Go Obama!!!!!!!!
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June 21, 2008
The BILLION-DOLLAR FENCE
Posted by Samantha under Uncategorized | Tags: America, Border, Mexico, News, Politics |1 Comment
So many things about the billion-dollar fence being built on our Mexican border sits ill w/ me. It seems there should be a better option then literally separating the wealthy country from the poverty stricken one. I never really have understood borders. Yeah, yeah I don’t really want to live in an over-populated land either, but the whole basis of nationality is odd. The place where you are born determines the rest of your life. Just makes me come to terms even more w/ the truth that the place you live makes or breaks you. That’s why I’m not so sure about this whole LA thing…. not a big fan. Anyway, I digress…
Check this article out:
The Great Wall of America
May 7, 2008
Have you ever noticed how perfect imperfections can make people? I most definitely have. Imperfections in the people in my life have allowed me to fall in love, forgive, and adore them.
In honor of that statement, here is a little story my Ma sent me. Ahh, thanks Mom!
An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a
pole which she carried across her neck.
One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and
always delivered a full portion of water.
At the end of the long walks from the stream to the house, the cracked
pot arrived only half full.
For a full two years this went on daily, with the woman bringing home
only one and a half pots of water.
Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments.
But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its**
**own imperfection, and miserable that it could only do half of what it
had been made to do.
After two years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to
the woman one day by the stream.
‘I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side causes water to
leak out all the way back to your house.’
The old woman smiled, ‘Did you notice that there are flowers on your
side of the path, but not on the other pot’s side?’
‘That’s because I have always known about your flaw, so I planted flower
seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you
water them.’
‘For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to
decorate the table.
Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty
to grace the house.’
April 23, 2008
INSTITUTIONALIZED and ORGANIZED MURDER
Posted by Samantha under Uncategorized | Tags: capitol punishment, lethal injection, News, Politics, supreme court |[3] Comments
Recent Supreme Court Ruling that supports lethal injection
The death penalty is barbaric. I have felt this way since the day I could have cognitive thoughts running through my little brain. How can we believe the human race is evolving when we can’t even control our maddening desire for revenge? Because that is what executions are all about. You all know that right? It does not deter crimes. It is NOT cheaper then lifetime imprisonment. There is no such thing as a humane method of killing. Its unethical, PERIOD.
Here’s an interesting thing to note, America is of the minority who still performs executions.
“Capital punishment was used in almost every part of the globe, but over the last few decades many countries have abolished it. Amnesty International classifies countries into four categories:
- 62 countries still maintain the death penalty in both law and practice.
- 92 countries have abolished it completely.
- 10 retain it, but only for crimes committed in exceptional circumstances (such as crimes committed in time of war).
- 33 countries maintain laws permitting the use of the death penalty for ordinary crimes, but have allowed the death penalty to fall into disuse for at least 10 years.
Who do we think we are to kill another human being? How does that teach anyone the rights and wrongs? Good and evil? Love and hate? I suppose I can only speak for myself, but I can’t imagine killing another will make that pain of losing a loved one go away. I can only believe the guilt would add more pain to a broken heart.
“I know something about killing. I don’t like killing. And I don’t think a state honors life by turning around and sanctioning killing. Now, that’s just a personal belief that I have.”
JOHN KERRY, Wolf Blitzer Reports, CNN, Sep. 17, 1996
March 31, 2008
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1722955,00.html
January 22, 2008
What the hell…. Stay tuned