I can't figure out why my formatting is so crappy on my last post. It makes me look like a crazy, ranting right winger who can't use the return button. Wait, why are you laughing??
Friday, September 12, 2008
Why I am a Republican and Why I Love Sarah Palin
Why I am a Republican: When I was in high school and during the first couple of years of college, I thought I was a Democrat. I wanted to house the homeless, fix the environment, feed the children, give jobs to the poor, etc. I saw my dad lose job after job in the 80s. I saw him hitch hike to Nashville to look for work, only to come home with no prospects. He applied everywhere he could. There was no pride. He was told he was over qualified for Burger King, under qualified for others. There simply was no work. I thought that all of the problems were the fault of the Republicans, or at least that they didn't care. I thought they were only there to protect the rich man. They didn't care about the poor man. And furthermore, they didn't care about the environment, a big one to me. When I went to MTSU I saw these people there that associated themselves with the Democratic party. These were some of the most elitist minded people I had ever met. They looked at my neighbors like they were ignorant hill folks that didn't know better. They called me and my friends close minded when they wouldn't even listen to what we had to say. In a simple side by side comparison, I realized that generally the nicest people I knew were Republicans. Then Robert was born. This little tiny baby was totally dependent on me. It was and is my responsibility to take care of him, not the government. I needed all of the money that I worked to earn. I didn't want to give it to the government for them to hand out to just anybody. I had a larger responsibility, Robert. On that same note, I felt and feel that I know my child and family best. My husband and I should be the one making the primary decisions for them. If my choices aren't to the detriment of others, I should be able to make them. If I want to homeschool, how dare someone tell me no? I know that after my family, providing for those less fortunate is my responsibility too. I just believe that I can give my money to organizations that are responsible in their management. Giving it to the government for them to decide how to spend it just adds a layer of overhead that only serves to eat up my dollar. And it turns out, I am more likely to give away my dollar than my liberal counterpart. Here's a portion of an article in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, dated November 23, 2006, titled Charity's Political Divide:
In Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism (Basic Books), Arthur C. Brooks finds that religious conservatives are far more charitable than secular liberals, and that those who support the idea that government should redistribute income are among the least likely to dig into their own wallets to help others.
Lastly, I am all about the federal government being as small as it can be. The majority of the power needs to be in the hands of the state because the state is in a better position to be more responsive to the concerns of its citizens (that's my Constitutional Law class coming out). By that I mean, that I can actually call Phillip Johnson or Rosalind Kurita and tell them how I feel about pending legislation. If I am unhappy with their performance, I believe that I could actually make a difference in whether they get re-elected.
So that's why I am Republican. Now why I love Sarah Palin...
Why is it that no one has asked Barak Obama how is he going to lead the country with two young daughters?
I cannot believe that my mom, my grandma, and the other women from the past put up with all of the crap that they did (being sexually harassed in factories, being denied the right to own property, being denied the right to vote, access to birth control, equal pay, education, and really just basic common courtesy) so that today, when we are supposed to be so "enlightened," the only one being asked those sorts of questions is the woman! And the most infuriating part is that the questions are coming from the very ones that are supposed to be the champions of women.
Here's a small article from a Fox News Commentator...
According to many in the media, we truly have discovered someone worse than Hitler — and it's Sarah Palin. Head to any left-wing blog or even CNN for that matter and you'll find the zaniest of conspiracies -- froth that even a dude with rabies would find unseemly.
So how can one person create so much bile among folks who claim to be the most tolerant in the universe? I mean, liberals are the good people: They're open-minded, caring and of course, fair.
But somehow, a Republican lady in her 40s is exempt from this treatment. Perhaps, she truly is the devil in a dress, a ghoul that eats children and pollutes the planet and possibly beats Barack Obama, the patron saint of every customer buying wheat germ in bulk at GNC.
But I know the real reason why every single elitist media type is terrified of her. They've never met her. And by "her," I don't mean Sarah Palin. I mean "her", an actual normal woman with a bunch of kids, an average husband and no desire to watch "The L Word."
She's scary to these folks the way Wal-Mart is scary to them: Both are alien to someone who blogs about their chakras. They won't go there, because they've never been there.
To them, hating Sarah Palin is a symptom of larger bigotry against the rest of us, the normal. If they saw her at a party, they would wonder how she got in. She's the anti-Obama, the anti-New York Times, the anti-everything that Tim Robbins loves, which is why I love her — and you should too.
And if you disagree with me, then you sir are worse than Hitler.
Greg Gutfeld hosts "Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld" weekdays at 3 a.m. ET. Send your comments to: redeye@foxnews.com
Here's a link to a longer article that's worth at least skimming over so you can see how the people on the left are treating Palin:
The most offensive is the SC Democratic Party Chair who said Palin's primary qualification is "not having had an abortion." Nice. Isn't this exactly what the feminists fought against - being judged on your ovaries instead of your intellect?
Aaaarrrggghhhh.
I could go on and on. The Republicans choose an obviously funny, smart woman, and it is reduced to whether she can be a mother and a professional at the same time. If the left had put a woman on the ticket, she would be lifted up as speaking for the women of America. But I can bet you a dollar she wouldn't be speaking for me.
And let's not forget, there's a pretty decent guy on the ticket too. War hero, supporter of ethics in Congress, etc.
So - register to vote, make sure you are current in your district. It must be done at least 30 days before the election. For TN, go to this website:
Well, that's my two cents...
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
The Wind Didn't Blow Very Hard
Last Friday I said something like, "Over Labor Day weekend, we'll go wherever the wind blows." Well, I slept more this weekend than I have in the past month. I looked at my personal allergy forecast from pollen.com this morning and I saw why I slept all weekend. I have had a headache for about 4 days straight. Ragweed and grass is at 11.5 on a 12 point scale. I am a wreck.
Needless to say, I have no pictures to add today.
I will say that I think that Rob and I came up with a firm plan for housing. Let me give you a little background, for those of you who don't know our constant dilemma. Eight years ago we moved into a trailer that my dad had on his property. He took out a $20,000 loan that was used to get the trailer set up and legal (spetic tank, electric, impact and building permit fees to the county, survey, new carpet, new bath tub, etc). We paid that off over 5 years. Since then we have lived rent free (we do, though, pay property taxes - about $200 / year). As great as rent free sounds, bear in mind that we have no foundation which leads to multiple evacuations during tornado season, and 4 people are crammed into 950 square feet.
So our choices have always been: 1) stay and build a house at my dad's 2) move somewhere else into a pre-exisiting house 3) move somewhere else and build. If we choose 2 or 3, we leave behind the $20,000 that we put into the lot and we leave behind any value that we might get from the property on a loan application. But if we choose 1, we have emotional issues (as in, is this really ours, are we living under my father's shadow) and the property isn't really big enough for what we want to do. We still have to live next door to my dad, so if we want to do anything other than just build a house there, we will have to take into account his perspective. We want goats, horses, and chickens. I don't think that would exactly thrill my dad... But when I was talking to him about our farming plans and how that wouldn't work on the hill, he said that there is some property that is behind us that is owned by a guy that told my dad he is in Mississippi now and never plans to come back to TN. If we could buy that 8 acres, we could have our livestock there.
Long story short, unless something changes, we are going to try to buy that land and build on our existing site.
Just this minute I found a web site with our house plan on it! We love this house!!
http://www.theplancollection.com/house-plans/home-plan-5080
We are going to take the washer and dryer out of the Master Bedroom and put it in the dining room -- I saw this cool thing in the Martha Stewart magazine that looks like a buffet type cabinet, but when you open the cabinet doors there is a dryer and front loan washer in it.
If you don't love it, don't tell me. I love it and have worn out the magazine where we first saw it. When you throw the magazine down on the table, it just opens to the page of this plan because I have looked at it so much -- page 84. I'm in love with it.
Now I just have to manage not to kill my husband before I can get it built... He has been on my ever lasting nerve lately, but that is another story for another day...
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