The purpose of this section is intended for opinion, blogging on general topics/issues and features of FOCM members.
The purpose of this section is intended for opinion, blogging on general topics/issues and features of FOCM members.
A common approach the Clintons employ during an issue or a crisis is to blame others. Does she not understand that the buck stops in the office she wants to hold. How can she run our country if she is having trouble running a foundation or keeping an eye on what is going on in the State Department.
Repeatedly ignoring posted speed limits, yet another example of Hillary Clinton believing she is above having to follow the rules like the rest of us.
Oh sure, I know that all politicians during elections shade the truth and mislead, but I think Harry Reid’s behavior is despicable and his behavior is why Americans mistrust our elected officials. He has no shame, yet he represents that he is a good member of the Mormon church. His bold-faced lie that Mitt Romney hadn’t paid taxes for 10 years was known to be incorrect, yet he said it anyway on the Senate floor where he is protected from libel. Then on CNN in the past couple of days, he is asked about it and he just smugly says, “Romney wasn’t elected was he” – no apology, just the admission that the lie was worthwhile as it kept the opposition out of the White House.
So the Clinton Foundation is now accepting donations from foreign countries. They had stopped doing so while she was Secretary of State. And look who has already donated – the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman. Those countries have such horrible records on human rights – they still allow stoning to death of women accused of adultery or people accused of being gay.
Another thing – Hillary has been amazingly quiet and in hiding to avoid commenting on the Islamic terror threat. She apparently is locked away “working on her messaging” for her run for Presidency. WAIT!?! WHAT?!? Does she not have an opinion, a stance on the beheading, burning and shooting of innocent people?!? She has to “work on her message”!
Okay, just one more thing – so is it just me or does anyone else see a little help from Hollywood for Hillary’s potential run for President. Two TV series: Madame Secretary featuring a strong-willed, blond woman as Secretary of State and State of Affairs featuring a strong-willed, blond woman advising a woman President.
Really, just one more thing – and Hollywood trying to help Rahm Emanuel and the city of Chicago out by having 2 TV series: Chicago Fire and Chicago PD to show Chicago public service doing good work. How about fixing the city and reducing the murder rate rather than having a glitzy TV show to cover up that the city is broken?
Sent to me by a FOCM Member in good standing; the veracity of the source cannot be verified, but who cares, it’s good:
An annual contest (allegedly) at Bond University, Australia, calls for the most appropriate definition of a popular term.
This year’s chosen term was “Political Correctness”.
The winner wrote:
“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and promoted by mainstream media which holds forth the premise that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end.”
I thought this was a good perspective on the issues raised by the Charlie Hebdo attacks:
If you don’t like images of the Prophet Muhammad, fine. Don’t draw them. But don’t tell me I can’t draw them. If you don’t want to marry someone of the same sex, don’t. But don’t try and tell me who I can and can’t marry. If you don’t think shops should open on a Sunday, don’t go to the shops. But don’t tell me I have to sit at home and make peace with your god.
This is the line that needs to be drawn. Not around free speech, but around our right to have our own set of beliefs, rather than have them imposed as part of a de-facto theocracy.
Howard Kurtz writes eloquently about the media coverage of the terrorism events pointing out that the media should stop mentioning their names, stop giving the terrorists attention and focus on the victims and mock and criticize the terrorists.
FOCM Member, Abbey Kramer wrote an excellent blog with her perspective on freedom of the press and why it is so important.
https://littletalksaboutlife.wordpress.com/2015/01/08/we-are-charlie-why-journalism-matters/
Saw this analogy somewhere and thought it was quite good.
“What if the owners of the New York Giants discovered that hordes of people were sneaking into games without paying? What if they had a good idea who the gate-crashers were but the ushers and security personnel were not allowed to ask these folks to produce their ticket stubs, thus non-paying attendees couldn’t be ejected. Furthermore, what if the Giants’ ownership was expected to provide those who sneaked in with complimentary food and drink? And what if, on those days when a gate-crasher became ill or injured, the Giants had to provide free medical care and shelter?”
I suppose there are people who would say: oh these poor people just want to see a football game, what’s the harm, they’re fans, too. It’s not fair that they can’t afford to go.
Then it’s also not fair that they would get in free when others work hard to earn money in order to be able to go.
This is a country with laws and the laws should be enforced. If the laws are stupid/dumb/worthless then we need to demand our Congress people to change them.