Middle America's Worldview

So glad it's Friday.

I was looking at my work schedule and I am actually on-call till next Thursday. Blah. Oh well.

This weekend the boy and I will be gaming it. I kept asking what does he want to do? Other than possible rent the Wii ( which no movie rentals, rent out consoles anymore), just stay home and play video games. Of course we will need to do an overnight in the living room. I hope my back will hold out the next morning. (wink)

We went to Choir last night to hear our daughter sing. I was impressed. We go again tonight as well.

I am still working on the Get Rid of Toxins
website. I am dipping my toe in PHP and SQL. I was able to get a really good book entitled "PHP and MySQL" by Larry Ullman. I must admit the book really walks you through the process.

I did manage to find a recipe PHP/MySQL script for free on the web. I added the categories on this template. It's located on the bottom right column under the archive section. I already have additional ideas for the PHP scripts and HTML viewing. Just trying to find the time to incorporate them.

I nearly pulled one on my kiddos. This morning, Kel asked what I wanted for Christmas. I been really blessed in items, so I said, "to grow a mustache and goatee". When we first met, I had one, nearly 14 years ago. Since I shaved it, I haven't grown a mustache since. I was surprised she said if I get the kids to agree, so be it. Hmm. The kids having fed off the mom these years are adament for no mustache.

So during breakfast I simply said to the kids, Mom said I can have a Christmas gift if you guys agree." Without questioning, they both agreed.

But after they figured what the agreement was for, they quickly changed their minds. LOL

Oh well. I didn't think they would agree to it. Nor did Kel, as she made that stipulation. It's fun thinking about growing one again, though.

Midweek is already here. Son and I had a cub scout meeting last night. We were able to turn in the popcorn sales. At least that part is over. Next den meeting he will get his prize for selling. He is so excited to be getting a marsh-mellow air gun ( of all things ). He picked it out.

This weekend my son and I will be batching it for a bit. I am on-call this week and hope last night was not a precursor for the remainder of the week. I keep asking him what he wants to do, expecting at least some outside time. Alas, he only wants to do a sleepover in the living room, playing console games.

I suggested we rent a Xbox 360 and play Halo, being greedy. Of course that quickly turned into a "let's rent a Wii". Sigh.

Every week we have seems busy. I think I will suggest to the wife a change in busy busy mommy to busy busy life.

I can't complain too loud, since she does 85% of the running.

Tonight we have church. Thursday and Friday night we watch our daughter in Choir. Saturday night and nearly all Sundy, my son and I batch it.

I have heard more than once this year of some desire to pull Canada, Mexico, America together to form a "North American Union". This was in relation to the EU. The original excuse was to stop the American dollar continuance decline in worth. Here is just another article regarding this desired merger.

NORTH AMERICAN UNION 'A COUPLE YEARS AWAY'

Bilderberg author who 1st exposed plot in 1996 sees EU replication as imminent

Tell Congress YOU request Congressional Oversight on the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America instead of White House backroom deal-making.

Alert: The next giant step toward world government will be integration of the U.S., Canada and Mexico in European Union-style merger in the next few years, says the author of a best-selling book on the power of shadowy international organizations promoting the move.

"I would say [it's just] a couple of years away," reports Daniel Estulin, author of "The True Story of the Bilderberg Group."

Estulin, a Canadian now living in Europe, says the original plans for a North American Union involved the U.S. and Canada as the prime participants. It was motivated primarily by the desire to harvest Canada's abundant natural resources.

In his new book, Estulin reveals the first efforts in this plan date back to 1996 when the elite Bilderberg Group first discussed plans for the dismantlement of Canada as an independent nation and proposed its merger – minus Quebec – with the United States into a Greater North America.

"Actually, the North American Union, or rather a Canada-U.S. merger, was initially discussed shortly after the Reagan-Bush candidacy won the White House," he says. "Upon taking over the reins of the country, George Bush and Ronald Reagan called in the presidents of the key trans-national companies and asked them for the real picture. The money people told them that if the United States were a corporation it would have to be shut down immediately. It was bankrupt."

The solution proposed then, according to Estulin, was merger between the U.S. and Canada.

"Canada is virgin country with a multitude of natural resources, water, mines, oil, gas, etc.," he explains. "They decided that it was going to take 14 or 15 years to put the whole project together. In the interval, the economies, social programs and laws of the two countries would be quietly harmonized as much as possible."

Back then, part of that harmonization plan involved the separation of Quebec as an independent state, he says.

"Actually, when all is said and done, it all comes down to money," Estulin says. "Money makes its own rules. If your goal is to make the most money possible using Canada's natural resources, what would you ask for? Number one, give me control over the sun. Number two, give me control over the air. Number three, give me control over water. Now, we know we cannot control the sun, nor can we control the air. But we can control water. Water, after all, is the most important element that can be controlled."

But the plot for a North American Union, as exposed in detail in Jerome Corsi's new bestselling book, "The Late Great USA," is but a prelude, Estulin says, to the ultimate merger – one-world government.

"Everything is in place," he says. "Europe is now one country, one currency and one constitution. North America is about to become one. The African Union has had its working model going for over a decade. Asia is openly discussing the near-future Asian Union, being sold to us as an economic inevitability beneficial to all its citizens."

Estulin sees the current focus in the U.S. on the presidential election of 2008 as something of a farce in light of this trend.

"Does it really matter who wins?" he asks. "As I make very clear in 'The True Story of the Bilderberg Group,' every politician of note and promise belongs to the Bilderbergers, CFR (Council on Foreign Relations) or the Trilateral Commission. Unless you are one of them, you can hardly hope to win the presidency. If we vote for the lesser evil, forced upon us by the secret oligarchies and the powerful men behind the curtain, we end up playing the game imposed upon us by them. Democracy, I guess what I really want to say, is a fallacy, an unattainable dream, a useless label trotted out and dusted off by the rulers every four years for the benefit of the great unwashed – us. There are two sides in this equation – the powerful elite who control the world's wealth and the rest of humanity."

Estulin "guarantees" today's Republican front-runner Rudy Giuliani will not get the nomination of his party. With less certitude, he speculates the current mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, could still be positioned to head the GOP ticket.

"Bloomberg, according to my sources within Bilderberg, will emerge as a credible candidate of consensus for the discredited American political establishment, your virtual "People's Choice" candidate," he says.

What is the agenda behind these groups, which Estulin says are comprised of "self-interested elitists protecting their wealth and the investments of multinational banks and corporations in the growing world economy at the expense of developing nations and Third World countries"?

"The policies they develop," he writes, "benefit them as well as move us towards a one-world government."

Those questioning Estulin's conclusion as mere speculation need only recall organizational financer David Rockefeller's own words as recorded in his "Memoirs."

"Some even believe we are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as 'internationalists' and conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure – one world, if you will," he wrote. "If that's the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it."

Estulin's book, first written in 2005 in Spain, has been translated into 24 languages, most recently this English edition. He has covered the Bilderberg Group as a journalist for more than 15 years.

Why does he singularly devote so much attention to exposing their activities?

"They cannot survive the light, and they know it," he says. "This is why the powerful people have long insulated themselves from that possibility. You see, the greatest form of control is when you think you are free while you are being manipulated and dictated to. People have been disarmed through the greatest hypnotist the world has ever known – the oblong box almost everyone has in the corner of their living rooms known as the television. By persuading ordinary people that what they can see with their eyes is what is there to see, the men behind the curtain have ensured their own survival, because people will laugh in your face when you explain to them that there is a bigger picture they are not seeing."

What is his personal prescription for fighting back? He offers a five-point program:

1. Understanding that governments do not represent the people nor have their best interests at heart.

2. Understanding that corporate media's main job is to hide the transgressions of the most powerful people in the world not shine the light of truth on it.

3. Understanding that the corporate media forms part of the world's elite societies such as the Bilderbergers, the CFR and the Trilateral Commission.

4. Understanding how money works and how through intelligent use of money we can destroy the Bilderbergers of this world.

5. Getting out of debt now. (Source: WND.com)

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I and one of my wifes cousins camped out in front of Best Buy for the first time.
We had planned to hit it around 10 p.m., however, we ran by around 4:15 p.m to see if anyone was crazy enough to be there. Yes, there were.

We planted ourselves there at 4:30 p.m. and was the 56th in line. We found out the first person in front of the line was there since 4:30 a.m Thanksgiving day. He and 14 kids been there all day and had Thanksgiving food delivered to them. He was a shop owner from Tulsa, that grabbed some highshoolers to hang with him.

I was to grab for a $229.00 laptop for one of Kel's aunts. Her cousin wanted a $629.00 laptop. I didn't get that laptop, but another one for her. He acquired his.

It was an interesting experience. Fortunately, the car was in line with the waiting line. Most of the night we just sat in there. There was also 2 kids behind us that stayed in the car with us, for the most part of the night. The temp had dropped in the 20's.

Around 1 a.m., everyone started to put their stuff up to get closer to the door. Fortunately there was only a bit of a drama. The ticket/coupons were passed out after 3 a.m. to about 4 a.m The doors were opened at 5 a.m.

It was my first time actually camping out. I could tell most were there for the purpose of getting one item and simply the experience. There was one guy in front of us having done this for the 14th year. He only wanted the TOM TOM. Yes, that was it.

When it neared 5 a.m. and the tickets/coupons were already passed out, the music started to blast from Best Buys outsides speakers. Right before the doors open, "Welcome to the Jungle" was blaring. So true had it become.

The crowd merged closer and closer till the doors parted like the Red Sea. I was swept quickly ahead. I soon realized how many can be trampled as I struggle to freaking stand upright as I was swept inside the store. The cousin just disappeard from my side replaced by a 12 year old from no-where banged in my side. I held her shoulders to keep her from being underfoot.

Once we passed the barriers, it quickly opened back up to allow breath

Monday's are always difficult around here. However, not being on-call and having that hover over me helped yesterday.

Here is a taste of yesterday. Fortunately also, the kids were out of school as well.

• Kel was in the office all day yesterday and didn't get out till around 6 p.m.
  
• Went to speech therapy at 3:15
  
• While son in speech therapy, the daughter and I ran to the post office.
  
• After speech therapy, ran the daughter to choir practice.
  
• While daughter in choir practice, ran the son and I to chiropractic.
  
• Managed to run to Best Buy with son to jot down notes on digital tvs (more on that later), while daughter still in choir practice.
  
• Pick up daughter from choir practice, the three of us back to together again.
  
• Ran to Walmart to pick up pictures. They could not be found.
  
• Ran over to my dads to drop of cheat codes for his PS2 game he is working on.
  
• Then finally home again.
  

Tired yet? We made it home a bit after 6 p.m. Fortunately, Kel is very organized (unlike me) and we had chili in the crockpot before all the running. So supper was waiting on everyone.


Regarding the digital tv's; I went by Best Buy to try to decipher the best outcome, plus my wifes side of the family is looking to get her dad a new tv.

I was thinking the required conversion to digital was next January (2008), but after a lengthy discussion, it was conveyed "Nah man, not till 2009" by the kid at Best Buy.

Looking online this morning sure enough.

"Early in 2009 all over-the-air TV stations must switch the way they transmit their programming, bringing a number of changes not only to broadcasters and viewers, but to emergency responders and digital innovators as well.

"Since the advent of television, stations have sent their programming via analog signals. As a result of legislation passed by Congress in 2005, they will have to convert their transmission to digital signals by February 17, 2009."

Well, that gives us another year.

I also found out, what exactly does that mean. We currently have Cox Cable in this house. We use it, partly because we get all the lower channels in the kids room and my office, without having to have a digital box. I view it as getting the lower channels free. Especially since with Dish, you are required to have a box to get anything.

Well, when the cable companies go to digital, these lower channels will also be digital. Thus, if your setup like I am, all those rooms pulling the lower channels will be gone. You will be required to have a cable box or the tv themselves will require a "internal asc tuner". This will allow you to view the digital signals. Most tvs' on the market now have this internal tuner. But if you are like me, you have the 13 year old tv in the living room.

I had known the new cable standards were to be in place next year. All analog signals will go away starting next year. This means, if you have a tube tv, you will not be able to pick up non-digital cable any longer. If your tv is old enough ( like mine ), then you will be required to

• Buy a converter to pick up the digital signals or
  
• Buy the new digital tv's
  

I was in Walmart the other week, inquiring about all this. Since they did not currently have this converter, I was curious how much this was going to be, he looked it up on walmart.com. At that time, the converters were not even online availible.

Considering the lowest cost digital tv I can see is around 200-300 bucks for a 17 inch, I think its a rip-off.

Another aspect I have conveyed to others, some may not be thinking about is this.

Once this goes into effect, our choices continue to go down. Since the free analog (picking up off those nice rabbit ears) goes away next year, this means if you don't pay, you don't see. So we are again forced to pay-per-view.

We are looking at the early black Friday ads, online. I find it funny all stores seem to be OK with these ads, except Walmart. Going to possibly take legal action Walmart? Give me a break. I would think they would desire the incentives. Not that they need any more. I can't go in there anytime of the day/night with more than enough people mlling around.

Here are some links to the ads.

Gotta Deal

Offical Black Friday

I thought this was too funny. I know she's nuts, but who would had thought of selling these?

This week is as busy as always. Kel had to be at work most of the day, so I was the substitute teacher. I actually liked it. Kel makes it so easy with her agenda, ect. it's pretty easy to follow. Kel kicks back in tomorrow. I was told by the kids, "I was a great substitute teacher".

Glad the week is half-way over.

I can't believe this month is already nearly half down. I have to remind myself next weeks Thanksgiving. This year is just flying.

In the hype of the new movie "The Bee Movie", one wonders why there are no news regarding the real bees.

There are signs that the immune systems of infected bees are collapsing, again for no known reason, causing some to call it “bee HIV/AIDS.” With weakened immune systems, the bees are unable to fight off diseases. In fact, found in the stomachs of infected bees are traces of nearly every disease that has affected bees over the last 100 years.

Honeybees, contrary to popular belief, do not simply make honey. They are also a crucial element needed to pollinate fruit and vegetable crops—amounting to a $14 billion share in the United States’ fresh produce. Farmers rent hives from beekeepers to ensure widespread pollination and, in turn, a good harvest. The success of crops such as almonds, apples, cranberries, and many other fruits and vegetables are all linked to bee pollination.

The vice president of the American Beekeeping Federation said, “Every third bite we consume in our diet is dependent on a honeybee to pollinate that food” (International Herald Tribune).

This is alarming, considering we are speaking of our own food resource.

A Nascar fan was confirmed this weekend. I was hesitant to go, when my wife asked me to go in her place. The concern of our son to be there for 12 hours, plus, will I really personally enjoy it? I am not much of a sports guy.

I actually enjoyed it.

I learned alot, simply listening to the conversations of the other fans. I was amazed the size of Texas Stadium. There were reported 200 thousand in the stands viewing the race. I believe it. As the stadium filled and constant view of moving people. I could only think, 'this must be what the Colliseum was back in the days of Rome.'

Here is a shot of the race coming around the bend.

One car caught on fire during the race.



But it was quickly put out.



Overall, my son did absolutely great. There was alot of walking. I was stiff the next day. The traffic out was horrific, but manageable.

We decided to head into Texas Thursday evening, after work. We made it all the way to Sherman, Texas. We found an availible room at La Quinta. The others were sold out, except the 139 dollar room at Holiday Express. I don't think so.

While finding a hotel with a room, we ran across Bobby LaBonte's trailer!!

Since, I had chosen him as my driver of choice for Nascar, it was a very cool surprise.

We are heading to Irving to watch the Nascar this Sunday. Needless to say, I was pleasantly surprised. Too bad, I couldn't have met him personally.

The Pocola Football is scheduled to play Panama tonight. We really wanted to see it, since Kel was from Panama. However, we set this trip up back in March. Oh well. I wish the Pocola team good luck.

It seems only 2 candidates are posing for the Democrat candidacy. At least if you only hear the main media outlets.

Seems Obama had a gospel concert tour for support in South Carolina over the weekend to add to his treasury. The tour was entitled "Embrace the Change" in the hopes of showing Obama's desire to show his family value and faith as well as "bringing all people together around his movement for fundamental change". Obama didn't attend the tour.

However, homosexual activist groups opposed one of the entertainers within the tour.

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) homosexual advocacy group released a statement last week calling McClurkin, "an ex-gay gospel singer and minister who has called homosexuality a 'curse' an has 'repeatedly' stated his opposition to homosexuality as being against 'the intention of God'

HRC went on to say "There is no gospel in Donnie McClurkin's message for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) people and their allies," added HRC President Joe Solmonese. "That's a message that certainly doesn't belong on any presidential candidate's stage."

Wayne Besen, executive director of Truth Wins Out, used a news release urging Obama to "part ways with this divisive preacher who is clearly singing a different tune than the stated messsage of the campaign".

Donnie McClurkin wrote a book entitled "Eternal Victim, Eternal Victor, where he told of his rape at the age 8 and 13 years of age by adult male relatives. He states "The abnormal use of my sexuality continued until I came to realize that I was broken." Once he accepted Christ, he became "a saved and sanctified man" In a telephone interview last week with the Associated Press he stated, "Sexuality, everything is a matter of choice," He went on to say, "What people do in their bedrooms and who they are as human beings are two different things."

With a view like that, one can see why the homosexual groups are against Obama having McClurkin attend. Rather than dissing McClurkin by the Obaman campaign, he chose to add Rev. Andy Sidden,a openly homosexual South Carolina pastor, to the list of participants.

I must admit, the ideology of accepting all points of views, is admiring. However, it is also unrealistic in today's world. We are bombarded everyday to accept every one's view point. Ironically, these same groups that push the idea of acceptance (accept me for who I am), are the same ones fighting to not hear of others beliefs.

Obama came out to say "I strongly believe that African Americans and the GLBT community must stand together in the fight for equal rights,"

He basically is toting the same idea of being African American is the same framework as being gay, lesbian, transgender or transexual.

"And so, I strongly disagree with Rev. McClurkin's views and will continue to fight for these rights as president of the United States to ensure that America is a country that spreads tolerance instead of division," he added.

So basically it appears Obama is against the idea of a person to choose their sexual interest, or that homosexuality is actually a choice.

The question now is, will voters understand what this candidcy stands for?

I had the day off today. It was one of those take it or lose it days. Since, I was able to do this, I took the kids to the Police Station for their Homeschool field trip. There were about 60 in the group. I thought it was interesting, as well as the kids. The new building was 2 floors. The hot spots for the kids were the CSI (Identification room) room, gun room (the kids took the most time here with questions, and the radio room. The tour lasted for one hour and 40 minutes.

Our daughter also had a girlscout ceremony tonight. We arrived there a bit before 6 p.m. This lasted for nearly 1.5 hours as well. It was interesting to watch the lighting of the candles, ect. Unfortunately, I didn't know hardly anyone there, so I kept mostly to myself, picking with our son.

I had planned to use most of the day to view movies. However, the day flew as they all do. Seemed we were basically running all day, from one place to another.

Next weekend, we travel to Texas.

I posted an article back in August entitled Illegal Immigrant murders spotlight grows describing Oklahoma adopting new laws to lessen sanctuary for the illegal immigrants. It also mentioned the percentage of crime in relation to illegal immigrants.

As the Republican President want-a-be's continues. Seems Fred Thompson is narrowing in on this same issue.

Here is a quick article by Gary Bauer describing the claim.

Thompson For
"Law & Order"

Is illegal immigration the issue that could determine the 2008 election?
For several weeks, Senator Fred Thompson has been going after Rudy Giuliani
and Mitt Romney on the issue. He has been particularly critical of so- called "sanctuary cities" that blatantly refuse to enforce immigration
laws.

Yesterday, Thompson unveiled a tough new "law and order" plan that would
withhold federal funds from sanctuary cities and crack down on employers
who knowingly hire illegal aliens. He made his announcement in Collier
County, Florida, where 22% of crimes are committed by illegal aliens, and
40 percent of the county’s arrest warrants are for illegals.

Thompson told his audience that, "Taxpayer money should not be provided to
illegal immigrants." Thompson believes that ending sanctuary cities, which
by definition invite and encourage illegality, and getting tough on hiring
will lead many illegals to return to their country of origin.

To help that along, he would massively increase immigration enforcement,
not just at the border, but in the interior of the country too. He also
asserted that, "A country that cannot secure its borders will not remain a
sovereign nation, and you cannot have national security without border
security."

Finally, the Thompson plan makes English our official language and severely
restricts so-called "chain migration" that permits an illegal immigrant to
bring in at times, dozens of extended family members.

The conservative Washington Times newspaper said today that the Thompson
plan goes further than any other.

I believe this issue could determine the 2008 election. While they are
saying the right things now, other leading Republican candidates have major
vulnerabilities on this issue, and certainly Hillary Clinton is very
vulnerable on illegal immigration, as is her pro-amnesty party.

The concern I have for the GOP candidates in whole, is the fact, what they say and what they can actually do, may be a dichotomy.

Most of these candidates are already within the political system. So they know their limitations. I hope if they indeed promise anything to the would be voter, they can produce it.

I have an interest in the Social and Cultural Landscape that defines us as a Nation.
I ran across a article, having NewsMax picking the top 25 most influential radio host. I wasn't too surprised to see the most knowing people. But some actually did surprise me. For example, I have heard Opie and Andie while in Pennsylvania. I have to say, they are definitely shock jocks. Demented would be another term. : )




Here are our editors' selections for the most influential talk-radio hosts in America, in order of their influence:

1. Rush Limbaugh
2. Bill O'Reilly
3. Don Imus
4. Michael Savage
5. Sean Hannity
6. Laura Ingraham
7. Glenn Beck
8. Dr. Laura Schlessinger
9. Neal Boortz
10. Al Franken
11. Mike Gallagher
12. Mancow
13. Howard Stern
14. Bill Bennett
15. Opie and Anthony
16. Ed Schultz
17. Michael Medved
18. Randi Rhodes
19. Jim Bohannon
20. G. Gordon Liddy
21. Diane Rehm
22. Larry Elder
23. Michael Reagan
24. Tammy Bruce
25. Tom Leykis

Last night, we played our second game of "Littlest Pet Monopoly". The last game our son won (with the wife's help). This time we played the long version, no freebies. It started out fun, till it became painfully obvious, I was ganged up on (again). Rather than paying me their property, they hawked them between the 3 of them, till they had nothing left but blood. Sigh.

The weather dropped yesterday. Sunday it was 89, yesterday and today, I would say in the high 50's.

My little girl turns 10 today. Sigh. They say the older you get, the faster it goes. I am here to say, it's going faster already.

I remember the times when the little face would look upon me so questioningly. Now, I get the full interviews from her. I recall the time when she loved to wrestle and I would be oh so gentle. Now I have to ask her to be gentle on me!

I love my kids so much, it really does hurt at times. I want so much for them. More than I can even begin to provide. I look at how my childhood was and try not to compare it too much with theirs. Yet, in all the new benefits God has provided, it never seems enough for your kids.

Has it really been 15 days, since my last post? Sigh.
It's been busy, what can I say.

The cable company called me today, offering a great deal.
Yeah, OK, what is it?
HBO and Cinemax channels for 5 dollars more. ( For 6 months, anyway )After 6 months, it goes back to the regular prices of 18.95. I guess they are hoping many will simply forget about it after 6 months. I went ahead and bit.

I figured, if I can watch at least 2 new movies within each month, it would be the same as rental. We had HBO when I was a kid. I recalled how they basically acquired 2-5 new movies a month and play them over and over again. I am curious if its the same way, after 20 years.

Regarding TV viewing, I am getting interested with a couple of the new shows. Namely, Bionic Woman. I recorded the last 2 weeks and watched them when I have a chance. Not bad, not bad at all. I also recorded life, but haven't had a chance to view it yet. Both were recommended. I have to say, Bionic Woman looks pretty good to me.

I was able to watch "The Condemened" last weekend. It was a bad*ss movie. I recommend it, for a guy movie. I think this was the first movie Stone Cold played in. I thought he did a good job. Vinnie Jones plays one bad guy. My favorite part was the ending, regarding the op center with Vinnie.

Kel and I also watched "Lucky You", but it was a bit of a drag.

My daughter came up to me the other day asking if she can register for another website. First there was Trollz, then Webkinz, Disney, Hannah Montana, 4kids, Polly Pocket, ..... the list goes on. Seems nearly every toy or dvd now has it's own site to register. Oh they offer free online games as enticement, but how many can one really keep up?

I actually struggled with this same question only 3 weeks ago. How many sites can one person maintain? Currently, I have 7-8 personal sites I try to maintain. This isn't counting those sites of "friends" or others I help maintain. It's to the point of enough is enough.

The other night, I caught a bit of Attack of the Show discussing this similar topic. The discussion was 'how many social networks', regarding how much is too much. During the discussion the question was how many sites do most really maintain. Most answered about 3. your personal page, social page and a hobby page.

So, now the question is, which sites to keep and which sites to do away with. Makes sense, the less to maintain the more you can dedicate to make it better.

In an earlier post I pointed out where human and animal dna are being mixed creating a hybrid embryo. Of course by legislation, they cannot keep them alive for more than 14 days. Nor are they 'suppose to' implant the living entity in a womb.

I then came across a great (but sad truth)site showing human traffic. This site shows the how children are being used in prostitution around the globe. Sigh.

Now, ACLJ is going on the offense for children. They have created a petition to stop taxes from going to planned parenthood.

I received the notification today. As of 1:20 p.m central over 2400 have signed the petition.

ACLJ states:

Every year, the federal government hands over millions of our tax dollars to Planned Parenthood under the guise of Title X funding — a program that provides an enormous influx of money for "reproductive health activities." It is a travesty of justice that you are essentially being forced to fund the largest abortion promoter and provider in America. The ACLJ is determined to STOP this offensive misuse of our tax dollars — by standing in support of legislation that calls for an end to government funding of Planned Parenthood — but we must have your help to do it! Please read the form carefully and declare your membership with the ACLJ by signing our online Petition to Defund Planned Parenthood.

Within the email, we are told...

Over the last two years, America's #1 abortion provider has been funded with more than $500 million of taxpayers' money through Title X.

Title 10 is ....

The Title X program provides public funding for family planning and preventive health screening services. Established by Congress in 1970, the aim of the program is "to assist in making comprehensive voluntary family planning services readily available to all persons desiring such services."1 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services administers the Title X program through its Office of Family Planning. Approximately 4,600 public and private entities, including non-profit family planning clinics, hospitals and public health departments, receive Title X funds each year.2

It was established 1970 "to assist in making comprehensive voluntary family planning services". The program was setup to assist those families below federal poverty level. It was created to allow those families to receive services at no cost. The Title X facilities are provided on a sliding scale based on income. No-one is refused services, if they were unable to pay.

However, in 1978, Congress amended Title X to place "a special emphasis on preventing unwanted pregnancies among sexually active adolescents," adding services specifically for teenagers."




According to a Planned Parenthood site....

By law, no Title X funds have ever been spent on abortion (Sollom et al., 1996). The family planning regulations require that women who face unintended pregnancies be given nondirective counseling on all of their legal and medical options (Federal Register, 2000).

So why the petition now?

Seems Congress is trying to increase tax payer funds to Title X.

Efforts intensify on Capitol Hill to increase Title X funding which would likely result in more taxpayer funds going to Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider.

Our legislative affairs team in Washington is reporting that the Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Subcommittee has approved an increase of almost $28 million for Title X funding, up from $283 million to almost $311 million. This is an increase of about 10%. Planned Parenthood requested this increase and will almost certainly benefit from a large number of these dollars.

Additionally, this bill still has two more stops to make in the House – the full Appropriations Committee and the House floor. If the Democrat majority continues with their current strategy, look for this increase to grow even larger.

Title X is already funded at $283 million annually and is intended to be used for family planning. Tragically, in reality, it is used almost exclusively for abortion-related services, most often by Planned Parenthood. This year, Congressman Joseph Crowley (D-NY) and Planned Parenthood are asking for an additional $100 million in Title X funding. While the Hyde Amendment (if renewed) would prohibit these funds from directly funding abortions, the additional funding would certainly free up other funds to be used for abortions.

So the call has been made to sign the petition and contact your representives to stop funding to Title X.