STEVIE WONDER LYRICS - You Haven't Done Nothing

Lyrics to this oldie but a goodie is rather appropriate to my way of thinking with today's issues:

STEVIE WONDER LYRICS - You Haven't Done Nothing

New Jersey to reduce Powhatan land due financial distress | Philadelphia Daily News | 09/27/2010

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"...the DEP is altering the lease, significantly downsizing the nonprofit Rankokus Reservation because the Powhatans, they claim, are in a state of "financial and organizational distress.""

Will we ever stop pushing these people around?

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New Jersey to reduce Powhatan land due financial distress | Philadelphia Daily News | 09/27/2010

Letter From Washington - Tea Party Doesn't Need Votes to Win U.S. Elections - NYTimes.com

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I'm not a "Tea Party" member, in fact I don't consider myself a "member" of any party these days - but I don't understand why major news outlets can't get their info correct. From those I've spoken to & research I've done - the Tea Party isn't "anti-immigration" - they are "anti-ILLEGAL-immigration" ... big, big, big difference.

 Talk about "spin" ...

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Letter From Washington - Tea Party Doesn't Need Votes to Win U.S. Elections - NYTimes.com

Get Testing!!

Image via WikipediaAccording to a story published by Reuters, it is now estimated by the CDC that 1 in 5 Gay men are carrying the HIV virus - and many of them don't even know it!!

Read the full story here: reuters.com and then encourage all your gay friends & loved ones to get tested.




From the article:

The CDC recommends that gay and bisexual men of all ages get an HIV test each year, and men at highest risk -- those who have multiple sex partners or use drugs during sex -- get tested every three to six months.

"This alarming new data provides further evidence that prevention efforts for gay men have not been adequate to meet the growing epidemic and should be dramatically scaled up," said Carl Schmid of the nonprofit AIDS Institute.

These are scary statistics and knowledge will be a determining factor in bringing these numbers down.

The Lunch Counter

Eat It : reason.com

In the above link two women are claiming "racial discrimination" because they were refused service at a Florida bar for food.  However, according to the owner of the bar - nobody is served food there because they don't even have a food service license!

If the bar owner is telling the truth - then this is a perfect example of people being way too quick to charge others with prejudice (be it racial, sexual or gender based - the type of prejudice doesn't matter - simply that many of various backgrounds are too quick to claim it).

If however the two ladies are telling the truth then this would be a perfect example of a place of business that needs to be hung out to dry as this type of legitimate prejudice needs to finally be eradicated from our society.

My reason for pointing this case out is that it seems to me, with no further evidence, that the bar owner is the one to default believing simply because it's too easy of a justification to prove.  If the place of business has no food on hand, has no means of preparing food and regular customers can testify to the fact that one never gets food there - a very simple investigation would show either the truth or lie behind that statement.  It would be beyond stupid to claim just a reason for denial of service when all any investigation would have to do is look at the facility.

Reid: Gillibrand is 'hottest member'

I hate this kind of of stuff. Why are women still having to endure this? I love how so many males think this is a compliment when in reality - it's just putting our looks above our accomplishments. We struggle to be an active, accomplished member of society & the notice we get is whether or not we are "hot".... so stupid.

Washington Post: Reid: Gillibrand is 'hottest member'

Hardball???

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Strikes in France, London foreshadow more protests - Yahoo! Finance

Strikes in France, London foreshadow more protests - Yahoo! Finance
Sure hope this isn't a sign of things headed to this side of the pond....

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"The Crisis" and how we face it again today....

"The Crisis" and how we face it again today....

On December 23, 1776 Thomas Paine wrote "The Crisis". In this paper he outlined his well reasoned and almost poetic arguments on why all must stand together in our country for the cause of Freedom. Looking back to the year 1776 it appears clear to those of us living today what the cause of Freedom was - overthrowing an unjust monarchy and choosing to govern by the people. This description of Freedom is at least now clear to those of us living in these times.
But does the threat to freedom have to be so clear for us to see it? Do not elements of an open aggression and hostility towards mans independence apply equally as dangerously to those acts of dominance that are not so clearly defined? Does a person have to have a weapon stuck in their face before they feel as though they are forced to comply with the demands of another? Or can we be quietly manipulated to give into those demands...led by incentives or unclear threats to arrive at the same destination that the weapon would have led us?
I fear that in our current times the threat is even greater. The subtlety being wielded by those who would claim absolute power in our modern world is an even greater danger than the obvious weapon threatening our lives. The danger is greater because they wield the smooth tongue of false promises to entice us to agree with them. By falling for smooth tongues and charismatic smiles we willingly go to Freedoms Guillotine and lay our head upon the block - thinking that through our decapitation we will be cared for. Freedom requires work, struggle and making decisions ... death and slavery both offer a form of peace. To desire peace from life's daily struggles over freedom is an ultimate form of cowardice and wasted opportunity.

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Signs in Arizona warn of smuggler dangers - Washington Times

Signs in Arizona warn of smuggler dangers - Washington Times: "Signs in Arizona warn of smuggler dangers"

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About the Blog

I've started this new blog for my random thoughts & opinions.  This way I can (hopefully) keep my work and personal life more defined :)

The first few posts here will be copies of those that originally appeared on my work blog - new posts will be coming soon - I'm sure. No schedule - just depends on my random thoughts & news events :)

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