Yet.
I look at this and think of the remarkable life he had. Wars. Joy. Tragedy. Love. Sacrifice. Politics and great wisdom.
I was fortunate to have such a good man in my life, much of who I am is because of him. RIP
Thursday, August 21, 2014
A story in stone
Yet.
I look at this and think of the remarkable life he had. Wars. Joy. Tragedy. Love. Sacrifice. Politics and great wisdom.
I was fortunate to have such a good man in my life, much of who I am is because of him. RIP
10 Things Your Husband Hates
I saw this article today... and I can only say AMEN. Most women by the time they figure this out .. it's too late. Wise up.
"My husband and I spent many years in a miserable state. I'm ashamed to
tell you that this list is a result of some of the ways I was guilty.
Several, actually. I'd love for you to learn from the mistakes that I
made over the years".
10 Things Your Husband Hates | True Woman
"My husband and I spent many years in a miserable state. I'm ashamed to
tell you that this list is a result of some of the ways I was guilty.
Several, actually. I'd love for you to learn from the mistakes that I
made over the years".
10 Things Your Husband Hates | True Woman
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Riots in Salt Lake City?
This
unarmed 20 year old white boy was murdered by police in Salt Lake City 3
days after Mike Brown was killed in Ferguson MO. The looting and
burning and protests by white race activists have been UM....
Nonexistent. There is an inquiry. The
family is taking action... in court. This didn't get much of a
mention on MSNBC. OR Fox for that matter. Melissa Harris-Perry reviewed
the 9 unarmed black men killed in the last ten years. She failed to
mention Dillon's death. I guess if you are white, get shot by cops, are
unarmed, it's doesn't count. Look, I'm angry about all this. BUT
every time someone is killed.. it isn't racial.. It's tragic. It's
wrong. It's criminal. I should be dealt with in court. Don't buy into
the race baiters like Melissa Perry who try to stir you up. Bad things
happen... even to good people. I don't know if Dillon Taylor and Mike
Brown were good or not.. they should not have been killed--- but the out
of control overreaction all this says really bad things about racial
politics in this nation. It also says much about our out of control
police force in the nation. Perhaps these two boy's deaths will have a
purpose in illustrating the evil that exists. I am constantly pointing
it out. BUT not just about race..it's not. BUT I guess rioting and
stealing stuff makes people feel better.. NOT ME
Why there is riot, mayhem and looting.
Lies, myths, half truths, distorted "fact", theories without evidence, positioning, inflammatory rhetoric, manipulation, misinformation, victimization, social realities of inequality all drive this. Knowing how to keep your balance in a storm of deception is more than most people can take.
I am impressed of the word of God regarding these things:
Ephesians 4:13b "united in our faith and in our knowledge about God's Son, until we become mature, until we measure up to Christ, who is the standard. 14Then we will no longer be little children, tossed and carried about by all kinds of teachings that change like the wind. We will no longer be influenced by people who use cunning and clever strategies to lead us astray. 15Instead, as we lovingly speak the truth, we will grow up completely in our relationship to Christ, who is the head".
Then it tells us what the result of being tossed around by myths and half truths is:
Eph 4:17 "I tell you and encourage you .. not to live any longer like other people in the world. Their minds are set on worthless things. 18They can't understand because they are in the dark. They are excluded from the life that God approves of because of their ignorance and stubbornness. 19Since they no longer have any sense of shame, they have become promiscuous. They practice every kind of sexual perversion with a constant desire for more".
There is a positive result of walking this back:
Eph 4:25 " get rid of lies. Speak the truth to each other, because we are all members of the same body. 26Be angry without sinning. Don't go to bed angry. 27Don't give the devil any opportunity [to work]. 28Thieves must quit stealing and, instead, they must work hard. They should do something good with their hands so that they'll have something to share with those in need. 29Don't say anything that would hurt [another person]. Instead, speak only what is good so that you can give help wherever it is needed. That way, what you say will help those who hear you. 30Don't give God's Holy Spirit any reason to be upset with you. He has put his seal on you for the day you will be set free [from the world of sin]. 31Get rid of your bitterness, hot tempers, anger, loud quarreling, cursing, and hatred."
IF the clergy in MO were doing their job well they would be telling the truth and not paving the way for lies. This is the truth. Yet what we see manifesting is exactly the opposite. Show me the manifestation of a culture I will show you what their theology is... and this is a failure.
More important if those leaders called and ordained of God in the culture, in the community, with a platform would dispel the myths, get rid of the lies, deal in this passage and get away from blaming, we might have a chance of avoiding greater catastrophe. I have doubts that much boldness and courage is left. I can hope.
Fakes and Fakers
I
know that the low information people think this is real, it's as real
as a go to jail space is in monopoly. When we begin to use courts to
conduct politics we are becoming a third world country, a banana
republic with strongmen throwing their political opponents in jail.
Welcome to Zimbabwe.
Some common sense
“These
looters and rioters do not need to hear from the attorney general that
criticism of Obama is race-based,” he contended. “What they need to hear
from this black man, in this position — the nation’s leading law
enforcement official — is that they need to stay out of trouble with the law.”
“They need to pull up their pants and finish school and take care of their kids,” Riley continued. “That is the message they need to hear, from black leaders and people in positions of authority like Eric Holder and Barack Obama.”
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2014/08/19/jason-riley-slams-holder-looters-and-rioters-dont-need-to-hear-that-criticism-of-obama-is-race-based-video/#ixzz3AvxagtbT
“They need to pull up their pants and finish school and take care of their kids,” Riley continued. “That is the message they need to hear, from black leaders and people in positions of authority like Eric Holder and Barack Obama.”
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2014/08/19/jason-riley-slams-holder-looters-and-rioters-dont-need-to-hear-that-criticism-of-obama-is-race-based-video/#ixzz3AvxagtbT
Tolerance is oppression
IF
we cannot deal with evil, mayhem and lawlessness in our own country,
what makes us think we can deal with the evil, mayhem and lawlessness of
ISIS who bury people alive and split a woman in two while alive using
two cars in Iraq? This spirit MUST be crushed, hard. BOTH PLACES. You
can't tolerate the one and condemn the other.
HORRID is what public education child abuse it.
IF
you are the mother father uncle aunt or grandparent of an African
American child you should be outraged. THIS is what your public schools
system and the unions have done to your children. African American
children in America are by far and away
the lowest scoring of any group in American on the ACT tests, Hispanic,
Asian, American Indian, pacific islander. African Americans almost
don't even show up on the radar. WHO DO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL UNIONS
SUPPORT??? DEMOCRATS!!! So what now. Just let them fall off the edge
of the earth or is it time to do something? MONEY won't fix it. We
already spend more money per child in urban districts than we do in
rural. Almost twice as much and the results are pitiful. VOUCHERS are
the answer. James Meeks is right. Competition in education. Let the
child go somewhere where they can be taught for real .. for REAL!
This from the RUSSIAN government.
I guess our stone throwing is revealing
how glassine our house really is. On another issue... seeing what the
Russians see on their news regarding Ferguson and all that has gone on
there... are they MORE or LESS prone to
be sympathetic to this cause? Will they cross the street to avoid
confronting a group of young black kids? Will they be pretty sure not
to hire these folks if they own a business? Are they more or less
racist than they were two weeks ago in Russia? If you answer that you
will better understand why and how the race division has grown in the
USA. I'm not sure we can come back from here. Actions have
consequences. These will last a long time and it won't auger well for
the African American community. I feel like all I ever did in the last
45 years to try to heal this has been wasted. Sometimes I just want to
give up. IF I want give up.. how much more will those who had no
empathy in the first place. For every action there is an equal and
opposite reaction.. and this won't be pretty. Buckle up my friends,
this is gonna get rough.
Spike Lee is a toad.
Remember how Bush and Cheney according to Spike snuck in
during the Katrina Hurricane and blew up the Levees? http://www.mikefrancesa.com/wordpress/?p=2804 Myth gets people killed...and most of the time it's people who buy into the myth that die.
War in Ferguson
No facts, no peace in Ferguson
Luckily for America, especially African-Americans, the advent of alternative media has reduced the Non-Fox Media's ability to stir up urban riots. Today, it's possible to get information that never would have seen the light of day in the 1980s.
In less than two weeks, the original version of the racist police execution of Michael Brown -- or "Big Mike" -- has already undergone major revisions. We were told:
-- Big Mike was the sweetest kid, he'd never hurt a flea.
Then we got the store surveillance video of him robbing a liquor store and manhandling the clerk. Perhaps Big Mike committed his first-ever crime 11 minutes before his encounter with Officer Darren Wilson, but it doesn't look good.
-- He was shot in the back.
At least two autopsies now establish Big Mike was not shot in the back.
-- He didn't touch the police officer.
This week, we saw the X-ray of Officer Wilson's fractured eye socket.
-- He was holding his arms up surrendering when Officer Wilson shot him.
That's at least in doubt now that a video of a Big Mike supporter has emerged, capturing the private conservation of an eyewitness confirming the officer's claim that Big Mike was running at him.
On the tape, one black man tells another:
"Him and the police was both in the truck, then he ran -- the police got out and ran after him ... Then the next thing I know he comes back toward the truck 'cause -- the police had his gun drawn already on him. The police kept dumping on him, and I'm thinking that the police missing ... but he kept coming toward him."
Some would say a private conservation, unintentionally recorded immediately after an event, is more credible than alleged eyewitness accounts by people who know they're talking to the press.
http://www.clarionledger.com/
Luckily for America, especially African-Americans, the advent of alternative media has reduced the Non-Fox Media's ability to stir up urban riots. Today, it's possible to get information that never would have seen the light of day in the 1980s.
In less than two weeks, the original version of the racist police execution of Michael Brown -- or "Big Mike" -- has already undergone major revisions. We were told:
-- Big Mike was the sweetest kid, he'd never hurt a flea.
Then we got the store surveillance video of him robbing a liquor store and manhandling the clerk. Perhaps Big Mike committed his first-ever crime 11 minutes before his encounter with Officer Darren Wilson, but it doesn't look good.
-- He was shot in the back.
At least two autopsies now establish Big Mike was not shot in the back.
-- He didn't touch the police officer.
This week, we saw the X-ray of Officer Wilson's fractured eye socket.
-- He was holding his arms up surrendering when Officer Wilson shot him.
That's at least in doubt now that a video of a Big Mike supporter has emerged, capturing the private conservation of an eyewitness confirming the officer's claim that Big Mike was running at him.
On the tape, one black man tells another:
"Him and the police was both in the truck, then he ran -- the police got out and ran after him ... Then the next thing I know he comes back toward the truck 'cause -- the police had his gun drawn already on him. The police kept dumping on him, and I'm thinking that the police missing ... but he kept coming toward him."
Some would say a private conservation, unintentionally recorded immediately after an event, is more credible than alleged eyewitness accounts by people who know they're talking to the press.
http://www.clarionledger.com/
Monday, August 18, 2014
People who may need delivereance .. From John Eckhardt
Persons who may need deliverance
Persons Who May Need Deliverance Include:
1. Individuals conceived in adultery or fornication (can open the door for spirits of lust)
2. Individuals whose parents contemplated an abortion (can open the door for spirits of rejection, death, and fear)
3. Individuals given up for adoption (can open the door for spirits of rejection,abandonment, and fear of abandonment)
4. Individuals abandoned by one or more parents (can open the door for spirits of abandonment and fear of abandonment)
5. Individuals who were orphans (can open the door for spirits of rejection and abandonment)
6. Individuals who have been abused as children (can open the door for spirits of rejection, fear, and hurt)
7. Individuals raped or molested (can open the door for spirits of lust, shame, and hurt)
8. Individuals whose mothers had a difficult pregnancy (can open the door for spirits of fear that enter through trauma)
9. Individuals whose mothers had a long and hard labor (same as above)
10. Individuals who almost died during the first few years of life (Spirits of death and premature death)
11. Individuals who had imaginary playmates (spirits of rejection and loneliness)
12. Individuals who have been chronically ill all their lives (spirits of infirmity and death)
13. Individuals who have suffered from handicaps from childhood (can open the door for spirits of rejection, shame, and fear)
14. Individuals exposed to pornography early in life (spirits of lust and perversion)
15. Individuals who saw something traumatic such as a murder or a fatal accident (spirits of fear and death)
16. Individuals who grew up in a war zone (spirits of fear and death)
17. Individuals who have been ridiculed all their lives (spirits of rejection, fear of rejection, and self-rejection)
18. Individuals who ran away from home early in life (spirits of rejection and rebellion)
19. Individuals who have been chronically depressed (spirits of depression, rejection, sadness, and loneliness)
20. Individuals diagnosed as manic depressant or schizophrenic (spirits of rejection, rebellion, and root of bitterness)
21. Individuals who have had learning disabilities (spirits of rejection and fear)
22. Individuals who have been incarcerated (spirits of rejection, shame, and depression)
23. Individuals whose parent(s) were alcoholics (spirits of rejection and shame)
24. Individuals whose parent went through a divorce or separation (spirits of rejection and shame)
25. Individuals whose parents argued and fought in the home (spirits of confusion and fear)
26. Individuals who are angry or bitter with their parents, brothers or sisters (spirits of anger and bitterness)
27. Individuals exposed to drugs at an early age (spirits of rebellion and witchcraft)
28. Individuals who are homosexual or lesbian or were introduced to these lifestyles (spirits of lust and perversion)
29. Individuals with a history of sexual perversion (spirits of lust and perversion)
30. Individuals who have been accident prone all their lives (sign of a curse)
31. Individuals with a history of poverty in their lives or families (spirits of poverty and shame)
32. Individuals who engaged in lifestyles of cheating, robbing or theft (spirits of lying and deceit)
33. Individuals who are chronic gamblers or spendthrifts (spirits of lust and addiction)
34. Individuals who are addicted to alcohol, drugs, nicotine or food (spirits of addiction, gluttony)
35. Individuals who are afraid of being alone (spirits of fear)
36. Individuals who are afraid of leaving the house (spirits of fear)
37. Individuals who are extremely uncomfortable around people (spirits of rejection and fear)
38. Individuals who are intensely jealous of others (spirits of jealousy and schizophrenia)
39. Individuals who hate certain groups of people (i.e., Jews, Blacks, Whites, Hispanics, etc.) (spirits of hatred and bigotry)
40. Individuals who were ever involved with the occult (spirits of witchcraft and the occult)
41. Individuals with a history of freemasonry in their families (spirit soy witchcraft and the occult)
42. Individuals who have attended a seance (spirits of witchcraft, sorcery, divination, and the occult)
43. Individuals who are attracted to, or have gone to readers, advisors and psychics (Spirits of divination and witchcraft)
44. Individuals who were involved in the martial arts (spirits of mind-control, witchcraft, and the occult)
45. Individuals who were involved in yoga or transcendental meditation (spirits of mind-control and the occult)
46. Individuals who were involved in a false religion (spirits of religion, confusion, and deception)
47. Individuals who were involved in an abortion (spirits of murder and guilt)
48. Individuals who have gone through a divorce, separation, or a bad relationship (spirits of hurt, control, and rejection)
49. Individuals who were ever controlled by their parents or any other person or group of people (spirits of mind-control, fear, and control)
50. Individuals who have chronic headaches or mental confusion (spirits of mind-control and confusion)
51. Individuals who have a difficult time reading the Bible or praying (Leviathan)
52. Individuals who have a difficult time attending church (Leviathan)
53. Individuals who have a difficult time worshipping or praising God (Leviathan)
54. Individuals who hate being touched by people (spirits of fear of giving and receiving love)
55. Individuals who are afraid of trusting people or getting close to people (spirits of rejection and distrust)
56. Individuals who are chronic liars (spirits of lying and deception)
57. Individuals who are chronic daydreamers (spirits of rejection and fantasy)
58. Individuals who are tormented by nightmares and bad dreams (spirits of fear and torment)
59. Individuals who have a problem with masturbation (spirits of lust, masturbation, and perversion0
60. Individuals who dress provocatively or seductively (spirits of lust and harlotry)
61. Individuals who wear too much or jewelry or makeup. (spirits of rejection and self-rejection)
62. Individuals who have been tattooed or have multiple piercings in the flesh. (spirits of rejection and rebellion)
63. Individuals who gossip, slander, and murmur constantly (spirits of jealousy and rebellion)
64. Individuals who have attempted suicide or though of killing themselves. (spirits of rejection, self-rejection, suicide, and rebellion)
65. Individuals who desire constant attention. (spirit of rejection)
66. Individuals who constantly backslide and leave the church (double-mindedness)
67. Individuals who go from church to church (double-mindedness)
68. Individuals who have a problem letting go of the past. (unforgiveness, bitterness)
69. Individuals who are paranoid and think people are out to get them. (spirits of fear, distrust, and paranoia)
70. Individuals who were members of a legalistic church (spirits of religion, mind-control, and witchcraft)
71. Individuals who had a controlling pastor or came from a controlling church or denomination. (spirits of witchcraft, religion, and control)
72. Individuals who are still grieving of the death of a loved one although it has been years. (spirit of grief)
73. Individuals who constantly hear voices. (schizophrenia and paranoia)
74. Individuals who have a difficult time keeping a job, finding a job, or paying their bills. (spirits of poverty and vagabond)
75. Individuals who are always taken advantage of, abused, or misused by other people. (spirits of rejection and abuse)
76. Individuals who have had miscarriages or who are barren. (spirits of infirmity and barrenness)
77. Individuals who are asthmatic, have sinus problems, or epilepsy (spirit of infirmity)
78. Individuals who have psychic ability, can read people’s minds, or know things not from the Lord. (psychic and occult spirits)
79. Individuals who were dedicated to the devil at an early age.(spirits of witchcraft and death)
80. Individuals who have been rebellious or disobedient all of their lives. (spirits of rejection, rebellion, double-mindedness)
81. Individuals who blame other people for all of their problems. (spirit of accusation)
82. Individuals who can’t rest, sleep at night, or have insomnia. (spirits of insomnia, restlessness, and torment)
83. Individuals who are perfectionists and become angry when things are not perfect. (sprits of rejection, perfectionism, pride, double-mindedness)
84. Individuals who are lazy, slothful, sloppy and unorganized.(spirits of rejection, double-mindedness)
85. Individuals who hate bathing and keeping themselves clean. (Unclean spirits)
86. Individuals who are addicted to exercise and dieting. (spirits of rejection and self-rejection)
87. Individuals who are over concerned about their appearance. (spirits of rejection, vanity, and self-rejection)
88. Individuals who feel they are ugly and unattractive (spirits of rejection and self-rejection)
89. Individuals who are workaholics and work themselves to exhaustion. (spirits of rejection and double-mindedness)
90. Individuals who are over-religious (religious spirits and legalism)
91. Individuals who have a hard time believing God loves them. (spirits of rejection, self-rejection, doubt, and unbelief)
92. Individuals who are afraid of losing their salvation and going to hell. (spirits of doubt, fear, religion, and legalism)
93. Individuals who are preoccupied with death and dying (spirit of death and fear)
94. Individuals who are vagabonds or wanderers (spirits of rejection and poverty)
95. Individuals who have a hard time submitting to authority. (rejection and rebellion)
96. Individuals who are unapproachable and hostile toward people. (Spirits of anger, hatred, rejection, and rebellion)
97. Individuals who are attracted to guns and weapons or keep them in their possession. (spirits of rejection, rebellion, double-mindedness)
98. Individuals who are afraid of demons, deliverance and the subject of deliverance (spirits of fear)
99. Individuals who fall asleep in services and cannot pay attention (Leviathan)
100. Individuals who have a preoccupation with religious symbols, clothing, icons, statues, etc. (religious spirits)
101. Individuals who have a preoccupation with horror movies and the macabre. (rejection and rebellion, double-mindedness)
102. Individuals who have an inordinate affection for animals and pets (double-mindedness)
103. Individuals who desire to drink blood or sacrifice animals. (Witchcraft, occult, and rebellion)
104. Individuals who have ever murdered someone or have a desire to kill someone. (murder and death)
105. Individuals who have ever made pledges or oaths to false gods, Satan,occult,organizations,gan
106. Individuals who have blasphemous thoughts constantly entering their minds (cursing God, etc.) (blasphemy)
107. Individuals who are afraid of the police or authority figures. (fear, and fear of authority)
108. Individuals who are loners and don’t have any friends (rejection and loneliness)
109. Individuals who have a desire to expose their bodies (nakedness which is a sign of demonization)
110. Individuals who hate children or babies.(hatred and rejection)
Saturday, August 16, 2014
White Privilege
I was in an interesting discussion regarding White Privilege and what to do about it. I refuse to feel guilty. I hate injustice. That said I have had a night to think about it... and have two cents to offer. The issues revealed in Ferguson MO are more complex than we understand. Revelations about the shooter and the shot are helping to flesh out the reality of that moment. Silence is our enemy. Read on, we must speak up:
When abuse takes place, ie a car full of black men are stopped and frisked for no reason, SHAME must be placed on the abusers. We now have media we didn't have in 1965 when many of us because active. We can place names and faces in public and say THIS IS WRONG. I don't see that now. An onslaught of public shaming of abuse from police and officials will help turn this silence around. A public showing of names and faces of the abusers will bring justice.
In the same vein, Silence must cease in the community. Fearless outing of evil influences will bring a halt to the things that create suspicion. If snitches get stitches then stitches should be the mark of a red badge of courage. Silence when people are shot on the street has to be stopped. Speaking up and not only shaming but stopping further sanctions of miscreant action is the only way to clean out the clutter of lawless behavior that colors the whole community.
Those of us who are skin color privileged must find ways to help increase privilege of those who are not yet privileged because of ethnic heritage (including colors). My trying to reduce any privilege for me brings no one else's up. I can honor and partner with those who need hope and a leg up. That doesn't include any government programs, money or "restitution". A rejection of any sniff of victim hood has to be a first step in turning this around.
Wisdom in a cause celeb must be made. Not every police action is abuse, some are, some are simply a cop doing what he gets paid for. Be careful not to find yourself on a bandwagon pulled by people who profit by division of people. There are many. They are easily identified. You will only rise as far as those to whom you submit yourself.. and some of those men are a step way down. They will keep you in the trap they set. Lies and deception. We have had a few of these over the years. Truth is your friend.
Overlooking lawlessness because of racial issues reduces the potential to neutralizing white privilege. I keep posting videos of looters. I keep asking, people know who these people are. They are obvious. Yet no one comes forward to say, "That's so and so". They are operating from FEAR. Fear of rejection. You can't expect to have bold results if you are not bold. As long as lawless behavior is accepted lawless behavior will persist. That is not in my hands as a white man. These flash mobs in Chicagoland over the last few years are clear. They are made up of clear identity... yet nothing happens. The Ferguson Riot Looting without comment is troubling.
We must begin to help the generations to come find ways to develop the privilege they need to have to live better and with less fear. That means less sports and more skills. More ethics and less Ethos (accepted cultural norms). Better family formation and less fornication without consequence for the boys/men. We need to have dads dig out the shotguns. Sex before marriage has been a norm since ever, but with abortion, getting married is optional. It's not just about teaching them about Jesus, that's good, even critical, but you can know all about the word of God and still miss it. Look at the good Godly men and women who simply because of skin color are held in suspicion. Rise above.
Excellence is the answer. A generation ago there used to be a women's rights movement. They had to learn to do everything a man could do but twice as good. I would tell you that they succeeded. I won't point to all the statistics. The same applies. Whatever anyone who ascribes to bringing up the whole must be more excellent in all things. I hate to admit this but I give Hispanic privilege to ones who apply to work for me. They are more excellent than any other cultural group. Is that type casting? Yes.. but the culture exudes excellence in my field.
This must come from the people in the community. IF once we can get outside of ourselves and begin to ask the question, WHY. and then WHY. and then WHY until we get to the core issues we will be trapped in a victim mentality that we will pass on to our children. The cultural failures and core issues must be dealt with. If not your children will be followed around Wal Mart 40 years from now. Change must come form the inside out. We know that spiritually. It's true culturally. No one can do it for us. We must do it ourselves.
I see a better day when men women girls and boys ARE judged by the color of our skin because it represents our collective character. With MLK I disagree in this. Look at how orientals are treated in business (desirable). Look at how Hispanics are treated in food service, agriculture (desirable). How Indian folks are respected in medicine. I believe that when that day comes and it can if we tackle it now, when a person of color shows up in Wal Mart the Greeter smiles widely and says WELCOME and means it. When a person of color shows up at a job interview people perk up and say how can we get this guy (or gal). It can happen. It happens in other cultures on the planet. Why not here is the real question. We can't do anything about the color of our skin, but we can do something about the culture that imputes privilege or a lack thereof to us. It starts with the guy in the mirror.
We receive what we allow to be sanctioned in our lives. Stop sanctioning those cultural degradations that demean. Silence is sanction.
Friday, August 15, 2014
Thursday, August 14, 2014
President Obama, Meet Bus... from underneath,
courtesy of Hillary Clinton (who
incidentally is running for something and was never part of your
administration at all nor had any part in any decision making authority
whatsoever. Just a poor innocent wife of a philandering hick from
Arkansas.)
Liberals will ruin everything they touch
Chicago is in a bad place because of all the republicans who have been running the city for decades now.
.... Just like Detroit --- or Illinois. We have an election coming up .. it won't make any difference. The fools will vote in the fools and nothing changes
.... Just like Detroit --- or Illinois. We have an election coming up .. it won't make any difference. The fools will vote in the fools and nothing changes
it takes a lot of faith to be an atheist.
Sharpton HELPS?
This
is interesting and worth reading. A black conservative woman writes
about what Sharpton is doing and she understands his focus... I learned
something in this. I knee jerked when I heard he was headed to MO. I
don't think a raging fire needs a flame
thrower to put it out. YET... that's not what he is doing. OH he's
lib, he's for big government and gun control et al. The very police
unions that are protecting the cop in this case are the very same unions
Sharpton will support in a few weeks for more power. Still in all.. he
is a force for good and I learned something here.
No Help
Try
to help the homeless with a job. Hopeless effort. The obstacles are too
great. The ones I try to hire insist on cash, no paycheck. Too many
judgments and court orders out there to suck away any money they make.
That's why they are homeless. I can't do that. Workman's comp is the
hold up. I can't be exposed. Lawyers. They can't get to work because
they don't have a license to drive. DUIs
et al. Its a difficult situation. I would love to help. Have lots of
work to be done. I just can't do it off the books. I have suggested
to our local shelters that they might consider dealing with these two
issues... they don't want to hear about it. I guess the idea of doing
well by doing good isn't really workable anymore.
Wimpy Wimpy Wimpy
Did
you ever know a kid in school that was wimpy, winy and weak. You felt
sorry for him. You wanted to help him, but it was many times easier to
ignore him, be quietly critical (why doesn't he try a little harder) or
keep your distance. He was too needy. Too hard to give a rip about.
Not that you were trying to be cruel, but you only have so much time and
whenever you invested in a guy like that he bit you, he was mean, he rejected your advance to help. SO.. it was easier to stay away. Leave him alone.
Today I got this imagery by the Holy Ghost that's how most of the secular world sees the Church in the USA. Cranky needy, wimpy, weak and full of self pity. We just aren't a player any more. Without power. Without influence.
So what are we going to do about it?
Today I got this imagery by the Holy Ghost that's how most of the secular world sees the Church in the USA. Cranky needy, wimpy, weak and full of self pity. We just aren't a player any more. Without power. Without influence.
So what are we going to do about it?
PUBLIC EDUCATION NO LONGER WORKS... AT ALL... HARDLY ANYWHERE
There is no more a debacle of public education than the Chicago Public School system...... unless you count the Minneapolis Public School System. It's a waste of money and doesn't educate students. If there were ever an argumentation for the use of vouchers and private education, this is it. Look at these abominable statistics:
Spending per student, 2013-2014: Almost $22,000 vs. the statewide average of $10,674 in 2010-2011 (that’s the most recent data available for Minnesota, but spending per pupil has been flat for four years), source.
Student to teacher ratio: 11.9-to-1 (source) vs. the statewide and national averages of about 16-to-1 (source).
High School Graduation Rate in 2013: Under 54% vs. 79% statewide average (source).
High School Graduation Rates in 2013 by ethnic group: American Indian (37%), black (43.6%), Latino (41.3%), Asian (68%), white (72.1%), source.
http://www.aei-ideas.org/2014/
Short Comcast
Every
time the comcast guy comes round to try to get me to switch from
AT&T I remind him of these things. They must be the worst company
on the planet.. but they are so big they get away with it. Maybe it's a
good time to go short their stock in the market. You cannot poop on
people and get away with it forever
Season Change
Red
Beets cooking on the stove, it's cold outside, Bearz on da TEEVEE (Ch
7), Leaf turn starting. I SMELL FOOTBALL!! Life is GOOD
Why Men Can't Win (this is a joke, I copied and pasted and have no authorship, but it made me smile, hope you will too)
If you put a woman on a pedestal and try to protect her from the rat race, you're a male chauvinist. If you stay home and do the housework, you're a pansy.
If you work too hard, there is never any time for her. If you don't work enough, you're a good-for-nothing bum.
If she has a boring repetitive job with low pay, this is exploitation. If you have a boring repetitive job with low pay, you should get off your rear and find something better.
If you get a promotion ahead of her, that is favoritism. If she gets a job ahead of you, it's equal opportunity.
If you mention how nice she looks, it's sexual harassment. If you keep quiet, it's male indifference.
If you cry, you're a wimp. If you don't, you're an insensitive clod.
If you buy her flowers, you're after something. If you don't, you're not thoughtful.
If you make a decision without consulting her, you're a chauvinist. If she makes a decision without consulting you, she's a liberated woman.
If you ask her to do something she doesn't enjoy, that's domination. If she asks you, it's a favor.
If you try to keep yourself in shape, you're vain. If you don't, you're a slob.
If you're proud of your achievements, you're up on yourself. If you don't, you're not ambitious.
If you're totally beat after a hard day, you don't care about other people's needs. If she's totally beat after a hard day, she's tired.
If you work too hard, there is never any time for her. If you don't work enough, you're a good-for-nothing bum.
If she has a boring repetitive job with low pay, this is exploitation. If you have a boring repetitive job with low pay, you should get off your rear and find something better.
If you get a promotion ahead of her, that is favoritism. If she gets a job ahead of you, it's equal opportunity.
If you mention how nice she looks, it's sexual harassment. If you keep quiet, it's male indifference.
If you cry, you're a wimp. If you don't, you're an insensitive clod.
If you buy her flowers, you're after something. If you don't, you're not thoughtful.
If you make a decision without consulting her, you're a chauvinist. If she makes a decision without consulting you, she's a liberated woman.
If you ask her to do something she doesn't enjoy, that's domination. If she asks you, it's a favor.
If you try to keep yourself in shape, you're vain. If you don't, you're a slob.
If you're proud of your achievements, you're up on yourself. If you don't, you're not ambitious.
If you're totally beat after a hard day, you don't care about other people's needs. If she's totally beat after a hard day, she's tired.
If Men Ruled the World...
Nodding and looking at your watch would be deemed an acceptable response to "I love you."
Each year, your raise would be pegged to the fortunes of the NFL team of your choice.
The funniest guy in the office would get to be CEO.
At the end of the workday, a whistle would blow and you'd jump out your window and slide down the tail of a brontosaurus and right into your car.
It'd be considered harmless fun to gather 30 friends, put on horned helmets, and go pillage a nearby town.
Tanks would be far easier to rent.
Instead of beer belly, you'd get "beer biceps."
Instead of an expensive engagement ring, you could present your wife-to-be with a giant foam hand that said, "You're #1!"
Valentine's Day would be moved to February 29th so it would only occur in leap years.
The only show opposite Monday Night Football would be Monday Night Football from a Different Camera Angle.
Each year, your raise would be pegged to the fortunes of the NFL team of your choice.
The funniest guy in the office would get to be CEO.
At the end of the workday, a whistle would blow and you'd jump out your window and slide down the tail of a brontosaurus and right into your car.
It'd be considered harmless fun to gather 30 friends, put on horned helmets, and go pillage a nearby town.
Tanks would be far easier to rent.
Instead of beer belly, you'd get "beer biceps."
Instead of an expensive engagement ring, you could present your wife-to-be with a giant foam hand that said, "You're #1!"
Valentine's Day would be moved to February 29th so it would only occur in leap years.
The only show opposite Monday Night Football would be Monday Night Football from a Different Camera Angle.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
What's it for?
and How will we know if it worked?
Answer these two questions first, please. If it's worth doing, it's worth knowing before you do it.
A hammer is for getting nails into wood, and it's pretty easy to tell if it does the job well. That's one reason why we have so many good hammers available to us--real clarity about what it's for, and whether it works or not.
Too often, we wait until we see what something does before we decide what we built it for.
Answer these two questions first, please. If it's worth doing, it's worth knowing before you do it.
A hammer is for getting nails into wood, and it's pretty easy to tell if it does the job well. That's one reason why we have so many good hammers available to us--real clarity about what it's for, and whether it works or not.
Too often, we wait until we see what something does before we decide what we built it for.
Monday, August 11, 2014
ONLY In America......
Canada’s version of David Letterman's Top 10. Just makes you wanna shake your head in disbelief.
This is Canada's Top Ten List of America's Stupidity.
Of course we look like idiots .... because we are.
Number 10 Only in America could politicians talk about the greed of the rich at a $35,000-per-plate Obama fund-raising event.
Number 9 Only in America could people claim that the government discriminates against black Americans when the President is black, the Attorney General is black, and roughly 20% of the federal workforce is black. While only 14% of the population is black, 40+% of all federal entitlements go to black Americans – three times the rate that goes to whites, five times the rate that goes to Hispanics!
Number 8 Only in America could the two people most responsible for the tax code--Timothy Geithner (former head of the Treasury Department) and Charles Rangel (who once ran the Ways and Means Committee)--BOTH turn out to be tax cheats who are in favor of higher taxes.
Number 7 Only in America can terrorists kill people in the name of Allah and the media reacts by fretting that Muslims might be harmed by the backlash.
Number 6 Only America would make people who want to immigrate and become legal American citizens wait for years in their home countries and pay tens of thousands of dollars for the privilege, while anyone who sneaks into the country illegally just 'magically' becomes an American citizen (probably should be number one).
Number 5 Only in America could people who believe in balancing the budget and abiding by the country's Constitution be thought of as EXTREMISTS.
Number 4 Only in America do people need to present identification to cash a check or buy alcohol, but not to vote.
Number 3 Only in America could people demand the government investigate the oil companies to see if they are gouging the public because the price of gas went up, when the return on equity invested in a major US oil company (Marathon Oil) is less than half of a company making tennis shoes (Nike).
Number 2 Only in America could the government collect more taxes than any nation in recorded history, spend a trillion dollars more per year--for a total expenditure of 7 million dollars PER MINUTE--and complain that it doesn't have nearly enough money.
And Number 1 Only in America could the rich people, who pay 86% of all income taxes, be accused of not paying their "fair share" by people who don't pay any income taxes at all.
This is Canada's Top Ten List of America's Stupidity.
Of course we look like idiots .... because we are.
Number 10 Only in America could politicians talk about the greed of the rich at a $35,000-per-plate Obama fund-raising event.
Number 9 Only in America could people claim that the government discriminates against black Americans when the President is black, the Attorney General is black, and roughly 20% of the federal workforce is black. While only 14% of the population is black, 40+% of all federal entitlements go to black Americans – three times the rate that goes to whites, five times the rate that goes to Hispanics!
Number 8 Only in America could the two people most responsible for the tax code--Timothy Geithner (former head of the Treasury Department) and Charles Rangel (who once ran the Ways and Means Committee)--BOTH turn out to be tax cheats who are in favor of higher taxes.
Number 7 Only in America can terrorists kill people in the name of Allah and the media reacts by fretting that Muslims might be harmed by the backlash.
Number 6 Only America would make people who want to immigrate and become legal American citizens wait for years in their home countries and pay tens of thousands of dollars for the privilege, while anyone who sneaks into the country illegally just 'magically' becomes an American citizen (probably should be number one).
Number 5 Only in America could people who believe in balancing the budget and abiding by the country's Constitution be thought of as EXTREMISTS.
Number 4 Only in America do people need to present identification to cash a check or buy alcohol, but not to vote.
Number 3 Only in America could people demand the government investigate the oil companies to see if they are gouging the public because the price of gas went up, when the return on equity invested in a major US oil company (Marathon Oil) is less than half of a company making tennis shoes (Nike).
Number 2 Only in America could the government collect more taxes than any nation in recorded history, spend a trillion dollars more per year--for a total expenditure of 7 million dollars PER MINUTE--and complain that it doesn't have nearly enough money.
And Number 1 Only in America could the rich people, who pay 86% of all income taxes, be accused of not paying their "fair share" by people who don't pay any income taxes at all.
“Liberal” Is Just A Synonym For “Smug”
It's astonishing that an ideology which such an unbroken track record
of failure has adherents who are so incredibly pleased with themselves.
It's like a soda pop executive whose proudest achievement was thinking
up New Coke.
For the liberals who aren’t liberal solely because someone is handing them checks for plopping onto the couch all day instead of working, liberalism has become less an ideology than an attitude. It’s an attitude of serene superiority over everyone else based upon absolutely nothing more than liberals’ utter certainty of the rightness of their collectivist cause. That history shows that collectivism always leads to tyranny never seems to put a damper on their confidence.
My new book, Conservative Insurgency, a speculative future history of the struggle to restore our culture to greatness, predicts that one of the reasons America will turn away from liberalism is the utter insufferability of liberals. Hearing them lecturing us on how things should be is like hearing Hillary Clinton lecture us on how to keep our marriages together. In fact, we can probably expect to hear Hillary Clinton lecture us on how to keep our marriages together. After all, she’s the smartest woman in the world with a stellar track record of raising awareness of stuff.
Oh, and just try to press a liberal for an actual, tangible achievement on Hillary’s resume besides enabling her priapic hubby’s tawdry antics. If you do, you’re sexist, cisgender and probably racist.
It’s baffling that they hold themselves in such high regard. Take President Obama, an academic socialist who's never competently performed an executive function in his life, including during the last five years. Yet he somehow still believes himself to be himself to be God’s gift to humanity. Literally.
http://townhall.com/
For the liberals who aren’t liberal solely because someone is handing them checks for plopping onto the couch all day instead of working, liberalism has become less an ideology than an attitude. It’s an attitude of serene superiority over everyone else based upon absolutely nothing more than liberals’ utter certainty of the rightness of their collectivist cause. That history shows that collectivism always leads to tyranny never seems to put a damper on their confidence.
My new book, Conservative Insurgency, a speculative future history of the struggle to restore our culture to greatness, predicts that one of the reasons America will turn away from liberalism is the utter insufferability of liberals. Hearing them lecturing us on how things should be is like hearing Hillary Clinton lecture us on how to keep our marriages together. In fact, we can probably expect to hear Hillary Clinton lecture us on how to keep our marriages together. After all, she’s the smartest woman in the world with a stellar track record of raising awareness of stuff.
Oh, and just try to press a liberal for an actual, tangible achievement on Hillary’s resume besides enabling her priapic hubby’s tawdry antics. If you do, you’re sexist, cisgender and probably racist.
It’s baffling that they hold themselves in such high regard. Take President Obama, an academic socialist who's never competently performed an executive function in his life, including during the last five years. Yet he somehow still believes himself to be himself to be God’s gift to humanity. Literally.
http://townhall.com/
Faith in the wrong things is worse than no faith at all.
I think of the
priests of Baal dancing around the altar on MT. Carmel. They had faith.
Faith in the wrong thing. I am convinced that they really believed
that Baal would come thru. They were committed. They didn't think it
was a scam. They expected Fire to Fall and consume the sacrifice. I
suspect as the day wore on they became more and more disappointed. They were sincere in every way, full of faith.. in the wrong thing.
They are often called deceivers, misleaders, corrupt, evil. I thing Deceived and Delusional is more accurate. It is very very hard for those who are not of God to understand what it means when you put your faith in something.
I have a list of misplaced faith in today's world:
Faith in Government
Faith in Ourselves
Faith in a Spouse
Faith in money
Faith in a Church
Faith in a Spiritual Leader
Faith in a Scam, that Nigerian Prince or the Dinar that is gonna pay big
Faith in anything other than the living God is misplaced faith and will lead to disappointment. It is good to have faith in Leaders, our Spouse or such.. but make sure it is subordinate to your faith in GOD.
They are often called deceivers, misleaders, corrupt, evil. I thing Deceived and Delusional is more accurate. It is very very hard for those who are not of God to understand what it means when you put your faith in something.
I have a list of misplaced faith in today's world:
Faith in Government
Faith in Ourselves
Faith in a Spouse
Faith in money
Faith in a Church
Faith in a Spiritual Leader
Faith in a Scam, that Nigerian Prince or the Dinar that is gonna pay big
Faith in anything other than the living God is misplaced faith and will lead to disappointment. It is good to have faith in Leaders, our Spouse or such.. but make sure it is subordinate to your faith in GOD.
I know women do this, insecurity many times
. BUT when I hear MEN do
this, I wonder about who they really are. STOP THIS... it makes people
think you don't have a clue... man or woman
Pastor Edward is right.
I abhor police brutality and lawlessness. This was
by all accounts that. BUT looting and burning means stores and retail
quietly close up and you end up with what we see on South Ashland Ave in
Chicago. Steel gated high priced small
grocers owned by people other than from the community, boarded up
storefronts, empty lots, garbage and liquor stores. You can't a pair of
shoes. Somehow the community has to learn to Stifle the idea that
looting and rioting accomplishes anything. We still have not recovered
on the south side from 1968 when MLK was shot... burned out hulks are
still there and empty lots. Not better.
People
are rioting in North St.Louis County the city of Ferguson Missouri over
a police shooting. The rioting could have been prevented, but the so
call Community Leaders used emotion to enraged the people even more. Sad
part is that the men of the community
is leading the charge. No one knows what truly happened right now, but
the so call weak community leaders has propelled this peaceful
demonstration with racial undertones.
Burning their community is not going to help. As I look at the news I'm disappointed in all the men that are acting and reacting out of pure emotions.
What makes me even more mad, is just last week a grandmother was gunned down trying to protect her grandchildren from gun fire, where was Al Sharpton, all the despicable black pastors, NAACP and the community leaders at. Shame on all of them.
— Burning their community is not going to help. As I look at the news I'm disappointed in all the men that are acting and reacting out of pure emotions.
What makes me even more mad, is just last week a grandmother was gunned down trying to protect her grandchildren from gun fire, where was Al Sharpton, all the despicable black pastors, NAACP and the community leaders at. Shame on all of them.
feeling aggravated. 
BARACK OBAMA ON PRESIDENTIAL VACATIONS IN 2008:
“You have to understand that
if you seek that office, then you have to be prepared to give your life
to it. Essentially, the bargain that I think every President strikes
with the American people is, ‘you give me this office, then in turn my
fears, doubts, insecurities, foibles, need for sleep, family life,
vacations, leisure, is gone. I am giving myself to you.’”
Posted without any needed comment... it speaks for itself
Posted without any needed comment... it speaks for itself
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