Defective Condoms in South Africa

So here is the thing- South Africa has one of the world's highest rate of HIV infection; and this leads to almost 1000 (ONE THOUSAND) aids related deaths every day in South Africa!
The government - has not always been kind to those infected, however they do allow for condom distribution in order to slow the spread of the disease.

So in order to help - a government official decided to take a bribe and allowed defective condoms to be purchased!

Surprise - he wasn't put to death!

Really- should we care about Africa- when the Africans do not seem to care about each other?

-Yes

-But WHY

- Because it is what Jesus would do.
- and Because there are corrupt officials everywhere - in some countries they even call bribes 'contributions'

how do You spell GENOCIDE? D-A-R-F-U-R

I heard the song "for What It's Worth" today and I thought about the reprehensible situation in Darfur. There is no reason for this to be happening, the world has had several dances with genocide and it seems that everyone is short on caring. Poor people, those without voices and political connections, those with nothing to trade are being murdered like mange afflicted dogs.
There is absolutely no reason for this to be happening. The Bridge of Hope Ministry in Ohio, pastored by Rod Parsley has been trying to help these poor people for years now. We send out few dollars to buy children from the Muslim overlords and we help with a few dollars to help women who were raped and brutalized and we wait- Everyday there is a new danger for these people- God's people. Everyday ministries like Bridge of Hope ask us to give a little to help but the help does not stop the new and vulgar ways men have practiced to maim and to murder. NOW WHAT!

Christians cared and acted long before the Sudanese Government had to acknowledge the atrocities, and certainly long before our government even commented at length about the murders and rapes and destruction. Long before Condelesa Rice appealed to the congress for their attention to this matter- Long before the Congress chose to do nothing. You see- even if the Sudanese Government can give us key members of Al Quida -it is morally out of bounds for us to give them what appears to be tacit approval to murder peoples' bodies and souls; I am so sad I could cry-

We will one day beheld accountable for the sins that we chose to ignore. One day we will be asked why we did nothing. I do not know what to do- but I tell you, it is one of the things that keep me up at night. Children are dying, women and men are dying and they die thinking that they, are nothing in this world. Villages are burned into the sands as I sit here and wonder what I can do.

Do you have any ideas? Will you share them with me?



Buffalo Springfield
For What It's Worth
Stephen Stills, 1966


There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware

I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down

There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind

I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down

What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side

It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down

Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away

We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, now, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down

If you're murdered and you're in Darfur- is it genocide?

The facts are these:
The people of Darfur are being hunted, raped and slaughtered.
The world is ignoring genocide- again.

Hey Mister ! Vegansexuals do not eat nuts!!

Everyday I see or hear of some pot full of nonsense in the world. Today it was the vegansexuals- these paragons of critical thought do not have sexual relations with meat eaters, because they consider that the bodies of meat eaters are basically cemeteries for all the dead animals that they have eaten.
OY!!

Why do some groups insist on the deep end of the dirty pool - Seriously!

China and Mattel

I suppose the title of this entry should be China and corporate America; given the latest massive toy recall is further proof that this off-shoring of labor is a really bad idea. As a cynical consumer I really do believe that Mattel knew about this lead paint problem and the use of high powered magnet since 2002 - yes the toy recall extends to 2002.

The chairman of Mattel really does expect that the average American parent will believe that after all those years, they were simply duped and now yikes- they have to protect the children. Sadly he is correct- a few days after the recall, I saw an interview with a mother of five who felt unsure as to what she will do. She did not want to discard the toys until she was sure of what was going on!

As a mother- I was stunned- The makers of the toys listed what was under the recall, yet this American Mother was not sure of her next move. Sheesh it is no wonder what harmful and deadly tricks corporations can pull and simply walk away smiling.

My daughters - after watching the news report and checking the list went upstairs immediately; I then found them separating all the questionable toys - the girls are 10 and 11. The children even discarded their many Barbies out of protest, they even had their three year old brother helping.


Children are not attached to things, it is the parents who push cheap baubles at them, only to then wonder how their children become so focused on material things.
We do not allow our children countless toys, but we will present them with any book they need or want. Our children need to learn the art of thinking, in order to recover from a society of adults who are unable to make a reasonable decision.

This idea that Americans need cheaply produced goods in order to continue growing this hungry consumerism baby is insane. Many rush to the stores to stock up on every painted plastic crap they can get their hands on in order to amuse children who simply need love,attention and a few good books.

China has now become a driven marketplace, and only those who drive her can effectively disengage from her. We do not need under priced Barbies and every toy reflective of every Disney or Pixar compilation. We need children who are engaged in learning and exploring their innate infinite curiosities.
The problem now is not just the lead and the magnets- it's the lies:

It's all China's' fault
Really- it's China
We appraised them of our standards and they ignored us...
Blah Blah lie lie lie!

Many Americans are at heart- (even with the lady in New York beckoning others (like Me)to her lovely shores)- transparent
So now China is the evil destroyer of young American brains, and the poor fellows and ladies in the corporate offices- the ones who structured the deals and were required to test the standards- have been misused by the evil Asian bastards.

Americans need to wake up and realize that we are our own homeland security. It is our job to respond immediately to any offense against our children. We need not wait for clarification from a corporate tool who really does not care. We are responsible and if we feel that corporations do not have our best interest at heart ( hint: they don't) we should separate them from our purse strings.

Perhaps for Christmas this year or for the next special gift we could offer our children books. We do and they love us all the same

Seriously!

America’s infrastructure report card for 2005
From the American Society of Civil Engineers National

• Aviation, D+
• Bridges, C
• Dams, D
• Drinking water, D- oy OY!
• Energy (national power grid), D
• Hazardous waste, D
• Navigable waterways, D-
• Public parks/recreation, C-
• Rail, C-
• Roads, D
• Schools, D
• Security, I
• Solid waste, C+
• Transit, D+
• Wastewater, D- WOW
• America’s Infrastructure GPA: D

Sleeping Soundly at Night: OY!

Goodnight Tammy Faye

Tammy Faye the wonderfully vivacious televangelist has died. I will hopefully meet her one day in Heaven. She was amazing - and dared to be stylish in an environment that often dictates how a Christian woman should dress. She beckoned us into her world with her heavily made lashes and her painted lips and she shamelessly and consistently called out the name Jesus. Her last interviews were a testament to courage and faith. She chose not to hide her disease from the public and proved to all Christians and others that even when the body fails one can still find strength and JOY by calling on the only name that matters JESUS. Goodnight Tammy Faye, thanks for the lessons.

This is Tammy Fays' last note:
July 16, 2007

My Dear Friends,

It has been such a long time since I've written and I am so sorry for the long delay. I have been in bed for almost a year now. I have times when I feel good and times when I feel really bad. But, I have learned one thing about feelings. They have NOTHING TO DO WITH FAITH IN GOD!! He is the SAME yesterday, today and forever. He NEVER changes. That is what the Bible says and God's word does not lie EVER!

There have been many days when I felt so terrible with my back and stomach, that I have hardly been able to breath. I cry out to the Lord knowing that many of you are praying for me. In spite of it all, I get dressed and go out to eat. I may only be able to eat one bite, or sometimes ten bites, but I swallow each bite in "faith believing". There are MANY times it doesn't stay with me long at all, but I keep trying and HE helps me.

My daughter is here a lot of the times to give me my medications and to make sure I don't forget. When I got sick, she literally moved in and gave me hugs and kisses that are so needful during this period of ones life. She said, "I want to take care of my Mom". I gave her the last couple weeks off to go home and spend time with her children, James and John. They are well taken care of while Sissy is gone. My girlfriend, Deborah has been staying with me for the past 3 weeks. We have been friends for thirty years, so we know each other well! She gave Tammy Sue some much needed rest and she has taken up where Sissy left off. She will be here for two more weeks. How grateful I am to have such strong, loving, support around me. Then of course, there is my wonderful husband! We moved from Charlotte, N.C. to Kansas City, Missouri. He came here every weekend to build me a new house and when I got here, it was ready to move into, bed and all!! They had it beautiful and it is the most beautiful home I have ever seen. He has wanted to build me a house for 13 years, and I finally let him! His children and grandchildren have come every weekend to visit us, and it is so much fun! Someone I cannot forget is a friend named Daina. She worked so hard, I thought she was going to get sick. Bless her heart. I have to have help eating, bathing, doing my hair, taking my medicine, and help just getting comfortable, which is really hard for me to do.

I try really hard to eat and keep the food down, but sometimes, it is like my throat would just shut down on me, and the food comes right back up. So through all the prayers, I have finally gained some weight. I have gone from 60 pounds, to 65, for which I am very thankful.

I ask in great humbleness that you pray that I will be able to eat without it coming back up. I crave hamburgers and french fries with LOTS of ketchup! When I can eat that again, it will be a day of victory!

In closing, I want you to know that I am praying for you and your loved ones and I am believing God for complete healing. God is a healer of EVERYTHING!

I will let you know when I get to eat my hamburger! HA!

Love,

Isaiah Washington is out- and the gay rights agenda is in!

I do not suppose that anyone was shocked at the firing of Isaiah Washington from the "Grey's Anatomy" cast. Gee most of us saw the hammer falling months ago. He was defiant and then filled with remorse, we even saw that he attended rehab. I guess Hollywood is now admitting that rehab is just a joke, and that no amount of intervention can change anyone. Indeed it seems that their insistence that he enter rehab was done in order to shame him. It is after all, wrong to not support the gay agenda. It as wrong to not accept their fact that they were indeed, "born this way" and we need to all just get on board. But what if we all just admit what it is that we already know- Gays were not born with abnormal sexual proclivities, they have simply decided that they are going to pervert a biological fact and force us all to accept their sins.


The 'gay' actor who was insulted has been the grand marshal of the 'don't hurt me I'm gay' parade for months now, and I guess he has finally gotten his wish. His sad puppy dog expression on the Ellen DeGeneres show was a little 'sad'. When did Ellen DeGeneres become such a focal point in America. (perhaps I have been living under a rock)
The Gay Agenda is pretty insidious, they have taken their abomination and tethered it to human rights, civil rights and every other 'right' that this growing group seems to feel entitled to. It is a brilliant move

Given - Mr. Washington's comment was indeed pointless, calling a 'gay' gay is a lot like calling a fat guy 'fat'- he already knows that he has made that choice.

Someone recently said that the 'gay' actor would have been fired if he had used the 'n-word' but I personally think that that argument has no real foundation.
Indeed, I have seen a lot of references to the 'f-word' as having as much weight as the 'n-word' but the first suggests a lascivious lifestyle, while the latter suggests a person used as property. Blacks in America have allowed this kind of tethering to their rights and their historical pain to be watered down.

Should Isaiah Washington have lost his job? I guess.
Should it have taken five months and required rehab and PSA announcements? NO.
The fact is that, he rounded out a trio of McHotties and they needed to exploit this fact. Does his leaving affect a show seeping with sexual hedonism, adultery and characters demonstrating poor judgment? Yes and No.

Will he be replaced with another Black, an Hispanic, Asian- or will the program become another diversity challenged hour on national television? Maybe.
Does it matter? Definitely
The fact is that gays have now become the new minority, and it is their agenda that has taken root in American politics, entertainment - everywhere. One cannot enjoy a quiet evening watching the tele without being assaulted by gays. In a country where roughly 70% of adults do not support the gay agenda, Hollywood is force feeding the viewing population a steady diet of sexual deviants and other 'standards' of loose morals.

So what's a hard working Christian to do? We can all resist the urge to watch this and any other show that assaults our beliefs and sells us a bill of goods based upon the erosion of the good things that God has in store for us. We can read more books- there are thousands of books published every year that entertain and inform without strapping us down while we slide screaming into the bowels of hell.

I wish Mr. Washington luck, hopefully he has learned to keep his feelings to himself, those 'fat' guys know who they are and they do not want to be reminded (especially when they are cast as sensitive, and sexy heterosexuals),and to keep an eye out for the gays in Hollywood who want acceptance for their own, but who are willing to shame and destroy the career of others - they are everywhere.

Battered Republican Syndrome (B.R.S.)

The first time that I voted for President Bush, I lived in Palm Beach County Florida. Content with my vote, and having faced no problems with the chads, I could accurately state to everyone who asked, that the democrats were a bunch of bloody morons. Pick a candidate, use the handy tool and poke a bloody hole! OY
My second vote was executed in Texas and again - not a problem (well, not really)
I sometimes feel that I am trapped in a bad relationship with my party, and I am slowly being kicked to death.
You see, I really believe that President Bush is not really a Republican, indeed he reminds me of a boy I once dated. That boy seemed acceptable, because he seemed to know exactly what I liked and mimicked me, and I allowed my ego to choose him, only to realize that it is impossible for someone to perpetually mimic what they do not understand.

President George Bush does not understand what is is to truly be a Republican. It has a lot to do with his approach the war, and everything to do with his desire to play fast and loose with our personal freedoms, and with our money.

The war is a mess- agreed, however, the majority of Americans supported the war, and wanted the death of the Muslim terrorist. Most Americans believed the insinuations at the time, that this was an in and out venture and that very few soldiers would die. Many Americans were stupid in that regard, war really is hell on all fronts. President Bush and his immortal V.P.

(disclaimer: my sarcasm regarding the VP's inability to succumb to his physical problems, in no way suggests on my part that he should no longer be a vital and breathing part of our government)

literally seduced and bullied millions of people into thinking that we were going to engage the enemy, and with gratitude the enemy would roll over and ask for more.

Republicans- knew better, we knew that this war would last for an eternity, we knew that all Americans would suffer, but the majority of the country just wanted to see old Glory fly.
Many Americans now identify 'Republicans', as the loudest morons in the room who think that it is a-ok for American boys to die for a bunch of thankless Muslims, who wouldn't accept democracy if allah offered it with 30 virgins. Republicans are more complex, and traditionally we are concerned with matters that strengthen Americans and strictly adhere to the constructs of our constitution. We care about budgets and we care about growth, we do not believe that our President should sign blank checks to every special interest group in the country.
We really do not believe that our constitution needs to be amended. Those individuals that require this amazing document to be altered pointlessly, do not understand that concept of freedom of morality.
Gays do not need to marry, they are already an abomination to God, why help them on their way to hell, by paying attention to their slack?
Abortion is murder, we know this, even though many of us (myself included) have at one point or another,fallen under the lies that it is our right as women to club our offspring to death.

We do not 'do nuance' but we recognize that we often have to acknowledge the fuzzy areas, if only to understand that pointlessness of Democrats. I am feeling battered because this government has been consistently pissing on the solid rock of freedom out of which this great country was carved. Immigrants recognize this- why are so many Americans having such a hard time with this.
This country was built upon an amazing document, and any attempt to twits it and to shave it down to spice up the quintessential wet dreams of everyone from the Christians to the liberals, if just damned stupid.
The idea that Freedom, is NOT FREE, is not just a damned bumper sticker slogan, it is the battle cry of America to every corner of the world. Why then is this administration, launching an almost daily attack against our freedom. We cannot speak anymore for fear that we could be arrested, we cannot get righteously angry, we cannot participate in protest that may reach the ears of the President or VP Scorpius.
Americans are asked to do the following things- 1.buy more stuff 2.Ignore the fact that we have a -2% savings rate 3.Ignore the fact that every corporation in country has adopted the destructive policy of shipping every bloody high paying job to freaking China, India, freaking Singapore!!! 4. Pretend that there is no inflation, yes, everything is OK- just ignore the fact that you get less in the grocery store for the same dollar amount. 5. Ignore the fact that the energy companies are giddily raping the American consumer, just smile and keep driving to the mall to purchase enough crap made in China to keep every fraudulently calculated index high enough for satans' pundits to chorus "everything is fine".

Now then, the problem is that the 'republicans' who are screaming in support of President Bush,have no idea why they are doing it. It's certainly not the power, it's definately not because they must comply. It seems to me that they are yelling out of fear; because if we all slow down, put away the Amex and focus on the guano that is currently being smeared into the crevices of America, we would lose all hope.

A president is like a parent, and effective parenting starts with the behavior of the parents. What we have learned from Dad and Dad ( OY- I know)is that we may be seen, but not heard. We have learned that they have squandered our financial legacy and that we are responsible for replenishing the coffers. We are bruised and broken and asking for more, are suffering the loss of high paying jobs, compounded by the bankruptcy (serfdom) bill that our president gleefully signed. Millions are starving at home for food, health care,social security,you name it while we spend billions of dollars every month in Afghanistan and Iraq, on Godless and thankless individuals. So I am feeling battered and angry because the only Republican in the current pack of morons who have tossed their hats in the ring, who even seems literate is Ron Paul. Sadly Senator Paul will never be elected in a country where people pay more attention to Idol than to economic growth, and to 'patriotism' over practicality.

So here we go again- what is a literate Republican to do?

Since I've been gone- Oh Elizabeth Hasselbeck, what have you done! :-)

I have been writing a book, and it has been hell. Actually the book is done I have simply been attempting to edit.. I have had to acknowledge that I am a tad overbearing.
I sometimes write six sentences when one is quite appropriate. I have to be honest- I really like what I have to say, but I have been reading that one needs to act outside of one's ego in order to write well- or at least get published.

The thing about writing, is that you can sometimes feel closed off from the world, for example:

Rosie O has left the view, beaten into her own flesh by lizzie Hasselbeck. I guess lesbians really don't have 'game' - (sorry, my street lingo never really had a chance to develop) 'Whaa you didn't defend me!!' Yikes
What I thought was cool about the whole thing, was that Lizzie H. seemed to be auditioning for a future job on the Fox Network. You really can't be afraid of defending my President if you work for Fox, and you definitely cannot shrink under the growing power of the crazy gay agenda.
While many people saw this scream fest as a couple of chicks whining, I saw it as one woman doing everything that she could to eviscerate the competition. Rosie O' was a force, an annoying force- but one none the less.
Lizzie H. knew, that eventually she would fade under Rosie's heft (no pun intended) and she simply seized an opportunity and struck. Rosie is loud but she is still a chick who suffers from depression, and caught on the wrong day.... depressed chicks are pretty easy to devastate!!
I eventually saw all the videos of this dust up and my favorite is the one of Rose on her blog dressed down and referring to herself as a 'foster child' - self indulgent little twit!!! Meanwhile Lizzie H has been 'rocking' (--again-- Sorry) the Cheshire grin along with the quiet composure of Lizzie- Queen of England. Nice.
Barbie Walters is still happy, 1.because after Rosie, they have realized that the ratings will always remain high if the audience gets free stuff, Duh and 2. no one really cares to hear the views of a sexually confused , politically insensitive, and self indulgent woman day after day after ........

All the Republicans are gone, and the skies are gray!!

For what it's worth, today has been a pretty shabby day.
The government is pondering the possibility of forcing bloggers to
register with the Government in order for them to monitor our 'activities'
This all started when John McCain decided that bloggers were I would imagine,
'too harsh'.


Buffalo Springfield
For What It's Worth
Stephen Stills, 1966


There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware

I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down

There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind

I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down

What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side

It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down

Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away

We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, now, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down

The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Really, if you have no idea what the heck this is, do not bother placing blame on your public school educators. Educate yourself- library cards are free .
You cannot blame your elected representatives for messing with the blood of American freedom if you have no bloody idea what freedom actually is.

$1.8 Billion - thats Billion with a 'B'

666 5th Avenue in Manhattan recently sold for $1.8 Billion, and I Am wondering what you get for a Billion these days. Charles Kushner is the new owner and apparently, an ex convict. Actually I believe he violated some political fundraising rules, and so I don't really think that we can call him a convict. Can one actually be considered a convict because of political financial 'oversight'??
-But to be fair, his son Jared actually inked the deal
Anyhow - he has a snazzy building in NYC and he only paid about $1,20o.00SF Neat
I am guessing that he is in great need of a future write off.
I am a big fan of the cute idea that God isn't 'making anymore land' but this deal is pretty kooky,
and bloody overpriced. Even if we are to agree with Donald Trump and to enthusiastically believe that NYC real estate is going to hold steady- $1,200./sf is still quite nuts.

The United Nations and Circumcisions

Gentle Reader,
Correct me if I am wrong, but is abstaining from sex not the primary way to avoid
transmitting the HIV virus?
It seems that a new study has convinced the United Nations that the men in Africa, the ones who currently sleep with prostitutes and then bring the virus home to their wives, will be protected by getting circumcised!
Is the UN about to suggest this for western men, or only men who happen to live under governments who care nothing about them as people? Is this dubious remedy one that can actually save lives, or is the United Nations and the evil and feeble minded doctors who support this study simply on a terrible tear to commit widespread genocide.
It is already a fact that millions of men in Africa- uneducated about the nature of this virus, have sought their own remedy by raping young children in order to 'cure' themselves of this death. The UN 'evil remedy' simply tells men to continue living lives filled with debauchery and filth. However they are now poised to publicly deliver a snake oil elixir that allegedly works in 60% of tested males.

My basic problems are:
*that the study was done in South Africa, a country that has turned a blind eye at the atrocity of child rape in that hell hole.

*What about the other bloody 40%

*The trial was 18 months long- and as studies go, how ,many of these men were actually having sex with HIV+ve women?????
How do you guarantee those numbers? Do doctors know that men are risking their lives by sleeping with sick women, and do they simply allow them to continue without humane intervention?
How did they secure the parameters of their study?

Yes - Yes we are all quite sophisticated these days and these questions are so simple, that they border on the embarrassing.
I am at a loss though as to why the participants in the 'great' United nations seem to think that is OK to force people to forget prudence and to skate the thin line toward filth. How many people do we have to see dying on every bloody Christian broadcast before the affected countries in Africa, boot out the learned men and women from the UN.
Circumcision will never stem the deadly tide of HIV/AIDS, it will only serve as a tattered veil over the eyes of selfish and uneducated men who refuse to take sexual responsibility, and their women who sadly have no choice in the matter.

It's Christmas and Mary is Pregnant , is Rosie O' next?

So Mary Cheney is about to bring a child into the world?.
Interesting considering the fact that she is unmarried and she has confessed to being a lesbian.
Conservatives do not want to discuss the fact that the daughter of our "conservative" Vice-President has chosen to indulge her passions in a lifestyle about which God has clearly stated his disapproval. Obviously, the fact that she had fornicated is not a problem either. Yes -I consider the act of getting a sperm- even from the neighborhood "bank", an act of fornication.

OK - I have no problem with the baby, babies are a direct blessing from God, but would my fellow conservatives be equally happy if Rosie O'Donnell impregnated herself?
Nope- they would be livid-
Obviously Mary Cheney has a womb encrusted with diamonds, and such a womb must be filled with life.
Obviously, the conservatives have decided to practice situational ethics????

Maybe they feel that you can't "argue with the landlord".


My point is that parentless children are forced to suffer in this country because lesbians and homosexuals are "not fit" to serve as parents, and the majority of conservatives would rather see a kid shuffled from home to home than loved by those homosexuals. So now I am confused- I am a conservative Republican and again I find myself wanting to vomit of this hypocracy.

President Bush recently said:

“I think Mary is going to be a loving soul to her child, and I’m happy for her.”
HUH!
Are we for gay parenting or are we against it, because gosh darn it, I am not sure what kind of Mom Mary would make but Rosie seems like a loving Mom??
So are the conservative pundits, bloggers and politicians now 'for' gay parenting or are the gays still going to hell?

Don't get me wrong, I am a strict constructionist when it comes to the holy Bible, but I am a little concerned when there is an additional deck of cards being shuffled by those who 'represent' the 'christian right'.

As a Mom I totally understand a womans' desire to procreate- but if we are led to condemn those who live against God, as being 'not good enough' to raise children who need love, then we should strongly voice our opposition of a woman who clearly violates the law under which this administration claims to support.

If Mary and her gay lover are OK to raise, love and support a child, shouldn't a couple of double income women or men with no kids, be allowed to raise, love and support children whose parents have thrown them away.

This is nuts - it seems that most conservatives are more concerned about how the President looks than about what God knows.

Merry Christmas people- remember Jesus Christ this season, and the fact that he loves and wants the best for ALL children, not only those born under the protection of political power.

Bigots

Why do so many Americans have such a problem with race?
It seems so idiotic considering the fact that people in general usually have at least 5 things about them for which they could easily be hated and their race is never one of them. I personally have 10-
As humans we sometimes germinate and fertilize so many obvious sins that the fact that many of us can function is mindboggling!

As an immigrrant from a country that has faces from every country on the planet, race seem to me to be the most boring topic- ever. I am on this topic today because I was about to respond to an article that was posted on yahoo- I visited the discussion board and I really wanted to vomit. The filth that people write about race is beyond appalling. Is it because they are not immediately identifiable? Is it because they actually feel the weight of self manufactured filth on their souls and they need to rid themselves of it?
Is it because the seek to infect others with the by product of their nasty mental innards (sorry- thought block)
I am thinking that they want to reach out with infected tentacles- like a smiling pedaphile - wanting to infect others.

They are welcomed to participate in an open forum, and they use it not to learn, or to responsibly inform, but to disrupt the quiet peace in the day of the unprepared reader.
I love the internet, the immediate access to information from every corner of the world. What saddens me is that the view is pretty murky at times. Discussion boards seem to attract everyone and the purpose they serve is to display a warning:

Be afraid - and if that's not your cup of tea, be armed, because one day these maniacs may decide to stop typing, and foolishly decide to act.

My President and the The Art of War

As a loyal yet argumentative Republican(yes we do exist)I find all this talk of
benchmarks and time tables quite troubling.

The Democrats who have been whining about the end of the liberation movement in
Iraq are still not appeased. The Iraqi 'government' is now starting to grumble, because they are realizing that it has never been President Bushs' desire to occupy their dirt infested burb.
Indeed, our President knows that true democracy must stand the test against those who see no value in freedom. In Iraq and in Afghanistan- we call them terrorists and seditionists; in the United states we call those who pathetically stand against freedom- democrats, liberals, secular humanists, communists.....
This war is a nightmare- I cannot fight that- but all war is hell and all war calls cruely for casualities.
We need to win this confrontation, because we are slowly seeing our rights abridged in order to answer the arrogance and the demonic intent of foreign terrorists.
We need to focus on the prudent way to win the war and ignore the call for rushed correctedness.
We need to see that this thing can be won and we need to support our president in this effort. Americans need to focus on the fact that there is more freedom in this land than on any other place in the world.

Do we want to suggest to the animals in the middle east that we do not intend to hold on to it?

It is difficult to see victory, when the liberal media spins every roadside bomb out of control. Yes terrorists have bombs, but one need only look to the people in New York City after a private plane recently struck a building.
People were more than a bit freaked that it was 9-11 all over again!

Without our direct response in Iraq and Afghanistan, we would be experiencing 9-11 in every city in this country.
The Democrats and some drunk and pointless Republicans would like us to believe that this is not so.
War is never popular- and young men never again breathing American air is heartbreaking; but driving over a roadside bomb on I-95 would do a heck of a lot more damage, not only to our hearts but to the democratic heart of our nation.

President Bush may not be poll polular at the moment, however he may be a man apart from the herd.

"To see victory only when it is within the ken
of the common herd is not the acme of excellence".
Sun Tsu The Art of War

starknaked politics

starknaked politics

God is watching us - and really, NOT from a distance

Hey people!
Stop walking through my local Walmart and Target Starbucks .....as if your lives are coming upon a fast end!
I am so sick of observing grumpy parents with their kids!
Geez people, at least take the time to pretend that they matter to you. If your kids are happy to be shopping with you - just smile for goodness sakes.

YEAH- we all know that although the economy is just humming happily along, and that there is like 'no inflation'- our real wages have not increased and the price of everything is higher.
NO???
Well OK, last year you could have bought 5 pounds of sugar for the same price that a bag of 4 pounds of sugar will cost this year.
GOT IT???
But so what - make nice nice with your kids because thay are the only assets you have in your lives.
Invest in them, fill up the LOVE accounts in their lives and give them a fighting chance in this crazy world.
You are not that important that you have the right to mess up your childrens' day.
Grumpiness comes, but don't entertain it and ask it in for tea. Focus on the beautiful kids in your life and if you find that they are not so beautiful- LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND FIX THINGS BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!!!!!!!

REMEMBER

"You gotta sing like you don't need the money/
Love like you'll never be hurt/
You gotta dance like nobody's watchin'/
It's gotta come from the heart if you want it to work."

--Guy Clark

North Korean Chicken

I wrote this draft the morning of North Koreas' excitement over their
bomb. I was pretty annoyed at the fact that we allowed the liberals to
handle the North Korean debate.




So we played chicken with North Korea, and we lost.
We miscalculated their intent, or perhaps ignored their
intent and they defied our promise to not tolerate their
quest for nuclear power.

Every grade schooler can tell you that you never bet
against the new kid in a game of chicken. Better to
wait for a later game after you have judged his speed.

So what now? My President has issued a terse response,
through the press, and I guess that it was directed to
North Korea. So what?
Really we did not oppose them when we had the chance we
instead focused on a couple of countries still living
in the moral dark ages and we forgot that the enemy you
ignore will be the enemy that steadily gains strength.
We have allowed a real evil to arm himself with the
greatest weapon we have at our disposal and the only thing
that we can logically do is to chastise him for his behavior.
It is not as if this is a surprise.
Indeed he has warned the world that this was his intention;so
the real question is:can Iran be far behind?