How exciting a week we have ahead of us while the world leaders come together to discuss our Earth's future. At least for the duration of this week, we will be asked to ignore real threats to our security so that those at the Paris summit can feel self righteous and important. In their morally superior intellect bubble, this is probably the only way they know how to make a lasting impact on the big bad USA. While we have an unsecured border, a shrinking middle class, terrorists who aren't being taken seriously and allowed to do whatever they please, and we keep spending money that isn't ours. Those are just a small sample of issues I would think we would want solved, especially the terrorist thing. But with an open mind, and me putting aside my anger at this idiocy, let's play along with Obama and the world that climate change is the biggest threat to us at this very moment.
The Earth is a complicated place. In 2015 there are still underdeveloped nations, aka Third World Nations, whose people barely make an average of $1 US dollar per day. If we were to look at these underdeveloped nations, we will typically see grandiose government corruption, a people who are generally not educated, life expectancy is usually low, and the governing body has an equally corrupt "law enforcement" group. How is it even possible with a corrupt group of leaders these Third World nations can the people get to a point of living beyond just day-to-day? It won't happen, despite being told that if we cease climate change we can save everyone and bring about world peace. All this is a bunch of nonsense.
One of the issues we need to talk about is this idea of a carbon tax. An idea of "taxing/charge a company/individual by the amount of carbon they put into the environment." Does this sound familiar? Look back in history when indulgences were used to help absolve one of sin, it goes along the same way of thinking. What this carbon tax is is something that is going to be used just as easily by the rich. Wealthy corporations will pass along the fees to their consumers, just like we saw with increased fuel prices. When fuel prices increased, the price of everything from cheese to shoes increased to off-set the rising cost of fuel. Nothing was improved with these products, there was just an increased charge on the business and their bottom line was affected. While the larger corporations can handle that by offsetting to their customers, small businesses cannot. Small businesses will not be able to survive such a thing. Shoppers will see that if they go to another store they could get the same or equal product for less, and enjoy their savings.
A carbon tax will also stifle innovation. Think of this, at one point ALL large companies we know today were once small; Starbuck's, Ben and Jerry's, WalMart, Amazon, Apple, Google, the list goes on and on. If anything had happened to stifle the imagination of these people, we would not be where we are now as a society. That's because the theory of "laissez faire" works. When people are allowed to do what they were born to do, we have amazing breakthroughs with technology and the human condition.
What the "leaders" in Paris should examine is how to reward those who don't put out as much carbon, and end this cycle of punishment with the purposed carbon tax. Just like training a puppy, positive reinforcement is the best method. Also, it's time for these environmentalists to put up or shut up. How many of these people are completely off grid right now? How many of them currently have solar panels on their homes? Here's one better, bring me Al Gore and his electric bill. I would LOVE to measure his carbon footprint. All of these "green" products are fabulous, but with money being tight with the majority of people, and in third world nations where there is not enough money to go around, the average person cannot afford these items. For me, examining the green movement and the carbon tax boils down to the government wanting to find a way to collect more money from its citizens. Money that most governments don't know how to properly manage to begin with.
Monday, November 30, 2015
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Vive La France!
My heart aches. I mourn for those I don't know. I grieve for families that I have never seen their faces. May all affected by these attacks last night in Paris feel the love and support being channeled to them from millions of people worldwide. My prayers are directed at you during this time.
My anger knows no bounds. We were warned by ISIS! This terror group warned us that they will infiltrate and destroy those who did not follow their religion, who were not a part of their movement. Yet with this PC culture that the world is seeming to adopt in attempts to pacify these terror groups, we made their operation easier. If I were given a diagnosis from my doctor that I had cancer, I would fight it! Not try to reason with something trying to destroy me. It is this kind of warrior spirit that has been missing from this fight against terrorism, and we need it back!
My resolve is firm. We need to demand our elected officials open their eyes to the threat that is now landing in New Orleans. We have accepted our first wave of "refugees." There is no way to firmly know who these people are. We must ask hard questions of Obama and anyone in support of these refugees coming in. Why do they care more about these non-American citizens, why are they spending money on people who are probably ISIS affiliates to come into our nation, and why they are so flippant on national security? Demand answers. Flood their emails, phones, offices, and social media pages! Demand that they end the threat to our security and sovereignty!
What happened in Paris I hope is a warning not only to the U.S. but to the world. These ISIS leaders and followers do not have any reason in their minds or hearts. They want to destroy and conquer. This is not Islamophobia, this is not a lack of compassion, this is reality. We are living in a world where a religious organization who values death more than life is out to murder without discrimination, and no one can debate that fact. These men and women a part of ISIS want death because that is the highest honor. To die for their cause is seen as glory.
The French President knows what last night was, an act of war. Is war what we all want? No. Not a single person who values life wants war. Einstein is famous for saying, "insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." We have for almost 8 years under Obama to try it his way with dealing with these madmen, yet things are not getting any better they are getting worse. Even Obama's statement yesterday before the attacks when he said ISIS is "contained" and "not gaining strength" was a bold lie and he knew it. He was paying lip service. It's time to step up and take these threats out.
Stand firm in your resolve and demand results! Results won't come by painting your faces, changing your Facebook picture, nor lighting buildings in the colors of the French flag. It will come in the form of a "big stick". It's time to put an end to these terrorists and we are going to have to use force.
My anger knows no bounds. We were warned by ISIS! This terror group warned us that they will infiltrate and destroy those who did not follow their religion, who were not a part of their movement. Yet with this PC culture that the world is seeming to adopt in attempts to pacify these terror groups, we made their operation easier. If I were given a diagnosis from my doctor that I had cancer, I would fight it! Not try to reason with something trying to destroy me. It is this kind of warrior spirit that has been missing from this fight against terrorism, and we need it back!
My resolve is firm. We need to demand our elected officials open their eyes to the threat that is now landing in New Orleans. We have accepted our first wave of "refugees." There is no way to firmly know who these people are. We must ask hard questions of Obama and anyone in support of these refugees coming in. Why do they care more about these non-American citizens, why are they spending money on people who are probably ISIS affiliates to come into our nation, and why they are so flippant on national security? Demand answers. Flood their emails, phones, offices, and social media pages! Demand that they end the threat to our security and sovereignty!
What happened in Paris I hope is a warning not only to the U.S. but to the world. These ISIS leaders and followers do not have any reason in their minds or hearts. They want to destroy and conquer. This is not Islamophobia, this is not a lack of compassion, this is reality. We are living in a world where a religious organization who values death more than life is out to murder without discrimination, and no one can debate that fact. These men and women a part of ISIS want death because that is the highest honor. To die for their cause is seen as glory.
The French President knows what last night was, an act of war. Is war what we all want? No. Not a single person who values life wants war. Einstein is famous for saying, "insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." We have for almost 8 years under Obama to try it his way with dealing with these madmen, yet things are not getting any better they are getting worse. Even Obama's statement yesterday before the attacks when he said ISIS is "contained" and "not gaining strength" was a bold lie and he knew it. He was paying lip service. It's time to step up and take these threats out.
Stand firm in your resolve and demand results! Results won't come by painting your faces, changing your Facebook picture, nor lighting buildings in the colors of the French flag. It will come in the form of a "big stick". It's time to put an end to these terrorists and we are going to have to use force.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Dr. Alveda King
It's not every day that someone has an opportunity to speak with a person so embedded in our national history, but I am so honored to be able to say I had that opportunity when I was able to speak with Dr. Alveda King. She's the daughter of civil rights activist Rev. A.D King and niece of Martin Luther King Jr., this is a woman who continues in their footsteps of equality and trailblazing with the pro-life movement. She is a Director of African American Outreach with Priests for Life, a member of the NAACP, a woman of God serving as a Christian minister and author.
In our conversation we discuss Planned Parenthood and her pro-life work, her books, Obama, and the Black Lives Matter Movement. I am confident that at the end, you will see that she truly comes from a place of love.
Here is the link for our interview:
http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/232486041-redblueandwitham-alveda-king-interview.mp3
To learn more about Dr. Alveda King and all of her works, please follow this link to her Priests for Life Page:
http://www.priestsforlife.org/staff/alvedaking.htm
In our conversation we discuss Planned Parenthood and her pro-life work, her books, Obama, and the Black Lives Matter Movement. I am confident that at the end, you will see that she truly comes from a place of love.
Here is the link for our interview:
http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/232486041-redblueandwitham-alveda-king-interview.mp3
To learn more about Dr. Alveda King and all of her works, please follow this link to her Priests for Life Page:
http://www.priestsforlife.org/staff/alvedaking.htm
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Millennials
Millenials. I found this out about a few months ago that this is a group of people I am lumped into. When I heard that I was indeed a part of this category, I cringed. I didn't want to be a part of this group. This grouping of people who are being labeled as not knowing nor caring about real life issues. Millennials are often characterized as a group of people with their heads in the clouds, not knowing or caring about anything more than the environment. A grouping of people who when one comes out as conservative, they are looked upon like they have five heads. It's hard, really hard, to have come to terms with the fact that I am in this group because of all of the attention and negative press surrounding them. I feel like it is a vastly misunderstood and reported group. We're not the problem.
Based on the references I saw on Google, a millennial is someone who "came to adulthood around the year 2000." That's me alright, but let me tell you about the people who are my age. We do care about the government because what they are doing affects our prospects, retirement options, and our ability to receive Social Security we've been paying into for half of our lives. We care deeply about the power of the people, and that's why we vote. Millennials are a group of people who work hard because we saw and were taught by our parents who wanted to ensure we became a well rounded individual. Yes some, and I'd argue a good majority of the ones I know, have mostly conservative roots. We believe in a higher power and know the importance of a strong military as we were old enough to understand the importance of 9-11 when it happened. We're uncompromisingly patriotic and don't feel like we have to apologize for being a great nation.
Are most more environmentally aware? Yes, recycling has now become more prominent in our lives, but we're not braggadocios and holier-than-thou about it. Do we see gay marriage as a big deal? I'd still say that is a 50-50 ratio in my humble opinion, but I think most would agree it is more accepted by our generation than our parents. The prospect of war isn't something we enter into with reckless abandon, however, it is something that we do not take off the table immediately. We're becoming more aware of where our food comes from and how it is processed. Millennials as a whole I believe are much like our parents with a dusting of liberalism, and that is not at all a bad thing. Each generation becomes different than their parents is one way or another. It's evolving. It's healthy. My parents were much more liberal on certain issues than their parents.
What is becoming a problem and should be focused more on than millennials are those kids that are in school/college now. For me, these are the ones to watch and ones who need to be persuaded to leave the unicorn rainbow valley of liberalism they have ventured down. When I went to the Trump rally in Norfolk, VA this past weekend, I did not see many college kids, and that was a little surprising. The kids in school now are the ones who are being taught that the US is a detriment to the world. They are the ones who are being feed a shiny view of socialism. This is the danger, not millenials. We had parents who would have cut through that nonsense quickly out of the classroom but on our own we were smart enough to know how great our country was. I am coining the phrase for those kids in school now the "Give me's". Not that it is their fault entirely. They don't see any path that gives them the light at the end of the tunnel their grandparents had for work, retirement, home ownership, or life's great prospects in general.
Millennials do have enough sense to see what this country has to offer. We are a hard working bunch, so don't discount us. Watch out for the ones still being feed by our outrageously liberal school systems.
Based on the references I saw on Google, a millennial is someone who "came to adulthood around the year 2000." That's me alright, but let me tell you about the people who are my age. We do care about the government because what they are doing affects our prospects, retirement options, and our ability to receive Social Security we've been paying into for half of our lives. We care deeply about the power of the people, and that's why we vote. Millennials are a group of people who work hard because we saw and were taught by our parents who wanted to ensure we became a well rounded individual. Yes some, and I'd argue a good majority of the ones I know, have mostly conservative roots. We believe in a higher power and know the importance of a strong military as we were old enough to understand the importance of 9-11 when it happened. We're uncompromisingly patriotic and don't feel like we have to apologize for being a great nation.
Are most more environmentally aware? Yes, recycling has now become more prominent in our lives, but we're not braggadocios and holier-than-thou about it. Do we see gay marriage as a big deal? I'd still say that is a 50-50 ratio in my humble opinion, but I think most would agree it is more accepted by our generation than our parents. The prospect of war isn't something we enter into with reckless abandon, however, it is something that we do not take off the table immediately. We're becoming more aware of where our food comes from and how it is processed. Millennials as a whole I believe are much like our parents with a dusting of liberalism, and that is not at all a bad thing. Each generation becomes different than their parents is one way or another. It's evolving. It's healthy. My parents were much more liberal on certain issues than their parents.
What is becoming a problem and should be focused more on than millennials are those kids that are in school/college now. For me, these are the ones to watch and ones who need to be persuaded to leave the unicorn rainbow valley of liberalism they have ventured down. When I went to the Trump rally in Norfolk, VA this past weekend, I did not see many college kids, and that was a little surprising. The kids in school now are the ones who are being taught that the US is a detriment to the world. They are the ones who are being feed a shiny view of socialism. This is the danger, not millenials. We had parents who would have cut through that nonsense quickly out of the classroom but on our own we were smart enough to know how great our country was. I am coining the phrase for those kids in school now the "Give me's". Not that it is their fault entirely. They don't see any path that gives them the light at the end of the tunnel their grandparents had for work, retirement, home ownership, or life's great prospects in general.
Millennials do have enough sense to see what this country has to offer. We are a hard working bunch, so don't discount us. Watch out for the ones still being feed by our outrageously liberal school systems.
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