Monday, May 14, 2012
One thing about the current state of politics: It's not about Obama or Romney, or the piddle of doofi in Washington on the Deficit that we elected to represent us. That packal of politicos can not -- CAN NOT -- make one whit of difference regardless of who is the president.
For real positive reform, we all have to get of a like mind: Politicians do not run the government -- not the president nor the Congress. Rich people, rich companies who support the legal-but-stupid Superpacs and who pay lobbyists obscene amounts of money to see that legislation is passed that helps them make more money ... they run this country.
Five words: Vote conscience and not party.
Four words: Real election finance reform.
Three words: Legislation affects everyone.
Two words: Term limits.
One word: Vote.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Talk about shooting yourself in the foot...?
What
is it
the GOPers don’t
understand? Obama is playing
them for fools. And they
are guilt of aiding
and abetting him.
Obama wants
Romney.
When
Obama says
Romney would win
if election was held today,
he is challenging Republicans
to nominate him.
Easy pickings
theory?
Romney,
like Gore,
can’t relate to
ordinary men and women.
Despite “Y'alls” and baby kissing,
he thinks his wife
driving “two Cadillacs”
is somehow
endearing.
Panderer,
shape-shifter,
partisan party animal,
Romney is setting GOPers
up for a continuation of
the object of their
hatred and distrust:
Obama’s second
term.
is it
the GOPers don’t
understand? Obama is playing
them for fools. And they
are guilt of aiding
and abetting him.
Obama wants
Romney.
When
Obama says
Romney would win
if election was held today,
he is challenging Republicans
to nominate him.
Easy pickings
theory?
Romney,
like Gore,
can’t relate to
ordinary men and women.
Despite “Y'alls” and baby kissing,
he thinks his wife
driving “two Cadillacs”
is somehow
endearing.
Panderer,
shape-shifter,
partisan party animal,
Romney is setting GOPers
up for a continuation of
the object of their
hatred and distrust:
Obama’s second
term.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Another bad trend rising ….
Trends come and go. Some slide in unannounced, and leave without a whimper of protest. Others slam in with a bang and persist despite an initial reaction of “What the ….?” (See “Rap” music. Or Elvis’s “You Ain’t Nothing But a Hound Dog.”)
A growing trend around the country involving the most precious of rights is taking hold … and grabbing attention.
Some companies, and even some schools, are requiring passwords to social network accounts – Facebook and Twitter, among others – so information posted and dialogues exchanged can be scrutinized.
A 12-year-old girl in Minnesota was called to the office and “forced” to give up her Facebook account password so an administrator could see what she had written about a specific hall monitor. The girl, with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the school, citing a concern that social media messaging is covered by the First and Fourth Amendments of the Constitution – free speech and freedom from illegal search.
The ACLU is right.
This case, and others like it, highly concerns about which private communications can be kept from those in authority.
The ACLU also recently forced the State of Maryland to stop requiring applications to provide their Facebook passwords when applying for jobs. The rationale for the requirement stemmed from the state wanting to “weed out applicants with links to gangs.”
Some universities, especially sports departments, have established guidelines to force athletes to allow coaches to view their “friends-only” Facebook accounts.
It is amazing that in this day and time that some folks in authority simply don’t understand the basic rights of Americans, specifically “freedom of speech” and “freedom from illegal search.”
Would executives of companies, governments or universities allow workers or students access to their private information?
As stated many times: Ignorance you can do something about; stupidity goes straight to the bone.
A growing trend around the country involving the most precious of rights is taking hold … and grabbing attention.
Some companies, and even some schools, are requiring passwords to social network accounts – Facebook and Twitter, among others – so information posted and dialogues exchanged can be scrutinized.
A 12-year-old girl in Minnesota was called to the office and “forced” to give up her Facebook account password so an administrator could see what she had written about a specific hall monitor. The girl, with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the school, citing a concern that social media messaging is covered by the First and Fourth Amendments of the Constitution – free speech and freedom from illegal search.
The ACLU is right.
This case, and others like it, highly concerns about which private communications can be kept from those in authority.
The ACLU also recently forced the State of Maryland to stop requiring applications to provide their Facebook passwords when applying for jobs. The rationale for the requirement stemmed from the state wanting to “weed out applicants with links to gangs.”
Some universities, especially sports departments, have established guidelines to force athletes to allow coaches to view their “friends-only” Facebook accounts.
It is amazing that in this day and time that some folks in authority simply don’t understand the basic rights of Americans, specifically “freedom of speech” and “freedom from illegal search.”
Would executives of companies, governments or universities allow workers or students access to their private information?
As stated many times: Ignorance you can do something about; stupidity goes straight to the bone.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Ahhh, politics-2012 style
Does
anyone care
that Mitt is
a confirmed, registered Mormon?
Other than a few preachers
of the Southern Baptist
persuasion? Well, do
they?
Separation
of church
and state is
a fig newton of
our imagination. And we should
all just own up
to being prejudiced
about something,
sometime.
But
in November,
evangelicals will hold
their collective noses and
vote for THE Mormon instead
of THE Democrat. Ahhhh,
the smell of
politics is
ripe.
anyone care
that Mitt is
a confirmed, registered Mormon?
Other than a few preachers
of the Southern Baptist
persuasion? Well, do
they?
Separation
of church
and state is
a fig newton of
our imagination. And we should
all just own up
to being prejudiced
about something,
sometime.
But
in November,
evangelicals will hold
their collective noses and
vote for THE Mormon instead
of THE Democrat. Ahhhh,
the smell of
politics is
ripe.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Tomorrow
If
today is
the first day
of the rest of
my life, what does that
say about tomorrow? Or,
yesterday? I'll think
about it ...
tomorrow.
today is
the first day
of the rest of
my life, what does that
say about tomorrow? Or,
yesterday? I'll think
about it ...
tomorrow.
Presidential lowku
Presidency
election 2012
will be decided
as always: Money plus
weasel words plus abject stupidity.
Voters hold key to
election. So use
the damn
key!
election 2012
will be decided
as always: Money plus
weasel words plus abject stupidity.
Voters hold key to
election. So use
the damn
key!
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