I haven't written in quite a while considering I was on a bit of a 'writing steak'.
Spring break is officially over for me and now I have exactly THREE weeks of school left. Thanks to God! This semester isn't really killing me or anything, but I am so excited about applying for nursing school I just can NOT wait for fall semester to get here. Once I get in, (whenever that may be), I will be so relieved and feel like I'm actually getting somewhere!
This week I'm going to be delivering my last speech in my communications class. That thrills me.
This speech is going to have to be a persuasive speech. After thinking of tons of things I could do that are really controversial and would probably make everyone hate me, (I even considered doing a 'Why Bush wasn't our worst president' speech), I finally settled on the argument that we need to utilize nuclear power. I will post that once I have the finished copy, with some well argued points that no person can disagree with, regardless of what party they associate themselves with.
However, I am not going to talk about that right now. I am going to explain my frustration with the idea that President Bush was this horrible president that completely ruined our country.
Now, was President Bush my favorite president? No.
Was he one of my favorites? No.
Was he one of my least favorites? No.
Was he better than both Al Gore and John Kerry? YES.
Just getting those statements out there.
What lit the fuse?
After commenting on a very well written article by a friend, I also pointed out that Bush didn't have the power that Obama has now. Not to be a jerk, because I knew that the writer knew that and she was trying to make a point. I pointed it out because president Bush was a scapegoat for things he was not responsible for.
Regardless, after I made that comment and a few others, this guy replied with the following:
I'll comment on Linnie's note to Linnie. I needn't toil with anyone who, with a clear conscience, can support our last president.
And Katelyn, don't flatter yourself so much. My faith is in an intelligent, articulate, cautious yet unyielding optimism unseen in this country in the last eight years.
Before I elaborate, can I point out the phrase 'I needn't toil'? Does this not sound like someone who is flattering their own self? How ridiculous can you get?
I, KATELYN GRACE, HAVE A CLEAR CONSCIENCE ABOUT SUPPORTING PRESIDENT BUSH.
How about you, reader?
I tell you who I wouldn't have a clear conscience about:
A president that supports not only abortion, but infanticide. Look it up.
It goes beyond wrong. It's sick, disgusting, and if that were the only thing I didn't like about Obama, it would keep me from voting for him.
DO NOT THINK for one second that God will not recognize that YOU VOTED for a man that wants to kill babies to advance his political agenda. How sick is that?
Any human argument that says that the woman will kill herself trying to kill the baby inside of her with clothes hangers and such, is just outright moronic.
Do the few idiots who kill themselves trying to snuff out the innocent life within themselves actually make it right to legalize killing babies?
Right, just right. So that alone is why I can say that I have a clear conscience to support our last president.
And, honestly, I was going to type more. I wasn't going to base this off of that one thing, because there are many other reasons. However, I do think that is a sufficient reason for liking president Bush.
Keep an Eye out for:
President Bush: Unrighteous Infamy
The Argument for Nuclear Power
America: Calling Darkness Light (Part I)
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Just call the Avon Lady
"The police all think they are God's gift to humanity and so there fore believe they can do as they please to anyone they want too and should have their power stripped from them as they are becoming a menace to society as a whole."
"This is typical police behavior. The protesters who are breaking the law and smacking windows, are allowed to continue. An innocent man who clearly is not violating any laws, is attacked. I've seen this behavior in Washington, DC on several occasions. Police tactics are enough to give you a heart attack."
"I am 72 years old. I have never been arrested or accused of a crime. However, the police where I live (Phx metro) shoot anyone with little or no real reason. I do not in any way trust the police anymore. At one time the police shot to stop someone--not to kill them."
http://news.aol.com/article/man-shoved-during-g20-protests/419986?icid=mainhtmlws-maindl1link3http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Farticle%2Fman-shoved-during-g20-protests%2F419986
All of these quotes were taken from comments about the article from the url pasted above.
I think people are just becoming ridiculous with the things they say about police.
For one thing, people are automatically assuming that all police are jerks who are out to get you. I find that the more spoiled and selfish a person is, the more they don't like cops. The reason being, if they get pulled over for a ticket, they think that they are special and shouldn't get the ticket. So, they have an attitude with the policeman. The policeman, who has been dealing with lawbreaking morons all day, has a sarcastic attitude right back to you. And of course whoever you are, you get all uppity and repeat the story about this big, bad cop who 'abused' his power.
When, in reality, he was doing his job and you were harassing him while he (or she, I guess) was trying to do his job. Now, how would you treat someone who was harassing you at your job, when just about every person who you come across that day is rude, disrespectful, and ignorant.
Hmmmmmm.
Needless to say, I think these people who posted these comments are morons. Like seriously, cops are not all out to get you. And they aren't dumb enough to aggressively push someone down in front of a camera unless there was a need for it. Seriously people, get a grip.
Why don't people blame the idiotic protesters who were causing the riot and confusion? Because it is their fault you know. When a policeman is at his job, he is risking his life every day. A policeman never knows when there's gonna be that crazy person who just pulls out a gun and starts shooting.
People, they go through intensive training for this. They are trained to recognize aggressive behavior or something that might indicate danger for them. And, I'm sorry, but if my dad is arresting a criminal, I would much rather him shoot the guy or knock him out if the criminal is starting to act like he was going to harm my dad.
My point in saying all of this is that I don't have a specific opinion on what happened in this riot. All I'm saying is that, most likely, it was actually an accident. Who is going to purposely shove a guy down in front of tons of people, an action which would make him lose his job and be humiliated. I was, however, disgusted by these stupid comments.
As one intelligent person commented, " If you hate policeman so much, next time someone robs your house, just call the Avon lady, I'm sure she'll handle things better. She'll be real nice to the robber too!"
"This is typical police behavior. The protesters who are breaking the law and smacking windows, are allowed to continue. An innocent man who clearly is not violating any laws, is attacked. I've seen this behavior in Washington, DC on several occasions. Police tactics are enough to give you a heart attack."
"I am 72 years old. I have never been arrested or accused of a crime. However, the police where I live (Phx metro) shoot anyone with little or no real reason. I do not in any way trust the police anymore. At one time the police shot to stop someone--not to kill them."
http://news.aol.com/article/man-shoved-during-g20-protests/419986?icid=mainhtmlws-maindl1link3http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Farticle%2Fman-shoved-during-g20-protests%2F419986
All of these quotes were taken from comments about the article from the url pasted above.
I think people are just becoming ridiculous with the things they say about police.
For one thing, people are automatically assuming that all police are jerks who are out to get you. I find that the more spoiled and selfish a person is, the more they don't like cops. The reason being, if they get pulled over for a ticket, they think that they are special and shouldn't get the ticket. So, they have an attitude with the policeman. The policeman, who has been dealing with lawbreaking morons all day, has a sarcastic attitude right back to you. And of course whoever you are, you get all uppity and repeat the story about this big, bad cop who 'abused' his power.
When, in reality, he was doing his job and you were harassing him while he (or she, I guess) was trying to do his job. Now, how would you treat someone who was harassing you at your job, when just about every person who you come across that day is rude, disrespectful, and ignorant.
Hmmmmmm.
Needless to say, I think these people who posted these comments are morons. Like seriously, cops are not all out to get you. And they aren't dumb enough to aggressively push someone down in front of a camera unless there was a need for it. Seriously people, get a grip.
Why don't people blame the idiotic protesters who were causing the riot and confusion? Because it is their fault you know. When a policeman is at his job, he is risking his life every day. A policeman never knows when there's gonna be that crazy person who just pulls out a gun and starts shooting.
People, they go through intensive training for this. They are trained to recognize aggressive behavior or something that might indicate danger for them. And, I'm sorry, but if my dad is arresting a criminal, I would much rather him shoot the guy or knock him out if the criminal is starting to act like he was going to harm my dad.
My point in saying all of this is that I don't have a specific opinion on what happened in this riot. All I'm saying is that, most likely, it was actually an accident. Who is going to purposely shove a guy down in front of tons of people, an action which would make him lose his job and be humiliated. I was, however, disgusted by these stupid comments.
As one intelligent person commented, " If you hate policeman so much, next time someone robs your house, just call the Avon lady, I'm sure she'll handle things better. She'll be real nice to the robber too!"
Friday, April 3, 2009
Hide behind a book
I am guilty of this:
I retreat into books. Whether it be my trusty bible, a journal, or just a really good novel, I will always feel better about life in general when I read a book. Books that are boring to me include the following: a biography of myself. What I mean is that books provide an easy escape to get away from my life and be able to experience emotions that I don't just get to use every day. In books, I have fallen in love with Mr. Darcy and Gilbert, cried when Little Ann died and my favorite brother got killed in WWI, been in shock on finding out that my husband cheated on me with my assistant, experienced despair when moving to another country, and camped out on a mountain all winter long.
Books are like a little vacation that I can go to when some things in life are just not going my way at all. Usually I am reading three or four books at once. I have my daily reading with the bible, but then I have novels too. (Oh and of course I read the news on the internet every day!) Whichever mood I am in at the moment, I pick the books that is going to be the best to me at the moment.
My favorites to choose from are the Anne of Green Gables (particularly Rilla of Ingleside), Emma, Dr. Doolittle, and the Pretties. Some books just have an all around appeal to me.
Just this week the library was having a book sale (yayyyy) and I was able to buy several books (about 7 or 8, I don't remember) for only 5 bucks!! One was an American History book (just because I love American History thanks to my 11th grade teacher), another was a nice old (and beautiful) copy of Jane Austen's popular Pride and Prejudice. The others were various books that seemed good to me at the moment.
One of the books is about Dinah, (you know, one of Jacob's daughters). She got raped or whatever and Jacob's sons took out a whole city because of it. But, I thought it would be interesting to hear her side of the story (although it is fiction).
But, anyways, I won't hold off any longer. I will now go devour some literature!
I retreat into books. Whether it be my trusty bible, a journal, or just a really good novel, I will always feel better about life in general when I read a book. Books that are boring to me include the following: a biography of myself. What I mean is that books provide an easy escape to get away from my life and be able to experience emotions that I don't just get to use every day. In books, I have fallen in love with Mr. Darcy and Gilbert, cried when Little Ann died and my favorite brother got killed in WWI, been in shock on finding out that my husband cheated on me with my assistant, experienced despair when moving to another country, and camped out on a mountain all winter long.
Books are like a little vacation that I can go to when some things in life are just not going my way at all. Usually I am reading three or four books at once. I have my daily reading with the bible, but then I have novels too. (Oh and of course I read the news on the internet every day!) Whichever mood I am in at the moment, I pick the books that is going to be the best to me at the moment.
My favorites to choose from are the Anne of Green Gables (particularly Rilla of Ingleside), Emma, Dr. Doolittle, and the Pretties. Some books just have an all around appeal to me.
Just this week the library was having a book sale (yayyyy) and I was able to buy several books (about 7 or 8, I don't remember) for only 5 bucks!! One was an American History book (just because I love American History thanks to my 11th grade teacher), another was a nice old (and beautiful) copy of Jane Austen's popular Pride and Prejudice. The others were various books that seemed good to me at the moment.
One of the books is about Dinah, (you know, one of Jacob's daughters). She got raped or whatever and Jacob's sons took out a whole city because of it. But, I thought it would be interesting to hear her side of the story (although it is fiction).
But, anyways, I won't hold off any longer. I will now go devour some literature!
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