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UR

Happy Thanksgiving.

That being said, in all honesty for many years I have always had a conflict of conciseness when it comes to Thanksgiving when it comes to Native Americans. Since I don’t want to be a downer I won’t go into it.

Besides being thankful for family and friends and being grateful for what I have I would like to take this time to thank the following.

I like to thank all those who serve in our military who are giving of themselves to protect us. 

I like to thank those who are police, firemen, caregivers, nurses, doctors, animal caretakers, utility service/repair workers, security guards and anyone who works as to work because it is a necessity.   

I like to thank all those who have to work in sales or food services on Thanksgiving and those who have to work in retail on Black Friday for they are all truly unappreciated.

I don’t think thanking  maybe appropriate so I especially would like remember  the Native Americans who ended up having struggle to survive due disease and war and had lose so much just to hold on to their traditions and identity and all the tribes who once were and are no longer.  

Whether you celebrate Thanksgiving or not I still wish you all happy and safe holiday.

UR

Halloween

Happy Halloween!

Open Discussion cont.

Friends,

We have a new comment at the Open Discussion post.

I was a little late in posting the comment and since it was a subject close our heart for many of us and to make it easier to find moved it here.


At October 15, 2012 2:48 PM , Mack said...
  

Scotland seals terms of historic independence vote -

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/cameron-signs-deal-scottish-independence-vote-124329342.html

America the Hated

Yea we get it the Middle East hates us, Muslims hate us. Yeah, yeah we suck.

Strange thing is during the Arab Spring protests America was loved by the protesters then 18 months later America is hated and all this over a film that was at the time virtually unknown in America. I guess people in the Middle East and Africa are used to living in countries where the government control film making so of course they think the US Government must have given the okay of the making of the film. So much for their school’s education of World Government courses.

So let’s see, an anti-Muslim film creates in the Middle East and Africa anti-American protests, attacks on American embassies and the murder of 4 Americans including a US Ambassador which none of these 4 Americans had anything to do with the film. Yet in America with the attack of US embassies, the murder of 4 Americans including a US Ambassador everyone just goes on with their day. Including our President who went to a fund raiser and a had campaign speech that opens with “So I wanted to begin tonight by just saying a few words about a tough day that we had today”. Tough day? Attack of an embassy and the murder of 4 innocent Americans including an Ambassador is just a “tough day”. Wow.

There was a time which the murder of Ambassador could be considered an act of war, particularly if hosting country doesn’t stop it or bring the perpetrators to justice. Question is are Muslim extremist behind some of these attacks either overtly or covertly and using the anti-Muslim film to flame the fire.  No doubt that many of these countries have some kind of knowledge of the groups that are fanning the flames and making plans. I know many of these countries are now trying to protect our embassies and gently bring an end to the protest, but I believe it’s not because they like America but they like America’s money. 

Perhaps it’s time to close our embassies in those countries that hate us and kick out ambassadors and diplomats from counties that hate us. Cut off financial aid to those countries and even revoke visas. I’m not saying that we go to the extent of Ron Paul and becoming isolationist. All the money that we sink into countries that hate us could go to paying down our deficit, rebuilding our economy or provide aid to countries that want our friendship. Let Russia and China support those countries that hate us and see how long until the Muslim extremist turn on them.       

As for oil, we need to buy from Canada and look for oil within our own boarders and become the Saudi Arabia of natural gas. We need to continue to work on alternative energy and fuel efficiently.

Maybe it’s time that America to take care of its own domestic issues and deficit and be more supportive of its true friends and allies in the world. 

UR

Alligator posted a comment and I was going to simple reply but as I thought about I thought Gator’s comment is too good to let be lost in comments.

Gator said,

I have to cut down on the amount of news I watch or I get depressed. Things are getting wilder with people in general. Folks I live and work around seem to be ratcheting up in "drama" in their lives. I have the sense that this really isn't the country I grew up in...we've slipped from our moorings that much.

July 23, 2012 6:51 AM

I have to agree this isn't the country I was raised up in. It does seem to be something wrong with the world today.

From a song called ‘Living on the Edge’

“There's somethin' wrong with the world today
I don't know what it is
Something's wrong with our eyes

We're seeing things in a different way
And God knows it ain't His
It sure ain't no surprise

There's somethin' wrong with the world today
The light bulb's gettin' dim
There's meltdown in the sky”

I see more self-center over reactionary aggressive behavior today than I saw 10 years ago. Everyone seems to have a major personal crisis.

What ever happen to being stoic?

I understand why Gator thinks the news is depressing. News reporting is based more on feelings than facts. This may seem cruel to say but feelings aren't facts. This also applies to peoples personal lives as well.

Thing are different today for sure. I wonder how much it has to do with reality TV.

It just seems people are lonelier today even if they have 1000 friends on Facebook. It seems a lot of people like to talk but no one likes to listen. I’ve listen to people complain about the same “crisis” over and over again and when you explain how to handle it they won’t do it. They just want to complain about it as if their crisis gives them some sense of wroth or importance.

When I have a personal crisis or problem I tend to say the Serenity Prayer:

"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference."

UR

Supreme Court

I don’t ever want to hear a liberal say that the Supreme Court will favor the right especially  since the Chief Justice Roberts was a Bush appointee and he became the deciding vote on upholding Obamacare. So does this mean if there is an increase of people eligible for Medicaid will they be able to get it? The States are responsible for Medicaid.

Even though the President and Democrats keep telling county that this is not a Tax yet the Lawyers that argued in front of the Supreme Court in favor of Obamacare called it a Tax to justify it under the Commerce clause and apparently the Court agreed. So now this is the largest tax increase ever in America.

Now the question will be how Medicaid will be affected since the Court strike down the Medicaid expansion portion of the Bill.  

Chief Justice Roberts wrote: 

"As for the Medicaid expansion, that portion of the Affordable Care Act violates the Constitution by threatening existing Medicaid funding,"

"Congress has no authority to order the States to regulate according to its instructions. Congress may offer the States grants and require the States to comply with accompanying conditions, but the States must have a genuine choice whether to accept the offer. The States are given no such choice in this case: They must either accept a basic change in the nature of Medicaid, or risk losing all Medicaid funding. The remedy for that constitutional violation is to preclude the Federal Government from imposing such a sanction. That remedy does not require striking down other portions of the Affordable Care Act."

So does this mean if there is an increase of people who becomes eligible for Medicaid, will they be able to get it? Sure the US Government will fund the States for the first 5yrs but what happen after that since the Government can’t force the States to comply.

UR