Learn Quickly

The United States should be careful how they criticize Pakistan. Pakistan is caught between the United States and Al Qaeda/Taliban. The United States gives money to Pakistan to help us. Pakistan gives some of that money to Al Qaeda/Taliban to be left alone. We are providing some of the funds Al Qaeda/Taliban use to fight us. It is the only way Pakistan can survive. It is the only way Pakistan can continue to help the United States.

 

Pakistan arrested informants that helped our CIA locate and kill bin Laden. To save face Pakistan must look tough otherwise Al Qaeda/Taliban will bring vengeance on Pakistan.  The United States had better learn quickly or all of our alleged friends in the Middle East will turn away from us.

 

Bad Things Happen to Good People

On the subject of bad things happening to good people: people ask "Why?" when bad things happen because they are taught that bad things will not happen to them if they are good enough, if they have enough faith. We take a verse here and a verse there and build a belief. If what James was telling the folks to do was meant for anyone other than those of that time surely we would have seen an example in the other books and letters. Surely Paul would have called for Elders and healed Timothy instead of leaving him sick. He could have healed him himself.



We live in a world regulated by natural law. This suggests a certain amount of suffering is inevitable. We benefit from the laws of nature and we suffer the consequences when they are violated. Imagine a world where God suspended the laws of nature whenever someone "prayed." But we teach them he will and when he doesn't they ask "Why?" Seeing their parents praying and seeing no results over their eighteen years at home might be part of the reason the youth do not continue their parents values and beliefs.

Across the country and I will guess around the world churches tell their members to ask God to suspend the natural laws, his natural laws, for the benefit of someone they care about. He will not.

Jesus said his kingdom is not of this world. It appears the church's kingdom is.

Different

I realize I see many things differently than others but this veteran stuff at the shows and now at church I find a bit demeaning of the veterans. The last time anyone fought/died or were wounded to protect our freedom was WWII. All wars or conflicts or police actions since have been political and our freedom was never in question. Thanking them for our freedom cheapens all those who died for our freedom such as the men and women who died in our Revolutionary war and wars where our freedom was up for grabs. If we want to honor the veterans we should stop wasting the lives of our military. When they come home stop calling them heroes and help them and pay them a decent wage. But how could that compare with applause from a bunch of strangers who didn't volunteer and were able to avoid the draft. Veterans are being applauded by a group of people who were unwilling to help in time of war. At least some of those veterans had no intention of being a veteran. In Viet Nam I know of cases where some were sent to war as punishment because they screwed up.

Stop Wasting Lives

This Memorial Day if we are to truly honor our military we will bring them home and stop sacrificing their lives. We do not need thousands of military bases in hundreds of countries. The last time any member of the military services died protecting our country was WWII. Every war since has been a Republican or Democratic war. Stop wasting the lives of those you want to honor. 

Middle of the Road

To govern this country you must govern as a moderate from the middle of the road. You cannot govern this country from either the right or the left as either Conservative or Liberal. The problem is you cannot be elected as a moderate or as a middle of the road.

Why Politicians Cheat

Politicians cheat because they can. They are rich and believe themselves different and above the law. Laws, ethics, morals that apply to the rest of us do not apply to them. AND then there are the possessors of "part B." If it were not for them there would be no place for the politicians to insert their "part A." Possessors of "part B" appear to have a thing for politicians.

Maria Shriver is a millionaire on her own so she could afford to leave. Think of all those women who cannot. If a commoner were to have sex with a foreign domestic employee his ass would be in jail for sexual harassment. His child support would be considered a payoff, obstruction of justice and bribing a witness. As it is Arnold will hardly notice.

Anyone Seen a Good Wiggery?

Trump made the only move he could. He could not have won the election but he could have been hurt by any baggage he carries with him. Now all he needs is to find a good wiggery.

No Clue

Republicans have no clue. If they had been wise they would have chosen different leaders in Congress thus showing the voters the Republicans have changed. Instead they chose the old and will give Obama a second term.

 

Federal Spending

All this talk about the need to reduce or stop government spending is ignoring the main point. We the people have to stop enjoying the benefits the government spending provides to us. Anyone wanting the government to reduce spending should say what they will stop receiving from the government. Until we do it is all talk and nothing will change.

 

Dogs for Diabetics

I was reading a magazine at Dollywood the other day, there is an organization Dogs4Diabetics that trains dogs to identify and act upon the scent changes that low blood glucose creates in body chemistry. The dog in the article was trained to bring a stuffed animal to the owner when the dog detected the scent letting the owner know they needed to take some sort of action. A trained dog costs $12,000 but the organization will attempt to train the family dog. I had read that dogs could be trained to detect some types of cancers and other unique situations but I had not heard about this.

Release Soldiers and Police who are in prison for doing what Delta Force Did

Osama Bin Laden was murdered. How much resistance could one unarmed prisoner present to our elite Delta Force? At the moment Delta Force entered the room bin Laden was their prisoner. Instead of wounding him in the legs they shot him in the head and chest. Unless the first shot was a kill shot they shot wounded, unarmed prisoner of war. Point being we have soldiers and police officers in prison for doing the same thing. Release them.

 

Lesson Learned by Our Friends

One lesson friends of the United States has learned from this Osama Bin Laden caper is the United States will "out you." All this secretive stuff and now the world knows Pakistan turned on the Muslim community by helping the United States kill their hero. Tsk Tsk. The United States has got to learn how to keep a secret.

Royal Wedding

We fought a war to get away from those people. Most of the people who go goofy over a couple of pseudo elitists marrying do not realize they don't measure up to the level of the goofy couple. Her Duchessness has married into a dysfunctional family and has nothing to do. Should be interesting to see how long it takes until she as Diana has had enough.

 

Obama: What did you expect?

Anyone with any common sense knew Obama did not possess what is necessary to be president. We can thank Bush and Cheny for him. Anyone but a republican would have won in 2010.
 
On the other hand Obama is a politician and a good one at that. He is as Caucasian as he is Black but being the racists we are he is considered black. The voters did not see the lack of character and voted for the color of his skin. The antithesis of everything MLK talked about.
 
Being a politician Obama is dishonest, unethical, and immoral. He will take care of himself first, those who give him money will be second and last and least if convenient the voter. So nothing he says or does should surprise anyone. It certainly does not surprise me.
 
Anyone who wants him to do something to fix the oil problem wants government involved in the market of supply and demand. If folks don't like the price of gasoline don't buy it. 
 
The republicans have got to get away from the billionaire friends and do something or we can look forward to another four years of Obama.

Stalking by Proxy

If it is true that Fox News Chief Roger Ailes spies on his employees isn't that stalking by proxy? Isn't that illegal?

 

Thanks, John Jenkins
865-803-8179  cell
Gatlinburg, TN

Email: jrjenki@gmail.com
Blogs:
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http://alumcave.blogspot.com/
 
"Not meant to be a factual statement."

Arizona Republican, Jon Kyl's office's explanation of his lie on the floor of Senate that "90 percent" of what Planned Parenthood does relates to abortion.

Taco- - Where's the Beefy?

I understood that people were upset that Taco Bell's "beefy" was something less than 100% beef. Now I read that they are satisfied since Taco Bell admits their "beefy" is 88% beef. When did we drop from 100% beef to be called beef? I wonder what is in their cheese.

 

Thanks, John Jenkins
865-803-8179  cell
Gatlinburg, TN

Email: jrjenki@gmail.com
Blogs:
http://littlepigeon.blogspot.com/
http://alumcave.blogspot.com/
 
"Not meant to be a factual statement."

Arizona Republican, Jon Kyl's office's explanation of his lie on the floor of Senate that "90 percent" of what Planned Parenthood does relates to abortion.

NATO, , , Where is the media

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization began in 1949 as a collective defence of its member states from attack by non-member countries. It was not intended for NATO to decide which governments should exist and which should not. This is a major step to world government. We should be terrified. Where is the media?

 

Thanks, John Jenkins
865-803-8179  cell
Gatlinburg, TN

Email: jrjenki@gmail.com
Website: http://www.greenbriersolutions.com 
Blog: http://littlepigeon.blogspot.com/
Blog: http://alumcave.blogspot.com/
 
"When everyone is thinking alike, someone isn't thinking."

2012 Election

Obama has the advantage so far. To get the Republicans to extend unemployment for the millions or workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own he (Obama) was forced to agree to extending tax cuts to billionaires and millionaries who are rich because they outsourced those jobs to other countries receiving millions of dollars in bonuses for their efforts. A couple of numbers you may find interesting is the 400 richest people in the United States received $345 millions in income in 2009 AND one of the oilcompanies made a profit of $19 billions last year and their reports to the SEC, not be be confused with the South East Conference, showed they paid NO federal income taxes while receiving a hundred million dollar credit toward future federal income taxes. Now compare that to what you paid.

Read more: The Mountain Press - Letter Media already getting Obama re election effort under way

Self-Help Guru on Trial

The only reason this trial is being conducted is because the victims were and are rich. If they had been poor this trial would have never happened. The victims died because of their own stupidity and arrogance. My guess is this fellow will be found not guilty and he will then sue the victims. I wish him luck.

Thanks, John Jenkins
865-803-8179  cell
Gatlinburg, TN

Email: jrjenki@gmail.com
Website: http://www.greenbriersolutions.com 
Blog: http://littlepigeon.blogspot.com/
Blog: http://alumcave.blogspot.com/
 
"When everyone is thinking alike, someone isn't thinking."

What have we learned in 2,066 years?

 "The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome becomes bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance."
 
                                                               -  Cicero   55 BC
 
       Evidently nothing.....