Great Story - Honest Man!!!

A man who found a $140k Brinks security bag turned it in - it is SO nice to see honest people who aren't just out for themselves, no matter their personal situation!!! Wonderful, wonderful news!!!

Two Articles About Public School

1. A student claims a textbook has a political agenda. When I first saw this story, I thought, "well, DUH..." I mean, I remember learning about how horrible McCarthy was, jailing innocent people just for having different political views; and how he launched the nation into this paranoia about Communists. [Turns out he was RIGHT, and they weren't innocent people, but hey... who cares about the facts? It's a public school text...]
   
   But he's not complaining about a liberal bias - he's claiming that saying science is uncertain about global warming (i.e., its severity and causes) is politically-biased and wrong.
   
   Umm...nope. Scientists are in conflict over the causes. For example, one even sued to have his name removed from the UN climate change report because the political story was already written, and not supported by the facts the scientists provided; his contribution was thrown out, as well. And even the ones who are advocating the extremist view that all negative effects of global warming are due to human activity (EEEEEEEvil evolved animals that we are...), can't really explain how that is.
   
   Anyone who does their research will eventually discover that the science shows that even if we took civilization back to the stone age, we'd only be able to cut what they're claiming the problem is by like, half- or two- or whatever-miniscule-percent. It's ridiculous. Yet we're being bullied by the fearmongers, (yes, I said fearmongers - you want to talk fearmongering? It's not about terrorism - it's about killing the planet), into crushing our liberty and our economy, while burgeoning billowers like China are let go, to pollute and destroy as they see fit.
   
   At any rate, I think we'd better take all textbooks out of public schools in favor of timelines, equations, and budget records, if we're really wanting the agenda out.



2. And in other news, a public charter school in Minnesota is doubling as an Islamic school. This school had students participate in Islamic washings and prayers every day. Now imagine a "Christian" charter school that served Communion/the Sacrament every day. Wow. Can you imagine the outrage? Where's the ACLU on this one, hmm? *wink*

Ooh! China in the news!

First, they're upset about the Olympics-related protests in London.

Hmm. Since China's government generally seems to be a great moral compass - turned 180 degrees - regarding human rights, I'd say their irritation bodes well for the protesters in civilized countries... and kudos to the protesters and their courage to stand up to political pressure from their own government. Protests these days aren't generally polite, but sometimes they're right anyway.

[Update: here's a great quote from "someone" that I just had to post:

"Today a tiny number of Tibet independence elements sought to disrupt the relay of the Olympic Games sacred flame through London," said an unnamed spokesperson of the Beijing Olympic Games torch relay office.

"We strongly condemn this vile behavior."

...Hey, China - you know what's even more sacred than the Olympic flame? PEOPLE! As in HUMAN RIGHTS!!! ]

Second, a Chinese national and an American citizen were caught trying to smuggle military-grade infrared technology out of the country.

Yep, move along, folks - there's nothing to see here...

Rest Well, Brother Heston

Charlton Heston passed away this weekend.

Farewell - for a time - to a freedom fighter who stood for principle, regardless of where it landed him on the political field or the ridicule it brought him.

A real man who loved his family dearly and followed his conscience... I pray we're raising our sons to be real men by doing the same!

Wow - Only Twelve.

A twelve-year-old boy young man saved his mom's life.

Unfortunately, he had to kill the attacker to do it.

That's two sorts of things that no kid should ever have to experience - someone attacking his mother and then having to kill the guy to defend her.

The neighbors are standing by the poor young man.

I sure hope the police do, as well.

Yippee for US Sovereignty!!! And the Constitution!!!

The Supreme Court has ruled that international law does not trump State law.

Way to stand up to the President in defense of the Constitution!!!

So happy for this man! And disgusted by society.

A French man suffering from a horrendously disfiguring disorder has received a full face transplant, and he is so happy! I'm so happy for him!

But one quote troubles me - not because of him, but because he had occasion to say it: "They don't make fun of me anymore."

What is WRONG with people, to tease someone because of how they look - especially because of some horrid disease?!?! This poor man would be teased and harassed whenever he left the house because - apparently - people don't remember how to be nice.

He says people would faint when they saw him. How very Victorian of them.

What a bunch of horribly-mannered, selfish, heartless weaklings he must be living around.

So... I am SO happy for this poor man, but I sure wish he had a more civilized place to live in the first place!

Still here - and China's still, well, CHINA.

Had some personal things going on over the last few weeks - but what a time to be back!

The IOC is asking people not to boycott the Olympics just because of a piddly little thing like human rights.

They claim it only hurts the athletes. Hmm.

Well, whose IDIOT idea was it to have Beijing host the Olympics, anyway?

Not the athletes'...

Rockin' last night

"Hello, my name is __, and I'm an American Idol watcher."

The guys have been better as a group - and more interesting - than the girls in American Idol this year... David Archuleta is consistently great, sincere, and soulful, but one performance in particular last night was just stunning - David Cook's suh-weet version of Hello (the 80's "Hello" song that was originally titled "Goodbye" in the Idol write-up...*rolling eyes*).

At first, I was like, 'oh, they're trying to fix some guitar problems for David Cook? Sheesh, get OVER yourself...' I didn't expect anything even appreciable, and I have not been impressed with him in the past.

But WOW.

WOW.

Soulful, intense, sincere, sensitive, and that's enough adjectives for now...

Seriously, if you like rock at all, you've got to check out his performance.

And as long as we're on the topic of American Idol, who cares whether another guy was a stripper before? I have nothing against people improving their station in life - Idol's definitely a step up, LOL.

But I do care if someone's a complete jerk. Something à la Danny Noriega. Here's the link to his Christmas rant, but be warned, because the video is so highly offensive in so many ways. It's just astonishing and saddening how hateful this particular individual is! It's somewhat evident on the show, but wow, that video just puts it over the top. I've got my fingers crossed for Thursday night...

Oh, now, THAT'S ridiculous.

Leave it to the ingenious Swiss - they've invented a teeny-tiny gun. It's smaller than their pocketknife! Pretty cute. The holster comes with a keyring, apparently...isn't that crazy?

But it's illegal in the US.

Why?

Because it's "too small to qualify for sporting purposes."

So unless you're theoretically going to hunt innocent animals with a gun, you can't own it? Priority-wise, I'd much rather permit the ownership of guns to fight harmful people than animals.

I won't even get into the Second Amendment's actual purpose, but wow. If you're not allowed to "brandish" a concealed weapon, it seems like this might be the most "un-brandish-able" one on the planet...