I believe. I am convinced we are going to pull the United States of america back from this precipice, back from the brink. Its going to take each and every one of us getting in the wheelbarrel. And i just want to say thank you, and god bless you. Together we work to save the greatest nation in the history of the world. Thank you. [ applause ]. And we say thank you, senator ted cruise. My name is regime in a brown, its my honor to be here tonight to introduce a man who needs no introducti introduction, Lieutenant Colonel allen west. Allen west, as we all know served in several combat zones. He served in operation desert storm, and Operation Iraqi freedom. We understand the spine that he has, and we appreciate it. We thank you and we welcome. Give a nice florida welcome to Lieutenant Colonel allen west. Thank you. Thanks so much for having me here, i think the most important thing is the title you see on this roster, faith and freedom. I want to talk to you about how do you get to have faith and freedom . Last month i had an opportunity to speak in louisiana at a conference. I was given a letter by a gentleman by the name of fred david solomon. I want to share what fred wrote to me. Hes from montgomery, alabama. He says, we agree that 2014 may be our last best chance to change control of the u. S. Senate for a very long time. The staggering statistic that the approximate 80 Million People that claim to be evangelical christians, oath 50 were even registered to vote of those only 50 actually did vote in 2012 speaks volumes. That and a bit of voter fraud which i know a little bit about, caused the gop the white house. I believe my assignment is to change that in 2014 and 16 or our judeochristian system on which america was founded could be lost forever. Fred writes this, unlike many christians who were raised as christians and speak in the faith. My 30 year journey was long. I have been told its an interesting story and could perhaps be an inspiring one if presented well. Fred says, since i am not an accomplished public speaker that could be challenging. Sometimes i feel like i have been preparing for 30 years, and if i speak from my heart and do my best. I believe god will do the rest. The real message fred says is not about me anyway. Although hopefully people of faith will come and hear my story and testimony, and be trapped into hearing the real message. The real message is why as people of faith, we have an obligation to get involved in politics, yes. Politics notwithstanding the phony separation of church and state argument. Thank you. Not only is it okay for the church to be in politics, people of faith must play a major role in deciding what kind of people get elected as representatives of the people. From the schoolhouse to the white house in 2014 and 2016, focusing on 14 critical elections. Ladies and gentlemen, something recently happened that i want to share with you. Which is why what fred solomon is talking about is so important. Because if we continue to sit on the sidelines, we will see more of what just happened recently out in california. How many people heard the story of brooks hamby. Senior High School Student salutatorian in raliegh, california and what the Union School District said to him, the references to jesus and prayer were inappropriate and violated the legal standards. School officials rejected three versions of the young mans graduation address. And one administrator went so far as to redact every religious reference with a black marker as if it was some sort of top secret government document. The first and second draft speeches oppose government case law and are a violation of the constitution read a warning letter sent to this young man. Its amazing to me that brooks standing up for his freedom of religion is unconstitutional. Yet what we see happening on our southern borders finally accepted by the president of the United States of america. The district is saying you reference any reference to religious content is inappropriate. And the first two drafts provided will not be allowed. This is brooks response. This is where faith leads to freedom. He said i didnt want to compromise my faith, i wasnt interested in removing every trace of god or jesus, i just wasnt interested in conforming to those demands. I did not want to compromise my values, i did not want to water down the message. See, the first draft of the speech was written in the form of a prayer, and it said, heavenly father, in all times, let us always be kind to another, tender hearted, forgiving one another as god in christ has forgiven us. What is so threatening about those words in the United States of america . And so brooks was called into the front office, where he was add advised by a counselor that the speech had been rejected, so he began writing a second draft that he turned in later that day, the draft referenced the schools censorship of his original speech. And on thursday morning, just hours before the graduation, brooks and his parents were summoned to a meeting with the principal of the high school. They were given a notice from the district advising them that if their son interjects religious content the sound would be cut off and a disclaimer to the entire audience must be made explaining the districts position. Afterwards brooks went back and delivered a third version of his speech. This time directly to the superintendent of the school district. That speech too was rejected. He was emailed a copy of that speech with every religious reference marked out in black. Sol brooks went home and thought, the time is ticking down. I wanted to impart something that would be meaningful and have some lasting impact. So this is what brooks wrote in a fourth version. He did not hear back, but he continued to go forth and deliver this version. In simply coming before you today, i presented three drafts of my speech. All of them denied on account of my desire to share my personal thoughts and inspiration to you in my christian faith, he told his fellow graduates. In life you will be told no. In life you will be asked to do things that you have no desire to do. In life, you will be asked to do things that violate your conscience and your desire to do what is right. And then brooks closed out by saying, may the god of the bible bless each and every one of you every day in the rest of your lives. Brooks said very simply, when asked, i would tell Young Christians to be bold and always speak with gentleness and kindness, to leave the sweet taste of christ in their mouths, allow them to want and search for more. Faith and freedom does not come unless you have strength and courage. Thats a challenge that each and every one of us has today. And so today, after i had my little five mile run, and i did my normal bible devotions study. There was an interesting verse as part of the study. Its a verse thats on a dog tag i wear, its my favorite verse, it comes from the character that is my favorite character in the bible. And i want to share this with you. First joshua in chapter 1, starting at verse 5. No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life just as i have been with moses, i will be with you, i will not fail you, nor foresake you. Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which i swore to their fathers to give them. Again, only be strong and very courageous, be careful to do according to all the law which moses, my servant commanded you. Do not turn it. From the right or the left. So that you may have success in wherever you go. This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth. But you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it, for then you will make your way prosperous. And then you will have success. Have i not commanded you, be strong and courageous . Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the lord your god is with you wherever you go. Faith and freedom cannot exist unless theres strength and courage. The same strength and courage that joshua accepted when he was commanded three times by our lord god, its the same that we need today to preserve our faith and to preserve the freedom here in the United States of america. The problem is, too many of us sit on the sidelines, the problem is, too many of us stay at home. The problem is, too many of us are afraid to go out and stand courageously, and fight against this evil that we see over taking our country in the form of secular humanism, which just attacked brooks hamby, but let us learn from a young man, so the children shall lead them. Brooks hamby showed us the way. If we dont accept that lesson, then sadly we will be that first generation that will lose the great judeochristian faith heritage that our forefathers be keithed to us some 200 plus years ago. When you go back and look at the final words of joshua, when he was old and he was about to pass away, he says, now, therefore, feel the lord and serve him in sincerity and truth, and put away the gods which our father served before the river in egypt and served the lord. If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve. Whether the gods which your forefathers served which were beyond the river or the gods whose land you were living. But as for me in my house, i will serve the lord. The simple challenge today, you are here as christians, as conservatives concerned about your country. The simple challenge is that as joshua stood on strength and courage, his faith was emboldened and there was freedom for the children of israel. If we find our strength, if we find our courage, which is rooted in our faith, then we will have freedom for the United States of america. And not just the freedom that is earthly, ladies and gentlemen, a freedom that transcends the boundaries of the things that we see that are finite. That is what we are fighting for today. But if as fred outlined, 50 of us sit at home, 50 of that number, 8 million arent even registered, then youll be discounted. You will become irrelevant, your voice is not worth anything. The challenge is to make your choice today. The challenge is to stand up when they call you all sorts of names. Let me tell you something, does it hurt to be called an oreo, an uncle tom, a white mans porch monkey, a house negro . Nah, it dont hurt, because ive been shot at. [ applause ] but if you wilter in your faith, if you dont show the strength and the courage and resolve to make a stand, there will not be faith and freedom. We can talk about all the policies, we can talk about all the current events. But it comes down to two simple concepts, faith and freedom only comes from strength and courage. And if youre strength and courage comes from the lord god all mighty who will never leave you or foresake you, then a god before you, who can be against you. God bless you all, and thank you so much. Hes amazing, all of our speakers today have been incredible. I am honored and privileged to introduce our next speaker. He is also a hero of this republican. He is a man without whom america, i believe, would truly be lost. And he is a brilliant strategic thinker. My doctorate is in Foreign Affairs and every time i read ambassador john boldens wordses i learn something. Hes a prolific writer, and a tireless champion of american superpower, which we need now more than ever. Like all of those from whom we have heard today, ambassador bolton is also a fearless truth teller. Political correctless and manhattan and georgetown dinner parties be damned. America is far too extraordinary and far too critical and important to let lies, corruption, mismanagement and the dismantling of our power and prestige in the world go unchallenged. Ambassador bolton serves as a fellow at the american institute. He served as the United States permanent representative to the United Nations from 2005 to 2006. Ambassador bolton served as undersecretary of state for arms control and interNational Security. Also in the Bush Administration. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from yale. Please welcome the indispensable American Patriot ambassador john bolton. [ applause ] thank you very much. Thanks to ralph reid for inviting me to be with you today. I realize youve had a long line of speakers here at lunch, its been fantastic. I will keep to my time limit so that you can get to the hill. But its a very, very important time for you to be in washington. And when you look at the issues of the family, all of the things that motivate you to the work you do. To draw the ring around those freedoms and to protect our way of life here at home. The absolutely critical variable is to provide for the common defenses, the preamble that the constitution says. Lets be very clear, barack obama is not fulfilling that constitutional responsibility. This is a president who doesnt give priority to National Security affairs, it gets in the way of what his real agenda is, which as he told us in 2008 was fundamentally transforming america. And every day that goes by, leaves the republic weaker. Virtually everything he has said about foreign and defense policy has proven wrong. We can see it in the famous reset button with russia, which has resulted in armed force being used against a sovereign nation, ukraine, and territory being shifted from one nation to the other. We can see it in the middle east today where the president s policies have helped bring the region virtually to complete chaos. Today, however, very historic day, the wall street journal reports this morning that president obama believes that the al malaki government in iraq needs to be changed. Now, lets contemplate exactly what this means. After ten years of or more of incessant criticism of the Bush Administrations policies in iraq and the middle east, today barack obama came out in favor of regime change in iraq. How about that. Its something that our adversaries all around the world have seen. So that our friends moving away from us, our adversaries increasing the pace and scope of their challenges. The bad news is still to come. They can see theyre only two and a half years left. To us it looks like a long time, to our enemies it looks like a short time. The pace and scope of the challenges we face internationally. Every night people have tried to answer the question, what is it that motivates barack obama to follow the policies he pursues. And id like to just explore that a little bit today. The proper place of america in the world. Its a huge issue of great philosophical importance. And the president has a view of americas place in the world that puts him at odds with the long line of president s, democrat and republican alike. He is the first president since roosevelt, not to wake up every morning and have as his first thought what threats does the United States face today . And this is absolutely critical, even the most libertarian of us, should remember that adam smith said in the wealth of nations, the first duty of the sovereign. The first duty of the sovereign is to protect the society against the violence of other societies. Thats not Barack Obamas first priority. Instead, hes somebody who sees america as part of the problem in the world. He sees americas too strong, too assertive, too privileged, too successful, and as he said famously to joe the plumber in the 2008 campaign about spreading the wealth around, internationally, he doesnt see anything wrong with spreading the power around. Now, this isnt the first time that a leader of the Democratic Party has felt that way, but it is the first time hes been president. You know, going back to 1988, george h. W. Bush said of Michael Dukakis my opponent sees the United States as another pleasant country out there, somewhere on the u. N. Role call between albania and system babb with a. Thats how barack obama sees it as well. He was asked on his first european trip, do you believe in american exceptionalism . Listen to obamas response, because it informs what weve seen of his policies in the past five and a half years. The president said, yes, i believe in american exceptionalism. Just as the brits believe in british exceptionalism and the greeks believe in greek exceptionalism. Lets parse that sentence in the way the president would. Yes, i believe in american exceptionalism, so all those people who say i dont, ive just proven you wrong. But then in the second two thirds of the sentence he takes it back. There are 193 countries in the United Nations. The president could have continued just as the papa new guineas believed. You get the point. If everybody is exceptional. Then nobodys exceptional. Thats what he thinks. In his view, if america is part of the problem. Then the answer is a withdrawn inward looking declining america. He actually thinks that this will make the world a safer place. He thinks that its american strength thats provocative. But hes 180 degrees wrong. Its like looking at the world through the wrong end of a telescope. Its not our strength thats provocative, its our weakness thats provocative. Because our adversaries see the opportunity to take advantage when we turn away from the world. When were not prepared to act. And they act instead on their own agenda. Right before us today we see the consequences in iraq of america withdrawing. And its a laboratory experiment. Something you rarely get in international affairs. We could have kept a residual American Force in iraq to help stabilize the country and protect the sacrifices that americans had made over the past ten years, the president was determined to withdraw all American Forces and he did. He used the pretext, and thats a critical point. The pretext, not the reason, but the pretext of not achieving a Status Forces Agreement to justify the withdrawal. And today you have chaos in iraq, chaos in syria, perhaps chaos throughout the middle east so that our close ally israel finds itself in jeopardy across the board, and particularly from irans growing Nuclear Weapons program. What is the president s answer to this . As i say, first he wants to ch