I don't understand it.

I know the do-gooders won't agree with me, but I don't understand a woman living with a man who abuses her. I know the old excuse that he will kill her if she leaves. Maybe, but he will almost certainly kill her if she stays. Why live like that?

Margo Smith says she kept a secret box under her bed just in case she turned up dead. The box contained material that would implicate her live-in boyfriend if she were murdered. I don't understand why she didn't take her box and leave. That live-in boyfriend, Joshua Thurber, didn't kill Margo before he eventually left her, but he did kill a later live-in -- Linda Kaye Jordan.

Margo says the first time Thurber attacked her he threatened her with a knife. She says she didn't tell anybody, but she left. And then moved back in with him. Duh! The last of several times he attacked her, she wound up in the hospital with her injuries. But they made up because, according to her, "he was thoughtful, intelligent, friendly and helpful most of the time . . . he was a total gentleman." Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the theater?

If Linda Jordan had kicked this psychopath out, she might still be alive. Instead, the police found her body in her bathtub. She had a gaping head wound, bruises, a cut throat, slashed wrists, and both Achilles' tendons sliced. Yes, Thurber was thoughtful, intelligent, friendly, and helpful -- a total gentleman!

"Victim 'could've been me.'" The Dallas Morning News; January 13, 2014; p. 1B.

Let's put that into context.

Much has been written recently about the rights of business owners to refuse to provide services such as wedding cakes, catering, photography, venues, etc. for queer weddings (and I use the term very loosely in this instance). In these arguments, I am quite tired of people insinuating that Jesus approves of homosexuals.

I am also quite tired of queers comparing themselves to black people. Robert Henderson of Dallas/Turtle Creek says that the right of a business owner to refuse service to someone is just a veiled discrimination tactic. He says that in the 1960's, it was a "not so subtle way to let blacks know they were not welcome." The issue at hand, Robert, is not race. It is no sin to be black. It is a sin to practice homosexuality.

Robert goes on to enlighten us to the fact that "Many forget that Jesus mixed and mingled with the sinners and outcasts of his day." Yes, He did. But Robert won't find where Jesus ever baked a cake or presided over a homosexual "wedding" or said, "God approves of this marriage," or said, "Love is love no matter what kind of family it is." Jesus never has and He never will condone perversion.

"Faith-based discrimination." The Dallas Morning News; March 10, 2014; p. 12A.

Aren't you happy to be paying for Obamacare?

You will be happy to know that prisons are now enrolling inmates in Medicaid under Obamacare. Health care experts estimate that up to 35 percent of those newly eligible for Medicaid are people with criminal histories. These people have a disproportionately high rate of chronic disease, mental illness, and addictions -- in other words, they'll be expensive.

Isn't it great that they'll now have their health care needs met at no cost to them? Isn't it great that the costs of their poor choices will fall on you?

"Inmates enrolling in Medicaid." The Dallas Morning News; March 10, 2014; p. 6A.

Well Duh!

Have you seen the Hotels.com commercials with Captain Obvious? He says that all you can eat at a hotel means you can eat all you want; that the hotel gym is short for gymnasium; that the hotel pool is usually filled with water.

I thought about Captain Obvious when I read that the Justice Department is expanding its definition of racial profiling to prohibit agents from considering religion or national origin in their investigations. The Department says this is necessary to address criticism from civil rights groups that say that particular attention has been paid to muslims in counterterrorism investigations and Latinos in immigration investigations.

Well, Duh! When the majority of the terrorist attacks in this country are a part of Jihad, why wouldn't we be looking at muslims? When the majority of illegals in this country are streaming across our southern border, why wouldn't we take a closer look at Latinos? 

I guess what this means is that if a skyscraper is blown up and the witnesses hear "Allah Akbar" just prior to the explosion, and there were in the vicinity at the time 5 people named Mohammed, 5 people named Abdul, and 5 people named Jones, they'll have to look at the Joneses first while the Abduls and the Mohammeds make their getaway. On the illegals, I guess it doesn't matter one way or the other -- they don't do anything about them anyway except tell them how to get food stamps and Obamacare.

"Justice to widen ban on profiling." The Dallas Morning News; January 16, 2014; p. 1A.

Who needs the spiritual awakening here?

Over the years, I've heard many arguments both for and against abortion. But this one is a new one, and perhaps one of the most creative ones I've ever heard.

Larry Atkins of Plano says the question is when will "an advancing civilization . . . experience true spiritual awakening and rid the planet of all religious fundamentalism. Parents who terminate an unhealthy fetus give a soul the chance to find a healthier body and experience a far better life. And why the hang-ups about death? Personally, I've experienced quite a few and remember several. No big deal."

I assume Larry either eats Froot Loops every morning or is coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs. 

Judge not . . .

I get so tired of hearing "Judge not that ye be not judged . . ." pulled out of context. The big thing now for churches to draw people is to proclaim themselves as "non-judgmental." The Narrow Trail Cowboy Church of Plano labels itself as "simple and nonjudgmental." It urges people to "come as you are." Yes, there is much to be said for "come as you are" -- we all have to come to Jesus as the sinners we are, but we come in repentance. And the rest of the story is "leave a different way." If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature.

God had a few things to say about the church being non-judgmental. You might want to read the whole chapter of I Corinthians 5, but here is the gist of it: Paul says that there were terrible sins going on in the church, and the church was remiss in not judging them and ousting the guilty members.

Narrow Trail is a church "that embrace(s) and promote(s) rural and Western heritage and traditional cowboy culture." Hmmmm -- I thought the church was to embrace and promote Jesus Christ and Him crucified, buried, risen again, and the only way to salvation. But that might be a little too judgmental for some folks.

"A cowboy church for suburban souls." The Dallas Morning News; January 20, 2014; p. 7B.

 

This quote needs no comment from me.

"There's not a better community in the city of Dallas than the LGBT community." ~Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings

WOW!

Mary, Mary, you aren't telling the whole truth.

Mary Miller Smith is one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the city of Farmers Branch over the ordinance that says landlords cannot rent to illegal aliens. The measure has been declared unconstitutional, but all it entailed was barring landlords from renting to "people who are in the U.S. unlawfully."

Mary says, ". . .what they were doing was wrong -- pushing out the Hispanics." You aren't telling the truth, Mary. Hispanics were not even mentioned in the ordinance. In fact, I detect racist overtones in your statement. Are you saying that illegals are all Hispanic? How dare you stereotype people like that!! The ordinance targeted people who are in the U.S. illegally -- whatever ethnic background or nationality they might be. It said not one word about Hispanics who have a right to be here. In fact, there are laws protecting people who are here legally against housing discrimination.

Mary says if she hadn't stood up, all those people would have had to move. That indicates that Mary knows a bunch of illegal aliens. Has she reported them to ICE? Does Mary know she is breaking a federal law?


"A person (including a group of persons, business, organization, or local government) commits a federal felony when she or he:

* assists an alien s/he should reasonably know is illegally in the U.S. or who lacks employment authorization, by transporting, sheltering, or assisting him or her to obtain employment, or
* encourages that alien to remain in the U.S. by referring him or her to an employer or by acting as employer or agent for an employer in any way, or
* knowingly assists illegal aliens due to personal convictions.

Penalties upon conviction include criminal fines, imprisonment, and forfeiture of vehicles and real property used to commit the crime."

Why isn't Mary being arrested?

"Ex-official fought city on ordinance." The Dallas Morning News; March 7, 2014; p. 1B.

Federal Immigration and Nationality Act
Section 8 USC 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv)(b)(iii)

Pots and Kettles

Several weeks ago, Obama said that the pro-Russian plans for a referendum in Crimea "violate the Ukrainian Constitution."

Hmmmm -- wonder why he's not as concerned about the times he's violated the U.S. Constitution.

"Obama rips Crimea plans." The Dallas Morning News; March 7, 2014; p. 1A.

Let's hope you're right, Norm.

Norman Chab of Greenville is critical of Michelle Chadwick for her viewpoint on how church is good for our youth and how sad it is that they seem to more and more lack faith. I'll just take Norm's statements one by one and comment on them.

He says that "maybe the lack of faith among the young is due in part to the thousands of children who were sexually assaulted by the clergy." He will get no argument from me that those were heinous acts, and the perpetrators should be justly punished. But those perpetrators most likely were not Christians to begin with -- living in a garage does not make one a car; neither does belonging to the clergy make one a Christian. And surely Norm has no argument with all the good real Christians do through the church -- spreading the Gospel by feeding and clothing the poor, providing refuge for the homeless, ministering to the sick and elderly, providing disaster relief, and any number of other Christian acts. Does he think that our youth aren't influenced by these things?

Maybe, Norm says, it has to do with the lavish lifestyles among the rich and famous preachers. Norm will get no argument from me on the men and women hiding behind a mask of piety to bilk poor people of their money. Again, just because one calls oneself a minister of the Gospel does not make it so. And what about those preachers who don't lead lavish lifestyles? What about Billy Graham? To this day, he lives in a very modest home, yet only God knows how many people he's kept from the fires of hell. What about all those preachers who work two jobs in order to pastor a church? What about all those missionaries who give up every comfort they have here to preach in some third-world country? What about those who are so committed to their faith that they are suffering imprisonment and even death? Surely they should serve as inspiration as much as the impostors serve as conduits of cynicism.

Maybe, Norm says, it has to do with the churches that preach abstinence only, which fosters bodily ignorance in their children. Norm will have to explain that one to me. Is he saying that in order to be chaste, one has to be ignorant of the facts of life? Perhaps Norm will point out to me the plethora of young girls who have become impregnated or the scores of young boys who have contracted STD's by practicing abstinence.

Maybe, Norm says, it has to do with teaching a 6000-year-old Earth and creationism instead of scientific reality. I suppose Norm thinks he and the scientists know more than the one who created this universe. Scientific reality? Maybe, maybe not -- global warming was a scientific reality until they figured out that the globe hasn't been warming in the last few years. Now climate change is the scientific reality. Eggs were bad for you until the scientists changed their minds. In the last days, Norm, God said there would be people ever learning and never coming to the knowledge of the truth. You go ahead and believe what some guy who thinks he knows everything said. I'll believe what the one who really does know everything said.

Norm says that churches continue to fight against equal rights for gays and lesbians. No they don't. Norm can't name one church that is trying to deny civil equal rights to gays and lesbians. Gays and lesbians already have equal rights. They can do any of the things the rest of us can do. True, a lesbian can't marry another lesbian. But, I, as a heterosexual female, can't marry a lesbian, either.  So the law is not discriminatory. The law is only discriminatory if it says that one group may not do what another group may do. So far as I know, when you go to apply for a marriage license, "gay or straight" is not one of the questions.

He says that kids can think for themselves and know what is nonsense and when they are being lied to. I hope he is correct in that assessment. If he is, they'll be able to see through his propaganda in no time.

By the way, I did a little research on Norm. He neglected to include in his little diatribe that he's an atheist. He has a page on the Atheist Nexus website where he's set up to receive donations. If you want to send him one, you'll be the first -- the counter says he hasn't received any yet. Guess he won't be living the lavish lifestyle of some of those preachers, will he?

And Norm was the lone protester at the Greenville National Day of Prayer gathering. He carried a sign that said, "Nothing fails more often than prayer." Being as you're a real scientific-based, data-based, fact-based kind of guy, can you document that for us, Norm?

And, Norm, another question comes to mind. How many of those child-molesting priests and greedy preachers do you suppose might, in actuality, be atheists putting on a façade in order to carry out their nefarious activities?

"Church bells ring false." The Dallas Morning News; March 7, 2014; p. 22A.

Which side are you really on?

Jim Barnhart of Lewisville says that "although they are not denied access to any level of education, blacks and Hispanics drop out much more often and end up with much less education, and thus end up with lower paying jobs, which perpetuates the cycle of poverty for these groups."

Then he takes Conservatives to task for "branding" these people as "lazy and unproductive." Let's see . . . why do they drop out? Probably because they don't have the discipline earning an education requires. Even without an education, starting out in a "lower paying job" does not mean you have to stay there. In every place I've ever worked, I worked hard and did my best to learn every aspect of my job. I indicated my interest in learning other jobs in the company. And guess what? I generally received a raise and/or promotion. I can't think of any job I ever had that I was making the same when I left as when I started.

Being in a "lower paying job" is not a disgrace. Not having the industry and initiative to move out of the "lower paying job" is.

"The new racism." The Dallas Morning News; January 19, 2014; p. 3P.

Cry me a river! Bring out the violins! Boo Hoo Hoo!

How inhumane can the state be? The Mississippi Department of Corrections is eliminating inmates' conjugal visits. I don't know who came up with the asinine idea of conjugal visits in the first place. Some bleeding heart "everybody is God's child" liberal, I guess.

Ebony Fisher is heartbroken. She won't get to have sex with the rapist/arsonist she calls her husband. No more conjugal visits means no children, she moans. Really? And who do you suppose would be supporting those childen if she had them? It wouldn't be dad, because he's not supposed to get out for 60 years. And maybe Ebony should have considered that before she married an incarcerated rapist -- he began serving his sentence in 2008. They've been married 6 months.

I feel so sorry for him!

Dennis McGuire was executed in Ohio this past January 17. It took 26 minutes from the time he received his lethal injection until he died. His family is indignant. "I don't feel like anybody deserves that," said his son. The family plans to sue.

I wonder how long it took Joy Stewart to die? In 1989, she was 22 years old and nearly 8 months pregnant when McGuire raped her, slashed her throat, and dumped her body in a ditch after she refused his sexual advances. There are graphic details available about the horrible things this poor woman suffered at McGuire's hands, but they are so disturbing that I don't feel comfortable printing them here. I wonder how long it took Joy's grief-stricken husband to die when he committed suicide after the crime.

As Joy's sister observed, "He (McGuire) is being treated far more humanely than he treated her."

http://www.suntimes.com/news/huntley/25073876-452/dont-forget-victim-in-ohio-execution.html

Shimeek a good boy! Shimeek don't do bad things!

Everybody needs to feel sorry for Shimeek Gridine. Shimeek is serving a 70 year sentence in Florida. In 2009 when he was 14 years old, Shimeek took a 12-year-old with him to hold up and shoot a man behind a service station in Jacksonville. The man survived, and Shimeek was charged with attempted murder and robbery. Shimeek is where he needs to be.

But not according to his family. Here are some quotes from an appellate brief filed on his behalf:

• Marilyn Gridine, Mr. Gridine's aunt, testified that Mr. Gridine "is a very intelligent guy, he is very sweet, he is really nice." (I bet his victim thought so, too, when he was staring at the barrel of a shotgun). Mr. Gridine "got in trouble this time, but he don't really do stuff like that." (Gosh, if he doesn't do stuff like that, why did he enter a guilty plea?) He "doesn't do things bad, he don't do nothing wrong really." (Really?)
• When asked why Shimeek would do such a thing, his uncle testified that Shimeek had "lost a lot [of] people back to back," including "his pops" and "his closest cousin." (Yes, I remember when my loved ones died, the first thought that popped into my head was to go out and rob and shoot somebody). The uncle also says that Shimeek "don't do things like this."
• Tyresha May, Mr. Gridine's aunt, described Mr. Gridine as "a good kid" who "never really got into any trouble." (That's not true -- earlier in the brief, we learn that Shimeek had been charged with petit theft and completed a pretrial diversion program. In February of 2009, Shimeek was charged with resisting an officer without violence, for which he was placed on probation. In 2008, Shimeek had received anger management counseling after a fight at his middle school).
• Cousin Sharissa Graham did not "see why he got in trouble, but he is a role model to me, he is my hero." (If Shimeek is truly her hero and role model, law enforcement better keep a close eye on her, too).

And we're all supposed to be appalled that the judge in this case decided not to take a chance on Shimeek shooting any other innocent victims. Kudos to the judge!


 
http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/clerk/briefs/2012/1201-1400/12-1223_ini.pdf

Newspapers Aiding and Abetting Deceptive Advertising

Have you seen the full page ads in the newspapers lately? The ones showing security guards and armored trucks and "vault bags" full of coins? Then they list counties whose residents are now eligible to "claim" these "U.S. Gov't Issued coins" for only $59.

I've written a letter to the editor of The Dallas Morning News about this, but they didn't print it. After all, a full page ad brings in a lot of revenue! So what if a bunch of poor gullible people think they're getting valuable coins (they're not) from a government agency (it's not).

These "vault bags," they say, are "loaded with valuable Indian Head coins issued by the U.S. Gov't." Well, yes, they were issued by the government, but they're not particularly valuable. If they were, do you think they would be selling them for $59? And their definition of "loaded"? Four ounces to a bag -- that's about 18 nickels - a face value (and a market value, too, I can assure you) of 90 cents. My advice is to take your $59 down to the bank and exchange it for $59 worth of nickels. You'll have just as good a chance of finding a rare one, plus you'll still have your $59.

"After the vault bags were loaded with rarely seen coins issued by the U.S. Gov't they were sealed for good." The "U.S. Gov't" didn't seal these bags. The employees of this sleazy company sealed them. But the seal is important. The money back guarantee is no good if you break the seal -- "If for any reason within 10 days of receiving your product you are dissatisfied with your purchase, return the entire product for a refund . . . No returns if seal is broken." So if you don't like them, you can return them, but you can't look at them first.

Here's some information I gleaned from the Better Business Bureau about this company.

The BBB has rated this company "F."

Factors in the rating for Universal Syndications, Inc. include:

• 12 serious complaints filed against business
• Advertising issue(s) found by BBB
• Business has failed to resolve underlying cause(s) of a pattern of complaints

On November 2, 2012, the BBB sent correspondence to Universal Syndications concerning the advertising of "scarce coins."  Company responded November 14, 2012, showing they made a couple of changes to their advertisements.  However, BBB files indicate that this business still has a pattern of complaints concerning the number of rare/scarce coins contained in the bag.  Consumers indicate the majority of coins contained in the bag are newer coins and pennies.

As of May 2013, BBB continues to see a pattern of complaints of misrepresentation concerning the number of rare/scarce coins received by consumer and has not resolved the underlying reason(s) for the complaints.

If you want to read more, here's the BBB website link:
http://www.bbb.org/canton/business-reviews/mail-order-and-catalog-shopping/universal-syndications-inc-in-north-canton-oh-23001053/

"So you better believe at just $59 and shipping the Vault Bag fee is a real steal." That's the truth -- they're stealing your hard-earned money! Shame on them and shame on The Dallas Morning News and The Paris News and any other paper printing these fraudulent ads.

We just want to be tolerated. . . and to change your rules, and to march in your parades.

A gay group called MassEquality wants to march in the South Boston St. Patrick's Day parade. The organizers of the parade, the Allied War Veterans Council, have not allowed them to participate before now, and that is their right. They plainly state on their entry form:

"The participating organization recognizes that the Parade Committee, Parade Representatives and/or Parade Organizer, has full and exclusive authority to interpret, determine compliance with, and take any action to enforce the Parade Committee's standards and regulations. . ."

The organizers of the parade gave in this year and tried to reach a deal with MassEquality. They said they could march in the parade and carry a banner with their name on it, but participants could not wear T-shirts or carry placards that identified their sexual orientations. Not good enough for MassEquality -- they want to do whatever they want to do. If I were the parade organizers, I'd say take it or leave it, and frankly, we prefer you leave it.

By the way, I imagine old St. Patrick is twirling in his grave. Too bad we don't have him here to drive out the queers like he drove out the snakes.

"Boston parade might include gay group." The Dallas Morning News; March 2, 2014; p. 4A. 

We are so blessed that you came to enlighten us!

Our newspaper editor seems to think that we were an awfully unenlightened lot before we were blessed by the opportunity to see his Pulitzer caliber prose flow in each Sunday's edition of the local rag. I hate to burst his bubble, but he is about the most hokey excuse for an editor we've ever had here, and he is preceded by some real doozies!

One recent editorial just about made me toss my Cheerios. He was offering his endorsement to the federal judge who ruled that we Texans don't have the right to define marriage in our Constitution.

Here's his first sappy paragraph:

"Remember the great good-byes? Those are the ones that leave no wound and come with an understanding and even a sense of hope. Those good-byes lead to possibility. They lead to potential. They lead to growth and evolution and promise. They make us better." Didn't need any syrup for my pancakes after that! His editorials are all like that one -- like a high school student trying to pad the 500 words for his essay. He uses lots of repetitive phrases that, I guess, he believes make him come off as a great philosopher.

In lauding the judge, the editor agrees with him that "Governments do not have the power to refuse people the basic right to marry and receiving (sic) those benefits." He says a hearty "AMEN" to the judge's ruling that "state-imposed inequality can find no refuge in our United States Constitution."

That being the judge's and the editor's philosophy, doesn't it follow that we must now extend the right to marry to incestuous couples, be they heterosexual or queer? I'm waiting (but I'm not holding my breath) for the editor's essay on those couples being "Just people. People with hearts and minds and the overwhelming capacity to love that each of us holds."

"Same-sex marriage ruling offers promise." The Paris News; March 2, 2014; p. A4.

We put you there, now we want you to try to get out.

Obama thinks too many blacks are in federal prisons for dealing crack cocaine. So Deputy Attorney General James Cole has asked defense lawyers to find those blacks and urge them to apply for clemency. I guess I've just been mixed up all these years -- I thought the Justice Department was supposed to try to keep the bad guys in prison -- not send lawyers to help them get out.

At any rate, there were about 30,000 inmates serving sentences for crack cocaine at the end of 2011. If all those guys get their clemency, do you think we'll see a rise in drug-related crimes?

"Quest on to release inmates." The Dallas Morning News; January 31, 2014; p. 8A.

How sad that we have to explain this.

Did you know that the reason people are sexually assaulted is because the perpetrators don't understand that rape is unacceptable? At least, that's what Obama seems to think.

Commenting on a recent White House study of rape on college campuses, Obama said, "We need to encourage young people, men and women, to realize that sexual assault is simply unacceptable." He goes on to say that he wants them to be "brave enough" to stand up and say so.

What does it say about our society that a person can get to college without knowing that rape is "unacceptable"? Beats me. And isn't it sad that pointing out that it is "unacceptable" requires "bravery"?

"Study finds a rape epidemic." The Dallas Morning News; January 23, 2014; p. 6A.

Do Christians keep the strip clubs in business?

Patrick Greene blames the proliferation of strip clubs in the Dallas area on Christians. He says that there aren't enough atheists to keep the clubs in business, so it must be the Christians. Now, I am not denying that one can probably find at least one Christian man in a strip club anytime it's open. But Patrick's logic is flawed.

Patrick leaves out all the people who are neither Christian nor atheist. And I have a feeling they make up the vast majority of folks. Even the devil believes in God, but I don't think he falls into the Christian camp. Just because one is not an atheist or a hindu or a muslim or a rasta or a wiccan doesn't mean he is a Christian. Lots of people who are not Christian believe in God. They just don't believe they need Him. And those are the ones Patrick is likely to run into in the strip joints -- along with all the atheists who are undoubtedly there.

"Christians, stay out of strip clubs." The Dallas Morning News; February 1, 2014; p. 16A.

I don't think so.

Adelfa Callejo died earlier this year. She was a civil rights leader in the Dallas area. I don't know much about her, but I do know her eulogist credited her with far more influence than she has.

Bishop Kevin Farrell said of her, "We have an advocate in heaven."
That is blasphemy. Yes, we have an advocate in heaven, but it's not Senora Callejo.

"For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus . . ."

"My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous . . ."

I'm sure it was done in simple ignorance, but the Bishop should know better.

"Bishop praises Callejo's pursuit of justice for underdog." The Dallas Morning News; January 31, 2014; p. 1B.

Do you think we would ever release Presidential assassins in the U.S.?

Your first thought is probably, "Of course not." But did you know John Hinckley spends extended amounts of time outside the mental institution? And they're about to let him spend even more unsupervised time out with the ultimate goal of turning him loose.

For now, he will be allowed monthly visits of 17 days each to his mother's home. He is allowed to drive on his own as long as he is going to places where he is expected. He can have six unsupervised outings lasting up to four hours each.

And Mrs. Brady is more concerned about gun laws than she is about keeping wackos like Hinckley locked up.

"Hinckley gets more freedom." The Dallas Morning News; February 28, 2014; p. 9A.

COMING SOON TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD!

There is a new trend in housing the homeless. It's called tiny houses. What it amounts to is a portable shed on a trailer.

They are about 9 feet by 11 feet. They have a bed and a table and a composting toilet (that's basically an indoor outhouse). There is no plumbing or electricity. In Wisconsin, one homeless woman and her boyfriend have already occupied one of the tiny houses. It's parked on the street and moved by a volunteer every 24 to 48 hours so city ordinances will not be violated.

Don't you look forward to the day you wake up and see them parked in front of your house?

"'It gives you . . . self-pride: This is my own house.'" The Dallas Morning News; February 27, 2014; p. 6A. 

What have you been doing the last 84 years?

Jack Evans recently "married" his "life partner" George Harris. Isn't that sweet? Jack is 84 years old. If there's anything more disgusting and nauseating than a young queer, I guess it's an old one. Ewwww!

At any rate, Jack says, "I am not sure what my purpose is. I am trying to find myself." Really? What have you been doing the last 84 years? On second thought, don't answer that question. I don't think I want to know.

"Methodist to marry gay couple." The Dallas Morning News; February 27, 2014; p. 1B.

We shouldn't have to work.

Tom Shane of Garland says people shouldn't be forced to keep a job just so they can have health care. I agree -- people shouldn't be forced to keep a job just so they can eat, either . . . or make a rent or house payment . . . or have clothes to put on . . . or have transportation . . . or heat and cool the house and have running water.

I ask you, what has this country come to when we expect people to actually go to work to provide for their needs?

"Don't tie health care to job." The Dallas Morning News; February 15, 2014; p. 26A.

Hypocrisy!

Obama is going to give $1 billion to farmers from a "climate resilience fund" to help them combat the devastating effects of the drought in California. But do you know what has really caused the drought in California?


Government regulation -- California’s water storage and transportation system includes 1,200 miles of canals and nearly 50 reservoirs that provide water to about 22 million people and irrigate about four million acres of land throughout the state.

In May 2007, a Federal District Court Judge ruled that increased amounts of water had to be re-allocated towards protecting the Delta smelt – a three-inch fish on the Endangered Species List. Because of this ruling, in 2009 and 2010 more than 300 billion gallons of water were diverted away from farmers in the Central Valley and into the San Francisco Bay – eventually going out into the Pacific Ocean.

This man-made drought cost thousands of farm workers their jobs, inflicted up to 40 percent unemployment in certain communities, and fallowed hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile farmland.

The House of Representatives is trying to remedy the situation, but don't count on Harry Reid to let it even come up in the Senate as long as Obama wants to throw some more of your money at a problem he created in the first place.

"'Climate resilience fund' proposed for drought victims." The Dallas Morning News; February 15, 2014; p. 11A.


http://naturalresources.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=5921

Is this a sound basis for a judicial ruling?

Andrew Koppelman, a law professor, says, "It is becoming increasingly clear to judges that if they rule against same-sex marriage, their grandchildren will regard them as bigots."

Wow! I thought our judges were to rule according to law . . . not according to what their kids and grandkids think.

"Leverage for gay marriage." The Dallas Morning News; February 15, 2014; p. 1A.

From the Paris News funnies:

Under the headline "Lamar County sees record number of early votes," we learn that "Early voters cast xxxxx ballots in the Republican primary while xxxx people cast votes in the Democratic primary."

Stranger Things

Doug Goodgame of Austin doesn't like the idea of open-carry permits in Texas. He says it will be hazardous to public safety. He fears that he will be standing in the check-out line when two individuals begin to discuss the firearm one is openly carrying. "The gun owner is asked how difficult it is to pull back the slide in order to rack a round into the firing chamber. . . there are those dumb enough to attempt this racking operation in public, which can lead to an accidental firing."

Wow! First of all, you have to assume that the gun owner is not aware of the safety procedures or the law involving his gun. That is precluded by requiring those seeking licenses to take a safety/legal use course. Second, you have to assume that someone would ask a perfect stranger to show him how to operate a weapon in a crowded store. Third, you have to assume that the gun owner is perfectly comfortable taking out his gun and showing it or handing it to a perfect stranger in a crowded store. I find that unlikely -- I have a concealed carry permit, and I would never hand my gun to someone I didn't know. Especially if I were standing next to a cash register full of money. Third, you have to assume that that the gun is, in fact, accidentally fired.

If any one of those things doesn't happen, then there is no accidental firing. I suppose stranger things have happened, but I wouldn't think many have. If this is Doug's only fear of open-carry, I think he can rest easy.

"Open-carry a bad idea." The Dallas Morning News; February 22, 2014; p. 20A.

You must be pc, but you don't have to be patriotic.

Sigma Phi Epsilon has suspended the Alpha Chapter at the University of Mississippi because some of its members are suspected of hanging a noose and placing a Georgia flag on the statue of James Meredith, the first black student to enroll at the university. The FBI is investigating; however, the local district attorney said it's unlikely any charges will be filed by his office because the statue was not damaged and the students were not trespassing.

We've come to this -- it's free speech if you want to desecrate the American flag or burn a Republican President in effigy, but putting a piece of rope and a state flag on a statue is not.

"Frat suspended over noose on statue." The Dallas Morning News; February 22, 2014; p. 7A.

Go, Arizona!

Recently passed legislation in Arizona was, unfortunately, vetoed by Governor Jan Brewer. There really should be no necessity for the law in the first place -- it's a redundant protection of our First Amendment rights. But in this topsy-turvy pc society, we Christians need it.

The legislation simply said that any business owner has the right, on religious grounds, to refuse to serve anybody. The Democrats are sobbing, "Oh, but that's discrimination!" Darn right it is, and we have the right to discriminate against those who violate our religious beliefs.


It's interesting how the newspapers have headlined it -- all that I have seen have termed it "anti-gay" legislation. But gays aren't mentioned at all in the bill. The bill is officially referenced as "exercise of religion: state action." I guess the headline "Governor vetoes religious liberty measure" just doesn't resonate with the liberal press.

So if you have a banquet hall, and a couple of queers want to hold their "wedding" there, you have to let them in Arizona. If you're a baker, you have to bake their wedding cake. If you're a photographer, you have to take their photos, and if you're a caterer, you have to put on their spread. They have the right to restrict your religious freedom.


 http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/51leg/2r/bills/sb1062p.pdf

 "Arizona's Legislature OKs denying service." The Dallas Morning News; February 21, 2014; p. 2A.

Think about it.

Scott Parr of Red Oak takes people to task for not being comfortable with gays and lesbians sharing locker rooms and showers with people of the same sex. He says this is a homophobic attitude . . . "as if they are patently unable to control their sexual urges and that we heterosexuals are in constant danger of their unwanted advances."

The uneasiness of people sharing locker rooms and showers with queers is understandable unless you are a total doofus. Look at it this way, Scott. I am a female heterosexual. I do not want males in my shower room even if I am perfectly confident they can "control their sexual urges." Similarly, I do not want to shower with a female who thinks she's a male.

Another thing, Scott. If you're perfectly comfortable showering with a queer, maybe you better give some thought as to whether you really are a heterosexual or not.

"Gays in the shower." The Dallas Morning News; February 19, 2014; p. 16A.