There are times in life where a person has to take a stand. Times when you have to step up and speak out so that people become aware of a problem or an issue that's important. In recent years I've come to believe that far too few people are willing to do so because it might mean that they're inconvienced in some way. If you're one of those people then this post may not be for you.
There are problems that our country is facing, some of them old, others are new; but they're problems none the less and they have to be dealt with. We have to own up to the fact that we have allowed our civil liberties to be violated via warrentless wiretapping. We've allowed inexcusable practices, like waterboarding and rendition flights, to occur under our watch. People have stood silently while groups like the Church of Scientology have violated people's human rights, as with Lisa McPherson and Paulette Cooper. We, as a nation, have allowed 200,000 of our veterans to sleep on the streets on any given night. We've allowed drugs to rage out of control and many other issues to reach critical mass.
Well as an American citizen I'm calling on my fellow citizens to wake up, rise up and take a stand.
We have to start speaking out and work on the level of the people to bring about real and abiding change. Just changing laws won't do a thing, people have to change first and the only way to do that is to start talking. We have to talk about why we don't put more money into cancer research. We have to talk about why its so wrong to talk about abstinence in sex education as a valid choice and the only 100% way to NOT get an STD or get pregnant. We have to talk about ways to bring about a method by which people who can't afford health insurance can still get health care.
To be sure there are people talking and working on many of these issues. The internet group known as Anonymous, for example, is planning a second protest against the practices of Scientology on March the 15th. I'm glad of this because it means people are getting involved and asking questions. That's not a bad thing, in fact its the only way things ever get changed.
Find an issue that matters to you and get involved. Find ways to help your community become a better place. If all you can do is open a blog and start talking then do that but do something. Your voice matters and its time we united to bring about real and abiding change.
That's all for now.
May the Lord bless you and may the Lord keep you, may He make His Face to shine upon you. Amen and amen.
End of line.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
The NIU Shooting and the Blame Game
By now most of the country has heard about the recent shooting rampage at Northern Illinois University. They know that Stephen Kazmierczak was a troubled man who had been diagnosed with an undisclosed psychological illness, one that required him to take antidepressants. However the brain trust at Fox Noise (err I mean Fox "News") chose to interview one John Bruce "Jack" Thompson, who claims to be a Christian, about the shootings. During the course of the interview the game hating, Florida attorney lined out the real cause of the shootings. The real culprit wasn't Steve Kazmierczack, though he did pull the trigger, the real culprit was the videogame Counter Strike. You read correctly there. It was a videogame. An evil, mindcontroling game that forced Steve Kazmierczack to order guns online, load those guns and go out and shoot a bunch of people before turning a weapon on himself.
This is really par for course with J.T. though. A shooting like this occurs and suddenly there J.T. is, proclaiming that he knew this was going to happen because videogames are to blame. In his mind anyone who plays any M rated game is a potential assassin in training. A Manchurian Candidate who's ready, willing and able to kill because videogames told them too. This is, beyond all doubt, one of the dumbest things I've ever heard in my life. A videogame doesn't make you pick up a gun and start killing people. A videogame can never train you to shoot for real because a videogame has no recoil. They don't have the other compensating factors that actual shootists and firing range people are aware of. Of course a little thing like the truth or facts doesn't bother Jack Thompson. Those are things that get in the way of his legacy, which he has repeatedly stated as wanting to be remembered as the man who destroyed the gaming industry.
What people like J.T. do is play the blame game. Rather than talk about substantive matters like the lack of parental authority, good role models, rampant bullying and any number of other issues they talk about things like music, movies and videogames. Now keep in mind that I don't like all music, and there are plenty of movies that I won't support because I don't like what they are about. (Saw and Hostel are examples of these). However a taste for dark music and darker movies isn't the problem The problems are many and varied and we have to stop playing the blame game and actually start talking about the real issues.
I don't mind people speaking out against things they believe are wrong. I'm a firm believer in standing for what's right and honorable. However inserting yourself into a tragedy for the sole purpose of making money and making a legacy are disgusting behaviours and should be shunned.
Lets stop playing the blame game and start talking to one another. Nothing will ever be solved until we do.
That's all for now
May the Lord bless you and may the Lord keep you, may He make His Face to shine upon you. Amen and amen
End of line
This is really par for course with J.T. though. A shooting like this occurs and suddenly there J.T. is, proclaiming that he knew this was going to happen because videogames are to blame. In his mind anyone who plays any M rated game is a potential assassin in training. A Manchurian Candidate who's ready, willing and able to kill because videogames told them too. This is, beyond all doubt, one of the dumbest things I've ever heard in my life. A videogame doesn't make you pick up a gun and start killing people. A videogame can never train you to shoot for real because a videogame has no recoil. They don't have the other compensating factors that actual shootists and firing range people are aware of. Of course a little thing like the truth or facts doesn't bother Jack Thompson. Those are things that get in the way of his legacy, which he has repeatedly stated as wanting to be remembered as the man who destroyed the gaming industry.
What people like J.T. do is play the blame game. Rather than talk about substantive matters like the lack of parental authority, good role models, rampant bullying and any number of other issues they talk about things like music, movies and videogames. Now keep in mind that I don't like all music, and there are plenty of movies that I won't support because I don't like what they are about. (Saw and Hostel are examples of these). However a taste for dark music and darker movies isn't the problem The problems are many and varied and we have to stop playing the blame game and actually start talking about the real issues.
I don't mind people speaking out against things they believe are wrong. I'm a firm believer in standing for what's right and honorable. However inserting yourself into a tragedy for the sole purpose of making money and making a legacy are disgusting behaviours and should be shunned.
Lets stop playing the blame game and start talking to one another. Nothing will ever be solved until we do.
That's all for now
May the Lord bless you and may the Lord keep you, may He make His Face to shine upon you. Amen and amen
End of line
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Weekend Protest
This past Sunday the tenth of February something amazing happened. In more than 50 cities in 14 countries more than 9000 people gathered outside various branches of the Church of Scientology to protest the corrupt and supressive activities of the RTC. I want to make it clear that they were not protesting against the faith itself, rather they were protesting the litigious nature and bullying tactics used by the organization itself.
Prior to all this I had stumbled onto some videos on youtube by Mark Bunker that he had filmed at a couple pickets. Digging further I found his website www.xenutv.com and learned even more about the practices of the Church of Scientology. I saw behaviour that one would more attribute to a cult rather than a religion. I learned about Lisa McPherson, Paulette Cooper, Operation Snow White and Operation Freak Out. I encourage readers here to visit xenutv.com, www.xenu.net, or to google the above terms and names. Do your own research on this because I cannot put into words my outrage at the things I learned.
During this time I happened to stumble on another video. This one having been posted by one the members of Anonymous. Over the following weeks as I did more research and watched more videos I became more and more convinced that someone had to speak out about the injustices I was learning of, and then a video was posted calling for a protest on February the 10th. The day that would have been Lisa McPherson's birthday, had she been alive. A video response by the Wise Beard Man was posted calling on Anonymous to peacefully protest, to please refrain from doing anything illegal. This advice was taken to heart and thus was Mark given the above apellation.
At the protest people wore masks, wigs and scarves because Scientology representatives have been known to follow people to their homes, take photographs for purposes of harassment and a number of other bullbaiting tactics that, to be perfectly honest, make me sick. The "Fair Game" policy is one that states any critic of Scientology is a criminal and thus fair game for any measure the "Church" deems necessary, thus creating things like Operation Freak Out.
That so many people came out in support of the protest shows that the angry masses of the body politic have had enough. Seeing so many rising up to speak out against what they believe to be an injustice warms my heart and gives me hope for humanity. This is how problems are overcome and this is how the voice of We the People is heard.
Being a critic of Scientology does not make you a criminal. It does not make you a bigot or a facist. It does not make you guilty of religious intolerance. It does not mean you are afraid. It does not mean you have something to hide or are against helping people. It DOES make you a rational human being who is willing to talk about things.
It makes you wonder that if Scientology is so focused on communication why do they forbid their followers from talking about their beliefs?
To those of you still in Scientology I encourage you ask questions. Do research on your own. If people won't answer your honest questions then something is very wrong. Ask a Christian, Muslim, or Jew about their faith and they'll gladly tell you about what they believe. Why aren't you allowed to do the same? Why is it that people have to sign a billion year service contract with Sea Org to get classes that they otherwise couldn't afford? Why aren't you allowed to defend your faith? Why is it always attack and never defend?
The answers are out there and I encourage you to seek them out.
That's all for now.
May the Lord bless you and may the Lord keep you, and may He make His Face to shine upon you. Amen and amen
End of line.
Prior to all this I had stumbled onto some videos on youtube by Mark Bunker that he had filmed at a couple pickets. Digging further I found his website www.xenutv.com and learned even more about the practices of the Church of Scientology. I saw behaviour that one would more attribute to a cult rather than a religion. I learned about Lisa McPherson, Paulette Cooper, Operation Snow White and Operation Freak Out. I encourage readers here to visit xenutv.com, www.xenu.net, or to google the above terms and names. Do your own research on this because I cannot put into words my outrage at the things I learned.
During this time I happened to stumble on another video. This one having been posted by one the members of Anonymous. Over the following weeks as I did more research and watched more videos I became more and more convinced that someone had to speak out about the injustices I was learning of, and then a video was posted calling for a protest on February the 10th. The day that would have been Lisa McPherson's birthday, had she been alive. A video response by the Wise Beard Man was posted calling on Anonymous to peacefully protest, to please refrain from doing anything illegal. This advice was taken to heart and thus was Mark given the above apellation.
At the protest people wore masks, wigs and scarves because Scientology representatives have been known to follow people to their homes, take photographs for purposes of harassment and a number of other bullbaiting tactics that, to be perfectly honest, make me sick. The "Fair Game" policy is one that states any critic of Scientology is a criminal and thus fair game for any measure the "Church" deems necessary, thus creating things like Operation Freak Out.
That so many people came out in support of the protest shows that the angry masses of the body politic have had enough. Seeing so many rising up to speak out against what they believe to be an injustice warms my heart and gives me hope for humanity. This is how problems are overcome and this is how the voice of We the People is heard.
Being a critic of Scientology does not make you a criminal. It does not make you a bigot or a facist. It does not make you guilty of religious intolerance. It does not mean you are afraid. It does not mean you have something to hide or are against helping people. It DOES make you a rational human being who is willing to talk about things.
It makes you wonder that if Scientology is so focused on communication why do they forbid their followers from talking about their beliefs?
To those of you still in Scientology I encourage you ask questions. Do research on your own. If people won't answer your honest questions then something is very wrong. Ask a Christian, Muslim, or Jew about their faith and they'll gladly tell you about what they believe. Why aren't you allowed to do the same? Why is it that people have to sign a billion year service contract with Sea Org to get classes that they otherwise couldn't afford? Why aren't you allowed to defend your faith? Why is it always attack and never defend?
The answers are out there and I encourage you to seek them out.
That's all for now.
May the Lord bless you and may the Lord keep you, and may He make His Face to shine upon you. Amen and amen
End of line.
Monday, February 4, 2008
More on the Homeless Vets
What a world we live in.
Bill O'Reilly remains steadfast in his statement that 90% of the homeless vets are either addicts or have mental illnesses. He maintains that there's help available and all that our wounded warriors have to do is ask for it. I call horse manure on that statement. Its not as easy as going up and showing your dogtags and saying "Hey. I'm a homeless vet and I need help."There's also the very real problem of veterans being turned away from V.A. hospitals and other offices due to lack of room or finances.
What do you say to these people Mr. O'Reilly? Whose fault will it be then? What circumstance will you blame the next time a veteran dies of hypothermia because he was turned away from a V.A. facility? What liberal group will you blame then?
This is an issue that should transcend party lines. At least Edwards was talking about the problem and demanding a solution. What did you do? You ran a smear campaign against Edwards. Trying to ridicule his position and make the problem seem less important than it really is. That's the attitude that ensures that problems never get solved. After all there's already a solution, they can just go the V.A. and ask for help. Oh wait. I've already covered that haven't I?
I'll give you credit for visiting the troops overseas. I'd give you MORE credit if you had gone without your camera crew; but then you wouldn't have the footage showing what a great guy you are. So I guess that's not going to happen anytime soon. Our soldiers deserve more than the pittance we allot to help them. They deserve the very best care available.
I promised you that I would continue to speak out on this. I look forward to seeing your "big story on the vets" this Thursday. If I find it untoward you can rest assured that I will write about it. Its long past time that We the People took a stand on this. To our wounded warriors know this. I will continue to speak out about this, and I'm one of the people who truly appreciates what you've done for your country.
That's all for now.
May the Lord bless you and may the Lord keep you, may He make His Face to shine upon you. Amen and amen.
End of line.
Bill O'Reilly remains steadfast in his statement that 90% of the homeless vets are either addicts or have mental illnesses. He maintains that there's help available and all that our wounded warriors have to do is ask for it. I call horse manure on that statement. Its not as easy as going up and showing your dogtags and saying "Hey. I'm a homeless vet and I need help."There's also the very real problem of veterans being turned away from V.A. hospitals and other offices due to lack of room or finances.
What do you say to these people Mr. O'Reilly? Whose fault will it be then? What circumstance will you blame the next time a veteran dies of hypothermia because he was turned away from a V.A. facility? What liberal group will you blame then?
This is an issue that should transcend party lines. At least Edwards was talking about the problem and demanding a solution. What did you do? You ran a smear campaign against Edwards. Trying to ridicule his position and make the problem seem less important than it really is. That's the attitude that ensures that problems never get solved. After all there's already a solution, they can just go the V.A. and ask for help. Oh wait. I've already covered that haven't I?
I'll give you credit for visiting the troops overseas. I'd give you MORE credit if you had gone without your camera crew; but then you wouldn't have the footage showing what a great guy you are. So I guess that's not going to happen anytime soon. Our soldiers deserve more than the pittance we allot to help them. They deserve the very best care available.
I promised you that I would continue to speak out on this. I look forward to seeing your "big story on the vets" this Thursday. If I find it untoward you can rest assured that I will write about it. Its long past time that We the People took a stand on this. To our wounded warriors know this. I will continue to speak out about this, and I'm one of the people who truly appreciates what you've done for your country.
That's all for now.
May the Lord bless you and may the Lord keep you, may He make His Face to shine upon you. Amen and amen.
End of line.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Our Veterans and O'Reilly's Disgrace
Bill O'Reilly is a disgrace. There I said it.
On tonight's show he made the statement that most of the 200,000 homeless veterans in our country are either drug addicts or have mental problems. If they need help they can go to
Veterans Affairs because that's what they're for. Tell that to the homeless Vietnams veteran who froze to death last November because there wasn't room for him at the Veterans Affairs.
I blame people like you as part of the problem Billy. I've seen your type before. People like you just can't be wrong about anything. People who have to lie to make themselves right. That's right I said lie. You, Billy, are a liar. You contine to bang the drum about John Edwards trying to make the veterans an economic issue, and while that may or may not be a factor in things, the context that I have seen has always been in relation to the treatment of our wounded soldiers. You have to know this. If you don't then you really should save the commentary for someone more qualified.
I'm not overly surprised that you didn't respond to my open letter. Your kind never does. If we don't think like you then we don't love America. We want terrorists to attack the country because we don't support waterboarding because we know it to be torture. You gladhand the troops and use them to boost your ratings and pedestrian ego by visiting the troops and bringing your camera to show what a good person you are. Your kind makes me sick.
I speak as the son of a veteran, the nephew of veterans and the student and best friend of a veteran. I speak for the people who won't call you on your lies and obvious spin job. Oh wait, that's right. You have the "no spin zone". It should read "No Spin But Mine".
One thing you can be sure of Billy. I'm not going away. I'm going to keep speaking and trying to reach the people through my own writings. I'm going to speak out against the lies that you've told about the state of our veterans until you either admit to it or go away. I will not be silent on this.
Like I said in a previous article. You're a bully, and there hasn't been the bully yet that's made me back down from what I know to be right.
As for my readers. This is an important issue for me. I hope you all keep reading.
That's all for now. May the Lord bless you and may the Lord keep you, may He make His Face to shine upon you. Amen and amen. God bless our wounded warriors and may He keep our soldiers still fighting from all the dark places that may harm them.
End of line.
On tonight's show he made the statement that most of the 200,000 homeless veterans in our country are either drug addicts or have mental problems. If they need help they can go to
Veterans Affairs because that's what they're for. Tell that to the homeless Vietnams veteran who froze to death last November because there wasn't room for him at the Veterans Affairs.
I blame people like you as part of the problem Billy. I've seen your type before. People like you just can't be wrong about anything. People who have to lie to make themselves right. That's right I said lie. You, Billy, are a liar. You contine to bang the drum about John Edwards trying to make the veterans an economic issue, and while that may or may not be a factor in things, the context that I have seen has always been in relation to the treatment of our wounded soldiers. You have to know this. If you don't then you really should save the commentary for someone more qualified.
I'm not overly surprised that you didn't respond to my open letter. Your kind never does. If we don't think like you then we don't love America. We want terrorists to attack the country because we don't support waterboarding because we know it to be torture. You gladhand the troops and use them to boost your ratings and pedestrian ego by visiting the troops and bringing your camera to show what a good person you are. Your kind makes me sick.
I speak as the son of a veteran, the nephew of veterans and the student and best friend of a veteran. I speak for the people who won't call you on your lies and obvious spin job. Oh wait, that's right. You have the "no spin zone". It should read "No Spin But Mine".
One thing you can be sure of Billy. I'm not going away. I'm going to keep speaking and trying to reach the people through my own writings. I'm going to speak out against the lies that you've told about the state of our veterans until you either admit to it or go away. I will not be silent on this.
Like I said in a previous article. You're a bully, and there hasn't been the bully yet that's made me back down from what I know to be right.
As for my readers. This is an important issue for me. I hope you all keep reading.
That's all for now. May the Lord bless you and may the Lord keep you, may He make His Face to shine upon you. Amen and amen. God bless our wounded warriors and may He keep our soldiers still fighting from all the dark places that may harm them.
End of line.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
An Open Letter to Bill O'Reily
To whom it may concern,
I am the proud son of a veteran, an American by birth and a southener by the grace of God, though I no longer live in the south. I've watched your show from time to time and there are many times when I've found you to be both abrasive and condescending toward anyone who dares to disagree with you. However I feel I must speak out concerning a recent remark of yours regarding the V.A.'s statistics of our homeless veterans. According to them the numbers show that there are 195,000 (male and female) on any given night (their words here) and perhaps twice that number at some point during the year. I'd like to know what socialist, secular progressive, liberal propoganist site you'd care to blame these statistics on? You had the utter temerity to make a snide "I don't think its that many" comment to your guest as well as making the rather transparent statement that you'd make sure a veteran didn't sleep under a bridge if you were told that someone saw them at such and such a place. How dare you sir?
Like I said my father was a veteran. All of my uncles are veterans. One the teachers I had in college was a veteran of the second world war, one who had helped liberate one of the concentration camps. One of my best friends in the world is serving now. In the history of this country we have NEVER treated our wounded warriors right and its time that the American people spoke out about this. It is beyond the pale that even one veteran is homeless, it is offensive beyond reason that almost 200,000 of them are tonight. It is offensive that I hear so few of the republican candidates talking about what we're going to do about our honored wouned warriors. Our people should have the very best care available. What they get is far from it and as a citizen of the United States I will not sit by and allow this to pass without speaking out. I don't have money, I don't have position or authority; but what I do have is a voice and a blog and I intend to use it.
My question to you is this. What have you done to actually serve your country? Beyond going overseas with cameras and talking about how much you do, what have you done? Have you ever given without turning it into a talking point on your show? Why not use your position to speak out about the horrendous problem of homelessness amongst out veterans? Maybe that wouldn't be good television, or maybe you think you can bully other people into doing it by name calling and dodging the real issues.
I'm not a kool-aid drinker myself, though you will likely try to spin it that way. I am a Christian, the son of a soldier, a gamer, I believe in fair play, justice and equity. I call on you to put your money where your mouth is. Put up the money to help build good low income housing for our homeless veterans. Put up the cash to help them get the mental health care that many of them desperately need. Add your voice to the people you claim to be looking out for and demand better treatment of our soldiers. Show some humility and reach across the board to people like Keith Olberman, and work together to get the word out about this. A lot could get done with the two of you speaking in one voice about this, unlikely though that outcome be.
The proud son of a veteran, and an American
John
I am the proud son of a veteran, an American by birth and a southener by the grace of God, though I no longer live in the south. I've watched your show from time to time and there are many times when I've found you to be both abrasive and condescending toward anyone who dares to disagree with you. However I feel I must speak out concerning a recent remark of yours regarding the V.A.'s statistics of our homeless veterans. According to them the numbers show that there are 195,000 (male and female) on any given night (their words here) and perhaps twice that number at some point during the year. I'd like to know what socialist, secular progressive, liberal propoganist site you'd care to blame these statistics on? You had the utter temerity to make a snide "I don't think its that many" comment to your guest as well as making the rather transparent statement that you'd make sure a veteran didn't sleep under a bridge if you were told that someone saw them at such and such a place. How dare you sir?
Like I said my father was a veteran. All of my uncles are veterans. One the teachers I had in college was a veteran of the second world war, one who had helped liberate one of the concentration camps. One of my best friends in the world is serving now. In the history of this country we have NEVER treated our wounded warriors right and its time that the American people spoke out about this. It is beyond the pale that even one veteran is homeless, it is offensive beyond reason that almost 200,000 of them are tonight. It is offensive that I hear so few of the republican candidates talking about what we're going to do about our honored wouned warriors. Our people should have the very best care available. What they get is far from it and as a citizen of the United States I will not sit by and allow this to pass without speaking out. I don't have money, I don't have position or authority; but what I do have is a voice and a blog and I intend to use it.
My question to you is this. What have you done to actually serve your country? Beyond going overseas with cameras and talking about how much you do, what have you done? Have you ever given without turning it into a talking point on your show? Why not use your position to speak out about the horrendous problem of homelessness amongst out veterans? Maybe that wouldn't be good television, or maybe you think you can bully other people into doing it by name calling and dodging the real issues.
I'm not a kool-aid drinker myself, though you will likely try to spin it that way. I am a Christian, the son of a soldier, a gamer, I believe in fair play, justice and equity. I call on you to put your money where your mouth is. Put up the money to help build good low income housing for our homeless veterans. Put up the cash to help them get the mental health care that many of them desperately need. Add your voice to the people you claim to be looking out for and demand better treatment of our soldiers. Show some humility and reach across the board to people like Keith Olberman, and work together to get the word out about this. A lot could get done with the two of you speaking in one voice about this, unlikely though that outcome be.
The proud son of a veteran, and an American
John
Monday, January 14, 2008
Communicating Hope
This election cycle we're seeing someone very rare. We're seeing a man who has the very rare ability to communicate hope. Now keep in mind that I don't agree with a lot of his political stances, but Barak Obama does have the ability to talk to people and talk about hope. There are others who try but they come off as being insincere or just pandering to the crowd that they're talking to. He talks about having real change, a change for the better; and he does have a point. Hillary Clinton may have experience as a politician but that's precisely the problem. Its just more of the same. In my lifetime I've seen Reagan, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Clinton, and Bush. We don't need a repeat performance of the Co-Presidency that was the eight years of Bill Clinton.
That's not change, its just more politics as usual.
Barak represents something new, something that people like Hillary will never really understand. He represents the people, in his own way.
We're living in a time when people need to hear the message of hope. We need to hear speaches that make us stand a little taller and be reminded that its ok to be proud to be an American.
Sometimes that's what we, as Americans, need. Yes there are many problems that I've lamented over in previous posts, and yes I'll likely not vote for Obama myself because I don't agree with a lot of his politcal stances; but I'm not sure if I'd be as upset over the situation if he won. He's bringing a message to people that they need to hear. That hope isn't dead or a passe concept. Hope is something that we have to believe in because we're Americans, and look at what we've done.
I'm glad to be alive in such a time as this. To be able to look at what's going on and bring my perspective on things is a great blessing to me. To my knowledge there were only two other men who had the gift of communication to the degree that Barak Obama does, JFK and Ronald Reagan. That's pretty impressive company as far as I'm concerned.
To those voters here in Michigan that are planning on voting in the primaries, I'd like to add my vote to others who have commented on the situation.
If you want to make your voice heard vote undecided. Write in votes, for whatever asinine reason, aren't counted. Show your party that you believe in hope and that you believe in the one delivering the message.
That's all for now. May the Lord bless you and may the Lord keep you, may He make His Face to shine upon you. Amen and amen
End of line.
That's not change, its just more politics as usual.
Barak represents something new, something that people like Hillary will never really understand. He represents the people, in his own way.
We're living in a time when people need to hear the message of hope. We need to hear speaches that make us stand a little taller and be reminded that its ok to be proud to be an American.
Sometimes that's what we, as Americans, need. Yes there are many problems that I've lamented over in previous posts, and yes I'll likely not vote for Obama myself because I don't agree with a lot of his politcal stances; but I'm not sure if I'd be as upset over the situation if he won. He's bringing a message to people that they need to hear. That hope isn't dead or a passe concept. Hope is something that we have to believe in because we're Americans, and look at what we've done.
I'm glad to be alive in such a time as this. To be able to look at what's going on and bring my perspective on things is a great blessing to me. To my knowledge there were only two other men who had the gift of communication to the degree that Barak Obama does, JFK and Ronald Reagan. That's pretty impressive company as far as I'm concerned.
To those voters here in Michigan that are planning on voting in the primaries, I'd like to add my vote to others who have commented on the situation.
If you want to make your voice heard vote undecided. Write in votes, for whatever asinine reason, aren't counted. Show your party that you believe in hope and that you believe in the one delivering the message.
That's all for now. May the Lord bless you and may the Lord keep you, may He make His Face to shine upon you. Amen and amen
End of line.
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