Things in the news

1. Why is Scott Brown, Senator from Massachusetts, lying about Rachael Maddow, an MSNBC news commentator? What made him continue to lie the first time he was confronted with the truth?...

And still, after he was confronted -again- he still continues to lie!! If you don't like the links I posted, just goggle - Scott Brown still lying ...you will get plenty of links.

2. Why are people afraid of everyone having access to health care? Why does anyone _not_ want a child or an old person to have health care that is affordable? Why do people want children with preexisting conditions to not have health care?

Do people _not_ think, that in this day and age, ....that we could _not_ function in a society who cares for its sick _without_ becoming a country lead by a Hitler?

So, there is no maturity that can be experienced in this world today? We are not educated enough, enlightened enough, kind enough, good enough, wise enough, caring enough to allow the people in our country to have health care without selling out to fascist/socialist/whateverist county?

3. Did you know that having your tonsils out means that now you have a preexisting condition and now anything that happens to your body that may need medical treatment that happens any where near your tonsils will not be covered? Ask me, I know this.

4. Why does Sarah Palin talk about guns, reloading, and cross hairs and fighting and then say she doesn't mean anything related to violence?

Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin had some harsh words for her detractors in the health care debate with a thinly veiled, March Madness-themed Facebook post in which she declared, "never retreat, instead RELOAD!"

Why does she put herself in a situation to have to defend all the words she uses, words like these:

She wrote about using "strong weapons" and "big guns" to drive to the basket. She urged teams to "shoot with accuracy; aim high and remember it takes blood, sweat and tears to win." She says "bombing through the press" is part of what teams must do to help reach their goals.

"To the teams that desire making it this far next year: Gear up! In the battle, set your sights on next season's targets! From the shot across the bow - the first second's tip-off - your leaders will be in the enemy's crosshairs, so you must execute strong defensive tactics," she wrote. "You won't win only playing defense, so get on offense!"

"If the other side tries to push back," she added later, "your attitude should be 'go for it.' Get in their faces and argue with them."

Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/03/29/2075005/palin-takes-on-language-police.html#ixzz0jkypuDtO

As a woman, I have to say ~ she does not represent me.

Like a lot of other politicians, she has decided to shout the standard party 'one liners' and the 4 or 5 bullet points that her political party is marketing and using them over and over again as the answers to everything. They are inciting anger, not inciting thinking.

Why isn't her advice to Get Educated, Get Smarter? Why isn't she encouraging those who follow her to learn about the issues and get involved with something other than stock sentences to yell at the camera when they are at a rally? She totally puzzles me. It seems there are better ways to use ones' power. But perhaps, if she got people to think ~ she would lose that power.

A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not. ~Author Unknown

5. When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that person is crazy. ~Dave Barry, "Things That It Took Me 50 Years to Learn"