Modern Day Apology

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In last night’s US Open, Serena Williams went ballistic on a small woman line judge. Serena who is built like a dump truck couldn’t understand why the little lady would feel threatened. If you watched it you would see Serena walk over to her with racket in hand, point the racket angrily at the woman and said, “If I could, I would take … this ball and … shove it down your throat.”

That type of behavior is very rare in sports. Especially in Tennis. After twenty four hours of thought on the subject here is the statement Serena came up with:

“Last night everyone could truly see the passion I have for my job. Now that I have had time to gain my composure, I can see that while I don’t agree with the unfair line call, in the heat of battle I let my passion and emotion get the better of me and as a result handled the situation poorly. I would like to thank my fans and supporters for understanding that I am human and I look forward to continuing the journey, both professionally and personally, with you all as I move forward and grow from this experience.”

What is she clearly saying in this statement?

  • She should be applauded for taking her job seriously
  • She is no worse than anyone else
  • Forget about it because it is no big deal

I can’t stand it when people say, “I am human”. I’m pretty sure we don’t need to be reminded of that. It seems fairly obvious.

I’m sure that she will come out with a real apology in a few more days but she’s shown who she is, and at this point and I don’t see any class in her character.

All Time Worst Case of Liberal Media Bias

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This story about ACORN assisting two people in setting up a brothel in Baltimore is unbelievable. The fact that this story is not on USAToday or MSNBC is a flagrant case of liberal media bias. CNN covered the story but even more unbelievably took the side of the ACORN representative. Most other news outlets only picked up the story from the AP and buried it deep in their pages. Even these held off until ACORN fired the two employees.

The press consideres journalism a religion. I think they should be excommunicated.

One of my favorite quotes

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You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot help little men by tearing down big men. You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn. You cannot build character and courage by destroying men’s initiative and independence. And you cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they can and should do for themselves. William J. H. Boetcker

Common Sense

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Have you ever heard the phrase, “Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without”? You likely heard this phrase from your parents as they tried to teach you lessons of humility, value, thrift and industry.

What would you think of a parent who said to their child, “if you want a new toy, you can throw your old one away and we will buy you a new one?”

Which of these two messages is the government saying with the cash for clunkers program? We all know people who turned in cars. How many were clunkers? Can you imagine such a program in the midst of WWII?

I’ve often heard my father say, “You can’t spend your way into prosperity.” I’m pretty sure this is true because I’ve tried it.

What would you think of a parent who said, “Get some credit cards and buy stuff until you your credit limit is used up?”

Our president has repeatedly said that consumer spending is necessary to get us out of the recession. When we didn’t spend enough they loading up the nation’s credit cards by printing money and giving it to the public to spend. They even discourage you from spending money on bills or putting it in the bank. They want you to go to the mall and buy clothes or to Best Buy to purchase electronics. They don’t encourage you to purchase goods of high quality. They would prefer you to buy something readily consumable like an expensive meal because the velocity of money if greater.

Just as I have influence and power over my children, the government has influence and power over us. We need to ignore these immature messages and stick with common sense.

Asprin

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Aspirin has been around for one hundred and ten years. I rarely see a commercial on television for it. So my question is……how long does Viagra need to be around before the commercials subside?

Tom Ridge–Cashing In

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Tom Ridge writes in his book that he was pressured to increase the terror level right before the 2004 elections. Now that he got buzz going about his book he says, that wasn’t what he was suggesting and that people are misreading what he said.

Disgusting

What the Heck?

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Please tell me the flags I see flying at half mast, in the most conservative county in the nation, are not for Teddy Kennedy. If I had a flag pole I would be finding a way to extend it as high as possible. The absolute last thing we should be doing right now is celebrating the life of that man. This isn’t a political thing. I don’t celebrate the life of Richard Nixon. Both men were two peas of a pod. Their lives were about power and nothing else.

No Moon Shot

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I haven’t seen any public opinion polls on the possibility of a Moon or Mars shot by NASA. I don’t know if I’m in the minority or majority but I am completely against it.

I believe we need to focus our space program on practical programs; items that principally involve this Earth. I’m ok with NASA providing a supporting role with educational programs such as space telescopes like Hubble or exploration craft like Voyager.

Seriously what is there to gain from going to Mars? Sure you can dream up value but it’s not just that–dreams. Our tax dollars are precious and they need to be considered such.

I hear people making statements about velcro and ear thermometers but let’s be realistic. Americans have invested almost half a trillion dollars in NASA. That’s a lot of money.

As individuals we are generally pretty good at highest and best use analysis. If we spend fifty bucks on dinner we will evaluate whether or not it was worth the money. Government simply doesn’t do that. When they spend a million dollars in a project, they will rarely pull the plug regardless on its success. If it isn’t a success they will put more money into it. I think there are two main reasons. 1-labeling a project as a failure reflects badly on those who supported it. 2-Jobs are associated with projects and they want to project jobs.

Some may call the second a worthy thing. I call it ludicrous. If you go eat at a restaurant and don’t like it would you go back because you don’t want the waiter to lose their jobs? Heck no!

I’m not for killing NASA but we can’t justify the money spent when we perform a serious analysis of the opportunity cost of resources committed. We need to refine our list of NASA projects and budget accordingly.

Facebook Groups

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Right now on Facebook you have people associating themselves with dozens of groups and associations that support this or that cause. It seems harmless enough but I see an issue. In normal social circles we have Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians and other “ats” and “ans.” Respectable people, who I’m sometimes not, adjust their discussions based on their company. For instance, if five conservatives are sitting together they may have a massive Obama slam fest. But guess what? If one friend in the group is a Democrat, they will avoid political discussions. I have friends that are liberal and friends that are conservative. I’m proud to know both and don’t want to offend either. Facebook however puts friendships in jeopardy.

Facebook is a great tool. I love its ability to rekindle friendships. I enjoy seeing pictures of their vacations and hearing about their hobbies. However, I’m not a fan of the myriads of political or social groups. They tend to alienate and offend rather than bring people together.

When people add these groups to their Facebook page they risk damaging friendships. I’m not saying people shouldn’t put their party affiliation on their page. But loading up with highly charged Facebook groups serves no good purpose. Nobody is going to be convinced or change their mind based on a weak association with a Facebook group. However, when you associate yourself with a group named “Obama is a Retard” or “I hate George Bush”, nobody benefits.

The most gripping video I’ve ever seen

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This article and video show how debased we can become when exposed to narcotics. Drugs seem to take your heart from you and leave a shell with no emotion, feeling or conscience.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32317823/ns/health-addictions/