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Gay Times In France!

Posted on November 17, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Ah, the French people, the center of love and marriage, have decided to enter the 21st century and become the 12 nation which legalizes gay and lesbian marrige. Socialist President Francoise Hollande ran on a platform which pledged to provide equal rights to those who fall in love, regardless of their sexual orientation. The new  law will provide marriage for all, and that means in every aspect of a marriage-adopt children, have equal inheritance, etc..

An interesting word change will replace “mother” and “father” with the more inclusive word of: parent. Latest polls indicate 65% of French people support gay marriage.

Alas, I live in the Neanderthanl state of Missouri. We are NOT a gay people in this state.

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Political Correctness Gone Nuts

Posted on November 16, 2012 by | Leave a comment

We increasingly inhabit a world in which one must pay attention to the alleged feelings of other people. If I refer to the name, “Washington Redskins” then I,  am insulting those who are called, “Indians.” I have been told to refer to them as “Native Americans” even though the word, “American” comes from the Italian, Amerigo Vespucci. I am told to use the expression, “colored” rather than Negro even though Martin Luther King used the word, “Negro.” I assume a visitor from the planet of XUL would describe Earth people as being of differing colors, black, brown, white(yes, White is a Color!).

A group of French people decided to foster a program which aimed to reduce rampant anti-Ialamaphobia and  wanted to place signs in the Metro. They decided to use an historic picture, the famous one by Jacques-Louis DAvid of the Tennis Court Oath. Metro officials were upset because the revised picture depicted various religions and thus violated Metro rules about using pictures which contained religious symbols.

Only on planet Earth could this stupidity appear!

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France Today Must Be Modern

Posted on November 15, 2012 by | Leave a comment

French society seeks to create a world in which social needs of each person are valued as much as are the profits earned by those with money and power. In a perfect world, a president of France could endeavor creating a society in which needs of poor people are respected, but, alas, this is 2012 and what might be  right may wind up being economically wrong. President Francois Hollande ran for president promising to increase wages, provide more jobs and somehow balance the budget –or at least come close to achieving that goal. After a bumbling, stumbling economic start to his administration, Hollande has decided to begin again– in  more realistic manner. His goal: I wish to be a president who is worthy of the very serious situation in which our country finds itself.”

In the modern world, nations compete with other nations in  producing products of  services that are of high quality and the lowest possible cost. Hollande pointed out to the public, ‘our national debt is more than 90 percent of our national wealth, unemployment is rising, our competitiveness is constantly falling.” A new government does not mean a new world.

Hollande will have to placate businessmen, he will have to reduce efforts at economic equality, he will have to reduce some services. Welcome to the world of 2012, in this world, business is all too often calling the shots for all people in society.

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Humans Never Change

Posted on November 11, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Every so often a piece of news emerges which enables one to understand why so many Americans love to wander the world with a gun in hand since they feel the need to be protected against some sort of  attack. The first complete ammoth skeleton has been found in France in over a hundred years. About 150,000 years ago my Neanderthal ancestors cornered this beast, killed it with spears and then had a feast. I do not believe they invited NRA officials to this shindig. The mammoth was about nine feet tall and weighed about five tons. Fortunately, it was in excellent condition and we now have a wonderful skeleton to hang in some museum.

There are rumors the NRA will use this example as further evidence why we Americans need to carry around guns. After all, what if a mammoth wandered into our neighborhood? This definitely proves why every American should carry around an assault weapon. I think it also proves that members of the NRA have a Neanderthal brain.

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Oh, To Live In France!

Posted on November 3, 2012 by | Leave a comment

I am an inhabitant of the United States of America which entitles me to pay high fees for health care, if I can get it, and work as many hours as possible. Sometimes I become jealous of French folk who, for some reason, have instituted the 35 hour work week. Obviously, anyone who does not want to work forty or fifty or sixty hours as I do must lack some moral fiber. I work because life in America requires plenty of dough in your bank account in case of some “emergency.” So, how come those frogs can get away with the 35 hour work week?

First, they lack a Tea Party. Second, they have this strange idea that all parents with children are entitled to decent day care. They still believe providing inexpensive health care is superior to having a health care system in which people die younger than those in over a dozen nations. Sorry, but Mr. Romney assures one and all the US IS NUMBER ONE IN EVERYTHING! Well, Mitt, we are-in OBESITY!

Let’s face reality in America, we lack the French spirit of enjoying life and -having time to do it. We pride ourselves on working God knows how many hours because somehow that results in a higher moral life. Personally, I doubt if God works more than a few hours a week, and by God, he has FREE MEDICAL CARE!

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Mali Ain’t Mellow For Europeans

Posted on October 28, 2012 by | Leave a comment

The nut cases have taken control of Mali and their madness has created chaos and anger in the region. Muslim fanatics who once worked for Muammar Gaddafi in  Libya left that nation–along with weapons– once the strong man was gone and they headed for the nearest country-Mali which they proceeded to take over and impose a version of the Muslim religion not since  the days when Taliban nut cases took over Afghanistan. They have chopped off hands, feet, lashed women and destroyed mosques in order to return to the good old days of the tenth century–or at least their version of the 10th century.

Germany and other European nations are considering the possibility of arming Mali troops or encouraging African Union forces to enter the country and restore civilization. France is worried that fanatic Muslim ideas can penetrate former French colony nations which are not that stable. Thousands of Mali Muslims have fled these nut cases and their ideas about the Muslim religion.

Gee, if only George Bush was around we could shout that Mali Muslims had weapons of mass destruction and in would go the US Army!

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Rape Is Right Say Youth

Posted on October 26, 2012 by | Leave a comment

There is a subculture in just about every society on this planet which is composed of young men. They congregate on corners, they engage in contests as to who is more or less macho and they regard themselves as possessing the right to assault young girls. Paris contains dozens of high rise buildings in which immigrants and poor native  born French people seek to attain a decent standards of living, but  usually find themselves on the bottom of society. Poverty invariably produces violence, and all too often that violence is directed toward females.

Nina and Stephanie -not real names– described their lives growing up in rundown estates where boys constantly raped them from the age of  11. At points nearly twenty boys gathered for the rape session and thought it was fun. Today, in court they claim sex was consensual. Yes, an eleven year old girl wanted sex! Yes, an eleven year old girl wanted to be assaulted by a bunch of filth! Send them to jail. Let them get raped in prison if they think it is nothing.

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Mali Things Will Get Better!

Posted on October 23, 2012 by | Leave a comment

Western nations worked hard to overthrow the dictatorship of Muammar Gaddafi and now that the bad guy is gone a few thousand new bad guys are in Mali. As Western support led to the defeat of Gaddafi’s army, thousands of his supporters grabbed weapons and headed across the border to Mali. There are few nations as poor or lacking a government as Mali. Within a few weeks the Islamists of the Ansar Dine movement  installed a sharia government and began chopping off hands and legs and whatever.

The French government is upset at the prospect of these militants using their new  power to export revolution to former French colonies. There is now the prospect of a Somalia of Afghanistan arising in northern Africa. Oh well, there is hope. Mitt Romney knows how to bring democracy to this region of the world. He has business experience having fixed the Olympics. After all, if you can handle the Olympics what is the big deal with dealing  with Mali??

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Islamists Go Home

Posted on September 28, 2012 by | Leave a comment

There are Jewish people in France who believe Israel can do no wrong, there are conservatives who believe anyone who is a Socialist is a traitor to France, and there are people who hate Muslims, Jews, atheists and gay folk. For some reason, the French government does not believe there is anything wrong with such individuals constantly spreading their views. But, if a Muslim challenges existing French culture and laws, there is only one place for him–Depart!

France will expel any foreigner who does not respect the nation’s secular tradition. Interior Minister Manuel Valis made clear: “I will not hesitate to expel those who claim to follow Islam and represent a serious threat to public order and as foreigners in our country do not respect our laws and values.”

Does this mean I have to respect Mitt Romney and his assembly of clowns if they win the election??

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More Cartoons, More Violence

Posted on September 19, 2012 by | Leave a comment

It has been a rather quiet day in France so a group of guys at the magazine, Charlie Hebdo decided they ought to get people a bit involved in life. I assume they were drinking coffee or something stronger when one of the people suggested there was need for a few more pictures that would infuriate the Muslim world and get people buying their magazine in order to burn it. One had an incredible idea– how about a naked Mohammad? WoW! responded the group.

So, they published the  cartoon as well as one depicting an Orthodox Jew pushing Mohammad in wheelchair. After all, let’s make certain Muslims attack Jews and they can shout hatred of Israel.

The most intelligent comment of the day came from Dalil Boubakeur, rector of the Grand Paris Mosque;  “this is a disgraceful and hateful, useless and stupid provocatin..” We are not like animals of Pavlov to react to each insult.”

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