Open Minds And a Good Education

“We should have never gone in there,” and “Yeah, like Fox-News is ‘unbiased’”. While at first glance this may sound like political jargon about Iraq and the perceived notion of Fox-News’ apparent “right” leaning rhetoric and line up, I would advise you to think about another place you may hear this liberal speak. Media outlets? Definitely. Democratic Party convention? Most likely. However, I take these quotes directly from somewhere else. These quotes, (exact quotes by the way) come from an English professor at the college I attend. I won’t get into how much opinion-time she takes in her classes, but I can tell you it’s been mentioned or implied more than once. You know, it’s funny. The Democrats are all about lowering college tuition right now. Now don’t get me wrong, I’d love to be taking out less amounts of loans to pay for school, but I can promise you the agenda behind the agenda is not one they want you to hear about. The public school/education system is a liberal breeding ground, starting in the elementary school system. (Don’t believe me? Read on.)
Lets start at the most obvious level: public universities. Now, as I said, I’m all for paying lower tuition. That would be great. And the Democrats will begin to you tell you a bit of their agenda, but not the whole thing. The goal here is, get more people to college. That’s it right? A solid education is the foundation of a good life. Well, a solid education at a public university is the foundation for a future democrat too. Most college bound students and entering freshman probably haven’t spent a lot of time interested in politics. Again, I say most. However, I would go out on a limb and say 85 – 90% don’t have much of an idea of what party stands for what issues. Here, at a public university, science is god. In my geology 100 class (which almost every student is forced to take in order to graduate), the mere thought of a higher power seems to be completely forgotten or ignored. Not only in the required texts, but not even mentioned in class as a possible theory. Granted, an education setting is probably not the place for faith-based preaching, but the fact that it is not even mentioned once or considered seems odd to me, considering studies show over 80% of America believe in God. So what you may say? One class, which is science based, doesn’t pander to the “religious right”. How about the communication professor who shows the psycho-music video that has made rounds on the internet titled “Keep Your Jesus Off My Penis.” Oh yes, believe it. I’ll post just the chorus of the song:

Keep your Jesus off my penis,Keep your Bible off my balls,Keep your prayers from out my earsAnd your crosses off my walls!You can keep the Virgin Mother,And the resurrection too!Keep your Jesus off my penis,I’ll keep my penis offa you!
You can read the entire text and see the video anywhere on the internet. Just type it into your Google search bar and it will return multiple hits. Then, there are the Liberal Arts professors. Need I say more? So how biased can a college campus be you ask? Example: In my 2nd year English class, the teacher set up a debate on the Bush-Doctrine (again, Google it if you want the text). He allowed us to choose which side we represented, pro or anti. Results? There might have been 7 or 8 of us pro-Bush Doctrine, and close to 25 that were anti. Again, I’m not sayin’ but…I’m just sayin’. Walk around a college campus and take a poll if you must. The Secular Progressive agenda has absolutely taken hold of public universities. How did it happen? Well, because they throw words around like “open-minded” and “good education”, and how can you be against those things? I mean, you are obviously a bad person if you refuse to be open-minded and pro-good education! Well, let’s take a look at what open-minded is. How about this survey handed out recently in a Psychology 101 class (again, a class nearly all freshmen are required to take to graduate.)

Now, if taking a survey in a college class about whether I’ve experimented with the same gender or how my sex-life is going seems a bit ridiculous to me and I am not considered open-minded, then I guess I’m not open-minded. Now, you think this survey is bad at a college-education level? Try this.
In Bill O’Reilly’s new book “Culture Warrior”, he details a survey given to elementary students in a California school in Los Angeles County. A survey was given to students that were between 7 and 10 years old. You want the questions? I’ll give you one, you can read Culture Warrior if you want the whole story. Question 2 of their survey, (keeping in mind these kids are 7-10 years old) was how much they “think about having sex”. Then, of course, the ACLU go on to rule against the parents who found that this was outrageous and explain that parents don’t have the sole right to educate their children on sexual relationships and situations, but again, check out Culture Warrior and O’Reilly gives you the big picture, and gives the SP’s a well-deserved thumping. But that isn’t the point of the blog here. I’m trying to explain something to you, the reader. I see it every day. I hear it in my classes. There is a major, major thing occurring that I don’t think people realize is happening. Let me lay this out for you as best I can.
Education is great. I am not attempting to downplay the importance of learning and going to school, and if anyone says I am doing this to have an argument against liberals then you are completely misreading the whole situation. I am trying to point out to you the road America is going down. I want every person who reads this, every student who reads this, every parent who reads this to see something. There is a far-left agenda, and they start it in the schools. The sexual awareness of 7 year olds is apparently an important thing to the far left and the ACLU. And, it seems that it is important to take surveys in college about if I’ve ever “Kissed or had a sexual experiences with someone of the same sex.” I won’t go into the results of that college-survey that dropped my jaw to the floor as it would yours I’m sure. But this is where we are headed. The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and hundreds of other main-stream media/news outlets would have you believe that I am the bad person for being against this, that I am not “open-minded” as I mentioned earlier, and that I must not understand how important it is for young children to be subjugated to these types of surveys. The famous saying for my generation (and younger) is “You are the future leaders of this country.” If that’s true, then I really really hope that the country is ready for something they don’t even see coming, and that many, many parents are funding this left-agenda without even realizing it. I’m fairly confident parents are unaware of what their students are hearing, at least from college professors. And, if you ask the ACLU, they don’t have the right to say what their students hear at their public-elementary schools. If you think I’m way off base here, just go sit in a Liberal Arts class for a week, or a communication class for a week, or read about the ACLU backing the far-left agenda in elementary schools. But, just a fore-warning, there may be music videos that offend you…but how dare you be offended, the agenda is a “good education” and “open-mindedness” agenda! Yeahhhhhhh…… - AJW

A Party of Change...*Uh-oh*

Reading and listening are amazing things. Let me first offer my congratulations to the Democrats for winning the house and the senate, (and I really should say the Republicans lost). I’ll admit, Tuesday night/Wednesday early morning were a very hard time for me (as well as I am sure for many Republicans. Although, living in Idaho, the sting was taken away just a bit when the final tally came in and even Luna won out.) It was a sleepless night, and I finally gave up hope on Virginia around 4:30 or 5AM. So, back to this great thing, reading and listening. I woke up Wednesday morning, sour and bitter, and wondering what the heck I would say or do that day, as I knew I would be hearing it from some close friends who are fairly liberal in their mindset. This is my first defeat as a person interested in politics. When I was 20, we won the white house. We’ve held the house and senate for years, and until Tuesday the 7th, I had never experienced political loss. I guess I should understand the process however, of learning from losing, having been an athlete most of my life. You learn, you move on, and put your best foot forward the next game, (which is only 2 years away). So, understanding that, I did my best to put my best ear forward in this case and listen to what people were saying, and my best set of eyes forward to see what people were writing. And it is ringing loud and clear, and jumping off the pages at me.
I want to start off by saying, I want what is best for this country. If the country truly feels that the democratic party is best fit to keep us safe, keep our economy strong and protect our borders and children, then I will do my best to keep an open mind and hear their arguments out and I will vow to be patient and see what happens now that Democrats have the House and Senate. So, moving on from that, I suppose for me to echo what actual well-known conservatives are saying would be pointless. You can listen to them and read what they have to say anytime you want. Therefore, I will attempt to avoid to a certain extent, giving you the right-wing rhetoric you can get from them. What I will do is air my worries and concerns over a few things.
As I said, reading and listening are amazing things. I have been listening to Alan Colmes on the Fox-News Radio online, I’ve been reading what my liberal friends have to say, I have been watching Chris Matthews and really trying to keep an open mind here. I am also reading Ann Coulter’s newest book Godless, Bill O’Reilly’s new book Culture Warrior, and listening to Sean Hannity during the day. And, as it was before the elections, both sides are giving their arguments for what happened, what’s next for the country, etc. This takes me to my list of worries, which I will only talk about the few that are in the forefront of our society and in my mind.
Number 1: Miss-3rd-in-line-for-president.The San Francisco liberal Nancy Pelosi is suiting up to be the very first woman Speaker of the House. The resounding sentiment that is being said (even by many liberals) is that this is the most far-left person on a nationally-politics level the Democrats could put in that position. The liberals, IMHO, would be smart to decide on someone else to lead the house majority. If Pelosi is selected, Republicans can and should begin making plans for the majority again in 08. Pelosi, who represents the most liberal city in America (where even there, her liberal card doesn’t look as liberal as she is), is in fact a committed far left advocate, (and I want to wish George Bush and the republicans good luck in working with her the next 2 years.) Let’s explore her recent voting history. She voted against cutting taxes by $70 million bucks, she voted against renewing the Patriot Act, she voted against reducing the death tax, she voted against drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, (and if you think this is a polar-bear dwelling area, I have a very good friend who lived in Alaska who can tell you different), she voted against making it a crime to desecrate the US Flag, and has voted pro-abortion. Not only that, lets look at just how deep rooted her left-idealism goes. She has marched with the gay-pride/marriage advocates, which I can understand. The democratic platform runs with a pro-gay marriage stance. But I ask you this: Does is stand for no age of consent for minors to enter into a sexual relationship? Because that is EXACTLY who Pelosi marched with, that being the organization of NAMBLA (North American Man-Boy Love Association), who want exactly what I just stated. America, this is your new speaker of the house, let’s welcome NAMBLA and ACLU-supported, gay-rights activist and ANWAR protector Nancy Pelosi. You can read about her views on unions (and her usage of them or lack-there of on her own privately owned businesses).
Number 2 (and Number 3, you’ll see what I am saying): There is a movement in America that Bill O’Reilly, fairly and balanced, (no pun intended on the Fox News motto), is exposing for who they really are. Without making this too long, I will tell you some names that may happen to arise in the following months: George Soros, George Lakoff, Al Franken (formally known as Stuart Smalley, and gosh darn it, sorry, some people don’t like you),Bill Moyers, Peter Lewis, just to name a few. I strongly suggest anyone pick up Culture Warrior and read. If you think OReilly is some right-wing nutcase, think again. He stands for what America is all about, and I won’t steal his words so I can prolong my blog, but I will say this: READ HIS BOOK. Bill is exposing this secular-progressive movement in America, and that bring me to my final worry of this blog, number 3: The Liberal Media.
I am in a place where I hear the resentments, opinions and liberal rhetoric every single day of my life: a college-campus, where all these kids hear and see is what NBC, ABC, and CBS feed them: left-slants. Not only do they get it from there, but they get to sit in college-professor platform settings! *Cough* Oh wait, I mean college-education classrooms, (that is a blog I’ll save for later). Every study coming out right now is showing that the 3 major news networks, readily available to homes in America, present a strong, very pro liberal agenda. The latest poll I have seen suggests 77% of the stories run on those stations show a favorable-light towards Liberals, while there is only a 12% favorable-light towards Republicans. Now, to go along with these left-slants, the media promotes this anti-Fox News agenda (which college-kids pick up on), and begin to slam the truly only fair-and-balanced media outlet. Everyone seems to think Fox News is so right wing, conservative-promoting, but that is because they have people who stand up to this Secular Progressive movement in America, which Bill OReilly absolutely destroys in his book. But, let’s look at the main FN Line-up and the anchors that are on there. While you have conservative voices such as Sean Hannity, John Gibson, Brit Hume and David Asman, you have an equal amount of left approaching voices, such as Alan Colmes, Greta van Sustren, Geraldo Rivera, Juan Williams and Shepherd Smith. You see: FAIR and BALANCED. Again, check out Culture Warrior and you will get a good taste for exactly what I am talking about.
So, we move forward. The Dems in charge, and the Repubs fighting for a take-back in 2008. *Side-note* - If you notice, even the liberals that won this year had to take a semi-conservative stance.*End side-note* The resounding sound coming from anchors everywhere is that the Republicans lost this race, the Democrats didn’t win it. Okay okay, I’m done (but in fact, I am just getting started. I love this reading and listening stuff…) - AJW

But That's Just Me...

Being relatively new to the “political opinion” scene, I am hesitant to start a blog or write blogs for that matter airing my opinion and voice. I know I am setting up myself for a lot of criticism here, but that’s fine. Having said that I am fairly confident in what I know and feel I have heard enough to speak out. I am 22, and we (whether you are republican or democrat) don’t often have a voice, so, I suppose that’s a great thing about the internet. Yes, there is more to the net than just MySpace and Google.
Of course, the hot topic right now is John Kerry’s comments the other day about how he really feels about the troops in Iraq. “You study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. And if you don't, you get stuck in Iraq,” Kerry commented. Now, of course the spin that the Democrats are throwing is this new, already famous term “botched joke”. Kerry says the same; that it was meant to be aimed at the president. How in the world do you take those words, and relate that to the president? Regardless of the context, political figures HAVE to know their every word in public will be on tape. So, how does Kerry think the people in service feel about his comment? How degrading! I am getting the feeling John Kerry feels like you can only comment on a war or the military if you’ve been there, (or if you have a son who tragically died in Iraq and now care to camp out outside of President Bush’s property and be a victim’s voice for the Democratic ideals). Well, I guess that leaves out 250 million plus people without military experience.
There is a growing disdain for the GOP. We can thank 2 entities in my opinion, and thank them strongly for this: public universities, and 99% of the media. As a public university student, I have the “privilege” of sitting through lecture halls and hearing professors give their “expert” opinions on things like the war, the economy and just about anything you can have an opinion on. Now granted, people can form their own views about subjects and situations, but I can tell you, (and reassure you parents voting democratic), that your dollars going to your children’s educations are going to professors who use their classroom as a platform (and I dare say a fair amount of time) for promoting the left’s agenda of Bush-bashing, Iraq-war hating, pro-choice, anti-Christianity views. I sometimes feel like I am sitting in a MSNBC or CBS-lead class. (And by the way, the newest poll suggest 77% of the stories on ABC, CBS and NBC are favorable towards democrats, to the 12% that are favorable towards Republicans.) Funny how, on a college campus (where your “welcome to college” pack includes condoms and birth-control info), people bash Bush for attempting to liberate 28million people and stop terrorism before it comes here again, but back Clinton for “getting some” in the oval office.
You see, I am from the generation that for the majority, any political interest began on a horrid Tuesday morning in September of 2001. I think the following month or 2 has been the only time since that day that we haven’t heard left attacks on Bush, (or anyone with a differing view than liberals for that matter).
So, now come the 2006 elections, and the smear tactics are flying. So, lets put all those aside. Who really is better fit to lead this country? Well, here at this college campus that I am writing this from, you would think liberals are going to control the house, senate and in 2 years, the White House, (even here however, the Hillary-era seems a bit far-fetched, imagine that. She would have been smart to play the victim card as the poor wife who was cheated on after the Bill/Monica debacle. The left loves to cast victims of horrible, awful situations in the limelight to gather votes.)
So, from a victim’s own words: “Thank you John Kerry, for dishonoring, discrediting and completely downplaying a close family member’s service to her country. I love that you feel the only reason she was “stuck in Iraq” was because she was a failure everywhere else in her life.”
I don’t know, like I said, I am fairly new to this whole political opinion scene. Maybe it’s just me, but, the thought of a house majority leader who marches with NAMBLA-reps and organizations who want to protect the rights of extremists who want to kill me and you doesn’t sound appealing. The though of a man who calls our service members failures isn’t my idea of excellent representation. I could go on, but that’s just me. I’ll leave the rest to my "right-wing nut job friends" (as the left would have you believe) Sean, Rush, Ann and Bill. But again…that’s just me. - AJW