Rape camps?

In a FOX news interview with Megyn Kelly, radio host Michael Graham stated this about Obama:

“He ran on the Republicans are Satan incarnate and if women vote for them, they’re going to be forced into rape camps, and when that’s your campaign, you can’t be surprised when the people you ran against don’t want to work with you and you don’t have an issue to rally people around.”

Wow.  Really?  I'm fairly certain I never heard Obama once say anything about rape camps....though, since the Tea Party Republicans seem to not like independent women they may like the idea of rape camps.  Ugh.  This is getting even more ridiculous.

http://www.truthdig.com/avbooth/item/fox_news_guest_pushes_obama_rape_camp_conspiracy_20121109/

Another ridiculous thought for people: Use a word other than the "N" word, seriously?  Tracy Watson, learn how to use spell check and stop spreading hate.  Also, people who use welfare or receive "handouts" from the government aren't necessarily lazy.  Walk a mile in someone else's shoes, learn to have a little empathy for others and try to understand another person's situation.  Just because someone needs a little extra help to get by doesn't mean they are lazy or bad people.  It is people like Tracy Watson and the other racists/people who believe they are superior to others that we have people starving in our country.  It is because of hateful people that we have so many murders that occur in our country.  The Tea Party Republicans can be compared to the KKK. 

http://www.classwarfareexists.com/its-official-i-hate-this-n-gger-loving-muslim-country-just-saying/#axzz2Bu0htsvc

Hate is the problem.

http://www.kwch.com/news/wpix-map-shows-distribution-of-racist-tweets-after-obamas-reelection-20121109,0,6492014.story

This is a link that shows a map showing locations of racist tweets after Obama was elected, Mississippi and Alabama have the most with Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee, North Dakota, Utah, and Missouri.  All I have to say is REALLY?!  We are still facing ignorant people who say things like this??????   Ugh, get some compassion and education people!  This article talks about a woman from California (Denise Helms, 22) who is under investigation by the Secret Service from her post: "Another 4 years of this (N-word), maybe he will get assassinated this term."  Then her response to this to a news crew: "The assassination part is kind of harsh. I'm not saying like I would go do that or anything like that, by any means, but if it was to happen, I don't think I'd care one bit."  People like this are the problem.  People who have so much hate in their hearts that murder or cruelty is the answer.  Wake up people!!!!  This hate hurts everyone, tears apart nations.  Our country has to be better than this, have we learned nothing from our history?  Have we learned nothing from others' histories?  We had a civil war here (though not alone, other countries have had civil wars) where we fought each other, brothers killed brothers...or did we learn nothing from WWII and the Holocaust?  People make mistakes, yes, but we are in 2012, we can't change history, but we can LEARN from those mistakes.  Yes, Barack Obama is black.  Is this really the most important characteristic about him people can bring up?  Ugh. 

"There is only one race: the human race."

*Kristen

Obama is President.

Obama is President for the next four years.  I am super happy about this because it will give him the opportunity to show us what he really wanted to accomplish as President of the United States.  Of course, presidents also need some help from Congress to be able to get some things done.  Hopefully, they will be able to work together better than what they have been and be willing to compromise.  Also, I'd like to tell people who are unhappy with the outcome of the election to get over it.  Nothing they can do, we are still the United States of America.  We should be standing together.  UNITED States of America.  People need to look up the definition of that word.

Also, a congrats to the states that legalized same-sex marriage.  Thanks for realizing that more people getting married isn't going to ruin the sanctity of marriage nor will it cause every "normal" couple that is married to divorce nor will homosexuality spread like wildfire and "infect" everyone in the U.S.  People who believe this......well, they should really evaluate themselves with a more critical eye.

Another issue I wanted to talk about: what makes rich people better than everyone else?  Serious question.  They can pay the same amount of taxes as everyone else; people are supposed to be considered equal.  Many rich people believe they are superior to everyone else and should not have to pay more money.  They must like having poor people around to walk all over.  Everyone should pay the same amount to contribute to this country.  End of story.  Debate is over, I have the answer.

*Kristen

VOTE.

If you haven't voted yet, get a move on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Abortion.

Republicans/conservatives tend to be "pro-life," and Democrats/liberals tend to be "pro-choice."  Just an observation.  Pro-choice is NOT the same thing as pro-abortion.  People who think this are dumb, plain and simple.  Pro-choice is merely saying that one supports the right for a woman to choose to give birth to a baby or to receive an abortion.  Many pro-choice people (me being one of those people) would actually never choose abortion themselves, unless something huge influenced them, such as rape (of course, only legitimate rape is considered here *insert thick sarcasm here* - ugh) or medical problem that would either put the mother's life in danger or be something that the child could be in pain for his/her entire life.  I must mention at this point that if the mother's life were in danger and needed extra care or the child did have health problems that would create problems or pain for the rest of their life, many conservatives would say that offering them any help to pay for their medical bills would be handouts and would consider them lazy.  They want to take care of unborn babies but taking care of people after they are born is unacceptable.

I do not believe people should use abortion as a form of contraception by any means, but sometimes people have to make the difficult decision to have an abortion.  If they aren't ready just yet (people DO make mistakes - part of being human or they just aren't in the right situation for it at that moment of their life) or health reasons or rape or some other reason.  It doesn't matter, women have a right to say what happens to their body.  It affects their life.  Men shouldn't be concerned with what women do with their bodies.  These government committees comprised only of men attempting to make decisions about women and their bodies and their futures makes me angry to think that they believe they can actually make competent decisions.  They have no right to think this or do this, and women NEED to stand up and fight them.

Speak up for your rights and for other people's rights.  Don't allow your rights to be taken away, don't allow other people's rights to be taken away.  We can be unified as a country under the principle that we are all deserving of the right to be happy and to make our own decisions to create the life we want to live in our pursuit of happiness (which, I might add, is stated in the Declaration of Independence).  We can be unified in knowing that we are all humans and we should see each other as equal because WE ARE ALL EQUAL. 

More politics

Wow, President Obama came through for tonight's debate.  The thing that I can't understand is why Romney keeps opening his mouth; I think it would benefit him to keep it closed.  Fact checks are getting the best of him.  Not that I mind he looks like a complete moron, but you would think that some of his Republican buddies would advise him to do a little research or to talk less.  Favorite quote from this debate:  

"Gov. Romney, I'm glad you recognize al-Qaeda is a threat, because a few months ago when you were asked what is the biggest geopolitical group facing America, you said Russia — not al-Qaeda. And the 1980's are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back — because the Cold War has been over for 20 years. But Governor, when it comes to our foreign policy, you seem to want to import the foreign policies of the 1980's, just like the social policy of the 1950's, and the economic policies of the 1920's."

I think we all know who is president material and who isn't...especially when we look at their policies and look at how Romney doesn't seem to know how to make his mind up about things, except for his policy about gay marriage and equality.  He even wants to take away rights for homosexual couples that Obama has just given them.  Ugh.  Homosexuals getting married will not ruin anyone else's marriage!!!!!!!!  Homosexuals getting married will not result in an apocalypse!!!!!!!! Homosexuals getting married doesn't affect anyone else outside of the couple and their families and friends.  Who are these people kidding?!  Do not use the Bible/religion as a shield for your lack of tolerance of others, for your need to stomp on others so you can feel superior.  Mr. Romney, you are already a rich white male, of course you are on top right now, the only thing you are afraid of is having others that you see beneath you (common folk) as equal to you.  

Romney is also turning his back on people who have fought for our country, people who deserve our respect, people who deserve the resources this country can offer them.  If it doesn't benefit himself or his other rich buddies, it isn't worth his time.  He supports war, yet he has never served.  He wants others to die for him, yet he doesn't feel he owes them anything.  No benefits will find their way to deserving veterans if Romney becomes president.  President Obama has never served in war, but he doesn't seem to like war very much.  Basically, ask yourself if you could vote for a man of privilege who doesn't mind war and is willing to send other people's children to die for himself and others. 

Link to check out more about the debate:
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/10/22/best-romney-rebukes/



*Kristen

November Election

Midterms at WSU this week, but I realized I haven't posted in awhile.  Here's another blog listing accomplishments of Barack Obama, since there are so many people that feel as though he hasn't done anything worthwhile in office.  Also, I wanted to point out that we gave Bush eight years to create the mess we were in, bringing us almost another depression, how can we expect anyone to pull us out of the hole that he dug within just a couple of years?  We can't.  He has been working toward a better America, with very little support from Congress.  Come November, we will see whether the majority of our country is for progressing forward or if they want to take several steps back by voting in Romney.  I'm tired of counting the lies in the debates that he and his VP candidate tell.  If they are already this way, putting them in office is a really bad idea.  I'm not saying Obama is perfect; no human is.  I was disappointed at the lack of fight in him during the debates, but he didn't sink to Romney's level either.  He needs to step it up and be proud of what he's accomplished and point them out, modesty isn't that great in a situation like this.  People don't know what he's done because he, unlike most other politicians, doesn't brag about them every chance he can get.  He's probably disappointed that he hasn't made as much change as what he wanted, so he might see that as a failure.  Well, he's had about four years to begin filling the huge hole Bush dug us and threw us in, as well as adding water so we could slip around in the mud for awhile before being able to fix it.  Critique President Obama, but give him another chance, another four years to see what he really can do, now that he finally fixed some of Bush's failures. 

http://pleasecutthecrap.typepad.com/main/what-has-obama-done-since-january-20-2009.html

Keep in mind, that with Romney, people's rights will most likely get taken away, whereas with Obama, we'll continue to move forward toward equality.  If we truly love our country, we will vote for someone who advocates for those who are seen as "inferior" to people like Romney and the rich.  None of us are inferior just because of a difference in gender, sexual preference, skin color, economic status, etc, so we should step up and support people who see that as the truth.

I received my absentee ballot in the mail yesterday, and I am excited to vote for Obama again to truly see what more he can do for this country.

*Kristen