A Hard Week-WTF Is Going On

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Friday February 10, 2012 · 4:51 AM PST

2012/02/10 · 04:51

Hi ,all. Maybe your having the same week I am - a real hard one. The world seems to be falling apart at the seems. I thought the religious right was a dead issue, but this week they have sprung up in spades in advertising (Ellen), Politics(Santorum) and after a judicial decision - oh, and of all things on the issue of birth control.
I must be honest , after the Santorum sweep I lost it. I am not ever going to vote republican , but I really thought the world and this country had come far enough that Santorum getting any attention was laughable. Obviously, I was wrong.
Many feel Obama would destroy Santorum in a national election, but I feel it shows this country is open to Taliban like rule and does not understand what small government means. For the record, no, I feel the government does EVERYTHING cheaper , better and faster than the private sector - I do not think small government is a good idea.
I will describe my week , if your interested, by all means read on

rmfcjr

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Tuesday October 05, 2010 · 5:37 AM PDT

2010/10/05 · 05:37

Well, we are packed. We fly Monday for our annual Lent homage and family visit and I am hoping to subside some anger. Buddhist lent is fairly awesome, a real community event . The highlight for me is making coconut rice candy in the forum with the town. It may sound corny , but it is an excersize of team building with strangers that beckons what this country means to me and what it may never be.
I look forward to our time of relaxation , meeting new people and seeing what community is on a small scale. I see the country I love descending into third world status because no one wants to address wealth separation (a HUGE CAUSE OF THE DEPRESSION) and petty differences keep us from potential. Yes, potential. Potential of what we could and should be.

rmfcjr

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Friday May 28, 2010 · 8:36 AM PDT

2010/05/28 · 08:36

I hear all about the fair taxes from the Tea Party people, Glenn Beck and the rest of the crew over at Faux . Well, BP doesn't pay taxes here, neither does Exxon but why bring up that little tid bit.
It is being discovered that safety standards were barely met if met at all - in an order to save money. That attitude, the attitude of fuck them, we don't live there, we don't pay taxes there, we only get over represented in their government and media. Yes, we've all thrown up at the Fox clips demanding the poor BP be left alone.
11 men died. 11 hard working men. 11 men with families. They were just like you - they had a job they HAD to have. You may not agree with how they earned their money, but someone has to do it, and they choose to.
They were promised safe work conditions, within the confines of nature. A rogue wave or storm could cost anyone their life, but they were assured that BP took every precaution so they would be as safe as humanly possible.
That is being proven to be a lie.
I hope my diary doesn't bum you out.

rmfcjr

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Tuesday April 20, 2010 · 4:27 PM PDT

2010/04/20 · 16:27

What ? Yes, I said it. I have an idea. An Idea most of you could add to, take away from , have used before or could change the scope of this country. A TALL ORDER, you might say — but that is what ideas are. An idea gets the ball rolling and a decent idea with smart people like yourselves contributing can only get better.
My idea involves no graphs, no pictures and no wealth redistribution . It would also use free market principles to better our nations health and well being. It all started reading Ministry of Truth's diary. I believe the IOU's put into Social Security by Ronald Reagan and H.W.(the Godfather of the Bush Family Crime Syndicate) Bush being paid back. The tea party people should even like this one ! It would all be paid for , deficit neutral if you will.
Hopefully my idea is to — liking or inspires you to contribute to it and make it an even better one.

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Sunday April 04, 2010 · 8:47 AM PDT

2010/04/04 · 08:47

The argument against healthcare and now cap and trade is our government can do nothing right. I would venture to say Philadelphia City Hall employees are lazy, but federal employees, other city hall employees I've dealt with, state employees all seem to have something in common - an understanding they are in the customer service industry.
I do not work for the government and have had enough dealings that I'd say I can make a comparative judgement based on reality , not Fox scare tactics . You may disagree, and please share if you do.
Hopefully, your intrigued .

rmfcjr

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Friday January 15, 2010 · 3:09 PM PST

2010/01/15 · 15:09

I flipped on Glen Beck, some host other than Glenn was doing the show. A priest was the guest. The lunatic would not say a deal with Satan is as childish a legend as is a deal with me for 100 million dollars. He decried and validated Pat Robertson in the same sentence .
In an effort to get while the getting is good, I also am making a deal with the devil.
Read more to , AND QUICKLY , to get in on the contract !

rmfcjr

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Thursday January 14, 2010 · 1:23 PM PST

2010/01/14 · 13:23

I have been seeing the highlights of the Presidents speech today. It would be nice if I thought it would do something - but there is a lobbyist right now at Pelosi's office (more than likely) paying for the right to not pay taxes.
It has only been a year (almost) and the change I felt a majority of this country wanted is not coming to light. I by no means think the President or anyone on his staff will even look at this, it is meant to make me feel better. Hopefully I don't anger anyone and maybe we can start being honest about what is going on. I do not care about politics anymore, I want my country back and the man I voted to get it back is being cut off at the knees by 'both' parties.
Here we go.

rmfcjr

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Wednesday January 13, 2010 · 4:39 AM PST

2010/01/13 · 04:39

I am not an economist . I am not a banker nor do I broker stocks - I am a human being and looking at the last 6 years . I am considering what I see in a novice way. I can not present to you a graph, mostly because even if I could link one I wouldn't understand it. I hate graphs and pie charts , wow, things suck in multi color !
The recession we are still in started with gas prices rising out of control . I know homes were being foreclosed on, but a large portion of the country started 'not spending' when gas was climbing towards $5 a gallon. We all felt it then and in my humble opinion that was what started he ball rolling for all of us.

Layoffs are still prevalent , gas prices are rising , housing prices are still at unsustainable highs (they have to drop another 30% to be remotely sustainable) health insurance premiums raised for all of us 13 days ago and no regulations have been passed to combat Wall Street and Bankers from tossing our economy down a well.
These are my observations, I hope you can enjoy them.

rmfcjr

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Tuesday December 22, 2009 · 4:58 AM PST

2009/12/22 · 04:58

I went to the Post Office yesterday and I discovered something - the Government does offer reasonable services at overly reasonable prices . That is the story of the year . 2009 has been a year of anger, milestones and gun toting nuts and guess who the 6 corporations who control the media focussed on? The anger and the nuts. This has been a year where Democrats forgot they promised change, Republicans realized they have a stranglehold on the media and some stories slipped through the cracks due to people who were at first tea baggers , and because of their lack of experimentation changed their name to Tea Partiers .
The year isn't over yet but a look to what is going on now and what happened may serve us well.
Hopefully my diary can spark some interest. Here we go............

rmfcjr

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Saturday December 05, 2009 · 7:04 AM PST

2009/12/05 · 07:04

Just because I read Daily Kos and try to interact as much as possible does not make Kos a major news outlet. In my world, yes, possibly even in your world-but we must move out of our own heads.
As many of you know, if not all of you, GE is trying to sell their propaganda arms to Comcast. There were 6 corporations controlling all the news you see, hear and read, and now there will be 5. Comcast I find particularly criminal. They have managed to escape anti trust laws because of satellite television . They monopolize billboards, sports broadcasts and what channels are available to their viewers - not to mention they fought the merger of Sirius and XM Radio because they're radio stations are loosing listeners -love him or hate him, Howard Stern is still the most innovative and entertaining radio on earth (sorry Thom Hartman) .
This is something we must fight-if AIG was to big to fail , Comcast will be to big to compete against. Stations like Free Speech and Link TV will have even less of a chance of being an option, The Reverend Billy will have even less of an audience and those who act in accordance with the wishes of Comcast will have a free pass on negative press.

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Tuesday November 10, 2009 · 1:37 PM PST

2009/11/10 · 13:37

I was watching CNN and Morning Joe this morning. HILARIOUS. Well, more disturbing than hilarious. I used to like to watch Fox and Friends just to get angry or to have a laugh but my vacation allowed me to realize watching something just to have a laugh at people who believe it was not furthering my path to inner peace.
Over the years, since lets say 1986 (?) the complaint of a liberal media has forced people to believe it . Forget that advertisers have a far greater say on what is reported than any political agenda . Take for example Chevron ; they allowed the murders in Burma and the imprisonment of a woman to go unreported in the main stream media to fund a junta that literally terrorizes its citizenry . All for natural gas.
I became fed up this morning. There is no debate, no exchange of information, no simple statement of fact - just advertiser based questions to form a debate that causes fear- regardless of the concern, be it healthcare, Afghanistan or unemployment or even all 3 rolled into 1, advertisers, not facts are the basis for every report, every insight and every discussion.
Hopefully my diary can give voice to those of us who can't buy commercials or give you the understanding of insanity. Please, enjoy.

rmfcjr

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Monday November 02, 2009 · 10:27 AM PST

2009/11/02 · 10:27

Many things have amazed me in my lifetime . Today at the Korat Zoo my son taking his third poop of the day and it only being noon id amaze me. The fact it was in the Water Park Pool at the Zoo amazed others. As the novice Monks become Monks, I reflect greatly. Reading the newspaper is now relaxation. I've tracked the big stories, I se still no Healthcare - way to go Congress, I am glad we could share vacation .
I have learned much this trip as Thailand also is 'debating' healthcare for all. Yes, a developing country and the ASEAN Conference is addressing what leaders from even Cambodia are saying is a mounting issue. I know, the Human Rights capital of the world, Myanmar , is against it in their country ,but if everyone has healthcare there how will the junta purchase weapons with money from Chevron to shoot them ?
My reflections are many and I hope they don't bore you. My personal journey seems so great to me and I just hope it doesn't bore you.

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