Listen my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.

'Paul Revere's Ride' by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


I recently returned from vacation. My lady friend and I traveled to Boston, MA. where we went to see Aerosmith in concert at Fenway Park. But while we were there, we decided to walk the Freedom Trail. We wanted to walk in the footsteps of our forefathers; to learn more about the history that our children and grandchildren are no longer taught in school.

For anyone who has never heard of it, the Freedom Trail is a two and a half hour walk (with a tour guide) beginning at Boston Commons and ending at the USS Constitution. In between, you walk along the streets of Old Boston, seeing where history was made. It took us four hours, as we stopped several times to tour the cemeteries. We wanted to pay our respect to those that came before us; those people that fought for our independence.

Along the path, you see some of the sights that led to the Tea Party and the American Revolution. You walk up upon Bunker Hill and see the Monument (all 221 feet of it), and can step out upon the deck of the USS Constitution. But one of the stops along the Freedom Trail is The Old North Church. That was where Paul Revere told two gentlemen of the church to take a lantern or two up the steeple (the tallest point in Boston at that time). You know how it goes: 'One if by land; two if by sea.'

Here's a little history lesson for those of you who may not know the entire story.

A plan was made because they (the Sons of Liberty) knew that the British were planning to come ashore to take ammunition and guns away from the rebels in Boston and the surrounding area. The people had been storing those items in preparation for defending themselves against the British troops.

Now, the Royal Government (which was the British Government in Massachusetts) had wanted to make sure that the British troops could secure the colony in case there was a rebellion. And the orders went out to confiscate those weapons and ammunition. British troops were sent up the coast to confiscate ammunition in Salem and also parts of what is now New Hampshire. In both cases, Paul Revere and other riders (members of the Sons of Liberty) alerted the townspeople of the British troops movements well before the troops could reach their destinations. The weapons and ammunition were hidden from the British troops, who were humiliated because they did not get their prize.

General Gage, the Commander of British forces in North America and a parishioner at the Old North Church, decided to seize the weapons and ammunition at Lexington and Concord. He didn't want to risk another failure, so he devised a secret plan. On the evening of April 18th, 1775, Gage ordered his British soldiers to cross the Charles River and march the remaining 15 miles to Lexington under the cover of darkness, arrive at sunrise to collect the armaments and return to Boston before the townspeople could organize any resistance... A well thought-out plan.

But, as luck would have it, someone found out about this secret plan. There are those that believe it was General Gage's maid who foiled the plan and others believe that Gage's American-born wife, Margaret Gage, was the one who did. Either way, someone informed the leaders of the Sons of Liberty about the secret British plan.

Paul Revere, along with the Sons of Liberty, prepared for this secret plan. Their plan was to alert their countrymen that the Redcoats (the British soldiers) were heading their way. Sending a lone rider into the countryside was far too dangerous. So Paul Revere asked Robert Newman, the church sexton (caretaker) if he would send a back-up signal to warn the patriots in Charlestown, just in case Revere himself was captured on his ride before he could spread the alarm that the British were coming. Paul Revere knew that lanterns shining from the steeple of the tallest building in Boston could clearly be seen on the other side of the harbor. Mr. Newman agreed to help.

April 18th, 1775: It was around 10:00 pm that evening when Robert Newman and another member of the church ( I cannot seem to find his name in my research) entered through the front doors of the Old North Church. The British had a curfew in place, so they had to be careful not to be spotted (and extra careful about having a light on inside of the church). In pitch darkness, the two men climbed the 14-story steeple in complete darkness. Upon reached the top, they lit and held up two lanterns in the steeple window for around a minute.

And that was long enough to be seen not only by the patriots, but also by the British troops. As Newman and the other man began coming down the stairs, British soldiers were already at the front doors, trying to break in to catch whoever it was that was breaking curfew. To escape arrest, Newman and the other man came down the center aisle, and escaped through the window at the right of the altar. It's now called the 'Newman' window.

And that was the beginning of the American Revolution.

It's now 2010, and we are at the brink of a second American Revolution. Instead of Redcoats and British occupation, we have Socialists trying to dismantle the very fabric of our society. They look at what our founding fathers stood for with disdain. They see themselves as better than the rest of us commoners, as they seem to think they know what's best for us. They force through legislation that no one bothers to read; they force upon us healthcare that the vast majority of Americans did not want. They are taking over businesses and brainwashing the youth to believe that our way of life is bad and needs to be changed. The Socialists are worse than any king an ocean away. They are here, and currently in power in Washington D.C.

And Americans are tired of being dictated to by these elitists. The American people are forming Tea Parties and gathering strength from one another to face the upcoming battle for the very soul of this nation.

Standing in the way are members of the media, who will lie and manipulate the news so that the Socialists and their agenda gets pushed through without the American peoples knowledge and against the peoples will. They have conspired to overthrow the Constitution and usurp power for themselves. And they are trying to destroy patriots at every turn. They lie about people like Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin and others that are leading the march against the Socialists; who wants to run the lives of every American from cradle to the grave. They try to destroy their good names - and there are those on the left that are gullible enough to believe every word that they, the mainstream media, tells them. They are the conspirators who wish to defeat our freedoms, our liberties, capitalism and our way of life. These are the Redcoats we face today.

But people like Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, Sean Hannity, Michael Savage, Tammy Bruce and a host of other conservative commentators and leaders are sounding the alarm. They are our lantern bearers; our Sons and Daughters of Liberty. We need only to hear their words and take heed; otherwise, we will lose the New American Revolution before it gets started in earnest.

Walking through Boston made me take a cold, hard look at this country. What we are facing with the Socialist/Liberal/Progressives in both parties. This isn't a Democrat or Republican issue - This is an American issue! And We the People need to come together and defeat this threat to America!

The questions you have to ask yourselves are: What kind of America do I want to live in and pass onto our posterity? Do I want to live under the rule of an oppressive government, or do I choose liberty and freedom?

November, 2010 – When it's time to go vote, do so. Don't say that your vote doesn't count. Don't be complacent and think that the problem will solve itself. Fire the first shots of this New American Revolution and VOTE! That is our weapon and ammunition. The Liberal/Progressives know we are coming, and they and their media accomplices will do whatever it takes to keep our voices from being heard. So we must be of one voice; one cause. We the People of the United States of America declare war on the Socialists that occupy this nation. And we will win the battle - so long as we all do our part and vote them out.

Otherwise, we lose the war and will live under the thumb of an emperor, not a president. We will suffer at the hands of Big Government and Social Justice. We will continue to endure Political Correctness and graft and corruption in government till we die. And with the healthcare system about to befall this nation, that could be sooner than we think.

But that's just my opinion, I could be right!