The Rape of Welfare…

As I sit here sipping on my coffee, reading the daily news I bump into an article about a millionaire man who just lost his job and is currently living on food stamps.

County Administrator Dave Gully says the county’s Human Services employees were upset because they recently were required to issue $500 a month in food stamps to a person who has lost their job, but has $80,000 in the bank, lives in a $300,000 house that is paid off, and drives a new Mercedes.

The family qualifies under a special federal category called “Categorical Eligibility,”

I was enraged at this and it encouraged me to dig further. While it’s rare, it does happen with state loop holes. While these people, should feel ashamed knowing they have millions collecting dust in their bank savings accounts, with the crisis our country faces today, getting worse every day, it’s a loop-hole the state needs to work out. In their defense, if you can get away with it, why not?

From 2005 to 2009, millionaires collected over $74 million in unemployment benefits, according to an estimate by Senator Tom Coburn, Republican of Oklahoma, who has paired with Senator Mark Udall, Democrat of Colorado, to push to end the practice.
According to Mr. Coburn’s office, the Internal Revenue Service reported that 2,362 millionaires collected a total of $20,799,000 in unemployment benefits in 2009; 18 people with an adjusted gross income of $10,000,000 or more received an average of $12,333 in jobless benefits for a total of $222,000. -JENNIFER STEINHAUER of the New York Times reported

The federal rule is clear, said Tom Coburn, as it states “The program is intended for households with income not exceeding 130 percent of poverty.”

Then, there is Leroy Fick, 59-year-old Michigan man who won $2M on lottery T.V. Show, Make Me Rich June 2011. With the $850,000 he took home after taxes, Fick, used his winnings to purchase a new home and a used Audi convertible. But to buy groceries, Fick, is still using his Bridge Card, Michigan’s version of food stamps. “If you’re going to try to make me feel bad, you’re not going to do it,” Fick said regarding the outrage regarding his story.

So, I dug further, and found that among America, there are an estimated 30 million receiving government assistance, and those numbers are rising more with the rapid decline of our economy.
Among those 30 million, there have been an estimated 24 percent rate of fraud including such types:

Unreported Income: By far the most common form of welfare fraud. The criminal collects a welfare check, and also receives income from other sources that they don’t report to the Government. The income may come from working “under the table”, from illegal activities such as drug sales, or any number of other sources.

Absent Parent In The Home: Another very common form of welfare fraud. This is when an individual applies for welfare as a single parent, when the other parent does in fact live in the home.

Ineligible Child Or Children: This type of welfare fraud occurs when a parent reports children who aren’t in their custody, don’t live in the home, or in some cases, don’t even exist.

False Aliases: Some people take extreme measures, going as far as creating false identities in order to make one or even multiple welfare claims.

Here are a few of the many ongoing actual cases of welfare assistance fraud:

People vs. Rachel Jennings
Grand Larceny and Welfare Fraud in the 3rd
9 Counts of Filing a False Instrument Overpayment of $16,333.00 in Public Assistance$ 9,535.00 in Food Stamps$ 7,514.99 in Medicaid for Total of
$ 33,382.99
Received an anonymous phone call stating that client was married and her husband was employed and they were not reporting it.

People vs. Nicole Richardson
Grand Larceny and Welfare Fraud in the 3rd
7 Counts of Filing a False Instrument Overpayment of $7,347.50 in Public Assistance for niece’s case $2,017.50 in Medicaid for niece’s case $3,364.19 in Medicaid for Nicole’s family $15,211.00 in Food Stamps with a Total of $27,940.19
During an audit done by R.D.S.S. it was found that client was working as a daycare provider and not reporting her income. It was also found out that the client continued to receive PA, MA and FS for a OTG case for her niece after the niece left the household.

People vs. Paul Brewer
Grand Larceny and Welfare Fraud in the 3rd
Overpayment of $3,642.34 in Medicaid $1,945.00 in Food Stamps ending with a Total of
$5,587.34
Received an anonymous phone call stating client was claiming a child was in household when she was not. It was also learned that client was receiving UIB’S and not reporting it.

In the United States in 2008-09, the Social Security Administration Office of the Inspector General (2009) received 129,495 allegations of fraud and closed 8,065 cases, with 1,486 criminal prosecutions. These activities involved over $2.9b in ‘questioned costs’; with $23.3m in recoveries, $2.8m in fines and a further $25.5m in settlements, judgement and restitution orders.
These statistics have only grown in the next two years, and will continue to grow.

Then the immigrants as by this website: http://www.asian-nation.org/population.shtml)

Racial/Ethnic Group Growth Rate, 1980-1990 Growth Rate, 1990-2000

 Whites                                    4.09%                         5.08%
Blacks                                     11.98%                      15.26%
American Indians                35.44%                      14.42%
Latinos/Hispanics              53.02%                     39.42%
Asian Americans                  96.13%                     63.24%

Studies conducted showed the use of welfare by immigrant households as follows:

• In 2009 (based on data collected in 2010), 57 percent of households headed by an immigrant (legal and illegal) with children (under 18) used at least one welfare program, compared to 39 percent for native households with children.
• Immigrant households’ use of welfare tends to be much higher than natives for food assistance programs and Medicaid. Their use of cash and housing programs tends to be similar to native households.
• A large share of the welfare used by immigrant households with children is received on behalf of their U.S.-born children, who are American citizens. But even households with children composed entirely of immigrants (no U.S.-born children) still had a welfare use rate of 56 percent in 2009.
• Immigrant households with children used welfare programs at consistently higher rates than natives, even before the current recession. In 2001, 50 percent of all immigrant households with children used at least one welfare program, compared to 32 percent for natives.
• Households with children with the highest welfare use rates are those headed by immigrants from the Dominican Republic (82 percent), Mexico and Guatemala (75 percent), and Ecuador (70 percent). Those with the lowest use rates are from the United Kingdom (7 percent), India (19 percent), Canada (23 percent), and Korea (25 percent).
• The states where immigrant households with children have the highest welfare use rates are Arizona (62 percent); Texas, California, and New York (61 percent); Pennsylvania (59 percent); Minnesota and Oregon (56 percent); and Colorado (55 percent).
• We estimate that 52 percent of households with children headed by legal immigrants used at least one welfare program in 2009, compared to 71 percent for illegal immigrant households with children. Illegal immigrants generally receive benefits on behalf of their U.S.-born children.
• Illegal immigrant households with children primarily use food assistance and Medicaid, making almost no use of cash or housing assistance. In contrast, legal immigrant households tend to have relatively high use rates for every type of program.
• High welfare use by immigrant-headed households with children is partly explained by the low education level of many immigrants. Of households headed by an immigrant who has not graduated high school, 80 percent access the welfare system, compared to 25 percent for those headed by an immigrant who has at least a bachelor’s degree.
• An unwillingness to work is not the reason immigrant welfare use is high. The vast majority (95 percent) of immigrant households with children had at least one worker in 2009. But their low education levels mean that more than half of these working immigrant households with children still had access to the welfare system during 2009.
• If we exclude the primary refugee-sending countries, the share of immigrant households with children using at least one welfare program is still 57 percent.
• Welfare use tends to be high for both new arrivals and established residents. In 2009, 60 percent of households with children headed by an immigrant who arrived in 2000 or later used at least one welfare program; for households headed by immigrants who arrived before 2000 it was 55 percent.
• For all households (those with and without children), the use rates were 37 percent for households headed by immigrants and 22 percent for those headed by natives.
• Although most new legal immigrants are barred from using some welfare for the first five years, this provision has only a modest impact on household use rates because most immigrants have been in the United States for longer than five years; the ban only applies to some programs; some states provide welfare to new immigrants with their own money; by becoming citizens immigrants become eligible for all welfare programs; and perhaps most importantly, the U.S.-born children of immigrants (including those born to illegal immigrants) are automatically awarded American citizenship and are therefore eligible for all welfare programs at birth.
• The eight major welfare programs examined in this report are SSI (Supplemental Security Income for low-income elderly and disabled), TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families), WIC (Women, Infants, and Children food program), free/reduced school lunch, food stamps (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), Medicaid (health insurance for those with low incomes), public housing, and rent subsidies.

As this study included illegal immigration, this video tells more:

Which leaves us with the question, who is wrong to receive these assistance programs? The poor, the rich, legal immigrants, illegal immigrants or the liars?

While the true poor are attacked with the burden of welfare in our country, people tend to forget that there are more categories regarding this matter than the poor, including the liars, and the illegal immigrants. It isn’t the poor that are really hurting us, considering among those who have lied (going hand in hand with the illegal immigrants) they have cost us according to a 2009 study over $13M. which I can assure that number has only increased over the next two years. Yet we attack the poor, who truly try and still struggle.

With “food care,” as Limbaugh put it, the “obese” poor “buy Twinkies, Milk Duds, potato chips, six-packs of Bud, then head home to watch the NFL on one of two color TVs and turn off their cell phones, and that’s poverty in the U.S.”

I  assume most are more intelligent than this man, and know you cannot purchase alcoholic beverages, or junk food on assistant programs. *Laughing at outrages statement*

January 2010 Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer of South Carolina said that “when the government helps the poor, it’s like people feeding stray animals that continually “breed.”

I think as tax paying citizens of America, with all debates and different views, we can all agree on one thing which is that the liars, illegal immigrants and criminals should not benefit from these programs in which we pay for.
However; with these loop holes they find ways to beat the system.

How can we stop this from happening?

A few ideas might be

Maybe we could have investigators, conduct an investigation, on qualified applicants, which would include random home visits, check up’s with employers and inspections prior to handing over a card.

Maybe we could for all qualified applicants, have a time limit on what those who qualify receive, such as to say, a person who just lost their job will receive said benefits for 6 months, and can continue receiving the assistance with proof of attempting to better their financial situation meeting certain (unknown) criteria.

Maybe we could conduct a background on applicants. Say you find criminal charges it’s an automatic denial until say a 5 year period when you can prove to be a law abiding citizen.

Maybe we could look at the history and birth records of children,  a 23-year-old has 4 children all from different dads, applies for assistance sure, we will help, but you’re getting your tubes tied.

Sure, all these ideas cost money, but certainly not $13M in 3 years! Not to mention, in the end, it will save us money.

Look at it as if you are purchasing a television set, you have the choice of purchasing a brand name which will more than likely last longer but at a higher cost vs. purchasing a no name brand at a lower cost. You purchase the no name brand as you like its price better, and find in a year, you have to purchase another one. If you add those numbers in what you have spent, you could have just saved and bought the quality name brand, and it would probably still be working. Same here, if we spend a little more money to place rules,  on receiving assistance, you will undoubtedly see in time, you will save money.

As the old saying goes, “You have to spend money, to make money”

There must be a million different ways to stop the misuse of welfare, so that those who truly and genuinely need the assistance, can receive it.
Sadly however it seems, that with the studies done that we taxpayers are supporting the criminals, the illegal immigrants and the lazy leaving those who really try with no help.

You see; those who lie and are caught abusing assistance programs generally get slapped on the hand. Those who are punished are given a state funded attorney to help them fight their case! Doe’s anyone see the irony in this!?

I personally admire the legal immigrants who come to our country and give it a fair and honest shot. It doesn’t bother me a bit to help them out in time of need, as long as the efforts are there.
I do however strongly disagree with those who come here illegally, live in a home with 5 others, sharing rent and utilities, all working under the table that send their unemployed girlfriend into the state welfare organization, to collect assistance on her and her children.
This could be put to a halt, if we did investigations prior to handing out the assistance, conducting ongoing random visits to the home and only allowing the use of assistance for a fair, and calculated time frame.

It’s this dishonesty that bothers me, as I personally know of people who try day in and day out to better their financial crisis, by working endless hours and multiple jobs and still struggle to provide for their families. All to be ridiculed and described as lazy.
It’s not fair. It’s not right. Yet, the poor are the accused.

“When you can work the minimum wage and still be poor,” said Meg Bostrom of Topos, a Washington research group, “when people don’t get paid sick leave, when jobs are scarce, and when inequality between the rich and working class grows, well, you’re making conditions for poverty. Poverty doesn’t just happen. And the hardest workers in America will continue to struggle.”

I am strong on my stance of this matter, I do not accuse the poor who try, I accuse the dishonest who abuse our system and those that don’t try; the ‘lazy’ taking advantage of our programs. I accuse the states, and regulations, who look over those who try honestly, yet blindly hand over assistance to those who are, indeed lazy, the illegals, and criminals.

It is not fair to say that the poor are the demise of our country, it’s the regulations of state programs and those who knowingly and intentionally rape the system so that really, the majority of the poor don’t stand a chance. It’s those who expect handouts for making illegitimate children by being promiscuous, those who come here illegally and work under the table that collect and those that simply lie to get handouts… these aren’t the poor, these are the lazy, and to say that the poor are lazy is an inaccurate accusation as we tend to forget who is really robbing us of our money, and the poor a standing chance.

I am curious to see your thoughts on this issue. Feel free to comment below on this matter, and tell me your point of view.

You’re a Mean one, Mr. Gingrich

The Grinch Song

You’re a Mean one, Mr. Gingrich…

You’re a liar Mr Gingrich
You really are a putz
You’re as cruel as a badger
You’re as charming as a schmuck
Mister Gingrich,

I wouldn’t even wish your ass luck!

You’re a monster Mr. Gingrich
Your like a frozen steel pole…
Your brain is full of hatred
You’ve segregation in your soul Mr. Gingrich

You’re wives all say, your a dirty asshole!

You’re a hypocrite Mr. Gingrich
You lie, to pave your way
And when the lies all surface,
You absurdly re assure us,
and remain unscathed….

You’re a monster Mr. Gingrich
You have no pity for the sick,
even though she bore your children,
you acted like a horny rose
ending with a PRICK….

The 3 words that best describe you, are as follows, and I quote
DICK, Dick, dick!!!!

You’re fertile Mr. Gingrich
You cheat on all your wives
You lie while making babies,
surprised you don’t spread rabies
Mr. Gingrich

You’re appalling Mr. Gingrich,
You think your above the law…
you’re words are all but rubbish,
and we see it all among us…
Mr. Gingrich
They all surfaced, …. WE SAW!!

You nauseate me, Mr. Gingrich
With a churning in my gut.
You’re a crooked politician,
who pisses on the poor,
but your simply forgetting

your a …. slutty ass whore!

Mr. Gingrich…

You’re like a slimy penis,

Your only want is to defeat us,

You’re like a toad that shits upon us,

You’re outrageously dishonest,
Mr. Gingrich

Id rather eat a shit sandwich, with rotten tuna as a side, sprinkled with dead puppies than help some old geezer like you get a rise

(Which, apparently getting a rise isn’t an issue for you anyways…. Viagra or is that the only place blood runs in you?)

Stink, Stank… SHMUCK!!!!

MISTER GINGRICH!!!

What does part Wolf, Snake and coward make? Newt Gingrich!!

Newt Gingrich: child labor laws are “truly stupid.”

“I tried for years to have a very simple model. These schools should get rid of  janitors, have one master janitor, pay local students to take care of the school. The kids would actually do work; they’d have cash; they’d have pride in the schools. They’d begin the process of rising.” Said Gingrich.

They would have NO education and they would be stuck scrubbing toilets, forever. Its another scam to keep the rich strong and push middle class down so people like you can gain. Your ‘plan‘ is, “Truly Stupid”

Wow is all I can say.

Then if you throw Perry’s idiocy into the mix, the kids will basically clean, and pray. Right!!?  Because they are born into a home of poverty and YOU say they don’t deserve the same education that wealthy kids do? Do I predict the rise of home school education?

Well, I suppose if your ingenuous plan should work its way through (Id be completely shocked) Starbucks, M & M Mars and Wal-Mart could probably give you some tips on child labor…. so it will all work out for you and you can run mercilessly to the bank, cash all your big bucks and walk away unscathed.

The economical problems we face are the lack of education, and those who have education (at a high price); can not find gainful employment.
So Gingrich’s plan is to take youngsters (just the poor, naturally), and create more poverty due to the said, lack of education.

Studies have been conducted on children that work showing that the more students work, the lower their grades, and the more likely they are to have academic and behavioral problems and drop out of school.

Clearly Gingrich, wants to have a country ruled, owned and regulated by the rich and rich only. Giving children a ‘fair shot’ in learning how to properly scrub a toilet, floors and work for the man earning peanuts, while those more fortunate than they learn mathematics and history…. Segregate much?

I am sure if you even bothered to put yourself in the shoes of someone who works full time yet struggles to provide for their family, you would feel far differently about this asinine plan, but only, yes ONLY if your child were on the line.

Can you fathom, knowing your child cant receive education because you failed at making enough money for him/her to qualify? What a blow, to somebody who works just as hard but earns less to know you failed the destiny of your child based on income.

America, land of opportunity, not according to Gingrich.

I understand that it would cross the line to say “just kill the poor” but really, isn’t that what you are striving for? Oh, wait no, because who else can you walk on to make you the big man with big bucks? Certainly not other wealthy leaders, because they have financial stability to slap you in the face when you go touting off your ideas, but the poor have nothing…. if you control what help they do receive and take away their chance they really don’t have a leg to stand on do they? Which makes you the bigger man, or God in your eyes. Because after all, the world in your eyes would be better off without the less fortunate.

Newt Gingrich  response to a  reporter who asked what to do about the homeless a few days after the police shot a homeless man in front of the White House. “Give the park police more ammo.”  Oh, wait, you sort of did say that did’t you!? Classy.

While trying aimlessly to take Clinton down for infidelity (forgetting your numerous act’s of the same nature)  November 5, 1998 you made this statement: “I’m willing to lead but I’m not willing to preside over people who are cannibals. My only fear would be that if I tried to stay, it would just overshadow whoever my successor is.”^[76]

Cannibals… man eating man. Man eat child? Monster.

Your much like a wolf, lurking in the corners waiting to devour your next victim of weakness, and an illusionist at that, while always making yourself seem innocent when inevitably the truth surfaces and we find you, Mr. Gingrich, are NO better.

Newt the wolf… strikes the young, all while creating an illusion of beauty for those who support him to admire.  Like a Monet painting, standing back it looks beautiful, but as you get closer you reveal yourself its true colors, and behind the illusion, you see a hideous man hiding behind the saint like picture you portray.

Speaking of former wife Jackie Battley you made this comment: “She’s not young enough or pretty enough to be the wife of the President. And besides, she has cancer.” MONSTER.

How are we to trust a man who changes wives, and religions as much as one would change their underwear?  How can we trust, an proven un trust worthy man?

You take everything ever fought for in this country and stuff it in the shitter without a second thought as to what has been sacrificed. All those men and women who have died protecting our beautiful country so you can attempt to re write the laws, mock them with your oh, so clever vocabulary, and endorse child labor while taking away the only hope they have at a shot in life with ‘Education‘.

You know what deserves to go into the shitter? No, not our country, not our freedoms, not the law’s you make a mockery of, or the education rights for children, but shit,  expired goldfish, and  lizards…. Newts.

Newt the wolf with lizard skin and the idealism of a coward, running for POWER “I have enormous personal ambition. I want to shift the entire planet. And I’m doing it. I am now a famous person. I represent real power.” Newt Gingrich

To sum you all up in a nutshell, you are a hypocritical, lying, fertile, cheating, scandalous old fart looking to gain power. Our land, our nation, our people are not in the forefront of your mind, and you are not here to help the people in a fair way. You segregate rich from poor in some form of hierarchy levels according to you and only you. If you are elected president, the poor will suffer, as you are no more than a wretched cruel Nazi like asshole looking to run the world as you have said in a quote before, along with many other hateful dishonest statements.

I take pride in everything the people of our nation have fought for, for generations- our freedoms, our rights, our beautiful land of pride and opportunity and I as a true American will not allow you … a coward of a man to segregate our children, based on income. You make me SICK.

I wonder what God is up to now!?

With the highlights of the new found earthly planet, and the history of this one, I just wonder if I will soon hear of how ‘God’ is constructing man with his hands and mud now. Perhaps someone will write a New, new testament and claim that this actually happened while God created this one…. hmm.

Its funny to me that in all the religious mumbo jumbo, in all the various types and books….that science (proof) is always overseen.

I chose my atheism when I was old enough to realize that science actually digs up proof, and facts while the bible and its readings haven’t a single shred of evidence.

So here we find science prevails again, but with this information, I cant help but wonder what all the ‘God fearing Christians’ will come up with to back their book.

As the bible states, the creation of earth was by God, so did he do that one too, and somebody just totally forgot to mention it? That is pretty big to not mention don’t you think?

1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3 ¶ And God said, Let there be light: 2 Cor. 4.6 and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
6 ¶ And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. 2 Pet. 3.5 And the evening and the morning were the second day.
9 ¶ And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
14 ¶ And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
20 ¶ And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
24 ¶ And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
26 ¶ And God said, Let us make man in our image, 1 Cor. 11.7 after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. Mt. 19.4 · Mk. 10.6
28 And God blessed them, Gen. 5.1, 2 and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Thus, proving yet again, that our politicians, our nation, our parents, grandparents and ancestors from way back might as well believe in Santa Clause.

I know, I know, you will undoubtedly write me nasty little letters, comments and such saying I’m wrong, using all sorts of colorful words, but this evidence just tore your walls down, I would be silly to assume you wouldn’t get defensive.
Go ahead and protect what you believe…. I understand, I really do but I’m going to stay on the side of Science here, and say …. thy noble book, is fake.

You must be ‘Joking’ again Dick…..

Strong

With everything going on today, this is the issue you choose to fight!?  Another Texan in the seat of power!!! Yaaayyyy!!!  That went so well last time. *intense sarcasm* Can you not think of anything worse?  I would rather have genital warts on my FACE and walk around with leprosy in a Somalian camp where the hungry aren’t strangers to fricking cannibalism!

Mr. Perry, did you NOT just sign a bill that will lay off thousands of teachers? According to algebra and physics teacher Patrick Frasier, Gov. Rick Perry’s  school budget cuts led to massive back-to-school confusion. When Frasier went back to school he had noticed overall, he had 30 more students spread between his six classes than he had the year before. It is physically impossible to properly educate this many children. Yet your concern is that the children can’t celebrate religious holidays. Did you NOT just spend $1 million on this ridiculous and obviously redundant video? That, mind you will in inevitably ruin your otherwise measly shot at being an elected candidate anyways. What you put into this video could have been put elsewhere like for instance, EDUCATION.  Did you not say you wanted to secede from the union? Because the taxes were just too much? But when TX. had all those fires you begged for federal help? But then, for the sake of your career say it was just a joke….. Joke is on you Perry. You cant justify your actions by putting a simple “I was just kidding” on the end of your outrageous child like fits. If it were that easy, Mr. Perry, there would be no controversy in the world of politics and beyond because every stupid thing done would be forgiven with a simple “Awwwe, I was only jokin’”.

Here is a question for you Dick….. With the bill you signed that will lay off thousands of teachers, shouldn’t the issue be who is going to teach the children? Instead of why  children can’t celebrate Christmas (which we all know is the FALSE birthday of Christ) and lets not forget your worries of them not being able to pray in school. I am 30 years old sir, and not once was I instructed to pray while attending school, in fact I was gaining rightful education so I could later in life write an entire blog on what a ‘Joke’ you are. So I’m not sure which compartment in your ass you pulled that one from… (obviously not the compartment in which you store your booze soaked head) but it was/is  ridiculous.

So my question for you is simple….. Who is going to teach the children? You!?! In all your drunken wisdom!?

Not to mention, Obama hasn’t engaged a war on religion, in fact he is one of the few that follows the golden rule of separation of religion. You however,  just blathered for a shit ton of money that you will not be doing the same. Obama, stands for equality in human rights. Just as the 14th amendment states ‘All men are created equal’  and all politicians should follow this rule.

It was once said  by Jamie Raskin professor of law at AU “You put your hand on the bible and swore to uphold the constitution, you didn’t put your hand on the constitution and swear to uphold the bible’ Mr. Perry, perhaps you should reflect upon this statement and do just so.

All I can say for you is this,  go on and keep ruining your ‘career’ and I will keep laughing at you along the way. When you go into flames….. drinks are on me! In fact I will buy us Perry’s, I can only assume you know just what I am talking about as I suspect you sip up on fermented pears to give your epic speeches with a nice little buzz….. Oh, dear, perhaps I have given you too much credit….well you can Google it.

Here is a quote from a former Texan that I just love-

“Next time I tell you someone from Texas should not be president of the United States, please pay attention.”-  Molly Ivins

Equal Rights!? Pfft!

 

Zach Wahls Speaks About Family

I live in Idaho. Idaho is not as liberal as I might like it to be… but really Idaho like everywhere else is coming around.

I have seen things in my life that warm my heart and things that make it absolutely saddened. I have read history books (the true ones) and learned how cruel humanity can truly be but again, I have read of how thoughtful and generous we can be as well.
One thing I know for certain is history does have a tendency to repeat itself, which is a known fact, and if you do not believe that read up on history going back to Christ and all the way to present day, and you will find the similarities I speak of. We do something horrible, realize its horrible, stop and then strike on something of a different race, culture, sex or religion.

It is true that there are more religious people romping this earth than non religious. It is true that at one point it was written in the Bible that homosexuals are sinners and the absolute disgust of mankind. But if you pick up those old dusty history books, you will find homosexuality has gone on for a very, very long time. We just choose to turn our cheek to this matter and focus on what the good book says, or .. said.

Homosexuality is seen not just in mankind, but various species as well… and again we turn our cheek to it.

Homosexuality in the Animal Kingdom
Quite frankly in this war of Religion vs. Homosexuals, the religious believe that firstly, its against god’s rule, and yes, at one point it was written that way…. but along with other things people do today that the religious look past…such as eating shellfish. Its also written along side of these statements, that men are to all have that goofy monk hair cut and are to sacrifice goats. But we eat shellfish, and I don’t see anybody sporting these hairstyles (for good reason) and the only people I know of (key words, Know of, I don’t personally know someone who does) in modern day that might sacrifice sheep are cults usually following the devil in some form. They don’t see how this is unfair to look over these which were also written in the bible, and focus primarily on gays.
I think the bottom line is this, we fear what we don’t understand. Many do not understand the homosexual lifestyle. They are so overwhelmed by the matter alone that they are immediately disgusted by the mere thought of it and with this disgust taking charge they don’t allow themselves to open up their mind and learn of it prior to judging for not following ‘God’s rule’ they don’t allow themselves to get to know the person they judge – they’re simply intimidated.
Another argument it it is unnatural. Its not. It may seem so to you and you may argue “well then why can’t gays have children if its natural?” Why can’t women who are barren? And men who are sterile? They obviously can’t bare children, yet they aren’t considered unnatural. Im sure these people would gladly change this matter, if only they could, however they were born with it. Along with gays.

There have been many scientific studies conducted on sexual behaviors, on both heterosexual, and homosexual…. not to mention transgendered people and everything in between. But funny thing with science, is that it completely contradicts the religious beliefs so again the cheek is turned. I can understand, how someone who has spent their entire life believing something feel intimidated by science because science is the one thing that can tear those walls down, so the majority of people (religious) turn their backs to the scientific facts and rely on what they have known their entire life…. the Bible.
Which brings me to this matter (the whole reason I wrote this blog sometime ago on a different site)

No the bible has NOTHING to do with this matter, what this young man said or even stands for. Religion is to be separated from State, but that doesn’t mean for a minute that the decisions made are not made with their religious background in the forefront of their mind. And if they say that isn’t so, are you naive enough to believe that politicians and honesty go hand in hand? Perhaps they do… but very seldom and that is another fact. However, as long as gay’s are involved, the religious are going to make an appearance and put in their two cents.
The argument with Gay marriage is: Its too costly, soon they will want to allow pedophiles to marry children, they cant procreate, they will want divorce, they will want to marry in our church, its against god’s word, its perverse, its unnatural, they cant have children, if this is allowed what children they bring home will be taught to be gay, its morally wrong, if they allow this they will allow cousins to marry….. I could go on and on and on with what people come up with to stop this from happening.
I have a rebuttal for every one of them, so if you feel inclined to challenge me, please, I love debates. I just won’t as this is already lengthy.

The fact of the matter is this, generations before, were born into god fearing christian homes, and were taught to follow the bibles scriptures. Then that generation grew and had a family of their own, and passed this tradition down. The bible claims homosexuality is wrong, and so the generations are taught this as well, and it just keeps trickling down generation, after generation, after generation. Gays will never beat this as long as this is being taught. And religion rules over half of our nation. Its a catch 22.
In retrospect, some may say the bible teaches hate. The book has been re written, and touched up over the years countless times to follow general, or even government or state rule. That is why you see the ‘New testament vs the Old”. It will continue to be touched up as we go along in time too.

The reality is this, it isn’t who raises a child, so much as ‘how’.
This young man up here was raised by two loving parents in modern times. He was surrounded by loving caring hands and has a wonderful attitude today even looking back at his childhood, he is very pleased. The fact that those two parents, were women doesn’t change that. If you disagree, play it again. Thus, making my point….. its not Who, but How.

There will ALWAYS be a battle over the rights and wrongs of homosexuality as long as there is religion. Funny thing is, is Religion and Homosexuality have been here together just as long. What we should do vs what we will do, whats right in equality and law, vs the scriptures of the bible. These are things we will see until we die, when our children die, when their children die and so on and this is what saddens my heart. This ridiculous constant battle between the good and the bad. Its funny that Gays are considered the bad, as all they want to do is live a happy normal life like every other person, with the one they love.
Who someone loves doesn’t define their standards as a human being. It doesn’t really say anything about who they are. Its you, who puts this image into full gear. The hateful ones, the bigots, the homophobes, the religious fanatics and such.

Here is my bottom line followed by an example, if you judge a human being for being gay, (without the label) themselves based on Biblical scriptures, you are basically choosing what you want to point fingers at. Its as if you think it is okay to play a new game with people, only you know the rules to, and you choose to change those rules to put yourself in the lead…or above the others. That isn’t how life is. You can’t just pick and choose along the way what you find acceptable and unacceptable. It isn’t up to you, as it isn’t up to the person you are judging. If you choose to point fingers at gays, and slander and prosecute them you had better not be eating shellfish, you’d better slaughter goats, wear the hairstyle you’re told, stone your children to death when they are stubborn, bad or disobedient and you better take out your own eye the next time you lust for another.

Example:

You meet with 3 strangers (depending on what gender you are as you will be with the same gender) You were asked to join in on an experiment to see how long it takes to meet a stranger and form or create a friendship. There are two rooms, one room for two men, and one for two women. The session you will be doing will take 30 minutes. You go into a room with likewise gender ( just you and one other of same sex). You are told not to bring up religion, culture, sexual orientation or politics. (general rule’s in real life) There is a scientist outside looking in through a big window with a clip board and starts the clock. You begin with an introduction of yourself, your age and then you move on to sports, hobbies, things that interest you. You strike up conversation of your children at home, their ages and the funny things they say or do. You conclude with the likeness or, similarities you and this stranger have in common. Time is up. You conclude, that you and this other person have a lot of the same interests and likes. You reveal this to the person conducting this experiment, in which he asks you “would you continue a friendship outside of this experiment with this person?” you respond with, yes. Then the scientist reveals to you that the person you just spent that time with is a homosexual.
How do you react? Are you outraged? Do you still agree that you like this person or does this knowledge you now have change everything? My point is this, gays are just as normal as anyone. The only difference is who they sleep with and I personally cant think of the last time I based a friendship on who they sleep with. I don’t care. Its not my business. It does not have any effect on me or my personal life, and it sure as hell doesn’t hurt me….so what is the big deal? It doesn’t change that I like this person.
More than likely now that you have this knowledge and you NOW know that- that man has a male partner at home, and that woman has a little boy and partner at her home…. that changes everything. Maybe it doesn’t, but if you were the one to get all uptight about it then this proves that this fear, is hate, this hate is taught to us, this hate is nothing but a wall you place to shelter you from what YOU don’t approve. And maybe, the reason you don’t approve is because of the bible, maybe its because you were taught that homosexuals are nothing but perverts, or maybe its just because you were overwhelmed and you don’t know what to think. Even so, should you prosecute them because of your beliefs whatever they may be?
Its you, my friend that needs the help.
Lastly I would like to mention, that okay, Gays will never beat religion, until the older generations pass. But regarding state, its not right. Period. We are tax paying citizens and we deserve the same rights to marry as heterosexuals. You are forgetting the 14th amendment and this fun little phrase that says it all:
Here is the definition of the word ‘Marriage’ found on Wikipedia if you want to see yourself:

Marriage (or wedlock) is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found. Such a union, often formalized via a wedding ceremony, may also be called matrimony.
People marry for many reasons, including one or more of the following: legal, social, libidinal, emotional, economic, spiritual, and religious. These might include arranged marriages, family obligations, the legal establishment of a nuclear family unit, the legal protection of children and public declaration of commitment.[1][2] The act of marriage usually creates normative or legal obligations between the individuals involved. In some societies these obligations also extend to certain family members of the married persons. Some cultures allow the dissolution of marriage through divorce or annulment.
Marriage is usually recognized by the state, a religious authority, or both. It is often viewed as a contract. Civil marriage is the legal concept of marriage as a governmental institution irrespective of religious affiliation, in accordance with marriage laws of the jurisdiction.

In regards to state…. I have every right (if you stand for human rights and that in which our forefathers stood and fought for) to marry my same sex woman partner, of 6 loving years. As for the Bible, Jesus had 2 fathers, he turned out alright.