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A little of everything

{ April 18, 2008 @ 11:22 } · { Enlightenment, Government, Random, Science }
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Okay - so I haven’t really hit on a lot of items in the news lately.  Oh boy ! The seven new deadly sins are giving a run for everyone’s money.  Ha! Wonder what the Vatican and everyone thinks about how they have been completely ignored.  And why not?  It’s a dog-eat-dog world, right?  Think about it - no genetic manipulation; yet we have human/cow embroys just because someone has a bright idea. 

Or how about this one - hairdressers and barbers are at great risk for cancer.  Ha! Get over it.  Everyone can develop cancer - everyone!  The air you breathe is not what it use to be.  Too many vitamins will cause cancer.  Smoking causes cancer.  Think about this… Your on genes react differently to everything around you and what you consume.  If your body doesn’t like it - you take “a tumble.”  Sucks.  I know.  Not one person I know of, except really old people or the very sick, what to be told “you have cancer”.  Such a silent killer. 

Let’s hit this one — the girl who got beat down in Florida.  Yeah - by the other what six to eight people.  Holy cow ~ her family is getting threats ~ from across the country!  That makes no sense to me.  Are you <insert my favorite word> serious!?  Okay, Okay, Okay… now, just the crimes in general.  Keeps the news people very busy.  Man alive.  A father actually killed his twins the other month.  A very sad story. Or the aunt who refused to give the child water - laced the rim of the glasses around the house with hot sauce.  Of course the child die the week it was in her care.  7 days people.  7 days.  How’s that for torture?  Then, up in NY, the boy who beat the two year old and claimed that he just wanted quiet time to play his video games.  Or again, back to Florida, the man who planted acid bombs for his girlfriend and son to find.  Yeah — Last one, then next topic — San Fran, Cali.  the dude who pulled out the passenger seat from his car, claim he was sleeping in the car.  Dude is loaded — Oh boy!

Environmentally ~~ Oh ~~ The gray wolves, that are no longer on the endanger list, yeah, 20 of them shot dead in THREE WEEKS! Boy doesn’t take man long to start killn’ — and for what?  Dang nab it - I have a black bear that likes to come and visit the house at night, from time-to-time, you don’t see me shooting the thing.  You take the animals natural living space - what do you expect? Oh yeah - that’s right - kill ‘em.  Side note: The culling of elephants, horses, and toads in Australia & Africa is outrageous!  Have you dove into those stories?  Great goo-mooga!

But wait - the main story that everyone is fussing about - how much the barrel of oil has gotten too. … . yet the American population is calming down in being upset.  That is called conformity.  Everyone wants to either fight - fuss - belly ache, but not see how everything effects the other. 

Average

{ April 16, 2008 @ 11:22 } · { Government }
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Did anyone else see the CNN report on the Average American?  Ha!

Priceless ….

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/15/roland.martin/index.html

Excerpts from Lee Iacocca’s new book (via Email)

{ April 9, 2008 @ 11:22 } · { Enlightenment, Government, Random }
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This is a wonderful piece of writing and thinking. I wonder who he

is going to vote for? I don’t see any of the current candidates who

would fit into this profile of a leader.

Remember Lee Iacocca, the man who rescued Chrysler Corporation from

it’s death throes? He has a new book, and here are some excerpts.

Lee Iacocca says:

“Am I the only guy in this country who’s fed up with what’s happening?

Where the hell is our outrage? We should be screaming bloody murder.

We’ve got a gang of clueless bozos steering our ship of state right

over a cliff, we’ve got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and

we can’t even clean up after a hurricane much less build a hybrid car.

But instead of getting mad, everyone sits around and nods their

heads when the politicians say, “Stay the course”

Stay the course? You’ve got to be kidding. This is America , not

the damned “Titanic”. I’ll give you a sound bite: “Throw all the

bums out!”

You might think I’m getting senile, that I’ve gone off my rocker,

and maybe I have. But someone has to speak up. I hardly recognize

this country anymore.

The most famous business leaders are not the innovators but the guys

in handcuffs. While we’re fiddling in Iraq , the Middle East is burning

and nobody seems to know what to do. And the press is waving

‘pompoms’ instead of asking hard questions. That’s not the promise

of the ” America ” my parents and yours traveled across the ocean

for. I’ve had enough. How about you?

I’ll go a step further. You can’t call yourself a patriot if you’re

not outraged. This is a fight I’m ready and willing to have. The

Biggest “C” is Crisis!

Leaders are made, not born. Leadership is forged in times of crisis.

It’s easy to sit there with your feet up on the desk and talk theory.

Or send someone else’s kids off to war when you’ve never seen a

battlefield yourself. It’s another thing to lead when your world

comes tumbling down.

On September 11, 2001, we needed a strong leader more than any other

time in our history. We needed a steady hand to guide us out of the

ashes. A Hell of a Mess So here’s where we stand. We’re immersed

in a bloody war with no plan for winning and no plan for leaving.

We’re running the biggest deficit in the history of the country.

We’re losing the manufacturing edge to Asia , while our once-great

companies are getting slaughtered by health care costs. Gas prices

are skyrocketing, and nobody in power has a coherent energy

policy. Our schools are in trouble. Our borders are like sieves.

The middle class is being squeezed every which way These are times

that cry out for leadership.

But when you look around, you’ve got to ask:”Where have all the

leaders gone?” Where are the curious, creative communicators?

Where are the people of character, courage, conviction,

omnipotence, and common sense?

I may be a sucker for alliteration, but I think you get the point.

Name me a leader who has a better idea for homeland security than

making us take off our shoes in airports and throw away our

shampoo? We’ve spent billions of dollars building a huge new

bureaucracy, and all we know how to do is react to things that have

already happened.

Name me one leader who emerged from the crisis of Hurricane Katrina.

Congress has yet to spend a single day evaluating the response to

the hurricane, or demanding accountability for the decisions that

were made in the crucial hours after the storm.

Everyone’s hunkering down, fingers crossed, hoping it doesn’t happen

again. Now, that’s just crazy. Storms happen. Deal with it. Make

a plan. Figure out what you’re going to do the next time.

Name me an industry leader who is thinking creatively about how we

can restore our competitive edge in manufacturing. Who would have

believed that there could ever be a time when “The Big Three”

referred to Japanese car companies? How did this happen, and more

important, what are we going to do about it?

Name me a government leader who can articulate a plan for paying

down the debit, or solving the energy crisis, or managing the health

care problem.The silence is deafening. But these are the crises

that are eating away at our country and milking the middle class dry.

I have news for the gang in Congress. We didn’t elect you to sit on

your asses and do nothing and remain silent while our democracy is

being hijacked and our greatness is being replaced with mediocrity.

What is everybody so afraid of? That some bonehead on Fox News will

call them a name? Give me a break.

Why don’t you guys show so me spine for a change?

Had Enough?

Hey, I’m not trying to be the voice of gloom and doom here. I’m

trying to light a fire. I’m speaking out because I have hope I

believe in America . In my lifetime I’ve had the privilege of

living through some of America’s greatest moments. I’ve also

experienced some of our worst crises: the “Great Depression”, “World

War II”, the “Korean War”, the “Kennedy Assassination”, the “Vietnam

War”, the 1970’s oil crisis, and the struggles of recent years

culminating with 9/11. If I’ve learned one thing, it’s this:

“You don’t get anywhere by standing on the sidelines waiting for

somebody else to take action. Whether it’s building a better car or

building a better future for our children, we all have a role to

play. That’s the challenge I’m raising in this book. It’s a call

to “Action” for people who, like me, believe in America . It’s not

too late, but it’s getting pretty close. So let’ s shake off the

crap and go to work. Let’s tell ‘em all we’ve had “enough.”

Make a “real contribution” by sending this to everyone you know and

care about……our future is at stake!

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