Why, oh why, oh why did Jenny give us only 100 words for this week's Saturday Centus? I have so many questions that need to be answered!
Why, oh why, oh why!
To read the next two questions, go here and here.
Jekyll Island Beach 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
#1, SO MANY QUESTIONS, SO FEW WORDS!
The Rogue Speaks:
Why, oh why, oh why did Jenny give us only 100 words for this week's Saturday Centus? I have so many questions that need to be answered!
Why do conservative voters want a smaller government? Do they even know what that means?? If they do, let them explain it. And which departments would they cut? Health?
Education? Welfare? Environment? The IRS? Why not just demand oversight
in every single department and cut down on decades and decades of wasteful
spending?? Because they’ve been told it wouldn’t help? You don’t know if you don’t try. Why not just go after the companies who have
been gouging our government for many, many year and make them pay for their
greed? The politicians have been
supporting their cronies long enough!!!
To read the next two questions, go here and here.
Why, oh why, oh why did Jenny give us only 100 words for this week's Saturday Centus? I have so many questions that need to be answered!
To read the next two questions, go here and here.
#2, SO MANY QUESTIONS, SO FEW WORDS!
The Rogue Speaks:
Here is another question for Jenny's Saturday Centus:
Why don’t those against abortion simply pay for the prenatal care of every
child-bearing woman who seeks an abortion, then adopt unwanted children and
raise them? Why do these people keep trying to force their religious beliefs on
an entire nation?? Better yet, why don’t
they pay for birth control for these women so they won’t get pregnant to begin
with??? How much being fruitful and
multiplying do they think America
If not those who are so against abortion and birth control, then who??
Who???
You can go here to read my first question, and here to read my last.
Here is another question for Jenny's Saturday Centus:
Why, oh why, oh why???
You can go here to read my first question, and here to read my last.
#3, SO MANY QUESTIONS, SO FEW WORDS!!
The Rogue Speaks:
If you can get through just this last question, I promise not to write another one! Jenny really should have known better than to give us such a loaded prompt for Saturday Centus
Why, oh why, oh why do some conservatives who claim to be devout followers
of the teachings of Christ think that wealthy people have the right to make as
much money as they want to, and not pay their fair share of taxes, while we struggle?
Don’t they read the words of Jesus in
the Bible? Or maybe they’ve just
forgotten them.
Why can’t just one candidate stand up and say, “I have millions of dollars
to spend on getting elected, but I have decided to donate most of that money to
relieve the suffering of our poorer
fellow citizens.”
O.k., so that's TWO question. Sorry! To read parts #1 and #2, go here and here.
If you can get through just this last question, I promise not to write another one! Jenny really should have known better than to give us such a loaded prompt for Saturday Centus
Why, oh why, oh why???
O.k., so that's TWO question. Sorry! To read parts #1 and #2, go here and here.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Hilary Rosen, just STFU!!!
Hilary Rosen--infected with the Limbaugh gene!
Somebody get the hook!!
The Rogue Speaks:
My God, woman! What on earth were you thinking???? Are you crazy??? The Democratic party doesn't need non-filtered blatherers like you! I think you must be secretly related to Rush Limburger, lady!
And just where did you get the idea that women who stay home to raise children are clueless about all things regarding economics, world affairs, and politics? You are the one who is clueless!!
Haven't you learned by now that some politicians are fully capable of screwing up all by themselves? They certainly don't need any help from you! Just look at the firestorm you have created! Shame on you!! Shame!! Please! Please do not try to help the Democratic party! You are a complete and total embarrassment! GO AWAY!!
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
UNWANTED TENSION
The Rogue Speaks:
I am starting on my Alphabe-Thursday post early (today is Monday) and I hope to have it completed by Wednesday afternoon. Typing is still a bit laborious for me, but it should get better in a few weeks.
I have an acquaintance with whom I used to play golf every week. After the game, everyone would go up to the grill and have lunch together. This woman always insisted on discussing politics, which is fine with me, as long as one has accurate facts to back up one's remarks. There is a politician in Arizona who has admitted on national television that his views are based on hearsay, and not actual facts. This is the same fellow who keeps referring to Rosa Parks as "Rosa Clark," so you can see just how misinformed some people can be. Anyway, this woman has always been very outspoken about her political leanings, but has based all her "knowledge" on what she has heard from others of her ilk. Trying to get any actual true information out of her is like trying to milk a cat.
One day, I did manage to get in a few truths about certain bills that had been passed by the senate, and barely squeaked by the house. I won't bore you with the details of those bills, but I did happen to know the bill numbers, which few people do (except for Arizona state bill 1070, which the whole world knows by now). This woman was furious about the bills and claimed that the house was "lied to" by the senate to get the bills passed. This, of course, is an absurdly stupid statement. I asked her if she had read the bills, and she told me that they were kept secret. Secret??? When I told her she could go online and read the contents of any bill she was curious about, she didn't believe me. I think she didn't want to take the time to read them. I think that so many people who complain about issues about which they are grossly misinformed are simply afraid to learn that they have been greatly misled by politicians whom they admire for one unrelated reason or another.
This kind of attitude has created a lot of tension in our country today. It seems that no one from one political persuasion trusts anything the other side has to say. People are angry, and friendships are lost because of the tension. This has been going on since before 9/11, and it just keeps getting worse. We don't need so much tension in our lives. It's unhealthy!
With the medical issues I have been having for the last four months, the last thing I have needed is tension in my life. So I dumped the nightly news, except for the weather, and dropped any activity that was likely to produce tension in my life. I'll come out of hiding on November 4th, though, and cast my vote. As for the rest of the stuff I have given up, I may or may not take it up again in the future. When I recover from all those injections, I may just feel so good that I won't take the chance of becoming tense over the stupidity of others, and will give all that up for good!!!
HIGH TENSION
I am starting on my Alphabe-Thursday post early (today is Monday) and I hope to have it completed by Wednesday afternoon. Typing is still a bit laborious for me, but it should get better in a few weeks.
BREWER/OBAMA FIASCO (and yes, I altered it!)
I have an acquaintance with whom I used to play golf every week. After the game, everyone would go up to the grill and have lunch together. This woman always insisted on discussing politics, which is fine with me, as long as one has accurate facts to back up one's remarks. There is a politician in Arizona who has admitted on national television that his views are based on hearsay, and not actual facts. This is the same fellow who keeps referring to Rosa Parks as "Rosa Clark," so you can see just how misinformed some people can be. Anyway, this woman has always been very outspoken about her political leanings, but has based all her "knowledge" on what she has heard from others of her ilk. Trying to get any actual true information out of her is like trying to milk a cat.
One day, I did manage to get in a few truths about certain bills that had been passed by the senate, and barely squeaked by the house. I won't bore you with the details of those bills, but I did happen to know the bill numbers, which few people do (except for Arizona state bill 1070, which the whole world knows by now). This woman was furious about the bills and claimed that the house was "lied to" by the senate to get the bills passed. This, of course, is an absurdly stupid statement. I asked her if she had read the bills, and she told me that they were kept secret. Secret??? When I told her she could go online and read the contents of any bill she was curious about, she didn't believe me. I think she didn't want to take the time to read them. I think that so many people who complain about issues about which they are grossly misinformed are simply afraid to learn that they have been greatly misled by politicians whom they admire for one unrelated reason or another.
This kind of attitude has created a lot of tension in our country today. It seems that no one from one political persuasion trusts anything the other side has to say. People are angry, and friendships are lost because of the tension. This has been going on since before 9/11, and it just keeps getting worse. We don't need so much tension in our lives. It's unhealthy!
With the medical issues I have been having for the last four months, the last thing I have needed is tension in my life. So I dumped the nightly news, except for the weather, and dropped any activity that was likely to produce tension in my life. I'll come out of hiding on November 4th, though, and cast my vote. As for the rest of the stuff I have given up, I may or may not take it up again in the future. When I recover from all those injections, I may just feel so good that I won't take the chance of becoming tense over the stupidity of others, and will give all that up for good!!!
Some people just don't get it!!
And we know who they are..
I rest my case!!!
Thank goodness for Medicare! I never would have been able to afford that wonderful Tens Unit, since it cost $800 on the open market, but thanks to Medicare, we only paid $79!!!! As the above photo shows, most of those uninformed people who are screaming about Medicare NEVER stop to think that it is a GOVERNMENT sponsored program to help them with their medical bills.
Several months ago, I found myself in a very heated discussion of universal health care. The person who was producing the heat just happened to be a very dear one to me, but who had been led astray over the years by a very controlling mate. I asked what she thought should happen to the cancer-stricken child of poor people who cannot afford long-term chemotherapy. The response was that the child should be allowed to just die rather than become a burden on the taxpayers. Those words, coming out of the mouth of a person who breaks into tears when an animal is abused, totally confounded me. What has happened to compassion? What has happened to "love one another, even as I have loved you"?
Does it seem ironic to you that the countries that have health-care for all their citizens, rich and poor alike, are countries that a Christian conservative group of Americans consider "socialists?"
Several months ago, I found myself in a very heated discussion of universal health care. The person who was producing the heat just happened to be a very dear one to me, but who had been led astray over the years by a very controlling mate. I asked what she thought should happen to the cancer-stricken child of poor people who cannot afford long-term chemotherapy. The response was that the child should be allowed to just die rather than become a burden on the taxpayers. Those words, coming out of the mouth of a person who breaks into tears when an animal is abused, totally confounded me. What has happened to compassion? What has happened to "love one another, even as I have loved you"?
Does it seem ironic to you that the countries that have health-care for all their citizens, rich and poor alike, are countries that a Christian conservative group of Americans consider "socialists?"
Pray, meditate...whatever it takes
to find inner peace.
Oddly enough, writing this post has not produced the tension in my that many might have thought. I think it's because I am pretty confident that what I believe is the right thing to do so that all Americans get a fair deal. Several years ago, the former leader of this country told us that tax breaks for all citizens, rich and poor, would stimulate the economy and prevent a depression. That turned out to be false thinking on his part, because look where we are today. Those tax breaks for the wealthy meant more money for them, bigger bonuses, not more jobs, or a solid housing market.
Whew! I've typed just about all I can for this week! If there is anything in this post that you disagree with, please feel free to comment, but you had better make darned sure that you have ALL your facts right, and don't rely on heresay. I just love investigating, and finding the real story.
Oh, and if you want to know how I feel about Hilary Rosen and her blatantly reckless remarks, please click here.
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Easter for the Dog Children!
The Rogue Speaks:
Cheating???? This isn't cheating!! I'm just using a little poetic license! O.k., so I changed a few words from last year's Easter post. Give me a break! Yesterday I had LOTS of very sharp needles jammed in my brachial plexus to alleviate my on-going pain and suffering. Those needles were loaded with an anesthetic and some steroids to sooth my howling and screeching nerves and muscles.
I liked the idea of a pet photo for our Saturday Centus Easter cards, and naturally I had the perfect one! All sweet and springy!! It isn't Liz pictured here, but our sweet Precious girl, who crossed the Rainbow Bridge in 2010. AND I fudged on the word count--so sue me!! Jenny won't care! She's nice! She's a lot nicer than I have been for the last several months. Being in constant pain made me MEAN and SNARKY! What? You couldn't tell? Yeah, well I am more than a little opinionated when it comes to politics and stupidity--two words that have become synonymous in the last several years.
This post isn't either one of those things. It's EASTER, for Pete's sake! All sunny and warm, with lots of spring flowers in bloom! So have a wonderful day, and let me know what you think of my card...
Cheating???? This isn't cheating!! I'm just using a little poetic license! O.k., so I changed a few words from last year's Easter post. Give me a break! Yesterday I had LOTS of very sharp needles jammed in my brachial plexus to alleviate my on-going pain and suffering. Those needles were loaded with an anesthetic and some steroids to sooth my howling and screeching nerves and muscles.
I liked the idea of a pet photo for our Saturday Centus Easter cards, and naturally I had the perfect one! All sweet and springy!! It isn't Liz pictured here, but our sweet Precious girl, who crossed the Rainbow Bridge in 2010. AND I fudged on the word count--so sue me!! Jenny won't care! She's nice! She's a lot nicer than I have been for the last several months. Being in constant pain made me MEAN and SNARKY! What? You couldn't tell? Yeah, well I am more than a little opinionated when it comes to politics and stupidity--two words that have become synonymous in the last several years.
This post isn't either one of those things. It's EASTER, for Pete's sake! All sunny and warm, with lots of spring flowers in bloom! So have a wonderful day, and let me know what you think of my card...
HAPPY EASTER!!!
'Tis the evening of Easter, and all through the den,
The dog-candy wrappers are hemming me
in!
The dogs, they are lying like two
lumps of clay.
I know they’ll be snoozing the
night-time away.
So stuffed to the gills from their
quick Sunday raid
Of all the dog-treats we so carefully
laid
In small secret places all over the
house,
Tiptoeing quietly, just like a mouse!
I know I must teach them on using the
broom
To clean up the mess they have left
in this room!!!
HAPPY EASTER TO ALL
MY BLOGGING FRIENDS!!!
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Shows I Find Appallingly Stupid
The Rogue Speaks:
I used to love Animal Planet! Remember the meerkats? How cute were they? I wanted to set up a Meerkat Manor in my back yard, which is not unlike the Kalamari. And Chimp Eden? What a charming and entertaining show that was. Plus the show where the woman comes into your house and helps you train your dog. That was a good one, too! But now those shows are long gone! Instead, Animal Planet has gone stupid and inane and violent on us. I cannot imagine sitting down to an evening of Hillbilly Handfishing. or the one about dwarfs who rescue pitbulls, OR three hours of River Monsters. What are these people thinking? Talk about the dumbing down of America!!! If I were the parent of young children, I would definitely lock this station out so they could never see it. Way too frightening. or blatantly stupid!!
I could very easily turn this into a political rant, because I have my suspicions about the owners of certain t.v. channels. I think they are trying to distract a certain class of people from learning the truth about a certain political party. I think they want these people to stare transfixed at the television when shows like 1,000 Ways to Die, or Hoarders, come on ("See, Francine? Our house ain't nearly as bad as that one!!") and then when it's time to vote, the politicians are going to remind these pathetic folks that they love grits and believe that everyone should have a gun, and lots and lots of uwanted children.
O.k!! O.k!! I'll stop!! I have been in pain with my now-diagnosed thoracic outlet syndrome for almost four months now, and when I hurt, I get mean and snarky. Just ask my former GP who has just been fired for being totally incompetent.
I'm not really crazy about Netflix these days since they got dumped by Sony and Disney, and don't have any of the blockbusters for us to download. They do, however, have many charming, sweet, and educationally sound films that we can rent. Plus there are lots of sleepers, ones that never made it into the local theatres, that are deep and thought provoking. This is not an ad for Netflix, however. This is merely a rant against t.v. shows that have become so banal, so worthless, so stupid and idiotic that I can hardly stand it!!
This is my offering for Alphabe-Thursday--better late than never!! Stay true, people!!
I used to love Animal Planet! Remember the meerkats? How cute were they? I wanted to set up a Meerkat Manor in my back yard, which is not unlike the Kalamari. And Chimp Eden? What a charming and entertaining show that was. Plus the show where the woman comes into your house and helps you train your dog. That was a good one, too! But now those shows are long gone! Instead, Animal Planet has gone stupid and inane and violent on us. I cannot imagine sitting down to an evening of Hillbilly Handfishing. or the one about dwarfs who rescue pitbulls, OR three hours of River Monsters. What are these people thinking? Talk about the dumbing down of America!!! If I were the parent of young children, I would definitely lock this station out so they could never see it. Way too frightening. or blatantly stupid!!
I could very easily turn this into a political rant, because I have my suspicions about the owners of certain t.v. channels. I think they are trying to distract a certain class of people from learning the truth about a certain political party. I think they want these people to stare transfixed at the television when shows like 1,000 Ways to Die, or Hoarders, come on ("See, Francine? Our house ain't nearly as bad as that one!!") and then when it's time to vote, the politicians are going to remind these pathetic folks that they love grits and believe that everyone should have a gun, and lots and lots of uwanted children.
O.k!! O.k!! I'll stop!! I have been in pain with my now-diagnosed thoracic outlet syndrome for almost four months now, and when I hurt, I get mean and snarky. Just ask my former GP who has just been fired for being totally incompetent.
I'm not really crazy about Netflix these days since they got dumped by Sony and Disney, and don't have any of the blockbusters for us to download. They do, however, have many charming, sweet, and educationally sound films that we can rent. Plus there are lots of sleepers, ones that never made it into the local theatres, that are deep and thought provoking. This is not an ad for Netflix, however. This is merely a rant against t.v. shows that have become so banal, so worthless, so stupid and idiotic that I can hardly stand it!!
This is my offering for Alphabe-Thursday--better late than never!! Stay true, people!!
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