The Prayer of Breitbart the Weasel

The Prayer of Breitbart the Weasel

GOP make me a channel of thy fearmongering,

That where there is idealism, I may bring paranoia

That where there is the spirit of forgiveness, that I bring spite and resentment

That where there is harmony, I may bring discord

That where there is truth, I may edit it out

That where there is doubt, that I compound it with

misinformation

That where there is despair, I can convert it to confusion and anger and then fundraise off of it

That where there are shadows, I can hide in them

That where there is sadness, I may add cynicism.

GOP, grant that I may grow wealthy in my bottom-feeding,

By playing victim, rather than taking responsibility

By shamelessly dividing rather than uniting.

For is it by self-loathing that one finds it is so easy to loathe others.

By self-delusion that on finds it so easy to delude others.

Clemenceau

The Mosque Controversy Near Ground Zero

J. Scott Applewhite / AP

President Barack Obama hosts an iftar dinner, the meal that breaks the dawn-to-dusk fast for Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan, Friday in the White House State Dining Room. Obama said the American tenet of religious freedom means the freedom of Muslims to build a mosque near ground zero in New York.

I thought I was getting away from some of the political issues but it seems that another jab was made. Some people just don’t make sense to me. You can’t underestimate what a person thinks. In fact, try not to let it surprise you when they give their opinion. To them it might sound sane and rational and vice versa. Just deal with the flow and make good when you can. I’m talking about the latest controversy which is building a mosque near ground zero. It is our nature to forget or ignore on issues of no interest but we use our nature as an excuse to hold grudges and/or never to forgive. I, personally, am always disheartened by acts of violence towards anyone because it destroys families and loved ones. But don’t be misled how I feel about war. It is a necessary evil to be dealt with in the most extreme way. No, I’m not being hypocritical, just realistic. Simply killing or hurting someone in any way due to anger, rage, or hatred does not justify the need to end another’s life. But protecting innocent people from harm and stopping others who have the sole intent on inflicting harm should be dealt with by any means necessary. If black folks held grudges against all white people because of the Klan killing innocent black men & women, hanging them and cutting out their unborn fetuses, should all white people be blamed? Should bombing black churches and killing innocent black children be a reason to hate all white people for the few? Should Jews hate all Germans for the atrocities made against them in concentration camps? These were terrorist acts made by men against other men, but hate groups do not represent all. Should grudges be held against a whole race for a few hate mongers? Have some of these naysayers forgotten? Loved ones were lost, too! Or do they think because this president is black with an Arabic name and had affiliations with Islam that he is leading the country down the wrong path? After all, didn’t someone say that Blacks are inferior anyway? These seeds of doubt and hate have been sown by some whose only intent is to belittle this man and to show how they really feel about others. Yet, these same critics say that they are Christians and practice the principles of the Bible. The Crusades were fought over religion, too. These opponents of certain religions say it is disrespectful to practice your religion near hallowed ground where others of this same religion killed Americans. To me, hallowed ground is where any innocent person’s life was taken. But business is business! You don’t hear any critics telling the strip clubs, peep shows, liquor stores and bars to leave. Maybe, there’s a grandfather clause somewhere.

I will always believe that whatever this president says, there will always be those same naysayers that will disagree. If he says, “the weather is beautiful”, they will say, “it’s not.” There will always be people that will hate others, we can’t stop that. I guess some people can invoke the 1st Amendment and others are not allowed to. The victims and the responders are paying the price for these partisan politics. What a shame. As for the grizzly momma, no one has should explain a thing to her, she quit her post as governor for stardom. Sarah could not lead a state, wants to lead a country, but instead leads lambs to humiliation. What a scam. She’s a demagogue l who will lead folks down a wormhole of disgust and despair. Some of these chicken shyt Democrats don’t even have the bones to stand up and face the opposition. At least, Representative Anthony Weiner (D) out of New York, not only stood up and but spoke out against the Republicans. He also called out their flakiness, too. I see that the Party of No distraction is opposing the mosque near ground zero so that they can sneak in and defeat the bill to protect the victims and the first responders on 9/11. You look over there while I look over here. What a bunch of hypocrites. The Democrats should have expected the Obstructionists to oppose the bill. It should have been written according to procedure to avoid posturing from the other side. Which calls to mind, was this a futile effort from the Democrats as a political ploy to appear that they’re looking out for the victims? At least the Republicans are united as one, no matter what you might think about them. They have managed to put the fear of the media in this administration.  Our former President George W. Bush, said, “Our nation must be mindful that there are thousands of Arab-Americans who live in New York City, who love their flag just as much as [we] do. And we must be mindful that as we seek to win the war, that we treat Arab-Americans and Muslims with the respect they deserve ... the attitude of this government [is] we should not hold one who is a Muslim responsible for an act of terror. We will hold those who are responsible for the terrorist acts accountable and those who harbor them." This was said 9/13/01. How soon do we forget? Well, so much for my mini-vacation away from politics.

Giving Or Taking The Wrong Advice Can Cause Regretful Situations

I included the link to this article by Mason Jamal about some women giving the wrong advice to their friends.  I thought he was on target but even more so the readers with their remarks.  The truth can sting and as the preacher says, "stepping on some toes."  But a man has to wonder at times, as with some women, why are they involved in up and down, in and out, relationships.  Read the article and make your own opinion. 

Rest In Peace, Mr. Ardis!

Mr. Julian Heyward Ardis, 90, passed away on August 1, 2010 in Auburntown, Tenn. Born October 17, 1919, in Paxville, S.C., he was a son of the late John and Ellen Barwick Ardis. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and the Korean Conflict, and a loving husband, father and grandfather.  He was the father of my co-worker Susan Berry.  She and other co-workers traveled to Anderson, SC to attend my mother's services.  I will always appreciate that act of kindness.

Secure All Of The Borders!

Why Are You Complaining Now?

Let’s face it. I’ve defended Dubya in the past because I thought he was not totally responsible for a lot of mishaps the nation faced. I liked the man. You’re not going to please everyone all of the time, anyway. But we need to be realistic, while the economy was going down the pisser, Wall Street was stripping our pocket, and we were fighting wars, just to name a few. Frankly, we need to bring our military home from Iraq and Afghanistan. The money could be well spent here. But we’re protecting Pakistan & India, since they are nuclear while keeping a squinted eye on Iran. Yes, I’m speculating. I do know that the Russians didn’t beat the Afghans and we won’t either. Whatever the real reason we have so many troops over there protecting somebody’s interest, we should leave a small surgical force and withdraw the majority. During all this time we heard very little from the ultras and far right. It was fine as long as the middle-class, poor and underprivileged were kept out of the loop and the middle didn’t even know we were being screwed. The poor and underprivileged have been so used to unfairness that they have grown numb. Yet, the premise is black folks are on welfare and lazy. Now let’s understand that we had years of immigration problems on all of our borders but that was put under the table. Even “Maverick” & Lindsey" were working on a project to deal with all of these Hispanics crossing America’s borders. But when the elections came up that project was dropped and barely mentioned. You don’t think gaining any Hispanic voters had anything to do with it do you? Hell, we could have hit the businesses that were hiring these undocumented aliens but that would be too right. (Pun?) I suppose they were creating jobs; for undocumented aliens. Where were the voices and Fox then? Nevertheless, worlds of complaints are being directed towards this president for not handling these border problems fast enough. Yet, deportation of illegal immigrants increased under Obama’s watch. Hells bells, we had eight years to deal with it but the voices of discontent are concerned with what’s going on in 20 months. All I have heard is complaining, whining, and criticizing about what’s not being done and what is done is all so wrong. But I have yet to hear any remedies or solutions to approach the problem from either side. I’ve always been fair in assessing racial climates and situations because I did this in the military but it does seem that hate, not just disagreement is coming out of the woodwork. And don’t bother to approach me with the race card! Never in the history of these United States, did anyone expect a black man to become the President of the United States. All Black folks wanted were to be treated equally and fairly and have the same opportunities as any other race. Never in any of our ancestors lives were there thoughts that there would be blacks running for the highest office in this country esp., president. I know that some folks will use the race card as a smoke screen for distraction. And let’s not think that I’m sensitive. Get a life; nobody is trying to take anybody’s world away from them. But remember, while you look in one direction, your real enemy will come in when you least expect it. I wonder what would have been said if the Republicans had won the election. Remember, I’m a RINO, because I’m obviously not ultra enough, hence the name. I could resort to name calling, too, but what would that solve? I lived long enough to see powers that are on top, fall to bottom. I’m beginning to care less about either party. One thinks that enough has not been done while the other’s strategy is to obstruct and disagree. Dayum!! All they do is throw rocks at each other while civility and respect have been exchanged for name calling, complaining and disrespect. Anyway, would the McCain/Palin team have done any better? Would their interests lie elsewhere? We may never know because there is bigger fish to fry. You might wonder if I’m defending Obama, hell yes. I defended Dubya, too, but never Cheney! Like I said you’re not going to satisfy everyone and each of them have/had policies that I do/did not like. But for my part, I don’t believe in kicking a dead horse. What’s done is done. Now what are we going to do about it? We can work on changing it, correcting it, or just stand on the sidelines and complain. But whatever you do, be freaking fair about it! Obama made some great speeches and promises while he was campaigning, but I think he found out that the political machine in the Capital is very stubborn esp., when doing day-to-day governing. You might be a great speaker but operating centuries old machinery and dealing with people who are the same age and want to keep the same old machinery can be a ball-breaker. Still, there were 70 million people who voted for him. We had during the past 8 years a difficult time, two recessions, Katrina, a couple of wars and the worst act of terrorism made by foreigners in the history of our country. Let’s not forget the innocents killed by our own domestic terrorists in the Oklahoma City Bombings, Tim McVeigh and co-conspirators Terry Nichols & Michael Fortier. They did use a weapon of mass destruction. Either Obama is losing his cool or the people that work for him maybe both are gasping for air. It seems to me that they are trying too hard to please everybody, jumping to conclusions, and adding some controversial statements. They have to understand that no matter what they do, so people will never like them! They didn’t vote for you anyway. I won’t address the BS that blacks voted for him because he’s black. Remember, they didn’t think he was black enough! Some even went as far as suggesting that Bill Clinton was the first black president. We all are armchair quarterbacks who sit watching the plays and scream from the sidelines while not playing in the game at all. Those athletes have to focus and be on stop of their game because they might be traded to another team one day and they will won’t to stay fit. If we’re not in the game, playing, contributing, encouraging, or supporting, we need to shut up! I think I’ve written enough on this topic. I’m done. In the future, I’ll just reference this journal.

A Deeper Impact

The movie Deep Impact was on this weekend. I’m in no position to critique the movie because I can relate to some of the scenes which would make me biased. I would rather give my point of view how it made me feel. Deep Impact was about troubled people trying to mend their lives as they prepare for a comet hitting the earth. It was symbolic on so many levels regarding human nature and the unity needed to help many to survive the impact. Of course, it wasn’t simply the impact of the comet catastrophes, it was the impact made in and on people’s lives. Love and sacrifice, was seen all over at the end of this movie. Lives were given so that others would live. The kind of sacrifices we see our military, law enforcement, firemen, first responders, and parents that offer up everyday. Yes, it was a moving moment which will soon be forgotten during our daily rush of taking each other for granted and staying too busy to appreciate these moments of our journey in life. In the movie, as in life, some had a chance to say good-bye and apologize for their actions. We’ll miss those final I love you’s. The movie did bring up some sad memories, but it reminded me that we all are in this world together and that regardless of our petty attitudes towards each other, we will eventually need each other. Are we making sacrifices or fulfilling obligations? You know your answer. Touching, caressing, talking to each other can be taken for granted, yet, easily missed when it’s gone. We should take the time to cherish the moments because they won’t last forever. We might not make the time to reconcile usually because our pride gets in the way. The movie was released in 1998 showing that our President at the time was black. But you have to admit Morgan Freeman is one bad-ass actor, besides he does act presidential. Armageddon was another movie in that same genre, I think Armageddon didn’t have as much emotional tone compared to Deep Impact but it was still a great movie. They both came out the same year in 1998. Don’t forget The Day After Tomorrow, another film of this sci-fi genre. Also, a good movie. I just wanted to give my emotional point of view.