The Kennedy name is well known around the world. The Kennedy family has sacrificed more for this country than any other. Ted Kennedy had a long, life ofloyal service to his country. My prayers are with his family.
Palin stepping down as Alaska Governor
July 3, 2009 at 9:07 PM (Uncategorized)
WASILLA Alaska, July 3 (UPI) — Alaska Gov. Sarah PalinASILLA, announced Friday she will resign as governor by the end of July and will not seek a second term in 2010. Palin, Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain’s vice presidential running mate last year, said Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell would be sworn in as the new governor July 25.
Speaking outside her home in Wasilla, Alaska, Palin said being a “lame-duck” governor would have been the “easiest path” as she approaches her final year in office.
“Once I decided not to run for re-election, I also felt that to embrace the conventional ‘lame-duck’ status in this particular climate would just be another dose of ‘politics as usual,’ something I campaigned against and will always oppose,” she said.
“People who know me know that besides faith and family, nothing’s more important to me than our beloved Alaska,” Palin said. “It is my duty to always protect our great state.”
She said the new governor’s administration would build on the accomplishments of hers.
“I look forward to helping others — to fight for our state and our country and campaign for those who believe in smaller government, free enterprise, strong national security, support for our troops and energy independence,” she said.
I just listened to a interview with her brother, concerning a conversation that he had with Sarah, a few days ago. it seems that this decision has been in the works for some time. Sarah told her brother that between all of the allegations of ethic violations, which were all proved to be unfounded, and the smear campaigns by her opponents that went on for eight months after the Presidential election, the distraction was too much, and was diminishing her ability to perform the duties of Governor.
I believe that she is putting herself in a position for a run at the Presidency in 2012. Some have already said that this is not a politically good move, if that is the case, because now it will be said that she quit her post as Governor, and did not finish the job. This, in my opinion, is why I admire her. She is making a decision that is right for Alaska, and not acting because it is right for her career. How many of our current politicians in office have the balls to do that?
Sarah Palin is a person who stands by her convictions and will do exactly as she says she will do, and not let her political career stand in the way of doing the right thing. It’s time we cleaned out out House of Representatives and the Senate and elected more people like Sarah Palin. We would be better off for it.
This needs to stop.
June 30, 2009 at 11:15 PM (Uncategorized)
This was recently reported on FoxNews.
The Nebraska man who abandoned his nine children under the state’s Safe Haven law last year is expecting to become the father of twins, FOXNews.com has learned.
Gary Staton, 37, became a single father in February 2007 when his wife, RebelJane, died of a cerebral aneurysm shortly after giving birth to the couple’s ninth child. Unable to handle the burden alone, Staton made national news more than a year later on Sept. 24 when he dropped off his children — ages 1 to 17 — at a hospital in Omaha.
At what point do we say enough is enough. Let’s not take into account the enormous cost to society (on many levels)that this man’s actions, have cost. What about the children that are now growing up under some state program or having to adjust to a new home and new parents. This is wrong, plain wrong.
Dont give me the bullshit about his rights. What about the rights of the children he abandoned. Their rights to have parents and grow up in a normal family. Ok Ok so he probably isnt normal and the kids probably are better off, so tell me when we say stop already. Keep your pants zipped or get fixed so this doesnt happen again, OOPS it already did. He just had two more. Can he take care of those.
If this were a random act I would not be writing this, but it is happening more often than we realize, or maybe we do realize it and don’t care. Men are making babies and then waking away and leaving the mother and (usually) the Gov. to raise them. To make it worse they find another female provider and make more!! I am not saying its all the males fault, women could use a little better judgement too. But if you are man enough to make them you should be man enough to support and raise them. If you can’t, you are no better then animals. Whether you beleive that your ancestors were monkeys or you beleive in GOD, in either case we are the species that is supposed to be superior. In this case I have my doubts.
Death of Real Journalism
June 19, 2009 at 1:19 AM (Uncategorized)
I have always had the idea that journalism by our weekly perveyors of the news would be objective and give the facts on both sides of an issue. Allowing the public the opportunity to assimilate the reported facts and come to our own conclusion on the subject.
Looking up journalism we are given a generic definition from Wikipedia: Journalism is the production of news reports and editorials through media such as newspapers, magazines, radio, television and the Internet. Journalists—be they writers, editors, photographers, broadcast presenters or producers—serve as the main purveyors of information and opinion in contemporary society.
I agree with this except our news purveyors are supposed to be objective (I thought).
Objective Journalism according to Wikipedia : Objectivity is a significant principle of journalistic professionalism. Journalistic objectivity can refer to fairness, disinterestedness, factuality, and most importantly, nonpartisanship, but most often encompasses all of these qualities.
For the record yes I am a conservative not always voting Republican, but I will admit often. I stood by and listened to the news media trash President Bush throughout his presidency. But I have had to stand by and see/listen to the gross love affair that the media has fostered over Obama.
When I turn on the local news I expect to hear the facts reported, not opinions , or only what the media wants us to hear. I have stopped watching nightly news and started search for my own facts. It takes much more time, but after all I am looking for facts not opinions. When I want opinions I head for the blog pages.
