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Merry Christmas! Here at Paineful Truth, we are taking the holiday off, however we did not want to leave you hanging without a post this week! Please enjoy these borrowed articles and video that take a look back at how Christmas was celebrated by our past presidents. We have an unbelievably rich history and heritage in our country, much of which is slowly getting lost and forgotten. As has been wisely said, those who do not know where they came from do not know where they are or where they are going. Let us protect America from this fate. Let us know and learn from our history. We are so grateful for your support of Paineful Truth in our inaugural year. Looking greatly forward to what is to come! Merry Christmas, everyone! Christmas With the Presidents "Presidential Christmas Cards" President Harry Truman’s Christmas Address Jonathan Paine @painefultruth76 painefultruth1776@gmail.com

Alright, maybe not three easy steps. But I want to prove to you that it can be simple. Maybe not easy, but definitely simple. How do you win an election? In a perfect world, you would have to convince, through honesty and sincerity, a majority of the people voting to support your ideas, policies and beliefs. In case you hadn’t noticed, we do not live in a perfect world. And in this imperfect world we see elections won through false promises, charisma, charm and sadly, at times, outright lies. After the fifth and final GOP debate of 2015, one thing is clear - the majority of the Republican primary field understand the threats that are facing America. The solutions are proffered by the candidates are varied. However, I believe that several understand what good foreign policy is . But back to the original question. Those who don’t have an understanding of good foreign policy or the threats facing America appear to be oblivious to the pulse of America. Those who ignore what American...

Once again this week, the spotlight has been on Trump , what Trump has said, and what others are saying about what Trump said. The topic has also once again turned to immigration after the troubling events in San Bernardino . The cause for the attention on Trump is mainly his comments regarding the banning of Muslims from entering the country. But right now, I want to take the spotlight off of Trump and ask a question that seems to often get lost in the melee - “What should we actually do?” In our divided political system, we often lose track of this basic question. Instead we look at this person’s idea, and then on to this other person’s idea, and back and forth it goes until we are forced to take a side and stick with it. It’s just easier sometimes to make a choice of “which side you’ll support”, rather than critically thinking through the issues, taking them apart and coming to your own conclusion. It is something I have mentioned before, we cannot allow ourselves to be box...

Truth from Tragedy San Bernardino. Add it to a growing list of horrific tragedies that continue to rock our nation and cause us to ask hard questions, not only about the situations but about ourselves. Let’s start with what we know. First, in case you hadn’t noticed, we have a biased media . Gun control was on the lips of nearly every news-person as soon as the story began to break. Everyone jumped on Google maps to see where the nearest Planned Parenthood was to the shooting. Workplace violence was the general consensus at the beginning. I understand wanting to have all the facts before reporting things, however, in general, the media’s coverage was shameful. Second, out of all fifty states, California has the strictest gun laws as rated by the Brady Campaign. That is fact . “California also has no provision in its state constitution that explicitly guarantees an individual the right to keep and bear arms.” It is not an exaggeration to say that California is not a gun f...