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Trump Strengthened NATO. Biden Threatens Its Existence.
by Rod D. MartinAugust 20, 2021 Democrats, #NeverTrumpers and #EvangelicalsForBiden (but I repeat myself) waxed eloquent about how Donald Trump was breaking NATO by demanding (wait, what?!) that our NATO allies spend more to defend the alliance against Russia. Net...
Cue Up the Photographers for Diplomats Fleeing the Embassy Roof
by Rod D. MartinAugust 15, 2021 As the South Vietnam-like debacle unfolds, again under Democrats, remember who wins: Communist China. All the mineral wealth, heretofore unexploited, goes now to them, along with newfound power over Pakistan (and thus their joint rival,...
The Religion of Scientism
by Rod D. MartinAugust 11, 2021 A friend of mine clearly has COVID: she’s exhausted, has lost taste and smell, etc. For complicated reasons, she had five COVID tests in the last few days. Two came back positive, three negative. But #FollowTheScience,...
Why the South Would Have Won With Grant or Sherman
by Rod D. MartinJuly 18, 2021 Long topic, which I cannot address fully here, though I won't just say "look who won and who lost". Bobby Lee made multiple critical errors, the biggest of which was making the defense of the South Virginia-centric (thus allowing Grant...
A Former Slave on the Personal Goodness of Robert E. Lee
by Rod D. MartinJuly 18, 2021 Sunday thoughts. Robert E. Lee was personally an extremely good and inspiring man. And I am posting the story below because it should inspire us all, especially those of us who are employers or otherwise leaders of any sort. Lee should be...
The Left Calling You a “Nazi” is Projection
by Rod D. MartinMay 23, 2021 Fascism, of which Naziism (an abbreviation of "National Socialism") is a subset, is not "right wing". Fascism is that variant of Marxism which, instead of taking all your stuff directly, leaves you the illusion of ownership while actually...
Solving the Crisis of Big Tech, Privacy, and Censorship
by Rod D. MartinMay 8, 2021 I hear from many people concerned that Big Tech has fully and finally killed both privacy and the freedom of speech. And they have a legitimate, if terrifying, point. We've certainly seen what's possible in China, with the Communist Party's...
Small Churches Have THE Voice in the SBC, If They Will Just Use It
by Rod D. MartinMay 8, 2021 I hear a lot of our smaller church pastors lamenting the state of the SBC and the degree to which their voices go unheard. I get it. So does Pastor Mike Stone, my friend whom I'm supporting for SBC President. I grew up in towns of 3,500 and...
Why the Woke Crowd is Now Labeling Sheet Music and Math as “Racist”
by Rod D. MartinMarch 30, 2021 Some of you are struggling to understand why the Woke crowd is now labeling things like sheet music and math as "racist". It seems very strange. It's not strange at all. Critical Race Theory, one subset of Critical Theory along with such...
Jesus is a Capitalist
by Rod D. MartinMarch 29, 2021 Jesus is a Capitalist. Yes, this will come as a shock to your gender studies professor, your hippie uncle, and perhaps even your (non-economically trained) pastor. But it's true. The entirety of Scripture not only assumes but establishes...
They’re Rewriting History So They Can Control the Present and the Future
by Rod D. MartinMarch 26, 2021 Yes, he knows Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves. He, and #BLM, and Antifa, don't just hate the White Supremacist Democrats of 1860-65. He, and the rest of them, openly hate America. American history shows that America doesn't deserve that...
“Christian Nationalism”?
by Rod D. MartinMarch 12, 2021 When you ask these guys (by which I mean, reasonably prominent Millennial pastors who support Beth Moore, Russell Moore, et al.) to define their made-up term "Christian nationalism", they say things like: • having a flag in church • or...
If They’re Stealing Elections, Why Bother Voting?
by Rod D. MartinFebruary 15, 2021 Question: Why should we be involved in politics at all if the elections can just be stolen? The fraud must be fixed! Answer: Because in most of the country you do not have a fraud problem. Having been intimately involved in trying to...
Primaries and Third Parties
by Rod D. MartinFebruary 14, 2021 One more point about primaries (and third parties): Usually, voter turnout in primaries is way under 30%. And then the people who didn't get their way complain and call for third parties. Hey losers: if you couldn't get your people...
We Must Demand Closed Primaries
by Rod D. MartinFebruary 14, 2021 Question (from Whitney Scates): What would be the best route to fight for closed primaries? Answer: Wherever we do not have them, we need to campaign for them, push our legislators to enact them, and if necessary, seek to get them on...
Should We Vote for Bad Republicans in the General Election?
by Rod D. MartinFebruary 14, 2021 So what about voting for bad Republicans in a general election (since you somehow failed at beating them in their primary, you loser). A bad Republican House member still votes against Nancy Pelosi for speaker, denying her the right...
Rod is one of our nation’s leading minds. He’s smart, original, and very committed—a combination that one rarely finds.
Rod Martin and [former Howard Dean campaign manager] Joe Trippi are America’s two foremost experts on online politics.
Rod Martin is a Reaganite-Thatcherite conservative…[and] a man who has spent much of his life ministering to and working for the benefit of others. I know Rod as an advocate for freedom, a leader who understands the real changes we need in Washington, and who has the drive and ability to make those changes happen.
Rod Martin is the kind of dynamic leader who has the knowledge, ability and experience to lead us successfully into the 21st Century. His vision for America is compelling.
Rod Martin literally wrote the book on excellence. Humble yet brilliant, a man of love and compassion, with penetrating clarity he illuminates the world around us, and we are both stirred and enlightened.
Rod Martin is a born leader and an outstanding political mind. Anyone who takes him on is going to have a serious fight on their hands.
Rod Martin is a man of uncommon vision and character. Ever since I first worked alongside Rod in the early days of PayPal, I’ve been struck by his powerful vision for the future. Rod understands the intersection of technology, politics and culture in a way that few others do.
Rod Martin wears with uncommon grace an uncanny ability to link his vigorous faith to the practical challenges of both the business world and the political arena. Yet the respect he shows for others carries a warmth and modesty that are both too rare among those who are strong advocates of feisty positions.
America badly needs more leaders who really get the future. We need more Rod Martins.
Rod Martin is a modern day philosopher-statesman. He is a capitalist intellectual, a conservative iconoclast, a gentle adversary and a kind prophet. He inspires us towards a fresh national vision built upon the original founding principles.
Rod Martin is not only effective and efficient, but he is also perceptive, wise and gracious. He gets things done. He is a great friend and a great ally.
Rod is one of the sharpest, most gracious men I know, and one of the most gifted political thinkers today. His ability to analyze issues and communicate thoughtful insights on them have earned him the respect of people across the political spectrum.
I am proud to have been Rod Martin’s friend for a quarter century, and I can tell you that he is one of the finest men and most outstanding leaders in our church and in our country today. He has a knack for turning everything he touches to success.
Rod Martin is a cornucopian entrepreneur and eutropic thinker whose influence radiates through an array of companies, institutions, movements and churches. A renaissance American, he is also a prolific friend of freedom and faith around the globe.
If Rod Martin represents the next generation of leaders, America has nothing to worry about.
A leader and a servant, in public life and in private, Rod Martin strides at the top of his profession, and has nowhere to go but up. He is in the truest sense of the word ‘outstanding’.
Rod Martin is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished thought leaders today. He is a wonderful mentor, a humble role model, and a deep inspiration for the next generation of scientific innovators and entrepreneurs.
Rod’s achievements pale beside his character and his brilliance. He sees what others can’t. He leads when others won’t.
Rod Martin is one of America’s finest young minds.