Sooooo....Donald Trump may run for president....HAH!
In all seriousness though, maybe he'll be good at this? NAH!!!
No, guys, time to get serious. Maybe he has some things to offer? FA;LDFKJA;LKGHA;LJ YOU'RE FIRED!!!
I laughed out loud when I read this. Apparently he almost made a bid for the 2012 election too. To me he just seems unqualified for the job. I really have nothing else to say about it...he seems so bad to the point that it's literally comical! I dunno, what do you guys think about it? Does he have any political background? Did he go to school for anything like this? Do you think he's got the chops for it?
Comment below, let me know!
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Ebola
There are numerous articles and news casts and rants about this so I won't attach one article seeing as you can google it and get a ton of stuff.
My main point in this article is on flights in and out of heavily infected African countries.
My teacher, Mr. Durrant just got back from a project in Africa and said that the media is blowing this way out of proportion. (Which is why I hate modern news media). He said that asking someone in Africa if they have Ebola is like asking someone from California if they have it because the guys in Texas have it. Yeah it's deadly, and yeah it's killed a lot of people but in all honesty, someone needs to talk to the news people and tell them to chill. Seriously.
On to my main point, if everyone is as freaked out and paranoid about it as they seem to be, why the heck haven't we closed boarders? Stop all flights, shipments and travel from those few African countries. Seems like the logical, smart, common sensical, responsible, anti-stupid and non moronic thing to do. But, alas, it hasn't happened.
However, I don't have a lot of knowledge on this deal so my question to you is are there any real reasons of concern on why we wouldn't shut the boarder? And do they justify it? Are they good enough?
Comment below, let me know!
My main point in this article is on flights in and out of heavily infected African countries.
My teacher, Mr. Durrant just got back from a project in Africa and said that the media is blowing this way out of proportion. (Which is why I hate modern news media). He said that asking someone in Africa if they have Ebola is like asking someone from California if they have it because the guys in Texas have it. Yeah it's deadly, and yeah it's killed a lot of people but in all honesty, someone needs to talk to the news people and tell them to chill. Seriously.
On to my main point, if everyone is as freaked out and paranoid about it as they seem to be, why the heck haven't we closed boarders? Stop all flights, shipments and travel from those few African countries. Seems like the logical, smart, common sensical, responsible, anti-stupid and non moronic thing to do. But, alas, it hasn't happened.
However, I don't have a lot of knowledge on this deal so my question to you is are there any real reasons of concern on why we wouldn't shut the boarder? And do they justify it? Are they good enough?
Comment below, let me know!
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Forcing Churches to Perform Gay Marriage
I'm gonna be careful here because I know that this topic gets people defensive.
In the article it says that this church has been threatened with legal action if they don't stop discriminating against who they will marry and who they won't.
"Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a federal lawsuit and a motion for a temporary restraining order Friday to stop officials in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, from forcing two ordained Christian ministers to perform wedding ceremonies for same-sex couples. ... "The government should not force ordained ministers to act contrary to their faith under threat of jail time and criminal fines," said ADF Senior Legal Counsel Jeremy Tedesco.""
I do support this position. "The government should not force ordained ministers to act contrary to their faith under threat of jail time and criminal fines." Makes sense right?
However, the article does point out that the 'Hitching Post' as it has been lovingly called, is a business, not a ministry, therefore it should comply with anti discrimination laws. And I can see that but the idea of it still bugs me. Would people really go as far as demanding actual ministries to perform same sex marriages under threat of criminal charges? That annoys, irritates and somewhat angers me.
Whatever, equal rights for everyone. That makes sense and I support that. Free agency. But forcing another to comply with your beliefs because they don't support them...doesn't that raise some red flags?
Now I know that this was all hypothetical and didn't actually happen but it got pretty close here...all those lawyers just found a legal loophole to strangle them with.
What do you think about it?
Comment below, let me know! You can view the article here.
In the article it says that this church has been threatened with legal action if they don't stop discriminating against who they will marry and who they won't.
"Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a federal lawsuit and a motion for a temporary restraining order Friday to stop officials in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, from forcing two ordained Christian ministers to perform wedding ceremonies for same-sex couples. ... "The government should not force ordained ministers to act contrary to their faith under threat of jail time and criminal fines," said ADF Senior Legal Counsel Jeremy Tedesco.""
I do support this position. "The government should not force ordained ministers to act contrary to their faith under threat of jail time and criminal fines." Makes sense right?
However, the article does point out that the 'Hitching Post' as it has been lovingly called, is a business, not a ministry, therefore it should comply with anti discrimination laws. And I can see that but the idea of it still bugs me. Would people really go as far as demanding actual ministries to perform same sex marriages under threat of criminal charges? That annoys, irritates and somewhat angers me.
Whatever, equal rights for everyone. That makes sense and I support that. Free agency. But forcing another to comply with your beliefs because they don't support them...doesn't that raise some red flags?
Now I know that this was all hypothetical and didn't actually happen but it got pretty close here...all those lawyers just found a legal loophole to strangle them with.
What do you think about it?
Comment below, let me know! You can view the article here.
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Drone Fun
I use drones a lot.
They're fun and they get all the shots that no one else can get! However, I hate these new laws that are going into effect. Possibly because I'm very bias on the matter and the fact that I don't use them for anything malicious. It just got me thinking, what are some of the things that you guys could see drones being used for that the men in black wouldn't like? I think one of the things that I would take some pride in is if I shot one down with an air rifle. HAH! Could you image? I'd freaking mount it on my wall next to the polar bear I shot last week.
But in all seriousness, I can see how privacy would be an issue, but is the government really gonna make that argument when they're already archiving our texts, emails and voicemails? You can't have your cake and eat it too...what else other than privacy, though? A danger of falling vehicles? C'mon, someone has to be the first to get killed by a tiny drone falling from the sky!
Then there's the issue of making a profit off of them, like what Amazon was going to do. And I do believe that that needs to be regulated. It stands to reason and logic that that's how it should be.
What are some things that you guys have heard or think about these new pieces of legislation?
Comment below, let me know!
And if you want to read the article I read click right here.
They're fun and they get all the shots that no one else can get! However, I hate these new laws that are going into effect. Possibly because I'm very bias on the matter and the fact that I don't use them for anything malicious. It just got me thinking, what are some of the things that you guys could see drones being used for that the men in black wouldn't like? I think one of the things that I would take some pride in is if I shot one down with an air rifle. HAH! Could you image? I'd freaking mount it on my wall next to the polar bear I shot last week.
But in all seriousness, I can see how privacy would be an issue, but is the government really gonna make that argument when they're already archiving our texts, emails and voicemails? You can't have your cake and eat it too...what else other than privacy, though? A danger of falling vehicles? C'mon, someone has to be the first to get killed by a tiny drone falling from the sky!
Then there's the issue of making a profit off of them, like what Amazon was going to do. And I do believe that that needs to be regulated. It stands to reason and logic that that's how it should be.
What are some things that you guys have heard or think about these new pieces of legislation?
Comment below, let me know!
And if you want to read the article I read click right here.
Owens v. Love
Owens v. Love
So we've been talking about these campaigns for a while now and to be honest I haven't been following things anywhere outside of school, so when the topic is brought up I'm pretty lost which is why I wanted to do an article on it. If you want to read the one I read then Click here.
Anyhoo,
I thought it was cool how they were almost in a tie. I thought it especially cool because of Owens democratic stance. I don't really favor any part as you probably all know, (most likely because I don't really care as much) but I do find it awesome that some people of Utah aren't voting off of parties. Another point I found odd was when the article said that the Salt Lake Tribune had had a professional poll reviewer look over the two polls and said that they were both legitimate even thought they drew two very different conclusions. I would assume that this would be something about the margin of error and who they polled and where they were located and how old they were as we talked about in class. I just found the article interesting and cool to read even though I don't really care who wins! Best of luck to both candidates.
So we've been talking about these campaigns for a while now and to be honest I haven't been following things anywhere outside of school, so when the topic is brought up I'm pretty lost which is why I wanted to do an article on it. If you want to read the one I read then Click here.
Anyhoo,
I thought it was cool how they were almost in a tie. I thought it especially cool because of Owens democratic stance. I don't really favor any part as you probably all know, (most likely because I don't really care as much) but I do find it awesome that some people of Utah aren't voting off of parties. Another point I found odd was when the article said that the Salt Lake Tribune had had a professional poll reviewer look over the two polls and said that they were both legitimate even thought they drew two very different conclusions. I would assume that this would be something about the margin of error and who they polled and where they were located and how old they were as we talked about in class. I just found the article interesting and cool to read even though I don't really care who wins! Best of luck to both candidates.
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
What are we going to do about ISIS?
I read a CNN article recently that asked the question 'What will Obama do about ISIS?'
The article focuses a lot on Obamas comments on the matter from last year. A few of them really stuck out to me. I liked them. One of his comments was that:
"America is not the world's policeman, Terrible things happen across the globe, and it is beyond our means to right every wrong."
I quite like this. I'm not a extreme isolationist but in all seriousness, we don't need our hands in everything that goes on in the world. I think we have learned our lesson over the past decade with Iraq and Afghanistan and it makes me happy that Obama has realized this. The second thing that I loved is this quote:
"I will not put American boots on the ground in Syria, I will not pursue an open-ended action like Iraq or Afghanistan. I will not pursue a prolonged air campaign like Libya or Kosovo."
"I will not put American boots on the ground in Syria, I will not pursue an open-ended action like Iraq or Afghanistan. I will not pursue a prolonged air campaign like Libya or Kosovo."
This reaffirms to me that he's really not looking for a fight. But then again...I take things politicians say worth a grain of salt. Essentially this article gives me hope. Regardless of what has happened from then up until this point (Which is a butt ton) I hope that he stands his ground on this.
The other part of me recognizes how bat@%&* crazy ISIS is. Crazy people can't be reasoned with, so the logical part of me knows that eventually this is gonna come to a head and military action will be required for national security. But what do you guys think Obama will do? What would you like to see happen?
http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/09/politics/obama-syria-one-year-later-5-things/index.html?hpt=po_c2
Thursday, August 21, 2014
ISIS and James Foley
I haven't been following the news recently. But now that school is back in I've been exposed to chatter by students who have been. One term that has been repeated very often is ISIS and the situation in Iraq. I usually try to keep my hands out of these stories because I often get passionate about ideals and the situation. This usually only serves to make me and those around me mad. However, I feel that I can compose my thoughts on a blog and everything can be a little more civil as compared to when I debate and discuss in person.
On Facebook today, while I was looking at the trending topics the name James Foley was on the list. I clicked it and started to read the story. The man was a reporter, who had been missing since 2012 in the middle east. He was executed by an ISIS spokesperson. I looked up the video and watched it. The insurgent makes demands from Obama, kills James Foley and then reveals that they have another American journalist. He tells Obama that 'This mans life depends on your next move". This puts Obama in a very tough position. Regardless of what you think of him, this is a sticky situation. Pardon my French but he's damned if he doesn't comply and he's damned if he does. What do you guys think about the whole situation?
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