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Saturday, January 15, 2011
CELEBRATING DIVERSITY
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s
birthday, a few words about diversity.
One of the greatest roadblocks to real
equality among people has been the 'so
called' celebration of our differences.
Slavery, not only in America but in the
history of mankind, is a 'celebration' of
diversity. Hitler's Nazi Germany was
equally a celebration. Ethnic cleansing
in Bosnia? You bet.
As our country once again pauses to
to honor the man who dreamed
that one day children would be judged
"by the content of their character, not
the color of their skin", we should
hearken back to that most important
message.
Let us celebrate our commonality. That
spirit would truly honor Dr. King.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
45 LIFE LESSONS
I wish you could attribute these to me,
but I cannot take the credit. These 45 life lessons
were included in a column by Regina Brett that was
printed in the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper
earlier this year. These are worth the read:
1. Life's not fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time anyone.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick.
Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument.
Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than
crying alone.
8. It's okay to get angry with God. He can take it.
There are 37 more. I'll add the rest on New Year's Day.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
A VIETNAM PERSPECTIVE
Subject: Vietnam - It looks like we did some good after all!To All Veterans and Americans
It looks like we did some good after all!
On Saturday, July 24, 2010, the town of Prescott Valley, AZ, hosted a Freedom Rally. Quang Nguyen was asked to speak on his experience of coming to America and what it means. He spoke the following in dedication to all Vietnam Veterans.
Thought you might enjoy hearing what he had to say.
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"35 years ago, if you were to tell me that I am going to stand up here speaking to a couple thousand patriots, in English, I'd laugh at you. Man, every morning I wake up thanking God for putting me and my family in the
greatest country on earth.
"I just want you all to know that the American dream does exist and I am living the American dream. I was asked to speak to you about my experience as a first generation Vietnamese-American, but I rather speak to you as an American.
"If you hadn't noticed, I am not white and I feel pretty comfortable with my people.
"I am a proud US citizen and here is my proof. It took me 8 years to get it, waiting in endless lines, but I got it and I am very proud of it. Guesswhat, I did legally and it ain't from the state of Hawaii.
"I still remember the images of the Tet offensive in 1968; I was six years old. Now you might want to question how a 6 year old boy could remember anything. Trust me, those images can never be erased. I can't even imagine what it was like for young American soldiers, 10,000 miles away from home,
fighting on my behalf.
"35 years ago, I left South Vietnam for political asylum. The war had ended. At the age of 13, I left with the understanding that I may or may not ever get to see my siblings or parents again. I was one of the first lucky 100,000 Vietnamese allowed to come to the US. Somehow, my family and I were reunited 5 months later, amazingly, in California. It was a miracle from God.
"If you haven't heard lately that this is the greatest country on earth, I am telling you that right now. It is the freedom and the opportunities presented to me that put me here with all of you tonight. I also remember
the barriers that I had to overcome every step of the way. My high school counselor told me that I cannot make it to college due to my poor communication skills. I proved him wrong. I finished college. You see, all you have to do is to give this little boy an opportunity and encourage him to take and run with it. Well, I took the opportunity and here I am.
This person standing tonight in front of you could not exist under a socialist/communist environment. By the way, if you think socialism is the way to go, I am sure many people here will chip in to get you a one way
ticket out of here. And if you didn't know, the only difference between socialism and communism is an AK-47 aiming at your head. That was my experience.
"In 1982, I stood with a thousand new immigrants, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and listening to the National Anthem for the first time as an American. To this day, I can't remember anything sweeter and more
patriotic than that moment in my life.
"Fast forwarding, somehow I finished high school, finished college, and like any other goofball 21 year old kid, I was having a great time with my life. I had a nice job and a nice apartment in Southern California. In
someway and somehow, I had forgotten how I got here and why I am here.
"One day I was at a gas station, I saw a veteran pumping gas on the other side of the island. I don't know what made me do it, but I walked over and
asked if he had served in Vietnam. He smiled and said yes. I shook and held his hand. The grown man began to well up. I walked away as fast as I could and at that very moment, I was emotionally rocked. This was a
profound moment in life. I knew something had to change in my life. It was time for me to learn how to be a good citizen. It was time for me to give back.
"You see, America is not a place on the map, it isn't a physical location. It is an ideal, a concept. And if you are an American, you must understand the concept, you must buy into this concept, and most importantly, you have
to fight and defend this concept. This is about Freedom and not free stuff. And that is why I am standing up here. Brothers and sisters, to be a real American, the very least you must do is to learn English and understand it well. In my humble opinion, you cannot be a faithful patriotic citizen if you can't speak the language of the country you live in. Take this document of 46 pages - last I looked on the internet, there wasn't a Vietnamese translation of the US Constitution. It took me a long time to get to the point of being able to converse and until this day, I still struggle to come up with the right words. It's not easy, but if it's too easy, it's not worth doing.
"Before I knew this 46 page document, I learned of the 500,000 American who fought for this little boy. I learned of the 58,000 names scribed on the black wall at the Vietnam Memorial. You are my heroes. You are my
founders.
"At this time, I would like to ask all the Vietnam veterans to please stand. I thank you for my life. I thank you for your sacrifices, and I thank you for giving me the freedom and liberty I have today. I now ask
all veterans, firefighters, and police officers, to please stand. On behalf of all first generation immigrants, I thank you for your services and may God bless you all."
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED........
If the bank/mortgage company/lender who financed your home doesn't have the promissary note that shows that you borrowed money to finance your house, or worse yet, the deed when you have paid it off- who does?
If we don't have the money to pay police officers to protect us, how do we have money to pay police officers to protect a trolley car? For that matter, how do we have money to build a trolley system?
If we need small businesses to flourish during these difficult times to ease unemployment, why do we continue to heap unfair taxes and needless regulations (like the Northern Ky smoking ban ordinance) upon small businesses?
If I really had a mouse in my pocket, why would I ever leave the house?
Monday, November 15, 2010
ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA
Once upon a time in America, you could buy french fries anywhere. Good, old-fashioned, fattening, bad for you, artery clogging french fries were in abundance. Then, the food police stepped in. "You can't serve those french fries to people who want to consume them. You are killing people with trans fats. Don't you know that choleserol is a heart killer? Besides, when otherwise healthy customers smell the french fries, they may want to order a product that they ordinarily wouldn't even think about. Second hand french fry aroma may be addictive. Worse yet, that smell may cause people with allergies to get sick. We must ban french fries in public places. People should not have to have free choice when deciding whether or not they patronize or work in a french fry rich environment."
The health Nazi's already are trying to eradicate certain foods from our diets.
The prototype for this kind of Un-American activity began with smoking bans.
The goose-stepping of these 'no choice' brown shirts is continuing this week in
Northern Kentucky.
In conjunction with county health boards, the Judge-Executives of Campbell, Boone, and Kenton counties are trying to force a smoking ban ordinance on small businesses this week. They are attempting to take away choice from the citizens they claim to serve. By publically banning a legal product, they are taking responsibility away from consenting adults and owners of private property. They also are usurping the authority of the local governments of the municipalities within their counties. At the same time, they are also placing the burden of enforcement of this ban on already over-taxed, local, law enforcement agencies. "Don't worry about the real criminals, there are ashtrays out at Moe's Tavern!"
French fries are next. We have already seen that go down in more socialist 'nanny-states' in our country.
The answer is simple. If you want to serve french fries, and someone wants to eat french fries- let it happen! No one is making you buy the french fries or even forcing you to go where french fries are served. Same thing with cigarettes.
Friday, November 12, 2010
ALL MY BENGALS!
It was one of my favorite seasonal bits done by the legendary Gary Burbank. The ongoing saga of Cincinnati's sorry excuse for an NFL franchise. Since it's last airing on The Big One, let us consider what has changed.
Barrack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President. (Today, he is being sworn at on an almost daily basis) Real unemployment has swollen to double digits country wide. We are spending trillions of dollars that we simply don't have on all kinds of ridiculousness like street cars, a health care debacle, extended jobless benefits and shovel-ready projects that have yet to put the first shovel to work. Lindsay Lohan has been in and out of rehab more than anyone has been in and out of Jenna Jameson. The Reds won the NL Central division and made the playoffs for the first time in 15 years. Everything has changed! Except the Bengals.
Mike Brown still runs(ruins) the team like it's an insurance company. Marvin Lewis still talks in circles and makes excuses for himself and his overpaid divas. The team still struggles to sell out home games. Carson Palmer still hasn't all that potential and 'elite' quarterback status. Bengals fans still are unfulfilled, bitter, and always expectant of the worst.
It's nice to know some things never change. By the way, we still miss you Garish.
