As if it weren't bad enough that we have to listen to hyperpartisan politicians droning on to some talking point . Now the mainstream media has gotten into the act ! First it was FOX , now it is MSNBC . Ever tune into Fox lately and listen to the latest far right wing rant by Bill O'Reilly , Glen Beck or Rush Limbaugh ? Or on MSNBC have you been treated to what is laughingly called a political analysis by Keith Olberman , Rachel Maddow or Lawrence O'Donnell ?
BREAKING NEWS - These people are not analysts ; they are , at best , commentators and at worst manipulaters and entertainers disguising themselves as journalists ! These people , with their rich contracts , never saw a news story they couldn't distort . They could put a liberal spin on the Lord's Prayer !!
Remember when newsmen ( or women ) just gave us the facts and we were left to draw our own conclusions ? Remember Walter Cronkite , Harry Reasoner , Ted Koppel or Huntley and Brinkey ?
They presented the truth - not spin .
They were leaders of journalistic ethics - not followers of the profit motive .
They informed - not manipulated .
They were balanced - not biased .
They challenged their viewers - not pander to them .
They reported facts - not interpret them .
They respected their audience ; felt a duty to them
BUT NO MORE !!!
Cause make no mistake ; these biased pseudo-journalists have nothing but disrespect for you , the viewer !
WAKE UP AMERICA !!
You are being treated by these guys in the same way as if you were watching an ad for a Big Mac ! You are now spoon fed " feel good news ".
They are telling you what you WANT TO HEAR ; not telling you the WAY IT IS !! You have become a " target audience " . They are insulting your intelligence !
DON'T LET THEM GET AWAY WITH IT ! Stop being a passive viewer who soaks up GOP/DEM propaganda like a sponge !
Demand fairness - demand balance - demand unbiased reporting and commentary . Show them you are intelligent , inquisitive and open-minded!!!
And if they continue to show disrespect for you , show disrespect for them ! Hit em where it hurts - in the pocket book !
SWITCH CHANNELS !!!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
WHY BARACK OBAMA WILL BE A ONE TERM PRESIDENT
In 2008 Barack Obama was propelled into the White House by a wave of enthusiasm unprecedented in American politics . He sold change and hope and the voters bought it hook , line and sinker .
But in two short years of stagnant job growth the GOP has rallied and managed to wrest control of the House from the Dems with a huge majority .
How did Obama and the Dems manage to squander all that political capital in so short a time ? Easy ! They misinterpreted their victory as an endorsememt of their social agenda instead of voter frustration with Bush , the Iraq war and the economic collapse which it really was . They did not vote Obama in but voted the GOP out !!
Also , they forgot that in American politics you campaign to your base but govern from the center . This is how it has always been and always will be in a center/right America . Clinton survived because he was a moderate . They ignored this basic principle and it cost them the House and any hope of pushing forward their agenda .
Obama may have intended to govern as a moderate as Clinton did ( who knows ) ? But as Bob Dylan said " the times , they are a changin" " ! Because now , in the House and Senate there is NO center . A far left and a far right but no center ! Both parties are hyperpartisan idealogogues . Obama's base ; elitist , liberal socialists ; pushed their social agenda hard . Obama seemed to push back a bit , but not nearly hard enough . What he did was roll over for Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid . Whatever his own intentions may have been he appeared to be a messenger boy for his masters , Pelosi and Reid .
And this dynamic duo seemed utterly oblivious to the fact that America ( and the world ) was going through the worst recession since the thirties . The jobless rate stalled at 9.8 % . And yet the first 14 months of his Presidency were focused entirely on Health Care !
POLITICS 101 - You don't focus on social programs in tough economic times !!! Remember the sign in Ronald Reagen's office ? " IT'S THE ECONOMY STUPID ! "And the Dems played it stupidly !! Jobs trump social programs . TIMING is EVERYTHING people!!
The electorate was hopping up and down with their on fire and screaming GET ME A JOB !!! Drunk with their perceived power , they ignored the American people and they paid the supreme price . Cause when you ignore the people they send you home . And that is just what they did !
The message they sent to Obama is ; forget the progressive elements in your base and govern from the center ! Forget Pelosi and Reid - they have been de-fanged anyway ! MAN UP and dump these people . Dump your advisers ! Focus on issues important to us - GET US BACK TO WORK !!
If the electorate sees you doing this they will reward you with a second Presidency ; if you fail to listen you can go back to teaching in 2012 !!
But in two short years of stagnant job growth the GOP has rallied and managed to wrest control of the House from the Dems with a huge majority .
How did Obama and the Dems manage to squander all that political capital in so short a time ? Easy ! They misinterpreted their victory as an endorsememt of their social agenda instead of voter frustration with Bush , the Iraq war and the economic collapse which it really was . They did not vote Obama in but voted the GOP out !!
Also , they forgot that in American politics you campaign to your base but govern from the center . This is how it has always been and always will be in a center/right America . Clinton survived because he was a moderate . They ignored this basic principle and it cost them the House and any hope of pushing forward their agenda .
Obama may have intended to govern as a moderate as Clinton did ( who knows ) ? But as Bob Dylan said " the times , they are a changin" " ! Because now , in the House and Senate there is NO center . A far left and a far right but no center ! Both parties are hyperpartisan idealogogues . Obama's base ; elitist , liberal socialists ; pushed their social agenda hard . Obama seemed to push back a bit , but not nearly hard enough . What he did was roll over for Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid . Whatever his own intentions may have been he appeared to be a messenger boy for his masters , Pelosi and Reid .
And this dynamic duo seemed utterly oblivious to the fact that America ( and the world ) was going through the worst recession since the thirties . The jobless rate stalled at 9.8 % . And yet the first 14 months of his Presidency were focused entirely on Health Care !
POLITICS 101 - You don't focus on social programs in tough economic times !!! Remember the sign in Ronald Reagen's office ? " IT'S THE ECONOMY STUPID ! "And the Dems played it stupidly !! Jobs trump social programs . TIMING is EVERYTHING people!!
The electorate was hopping up and down with their on fire and screaming GET ME A JOB !!! Drunk with their perceived power , they ignored the American people and they paid the supreme price . Cause when you ignore the people they send you home . And that is just what they did !
The message they sent to Obama is ; forget the progressive elements in your base and govern from the center ! Forget Pelosi and Reid - they have been de-fanged anyway ! MAN UP and dump these people . Dump your advisers ! Focus on issues important to us - GET US BACK TO WORK !!
If the electorate sees you doing this they will reward you with a second Presidency ; if you fail to listen you can go back to teaching in 2012 !!
Sunday, October 31, 2010
FAITH-OUR GREATEST TREASURE -Agree/Disagree??-COMMENTS WELCOME !!
What differentiates us from the animals is not as simple as an opposable thumb or an overdeveloped cortex , but FAITH . In our age of scientific knowledge we want "facts" , empirical
"evidence". But Faith , by it's nature , is belief in the unknown ; the unprovable . Faith transcends reason , knowledge and logic and the demands of a fact-bound scientific mind . It is of the heart , so to speak , and not the mind . It cannot be put undernath a microscope or dissected in a lab . You cannot see it or feel it in your hands . It cannot be understood objectively or be easily articulated to those who do not possess it .Those who have faith FEEL it rather than UNDERSTAND it . And yet to people of faith it is as valid as the results of the most rigorous scientific experiment .
And so it cannot be undestood by those who lack it .Faith offends their sense of logic and reason . People of faith make them uneasy . Lacking understanding , they hold it up to ridicule . Their response is to look down on Faith as foolish , delusional ; the simple - minded superstitions of the naive and the undiscerning .
It has become fashionable to denegrate people of faith . Being religious isn't " cool " or " sophisticated " . In North America and in Europe Christianity , in particular , has become the target of late night comedians and talk show types who level their cuastic wit at believers .
Left leaning , politically correct , humanistic, tree-hugging liberals are so eager to be super tolerant and hyper inclusive that in their angst to be tolerant of everything they end up believing in nothing !
But in so doing they are attacking that which has comforted and strenthened millions of people for centuries . And despite their efforts it will continue to do so for many centuries to come !
When you are terminally ill , lose a loved one or are suffering any of the many tradgedies life has to offer it is your Faith that will see you through !
Be proud of your Faith ! Don't be afraid to share it !
Faith is an" individual " thing , a " personal " thing . It is a gift ! Don't squander it ! It is yours and yours alone .
Faith cannot be taken away from you , it cannot be destroyed ! It cannot be "reasoned " away !
Cherish it , nourish it and guard and protect it at all costs !!!
If you do this it will never let you down !!
"evidence". But Faith , by it's nature , is belief in the unknown ; the unprovable . Faith transcends reason , knowledge and logic and the demands of a fact-bound scientific mind . It is of the heart , so to speak , and not the mind . It cannot be put undernath a microscope or dissected in a lab . You cannot see it or feel it in your hands . It cannot be understood objectively or be easily articulated to those who do not possess it .Those who have faith FEEL it rather than UNDERSTAND it . And yet to people of faith it is as valid as the results of the most rigorous scientific experiment .
And so it cannot be undestood by those who lack it .Faith offends their sense of logic and reason . People of faith make them uneasy . Lacking understanding , they hold it up to ridicule . Their response is to look down on Faith as foolish , delusional ; the simple - minded superstitions of the naive and the undiscerning .
It has become fashionable to denegrate people of faith . Being religious isn't " cool " or " sophisticated " . In North America and in Europe Christianity , in particular , has become the target of late night comedians and talk show types who level their cuastic wit at believers .
Left leaning , politically correct , humanistic, tree-hugging liberals are so eager to be super tolerant and hyper inclusive that in their angst to be tolerant of everything they end up believing in nothing !
But in so doing they are attacking that which has comforted and strenthened millions of people for centuries . And despite their efforts it will continue to do so for many centuries to come !
When you are terminally ill , lose a loved one or are suffering any of the many tradgedies life has to offer it is your Faith that will see you through !
Be proud of your Faith ! Don't be afraid to share it !
Faith is an" individual " thing , a " personal " thing . It is a gift ! Don't squander it ! It is yours and yours alone .
Faith cannot be taken away from you , it cannot be destroyed ! It cannot be "reasoned " away !
Cherish it , nourish it and guard and protect it at all costs !!!
If you do this it will never let you down !!
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
FRANKENSTEIN IS ON THE LOOSE AGAIN !! BE VERY AFRAID !
Remember the old Frankenstein movie - " It's alive , It's alive " . Well , Dr. Frankenstein is on the loose again . Scientists are messing with Mother Nature again . Will they ever learn ? This time round they have discovered the fountain of youth !
They have fruit flies living 3 x longer and round worms living 6 x longer ! They do this by tinkering with a mutated gene that causes increased longevity AND they are musing about applying this technology to we lowly humans . Just think , gushes Dr. Cynthia Kenyon , Phd of biochemestry and biophysics , UCSF . We could live for 500 years !!!
WOW , THAT'S AWESOME ! OR IS IT ?
Jeff Goldblum's character chastises Richard Attenborough's character in Jurassic Park , " You didn't consider consequences . You just did it because you could " . He messed with MA NATURE !
Well , ask yourself , DO WE REALLY WANT THIS ? DO WE WANT TO IMPROVE UPON MA NATURE ? DO WE WANT TIS BRAVE NEW WORLD ??
Sure , there would be money to be made . Sales of preparation H , Depends and Viagra would skyrocket . Hearing aids , magnifying glasses , wheelchairs , canes and walkers would leap off the shelves .
We could watch Oprah and Larry King celebrate their 1,000,000 th interviews .
And just think how great we would be at golf , crossword puzzles and Wheel of Fortune !
BUT CONSIDER THIS:
We would have to live with the same spouse for 475 years !! We would have dozens of kids and hundreds of grandkids sponging off us .
We would be watching Jaws 100 , Rocky 200 and Rambo 300 .
We would have all the re-runs of Matlock , Seinfeld and Big Bang Theory committed to memory . Not to mention all those ads for Slap Chop and Dollars for Gold !!
We would suffer incontinence , erectile dysfunction , cataracts , hemorroids , swollen prostates , hot flashes and PMS for hundreds of years .
THANKS BUT NO THANKS !!
On a more serious note , don't forget that we would also run out of food , water , fuel , jobs and money for hospitals , doctors , senior's homes , medicare , pharmacare and pension funds !!!
BRAVE NEW WORLD ? I THINK NOT !
As Doc Frankenstein discovered to his chagrin , the monster you create can turn on it's creator . Don't mess with Mother Nature !
They have fruit flies living 3 x longer and round worms living 6 x longer ! They do this by tinkering with a mutated gene that causes increased longevity AND they are musing about applying this technology to we lowly humans . Just think , gushes Dr. Cynthia Kenyon , Phd of biochemestry and biophysics , UCSF . We could live for 500 years !!!
WOW , THAT'S AWESOME ! OR IS IT ?
Jeff Goldblum's character chastises Richard Attenborough's character in Jurassic Park , " You didn't consider consequences . You just did it because you could " . He messed with MA NATURE !
Well , ask yourself , DO WE REALLY WANT THIS ? DO WE WANT TO IMPROVE UPON MA NATURE ? DO WE WANT TIS BRAVE NEW WORLD ??
Sure , there would be money to be made . Sales of preparation H , Depends and Viagra would skyrocket . Hearing aids , magnifying glasses , wheelchairs , canes and walkers would leap off the shelves .
We could watch Oprah and Larry King celebrate their 1,000,000 th interviews .
And just think how great we would be at golf , crossword puzzles and Wheel of Fortune !
BUT CONSIDER THIS:
We would have to live with the same spouse for 475 years !! We would have dozens of kids and hundreds of grandkids sponging off us .
We would be watching Jaws 100 , Rocky 200 and Rambo 300 .
We would have all the re-runs of Matlock , Seinfeld and Big Bang Theory committed to memory . Not to mention all those ads for Slap Chop and Dollars for Gold !!
We would suffer incontinence , erectile dysfunction , cataracts , hemorroids , swollen prostates , hot flashes and PMS for hundreds of years .
THANKS BUT NO THANKS !!
On a more serious note , don't forget that we would also run out of food , water , fuel , jobs and money for hospitals , doctors , senior's homes , medicare , pharmacare and pension funds !!!
BRAVE NEW WORLD ? I THINK NOT !
As Doc Frankenstein discovered to his chagrin , the monster you create can turn on it's creator . Don't mess with Mother Nature !
Friday, October 22, 2010
Sand Art Let's Get Together - INCREDIBLE TALENT !!!
THIS IS THE COOLEST STUFF EVER - WHAT AN INCREDIBLE TALENT !!!
DO WE REALLY WANT TO LIVE LONGER ? OR--- ( WHEN CHICKENS WILL RULE THE WORLD ! )
Hey , all you who are animal activists , environmentalists or socially concious individuals . While I am appalled by the conditions animals suffer in factory farms and am uneasy about all the chemicals injected into these animals and sprayed on our veggies and fruit I will be forced to embrace these realities soon enough and so to shall you!! These practises will not fade away into the good night as you would naively wish but will , on the contrary , thrive and increase exponentially . Gone are the days of Connie the cow and Charlie the chicken romping playfully over green breezey pastures that stretch to the horizon . The causes for which you have so bravely and vigorously fought will be crushed under the weight of cruel reality ! WHY YOU ASK ???
READ ON:
First , a few sobering statistics for you to consider :
The current world population is 6.87 billion !
Births per year are 140 million .
Deaths per year are 57million .
We added 1 billion people between 1987 and 1999 .
The united states will have 439 million people by 2050 .
As if this were'nt scary enough , consider the average life expectancy upon which these population increases are based . Currently the birth rate is about 1.1 per cent and the world average life expectancy is 67.2 years . We would need 70% more food just to feed these people !!But if geneticists have their way ( and there is no reason to think they won't ) we may see people living to the age of 120 years or even up to 150 years !!!
Unless we have legislated contraception or forced sterilization we will eat our way out of house and home over the next 40 years ! And since this is an unlikely scenario we are left with the need for massive increases in food production .
AND WHERE IS ALL OF THIS BOUNTY COMING FROM?????
Why by increasing factory farms aquaculture of fish and genetically engineered food ( frankenfood ) . We continue to use antibiotics and growth hormones for chickens , etc . pesticides and new generation fertilizers . The very practises you detest !!
I am sure animal activists and environmentalists will see the irony here !! The practises they hate most will not only be necessary but absolutely critical to our survival . They will be forced to embrace that which they hate the most !!!
Or open the doors to the factory farms and set the millions of chickens free !! Maybe then the chickens will rule the world !! Oh well ---- they probably won't make any worse a mess of it then we have !!!
READ ON:
First , a few sobering statistics for you to consider :
The current world population is 6.87 billion !
Births per year are 140 million .
Deaths per year are 57million .
We added 1 billion people between 1987 and 1999 .
The united states will have 439 million people by 2050 .
As if this were'nt scary enough , consider the average life expectancy upon which these population increases are based . Currently the birth rate is about 1.1 per cent and the world average life expectancy is 67.2 years . We would need 70% more food just to feed these people !!But if geneticists have their way ( and there is no reason to think they won't ) we may see people living to the age of 120 years or even up to 150 years !!!
Unless we have legislated contraception or forced sterilization we will eat our way out of house and home over the next 40 years ! And since this is an unlikely scenario we are left with the need for massive increases in food production .
AND WHERE IS ALL OF THIS BOUNTY COMING FROM?????
Why by increasing factory farms aquaculture of fish and genetically engineered food ( frankenfood ) . We continue to use antibiotics and growth hormones for chickens , etc . pesticides and new generation fertilizers . The very practises you detest !!
I am sure animal activists and environmentalists will see the irony here !! The practises they hate most will not only be necessary but absolutely critical to our survival . They will be forced to embrace that which they hate the most !!!
Or open the doors to the factory farms and set the millions of chickens free !! Maybe then the chickens will rule the world !! Oh well ---- they probably won't make any worse a mess of it then we have !!!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
DR.OZ IS SCARING ME TO DEATH !!! HOW ABOUT YOU ??
Dr. Oz is creating a nation of hypochondriacs and germaphobes ! Apparently the world is a hostile place filled with toxic chemicals and peopled with nasty germs struggling to destroy our innerds .
Here is the state in which I find myself ---------
I can't eat meat because of antibiotics and growth hormones . So , eat fish , right ? No can do -- fish is polluted with mercury ! Veggies are full of pesticides . So eat organic right ? No can do -- they are affected by toxic run-offs from polluted streams and acid rain . Nuts are bad for my diverticulitis and fruit is bad for my acid reflux . I can't drink water from plastic bottles or eat food from tins because of chemicals in the containers . And God forbid I should barbeque -- causes cancer . I'M STARVING TO DEATH !!!
I have to wash my kitchen counters 6 times a day and my sinks 10 times ( with enviro - friendly disinfectant of course ) .I have to clean the tub and toilet twice daily . I am getting dishpan hands and need skin cream to hydrate them !!!
I can't use the jacuzzi due to fecal coliform or use my pool due to pinworms , nemitodes and those scary little fish that swim up your urethra and hang on for dear life !!
I padlock my medicine cabinet so my wife won't use my toothbrush or my razor . I'm afraid to sleep because of bedbugs . I am also petrified of cockroaches , fruitflies and all forms of creepy crawlies !!!
My tight belt is crushing my insides , my tight ring is cutting off my circulation to my ring finger and my tight shoes are causing bunions and bone spurs .
If I burp it is symptomatic of stomach cancer and if I pass gas it may mean colon camcer .
Just the act of typing this is causing metacarple tunnel .
HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPP !!!!!
Here is the state in which I find myself ---------
I can't eat meat because of antibiotics and growth hormones . So , eat fish , right ? No can do -- fish is polluted with mercury ! Veggies are full of pesticides . So eat organic right ? No can do -- they are affected by toxic run-offs from polluted streams and acid rain . Nuts are bad for my diverticulitis and fruit is bad for my acid reflux . I can't drink water from plastic bottles or eat food from tins because of chemicals in the containers . And God forbid I should barbeque -- causes cancer . I'M STARVING TO DEATH !!!
I have to wash my kitchen counters 6 times a day and my sinks 10 times ( with enviro - friendly disinfectant of course ) .I have to clean the tub and toilet twice daily . I am getting dishpan hands and need skin cream to hydrate them !!!
I can't use the jacuzzi due to fecal coliform or use my pool due to pinworms , nemitodes and those scary little fish that swim up your urethra and hang on for dear life !!
I padlock my medicine cabinet so my wife won't use my toothbrush or my razor . I'm afraid to sleep because of bedbugs . I am also petrified of cockroaches , fruitflies and all forms of creepy crawlies !!!
My tight belt is crushing my insides , my tight ring is cutting off my circulation to my ring finger and my tight shoes are causing bunions and bone spurs .
If I burp it is symptomatic of stomach cancer and if I pass gas it may mean colon camcer .
Just the act of typing this is causing metacarple tunnel .
HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPP !!!!!
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