Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Tolerance is only for the entitled and liberal . . .
Last week, a conservative radio talk show host said that there would probable be some 'unrest' if the election was close and Romney won. Today, the tweets, etc., are more threatening and, from the context of the statements, may people are threatening to riot and riot big if Romney is elected because they know he will take away their food stamps. Should we wait for the president to step up to the plate and urge peace and tranquility and abide by our Democratic system? Afraid that is probably not going to happen given his previous stands which never includes Christian values or conservatives.
According to a news report, people praying outside the White House were arrested. They were peaceful and . . . praying! Our ambassador is killed overseas, and the administration bends over backwards to not directly include the real factions that carried out this murder. The Catholics want their amendment rights upheld and the president is forcing us to pay into the abortion and contraception system even though it goes against our moral structure and the precepts of our Faith.
Now, the liberal voters threaten to hurt and destroy any and everything that gets in their way if the election doesn't go their way. What would they think if the conservatives had started riots in 2008? But, we didn't because that's the way the votes went for the election. Why don't Republicans/Conservatives deserve the same consideration?
Election years used to be exciting times as we listened to all the points raised and defended on both sides. Arguments were raised but not usually with the animosity exhibited this last year. Opposition parties pushed the envelope but, basically, kept to stretching the truth about each other and didn't engage in outright untruths. The media, in years long gone by now, would happily report all these goings on in the interest of giving the public information. These days, I've stopped listening to all the usual network news channels because I get so sick and tired of them either omitting important facts, distorting the events, or disrespecting the side they dislike with unfounded 'facts'. I always thought good journalism and reporting was to present the facts letting the public decide. These days, they present the facts as they see them and make disparaging remarks about people who don't fall in line with them.
Was a time when the news system protected the people from the government. Now, to all intents and purposes, the majority of them seem to have been 'bought' by the politicians. At least, that's the way they report it!
So, who is going to be a man and stand up to this threat of rioting if the vote doesn't go their way? The president? Probably not as he will be pleased that he has a following no matter how vindictive, uninformed, and mean. The media? Definitely not as news is news and they will have a great day reporting any possible death and destruction and extolling the virtues of the entitled who are fighting to lay claim to what they want as their own. And we all know that the riots are just a cover up for rioters to plunder private homes and businesses. If you stopped most of them and asked why the riot, they probably wouldn't know because they just see a chance to steal without immediate retribution from the law.
What a wonderful example this would present to the world as the greatest nation on earth resorts to violence, as do so many third world countries, when people don't get what they want, when they want, and how they want it. Don't they realize that the more they destroy, the less they will have? Businesses and work promote prosperity. Food stamps, excessive welfare, and entitlement promotions end up in disaster if they feel they are losing a single penny of 'free' money.
Tolerance? It is not for the people who exercise their right to vote the way they want to in the election.
http://twitchy.com/2012/10/09/new-civility-obama-supporters-threaten-to-riot-if-romney-wins/
According to a news report, people praying outside the White House were arrested. They were peaceful and . . . praying! Our ambassador is killed overseas, and the administration bends over backwards to not directly include the real factions that carried out this murder. The Catholics want their amendment rights upheld and the president is forcing us to pay into the abortion and contraception system even though it goes against our moral structure and the precepts of our Faith.
Now, the liberal voters threaten to hurt and destroy any and everything that gets in their way if the election doesn't go their way. What would they think if the conservatives had started riots in 2008? But, we didn't because that's the way the votes went for the election. Why don't Republicans/Conservatives deserve the same consideration?
Election years used to be exciting times as we listened to all the points raised and defended on both sides. Arguments were raised but not usually with the animosity exhibited this last year. Opposition parties pushed the envelope but, basically, kept to stretching the truth about each other and didn't engage in outright untruths. The media, in years long gone by now, would happily report all these goings on in the interest of giving the public information. These days, I've stopped listening to all the usual network news channels because I get so sick and tired of them either omitting important facts, distorting the events, or disrespecting the side they dislike with unfounded 'facts'. I always thought good journalism and reporting was to present the facts letting the public decide. These days, they present the facts as they see them and make disparaging remarks about people who don't fall in line with them.
Was a time when the news system protected the people from the government. Now, to all intents and purposes, the majority of them seem to have been 'bought' by the politicians. At least, that's the way they report it!
So, who is going to be a man and stand up to this threat of rioting if the vote doesn't go their way? The president? Probably not as he will be pleased that he has a following no matter how vindictive, uninformed, and mean. The media? Definitely not as news is news and they will have a great day reporting any possible death and destruction and extolling the virtues of the entitled who are fighting to lay claim to what they want as their own. And we all know that the riots are just a cover up for rioters to plunder private homes and businesses. If you stopped most of them and asked why the riot, they probably wouldn't know because they just see a chance to steal without immediate retribution from the law.
What a wonderful example this would present to the world as the greatest nation on earth resorts to violence, as do so many third world countries, when people don't get what they want, when they want, and how they want it. Don't they realize that the more they destroy, the less they will have? Businesses and work promote prosperity. Food stamps, excessive welfare, and entitlement promotions end up in disaster if they feel they are losing a single penny of 'free' money.
Tolerance? It is not for the people who exercise their right to vote the way they want to in the election.
http://twitchy.com/2012/10/09/new-civility-obama-supporters-threaten-to-riot-if-romney-wins/
Monday, October 8, 2012
For California Voters . . .
The bad news is that Miz Feinstein has more cash being on the Democratic payroll. The good news is that she doesn't have 50% so if everyone gets this message out about Emily Emken, we might just surprise the incumbent on election day.
Some Truthful Smiles to Begin the Week . . .
"Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles
writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a
best-seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher."
-- Flannery O'Connor
-- Flannery O'Connor
"There it was, hidden in alphabetical order."
-- Rita Holt
-- Rita Holt
"History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they
have exhausted all other alternatives."
-- Abba Eban
-- Abba Eban
"Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said
nothing."
-- Robert Benchley
-- Robert Benchley
Romney vs. obama - Religious Freedom Scorecard!
Religious Freedom
Scorecard:International Religious Freedom-
Romney has promised that he "will stand up and protect religious freedom wherever it is threatened."
Obama failed to fill the important role of Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom for almost a year and a half.
Romney has promised that he "will stand up and protect religious freedom wherever it is threatened."
Obama failed to fill the important role of Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom for almost a year and a half.
Houses of Worship -
Romney released a powerful TV ad defending the rights of houses of worship against this administration's religious freedom attacks.
Obama argued before the Supreme Court that a Lutheran Church could not make employment decisions based on core religious doctrine. Was rejected 9-0
Romney released a powerful TV ad defending the rights of houses of worship against this administration's religious freedom attacks.
Obama argued before the Supreme Court that a Lutheran Church could not make employment decisions based on core religious doctrine. Was rejected 9-0
Religious Liberty
Awards-
Romney won most prestigious awards in 2008: The Becket Fund's Canterbury Medal.Obama - NONE
Romney won most prestigious awards in 2008: The Becket Fund's Canterbury Medal.Obama - NONE
Abortion and conscience
rights
Romney vetoed legislation in Massachusetts that required Catholic hospitals to pay for abortion-causing drugs.
Obama - currently using the government to force religious employers to pay for abortion-causing drugs against their conscience.
Romney vetoed legislation in Massachusetts that required Catholic hospitals to pay for abortion-causing drugs.
Obama - currently using the government to force religious employers to pay for abortion-causing drugs against their conscience.
On God in the public square
-
Romney stated in a 2012 speech that, "From the beginning, this nation trusted in God, not man."Obama omitted the words, "by their Creator," from the Declaration of Independence multiple times.
Romney stated in a 2012 speech that, "From the beginning, this nation trusted in God, not man."Obama omitted the words, "by their Creator," from the Declaration of Independence multiple times.
Conscience rights -
Romney, as governor, sought to protect Catholic charities from being forced to place adoptive children with same-sex couples.Obama destroyed longstanding bi-partisan consensus on rights of conscience with HHS mandate.
Romney, as governor, sought to protect Catholic charities from being forced to place adoptive children with same-sex couples.Obama destroyed longstanding bi-partisan consensus on rights of conscience with HHS mandate.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Just my view on the subject . . .
Elections are coming up and everyone is busy making their personal decisions for whom to vote. This is the American Way. You vote your conscience. If, however, all Catholics are voting their conscience, according to our Faith, why is it that we have had a pro-death president in the White House? Something isn’t right here.
When I question people about their stand on the pro-life movement, they are all for the sanctity of life . . . until they step into the voting booth. What happens to their conscience when they start to mark their ballots? What happens to saving the unborn when they put their mind to the vote at hand? And one vote does make a difference as the Catholic vote put our current president in the White House. Isn’t that sad to think about? Our faith, religion and morals should dictate caring for the unborn, no matter what. People will put their life on the line to show this yet they can’t cross party lines. Of course, everyone has a right to belong to the political party of their choice but have they taken the time over the years to find out what the party of their choice really stands for these days? I don’t think there is any pride to be found in bragging that you have never voted outside your particular political party. It shows a lack of thinking not the virtue of loyalty. There is such a thing as misplaced loyalty and it certainly isn’t anything of which to be proud.
How many parishes advocate pro-life yet the majority of their congregation votes the ticket that puts the very lives of the innocent on the line? Someone once told me that when I reach the Social Security years, I will change my political views dramatically when it comes to my monthly Social Security and related benefits. What a reality check! A living person is worried about a change in dollars and cents when they already have a full life. They vote for added comfort while unborn babies can be murdered brutally and legally even if they would be viable outside the mother’s womb. Perhaps the Social Security Catholics should worry about euthanasia as abortion is surely the precursor to that. If the life of a baby is so unimportant, how much more value would an elderly person have in this day and age?
A friend told me that her family votes for any candidate with a D following his or her name. The Democratic party hasn’t been very kind to the unborn for years. The current administration made sure that partial birth abortion remained a tragic option..
When I was in school, any time I saw a D following anything on my report card, I knew I was borderline for failure. Many of the candidates sporting that D are helping us head for moral bankruptcy with other political parties following closely in their footsteps. If we are serious in our concern for the unborn, then vote to safeguard the unborn. Wrongs never make rights and too many Catholic votes have deliberately taken away the rights of the unborn.
I like the way the priests and brothers at St. Michael’s Prep School say the Pledge of Allegiance, "with liberty and justice for all, both born and unborn." We say we are pro-life. Will the Catholic vote reflect this or will our vote show us to be selfish hypocrites again this election?
"A child is a pledge of immortality, for he bears upon him in figure those high and eternal excellences in which the joy of heaven consists . . ."
When I question people about their stand on the pro-life movement, they are all for the sanctity of life . . . until they step into the voting booth. What happens to their conscience when they start to mark their ballots? What happens to saving the unborn when they put their mind to the vote at hand? And one vote does make a difference as the Catholic vote put our current president in the White House. Isn’t that sad to think about? Our faith, religion and morals should dictate caring for the unborn, no matter what. People will put their life on the line to show this yet they can’t cross party lines. Of course, everyone has a right to belong to the political party of their choice but have they taken the time over the years to find out what the party of their choice really stands for these days? I don’t think there is any pride to be found in bragging that you have never voted outside your particular political party. It shows a lack of thinking not the virtue of loyalty. There is such a thing as misplaced loyalty and it certainly isn’t anything of which to be proud.
How many parishes advocate pro-life yet the majority of their congregation votes the ticket that puts the very lives of the innocent on the line? Someone once told me that when I reach the Social Security years, I will change my political views dramatically when it comes to my monthly Social Security and related benefits. What a reality check! A living person is worried about a change in dollars and cents when they already have a full life. They vote for added comfort while unborn babies can be murdered brutally and legally even if they would be viable outside the mother’s womb. Perhaps the Social Security Catholics should worry about euthanasia as abortion is surely the precursor to that. If the life of a baby is so unimportant, how much more value would an elderly person have in this day and age?
A friend told me that her family votes for any candidate with a D following his or her name. The Democratic party hasn’t been very kind to the unborn for years. The current administration made sure that partial birth abortion remained a tragic option..
When I was in school, any time I saw a D following anything on my report card, I knew I was borderline for failure. Many of the candidates sporting that D are helping us head for moral bankruptcy with other political parties following closely in their footsteps. If we are serious in our concern for the unborn, then vote to safeguard the unborn. Wrongs never make rights and too many Catholic votes have deliberately taken away the rights of the unborn.
I like the way the priests and brothers at St. Michael’s Prep School say the Pledge of Allegiance, "with liberty and justice for all, both born and unborn." We say we are pro-life. Will the Catholic vote reflect this or will our vote show us to be selfish hypocrites again this election?
"A child is a pledge of immortality, for he bears upon him in figure those high and eternal excellences in which the joy of heaven consists . . ."
Banana Drama Cookies
I love drop cookies as they go together quickly and are almost always
tasty,
moist little cakes of goodness. Save an overly-ripe banana by way of a cookie
ingredient and you have a win/win situation.
Banana Drama Cookies
1 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cups solid shortening
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup very ripe banana - well mashed
1 tablespoon freshly-grated lemon zest
1 cup chocolate chips - semisweet or milk chocolate, melted
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Pinch salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Preheat oven to 350 Degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or used
vegetable oil spray.
Combine the sugar and shortening and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in the
eggs and extracts. Add bananas and melted chocolate.
Combine the dry ingredients and stir into egg/shortening mixture.
Use a cookie scoop or drop by rounded teaspoonsfuls about 1 1//2 inches apart on
prepared baking sheets. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove to cool completely on wire
racks.
Icing
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Enough milk or cream to form a usable icing.
Topping ideas
Finely chopped peanuts
Candied cherries
moist little cakes of goodness. Save an overly-ripe banana by way of a cookie
ingredient and you have a win/win situation.
Banana Drama Cookies
1 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cups solid shortening
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup very ripe banana - well mashed
1 tablespoon freshly-grated lemon zest
1 cup chocolate chips - semisweet or milk chocolate, melted
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Pinch salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Preheat oven to 350 Degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or used
vegetable oil spray.
Combine the sugar and shortening and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in the
eggs and extracts. Add bananas and melted chocolate.
Combine the dry ingredients and stir into egg/shortening mixture.
Use a cookie scoop or drop by rounded teaspoonsfuls about 1 1//2 inches apart on
prepared baking sheets. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove to cool completely on wire
racks.
Icing
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Enough milk or cream to form a usable icing.
Topping ideas
Finely chopped peanuts
Candied cherries
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