Thomas Umstattd Jr.

Public Figure (Abolition of Abortion)

Successful movements often have a Public Figure who represents the movement as a whole. For example, Dr. Martin Luther King served as the public figure for Civil Rights. Olaudah Equiano acted as the Public Figure for the British abolition movement. After attaining his freedom, Equiano devoted his life to traveling around England speaking about the realities of the slave trade. His autobiography, which...

5 Ways GOP Conventions and Star Trek Conventions are Alike

#1 Regular People Wear Costumes At SciFi conventions people dress up like emotionless visitors from another world with amazing abilities and power. At GOP conventions people dress up like  amazing visitors from the grass roots with amazing abilities and power. 

The hippies shave their beards and come their hair in the classic political swoosh. In both conventions most people pretend to be something...

A Strategy for the Abolition of Abortion (Introduction)

What would the pro-life movement look life if William Wilberforce were still alive? History tells of times when radical and sudden political reform rocked the world. If we study world changers we can learn to imitate them.  This is their story. We hope it will be our story too. Several Patriot Academy alumni have worked with me on this strategy including Sarah Coburn, Hannah Hill, Jennifer Lackey...

Want to change the world?

If you look closely you can see me in that video. Patriot Academy will give you three things: Learn about the legislative process from the inside. Write bills, get them through committee and then debate them on the actual House of Texas floor. Learn how to analyze issues from a biblical and historical founding fathers perspective. Learn the skills you need to work in the political process either...

In Defense of Religion

In recent years religion has become the whipping boy of society. The left says that organized religion is the root of all evil. The right considers religion a bad word insisting that “being a Christian is all about a relationship and not about religion.” Some Christians even go so far as to pray against the “spirit of religion.” The Bible disagrees with both of these views. “If...

Why I am no longer proud to be an American.

I once saw a sign that read, “Texas proud.” This got me thinking. Can pride ever be a virtue? Am I proud of our nation? The fact is there are a lot of things about this nation I am not proud of. I don’t like how we have one of the most permissive abortion laws in the world. Even European nations place limitations on second and third term abortions.We are not a perfect nation, we...

Texas Rally for Life 2008 (Photos)

Last Saturday I went with some friends to the Texas Rally for Life. Here are some photos and thoughts about the rally. I had a hard time capturing the thousands of people there in one photo. Killing an innocent person is unjust. A fetus is an innocent person. Therefore killing the unborn is unjust. “A threat to justice anywhere, is a threat to justice everywhere.” - Dr. Martin Luther...

The Philosophy of Liberty (Video)

The Philosophy of Liberty video is one the best presentations of any set of political principles I have ever seen. This video communicates more in 8 minutes than most 200 page books. If you plan to vote in the next election or compete in speech and debate I strongly recommend you watch this 8 minute video .

There is No Such Thing as Slavery

Recently, I watched Gandhi. In that movie, Ganhi said that one hundred thousand British could not rule 300 million Indians unless the Indians allowed them to. I think that statement holds a profound truth. No one can make you do anything you do not choose to do. Two thousand years of Christian martyrs has shown this. No one can make you deny Christ except you. Sure they can threaten, reward, manipulate...

The Top 6 Seth Godin Videos

In my opinion Seth Godin is the top marketing expert in the nation. I read his blog almost every day. He’s a funny bald guy who can help you sell your candidate or product. Video #1 All Marketers Are Liars (Google 2007) This is Seth most popular online video. Learn how to tell story to connect with customers. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6909078385965257294 Video #2 Seth Godin...