Waterboarding

Waterboarding is very scary. It’s extremely uncomfortable. It’s totally humiliating. It’s been proven to be overwhelmingly successful. It is NOT torture. There IS one lasting side effect, however, and that is, once one has been waterboarded, one will always fear being  waterboarded again!!  The feigned moral outrage over this procedure by those individuals who, by and large know nothing about the it except for what they read in the N.Y. Times or hear about on CNN,  is getting tedious. I’ve never been waterboarded, but if some of the things that were done to me during my military training were done to me by enemy captors, those things would be considered torture. I would come to the defense of snail darters and whales quicker than I would come to the defense of those who would love to disembowel me and strangle me with my own intestines, but I’m just funny like that.

The Failure of Barack Obama

Having watched Wanda Sykes appearance last night at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner, once again I’m amazed how easy it is for a simple statement made by Rush Limbaugh to be totally spun out of control.   On second thought, why SHOULD I be amazed?  Ms. Sykes, who penned and performs “The Detachable Vagina” routine as a regular part of her comedy act, the pinnacle of comedic genius, went from “Rush wants the President to fail” to “Rush wants the Nation to fail” to “I want Rush’s kidneys to fail” in just a matter of mere seconds.  There’s nothing that screams FUNNY like organ failure.  Well, at least the President of the United States of America thought it was funny, along with the usual suspects, his press corps buddies.  How many times does ”I want the liberal policies of President Barack Obama to fail” have to be explained?  That’s what “I want President Obama to fail” means.  Plain and simple.  Rush doesn’t for a moment want the United States to fail and that’s precisely why he wants Obama’s plan(s) to fail because Obama’s plan(s) will result in the failure of the free, capitalistic system we currently enjoy, for the most part, here in this country.  Trust me on this one, folks.  Rush isn’t the problem.  Obama and those who think like him are the problem.

My Blog’s Busiest Day

According to WP stats, my blog’s busiest day was April 18, 2009 with 200 viewers/readers. Prior to that it was back in the summer when I published my Tony Snow blog, with 88 viewers/readers. Coincidentally, April 18 is also my birthday. Does WP somehow publicize our blogs on our birthdays? Does WP even know when our birthdays are? If so, thank you WP, for the nice birthday present. It was great for my ego. And for a 54 year old, white, mid to upper-middle class, veteran, right-wing, Christian who ISN’T a one-issue voter but does think the government IS wasting my (and OUR) money, I could use all the ego boost I can get. If it wasn’t a “WP thing”, well, I guess I just got lucky that day.

Our Car-Salesman-in-Chief

For all of you who are currently driving a GM product, I strongly urge you to go to the White House for your next tune-up or oil change.  They’re backing all warranties, so why not take full advantage of the situation?  Let’s go for it!!!

"I want to sell you a new car!!!"

I’m Just Saying…….

According the  U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 and the American Community Survey of 2007, the top ten cities with citizens living below the poverty line and with over 250,000 in population are as follows:

1.   Detroit MI          32.5%

2.   Buffalo NY          29.9%

3.   Cincinnati OH    27.8%

4.   Cleveland OH     27.0%

5.   Miami FL              26.9%

6.  St. Louis MO         26.8%

7.   El Paso TX             26.4%

8.   Milwaukee WI      26.2%

9.   Philadelphia PA   25.1%

10.  Newark NJ            24.2%

Detroit has had a Democrat mayor since the early 60s.  Buffalo…since the mid 50s.  Cincinnati…since 1984.  Cleveland…since 1989.  Miami has never had anything BUT a Democrat as mayor.  St. Louis hasn’t had a Republican mayor since 1949.  El Paso has never had a Republican mayor.  Milwaukee hasn’t had a Republican mayor since 1908, Philadelphia since 1952 and Neward since 1907. 

“You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.  You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.  You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.  You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling the wage payer down.  You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.  You cannot build character and courage by taking away people’s initiative and independence.  You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves.”     – Abraham Lincoln

Mr. President, you’re obviously no Abraham Lincoln.

Sam Phillips, Facebook and My Link

Sure hope I don’t get in trouble with Sam for posting a link to my WordPress blog on Sam Phillips’ Facebook page.  Shameless self-promotion, I know.  Oh well, sometimes ya just gotta go for it.  So enjoy the blog….

The Origin of the “Blog”

This may be old news to some and new news to others: 

http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0804C&L=ADS-L&P=R16795&I=-3

Random Post-Election Thoughts

 

 

*As a Christian (one of those born-again, Bible-believing, God-fearing, Calvinistic, Reformed types), I understand it to be my duty and obligation to pray for those who are in charge of my nation. And at the top of that governmental pyramid stands President-elect Barack Obama. He is and will continue to be in my prayers. If the Apostle Paul could pray for and honor the man (Nero) who ultimately commanded the Apostle to be beheaded, then I can pray for the President of the United States. From 1992-2000, I witnessed individuals from the so-called “Religious Right” along with their Conservative compadres castigate then-President Bill Clinton. And then from 2000 to the present, I’ve seen those from the so-called “Religious Left” along with their willing accomplices in the mainstream media do the same thing to President George Bush. I’m sure there were and are exceptions in both camps who prayerfully supported a President with whom they could never agree, but I think it’s safe to say that those types of Believers were and are in the minority. File it under “Sad But True”. 

*Three concepts: Change, Freedom, Peace.  I’ll take freedom over peace ANY day because there can never be peace without freedom, yet freedom can exist without peace. And as far as “change” goes, I’m all for “change” as long as that “change” involves the proliferation of freedom. Otherwise, count me out.

*Effectual, quality healthcare can never be provided and managed by a government. Think about it. No, really THINK about it.

*True financial stability is achieved when people are allowed to manage their own assets and NOT when those assets are confiscated and redistributed to those who, in most cases, have no desire, ability nor the desire to acquire the ability to practice wise stewardship. (No workey, no eatey)

*And along that same line of thought, “Social Support Programs” are all well and good unless they’re depended upon from generation to generation, as is the case in this day and time. As a follower of Christ it is incumbent upon me to have compassion for and provide assistance to the poor whenever possible, but there is no Biblical mandate for the government to do the work of the church nor the the work of the Christian. The government’s mandate is clearly and plainly spelled out in Romans 13:1-4, and that is to restrain evil and lawlessness, or as the Apostle Paul says, the authority that God gives the government is to be His servant and an agent of wrath to bring punishment on wrongdoers. THAT is the ultimate “Social Support Program”. It’s been said that the government spends money like a drunken sailor. Well, as a former drunken sailor, I deeply resent that comparison, because I always spent my OWN money, not someone else’s.

Well, that’s it for now.  Thanks for playing along.

Ballot Box Theology: How to Vote as a Christian

http://www.bapc.org/sermons/2008-11-02-jgfarrell.mp3

George MacDonald on Politicians

 

“It is not in the nature of politics that the best men should be elected.  The best men do not want to govern their fellowmen.”

-George MacDonald