Sorry to everybody, hopefully you all have bags an bags of unlimited patience! Two weeks ago, I had all hopes of typing the newest blog, but came down with a major case of the flu! And not just me, but my entire family. It has been a miserable number of weeks. On top of that all, I've been working 12-16 hour days at work. Rough times. I got over the bad part of the flu pretty quickly, but I have a bad, deep cough that can last up to 6 weeks. Oh well, it can always be worse... I mean, at least I'm not on fire. Okay, anyway... whlie I've been under my rock according to some :), I have thought of a few things to talk about.
First of all, we once again set the clocks forward. And why do we torture ourselves twice a year? Originally, it was created to save money. But with everyone having heating and ac units, not to mention lights, it is an outdated, antiquated idea that causes more trouble than its worth. Here's an interesting article that kind of unofficially highlights my point.
http://www.geocities.com/midimagic@sbcglobal.net/daystupid.htm
Okay, I know I'm usually more winded at my points, but I really have little energy, so I'll just go on to my second point for now, which is...
Does anyone care about the upcoming election anymore? We have been, as a country, more interested and involved in the 2008 presidential election coverage than maybe ever before. But what has it become? The republicans have all but picked John McCain, who is determined to continue to put us in the downward spiral that we've been going into. Sure, Ron Paul is still campaigning, but for what use is he at this point? Without making a third party run, he is doing nothing good. People gave him so much money, but what is he doing with it? His campaigning was minimal and now he has scaled backed to almost nothing, but what has happened to our money? We paid money to him and he promised to spread the message of the people as long as the money came in. But unless he makes a third party run very soon, I will be done with him completely.
The democrats have two choices left. Hillary, who for some reason says she has over 30 years of making change. That would be the same as my wife stating that she defended the country on a submarine. No, she supported me, as Hillary did to her husband, but that is the extent of it. She didn't join the ranks of policy makers until she became a New York senator. And isnt it funny how she is only taking credit for the positives that happened during Bill's presidency, but doesn't own up to any of the negative. She is such an old school politician, that it's disgusting to even watch her. And Obama... well, I'm not sure what his deal is. I would like to say that it's the fact that he doesn't have enough experience, but I have said time and time again that experience only corrupts. Ron Paul aside, of course. Some articles I've read have even predicted him to be the antichrist (I personally save that distinguished title for whoever sired Michelle Malkin). My biggest issue with Obama really is that he wants to make healthcare run by the government. That means more taxes out of my pocket. And as anything else run by the government, it will be a huge moneypit of a project. It seems like all three of the candidates that have a chance will take more money and more freedoms from us.
Personally, I will be voting third party or just writing in Ron Paul's name. Some people have tried to tell me that that would be throwing my vote away. No it's not. It's me stating my voice. It's me being heard. If I stay home and not vote at all, then I'm saying I don't care who is in charge of me. And if I vote for the lesser of two evils, then, as I've stated before, it's still voting for evil. No, my voice will be heard. It doesn't have to be in the majority. I am not so shallow that I need to vote for who I'm told will win just so I feel good. Nor am I so stupid that a news channel has to tell me who to vote for.
Sorry, not sure if this makes sense at all or if it even is complete. I'll read it over again in a bit and see if I need to edit it anymore. But, please, let me know what you think and feel free to argue like intelligent beings in the response page. Until next time, take care all.
Rich
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008
Keeping Me In Check
Hello all once again, my friends!
I am pleased to announce that I have had a new person add a post and share her views while asking for clarification on mine. Welcome to the blog Sarah. And not to leave the old "salty" one out of the spotlight, thanks again to Dan for his question. We'll get to it in a minute though. First, a response to Sarah...
First of all I guess it came off a little rough when I stated that people have three choices when it comes to public schools. I stated they can accept the teachings, ignore the teachings, or move to another school. I still believe that accept or ignore are options. This has always happened and till happens today. Case in point... Evolution or the Big Bang Theory. Not everyone believes in those two theorys, but yet it is taught to them and the children are tested on it. So the children either believe what the teacher says or they ignore it based on what they hear elsewhere. Some go to the point of sending their children to a different place to learn such as a christian based school or they home school. So to clarify my comment of "move to another school", I never meant that people had to pack up and leave town. Most towns have more than one school available that people can send their children to, to include their own house possibly.
Ultimately, I would expect a principle or the school board to hear the voices of parents or read petitions, and plan their school out appropriately. Offer Christian courses if that's what parents want. And they could be optional, so not to offend or ram religion down the throats of others. The point I want to bring home here is that other groups are being taken care of, sometimes to rediculous extents, so that they are not offended, while Christians are thrown to the wayside. That's not right and I would expect everyone to be respected the same. Of course, this is only possible if parents get involved with their schools and it would go a lot easier if they actually volunteered to support what they think is important.
Now, on to the second item. Sarah brings up a great point that teachers influence young ones. I couldn't agree more. Unfortunately, I don't think it's only a vision of the future but also a spectre of the past and the body of truth today. And that's why I think it's even more important to match up the right teacher with the teachings that parents want to see. Even as a judge has their favorites but cannot let their feelings interere with their job, a teacher must do the same. When it comes to an item such as I already brought up (Creation versus the Big Bang Theory), I have had teachers who said one was right and one was wrong. This is such an awful thing to do. They are both theories and should be presented equally. That would take away a teacher's influence one way or the other and allow the child to see both points of view equally. And today, there are schools out there that are forcing children to understand islam and other religions(go to http://www.blessedcause.org/encourage/forcing%20islam.htm for an example... google for more). I think this should be saved for after school clubs which would be totally voluntary (all religions included). This could be how parents get involved with volunteering.
Lastly (and I hope I haven't lost my newest reader already with my responses!), Sarah has stated a concern about dividing the States on such issues as abortion. I agree totally that the States would be non-homogenous and I look forward to the day! Our Constitution was written with that in mind. That is the way I believe we should still be today. I personally have travelled to may States in our Union and get so dissappointed when I realize that the accents are disappearing or that every town has the same restaurants to choose from. We do not need to be the same. That is the beauty of the Freedom we have been granted. But if you look at history we always band together when it counts to ensure that our freedoms remain. We need to do that now as well, only the politicians we currently have are not willing to rally us together. Why? Because they are the enemy now and so we must look elsewhere for leaders.
Thank you for the topics, Sarah. I really, truly appreciate them. I promise we will not see eye to eye on everything. It is impossible, regardless of what our Presidential Candidates will have you believe. But, I will always respect your opinions. And I hope you can think of other questions or topics to introduce on this blog. And for anyone else who reads, remember... nothing is off limits.
Okay, now on to Dan's question. He has asked the question of how I intend to inform the public of what is really going on in Washington and abroad and how I would plan on providing proof for them.
Good question, Dan. One of my platforms on running for President in 2012 is to talk to the public every day, Monday through Friday, around 7:30 and inform them of what happened that day in politics. But not as a politician would. Down to earth and let them know who voted for what. For example... what who added earmarks to a bill and what it was for. That way the people know what their voted representatives are doing. In addition, I'd take a call each day from someone in the country and just listen to what they have to say. No holds barred.
One other thing I plan on doing is utilizing the internet to allow efficiency and accountability. A user-friendly site should be created to where a person puts in their zip code and then a screen pops up with a menu of all their politicians from local to president. Click on a name, andevery vote that person has made in that position is available for review. This would eventually reduce campaigning to minimum spending and weed out the criminals and enemies of the people, paving the way for champions to succeed in politics.
And, if I keep a blog going, I think I would be a little too busy to type every day, but I'll hire someone to type it for me (after I approve of it). Looking for a job, Dan?
I hope this post answered both of your questions, but if not, just let me know. And Sarah, please continue to be my "inner voice" for when I don't explain things properly. Keep me in check so people understand where I'm coming from with the issues.
I'll leave you all with an interesting article to read...
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/february2008/100208Impeachable.htm
Okay, all... that's enough for today. Keep the questions coming and have a great day!
Rich
I am pleased to announce that I have had a new person add a post and share her views while asking for clarification on mine. Welcome to the blog Sarah. And not to leave the old "salty" one out of the spotlight, thanks again to Dan for his question. We'll get to it in a minute though. First, a response to Sarah...
First of all I guess it came off a little rough when I stated that people have three choices when it comes to public schools. I stated they can accept the teachings, ignore the teachings, or move to another school. I still believe that accept or ignore are options. This has always happened and till happens today. Case in point... Evolution or the Big Bang Theory. Not everyone believes in those two theorys, but yet it is taught to them and the children are tested on it. So the children either believe what the teacher says or they ignore it based on what they hear elsewhere. Some go to the point of sending their children to a different place to learn such as a christian based school or they home school. So to clarify my comment of "move to another school", I never meant that people had to pack up and leave town. Most towns have more than one school available that people can send their children to, to include their own house possibly.
Ultimately, I would expect a principle or the school board to hear the voices of parents or read petitions, and plan their school out appropriately. Offer Christian courses if that's what parents want. And they could be optional, so not to offend or ram religion down the throats of others. The point I want to bring home here is that other groups are being taken care of, sometimes to rediculous extents, so that they are not offended, while Christians are thrown to the wayside. That's not right and I would expect everyone to be respected the same. Of course, this is only possible if parents get involved with their schools and it would go a lot easier if they actually volunteered to support what they think is important.
Now, on to the second item. Sarah brings up a great point that teachers influence young ones. I couldn't agree more. Unfortunately, I don't think it's only a vision of the future but also a spectre of the past and the body of truth today. And that's why I think it's even more important to match up the right teacher with the teachings that parents want to see. Even as a judge has their favorites but cannot let their feelings interere with their job, a teacher must do the same. When it comes to an item such as I already brought up (Creation versus the Big Bang Theory), I have had teachers who said one was right and one was wrong. This is such an awful thing to do. They are both theories and should be presented equally. That would take away a teacher's influence one way or the other and allow the child to see both points of view equally. And today, there are schools out there that are forcing children to understand islam and other religions(go to http://www.blessedcause.org/encourage/forcing%20islam.htm for an example... google for more). I think this should be saved for after school clubs which would be totally voluntary (all religions included). This could be how parents get involved with volunteering.
Lastly (and I hope I haven't lost my newest reader already with my responses!), Sarah has stated a concern about dividing the States on such issues as abortion. I agree totally that the States would be non-homogenous and I look forward to the day! Our Constitution was written with that in mind. That is the way I believe we should still be today. I personally have travelled to may States in our Union and get so dissappointed when I realize that the accents are disappearing or that every town has the same restaurants to choose from. We do not need to be the same. That is the beauty of the Freedom we have been granted. But if you look at history we always band together when it counts to ensure that our freedoms remain. We need to do that now as well, only the politicians we currently have are not willing to rally us together. Why? Because they are the enemy now and so we must look elsewhere for leaders.
Thank you for the topics, Sarah. I really, truly appreciate them. I promise we will not see eye to eye on everything. It is impossible, regardless of what our Presidential Candidates will have you believe. But, I will always respect your opinions. And I hope you can think of other questions or topics to introduce on this blog. And for anyone else who reads, remember... nothing is off limits.
Okay, now on to Dan's question. He has asked the question of how I intend to inform the public of what is really going on in Washington and abroad and how I would plan on providing proof for them.
Good question, Dan. One of my platforms on running for President in 2012 is to talk to the public every day, Monday through Friday, around 7:30 and inform them of what happened that day in politics. But not as a politician would. Down to earth and let them know who voted for what. For example... what who added earmarks to a bill and what it was for. That way the people know what their voted representatives are doing. In addition, I'd take a call each day from someone in the country and just listen to what they have to say. No holds barred.
One other thing I plan on doing is utilizing the internet to allow efficiency and accountability. A user-friendly site should be created to where a person puts in their zip code and then a screen pops up with a menu of all their politicians from local to president. Click on a name, andevery vote that person has made in that position is available for review. This would eventually reduce campaigning to minimum spending and weed out the criminals and enemies of the people, paving the way for champions to succeed in politics.
And, if I keep a blog going, I think I would be a little too busy to type every day, but I'll hire someone to type it for me (after I approve of it). Looking for a job, Dan?
I hope this post answered both of your questions, but if not, just let me know. And Sarah, please continue to be my "inner voice" for when I don't explain things properly. Keep me in check so people understand where I'm coming from with the issues.
I'll leave you all with an interesting article to read...
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/february2008/100208Impeachable.htm
Okay, all... that's enough for today. Keep the questions coming and have a great day!
Rich
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