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OK, so all the in-fighting and name-calling within the Democratic Party is over. We have our nominee. So, it is time to quit playing in the sandbox and get up on the world stage. There is only one important and all-encompassing goal here - take the country back from the dictatorship party, reinstate the Constitution and rule of law, and turn the Evil Empire back into the land of the free.

It is absolutely astounding to me, and sad beyond measure, how far from true American ideals we have fallen. Is Bin Laden a genius? Was his intent on 911 to simply kill a bunch of Americans and make the rest afraid? Or did he anticipate that his attack would provide the excuse for the corrupt and greed-driven Republican Administration to turn the Land of liberty and justice into the Evil Empire?

Terrorism has been used by the Bush Administration to do far more damage to America than the terrorists ever could by themselves. By what logic or truth do we think we can punish our enemies by becoming more like them? In what alternate reality is it part of the American credo to imprison and torture people on suspicion alone? When did the American people willingly give up their right to privacy? At what point did Congress and the Justice Department agree to only having a single branch of government in the United States?

At what point in the last 10 years did the pendulum of justification for impeachment swing from the ridiculousness of private sexual indiscretions to something worse than invading a sovereign country based on lies, exposing the identity of our intelligence agents for political reasons, hiring and firing judges and other members of the Justice Department, again for political reasons, eavesdropping on the private conversations of American citizens, and a hundred similarly despicable actions taken by this Administration?

George Bush, Dick Cheney, and the entire Administration are guilty of many, many impeachable offenses. It is not even close! If Bill Clinton had even expressed an intention to think about doing any of these actions, he would have been impeached and removed from office quicker than you can say water-boarding!

And through all of this, the Democrats have been nothing but puppets, with all the strings being pulled by George Bush. Do not positions in the House of Representatives and the Senate come with some kind of oath of office? Does that oath not mention things like the Constitution and the rule of law? Or, is the main job of a Congressman or Congresswoman not looking bad and to stay in office at any cost? Even if it means the total destruction of America as she was conceived and as she has been for 200 years? What the Hell are we afraid of? Are we so terrified of the man pointing a gun at us that we just shoot ourselves instead to get it over?

When did cowardice and being a blustering bully become the American way?

I am a true and loyal American, but I am disgusted with America at this point. Aren’t you?

BB

Let life In is a very nice boomer site. Check it out.
www.LetLifeIn.com

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“I shall grow old, and horrible, and dreadful. But this picture will remain always young. It will never be older than this particular day of June. . . . If it were only the other way! If it were I who was to be always young, and the picture that was to grow old! For that-for that-I would give everything! Yes, there is nothing in the whole world I would not give! I would give my soul for that!”
–Oscar Wilde, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”

I’m sick of it I tell you! I’m just sick to death with the whole thing!!
The big buck business of making old folks look younger is getting out of hand. Color our hair, injects Botox into a wrinkled place, nip, tuck, and everyone will marvel at your preservation skills. Oh, please!
It just goes on and on. For instance a while back I saw on an Oprah show a demonstration for a product one could rub on their lips and the lips would look shiny, full and pouty. For a mere $40 or so and a short time with a fat lip, the participants in the experiment thought they would certainly use the stuff. It would have to be a quickie date over with before your lips went back to their normal size.

Why can’t we be left alone to age like a fine wine and not feel pressure to look younger?
Maybe other cultures like the Okinawa’s have the right idea. They revere their elders, making sure they are included in all community activities. Wrinkled and bent there is pride in knowing an older person with wisdom and life experiences.
Many of us feel the anti-aging boom is similar to the old fashioned snake oil business. We need to face the reality of aging and know full well we will die at some point.
The point is to make sure we age in a healthy and vibrant way- naturally. This applies to those on the younger side of things as well as those us who feel we are on the slippery slope of aging.
We might not look as smooth as a baby’s bottom but we might feel better about ourselves and feel better physically by realizing aging is a part of life. We may not be looking forward to it but we need to keep it in perspective. Written by Brenda Mallory for the 'Let Life In' Blog website. www.LetLifeIn.com

Again, I do not condone the remarks in question, or the perceived lack of action on Hillary's part. I would be absolutely delighted to see an African-American or woman become President (or anyone who is not a white male for that matter), as would most Liberals and Democrats.

But it does seem ironic that, in one breath the media condemns Hillary and Ms. Ferraro, and in the next breath goes on to report how Obama got 9 out of every 10 African American vote, and how important the black vote is to Obama. So, the question itself (stripped of any insinuations or nuances) would seem valid. If Obama were white, would he still be getting 9 out of 10 black votes? If Hillary were not a woman, would she be getting the female vote? Both are valid questions.

Where the problem lies is that these questions would seem to suggest that race or gender are the ONLY reasons for these votes, when in fact, experience, qualifications, and a thousand other factors play a part in EVERY vote ANY candidate receives. Would a black Obama get 9 out of 10 black votes if he had no experience in the Senate? Another valid question. The problem here is not in the questions, but in the meaning applied to the questions by those who hear them.

Each candidate is a package, and no candidate would ever be exactly where they are in a race if they were not who they are - the complete package. However, this raises the question as to what motive is behind someone making these kind of remarks, and THAT is where racisim can be determined. So, as I said, I am not defending anyone here, just applying logic to arrive at an unbiased base from which to start an analysis of what this all means about Hillary and Ms. Ferraro.

BB

Note - I wrote this in response to a post on Daily KOS by someone who said they would not vote for Hillary if she won the nomination.

I am certainly not condoning racist attitudes, talk, or actions. But let's not throw the baby out with the bath water. Either an African-American President or a woman President would be a great step forward for America. And, the supposed "dream ticket" would be absolutely great (in either order).

But the real perspective here would be to compare either Democratic candidate with the evil that currently resides in the Oval Office. ANY vote not cast for the Democratic candidate this Fall (in the general election), for ANY reason, is a vote FOR continued dictatorship, and a continuation of the destruction of America and all she stands for.

If a foreign invader had taken over this country by force of arms, and the only hope to get freedom and liberty back was to vote for the democratic candidate this Fall, would you withhold that vote simply because that candidate ended up being Hillary?

Sound like an extreme example? Not really. The great American coup of 2000 was just that, a coup. Monkey boy was appointed to office by five traitors on the US Supreme Court, neither legally nor constitutionally. Gore won the popular vote in Florida, and that has been proven beyond a doubt.

Exactly like an appointed dictator, Bush and his Administration have ignored the law, castrated Congress, destroyed the Constitution, and turned the home of the free into the Evil Empire (see earlier post).

So, the battle this Fall is not simply for the Presidency, but for America herself. No Independent is going be able to stop the Republicans, so before you make a statement by withholding your vote, think about the consequences. This may be the last time you are allowed to vote!

BB