October 2011 - Paul Stanley

Perry Says Participation in Debates was ‘Mistake’

Campaign debates, be they for the presidency of the U.S. or for school board, give voters a way to compare candidates side-by-side, similar to going to a used car lot as you’re deciding whether to buy the Ford 150 pickup truck or the fuel-efficient Toyota Prism. Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who is trying to resurrect this now dismal poll numbers is now saying that participating in the recent GOP presidential debates was a “mistake.” There’s no doubt that Perry is a skilled and experienced politician. On more than one occasion he’s dealt with the rough and tumble world of hardball Texas politics and lived to tell about it. But Perry doesn’t seem to share the same enthusiasm for national politics. "These debates are set up for nothing more than to tear down the candidates. It's pretty hard to be able to sit and lay out your ideas and your concepts with a one-minute response," the Texas governor told Fox News's Bill O'Reilly. "So, you know, if there was a mistake made, it was probably ever doing one of the [debates], when all they're interested in is stirring up between the candidates instead of really talking about the issues that are [...]

By Paul Stanley|2011-10-26T14:37:33-05:00October 26th, 2011|My Blog Post|Comments Off

What Mormons Really Believe

I bet I know what you're thinking. Hasn't this issue gone away? I mean, we've beat this horse until there's not much left. During the Value Voters summit in Washington a few weeks ago, Dallas pastor Robert Jeffress, while being interviewed by a reporter, said Mormonism was a cult and that Mitt Romney was not a Christian. Yeah, I have an opinion on that too. After a few thousand stories written from just about every angle possible, the issue kind of came and went. But not really. Sara Devinish, a fellow reporter at The Christian Post wrote a wonderful three-part series on "What Mormons Really Believe." She did a great job covering the issue and I think part two of the series is the most informative since she interviews a former member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They don't like to be called Mormons by the way. http://www.christianpost.com/news/what-do-mormons-believe-ex-mormon-speaks-out-part-two-58494/ Why is the issue still important? There are many reasons but the one I feel most important is because if Mitt Romney is fortunate enough to win the GOP nomination, then the same left-leaning media pundits who are so carefully defending him now, will do a "180" and [...]

By Paul Stanley|2011-10-24T18:39:33-05:00October 24th, 2011|My Blog Post|Comments Off

Cain’s Abortion Misstep

Herman Cain is quickly learning that mistakes need to be rare, if not nonexistent, especially when it comes to explaining your position on key issues – and in GOP circles, abortion is a real “key” issue. Cain appeared on CNN Wednesday night and in an interview with Piers Morgan, made a statement on abortion that seemed to contradict his previous, pro-life position. “I believe that life begins at conception. And abortion – under no circumstances,” said Cain. However, Morgan proceeded to ask Cain it he would support an exception for rape and incest. “The government shouldn’t be trying to tell people everything to do, especially when it comes to a social decision that they need to make,” Cain said. Read the rest of this post at http://blogs.christianpost.com/Admin/edit.php?mid=7328

By Paul Stanley|2011-10-21T08:43:05-05:00October 21st, 2011|My Blog Post|Comments Off

Why Authors Need to Meet and Talk with Other Authors

Since I signed with my literary and management agency in the spring of the year, I haven't had a ton of interaction with them. Mainly because they told me the most important task a writer should focus on is writing and all I should focus on was completing my memoir. It was great advice. This weekend my agency hosted a retreat with all of their signed authors on a farm in southern Kentucky. I didn't know what to expect, but the opportunity to meet and fellowship with other Christian writers was enticement enough to attend. I felt honored to be one of the "new" writers in the group. Some who are represented by Reclaim Management have already sold hundreds of thousands of books. It was a bit overwhelming to be standing in their presence. We spent the majority of our time meeting as a group, talking about the ins and outs of the publishing industry, specifically Christian publishing. A handful of the new writers - me included - listened attentively as more seasoned writers talked about their trials and tribulations as a writer. But what I came away with occurred more in the one on one conversations I had with [...]

By Paul Stanley|2011-10-17T11:38:47-05:00October 17th, 2011|My Blog Post|Comments Off

Obama Team Accuses Romney of Flip-Flopping on Issues

Many people say they would like to see a more bipartisan approach to politics. They may now get their wish. It’s not just his fellow GOP presidential hopefuls that are taking jabs at Mitt Romney, but Obama and his team of attack dogs have hopped on the bandwagon too. Wednesday the Obama presidential campaign team accused Romney of changing directions on several issues including taxes, healthcare and trade agreements with China, and raising red flags about how the former Massachusetts governor would perform in the White House. David Axelrod, a well-known Obama strategist asked, “If you are willing to change positions on fundamental issues of principle, how can we know what you will do as president?” An interesting question, given that the American people had no idea how Obama would perform in the Oval Office given that he had zero executive experience. To read the rest of the post, go to: http://blogs.christianpost.com/churn/2011/10/obama-team-accuses-romney-of-flip-flopping-on-issues-13/

By Paul Stanley|2011-10-14T09:05:04-05:00October 14th, 2011|My Blog Post|Comments Off