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| RamboI watched this movie recently, expecting a pretty bad movie, and was pleasantly surprised! Other than looking like he had had one too many botox treatments on his lower lip, Sly Stallone was back to form in a role he does best. As well as being a good action film, Rambo graphically illustrates the uselessness of pacifism in the face of base human brutality. As far as I am concerned, there are many people and many cultures in this world that do not have a "moral compass", or at least, certainly not the same one as ours, and if they ever get into a position of world power, God help us all. Any country that does not practice at least a form of democracy, i.e. the recognition of individual rights and the protection of freedom of speech and equality for its populace, will always be controlled by despots and tyrants; there is no such thing as a benign dictatorship. I couldn't help but think after watching this movie, that Obama's idea of having a nice talk with Ahmedinejad is as naive and potentially dangerous as the intentions of the sanctimonious peaceniks in Rambo. All we in the western world can do is to try to maintain power, and do our best to instill a desire and demand in other people for democratic rights in their own countries. 
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| Two WolvesSo many email forwards and so many "delete"s. However, this one is a beauty and worth sharing: Two wolves.
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, 'My son, the battle is between two 'wolves' inside us all.
One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.'
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: 'Which wolf wins?'
The old Cherokee simply replied, 'The one you feed.' |
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| Let 'em ALL inSo say the Liberals, criticizing the Conservative Party's new immigration legislation as "anti immigrant". The CP is seeking to pass legislation to "fast track" skilled workers, while putting a cap on the number of applcations from less skilled workers, thereby hoping to deal more quickly with the massive backlog of applications bequeathed to them by the Liberal Party. To me this sounds like common sense, and something that would benefit Canada. What we don't need here, especially with the staggering loss of manufacturing jobs the past year, is to open the floodgates to unskilled immigrants, most of whom end up in massivly overcrowded Toronto with no jobs. But Stephane Dion, leader of the Liberal Party says: "one of the things that makes Canada great is that everyone has an equal right to apply to live here". Perhaps everyone has an equal right to apply, but they don't have an equal right to live here regardless of their skill sets and personal motivations. Trust the Liberals and the NDP to care not a whit about the future of Canada, as they pander to the immigrant vote in order to gain power. | | |
| Learn English or go to jailA Lucerne judge made an interesting call last week. He ordered the defendents, all who needed translators for their time in court, to either take an English course, and get a job upon completion while on parole, or spend their maximum sentence in jail. Whether or not this stands up if challenged, remains to be seen. But Judge Peter Paul Olszewski has a point. Why should we have to spend our tax money on translators for resident aliens who commit crimes in our country? Agapito Lopez, a Latino community leader from Hazletonm says he believes the ruling is a violation of the suspects’ rights. He also said: " This is a country in which English is not the official language,” he said. “We cannot force people to learn the language.” Legally, America does not have an "official language". This is a matter that needs to be addressed. And quickly. Before muticulturalism rules the day and insists that all 311 languages spoken in the U.S. have equal rights. | | |
| Obama's VisionSo what do you all think about Obama's speech? A sincere outpouring of the heart from an articulate, compassionate man, in whose breast resides a vision for a better America? Or a manipulation of the desire of Americans to so need to believe in something again? | | |
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