Several years ago while I was in college I broke my leg and ankle. How you ask? Playing golf... but that's not important right now. So I go into the hospital for surgery and I remember the pain is pretty intense. I remember that I loved seeing the nurse come into my room with that hypodermic needle filled with the chemical nectar that would make my pain fade away. I use to be terrified of the needles, but since that time I love them. I use to hate going to the doctor but since that time I have had any reason to dread it (except that prostate exam now that I'm over 40... whoa!).
That is until now. Now that our President has come out with this health care plan, one that even he doesn't understand, I getting that nervous feeling in my stomach again. He is driving us straight down the Socialism track and from my vantage point I can see that the bridge is out! Unfortunately we have elected officials that seem to be following Obama like he's the Pied Piper. Here's a quote I read off the AP wire, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, a member of the health committee, said in a conference call with Iowa reporters. "The people of America voted for Barack Obama last year to lead this country and make changes." So I guess We should just go along with it just because it's "change"? Should we at least not look at this "change" an open mind? Senator Harkin is a prime example of one who will roll over for the party and to heck with the rest of the country! Oh, don't think I'm just harping on Democrats... Republicans have reps that do the exact same thing!
Fact is that Obama was wrong in many of his talking points on the health care bill. Here's an example from FactCheck.org, "Obama promised once again that a health care overhaul “will be paid for.” But congressional budget experts say the bills they've seen so far would add hundreds of billions of dollars to the deficit over the next decade." And here's one more, "Obama claimed his budget "reduced federal spending over the next 10 years by $2.2 trillion" compared with where it was headed before. Not true. Even figures from his own budget experts don't support that. The Congressional Budget Office projects a $2.7 trillion increase, not a $2.2 trillion cut."
Obama's philosophy seems to be "Spend It". Because he isn't going to be in the White House ten years from now, let someone else deal with the huge deficit.
And this is what scares me about the whole thing... have you seen what a sweeping success Socialized Medicine has been just north of our border? Is it any wonder why thousand of people, from Canada, each year pay extra to come to the US for surgeries that they could not get in a timely fashion in their own country? Have you ever heard of anyone going to Canada for better treatment? Doctors in Canada are notoriously under educated, under funded, and over worked. Great plan!
Where will we go when we adopt Socialism... I mean Socialized Medicine? Mexico?
It will be scary to go to the doctor again because history has shown that the level of care drops dramatically under Socialism. Want to see how great the US Gov runs health care... visit a VA hospital and look at the conditions those doctors and nurses work in. Look at the equipment they work with.
Yep, we go to socialized medicine I'm going to have to give up golf... can't risk the injury!
Blessings!
Friday, July 24, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
"And that's the way it is"... Unfortunately
Is it just me or does it seem that we have had a rash of BIG named people pass away recently? First, there was the news that Ed McMahon died. I really like him. He was one of those rare individuals that was actually willing to play "second fiddle" and I don't remember him complaining? I especially like his and Johnny's "swami" skits.
Then right on the heals of that we hear about Farrah Fawcett! Can I just say that this lady made a major impact on my pre-teen and teenage years! I had the shirt with the picture of her in the swim suit and everything. I compared all my girlfriends to her and if they didn't met the Farrah standard... away with them!
Then just a couple of days later there was Janet Jackson's brother. With all due respect to Prince... don't you think "the artist formerly known as" should have been next to Michael's name? He was one surgery away from having no nose at all. I digress...
Finally, just a couple of days ago we hear of the passing of a true American icon... Walter Cronkite. Seeing his picture again brought back more memories than any of the other three. I still remember sitting in front of the black and white TV watching as this guy broadcast some of the greatest and saddest moments in American history. But now that I am older I have realized there was something different about this man. Something that caused millions of Americans to actually trust the media. What was it? What made him different from those on the major networks today?
Cronkite reported the news. He didn't use his position as a platform to share his opinions on the the news. In his day you never heard anyone fussing about "bias in the media". He understood his job and his responsibility to those watching and just told them the truth. He didn't slant stories to fit an agenda. He was once called the "most trusted man in America" and could have been elected to any office he wanted... President Cronkite! We have the first black president today... Walter Cronkite would have been the first honest president.
But here's my confusion... Why aren't we watching hour after hour of funeral coverage? Why haven't there been the "In Memory of..." specials on every network and cable station? Yes, MJ had tremendous musical talent and I still don't understand how he did the "moon walk", but if you were to be honest you would admit that his life was like a "three ring circus"... literally. It was one disappointment after another. But we would mask it just as soon as he cut another chart topping album.
I'm not trying to disparage MJ's life, I'm trying to understand how we in this country have made such a mess of our priorities. We honor those who deserve little and we barely mention those who make a true, positive mark on our country's landscape. Cronkite was certainly not sexy and I bet he couldn't do the moon walk either. But he was never accused of molestation, never had to go into rehab, and never tried to convince me that I may be the next 10 million dollar winner! He just told me the way it is.
Blessings!
Then right on the heals of that we hear about Farrah Fawcett! Can I just say that this lady made a major impact on my pre-teen and teenage years! I had the shirt with the picture of her in the swim suit and everything. I compared all my girlfriends to her and if they didn't met the Farrah standard... away with them!
Then just a couple of days later there was Janet Jackson's brother. With all due respect to Prince... don't you think "the artist formerly known as" should have been next to Michael's name? He was one surgery away from having no nose at all. I digress...
Finally, just a couple of days ago we hear of the passing of a true American icon... Walter Cronkite. Seeing his picture again brought back more memories than any of the other three. I still remember sitting in front of the black and white TV watching as this guy broadcast some of the greatest and saddest moments in American history. But now that I am older I have realized there was something different about this man. Something that caused millions of Americans to actually trust the media. What was it? What made him different from those on the major networks today?
Cronkite reported the news. He didn't use his position as a platform to share his opinions on the the news. In his day you never heard anyone fussing about "bias in the media". He understood his job and his responsibility to those watching and just told them the truth. He didn't slant stories to fit an agenda. He was once called the "most trusted man in America" and could have been elected to any office he wanted... President Cronkite! We have the first black president today... Walter Cronkite would have been the first honest president.
But here's my confusion... Why aren't we watching hour after hour of funeral coverage? Why haven't there been the "In Memory of..." specials on every network and cable station? Yes, MJ had tremendous musical talent and I still don't understand how he did the "moon walk", but if you were to be honest you would admit that his life was like a "three ring circus"... literally. It was one disappointment after another. But we would mask it just as soon as he cut another chart topping album.
I'm not trying to disparage MJ's life, I'm trying to understand how we in this country have made such a mess of our priorities. We honor those who deserve little and we barely mention those who make a true, positive mark on our country's landscape. Cronkite was certainly not sexy and I bet he couldn't do the moon walk either. But he was never accused of molestation, never had to go into rehab, and never tried to convince me that I may be the next 10 million dollar winner! He just told me the way it is.
Blessings!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Twits Twitter...
This is probably going to be short and sweet. Let me start by saying... "I DON'T GET THIS TWITTER THING!" I guess my big question is "Why?".
Why do people feel the need to share what they are eating for lunch? Why do people feel the need to tell you they are driving on US RTE 39? Why do people feel they need to tell you that they are tired and headed to bed? Do they actually believe people care? Do they actually think their lives are so interesting that they must share the most trivial, dare I say idiotic, things with others?
And this next "why" really gets me.
Why are there people out there actually subscribing to this!? If you have enough time through the day to pull out your blackberry and follow some one as they take out their trash, then you are the real TWIT here. I firmly believe the if you look up the word "twittering" in the dictionary it will say... "the action of twits." Folks have we become so freakishly voyeuristic in this society that we don't feel complete if we can't see (at least electronically) that "Jimmy's taking a nap"? Are our lives that boring and our time that meaningless? Who knew That Jim Carrey movie, where his life was being watched by the outside world, would be prophetic? And quit saying the name of the movie I don't want to know...
We have bought into the lunacy that says we must have "real-time reality". I can't stand reality shows on TV. Look "John and Kate plus 8" is not reality! The only people who have 8 kids anymore are Jedediah and Sarah down on the Amish farm. Oh, and if you lock up 10 to 12 idiots with the morals of a baboon in a house for 3 months... that's not reality... it's depravity. I hate reality shows... with the exception of "The Deadliest Catch"!!! Now that is "must see TV". AMEN!
Do you remember a time just not too long ago when people were afraid of "Big Brother" (the government, not the TV show) watching from satellites hundreds of miles away? Why then are we posting our lives for everyone to see on something with a sissy name like Twitter? You just saved the gov't billions of dollars because they no longer need to build and blast the satellites, now all they need is a twitter acct.
And don't even get me started on Texting!
Blessings!
Why do people feel the need to share what they are eating for lunch? Why do people feel the need to tell you they are driving on US RTE 39? Why do people feel they need to tell you that they are tired and headed to bed? Do they actually believe people care? Do they actually think their lives are so interesting that they must share the most trivial, dare I say idiotic, things with others?
And this next "why" really gets me.
Why are there people out there actually subscribing to this!? If you have enough time through the day to pull out your blackberry and follow some one as they take out their trash, then you are the real TWIT here. I firmly believe the if you look up the word "twittering" in the dictionary it will say... "the action of twits." Folks have we become so freakishly voyeuristic in this society that we don't feel complete if we can't see (at least electronically) that "Jimmy's taking a nap"? Are our lives that boring and our time that meaningless? Who knew That Jim Carrey movie, where his life was being watched by the outside world, would be prophetic? And quit saying the name of the movie I don't want to know...
We have bought into the lunacy that says we must have "real-time reality". I can't stand reality shows on TV. Look "John and Kate plus 8" is not reality! The only people who have 8 kids anymore are Jedediah and Sarah down on the Amish farm. Oh, and if you lock up 10 to 12 idiots with the morals of a baboon in a house for 3 months... that's not reality... it's depravity. I hate reality shows... with the exception of "The Deadliest Catch"!!! Now that is "must see TV". AMEN!
Do you remember a time just not too long ago when people were afraid of "Big Brother" (the government, not the TV show) watching from satellites hundreds of miles away? Why then are we posting our lives for everyone to see on something with a sissy name like Twitter? You just saved the gov't billions of dollars because they no longer need to build and blast the satellites, now all they need is a twitter acct.
And don't even get me started on Texting!
Blessings!
Monday, July 13, 2009
I begin this inaugural blog with an introduction... My name is Heavy D, no that's not my given name but trust me it would fit if you ever laid eyes on me. I'm a Christian, I'm conservative, I'm opinionated, but I'm not the type to "hate on" those who disagree with me. I look forward to using this venue as an outlet for humor, frustration, and fun. I will keep it clean and will respect any one's feedback that lend me the same respect. Oh, did I mention I'm dashingly handsome too?
This reminds me, I'M MARRIED! For 21 wonderful years to Mrs. Heavy D (yeah she's going to love that name). She is my strength when I am weak. My sounding board when I need to vent. My encouragement when I'm down. She's the wind benea... (okay, I can't finish that one, it's just stupid).
I also have two wonderful kids... one is 19 (girl), the other is 12 (boy). I have a feeling you will be hearing about them a lot in the coming blogs. They can be the apple of my eye and the thorn in my side all at the same time. Oh, did I mention I'm dashingly handsome too?
My interest are sports, football mainly and Vanderbilt Commodore Basketball (careful... don't be a hater). Also family, and Church (I am a pastor you know).
In the blogs to come I will deal with issues involving religion, politics, sports, and all things that just jump up and down on my last nerve! Twitter... subject of the first blog... getting ready to hurt yo feelings right from the start!
Oh, did I mention I'm dash... never mind... just assume it's true.
Blessings!
This reminds me, I'M MARRIED! For 21 wonderful years to Mrs. Heavy D (yeah she's going to love that name). She is my strength when I am weak. My sounding board when I need to vent. My encouragement when I'm down. She's the wind benea... (okay, I can't finish that one, it's just stupid).
I also have two wonderful kids... one is 19 (girl), the other is 12 (boy). I have a feeling you will be hearing about them a lot in the coming blogs. They can be the apple of my eye and the thorn in my side all at the same time. Oh, did I mention I'm dashingly handsome too?
My interest are sports, football mainly and Vanderbilt Commodore Basketball (careful... don't be a hater). Also family, and Church (I am a pastor you know).
In the blogs to come I will deal with issues involving religion, politics, sports, and all things that just jump up and down on my last nerve! Twitter... subject of the first blog... getting ready to hurt yo feelings right from the start!
Oh, did I mention I'm dash... never mind... just assume it's true.
Blessings!
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