Difference between conservatives and liberals

My sweet friend J emailed this to me. I couldn't say it better myself, so I'll let this person say it.

The difference between conservatives and liberals

If a conservative doesn't like guns, he doesn`t buy one.
If a liberal doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.

If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn`t eat meat.
If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.

If a conservative doesn’t like to hunt because he believes its cruel to animals, he doesn’t hunt.
If a liberal thinks hunting is cruelty to animals, he wants all hunting to be outlawed.


If a conservative perceives an evil threat to America , he thinks about ways to defeat it.
A liberal ponders ways to make it happy and go away on its own.

If a conservative is a homosexual, he will nevertheless seek respect from his peers like heterosexuals do - through honesty, hard work, and public service.
If a liberal is homosexual, he demands legislated respect for his homosexuality.

If a black man or Hispanic is conservative, they see themselves as independently successful.
Their liberal counterparts see themselves as victims in need of government protection.

If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation.
A liberal looks for the corporation who victimized him and wonders who is going to take care of him.

If a conservative doesn't like a talk show host, he switches channels.
Liberals demand that those whose message with which they disagree, be silenced.

If a conservative is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church.
A liberal non-believer wants any mention of God and religion driven from the public forum.
(Unless, of course, it's a religion at war with America !)

If a conservative decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it.
A liberal calls it a “fundamental right” and demands that the rest of us pay for his.

Cervical Cancer

And now...we don't need to be screened as early or as often for cervical cancer. It just keeps comin' folks...it just keeps comin'.

Mammograms

So, the US Preventive Services Task force is now saying that most women don't need to get annual mammograms until age 50. Ummmm...my husband was quick to point out that it's very convenient for the government to push this new agenda right around the time that they might have to start picking up everyone's health insurance tab. It sure would save the government a lot of money if women didn't start getting annual screening for another decade. This is how Obama Care will work...we will all start receiving less care at a cheaper price. Let's face it, the more women that die of breast cancer between the ages of 40 and 49, the less healthcare the government will have to provide.

Gay Homecoming Court

I am very, very disappointed with my alma mater, the University of North Texas. This university provided me with a wonderful education and great memories, but their new antics have my blood boiling.

Begining today, students will be able to vote about whether or not the homecoming court can consist of gay couples..i.e. two homecoming kings or two homecoming queens. Why people? Why?

Look at the US census...look at Gay Demographics websites...gays make up only 1% of the US population...1%! Why do we cater to 1%???? It's because for the most part, they're a loud, obnoxious, in your face, demanding group of people that want us to think they are in the majority but they're not...they're a small sliver of the population and I'm so tired of caring about their demands.

I hope and pray that the students at UNT are smart enough to vote this proposition down. It's ridiculous to think the homecoming court should be made of anything other than one man and one woman.

It's not car insurance!

Yesterday, I heard Obama (for the SECOND TIME) compare mandating health insurance as equivalent to having auto insurance. Let me break this down:

1. You only have to have auto insurance if you own a car. If you don't own a car, you don't have to purchase auto insurance. Auto insurance is not required for all Americans...only those who specifically chose to own a car.

2. The purpose of auto insurance is to protect other people from damage you do to them in your car. The law requiring liability insurance has nothing to do with protecting your car...it's about protecting someone else's car if you're at fault in an accident. Health insurance is about protecting YOU. If you don't want to protect yourself, then you shouldn't be forced to.

Pelosi's bill would require everyone to purchase health insurance or else be fined. You will be penalized for making an adult decision not to have healthcare. Obama needs to stop comparing this to auto insurance!

Muslims in the Military

I will make my comments brief about the events that unfolded at Fort Hood last week. The lives lost deserved to be honored and remembered instead of just being side notes to the man who took their lives.

I do have an opinion about how apparently his religious views influenced his massacre. I have absolutely no problem with Muslim men and women being in the US military. I believe that 99% of them have honest, genuine patriotism and are aligned with the views and honor of our country. However, after events like this, we have to be on alert for other bizarre behavior from Muslim troops. It's unfortunate but necessary that a close eye is kept on their behavior and actions. We cannot afford to lose any more lives because we're being too politically correct to report strange behaviors and comments.

The man who took those lives showed signs of defection but those signs were overlooked. For the time being, we can't worry so much about racial and religious profiling, we need to worry about keeping our troops and civilians safe from extremist. How many people have to die before we stop being so politically correct and overly-sensitive to the Muslim population?

Retro Mommy

This Monday morning, there are so many things I could be blogging about...the house vote on Saturday, Fort Hood...so many things. But to be honest, I'm sitting at my desk streaming Christmas music and really quite too chipper to bog myself down with stuff like that.

So, let's chat about what Rachael Ray was discussing Friday. (Yes, I watch a lot of Rachael Ray...that's why I keep referring to her show in recent posts). On Friday, they were interviewing retro moms. These are moms who, even though it's 2009, are living the lifestyle of a 1950s housewife. It was actually really refreshing...because I kind of think I am one too.

Families were interviewed where the wife's full-time job was caring for the home. Not just staying at home, but really celebrating their "jobs" as care-givers. These moms cooked all of the meals, cleaned the house, did laundry, raised the kids, etc..you know "stay at home mom stuff" (which I know many of my friends work AND do these things, so I recognize many women do both!), but these moms really took their role as a housewife seriously and were proud of their accomplishments.

The moms interviewed all had college degrees but decided that instead of pursuing jobs in the corporate world, they wanted to pursue roles as homemakers. So often, moms that stay home are considered uneducated, uncultured, and unsophisticated (especially in the media), so it was really rewarding to see that job honored and accepted instead of put down.

There isn't a wrong or right way to divide up the work/household duties in a home. I honor and respect moms of all types that do it all different ways. But I was flattered that the retro mom was recognized and celebrated on TV. Move over June Cleaver...there are more of us out there.