Good News . . . Mostly

Dan Rather get's fired so he gets a Peabody Award!!

In this story, Dan Rather left not due to falling ratings but "I'm not a victim of anything except my own shortcomings." It's later shown that he had little to do with the writing of the infamous story about Prez. Bush's National Guard service. This agrees with other reports questioning how much investigating Rather really does. Is he a journalist or anchorman? Oh well, as the big 3 newscasts lose their monopoly, other news sources emerge that give refreshing news, not the same "Xerox" versions.

1,000's of pictures from journalists risking their lives investigate and report mind-blowing killings and decapitations from the terrorists and insurgents but pictures of (gasp) a woman making fun of these insurgents wins a Peabody award. It's not right to mistreat our prisoners but pictures of kicking a Koran, forcing them to be awake, not allowing them to eat... as compared to sawing off someone's head hardly seems to be the biggest story worthy of a Peabody.

It has been proven that these legal questionings have saved our soldiers lives. How many lives are saved by killing contractors and Christian missionaries by our enemies?


BIG BROTHER, (OR SHOULD WE SAY BIG UNCLE SAM?) (con't from a previous blog)
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,121077,00.asp

Well, it passed. No discussion on the floor of Congress. Not much in the news media. In 3 years we'll have these national I.D. cards.

This article brings up a good point that there won't be one national database at first anyway. So there'll be 50 state databases but they'll have access to all other states. So a hacker, terrorist, or whomever just has to find the least secure state's database and can have access to ALL records. Hopefully I.D. theft won't increase as a result...

What could also be on the same database? "The law requires that states verify and store electronic copies of a driver's photo ID, birth certificate, and Social Security card, along with documents showing name and address."

Also, this could cost 1 billion bucks per state plus a new staff of people to keep it all updated and secure. It's the union's finest hour. Maybe it's just me but I don't know if all this will keep well funded terrorists from finding some sympathetic Americans to do their evil deeds as well as other ways of defeating I.D. cards. Big beurcratic systems always have ways around it. That means the law-abiding citizens get to pay billions for yet another sytem that will be flawed and broken.

Well you fell safe from terrorists or the government after this? For the government has a 0% success rate in cutting back systems. For instance, Social Security cards were originally supposed to used to track benefits... by LAW. Now you use it for many things.

Koran vs. Human Life... Koran Wins by a Landslide

Koran gets Kicked - Americans and Westerners beheaded = Koran 1-0

Koran gets urinated on - Riots in most of the Middle East = Koran 2-0

Koran gets flushed down the toilet - 13 killed, 120 wounded = Koran 3-0 (even though it's not proven but that doesn't matter.)

Middle East believes all anti-Koran stories from their American media friends = Koran 4-0

American media are controled by President Bush - Koran 5-0

Saddam is gone and democracy can start to begin though most forget that in America it had an even bloodier start - Koran 5-0-1 (tie)

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Is this good news? It is when you look at the big picture and turn off the TV for some perspective. Think about our history books and the turmoil in this great country. The horrible 1930's depression, the 2 World Wars, the 1960's haze and hedonism, etc. Countries find their own way when freedom is given a chance. Freedom is like a child that has to learn the hard way in how to do what's best sometimes. Dozens of countries are finding out about the beauty of freedom for even America has much to learn but less then the other countries.

1Cor. 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Lord's Spirit is, there is freedom.