Mater Musings

Name: Deborah
Location: United States

A former east coaster I am a contented citizen of fly over country. In 2004 I finally finished my BA in History. I have 25+ years experience on the mommy track but also have experience in museums and libraries as well.

Saturday, September 30, 2006

Bob and Larry gagged

Let me see if I have this right, Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber can't mention God in the TV version of Veggies Tales on NBC. What exactly are they going to talk about if they can't mention God, Jesus Christ, the Bible, et al.

I hate to break it to the geni at NBC but the reason the franchises has "sold over 50 million copies since 1993" is because of it's religious message and tone. I realize that on NBC one can curse God, ridicule God, promote evil and disparage people of faith, but they can't have any reference positive to God, unless they're Muslims of course.

I very rarely watch television these days. The steady fodder of the inane, disgusting, appalling and moronic is too much for me. I hate the thought that Hollyweird executives think the vast majority of Americans are too stupid to turn off their televisions when faced with the drivel they produce. We have become a nation of voyeurs, who enjoy (apparently) watching other people live their lives, because we are too lazy or vapid to live our own.

We get what we deserve, unfortunately. Our children and grandchildren are the real victims here however and I fear for them.

The moral of this story is: Make sure when dealing with Hollyweird execs that you retain complete artistic control of your product.

Oh and NBC "Remember, God made you special, and he loves you very much." Doesn't that make y'all want to go take a shower.

Monday, September 25, 2006

Well, this is any interesting state of affairs.

Who could forget the infamous, drunk driving incident with actor Mel Gibson spewing anti Jewish remarks for all the world to hear? Now that the broo ha ha over that has died down he is in the news again today. It seems that Mr. Gibson. a relatively conservative Catholic (how many people today have there own church and priest on the property?), is against the war on terrorism.

Being of a conservative bent myself I find his sentiments a trifle disengenuous. What does he suggest? That we sit down at a table with people who don't even have the courage to show their faces. They'll die for the cause but not out in the open where everyone can see them. I would have thought someone who is so interested in history would have familiarized themselves with the situation and peoples that he was talking about, but that would have been responsible and we all know that as of late, Mr. Gibson has a very tentative grasp of what responsible people do and say.

I also am suspicious of the timing of this new rant. Could it be that Mr. Gibson ascribes to the old show-biz adage, "the only bad publicity is no publicity at all." Could his recent bad behavior be the result of deliberate publicity seeking. I would hate to think that but as we have seen over and over again there are people who crave and need attention so much they will go to almost any length to get it.

We are so lucky in this country to have so many arm chair generals and chief of staffs. People who seem to think that government and warfare by committee are the way of the future. There is not one war ever successfully fought by committee. If committees work the way local government does, they will argue for days about a meeting to set a meeting to discuss a meeting to discuss a problem. If the people in this country want to help our soldiers they should let those who know what their doing, do it. Stop kibitzing. If they don't support the war, vote the incumbents out and replace them with those who think as they do. Just don't come to me when terrorists are burning down, blowing up and killing innocent people not just in their backyard but in our living rooms.

It should be interesting to watch the movies Mr. Gibson makes under Sharia Law. Those loves scenes he's so fond of making will have to go, as will any artistic license. People in Hollywierd think they have restrictions now. Just you wait.

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

STEREOTYPES

Don't you just love it when people justify stereotypes. I mean really, when some ugly American is caught on tape being rude and stupid in another country. Or when conservative Christians like Fred Phelps and his "coven" open their mouths and prove once again that in Kansas the "freak fixes the type."
To what am I referring to today? This and this and oh yeah this.
This is why people refer to Islam as a religion of peace, and then laugh.
This is why most of the civilized world wants nothing to do with these yahoos
This is why their religion can not be right. God does not work like this, at least not the God I know and study about.
This is why most people are more than willing for someone to kill them all and let God sort it out.
This is why they say "never leave a live enemy behind you."


Code Pink, Daily Kos, Democratic Underground, ACLU, NOW (or NAG-national association of Gals) Hollyweird, Broadway, Rap Singers and Babs, Alec, Mary, Ted and the rest of you peaceniks.
This is how these people react to dissension, differences of opinion, protests and thinking outside their mosque. They call for the offending person to be killed, beheaded, captured, tortured as well as anyone else who happens to get in the way. Better get out you're burka's ladies and gentleman get out your turbans. Once the master race takes over you'll either be weapons fodder or fuel. Good luck with that, let me know how that's working for you, 'Kay?

Monday, September 11, 2006

Never give up, never surrender

Well 5 years has passed. It seems like only yesterday. The shock, horror, anger, disgust, frustration, anguish, fear, are all waiting just below the surface. Along with these and other emotions are implacable determination to find and destroy those who would kill and maim others in the name of their god. To make those who seek to destroy freedom, enslave and murder others feel the icy breath of the grim reaper, who will carry them back to their master. To insure a place in the towering flames of perdition for those who make terror and war their bedfellows.

Be not discouraged or afeared. God will not be mocked. Those who do horrible things to others will have those things visited upon them if not in this world, than in the next. I would not want to be in the shoes of a suicide bomber who has to stand before God the Father and explain WHY he thought it was his duty to kill and maim the Father's children. I would not wish to observe what happens to a soul when it is awakened to the horrors of what has been done in the name of Allah.

There are those who say that the west has done similar things in the past. That is true. Many were the wars begun over religious issues. All of these wars have occurred however in the past (in the west). The United States was founded by people fleeing religious persecution, and so in this country at least religious contention takes the form of argument instead of armament.

We in the west try (note I said try) to learn from our mistakes. To move forward not backward, and to improve. Muslims of the Middle East don't seem to be able to move forward they are content to live in the Middle Ages, to watch their children die of diseases that could be prevented, to allow their daughters to be beaten and killed by their abusive husbands, to allow those daughters who survive to spend their lives in ignorance and solitary confinement. Is this how Allah treats his daughters, more than half of his children? He wishes them to be treated as servants in their own homes, to be used and discarded like toilet paper. To be hidden away as if their very image is unclean and perverted.

This is how I know the religion of Isam is false. No "God" would treat half of his children so. In the past Christianity fell into this false teaching, the difference is that there were always people agitating for change on this subject. There are no voices of descent in the Muslim world, although there are a few in the west (who are usually threatened with death and dismemberment).

Until those who are moderate are able to make changes in the ideas of "kill the infidels" and "death to freedom" we will have to continue to defend ourselves and in time we may have to go on the offensive. What ever it takes, that is what we'll do. We have no choice. We will not go softly into the night. We will go with boldness, fire and fury.

Thursday, September 07, 2006

And the truth shall set you free!

Well to continue with the archaic statements... the chickens have come home to roost.

For those of us who paid attention during the 8 LONG years of Clinton-Gore the revelations that have been noised about over ABC's docu drama, The Road to 9/11, are not at all surprising. Bloggers like Texasrainmaker, Michele Malkin, Glen Reynolds of Instapundit, Rusty Shackleford at The Jawa Report and many other have been blogging about these stories every time either the subject comes up, or any time the MSM starts asking these incompetents for their "expert" opinions.

The Clinton Whitehouse was never concerned with danger to the country or it's citizens. These people were only concerned with consolidating their power base and protecting their proverbial tail-ends. After the Health care debacle, which was just another example of their lust for power, they began to do their manipulation behind the scenes.

Clinton was willing to sell us to the Chinese, he was willing to ignore the terrorists in the Middle East, he was willing to crack down on White separatists but not on Osama bin Laden. He and Jimmy Carter tie for the worst presidents in the history of the country. Even the crocks of the past had the decency to keep their crimes national.

Clinton is a very good example of scholarship run amuck. He was a Rhodes Scholar. He was supposed to be the smartest man on the planet. If this is a genius, give me stupid everytime. There is a great difference between book smart and life smart. Common sense and decency can't be taught from a book. Those kind of lessons come from honest, upright parents, teachers, religious leaders and members of the community. Although Clinton's partner in crime wrote a book called "It Takes a Village" she obviously had not idea what that really meant. We are all responsible for our actions and we are at least somewhat responsible for the affect our behavior and actions have on others, especially on those who are venerable, or easily influenced.

George Bush may not be a perfect man but at least he knows the difference between patriot and traitor. He understands the enemy. He knows that these people will not be content with their little corner of the world. He also knows that they will never negotiate with anyone they think is weaker than they are. They want to destroy anyone who isn't like them.

I hate to get overtly religious on this blog but if you troll the book of Revelations by John you will find reference to a war in Heaven. There were two ideas presented, in one everyone comes back because there is no choice, and the glory goes to the person presenting the idea. In the other, everyone has a choice to obey or not and the glory goes to God. Who do radical Muslims follow? After all they believe in Abraham and the God of the Old Testament and Abraham's God was leading the council in heaven. Which plan do they follow when they hold up signs saying "to hell with freedom" and "death to democracy?"

I fully expect all kinds of different people in heaven. Goodness is not restricted to one religion, group or culture, you know. I do not expect to see those who kill and maim in order to have 72 women be their slave throughout eternity. If there were justice in the life to come, those who have killed other to get this reward should be given to 72 women, to be their slave for a very long, long, long time.