Marching to the Beat

May Away (and the current state of my affairs)

Let me not let May get away.  Even as I sit here unable to find another word that I can write to fill this little  pocket of time I grabbed (on my very own bought and paid for blog spot) I cannot think of a dang thing to write about, to caption, to blurt, or desperately place in this rectangular space to redeem myself (of sorts).  I have all things gramatically available to me here, I mean, I can write and have the computer program fix it so I don't humiliate myself, but instead will just embarrass myself.  And, to complete-where the heck I was going with this: the truth is,I don't want to let another day pass without writing something, anything!

I know, I know, that if anyone actually read any of what I wrote they would surely advise me to not bother.  I say that I pay; well, my husband pays, so that I can have the privilege of the blank page waiting here for me.  And oh, how I care for the page!  My affection is limitless and it remains to this day, an enigma to me.  And here I came today with not a hint of stress or worry of any kind; well protected, paid for and available for my use in a millisecond.   it wasn't for the man I love, I would have to forgo this little side trip that I took right now. 

The thing is that even though I use it so, so seldom, I would miss it were it not here. It is just that simple.  I don't think I can really explain something  that I myself don't really understand.  I mean, I don't even know why I just sat down here and logged onto TypePad.  Wait!  I think I kind of do know    why!  I was lising my passwords to kind of try and centralize them in case my man needed to access them.  I think that may have been the door to the decision to head over here.  Yeah, so here I am.

In the meantime, I have a load of things that need to be taken care of tomorrow, which is today, which still kind of feels like it hasn't changed over yet, being rather untouched still, but in reality half of which has been bitten off, chewed, and discarded already.  None if tthis seems to have any connection to anything that I have actually written about here in this little space I call my own.

But it does!  And it is because, in part, that list, or rather what is on that list, adds to another list, a list of reasons why I so don't get to this little writing home of mine.  And the other little reasons have to wait because I have to save to list another day.  And I don't mind, cause like I said: my little place here is dear to my heart.  I mean, I really like it here! 8-)

Comcast.net News - World - UN Chief: Violence Against Women Surges

Link: Comcast.net News - World - UN Chief: Violence Against Women Surges.

The linked article adds to the continuing evidence (to me) that despite an increase in awareness and (supposed) aid to (poor) women throughout the world today,   

Truly, over the years, as a 'power to woman' woman myself, I was watching and expecting that such things would become more and more a thing of the past. 

Not happening.

What is happening instead is that women who really need the help and aid of other women in big money and big name organizations are failing women, failing them terribly.  The greatest evidence of this failiure is a look at what kind of aid is being offered to women in these poor nations.  It is abortion and contraceptives.  It is not medication for their already born children, it is not medical attention for the women themselves, it is not more opportunity for the women to rise out of poverty or help of any other kind.  In fact, this article states clearly that violence against women is on the rise, and this at a time in history where we have so many resources available to us as well as an organization such as the UN which is supposed to exist to ensure people can live in peace.  Not women, though, it seems, because they are getting the short end no matter the progress we have made as a people and a nation.  My personal view as well as personal beef is that there is a smokescreen that is kept in place by the media concerning aid to women.  This smokescreen covers the truth about how organizations that claim to do for women are not.  They, in fact, profit from the sale of things like condoms and abortions.  No, the poor women do not pay, but the government they get them through pays whoever is supplying these wares.  It saddens and angers me that organizations come straight into a country where women and girls are being raped and sold into sexual slavery and ignore what is happening and focus only on their business of pushing abortion and contraceptives.  It also saddens and angers me that these organizations mostly are from the USA and as such represent the USA, which is me, and I don't support their agenda in any way shape or form.

Long Time

Its been quite some time since I have been here. In fact, it has been almost three months! Shame on me!!

Now that that is out of the way, I just want to say that I am still more or less up on current affairs, though I rarely write a comment about them anymore. I think I got lazy more than anything, but part of it too is that I am not all that prepped and ready for the nastiness that comes from those who don't like my opinions. I mean, I don't agree with many people either, but I absolutely do not hate them and would never think of speaking to them as I have been spoken to by those who disagree with me. With all the changes in my life of late, I just don't have the backbone anymore.

Currently on the local level, we had a gas main out on a major thoroughfare in our town that rerouted traffic for hours and hours. On the state level, our governor is recovering from an accident that could have killed him, being that he was in the front seat of an SUV driven in excess of 90 mph and wearing no seat belt. A slight aside: I totally disagree with about 90% of what this man stands for and represents to me as a prolife, stay at home mom, but yet my heart went out to him and his family in compassion and prayer when I heard what had happened to him. I am glad that he is recovering well.

Also, on the state level, there was a major bust of a terror cell in my lovely state that makes me so thankful that there are many men and women willing to stay in thankless jobs such as law enforcement so that things of this nature can be rooted out. I am also proud of the regular citizen who saw something that seemed suspicious and did something about it rather than convincing himself it was none of his concern.

On the national level, we have the ongoing hatefest of so many people in Washington, the media, as well as the regular citizen on the street towards our President. Now that makes me ashamed. We have representatives declaring that Iraq is a war lost and the terrorists paint his picture (Senator Reid) all over Al-Jazeer to encourage their jihadists with his words of defeat. Do these people in Washington and our nation really think that we can live here unto ourselves? We will be searched out and destroyed again and again, sometimes right from within, because of this attitude of defeat of aura of hate for our own.

In the meantime, on the homefront, my last child is graduating high school this summer. What is a mother to do with the rest of her life, I ask you? ;-)

Life With No Parole

Are abortion supporters so fanatical and radical that it is abortion at all costs, the hell with the women?

Indeed it is.  In a field that is constantly advancing technologically, there is no reason for abortion clinics to have less medical emergency procedures than the dentist in the office next to them.  But again, indeed it is so. 

It has always been like that in the abortion industry, but its critics are silenced effectively being that the media, who has sold out truth many, many years ago, stifles the word instead of getting the word out.

I am totally against abortion, 100%, but I care about those women and girls who make this horrifically wrong choice, and believe that there should be procedures and regulations in these places that also undergo inspections, just like any other medical care facility.  Are women and teenage girls aware of this discrepancy that may one day cost them their lives, or come damn close to it such as Rasheedah has? And over something as simple as the cleanliness of the instruments that were used in her abortion?

And NJ (let’s give her a hand) has closed the facility temporarily pending an investigation.  Ha-ha!  Considering that the owner/operators of this facility are the biggest in the NATION, Metropolitan Medical Associates, are abortion supporters (the regular people, not those who profit financially from abortion) so blind and willing to stay blind when the lives of our sisters is at stake?  NJ’s Department of Health didn’t close the place down for good, condemning it for substandard care regarding its instruments, but temporarily closed it pending an inspection.  Further, those scheduled for abortions at this particular facility were being redirected to other places for abortions, one of these places run by the exact same people located in Hackensack.

Abortions in the United States of America remain the ONLY surgical procedure that is entirely unregulated and the only surgical procedure that can be performed on our minor daughters without parental consent. Indeed, the relative stranger known as the school nurse cannot administer an aspirin without my signature, but can direct my child for an invasive surgical procedure requiring anesthesia, without my knowledge or consent.  Have we collectively lost our minds or at the least, our common sense?  When it comes to the abortion issue, we sure have!

Rasheedah is only 20, but can never, ever have children.  But she is thankful right now to still be alive.

[[Near-Fatal Abortion Reminds Us What's at Stake

In what can only be called an abortion horror story, a New Jersey woman is recovering in the hospital from a severely botched procedure that could have cost her life. Twenty-year-old Rasheedah Dinkins spent the last month in a coma after she visited the Metropolitan Medical Associates (MMA) in Englewood for an abortion that made her dangerously ill. En route to the hospital, medics say Rasheedah died, but they were able to resuscitate her in time for doctors to give her blood transfusions and surgically remove her uterus. Despite the MMA's claim that they have the "finest staff in New Jersey," Rasheedah is still in the hospital where she has suffered a stroke and other complications, including the collapse of both lungs. Not surprisingly, she now says she regrets her decision to have an abortion. After an investigation by state health officials, MMA has been temporarily closed because the facility "had poor infection control" and used unsterilized equipment that posed an "immediate and serious risk of harm to patients." These are serious charges for a clinic endorsed by the National Abortion Federation (NAF), an organization that claims its mission is to "ensure safe, legal, and accessible abortion care to promote health and justice for women." On the contrary, NAF continues to put women at risk by retaining the MMA on its list of trusted providers despite its blatant violations of "member protocol" in this near-fatal incident. Considering that MMA is one of the biggest abortion facilities in the nation, we can only shake our heads at the lack of regulation for clinics like this one that perform over 10,000 abortions a year. No matter what your views on abortion, we would all agree that there is no excuse for endangering women's lives over something as basic as clean medical instruments. If we don't tolerate filth in fast-food restaurants or veterinary clinics, how much more outraged should we be at this lethal negligence? When FRC contacted the clinic, an employee said they may resume operations as soon as next Thursday. We call on the conscience of state officials to ensure that the clinic never reopens and instead finds its license revoked.]]

Current Affairs...

...are currently a mess.

Once upon a time the Democratic Party was for the underdog, for the poor, for the downtrodden and walked all over person who was forgotten far too much of the time. 

But has anyone noticed that they are no longer the party of the first part when once I was registered as one and voted accordingly?

Many of these men and women have great wealth and all they really do (with the blessing of many Republicans) is burden the taxpayer with more social programs so that people don't have to get off their butt and go contribute something to socielty. 

In addition to that, they have some very big money moving their party into position for a win in all upcoming elections with the most major of them all, the presidency coming in 2008.  The idea is to simply get rid of Republicans.  And with a teeth gnashing hate and disrespect unlike any I have personally winessed in my lifetime and have only read bits and pieces about here and there in history, they have no plan for this country, let alone any that will benefit us as a nation and a people.

George Soros through his MoveOn.org, is donating millions to the defeat of anyone Republican or Democrat that stands in the way of those who despise their own country!  He cares not a whit for America and it is no secret he has an intense dislike for her, though he doesn't seem to mind making money off of her when he can.  I guess. 

When people despise a person as intensely as he (see above George Soros) and so many Democrats do, never supporting a single thing he does, always seeking to mock or undermine him in any way, never working with him but against him always as they do regarding our President, it should make a decent person wonder what the heck is going on.  Ahh, I know a few things, not a whole lot, but I know troublemakers and how they behave.  Respectable positions can not camoflage a heart bent on dividing rather than uniting.  If we the people continue to turn a blind eye to these people we will get what we deserve.

Memorial Day....

...is not about the beginning of summer or a time for barbeques. It is a time set apart to 'remember' something worth remembering; to reflect and to honor the memories of those who laid down their lives for people they never met, indeed for those not yet born.

Today we honored those who gave their lives for liberty in town after town across the United States. Our town had a parade which we try to see each year after which we visit some of the memorial sites set up throughout the town of which we have quite a few. It seems that Washington and the Continental Army had quite a few battles in and around my town of Union here in New Jersey. I do believe he even had a headquarters in nearby Morristown.

I myself think more of those who fought in WWII mainly I guess because my dad fought in that war. He was in Italy, a very muddy Italy, loading those big guns with mortar. He suffered a profound hearing loss in one ear from the sound of those guns. Nowadays the military gives headphones of some kind to the men, I suppose, though I am not sure.

I think probably that many of us here at the Gap, when we think of war, wish there were none, wish there were peace and wish there was a way that the problems that we face from the newest and most deadly enemy we have ever faced in our history known as terrorism, would just go away. But it isn't going to unless we fight it and defeat it.

I remember when I was in high school and learning about the War and most importantly about the Holocaust which was more horrific of an occurence than the invasions of European countries at the time of Hitler's dominance. Even though it happened before I was even born I can still remember getting angry at the leaderships of different countries, especially my own, for not doing something about what Germany was doing to the Jewish people as a whole and some others for whatever reason they so desired to do away with them for.

But then, I saw, as now, there are always those who say don't get involved for one reason or another, and of course Pearl Harbor brougt us into it big time. A direct attack did it, but this time a direct attack wasn't enough to stir so many of us out of our inward thinking and short memories.

Now here we are fighting a war on foreign soil with an all volunteer army. Dispite what some newspapers report, there are men, and women, from all walks of life ready to take their place to fight the enemy that has a creed that is 'Death to America'.

My heartfelt and deep thanks go out all of you brave, courageous and selfless people. Now and for the rest of my life I will remember and honor all of you. Your willingness to be on the frontlines of a war where the enemy is not clearly defined, and where your decision to do so keeps the enemy more on the defensive than the offensive makes every one of you a hero in my eyes and in the eyes of so very many of your fellow Americans.

And today we remember those who went before you and we honor their memory as well.

The Biggest Threat

Link: WORLD Magazine | Weekly News, Christian Views.

With all my heart I believe that the biggest threat the US and other developed countries face is the nuclear threat.  Yes, I believe terrorism is a constant threat, which is carried out on a daily basis in many counties around the globe, but the threat of nuclear devastation poses the biggest daily fear in my heart and mind.

I understand and support the President's position in the War on Terror, but I think he is making a very grave mistake in not dealing with the threat that nuclear weapons is to our nation and in fact to all free peoples. 

The President needs to prioritize the nuclear threat and formulate a plan, a plan that he then shares with we, the American people.  The American people deserve no less than that.

No Remorse

Link: World Magazine AP News - Weekly News, Christian Views.

Thank God that Mr. Schwarzenegger used wisdom in making the decision to deny clemency to an unrepentant coldblooded killer.  How ridiculous too, for these celebrities as well as liberal politicians, to try and suck up to the governor whom they can barely hide their disgust for when speaking of him to media.

So Mr. Williams wrote a couple books for children about the dangers of gangs.  So what?  He himself remains a gang member as he has never denounced his membership/leadership.  If I can find among all these articles and quotes from interviews of those supporting sparing Mr. William's life, one comment expressing the horror o what he is in prison on Death Row for in the first place, I would then be able to at least understand why clemency or a commuted to life sentence might be a possibility, though remote.  But a man who shows no remorse, who is unaccountable for his crimes, and desires clemency because of who he is, is not to be taken seriously.

You did the right thing Governor.  I commend you for it as well as commend you for trying to reign in the frivolous spending going on in your state.

8-)

Paying The Consequences

Link: World Magazine AP News - Weekly News, Christian Views.

First off, it doesn't surprise me that the media gives national front page headline attention to the so-called 'plight' of Crips founder Tookie Williams scheduled execution, though more so the call from big name Hollywood stars using their fame as a platform to try to stay the execution of a cold-blooded killer is even more disturbing. 

Time to Pay

The media doesn't seem to make any effort to conceal in any way their bias in this case, expending much ink in putting forth all the arguments for sparing this convicted killer's life.  They go as far as to even state, when referring to the four murders he was convicted of (and lost appeals on-all the way to the Supreme Court) as 'alleged'.  He may have been 'alleged' to have killed these people before and during his trial, but in the end, after all the convictions and loss of appeals, I would venture to say that the appropriate way to state it would be 'sentenced to death for the four murders he committed'. 

When the media (barely) mentions the victims, it is shameful in what they fail to say, leaving it to simply four people, three of them at a motel, who were a husband, wife, and their daughter.  It seems to me that they could have spared a few words to at least let readers know what was involved in the committing of these murders.  Here is a brief description of the events he was convicted of:

"Tookie Williams founded the Crips in 1971, eight years before he and three other men went on a murder-and-robbery spree that netted approximately $250 and left four people dead. The murders were notably gratuitous. Albert Owens – the clerk in Whittier, California – lay prostrate on the floor of a back room as Williams shot him twice in the back. Williams told one of the three men who went along on the job he killed Owens because he didn’t want any witnesses to identify him and “because he was white and he was killing all white people.” He then robbed the Brookhaven Motel, in the process murdering an elderly Chinese couple and their daughter (whom he referred to as “Buddhaheads”). Tookie killed all his victims with a 12-gauge shotgun, which he held inches from their quivering bodies before pulling the trigger to inflict maximum damage."

He is also an obvious racist, or does that only count when you speak against or assault one of his race?

The author of the following article asks if Tookie's time is up.  The answer is a resounding Yes!

http://www.nationalreview.com/dunphy/dunphy200511280809.asp

The Shame of an American People....

Link: World Magazine - Weekly News | Christian Views.

....and government officials as well. 

The history of FEMA is quite interesting, if one is willing to look past making President Bush their scapegoat for all things wrong with all things government. 

Unfortunately, in my opinion, the government responds in an idiotic politically pressured manner in giving away tax dollars with absolutely no conditions when disasters occur.  So here we have people who have lived in trailers bought and paid for by the government (translation: all those who pay taxes) and eighteen months later have no place to go other than the trailers, which are temporary shelters, unless the tenants can afford to buy them. 

The media frenzy continues to downplay the sheer mismangement as well as deep seated corruption in the government in the districts severely affected by Katrina, holding no one accountable on that level of officials, instead continuing the blame of one man.

What now?  The trailer parks-brand spanking new trailers-are filled with people with nothing to do.  Adults and teenagers alike need some purpose to drive them, to give them hope as well as a sense of well-being that comes from doing for yourself, not looking to the government to do for you.  That is where I take issue with local, state, and federal officials in caring for those in need; nothing is required of them in return for the hand up, it instead becomes a hand out.  Perhaps a reason why may be that if they dared ask something of those in need it would be played up politically saying that the President doesn't care for the poor.

In the meantime, what becomes of all this idleness?  Crime.  Always.  And those who don't go the way of crime are trapped by it, and oftentimes also trapped by a way of life they have become familiar with and which offers no hope. 

When FEMA sets up a meeting for people of the trailer parks to come together to take care of their community and only twenty-three people show up that gives one an idea of the level of involvment the people are interested in.  Is that the President's fault as well?