News for News Sake

I have been reading lately...yes, I do read from time to time...and it seems everyone has a comment about newspapers or magazines having a liberal or conservative bent. Whatever, happened to News for News sake. Did this genre die out in the 1940's or something. Why is it that commentators think the average American is an idiot? I am average and I am not an idiot. Newspapers have labels such as The New York Times, or Kansas City Star, Time Magazine or even CNN programs such as AC 360 are labeled as "Liberal". Well, this may be true but give me some credit. I have the ability to interpret what I read.

I am a Democrat by a long family tradition but I possess Conservative values because I am also a Catholic. I hate to mix my religion and my politics. I have stated before that I hate politics and I still do. It is however, a necessary evil in our democratic republic and our times in general. (did you see I mixed the two together Democrat and Republican, I even got a little military terminology in there..general...get it?). Anyway, I digress, Why is it that I cannot read any article without it having a "Conservative" or "Liberal" label attached to it. Why am I also chastised for not having the knowledge to know the difference. I do, I see a viewpoint for what it is. I am not brainwashed by a certain statement exception for the Holy Father, the Pope. What he says goes...

Did you see that? Did you catch on to that? Did you see what I just did there. You were thinking this guys a "Liberal" but then I threw in His Eminence, The Pope. I can be both or in my case, not either, not anything. I take a stand on issues for issue sake. I refuse to be labeled. I vote for and how I want. I read an article and judge for myself its merits and its drawbacks. I am not swayed unless I read something to sway me, something to agree or disagree with. Even on the TV, a commentator who is either "Conservative" or "Liberal", brands their guest speakers in either of the same vane, vain? Admittedly, it is usually a forum for a he said, she said opposition type view. See there...again I have input a sexist slur into my writing...he said, did you catch that...

At any rate, I would just once like to read or listen to news, articles of interest, or even a Martha Stewart "Good thing" without attaching a label to it. I have been labeled throughout my entire life and from school age forward I have let myself be hurt and sometimes held back by labels. I am a LIAR or so you might be told by some. I am GAY, as you might to told by others. ((Of which I am not...but as Jerry Seinfeld so well put it there is nothing wrong with it.) Well actually my faith tells me so but I will not judge those but before God.) I am said over-EMOTIONAL and UnSTABLE by a few still. I am a FOOL and a BASTARD (the latter is true unfortunately). The point I am so uneloquently, trying to make is that labels actually hurt more people than they help. I have many issues that a lot of therapy has tried to untangle because of the labels that someone placed upon me and grew into my flesh like the portrait of Dorian Grey. (Read the book, its a good one). Today, I am none of the things I mentioned, except the Bastard (in the antiquated sense of the word), that is a label that I wear with pride because I wouldn't be who I am without it. I would be someone else that perhaps didn't get a label but Mr. Destiny has yet to rearrange my existence. Perhaps tomorrow I shall wake up to a different life. I fear that life although different would have ultimately been the same because no matter the life the labels are still there. We must create a new way to co-exist without a label. Unfortunately, we might all get Lima beans when we were hoping for chicken soup and what a world that would be....

In the Beginning there was Roast Beef....

I cut and pasted the following from a recent email. It made me smile...

Enjoy!

IT DOESN'T HURT TO HAVE A LITTLE BIBLICAL HUMOR ONCE IN A WHILE...

Q. What kind of man was Boaz before he married Ruth?

A. Ruthless.

Q. What do they call pastors in Germany ?

A. German Shepherds.

Q. Who was the greatest financier in the Bible?

A. Noah He was floating his stock while everyone else was in liquidation.

Q. Who was the greatest female financier in the Bible?

A. Pharaoh's daughter. She went down to the bank of the Nile and drew out a little prophet.

Q. What kind of motor vehicles are in the Bible?

A. Jehovah drove Adam and Eve out of the Garden in a Fury. David's Triumph was heard throughout the land. Also, probably a Honda, because the apostles were all in one Accord.

Q.. Who was the greatest comedian in the Bible?

A. Samson. He brought the house down.

Q. What excuse did Adam give to his children as to why he no longer lived in Eden ?

A. Your mother ate us out of house and home.

Q. Which servant of God was the most flagrant lawbreaker in the Bible?

A. Moses. He broke all 10 commandments at once.

Q. Which area of Palestine was especially wealthy?

A. The area around Jordan The banks were always overflowing.

Q. Who is the greatest babysitter mentioned in the Bible?

A. David. He rocked Goliath to a very deep sleep.

Q. Which Bible character had no parents?

A. Joshua, son of Nun.

Q. Why didn't they play cards on the Ark ?

A. Because Noah was standing on the deck. ( Groan .)

PS. Did you know it's a sin for a woman to make coffee? Yup, it's in the Bible. It says . "He-brews."

KEEP SMILING!!!! GOD LOVES YOU BUNCHES AND BUNCHES!!!!

Friends are God's way of taking care of us.

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Is it Really Oversimplification of a Word?

I have to comment on the recent turn of events involving “Dog” the bounty Hunter. It seems he was taped during a phone conversation using the
“N” word and now A&E has pulled his show from the lineup of TV programs.
I gotta tell ya this is the latest in slaps that I have to make a commentary on.
I think what he said was a bad thing but in the scheme of everything else on TV it’s so mild in comparison. I am still amazed @ the Don Imus thing, as well.
I am still mystified when a person of color tells me that it’s alright if they use the “N” word or call themselves “””””ho’s but I am a heretical maniac if I do it. I am stunned by this ignorance. It demeans anyone regardless of their race to use those derogatory words in any context or situation. To me it shows the persons lack of education when they say these statements to me. It should never be alright in any case. On the same score, I don’t think anyone should be punished in the manner of Don Imus or Dog the Bounty Hunter. OK, Don Imus said something on the airwaves but as I understand it “Dog” was having a private telephone conversation that was somehow taped or something. That alone is invasion of privacy.
I say a lot of things over the phone that I would never say in public because it’s simply my private line that I pay a monthly fee to have the right to use without invading my space. This should be treated like a violation of HIPPA laws or something. Just today I am on-line entering codes on my Coke-Rewards account collecting points toward different stuff and I came across Ring tones to download. I thought that would be a good use of points to redeem toward...so I happen to come upon a voice ring tone from the Artist listed as “Swing” and the title of the ring tone was “On My Momma”, which I thought would be something cute about Momma’s but what I heard throughout the song (if you can call it that) was the word “nigga” (the “N” word) over and over throughout the voice ring tone.
I was offended (and in big red letters too) What is more serious is that children...children, have access to things just like this. There are no NC-17 warnings that I could read about children’s access to this kind of thing. Not to mention the fact that something as simple as a ring tone could be so offensive and on a Coca-Cola sponsored website (their own website). http://www.mycokerewards.com/. I was also just watching Cartoon Network and there was a preview of a cartoon called the Boon Docks. They were talking about "nigga" moments in kind of a MTV cartoon video. What is that all about. Its an Adult Swim cartoon geared toward adults but you know children are watching this. I stopped to watch the cartoon and the "nigga" word was said throughout the cartoon. I can't make my point more clearly. I am Caucasian and I am deeply offended by these lyrics/words and cannot believe that it is somehow alright for a black person to listen to this much less condone it. Why is the “N” word a term of endearment to a black person? Someone please enlighten me. Why does 200 years of slavery that you are so far removed from (over 100 years) justify the use of this terminology or any other words that inspire a culture of hatred? That is the Simple truth that I don’t believe in any way, I am Oversimplifying...