Everybody is talking about this funeral where a gay guy was in the military and died honorably in battle. The question is whether he can get a decent respectful, reverant funeral free of epithets and harassments. These whacko preachers talk about how gay soldiers deserve to die because dying in the Afghan war is punishment for this country allowing gays to walk free. Their attacks are in truth an attack on America. This one church has pulling these same stunts since the 'eighties. You can't keep putting out negative karma into the Universe without it eventually coming back to bite you in the ass, catching you unawares. If not in this life, most likely it will be in the life to come. Now the Supreme Court is hearing this case. I thought the thing was a slam dunk. But now I am hearing other details such as the fact that the protest was one thousand feet away. That’s nearly a quarter of a mile. One might say that seems reasonable. Still if I were a loved one of the deceast I wouldn’t even want to see the reports on TV. But now some liberals are saying that the Roberts court might take the opportunity to swing the other complete opposite way and say that bloggers who express an opinion can be sued for no reason at all. Also liberals are worried about “free speech zones”. These are like containment cages that separate protestors from the ability to even be heard or be relivent. I have this vague feeling that whatever the High Court decides will be the wrong decision.
This whole "Let it Burn" psychology has come front and center again. They have talked about a "let burn" policy with our forests. Maybe they know more than I do. But in this case in Tennessee they let a guy's house burn down because he didn't pay his $75.00 dues. This is despite the fact that he offered to pay them five hundred or even five thousand, if they would just put the fire out. It isn't a question of money with these fire fighters; they are just being wilful. They are being pure assholes about the whole thing. Claiming that it's like insurance is an incorrect analogy. This is a flat fee and not an "insurance wager that the man lost". They say the Chicago fire in 1873 got going so swiftly because a bunch of homes in a row didn't have their little sticker on the window and by the time they came to the fourth house the fire was really raging out of control. I know that in the case of that SLA raid by the LAPD on May 17th 1974 where Donald De Freeze and a bunch of other agitators died, the powers that be decided to let that house burn to the ground. The county authorities of Tennessee were presented with five options and this was the worse of the five, but the five republican Supervisors all voted to go with this fee payment system. It raises the Biblical question, "Am I my brother's keeper". We are told in the Torah to welcome strangers as guests, for we were once sougerners and strangers. We are told that if thy neighbor's ox or his ass goes astray to lead it back to our neighbor and if he falls into the ditch to pull it out. There is such a thing as being a menace to public safety and some fire fighters swear an oath to assist wherever they are needed. In California they have the good sameritan law where if you are a doctor and see someone in an accident you are bound by law to render any assistance you can. But in Tennessee they don't know this and people like Glen Beck defend the actions of the tea party fringe far right.
I would like to contrast two people now on Days of our Lives. Adrian and Melanie. Both of them ratted someone out but they both have completely different moral standing in my book. In Adrian’s case she had a relation with her niece, Stephanie where she could come and tell her anything. It was a relationship of trust. But what does Adrian do but drag Stephanie’s mother, Kayla, home all the way from Africa I might add all to drag her in the middle of something really complicated where it’s better the fewer people know. I’ve been in a situation three times where professional people I confided in violated my confidence. As of how the number of people who know Clowie cheated on Daniel are Carley, Nathan, Stephanie, that computer geek, Melanie, Kayla and Adrian. That’s in addition to the two principals, Philip and Clowie. That’s half the population of Salem. Contrast this with Melanie’s goal in confronting Clowie. In the first place she confronted the first party; she didn’t go around sneaking behind someone’s back. And her motive was to protect her father, Daniel. She knew her father and surmised correctly that this is the sort of thing you shouldn’t keep from a prospective groom. She’s furious with Nathan for keeping it a secret so long but somehow I think she’ll get over it.
This second weekend in October I don’t imagine will be different from any other weekend. One is inclined to see a glimmer of hope that both Jerry Brown and Barbra Boxer are staying ahead of their republican counterparts in several of the recent polls. This is a good thing. It would seem that the hysteria of the tea party set may be fading and now the population is getting down to the sober business of picking the next governor or senator, or whatever. Nobody wants a senate candidate who ships off jobs to China instead of keeping them here. Certainly the issue of that bill that offered the carrot and the stick to keep industries from locating offshore- - this should be in issue in every congressional race. It’s one of the most important ones we’ll face. But people on the far right didn’t even include this in their “Pledge to America” and in fact believe any business should be absolutely free to locate off shore with not the slightest legal restrictions. They’ll complain “we don’t make anything here any more” but they are against taking constructive steps to prevent relocating to the Camen Islands or China or India or what have you. Then of course in China they complain the people there are paid too much so they hire out work to places like Bangle Desh. And on and on it goes. What these tea party people forget is that protectionism is as American as Alexander Hamilton, our first secretary of the treasury. But they don’t want terrifs either and they say, “a terrif is just another tax”. These people are so tight with their wallet they won’t even give ascent to needed law enforcement expenditures in California. These people need to be exposed and shown for what they are. If the President fought the way Roosevelt did in 1934 or the way Truman did in 1948 attacking the Republicans as a “Do nothing congress” you know, we could cut our losses to near nothing. A year ago I honestly even thought we democrats would gain this year. Like I say- - at least you better plan on winning, because if you plan on losing, that’s most likely just what you’ll get. (Selah) And now a few ancient Cecil B Di Mille proverbs.
Blood Makes Poor Mortar
Love Can't Drown Truth
The strong make many bricks; the weak make few; the Dead make none.
Death will bring Death
I Owe my choice for successor to my Fathers, not to my Sons
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