Hello all,
I
don’t know about you but I’m enjoying watching the Olympics on T.V. and
eating some Chick-Fil-A. That’s right I said it, Chick-Fil-A! I know
you have heard the ruckus over this but really, this is ridiculous. The
owner of Chick-Fil-A, in an interview, talks about his belief of
marriage is between a man and a woman. Damn, you would have thought he
said all gay people must die and they are not welcome in his
restaurants. Now, it should be no surprise people, that the owner of
Chick-Fil-A holds these beliefs; his stores are closed on Sundays so his
employees can attend church if they choose to do so. The owner, Dan T
Cathy, never said gay people are not welcome in his restaurants but
apparently the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi sexual, and Transgender)
Organization interpreted his statement that way. They called for a
boycott of Chick-Fil-A, hell even Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel (sound
familiar?) vowed to block Chick-Fil-A restaurants from opening in the
city. Emanuel has since backed off of his statement and Chick-Fil-A has
earned a lot of support. Believe it or not, support has come from the
Gay community. Not that they agree with Cathy’s beliefs but they do
understand his right to say what he wants without fear of the government
threatening this business. You know what’s pretty sad, when some of us
in this country hold fast food restaurants to a higher standard than we
do our President. President Obama held these same beliefs about same sex
marriage, until recently. I wonder if the LGBT held a boycott of the
2008 Presidential Election.
Speaking
of elections, it’s time for some more election year hijinks. I recently
read about a group who sent out pre-filled out voter registration cards
to some people who were deceased, some were actually mailed to peoples
pets! This excerpt is from the Seattle times. “The voter registration
form arrived in the mail last month with some key information already
filled in: Rosie Charlston’s name was complete, as was her Seattle
address. Problem is, Rosie was a black lab who died in 1998. A group
called the Voter Participation Center has touted the distribution of
some 5 million registration forms in recent weeks, targeting
Democratic-leaning voting blocs such as unmarried women, Blacks,
Latinos, and young adults. But residents and election administrators
around the country also have reported a series of bizarre and
questionable mailings addressed to animals, dead people, noncitizens,
and people who are already registered voters. Brenda Charlston wasn’t
the only person to get documents for her pet: a Virginia man said
similar documents arrived for his dead dog, Mozart, while a woman in the
state got forms for her cat, Scampers. The Voter Participation Center-
acknowledges that the databases it uses to contact possible voters are
imperfect because they are developed from commercially collected
information. The group also says it expects people who receive
misdirected mail to simply throw it away. The mailing appears official,
arriving in privacy envelopes with the heading “VOTERS REGISTRATION
DOCUMENTS ENCLOSED.” Some information is already complete on the voter
registration papers, and recipients also get an envelope to send
completed forms to local elections officials”. Sounds like vote
tampering to me.
Listen,
in this election season you will hear all kinds of crap being said
about the candidates, I call this, distractions. It has already started
against Mitt Romney. Everything from “he’s a felon”, “he caused the
death of a women who had no health care” to Harry Reid’s “someone told
me he paid no taxes for years.” I’m sure there will be some things said
about President Obama that will either not be exactly true or
distortion. The point I want to make is that we are responsible for
educating ourselves. Not the nightly news or the headlines in the local
newspaper or the internet. We must be able to see through the
distractions and stay focused on fact and record. Informed people make
informed decisions. Let’s start talking to folks we know and get them
informed. I don’t want another 4 years of President Obama and his failed
politics and broken promises. Mitt Romney isn’t the knight in shining
armor either. Look into the records of the candidates and trust what you
find, not rely on CNN or FOX to decide for you.
My
monthly question for you is this. What qualities are you looking for in
the President of the United States? Let me and Mike know what you
think. What you have to say is important. All right got to go. My
chicken sandwich and waffle fries are getting cold. Congratulations to
all of the athletes representing the United States of America, Job well
done. Join us on our website. www.peopleofliberty.com ask questions, read or join in on our blogs for great information.
Until next time
Rodney
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