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October-Reason To Get Out Of Bed In The Morning


  Don’t want to wait for Halloween to celebrate a holiday? Don’t worry—this month has more to offer. Here are a few highlights to mark on your calendar: National Taco Day (October 4), Canadian Thanksgiving (October 8), National Dictionary Day (October 12), National No Beard Day (October 18), National Evaluate Your Life Day (October 19), and National Bologna Day (October 24).

Violent Religions?


An opinion in the local paper states that Islam is a violent religion. The writer opines that even if there are a few peaceful individuals within  the religion , it is still a violent religion. Going back millenia and less there were the crusades which was orchestrated by a Catholic Pope along with protestants and some nondenominational groups against the muslims (not all of them Islamists). War is violent and if a religion is involved, then it is violence. A religion cannot be violent as it is a belief, not an entity. The violence is issued from the individuals and their religious guides. There was a Catholic priest (Father Charles Coughlin) who was very antisemitic yet the entire Catholic Church was not. The idea that a religion in its self is violent is at best based on ignorance. Every religion has a basis in the same beliefs  no matter what the “Supreme” being is labeled.  To state that a religion is violent is the same as saying guns kill people. I would suggest that the writer read up on religions to understand that all of them have essentially the same basis and are divided only by  different methods of worship. The bottom line is no religion is violent only some of the followers who would have been violent if there were no religions.

The Uninformed


The Dupublican candidate for President has added to his already dubious ability to lead,  the factor of being uninformed. His recent blurb concerning the President’s meeting or not meeting the current Israeli leader upon his arrival in the U.S.  serves no purpose other than political theater. The Prime ministers purpose is to speak at the UN, his speech no doubt is regarding Iran and its nuclear aspirations. If the candidate thought a little more before he spoke, he would realize that the U.N. is where the prime minister needs to  go to first. The President has limited ability to assist without the U.N. and Congress on his side. The public information on what the President has done with and for Israel is available. The Candidate is particularly targeting the Jewish vote and if he won would not be able do any more than is being done right now. Given the current uprisings against all other embassies would it not be wiser for this candidate to take a more prudent approach to his campaign speeches?

Planned Uprising?


The recent uprisings in the middle East over a film distributed by an American(?)  has effectively played into the hands of  the extremists of those areas. The film which shows the prophet Mohamed in a bad way. This film released in Arabic at a time of mourning and observance for 911 and when  dissidents of several countries are waging war against their governments. The initial thought is the film was aired to create just such a response but what if it was released for political purposes here and abroad?  Could it be local or middle eastern in origin? The result of the films release has supplied  the radical dissidents with the fuel they need to  riot and destroy any diplomatic progress made to date. Their sole  purpose is only  to have extreme Islam in place , ignoring the rights and needs of the population. It appears that this film has assisted these extremists in the pursuit of their way or the highway attitude. Each country that has had an upheaval and removal of a dictatorial leader has condemned the actions in Libya and other areas. These reactionaries mirror the sects we have in America who often disguised as ethno religious in nature are not much different from the thugs who have attacked the U.S. and other foreign embassies. As the background on this film develops the person behind it is still hidden behind aliases and other covers much like any other subversive.  The rumors as to the identity of this person is still being investigated and we may find that this is yet another member or leader of a radical element.

BIG LIES


Using the Jewish people as the scapegoat, Hitler and his cronies orchestrated what they called “the big lie.” This theory states that no matter how big the lie is (or more precisely, because it’s so big), people will believe it if you repeat it enough. Everyone tells small lies, Hitler reasoned, but few have the guts to tell colossal lies. It appears that He was correct in that assessment of people, especially when their situations are dire. We have been spoon fed more big lies than Adolph could have imagined but it concerns a more diverse population than the one that existed  over 60 plus years ago. Once a lie is told it quickly become a pseudo truth as it grows in size and seems more believable due to the trauma of the  existing conditions (in our case, the economy). Our so called leaders have seen this bust coming for the past 10 or more years yet have done nothing in the hope that it will all work out. At the same time they have been busily pointing fingers at one another while accomplishing no more than a rush of hot air infused with half truths , no truths and untruths. We must remember that during this time the Legislators have drawn their same pay with increases along with the nice retirement and healthcare package. If the legend of Pinocchio were true there would be no room to stand in the Legislatures across the country.

Depart The Party’s


The past several election seasons of all types have given rise to the thought of “why do we need party’s to follow”?  As voters we have been handed choices of the two major party’s along with the many subsets and their assorted pieces. Initially the party’s represented more of the population than it does currently. The new subsets and derivative pieces appear to have more influence than we realize as they have organized to the point of having enough money to buy attention grabbing airtime and written coverage. These organizations have the tacit  “OK” of the major parties so they really act as the “guerilla fighters” of the parties. Many of these Guerilla fighters are funded by the same monies that flow into the major party’s coffers. We as voters are beset on all side by the Primary parties whether we realize it or not, the guerillas appeal to our underdog side and their real purpose escapes us as we cheer for them until they turn around and bite us. Every group, party and subset has an agenda that does not necessarily benefit all or any of us. Who are the beneficiaries of these activities? To be sure it is not the majority of the American voters even though we put them in play through our votes and indulgence. My solution is to depart the party’s and vote the issues not the candidate but first research the issues for our selves.

WE The People


Our Declaration of Independence and subsequent  Constitution refers to us (Americans citizens) as “the people; a people or we the people” and other references that denote the U.S. population. Looking at the short history of America and our large presence on the world stage one could wonder why we have made so little progress in Racial issues. The ascendency of a non white American to the Presidency has awakened the dogs of racism in several areas of the country which we have long known and suspected of being still firmly entrenched in the ante bellum days of our country. Recently  a law enforcement officer in the “great” State has requested funds for more deputies to be ready for the war that will ensue once Mr. Obama is reelected.The idea that this will happen and the fact that this comes from a Prominent Law officer who resides and presides in a state that historically has not dealt well with non whites is at once ludicrous and absurd. Even receiving airplay or written acknowledgement is enough to encourage the evil that is indicated by his words. The people who will be encouraged are the folks who need no encouragement to hate and maim for color and religious difference but will use his words as an OK to do it, under the idea that they will not be prosecuted. I am wondering if “WE the people” will allow it!

Unlike Caddyshack!


Augusta has finally come into the 21st Century! I am not a golfer or particularly a Golf fan (until Tiger arrived). What I see now is an indication that America still has some issues before really being the beacon of democracy we profess to be. Granted that the two new inductees are high profile and intelligent women but what about the professional Women golfers who have come before?  Step by slow step the bastions of manhood are becoming places of the American way. This step will hopefully motivate movement in some other pockets of exclusion that still exist.

The Truculent Congress


Our Congress has become a 500 plus group of neer do wells who  exist under the auspices of  the American people. These  so called representatives have spent more time being media darlings than doing the actual work they were elected to do. These Scamocrats and Dupublicans barely take time to read the proposed bills let alone pass anything of consequence. They have made an art of  extending the passage of necessary bills into law that should, could or perhaps maybe benefit their constituents. The victims are the people of America who voted them in. They and their party’s have managed to polarize the public in a divide and conquer action that benefits their agenda, not the people who elected them. The Congress has used every devious means available to keep their jobs on the backs of the people. The people who have suffered the most are the most prone to be swayed by their misinformation and often lies. The pundits who are no more than pawns in this chess game are  complicit as any abettors in a criminal enterprise. It is incumbent on the people to remove these seat fillers and demand better representation with term limits that will eliminate the ongoing theft from the American people.

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Fighting For Israel


The latest campaign issue is Israel. Mr. Romney has traveled to Israel to improve his image to the Jewish people which he hopes will translate into votes for his election. That is politics however any aspiring candidate to the Oval office has only a schtickel of information on the situation. There are ongoing nonpublic communications and efforts underway all the time. Everything that is done cannot be made public because the participants of these talks have to look after their “interests”  (translates into their people). People do not react well to the information being discussed as our humanness sometimes works against us. Diplomats while sometimes not our favorite people have to face off daily with the other diplomats to design a plan that suits both sides even if the plan is  not perfect. The Palestinian and Israel situation is just that, a situation. Situations can be resolved with effort but can be resolved. Both sides want what they want yet cannot have it without a fight. That fight involves other surrounding countries creating an underlying uneasiness. To make an observation: many of us may not remember the struggle to establish an Israeli state in the mid forties but that struggle was the culmination of thousands of years of a type of exile from their original homeland (Moses’ leading the people out of Egypt). During those years the Jewish people were in every country and prospering as small groups. Even these small groups were tormented and detested primarily for being Jewish. These abuses became evident in Hitlers reign of terror as we all know and have read about. This fight for Israel has undertones with the “darker Jews” who are shouldering an additional burden of skin color. What the issue appears to be in the Palestinian-Israel issue is how much land should be ceded to the Palestinians, essentially where will the borders be? We all as humans want what we want and often will not understand that we can live with less and still be happy. This is not to make light of a serious situation  when dealing with a group that  has had to fight for freedom and the right to exist. I totally object to politicians using a tense diplomatic case  to garner votes and essentially this is what Mr. Romney’s campaign is doing. As an aside  consider the several religious sects that are also fighting for survival in other countries in the region against repressive regimes, this also  colors the Israeli-Palestinian situation