Racism in America

Hello America!

O.K., we have already discussed several issues of concern in my viewpoint. Now it's time to get down to a rather sensitive issue that cannot be ignored another day. Why is there still racism in America today?

Let me list a few organizations that come to mind: Miss Black America, The Negro College fund,
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, The Congressional Black Caucus, Black History Month, etc.

Can you imagine the outrage in America if any of these, or the many other organizations, contained the word "White" in place of "Black" or "Negro"? They would be called racist, and rightfully so. Where did this double standard come from? How did it become O.K. to have organizations promoting the black race only? Can you say 'white guilt about slavery children'?

I have to tell a short story here about my father during World War II. He was standing in a Navy pay line and when the paymaster called out his Scottish surname, my dad answered "here", and so did the black man standing a few feet away. I think that means that at some time in my family tree, we must have owned slaves. My first ancestor on American soil came from Glasgow, Scotland and was a paymaster for General George Washington. So let's talk about my feelings of guilt about slavery.

Black people were sold by other black people to slave traders who took them all over the world and sold them. They left a world of starvation, disease, and running from very nasty animals. After a few generations, thousands now have multi-million dollar professional sports contracts, many are very successful doctors, lawyers, professors, politicians, and yes, even a President of the United States.

I, myself, have never had a slave. As a matter of fact, I have been a victim of affirmative action and quotas my entire adult life. I watched people get into college and get government and private sector jobs just because of their skin color. So how much guilt do I feel about slavery? Let's put it this way: If you took all of my guilt and put it in my eye, I don't think I would blink.

As I watched Rev. Wright scream in church about the evil white man and evil America, (the church that our current president sat in for 20 years), I began to wonder what Dr. King would have thought. He gave his time, and eventually his life, to try to put an end to this type of racial hatred. Were black churches in America really preaching hatred for white people? As I listen to Maxine Waters, Al Sharpton, and Jesse Jackson rant about the injustice that black people have to endure in America, I have this offer: I'll trade my house and my savings account straight across with any of them.

I would also like to say thanks to people like J.C. Watts, Michael Steele, and Juan Williams. These are great Americans who are trying to put racial hatred behind us and live together in harmony, the dream of Dr. King. Don't give up, guys. You are the hope for our future.

It is time for blacks to stop keeping racism alive in America. It is time for whites to stop feeling guilt about slavery. It's also time to hope that our next black president does not come from Rev. Wright's congregation.

Oh, by the way, tell your kids to pull their pants up and turn off that foul gangster rap. Women do not deserve those lyrics. Come on, man. It's time to be a part of the solution, not the problem.


McWeijun

An Angry America

How angry do you want your America?

I remember thinking about the bombings and hatred that were a part of everyday life in Ireland when I was still in school. Why did the Protestants and Catholics hate each other so much? What could possibly have caused the anger to justify that kind of violence?

I think this great country is about to live a similar experience. The conservatives and the liberals are beginning to display a very similar type of hatred for each other. I must admit, as a conservative, I am starting to feel that the progressive liberals in this country will be the downfall of this great nation. I think that they probably feel that my conservative views are the origin of most of the problems in the world today. What we have here, my friend, is a recipe for disaster.

Have you noticed the lack of courtesy on the roads these days? Can you barely stand to watch the garbage they call television these days? Have you noticed the gangster rap and the saggin' that is thrust in your face by some of our youth these days? Does it make you feel like they would like nothing more than to stop your heart with their disgusting display? Have you noticed that you are afraid to make eye contact with people these days? Can you imagine what would happen if this country had another "Great Depression" with it's citizens so much at each others throat?

Our parents survived the Great Depression by looking out for each other. They fed and clothed each other. They lifted each other up when things seemed impossible. They had a common bond that gave them the strength to survive. They loved their country, and yes, they found strength in their belief that God would not forsake them. Because of these values, they made it through the tough times.

Can you imagine the mayhem that would exist today if this divided nation were thrown into a similar situation? We had better find a way to get back to where we came from, my fellow Americans. Maybe we can learn from our Irish friends who seem to have learned to live with each other.

The very survival of our secular progressive fellow citizens depends on it. God fearing conservatives have a much different future my friends. If you are one, you are wearing a big smile.

McWeijun

If You're Saggin', I'm Gaggin'

Hello again America,

I don't know if the rest of this country is being treated to the same wonderful sight as I am here in San Bernardino, Ca. I can't seem to go out of my house without having to admire the boxer-covered ass of some teenager with his pants hanging around his knees. What is keeping them from falling down around their ankles? Is it that waddle they do that makes them look like they have a load in their pants? Is it some kind of body piercing? I don't think I want to know. Throw in a boom-box with some good gangster rap and my ulcer starts to bleed.

One thing I do know. They are doing this just for me. They are hoping I will lose my temper and tell them to pull their bleeping pants up so that they can produce that semi-automatic weapon concealed in that cavernous crotch and leave me in a pool of conservative blood and shell casings. I'm sure the A.C.L.U. would be all over any municipality that tried to put a stop to this
display of their constitutional rights. That is, however, a subject for a subsequent blog.

I have a better idea. What if all guys over 50 would join the "saggin" club? One slight modification would be tighty-whiteys rather than boxers. Especially you plumbers out there. Are you starting to get a visual? Maybe throw in a Towncraft T-shirt that is a little too small and way too short. We could follow them around and play some Buck Owens on our own boom-boxes. Just an idea.


If our local governments can't handle stupid crap like this, what chance do they have to deal with the real problems in our cities these days?

Call your city council person and tell them your tired of putting up with saggin' and will be glad to vote for someone who will do something about it in the next election. Use your voice, my fellow Americans.


McWeijun

Will America Survive?

Hello again America,



I was wondering, if the Roman Empire would have had the Internet, would they have survived? America is going to answer that question. I think my progressive liberal friends feel that this country can protect them and their money forever. History seems to have escaped them. This is the real truth.



There are Americans who think this is a great country. One that has given countless lives, food, money and medicine all over this globe to try to save lives and give some modicum of health and happiness to the oppressed. There are also those Americans who think America is an evil force in the world and is living the results of the evil we have spread around the globe.



As I was thinking about this situation, it came to me that we should have a phone-in survey in this country. Plug in your social security number and press 1 if your in the first group and 2 if your in the second. At least then we would know exactly how dire our situation is and it would force people to decide where they stand. The words of one of my favorite Eagles songs go like this:



"Cruisin' down the center of a two-way street, wond'rin' who is really in the driver's seat. Mindin' my bus'ness, along comes big brother, says, 'Son, you better get on one side or the other.'"



These words have never been more timely than today.



Once we know how many Americans think our country is evil, the next question is why do they feel that way? Was it their progressive liberal professors in college that brainwashed them to feel that way? The professors will tell you it is their first amendment right to teach as they see fit. My Webster's defines treason as betrayal of one's country to an enemy. In my mind that trumps free speech. Was it the breakdown of the family unit and the failure of parents to instill a basic love for country in their children? Was it that nationalism has been traded in for a "One World" way of thinking by the leaders in our government? Was it because the mainstream media has been feeding our population a constant diet of anti-American spin? Was it a combination of all of the above? Do you think we had better find out the answers to these questions? Do you think we had better do whatever it takes to reverse this process before it's too late?



We are not guaranteed a free country, my fellow Americans. A lot of brave Americans died on the battlefield to give us this privilege. A lot of good Americans also worked their asses off to build this great nation. It's time to grab a mitt and get in the game. I, for one, do not want this country to go the way of the Roman Empire.



McWeijun

Cash for Clunkers is a Flunker

How many things are actually wrong with this plan?

Let's start by asking if the $4,500.00 must be used to buy an American-made car. If the answer is no, why was that not part of the deal? The taxpayers need to sell their cars too. If that had been a requirement, maybe the 1 billion dollars would have lasted as long as it was supposed to and our government would not be getting bent over for another 2 billion dollars.

Does the government assume that everyone in this country can afford to buy a new car and qualify for a loan for the balance or pay it in cash? Those individuals, my friend, were going to buy a new car soon anyway. My first 10 cars were clunkers. Some of them did not last long but a couple of them turned out to be reliable transportation for very little investment and served me well. Are there no kids left in the country who would love to fix up one of these clunkers? And what about our 10 million unemployed Americans? Don't believe the government's number of 6.5 million, because they don't count people like me who decided to retire rather than find a job that an illegal would not accept. Maybe one of these unemployed Americans will be lucky enough to find work and need a clunker to get there.

Now let's talk about the environment. When you melt hundreds of thousands of cars into metal ingots, I'm thinking this may not be a very "green" process. As a matter of fact, it would be interesting to have a scientific analysis of the environmental impact of this process. How much toxic gas are we pumping into the atmosphere burning all of this old paint, rubber, plastic, etc.?

Last but not least, where are all of these metal ingots going to wind up? China? Japan? South Korea? India? How much metal do we need in the U.S.A. considering that most manufacturing jobs have been exported to other countries? Maybe some day the U.S.A. will decide to again be a world leader in manufacturing and bring those jobs home. In hope of that day, wouldn't it be a "green" idea to have some nice metal ingots stored and ready? It seems like, for now, all we can manufacture these days are apologies.

Remember to tell your legislators to grab a mitt and get in the game.

McWeijun