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Yes, blogging about the Health Care Debate Again

2009-08-12T22:20:00.000-07:00

Yes, I am blogging about the health care debate again. This is such an extensive issue and it will be ongoing for awhile. Although, the summer break of Congress means we really won't be hearing as much about it for awhile I guess. Well, this is the time for people who have something to say about this issue to take action.

I am letting you know that I will be updating this blog tomorrow with further information....

I report Myself (Copy of E-mail I sent to flag@whitehouse.com)

2009-08-11T11:58:00.000-07:00

I am going to report myself to the flag@whitehouse.com address. I am going to tell President Obama and his Czar-like staff that I do not think health care should be a national issue. I agree with one of the alternative health care bills that does not nationalize health care.

What I Am in Favor Of (Pertaining to Health Care Provision)

I am in favor of each individual state taking care of themselves. I also am for people who have a low income who cannot afford health care to receive it-even single people. After all, it is not right to award people for having kids when people while people who do not have children are deprived of it.

However, I do not believe in socialist-style health care systems. If we give the government an inch they will take a mile...(all under the guise of trying to help us as they strip us away of our privacy.)

What I am not in Favor Of

I believe that America should take care of one another, but I do not believe in "strings attached" kinds of help. Also, why in the world is the government asking people to narc on one another to this flag@whitehouse.com address anyway?

What's it going to be next? You gonna hire a bunch of "secret police." Is America going to turn into Nazi Germany? America watch out! On the other hand, I am glad more people are outraged and speaking out.

A lot of people right now are upset. And they should be! Their freedom is being slowing taken away. And they are even more upset that many people do not even care that it is being taken away! I sure hope we do not lose all our liberties promised to us by the constitution.

America needs to wake up! Wake Up! Obama needs to wake up as well. Obama, you are going to have a lot of people upset with you if you try to offer them help with such high "strings attached."

I hope American wakes up and sees what you are doing, Obama. You are playing the race card so much that you are fooling a lot of people. But you are not fooling me. I am a very multicultural person and have had friends over the years of many nationalities, but they do not usually play the race card like you do.

Americans Speak up and Say National Health Care is a Bad Idea!

2009-08-11T11:57:00.001-07:00

Americans everywhere are speaking up against national health care. The reason why many people believe this is a bad idea is because of how the government sometimes tries to control the people under the guise of so-called "help."

(In case you are visiting my blog for the first time note I do not follow AP or other major press rules. I reserve the right to report current events how I see fit.)

Why Nationalized Health Care Is a Bad Idea

See, one of the major cases against nationalized health care is in how the government will regulate doctors, health facilities, and individuals seeking help. Priority will be given to those who supposedly need the care the most, and some people who really need care could possibly be overlooked.

The emphasis will be more on taking care of sick people than it would be on keeping people well. Funding for regular health maintenance or physicals could possibly be reduced. You will be restricted to using the health insurance and most likely would not be allowed to make cash payments in the event paying in cash would be cheaper.

Under the most extreme control many national health care plans were regulated like this: If you don't go to the doctor that the government tells you (the one on your government health insurance plan) you could go to jail. Supposedly if you pay cash you could also go to jail. This of course depends upon how a health care plan is drawn up.

Rush Limbaugh Attempts to Reach More Women

2009-02-24T12:09:00.000-08:00

I just heard on the Rush Limbaugh show that he will attempt to reach more women. He mentioned that knowing what women want is an age-old question that not even women them selves know the answer to.

This is a very common problem, and I agree. More women need to be confident that they do know what they want and this will help our country immensely.

Of course, many women do not like Rush because perhaps he is a little bit insensitive and obnoxious. Well, although quite often subjective opinions are often presented on this blog...for this one I plead the fifth!

I Believe in the Rise of Communism (But do not Agree with it)

2009-02-20T17:35:00.001-08:00

I definitely agree with those who believe communism, which often is categorized under the weaker counterpart (at least in name) "socialism." Communism is definitely on the rise. It is not because Obama is at least part African that I think this. In fact, I did original vote for a black republican during the primaries.

Well, at least it was before I backslid anyway that I did want Alan Keyes for President, or Ron Paul. Anyway..that's a tangent...and so is the statement in parenthesis below...

(I did not vote for either McCain or Obama because I don't believe I should be required to "choose between an *ss fart and a douchebag" like some have suggested I do!)

Back to my point about Communism...

I have heard a lot about the recent presidential cabinet being like a "gang." Whether this is true or not could partially be paranoia. Either way, I think it is entirely possible, and I cannot believe that most people cannot see it. Who do they really think Obama is?

I will tell you he kind of reminds me of one of my ex-boyfriends. He was superficially nice, said the right things, but then did another oftentimes. He was not physically abusive but used major psychological threats and mind control.

Above all, the damage that Obama could do is most likely non-physical violence. Physiological weaponry I think would be his tactic. Forget war, the war will not be started by him but others...

I think Michael Savage is Right...America is currently being run by animals, and perhaps the book "Animal Farm" might soon be banned. I am taking advantage of my right to free speech before it is taken away for good. At least then I know I have done some good in this world!

Regarding Discrminations: Two Wrongs Incite Total Disaster!

2009-02-20T17:27:00.001-08:00

I heard just yesterday (again, only this time it is more clear that it is a problem) that many white people are getting turned down for jobs they would otherwise be more qualified for than a person of another heritage/ethic background. Likewise, I also heard that white people who would other than their color be turned down for a job they would have otherwise qualified for.

Now, I think at one time affirmative action served its purpose. However, perhaps now it is obsolete. As I am listening to the fact that lesser-qualified people of other national backgrounds are being awarded positions based on their race I was just floored.

I was thinking...what is this? Some kind of revenge. Well, regarding this two wrongs does not make a right. Worse yet, it incites total disaster. Have we not learned anything in the past 50 years??! At all??! It sure is true what they say that history repeats itself.

On Affirmative Action (Original Intent of Program, and It's Failure)

2009-02-20T17:14:00.001-08:00

I heard some horror stories pertaining to affirmative action as shared by radio callers the other day. It was regarding the fact that many qualified white workers are being passed up for certain less qualified people of other races and heritages. Now, before I continue I might add that I think this program had its advantages in the beginning.

It truly did provide more opportunity to those who otherwise would have not had it. However, when you compare one poor white boy who says he is not even racist with a rich black person (for instance) who receives free tuition, food, housing, etc...how exactly is that fair?

This young man (or way back when he was going to school) was told that it was simply because he is white that he will not get the money. This was after the young many persistently tried to receive grants.

If people of races other than European American want to discriminate against anyone it should be the people who are white who actually are racist. Otherwise, the rest of us should be left to be. Two wrongs do not make a right.

How Stealing (Shoplifting) Affects the Economy

2008-12-23T19:23:00.001-08:00

Uncertain times such as these often call for uncalled for economic decisions. One of those is shoplifting. I don't understand why people don't realize that stealing actually can prolong the economic recession. In fact, enough embezzlement on a large scale can even cause another Great Depression. (Oh and what would we call that, Great Depression II??)

Anyway...stealing (shoplifting) is very bad for the economy. Is the pressure to give the perfect gift really have to resort to that? I say if you cannot afford it the kids or family do not need it. Now, that may be easy to say because I don't have kids...and I hope to God that I don't succumb to all those materialistic pressures when I do.

Aren't there any well-adjusted kids out there who don't receive hundreds or thousands of dollars of gifts every year??

[WARNING: Profanity in Post and Video]My Reaction to "We are Officially In a Recession"

2008-12-01T08:25:00.000-08:00

Warning: This blog and video has mild profanity in it. If you are offended by such please do not read.

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I heard the other day the "We are officially in a recession" and that we have been for about a year now-since last december. My first reaction was like..."NO SH*T!" Uh....Duh!

Anyway, this is my video version of my reaction that I had to hearing about the economy. (Bear with me as it is a work in progress and I will have to edit it at some point.)

Video: We are in a Recession? Uh...Well...No Sh*t!

I am much to self-absorbed to care sometimes

2008-11-27T05:52:00.001-08:00

I don't know if you have ever heard the saying, "To every attempt at reform comes the possibility of relapse." I hope not because I want to be credited as the one who said that.

Anyway, I must admit that I sometimes fall into the trap of the average American who appears to be too self-absorbed to get involved-or even to care about politics.

It is struggle some days to even get out of bed in the morning, let a lot give a sh*t about anyone besides me. Can anyone relate? or am I the only stupid one?

Passivity is so evil, and what was I ever thinking? Anyway, this blog will be updated more often now that I have found more efficient measures to keep up with all of my blogs.

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Why Does "Environmentalism" have to be a Political Issue?

2008-08-07T13:34:00.000-07:00

What I don't understand is why "environmentalism" has to be a political issue. Shouldn't people just simply care about the earth that was created for them? Shouldn't people want to take care of the place they live in?

Apparently some people do and some people don't. That just gives our government one more excuse to come in and think they can take over our world. Why do people allow everything to be a political issue?

In fact, even major companies should do their job and keep their properties clean. They should also care that certain industrial processes can pollute our water or air.

Do the people of this world really that greedy that it needs to rely on destroying the earth in order to make a buck? The least they could do is clean up after them selves-individuals and companies alike-so that there is no excuse again for the government to take over like it has already.

Pro Gun Does not Mean Unsafe

2008-06-27T19:59:00.000-07:00

If a person believes in the right to bear arms it does not mean they are unsafe. It also does not mean that gun owners are irresponsible either-at least not always.

Many pro-gun advocates believe in gun safety regulations. They just don't believe in the right to have them taken away. The U.S. Constitution even says that Americans have the "right to bear arms."

The following is a list of gun safety regulations that many gun owners and advocates support:

Gun Use Training
Responsibility in Using a Gun
Prohibition of assault weapons and contraband
Mandatory trigger locks
A five-day (or other short time) waiting periods

Fortunately for now the Supreme Court has banned anti-gun law proposals so far. Hopefully Americans will not allow guns to be taken away from them. America watch out because it could happen.

I say that owning a gun does not mean that it will be misused or that it is unsafe. Proper use can save even an entire family's life.

San Francisco Gun Ban in Public Housing-What Next?

2008-06-27T19:51:00.000-07:00

I am not going to pretend that the right to bear arms has never been threatened. I also am not going to pretend that San Francisco is the only place where rights to own a gun is being challenged. (Other big cities like Chicago are having these challenges as well.)

However, all I can help to say is what next? Has anyone in America ever remember reading George Orwell's Animal Farm? If not I would suggest that America read it as soon as possible because that is what is happening today.

It starts with handguns being prohibited in public housing. Then it will be handguns not allowed anywhere but your own home. Guess what? After that there will be only one more step-strip them away from owners for good.

Do they think that this will end crime? Not allowing guns? Ha! Right! All that will happen is the black market arms industry will thrive even more than it probably does already.

America you need to wake up. You are not even going to be able to defend your self any more if you don't watch what is going on.

President Clinton's Probably Jealous of Obama

2008-06-27T19:45:00.000-07:00

The relationship was very cool between Hillary and Obama and is still pretty cool between Obama and Bill Clinton. Maybe it's because Bill knows how easily someone can get tempted. Maybe he's jealous of Obama.

I wouldn't blame him because Obama is a very charismatic character. I am waiting for the rumor to start about a relationship between Hillary and Obama.

I wouldn't put it past those two, as they used to be rivals now all of the sudden close. I am half joking...but come on! They must have found some way to get rid of the tension between one another.

Obam says He and Hillary Used to have Separate Goals

2008-06-27T19:41:00.000-07:00

Obama says that he and Hillary used to have separate goals. I beg to differ. They believe pretty much all of the same values.

As far as I know from the research I have done they are both pro-choice, they both advocate gay marriage, and so on.

Some Say Liberalism=Communism

2008-06-27T19:34:00.001-07:00

I have heard it said lately that liberalism is a form of legal communism, so to speak. America needs to watch out because it could and is happening right before there very eyes.

All those supposed efforts to "help" American citizens is slowly undermining their confidence and abilities. It is causing them to feel like they can no longer do anything for them selves.

Obama and Hillary Together...Oh Boy!

2008-06-27T19:31:00.000-07:00

Obama and Hillary get together. Oh Boy! Perhaps they planned this all along. If that was the case, I would not be a bit surprise. Many politicians know how to work the press, who in turn often will use their skills to manipulate the American public.

I can just imagine the rumors that are starting about Obama and Hillary. Perhaps she wants to get back at Bill Clinton, the former U.S. Don Juan/Casanova.

Note: I am not against women or blacks being president. I am just against these two being president. I wonder what America will become if they are in office-especially together.

I Heard a Scare on the Radio Today

2008-06-27T19:27:00.000-07:00

I heard a scare on the radio today. A talk show host whose name escapes me (and I apologize for that) was talking about the plagues that were put upon Egypt during Bible times.

He also mentioned how that same thing could happen to America. I think he is right. However, often people feel stuck like quicksand. I used to care and wonder why right now I don't?

How could I have gotten so lost? How could I have gotten so confused? What is ever going to become of me? Why don't I care like I used to?

Katy Berry's Christian Confusion-More Common Than you Think

2008-06-27T19:19:00.000-07:00

I would like say that the confusion that pop singer Katy Berry is having is more common than her church and pastor would think. Christians stumble and fall and go astray all the time.

Some of the words to this song actually have hit home to me, as it applies to anyone who has internal struggles that are difficult to share:

No, I don't even know your name
It doesn't matter
You're my experimental game
Just human nature
It's not what good girls do
Not how they should behave
My head gets so confused
Hard to obey
I kissed a girl and I liked it

Often times people know what is right and wrong but sometimes they just don't want to do the right thing. Sometimes it is hard when the wrong thing feels so good-especially when it becomes more and more acceptable.

See: I Heard a Scare on the Radio Today

I Walk All Alone

2008-06-27T19:15:00.000-07:00

I walk all alone in my quest to find what is important to me. I don't vote the same way that my friends do. I don't even vote the same way as my previous significant other.

I walk all alone, and I take all kinds of criticism for believing in what I believe. Sometimes I go along with what other believe and then wind up hating myself for it.

I realize I have to decide what I believe for myself. I will do this even though I have decided it means I walk all alone for now. No need to worry, as this will only be temporary.

I used to hang around people who thought and believed the way I think and believe all the time. However, perhaps I felt a little closed in, so I explored other points of view.

However, as it turns out now I have to walk alone until I find once again those who truly possess the values that I also hold.

I am truly scared for America after Bush Leaves Office

2008-06-27T19:07:00.000-07:00

Until there is a better solution I vote republican for the time being. I vote that way because that is the political party that advocates the values that I believe in.

I do not think Bush was a perfect president. He was strong in some areas, such as right after 9/11, and he was weak in others-such as making sure his priorities were straight.

Nevertheless, I am scared for America. Not because of race, gender, or any other reason. I am scared because I don't know what to expect. I hear that Obama is Muslim (although this could just be a scare), and more and more ungodly beliefs are being advocated.

I cannot say I have had a perfect past. However, I believe in the traditional family of one man and one woman, and I believe in the people in American that they should stand on their own two feet.

I also believe that us as Americans should be allowed to vote for who we want to vote for and know that our vote truly counts. I also believe that we should not have to live in fear of our rights being taken away.

Therefore, I am scared for America. I truly hope that America can recover from the loss of George Bush.

Poll: Is R. Kelly Case Matter of Race?

2008-06-14T07:12:00.001-07:00

Back to R. Kelly Verdict Video

A question that always comes up in a case like this is the issue of race. It is a very complicated situation because there is so much stigma not only about various races and illicit sexual activities with children.

Please View R. Kelly Case Time Line for further information.

Factors that Affect This Case...

Race and the Affect of this Case on Choosing a Jury

Over the past six years that this case has been under investigation, the question of race hit jury selection. Not only that but everyone now knows about the case so the biggest fear was finding a group of men and women who would not be biased.

So many factors have come into play. One of the fears is that choosing the jury from a pool of the demographics where R. Kelly came from was in question.

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt-Still hope for America?

The defense claimed they were not the people in the sex video. R. Kelly claimed he is not and so did the girl. The credibility of a third party was also examined, and found to be false.

R. Kelley Not Guilty-More on this Later

2008-06-13T13:59:00.001-07:00

About an hour ago R. Kelly was determined not guilty on all 14 counts of child porn allegations with one child being as young as 13 years old. More comments will be added regarding this later on this evening.

This MSNBC video tells more...

Poll: Is the R. Kelley Case a Matter of Race?

Two Sides to Every Story: How the Truth Gets a Bad Name

2008-06-13T13:05:00.000-07:00

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I had just read an account of the latest news on the R. Kelley case today while trying to get work done. I had a reaction at first to just put that **** behind bars!"

On one hand I am very conscious of abuse, as I am honestly a survivor of abuse myself. But then I stopped and thought about the times I have been wrongfully accused.

Liars give those who tell the truth the wrong name. Therefore, I decided to share examples of one story told two different ways to prove my point.

One Account of an Incident...

A child's dad and a friend of his were arguing.

The child cries and yells, "She pushed me!"

The child that pushed her was an adult. She did not even bother to console the child at all.

The child's cousin who is older yells at the adult and then tells her mom about it. The mom then tells her sister and the sister calls the parent of the child pushed.

The dad's friend screams "I never **** hit a child in my life!"

"She got angry and it was an accident."

Another Account of an Incident...

Two adults were arguing. It was a dad and a friend of his.

In the midst of an argument the dad's friend absentmindedly walked past his child. She is clumsy and sometimes bumps into things and does not intentionally meant to hurt anyone.

The child yells, "She pushed me!"

All of the sudden the child's cousin who is a few years older yells, "You pushed (insert name of child)!"

In a panic, the accused adult (the dad's girlfriend) screams, "I never **** hit a child in my life!"

The cousin tells her mom about the incident, which the girlfriend knows nothing about. When she is calm she later recalls pushing the child while passing from one room to the next. It is a small hallway.

The Conclusion

The dad's friend was stressed because just days earlier she witnessed an account of the cousin's mother who was dealing with her oldest son. The oldest son was having an episode and the mother was having a hard time dealing with it.

The friend of the child's dad who was pushed was under an extreme amount of stress. She has anger issues but NEVER hit a child in her life.

She didn't even realized she pushed the child by accident until she was calm. Then she remembered this little girl was standing in the hallway while she was going from he bedroom to the kitchen.

After Thoughts: News Travels Fast

She felt sad, bad, and embarrassed then. She was calm about it but was very angry that then people started jumping to conclusions about her.

(Aside from the fact that she needs to control her feelings she had never hit a child in her life.)

She was shocked when about only an hour later the dad of the girl who was pushed received a call. It was the cousin's mom's sister checking up on the dad's friend.

Go figure. The dad's friend felt so ashamed, judged, and betrayed. She could not believe it. The dad did explain the situation but then it is probably too late by then. People will have formed their own opinions.

R. Kelly Trial-Did he or Didn't He? (Example of Two Sides of Story)

2008-06-13T12:24:00.000-07:00

I was not really following the R. Kelley trial too closely until today and I did some research on it. When I read about cases like this it is so...well...

My first reaction is to always be like "that jerk did it and put him behind bars." Then of course I am wondering...did he really do it?

Now, as an abuse survivor I am very sensitive to people's stories. I usually err on the side of giving someone the benefit of the doubt. However, I am learning that I cannot believe everything I hear.

In fact, people get down on me that I don't watch the news every day. But I say why? It is a bunch of lies most of the time anyway. I watch it on occasion and catch it on the Internet but I don't take it too seriously.

(Probably going to ruin my chance at a journalism career if news companies read this. On the other hand if they are looking for an honest journalist I am there.)

Marginal errors have threatened to put people behind bars for a really long time. The media, the justice system, and those involved in cases like this better know what they are doing.

Shoddy investigation gives true cases a bad name! Cases that are kept secret that no one knows about.

If he did...

He deserves life behind bars...and so do the teachers that "fall in love" with students. The adults should know better.

If he didn't do it...

Well...he would have every right to sue. I realize now that I cannot always believe everything I hear.

You cannot always believe everything you hear. The versions of a made-up story is a great example:

Why Believing Everything You Hear Gives Honest People a bad Name

The Point of This (Back to the R. Kelley Trial):

You cannot always believe everything you here. There are two sides to every story. I used to take sides all the time and lately am realizing that I should not.

This is sad that it has to be this way because well it gives true cases a bad name. The question is how does the public decipher the truth from the lies? Its almost as if they have to do investigations of their own.

For an illustration regarding jumping to conclusions read Two Sides to Every Story: How the Truth gets a Bad name"