Kids are too obese, but let’s discourage physical activity! Is that an oxymoron, or just the way a "progressive" thinks?

Do you ever feel like we try to right too many wrongs and end up causing more wrongs to take place? I think there is a lot of that going on with the way people treat kids these days. We’re either trying to get them all jacked up on different medications, or trying to shove social agendas down their throats in schools. Often times both of those things happen. I read stories like this one, and I want to just pinch myself and hope it’s all just some nightmare. As it is now, sometimes the nightmares aren’t as bad as reality.

First, this story happens in Colorado, which is pretty much a blue state. OK, maybe it’s purple. You can’t tell me it doesn’t have it’s share of liberals and hippies though, and based on what I know about most public education I’ll take a shot in the dark and label these folks as such.

We already have recess being taken away from kids in different places across the nation, we have less emphasis on physical education and more emphasis on diversity, multi-culturalism, tolerance, and sex education. Playground equipment is being taken out because it’s too dangerous and the poor little children might hurt themselves. We’re raising a generation of sissies and pansies that are completely brainwashed with left-wing dogma.

Perhaps, I’m generalizing too much. Every school isn’t like that. Every teacher certainly isn’t like that. Most may not even be like that, but the curriculum and the methods are oh so subtle and it’s important to point them out. A good resource for keeping an eye on the education system is this website I’ve found: www.EdWatch.org

Check it out, and don’t forget about our kids, the most important thing is for parents to be active in their own kids lives, because in the end that is the greatest sphere of influence they have and the government hasn’t taken that away…. yet.

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I think homosexual behavior is wrong, I also think Senator Larry Craig should step down. (Oops, I’m sorry, was that not "PC" enough for you?)

“There’s nothing wrong with being gay.” How many times have I heard that in the last 24 hours since the Senator Larry Craig story broke? Way too many. I’ve heard it from conservatives and liberals. I’ve heard it from Republicans and Democrats. I’ve heard it from radio hosts, television hosts, newspaper columnists, celebrities, politicians, and more!

I’m here to set the record straight. I think homosexual behavior is wrong. Does that mean I hate gay people? Absolutely not. I hate their homosexual actions though. Just like I hate the actions of adulterers, polygamists, pedophiles, or any other sexually deviant behavior, but I don’t hate the people. It’s interesting to me that no one else is willing to stand up and say it, even if they do feel that way themselves. I suppose it’s just part of the “PC” society in which we live. Well I’m not falling for that trap.

Now from time to time my personal beliefs about what I know to be right and wrong get me boiling, and I have to take a quick breath or two and remember that just because I know something is right or wrong, doesn’t mean everyone else has to feel the same way. This is an issue which cannot be decided by governmental authorities. The state can’t make you believe that homosexual behavior is wrong. Just like they can’t make me believe it’s right.

Whenever I’m in doubt about an issue, I look to the Freedom Pledge I’ve put together. The second part of the pledge says, “To allow people, not government, to make personal decisions that do not directly trample the rights of other individuals.” Simply put, whichever way you feel about it, it’s none of the governments business. Now when folks start pushing that agenda in schools, and pushing that agenda in the work place, now they are trampling on the rights of others who may disagree. That is what is so upsetting to traditional Americans like myself who are offended by this behavior, and then we have it shoved down our throats. Even more offensive is the fact that it is being shoved down the throats of our kids at a young and impressionable age. We can’t do anything about the media, which is clearly on board with “progressive” issues, but we sure shouldn’t have to suffer at the hands of the state endorsing something it shouldn’t be sticking its nose in.

So now that I’ve said all that, let’s get back to Senator Larry Craig. This man should step down immediately. He should do this for a few reasons. First, he broke the law! Second, his values and lifestyle (which he has apparently kept private) do not represent conservative traditional Americans that put the man in office. The guy broke the law of the land. There’s no need to wait for a trial to see how things play out, the man admitted his guilt in court! It’s amazingly cut and dry. He broke the law, He let his constituents down, he’s an embarrassment to the party that stands for traditional values, thank you goodbye! It’s time to step down, seek treatment, and get your family life in order man. Wouldn’t that be the right thing to do?

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I’m just a traditonal American conservative and maybe that makes me a misguided idealist.

Call me a misguided idealist. You wouldn’t be the first person to do so. It doesn’t matter what the issue is, it seems I’m too much of an optimist and some people on the left just seem to have a problem with that. Yes, i tend to talk about the issues that I think are tearing the moral fabric of our company apart, and I might even sound a little doom and gloom sometimes, but I do believe this ship can be turned around, and I believe in the power of what is right. (Did you hear that all you preachers of relativism? I said there is a right and there is wrong!)

Let’s look at some issues and I’ll explain what I mean about being an optimist.

How about racism, where I want to stop the politics of division and move forward without reparations which propagate racism and hatred. It’s time we moved past this and quit playing the race card at every opportunity. It’s time we moved into the 21st century folks.

What about illegal immigration? Some would argue that if we actually enforce the law and deport illegals we will have an economic hole because of the types of jobs these people work that will no longer be filled. So what?

Should we sacrifice the rule of law and basic principles because it’s not realistic? That logic only leads to the destruction of the rule of law. Laws govern our land and without them comes to the end of society as we know it. Should we quit enforcing speeding laws because, not everyone will maintain the proper speed? Should we quit enforcing murder laws because inevitably someone will commit murder? Without the protection of individual rights, and the security that those rights will not be violated by others, we will have anarchy on our hands and that my friends is the end.

I’ve got more examples where I am just a misguided idealist. I guess I’m that way when it comes to government spending too. I’m willing to say no to new taxes to pay for schools and roads, and other government essentials. Why in the world would you feel that way Andy? What’s wrong with you?

I believe governmental spending needs to be fundamentally altered and priorities need to be set. How unrealistic of me! That kind of stance will never win at the polls. It’s a good thing I have no interest in running for office. It’s a tragedy however that very few will sacrifice their political position, in order to stand on principles. I wish someone would have the guts to say no to the big government machine at work.

Simply put, the government takes plenty of your money already and it does a piss poor job of spending it. If you want examples of silly stuff your money goes toward in Minnesota, click here. ($30 million for Zoos and nearly $800 million for ballparks are just two examples that come to mind.)

So like I said, I’m an optimist or a misguided idealist. I believe in principles, and while I’m by no means suggesting that I always hold to my own standards, at least I’m not afraid to say I have standards that I try to follow in my life. I think there are a lot of other Americans and Minnesotans out there just like me. I just think they have been fed mindless information from the mainstream media for so long that they are worn down. I know the feeling, it’s very frustrating when it feels like everything around you is so wrong, but it’s just tolerated and accepted as is.

Don’t get down, and don’t get frustrated. Instead get mad, and do something about it. Tell your friends, your family members. You can win them over to this way of thinking and you can make a difference. You have unique spheres of influence where you work, where you go to school, where you live. Don’t be afraid of your traditional American values. Don’t feel bad for holding to principles and remain optimistic. The future of our country rides on the backs of people like you!

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Tarryl Clark accuses Governor Pawlenty and Republicans of not caring about school children on buses.

“Our kids will be getting on school buses soon, now is the time to keep them safe.” - State Senator Tarryl Clark from St. Cloud encouraging the Governor to hold a special session immediately.

So, let me get this straight. If Tarryl Clark and the state government do not meet in a special session, kids on buses will be in danger? Look, I know some people having jokingly accused Tarryl Clark of being able to do some witchcraft, but I had no idea she had this kind of power! So if a bus gets in an accident, after Tarryl and the DFL pass a gas tax increase, can we sue them?

You’d think after weeks of calling politicians out for playing political games with a tragedy, that they would be done with this. Apparently that’s not so with Senator Clark who waited until now to say something that reveals her true nature. She’s a far left liberal Democrat who has strategically come up with a contrived statement playing on the fears of the public by using the imagery of the poor little school children who narrowly escaped the bridge collapse. How dare she insinuate, even subtlely, that Republicans and the Governor don’t care about school children. Hey Tarryl, how come you don’t care more about the 14,000 unborn babies that were brutally murdered in our state last year?

I think this statement by Senator Clark is simply appalling and outrageous. When you’re serving in public office, you serve at the pleasure of the people. These are the kind of statements that get you in trouble with the people. It allows people to see you for what you really are. Maybe Senator Clark is feeling a little too comfortable knowing that she’ll be in power for another three years. Take note central Minnesotans, and don’t forget.

If you’re not aware, this is not the first controversial thing that Senator Clark has done. She was previously on the talk show I host and couldn’t answer basic questions about embryonic stem cell research funding legislation. She admitted she didn’t know all the details, but voted to destroy life anyways. She was also caught double talking about initiative and referendum, at one point saying how it was useful in Arizona where she previously lived and then in another breath saying that the people elected her to make those decisions for them. She has constantly voted in favor of radical laws such as legalizing marijuana and providing student financial aid for illegal immigrants. She’s the only pro-choice legislator representing St. Cloud and the surrounding area.

If all this wasn’t bad enough, she chooses not to interact with the public. She’s second in command in the Senate and she is afraid to address her constituents. She has made it a habit to avoid local media, including the program I host, by saying that she doesn’t participate in “entertainment” radio. This is the stance of those that support the fairness doctrine and would silence any critics in order to better maintain power. Maybe she’s against entertainment because the kind of actions she takes as a legislator are not only less than entertaining, they’re just plain frightening.

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Dumb conservatives don’t read as much as their liberal counterparts!

Conservatives don’t read as many books as Liberals, therefore they are obviously less intelligent and capable of thought.

That’s the kind of stupidity and childlike insinuations that have been made by the president of the American Association of Publishers in reaction to a very silly AP poll.

“The Karl Roves of the world have built a generation that just wants a couple slogans: ‘No, don’t raise my taxes, no new taxes,’” Pat Schroeder, president of the American Association of Publishers, said in a recent interview. “It’s pretty hard to write a book saying, ‘No new taxes, no new taxes, no new taxes’ on every page.”

This is utter nonsense. Liberals use slogans and buzz-words just as much as Conservatives. Pro-choice, the climate change crisis, unwanted children, gender identity are a few that I’m just rattling off the top of my head! Not only do both sides of the aisle use buzz words and slogans, but they both do so because they stand are easy to rally around. There is nothing inherently wrong with rallying around a slogan. By the way, this has nothing to do with this stupid AP poll on who reads more books. Let’s get to that poll:

The AP-Ipsos poll found 22 percent of liberals and moderates said they had not read a book within the past year, compared with 34 percent of conservatives.

Obviously, conservatives are inferior. The mental capacity of a conservative is vastly different than that of the book reading liberal. I can’t believe I’m even wasting time responding to this drivel. This is just a dumb poll done by some political hacks. The thing about polls is this. To get the results you want, all you have to do is tweak the factors here and there. All you have to do is mess with the formula a bit, take a sample in this region of the country rather than that region of the country.

Most of all polls lop people into one pile. A conservative is a conservative is a conservative. There are fiscal conservatives, there are social conservatives, there are moderate conservatives, and there are right-wing evangelical conservatives. Look, I get in the habit of referring to liberals as all one and the same. It’s much easier with liberals though because they are so intolerant of other thought. Just look at the presidential candidates, they get all kinds of flack if they aren’t drinking the same kool-aid and all on the same radical agenda. Conservatism like Christianity is a philosophy of freedom. Not so with liberalism, socialism, and communism.

See now I’ve gone off on a tangent! Shame on me. Let’s get back to this poll.

Among those who had read at least one book, liberals typically read nine books in the year, with half reading more than that and half less. Conservatives typically read eight, moderates five.

So we’re talking about the difference of one book read between conservatives and liberals. So what? Maybe conservatives read more magazines, newspapers, or online articles. Maybe conservatives spend more time working (unlike some libs, we do have jobs!) Maybe it’s more time spent with families or at church. Who knows what the real story is behind this. I just can’t believe that a poll like this would make national headlines and furthermore that it would be used to spread the insinuation that conservatives are obviously less informed. Don’t kid yourself, that’s exactly the intent of this.

Look, I’d love to pontificate some more, but I’ve got to go read a book! Obviously I have some catching up to do with my mentally superior liberal counterparts.

(To read the full article mentioned in this post, click here.)

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Michael Vick kills dogs, pittbulls attack woman, meanwhile other athletes get off the hook…

Michael Vick and the poor little puppies has been everywhere in the news media and sports media the last two weeks. To be fair, what Mr. Vick did was stupid, and cruel. However, I’m becoming more and more convinced that we as a society have our priorities out of whack. Here we rake this guy over the coals, while we let other celebrities and athletes off the hook when they put other human beings in danger. Domestic violence, assault, driving under the influence, promoting and indulging in the drug culture, encouraging sexual deviance by their behavior, it’s all too common among those held in celebrity status in the United States. Why aren’t these folks in as much hot water as Michael Vick? But, Andy what about the poor little puppies? Don’t you care about the little doggies? Read this article and see if you still are shedding a tear for pittbulls:

GIG HARBOR, Wash. (AP) - Two pit bull terriers broke into a house through a pet door Tuesday and attacked a woman in her bed, mauling her badly, a Pierce County sheriff’s spokesman said. The woman was able to grab a gun and try to shoot the dogs, then break away from the attack and lock herself in her car, where she called 911, sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said. The woman, who was not immediately identified, was taken to a hospital in Tacoma, where she was listed in serious condition.

Officers planned to talk to the dogs’ owner. The pit bulls also killed a neighbor’s Jack Russell terrier, which entered the house during the attack, Troyer said.

For the rest of the article click here.

I’m not excusing inhumane behavior involving torture and abuse. Michael Vick is an idiot. But, so are those who hold what he has done as a greater tragedy than what others in pro sports have done. Let me remind you of a few that have happened in recent years:

-Professional Wrestler Chris Benoit kills his family and himself.

-NFL Star Leonard Little kills a woman while driving drunk, and he’s a repeat offender.

-Here’s a list of athletes caught driving under the influence and threatening the lives of other human beings.

-Former NFL wide receiver Rae Carruth was convicted of conspiring to murder his pregnant girlfriend.

-NFL Star Ray Lewis had a questionable role in a murder.

-MLB Pitcher Pedro Astacio punches his wife in the face.

There are many others I could link to, but I’ll save you that and just sum up my argument.

My point is this: What has happened with Michael Vick is notable because of his status and because it was a cruel thing that he did, but it is NOT the worst thing that has ever been done by a professional athlete. In fact, I don’t think it even comes close. Should Vick go to jail? Yup. Should a whole lot of other athletes not only be punished, but suffer the same scrutiny by the media? Absolutely. It’s about time we held everyone in professional sports, and all celebrities, by the same standard. If you don’t want to be a role model, and behave in a halfway decent manner then get out of the entertainment business. It’s that simple.

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CO2 emissions may not be as big of problem as Al Gore thinks! (Beef Eaters Against Climate Change may be in jeapardy!)

Attention Global Warming/Climate Change Fanatics: “You can go outside and spit and have the same effect as doubling carbon dioxide.”

Read all about it right here.

Unfortunately this puts a kink into my plans for organizing a group to deal with the CO2 emission crisis. It’s called “Beef Eaters Against Climate Change” and to join the group you must slaughter, butcher, and eat at least one cow per week. Steak at every meal. Cow skin clothing and bed sheets and bath towels. It’s the least we can do to fight excessive CO2 being released naturally from cows. Tonight I’m having rib-eye and fillet mignon with a side of ground beef.

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