It has been quite sometime since I last posted a blog. When I started my blog 18 months ago I honestly felt that I would blog more often, but I just haven't had much time or I have been lazy. I don't normally spend a lot of time on the computer at home because I spend 8 to 10 hours a day in front of a computer when I am at work. When I get home I need a break from the computer, and for the most part I find it boring. There just isn't that much on the internet that I find interesting. Now back to the subject I want to blog about today.
I have been thinking a lot lately about what is happening in our country with Obama, Democrats, Republicans, tea parties, etc. I don't like some of things I am seeing and hearing. Recently I have come to the conclusion that perhaps part of the problem is that there is a lack of honesty that has entered into peoples conversations. Much of this lack of honesty, pertaining to polictics, I believe is due to political correctness. As an example I offer up the following two videos.
I first heard and saw these two clips about 10 days ago. When I heard the clips played together, first the Eric Holder clip and then second the David Horowitz clip, it had a profound effect on me. I was stunned at what I had heard and seen. I believe they are closely related, the difference is that David Horowitz successfully outed the true beliefs of the young lady. He didn't dance around the bush with her and he was direct.
As a side note, David Horowitz grew up in a radical left wing home. Both of his parents were communists and likewise he was 60's/70's left wing radical before realizing he was wrong. Today he is engaged in uncovering left wing/communist/marxist/maoist/leninist political thought. Obviously he is a staunch defender of Israel and speaks out against anti-semitic thought.
I was disturbed by the Eric Holder clip because of how he danced around the question and never directly answered it. Since when did it become a sin or a problem to label someone a "radical islamist"? Especially when the person is one. As I watched him dance around the senator's questions it reminded me of Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First?" Attorney General Holder comes off silly and comical.
It is time that we ditch the political correctness act and start calling a "spade a spade." Please, lets be honest about the evil that exists in this world that threatens the American way of life. A refusal to label the terrorists involved in the Fort Hood shootings, underwear bomber and the times square bomber what they truly are (radical islamists) does absolutely nothing to prevent future terrorist attacks. If anything, it will further encourage attacks and shows weakness. Lets call the enemy what they truly are and stop the spin.
It is time for Obama, Democrats, Republicans and everyone else to stop the lies. Be honest with the American people and the world. Stop spinning the issues of the day. Stop misrepresenting laws (i.e. Arizona's Immigration law). It is time to start reading and understanding the legislation you are drafting before you vote on it. Drop the appeasement rhetoric and bowing to world dictators/leaders. I am tired of being told bold face lies.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Sunday, February 1, 2009
I created a facebook page today. Lisa has been off track for the last 2 weeks and got bored on Friday so she created a facebook page and suggested that I do the same. I am interested to see how many friends I have out there in cyber space.
I haven't done a facebook page and have resisted because I don't have the time to manage it. I don't know, I guess I see it as a waste of time, or maybe it's just the anti-social, anal accountant mentality. We'll see what comes of it.
I have been getting pressure or asked why I haven't blogged for a while. My last blog was around Thanksgiving. I haven't really had much to rant about lately and I haven't had a lot of time lately. Work consumes a majority of my time these days and I don't have time during the day to add to my blog, and I can't do it at work. When I get home at nights the last thing I want to do is sit in front of a computer because that is what I do all day at work.
I was going to blog a couple of weeks ago after the inaugaration but just never got around to it. I didn't watch much of the inauguration, but what I did see and hear I didn't much care for. I was at work when it happened and heard a little bit of it on the radio when I wasn't interrupted by co-workers. What I did hear was the last of the closing prayer by a southern preacher, then I watched it later that night when I got home from work. I did not like what I heard and saw. His prayer was more of a sermon than it was a prayer. The last line of his prayer when he started rhyming I found, as a white man, to be offensive. It goes to show the double standard that still exists these days. I thought that President Obama was about unifying the country, but the preachers words I felt were divisive and uncalled for. If he wanted to give a sermon, then the organizers should have allocated some time to him to preach.
By the way, if anyone responds to my facebook invitations and asks me to be a supporter of President Barack Obama, the answer is a solid NO!!
That's my rant for now. Later.
I haven't done a facebook page and have resisted because I don't have the time to manage it. I don't know, I guess I see it as a waste of time, or maybe it's just the anti-social, anal accountant mentality. We'll see what comes of it.
I have been getting pressure or asked why I haven't blogged for a while. My last blog was around Thanksgiving. I haven't really had much to rant about lately and I haven't had a lot of time lately. Work consumes a majority of my time these days and I don't have time during the day to add to my blog, and I can't do it at work. When I get home at nights the last thing I want to do is sit in front of a computer because that is what I do all day at work.
I was going to blog a couple of weeks ago after the inaugaration but just never got around to it. I didn't watch much of the inauguration, but what I did see and hear I didn't much care for. I was at work when it happened and heard a little bit of it on the radio when I wasn't interrupted by co-workers. What I did hear was the last of the closing prayer by a southern preacher, then I watched it later that night when I got home from work. I did not like what I heard and saw. His prayer was more of a sermon than it was a prayer. The last line of his prayer when he started rhyming I found, as a white man, to be offensive. It goes to show the double standard that still exists these days. I thought that President Obama was about unifying the country, but the preachers words I felt were divisive and uncalled for. If he wanted to give a sermon, then the organizers should have allocated some time to him to preach.
By the way, if anyone responds to my facebook invitations and asks me to be a supporter of President Barack Obama, the answer is a solid NO!!
That's my rant for now. Later.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Funny Joke
A friend at work forwarded this joke to me, I found it to be funny.
There was a long, long line of spirits at the gate waiting to get into heaven. Not all these spirits could fit into heaven, so the ones who died the worst death would be allowed in.
The first man in line started telling his story, "Well, Peter, you see, I knew that my wife was cheating on me so I decided to come home early from work one day to catch them in action. I got home and searched all over but I couldn't find him. Then when I walked out onto the balcony, there he was dangling off the darn thing by his fingertips. So I ran and got a hammer then started beating him with it and he fell. Well, the fall didn't kill him, because he landed in a bush so I picked up the refrigerator and threw it on him. Although that killed him, the strain gave me a heart attack, and here I am."
The next man came up and started his story. "St. Peter, I always work out on my balcony on the 14th floor of my apartment building. I was on my bike one day and I fell off when it flipped. I sailed over the rail and I thought 'Please God spare my life' and he did. I caught on to a balcony below me. I was even happier when a man discovered me hanging there. But all of a sudden he started beating my hands with a hammer so I fell again. But the dear Lord saved me again when I landed in a bush. But I'm here now because the guy threw his refrigerator on top of me."
It was now the third guy's turn to start his story. "Well, Peter, just picture this. I'm hiding butt naked in this married chick's refrigerator....."
There was a long, long line of spirits at the gate waiting to get into heaven. Not all these spirits could fit into heaven, so the ones who died the worst death would be allowed in.
The first man in line started telling his story, "Well, Peter, you see, I knew that my wife was cheating on me so I decided to come home early from work one day to catch them in action. I got home and searched all over but I couldn't find him. Then when I walked out onto the balcony, there he was dangling off the darn thing by his fingertips. So I ran and got a hammer then started beating him with it and he fell. Well, the fall didn't kill him, because he landed in a bush so I picked up the refrigerator and threw it on him. Although that killed him, the strain gave me a heart attack, and here I am."
The next man came up and started his story. "St. Peter, I always work out on my balcony on the 14th floor of my apartment building. I was on my bike one day and I fell off when it flipped. I sailed over the rail and I thought 'Please God spare my life' and he did. I caught on to a balcony below me. I was even happier when a man discovered me hanging there. But all of a sudden he started beating my hands with a hammer so I fell again. But the dear Lord saved me again when I landed in a bush. But I'm here now because the guy threw his refrigerator on top of me."
It was now the third guy's turn to start his story. "Well, Peter, just picture this. I'm hiding butt naked in this married chick's refrigerator....."
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Post Election Thoughts
Aaron or Nate asked me the other day when I was going to post another rant, specifically wanting to know my thoughts on the elections. So here it is.
While I am not pleased with having Barack Obama as our President, there is nothing you or I and anyone else can do about it. He won the election. What can we do? We can support him in his efforts to lead our country. We can pray for him and hope that he makes good decisions. I think more importantly though, we should pray for the members of congress to make good decisions since they are really ones that propose and make the laws. We can also oppose him and congress when together they make bad decisions that lead the country down the wrong paths.
I have a friend at work who has said on a number of occasions that he will take his family and move to Australia if Obama won the election. To date he has not followed through on his threat. I have repeatedly told him that moving to Australia isn't the answer to his or the country's problems. I remember four years ago when Bush won the elections and half of Hollywood threatened to move to another country. I don't think that any of them followed through on their idle threats either. Although some of them could have done society a favor by moving to another planet (Britney Spears, Lindsey Lohan, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, etc. to name a few). On a few occasions I told my friend that maybe Obama was foreordained to be the President to take us into the millenium or he will be the one that causes the "constitution to hang by a thread." Regardless, it is what is and life goes on. So get over it.
John McCain's problem was that he was campaigning against two people, Barack Obama and George Bush. There were too many independent voters that felt that John McCain and the Republican party would continue Bush's policies. Lets face it George Bush is about as unpopular these days as a BYU fan in Salt Lake County during rivalry week. There was no way John McCain could escape from under the shadow of George Bush and beat Obama in the election. It was an impossible task. I also think that the Republican party has some serious leadership issues that has damaged the party. Until a true leader emerges to lead the Republican party, conservatives will continue to suffer loses in Congress. I maybe wrong and I hope I am.
While I am not pleased with having Barack Obama as our President, there is nothing you or I and anyone else can do about it. He won the election. What can we do? We can support him in his efforts to lead our country. We can pray for him and hope that he makes good decisions. I think more importantly though, we should pray for the members of congress to make good decisions since they are really ones that propose and make the laws. We can also oppose him and congress when together they make bad decisions that lead the country down the wrong paths.
I have a friend at work who has said on a number of occasions that he will take his family and move to Australia if Obama won the election. To date he has not followed through on his threat. I have repeatedly told him that moving to Australia isn't the answer to his or the country's problems. I remember four years ago when Bush won the elections and half of Hollywood threatened to move to another country. I don't think that any of them followed through on their idle threats either. Although some of them could have done society a favor by moving to another planet (Britney Spears, Lindsey Lohan, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, etc. to name a few). On a few occasions I told my friend that maybe Obama was foreordained to be the President to take us into the millenium or he will be the one that causes the "constitution to hang by a thread." Regardless, it is what is and life goes on. So get over it.
John McCain's problem was that he was campaigning against two people, Barack Obama and George Bush. There were too many independent voters that felt that John McCain and the Republican party would continue Bush's policies. Lets face it George Bush is about as unpopular these days as a BYU fan in Salt Lake County during rivalry week. There was no way John McCain could escape from under the shadow of George Bush and beat Obama in the election. It was an impossible task. I also think that the Republican party has some serious leadership issues that has damaged the party. Until a true leader emerges to lead the Republican party, conservatives will continue to suffer loses in Congress. I maybe wrong and I hope I am.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Political Cartoon
Someone at work forwarded me this political cartoon today. I thought it was funny, especially after what Sean Hannity said on his radio show today. The main topic of conversation was Obama's wealth redistribution plan. I don't know for sure that that is exactly what Obama will do, but everything I have read on his own web site, from his own mouth and in his political ads leads one to believe that wealth redistribution is on his agenda.
I voted today
I voted today at the Salt Lake County government building. It took all of about 20 minutes from the time I got there until I left. It was pretty slick. While I tend to vote Republican, I did not vote straight Republican. For instance I voted for Peter Corroon for Salt Lake County Mayor because I like the job he is doing. He is a good leader and I liked his stance on not providing tax payer dollars for the building of a soccer stadium. It is unfortunate that the state legislature stepped in and overruled the County. It is a great nation we live in to be able to vote for those people who will lead us over the next couple of years.
I need to clear up some misunderstandings over some comments I made over the weekend regarding Sarah Palin. I think Sarah Palin is a fine individual with some great qualities that will serve her well as a leader and I think she will be a valuable asset to the McCain administration if they win. I do not not support her. However, I question John McCain's decision to select her as his running mate. I feel that there are a 100 other political leaders in the Republican party that John McCain could have chosen as a running mate that are far more qualified than Sarah Palin. It is hard to argue that Palin is more qualified than Mitt Romney, Joe Lieberman, Condeleza Rice, Newt Gingrich, Tom Ridge, Orrin Hatch and the list goes on. McCain chose Palin to secure the evangelical voters and those on the far right of the Republican party, and to get some of the disaffected Hillary Clinton supporters. Palin has done a great job of getting some of those voters on their side. Anyways, enough said.
I hope everyone exercises their right as an American and votes by November 4th. It is a wonderful privilege that should not be taken for granted.
I need to clear up some misunderstandings over some comments I made over the weekend regarding Sarah Palin. I think Sarah Palin is a fine individual with some great qualities that will serve her well as a leader and I think she will be a valuable asset to the McCain administration if they win. I do not not support her. However, I question John McCain's decision to select her as his running mate. I feel that there are a 100 other political leaders in the Republican party that John McCain could have chosen as a running mate that are far more qualified than Sarah Palin. It is hard to argue that Palin is more qualified than Mitt Romney, Joe Lieberman, Condeleza Rice, Newt Gingrich, Tom Ridge, Orrin Hatch and the list goes on. McCain chose Palin to secure the evangelical voters and those on the far right of the Republican party, and to get some of the disaffected Hillary Clinton supporters. Palin has done a great job of getting some of those voters on their side. Anyways, enough said.
I hope everyone exercises their right as an American and votes by November 4th. It is a wonderful privilege that should not be taken for granted.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Politics
I really don't like this time of year ever four years. It is irritating to watch two grown men sling mud at each other. I know more about Barack Obama from watching McCain campaign ads than I do from Barack Obama himself, and the reverse is also true. Either one or both of them are lying. What I want to hear from both men are truths about how they are going to fix the problems that exist in our country. I don't want to hear about programs and how need this thing or that thing. I want to do the how? How are they going to fix the credit crisis? We all know how we got into this mess, but how and why will your plan fix this crisis. How do you plan to fix social security? How do you plan to win the war on terroris.? The unfortunate thing is that the candidates just say what they know people want to hear and will appeal to the voter. The bad thing is that most voters don't educate themselves on what each candidate wants to do and they base their vote on who sounds good, or who the media is pushing, or Hollywood tells me to vote for this person. I guess we are were we are because of ignorance.
I have been thinking a lot over the last couple of days about some of things that Barack Obama wants to do specifically regarding taxes and the more I read about his plans the more I believe he is unquestionably wrong. Some of what I am hearing comes from listening to the radio, specificall Sean Hannity. What I like about Sean Hannity is that when he states something on his show 99% of the time he can back it up with facts. This week he has really focused on Obama's distribution of wealth policies by taxing the rich. As I listened to what was being said in Wednesday's debate and on the radio I began asking my self the following questions: What should be the role of government? and are Obama's ideas moving us more towards socialism?
I have come to the solid conclusion that Obama is a socialist at heart. One of the principle tenets of socialism is the idea that society should be classless. One way to create a classless society is to involuntarily take money from those that have it and redistribute it to those who don't or those who don't have as much. Over a hundred years ago the LDS Church attempted this very same thing, but the primary difference between what the Church attempted to do and what a socialist government attempts to do is choice. The members of the Church who practiced socialism could chose to do so. However, a socialist government forces people to live it, it strips away your freedom to choose.
If you want a modern day example of socialism at its worst take a look at social security. As a US worker you have no option but to pay into social security. You can't get around it, the government forces you to pay 7.65% of what you earn to social security (5.3%) and medicare (2.35%). You have absolutely no choice. Then the government takes what you have contributed to its cofers and redistributes to those citizens who have reached a specified age and redistributes the money to them. However, if I make too much money from my other retirement income or other income sources I get nothing because it would be inequitable to that person who has no other source of income. If you have accumulated wealth over the course of 40 years of hard labor and contributed thousands of dollars to the plan for all those years, you probably will not see a dime. How idiotic is that? Stupid, stupid, stupid!!!! I won't get any further into my view on this stupidity, rather I will save it for another rant.
I've got to go, Adison has a game at 9:00 and I have to get him to the game by 8:00. I will finish my rant on Obama's taxes at another time. All you need to know is that socialism is evil and Obama and every other liberal democrat like him are socialists.
I have been thinking a lot over the last couple of days about some of things that Barack Obama wants to do specifically regarding taxes and the more I read about his plans the more I believe he is unquestionably wrong. Some of what I am hearing comes from listening to the radio, specificall Sean Hannity. What I like about Sean Hannity is that when he states something on his show 99% of the time he can back it up with facts. This week he has really focused on Obama's distribution of wealth policies by taxing the rich. As I listened to what was being said in Wednesday's debate and on the radio I began asking my self the following questions: What should be the role of government? and are Obama's ideas moving us more towards socialism?
I have come to the solid conclusion that Obama is a socialist at heart. One of the principle tenets of socialism is the idea that society should be classless. One way to create a classless society is to involuntarily take money from those that have it and redistribute it to those who don't or those who don't have as much. Over a hundred years ago the LDS Church attempted this very same thing, but the primary difference between what the Church attempted to do and what a socialist government attempts to do is choice. The members of the Church who practiced socialism could chose to do so. However, a socialist government forces people to live it, it strips away your freedom to choose.
If you want a modern day example of socialism at its worst take a look at social security. As a US worker you have no option but to pay into social security. You can't get around it, the government forces you to pay 7.65% of what you earn to social security (5.3%) and medicare (2.35%). You have absolutely no choice. Then the government takes what you have contributed to its cofers and redistributes to those citizens who have reached a specified age and redistributes the money to them. However, if I make too much money from my other retirement income or other income sources I get nothing because it would be inequitable to that person who has no other source of income. If you have accumulated wealth over the course of 40 years of hard labor and contributed thousands of dollars to the plan for all those years, you probably will not see a dime. How idiotic is that? Stupid, stupid, stupid!!!! I won't get any further into my view on this stupidity, rather I will save it for another rant.
I've got to go, Adison has a game at 9:00 and I have to get him to the game by 8:00. I will finish my rant on Obama's taxes at another time. All you need to know is that socialism is evil and Obama and every other liberal democrat like him are socialists.
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