Don't think about this issue, just hurry and watch this video. Watch it as fast or the economy will collapse! (in case you couldn't pick up on my sarcasm, this is sarcasm).
The video below is as simple as I have seen presented to show that the stimulus scare was no different than George Bush going to war in Iraq, only instead of 10,000 or so lives lost in US troops, we have lost (not spent-lost) billions in tax payer money, and it seems to have cost us millions more jobs than if we had just let things happen alone. So in other words, president Obama spent billions of tax payer dollars to loose tax payer jobs. Brilliant idea! Now onto to crushing our broken medical system in the same way!
How does this apply to LDS minded thinkers? More of a bad thing does not make it a good thing. More spending, the thing that has gotten us where we are at, is not going to make it all better. Same with sin, same with debt. This practice of debt spending and lying about finances is still being effected by eternal laws and the laws of economics. There are punishments and downfalls for such a lack of responsibility and poor stewardship. As individuals we cannot spend in like manner as the government or we are not only being dishonest with our creditors, but we cannot expect to ever be free from the bondage of debt slavery.
And another on this not so impressive 100 million dollar federal budget cut Obama is planning on "hunting down" so nobly.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Mocking Mormons
During the 2008 campaigns of Mitt Romney for President, and all the debate on Same Gender Marriage legislations in multiple states, the church and its members became under attack for what some considered to be out of date principles and feelings of hatred towards those of other lifestyles. This is of course no new thing to members of the church. However I also saw a great many in the church that sought to distance themselves from the church similar to those in Lehi's vision of the Tree of Life. In that vision there were those who had partaken of the fruit of the Tree of Life and became ashamed and fell away because of those from the Great and Spacious Building who were in the attitude of mocking the righteous. Why be ashamed of the gospel of Christ? Members have rarely sat well in the eyes of the world, why are so many concerned now?
In past blog comments, there have been some that presume there is a changing morality amongst newer members of the church today and that some more conservative members are not diverse, or that "we" are an intolerant people. Perhaps there are a few that fit this category or definition. However, I have never felt as though I am intolerant of anything but sin, and encourage diversity so long as it maintains the standards of the church. There is a notable difference between being tolerant and being permissive beyond agreeable standards. Those who challenge the church often use word twisting to manipulate and ensnare the latter-day saints in an attempt to show their beliefs as folly, to disarm their principles or to make them appear incorrect and ridiculous in the eyes of the world. Many tried this very thing in Christ's day with no success.
I found an article by Boyd K. Packer from the October 2003 General Conference in which he gave this advice:
"Now words can be used as weapons against you. If they throw the word diversity at you, grab hold of it and say, "I am already diverse, and I intend to stay diverse." If the word is tolerance, grab that one, too, saying, "I expect you to be tolerant of my lifestyle—obedience, integrity, abstinence, repentance." If the word is choice, tell them you choose good, old-fashioned morality. You choose to be a worthy husband or wife, a worthy parent."
In past blog comments, there have been some that presume there is a changing morality amongst newer members of the church today and that some more conservative members are not diverse, or that "we" are an intolerant people. Perhaps there are a few that fit this category or definition. However, I have never felt as though I am intolerant of anything but sin, and encourage diversity so long as it maintains the standards of the church. There is a notable difference between being tolerant and being permissive beyond agreeable standards. Those who challenge the church often use word twisting to manipulate and ensnare the latter-day saints in an attempt to show their beliefs as folly, to disarm their principles or to make them appear incorrect and ridiculous in the eyes of the world. Many tried this very thing in Christ's day with no success.
I found an article by Boyd K. Packer from the October 2003 General Conference in which he gave this advice:
"Now words can be used as weapons against you. If they throw the word diversity at you, grab hold of it and say, "I am already diverse, and I intend to stay diverse." If the word is tolerance, grab that one, too, saying, "I expect you to be tolerant of my lifestyle—obedience, integrity, abstinence, repentance." If the word is choice, tell them you choose good, old-fashioned morality. You choose to be a worthy husband or wife, a worthy parent."
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Gallup Daily: Obama Job "dis" Approval
Its that time again to see how our President is doing in the eyes of the nation. According to the most recent Gallup Poll information, President Obama has slipped to 58 percent job approval rating which is only a couple of points lower than where he has been for a few months now. But the biggest change comes in the fact that his disapproval numbers have tripled since coming into office. For all those who were waiting to give this guy a chance rather than blindly accept or hate him, they seem to be loosing confidence in him fast. Remember this is only his sixth month in office.
Click here to view stats - Daily Gallup Poll: Obama Job Approval
With this trend in place his disapproval rating could be around 60 percent after his first year in office.
With Sarah Palin showing her hand this last week by resigning the governorship, which I can only describe as a confusingly bad idea if she plans on running for president, it looks like the Republicans feel some kind of "open window" of opportunity to take back the White House. These new numbers would seem to indicate that there might be some validity in thinking this way.
In the end I will give Obama credit for one thing. He said he would bring socialism to this country, and he is following through on his word. As a socialist I give him a 100 percent approval rating.
Click here to view stats - Daily Gallup Poll: Obama Job Approval
With this trend in place his disapproval rating could be around 60 percent after his first year in office.
With Sarah Palin showing her hand this last week by resigning the governorship, which I can only describe as a confusingly bad idea if she plans on running for president, it looks like the Republicans feel some kind of "open window" of opportunity to take back the White House. These new numbers would seem to indicate that there might be some validity in thinking this way.
In the end I will give Obama credit for one thing. He said he would bring socialism to this country, and he is following through on his word. As a socialist I give him a 100 percent approval rating.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Media Censorship.......what?
Living the dream brothers and sisters! Ever since the cold war ended and the U.S.S.R. crumbled I have wondered where Communism had run off to. Who would have thought it would sprout and gain root again in, of all places, the White House. It's funny to see media outlets that got Mr. Hussein elected, are now ticked off that he's playing favorites and censoring some of the same companies that got him the job. Anyways, I just thought this video was laughably outrageous, that is....before I started crying. Take a look.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Mormon Nudist Colony?
There is no adequate or quantifiable way that I can relay how I came across this site, or at least one that would leave me void of potential ridicule. But I stumbled upon something that made me do a double take, and I clicked out of sheer perverse curiosity. LDS Skinny Dipper Connection appears on first glance to be a social networking site designed to attract members of the church (obviously not active ones-regardless of what they may claim) who have a "wholesome interest in social nudity under appropriate circumstances." There is no nude photographs on the site itself but the site is designed to help those who feel that nudist colony types and naturism are LDS acceptable. They even go so far as to take scriptures out of context to help "justify" that their approach to social nudity is actually doctrinally sound!
Perhaps I am missing something in the translation of this poorly designed site that looks like it is from the mid 1990's, but don't we wear garments to cover our nakedness? There is a sacred temple ordinance to ENSURE that we are clothed, covered, and modest. These garments have been described as an outward expression of an inward commitment. So then, does it mean if you chose to act in opposition to garment related principles by being naked in public, that your outward expression is that you have no inward commitment?
In fact there are covenants associated with this practice that would suggest that any practice to the opposite would be a violation of those covenants. I don't know of any more obvious way to open the door to temptation and infidelity than to consider this practice in line with church doctrine. They call it naturist, I call it rationalization to the coo-coo degree.
In any case, I am constantly amazed at the number of individuals who, for some reason or another, go hyper-principled and act as if they have found the secret that is missing from the Mormon puzzle. For these guys it just happens to be socially acceptable nudity. Why didn't the prophets think of this before!? Nude Music and the Spoken Word with a Mormon Tabernacle Choir; youth conferences would be much more well attended; the possibilities are endless! Gives new meaning to "active" LDS.
Perhaps I am missing something in the translation of this poorly designed site that looks like it is from the mid 1990's, but don't we wear garments to cover our nakedness? There is a sacred temple ordinance to ENSURE that we are clothed, covered, and modest. These garments have been described as an outward expression of an inward commitment. So then, does it mean if you chose to act in opposition to garment related principles by being naked in public, that your outward expression is that you have no inward commitment?
In fact there are covenants associated with this practice that would suggest that any practice to the opposite would be a violation of those covenants. I don't know of any more obvious way to open the door to temptation and infidelity than to consider this practice in line with church doctrine. They call it naturist, I call it rationalization to the coo-coo degree.
In any case, I am constantly amazed at the number of individuals who, for some reason or another, go hyper-principled and act as if they have found the secret that is missing from the Mormon puzzle. For these guys it just happens to be socially acceptable nudity. Why didn't the prophets think of this before!? Nude Music and the Spoken Word with a Mormon Tabernacle Choir; youth conferences would be much more well attended; the possibilities are endless! Gives new meaning to "active" LDS.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
A Day of Loss
Thursday June 25th, 2009 marked the passing of two icons. Farrah Faucet, who died of cancer at 62; and Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, who died at age 50.
While these are tragedies, primarily for those who were considered fans of these individuals, I couldn't help but notice that the media has already turned its programming into memorializing these two individuals with video obituaries and reflection on the lives that they lived.
Meanwhile, the United States is dying and the media has paid little attention, a small ratio in fact, to the the Senators looking to pass a 1 trillion dollar health care reform bill that they feel is "in reach". The last time I checked, we don't even have 1 dollar to spend on this program let alone 1 trillion.
For those that have not taken the time to view the blog site in its entirety, we have included a national debt ticker on the right side of the page. It shows that we as a nation are already 11 trillion dollars+ in debt and the numbers are rising exponentially each day thanks to the stimulus failures and other government bad ideas. With the passage of this health care bill we can consider our futures stolen away, and the death of America well underway. There is no dream left to be had. The future holds nothing but higher taxes and no ability to surface from such debt service. Mediocre health care will abound. The people of this nation will be too far into the system before they realize that this government can't clean up after a hurricane let alone maintain a health care system for over 300 Million people.
In the mean time remember the lives of two individuals who would be two very unknown nothings if it weren't for America and the opportunities to succeed that our nation has provided. Let's see how many Michael Jackson's and Farrah Faucet's find success when all they have in front of them is a 70 percent tax bill and a health care system that would not have even had the resources to extend their lives as long as they lived.
While these are tragedies, primarily for those who were considered fans of these individuals, I couldn't help but notice that the media has already turned its programming into memorializing these two individuals with video obituaries and reflection on the lives that they lived.
Meanwhile, the United States is dying and the media has paid little attention, a small ratio in fact, to the the Senators looking to pass a 1 trillion dollar health care reform bill that they feel is "in reach". The last time I checked, we don't even have 1 dollar to spend on this program let alone 1 trillion.
For those that have not taken the time to view the blog site in its entirety, we have included a national debt ticker on the right side of the page. It shows that we as a nation are already 11 trillion dollars+ in debt and the numbers are rising exponentially each day thanks to the stimulus failures and other government bad ideas. With the passage of this health care bill we can consider our futures stolen away, and the death of America well underway. There is no dream left to be had. The future holds nothing but higher taxes and no ability to surface from such debt service. Mediocre health care will abound. The people of this nation will be too far into the system before they realize that this government can't clean up after a hurricane let alone maintain a health care system for over 300 Million people.
In the mean time remember the lives of two individuals who would be two very unknown nothings if it weren't for America and the opportunities to succeed that our nation has provided. Let's see how many Michael Jackson's and Farrah Faucet's find success when all they have in front of them is a 70 percent tax bill and a health care system that would not have even had the resources to extend their lives as long as they lived.
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