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Graduates of 2010

March 14th 2010 20:25
Another squeaking wheel is being greased, folks. Now, after a graduating class voted to have a prayer, one sorry critter complained and it was immediately forbidden. What do you suppose would happen if a class voted for a Muslim prayer for their graduation (besides being praised for their toleration and diversity)? Now suppose one student objected. Considering how considerate and tolerant Muslims are to begin with, I'm pretty sure they'd be terribly offended. The Muslim (shariah) penalty for offending a Muslim is death. Think I'm kidding? How about van Gogh, the film maker who was killed? Or the Danish cartoonist who now lives in fear? Or the Swedish cartoonist? At best, the student who dared to complain would be suspended or expelled or forbidden to attend the graduation at all. Maybe the chronic malcontents pick on Judeo Christian religions because it's safe, huh? We don't have jihads.

Do these dingbats actually believe they can stop traditions or kill religions by making noise and complaining? Look, if they don't want to hear a prayer, they can ignore it... they can wear earplugs... they can play whatever music they like in their headphones during the prayer... they can shut up and leave everyone else alone... or they might just stay home and pout.

First they tried to mess up Christmas and Easter for the rest of us. That was bad enough, but it's only two days a year (VERY important days!) and it was allowed to slide. Christmas pageants and parades were either renamed or canceled so as not to offend anyone, while offending Christians as much as possible, of course. Now it's graduations and Senior Proms. What's next? Will the only (admitted) Muslim on Congress suddenly demand an end to the opening prayers?

The "fearless leader" of the bunch of miscreants, B.O. (B.S.) doesn't approve of the National prayer Breakfast. He says his family doesn't exchange gifts at Christmas. And he plans to spend Easter with his fellow Muslims in Indonesia rather than have to come up with yet another excuse for avoiding or ignoring traditional holidays. Maybe his teleprompter is getting tired of the excuses... especially the ones about why he doesn't attend church (while saying publicly that he's a Christian). Last Christmas he had a Mao Tse Tung ornament on the White House Christmas tree. Maybe next year he'll be honest and hang Mohammed ornaments, calling it a Ramadan tree.

This infectious hatred of Christianity and attempts to erase it from our history is going to keep getting worse as long as the White House is occupied by it's present residents. Maybe, by the time he finally leaves, real history will be taught again and we'll get our country back. Maybe by then the squeaky wheels will be quiet, when it doesn't gain them anything but disdain. We can always hope... and pray.
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Squeaking Wheels and ACLU Grease

March 12th 2010 15:50
"Excuse me, but I'm a lesbian and I want to wear a tux and bring my girlfriend to the prom," said a high school student to the principal.

Seems like a simple question, huh? Hardly. The school canceled the prom rather than have lesbians "strutting their stuff" where all the other students had to watch. While I understand the school has standards to uphold and other students to consider, I'm sorry they had to cancel the prom. It's something the rest of the kids were looking forward to and have now lost because one squeaking wheel had to put on a show.

Personally, I don't give a rat's behind about what people do in private, but I refuse to have to watch or have it shoved in my face. The ACLU, of course, thinks everyone should have to deal with the sexual preferences of others, whether they like it or not. Lucky us...

I sincerely hope the students who have lost the right to enjoy their prom will fight back accordingly and have a prom (invitation only) of their own. Or are private parties no longer allowed? Will the ACLU demand the invitation only party be forced to include those that were not invited? Probably so.

Most people have enough class to keep their business private and not cheapen it by forcing it on everyone else. The most glaring exceptions to this are gays (lesbians, bi-sexuals, etc) and Muslims. Atheists run a close third. What ever happened to freedom of speech? Freedom of religion? And the old practice of minding one's own business?

Is this the result of the much-vaunted "diversity"? Or it is just the new definition of diversity? "Any minority group can, for any reason, make new rules that the majority is required to obey. The penalties for disobedience can range from threats, to intimidation, to lawsuits, to vilification, on both a personal or societal level." That sounds about right, doesn't it, folks? Downright progressive...
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Would it be Hubris...?

February 27th 2010 14:01
As I understand the term, hubris means "nerve" or "gall". I'm pretty sure you can all come up with a term that suits your vocabulary.

Haiti. Japan (where my Marine grand daughter is stationed). Chile. What do these places have in common? Recent earth quakes. A very powerful trio of earth quakes! The death tolls and damages have varied, depending on the population, location and preparedness of the people. Warnings and evacuations are taking place all over the Pacific, with tsunami alerts as far away as California. Wow! "Mother Nature" (aka God) can sure get our attention, huh?

Do the few remaining Glo-bull Warming/Cooling/ Climate Change crazies think that anything mankind could do would cause such earth quakes? Oh, probably. People dumb enough to believe that we control the climate will believe any ridiculous lie that comes along. Maybe it's because they're so empty inside that they need something to believe in... Too bad they can't come to terms with the fact that God is all-powerful and mankind isn't...

So tell me, someone, who ordered the hard winter? Or the massive snowfalls? Or those pesky earth quakes? Was it Algore? Bobby Kennedy Jr.? Who? Come on, if mankind can really control a whole planet (and somehow cause warming conditions on other planets as well), shouldn't someone be stepping up to take credit for it? And then prove it??

Atom bomb testing and even the detonations at Nagasaki and Hiroshima only had a temporary (and localized) effect. Earth quakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes effect the whole world. The hand of impotent (but conceited) mankind vs. the power and majesty of Almighty God... hmmm... which one is more impressive... boy, that's a tough one, huh?

All we can do is pray and prepare, folks. In earth quake zones we can build more wisely. We can refuse to build coastal cities below sea level ( like New Orleans). We can have supplies and generators available for power failures and other natural disasters. There is no way, whatsoever that we can control our environment! We are stewards of the earth, not masters of it. God is the Master and we are the subjects.
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Glenn Beck at CPAC

February 21st 2010 05:34
Did you see Glenn Beck at the CPAC tonight? He was the keynote speaker. For a full hour, he spoke to the audience. On a sheet of paper, he had some figures for his famous blackboard, but otherwise he spoke completely off the cuff.

Something I've learned over the years, having given my fair share of speeches and having written more than a few. When you speak from the heart, about a subject you know and understand, teleprompters are unnecessary. Minute details like exact percentages or dates may need to be written down to avoid errors, but the speech doesn't have to be tightly scripted


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Did Someone Mention Jobs?

February 21st 2010 05:18
My husband had to change cell phone service companies last week. The old company didn't cover all the places he goes and the roaming minutes apparently got to be too much for them. So I called around to find another provider that covers more places and maybe costs less. After a good deal of time, I realized that nothing local would work for his needs. So I called AT&T and it was a nightmare.

After waiting for an inordinate amount of time, I finally got an English-impaired operator. She didn't quite understand what I wanted, so I patiently explained it to her... several times. All I wanted to know was if AT&T had towers in the states he drives through regularly. She told me I had to have zip codes! Right, I'll just give her all the zip codes for ten different states. No problem! So I asked her to check and see if they had service coverage, generally, in those states. Then I got to list them. Kansas... after a long pause, she said "Yes." Iowa... she asked how to spell it. I O W A ... she asked what state Iowa was in. That's how it went, but almost an hour later, it was determined that he would have coverage. But I couldn't get it for him because AT&T doesn't recognize my home zip code! Ultimately, I was connected with an American operator and got everything straightened out. He'll have to find one of their stores, but it's half the price of Sprint


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Reasons for Concern?

February 8th 2010 15:40
The Underwear Bomber made a point of saying he wasn't alone and that there were more terrorists on the way. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been blathering about Feb. 11th being an important target date for an attack. Either one should make a person pretty nervous.

Then we have Leon Pinetta and others in the political realm saying that another attack was all but guaranteed within the next three to six months. That should give us all a warm, fuzzy feeling


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Corned Beef or Just Re-hash?

January 28th 2010 11:04
B.O. (B.S.) got to enjoy face time again last night. His endless speech was boring enough to keep even Biden yawning. And why should yawning come with the repetitive droning? Sort of like peanut butter and jelly, they go so well together.

Every time he blathered on about listing all the earmarks on the internet before any voting, I yawned. Blaming President Bush seems to be his favorite old stand-by when it comes to rhetorical garbage. Glossing over national security was no surprise, of course, since it is nothing close to a priority with him. In short, the speech was a crock. He did manage to squeeze in his favorite word more than 100 times... that word is "I


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Deeply Held Beliefs

January 16th 2010 10:46
The Amish have the right idea. Their deeply held beliefs enable them to refuse to do the things that they consider wrong. They don't have to pay into Social Security. They will be exempt from the obscene health-care debacle. They cannot be forced to do anything they believe to be wrong.

Well, I'm not Amish, but the same laws should apply to me (and to anyone else) about not being forced to do anything against one's conscience. Sounds like the makings of a class action lawsuit, doesn't it? As much as I dislike the idea of giving any business to lawyers, this might not be a bad idea


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Bootstraps and Mindsets

January 14th 2010 12:37
My heart goes out to the people of Haiti. The terrible earthquake has devastated an already desperate country. The whole world is reaching out to help them with supplies, money and rescuers. I pray the death count is much smaller than the estimates!

For the last decade, or longer, other countries and charities have been pouring money all over Haiti. Hundreds of millions have come from the UN and more than a billion from the US. Has the money accomplished anything? Not really... most of it has wound up in the grubby paws of corrupt politicians. It's the same with many other countries, folks. All the kindness and good intentions in the world (not to mention cash) can do nothing to help the poor. It isn't a matter of dollars and cents, but a matter of common sense


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It's Almost Miraculous!

January 13th 2010 13:27
Remember back during the campaign? B.O. (B.S.) spoke repeatedly about Afghanistan being the real threat and how he would take the war there? He swore to pull out of Iraq and concentrate on fighting terrorism in his war-zone of choice.

This morning, amazing as it may seem, the Massachusetts candidate for Teddy Kennedy's old Senate seat has broken the wonderful news. She proudly proclaimed that all the terrorists have left Afghanistan! She wasn't very specific as to why they left, of course. Maybe it was the kindness and humane treatment we are now showing to the terrorists in custody. Could be that we are going to prosecute Navy seals for giving a fat lip to a murderer. Maybe it was the brilliant way B.O. (B.S.) made the General wait for more troops...? Or the drones that kill whoever they hit (terrorists or not). Yep, those are all good reasons


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