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12/15/2010
The city of Opa-locka, Florida voted unanimously to fine people $250 if they don't pull their pants up. Opa-locka city leaders decided to expand the current ban on saggy pants to include the fine or ten hours of community service to those who refuse to keep their pants up. The City Commissioner, Timothy Holmes, led the charge against the "sagging" crowd, saying that the low-pants practice intimidates the public, provides a distraction in schools, and is a blight on the community.
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Tags: Military, Personal Responsibility, Social Issues, Values
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12/13/2010
I have had it with Berkeley, California, that anti-American bastion of disloyalty to the values and existence of the United States of America.
In February, 2008, the Berkeley City Council approved a measure calling for Marine recruiters to leave Berkeley, because they "are not welcome in our city." If recruiters chose to stay, they would do so as "uninvited and unwelcome intruders."
The Council also applauded any residents or organizations that "volunteer to impede, passively or actively, by non-violent means, the work of any military recruiting office located in the City of Berkeley." And a handful of folks did just that - some held up signs which said "No Military Predators in Our Town," or "Join the Marines. Travel to Exotic Lands. Meet Exciting and Unusual People - and Kill Them."
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Tags: Military, Morals, Ethics, Values, Politics, Values
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12/09/2010
I'm certain you've heard of the vile, blasphemous, ferociously mean, insensitive, disgusting and downright evil actions of the members of the Phelps family of Topeka's Westboro Baptist church - a group of trash who give Christianity a seriously bad name. This group travels all over the country, protesting at military funerals, and saying that "the deaths of soldiers are God's way of punishing the country for homosexuality." Motorcycle groups like the Patriot Riders travel to these funerals as well, to rev between these slime (who call themselves religious) and the suffering family and friends gathering for the funeral of an American hero, a son, a brother, a husband, or a friend.
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Tags: Military, Religion, Values
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12/06/2010
Volunteering for the military means a number of important things:
It's a noble act of patriotism
It means accepting authority over every aspect of your life
It's a seriously dangerous job
It's not exactly a high-paying job
You get benefits during and after service
You have a community of support
It involves structure and discipline
It's a heroic endeavor
It is an honorable, self-sacrificing career
It is worthy of great respect
So, when someone wishes to
volunteer
for relatively low pay and high danger to protect you and me, I say "THANK YOU" and "huzzah!"
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Tags: Budget, Economy, Military, Morals, Ethics, Values
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11/01/2010
I recently read about a woman who won approximately $70 million after an 8 year battle with a major pharmaceutical company. She was a "whistle blower" who reported the major drug company to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for atrocious violations which risked lives, and she got fired. Now, that company is paying the major part of a billion dollars to the government and has issued an apology and expressed the intent to remedy the situation at the manufacturing plant.
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Tags: Character, Courage, Conscience, Character-Courage-Conscience, Military, Morals, Ethics, Values, Social Issues, Values
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