What is wrong with this country...? See these 2 stories and reply with your thoughts please. Now these are young people, behaving so badly that I am ashamed of this. The first one is criminal. The second one is a case of youth being taught with the "Rules for Radicals" strategy which is part on the NEA National Education Association recommended reading. An other example is recent union behavior in Wisconsin. If you don't know what Rules For Radicals is, I would google it, right away.
Criminal Mob Terrorism ?
News report below... Is this the way a democratic society works for change? See here about the program these youth were protesting to KEEP.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Inflation
Get ready kiddos, it's about to kick in big time. With the price of oil/gas and commodities on the rise for a few months it has been slow to show up in your grocery cart. But it is now... here is one example.
They get you with portion sizes too, pay attention !
A recent caller to a radio show runs a food pantry for his community.. one year ago he bought a 14.5 oz can of Hormel Chili for $1.25. Today the can is 10.5 oz's and cost him $1.50.
That's .057 more PER OUNCE... or a 66% price increase. But hey you think it's only .25 cents.. but pay attention. Everything from clothing to food is going to keep going up. As long as the government keeps printing money ( making the dollar actually worth less ) the value of the dollar will go down. Oil is traded around the world in US dollars... so they raise the price of oil ( or chili ) to make up the difference.
Don't be afraid to start your own food storage. I'm just sayin.....
They get you with portion sizes too, pay attention !
A recent caller to a radio show runs a food pantry for his community.. one year ago he bought a 14.5 oz can of Hormel Chili for $1.25. Today the can is 10.5 oz's and cost him $1.50.
That's .057 more PER OUNCE... or a 66% price increase. But hey you think it's only .25 cents.. but pay attention. Everything from clothing to food is going to keep going up. As long as the government keeps printing money ( making the dollar actually worth less ) the value of the dollar will go down. Oil is traded around the world in US dollars... so they raise the price of oil ( or chili ) to make up the difference.
Don't be afraid to start your own food storage. I'm just sayin.....
Sunday, April 24, 2011
What is important ?
I have spent most of the last few months working on my Royals blog Ballparkthinking. Then lately I feel like I am drawn to pick this up again because if we can't get Americas economic and political feet back on solid ground then we are in serious trouble.
A lot of you may think I am totally a right wing hack but that's okay. I just write about what I feel is important, and make cases that I strongly believe in. If you think I am crazy then I guess that is just how it will have to be. But please don't stop reading. I have heard over and over lately that failure to stand for your beliefs is not an option. I've heard speak your mind without fear and that is what I intend to do. I am making my stance and I am doing so without fear because yes I believe that strongly.
The next 1-2 years could be some of the most critical years in my lifetime. Not just for the 2012 election but for the direction of this country which could play a big part in the election. If things don't get better ( and I am confident that they will not ) then what regular citizens do and say will play a momentous part of the future America we leave for our children and grand-children. The country is broke. At the time I write this, the United States National Debt stands at 14.3 TRILLION dollars. Check it here to see what it is when you read this. In 2004 it was 7.1 trillion... doubled in 7 years under Presidents Bush and Obama. Neither one of them have done you or I any favors at this point.
I don't want this to turn into a bash Obama site, there are plenty of those with plenty of reasons. What I would like this to turn into is a place for anyone to see what I am thinking, and a site to house a historical record from my point of view. Right or wrong, I may turn out to be either one but better to be wrong than to have been right and not spoken up.
There may be some personal stuff here, some local things and lots of national thoughts. Sure baseball is a lot more fun, but a LOT less important. I feel I am being called to act in some way, called to stand in some way. I think this may mean stepping out of my comfort zone at times, but I think it's time. Perhaps writing this and expressing my thoughts here, will help me think it through and point me in the direction I need to point towards.
Please stay tuned... not asking you to agree with me. Please add your comments either to agree or to pick my arguments apart. Discussion is good, freedom of speech is good and the ability to agree to disagree is one of the founding principals of this country.
A lot of you may think I am totally a right wing hack but that's okay. I just write about what I feel is important, and make cases that I strongly believe in. If you think I am crazy then I guess that is just how it will have to be. But please don't stop reading. I have heard over and over lately that failure to stand for your beliefs is not an option. I've heard speak your mind without fear and that is what I intend to do. I am making my stance and I am doing so without fear because yes I believe that strongly.
The next 1-2 years could be some of the most critical years in my lifetime. Not just for the 2012 election but for the direction of this country which could play a big part in the election. If things don't get better ( and I am confident that they will not ) then what regular citizens do and say will play a momentous part of the future America we leave for our children and grand-children. The country is broke. At the time I write this, the United States National Debt stands at 14.3 TRILLION dollars. Check it here to see what it is when you read this. In 2004 it was 7.1 trillion... doubled in 7 years under Presidents Bush and Obama. Neither one of them have done you or I any favors at this point.
I don't want this to turn into a bash Obama site, there are plenty of those with plenty of reasons. What I would like this to turn into is a place for anyone to see what I am thinking, and a site to house a historical record from my point of view. Right or wrong, I may turn out to be either one but better to be wrong than to have been right and not spoken up.
There may be some personal stuff here, some local things and lots of national thoughts. Sure baseball is a lot more fun, but a LOT less important. I feel I am being called to act in some way, called to stand in some way. I think this may mean stepping out of my comfort zone at times, but I think it's time. Perhaps writing this and expressing my thoughts here, will help me think it through and point me in the direction I need to point towards.
Please stay tuned... not asking you to agree with me. Please add your comments either to agree or to pick my arguments apart. Discussion is good, freedom of speech is good and the ability to agree to disagree is one of the founding principals of this country.
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