Ok, I'll make this short until I know all the facts.
What was McCain thinking?
One of the concepts that McCain has been running against Obama is the fact that he has little experience in politics. Why the hell would he then select a woman younger and with less experience than Obama to be his running mate? It's a complete joke--and as a woman I feel like I am being patronized with this choice. Does he think that just because she is a woman that other women will flock to his side? Does he think that just because she is a woman that other women are stupid enough to not weigh the pros and cons of pitting her against Biden, but also his arguments against Obama? I may be seeing more into this than there actually is, but I am offended by any of these ideas that originally occurred to me when I found out who he had chosen. If he had picked just about anyone else, I probably would have been fine with it and not felt that he was taking this as a joke. However, I feel that this says something about the way he is going to run the country if he is voted in--completely "wishy-washy" when it comes to ideals.
29 August 2008
It's About Time
I have no problem with homeless shelters, abuse clinics, and things of that nature. In fact, I think they are good and do the public a much-needed service. Which is why I could never understand why the area I live in did not have a true women's shelter. Finally, though, Longview has renovated theirs and it can now be a place of hope for abused women.
http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/08/29/08292008_new_shelter.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=7
There is one thing that I have to mention about this that a lot of people don't know. In Texas, these women would be getting PROTECTIVE ORDERS, not restraining orders. A man can be arrested for violating a protective order, which is what women (and men) can get against their spouse, live-in, or ex-anything, if their relationship is in anyway familial. They can also get protective orders against fathers, mothers, sisters and brothers, uncles, aunts, cousins, and in-laws. Restraining orders cannot be enforced by the law--it's a civil matter. For example, someone can get a restraining order against a business partner to prevent him or her from gaining any money or asset of the business until such time as the courts deem that they can. It's a completely different thing. A protective order protects a person from threat, harm, and death, and a restraining order restrains a person from gaining something that has yet been determined belongs to them.
So, anyway, the reason, I think, that this area has been lax in gaining a shelter for women is because we still live in a world where it is thought that a woman is protected by her family. She doesn't need a place to go because her parents or other family will take her in. What many people don't realize is that there are several things that could--and many times did--happen to prevent this. Her family could be dead, her husband or boyfriend could have made her leave her family and taken her thousands of miles away without any way for her to get back, her family could have written her off, she could have come from an abusive home before, and other things that a lot of people don't think about. For some women, there is no other option. I am just glad that there is now someplace for them to go to that will help them stay safe and get back on their feet--or at least help them find a new life away from the abuse. Men aren't the only ones who need help, and it's good that East Texas has realized this.
http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/08/29/08292008_new_shelter.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=7
There is one thing that I have to mention about this that a lot of people don't know. In Texas, these women would be getting PROTECTIVE ORDERS, not restraining orders. A man can be arrested for violating a protective order, which is what women (and men) can get against their spouse, live-in, or ex-anything, if their relationship is in anyway familial. They can also get protective orders against fathers, mothers, sisters and brothers, uncles, aunts, cousins, and in-laws. Restraining orders cannot be enforced by the law--it's a civil matter. For example, someone can get a restraining order against a business partner to prevent him or her from gaining any money or asset of the business until such time as the courts deem that they can. It's a completely different thing. A protective order protects a person from threat, harm, and death, and a restraining order restrains a person from gaining something that has yet been determined belongs to them.
So, anyway, the reason, I think, that this area has been lax in gaining a shelter for women is because we still live in a world where it is thought that a woman is protected by her family. She doesn't need a place to go because her parents or other family will take her in. What many people don't realize is that there are several things that could--and many times did--happen to prevent this. Her family could be dead, her husband or boyfriend could have made her leave her family and taken her thousands of miles away without any way for her to get back, her family could have written her off, she could have come from an abusive home before, and other things that a lot of people don't think about. For some women, there is no other option. I am just glad that there is now someplace for them to go to that will help them stay safe and get back on their feet--or at least help them find a new life away from the abuse. Men aren't the only ones who need help, and it's good that East Texas has realized this.
19 August 2008
Oh, Holy Crap!!!! *Snerk*
I fell out of my chair laughing at this one. Well, first was the incredulity, but, OMG, was this funny!
http://www.kltv.com/global/story.asp?s=8866488
This is why I try to stay as far away as possible from rednecks...
http://www.kltv.com/global/story.asp?s=8866488
This is why I try to stay as far away as possible from rednecks...
18 August 2008
Laughing More and More at Stupid People.
Have you ever snorted Diet Dr. Pepper out of your nose? I did just a little while ago, and while it hurt, the laugh that I had regardless was worth it. So what caused me to wash my nasal and sinus passages with corrosion eating beverage? Take a look:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93613600
Now, we all know that there are morons out there, and I don't have to reiterate anything on that score. However, this is all just so FUNNY that I couldn't pass up making a blog on it!
For one thing--THE TEMPLARS WERE KILLED! Even if they all weren't and went to different areas, supposedly to "practice" underground--which we all know means that they were hiding the Holy Grail, or helping pilgrims get to the Holy Land, which is what they were intended, the people who claim to be "heirs" have no leg to stand on.
And another thing, there is no way to test for DNA. People who are burned at the stake leave nothing to test. Just because you "believe" that you are the great, great, great, great, great...grandson of a Knights Templar does not make it so, even if you have "faith" that it is true.
Also, the Templars were not heretics. They were Catholic. They weren't just Christians, but subscribed to a higher power beyond even the most pious peasant church priests. They took the vow of monks, and unless they had children out of wedlock, THEY HAD NO HEIRS, nor would they have publicly claimed any, making any thought of inheritance null and void. These children would have been accepted into the church as monks or priests, but never would they have dared bring dishonor to the Templars by claiming to be the child of one.
Let's add to this, too. If someone is a descendant of a Templar, they would still have no rights to inheritance for something that happened 700 years ago. I think that rule of law would declare any claims forfeit after a couple of hundred years--maybe had they done this when the Catholic Church began losing steam?
One more thing. How would you know that someone was a Templar? If they escaped and went into hiding, they would have adopted a new name, new life, everything. Unless they themselves went to authorities to present proof that they were a Templar (and that was not going to happen unless they wanted to be martyred), they forfeited their right to anything. It's like being in the witness protection program. You give up everything to stay safe.
Please, a little common sense! I know it's impossible for those whose lives revolve around a belief like this that incorporates fantastical imaginings, but Dear God, it's stupid. I say bring me the Holy Grail and we'll see what I believe. Until then, keep your idiotic and ignorant mouth shut and your hands in your pockets to prevent others from being subjected to the stupidity. Those're my thoughts, anyway.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93613600
Now, we all know that there are morons out there, and I don't have to reiterate anything on that score. However, this is all just so FUNNY that I couldn't pass up making a blog on it!
For one thing--THE TEMPLARS WERE KILLED! Even if they all weren't and went to different areas, supposedly to "practice" underground--which we all know means that they were hiding the Holy Grail, or helping pilgrims get to the Holy Land, which is what they were intended, the people who claim to be "heirs" have no leg to stand on.
And another thing, there is no way to test for DNA. People who are burned at the stake leave nothing to test. Just because you "believe" that you are the great, great, great, great, great...grandson of a Knights Templar does not make it so, even if you have "faith" that it is true.
Also, the Templars were not heretics. They were Catholic. They weren't just Christians, but subscribed to a higher power beyond even the most pious peasant church priests. They took the vow of monks, and unless they had children out of wedlock, THEY HAD NO HEIRS, nor would they have publicly claimed any, making any thought of inheritance null and void. These children would have been accepted into the church as monks or priests, but never would they have dared bring dishonor to the Templars by claiming to be the child of one.
Let's add to this, too. If someone is a descendant of a Templar, they would still have no rights to inheritance for something that happened 700 years ago. I think that rule of law would declare any claims forfeit after a couple of hundred years--maybe had they done this when the Catholic Church began losing steam?
One more thing. How would you know that someone was a Templar? If they escaped and went into hiding, they would have adopted a new name, new life, everything. Unless they themselves went to authorities to present proof that they were a Templar (and that was not going to happen unless they wanted to be martyred), they forfeited their right to anything. It's like being in the witness protection program. You give up everything to stay safe.
Please, a little common sense! I know it's impossible for those whose lives revolve around a belief like this that incorporates fantastical imaginings, but Dear God, it's stupid. I say bring me the Holy Grail and we'll see what I believe. Until then, keep your idiotic and ignorant mouth shut and your hands in your pockets to prevent others from being subjected to the stupidity. Those're my thoughts, anyway.
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