Gays in the military.

This will be a post that might get me slammed left, right and sideways. Let's start with this news item.

I originally enlisted Dec. 20, 1970, retiring Jan. 31, 1993. Almost every damned command I served on had peterpuffers and fudgepackers that everyone knew of but were never bothered by. The "gay blades" kept it in their pants till they were on their home turf. What happened there only God knows and (thankfully) He ain't telling. They wanted to stay in the military and were competent in their jobs so nobody gave a damn what they did once they were ashore. More often than not it was an open secret that everyone would joke about, including the homosexuals.

Having said all that I'll make the observation that "don't ask, don't tell" was a joke to start with. The formal revocation of that assinine policy will now open the door for the agenda driven homosexuals to push for more concessions from the military.

During my 22 years in the canoe club I saw vastly different standards of conduct applied to white males as opposed to females and minorities. Quite often there needed to be no formal policy for this, it was just cowardly senior personnel running scared at the thought of someone calling them a bigot.

With the revoking of "don't ask, don't tell" we'll see a lot more of the same with the gay community.

It was an act of stupidity to formally create this policy in the first place. Let the damned thing die a quiet death.

Homosexuality was best addressed by an old chief who gave an indoctrination lecture to my recruit company during the first week of boot camp. As I best recall, the lecture went along these lines (and the emphasis was his);

"If you are caught committing an act of theft you will be prosecuted under the Uniform Code of Military Justice."

If you are caught committing an act of assault you will be prosecuted under the Uniform Code of Military Justice."

If you are caught committing an act of adultery you will be prosecuted under the Uniform Code of Military Justice."

If you are caught engaging in homosexual acts you will be prosecuted under the Uniform Code of Military Justice."

And on and on and on.... The damned thing took about an hour, theres a lot to cover in the UCMJ.

Every good sailor knows the Eleventh Commandment; "Thou shalt not get caught."

Yes, I was a good sailor.

THIS is why you hire an exterminator!!

NEW YORK, (Reuters Life!) - A New Jersey man trying to exterminate insects in his apartment blew it up instead, the New York Daily News reported on Monday.

Isias Vidal Maceda was unhurt in the incident, but 80 percent of his apartment was destroyed, Eatontown, New Jersey police told the newspaper.

The accident occurred as Maceda was spraying for pests in his kitchen. Somehow the bug spray ignited a blast that blew out the apartment's front windows and triggered a fire that quickly spread, the newspaper said.

Police told the newspaper that the Saturday blaze also caused smoke damage to the apartment above.

We had critters a few years back, Texas is loaded with them. One visit by the exterminator and our problems were solved. Worth the cost too.

Anything goes.

As proven here.

I'm really glad we stopped watching the tube. Some people have expressed amazement about our ability to do so. With the exception of the Presidential debates and watching the first several episodes of the Glenn Beck show we've done it.

We just turn the damned thing off. Kind of a shame since we get free cable (thats another story) but once you set your mind to it, not all that difficult.

Where's the feminazi outrage?

Did all the women get boned by this one guy?

If so, he's quite the stud. But in the more likely scenario that involves several other men for these women, why aren't we hearing any screams of outrage from the likes of NOW?

But if someone proposes limits on abortion you'll hear those harpies sing like the Temptations.

It's not like we Americans never put our two cents into how another country treats their citizens, remember all the public statements agains apartheid when South Africa was ruled by whites? Even Bill Cosby had a banner displayed on the his set of the Huxtable house. But nary a peep from anyone concerning the actions of any followers of the pedophile prophet.

And someone better tell me again how Christianity and Islam share so many similarities, I'm missing it here. This crap doesn't happen in Spain, Italy or Ireland.

R.I.P.

KILLED IN ACTION: JUNE 29- JULY 5, 2008

Please pray for the peaceful repose of the souls of those who served our nation and the coalition with honor. Remember also those who mourn their loss.

Sgt. 1st Class Anthony L. Woodham, 37, AR
Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey M. Radamorales, 32, PR
Master Sgt. Shawn E. Simmons, 39, MA
Sgt. James M. Treber, 24, CA

May the souls of the faithful departed,through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Not a snowball's chance in Hell.

Here's the story.

Loved this, ".....hoping to pressure the Roman Catholic church into dropping its long-standing prohibition barring women from the priesthood....."

Don't. Hold. Your. Breath.

S&M Barbie??

This is one doll my daughter will NOT have.

How low do we go anyway? This is supposed to be a doll for little girls? Hey, I remember Barbie as something the kids in my neighborhood played with, kids about the age of eight or so. This is what they've got now? You're shitting me!

No wonder so many girls are sluts and boys are thugs, with toys like this in what direction should we think they'll be aiming their lives? Come on!

And where the hell is the outrage from the feminazi's about the objectification of young women? Ooops, sorry. They're too busy hyperventilating over abortion rights.

(h/t to debbieschlussel.com)

Michael Savage is an idiot.

Here's one of several reasons why he's a disgrace to the politically conservative community.

The liberals have Al Franken and Rosie O'Donnell, the conservatives have Savage and Ann Coulter.

Sometimes if I close my eyes and just listen, they start sounding the same.

And that doesn't say much for our intelligence, does it?

UPDATE: Now that I've cooled down a bit I'll admit to having a dog in this fight. My oldest son has some autistic-like behaviors. We DON'T know exactly what he has, it might even be a very mild form of autism, if so then we count ourselves lucky. He's unusual but very much a gift from God.

And everytime we go out in public and he starts acting out, a part of me just waits for some shithead to make the wrong comment to the War Department. I can still jack somebody into the nearest wall when I get pissed enough.

And Savage is still an idiot!

Yep, you see the same problem in Christian countries.

Or not.

I recall reading how some Christian groups were deadset against women in childbirth receiving pain meds. That whole "deliver children while you labor in pain" thing that Eve and the female portion of the human race was consigned to. (the quote is a paraphrase of what the Bible says, our copies of Scripture are in the daughter's room and she's asleep. Sue me.)

But that was in the early part of the last century and never had a lot of traction with mainstream denominations. Someone needs to tell followers of the pedophile prophet that we're now in the 21st century.

Never mind, it's as useless as talking to my cats.

(Found via Religion of Peace)

The accidental governor plays the race card

Here's the story on the New York nitwit. Seems he's starting the "y'all hate us" game early. It'll get played more and more as time goes on. I still believe Obama will win in November, however that won't stop it there. Anyone voting otherwise will be labeled racist. Sheesh!

While I don't recall "accidental" being applied to the politicians he mentioned, I do recall that term used to describe Gerald Ford after he took office from Tricky Dicky Nixon. Last I heard, both those men were white as rice.

Tell me again about that whole "religion of peace" thing..

Here's the story.

Yep, the Hindu women from India face the same problem. As do the Lutherans from Sweden. And the animalists from Kenya. And the Catholics from Spain. Yep, sure they do.

(h/t to the Gates of Vienna)

Begging for the right caption.

Fire away. Found at the Ironic Catholic

Just a thought.....

Reading a recent post at the Ignorant Redneck's blog got me thinking.

The consequences of sexual promiscuity and homosexual acts (AIDS, STD's of all stripes, emotional & mental problems) makes me wonder if they're built-in evidence of God's disapproval. Some religious folks might say I'm late to the party in expressing those thoughts, give me a break. It's been a long road back from my secular corner of Eden and I'm still working towards a better understanding of God and a deeper personal relationship with Him.

This sort of thinking will brand me a knuckle dragging Neanderthal by a good portion of the rest of society.

Hmm.

What was the STD rate amongst the Neanderthals? Just wondering.

Hey, the Civil War is over and YOU LOST!!!

Here's the story.

Normally I'd consider anyone who pissed off the NAACP to be alright. Not this time.

I've heard the Civil War being about "states rights" and other such bullshit until I'm sick of it. Really, come on. Let's be upfront and admit the whole damned thing revolved around slavery. If that wasn't the case then someone explain to me why membership in the Confederacy could only be held by those states that supported slavery. Thats a stone cold fact, check on it if you don't believe me.

It was all about slavery. Period. The matter was decided and trying to hold on to some mythical crap regarding the reasons for the Confederacy is just mental masturbation. So take down the Stars & Bars, get on with life and join the rest of the country.

Hey Confederacy supporters, you lost. The South ain't gonna rise again. What you believe was the South prior to 1861 never existed except in the minds of the deluded. Your silly assed flag is an insult to the memories of countless slaves, so stop sobbing about how it's a way to honor your ancestors. They might not have owned slaves but they were okay with it. THAT is what your flag symbolizes to too many of us and speaking strictly for myself it bores me to tears to hear your defense of it. If the Stars & Stripes don't suit you then move on, you won't be missed.

Why I support the death penalty

It's tied to this story.

Just so I'm not misunderstood, I doubt the woman could rise off her sickbed and go on a killing spree. She's in the checkout lane of life and the cashier is in sight.

The attitudes expressed by those pushing for her release are similar to those who cry for the pardon of too many killers doing life when those same killers have "turned over a new leaf". Hey, if they're given life without parole it should stick. Period. I don't care if they become an orange jumpsuit wearing version of Mother Theresa, a lifetime sentence should be just that.

But too often it isn't and the scum are allowed back out in society. For that reason I support giving them the needle. Society has yet to evolve to where we can be assured we're safe once a murderer is locked up, I don't care WHAT the bleeding hearts who abhor capital punishment think. I'm sure the majority of "the compassionate crowd" are living safely in neighborhoods where the biggest crime is spitting on the sidewalk.

I often joke about how the majority of crime listed in my local paper concerns loose livestock. It's true and a welcome change from when I lived on Garfield Avenue in New London, CT, a city where on more than one occasion I woke up to the sound of gunfire in the early morning. It wasn't from any local shooting range either.

But what I don't mention about this little corner of paradise in northern Texas is the girl that was brutally murdered about eight miles away shortly after the War Department and I moved into our home. Just a woman at home with her baby when some creepzoid broke in and killed her after she resisted him. Things like that make me appreciate the 2nd Amendment and the death penalty. Her killer's case is still making it's way through the court system, the state is pushing for the needle. Hope they get that verdict.

Just opinions of a retired turd chaser.

Bye-bye McDonald's

From the American Family Association (h/t to Thoughts of a Regular Guy);

Throwing out any pretense of being neutral in the culture war, McDonald's has taken up the rhetoric of gay activists, suggesting those who oppose same-sex marriage (SSM) are motivated by hate.

AFA has asked for a boycott of McDonald's restaurants because of the company’s promotion of the gay agenda. AFA asked McDonald’s to remain neutral in the culture war. McDonald’s refused.

In response to the boycott, McDonald's spokesman Bill Whitman suggested to the Washington Post that those who oppose SSM are motivated by hate, saying "...hatred has no place in our culture." McDonald's has decided to adopt the "hate" theme used by gay activist groups for years.

Whitman went on to say, "We stand by and support our people to live and work in a society free of discrimination and harassment." Mr. Whitman has intentionally avoided addressing the reason for the boycott. This boycott is not about hiring gays or how gay employees are treated. It is about McDonald's choosing to put the full weight of their corporation behind promoting their agenda.

McDonald's donated $20,000 to the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce in exchange for membership and a seat on the group’s board of directors. The NGLCC lobbies Congress in support of same-sex marriage.

McDonald's CEO Jim Skinner said the company will promote issues they approve. "Being a socially responsible organization is a fundamental part of who we are. We have an obligation to use our size and resources to make a difference in the world...and we do."

Hey Jimmy, I have an obligation to act on my beliefs and I will. Get your money to fund the gay agenda from some other schmuck. Heellllooooo Sonic.

The battle for hearts and minds in America on the topics of abortion, gay marriage, etc.

The thoughts I'll express were started by an article regarding gay marriage. Here's the story.

IMHO those of us who oppose abortion, legitimizing sexual perversion and other acts of cultural suicide need to wake up. Trying to use the courts isn't working. Period.

If we're trying to legislate morality it only proves we've learned nothing from the lessons of Prohibition. When a majority of people feel an action is okey-dokey they'll do zip to stop it, even when they're not personally involved.

Our battleground for items such as abortion and homosexuality isn't found in the courtroom. It's in the classrooms of our public & private schools. That includes Sunday schools where an awful lot of what should be said never is. It's from the pulpits where all too often we get "I'm okay, you're okay". It's in our homes where we have to battle the relativism that seeps into our children's minds in the schoolyared. Once the hearts and minds of the people are won over the problem begins to diminish.

As an example of this I'd cite the attitudes, past and present, regarding the use of tobacco. Prior to the reports linking smoking with cancer everybody smoked just about EVERYWHERE. I believe the only places I didn't see someone lighting up when I was a kid in the sixties was in church, the movies (and there were still ashtrays in the one I went to, evidently it used to be allowed there) and school rooms (although I saw the nuns & lay teachers lighting up outside at recess). That was it. Every place else was fair game if you smoked and more people than not did.

Fast forward forty some years later, where the hell can you smoke these days? The venues are going away, some companies are even requiring their employees not to smoke at home. Don't like it? Guess you can go work somewhere else, it's a free country and private industry can dictate a lot of behaviors when they're related to their health insurance costs.

So if we want to turn the tide on gay marriage, abortion, the deterioration of our culture in any & all areas we have to start putting the word out in the right areas. Start talking about these subjects wherever possible, get away from the courts because we're losing our asses there. We're losing because it's hard to justify infringing on what often is perceived as someone's freedom. When we get the message out that "freedom" has very real negative consequences in this life we'll turn things around. Telling someone it should be against the law to engage in homosexual behavior is less effective than teaching them the physical & mental consequences of that behaviour. Trying to stop abortions by battling the idea of "choice" is a loser. Citing the physical, emotional & mental consequences of abortion and leaving it at that makes the prolife stance harder to attack.

Start educating our youth, have the topics addressed from the pulpits, keep pushing on getting the actual facts out. John Q. Public is pretty damned smart and can evaluate the facts on his/her own. And the facts are NOT getting out. Here are some examples;

Fact: AIDS is caused primarily by anal sex. What group of society is most likely to engage in that? We don't hear that one in public often enough.

Fact: Abortion is an act whose emotional consequences never go away. Another item we don't hear often enough.

Fact: Constant exposure to any behavior desensitizes a persons reaction to it. The apologists of graphic violence or pornography try to discredit that. But we'll believe it concerning tobacco use which is why it now figures into the rating of any movie. No one asks "How come the double standard" often enough.

The list could go on and on.

I'll stop here , you probably got the point five minutes ago.

These are just the thoughts of a retired turd chaser.