Holiday Slipping Away

As this holiday weekend slips away into photo albums seldom to be looked upon again, I wonder how many took the time to contemplate the American military people who have given their time, their health, or even their lives so we can enjoy freedom.

Probably not many found the time during their partying, trips, swimming, and other recreations. That is more than sad. That is dangerous. People are neither taking the time to learn for themselves nor teaching their children the value and the cost of freedom.

If our people do not value freedom, if they are not willing to even take the time to honor the people who DIED to give it to them, the vigilance required to forestall the slipping away of our freedoms will also be ignored.

Each of us should be aware of what is happening in our country. We should be willing to stand up for our rights and freedom, or we will lose them; they'll slip away when we are too busy to be vigilant -- too busy to make ourselves heard, too busy to vote.

OofDah, hold to your freedoms; don't let them slip away!

Memorial Day Remembrance

As I Stood Among the Crosses

As I stood among the crosses
Contemplating war's terrible losses
The whispered prayers among the trees
Brought me humbly to my knees

For these prayers the dead were giving
And they were praying for the living:
"Hold! Protect your freedom!
For this our lives are done

"Allow not inroads on our gain
Or our lives were spent in vain
With this sacred duty we charge all:
Make sure your freedoms do not fall

Some must always fight and die
Others serve a different battle cry
'Death, death! to infringing policy!
To keep this, your great land, free!'

All, all! Go forth! Defend!
Upon you, you! we depend
That from death we may proclaim
We did not die in vain!"

As I knelt among the crosses
I understood they marked not only losses
But, also, freedom's mighty gains
And I prayed that all take up the reins

Of vigilance, of freedom's fight
And demand, demand! the right
Of freedom -- to validate the losses
Marked by these small white crosses.

God bless all who died for our freedom. Amen.

Snooky 2002

I didn't read it.

Why all this foolishness over the Sestak case? Why doesn't the administration just plead ignorance?

I think most of us would agree they are.

Or just say, "I didn't read the law."

I think we'd all believe that

• voting on a law they hadn't read and
• passing judgement on a law they hadn't read
• is probably proof that breaking a law they hadn't read

is quite credible.

OofDah!

Poor Blago

Remember Blago? Why was he thrown to the wolves? Poor guy.

His allegations that we'd learn something interesting if they'd release ALL the recorded conversations seem more and more substantial, don't they?

Of course, we all knew that his wasn't an isolated case in the Chicago political game AND that he wasn't the only player in the Obama seat case.

Do you think we could demand a release of all the recordings? I'd like to hear them, wouldn't you?
Do you think recordings of the Sestak proposition are also available? I think we need to hear those, as well.

OofDah! Poor Blago! Why is he the only one to be punished for this sort of crime? Shouldn't they set up a special court to handle all the cases? Shouldn't they install a revolving door on that court?

Mex pres out of line?

Should the Mex pres press the US to support their masses? Should he tell us to expose ourselves to the drug dealers, criminals, and terrorists border crossers without enforcing our laws? Should he look to Mex's own immigration practices before denigrating ours?

How do you say OofDah in Mexico?

Just Plug the Damn Hole!

So everyone in the entire world now knows our president uttered the words, "Just plug the damn hole!"

Quiz - what was he talking about?

• The oil disaster
• Joe Biden's mouth
• Glenn Beck's mouth
• James Carville's mouth
• Bill O'Reilly's mouth
• His own pie hole

OofDah!

The Whole Truth

I recently finished The Whole Truth authored by David Baldacci. It made a deep impression on me. Contrary to what the title may conjure, this is more about untruth than truth. It is about hiring a perception manager, a PM, and through perception management manipulating the world, inciting international armed conflict for profit.

Why did this impress me? Because it can happen, is happening. When our journalists become mouthpieces instead of being inquiring investigators, perception management is in effect. When our politicians can say one thing today and the exact opposite next week AND 50% of the people believe them, that is perception management. When someone can throw an absolute lie into the public arena and churn it until half the population is confused as to the truth of the matter, that is perception management.

Perception management is naught but professional lying, and we hear plenty of that every time we turn on the TV. Unfortunately, it is coming from not only our "journalists" but from top elected officials. They lie about their moral behavior, lie about what they have supported and voted for, and lie about what they will support and how they will vote.

If we cannot believe our leaders, how do we decide for whom to vote? We cannot choose strictly by party because both sides lie and lie often, spinning to convince you they are on your side.

Don't you just want to beg for truth?

Tells you we live in the age of PM. Oof dah!