Over the past two weeks like for many of us has proven to be a challenge to say the least. There is SO much going on in our nation, from the pitfalls and roadblocks of bureacratic red tape as far as our health care plan, to bombings once again at Hotels in the very countries that have harmed so many. They are killing their own people, innocent people from the world over, and American Citizens. Then we find out one of our soldiers is being held captive by the Taliban. That video that came out of there with him in it, was one that mad most of us upset, mad, sad, and stirred once again the emotional turbulence of what a war can do. Then we have all of the controversy surrounding Michael Jacksons death. The latest I read (which was yesterday morning), now they are possibly looking at the cardiologist, as well as other doctors in regards to Michael may have been murdered. Of course, if you are feeling like I do about the media right now, honestly I have a difficult time believing anything the majority of them say. Between their biased opinions, their stupid remarks, their interjection of comments that they should keep to themselves... FOX of course the main one in my book... I just do not trust most of our reporters anymore. They are after the "breaking story", but not because of pride, more because of the prestige, the power, money and glory of getting a "scoop". The problem is, who knows which if any of those scoops truly contain a non-biased true statement, rather than the propaganda that is all too often slapping us right in the face.
Then there is the entire thing about Judge Sotomayer. Another way the media proves they are full of crap. This woman is definitely fit in all ways to be in the Supreme Court. Her record is squeeky clean, yet between the ridiculous, childish behavior of the Republicans, they continue to try and put her down, find something horrible she has done, when there is nothing. The Republicans are very well noted for stirring up a pile of SH*&, rather than solve issues that we as citizens need so desperately.
Rather than trying to find something that demeans, smears and critizes the Democrats, the entire bunch would rather argue, fight, throw mud, anything they can do, other than spend the time WE VOTED THEM IN FOR... TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE! It just makes me sick to my stomach when I hear the crazy bull crap the Republicans and the media can come up with. They act like a bunch of kindergardener's fighting over a book, pencil, teacher, or something. It should really be pissing the people that are Republican off, knowing this bunch is fighting rather than resolving some of the most serious situations that are country has ever faced. We need to be focused on health care, ridding our world of terrorists, terrorist groups, both afar and on our own home land. We should be trying to fix our economy, make allies with other countries, get North Korea straightened out before they do get the equipment that can launch a Nuclear Bomb at us, or any other country for that matter. We have the realms of states like California, that are completely broke and having to give out IOU'S! to those they owe!!! It is difficult to fathom, unless you can truly look at the incredible amount of greed that exists now days, how Wall Street, some of our largest banking institutions, the biggest corporations on the Fortune 500, along with our richest, wealthiest people on Earth, can lose the billions they have. The only way I can see that happening, is that those that are so greedy, so full of themselves, so much more about stomping the hell out of the "little people", they are finally getting their just reward. I feel you cannot run through this life, with hate, greed, corruption, lying, cheating, stealing, and being a "glutton", not just in a physical sense, but in a life type of sense, a glutton for money, for power, for being over others, for the biggest house, the finest car, the most glorious lawn, having to have over and above all of the Jones' so to speak. That kind of life sooner or later catches up with you. We have seen the amount of money people have been totally rooked out of by greedy jerks like Bernie Madoff and his ponzi scheme, plus the many others that have weazeled normal, everyday, hard working people out of their homes, their retirements, their life savings... leaving them completely broke!!! How can any human go to sleep at night, after you have swindled that ungodly amount of money from victims, and still be able to even look at yourself in the mirror? Plus, how can a spouse stay with a husband or wife knowing fully well that this person they are in a close relationship withm when you watch them for so many years tearing apart others lives? It totally makes no sense to me at all. But, I guess that is because I don't have a "thief", stealing, lying cheating, harming bone in body. It would never even come up in my little pea brain to steal anything from anyone, much less billions and billions... and for what??? There is NO WAY any one human needs that much money to live on. It is possible I might be able to see if someone had children and they were not able to take care of them, possibly stealing food, or living in a run down building, or possibly doing something a little underhanded in order to feed and shelter their kids, but even at that, I believe in my heart, I would ask people to help me first, and then if I could absolutely not get help, I may take food from a store for my kids. But, honestly I think I would beg for help first. There is just only so much a person can buy. It is insanity, and I guess not so much about the amount of money, but like rape, and other types of crimes such as this, it is more about POWER! Most of us know with money comes power. You have the ability to step on others, buy your way out of things that are wrong, flee wherever you please in a hurry, and money allows you more power over others than anything.
Then we have the rash of murders, that continue to just get worse right here in our own back yards. That entire horrible situation in Florida! What goes through some people's minds when they are in a house, with 12 special needs children, and in cold blood, without even having any emotion about it, kill a Mother and Father? Just another thing that totally is insanity. Those kinds of people rob not only in a physical sense, but they have basically "raped" that family of everything, from emotional, mental and physical. Here this couple out of the goodness of their hearts opened their doors to those 12 kids, who already have a huge challenge to grow up and prosper in this world as it is, and now there is a good possibility these kids will never, ever truly recover from the horrific nightmare of both parents being murdered. Murder-Suicide is on the rise, and we have the financial status of our own government to thank for that. Again GREED! Here in a nation that was supposed to be the biggest, the best, the most free, the ones that are trying to care for their citizens have totally forgotten what they are in the government for?? And what is that!??? OUT OF SERVICE!! Those elected officials are supposed to be representing those that vote for them, and what our needs are as this nations people. It surely does not seem as if many of them given a damned about their constituents. It is again more about power! We see it in the lobbying, which is total horse crap! Again it boils down to money, power and greed! Of course with many of the jerks on Capitol Hill also comes corruption, being bought off, using OUR MONEY WE PAY IN, to visit HOOKERS, to fly to another country to see their Mistresses, to buy huge corporate planes, jet the way too many senseless jack asses that have a title like "executive VP" for thousands of dollars of free vacations, spa's, and anything to get those working for them, totally bought off. We should be MAD AS HELL!, when you stop and think about just how much we pay in Taxes and they have the audacity, to take OUR money, and use it on everything BUT HELPING US! Why the hell are we paying for their hookers and corruption??? You can guarantee if you turned in a state tax form, an IRS form, property taxes forms, and did not PAY, so you could take a huge expensive vacation, pay to have your prostitute a mansion, buy your friends a jet to take you everywhere, lavish yourself with millions in clothes, jewelry and antiques, what do you think they would do to us??? Well, we know they would bankrupt us, put us in a locked cage, more than likely for the rest of our lives, but it is OKAY for them to do it??? We need to get our heads out of the sand and stand up to say NO MORE!!!! The Madoff's and all of the greedy asses need to be sent off to some deserted island, with no food, no shelter, no liferaft, 1000's of miles away from any possibe escape, and make them survive off the island they are on. I bet if they had to find something to eat, to make clothes from, a living quarters, shelter from the weather, try and find fresh water to drink, and have no help from anyone... they would not last until the water got hot, so to speak.
When I sit and think about all of the horrible health problems I have, and not just myself, but so many I have met here at Care2 and throughout my life, that are too ill to work, that have spent their life savings on doctors and medications, who cannot get any medical attention, they are trying to fight the government for THEIR MONEY they paid in working and now need disability, but the big boys on Capitol Hill try to make is so damned difficult to get your own hard worked for funds, more often than not people give up, lay down and say it is not worth it! There is NO reason why people should have to wait and wade through years of paperwork when it is obvious that they are too ill to hold down a job! Talk about bull! It is bull.
I have covered corruption, greed, power, murderers, political jerks, and more here in this post.
We have also seen some of our most prized famous people pass away, the latest Walter Cronkite. We have suffered losses to several very special people, from Pulitzer prize winners, actors and actresses, music icons, many in war once again, having the biggest loss this month so far from the 8 years this insanity of a war has been going on. That is hard to fathom also... we have been in this stupid war now 8 years! Honestly, I have to wonder if there is any end in sight... between North Korea, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and all of the middle East, the violence in China, the violence around the Dalai Llama and their country, the massive number of suicide bombers that just get worse each day, the Taliban, Israel and Palestine who have been in a "holy War" since time began here, many eruptions within countries fighting among themselves, the most dangerous drug cartel down in Mexico that we have ever seen, pirates capturing huge tankers and holding them for ransom, kids and adults walking into schools, churches, malls, and all types of public places shooting and killing for no good reason...
I could go on and on about my own beliefs, and emotional feelings about what has been going on around our world, but this is not about me. This share is more about each of us. I want this to be a post that is a reminder of what is important, what is not, what family means to us, where our world is going, where it has been, how we can fix problems, and hopefully avoid others in the future.
I realize this sounds very grim, since I have mentioned so many horrid, ugly and mean situations, yet they are what is happening.
I look to you to post, write, or just in your mind, look at life, and out of the bad we often do not understand, find all of the good that surrounds you.
Whether that be a nice little home, your spouse, family and kids. Whether it be a hobby you love, taking a weekend trip, reading a great book, cooking a special dinner, lighting candles for a romantic evening, vegging out and watching movies, taking a walk, calling a friend... whatever that you can do to make your life on track, make you feel better, more wise, more relaxed... find your own little niche that is out of the cold harsh reality of the world... and escape to your own wonderful place, wherever that may be....
With my honor, respect, gratitude, and friendship.... my best to each of you.. Rhia
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