Not Politcally Correct
American Flag, offensive??? In TEXAS!?!
by ~Aaron on May.28, 2009, under Not Politcally Correct
Does this flag offend you?
My last post was an article that I read on Fox News. I am blown away by that whole situation! (I also have that feeling that I am about to offend some people…)
Well, last I checked Texas was still a part of The United States of America. I also seem to recall that Texans are particularly patriotic. I am completely befuddled by anyone in The United States of America, especially Texas, being offended by OUR flag! I am offended that they took Debbie McLucas’ flag down. The people in this country used to take a certain amount of pride in being “American”. Now, the majority just seem to want to make sure that they don’t offend anyone. (Are you seeing the pattern here..?) Is it wrong for a woman to take pride in her country? Is it wrong for her to display an “American” flag, in America, to honor her husband, two sons, and a daughter? The short answer is: “NO!!!”. I’ll let you be creative with the long answer.
Remember what it stands for?
Now, for those offended by the flag. You live in America by choice. If you don’t like it here, you are free to leave! YOU DON’T HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE OFFENDED BY THE AMERICAN FLAG!!! There, I said it. I am prepared for the backlash, so don’t hold back! If you came here by choice, you should be just as proud of that flag as the rest of us. If you are offended by our flag, go back where you came from. I dare anyone to go to Ireland and tell an Irish man or woman that you are offended by Guiness, much less their country’s flag! They would run you off the Island! We should be more like that here! In fact, we used to be!
Listen up people: Something bad is happening to our country, and only we can stop it! Don’t be afraid to stand up for what is right. “If it offends someone, then they probably needed to be offended”
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Offended by the American Flag in America?!?
by ~Aaron on May.28, 2009, under Not Politcally Correct
Debbie McLucas comes from a patriotic family – her husband and both of her sons served in the U.S. military, and her daughter is currently deployed to Iraq on her second tour of duty as a combat medic.
So when McLucas arrived at work at a Texas hospital last Friday, she was stunned to be told that the Stars and Stripes she had hung in her office in advance of Memorial Day were offensive, and that the flag had been removed.
“I got into work, I was met by my supervisor and told that there had been multiple complaints, that people found the flag very offensive and it had been taken down,” McLucas told FOXNews.com.
“I went to the office to retrieve it and found the flag wrapped around the pole, sitting in the corner on the ground. I was speechless.”
McLucas, a supervisor at Kindred Hospital in Mansfield, Texas, had displayed the 3-by-5-foot flag in the office she shares with the hospital’s three other supervisors. McLucas said one of her colleagues, a woman who immigrated to the United States from Africa 14 years ago, complained about the flag to upper management, and the hospital decided to take down the flag.
“I was told that as long as my flag offended one person, it would be taken down,” McLucas said.
She said the hospital told her that the American flag flying outside the building would have to suffice. “I was told, ‘There is a flag hanging out front, everyone can see that one. Is that not enough?’”
No, she said, that wasn’t enough.
“It is more than I can even fathom, that you would find the American flag offensive, in America,” McLucas said.
A Kindred Healthcare spokeswoman did not return calls for comment. Kindred issued a press release stating, “Kindred Hospital Mansfield has a great deal of appreciation for the service that many of our employees and their families have given to their country. We honor our veterans and active military through a variety of benefits and service programs. This was an isolated incident between two employees that we are working to resolve amicably.”
The statement went on to explain: “The disagreement was over the size of the flag and not what it symbolized. We have invited the employee to put the flag back up.”
And it will go back up and stay up, McLucas said.
“I do think they’re trying to do the right thing. I have no reason to believe the flag won’t remain there as long as I’m employed.”
-FOX NEWS
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Miss USA…Not Politically Correct!!!
by ~Aaron on May.18, 2009, under Not Politcally Correct
I know that I may a little behind here, but I am so completely blown away by the events of the Miss USA pageant that it has taken me a minute to respond! Carrie Prejean; way to go! I am so proud of you! I am thrilled that there are still people willing to stand up for God publicly and lose it all for His sake! That loss can be counted as gain! 
I first heard about all this in a blurb on a news channel. Today, I had the time to read up on it and watch the videos. I was really expecting a wishy washy response from the contestant that made the comment, but I was so impressed by the intelligent and “true to self” response offered by Ms. Prejean. I feel that she is a wonderful example for young girls around the world! I will likely be talking to my 11 year old daughter about this event. I want her to see how strong a girl can be. I want her see that winning the “contest” is not always the most important thing. I want her to understand that Ms. Prejean won a bigger battle than the Miss USA contest. I want my daughter to look up to women like her mother and Ms. Prejean.
Perez Hilton. What a joke! I think it is important to keep this fool in perspective. If he does not 
want to hear a contestants view on a particular topic, he should not ask for it! Now,(Oh I’m gonna get heat for this!) homosexuality, by definition, is a deception, a lie, a deviation, a perversion of nature. It goes against God, and it goes against all things that are natural. The problem is that homosexuals believe the lie and work hard to propagate it and convince the rest of us to believe it also. This Hilton kid was offended by Ms. Prejean’s answer and seemed to feel that she had no right to answer that way. What gives him the right to decide anyone else’s rights? He asked the question, he should be ready to accept the answer! I assure you he won’t be asking me any questions, and if he does, I am certain that he will spend a lot of energy trying to overcome what I would say. That’s okay by me! P. Hilton is exactly the kind of person that keeps me from allowing my children to watch television or use the internet. Now keep in mind that I don’t hate Mr. Hilton, only what he stands for. There is still hope for him. God can change anyone that will come to Him.
I think it is a sad state of affairs when we can not openly stand up for what we believe and what our nation was founded on because we might offend those who are against God. I know that the “politically correct” response is that we are not to offend anyone but the Christians. Well, you know where I stand on “political correctness”. If the anti-Christians are offended, good, perhaps they needed to be offended.
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Economic Stimulus…Stimulate This!
by ~Aaron on May.04, 2009, under Not Politcally Correct
I’ve been reading up on the economy. The general consensus is that the banks are still broke, the economy is still in recession, and we’re still facing hard times all around. It seems that on an individual level, Americans are not spending nearly as much as they used to. I’m sure we would if we had it to spend and felt like it was going to keep coming in.
We recently had $787 billion in economic stimulus and bailouts. Where did it go? I certainly don’t feel like my financial situation has changed. Has yours? I don’t see that there is much difference on any level that effects the average American citizen. If I have missed something, please let me know. What I do see is businesses filing bankruptcy, families tightening up their budgets, and less money coming in for a lot of people. I heard that as a part of the stimulus bill, we would each receive $13 dollars a week on our normal paycheck. That works out to be a bit over $600 a year. I’m not scoffing at that, but really, $787 billion, and we each get a little over $600? Where did the rest of it go? I don’t feel like it went anywhere that is helping the majority of us.
I got to thinking about this huge number ($787 billion – or – $787,000,000,000) and I wondered how much that broke down to if it were divided evenly among Americans age 18 and over. Keep in mind that this includes everyone over the age of 18 regardless of employment status or anything else, so you could narrow this down even more. I did the research, and according to the census report, there are approximately 225 million Americans age 18 and over. If you were divide $787 billion evenly to this population, each individual would receive around $3000.00. Imagine what would happen to the economy if 225 million people suddenly had $3000.00 each to invest, put in the bank, pay a bill, or buy a car! I think the recession would likely have ended. The auto industry would be just fine, and the banks would be overflowing with money!
Now that sounds like a real bailout and stimulus plan! Let’s not forget that some of that would go back to the government. I mean, you know they would tax it!
Just My Thoughts…
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Civil Union, Marriage, … WHATEVER!!!
by ~Aaron on Apr.30, 2009, under Not Politcally Correct
Wow! I just went through a Facebook comment battle over gay marriage! I didn’t even offer support to either side but was attacked anyway! Oh, who am I kidding! I enjoyed it! I don’t think my friend Kate was offended by my position. I hope not. I just wanted to give a different perspective. Kate, still friends?
Well, the comments started over a YouTube video that supports “traditional values”, and takes a stance against gay marriage. Some of the comments called the group that made the video “ignorant” and other such derogatory terms. While I have to admit that the video was a little lame, I do tend to agree with the values that they support. I think they may have gone a little overboard, but it did raise some good questions.
One speaker in the video made a statement about allowing gay marriage saying that it would take away her rights. One of the commenters on Facebook made the statement that not allowing it took away rights from homosexuals. So there is the fundamental question. Who has the right to the way of life that they feel is right? Obviously, that is not for any of us to decide. Nor is for our government to decide. I bet they will anyway!
So in the comments on Facebook, after reading all of the conservative bashing comments, and the undying loyal support for homosexuality (mostly from heterosexuals?!?), I felt compelled to post this: “If it’s okay for homosexuals to fight for the right to marry, why is it wrong or ignorant for others to fight to keep traditional family values as the norm?”. Now bear in mind that I wasn’t looking to stir the pot. I just wanted to offer these people a different perspective. However, I must have stirred the pot! A couple of them took it quite personally and wasted no time in responding to tell me how they felt. Here is one of the comments. It is filled with fancy language and well, you’ll get the point.
“Because the Constitution allows one to fight for individual freedoms and equality and not for the oppression of others’ rights based on one’s own narrow definitions.
Despite the current state of the culture of the United States which accepts as subject for debate the right of homosexual Americans to have the same chances as heterosexuals, you cannot claim moral authority in the pursuit of chaining others to your religious traditions. Luckily, as we now do not accept the assertions that non-whites and women are not allowed the same Constitutional protections as the male, white privileged majority, our society will in time refuse to acknowledge the fallacious logic of your implicit claim, Mr. Toney, that an appeal to the status quo holds merit in modern, rational ethics.
Fight for whatever oppressive tradition you like, sir. You will not prevail, for the enemy you challenge is the future, and you fight only with outdated, obsolete weapons from the past.”
All that over a new perspective. Well, I didn’t respond directly to this one. I have enough respect for my friend Kate to keep my comments on her post friendly and not go looking for a fight. However, this is my world…
Nice citation of the constitution. Our government has been ignoring it for years unless it suits them. I guess, at the moment, a part of it suits you and your cause. Go with it. That is the liberal way.
I don’t claim moral authority. Nor do I want to chain anyone to anything. Certainly not religious traditions. My logic is not fallacious, nor did I make an implicit claim that an appeal to the status quo holds merit anywhere. The weapons I fight with are not outdated. The future is not the enemy, and I don’t have to prevail. God will prevail. His word is the only weapon, and His kingdom is the future.
If you want to let homosexuals have civil unions, go for it! I really don’t care. Just don’t go teaching in schools that it is okay to be gay because it is not! Marriage has been in all cultures, for about 5000 years, defined as being between ONE MAN and ONE WOMAN. Not two men, not two women, not one man and five women. Why do a bunch of sexual deviates think they have the right to redefine an institution that God created?
Yes, let them have civil unions, but not marriages. Let them have the financial benefits. Just don’t expect the Church condone or recognize it.
Just My Thoughts…
Oh, and this Facebook comment thing is still going on…and on…and on…
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