Category: Rantings
-
I Still Swear…So Help Me God
•
*Standing at attention, right arm at ninety degree angle* “I, Herbert C. Thiel, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey…
-
Stem Cell Issue
•
Hollyweird has been unusually quiet this election. Maybe someone told them to shut their traps, or as Laura Ingraham says in the title of her book, “Shut up and sing.” There has been a noticeable flap between Michael J Fox and Rush Limbaugh which has interested me because I heard…
-
Voting
•
My theory in choosing a liberal as a running mate was that it would blow the collective mind of the lefty media. They wouldn’t know how to cover it. But after Jerry’s comments I gave it some more thought. The media wouldn’t freak out, they would just fall in love…
-
How To Vote
•
I am going to give you a quick lesson on how to pick your candidates. Probably the most important thing an American can do in our democracy, which is actually a representative republic, is often relegated to listening to 30 second attack ads and a biased propaganda machine. If you…
-
Secure
•
Abigail forgot her homework yesterday, so I wound up visiting her school. I like the school and I like the staff. There were a couple of differences that were glaring to me, but probably wouldn’t be to the casual visitor, though. They have some new security procedures in place since…
-
The Visitor
•
I have seen it around in various forms and perhaps you have, too. The message is pretty clear. It is not original with me, but I wish it were. Feel free to copy it and send it around. I am still working on a couple of entries as I wait…
-
Remember! Remember! Remember!
•
This is a reprint from one I found a couple of years ago that I think is even more relevant now. I found this floating around a couple of places and do not know who the author is. I wish I had written it, but I didn’t. If it belongs…
-
Flag Burning Amendment
•
I have said before that Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is probably one of the most important books a person can and should read. While Orwell’s 1984 may be more accurate I think Bradbury leaves us with a true glimmer of hope, which Orwell does not. Both books should be read…
