Smell the Political Coffee...

"Enemy Amongst Us... Be Not Deceived"

2009-11-09T00:52:00.005-05:00

Last Thursday, November 5, a terrorist attack of betrayal was carried out by one of our on in Texas.

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan an American Muslim of Jordanian ancestry went on a vicious massacre leaving 12 soldiers and one civilian dead and 42 people wounded. Make no mistake this was an act against our nation similarly to the 1995 act of another American Timothy McVeigh in Oklahoma.

To think our great country, America, afforded the 39 year-old Hasan the American dream. America paid for his military education, whereby he earned a doctorate degree and in return only asked that he fulfill his end of the bargain by protecting and serving. Was this too much to ask for? Was it too much to ask of an American, who swore his allegiance to his country and countrymen, to protect and to serve?

Over the next couple of days Hasan’s lawyers, defenders and some in the media will attempt to explain away his selfish, coward act of violence. Some will pontificate Hasan was troubled (and he was) or that he was tormented by fellow soldiers (possibly). He was a disturbed soldier in conflict with his religion, himself and duty to protect his country. Like the men and women he provided psychiatric help _ he too needed help.

The possibility that his religion played a role in his horrific act of violence should not and can not be overlooked. We can not fool ourselves in thinking his beliefs could not have played a role in his actions. Some at Fort Hood are quoted as saying Hasan was yelling “Allah is great” while carrying out this coward act of violence against his fellow American soldiers.

Suffice to say, last Thursday should serve as a wake up call that we are not saved from danger simply because it appears thousands of miles away. We see now danger is right in our backyards and oftentimes at our doorsteps.

“and we are not saved…”

Is He Tough Enough?

2009-10-19T20:34:00.005-04:00

Is President Obama tough enough? What?

You read it right. This is the latest question being peddled around by the all knowing media (of which I am apart of). The media has gone from telling us the President is cool and smart to asking is he tough. This I might add is causing doubt in the minds of some Americans and the global community. Interesting how some of us change our minds quicker than we change our unmentionables.

A clear observation would dictate we look at previous Presidents.

Jimmy Carter was country. Ronald Reagan was thought to be tough, mean and a finger tip away from a nuclear war. The first George Bush was viewed as Mr. Softy yet stern. President Clinton was slick Willy, a ladies man with a hot temper and the last George Bush tough as nails with his “Dead or Alive” mantra. Now we have Cool Barry. Mr Ultra Laid back who takes his time in making decisions while others wait. He won’t be pressured or bullied. He doesn’t get flustered or shows any emotions of stress (other than his hair getting whiter). He is polite, thoughtful and rarely if ever raises his voice. He greets world leaders with a smile, handshake (some saw a bow) but overall the man is cerebral. What more could we ask for in these uncertain economic times?

Do we want a President who is constantly telling us things are bad? A President who makes hasty decisions because the media writes the economy is taking too long to recover (remember it was the media who said put him in office and all our problems would go away)? Or do we want a President who would threaten those seemed as enemies to get with the program or else (Ha! Look where that got us over the past eight years).

Let’s be fair what exactly is it that the media wants short of running the country themselves? Let’s be fair and give the man a chance to do his job. He has a lot on his plate. Not to mention a nagging media constantly submitting suggestions on their take of what he should or shouldn’t do. Mind you this is coming from a person who didn’t vote for the President, but I respect what he is doing and wish him well. He is after all our President. I can agree to disagree without being disrespectful or being belligerent and saying I have the right to disagree (missing using the right).

Blame the media's inability to clearly report accurately what is going on in the world.

Is he tough enough? It all depends how you define tough.

“and we are not saved…”

Children As Political Gain: What Are We Teaching Them?

2009-10-13T20:06:00.004-04:00

What is more harmful children singing a song about the President or a group of adults protesting outside an elementary school as children go in or class in session?

Is this America? Is this what we want to teach our children _ to fear us? They didn’t start the fire but some are bent on dragging them in to squash it?

Indoctrination what? I think we should more concern about negative images they see on TV and songs played over the radio than a song about the President.

Mothers, Fathers what’s it all about? Are you now using your children as political pawns?

Have we no shame? Have we no feelings? Must everything be about politics? Can’t we anyone stand up and be logical? Where does it end? If we are all about taking care of our children and protecting them, what does protesting outside a school have to say about who we are as a nation protecting the innocent? Are we protecting or scaring them?

“and we are not saved…”

How do you say to your child in the night?
Nothing's all black, but then nothing's all white
How do you say it will all be all right
When you know that it might not be true?
What do you do?

Careful the things you say
Children will listen
Careful the things you do
Children will see and learn
Children may not obey, but children will listen
Children will look to you for which way to turn
Co learn what to be
Careful before you say "Listen to me"
Children will listen

Careful the wish you make
Wishes are children
Careful the path they take
Wishes come true, not free
Careful the spell you cast
Not just on children
Sometimes the spell may last
Past what you can see
And turn against you
Careful the tale you tell
That is the spell
Children will listen

How can you say to a child who's in flight
"Don't slip away and i won't hold so tight"
What can you say that no matter how slight Won't be misunderstood
What do you leave to your child when you're dead?
Only whatever you put in it's head
Things that you're mother and father had said
Which were left to them too
Careful what you say
Children will listen
Careful you do it too
Children will see
And learn, oh guide them that step away
Children will glisten
Sample with what is true
And children will turn
If just to be free
Careful before you say
"Listen to me"

From the musical “Into The Woods”

Look At The Man In Your Mirror...Is He Any Better?

2009-10-01T13:49:00.007-04:00

Are you any better? Which sign are you holding up? Is it a sign or another hidden message?Can we not just get along? Agree to disagree with mutual respect? Are we any better than those we look down upon and say they are wrong? Who are we to judge when we carry stones in our hands and hate in our mouths? Who are we to call terrorist, when we bring about terrorism on our own land?

Secretly hidden in our hearts are lies and deceit. Buried in the corners of our minds is hypocrisy outwardly disguised as freedom of speech? Who are we to judge?

What are you really trying to say? Do you understand what’s at stake or are you a puppet spewing hate? Are you truly any better then other third world countries or those who hide their hate? Take a close look at the man in your mirror and see him for who he really is. Is this American or savagery?
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“and we are not saved….”

"Sarah Palin for President _ What You Talking About Willis?"

2009-09-30T19:25:00.006-04:00

What? President Sarah Palin of Alaska? You gotta be kidding?

Nope that’s what it looks like and that’s the story the media is peddling. Correction the liberal media is peddling. The same media who during the Summer said she was washed up after stepping down as Governor of Alaska in July. The same media who where perplexed when John McCain put her on the ticket but soon got over it with crazy stories of her being uninformed and not having any experience (though she served in the executive branch of government). And finally the same media that got a lot of its information on Sarah from Levi Johnston a high school drop out, wanna be celebrity, who got her daughter pregnant and ditch the preggers for a life of a two bit pun. What? Yep it seems Sarah Palin has become a celebrity for the media.

Word on the street now or in the news is Sarah Palin is the “stuff.” If anyone can save the Republican Party she can. I am busting a gut! All the flack this woman got over her lack of credentials. Her family life was constantly dragged through the mud. She was attacked from every angle (how she talked, walked, dressed and so on). Now she has the “stuff”. What the hell happened between July and all of last year to make her the anointed one?

Don’t you believe! This is another bad joke and news coverage by some in the media. The former Governor would do wise to stay clear of political office for awhile. Otherwise she is stepping into dodo which smells up to the sky. I would advise her to use her political savvy and stay clear of this trap!
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“and we are not saved…”

Was He Set up? Prove He Is Innocent...

2009-09-30T00:38:00.002-04:00

If you see something, say something. If you say something do something.

According to published reports, Afghanistan immigrant Najibullah Zazi, who worked as an airport shuttle driver and had previously owned a coffee cart in New York, was recently charged with conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction against Americans on U.S. soil. Zazi who lived in Denver was plotting to unleash a series of explosions in New York City on the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11. Fortunate for the US he was apprehended and must now face justice.

Zazi’s lawyers are arguing that the US has the wrong man. The lawyers cite the US investigators have not been able to trace any explosive chemicals to Zazi. Investigators do have records and tapes showing the 24 –year-old buying large quantities of chemicals form a beauty supply store in Denver, Colorado. Zazi’s reason for making the purchases, he has a lot of girlfriends.

Over the next couple of day and weeks, the news will probably be inundated with character witnesses from local Mosque and neighbors explaining the innocence of Zazi, and that he is being made a victim. Imams and relatives will parade in the streets to say how hard working this devoted married man is to his wife and faith. All good, but prove to me and others that he is innocent and explain to me why he was in a Denver beauty supply store buying chemicals that could possibly be turned into weapons.

From a previous posting I will ask the same question, why won’t law biding Muslims speak out against these radicals?
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“and we are not saved…”

A FEW GOOD MUSLIMS...WHERE ARE THEY?

2009-09-30T00:32:00.002-04:00

Why won’t more Muslims of the Islam faith speak out against the radical fanatics in their religion?

Why won’t more middle easterners from the area, who are peace living individuals, denounce the nuts from the area who are bent on violence? Yes there are a few who speak out (amongst themselves) but not will do so publicly. As a result it is hard for many Americans to not group Muslims together and say they are all bad _ not that this is fair or makes sense. (Is this racist?)

There are many good Muslims who are, as I said, peace living, but one would be hard pressed to hear from them. Where are they? Why the silence?

Just something to think about.

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“and we are not saved..."

FOX NEWS CALLED OUT OF THE CLOSET

2009-09-30T00:22:00.004-04:00

Bernie Goldberg is a hero for calling FOX News out of the closet on the Bill O’Reilly show Tuesday night. He told it like it “IS”.

Goldberg told O'Reilly that FOX news has the propensity of being biased in its coverage and brings on criticism of itself. Making reference to the Glen Beck Show, Goldberg said, Beck's show and others are commentary shows disguising themselves as news and their hosts as journalists _ when they are not.

AMEN! AMEN!

This should happen more often. The media needs to be taken to task. FOX isn't lone in this crime. There are many on the liberal side of the media needing to be chided also. This isn't the first time Goldberg has spanked FOX. He once called Sean Hannity out (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/14/bernard-goldberg-hannity_n_186613.html).

During he Primaries in 2008, I personally felt that FOX was the only cable news station being objective in its coverage of the Presidential Race. However, this changed once Senator Barack Obama received the Democratic nomination and later became the President.

News is about being fair, accurate and balance.The media can’t be fair and balanced when it has a stake hold in what is being reported. The media can’t be fair, balanced or even objective when those reporting the news are more of a celebrity or gets more press then the subject matter.

Has the media become yellow journalism?

Now a days the media seems to be no better than the supermarket tabloids; and that is why major newspapers and other news outlets are experiencing readership and viewer turn offs.

Straighten up your reporting, and they will come back.

Read more on the story: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/29/bernie-goldberg-criticize_n_303755.html
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“and we are not saved…”

Who You Calling Stupid _ Stupid?

2009-09-22T19:59:00.002-04:00

Do we want change or do we want the next great thing?

Sure, we lament typical politicians they are all the same. They say one thing and do another. Politicians are all beholden to special interest groups. They all lie and cheat. Politicians are only concerned about themselves. We can’t trust them. Yet we vote for them time after time after time. Why? Because we say no one is perfect. Well what does that say for the voter who constantly votes for them? Or the person who doesn’t vote at all but still complains?

What do we think the Politician is saying about these voters and non-voters: Typical voter they all do the same thing. They ask for one thing but never do anything. They want the world but don’t want to give in return. It’s all about them the voter. Yet they want to blame me the Politician. What for? They created me.

Such hypocrites we are.

“and we are not saved…”

What Is Racism?

2009-09-21T17:49:00.004-04:00

I am an American.

Some would say an African American or Black American. While running through my veins is the blood of Europeans and Indians I am still an American. I am a Southern American; born and raised in the South now living on the East Coast. So make no doubt, when I see racism I know exactly what it is plain and simple RACISM.

It is hard for many of my Caucasian brethren to understand what racism is. Ha! It is sometimes hard for my fellow African American brethren to understand it. But to be clear racism isn’t always what you say. It can be an action as simply as wearing a white sheet to intimidate or being disrespectful because of a perception that a person of color isn’t entitled to respect. Calling me the N-word isn’t necessarily racism, but disrespecting me because of the hue of my skin or the perception you have of Americans of color is RACISM.

Racism comes in all shapes, sizes, colors, profession, institutions and actions. While some choose to use the term fleetingly, and ascribe every action against people of color (and sometimes white) racism _ it is not. Unfortunate, for me however, having grown up in the South I guess I have a pretty clear understanding of what it is and what it is not. RACISM.Do you know what it is?

"and we are not saved..."

White Woman Tasered: Why Isn't The Media Covering This Non-Stop?

2009-08-15T10:17:00.009-04:00

Woman Tasered by Cops | Viral/Other | SPIKE.com

Had this been a Black woman being tased the media would be all over this. We wouldn't have a moments rest from the reporting. Every angel from the kids being interviewed to the husband, mother, father, family minister, neighbor, friends, pets and yes the attorney would be making the talk show circuits. But now that the subject matter is White _ barely a word is said.

What is going on? A double standard? And then we wonder why White people don't understand all of the hoopla over Blacks and the police. The media has created a monster. They desensitized what they don't feel will get them ratings.

It shouldn't matter if the person is Black or White...Red or Blue we have a right to know what happen. It shouldn't matter if the woman was in the wrong or not, she was tasered in front of her children. Where is the outrage!

Read the story:
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/08/mom_in_minivan_tasered_in_traf.html
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"The Doctor Is In"

2009-08-12T16:20:00.003-04:00

What Do We Want Healthcare! When Do We Want It Now!

Currently our healthcare system is in a crisis. Millions of Americans are without health insurance. Who pays _ the taxpayers? So while we are getting misinformation from all these special interest groups (suffice to say the media isn’t doing a good job explaining the matter as they would usually would) I would suggest that all take a deep breath and look at what happens if we do nothing. For the record the idea that grandma and grandpa (or any other gravely ill person will be left to die is a big FAT LIE created to stir controversy). Have YOU no faith in YOUR Government? While it isn’t the best Government (though this is debatable) it is far from the worse. What other choice do we have? Not act now?

Our nation has always risen to the call of its people. We might do it speedily, completely or perfectly but we do it. History proves this to us time after time after time. Look at FDR and his New Deal plan. He could have sat back and did nothing. Sure there were many who weren’t in favor of his social programs but he had to start with something. While many will say the programs (Social Security, Social Welfare, Medicare, Medicaid and the like) have been a burden on taxpayers, look at the burden the tax payers would have if such programs didn’t exist. Can you imagine the many elderly homeless on the streets not to mention young families? Before Social Security, people depended on their children to take care of them when they got old. There wasn’t a safety net. Social Security might not be the safest net today but it is a net. And a net that could have fallen with Wall Street had our Government handed the Social Security Trust fund to them to invest (remember those argument years ago?)

I am always amazed at how people love to curse the Government until they need a helping hand and then they come running for it. Folks you can’t have it both ways. Let’s be for real. Lower the rhetoric and calm your nerves and really understand the policy being presented. Going off on the deep end when you only have a blueprint will send you to the emergency room a lot quicker then the Government can pass healthcare reform.
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“and we are not saved…”

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words…Funny How The Times Change

2009-08-10T17:41:00.005-04:00

Pictures you did not and would not have seen during this past Presidential Election or shortly after the election.

Clarification: pictures you would not have seen of Barack Obama the current President.

It was ok to have such pictures of John McCain or former President George Bush. In fact, cartoons and pictures depicting Bush and McCain as villains, jokers and bozos were none stop (view the pictures above _ if they come through). We couldn’t get enough of them. But the moment a funny picture or cartoon came out about Obama, albeit funny, the alarms went off and you were immediately labeled a racist! Remember the New York Post stimulus cartoon (http://andwearenotsaved.blogspot.com/2009/02/monkey-business.html) and the outcry it caused?

Check out this picture of a white man carrying a picture of the President looking like “The Joker”. OMG! A few months earlier, and his actions would have been a death sentence. Poor man would have probably been forced to leave the United States and move to Timbuktu.

Alas! What’s it all about?!

What is the difference between now and then? Sure some will say it wasn’t right then and it’s not right now, but there seems to be a degree of tolerance over such pictures and cartoons depicting the President. There also appears to be a softening of it being ok to criticize the President without being scorned or pounced upon by the media. Is that it? Have we really softened, or could it be those in power now realize they can’t go around censoring every little picture or cartoon printed about President Obama? But is that the real reason? Maybe _ perhaps now we are ok with whites being able to disagree and criticize a black man without it being considered racism (a freedom blacks and others have always enjoyed). After all, everything isn’t about race. Or is it?

“and we are not saved…”

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-217052
http://andwearenotsaved.blogspot.com/2009_02_01_archive.html

The Death Of Journalism: Walter Kronkite

2009-07-19T10:32:00.004-04:00

Walter Cronkite has died. But make no mistake journalism in the media died long before then.

Cronkite was in a league of his own. He set the standard for all journalist to follow. His was a profession of journalism in its truest since: fair, accurate and balance. When he was given his own opinion he made it known and didn't pass it off as "the news." He reported he news, gave the facts as he saw it and allowed the people to decide.

Today’s journalist are to hell-bent on being famous themselves. They command huge salaries and have little to report on with substance. Oftentimes today’s journalists are more of a celebrity and news factor than the stories they cover. One would be hard pressed not to find today’s journalist mingling with celebrities at Hollywood events. How then can they be objective, not to mention understand the way of life of real people? How can we believe what they say and write? Their styles are nothing but sensationalism.

Walter Cronkite was cut from a different cloth. He was a giant in the industry. When he reported the news we believed him trusted him and felt safe. It is said that the word “anchor” was coined in 1952 to describe is role at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions.

He was reported to the nation during World War II, Vietnam, Korean Wars and the Nixon Years. He also reported to the nation on the death of a the 35th President of the United States.

“From Dallas, Texas, the flash, apparently official: "President Kennedy died at 1 p.m. Central Standard Time." “ 2 o'clock Eastern Standard Time, some 38 minutes ago.”

After reporting on the death of the President, with class dignity, authority and a little tremble in his voice (but maintaining his composure) he then reported:

"Vice President Johnson has left the hospital in Dallas, but we do not know to where he has proceeded. Presumably, he will be taking the oath of office shortly and become the 36th president of the United States."

He also sat at the helm of journalism during the Civil Rights Movement. He reported on the violence the deaths of Martin Luther King, Jr and the leaving of office of Presidnet Lyndon B. Johnson and resignation of President Richard Nixon and death of Robert Kennedy. He was there when we landed on the moon.

Now that he is gone, he has left behind a void in news reporting. Actually, this void was created years before then. It formed the moment he stepped down from his seat and stopped reporting the news in a fair and accurate way.

Rest in peace Walter.
November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009

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“and we are not saved…”

Gov. Sarah Palin: Ending The Madness

2009-07-03T15:42:00.002-04:00

Sarah Palin has decided to step down and not complete her first term as governor of Alaska.

Again, the media is finding this hard to believe. They want to know why she is stepping down. She’s so ambitious. She wants to be President of the United States.
Well hello??? Do you folks really care why she is bowing out? Maybe her family is more important. Perhaps she could take the hits from tabloid magazines but to stoop so low and go after her family _ mainly her children. Geez!
Her every move was questioned and made to look as though she wasn’t politically savvy. Ha!

Alas! Let it rest. She is stepping down. Let her be. If she is writing a book, it is her business.

Stop the madness!!!!!!!!!! She is leaving what more do you folks want? You say her political career is done. That’s what some of you want, but as always it is the people who decide.

I’m sure TMZ will dig up something sensational to report about Palin.
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“and we are not saved…”

"Let Freedom Ring"... Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

2009-06-21T02:09:00.008-04:00

As Americans, we know all to well that freedom doesn’t come easy. Beginning with the thirteen original colonies to the creation of fifty states in the union, our nation has had its share of bloodshed for freedom. Freedom, as our history shows us, has a price. Freedom doesn’t come easy. But freedom is for all and can and will come when the people are willing to stand up for it no matter the price.

As I look at the fight for freedom in Iran, my mind goes back in time and I wonder the message some of the great freedom fighters of yesteryear would have for them. More in particular, I wonder the message Martin Luther King, Jr would have for the Iranian people?

Below are excerpts from his many speeches that I imagine, if he were alive, he would give.

“Something is happening in our world. The masses of people are rising up. And wherever they are assembled today… -- the cry is always the same: "We want to be free."

“…Men, for years now, have been talking about war and peace. But now, no longer can they just talk about it. It is no longer a choice between violence and nonviolence in this world; it's nonviolence or nonexistence. That is where we are today.”
“Well, I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn't matter with me now, because I've been to the mountaintop.”

“And I don't mind.”

“Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land!”
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“and we are not saved…”

Should The US Apologize For Slavery?

2009-06-20T21:43:00.004-04:00

The United States Senate recently approved a nonbinding resolution apologizing to African Americans for slavery.

I have mixed feelings on this. I am not sure if I want an apology or need an apology. What happened _ happened years ago.
Slavery was unfortunate. It was brutal. It eradicated an entire culture from a group of innocent people. Lives were forever changed, but grace, hope and determination keep us alive and going. We are stronger than before and we keep moving on. The road hasn’t been easy but life never is.

Should the US apology for slavery? I don’t know? I feel that I am far removed from slavery. Or am I?

Perhaps it is a generational thing. My parents, grandparents, uncles and other elders in my family are divided, when it comes to an apology. No. They aren’t looking for reparations (we make our own money), but the way some of them see it_ if the US apologized to every other group they have wronged (the Japanese, the American Indians and Jews just to name a few) why not apologize to African American’s whose ancestors were enslaved?

Will an apology change things? What will the country gain from an apology? Will it allow us as a nation to move forward (not that we aren’t moving now). But what exactly will an apology do for us_ stop black on black crime, teenage pregnancy, end high school drop outs? Free our enslaved minds? Or maybe, just maybe it will show just how great this country is to apologize for a wrong an atrocity down years ago.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/06/18/senate.slavery/index.html
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Michelle Obama: Phenomenal Woman

2009-06-14T01:14:00.003-04:00

What planet is Rusty Depass, the former chairman of the South Carolina Election Commission on? To say, “I’m sure it’s just one of Michelle’s ancestors- probably harmless,” in response to a gorilla escaping from a local zoo in reprehensible!

One must wonder is he on drugs? Was he having a senior moment or is he just plain STUPID (with all caps). I think it was the latter. What other reason would he have for making such a half-brain statement?

In any event, no matter what his reason were it goes with out saying Michelle Obama is a woman in every since of the word. She is what Maya Angelou would call a Phenomenal Woman.

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman

Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.
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For the love of our party: Republicans please change the rhetoric.

"and we are not saved..."

Future Supreme Court Justice

2009-06-06T21:58:00.002-04:00

Future Supreme Justice Sonia Sotomayor
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"Three More Years: To Protect And To Defend"

2009-05-24T22:23:00.004-04:00

While most young men would be out having fun on a nice warm Sunday afternoon in New York City, Christopher Jerome of Harrisburg, Va., was being sworn in for another three years in the Navy by Lt. Carl Gerhard. The swearing in took place in front of thousands of tourists, local and other navy men in the heart of Times Square. When asked why he decided to re-enlist, Jerome said, "because my job is the best job in the world". Although he isn't married, he said there is someone special in his life and then turned and gave a smile to a young lady standing nearby _________________ "God Bless America!"

"America The Beautiful"

2009-05-24T21:50:00.005-04:00

As performed by the Northeast Navy Showband in Times Square: New York City: Sunday evening May 24, 2009 Soloist: Audra Ratliff: Musican 2nd Class Officer of Waxahachie,Texas.
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O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!

"Cry The Beloved Country"

2009-05-17T15:04:00.004-04:00

Quiet as it’s kept 378 civilians were killed over the weekend in Sri Lanka.
While there were a few stories on the internet and some buried in newspapers, there hasn’t been much of an outcry as there is over Darfur. How is it that hundreds of people are being slaughtered women, children, men and babies and no out pour of support or rage?

According to published reports, the conflict between the Sri Lanka government and Tamil Tigers has been going on for decades. The Tamil Tigers, also known as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, have been fighting for an independent homeland for Sri Lanka’s minority since 1983. More than 70,000 people have been killed in the war. The latest incident has sparked international calls for a ceasefire, as fear that more innocent lives will be lost.

Entire generations are being extinguished _ it’s genocide and yet the United Nations sits back and watches? How much blood? How many bodies? How many lives lost before the world gets mad?

If this was Israel would the world or United Nations sit still?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8047049.stm
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"The Next Supreme Court Justice"

2009-05-04T00:16:00.001-04:00

Who will he pick? Will it be a hit or miss?

President Barack Obama can not afford to allow politics to be involved in his selection of the next Supreme Court Justice. He _ I am sure _ is not taking the matter lightly, for all eyes will be on him. Those same eyes will have their own personal agendas and want him to choose a candidate of their liking.

Like the person he chooses, he must exercise great jurisprudence in making his selection. The person he selects should be as humanly possible free of any blemish and impropriety. There should be no hidden tax issues or secret agendas. This person must have the aptitude to understand the law of the land and interpret it (The Constitution) without prejudice and malice or political persuasion. No legislating from the bench.

While at times, public opinion may seem to be the governing way to go, ultimately it will be this Judges understanding of the law which must prevail. But then too, justice is blind, but it must be able to see and hear and move with the times applying and interpreting the laws of the land as needed.

The perfect example of a Supreme Court Judge would be the biblical King Solomon. In my opinion, traits that an ideal judge should possess can be found in Psalms 15. When King David asked who would abide in the holy tabernacle:

"He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteosness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour, In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. He that putteth not out his money to usury , nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved".
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"Hannity Bitch Slapped By Guest"

2009-04-14T18:01:00.005-04:00

Finally it happened. Sean Hannity's own faithful guest, Bernard Goldberg, gave him the ulitmate bitch slapped, but I'm not even certain he felt it. Then too he felt it, but his pride wouldn't allow him to concede. Below is the interaction which took place last night on Hannity.

GOLDBERG: Well, first of all, I think it was smart for the President not to say anything while these -- while the hostage was being held. If God forbid something happened to the captain, that would lessen the stature of the President, and if God forbid the President said something provocative and they killed the captain, there would be a lot of critics blaming Barack Obama for that, but there's another issue about this that troubles me, Sean, and it troubles me a lot. You remember when liberals wouldn't give George Bush credit for anything? If he came up with a cure for cancer, they wouldn't have given him credit for that, and, I'm sorry Sean, I see that on the right now. it's like -- I don't want to put Barack Obama on Mount Rushmore for simply being the commander-in-chief, but we have to stop going out of our way to find fault with every single thing he does. Look, I think I've got a little credibility on this issue, I don't like his economic policies, I don't like his tax policies, I wrote that book A Slobbering Love Affair about how the media slobbered all over him, but I'm not going to be like the left was with George Bush and criticize everything he does.

HANNITY: I don't want you to misunderstand, but there's an important point here. I think it was very different. There was an orchestrated effort for them to go out there and take credit for this. And that's according to reports. In other words they wanted the credit. I think you're right. I think he should have stayed silent, but what we've now discovered is according to the Politico he in fact was legally required to sign on to this, there was no great decision here, in other words. So I'm seeing the media praise him or overly praise him for something he legally was told by his team he had to do. So the slobbering love affair continues, in other words.

GOLDBERG: I agree with that, but, Sean, were you shocked when you found out that they were gambling in the back room at Rick's Cafe? Of course the media is going to bend over backwards and see things in the best light for the person that they want to be President. I'm not surprised by that. All I'm saying is -- I'll criticize the media, but what I'm saying is the right has to stop behaving like the left used to behave with George Bush.

HANNITY: But you have to show me where---I guess, by definition, if I'm discovering here that legally he had to do it, and his PR team led by Rambo Emanuel are out there grabbing credit, when the captain is saying "I'm just a byline in this story," wait a minute, there seems to be something wrong, and that whole story isn't being told. He didn't stop it because he couldn't stop it, apparently, Bernie, so where does he get the credit here?

GOLDBERG: He gets -- if you want to use the word, "credit," I'll use that word. He was the commander-in-chief, it happened on his watch, that's the way it goes in the real world of politics. If something bad happened here, and thank God it didn't, but if something bad happened here, I'll guarantee you, I'll tell you who would be leading the crusade against him, you, and you may have been right, if something bad happened, you may have said this is because he's seen as soft and they took advantage of him. You might have been right. But it didn't. Look, Sean, the good guy is alive and well.

HANNITY: I agree.

GOLDBERG: The bad guys are dead. That's all good. It happened on Barack Obama's watch. He gets the credit.
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To Whom The Tax Bell Tolls...

2009-04-14T16:00:00.003-04:00

The bell is tolling of you to let loose your money and give to Uncle Sam. April 15th is the deadline.

The Government needs that money so that they can bailout more on Wall Street and leave you with nothing.
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