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When politicians act like jerks…
Jun 15, 2010 My thoughts on... 1 Comment
Video cameras are everywhere nowadays. In fact, if you own a cell phone there is a very good chance that it has one built right in. With that in mind, why on earth would a politician whose very career lives and breathes on good public will act like a jerk in public? Check out this video of an encounter between a pair of college students and Congressman Bob Etheridge (D-NC):
Mind boggling isn’t it? I guess it just goes to show that jerks wil be jerks, regardess of the office they happen to hold.
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Return of the Lightnin’ Bugs
Jun 4, 2010 Things I like 1 Comment
As youngsters growing up in the mountains of southwestern Virginia, my siblings and I played amongst thousands of lightnin’ bugs as they flittered around in the darkness. Back then it seemed like they were everywhere, transforming our lawn into a magical display of natural fireworks each and every summer evening. But over the years something happened to the little critters. For most of the 90′s and 00′s just a few lonely fireflies could be seen at night. This year is different however.
The last few nights have been lit up by an amazing number of lightnin’ bugs. In fact, I believe there are more of the luminescent little critters than ever out and about this summer. Last night the scene looked a lot like an open-air concert with thousands of flash bulbs going off simultaneously in a packed stadium.
I have always heard that a cold winter will result in fewer insects the following spring and summer, and we had a cold one here indeed. But it sure doesn’t seem to have hurt the lightnin’ bug population. And in my opinion that’s a wonderful thing.
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Al Gore vs. Ed Begley, Jr.
May 26, 2010 My thoughts on... Leave a comment
The environmental movement consists primarily of two groups of individuals. The first group are folks who are genuinely concerned about the state of the environment and the future of the planet. Those in the second group are simply out to use fear and dread to make boatloads of cash for themselves. And no two individuals epitomize these two factions better than Ed Begley, Jr. and Al Gore.
Mr. Gore has masterfully managed to con his way into making untold millions off of the “global warming” scare while living in an energy guzzling mansion the size of a small town and flying back and forth between his half-dozen other homes and various cities around the world in a fuel-guzzling jet. Although he talks a good talk, virtually everything he says fits somewhere on the truth meter between greatly exaggerated and outright fraudulent.
Mr. Begley on the other hand is a true believer. He backs up his words with actions by choosing to live in a modest 1600 square foot home that runs primarily on solar and power power. And while he does use some electricity from the grid, his annual electric bill is only around $300 per year, about what many folks pay out in a single month. And while his job as as actor requires occasional travel, he flies only when absolutely necessary, and on the most fuel-efficient plane available at the time. Oh, and he also gets around town either by riding a bicycle or hopping aboard public transportation or into his electric car.
While I think Mr. Begley is a bit fanatical in his belief in global warming and his intense desire to “save the planet”, I also think he is completely sincere. After all, he “practices what he preaches”. Al Gore on the other hand is nothing more than a charlatan who preaches the “religion” of global warming and rakes in mountains of cash while “sinning” with the best of them when church is out.
As for me, while I certainly want to keep the water clean and the air fit to breathe, I have no desire to ruin our economy or live like the Flintstones in an effort to reduce my “carbon footprint”. But if I did, I would be much more likely to listen to Mr. Begley rather than Mr. Gore.
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The lies and distortions of Richard Blumenthal
May 20, 2010 My thoughts on... 2 Comments
Richard Blumenthal is running for the office of United States States Senator from the great state of Connecticut, and he would appreciate your vote. Luckily for him, I live in Virginia or his opponent would certainly receive mine.
You see, Mr. Blumenthal is a fake and a liar. Over the years he has repeatedly led others to believe that he was a Viet Nam veteran, and recently he even explicitly said so. The problem is, he was never anywhere near Viet Nam. He did serve in the National Guard while the true heroes were fighting and dying in southwest Asia, but the closest he ever got to seeing combat was attending his weekend drills back home.
I myself served on active duty during the first Gulf war. Does that in and of itself make me a Gulf War veteran? Of course not. I split my active duty time between Korea and Georgia, and even though I was on active duty for the duration of the first Gulf War, I AM NOT a Gulf War vet.
In my opinion, to be considered a “vet” of any war, one must have actually served in the theater while the bullets were flying. I didn’t, therefore I’m not a combat veteran. Mr. Blumenthal didn’t either, yet for years he has led everyone to believe that he did. To a true combat vet and the people who love and respect them, that is a grave insult.
A combat veteran is a person who lived from day to day with the knowlege that he/she might take a bullet, step on a land mine or drive over an IED at any time. A combat vet saw his/her friends and comrades shot up and/or blown to bits. Only a combat vet can truly know what it’s like to experience the horrors of war first hand, up close and personal.
I never experienced any of that, and I have never claimed to have done so. And while I’m extremely proud to have worn the uniform of the United States Military and I would have willingly went into combat had I been asked to do so, I wasn’t and I didn’t. My service was a mere shell of that of my brothers and sisters in arms who actually fought in the Gulf War. For Mr. Blumenthal to claim to have served in Viet Nam is simply shameful. Just my two cents worth…
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Pelosi wants taxpayers to buy health insurance for artists
May 19, 2010 My thoughts on... 1 Comment
Just when I thought Nancy Pelosi couldn’t move any farther to the left, she came out with this stunning statement:
Now I’m a big a supporter of those who wish to entertain the rest of us by creating works of art, performing music, etc., but I DO NOT think the American taxpayer should be expected to purchase the artists’ health insurance for them if their artistic endeavors don’t pay well enough to allow them to buy their own insurance. They should be expected to do what every other person who follows their low-pay dream is expected to do: Get a second job tp pay for insurance! Sheesh!!!
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We the people…
May 7, 2010 My thoughts on... 2 Comments
We the people…
- are sick and tired of our elected leaders passing laws and imposing regulations that the majority of us do not approve of.
- are sick and tired of non-elected appointees and judges making it ever more difficult to live our lives as we wish and run our businesses in the most profitable manner possible.
- are sick and tired of a misguided few using the courts to impose a twisted form of ”fairness” on the common sense majority of Americans.
- are sick and tired of having to “Press 1 for English”.
- are sick and tired of illegal aliens sneaking into our country and then having the nerve to try to change it after they get here.
- are sick and tired of the politicians in both parties who aid and abet them in this criminal behavior.
- are sick and tired of a President and Congress who blatantly disregard the obvious will of the people after being elected to represent our views in the nation’s capitol.
- are sick and tired of seeing our Navy Seals, Army Rangers and elite Marines face courts martial simply for doing the dangerous job we ask them to do on our behalf.
- are sick and tired of seeing our fellow citizens killed and maimed while trying to defend their lives and property from people who have no business being in our country in the first place.
- are sick and tired of seeing our kids suspended from school for displaying the American flag while the Mexican flag is hanging high for all to see.
We the people of the United States of America love this country. We treasure and hold dear the ideals the founding fathers instilled in all of us by risking their lives and fortunes to fight for and win our independence from a tyranical government and form the most noble and most successful nation ever to inhabit the planet. Countless thousands of patriots have fought and died over the centuries to preserve those ideals, our most precious freedoms and our unique American way of life. We the people will not stand idly by and watch a relative few steal away from us everything that is good about life as a United States citizen.
Elected leaders, take note: We put you in power; We will take you out. It will be a peaceful expulsion, but make no mistake about it. We WILL take you out. First in Virginia, then New Jersey, and even in liberal Massachusetts, we have made our wishes known in regards as to how we want and EXPECT to be REPRESENTED. Ignore our wishes at your own peril.
We the people will ultimately prevail because the founders have bestowed upon us the ultimate veto power – the power to choose our own leaders. And choose them we will, commencing on November 2, 2010. The message is simple: Do the job you were elected to do in the way that the Constitution requires, or prepare to lose it.
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Why Obama was worst choice possible for the first black President
May 1, 2010 My thoughts on... 1 Comment
Barack Obama was the worst possible choice for the Democratic Presidential nomination in 2008? Why? Two reasons:
1 – He’s black.
2 – He won.
Now I fully expect the intellectually dishonest folks among us to stop reading right there and brand me a racist instead of reading on to find out that I’m not. For the rest of you, here is the “rest of the story”…
When Mr. Obama decided to run for President and started doing well in the polls, a huge portion of the American electorate went wild with excitement at the opportunity to finally elect a black man to the highest office in the land. They became so enamored with the idea in fact that they simply chose to ignore all the signs that, if elected, he would lead our country down the road to ruin.
During the campaign he made no attempt to hide his love for Socialist ideals, which fit in perfectly with his background and the friends he has chosen to associate with throughout his life. He pretty much told us straight up how he wanted to “transform” America into a country vastly different from the one that most of us know and love. And with the help of Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and others in power he already has.
If he was a white male, Obama would simply leave office some day with the reputation of being among the worst Presidents ever to hold the office. And yes, I sincerely believe that history will soon enough judge him that way. But the problem is he is in the unique position of being the very first black President this country has ever had, which will only compound his status as the country’s worst leader in the minds of the true racists among us. Had he been the type of President who would do the country proud, Obama could have done his part to prove that a black man can indeed be trusted to competently run the country. Instead, he has given the racists an excuse to say otherwise.
I’m glad that our nation has proven once and for all that skin color is no longer a barrier to ascending to the office of President of the United States. It was in fact long overdue. But Barack Obama was the worst possible choice to be the man to crush that barrier. I believe history will show that he was indeed an abject failure at leading the U.S. in the direction in which we truly need to go, and there was simply no need for the American electorate to “settle” for a “first black President” who would turn out to perform so poorly – especially when he gave us all so many signs during the campaign that his Presidency would end up that way.
There are countless black men and women of high character and patriotism who would make fine Presidents, and they will certainly get my vote if they ever decide to run. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Lieutenant Colonel Allen West are two that immediately come to mind. With so many great candidates of this calibre to choose from, it’s a real shame that the opportunity to elect the first black man to the office of President of the United States was so terribly wasted on Barack Obama.
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Our amazing sun and our amazing Creator
May 1, 2010 Devotions Leave a comment
Today’s “Picture of the Day” features a breathtaking image of the sun shot in extreme infrared, and writing the short narrative that accompanies it got me to thinking about just how amazing our own “personal star” and the God who created it really are.
Just image if you can the total amount of energy consumed by man since the creation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Now, consider this: The sun produces more energy than that staggering amount every single second.
Moreover, consider the fact that there are trillions of stars in the universe, and our sun is just about average in size and energy production. It’s enough to boggle the meager human mind.
If God’s creations are capable of producing so much energy, just image how powerful God Himself must be! The fact is, God’s power has no limit. There is nothing that He cannot do if he wishes to do it. There is also no limit to His love and mercy if we will only choose to accept it.
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