Well ,the reality of these times are that someone like Glenn Beck can be any kind of spokesperson for the "average " American .Three years ago he was getting bounced off CNN due to low ratings . Unfortunately, he found a home at Fox news . No need to get into the whole Fox news thing . Chances are you already know, all there is to know, about them .
Depends on who is doing the talking ,but I believe that approximately 100,000 people showed up Saturday at his rally . That's alot of people, no matter how you spin it .It wasn't suppose to be about politics . It was suppose to be about God and country . I am not sure exactly who's God ,and who's country . Anyways ,that's beside the point right now . It was all about politics and anyone that thinks it wasn't just doesn't have a clue .
This "rally" was all about getting the troops ready for the November elections .With Beck leading the way . This man has gone from being a half-baked TV talk show host to the new face of the new "christian" right . That alone should send shivers down the spine of every free thinking American there is .
It would be easy to ignore this whole thing ,and him .We can't ,though .This is something that needs to be followed, as does he.Pointing out his hypocrisy at every turn .
This man is loving his new position and making the most of it . He has gone from nothing to something in no time flat .He is spreading lies and disinformation, just like the tent preachers before him. And the people are eating it up.
This is scary times in America and he is helping to stoke the flames . He is not the only one . All you have to to do is look around . Palin ,Gingrich,Nevada,Minnesota,California,Florida and several other spots around the country .
Scary times indeed ,if you truly love your country,the way is was originally set up . I would love to see Beck get his just due and in a year be working in Podunk Montana at a radio station with an audience of 20 . Now that would be a free America !
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Religion and God
Probaly,the best way to get into a fight is to talk about religion . So let's go !
What is God ? Who is God ? Is there a God ? Three questions that have baffled mankind for thousands of years . Three questions that no one really knows the answers to . You may think you do . In your heart, you may think I am just being my wise-ass self . Who is to say that the God I choose to believe in, is better than the God you choose to believe in? Or the God you choose not to believe in . Who is to say if a non-believer is going to hell . That is just plain foolish ! Who is to say there is even a heaven or hell ? These are questions that have bugged me forever.
One of the reasons I have grabbed this subject is because of the way I see the country going . It seems if you don't follow a certain doctrine you are going to hell !This certainly isn' anything new in this country . They have been playing the religious card for years. What is new is the intense hatred that has sprung up . Is Obama a Muslim ? Well of course not !! But even if he was, why should that matter?????
Why should the fact ,that I may choose to pray to a different God than your's ,have any meaning what so ever ?The question should be is, how do I live my life? Period !It is and should be a personal decision on how you pray ,who you pray to,or if you even pray at all .
Why this is front page news is digusting .We are in two wars ,the economy is in the tank ,try to sell your house ,today ,Obesity,illitercy and hunger are and should be the front page stories . The smoke and mirrors thing is getting old . Taking the focus off the main problems of this country is a huge disservice to everyone .
I don't care one bit, who you pray to . I don't care one bit ,if you don't pray at all. I do care, as to what type of human being you are !
You can hit me over the head all day long with your bible .I will still try to do the next right thing ,and so should you.
As I have said ,both religion and God are personal issues. They should remain so . I will listen to your point of view ,and I might even take something away from it with me ,but I will not let you tell me that it is the only way . And the rest of the country has to think that ,too .
That is not FREEDOM ! That is not DEMOCRACY !That is not AMERICA !
What is God ? Who is God ? Is there a God ? Three questions that have baffled mankind for thousands of years . Three questions that no one really knows the answers to . You may think you do . In your heart, you may think I am just being my wise-ass self . Who is to say that the God I choose to believe in, is better than the God you choose to believe in? Or the God you choose not to believe in . Who is to say if a non-believer is going to hell . That is just plain foolish ! Who is to say there is even a heaven or hell ? These are questions that have bugged me forever.
One of the reasons I have grabbed this subject is because of the way I see the country going . It seems if you don't follow a certain doctrine you are going to hell !This certainly isn' anything new in this country . They have been playing the religious card for years. What is new is the intense hatred that has sprung up . Is Obama a Muslim ? Well of course not !! But even if he was, why should that matter?????
Why should the fact ,that I may choose to pray to a different God than your's ,have any meaning what so ever ?The question should be is, how do I live my life? Period !It is and should be a personal decision on how you pray ,who you pray to,or if you even pray at all .
Why this is front page news is digusting .We are in two wars ,the economy is in the tank ,try to sell your house ,today ,Obesity,illitercy and hunger are and should be the front page stories . The smoke and mirrors thing is getting old . Taking the focus off the main problems of this country is a huge disservice to everyone .
I don't care one bit, who you pray to . I don't care one bit ,if you don't pray at all. I do care, as to what type of human being you are !
You can hit me over the head all day long with your bible .I will still try to do the next right thing ,and so should you.
As I have said ,both religion and God are personal issues. They should remain so . I will listen to your point of view ,and I might even take something away from it with me ,but I will not let you tell me that it is the only way . And the rest of the country has to think that ,too .
That is not FREEDOM ! That is not DEMOCRACY !That is not AMERICA !
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Follow the Money
The circus has left Washington .How much damage they have created, is yet to be determined . Supposedly around 87,000 people showed up for it ,and I would guess a few more million watched it in CSPAN and live web feeds . This whole "I want my country back " thing has gotten pretty old . It is my country ,also ....and I kind of like it,warts and all . Of course there is a lot of stuff that can be done to make it better ,but not putting God ,or more to the point Big Business , in charge is the way.
Who is anyone to say that God is the answer . God is a personal thing .It is about as personal as a person gets . The God that I think of probably isn't the God that you think of . So does that make my God right ? For me it does. For me . Which means your God shouldn't be dictating to me . And what about the millions of people who don't believe in God ? Why should you be telling them that it is your God or the highway. This country was founded on the basic principle of all men ,and women , being equal. So let's leave God out of the political landscape !
Last week the New Yorker ran an excellent story on the Koch brothers . These are the true money men behind the Tea Party movement . Their whole agenda is not making the USA a better place to live .Their agenda is making as much money as they can . I have no problem making money . I am not against being wealthy. I am against the way you make your money ,though.
Calling the climate control issue bogus is just wrong ,when the reason you are saying that is so you don't have to abide by pollution laws . No laws = burn anything . They also want to deregulate safety measures in the work place . Again not because of Big Government sticking their noses in our business ,but to make more money !
They are not alone in this ,but they are the most powerful . Walmart makes it so you can't make a livable wage ,Target and Best Buy, contributing to political candidates ,who have their own Homophobic agendas ,among other issues .
The whole Big Box store reality is here . Main St. shopping is gone .The fabric of the town is going .Walk down any Main St. anyplace and what do you see ? ...You don't see the corner grocery store ,the local Dept . store , the mom and pop hardware store. What you see are antique stores ,vintage clothing stores and plenty of restaurants . I think those places are great and am not putting them down. But Who do you deal with for your basic supplies ? It isn't the guy that lives on the next block . And his putting the money he makes from your purchases back into the local economy...If you have a problem with an item you purchased try telling that to Mr. Walmart .If you are a couple dollars short try asking Mr. Walmart to let you skate til next payday.
The Tea Party started because ,the sad truth is, they lost !And a Black man was elected president A bunch of folks started whining and the Koch brothers saw this huge opportunity to "get involved" . They began funding rally's .renting buses to go to town meetings with the sole purpose of disruption. And they don't give a damn about these people . They are sending them money ,thru FreedomWorks and other sources ,simply for the express purpose of lining their pockets !
Keep big government out of our lives ! ..That is the mantra ! ....And that is also the downfall of the USA !
It doesn't have to be, though. . We can , and must say NO !
Who is anyone to say that God is the answer . God is a personal thing .It is about as personal as a person gets . The God that I think of probably isn't the God that you think of . So does that make my God right ? For me it does. For me . Which means your God shouldn't be dictating to me . And what about the millions of people who don't believe in God ? Why should you be telling them that it is your God or the highway. This country was founded on the basic principle of all men ,and women , being equal. So let's leave God out of the political landscape !
Last week the New Yorker ran an excellent story on the Koch brothers . These are the true money men behind the Tea Party movement . Their whole agenda is not making the USA a better place to live .Their agenda is making as much money as they can . I have no problem making money . I am not against being wealthy. I am against the way you make your money ,though.
Calling the climate control issue bogus is just wrong ,when the reason you are saying that is so you don't have to abide by pollution laws . No laws = burn anything . They also want to deregulate safety measures in the work place . Again not because of Big Government sticking their noses in our business ,but to make more money !
They are not alone in this ,but they are the most powerful . Walmart makes it so you can't make a livable wage ,Target and Best Buy, contributing to political candidates ,who have their own Homophobic agendas ,among other issues .
The whole Big Box store reality is here . Main St. shopping is gone .The fabric of the town is going .Walk down any Main St. anyplace and what do you see ? ...You don't see the corner grocery store ,the local Dept . store , the mom and pop hardware store. What you see are antique stores ,vintage clothing stores and plenty of restaurants . I think those places are great and am not putting them down. But Who do you deal with for your basic supplies ? It isn't the guy that lives on the next block . And his putting the money he makes from your purchases back into the local economy...If you have a problem with an item you purchased try telling that to Mr. Walmart .If you are a couple dollars short try asking Mr. Walmart to let you skate til next payday.
The Tea Party started because ,the sad truth is, they lost !And a Black man was elected president A bunch of folks started whining and the Koch brothers saw this huge opportunity to "get involved" . They began funding rally's .renting buses to go to town meetings with the sole purpose of disruption. And they don't give a damn about these people . They are sending them money ,thru FreedomWorks and other sources ,simply for the express purpose of lining their pockets !
Keep big government out of our lives ! ..That is the mantra ! ....And that is also the downfall of the USA !
It doesn't have to be, though. . We can , and must say NO !
Saturday, August 28, 2010
This Historic Day !
August 28 ,1963 has entered into history as one of the defining moments in this country's short history. Dr . King gave a speech that will be remembered until time stops .
I was a ten year old kid . I probably spent the day playing baseball ,or building a fort ,or maybe playing army . I was oblivious as to what was happening in Washington ,that day . I was at least until I got home and my Dad was sitting in front of the TV watching Walter Cronkite and not saying a word . Some guy was on saying something about rights ,freedom ,and some kind of dream . It was at that moment my life changed ,although I didn't realize it at the time .
I never knew that this stuff wasn't there for everyone . What do you mean there are separate fountains ? What's this back of the bus thing? I just didn't understand ,but soon started to.
Because ,Dr King affected this ten year old, little white kid ,from Gloucester . I started looking at the way I spoke about others and how others spoke about others . I stopped hanging out with the "cool" kids who thought it was OK to use the N word ,who thought it was OK to push the new kid around ,who thought it was OK to make fun of someone different .
It wasn't a Black and White issue . It was a Human Rights issue . I had no idea when Dr. King spoke on that historic day, how it would change my life ,but it did .
I am now 57 and have tried to live my life based on what Dr. King asked for so long ago. I haven't always succeeded,but I am not ashamed of myself .
Yes ,today is a historic day ,and always will be !!!!!!!
I was a ten year old kid . I probably spent the day playing baseball ,or building a fort ,or maybe playing army . I was oblivious as to what was happening in Washington ,that day . I was at least until I got home and my Dad was sitting in front of the TV watching Walter Cronkite and not saying a word . Some guy was on saying something about rights ,freedom ,and some kind of dream . It was at that moment my life changed ,although I didn't realize it at the time .
I never knew that this stuff wasn't there for everyone . What do you mean there are separate fountains ? What's this back of the bus thing? I just didn't understand ,but soon started to.
Because ,Dr King affected this ten year old, little white kid ,from Gloucester . I started looking at the way I spoke about others and how others spoke about others . I stopped hanging out with the "cool" kids who thought it was OK to use the N word ,who thought it was OK to push the new kid around ,who thought it was OK to make fun of someone different .
It wasn't a Black and White issue . It was a Human Rights issue . I had no idea when Dr. King spoke on that historic day, how it would change my life ,but it did .
I am now 57 and have tried to live my life based on what Dr. King asked for so long ago. I haven't always succeeded,but I am not ashamed of myself .
Yes ,today is a historic day ,and always will be !!!!!!!
Friday, August 27, 2010
The Double Standard
Tomorrow ,Glenn Beck will have his thing in Washington. The "I Have a Scheme" thing .As much as I deplore Beck, and all the he stands for , it is his right to have this "march" of his . It doesn't matter that it is a slap in the face to MLK and every Black person in the USA.This actually is one of the reasons that Rev.King marched ....so everyone would have the same rights . My problem with this, brings me to The "Mosque ". The number one hot topic in America today . Just as it is Beck's right to have his rally ,it is the "mosque's" right to build where and what they want .It seems that for the most part ...not all ....it is about sensitivity. The feelings that the 9/11 victims survivors may have are irrelevant ,so is the battle cry hoisted upon the nation. There may be some thing in that,but not for me to judge . What matters is that above all they have the RIGHT to build there.
This is where the double standard comes in ..Why is it OK for Beck to have his rally ......on hallowed ground and to heck with the feelings of Black America, but it is NOT OK for the "Mosque" to be built ?
In my view it is the exact same thing .....no different ....forget about all this Sharia nonsense,Freedom is Freedom!
This also goes back to when Bush declared war in Iraq and it has been proven that it was a war based on lies . Those of us who spoke out about it and voiced our displeasure were treated like lepers and called traitors ! Yet these same people who were calling us traitors are now the ones speaking out against the President and it is OK ! ....Well of coarse it is OK ,but it was OK for us ,also !
The Double Standard is alive and well and living in America !
This is where the double standard comes in ..Why is it OK for Beck to have his rally ......on hallowed ground and to heck with the feelings of Black America, but it is NOT OK for the "Mosque" to be built ?
In my view it is the exact same thing .....no different ....forget about all this Sharia nonsense,Freedom is Freedom!
This also goes back to when Bush declared war in Iraq and it has been proven that it was a war based on lies . Those of us who spoke out about it and voiced our displeasure were treated like lepers and called traitors ! Yet these same people who were calling us traitors are now the ones speaking out against the President and it is OK ! ....Well of coarse it is OK ,but it was OK for us ,also !
The Double Standard is alive and well and living in America !
Thursday, August 26, 2010
The Hate
Well it happened.A cabbie was stabbed because he was Muslum. I am surprised it took this long .Ever since the whole, kick it up a notch ,fear mongering ,put on by the both the right and left ,this incident was bound to happen . For some reason it is cool to hate muslims .....this week .....Next week it will be cool to hate someone else .
When did it become socially acceptable to hate anyone.A couple of months ago Jews were on the radar.This weekend Glenn Beck is having his rally in Washington ..I can only imagine the hate that will be at that place.
This is a people issue.If we laugh at an off color joke ,at a "funny" one liner' at a friend voicing their hatred in private ......we are just as guilty.
I am personaly not against the "Mosque"...just as I am not against Beck having his rally ...in both cases it is their right .That is what this country is suppose to be about !
What it isn't suppose to be about is the blind hatred ..on both sides ....against something you may not believe in .I am tired of waiting for our supposed leaders ..again on both sides... to do the right thing .......This is where I will say it is time to take back OUR country, and it should be up to all of us to do the right thing and STOP THE HATRED !
We can do this and let's start today !
When did it become socially acceptable to hate anyone.A couple of months ago Jews were on the radar.This weekend Glenn Beck is having his rally in Washington ..I can only imagine the hate that will be at that place.
This is a people issue.If we laugh at an off color joke ,at a "funny" one liner' at a friend voicing their hatred in private ......we are just as guilty.
I am personaly not against the "Mosque"...just as I am not against Beck having his rally ...in both cases it is their right .That is what this country is suppose to be about !
What it isn't suppose to be about is the blind hatred ..on both sides ....against something you may not believe in .I am tired of waiting for our supposed leaders ..again on both sides... to do the right thing .......This is where I will say it is time to take back OUR country, and it should be up to all of us to do the right thing and STOP THE HATRED !
We can do this and let's start today !
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Today's Thoughts
Why won't the right stop the hating and try to get along ?
Why is Fox actually considered a news source?
Where did Tampa Bay come from this year ?
David Balduci is a fantastic writer .
Robert Parker is a comfortable one .
Why didn't Washington shut down Strasburg when he had his first injury?
Why is OK to deny the Community Center it's basic rights?
It is OK to mess with the constitution,when it affects their issues ,but don't go near the second amemndment!
How did Obama become so hated?
Where was the outrage when Bush got us in Iraq?
Why is Fox actually considered a news source?
Where did Tampa Bay come from this year ?
David Balduci is a fantastic writer .
Robert Parker is a comfortable one .
Why didn't Washington shut down Strasburg when he had his first injury?
Why is OK to deny the Community Center it's basic rights?
It is OK to mess with the constitution,when it affects their issues ,but don't go near the second amemndment!
How did Obama become so hated?
Where was the outrage when Bush got us in Iraq?
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