Don't worry....I haven't stopped thinking

I know I know...you all thought I had stopped thinking deep thought. I haven't, but I have been trying to not get involved in this political garbage that goes on every election year. I have stayed quiet on Facebook. I haven't insulted any political candidate. I haven't called people stupid. I have been a very good girl...but it's not good to keep things in..especially when things happen that are BEGGING for a comment..so here I go...telling you all what I think.
We'll start with the latest news first:
The Rush bomb!
I don't like Rush. I don't. I don't listen to him, or any other radio "shock jock" I don't need to get all riled up over stupid one sided comments. I do, however, read the news. ALL the news.. What Rush said this past week made me the maddest I have ever been at a celebrity.
To call a young college student a "slut" or a "prostitute" went beyond "entertainment." It was uncalled for, and it was wrong. It has nothing to do with birth control. It had nothing to do with politics. It was just mean and ignorant. I won't insult him, because I will not lower my standards to his level. I am very happy that advertisers pulled out of his show. He needs to learn a lesson. We all do. We laugh when comedians insult the famous. We cheer them on. We have allowed insults to become part of our humor. That's WRONG. It is not funny when you insult someone personally. Famous or not, it's just not right. It's not right to call each other horrible names. It's not nice. We have become a not very nice people. I have tried to teach Macen to not tease kids that are different, or that act in a way that is "unique" What does it say to him when we turn on the news and famous people are insulting anyone and everyone? So, I won't watch Rush. I don't care what he says. If you agree with him, fine. If you think that it is ever okay to call a woman a "slut" or a "prostitute" or even a "bitch" by all means, keep cheering on Rush. I won't tell you how ignorant it makes you, because deep down, you probably already know.
Okay..my view on Birth control. I like it. I believe in it. So we are all aware, birth control is NOT just abortion. I am not for abortion. I am for a woman being in charge of her reproductive system. I am all for a woman being able to get contraception..for what ever reason! I believe that it is important that women are educated on their options. I believe in EDUCATION. You will find the more educated person is about "life" the smarter their decisions are. I won't argue with people who are against Birth Control. They won't change my mind, and I am pretty sure I can't change theirs. I do believe that Insurance companies need to cover the "pill" and other forms of birth control. If I pay into insurance, it sure as heck better cover what I need!!

Okay, now on to my other thoughts.

I got a few emails over the past few weeks talking about members of the Military "relieving" themselves on some dead "enemy" soldiers. Most were in defence of it. One even had a letter form an "angry Canadian mother" cheering on the abuse of dead enemies. Part of me agreed. Part of mt thought "Serves the bad guys right." Then I heard me husband say something that brought me back to my beliefs. He was telling me about his career, and the one thing that the Military members all have in common. "Honor" he said. "Honor is what they instill in us. Honor is what stays with us. Honor is what separates us from others." He is right. Americans are above the abuse. It may feel right to get revenge, but it isn't. We are better than that. We have HONOR. We have RESPECT.

During WWII an enemy pilot from Japan crashed his plane into the USS Missouri. He died on board. The men on that ship could have tossed him overboard and no one would have judged them. They had honor though. These men, who had seen their fellow sailors die, stitched a Japanese flag, wrapped the young dead pilot in it, and gave him a proper burial at sea. That, my friends, is what America is about. It is what our Armed Forces are about. Respect, Strength, Honor...

I don't want to see those soldiers punished, but we all need to stop being "Angry Americans." We need to fight for out rights with respect. Remember, those we are fighting over there have moms. They have families. They have lives. They have been taught different things. They don't have the same respect for life. Losing life to them is far more important. We have to show them that life is more than fighting. We have to show them what it means to have Democracy. We need to show them what true HONOR is about. We don't need to burn their scriptures to prove a point. We are better than that.