocking The Meaning of a Dream | |
| We live, dream, work, hope and struggle with life's events and that old adage, to ('ride your dreams where ere they flow') is always in our subconscious mind. The longer we live the shorter our dreams become. | |
| 12:21 Apr 4, 2013 PST | |
| Racist Remarks on Easter | |
| This President started with Reverend Wright and declared he was not a racist. Now this past Easter Sunday his new minister Rev Louis Leon has declared white Protestants are prejudiced | |
| 17:52 Apr 2, 2013 PST | |
| Faith Can Move Mountains | |
| These stories are an example of how faith functions. The question should be what is faith and how does it function? | |
| 18:32 Apr 1, 2013 PST | |
| Morality or Immorality that is the Question | |
| True love brings a marriage into the realms of true happiness that sexual happiness is sustained not with lust but with honest love and appreciation for life. | |
| 21:14 Mar 29, 2013 PST | |
| Remembering Jesus on Easter Sunday | |
| The story of the Last hours of Jesus Christ on this Easter Sunday. | |
| 23:17 Mar 28, 2013 PST | |
| Turn Your Guns Into Swords, Gentlemen | |
| Freedoms are lost by not paying attention to what you lose when the law believes people are misusing their freedoms. A war has been declared upon gun owners of the United States. | |
| 06:36 Mar 25, 2013 PST | |
| What is Going on in America? | |
| Complete total ban or complete total conformity to the law or else. | |
| 07:34 Mar 15, 2013 PST | |
| Family is The Most Loving Security on Earth | |
| The glue of life is the family it holds us together when everything else seems to be falling apart. It is much like faith and if we believe it can be. | |
| 04:44 Mar 11, 2013 PST | |
| Is American Family Slowly Disappearing as Basic Unit of Society? | |
| Children are ignored by parents, and go to schools without nourishing food in their homes because the woman in the house is at work and there is no one home to nuture this family, which is often a single minded unit... | |
| 06:16 Mar 7, 2013 PST | |
| One Nation Under Civility: Blaming Objects For Our Failings | |
| Robert D. Ashford says laws are of no use unless they are obeyed. He says God laid down the laws but few listen. Thou shalt not Kill. Remember that one? | |
| 14:51 Jan 30, 2013 PST | |
| Senior Citizens Always Value the Great American Spirit | |
| Time has marched along and has never looked back on itself because time cannot be sorry. Time has never broken the law, nor has it ever killed anyone. But time is always present where ever a disaster has or will happen. | |
| 08:48 Jan 8, 2013 PST | |
| Perplexing Questions to Ask Yourself | |
| Those who teach and transplant into the minds of others the idea of social change, anti religious ideas and reasoning that there is no deity are not teachers but are professors of their own failures in life. | |
| 09:07 Dec 31, 2012 PST | |
| The Insuperable Obstacle | |
| We have too many who have lived off the breast of the Lady Liberty and she has dried up. They have sucked the life out of her ability to feed the poor and needy and she now needs help from on high. | |
| 13:21 Dec 12, 2012 PST | |
| Christmas Past and Holidays Present | |
| Christmas as it once was in this country was not the financial holiday it has developed into of late. Maybe it's my age now that leads me to these reflections and stirs my emotions that causes this article... | |
| 09:16 Dec 11, 2012 PST | |
| We are Taking a Trip to Suicide Cliff | |
| This is not a vacation trip but a serious trip into what could be the cemetery of this great nation. | |
| 08:59 Dec 4, 2012 PST | |
| On The Edge of a Financial Cliff | |
| If we learn we just might make a wonderful nation if we don't drive over the financial cliff in a hybrid. | |
| 20:35 Nov 27, 2012 PST | |
| A Merry Christmas for Mom | |
| I was excited for Christmas morning but not just what was in my packages but if mom would enjoy her gift. She was always so gracious in her acceptance of self made gifts from her children. | |
| 19:32 Nov 26, 2012 PST | |
| Science and Religion | |
| This planet has existed longer than 7ooo years and that is a fact so why don't we realize we may not be the only children of God. | |
| 14:41 Nov 25, 2012 PST | |
| The Walls Came Tumbling Down | |
| This Nation will not escape from our actions and negligence of correct conduct, beliefs, and wrong actions. Our day is coming just as other Nations who slipped into a state of stupidity of conduct and immorality have endured their fall from grace. | |
| 15:42 Nov 22, 2012 PST | |
| Who Won? Nobody Won. We The People Lost! | |
| How long will the political honeymoon last? Sometime between 2013 and 2015, and the broken bridge he sold the people will fail for this braggadocios cigarette smoking hustler. | |
| 12:10 Nov 16, 2012 PST | |
| US a Crippled Nation? | |
| Lost in this day and age is the will of the people. So powerful was this will of the people, in its early history, that it forged a nation of men and women who would never accept anything less than freedom for all men. | |
| 11:10 Nov 10, 2012 PST | |
| A Chance to Win Passed in The Night | |
| As time passes, it will become as clear as the sun in the morning sky, how their stupidity garnished the platter of the feast prepared for them by a destroying angel | |
| 18:46 Nov 7, 2012 PST | |
| At Odds With The President | |
| This president believes in socialism and this requires force not love, patience, and education. Hitler used small amounts of force in the begining but then what happened? | |
| 10:35 Nov 2, 2012 PST | |
| Are Doomsday Predictions True? | |
| If the end comes in our day and age and we have done all we can to live and be good honest loving people, what do we have to fear? | |
| 08:03 Nov 1, 2012 PST | |
| Is Obama An Inexperienced Man to Lead United States? | |
| We have a weak and inexperienced man at the helm guiding this nation and it is time he is fired. If the eyes of America are not open to the character of Obama then God forgive us for ever electing him. | |
| 10:01 Oct 25, 2012 PST | |
| Is Joe Biden True to America? | |
| Biden's rude behavior certainly showed the nature of this President's term in office. Not my fault it is always someone else. | |
| 13:03 Oct 12, 2012 PST | |
| Freedom Slowly Crumbles in America | |
| I see but one path to follow to search for this answer. We can look where the light of freedom became dimmed, confused, and lost... | |
| 04:50 Oct 10, 2012 PST | |
| The Day After or a Year After: Hard times Coming | |
| Today our economy is poor and people are not as resilient as those who lived and endured the 1930's. If this generation has to endure what happened in the nineteen thirty's, many could not get through that kind of a hard life. | |
| 05:00 Oct 4, 2012 PST | |
| 20 Tips For Financial, Personal and Family Stability | |
| Twenty ideas for life and happiness. Live within your budget and be happy with what you have for now. Remember, All good things come to those who can wait. | |
| 17:43 Sep 28, 2012 PST | |
| Hire or Fire the Man | |
| The present president is always smiling like a cat that just ate the bird. He is charming and convincing to many people. He sounds intelligent and very knowledgeable but does that make him a good president? | |
| 09:14 Sep 25, 2012 PST | |
| Liberal or Conservative? | |
| If you want to be wealthy, popular or any of the character signs maybe you need to rethink the desires and change your course. It is difficult to stay who you really are and make it in the world of money and popularity. | |
| 04:52 Sep 20, 2012 PST | |
| Mr President, I Have A Few Questions | |
| You promised no more secrets. No more behind the door deals. No more bills would be signed without being on cspan 5 days for the people to see them or you wouldn't sign any bills. | |
| 08:46 Sep 14, 2012 PST | |
| Real Truths About Mormons Unveiled | |
| Let's talk about Mormons and find out what people fear. These are some of the questions and misinformation being distributed by some who don't understand this religion. | |
| 05:02 Aug 30, 2012 PST | |
| Your Choice: Integrity or Tyranny? | |
| The Supreme Court, acting with complete disrespect of the Constitution and the integrity of the office, voted in favor of legislation damning to the guaranteed freedoms. | |
| 07:31 Aug 3, 2012 PST | |
| Is Obama Administration Acting Like God? | |
| Many people in this nation have developed the idea that government is greater than God and we want it the government to take care of us, the weak, the lonely, and the afraid of life and of death citizens... | |
| 09:14 Jul 31, 2012 PST | |
| Is America Setting on The Threshold of Complete Destruction? | |
| Remember there are four powers or branches of this government, the executive, legislative, judicial, and the people. I know we hear and understand it to be the three branches of government but remember we are the government. | |
| 06:48 Jul 23, 2012 PST | |
| Why Most Men Choose Easy Path Paved With Fool's Gold? | |
| Those who sell for a living know what they are saying and practice their crafty art with success, and speak very little about the truth, if known, would boggle the human mine. | |
| 13:50 Jul 13, 2012 PST | |
| Is United States Struggling With Upholding Democracy and Freedom? | |
| We the people are on the threshold of disaster and we don't see it, but we are there. | |
| 06:41 Jun 29, 2012 PST | |
| Is US Replacing Common Sense With Politically Correct Philosophy? | |
| No Santa Clauses on government buildings, what, and when did Santa become a political figure? | |
| 08:51 Jun 11, 2012 PST | |
| Gang Life in America Flourishing | |
| The American dream is turning into a nightmare. If this gang life continues for another twenty years what will happen? | |
| 08:29 Jun 8, 2012 PST | |
| Why People Don't Like Politicians | |
| Politicians are a love or hate profession but most don't like them even if they are loved just because they are politicians. | |
| 11:32 Jun 4, 2012 PST | |
| Memorial Day Salute to America | |
| The price we pay for being free is to dedicate one's life to the nation that we may live, work, and die in the bosom of freedom. They who so choose will die to protect and defend their nation against those who would take away freedoms | |
| 07:07 May 25, 2012 PST | |
| Do Something Special for Mother | |
| I realized how much I was going to miss her and my own children would never know how lovely and beautiful their father's mother really was and how kind she was. | |
| 07:49 May 12, 2012 PST | |
| Accountability Is A Very Dangerous Term | |
| No one counts the wrongs that fall upon others because a person decides to do wrong to society. | |
| 06:28 May 7, 2012 PST | |
| Why are So Many People Afraid of The Mormons? | |
| People believe what they hear rather than finding the truth about someone or some people. | |
| 22:40 May 3, 2012 PST | |
| Who Was Pulling Strings of Puppet Show At White House? | |
| 'The Buck Stops here,' or was that too long ago for him to remember? Good Ole Harry Truman, he would have a ball with this one. | |
| 12:23 Apr 30, 2012 PST | |
| Who Will Survive The Apocalypse? | |
| Great disasters do happen and when they do occur they usually cause mass extinctions. Who survives these terrible happenings when they occur? Well some make it through but they are few who survive. | |
| 06:55 Apr 26, 2012 PST | |
| Life is as Good, Bad Or Ugly as We Make It | |
| Life can be great or bad but only you can make it either way. It all depends on the individual as to how they deal with life. | |
| 06:20 Apr 24, 2012 PST | |
| Integrity and Faith | |
| What is internal integrity? It is how honest a person is with themself. Do they tell themselves the truth or do they lie to themselves. | |
| 15:18 Apr 16, 2012 PST | |
| Power of The Courts | |
| It also gives the legislative branch the power to make laws that the Supreme Court can judge but nowhere does it give the Supreme Court the power to make laws. | |
| 09:56 Apr 14, 2012 PST | |
| Saints Become Gladiators | |
| To deliberately hurt another fellow football player for money is close to being a gladiator and not a sportsman. | |
| 10:34 Apr 13, 2012 PST | |
| The Men of America | |
| The Five Types of Men who helped build America. The Farmer, the Store Keeper, the Cowboy, the Fisherman and the Hunter are this nations bases of our male society. | |
| 13:45 Apr 11, 2012 PST | |
| Danger on Deck | |
| The Supreme Court is now reviewing the Health Care bill known as Obama Care. It is a mandate to the American systems of Free People. | |
| 13:32 Apr 3, 2012 PST | |
| Appeal to The Nobler Motives | |
| When will we ever learn how to treat others as brothers and sisters and put away the things of this world, hate, envy, riches, pride, want of luxury and other things that take us away from the good in life? | |
| 09:15 Mar 19, 2012 PST | |
| Is The Right to Bear Arms Under Attack? | |
| A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a Free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. | |
| 11:24 Mar 12, 2012 PST | |
| Is Man The Only Creature Who Doesn't Conform to The Laws? | |
| The government learns from the people what is acceptable and the people allow the government to function based upon what is acceptable to the majority. This is the law of consequence in action. 'As one sows so shall one reap.' | |
| 08:45 Mar 7, 2012 PST | |
| Laws Keep Good People Honest | |
| Those who deliberate break the laws make life difficult for everyone. | |
| 07:26 Mar 5, 2012 PST | |
| When Will American People Come to a Reality Check? | |
| 'When the people fear their government there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.' Thomas Jefferson | |
| 09:43 Feb 29, 2012 PST | |
| Is The World Running Out of Good Virtues? | |
| Mercy endures all things even man's mistakes but can we endure without our virtues? | |
| 06:10 Feb 27, 2012 PST | |
| Is The United States Losing The Basic Principles of Free Society? | |
| When a law is legistlated that causes religious people not to be able to live their religion free from government constraint we are failing to protect the First Amendment to the Constitution of this nation. | |
| 05:33 Feb 20, 2012 PST | |
| Happy Valentine's Day: No Greater Love | |
| This is a letter given to a wife from a dear friend. He was on his death bed after years of illness and wanted to give his wife a valentine, so he wrote this to her. | |
| 15:02 Feb 14, 2012 PST | |
| The Real Greatness of Men | |
| 'A man is one whose body has been trained to be the ready servant of his mind; | |
| 06:30 Feb 14, 2012 PST | |
| Light of Hope Keeps Shining for Man | |
| Never trade hope for despair, when hope is gone fear conquers. Fear closes the door of hope and fills the lighted path with darkness. | |
| 19:55 Feb 10, 2012 PST | |
| How to Live a Happy and Blissful Life | |
| The real truth is we are afraid to change because we don't know how to change or are afraid of the results change will cause, meaning the emotional results. | |
| 07:56 Feb 9, 2012 PST | |
| Is Bigotry Part of The Political Selection Process? | |
| Trust in thyself oh man for who has to pay for thy ways, no one but you. | |
| 07:13 Jan 11, 2012 PST | |
| Will Americans Vote for a Non Christian Mitt Romney? | |
| Maybe they do have something better. Don't find fault when you don't even practice the beliefs of the Man you claim to believe in, 'He said, judge not that ye be not judged.' | |
| 05:53 Jan 6, 2012 PST | |
| Am I My Brothers Keeper? | |
| Am I my brother's keeper? Those words come from the Bible and have been repeated more times than one can imagine. This Nation we live in is having problems understanding this whole keeper psychology. | |
| 11:24 Jan 5, 2012 PST | |
| American Idol Star Announces a Mission | |
| Last week in Salt Lake City at a concert, David Archuleta of American Idol Fame and now pop star announced he will serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, known to most of the world as the Mormon Church. | |
| 12:40 Dec 30, 2011 PST | |
| Can The Government Take Away Your Property? | |
| Property Rights are protected under the Constitution but there is always a way to skip around the constitution. | |
| 16:01 Dec 17, 2011 PST | |
| United States in Danger of Losing Basic Principles of a Free Society | |
| I know we have a constitution and that protects these rights. Well said. But are you aware that there are those who run this government and have so in the past are quietly, skillfully chipping away at the basis of these principles. Let us look at th | |
| 18:52 Dec 16, 2011 PST | |
| Are Atheists Slaves of Their Stupidity and Egos? | |
| I read an article the other night elevating my conservative core of religious beliefs. This man was expounding on the virtues of atheism and there are more of them now than at any time in American History. | |
| 15:05 Dec 16, 2011 PST | |
| Pornography Kills The Spirit of Man | |
| It pretends to be love but then it turns into lust and gross sexual desires. | |
| 13:43 Dec 16, 2011 PST | |
| Learning From The Past | |
| In every person a solution to their own problems exists somewhere in their past experiences of life. | |
| 11:24 Dec 16, 2011 PST | |
| How Well Do You Know Your Neighbor? | |
| Growing up in Denver and always having good neighbors was very comforting to our family. It was just a nice and friendly neighborhood and the people were kind and protective of their neighborhood. | |
| 12:01 Dec 12, 2011 PST | |
| Can An Experience Become a Life Long Aversion ? | |
| We relive lifes experiences everyday. Every day is another life experience. Events can change one attitude toward certain things. | |
| 06:51 Dec 9, 2011 PST | |
| What are Your Most Noted Thoughts? | |
| Thoughts and saying collected by the writer of this article. There are many more. | |
| 11:32 Dec 8, 2011 PST | |
| World War II Will Live in Infamy | |
| The war with Japan was a very hard and difficult war and was won Island, by Island through the Pacific Ocean. It ended in Japan after the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan. The war in Europe was also a hard and bloody battle. The end began on D | |
| 13:02 Dec 7, 2011 PST | |
| Is There a Place of Never Ending Happiness? | |
| Man's search for happiness. This was an old soap opera but it is also an allogery. | |
| 05:46 Dec 5, 2011 PST | |
| Will Next Year Be Any Better Than 2011? | |
| We come to the close of another year. It has been tough; will next year be any better? | |
| 06:23 Dec 2, 2011 PST | |
| Contention Intends on Destruction | |
| The food that feeds the soil of contention is pride, greed, anger and envy, the four seeds of the seven great sins. | |
| 21:04 Nov 29, 2011 PST | |
| How Much Do We Have to Live The Law? | |
| Truth is within the person who broke the law. A judge saying you are innocent doesn't change the truth. | |
| 07:13 Nov 28, 2011 PST | |
| Moral Decay Keeps Freedom From Developing and Growing | |
| What we need is to restore our faith in God. We need a rudder and not a new captain of our ship. If we don't ship wreck before we return to our faith we might have a shot, otherwise we are lost and freedom is destroyed by our own hands. | |
| 13:22 Nov 23, 2011 PST | |
| Is Life Like a Looking Glass? | |
| What you see in most cases is exactly who you are. I know some people look into a mirror and see a good looking person looking back but there is always those who see a different person looking back at them than who they think they are. | |
| 09:46 Nov 23, 2011 PST | |
| Power of The Courts of Justice | |
| The legislative branch of our government has the power to make laws that the Supreme Court can judge but nowhere does it give the Supreme Court the power to make laws. | |
| 08:33 Nov 15, 2011 PST | |
| Are You Prepared for Another 'Joplin' Disaster? | |
| The restoration of towns and neighborhood destroyed by terrible storms may take years to be accomplished. | |
| 11:08 Nov 14, 2011 PST | |
| A Tribute to All US Veterans | |
| Today is Veteran's Day and this is a tribute to those who serve and have served our nation in battle and in service throughout the world. | |
| 09:50 Nov 11, 2011 PST | |
| US Marine Corps Celebrates 236 Years of Service | |
| The Marine Museum in Virginia has the spirit of the Marine Corps and the honor of the Marines from the Privates to the Commandants of the Corps through the years. | |
| 07:16 Nov 10, 2011 PST | |
| Somewhere Out There is a President | |
| A little look at politics, old adage and candidates for President. Doesn't hurt to be a genius. | |
| 14:15 Nov 6, 2011 PST | |
| Are Financial Systems of the World About to Crumble? | |
| There is one thing we can be sure of and that is if the Federal Reserve continues to print dollars and the market becomes over flooded with worthless dollars we are going to have serious money problems in this country. | |
| 06:02 Nov 4, 2011 PST | |
| Is American Constitution Subject to Change to Meet Modern Demands? | |
| Much of the orginal constitution if still in place would give the people the power to correct problems, not wait for elections times. | |
| 07:20 Nov 1, 2011 PST | |
| Get Rich Quick or Not - Gambling is Another Distraction We Don't Need Today | |
| Views of an older person on morality in our nation today and where are we headed? The effects of gambling on our society along with the moral fiber of this people in America | |
| 19:37 Oct 29, 2011 PST | |
| 'Cancer' Strikes United States of America | |
| Surgery is painful but it is better while we are now suffering pain to make an attempt to cure than just to remain in pain and slowly die inch my inch. | |
| 13:20 Oct 28, 2011 PST | |
| My Forward Look and My Look Backward | |
| Life is a great experience but so is moving forward into the next phase of life. Death, no one really dies we just move into the next experience. | |
| 05:39 Oct 28, 2011 PST | |
| Why are Americans Listening to Environmentalists' Prophesies of Doom and Gloom? | |
| If there is no problem someone is going to find something to create a problem. The Chicken Little syndrome 'the sky is falling.' The real problems are ignored and noise and scare tactics seem to work and distract. | |
| 06:10 Oct 27, 2011 PST | |
| No Theory just Faith | |
| The measurement of time varies according to where life is located and how time is measured in that sphere. For everywhere there is a time and to every person wherever they exist, time is measured in whatever dimension they stand. | |
| 17:24 Oct 23, 2011 PST | |
| Why Blame 'Wall Street' for US Financial Mess? | |
| The Wall Streeters are not the real problems of America. If they bribe others to gain more control they are at fault but those who can be bought are the real malefactors of our society. | |
| 05:19 Oct 17, 2011 PST | |
| What Has Happened to Mercy Among People in The United States? | |
| Mercy loves company meaning those who share love toward their fellow man recieve mercy as their reward... People need to realize life is only good when we do good to and for others. | |
| 17:26 Oct 15, 2011 PST | |
| Faust: The Learned Man | |
| In our youth we mostly thought of life as what was then and not what might be some fifty years later. Funny how the years change our views of life and the struggles we endured change our opinion about almost everything. From our selfish thoughts | |
| 15:33 Oct 11, 2011 PST | |
| Government of The People | |
| Governement of the people needs the people to understand their duties to control the governement, not the governement to control the people. How can a government develop the ability to govern itself? | |
| 10:56 Oct 11, 2011 PST | |
| Washington Pretends To Serve The People But Instead Gives Away Liberty | |
| Political wrangling over spending. A government that acts under pretense to help the poor and supports such programs that give away the liberty of others is not in the best interest of the people. | |
| 06:24 Oct 6, 2011 PST | |
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