CNN Hunts Down Freemasons in U.S. Government

peoplemagazinedaily.com | Oct 28, 2009

By Editorial Staff

The popularity of Dan Brown’s new book The Lost Symbol prompted CNN’s “am fix” to investigate the Freemasons in Congress and the White House.

Earth’s largest and oldest secret fraternity has had wide influence on the construction of Washington D.C.’s layout and the people who make up the U.S. government.

While in the halls of Congress on Oct. 6, CNN’s reporters were met mostly with politicians who did not want to speak to them. A couple senators did speak but divulged very little information about their fraternity.

CNN reports on Freemasons in Congress

WV Democratic Representative Nick Rahall educated the reporters about the Masonic compass and square symbol and recited a short history of his involvement as a Freemason.

The “my am” anchors let the viewers know they did not really believe Rahall when he said the Masons are not trying to rule the world.

CNN also briefly explained the Freemasonic connection to the Declaration of Independence, the founding fathers of the USA, members including Presidents and Congress members, and one of the many road symbols in the layout of Washington.

They only point out the Masonic compass and square created by the streets around the Capitol Building. Other occult Masonic formations include an owl around the Capitol Building, an upside-down pentagram stemming from the White House and a pyramid. We will explain these formations in greater depth in a later article.

Maryland considers changing Civil War-era state song that urges secession, calls northerners ’scum’

The song begins with a hostile reference to President Abraham Lincoln, who brought troops through Baltimore en route to protect Washington: “The despot’s heel is on thy shore, Maryland! His torch is at thy temple door, Maryland!”

Associated Press | Mar 24, 2009

By BRIAN WITTE

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers are thinking maybe it’s time to find a way to scrub “Northern scum” — and a few other sensitive pre-Civil War phrases — from the official state song.

“Maryland, My Maryland,” set to the traditional seasonal tune of “O, Tannenbaum,” was written in 1861 and adopted as the state song in 1939. But now some lawmakers are pushing for a change to the warlike language in what was originally a poem that doubled as a call to arms.

Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller wants a new commission to examine the song and consider changing some stanzas to reflect the state’s diversity and remove offensive phrases.

Maryland, My Maryland

“I love history, but there comes a time when you have to adjust,” Miller, a Democrat, told senators Tuesday.

A Maryland House of Delegates committee voted down a bill to change the song because members were reluctant to tinker with history.

That bill — and another still making its way through the Senate — would have replaced the words written by James Ryder Randall in 1861 with ones penned by John T. White in 1894 describing the state’s natural beauty.

Randall’s poem calls for Maryland to secede from the Union — at a time before the Civil War when Maryland residents sympathized with the Confederacy.

The song begins with a hostile reference to President Abraham Lincoln, who brought troops through Baltimore en route to protect Washington: “The despot’s heel is on thy shore, Maryland! His torch is at thy temple door, Maryland!”

It ends with a call for the state to stand up to the Union: “She is not dead, nor deaf, nor dumb — Huzza! She spurns the Northern scum! She breaths! She burns! She’ll come! Maryland! My Maryland!”

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On the Net:

Read Senate Bill 892: http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/billfile/SB0892.htm

Read House Bill 1241: http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/billfile/HB1241.htm

Some want to rid Maryland of anthem’s ‘offensive phrases’

“The despot’s heel is on thy shore, Maryland! His torch is at thy temple door, Maryland!”

Huzza! Md. mulls changing ‘offensive’ state song

AP | Mar 24, 2009

By BRIAN WITTE

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland lawmakers are thinking maybe it’s time to find a way to scrub “Northern scum” — and a few other sensitive pre-Civil War phrases — from the official state song.

“Maryland, My Maryland,” set to the traditional seasonal tune of “O, Tannenbaum,” was written in 1861 and adopted as the state song in 1939. But now some lawmakers are pushing for a change to the warlike language in what was originally a poem that doubled as a call to arms.

Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller wants a new commission to examine the song and consider changing some stanzas to reflect the state’s diversity and remove offensive phrases.

“I love history, but there comes a time when you have to adjust,” Miller, a Democrat, told senators Tuesday.

A Maryland House of Delegates committee voted down a bill to change the song because members were reluctant to tinker with history.

That bill — and another still making its way through the Senate — would have replaced the words written by James Ryder Randall in 1861 with ones penned by John T. White in 1894 describing the state’s natural beauty.

Randall’s poem calls for Maryland to secede from the Union — at a time before the Civil War when Maryland residents sympathized with the Confederacy.

The song begins with a hostile reference to President Abraham Lincoln, who brought troops through Baltimore en route to protect Washington: “The despot’s heel is on thy shore, Maryland! His torch is at thy temple door, Maryland!”

It ends with a call for the state to stand up to the Union: “She is not dead, nor deaf, nor dumb — Huzza! She spurns the Northern scum! She breaths! She burns! She’ll come! Maryland! My Maryland!”
On the Net:

Read Senate Bill 892

Read House Bill 1241