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October 18, 2012
At 3:30 am this morning, we welcomed the very first Martin grandchild, daughter of our son Archer and his practically perfect wife Elizabeth, our beloved Annabelle Elizabeth Martin.
She faces a markedly hostile world. A recent study reported that 98% of the now-rampant sex-selection abortions in China are aimed at exterminating girls. In Afghanistan, when George Bush’s warriors swept the Taliban away, those villains were engaged in one of their favorite “acts of purification”: publicly executing any female who had learned to read. America’s left ignores such atrocities totally, while gravely intoning that Republicans and Christians have declared a “war on women”, by which they chiefly mean that decent people oppose the abortion holocaust that has denuded China of its women and sweet Annabelle’s generation of fully one third of its peers and playmates, as it did her parents’ generation and ours as well.
Oh what a stinging rebuke she can be, to a people which objectifies, subjugates and even mass-murders her fair sex, just because it can. A godly woman, who loves the Lord and seasons her speech with wisdom; who walks humbly and in dignity with an elegance and strength that is never tough; such a one will conquer men and worlds.
It remains to those of us who love her and who have gone before to introduce her to our Savior, to raise her up in His ways, and to impart to her a vision for this world — and other worlds yet unknown — as expansive and glorious and full as His very own. There is much, much to do.
But today we congratulate her precious parents — our children — and take great pride and gratitude in the evidence that they follow their Heavenly Father better than their Earthly fathers before them. And likewise, we rejoice in the birth of one who is already the object of so much joy, and whose little hand we hope to hold through cuts and scrapes and victories both tiny and grand for generations more to come.
Welcome, precious Annabelle. We loved you before you were a thought.
Rod is one of our nation’s leading minds. He’s smart, original, and very committed—a combination that one rarely finds.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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