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I am not normally FOR Capital Punishment...BUT, in the Case of BRIAN DUGAN, I can make an exception...

The guy is clearly a sociopath. In fact part of the defenses argument to spare this guy from death was: "Mental health experts called by defense attorneys testified that Dugan is a psychopath who lacks empathy and has extreme difficulty in controlling his violent impulses" from THIS SUNTIMES ARTICLE. I find that almost funny, but if your defense calls you a psychopath, then I say you just gave one damn good reason why this person should be removed from the planet...just saying...

Spiritual Milk to Spiritual Meat...

Spiritual Milk to Spiritual Meat....Tonight's show we will talk about Spiritual growth, Christians going from Babes to Maturity in Christ! Please join us you can call in tonight at 8pm CST (347) 855-8971, or tune in and listen along! Looking forward to you all this evening!

They who are without sin...

Tonight at 8:00pm CST, Join us this evening for our Christian study on the topic of SIN. The topic of "Original Sin" can be confusing, people sometimes take exception to being told about their "sin nature" and their need for the Gospel of the Kingdom of God and repentance. This evening we will talk ...about sin and crime, and what is the difference. Feel free to participate by calling in at (347) 855-8971, or just follow the link and listen in!

They who are without sin....

Megan Williams is RECANTING? This is bad....

...for rape victims, for African American women, African Americans in general....and I'm sure that somehow FOX NEW will blame Barack Obama! Seriously, Tawana Bradley, The Duke rape faker, now this?

 

Seriously, this is so screwed up for the folks siting in JAIL. I pray for them and their families, I pray for Megan Williams, if she is lying, it is surely a signs of serious mental illness.

 

Here is a link to the story: http://abcnews.go.com/US/torture-victim-recants-story-authorities-beleive-true/story?id=8894587#

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The BURGER KING Jesus part II, people who want to have Jesus "their" way...

The BURGER KING JESUS part II...Many people have a "version" of Jesus they follow, we will discuss the "Burger King have it your way Jesus" that many have and the BIBLICAL Jesus revealed to us by Scripture and the Holy Spirit. Please join us this evening at 8:00pm CST, feel free to call in or just listen along! Call-in Number: (347) 855-8971

The BURGER KING Jesus part II, people who want to have Jesus "their" way....

The level of poverty in America is even worse than first believed...(believed by whom)?

Story form here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091020/ap_on_re_us/us_poverty

 

The article states: "The level of poverty in America is even worse than first believed. A revised formula for calculating medical costs and geographic variations show that approximately 47.4 million Americans last year lived in poverty, 7 million more than the government's official figure."

 

Fascinating, I wonder what is going to be done about this issue?

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Jesus: "The Word of the Lord", poetic words or a spiritual actuality?

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Excuse me BUT...Why do so-called "Americans" march in Washington DC shouting: U S A! U S A! Like they are at the Olympics competing with Albania? The biggest problem with THAT group, is that they think they are the “REAL” Americans and the rest of us

...are NOT?

I'm sorry folks for such a long title. BUT Really, what in the world is going on with the conservative right? Folks marching on Washington to prevent illegal aliens from getting medical coverage? News flash people, illegal aliens come to this country because companies like Tyson foods and Dole Fruits and Vegetables, etc. EXPLOIT HIRE them.

I am really not concerned if they can be treated in a hospital, heck I prefer they go to a clinic (CHEAPER FOR THE TAX PAYER), they being healthy helps everybody else. OR do you not want them to get that flu shot? Want them to NOT get immunizations? Not a smart thing to do. How about we get these companies to actually start HIRING LEGAL IMMIGRANTS (at the least) or FINE Them in a way where they get the point when they look the other way in hiring?

And what the heck is everybody worrying about "people sitting at home watching TV getting MEDICAID? Really, how FEW people is that? I know folks who work everyday who couldn't or can't afford Health Insurance who get MEDICAID, I think it is money WELL SPENT.

Sure in any system you have get over artist, but damn people, unemployment is going UP people are losing the jobs and with those jobs their HEALTH INSURANCE, shouldn't we want to help them as they go along until they are back on their feet? I'm sorry, but I am baffled at the Right on this issue...Just saying...

ATTENTION WHITE PEOPLE (AND BLACK CONSERVATIVES): Do NOT BLAME PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA for KANYE'S 2009 VMA Outburst!

Or for Michael Jordan's rudeness at the Basketball Hall of Fame induction. I know how you all get trying to conect Barack to anything stupid that involved Black people, and since MJ and Kanye are both "Chicagoans" like Barack, just wanted to clarify that Barack Obama has no control over these individuals.

Just Saying...

Christian RE-Education Online Bible Study

A few of the Facebook, Blog and internet Christian friends and my non-SHAZAM Powered Alter Ego: Richard Graves are going to have an online call in Bible "class" on Tuesday evenings from 7:30-8:30pm (CST) starting Sep 22nd (of course non-Christians and Seekers are welcome to call in). It will cover some of the subjects in my book "Unbelieving Believers", anybody else interested let me know and I'll e-mail you details. Also, if you don't have my book yet, you can purchase it directly from me for $15.00 (s/h included) by PayPal at richardgraves@live.com

Rep. Joe Wilson, disrespect of the President finally acknowledged by even…the GOP?

Story HERE. “YOU LIE” said Rep. Joe Wilson as President Barack Obama countered some of the rhetoric and fear mongering that has been coming from the Right since this Health Care / Health Insurance reform initiative began.

Both sides of the aisle were apparently flabbergasted by this silly sophomoric and inane outburst. Though I am sure I can find some conservative blogger or pundit somewhere who is defending Rep. Wilson's outburst, I do acknowledge that many have denounced it, as well The congressman has apologized.

So what is your problem DJ Black Adam? My problem is this, the fact that this congressman felt he COULD shout "YOU LIE" to the President of the United States as he addressed Congress, obviously expecting the backing of his "people" his "party".

This exemplifies the atmosphere that the fear mongering and underhanded race baiting that has been fostered by the Right by people like Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, etc.

The other problem was the Rights response to the Speech itself: Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)."At times, I found his tone to be overly combative and believe he behaved in a manner beneath the dignity of the office. I fear his speech tonight has made it more difficult — not less — to find common ground." 

Let me translate what THAT really meant. How dare this guy pull our card. Seriously, the President has definately NOT acting ine any manner "beneath" his office, and the Republicans haven't tried to fidn "common ground", all they have been doing and continue to do is to try to protect the status quo in Health Insurance as opposed to bring any reasonable alternatives to the for.

Heres another response from the Right: Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), who is running for Obama's old Senate seat, said, "He talked at us. He didn't listen to us... It was a missed opportunity."

No congressman, YOU missed the oppritunity. For the last few months you all have done nothing to advance any meaningful or useful change, again, you defendeded a status quo that is failing many Americans, Americans who work hard every day, pay taxes, and keep this country running.

The Right has let itself be defined by this mentality during and after the election. I challenge my former party to TRY to act adult in disagreement and for once and for all call out people like Joe Wilson. Maybe then I can join the party again and apply some of it's principles to government if I ever choose to run….just saying…

Former First Lady Laura Bush supports Pres. Obama talking to the school kids....

Laura Bush says it's o.k. for President Obama to talk to the kiddies....will the Right now quit the crying...or is Laura Bush now a "socialist"? STORY HERE

Excerpt: "Former first lady Laura Bushon Monday expressed support for President Barack Obama'sdecision to speak to the nation's school children, saying it is "really important for everyone to respect the president of the United States."

In an interview with CNN, Mrs. Bush, a former school teacher, said, "There's a place for the president of the United States to talk to school children and encourage school children" to stay in school. And she said parents and others also need to send that message."

Just saying...

More Conservative hypocrisy, Pastor Steven Anderson...guess it's only bad when Jeremiah Wright preaches HATE...

Simply amazing. Story HERE.

Remember all that righteous indignation from the Christian Reich Right about how “racist” and more importantly “hate filled” Dr. Jeremiah Wrights sermons were?

I think Jeremiah Wright is a pompous and silly man with a ministry that misses the point of the Gospel of the Kingdom of God, and some of his ideology and theology is indeed racist, so this is no defense for him.

However, seems like most who would agree with me about Wright are very silent about this guy "Pastor Steven Anderson". Scripture tells us to pray for our leaders…let me find that scripture…ahh, here we go:

"I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth."

1 Timothy 2:1-4 KJV

Hmmm. I know that I am not a doctor of Christian Theology, or a Greek Scholar, but I don’t read that as saying “pray for the death of our leaders”?

Someone help me out with this. In any case, the idiots over at Fox news and Reich Right Wing Radio seem to be vindicating this nut job pastor. Now unless someone can produce me a tape of this guy praying for the death of other Democrate leaders who hold the same positions as Barack Obama, I am going to have to conclude this guy’s issue with Barack is his SKIN COLOR not his POLICIES. I am waiting to be proven wrong…just saying…further, I'd like to see the Christian Reich Right rebuke one of their own sharply...I won't wait on that...

RACE, Racism, White Privilege, Race Card, Health Insurance Reform, etc., etc.

My Christian and blog brother Neil wrote a post about the topic of RACE in the debate on Health Care and other policy issues regarding the Barack Administration, you can fid it here:

The following is an excerpt:

I am so tired of the race card being played every time someone disagrees with President Obama.  From now on I’ll just treat it as the pathetic concession speech that it is — i.e, “I have no arguments against your position, so I’ll call you a racist.  I win!”

It isn’t the color of his skin, it is the thickness, along with his awful ideas. 

Do you seriously think we’d be opposing a 100% black person who was pro-life, anti-socialism, etc.?  I wouldn’t care if the whole administration was non-white as long as they weren’t pro-abortion, pro-government takeover of one thing after another (health care, automotive, banking, etc.), and more.

Now I fully believe Neil is being sincere in his posting. I can understand his frustration.The following is my Response.

Neil:

You know Neil, I was going to ask you to do a joint article with me (a conversation of sorts) that we could post on both of our blogs to address this very issue. As a Black man, who is pretty conservative and a Christian, but having some Liberal views regarding governments role in the welfare of society (but who does not identify with the RIGHT or the LEFT because of a few sociological reasons) let me explain to you what the problem is.

I don’t think You or many of the people opposing President Barack Obama are racists personally, nor do I think Conservatives in general are any more or less “racist” than Liberals. However, I do think that there is an inherent collective sociological mentality of White privilege and superiority and by mutual implication Black resentment and inferiority that is part of the fabric of this Nation and to a greater extent the world.

This affects Black and White people and everything in between. As for our nation it is there simply because of how this nation was built, it is the legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, Eugenics and other pseudo-science, Lynchings, public campaigns about the inherent distrustful nature of Blacks, fear campaigns about how Black men wanted to rape White women, the KKK, the Civil Rights movement, Affirmative Action, etc., etc.

Sure, things have gotten better than they were for my Father, my grandfather and especially my Great grandfather, but they are not as good as they could or need to be, simple as that.

White people in many cases see any mention of race as some sort of cop out or excuse making for a persons lack of talent or motivation, Black people see this response as proof of some White people’s insensitivity to actualities that Black people face often in our society. The truth I believe, is somewhere in between.

Because of the predicates regarding race that have been established in this country, there is a sociological reality we have because the president IS a Black Man. Mental imagery is there for WHITE and BLACK people (and everyone in between), some of that is hard coded. I myself often have to take a breath and clear my head before responding to something a White person, especially someone of the RIGHT has to say regarding this Black man who is now President of the United States (simply because the RIGHT has done very little to distance itself from militias, confederate flags or other imagery that invokes certain memories and ideas regarding the grand ole days when “black folks knew their place”).

For example, there are a few POLICY issues that I have a problem with that Barack has. But when the RIGHT started going there with the lunacy it currently is forwarding, acting like Barack Obama is the equivalent to Joseph Stalin, and all the other hyperbole, attacking The First Lady and in some cases the first daughters, I am inherently going to still disagree with his policies BUT not going to sit idly by while people attack this Black Man on a personal level.

Sure, some people called George Bush a Monkey, I believed that was wrong, but the SOCIOLOGICAL REALITY in the UNITED STATES is that if you call a Black Man a monkey, the imagery that is called up is a WHOLE 'NOTHER STORY. Whose fault is it that this is the reality? Eugenics for claiming that Blacks were the missing link between man and chimp? White people who perpetuated this type of foolishness for the past 450 years? Or Black people for being too “sensitive” or for buying into all that for the last 450 years and internalizing the whole thing too much? In all due actuality, IT DOESN’T MATTER whose fault it is, however we have to acknowledge that it is the REALITY we deal with.

The thing is Three fold:

1. Black folk need to be a little less sensitive to the sociological reality of race in America.

2. White folk need to be a little more sensitive to the sociological reality of race in America.

3. All Americans need to really start see each other as AMERICAN regardless of their ethnicity, religion and especially POLITICAL PERSUASION.

Remember when someone criticized GW, one was not "Patriotic” or “UN-American”? Same type of problem. I will add this, the Right often calls out the racism in the Left, I have seen this, but since the “RIGHT” has a sizable “Christian” demographic, I would suggest they deal with the plank they got going before pointing out the plank in the other side.

Basically, realisticly and forwardly deal with the race issues in your party, in a serious manner, and it would go along way. For example, I was a member of the Republican Party up until about three years ago. I joined the Republican party because a lot of their platform resonated with me. Further, When I was in the Marine Corps I had the privilege of meeting General Colin Powell. When I found out HE was a Republican, that sealed the deal. I still admire JC Watts, Condi Rice, John McCain, Jim Edgar, Richard Lugar, etc, heck, I actually used to like Michael Steele.

Even though I was not a big fan of Newt Gingrich, I understood and supported the need for Welfare reform, I am sure we shared “some” reasons, but overall I knew that Welfare reform was ONE of the things that needed to be changed for the Black Community to prosper, unfortunately the other things didn’t change much. Being in Cook County, if I ever ran for office I would have to run as a Republican on general principle as I am so frustrated with the corruption and racism of the Democratic party in Illinois.

When I say racism, I mean in how the African American community is dealt with there by a party they have loyalty to and get very little from, so I can't be a Democrat on GENERAL PRINCIPLE.

On GENERAL PRINCIPLE I also had to leave the Republican party and become an independent because of what I saw as an implicit head nod to parts of the country that didn’t seem to be to “Black folk” friendly. But what most irritated back in 2005 when the Republican run congress was comptemplating another “welfare reform” as I saw this fiscal mess fueled by corporate greed and individual irresponsibility forming, THAT WAS ALL I COULD TAKE. In any case Neil, I hope this sheds some light. Looking forward to the discussion.

What REALLY needs to be done with Health INSURANCE reform…

• The profit margin in health care should be reduced, HMOs, Hospital / Healthcare groups and Pharmaceutical companies should regulated as tightly and in a similar fashion as utility companies.

• Pre-existing condition denial of health care service should be eliminated. A basic public option should be available for preventative health care and catastrophic health care coverage that exceeds private insurance coverage.

• Tort reform for excessive law suits needs to be accomplished. Doctors should be paid salary and not per procedure.

These are the basics that I believe need to be accomplished with this reform, just saying…

Never thought I’d say this...

Especially those days at MCT when we were doing those 20 mile forced marches and I thought I was going to die, but, I actually MISS the Marine Corps…

 

 

 

Of course RACISM is a figment of MY imagination...case in point: "Bonnie Sweeten"...

Story from HERE.

Here is an excerpt: "Sweeten had called 911, saying that she and her daughter had been kidnaped by two black men and stuffed in a car trunk. A massive police dragnet ensued along with a regional Amber Alert. Sweeten's kidnaping claim proved to be a hoax, as she and her daughter, Julia were later found at a high-end resort in Disney World, where Sweeten was arrested."

I guess the brothers in Florida are lucky that "times are a changing" and they were only rounded up for a couple of days as opposed to weeks. Just saying.... Welcome to "post racial" America, where you can allways blame it the brothas...

GUN TOTING MILITIA MEMBERS PROTESTING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: reason number 163,898,453 I am NOT a Conservative...

……seeing as the Right acted like the very act of verbally disagreeing with Former Presdient Bush on war, katrina, spying, etc. was somehow an act of “treason”, can someone explain to me why they think bringing SEMI AUTOMATIC weapons to protest the President of the United States on... "Health Care Reform” is somehow o.k.?

Seriously, let us look at this in context. The President says: “Hey, let’s look at this health care situation, the insured are getting fleeced and the poor could use some help”…what is the response? Showing up with GUNS? And you have RIGHT WINGERS DEFENDING THIS? Simply amazing…story HERE

Secretary of State Clinton: "...demands end to sexual violence in Congo"? Let's follow up that "request" with a Marine Air Ground Task Force......

 

 

"Walk softly and carry an armored tank division I always say..." (Col. Nathan Jessup, "A Few Good Men", yes violence is SOMETIMES the answer). Story from HERE.

Seriously, places where US, NATO, or truly mandated UN military intervention might actually do some good, we tend to shy away from. Guess if there was more BLACK CRUDE and less BLACK PEOPLE our government and people might have more political and moral will...just saying....

Pres. Obama seems to be underestimating the greed of the HEALTH CARE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX and perhaps the selfishness of the average American…

Story from HERE. The President said: “President Barack Obama predicted Monday that Congress would pass his sweeping health care overhaul this fall as more "sensible and reasoned arguments" prevail”…. Sensible and reasoned?

I hope so, I guess as long as the Health Care Industrial Complex protectors, or the GOP as they are sometimes called, don’t prevail with what should be obvious fear mongering and misinformation and manipulation of good old fashion selfishness (paraded around as free enterprise and capitalism) about what really is at stake…Just saying...

WEC 42: Miguel Torres slipped and fell, Brian Bowles gets lucky...

...simple as that.




Don't get me wrong, I am not trying to take anything away from Brian Bowles, the guy fought well, simple as that. He pressed the opportunity Miguel's fall gave him with a basic Brock Lesnar ground and pound. However, I will have to say that he showed little class reducing Miguel Torres' record to "just hype" in his words, further, Brian was getting a beat down before that slip (yeah it wasn't Bowles RIGHT as thate  Miguel haters want to say, it was the slip after the right), it was almost curtains for Bowles until Miguel slipped and fell. Did Bowles show respect, nope, acting as if his skill was what did it when it was purely his dumb luck.

Bowles, enjoy your time with that belt, Miguel WILL get it back very soon....

It is time for Muslims to call out the ridiculousness that represents them...

Case in point, this woman: 

Lubna Hussein is facing a public flogging because of her "indecent" attitre...pants (and I thought the Pentecostals and fundamentalist Baptist were bad about this sort of thing).

I am all for freedom of religion throughout the world, but, I am from freedom of patriarchal torture more so. Muslims stay way to silent about this and other atrocities in Sudan yet are quick to criticize Israel and the US. To them I say, start with your own house. Just saying...

BILL MAHER, reason number 164,001,081 why I am NOT a Liberal...(an open letter to Bill Maher)

Dear Mr. Bill Maher:

I really used to love your show and enjoy your intelligent brand of comedy, but you have shown yourself to be as intolerant and silly as the people on the right you claim to be exposing.

I have written you before regarding my major point of contention with you, let me restate it a bit.

I have heard your many statements about "religion" and people who profess any faith and specifically CHRISTIANS over the years, some of those statements I can agree with, some I can understand even if I don’t agree, and sometimes I have had to stop watching your show for a few weeks because you go beyond commentary and into purposed offense to people who choose to accept the existence of a God (or gods as it were).

Mr. Maher, I think you are an intelligent man, but it is intellectually fraudulent to posit again and again that anyone who prescribes to any type of faith system that incorporates a deity is not a rational being, not only because such a statement is ridicules at face value alone, but also such a statement implies that people who do not incorporate that belief are some how more “rational”?

A cursory look at human history (or just a look at the daily news paper) shows that many crimes have been committed in the name of ideas and philosophies be they: religious ideas, secular ideas, fiscal ideas, political ideas, etc., many of these crimes committed by groups and individuals who claimed to be “rationalist” without any hint of religious overtones (i.e. Stalin).

My primary bone of contention with you is that you put the overwhelming burden on “religious ideas”. I’d be the first person to agree with you that religious ideas are often manipulated by people with POLITICAL AGENDAS to accomplish their goals, it happens here and elsewhere in the world. It has happened since our earliest empires in history. However; were you fail in your analysis is in not acknowledging that scientific ideas have been used to do the same damn thing (recently a noted noble laureate made statements that many will use to predicate hate ideology). Look at things that were once “science”: Social Darwinism, Eugenics, etc, these all have been used as an excuse to do evil to people; however, as also with religion, undeniably science has also been used for great positive change as well.

You fail to make that distinction when discussing faith; you also fail to make the distinction between "religion" the institutions and the faith and spirituality of the individual. You claim that Christians believe this, that or the other, when in fact there is a broad range of thought within the faith that you purposely ignore in assigning a specific thought or view that may apply to some to the complete spectrum of Christianity (or people of faith in general). Further you wilfully ignore the essential doctrines that all Christians share regarding the standards that Jesus gave us which have resulted in much good in the world, and mock the positive nature of His ministry on the earth that continues with His followers.

That is where you show that you are no different than people who believe generalities about gays, or Blacks or Jews, etc. People who conveniently ignore any evidence to the contrary of the generality that they desire to forward. That is PREJUDICE. I am a Christian, so you PREJUDGE that I lack rationality, you PREJUDGE that I believe every word in the Bible as “word for word” or that I use the Bible to tell me everything in life from how to tie my shoes to how often I pray.

That is prejudice pure and simple, and you cater to the simple minded as much as you claim the Right does, you are a mirror image of Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity.

Anyway, I could go on, but I have learned in life that people either get your point or don't. I pray you stop being a bigot.

Sincerely DJ Black Adam

MICHELLE MALKIN, reason number 163,898,221 I am NOT a Conservative...

I don't know where to begin with Malkin, she is one of the wilfully ignorant intellectual frauds who likes to refer to President Obama as "Dear Leader" to continue this socialistic / communist inane and sophomoric depiction of the President.

This of course, to further manipulate people into opposing things that are in fact beneficial to them (i.e. Health Care Reform).

Malkin is in the mold of other right wing demagogues, were she frames most of her silliness in false dichotomies (such as Do you want government bureaucrat deciding your health care or to choose for yourself, which ignores the actuality that a corporate lackey whose concern is the bottom dollar and not your health is still often making decisions for you), and also as typical with this type, she uses facts to paint the elaborate fictions she creates.

What bothers me most about people like Malkin, rather they are conservative or liberal; is how the use race to claim to NOT use race; hypocrisy without bounds.

Just another brick in the wall as it were....

GLENN BECK OF FOX NEWS, reason number 163,898,217 I am NOT a Conservative...

FROM HERE: So tell me, how come Glenn Beck can say Pres. Obama hates White people (because he wants...better health care), and the Right says nothing, but when Kanye West said that Pres. Bush hated Black People (because of slow response during Katrina), the Right acted like the man should have been tried for treason? Just asking...