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Does God Hate New York City?

Posted on March 16, 2013 by | Leave a comment

There is increasing evidence that the Big Guy up in the sky has a grudge against the Big Apple city of New York. How else to explain that just about every New York City sport team has top players suffering from injuries. The New York Knicks now have their starting center, Tyson Chandler, and their two starting forwards-Stoudemire and Anthony-down with knee injuries. The New York Yankees have their first baseman, their third baseman, their center fielder, their shortstop hurting from injuries. You can also throw in a few pitchers into the mix of not even walking injured athletes.

There is only once logical conclusion. God is NOT a New York Yankee sport fan. Our main question is what exactly did we New Yorkers do to piss off the Big Guy? 

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Abortion Wars Continue

Posted on March 9, 2013 by | Leave a comment

American conservatives constantly attack people in other parts of the world for their inability to establish viable governments. They are worried about “terrorists”who threaten the safety of Americans. Of course, these same conservatives seek to impose their values and beliefs upon American women who dare to control their own bodies. A new bill passed by the Arkansas legislature bans termination of a pregnancy after 12 weeks have gone by since  as people form the state of Arkansas they are not bound by what the US Supreme Court decides is legal. Governor Mike Beebe vetoed the law and was overturned because he has this quaint idea members of state governments should uphold the laws of the United  States.

I understand some seek to protect “life.” Some believe life begins when the faint noise of a heart beat is heard. But, what about my view? I believe that life begins when some dude shoves his penis into the vagina of a woman and dispatches his sperm. Once in, it should not be allowed out. In fact, how about requiring any man who wants to shove his penis into a vagina to get permission from the state legislature of Arkansas?

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Silvio Behind Bars??

Posted on March 8, 2013 by | Leave a comment

There is a land, far far away that is ruled by Mitt Romney, unfortunately Mitt does not go by Mitt in that land, but employs the name of Silvio. After all, Silvio does not deride the bottom 47% of loafers, from his perspective the figure is more like 97%. He robs from those below in order to profit those above drawing upon tax codes which ensure if you have money, that money will not be headed to Rome. Ordinarily, Silvio does not worry about judges or prosecutors or any government official, he is a law unto himself.

However, a Milan court convicted him of illegal publication of wiretapped conversations and sentenced him to one year in prison. His brother also was sentenced to jail. But, this is Italy. So, you were convicted of a crime, so what, please serve as prime  minister of the country. OK, you are charged with tax fraud, so what. We doubt Silvio  would spend a day in jail anymmore than Mitt would spend a day discussing the reality of American economics

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Hugo Is Gone

Posted on March 7, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Hugo  Chavz finally died of cancer after fighting the disease for over a year. He was a man beloved by many poor people in Venezuela and detested by many people in that country. He evoked powerful feelings of hate from other segments of Venezueland society. In some respects those intense emotions are similar to what Barack Obama has stimulated among conservatives in American society. Chavez fundamentally changed his nation by offering poor people a financial and power stake in society. There is no question he ruled in a despotic manner and violated the rights of those who opposed his ideas. He was disliked by the American government who regarded his policies as akin to those of Fidel Castro, but since Venezuela had oil, America traded with its opponent rather than invading the country.

Vice President Vincent Maduro now has an opportunity to bring together all segments of Venezuelan society. He must continue focusing on aiding the poor to gain a decent life, but it should be linked to restoring civil liberaties and making certain  constitutional rights are protected-for all!

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Conclave In Rome

Posted on March 6, 2013 by | Leave a comment

A conclave of men will shortly gather in Rome to discuss the future of Catholicism and the future of religion. Obviously, they are all males, they are all elderly, they are all important figures in the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church is an important institution that has sort of been around for a few hundred  years. For millions, it is the foundation of their life. Some Cardinals will not attend because, as they claim, they have failed to adhere to the standards required of church leaders. That is translated to mean, their body could not adhere to the standards of their mind. The world needs a Catholic Church that is part of modern civilization. The question confronting those at this conclave is whether the outcome furthers the authority of Catholicism or whether the outcome is another step in losing connection to individual Catholics?

We hope another John XXIII emerges from this conclave. We hope a new Pope is able to connect with modern Catholics. A Pope who believes his goal is maintenance of what is, will be a Pope who participates in maintenance of what is. Winds of change will sweep on and on, to maintain, is to lose.

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He Once Was Great

Posted on March 3, 2013 by | Leave a comment

His name is Lech Walesa and once upon a time he was a hero to people of Poland and to the people of the world. Millions in Europe regarded him as a brave warrior in the fight for human rights. At a time when the Soviet Union dominated his  nation, Mr.Walesa openly defied Communist brutality and, he himself, endured beatings and torture. He joined with Catholic leaders of his nation to organize workers in shipyards and to demand an end of tyranny. Mr. Walesa played a key role in ending communism in Poland and leading his nation into a new world in which respect for the dignity of all was central to life.

Yesterday, this brave warrior for peace informed gay people in his country they were not entitled to equal rights, heck, they were not entitled to any rights. As  he put it, “a minority should not impose itself on the majority.” Lech Walesa is now an elderly man. Let us remember the fighter for equal rights, not the man of 2013.

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Let Laughter Reign In Italy

Posted on March 1, 2013 by | Leave a comment

The government of Italy is rather upset because there are people in the European Union who  cannot cease laughing at results of the recent election in which a former clown and comedian came in third. A German politician remarked that second place finisher Silvio Berlusconi was “a clown with a special shot of testosterone.” He went on to refer to Beppe Grillo, and noted “I am upset that two clowns won.”

In fairness, the United States today does not have two clowns winning, it has an entire Tea Party with enormous power. In America, we have gone beyond a few clowns, we have the entire circus seeking to run our government!

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Send In The Clowns To Italy!

Posted on February 26, 2013 by | Leave a comment

Elections have been held in Italy, the results are in, and once again the peopleof Italy have opted to elect a clown instead of a leader. For a decade Italians elected Silvio Berlusconi as their leader, a man more comfortable with being able to  get a woman into a bed than to get an Italian into a job. All expected that after Silvio was charged with numerous crimes that his career would end. Not in Italy. His center-right bloc received 117 in the Italian Senate while the center-left bloc receivced 119. Guess who received 54 seats? Beppe Grillo, the one time comedian turned political leader!

Of course, in the United States of America we have the Republican party, a group of disgruntled comedians who believe having less money in the economy leads to more jobs. Their Tea Party compadres believe reducing taxes on the wealthy results in more jobs for those seeking work.

Beppe has createda crisis for Europe, the Republican party has created an economic crisis for America. Come to think about it, how about Beppe for president in the USA?

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Sad News From Rome

Posted on February 23, 2013 by | 1 Comment

The decision of Pope Benedict XVI to resign from his role as leader or world Catholics has a sad and bothersome aspect since it reveals that just about any leader in modern times can lose control over an organization. The Italian newspaper, La Rebublica, published a story that Pope Benedict was overwhelmed when he received a 300 page report on December 12, 2012 which depicted a church that had gone wrong. The study he read described corruption, sexual misconduct, stealing and just about every violation of the Ten Commandments. “It was on that day with those papers on his desk that Benedict XVI took the decision that he had mulled over so long.”

Pope Benedict is a victim in the sense he headed an institution which had lost contact with the reality of modern life. The Catholic Church was too large, it required an excellent staff that was on top of things, and all it had were too many men lacking the ability to respond to reality. The Pope’s resignation simply is just another story of modern life, of modern institutions, and our inability to create viable organizations free from corruption and crime.

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When Will Bishops Accept Reality??

Posted on February 21, 2013 by | Leave a comment

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.

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