Do not forget.

http://www.fwsf.org/

http://www.soldiersangels.org/

I always try to remind myself how truly blessed I am. I also remember all those who fight and have given us the freedom
we have. Some many Men and Women paid a hefty price in the pursuit of life and liberty . They gave their life or a limb .

I posted some links that may help you remember. I also posted them for myself.
But their are strong Men and Women in this country and far away that deserve to be thought of
IN OUR PRAYERS.

Three months and Going..

So if you at all have followed my blog, you know that towards the end of August of 2009, my family and I
decided to avoid W-MART. NO shopping there. We are now in the end of October and we are still W free.. NOT ONE Foot in that place.

I will tell you we have saved an average of 200- 400 dollars every month,since our boycott.
Also found that other grocery stores have better product and more helping to their customer.

Oh believe me we drive by W everyday to go to sports and other things, But we do not miss it.
For surely when we found out how much we were saving. We are loving that.

We wish you a great day and that God Blesses you everyday.


On a side Note: I have started training for a 15 k in Feb. 2010.
Day One: rainy but still going to get my run in.

Freedom?

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NYC Atheists Bus Campaign

You asked for it. You anticipated it. You waited for it! This month, some two dozen buses will roll through Manhattan, debuting our 12-foot long, three foot high message, "You don’t have to believe in god to be a moral or ethical person". Look for the signs the first day our buses maneuver through the city in late June. Take a photo of yourself standing beside our bus poster at a bus stop and we'll run it in our newsletter.


October 19, 2009 , 11:45 AM
‘Good Without God,’ Atheist Subway Ads Proclaim
By JENNIFER 8. LEE

Coalition of Reason
An advertisement that promotes atheism will run in a dozen subway stations in Manhattan for a month starting next Monday.
Atheism is coming to the subway — or at least subway ads promoting it are.

Starting next Monday, a coalition of local groups will run a monthlong advertising campaign in a dozen Manhattan subway stations with the slogan “A Million New Yorkers Are Good Without God. Are You?” The posters also advertise the Web site BigAppleCoR.org, which provides a listing of local groups affiliated with the Coalition of Reason, the umbrella organization that coordinated the campaign.

The campaign — which is being paid for by $25,000 from an anonymous donor — follows a similar but unrelated monthlong campaign on buses by New York City Atheists in July. Jane Everhart, a spokeswoman for the New York City Atheists, said that campaign was highly successful and brought in many new members. “We are trying to raise money to do it again,” she said.


My Thoughts:

So again the joy of living in a country which allows you Freedom of Speech.
I wonder what would happen if the people who believe in God, posted something about their belief.
I think it would cause an outrage.. But you never know unless one does it?

Happy Hump Day!!

Disgusted!

Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Self-Described "Abortion Addict" Tells All
Posted by: Jillian Bandes at 9:47 AM



Irene Vilar, series editor of the Americas at Texas Tech University Press, has 15 procedures in about as many years. She tells all in her new book, Impossible Motherhood.
My story is a perversion of both maternal desire and abortion, framed by a lawful procedure that I abused. My first pregnancy was a result of lying about birth control. He was inside of me when he asked: You are protecting yourself, aren't you? Later, I would take my pills and skip a day, a few, and often give up on the whole month, promising myself I would do better the next time. Not knowing how a pill or a handful of them would affect my fertility, my days took on a balancing act, and a high of sorts accompanied the days before my period was due.



Careful with that axe, Eugene writes: Thursday, October, 15, 2009 6:58 AM
This woman
sounds like she has a mental illness.

I knew a girl once who had mutliple abortions because she tried to force her boyfriend into marriage, and when it didn't work, that kid got sucked into a sink.

And the end of the day, though, the government shouldn't get involved. What always amazes me is that the very people who think that the government preventing businesses from pouring arsenic into the water supply and treating their employees fairly is an intrusion into "liberty", want the government in the office when a woman talks to her doctor about how to deal with an unwanted pregnancy or perhaps a wanted pregnancy that has gone horribly wrong.

Careful with that axe, Eugene writes: Thursday, October, 15, 2009 6:48 AM
Speedi
"No God.
No problem with abortion."

Me- Well, there is no God. But I know a few atheists who are against abortion because they believe the fetus feels pain.

That said, however, I would ask all you right wingers, exactly WHERE in the bible God SPECIFICALLY says abortion is wrong?

As a matter of fact,

If men fight, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life. -- Exodus 21:22-23

Wow, so essentially, a man causing a miscariage- an abortion - really was not guilty of anything more than a property crime. Keep in mind, the Bible call for executing people for much lesser crimes, but causing an abortion is just paying a fine.

further, the bible didn't even consider INFANTS to be full fledged people.

Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them. And Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD. -- Numbers 3:15-16

Understandable, the infant mortality rate in Bible times was something like 50%. No point getting worked up about them.


Qtaug writes: Thursday, October, 15, 2009 6:14 AM
It's her "right".....
to murder her unborn children, repeatedly! I wonder if she is opposed to the Death Penalty?
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scott writes: Thursday, October, 15, 2009 2:42 AM
Moral
mor·al
/'m?r?l, 'm?r-/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [mawr-uhl, mor-] Show IPA
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.
2. expressing or conveying truths or counsel as to right conduct, as a speaker or a literary work; moralizing: a moral novel.
3. founded on the fundamental principles of right conduct rather than on legalities, enactment, or custom: moral obligations.
4. capable of conforming to the rules of right conduct: a moral being.
5. conforming to the rules of right conduct (opposed to immoral ): a moral man.
6. virtuous in sexual matters; chaste.
7. of, pertaining to, or acting on the mind, feelings, will, or character: moral support.
8. resting upon convincing grounds of probability; virtual: a moral certainty.

Funny thing, 8 definitions for Moral, yet in not one of them do I see the word Religion or Christian. And if I understand the way liberals thing, only religion has a moral center, yet I find that in not one of those definitions...

You liberals are insane, you glorify the killing of innocent babies, yet defend pedophiles and rapists. You shamelessly use government to steal from those who work for their money to give it to those who won't. As near as I can tell, all liberals are Misanthropes and Luddites, who would have us living in caves without so much as a freaking fire to keep us warm, because after all CO2, you know, the air that the GREEN things on Earth breath is a Pollutant. Can you spell INSANE.



scott writes: Thursday, October, 15, 2009 2:26 AM
Truth
Irene Vilar=SERIAL KILLER. that is all she is. God has a special place in hell for that woman!

arch writes: Thursday, October, 15, 2009 1:39 AM
Vlad I am Around you know?
vladimir estragon writes: Thursday, October, 15, 2009 12:32 AM
Eugene
"And I think I'm Vlad's favorite. Have you checked with him? I know he must miss me."

Why you little sissy! I'm used to Sky King Cowpoke and Arch being my little q u e e r stalkers, but I had no idea that YOU were one of them too. See you at the baths!

(Town Hall says "q u e e r" is 'unacceptable.' Isn't it great we have people to stand up for family values and decency?)

Arch says

I am 160 lbs. of pure sinew and muscle. I can still kill libs with my bare hands at age 52.
Vlad. You better beware of your keystrokes. I am all around you know!

arch writes: Thursday, October, 15, 2009 1:32 AM
Bears Repeating!! Excellent!!
MJ writes: Wednesday, October, 14, 2009 10:38 AM
IDIOT
This woman is more than an idiot. She must be mentally ill, or else one of the most irresponsible people on the planet - next to Whoopi Goldberg (self-confessed 6-time aborter.) I am so sick of hearing women who have had abortions claim they had NO IDEA that being careless with birth control could lead to pregnancy. And I would expect that after the first "surprise" pregnancy any sane woman would have figured out what was causing it.

Add to that this woman has 15 "Oops!" experiences, kills 15 babies, and then decides to write a BOOK about it, trying to excuse her behavior by calling it an "addiction?" I've got news for you, Irene. You can tell yourself any lies you want in this world, but you WILL answer for your behavior in the next.


My Thoughts:

I am glad we have our rights, one being freedom of speech/press. SO that this book could be written and I can be reminded
some people are just terrible. I am sure the above person is not bad , but I will certainly Keep her in my prayers that she may find God. I must say I could never actually read her book, but I had enough from the above readings. I applaud all the people who committed about her book.


My source: Townhall.com

Got nothing to talk about: look at this!

Since I am pretty much fed up with the Government that "WORKS FOR US" not the other Way around!
I am going to leave you today with the above comics.

Please share them, or tell me what you think.
Hope you have a Blessed day!

Planned or Not?

Friday, October 09, 2009
Apologies Apparently Accepted: President Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Posted by: Meredith Jessup at 6:34 AM
Despite taking office only two weeks before the nomination deadline, the world has been so smitten with Barack Obama and "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." Specifically, Obama has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee citing his "outreach to the Muslim world and attempts to curb nuclear proliferation."

Obama joins only two other US presidents who won the prize during their time in the White House--Theodore Roosevelt for fostering peace between Russia and Japan, and Woodrow Wilson for founding the League of Nations. Jimmy Carter won the prize in 2002 for his "effort" on behalf of peace.

I'm with Matt on this one. Not only is this award INCREDIBLY premature since Obama has only been in office just over nine months, but also pretty inappropriate. Teddy Roosevelt ended the Russo-Japanese War and received the prize, and Obama... what? Gave a speech in Cairo?

Obama beat out "Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, a Colombian senator and a Chinese dissident, along with an Afghan woman's rights activist."

I know we're at war right now and that war is bad, but I would just like to point out this bit of irony: if it hadn't been for "the evil one," President George W. Bush, and the U.S. military's efforts in ridding Afghanistan of the Taliban's tyrannic rule, I'd imagine there would be no "Afghan woman's rights activist" around today to even be considered for this award. Or if there were many women's rights activists around during the days of the Taliban, they were probably most concerned with avoiding public floggings for not wearing their burqas properly--a staple of the Taliban's consolidation of power under Sharia law.

But thank goodness for Barack Obama--whose new policy for Afghanistan might include allowing this same Taliban organization back into power in regions across the country!
The Nobel committee praised Obama's creation of "a new climate in international politics" and said he had returned multilateral diplomacy and institutions like the U.N. to the center of the world stage. The plaudit appeared to be a slap at President Geroge W. Bush from a committee that harshly criticized Obama's predecessor for resorting to largely unilateral military action in the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

Rather than recognizing concrete achievement, the 2009 prize appeared intended to support initiatives that have yet to bear fruit: reducing the world stock of nuclear arms, easing American conflicts with Muslim nations and strengthening the U.S. role in combating climate change.

"Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future," Thorbjoern Jagland, chairman of the Nobel Committee said. "In the past year Obama has been a key person for important initiatives in the U.N. for nuclear disarmament and to set a completely new agenda for the Muslim world and East-West relations."

So correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't this essentially mean Obama received this award for making some good speeches? Sure nothing he says has actually been accomplished, but it all sounds good!

Sure the Nobel Prize lost a lot of luster after they awarded one to Al Gore, but c'mon! This is just more evidence the "messiah" mentality has reached the world stage.


My THought:

Twelve days after being in office you can be nominated for such a prestigious award. So someone can be in the same ranks with a woman who dedicated her life to save the sick. A man who fought for freedom and the equality for African-Americans. A man who fought and ended the Apartheid. This award should be given to people who show and have accomplished something worthy . Something that changes people's lives. It should not go to someone who may or may not do something. Just because someone says they are going to change things, does not mean it will always be for good. Your good may not be someone else's good. What I think is worthy of my attention clearly is not worthy for some others.


This is what the Nobel peace prize website says:


"for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples"

Really!

High Court Takes Up Case of Cross on Public Land
The cross, located on a rocky outcrop in the Mojave Desert, has been covered in plywood for the past several years following federal court rulings that it violates the First Amendment

AP
Wednesday, October 07, 2009


File: The cross, covered in a tarp, is seen at the Mojave National Preserve in southern California. (AP / Las Vegas Review Journal)

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is taking up a long-running legal fight over a cross honoring World War I soldiers that has stood for 75 years on public land in a remote part of California.

The cross, on an outcrop known as Sunrise Rock in the Mojave National Preserve, has been covered in plywood for the past several years following federal court rulings that it violates the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment prohibition against government endorsement of religion.

The justices were to hear arguments Wednesday in a case the court could use to make an important statement about its view of the separation of church and state. The Obama administration is defending the presence of the cross, which court papers describe as being 5 to 8 feet tall.

A former National Park Service employee, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, sued to have the cross removed or covered after the agency refused to allow erection of a Buddhist memorial nearby. Frank Buono describes himself as a practicing Catholic who has no objection to religious symbols, but he took issue with the government's decision to allow the display of only the Christian symbol.

Easter Sunrise services have been held at the site for decades.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco has repeatedly ruled in Buono's favor. Congress has intervened on behalf of the cross, prohibiting the Park Service from spending money to remove the cross, designating it a national memorial and ultimately transferring the land to private ownership.

The appeals court invalidated the 2004 land transfer, saying that "carving out a tiny parcel of property in the midst of this vast preserve -- like a doughnut hole with the cross atop it -- will do nothing to minimize the impermissible governmental endorsement" of the religious symbol.

Veterans groups are on both sides of the case, with some worrying that other religious symbols that serve as war memorials could be threatened by a ruling in Buono's favor. Jewish and Muslim veterans, by contrast, object that the Mojave cross honors Christian veterans and excludes others.

The administration wants the court to rule that Buono had no right to file his lawsuit because, as a Christian, he suffers no harm from the cross. His main complaint is that others may feel excluded, the government says.

Alternatively, the administration says the land transfer took care of any First Amendment problem.

letter

A Letter from a Child
by Thomas Sowell
This is page two of the article:

He said, "I have been assigned to ask a famous person a question about how he or she would solve a difficult problem." The problem was what to do about the economy.

Instead, I replied to his parents: With American students consistently scoring near or at the bottom in international tests, I am repeatedly appalled by teachers who waste their students' time by assigning them to write to strangers, chosen only because those strangers' names have appeared in the media.

It is of course much easier-- and more "exciting," to use a word too many educators use-- to do cute little stuff like this than to take on the sober responsibility to develop in students both the knowledge and the ability to think that will enable them to form their own views on matters in both public and private life. What earthly good would it do your son to know what economic policies I think should be followed, especially since what I think should be done will not have the slightest effect on what the government will in fact do? And why should a fifth-grader be expected to deal with such questions that people with Ph.D.'s in economics have trouble wrestling with?

The damage does not end with wasting students' time and misdirecting their energies, serious though these things are. Getting students used to looking to so-called "famous" people for answers is the antithesis of education as a preparation for making up one's own mind as citizens of a democracy, rather than as followers of "leaders."

Nearly two hundred years ago, the great economist David Ricardo said: "I wish that I may never think the smiles of the great and powerful a sufficient inducement to turn aside from the straight path of honesty and the convictions of my own mind."

The fad of assigning students to write to strangers is an irresponsible self-indulgence of teachers who should be teaching. But that practice will not end until enough parents complain to enough principals and enough elected officials to make it end.

Funnies

What can I say or type that can compare to the above comics.
They are great and well everyone always says a picture is worth 1,000 words.
Here you go!!

Happy Reading.

GUY A SAYS: For those people compaining about President Obama going to Denmark for one day on the tax-payers' dime--please explain President Bush's 5-day trip to China for the Olympics last year. I'm fine with both, but some people are REALLY trying to justify their (mostly irrational) hatred.


GUY B SAYS : A lot to do with timing! Bush, China vs. North Korea, good for Bush to be there. Obama, Olympics vs. Economy, Health Care, War, I don't know if Olympics is a priority.




GUY C SAYS: I can't say that I am a fan of Obama but if you look at his visit to bring the Olympics to the US as not a priority because of the Economy then you should think about this. The Olympics bring a lot of money to the host City.


GUY B SAYS: Yes it does, but most of the games wouldn't even be in Chicago, they would be spread out all over the region. And again, a short window of money while a good thing only last for that short period.


GUY D SAYS: Atlanta's the only US city to ever break even on the Olympics. Probably something to do with our wage and labor laws and standards. China being China, they can put on an Olympics for relatively next to nothing and then draw a huge profit. We're not China, though. Not yet...


GUY E SAYS: Disagree, cities lose money. Obama's pal J.L. would have made money cuz she could have sold her slums to the Olympic housing dudes. Now she has to pay out her wazoo to fix them up.


GUY E SAYS: And I forgot.. I agree , don't compare Bush to Obama. Instead lets look at how much money it took to send Michelle to Denmark since she just had to get over there earlier and couldn't wait on her hubby. Where is the global warming outrage for all those extra tons of pollutants her jet put out?


GUY B SAYS: Ah ha! The Obama Carbon Footprint!!


GUY E SAYS: And did you hear their pitch? Obama: Chicago should get the Olympics becasue I had a rough life. Michelle: Chicago should get the Olympics because my dad had M.S. How could the Olympic Committee say no after such a moving case? Who knew, the OIC must be rascist!


GUY F SAYS: I guess it doesn't matter that the leaders of the other countries with cities under consideration were also present in Denmark for the presentations.


GUY A SAYS: I swore I read that China took a huge loss on the Olympics...cheap labor and all. When you don't have the facilities, and you suddenly have to build 10 major sporting arenas for TWO weeks of revenue, you most likely aren't breaking even on that one.


GUY A SAYS: "let's look at how much money" argument is completely non sequitur. How many people were outraged that Bush traveled to China when "soldiers were dying in Afghanistan"?

Or if you want to drum up the faux-worry over the cost to the tax payer, then surely it is more expensive to send a Presidential entourage to China for 5 days than it is to send it to Denmark for one day. Mike has a point about timing, but still, this is more about peoples' inability to hide their biases.


GUY G SAYS: this whole "Oh my god, look at what Obama is doing!" thing is getting so old. I'm still holding out hope that the nation can move on to some reasonable critique (which there's plenty of room for), and stop this extended game of Simon Says where people are waiting with bated breath for him to move the wrong muscle.


GUY G SAYS: Not to mention the compulsion to see everything as a Bush/Obama comparison, which is also a rational discourse suppressant.


GUY H SAYS: I didn't look at it as political. I wanted Chicago to get it, and was happy to have the big names support it. I hate that they didn't get it.



GUY E SAYS: Anytime someone says something bad about Obama, the defense is "well look at Bush" . So whatever Bush did that was questionable or wrong clears the way for Obama to do same without question or criticism. Okay, now i got it.


GUY A SAYS: Ok, I have to credit the source of my comment. Dan Patrick of sports talk fame is the person who called out this faux-outrage. It is seriously this simple--why get upset that Obama went to Denmark when fill-in-the-blank-President went to the fill-in-the-year Olympics?