Friday, March 23, 2007
A True Planetary Emergency
Al Gore took his case to save us from ourselves to Congress and I for one thought he made a good case. Judging from the reaction of the Senators some seem to think of Global Warming another way Liberals are tiring to keep them from making money. This is not an issue like evolution that can and probably will be debated until the end of time. Changes that Al Gore and Scientist (Scientist not in the employ of Corporations or Government) says must be made now or the end of time will be sooner than we think. We all may have to pay a little more now, but our children and our children’s children will receive a world worth living in.
Saturday, March 17, 2007
St. Patrick's Day 2007
When the Irish Catholics came to America they to a Man and Women were of the Working Class many in the 1840’s were escaping Starvation in Ireland when Countries like Britain and America would only help non-Catholic Irish. When the Irish got to America they found they were hated as much here as in their homeland except in America they had food. So you would think they would have empathy with other minorities that are suffering the same way their ancestors did and some do, but a lot seem to think the best way to be accepted by Society is to become the haters instead of the hated. They have turned Irish originations into hate groups and have excluded some minorities from the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade. I am picking on the Irish, but other ethic groups have followed this path as well. The world would be a lot better place for all people if you just would remember where you came from!
Happy St. Patrick's Day
Happy St. Patrick's Day
Friday, March 16, 2007
Democrats take over Congress
Yes it is a good thing that the Democrats have taken over the house by a good margin and the Senate barely because it put some progressives the head of some committees. There are more progressives in the Democratic Party than the Republican Party. The question is there enough progressives to get anything done for the working class in America, it seems that so far Congress has been tried up with Iraq and sending more working class people to died, than social programs to help them. Now they are starting the 2008 Presidential race ahead of time. So it seem like the good news is the Republicans are not in control of Congress and the bad news is that the Democrats are.
I return at last
You might have noticed (but probably not) that I have not posted since October 2006. I have some excuses like I was busy with putting videos on YouTube, digitizing old photos, a trip to Ireland and a little thing called prostate cancer.
The videos I put on YouTube are mostly of the trips my wife and I have taken over the years. Some are Slideshows other videos (one from 1977 was on super 8 film) I put music to a lot of the slideshows and videos and have gotten a good response from the YouTube viewers.
It’s going to take me a long time to digitize the entire old photo collection especially since when I find a new and better way to do it I go over what I already did, but it keeps me alive.
Our trip to Ireland was great and you can see videos of it on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=bellrich . we went to Dublin for a week then to Kerry on the west coast of Ireland.
The Doctor gave me the options of doing nothing about my prostate cancer in the hopes that something else would kill me before the cancer could. Implanting radio active seeds in my prostate or removing my prostate. There are side effects to all the options, so I took the middle one and had seed implants.
There have been a few big news events since I last posted and I will try to catch up.
Friday, October 13, 2006
What Military option?
North Korea, Bush’s Military option?
In his Rose Garden News Conference Bush laid out what he thought were his options.
One; bilateral talks with North Korea by the Bush administration which Bush says will not work because Kim Jong-Il has told “Lies” before.
Two; get other nations in the area that are in harms way like South Korea, Japan, Russia and especially China to pressure North Korea to give up their Nuclear Arms.
Three; The Military Option bomb and invade North Korea.
Now Bush being a wise man says he chooses option two, but he says option three is still on the table. The reporters let him get away with this and some seem to want him the bomb North Korea.
Well I am just a common old working man, but it seems to me that we couldn’t handle North Korea in the 1950’s when that was the only war we were fighting and we had the drift. Now with an Army of only people we can fool into joining and fighting two and a half wars it seems to me that Bush has no military option and in fact has only the option he so wisely chose.
In his Rose Garden News Conference Bush laid out what he thought were his options.
One; bilateral talks with North Korea by the Bush administration which Bush says will not work because Kim Jong-Il has told “Lies” before.
Two; get other nations in the area that are in harms way like South Korea, Japan, Russia and especially China to pressure North Korea to give up their Nuclear Arms.
Three; The Military Option bomb and invade North Korea.
Now Bush being a wise man says he chooses option two, but he says option three is still on the table. The reporters let him get away with this and some seem to want him the bomb North Korea.
Well I am just a common old working man, but it seems to me that we couldn’t handle North Korea in the 1950’s when that was the only war we were fighting and we had the drift. Now with an Army of only people we can fool into joining and fighting two and a half wars it seems to me that Bush has no military option and in fact has only the option he so wisely chose.
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Anne Greenwood Hunter dies at home in Scotland
BIOGRAPHY OF ANNE HUNTER
Anne was born in Alva in 1944, daughter of Mary Greenwood sister of Jeanette.
Post war Scotland had little to offer but, Anne spent a lot of her childhood holidays with her Uncle Peter and Aunt Jes, along with her cousin Sheena. On leaving school
Anne worked in the Mills at Alva along with most of her friends.
In the year of 1960 love was found under the Ochil Hills, when a skinny young man moved in over the road from Anne. She soon became the wife of Donald Stuart McLean Hunter. Their love grew to the sounds of Cilla Black and Cliff Richards.
Anne and Stuart lived in Alva for the next 10 years where they had their first two children, Dorothy and Vivien
They left in the year of 1970 with another daughter in their arms, Valerie, and moved to Grangemouth as Stuart had a new job in the BP.
Anne looked after her three daughters and then along came her long awaited and adored son Stuart.
For Anne and Stuart their family was complete and they were over the moon with their four children, well for most of the time!!
Over the next years Anne worked as a cleaner and then moved to a small company making blinds, she made a few good friends during these years.
They stayed in Moray Place and they have indeed been living there for the last 36 years.
She made more good friends there, the Quinny’s and the Shaw’s to name but a few. The neighbours all had children and there were always groups of kids coming and going into all the neighbouring houses.
Every Sunday without fail Anne would attend Church with these neighbours and in the early years the children were ‘dragged along’ also, she was always trying to save their souls. She was also a Sunday School teacher for a number of years at the Dundas Church.
Over the next years Dorothy, Vivien, Valerie and Stuart grew up, married and of course along came the grandchildren, Scott, Steven, Kathyrn, Alasdair, Emma and finally little Millie.
Anne loved and adored all her grandchildren from the oldest to the youngest, her years were spend looking after them whilst their parents worked, helping them with their homework, playing games with them and of course wiping away their tears when they were ill or had hurt themselves.
When she got time off from the grand children, Anne loved her TV, loved to watch morning television seeing what other people were up to in their lives. And of course when the summer came Big Brother took up all of her time, when visitors came during this time they knew they would have a fight to get any other conversation from Anne other than what had been happening on Big Brother.
Anne never stopped worrying about all her children and grand children over the years, always making sure they were okay, and, of course, was always ‘praying for their souls’ every Sunday at Church. She was a very caring person and was there whenever she was needed.
Anne and Stuart had an amazing marriage and their love was solid for the full 45 years they had together.
This love was a great foundation for their family, who never strayed very far from the nest, and Stuart and the children have drawn great strength from it in the last week since Anne has passed away.
Anne was taken suddenly from the family and there is a now a huge hole in all of their lives. This will never be filled but it will slowly shrink with the love of family and friends.
One breath here, the next you were gone,
A saving grace is your pain was not long,
We hoped to have you for a good while yet,
The things we never said fill us with regret.
You taught us to love with perseverance,
Let us live our lives without interference,
We’re better people for having known you,
We have each other to pull us through.
You’ve earned your rest and a place above,
All things must die but never love,
We’ll only think of the happy times together,
Knowing you’ll be part of us forever.
Anne was born in Alva in 1944, daughter of Mary Greenwood sister of Jeanette.
Post war Scotland had little to offer but, Anne spent a lot of her childhood holidays with her Uncle Peter and Aunt Jes, along with her cousin Sheena. On leaving school
Anne worked in the Mills at Alva along with most of her friends.
In the year of 1960 love was found under the Ochil Hills, when a skinny young man moved in over the road from Anne. She soon became the wife of Donald Stuart McLean Hunter. Their love grew to the sounds of Cilla Black and Cliff Richards.
Anne and Stuart lived in Alva for the next 10 years where they had their first two children, Dorothy and Vivien
They left in the year of 1970 with another daughter in their arms, Valerie, and moved to Grangemouth as Stuart had a new job in the BP.
Anne looked after her three daughters and then along came her long awaited and adored son Stuart.
For Anne and Stuart their family was complete and they were over the moon with their four children, well for most of the time!!
Over the next years Anne worked as a cleaner and then moved to a small company making blinds, she made a few good friends during these years.
They stayed in Moray Place and they have indeed been living there for the last 36 years.
She made more good friends there, the Quinny’s and the Shaw’s to name but a few. The neighbours all had children and there were always groups of kids coming and going into all the neighbouring houses.
Every Sunday without fail Anne would attend Church with these neighbours and in the early years the children were ‘dragged along’ also, she was always trying to save their souls. She was also a Sunday School teacher for a number of years at the Dundas Church.
Over the next years Dorothy, Vivien, Valerie and Stuart grew up, married and of course along came the grandchildren, Scott, Steven, Kathyrn, Alasdair, Emma and finally little Millie.
Anne loved and adored all her grandchildren from the oldest to the youngest, her years were spend looking after them whilst their parents worked, helping them with their homework, playing games with them and of course wiping away their tears when they were ill or had hurt themselves.
When she got time off from the grand children, Anne loved her TV, loved to watch morning television seeing what other people were up to in their lives. And of course when the summer came Big Brother took up all of her time, when visitors came during this time they knew they would have a fight to get any other conversation from Anne other than what had been happening on Big Brother.
Anne never stopped worrying about all her children and grand children over the years, always making sure they were okay, and, of course, was always ‘praying for their souls’ every Sunday at Church. She was a very caring person and was there whenever she was needed.
Anne and Stuart had an amazing marriage and their love was solid for the full 45 years they had together.
This love was a great foundation for their family, who never strayed very far from the nest, and Stuart and the children have drawn great strength from it in the last week since Anne has passed away.
Anne was taken suddenly from the family and there is a now a huge hole in all of their lives. This will never be filled but it will slowly shrink with the love of family and friends.
One breath here, the next you were gone,
A saving grace is your pain was not long,
We hoped to have you for a good while yet,
The things we never said fill us with regret.
You taught us to love with perseverance,
Let us live our lives without interference,
We’re better people for having known you,
We have each other to pull us through.
You’ve earned your rest and a place above,
All things must die but never love,
We’ll only think of the happy times together,
Knowing you’ll be part of us forever.
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Don't let the Media tell you what to think
Media News or Inductions?
This week we have seen the Television News both Network and Cable Demonize international leaders Mahmoud Ahmadinjad, Hugo Chavez and our own Bill Clinton.
The Media has been doing a job on Mahmoud for a while trying to picture him as a nutty leader of Iran who refuses to give in to western pressure to give up Iran’s Nuclear program. This week at the UN in New York he made a great speech in which he came out against the Western Powers control of the UN though the Veto. Usually the American people can not hear full speeches, but are only told what is said though the Media the way they want you to hear it. So they had to demonize him in some way and they came up with an old speech of his where he is said (by the Media) to have denied the Holocaust, but really said that more than Jews died in World War two and that the Arabs had nothing to do with the Holocaust, but are being punished for it.
Now Hugo Chavez also made a speech to the UN in New York this week in which he started out with a joke about Bush being the devil, but the rest of the speech was about the corporations exploration of the People of South America and now he is trying to improve the lives of his people. Hugo also made a speech in a church in Harlem where he increased the Fuel discount three times to poor Americans. The only thing the American people would hear from the Media was the first few minutes of his UN Speech in which he made his joke about Bush unless they turned to C-span and heard the full speech. Some politicians really said only American citizens can criticize the president confusing President with King we do not have Royal Citizens in this country.
Bill Clinton made the big mistake of giving the Foxy news network an interview. It was to be about his Global Program to give billions of dollars help feed the people of the world, stop Global Warming, give Medical care to areas that need it and more that I can’t remember. The Foxy Newsman sandbagged him with a fake question asking him why he let 9/11 happen, he of course got mad, but kept his cool and give it right back to the Foxy “News” reporter. The only News that reported it right that I saw was NBC News.
People should not let someone on television or newspaper form your opinion about world leaders hear them out then form your opinion.
This week we have seen the Television News both Network and Cable Demonize international leaders Mahmoud Ahmadinjad, Hugo Chavez and our own Bill Clinton.
The Media has been doing a job on Mahmoud for a while trying to picture him as a nutty leader of Iran who refuses to give in to western pressure to give up Iran’s Nuclear program. This week at the UN in New York he made a great speech in which he came out against the Western Powers control of the UN though the Veto. Usually the American people can not hear full speeches, but are only told what is said though the Media the way they want you to hear it. So they had to demonize him in some way and they came up with an old speech of his where he is said (by the Media) to have denied the Holocaust, but really said that more than Jews died in World War two and that the Arabs had nothing to do with the Holocaust, but are being punished for it.
Now Hugo Chavez also made a speech to the UN in New York this week in which he started out with a joke about Bush being the devil, but the rest of the speech was about the corporations exploration of the People of South America and now he is trying to improve the lives of his people. Hugo also made a speech in a church in Harlem where he increased the Fuel discount three times to poor Americans. The only thing the American people would hear from the Media was the first few minutes of his UN Speech in which he made his joke about Bush unless they turned to C-span and heard the full speech. Some politicians really said only American citizens can criticize the president confusing President with King we do not have Royal Citizens in this country.
Bill Clinton made the big mistake of giving the Foxy news network an interview. It was to be about his Global Program to give billions of dollars help feed the people of the world, stop Global Warming, give Medical care to areas that need it and more that I can’t remember. The Foxy Newsman sandbagged him with a fake question asking him why he let 9/11 happen, he of course got mad, but kept his cool and give it right back to the Foxy “News” reporter. The only News that reported it right that I saw was NBC News.
People should not let someone on television or newspaper form your opinion about world leaders hear them out then form your opinion.
Friday, September 01, 2006
Freedom of Religion
The first Amendment to the Bill of Rights to the Constitution of the United States of America states:
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, prohibition the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of Grievances.”
Later counts have used this for the establishment of the wall of separation between church and state this was never meant to protect the state from religion, but religion from itself. The framers of the constitution had seen what happens when one religion becomes dominate in both the Puritans in Massachusetts and the Anglicans in Virginia (Jamestown). Especially the Puritans who burned people at the stake if the didn’t believe the same as they did. The main ones who fought for freedom of religion were James Madison and Thomas Jefferson along with John Adams and Ben Franklin, Madison wrote “Whilst we assert for ourselves a freedom to embrace, to profess and observe the religion which we believe to be divine origin, we cannot deny an equal freedom to those whose minds have not yet yielded to the evidence which has convinced you.”
They saw the use of the word God by the Government as a “Public God” which could mean a divine God in heaven or just the human spirit that moves humankind forward whatever your personal believes are it was meant to mean all things to all people. They did not live in the fancy world that school history books put them in, but the real world in which they knew there would always be those that would try to make their religion the dominate one in the nation that is why the first amendment.
There are those today that are trying to make this a Christian America, put their prays in public schools, to make all student learn Science the way their Bible says there by making their religion the dominate one. Thank God there are groups like the ACLU that fights for our freedom of religion and other right given to us by the Constitution.
Note: some idea and saying from the American Gospel by Jon Meacham. You can find out a lot more on this subject by reading this book.
The first Amendment to the Bill of Rights to the Constitution of the United States of America states:
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, prohibition the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of Grievances.”
Later counts have used this for the establishment of the wall of separation between church and state this was never meant to protect the state from religion, but religion from itself. The framers of the constitution had seen what happens when one religion becomes dominate in both the Puritans in Massachusetts and the Anglicans in Virginia (Jamestown). Especially the Puritans who burned people at the stake if the didn’t believe the same as they did. The main ones who fought for freedom of religion were James Madison and Thomas Jefferson along with John Adams and Ben Franklin, Madison wrote “Whilst we assert for ourselves a freedom to embrace, to profess and observe the religion which we believe to be divine origin, we cannot deny an equal freedom to those whose minds have not yet yielded to the evidence which has convinced you.”
They saw the use of the word God by the Government as a “Public God” which could mean a divine God in heaven or just the human spirit that moves humankind forward whatever your personal believes are it was meant to mean all things to all people. They did not live in the fancy world that school history books put them in, but the real world in which they knew there would always be those that would try to make their religion the dominate one in the nation that is why the first amendment.
There are those today that are trying to make this a Christian America, put their prays in public schools, to make all student learn Science the way their Bible says there by making their religion the dominate one. Thank God there are groups like the ACLU that fights for our freedom of religion and other right given to us by the Constitution.
Note: some idea and saying from the American Gospel by Jon Meacham. You can find out a lot more on this subject by reading this book.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Bush "they just don't listen"
Bush’s News Conference
George W said people are not listening to him, but the real trouble is that he or anyone else in his gang is listening to themselves. When George W was asked about why America got into the Iraq War he said that first was the Weapons of Mass Destruction which we found out that he didn’t have any, but he thought in would be nice to have some. Bush being a religious man and thinking about sinning is just the same as doing it. Then came the classic Bush he said after all we have to remember the attack on the World Trade Center that killed 3,000 then the reporter ask what Saddam Hussein had to do with 9/11? Bush answered nothing! No one ever said they did which of course he just did and has done many time in the past three years as well as his VP as done also. So it seems that they don’t listen to themselves.
George W said people are not listening to him, but the real trouble is that he or anyone else in his gang is listening to themselves. When George W was asked about why America got into the Iraq War he said that first was the Weapons of Mass Destruction which we found out that he didn’t have any, but he thought in would be nice to have some. Bush being a religious man and thinking about sinning is just the same as doing it. Then came the classic Bush he said after all we have to remember the attack on the World Trade Center that killed 3,000 then the reporter ask what Saddam Hussein had to do with 9/11? Bush answered nothing! No one ever said they did which of course he just did and has done many time in the past three years as well as his VP as done also. So it seems that they don’t listen to themselves.
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Terrorist Bomb Plot?
Terrorist Bomb Plot?
The world is in a panic over a Allege Bomb Plot to blow up from one to ten planes going from London to the USA or a least American’s and Brittan’s fear of terrorist is reinforced. This even if Scotland Yard or FBI have yet to find any Explosive of any type, the people arrested didn’t even have passports or tickets, what were they waiting for, but ho one of them called his brother in Pakistan how unusually. A couple of the arrested people made videos watch out all you U-Tube fans. I am sure the governments of UK and USA will come up with more which of course they can’t tell us about like Islamic Charities sending them money. How much money do you need for this plan it seem to be a low cost plan to me and why did so many people know about it? It seems like part of the plan was to be found out.
Public opinions in both America and Brittan is increasingly turning against the Middle East wars they needed something to reinforce public fear the British wanted to wait, but the American Government wanted the plot to break before the November election.
The world is in a panic over a Allege Bomb Plot to blow up from one to ten planes going from London to the USA or a least American’s and Brittan’s fear of terrorist is reinforced. This even if Scotland Yard or FBI have yet to find any Explosive of any type, the people arrested didn’t even have passports or tickets, what were they waiting for, but ho one of them called his brother in Pakistan how unusually. A couple of the arrested people made videos watch out all you U-Tube fans. I am sure the governments of UK and USA will come up with more which of course they can’t tell us about like Islamic Charities sending them money. How much money do you need for this plan it seem to be a low cost plan to me and why did so many people know about it? It seems like part of the plan was to be found out.
Public opinions in both America and Brittan is increasingly turning against the Middle East wars they needed something to reinforce public fear the British wanted to wait, but the American Government wanted the plot to break before the November election.
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Terror Alert there must be an Election coming.
Election = Orange Alert
Now I am just a common old working lad, but has anyone besides me noticed that when elections come nearer the terrorist alerts come more often. The last time we heard these color alerts was in 2004 about six months before the Presidential Election. The closer the election came the more often the Alerts they were coming weekly by the end of October. They even came up the film clip of Osama bin Laden just before the election. Osama bin Laden of course was in the employ of the CIA to fight against the Soviets in the 1980’s that is how he got his start. The art of fear Politics is hardly new, but Bush and his gang have brought it to a new level.
Using fear as to control the Masses is as old as the human race. It was use by many people though out history to gain and keep their hold on power. When America geared up for World War two Capitalist found that a lot of money was to be made in the defense industry if they just keep the public in fear of something. First it was Nazism, then Communism and now the best one of all Terrorism which they can keep on going forever if we let them. The next alert will be at the end of October
Now I am just a common old working lad, but has anyone besides me noticed that when elections come nearer the terrorist alerts come more often. The last time we heard these color alerts was in 2004 about six months before the Presidential Election. The closer the election came the more often the Alerts they were coming weekly by the end of October. They even came up the film clip of Osama bin Laden just before the election. Osama bin Laden of course was in the employ of the CIA to fight against the Soviets in the 1980’s that is how he got his start. The art of fear Politics is hardly new, but Bush and his gang have brought it to a new level.
Using fear as to control the Masses is as old as the human race. It was use by many people though out history to gain and keep their hold on power. When America geared up for World War two Capitalist found that a lot of money was to be made in the defense industry if they just keep the public in fear of something. First it was Nazism, then Communism and now the best one of all Terrorism which they can keep on going forever if we let them. The next alert will be at the end of October
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
What is a life worth?
When we listen to Israeli officials talk about the Lebanon’s civilian deaths they don’t seem to think Arab lives are worth much, certainly not as much as Israeli lives. The Israeli’s seem to think to destroy Hezbollah is to kill as many Arabs as possible. But it is human nature to value your national Citizens more than whose of other nations. What about the Arabs themselves the Hezbollah and other much groups came up with the suicide bomber that targets civilians, kills a loyal supporter of the Group and usually turns public opinion against them. The Hezbollah rockets seem to be more like World War two rockets that you just fire in the general direction of your target. When it runs out of fuel it comes down usually killing civilians.
It seems to me that both sides should have figured out by now that they can’t wipe out the other side and there for must come to some kind of an agreement. I am just a common old working lad, but I seems to me that they could come to that agreement before they started killing civilians most of who are children.
Then there are the young people that risk and sometimes give up their lives willingly sometimes for a lies told by their leaders. Just because these young people want to be heroes does not mean governments or any leader has a right to take their lives unless they tried everything else and there is no other way.
When we listen to Israeli officials talk about the Lebanon’s civilian deaths they don’t seem to think Arab lives are worth much, certainly not as much as Israeli lives. The Israeli’s seem to think to destroy Hezbollah is to kill as many Arabs as possible. But it is human nature to value your national Citizens more than whose of other nations. What about the Arabs themselves the Hezbollah and other much groups came up with the suicide bomber that targets civilians, kills a loyal supporter of the Group and usually turns public opinion against them. The Hezbollah rockets seem to be more like World War two rockets that you just fire in the general direction of your target. When it runs out of fuel it comes down usually killing civilians.
It seems to me that both sides should have figured out by now that they can’t wipe out the other side and there for must come to some kind of an agreement. I am just a common old working lad, but I seems to me that they could come to that agreement before they started killing civilians most of who are children.
Then there are the young people that risk and sometimes give up their lives willingly sometimes for a lies told by their leaders. Just because these young people want to be heroes does not mean governments or any leader has a right to take their lives unless they tried everything else and there is no other way.
Ned Lamont's Primary Victory
Peace Movement Victory
The Democratic Primary victory of Ned Lamont was a victory over the mainstream media who pushed Joe Lieberman before and after the Primary. All the interviews were with Sen. Joe Lieberman and rarely mentioned Ned Lamont except as that Anti-War or leftist candidate and yet enough voters saw though that to vote for Ned Lamont. I am sure that the Mainstream Media will continue to do the same up to November.
There seems to be the view of the elite in this country to keep the view of both national parties the same to keep the working people from their fair share of the profits that they help to make. If a Political party says “it has a big tent that except both sides of issues” that mean one side is not going to be heard.
The Democratic Primary victory of Ned Lamont was a victory over the mainstream media who pushed Joe Lieberman before and after the Primary. All the interviews were with Sen. Joe Lieberman and rarely mentioned Ned Lamont except as that Anti-War or leftist candidate and yet enough voters saw though that to vote for Ned Lamont. I am sure that the Mainstream Media will continue to do the same up to November.
There seems to be the view of the elite in this country to keep the view of both national parties the same to keep the working people from their fair share of the profits that they help to make. If a Political party says “it has a big tent that except both sides of issues” that mean one side is not going to be heard.
Sunday, July 02, 2006
When the Left is Right
When Left is Right
When most of the world talks of the extreme political Left they are talking about all people in Society being equal everyone having the same wealth and human rights. When they talk about the extreme Right they are talking about the individual actually meaning corporate right to rule society for the benefit of the elite Class. Now in America we certainly have the Right wing part, but since the 1950’s persecution of the Communist and even the Socialist who in our history have been responsible for many of the rights that us common working class people have today there really isn’t any Left wing that is allowed into mainstream politics in America since the 1950’s.
Some think that the Liberals are our Left wing, but look at who are our leading “Liberals” Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Al Gore, Hillary Clinton all members of the elite class. How can they relate to the common old working class? They are certainly not Left wing they are just to the right of center. This does not mean that they are not doing some good, yes! Ted Kennedy and Hillary Clinton you have them to thank anytime you see a Doctor or go Hospital for your rights. Al Gore is doing a lot to bring Global Warming out into the open and pressure Congress and the President to do something about it. I am not sure what John Kerry has done, except give George W Bush a second term. This is not good against evil, but of different contradictory interests Corporate Leaders want to maximize their profits while the common old working person wants a good living for them and their families. When it come to spending money to benefit other people a lot of people turn conservative and when it comes to spending money to benefit them and their families they turn Liberal.
The real Left wing has an up hill battle to fight in America, the Socialist have to reeducate the American People as to what Socialism is all about. Then there is our system of Government that prevents third parties from having a real shot at power.
When most of the world talks of the extreme political Left they are talking about all people in Society being equal everyone having the same wealth and human rights. When they talk about the extreme Right they are talking about the individual actually meaning corporate right to rule society for the benefit of the elite Class. Now in America we certainly have the Right wing part, but since the 1950’s persecution of the Communist and even the Socialist who in our history have been responsible for many of the rights that us common working class people have today there really isn’t any Left wing that is allowed into mainstream politics in America since the 1950’s.
Some think that the Liberals are our Left wing, but look at who are our leading “Liberals” Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Al Gore, Hillary Clinton all members of the elite class. How can they relate to the common old working class? They are certainly not Left wing they are just to the right of center. This does not mean that they are not doing some good, yes! Ted Kennedy and Hillary Clinton you have them to thank anytime you see a Doctor or go Hospital for your rights. Al Gore is doing a lot to bring Global Warming out into the open and pressure Congress and the President to do something about it. I am not sure what John Kerry has done, except give George W Bush a second term. This is not good against evil, but of different contradictory interests Corporate Leaders want to maximize their profits while the common old working person wants a good living for them and their families. When it come to spending money to benefit other people a lot of people turn conservative and when it comes to spending money to benefit them and their families they turn Liberal.
The real Left wing has an up hill battle to fight in America, the Socialist have to reeducate the American People as to what Socialism is all about. Then there is our system of Government that prevents third parties from having a real shot at power.
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
The Killing of innocent people
When to Obey and When not to Obey
It seems like everyday you hear of another American soldier in Iraq is being charged with killing innocent Iraqis’ and there are those that say they don’t believe that American Soldiers could do such a thing. They of course are living in a Fantasy world I don’t think there has ever been an Army in any war that has not committed the Killing of innocent people, or some say that it is “hard to tell an insurgent from an innocent civilians” let me give you a hint you don’t line up unarmed people and just shoot them. The real frightening thing is Islamic insurgents are in a Fantasy world of their own these two groups live in their own worlds the trouble is it’s the innocent people in the middle are the ones that get hurt.
What would you do if you were in the Army or Marines and your officer gives you an order to line up women and children and shoot them? Do you shoot them or refuse to do it and get count marshaled, put in prison or maybe the officer would just shoots you and uses that as an excuse to shoot the women and Children. It would take a person with a lot of courage to do the right thing. Anyone that is in the military better have a good reason for disobeying an order. General Douglas MacArthur disobeyed an order not to cross the 38th parallel in Korea and got thousands of Americans, Korean and Chinese people Killed. So this common old work lad says obey orders unless they violate Human Rights. The best way not to have these kind of tragedies is not to be there in the first place and to let the local people handle their own problems. War might seem like the quick and easy solution and peaceful solution takes too long, but the peaceful solution will last longer with fewer lives lost.
It seems like everyday you hear of another American soldier in Iraq is being charged with killing innocent Iraqis’ and there are those that say they don’t believe that American Soldiers could do such a thing. They of course are living in a Fantasy world I don’t think there has ever been an Army in any war that has not committed the Killing of innocent people, or some say that it is “hard to tell an insurgent from an innocent civilians” let me give you a hint you don’t line up unarmed people and just shoot them. The real frightening thing is Islamic insurgents are in a Fantasy world of their own these two groups live in their own worlds the trouble is it’s the innocent people in the middle are the ones that get hurt.
What would you do if you were in the Army or Marines and your officer gives you an order to line up women and children and shoot them? Do you shoot them or refuse to do it and get count marshaled, put in prison or maybe the officer would just shoots you and uses that as an excuse to shoot the women and Children. It would take a person with a lot of courage to do the right thing. Anyone that is in the military better have a good reason for disobeying an order. General Douglas MacArthur disobeyed an order not to cross the 38th parallel in Korea and got thousands of Americans, Korean and Chinese people Killed. So this common old work lad says obey orders unless they violate Human Rights. The best way not to have these kind of tragedies is not to be there in the first place and to let the local people handle their own problems. War might seem like the quick and easy solution and peaceful solution takes too long, but the peaceful solution will last longer with fewer lives lost.
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Monitoring Global Finances
Secret, What Secret?
President George W. Bush called “disgraceful” reports last week that a secret Government program to monitor citizen’s investments that is necessary for the War of Terror was the subject of a story in the New York Times and other papers. Now I am just a common old working man have always figured they had such a program I believe I heard it from Bush and Cheney in the past. If the program is actually working and they have been taking money from the Terrorist, don’t you think the Terrorist have figured it out too. If the program is working where is the money going? A secret amount of money going to a secret fund account what is preventing Bush and his gang from taking as much as they want and never reporting it. One must think that the criticism has more to do with the November elections than the “War on Terror”
President George W. Bush called “disgraceful” reports last week that a secret Government program to monitor citizen’s investments that is necessary for the War of Terror was the subject of a story in the New York Times and other papers. Now I am just a common old working man have always figured they had such a program I believe I heard it from Bush and Cheney in the past. If the program is actually working and they have been taking money from the Terrorist, don’t you think the Terrorist have figured it out too. If the program is working where is the money going? A secret amount of money going to a secret fund account what is preventing Bush and his gang from taking as much as they want and never reporting it. One must think that the criticism has more to do with the November elections than the “War on Terror”
Monday, June 26, 2006
No more Torture
Protest Against Torture
There was a protest against torture in front of Rep. Peter King’s offices in Massapequa Long Island on June 25, 2006 by a coalition of Groups for Peace and no more torture of anyone. Why Rep. Peter King’s offices because Peter King as been a strong supporter of torture and the School of the Americas (SOA).
The School of the Americas is a notorious combat training school for Latin American soldiers located at Fort Benning Georgia. Over its 59 years, it has trained over 60,000 soldiers in illegal torture techniques. Peter King has always voted against any legislation for reducing funds, investigation or closing the SOA.
Human rights are not just for American citizens, but for the Global citizens. It is time to stop the torture, since September 11th, the United States has openly authorized and utilized torture in the name of the “War on Terror” this is a global human rights crisis. So we rang our bells on June 25, 2006 at 12noon in a global protest against torture so in our small way we can try to bring awareness and maybe change some minds.
There was a protest against torture in front of Rep. Peter King’s offices in Massapequa Long Island on June 25, 2006 by a coalition of Groups for Peace and no more torture of anyone. Why Rep. Peter King’s offices because Peter King as been a strong supporter of torture and the School of the Americas (SOA).
The School of the Americas is a notorious combat training school for Latin American soldiers located at Fort Benning Georgia. Over its 59 years, it has trained over 60,000 soldiers in illegal torture techniques. Peter King has always voted against any legislation for reducing funds, investigation or closing the SOA.
Human rights are not just for American citizens, but for the Global citizens. It is time to stop the torture, since September 11th, the United States has openly authorized and utilized torture in the name of the “War on Terror” this is a global human rights crisis. So we rang our bells on June 25, 2006 at 12noon in a global protest against torture so in our small way we can try to bring awareness and maybe change some minds.
Friday, June 23, 2006
Offend
Offend
Philip Compton included "The great masses of people will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one," while classmate Christopher Koulermos chose to use "Strength lies not in defense but attack." Do these statements offend you? No! What if you found out that they were once said by Hitler? The people that are offend by these and any comparison to the rulers of Germany from 1933 to 1945 say they are offend because they don’t want the Holocaust to happen again. It seems to me that the best way to prevent it from happening again is to make a many comparisons as possible. After all remember that to Nazis were elected to power by the good God fearing German people that just wanted a strong leader to correct what they was wrong with Germany and Europe. The Nazis feed on hate and most of all fear, fear of people not like them that they didn’t understand. Their war on terror was against the Jews, Communist and Trade Unionist who they were told was the responsible for all their problems. So be careful of Governments that use fear (like color alerts) and ask you to give up freedoms so they can better fight the people responsible for those fears.
Philip Compton included "The great masses of people will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one," while classmate Christopher Koulermos chose to use "Strength lies not in defense but attack." Do these statements offend you? No! What if you found out that they were once said by Hitler? The people that are offend by these and any comparison to the rulers of Germany from 1933 to 1945 say they are offend because they don’t want the Holocaust to happen again. It seems to me that the best way to prevent it from happening again is to make a many comparisons as possible. After all remember that to Nazis were elected to power by the good God fearing German people that just wanted a strong leader to correct what they was wrong with Germany and Europe. The Nazis feed on hate and most of all fear, fear of people not like them that they didn’t understand. Their war on terror was against the Jews, Communist and Trade Unionist who they were told was the responsible for all their problems. So be careful of Governments that use fear (like color alerts) and ask you to give up freedoms so they can better fight the people responsible for those fears.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Medical Care
Medical Care
According to a UN report on Which Nation give better medical care to it’s Citizens the United States of America ranks 37th even if it does have more Doctors, Hospitals and Medical Equipment than any other nation. So what gives? Well if you have enough money or your employer provides you with Medical Insurance then the United States probably has the best medical care for you, but if you don’t have enough money or Medical Insurance you have a problem. There are many people every day that choose to die than have the family loose their life savings and maybe their home. People go without medical care because they can not afford it. What kind of nation puts profit above human life? Now does Universal Health care have its problems? Yes! Some people do tend to over load Doctors with very little thing that they think is wrong with them or their love ones, but that is a better problem than no medical care at all. Universal Health Care should provide funding for Medical School so we can have the most qualified Doctors no matter what their family’s income level. We can be really number one in Medical care we just need the people to provide their political power over the corporate political power.
According to a UN report on Which Nation give better medical care to it’s Citizens the United States of America ranks 37th even if it does have more Doctors, Hospitals and Medical Equipment than any other nation. So what gives? Well if you have enough money or your employer provides you with Medical Insurance then the United States probably has the best medical care for you, but if you don’t have enough money or Medical Insurance you have a problem. There are many people every day that choose to die than have the family loose their life savings and maybe their home. People go without medical care because they can not afford it. What kind of nation puts profit above human life? Now does Universal Health care have its problems? Yes! Some people do tend to over load Doctors with very little thing that they think is wrong with them or their love ones, but that is a better problem than no medical care at all. Universal Health Care should provide funding for Medical School so we can have the most qualified Doctors no matter what their family’s income level. We can be really number one in Medical care we just need the people to provide their political power over the corporate political power.
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Our 37th Wedding Anniversary
37 year Anniversary
Today June 21, 2006 is our 37th Anniversary of our Marriage which means that 38 plus years ago I made the best decision of my life. I can honestly say that we never had an argument that either one of us thought of walking out of the marriage. Now in my family and it seem in many other families in this country (USA) that is rare both my brother and sister have been devoiced as had some of their children. My parents were married for fifty years and if we live that long we hope to reach that target also. Our secret is no secret it is commutation we still love to just sit and talk to each other, to travel together and take care of our Grandchildren together. I Love her now as much as I ever did and will Love her always. Thank you Adele for making my life complete.
Today June 21, 2006 is our 37th Anniversary of our Marriage which means that 38 plus years ago I made the best decision of my life. I can honestly say that we never had an argument that either one of us thought of walking out of the marriage. Now in my family and it seem in many other families in this country (USA) that is rare both my brother and sister have been devoiced as had some of their children. My parents were married for fifty years and if we live that long we hope to reach that target also. Our secret is no secret it is commutation we still love to just sit and talk to each other, to travel together and take care of our Grandchildren together. I Love her now as much as I ever did and will Love her always. Thank you Adele for making my life complete.
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