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Resistance See other Resistance Articles Title: Happy 50th Birthday JBS! Written by Bill Hahn Driving into work this morning wasn’t particularly a pleasant experience, given the fact that the Fox Valley surrounding Appleton, Wisconsin is in the midst of having more than a foot of snow dumped on top of it. Though I had four wheel drive, I could at least say that I was thankful it wasn’t 50 years ago. It was on this day in 1958 that The John Birch Society was founded in Indianapolis by Robert Welch. The previous two days of weather were reminiscent of what was to be 50 years later. Freezing temperatures had accompanied a front that brought with it snow and ice, making travel downright difficult for those 11 businessmen Mr. Welch had invited. However, they arrived to take in Mr. Welch’s two day presentation … a “marathon monologue” as he once described. The first day of presentations, Mr. Welch described what he saw as America’s ills, and the second day he presented his solution to those ills, which was to found The John Birch Society. JBS considers Mr. Welch a visionary. He had a way of seeing the big picture and relating it to others to help understand its ramifications. Mr. Welch also perfected what nowadays is considered social networking. He designed and required JBS Chapter meetings to be held in the living rooms of volunteer leaders, in which directives from Headquarters could be discussed and implemented. Relationships were created with local opinion molders while Field Staff crisscrossed the country organizing volunteer leaders, enabling a national network of grassroots organization to be felt wherever pressure was needed. Today those relationships continue to be built with new tools as well as with tried-and-true methods. Most know that JBS was founded as an anti-communist organization, but few understand that JBS was founded to also equally oppose totalitarianism in all forms. This is why JBS is as relevant today as it was when it first began, JBS President John McManus recently said during an interview on a National Public Radio show. The JBS motto of “less government, more responsibility and -- with God’s help -- a better world” provides a destination that the organization is traveling toward and the appropriate road map is the U.S. Constitution. This explains why the JBS educational message of freedom is popular not only in the U.S., but in foreign countries as well. During its first year, JBS chapters sprang up in 40 states. Today all 50 states have chapters, and throughout its 50 years, members have joined from several foreign countries, many living under former totalitarian regimes. JBS continues to lead the grassroots movement to preserve and restore the Republic. New tools are constantly added at its website on JBS.org and an updated stream of continuous news flows from TheNewAmerican.com. There’s no better time to help support the organization than on its 50th birthday. Click the donate button and for a limited time receive a free DVD that looks at the surge that JBS is now experiencing. And for those who are not yet registered as members of JBS.org, now is a great time to do so. Get connected today with like-minded individuals and help preserve American freedom for yourself, your family and for upcoming generations. A year before he passed away, Mr. Welch was offered a tribute at the 25th Anniversary of the JBS in Indianapolis. It was memorialized in the member publication, the Bulletin, and reprinted here: "Thank you, Robert Welch, for giving to us that which you have, and most importantly thank you for making it possible for us to fight this battle effectively — and, to win it!" In a very emotional and fitting finale, Wm. J. Grede introduced our Founder as a man who had accomplished the impossible and a man whom he was so very proud to call his friend. Robert Welch briefly addressed the audience, closing his remarks with a message of gratitude: “Thank you for all that you have done and will be doing in this epic undertaking. And, God be with you till we meet again.” The applause was sustained and resounding as this great throng of Birchers rose to show their gratitude and respect. We wish every Bircher could have been in Indianapolis for this momentous and inspiring occasion. It was not simply a celebration of the past, but a determined and resolute beginning of the future. And we are indebted to all those marvelous men and women who, through toil and labor and sacrifice over these many years, have made this beginning possible. And so — let us now get on with the job! Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 8.
#1. To: farmfriend (#0)
Happy Birthday JBS and to hell with the chicoms!!
Eustace Mullins maintains JBS was created, owned and operated by the Rockefellers with the intent on keeping tabs on conservative Americans.
Do you believe it? I wouldn't.
Do I believe it??? I dont know what to believe. Many years ago while working for the government, I had a coworker that was a longtime member and active in the upper strata. All of a sudden he dropped out and his only word was, "its not what it seems to be"... Myself, I never joined, mostly because I have always been suspicious of any organization begun by the elite at the top. Thats just my nature. I always erred on the side of caution and stayed away.
JBS is controlled opposition..
My thoughts, without any proof. As I told farm friend, I will not trust anything coming from the elite.
#9. To: Cynicom, bluegrass (#8)
I trust what Eustace Mullins says..
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