Wednesday, December 25, 2013

More on Phil Robertson of Duck Dynast

Now the fine "reverend" Jackson has weighed in on the Phil Roberstson of Duck Dynasty debacle. 'Ole Jesse says Phil's statements are more offensive than was the driver of the bus on which Rosa Parks rode. Any place to stick his inflammatory rascist nose seems to give him a pulpit from which to preach. He would claim I'm a rascist bigot because I treat both my "black" animals like dogs! (They are dogs - black and never heard of Africa). How in the world did he get the title reverend, and even more amazing is the fact he gets so much press coverage whenever he wants it. I wonder if he'll be allowed to "preach" in his son's prison? Great example of a family there.
I happen to have a mixed race granchild whom I dearly love. None of her lineage in the past century leads to anywhere close to Africa and at least five generations back on her mother's side come from Tennessee and Kentucky. Will she be called a Tentucky American? Doubtful, as there are no organizations to promote anything other than "African Americans"- with virtually no ties to the continent of Africa. (By the way, how many Africans are named Hussein like our pres?)
Somehow, some way, there has to be a WASP with the ability to speak beyond political correctness and be heard within the media and not silenced by the castigation of the organized minorities. Someone who, unlike the supposed "reverend", has actually read and believes in the Bible. Someone in whom people who believe in the future of our Nation and hope our Constitution might rule can look up to as a leader. I really would like to have a viable, reasonable organization to which I could make donations of both time and money. IMHO, there isn't one right now and that is sad.

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Mixed Emotions

Another day of mixed emotions.
On the one hand, advancing age means that I might not have to survive long enough to see the country I love destroyed from within. On the other hand, given the blessing of youth I might exist long enough to participate in a revolution that surely will come about as the “government”, from the presidency to the lowest courts, strives to overturn the way of life envisioned by our forefathers and guaranteed by our Constitution.
In June of this year, the Colorado Attorney General’s office filed a discrimination complaint against a bakery shop owner. Not against a Wal-Mart nor an Exxon nor a General Motors with great visibility, this complaint was filed against a sole proprietorship and it was initiated by the beloved ACLU. The bakery shop owner had refused to supply a cake for the wedding ceremony of a “gay” couple. He offered them birthday cakes, holiday cakes or any other sort of cake, just not one for celebrating the union of homosexuals who had been married in Massachusetts. He did so on the premise his religious beliefs prohibited him from participating in something he considered contrary to the teachings of the Bible (That happens to be a book that has been around for a long time representing little or no value to judges and elected officials).
At a hearing in December, an administrative law judge ruled that, in fact, his refusal to bake a wedding cake was an act of discrimination and issued a cease and desist order. Despite the fact Colorado law does not even allow same sex marriages, the judge says the baker must comply with the wishes of someone he does not want to serve because it is discriminatory. His personal religious beliefs are to be disregarded as, obviously, of much less importance than the rights of a “gay” couple to demand a cake from his shop. It is expected that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission will “certify” the judge’s order.
Wow! That CCRC is similar to the Civil Rights Commissions existing in many states and in the federal government. Those commissions have tremendous enforcement powers, in some cases without specified limitations, and are unknown to nearly all Americans. Combined with their close allies in the ACLU, the commissions have unbridled power to force upon individuals, groups, organizations and companies the beliefs of the members of those commissions irrespective of the Constitution and the true intent of the rights provided therein.