Coming apart...also known as Republicans' Class Warfare

I don't know where to begin with this, so let's begin at the end at 57 minutes and 40 seconds, "...All in the room (speaking of those in the audience) are in the Upper Class...."

"Coming Apart" on Amazon (click title to entry - thank you). Amazon has a sample of the chapters on their site.


I wasn't going to put this on the blog until Saturday night, but, I am tried of the lies. 


I will comment on this with references of the 'minutes and seconds' to my comments.


This book and the talk Charles Murray gives at The Heritage Foundation on the video above IS the quintessential proof the GOP has a war on women and 'get this' they base it in racism of the 1960s. 


The entire time I listened to this video all I heard was the agenda of George W. Bush during his eight years in office. The entire agenda of the Bush/Rove agenda tried like the devil to turn back the social hands of time to the 1950s.


In this video Murray states the cultural rollback of the USA "...cannot appeal to religious reasons...". It just won't work, you understand, so it has to be a matter of participation and finding a way for the NEW upper class to influence the new lower class.


It is MURRAY that is assigning class here, but, he never validates how the USA's greatness is the Middle Class. He doesn't see the Middle Class as essential. 


He makes an interesting statement though, he said welfare debases the morality of any person, BUT, the only way removing welfare from society is justified is if there is a GUARANTEED income. He never qualifies what that means either, but, given the fact the upper class in 'mingling' with the lower class it must be based in work.


More in entries that will appear below this one.


This entire book and video is unbelievable to me. Arrogant. Non-participants in society and judgemental. The people at this meeting literally are on a plain different from others. 


Oh, yeah, pay attention to THE SUPER ZIPS. I'll comment later.


Tired of the GOP and Republicans DENYING they are social engineering the USA that qualifies as a social war at every level.

In case one find Murray inspirational to defeating the GOP at every turn there is a Podcast, too.

Listen to the interview with Charles Murray on this week’s Scribecast (click title to entry - thank you) 

...Murray said white Americans began coming apart in the 1950s, when college-educated individuals separated themselves. This became particularly noticeable in centers of cultural and political influence like Hollywood and Washington. Today, Murray said, many Americans living there no longer understand what life is like in small-town America....

Yes, indeed. Murray and his mentorees absolutely hate Americans. The majority of us.

Minute of 26:55 seconds...of the video above...

...Dr. Murray states the 'industriousness of MALES" have been undermined by the 1960s. He states creating jobs in 2012 is a waste of time BECAUSE these guys don't want to work. 


No sense to creating jobs. None. No reason to. It might be why Speaker Boner doesn't really care about it. It may be a real reason why 'ideologically' there are filibusters in the Senate and complete dysfunction in the House. Seriously.


Dr. Murray espouses the ideology of the extremists and it tracks for the eight years of Bush/Cheney. Rove worships this guy.


The GOP war on women is real and so is the racism of this political party. I mean eight years of trying to roll time back to the 1950s? Give me a break. This is real. This is the ideology they are following either knowingly or by osmosis from hearing Murdoch Right Wing extremism. Tell me it is not true. Go, ahead. Try. Come on convince me. Examples from the last administration and their priorities. Can't do it, I know you can't.


Murphy demonizes journalists and academicians. Sound familiar?


He goes on to state there is no reason why people are not family oriented in the way the Heritage Foundation defines it because the 'family wage' is only a little less today after 2008 than in the 1960s. He states the wages before the economic recession of 2008 were slightly better than the 1960s. He states the wages in the 1960s, outside of General Motors, was $16 to $17 US per hour for the 'working class.' Really? And this wage is slightly less than today? WHERE? Because most people are lucky to earn $40,000 per year in a TWO PERSON working relationship. There are households in the USA raising a family on $40,000 per year two person income and they consider themselves doing well. Now where are all these folks making nearly $16 to $17 per hour?


He states White Males are the way to attack the social issue, because, if the Black Males in the USA are a focus there is always cause to suspect racism. He states White Males are 'dropping out' of the work force in their 4th and 5th decade of life. In their 30s and 40s. Really? Where are the statistics stating that? I am quite confident if there were losses of income by 30 and 40 somethings in the USA of WHITE MALES it would be very noticeable. So, where are the all the stats? In the book, maybe? Sure, why not.


One of the reasons there is such immoral work ethics in the USA is because there have been some really good years, such as the late 1990s. Let's see, the late 1990s was Clinton. Not Reagan? Clinton produced really good years for the country? Hm. 


Dr. Murray sees no reason (somewhere around 29:00 to 29:49 minutes) for a compulsory service because that would only lead to the awareness of the public in general that military service was a way of obtaining upward mobility. Even though folks can benefit from the discipline of the military experience, there was no reason to make it a habit.  Dr. Murray was enamored with that view when he read it from David Brooks, who stated, "...it only teaches people to game the system." Really? Not that a person's life is on the line for their country or anything, but, hey we don't want them gaming the system. You betcha.


So, if these points of view are shared by others without prompting from Murray then the 'culture' of the 'conservative' is corrupted with it outside of 'the Murray cultists.'

At 39:33 minutes...

...Dr. Murray states women in the work force factored into the social degradation of the USA.


Those damn women, if they only maintained their place in life. I mean really.


It would seem raising a paramour's, oh excuse me, wife's IQ from 100 to 140 completely undid the country. The beauty of an Upper Class Man marrying an intelligent woman is that their children inherit their high IQs and their money at the same time. It is a beautiful thing. Might explain why they won't give up The Bush Tax Cuts.


Ya, see, what happened from a women (namely me) with an unknown IQ, was that women found out they could actually have a family and support it. In the 1960s those women without husbands went back to college and became self-sufficient. It started the entire mess and we will pay for it forever.


I was one of those gals. Not the 1960s, but, the 1970s. See, the bum I married that was my childhood sweetheart, decided he could have his cake and eat it too and took a mistress. I didn't like it and he stated, "But, honey, I don't want a divorce. And let's face it, with you pregnant you don't want sex now."


I said, "Really?" I threw him out of the house and out of my life and I went back to school and supported my two wonderful sons to success now that they are in their 30 somethings and doing fine. So, Dr. Murray and his mentorees are completely stupid people with no moral compass except their bank accounts.


Dr. Murray goes on to say white men are demoralized by working women. A man just doesn't find his worth in a marriage anymore and it is a problem women have and not men.


There was a beautiful political moment at 43:15 minutes when Matthew Spaulding of the Heritage Foundation stated, "Big Government and the rising centralization of 'the state,' was causing civil society to be pushed into the shadows." He stated, "It was taking away the responsibilities of the elites to make those social judgements as they should." 


Dr. Murray agreed. The decentralization of 'the state' would revitalize the culture so the elite can create the type of society they wanted to establish.


Imagine that. The government is getting in the way of homogenizing the people of the USA under one moral tent. under one religion. Wow. Egos beyond any imagination I ever had before I heard this disaster of 'the audience of the arrogant.'


Dr. Murray called for a revolution by the New Upper Class/elite. He stated there were only four domains in society. Only four, no more. The way life should be. 


Family


Community


Vocation/avocation


Faith


Indeed. If anyone reads this book and listens to the words of Murray and his mentorees and comes away with a definition of morality then they sincerely don't know what morality is.


Dr. Murray is the mentor to the GOP and their 'high minded' ideas of control of society for profit masked in their idea of morality.


This disgusted me and there is no way the GOP or Heritage Foundation can deny they are among the most misguided people in this country.  They are arrogant and judgemental, lack compassion and hold money in higher esteem than the lives of others. They are disgusting people. Completely. 

I didn't take notes for the first half hour of the talk. I simply was in denial to what I was hearing.

At 33:30 minutes.


The Elite of the 1960s lost confidence about race. It was in the 1960s when blaming race for social problems was met with criticism of 'blaming the victim.' So the elite withdrew from judgements and that withdrawal became the behavior of the entire country.


Those judgements caused the Upper Class a loss of self-confidence after the Civil Rights Movement as important as it was. But, the loss of self-confidence of the New Upper Class of 2012 still exhibits this lack of self-confidence. Of course it isn't as though they might be self-involved or anything, but, they need an ego boost to get over their lack of confidence. Wow. What a burden that is, huh?


Just imagine being the New Upper Class and being burdened with changing the entire USA by example. To lift the poor fools in the remaining Middle Class and New Lower Class. Wow. Must keep 'em up at night.


I guess that is why all those sleeping pill commercials, huh? Sort of a public service to the New Upper Class.


Dr. Murray never once gives tribute to the leader of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Let me see if I can do this without injecting race and see if anyone recalls the man. 


l.  Married


2. Preacher of God


3. Dressed in suits


4. Spoke English


5. Father to children


6. Advocated morality over violence


7. LIved as an adult in the 1960s


8. Saw the Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed


No, not Johnson. Johnson was never a preacher.


9. Never served in government


10. This is the giveaway. Ready? There was recently, under the Obama Administration, a statue dedicated to him. 


11. A memorial actually


The man at the very center of the Civil Rights Movement was Martin Luther King, Jr. He gave his life for the liberation of his countrymen. Now, the picture of the black community of the 1960s, measured by their leaders could never be accused of demoralizing laborious white men, now can they? 


So, in my opinion, for whatever it is worth, the 1960s was NOT a "Flight from judgement' by the elite. It was more like the behavior of a remorseful realization of the injustice of their predecessors.


The analogies of Dr. Murray goes on and on including the demoralization of the 'Married Class' in the modern ear so that most children are raised in single parent households, especially being born into single parent families. 


He reminds of Cheney when Cheney tries to justify the Presidency of Richard Nixon. He reminds of Bush when Bush states, "Roe v. Wade" was improperly fought. He reminds me of many people of the Right Wing that would like to turn the clock back to a time when the GOP was a glorious party. He reminds me of people that love to pass judgement on others rather than realizing their responsibility in producing a greater and greater POOR in the USA. Their country of opportunity and self-righteousness, including perks like 'The Bush Tax Cuts." 


It would be real interesting to hear the NEW Upper Class state they would like to have the Bush Tax Cuts ended. That would really interesting. Moral even.

The law needs a chance to achieve justice for Trayvon. There is a good chance there will be "No Bond" for George Zimmerman.

Penalties for Second Degree Murder (click here)

The crime of Second Degree Murder is classified as a First Degree Felony and is assigned a Level 10 offense severity ranking under Florida's Criminal Punishment Code.

If convicted of Second Degree Murder, a judge is required to impose a minimum prison sentence of 16¾ years in prison and can impose any additional combination of the following penalties:

• Up to Life in prison.
• Up to Life on probation.
• Up to $10,000 in fines.

The degree this case will receive any bond status is prescribed by law. It is at some discretion of the judge, but, only for extenuating circumstances.

...In practice, every county establishes a "Standard Bond Schedule" (click title to entry - thank you) where the Chief Judge for the county signs an Order advising the jail personnel to set and accept bail bonds in accord with a "schedule." A little like a menu, the schedule lists nearly every offense in Florida and then sets a "standard" bond for that offense.

Offenses for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment (or death) are not entitled to immediate bond. They are initially booked in as "No Bond" cases...

Each county sets their own Bond Schedule.

If you are arrested in Orange, Seminole, or Volusia County (click here) you may be in need of a bond hearing or an emergency bond hearing. A person is held on a no bond status for a variety of reasons. If you are currently out on bond and rearrested you are not automatically entitled to a bond, or if you are arrested for Violation of Probation (VOP) you are not automatically entitled to bond. In some instances a Judge determines the charges are too serious such as a life felony, the Defendant poses a threat to the community if released, or the Defendant will reoffend if released.

That said, the purpose of bond is to ensure that an individual does not flee while there charges are pending and that they show up for scheduled court dates. If a person is being held on no bond a lawyer can file a bond motion with the Judge whose division the case is assigned, argue the bond motion, and even request the Judge to lower the bond amount....

There is better than a good chance George Zimmerman will not receive bail even though this is his first significant charges. I would surprised if he did receive bond. It is almost best for law enforcement to keep him out of danger. We live in a world where guns are frequently in our world. We also know there are killings for witnesses and otherwise. I believe there is reason to believe his life would be in danger if he was out on bond. I don't know what kind of conditions exist in the Seminole County jail, but, if there was a question to George Zimmerman's safety it will be brought up by the defense attorney if there is a history of danger in the jail environment.

Personally. I believe he should be held over with no bail. I realize his family and he may be acting in good faith, but, considering all the public attention George Zimmerman sought he is a bit unreliable to insure his own safety. I believe his mental stability needs to be determined as well. There are many reasons to maintain him in jail and he probably won't receive bond. 

Trayvon's family is also allowed peace of mind leading to the trial. In their talk with Reverend Sharpton and at the news conference after the announcement by the Special Prosecutor, the family looked more at peace. I believe they are sincerely mourning their son. There is no doubt in my mind this is a very difficult time for them. But, knowing they have done all they can do to bring Trayvon's killer to this point has brought them some solace.

This is difficult because I don't believe the "Stand Your Ground Law" is a good law or a reflection of a civilized society. It adds violence to people's lives. Violence is frequently not a commodity untrained people can handle well, and even soldiers have problems with killing when they are entitled to it. Violence is within our society, but, it honestly does not have an honorable place and to place it in the hands of the average person is completely irresponsible by legislators. I am not surprised the Congress in DC hasn't moved against the state laws of this nature. The Republicans would filibuster it. I am quite confident of that.

There are far too many guns on the streets of the USA. This is an example of it. Power in the hands of those that cannot discern it's brevity.


I want to thank the Special Prosecutor for meeting with the family. Sincerely appreciate it. 

John Guy will lead the investigation of the case.

I like her. I believe she is sincere. I believe she will seek the truth and do the right thing.


This is being prosecuted under the laws of Florida. I hope they are strong enough to uphold the innocent.


I congratulate Trayvon's family and the community of Sanford and the greater community in support of this effort. 


Time will tell. We will find the justice the State of Florida will render for Trayvon. I am looking forward to sincere justice, not, a justice handed down by extremists.

I hear the parents to Trayvon Martin. I understand their wishes.

The truth is Trayvon is dead today because he had no way of defending himself against a man that passed judgement on him and used a gun.


I honor their wishes in knowing we have an African American President that understands the depth of the community.


There is a wrongful death. Trayvon was a completely innocent young man growing up with the trials and tribulations of his young years. He had dedicated parents that loved him and he is not here now. He is not here now because of a self-righteous gunman empowered by immoral legislators backed by the wealthy allowing him to decry Trayvon's life for self-defense and law enforcement police had no recourse.


Enough. 


There is a reality here. It cannot and will not be distorted by anyone. Trayvon was completely innocent, a wonderful African American young man that deserved a future the land he was born into nurtured. He is gone. His contributions are gone from us forever. THAT alone is a crime that carries moral consequences.

Unless the earthquake displaces UP in a specific fault movement there won't be a tsunami.

The location is not the issue, except, for the population that lives at lower elevations and near the shoreline.


The Christmas Tsunami is on this blog in 2004. I wrote about it more than I care to remember. Too many people died. Far too many. At least today the people along the shorelines run and know what they are facing. If that is the only legacy to the dead, then let it be so.


...NDMA vice president Sashidhar Reddy (click title to entry - thank you) said no waves had so far been noticed in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands....


There are bathymetric survey's of Earths crust under the oceans, but, no can control the movement of the plates on liquid magma. I do know 'hard rock' geology doesn't lend itself to 'prediction' either. There was a study some time ago by a female scientist in California whereby wave motion was linked to land movement in a micro study. I don't know if she plans to extrapolate the methods of the study or if she can. But, it is oceanography and the study of the water and its relationship with the land that will ultimately diagnose the plate movement in some sort of predictability. Today, the issues of land and ocean are primarily separate studies of science. FLUID MECHANICS where it applies to HARD ROCK is where it is at. And if anyone believes land doesn't become FLUID during seismic activity they are in profound denial of what occurs. HARD ROCK of Earth's crust sits on liquid HOT ROCK.


Enough.

T. Boone Pickens NEVER is asked about Carbon Dioxide.

"The USA has the cheapest oil in the world."

Give me 2 minutes with this guy. Just two minutes.


"California went to natural gas 20 years ago because it is the cleanest energy in the world."


"Solar and wind can't move an 18 wheeler."


NO ONE ASKED IT TO YET. But, if 18 wheelers were the only thing we had to fuel with BIODIESEL we won't have to worry about CARBON DIOXIDE!


The journalists are WIMPS!


According to Pickens we should be at war with Saudi Arabia over high oil prices.


Does T. Boone Pickens know how to spell C-A-R-B-O-N  D-I-O-X-I-D-E and Human Induced Global Warming.


Heck, no Mr. Journalist, there is no such thing! Ask Georgie Bush, he'll tell you. There ain't no such a thing and there is no such a thing as The Bush Tax Cuts either. And that man knew what was important including oil subsidies. Now, that there is a President! It is a damn shame Cheney couldn't get that pipeline done before he left office. We thought it was a done deal, but, the President decided to put his pants on!

Murdoch's Hannity should not be brokering communications.

There is a Special Prosecutor and Hannity should not be brokering communication with the SUSPECT.


If Hannity is brokering 'a truth' based on his own priorities for political purposes that will taint any jury pool and will jeopardize any trial. 


I find Hannity's involvement exploitative of the legal system. At this point I sincerely believe the Special Prosecutor is in question in her point of view and allowing Zimmerman freedom to this extent. 


...In addition (click title to entry - thank you) to revealing that Zimmerman has spoken with Hannity – the Fox host refuses to divulge what they discussed – the pair said they were “concerned for his emotional and physical safety” and suggested he might be suffering post-traumatic stress disorder from watching too much television coverage of the case. They wouldn’t disclose Zimmerman’s whereabouts, with Uhrig saying, “you can stop looking in Florida, look much further away than that,” but “he’s in the United States.”...


Rob Blagojevich became a celebrity defendant, but, he never disappeared and I am confident he had threats against his life as well. 


I don't appreciate the way this case has been handled at all. It has been a long time.


I also find it interesting that Hannity found no reason to withhold information from Zimmerman's attorneys. Hannity has legal council putting him in the position he is in now and intends to pull profits from 'exclusive' rights to Zimmerman.


The former attorneys for Zimmerman stated they had made themselves available to the national media; that was probably part of their agenda for their fees. The donors to Zimmerman's defense probably demanded the attorneys be 'out there.' By Zimmerman making himself an exclusive to Hannity, Zimmerman could be paid for that capacity rather than the attorneys. AND Hannity could GUARANTEE a specific television and radio media MESSAGE for any fees he may be paid by Zimmerman's backers. Zimmerman is now a 'paid advertisement' for the gun lobby.


Everybody knows Murdoch is a GOP operative and Hannity will use Zimmerman for political purposes and manufacturer his own truth.


This is what happens with a GOP Governor that wants to allow his cronies and allies latitude in the laws they assisted in sponsoring through ALEC. Rick Scott did a lousy job with this and one has to wonder whom's side he is on.


Rick Scott signed that law while the NRA smiled on his governorship. This is what we get now. 

The innocent and unarmed are second class citizens to violence now. 

Here I go again with safety concerns, but, there is no chance Guillen has family in Cuba, right?

Just a thought. Should the FBI be looking into something?

I realize Mr. Guillen has been controversial before, but, has anyone asked him why he isn't necessarily saying what the USA community believes? He might have reasons no one bothered to care about.

Suspended Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen apologises for 'big mistake'

Ozzie Guillen, the outspoken manager of Major League Baseball's Miami Marlins, is scrambling to quell a growing political firestorm after expressing his "love and respect" for Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.

Guillen was suspended on Tuesday for five games by the Marlins for the comments, made less than a week after the organisation moved in to a new stadium in Little Havana, the heart of the city's sizeable Cuban American community.
Guillen apologised at an emotional press conference in Miami on Tuesday morning, expressing his regret at his "betrayal" of the Latin American people and his sorrow for letting down his club and players....

George Zimmerman disappeared? What happened to him?

I think it is odd Zimmerman disappears and his attorneys withdraw from the case. Why aren't they concerned for his safety? Strange. If I was his attorney I would be demanding an investigation into his disappearance, regardless, of how it turned out.


I don't blame them for withdrawing, but, isn't it premature? They don't know what has occurred and they abandoned him. Isn't that a bit unethical?


There was no bail holding him in the area, so there is nothing unlawful of him leaving town, but, I find their idea of responsibility strange. They were representing a man that hadn't even been charged. The Special Prosecutor announces there is no Grand Jury, Zimmerman disappears and his lawyers withdraw from the case. I find it very odd.

The attorneys for George Zimmerman, (click title to entry - thank you) Craig Sonner and Hal Uhrig, said Tuesday they have lost touch with their client and are withdrawing from the case.

Zimmerman is the neighborhood watch volunteer who has admitted to fatally shooting unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin in Florida.

Zimmerman is the focal point in two separate investigations into the death of Martin, 17.

Zimmerman, whose  father is white and his mother Hispanic, says he shot Martin in self-defense after following him in a gated community in Sanford on Feb. 26....

Santorum could not compete with Romney's money. Just that simple. Romney's media campaign was grueling.

It wasn't as though Santorum didn't have funds, he did. He even had six zeroes in those funding figures, but, it could not compete with the media barrage of Romney. In ratio to outcomes and monies spent, Santorum should have won the nomination. For every dollar Santorum spent he had better outcomes compared to the monies spent by Romney in the same races when votes, not nominees, are counted. 


Romney bought his nomination. 


Citizen's United in the flesh.

"The Arizona Connection" - Three of the top nine wanted by the FBI were Arizona perpetrators.

Eric Toth is believed to have lived in Arizona in 2009 (click title to entry - thank you). 

I suppose Toth replaced Osama on the list along with Bulger from Boston. My, my what an honor that must be.

By Michael Muskal

April 10, 2012, 11:12 a.m.

Eric Justin Toth, (click here) a former private school teacher accused of possessing and producing child pornography, has been placed on the FBI’s list of Ten Most Wanted fugitives, filling a spot once held by the likes of terrorist Osama bin Laden and accused mobster Whitey Bulger, the government announced on Tuesday....

...Toth becomes the 495th person to be put on the most-wanted list, which was created in 1950. The FBI says that 465 of those fugitives have been found, 153 of them as a result of help from the public....

Jason Derek Brown is wanted for murder and armed robbery in Phoenix, Arizona. During November of 2004, Brown allegedly shot and killed an armored car guard outside a movie theater and then fled with the money.

Robert William Fisher is wanted for allegedly killing his wife and two young children and then blowing up the house in which they all lived in Scottsdale, Arizona in April of 2001.

Grassley Admits No Death Panels Exist, Blames Obama For "Grandma" Phrase

"...I know the Pelosi bill has no intention of doing that...


Consider the source. Evidently, Grassley believes people aren't capable of understanding the truth, but, the press is. 


How many times does Grassley speak to people as if they are scared of Democrats? I suppose women especially are scared people.


Communication of any kind in the hands of Senator Grassley is dangerous, yet alone twitter.

Grassley Endorses Death Panel Rumor You Have Every Right To Fear

No Grand Jury. That means there has to be conclusive evidence already.

A Sanford Police cruiser passes a makeshift memorial erected after the Feb. 26 death of Trayvon Martin. The memorial is in front of the gated community where Martin was killed.


Posted: 04/ 9/2012 8:35 am 
Updated: 04/ 9/2012 11:46 am

SANFORD, Fla. -- In the summer of 2010, a masked man gunned down Ikeem Ruffin, 17, in an apartment complex on this city's north side. When police arrived, they found Ruffin dead and another teenager beside the body calling for an ambulance. The next day, police charged the teen with robbery and murder.

Prosecutors dropped the murder charge last August and said another man, still unidentified, pulled the trigger. Teresa Ruffin, the victim’s mother, said the police overlooked important evidence -- including a witness who pointed to another suspect -- and allowed her son's killer to go free.

“They didn’t do their job,” Ruffin said of the police....

There is a lot to consider when reaching conclusions regarding a murder case. But, there is no doubt the cost of a life should not be vindicated by the law when the law is at fault. I am looking forward to an arrest and conviction, but, it may not stop at the murderer. It should extend to the expertise of the criminal justice system that minimally stagnated in their assumptions regarding the victim and the perpetrator. Three days in a morgue was far longer than Trayvon should have been detained without his family knowing their son was a victim of violence.


Let there be no doubt, Trayvon Martin died a wrongful death. Let there be no doubt, the USA does not need vigilantes patrolling the street with guns that kill innocent people. As Zimmerman claims self defense, that was not necessary in any way before he left his home and convicted Trayvon of a crime he was never, ever guilty of.


I am expecting an arrest, a conviction and a return to safety to the streets of this country free of fear of each other!


Pursuing suspicions should NEVER justify MURDER!

Another Michigander journalist seeking the truth. A life well lived.

‘60 Minutes’ journalist Mike Wallace dies at 93 - Chicago Sun-Times

Looking out for the truth seems to be a good brand. 


The honorable side of success.

What I find interesting about this artist's idea of the Garden of Eden are animals.

Artist : Jan Brueghel (l)








The animals are those one would find under the ownership of a king or queen. People live what they know.


I found this letter to the editor in the Ames Tribune. It is a letter to the editor.


There is a war on women and it is palpable. 


8:09 am - April 06, 2012

Letter: The right to self-determination

Whose God gave male-centric politicians and preachers the right to tell women what they shall do with their bodies? In my Bible, the Great Spirit created woman. He saw she was lonely. He then planted the seed of man in her womb.

In our great nation, women are not private property for the sexual pleasure, domestic servitude and arbitrary disposal at the capricious whim of their male-centric masters. Women are endowed with the physical ability to bring new lives into this world and a brain to educate and nourish that new life; often at the risk of their own lives.

Male-centric politicians and priests of nearly all religious sects harass and threaten physical harm or death to uppity women who dare to speak for women’s desire for the right to control their unique body functions.

Male-centric priests ordered Joan De Arc burned alive because she dared to question their authority. Rosa Parks heroically sat at the front of the bus to protest racial segregation. Her courage is a good metaphor for the worldwide sexual discrimination of women, not just for those in Muslim nations and those who defy the “Ultra-Orthodox”Jewish community with sit-ins at the front seats of Israel’s “mehadrin” buses, but women everywhere who are denied the right for self-determination and to cross their legs or take a pill at their discretion.

Larry C. Westburg

Until tomorrow...