I've always been amazed at the quality of my family. I have a father who is a strong male role-model and has shown me forgiveness, gentleness, and more kindness than I deserve sometimes. I have a mother who has taught me how to love myself and others, compassion, patience, and how to listen to my heart. The combination of their strength and encouragement has made me a better human being. I could never thank either of them enough for loving me so unconditionally and always being there when, literally, no one else was. They've seen me at my best and encouraged me to pursue what I was good at. They've seen me at my worst and helped me put the pieces of my broken life back together.
Larissa and I went to Waffle House tonight to share good conversation over coffee and greasy food, and I started talking about my parents and how grateful I am for their support. Sometimes I take them for granted, but that's only because they've been so present in my life. I would not trade them for anything, and I guess vocalizing that to someone else really made me realize just how important they are to me and how much I value them. Not just as parents, but as human beings. They are wonderful people in addition to being wonderful parents. Seeing them play with Kloee makes me smile because I know someday they will be the best grandparents in the world.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Barack Obama.
I am really sick of this country sometimes.
I am sick to death of seeing "NObama" bumper stickers.
And I'm sick of outrageous claims that Obama's birth certificate isn't real.
And I'm sick of claims that he isn't a citizen of the United States.
He's not a Muslim. He's not a socialist. Go to China for a day and tell me Obama is a socialist, alright?
Dear idiots with these bumper stickers:
BARACK OBAMA IS PRESIDENT. SUCK IT UP AND FIND INTELLIGENT REASONS TO DISLIKE HIM.
You can disagree with his policy choices. You can disagree with his approach to appointing members of his Cabinet. Hell, you can make fun of his above-average sized ears (as long as you don't make racist comparisons to him being a monkey). But stop plastering your vehicles with stupid bumper stickers.
Things like this are intended to get a rise out of people. They're not intended to make an intelligent political statement. They're not even clever. They're silly. And the people who put them on their cars are silly, also.
These bumper stickers are ad hominem. They distract people from intelligent discussions and encourage an "us against them" attitude. We should be in this together. You don't have to agree with everything that a President does, or any other elected or appointed public officials, for that matter. But we're Americans. We should be working together and debating to find solutions to problems instead of insulting each other. Insulting members of the other party does not encourage constructive decision-making but instead divides us.
I love the First Amendment and I support a person's right to put a bumper sticker I find offensive on their car. But I believe the First Amendment should be used to stir constructive conversations and not to be unnecessarily combative.
It's so weird to me that some Americans are SO RESISTANT to this particular President. I didn't like the "I'm really sick of this Son-of-a-Bush" bumper stickers, either, but those were nowhere near as common as "NObama." I mean, he swept the popular vote, but there is a camp that really hates him for seemingly no reason and it concerns me.
You know, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but most Republicans didn't really even LIKE John McCain. He wasn't all that conservative during the primaries, but Republicans jumped on the McCain bandwagon once they saw that their alternative was Obama.
And while we're at it ... I saw a holographic poster of Obama right next to one of Wolverine from X-Men at Wal-Mart the other day. So those who have the posters, the commemorative plate, and the bobble-head ... you're idiots, too. He's not a celebrity. He's a President. Stop idolizing him. He's not Jesus. He hasn't even been all that great yet. You look just as silly as "NObama."
I am sick to death of seeing "NObama" bumper stickers.
And I'm sick of outrageous claims that Obama's birth certificate isn't real.
And I'm sick of claims that he isn't a citizen of the United States.
He's not a Muslim. He's not a socialist. Go to China for a day and tell me Obama is a socialist, alright?
Dear idiots with these bumper stickers:
BARACK OBAMA IS PRESIDENT. SUCK IT UP AND FIND INTELLIGENT REASONS TO DISLIKE HIM.
You can disagree with his policy choices. You can disagree with his approach to appointing members of his Cabinet. Hell, you can make fun of his above-average sized ears (as long as you don't make racist comparisons to him being a monkey). But stop plastering your vehicles with stupid bumper stickers.
Things like this are intended to get a rise out of people. They're not intended to make an intelligent political statement. They're not even clever. They're silly. And the people who put them on their cars are silly, also.
These bumper stickers are ad hominem. They distract people from intelligent discussions and encourage an "us against them" attitude. We should be in this together. You don't have to agree with everything that a President does, or any other elected or appointed public officials, for that matter. But we're Americans. We should be working together and debating to find solutions to problems instead of insulting each other. Insulting members of the other party does not encourage constructive decision-making but instead divides us.
I love the First Amendment and I support a person's right to put a bumper sticker I find offensive on their car. But I believe the First Amendment should be used to stir constructive conversations and not to be unnecessarily combative.
It's so weird to me that some Americans are SO RESISTANT to this particular President. I didn't like the "I'm really sick of this Son-of-a-Bush" bumper stickers, either, but those were nowhere near as common as "NObama." I mean, he swept the popular vote, but there is a camp that really hates him for seemingly no reason and it concerns me.
You know, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but most Republicans didn't really even LIKE John McCain. He wasn't all that conservative during the primaries, but Republicans jumped on the McCain bandwagon once they saw that their alternative was Obama.
And while we're at it ... I saw a holographic poster of Obama right next to one of Wolverine from X-Men at Wal-Mart the other day. So those who have the posters, the commemorative plate, and the bobble-head ... you're idiots, too. He's not a celebrity. He's a President. Stop idolizing him. He's not Jesus. He hasn't even been all that great yet. You look just as silly as "NObama."
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