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There goes the neighborhood
Apr 12, 2010 iRant Leave a comment
The allegations are unthinkable and the numbers staggering especially the numbers of Priests involved, children violated, and years of inaction. If this had occurred in any other organization, private or public, it would be the demise of that organization. Sexual abuse of minors, especially at the hands of someone who is expected to protect and nurture them, is intolerable. Under “normal” circumstances we could expect that after the first revelations of molestation and abuse the culprit would be removed from their position. There would follow, and appropriately so, criminal and civil proceedings. If the organization survives after paying the cost of those proceedings it would be inspired to make sure child abuse never happens again behind its doors. I am sure that the Pope would like to think that he heads a very pious and moral organization. I beg to differ.
Calling it as I see it.
Mar 2, 2010 iRant Leave a comment
Dr. Phil is not a doctor. He is an old busybody lady who likes to stir up trouble where there isn’t any. He invites people on his show, treats them to hotel stays, meals and limo rides. At the studios his victims are pampered by the producers who dress, coif and apply heavy make-up so that they look pretty on camera. When the camera rolls he works his special magic of creating the drama he needs to sustain his show. Shame on you, Mrs. Phil…and shame on me for watching.
I dreamed I took a flight in my Maidenform Bra
Jan 18, 2010 iRant, iThoughts Leave a comment
Airline security has been heightened again. As the terrorists come up with ways to get by security in airports, TSA has to come up with ways to plug the exposed loophole. When an idiot walked on a plane with tennis shoes spiked with explosives the answer the security came up with was to require us all to remove our shoes at the security check. Lets hope that some “tranny” terrorist never gets aboard with an armed Maidenform.
Thoughts on Women’s Liberation Movement. part 1
Nov 14, 2009 iThoughts 1 Comment
After watching the AMC series Mad Men I decided to 
re-evaluate the woman’s liberation movement (WLM). It appears that one of the main problems with WLM is that they forgot to ask the kids.
The main theme of WLM is that women who are stay-at-home moms are not fulfilled. That theme put pressure on the generation of girls growing up in the 60’s and 70’s to strive to “have it all,” family and career. A liberated woman with kids became a juggler.
Women’s liberation was about the mom, but I think if you asked a child they would rather have Betty Draper as a mom than some juggler with a lot of balls.
The competition is fierce for “father of the year”.
Oct 21, 2009 Uncategorized 1 Comment
Joe Jackson nominated for his efforts to use his son’s tragic death to promote himself and his wallet
John Phillips nominated for wanting to be his own child’s grandfather.
Phillip Garrido nominated because his need to be a dad was so great he kidnapped and raped a child.
Marcus Wesson nominated for cleaning up the mess he made committing incest by killing the product thereof.
Richard Heene nominated for using his kids as a meal ticket and teaching then to lie and cheat in front of the entire world.
Jon Gosselin didn’t get nominated this year because his philandering, partying and drug use financed by pimping his kids did not rise to the necessary demented level. Better luck next year Jon.
Where are you going to put your piece of the peace prize?
Oct 12, 2009 iThoughts Leave a comment
Barack Obama had been in office for a matter of weeks when his name was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and had yet to complete his first year when the prize was awarded to him. In the words of the organization Obama was selected “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples”. It appears to many, including me, that Bush’s foreign policy, and failure thereof, set the stage for
Obama’s Nobel Prize. In the 8 years of the Bush administration among other things the USA created a major military presence in two Mideast countries and ignored international co-operation on many matters including the environment and disarmament.
So if Obama won the prize because he replaced Bush and reversed the foreign policies of the Bush administration than the prize was given to the wrong person. It should go to the voters who put Obama into office.
I have made a place on the mantel for my portion of the prize.
Do we really need to know?
Oct 5, 2009 iThoughts Leave a comment
I wonder what is worse…the things consenting adults do behind closed doors, or the people who need to peep inside.
Why not pamper them?
Sep 1, 2009 iThoughts 1 Comment
Now that the CIA has produced the documents that detail the use of “enhanced interrogations techniques” members of the former administration have asserted the effectiveness of them. Let’s not mince words. “Enhanced interrogation techniques” is a fancy way to say torture. Torture has never proven to be effective in getting reliable information. Cheney is a very patriotic American. He no doubt loves his country and was proud to serve as second in command. And, I would guess that if Cheney was captured and tortured for information that he would rather die than betray his country. So why would he think that he can force betrayal by a soldier of the enemy by inflicting physical and emotional pain?
I suggest that a better approach to getting vital information from a captured enemy soldier could be derived from the Stockholm syndrome. The psychology behind the Stockholm syndrome is that when hostages are treated kindly they become sympathetic to their captors. A headline example is Patty Hearst. She was captured by the SLA. When the group brought her to rob a bank, Patty Hearst did not make a run for it, she aided in the robbery.
Cheney probably would have gotten more information from the prisoners if he had not used the water for water boarding, but had put it in a nice warm spa with jets. A spa full of prisoners liquored up with Piña Coladas would be more likely to reveal secrets than a jail full of prisoners who are treated less than human and are blind folded and shackled, and scared sh*tless.
