Watch Miss USA Hopefuls Awkwardly Dance Around The Evolution Issue - @Jezebel http://t.co/9Knflh0
Not too long ago, when Science & the Public School system were still honest, we were taught the "Theory of Evolution". Granted that is all we were taught, no other theories in other words, but at least they were honest about it being a Theory.
Now all of a sudden it is no longer a theory but a fact. Even though there is no definitive evidence, old or recently discovered, to prove their "fact". Yet another example of the rabid worship given an imaginary belief system complete with worshippers & priests & their very own heretical Inquisition. The Theory of Evolution has gone to being the Religion of Evolution which should be separated from its State endorsement.
To their credit, only Miss Washington & Miss Mississippi (according to the edited version I've seen) got it right. Right as in having the proper argument to counter the absurd assumptions of the question. Unfortunately the inability to Think/Reason was demonstrated by the rest. Not an inditement of them as females or beauty contestants, but a definite fore-bearing of the bleak future of America thanks to the sloppy Liberal education within their age group(s).
When Kathy Griffin Met Michele Bachmann - @Jezebel http://t.co/5u1JBeS
Is this story even true? I haven't seen anything on any news channel about it. When watching the video, you can not help but think what a pathetic pile of refuse this person is with her rantings and self-glorification throughout the story. She panders to the bigoted crowd with targeted statements to pull them into the cesspool of her inward workings. The whole story/video just reeks of a demented mind bent on her sad need to be noticed.
If only we could send her back to Canada, preferably via catapult.
Uprooted and transplanted which leads to my view of the world being, sometimes, a bit different than most. Not always right, not always wrong. I just think too much and had to find a way to get it all out of my head.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
2 tweets that got my goat & then Gingrich
BrushfireOrg Ramarious Typical Liberal. No experience, no background, no training, and thinks he knows better than the pros. #tcot #bfiretinyurl.com/62c759o
The first tweet is in response to a stupid remark made by our President yet the response is equally as stupid but for another reason. The reason being that even uneducated people can tell that the more ATM's there are, the less tellers, ie, the less people hired if not the more laid off. Not right, not wrong but thats how it works in Business. But to refute a stupid statement with yet another one leads even uneducated people to disdain even though they probably don't know why and that makes it a disservice to the Conservative movement and Humanity in general.
The second tweet is technically correct in reference to it's actual subject, Obama. However, it is quite a flawed argument. In order to keep it simple & short on why it is flawed I will use only one example. The overwhelming majority of our policy makers are Professionals. The result of the world condition is due to their policies. Professionals have created the world we live in. Look at the result of their policies, how screwed up the world is in oh so many ways & the conclusion that can be drawn is that we need to get them out of positions of power to keep from getting more bad policies to screw up the world even more. The inverse would be using inexperienced people to solve the mess that the Pro's have created. Yet, the only solution is to do more of the same, more pro's & their policies, which is the definition of Insanity.
As for Gingrich, there is absolutely a concerted effort to derail him as soon as possible both by Liberals & Conservatives. From the Liberal side, Newt kicked Bill Clinton & party square in the nuts up until Newt left. The Conservatives side, elites didn't agree with him then (just like Reagan) & they never followed through with the revolution which lead us to our next defeat, Clinton taking credit for Newt's agenda, and GOP losing election after election again. Which is why I call the GOP the party of "One step forward, two steps back".
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Quote of the Day
When a place gets crowded enough to require ID's, social collapse is not far away. It is time to go elsewhere. The best thing about space travel is that it made it possible to go elsewhere ~ Heinlein
Monday, June 20, 2011
Quote(s) of the Day
If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary-wise; what it is it wouldn't be, and what it wouldn't be, it would. You see? ~ Alice in Wonderland
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Coulter, Gingrich, & Demonic
Ann Coulter made a statement the other day saying that listening to Gingrich speak usually puts her to sleep. Not that he's boring, she says, but that he knows too much & and speaks too long.
I find that interesting since in the beginning of Ann's career, I also had those same feelings regarding her answers to the questions asked by a show's host on any tv news media she was visting at the time. Embarrassed to say I did catch as many appearances as I could since her hair was and still is fabulous.
I knew from the very beginning that the blank, deer in the headlights look was misinterpreted as something that it was not. When asked a question she always gave a blank look before beginning to answer, many times not finishing due to lack of time. The blank look though was her brain over-processing the question. She simply knew too much, knew it would take 30 min of background history to set up the answer, and then another 30 min to actually answer the question.
She has adapted and gotten better but still has her moments. Something that can be said of Newt Gingrich as well.
Newt Gingrich also has much too much knowledge in his head and it shows in his answers. He also has learned (based upon the last debate or simply enforced by John UghUgh King) and adapted.
On one hand, its nice to see the adaptation from both yet on the other it is a disservice to the issues at hand that require much more than a soundbite... unless you're a Liberal of course, then its all soundbites, slogans, and mindless goose-stepping while calling everyone else a Nazi.
I find that interesting since in the beginning of Ann's career, I also had those same feelings regarding her answers to the questions asked by a show's host on any tv news media she was visting at the time. Embarrassed to say I did catch as many appearances as I could since her hair was and still is fabulous.
I knew from the very beginning that the blank, deer in the headlights look was misinterpreted as something that it was not. When asked a question she always gave a blank look before beginning to answer, many times not finishing due to lack of time. The blank look though was her brain over-processing the question. She simply knew too much, knew it would take 30 min of background history to set up the answer, and then another 30 min to actually answer the question.
She has adapted and gotten better but still has her moments. Something that can be said of Newt Gingrich as well.
Newt Gingrich also has much too much knowledge in his head and it shows in his answers. He also has learned (based upon the last debate or simply enforced by John UghUgh King) and adapted.
On one hand, its nice to see the adaptation from both yet on the other it is a disservice to the issues at hand that require much more than a soundbite... unless you're a Liberal of course, then its all soundbites, slogans, and mindless goose-stepping while calling everyone else a Nazi.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
April Tweets
Some from Berlin & Amsterdam, the rest when I got back:
Can not believe how ugly the German countryside is with Power Turbines.
So gehort sie sich. Really like that phrase but it can be a two edged sword. Sometimes leads to a lot of rudeness and selfishness.
My time in Berlin is bittersweet. My hometown, where I grew up, has changed so much, some for the better and some not so much.
No wonder Europeans hate Americans, all they have here is CNN.
I see that Obama is on yet another vacation. He's gone over 10 times in two years and I'm on my first in 5 years. Back to the Tulips!
Democrats always happily slash Police/Fire/Military budgets yet never touch Welfare. One contributes to society and the other does not.
Wind power- saving nature while making it as ugly as possible and deadly to birds and disrupting people's sleep patterns.
Impressions- children run free w/o parents around, no one wears helmets, classrooms are larger than American's yet they're smarter.
Democrats blame business for the bad economy yet its all Government spending and regs all around the world thats crashing everything.
Just got back from a walk, hard to sight-see with all the angry bike riders whizzing by you.
On a lighter note, the WC's in Holland and Germany are excellent, don't even mind the women mopping behind me where I'm standing.
In America, I wouldn't go into a WC w/o Lysol or a Blowtorch.
I know that many a great philosopher have had great musings upon the WC, maybe this means I'm on the right road!
Can not believe how ugly the German countryside is with Power Turbines.
So gehort sie sich. Really like that phrase but it can be a two edged sword. Sometimes leads to a lot of rudeness and selfishness.
My time in Berlin is bittersweet. My hometown, where I grew up, has changed so much, some for the better and some not so much.
No wonder Europeans hate Americans, all they have here is CNN.
I see that Obama is on yet another vacation. He's gone over 10 times in two years and I'm on my first in 5 years. Back to the Tulips!
Democrats always happily slash Police/Fire/Military budgets yet never touch Welfare. One contributes to society and the other does not.
Wind power- saving nature while making it as ugly as possible and deadly to birds and disrupting people's sleep patterns.
Impressions- children run free w/o parents around, no one wears helmets, classrooms are larger than American's yet they're smarter.
Democrats blame business for the bad economy yet its all Government spending and regs all around the world thats crashing everything.
Just got back from a walk, hard to sight-see with all the angry bike riders whizzing by you.
On a lighter note, the WC's in Holland and Germany are excellent, don't even mind the women mopping behind me where I'm standing.
In America, I wouldn't go into a WC w/o Lysol or a Blowtorch.
I know that many a great philosopher have had great musings upon the WC, maybe this means I'm on the right road!
Monday, June 6, 2011
Arab Spring (Western Fall)
I wonder who first thought of this name?
If Western, then it was probably due to when, in the Spring, which is when it started, which would be very simple-minded of them.
If Arab, then it would mean the Beginning since thats what Spring is about, too simple or true for our pseudo-intellectuals in the West.
I wonder why its constantly compared to the Berlin Wall or now, Poland.
If Western, then it was probably due to when, in the Spring, which is when it started, which would be very simple-minded of them.
If Arab, then it would mean the Beginning since thats what Spring is about, too simple or true for our pseudo-intellectuals in the West.
I wonder why its constantly compared to the Berlin Wall or now, Poland.
Friday, June 3, 2011
March Tweets
Obama's new book(s)- "How to see the world on somebody else's dime" and then "Lessons I learned while Golfing"
The people, Frank and Dodd, who brought us the RE crash passed a Wall Street bill last year, anyone else nervous?
Problem with Fox News, fair and balanced. If I wanted to hear lies I would watch CNN or goto a Union rally. I know the lies, want truth.
If the Democrats and Unions acted like they do in America anywhere else in the world, they would be in jail for Treason.
Code Pink thinks that tearing down a picture is more effective than bombing. Orwellian delusion or mental deficency, you decide.
Liberals say Capitalism is evil but they don't believe that anything else can or is evil. Hypocrisy or Lying or Dumb as dirt, you decide,
The more you know about the Canadian Healthcare system, the more it looks like a Human Rights violation.
Liberal Governments have slaughtered 100's of millions of people but Christians are worse... why?
Wow, the President can't do all he wants cause the system is keeping him down, who is this system and how can we thank them?
The people, Frank and Dodd, who brought us the RE crash passed a Wall Street bill last year, anyone else nervous?
Problem with Fox News, fair and balanced. If I wanted to hear lies I would watch CNN or goto a Union rally. I know the lies, want truth.
If the Democrats and Unions acted like they do in America anywhere else in the world, they would be in jail for Treason.
Code Pink thinks that tearing down a picture is more effective than bombing. Orwellian delusion or mental deficency, you decide.
Liberals say Capitalism is evil but they don't believe that anything else can or is evil. Hypocrisy or Lying or Dumb as dirt, you decide,
The more you know about the Canadian Healthcare system, the more it looks like a Human Rights violation.
Liberal Governments have slaughtered 100's of millions of people but Christians are worse... why?
Wow, the President can't do all he wants cause the system is keeping him down, who is this system and how can we thank them?
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
The Doctor vs the doctor
Watched a youtube of a Republican Congressman/MD in a townhall meeting who had been asked a question about healthcare and the uninsured by a fellow doctor.
Why wasn't his answer thus:
Why wasn't his answer thus:
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Sarah Palin and the Black man.
I only refer to this person as a Black man since that is how he identified himself to Sarah Palin.
First, my choices for President are Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann, or Allen West.
With that said, over the weekend Palin had an excellent opportunity to win some new votes.
She was confronted by someone identifying himself as a Black man. He had a question that threw her off guard and then sputtered and then answered in a "canned" way.
I do not point this out to criticize but to help.
First, my choices for President are Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann, or Allen West.
With that said, over the weekend Palin had an excellent opportunity to win some new votes.
She was confronted by someone identifying himself as a Black man. He had a question that threw her off guard and then sputtered and then answered in a "canned" way.
I do not point this out to criticize but to help.
Fox News Syndrome
To argue with those who have renounced the use and authority of reason is as futile as to administer medicine to the dead ~ Thomas Paine
This describes the state of the Democratic party today. So, why does the GOP keep arguing as if their were an ounce of reason in their opponent?
I call it the Fox News Syndrome (FNS). To appear superior through a fair and balanced debate, to take the high road, to present Reason for the hope of miraculous conversion just as the Humanists envisioned Chrisitans flocking to them when presented with Reason, which hasn't happened btw.
This describes the state of the Democratic party today. So, why does the GOP keep arguing as if their were an ounce of reason in their opponent?
I call it the Fox News Syndrome (FNS). To appear superior through a fair and balanced debate, to take the high road, to present Reason for the hope of miraculous conversion just as the Humanists envisioned Chrisitans flocking to them when presented with Reason, which hasn't happened btw.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Could be brilliant.
The Obama initiative reported by Fox News is a scam of a crackdown since it targets only For-profit colleges. However, it could be brilliant if applied to all educational institutions.
Educational costs in America today are as high as they are due to the benevolent government intervention in the guise of making education affordable for the masses. Unintended consequence of this benevolence is that it allows educational institutions to take advantage of it and then keep increasing the cost(s) through the roof.
If this initiative were enacted upon all educational institutions it would force prices back to earth. If no one could afford college or the Uni then you'd see prices drop so fast it would create a sonic boom.
This problem is also seen in Healthcare, Cars, Homes, or anything that has a benefactor promising to make something affordable while at the same time making it ever more unaffordable.
Time to think outside the box, not accept the conventional wisdom, to get rid of business as usual.
Educational costs in America today are as high as they are due to the benevolent government intervention in the guise of making education affordable for the masses. Unintended consequence of this benevolence is that it allows educational institutions to take advantage of it and then keep increasing the cost(s) through the roof.
If this initiative were enacted upon all educational institutions it would force prices back to earth. If no one could afford college or the Uni then you'd see prices drop so fast it would create a sonic boom.
This problem is also seen in Healthcare, Cars, Homes, or anything that has a benefactor promising to make something affordable while at the same time making it ever more unaffordable.
Time to think outside the box, not accept the conventional wisdom, to get rid of business as usual.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Business as usual
After spending too much time on tweets and political blogs instead of my philosophy readings, I've become frustrated again.
Republicans think that when they are speaking they are communicating. They allow the thunderous applause of the already converted to delude themselves into thinking they've been successful at communicating.
Until Republicans understand my previous points, then it will be business as usual which in the past has lead to temporary gains akin to one step forward, two steps back.
Republicans think that when they are speaking they are communicating. They allow the thunderous applause of the already converted to delude themselves into thinking they've been successful at communicating.
Until Republicans understand my previous points, then it will be business as usual which in the past has lead to temporary gains akin to one step forward, two steps back.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Add another GOP mistake
I spent some time on two mistakes that Republicans make or are making in the current campaign. Their lack of knowledge concerning their opponent and their lack of knowledge of their fellow Americans both of which are evidenced by the shape of their message. In other words, the shape of their message does not address the nature of the opponent nor the desires of their fellow citizens.
The newer mistake is that the GOP thinks ideas are enough. Competition of ideas will win the day. Republicans, to their credit, believe that the public is smart enough to know a good idea from a bad one. Maybe. Someday. How long have they been following this strategy? How far has the country fallen while waiting for these miraculous conversions to truth?
The election is not going to be won on ideas. The election is going to be won on who can best Lead the people to their ideas.
As of now, there is no one in the GOP race that can lead. They are all managers at best, politicians at worst.
To lead is to attack, defend, spar, make the hard decisions in order to bring his/her people through the wilderness. A fighter that battles the enemies within and without. A person that stands firm in the storm.
There is no one like that running as of now for the GOP.
Ideas are not going to save this country.
The newer mistake is that the GOP thinks ideas are enough. Competition of ideas will win the day. Republicans, to their credit, believe that the public is smart enough to know a good idea from a bad one. Maybe. Someday. How long have they been following this strategy? How far has the country fallen while waiting for these miraculous conversions to truth?
The election is not going to be won on ideas. The election is going to be won on who can best Lead the people to their ideas.
As of now, there is no one in the GOP race that can lead. They are all managers at best, politicians at worst.
To lead is to attack, defend, spar, make the hard decisions in order to bring his/her people through the wilderness. A fighter that battles the enemies within and without. A person that stands firm in the storm.
There is no one like that running as of now for the GOP.
Ideas are not going to save this country.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Barriers to Entry
I find less and less Freedom every day in a country that is supposed to be known for its Freedom. Although there are many causes, I believe the biggest violator are the various Barriers to Entry (BOE) created by our society.
Due to my recent job loss, I decided to follow the American dream by deciding to change my career path for a more satisfying life. But after reading through job postings that interest me and that I know I'm more than smart enough to do, I'm afraid that won't happen... if I believe the requirements listed in these job postings.
The job postings list requirements that require huge amounts of time to accomplish while incurring massive amounts of debt. Doable for the young but a great burden or just impossible for actual adults.
Each, time & debt, becomes a BOE to anyone that is seeking change in their careers (loss of Freedom). Conversely, Business & Government are robbed of truly diverse experiences brought in by those who wish to change their careers.
Instead of looking for attitude (creates healthy work environments) and aptitude (creates loyalty and infuses real or better ideas, solid work ethic) these requirements show the lack of imagination or even lack of thought processes which would prevent stagnation and a false sense of security also known as status quo.
Unfortunately these BOE's will not change. They are entrenched into the minds of those in charge of hiring, believing that these are truths. They are further blinded by technology, mistaking it for knowledge and progression while ignoring human nature.
The sad truth is that a goodly amount of truth in our society today would have been met with ridicule and or disdain by our ancestors.
I will press on and view this as another opportunity to be on the outside looking in.
Due to my recent job loss, I decided to follow the American dream by deciding to change my career path for a more satisfying life. But after reading through job postings that interest me and that I know I'm more than smart enough to do, I'm afraid that won't happen... if I believe the requirements listed in these job postings.
The job postings list requirements that require huge amounts of time to accomplish while incurring massive amounts of debt. Doable for the young but a great burden or just impossible for actual adults.
Each, time & debt, becomes a BOE to anyone that is seeking change in their careers (loss of Freedom). Conversely, Business & Government are robbed of truly diverse experiences brought in by those who wish to change their careers.
Instead of looking for attitude (creates healthy work environments) and aptitude (creates loyalty and infuses real or better ideas, solid work ethic) these requirements show the lack of imagination or even lack of thought processes which would prevent stagnation and a false sense of security also known as status quo.
Unfortunately these BOE's will not change. They are entrenched into the minds of those in charge of hiring, believing that these are truths. They are further blinded by technology, mistaking it for knowledge and progression while ignoring human nature.
The sad truth is that a goodly amount of truth in our society today would have been met with ridicule and or disdain by our ancestors.
I will press on and view this as another opportunity to be on the outside looking in.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Thought for Today
The idea which shuts out the Second Coming from our minds, the idea of the world slowly ripening to perfection, is a myth ~ CS Lewis
Mothers Day Quote of the Day
Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own ~ Aristotle
:-p
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Friday, April 29, 2011
Fundamental mistakes of the GOP
Fundamental mistakes that Republicans make are that they don't understand their opponent nor do they understand their fellow man.
Obama and party are not stupid, they know what they are doing. And they are doing it well while Republicans, ignorant of Democrats true motives, chase shadows and smoke. Until they realize what is really happening then they, Republicans, will never be able to undo the negative change this country has endured nor simply defeat their opponent.
Obama and party are not stupid, they know what they are doing. And they are doing it well while Republicans, ignorant of Democrats true motives, chase shadows and smoke. Until they realize what is really happening then they, Republicans, will never be able to undo the negative change this country has endured nor simply defeat their opponent.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Descartes - First Meditation
Everytime I re-read this short but powerful work, I get stuck on two phrases.
The first... "there is not one of my former beliefs about which a doubt may not be properly raised...".
The second... "I will suppose therefore that not God, who is supremely good and the source of truth, but rather some demon of the utmost power and cunning has employed all his energies in order to deceive me."
The first... "there is not one of my former beliefs about which a doubt may not be properly raised...".
The second... "I will suppose therefore that not God, who is supremely good and the source of truth, but rather some demon of the utmost power and cunning has employed all his energies in order to deceive me."
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Quote of the Day
In a republic this rule ought to be observed: that the majority should not have the predominant power.
Cicero
Cicero
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Quote of the Day
Capitalism is the only moral political system because it is the only system dedicated to the protection of rights, which is a requirement for human survival and flourishing.
http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/Politics_Capitalism.html
http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/Politics_Capitalism.html
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