Category Archives: Joe Biden

Arms For All Terrorists!

The National Rifle Association is determined to protect the Constitutional rights of all terrorists in the world. They intend to make certain that if you are a terrorist you also are protected by the Second Amendment and have a right to purchase weapons. OK, so the weapons will be used to kill  American soldiers, but the important thing is that anyone, anywhere who desires to have a weapon is guaranteed that by our Constitution. Wayne LaPierre, number one idiot of the NRA, opposes the proposed Arms Trade Treaty(ATT)which imposes restrictions on the sale of arms in the world. As far as he is concerned, “no foreign influence has jurisdiction overt the freedoms our Founding Fathers guaranteed us.”

I assume no foreign influence has the right to deny Iran the right to have atomic weapons. I assume no foreign influence has the right to deny North Korea its own atomic bombs. Just read the Constitution, it clearly says that no government has the right to deny any human access to weapons. After all, how can one shoot a deer without a bazooka-or an atomic bomb?

Serve Nation And Not Get Served

I was a youngster during World War II when it  was assumed by Americans that anyone who served their nation was entitled to be respected, and to have their jobs protected. Alas, that was then and now is now. Those who are members of the National Guard or our  Reserves encounter prejudice and discrimination from employers who as retired Major General Gus Hargett notes, “find subtle ways to avoid hiring a serving member of the Guard or Reserves in ordet to avoid disruptions to the workplace from deployment-related absences.” He believes if the choice is a veteran who no  longer has military connections and one who  still does, the choice will be for the one who is finished with military obligations.

We inhabit a strange world. Conservatives along with liberal employers praise those who serve the country, but they sure as heck will not hire them. As long as they serve far away they are guaranteed not to get close to  any occupation on American soil!!

Sequester Sequester

The Ides of March have arrived and Republicans are in joy since they are able to “cut down” the size of our government. It is the undying belief of all Republicans that reducing the size of  government-federal that is, peace, prosperity and the American way of life will be protected. For some reason, “reducing size of government” does not apply to state or local governments even though they also are “the government.” However, less money for Head Start, fewer dollars for senior meals undoubtedly restores sound fiscal government. Inherent in this world view is-fewer government dollars within the economy results in–fewer dollars in the economy.

I am not a fiscal genius, but even this ignorant person understands that fewer dollars results in fewer dollars in circulation and fewer goods purchased and fewer dollars to pay people. The end result is to sequester money and, in so doing, to reduce the size of our economy.

Flintstones Were Our Ancestors!

I understand there are people in America who do not realize that my grandparents were the original Flintstones. My ancestors rode on the back of dinosaurs and played bowling using the heads of saber toothed tigers. I am very pleased that the Oklahoma Education Commission is working to ensure that American children are taught the reality about their heritage. They now require teachers to offer the “other side of evolution” and teach the truth about this planet. It has only been around about 10,000 years and was created in one week by the Big Guy up in the sky.

From now on, no more foolishness about the fantasy of “global warning”or a chemical origin to life, teach the other side which is the side of truth. Of course, since I believe that 1 plus 1 =3, it is only fair that children in Oklahoma be taught my version of mathematics. After all, children need to learn all sides rather than be brain washed into believing what they learn in math. Imagine teaching children that 3 plus 3= 6!

When Will Bishops Accept Reality??

There are  times in a game of football when it is clear the quarterback must step back and kick the ball in order to secure another chance to win the game. Alas, Catholic archbishops still have not got the point– most Americans have accepted the concept of gay and lesbian marriage. Two Catholic archbishops, one archbishop of the military, sent a message to the Defense Department which expressed their opposition to providing benefits to same sex couples. According to Archbishop Timothy Brogloio, it “undermines marriage as the union of one man and one woman because it treats two persons of the same sex as spouses.”

OK, the hierarchy of the Catholic Church opposes same sex marriage. Reality is that states are now allowing it, the military is now allowing it, so what to do? Perhaps, it is time for  the Catholic church to realize -punt. Who knows, perhaps there is another set of downs.

Shotgun Solution

Vice President Joe Biden decided to offefr his solution in the Great Debate about guns and weapons and ammunition clips-just go out andpurchase a shot gun. He informed his wife that when they are at their home which is in a wooded secluded area and she fears an intruder lurks outside, “just walk out on the balcony here–pput that double-barrelled shotgun and fire two blasts outside the house. You don’t need an AR 15 assault rifle, it’s harder to aim. It’s harder to use. Buy a shotgun. Buy a shotgun.”

I am confused. I always assumed there were Secret Service staff to protect our vice president. Little did I know, it was up to the President and VP to protect themselves.

NOBODY ASKED ME BUT

We offer observations on the human condition from a 2 year old mind trapped in a 82 year old body.

NOBODY ASKED ME BUT

I admire  people who display compassion.

I always have a  moment of surprise seeing an Asian child, I am Bronx born, we never saw Asians.

Heavy set mom with thin daughter may predict future.

In the end, there is an end.

Contemporary parents think and carry weighty bodies.

Each day I walk backwards, it is the same as going forward, even the same direction.

One must lose to win.

Child has moment of pride placing jam on bread.

Joyous sight when child peers intently as mom talks.

These days a nod can mean hello to you or the person on cell phone.

People peer more intently at screen than at person.

Jews on Long Island spend more on a Bar Mitzvah than their parents earned in life  of work.

No More Drones?

Afghan President Hamid Karzai once again made clear his opposition to the use of air attacks in the war in Afghanistan against the Taliban. He issued a statement that “under no conditions can Afghan forces request foreign air strikes on Afghan homes” or villages. The aim is to reduce “collateral damage” which, in plain English, means the death of innocent men, women and children while in the process of killing some Taliban leaders. One must wonder how President Obama reacts to this announcement.

A bottom line is while drones DO kill militant leaders, they ALSO result in the death of innocent people. President Obama continually insists the “evidence” is that drone attacks only kill the bad guys. Since no human group actually investigates dead bodies, how can he conclusively make this assertion?

So Long, Been Good To Know You

The Texas Nationalist Movement(TNM) is composed of red blooded Christian folk who inhabit the state which has oil, rich  people, and lots of anger toward the res of this nation. Around 200 stood  on the steps of the capitol building in Austin shouting “Libery or Death.” In their view being able to shout hatred toward the American government is still further proof that freedom of speech has disappeared from their lives. They have shouted, they have used Internet, they have petitioned for the righ to secede and live among those of the Christian faith in some part of Texas -or maybe the entire state– where they no longer will be pestered by those liberal communists and Jews and blacks  who now control THEIR NATION!

Daniel Miller, head of the TNM) says his people want OUT from the mess they currently inhabit. They want an end to taxes, to government health care, to Social Security, to Medicare and blacks holding important government positions in their white America. Miller wants to become governor of Texas, secede and have a government led by real Americans!

So long, its been good to know you all…

We Must Drone On Says Obama!

Once upon a time, a long, long time ago in the United States there were political leaders who regarded themselveds as “liberals.”And, there were political leaders who believed that to be a “Conservative”meant that one believed in the basic principles of the Constitution. CIA designate John Brennan appeared in Congress to defend the ideas of President Obama concerning use of drones. He defended the murder of an American citizen in Yemen, one Anwar al-Alawki, who is an acknowledged terrorist. “He was intimately involved in activities to kill innocent men, women, and children, mostly Americans.”

Senate Intelligence Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein  insisted that members of her committee had been able to visit CIA headquarters and observe activities. Un fortunately, some Republicans focused on charges that John Brennan had leaked classified information. The central issues are: (1) innocent civilians are also being murdered because they are in the line of fire, (2) many drone attacks are based on “assumptions,” that may or may not be accurate, (3) the Constitution does not  give the President power over life and death, that belongs to the judiciary.