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A number of appropriate comments on pressing topics. (Says me.)
Green Energy. Green Commerce. Green homes. Green spaces. Green living. Are you about to turn green? Me, too - about to throw up. I'm sick of it. Are you? The government and the environmentalist extremists are shoving this stuff down our throats without pause or reprisal. And guess what? In order to pay for all their "green dreams", they are going to take YOUR green - MONEY.
The kinds of energy they want us to use is decades away from being feasible. They want us to give up our standard of living, and travel backwards through time to when we did without so many comforts because they weren't yet available. The absolute insanity that is "CAP and TRADE" is the largest, most unconscionable money grab that they have ever tried to force upon us. (So far). If the Senate passes the bill (The House already did) then get ready for hard times for your family, for generations to come. If one single legislator who votes Yes on Cap and Trade is allowed to remain in office and be re-elected, it will be a travesty.
The Toxic Biohazard that is the CFL (compact fluorescent light bulb) is soon to be forced on us, too. Have you heard how dangerous they are if you break them? It's outrageous that they are going to make us put these in our houses. The mercury content is so high that they literally are a toxic spill if you break them. Steps have been outlined for how to clean up the breakage, and believe me, with the evacuation, aeration, and other steps needed, it's a toxic spill situation.
If we allow the same band of thieves that are running Washington now to continue down their laundry list of "How to take down America", then Cap and Trade will be followed by Obamacare. (Nationalized Health Care). President George W. Bush took the huge step several years ago that brought this nightmare closer to reality, with Medicare, Part D. It is a hugely, unwieldy, monster of a program that spreads so much money over such a wide area that there is no way we can actually afford it. And now comes Barack Obama. How this community organizer became "president" of the US is beyond me. "President" is in quotations for several reasons, one being the lack of a credible birth certificate to show that he is even eligible to run for that office. Another is the massive voter fraud perpetrated on this country during the election by the very people he had worked for and with, namely ACORN.
Even though he was already showing the tip of the iceberg of horrible ideas he had in mind for the US before he was elected, and hiding much more beneath the surface, hordes of enamored voters flocked after him with tears in their eyes and their hands held out ready to receive all the bounty he promised them. It is sad to see grown people crying for their nanny, Uncle Sam, and thanking the very government that keeps them beaten down with its enslaving government handouts and rules and regulations that help keep them from ever taking responsibility for their own lives and actions.
Why do the same ne'er-do-wells that keep passing these horrible laws keep getting re-elected? Some of it is voter habit. Some people just mindlessly vote for the same party's candidates year after year without finding out what the candidate is really up to. Why else would anyone keep voting for the likes of Blanche Lincoln and Vic Snyder? Vic Snyder?! Have you checked this man's vote on Cap and Trade? He not only voted for it, but he also misled people as to his intentions to vote for it. As of Friday his office was still saying he was undecided. Then after the vote, he said that he had actually made up his mind on Thursday night, before the vote on Friday, after "reading a summary of it". Is that all he read of it - a summary? On the night before the vote? Well, doesn't that just fill you with confidence? He reads a summary, you can't get a straight answer about his voting intentions, then he votes against the interests of his constituents, despite all their calls and emails to his office begging him to vote in the interest of the people who elected him, and who he supposedly works for.
Congressman Snyder has had his last chance to get it right. Start looking at putting a Real Representative in there. Someone who lives like we live, thinks like we think, and knows that if elected, it is for the purpose of voting like we want him to vote. In other words to really represent us. I know it's early in the campaign season, but I'm already looking strongly at David Meeks of Conway to be my next US Representative. I have met him, spoken with him, and studied him. He sounds good to me. He's a real Conservative. You can already find him on the web at www.whoisdavidmeeks.com. He's also on Facebook. His Twitter name is davidmeeks.
Look him up. Let's get some action going here, folks. Let Vic Snyder know that he has misused and abused the people of the 2nd District for the last time. If he needs any help packing bags - well, he can used some of the taxpayer money he has amassed and hire it done.http://www.whoisdavidmeeks.com
The kinds of energy they want us to use is decades away from being feasible. They want us to give up our standard of living, and travel backwards through time to when we did without so many comforts because they weren't yet available. The absolute insanity that is "CAP and TRADE" is the largest, most unconscionable money grab that they have ever tried to force upon us. (So far). If the Senate passes the bill (The House already did) then get ready for hard times for your family, for generations to come. If one single legislator who votes Yes on Cap and Trade is allowed to remain in office and be re-elected, it will be a travesty.
The Toxic Biohazard that is the CFL (compact fluorescent light bulb) is soon to be forced on us, too. Have you heard how dangerous they are if you break them? It's outrageous that they are going to make us put these in our houses. The mercury content is so high that they literally are a toxic spill if you break them. Steps have been outlined for how to clean up the breakage, and believe me, with the evacuation, aeration, and other steps needed, it's a toxic spill situation.
If we allow the same band of thieves that are running Washington now to continue down their laundry list of "How to take down America", then Cap and Trade will be followed by Obamacare. (Nationalized Health Care). President George W. Bush took the huge step several years ago that brought this nightmare closer to reality, with Medicare, Part D. It is a hugely, unwieldy, monster of a program that spreads so much money over such a wide area that there is no way we can actually afford it. And now comes Barack Obama. How this community organizer became "president" of the US is beyond me. "President" is in quotations for several reasons, one being the lack of a credible birth certificate to show that he is even eligible to run for that office. Another is the massive voter fraud perpetrated on this country during the election by the very people he had worked for and with, namely ACORN.
Even though he was already showing the tip of the iceberg of horrible ideas he had in mind for the US before he was elected, and hiding much more beneath the surface, hordes of enamored voters flocked after him with tears in their eyes and their hands held out ready to receive all the bounty he promised them. It is sad to see grown people crying for their nanny, Uncle Sam, and thanking the very government that keeps them beaten down with its enslaving government handouts and rules and regulations that help keep them from ever taking responsibility for their own lives and actions.
Why do the same ne'er-do-wells that keep passing these horrible laws keep getting re-elected? Some of it is voter habit. Some people just mindlessly vote for the same party's candidates year after year without finding out what the candidate is really up to. Why else would anyone keep voting for the likes of Blanche Lincoln and Vic Snyder? Vic Snyder?! Have you checked this man's vote on Cap and Trade? He not only voted for it, but he also misled people as to his intentions to vote for it. As of Friday his office was still saying he was undecided. Then after the vote, he said that he had actually made up his mind on Thursday night, before the vote on Friday, after "reading a summary of it". Is that all he read of it - a summary? On the night before the vote? Well, doesn't that just fill you with confidence? He reads a summary, you can't get a straight answer about his voting intentions, then he votes against the interests of his constituents, despite all their calls and emails to his office begging him to vote in the interest of the people who elected him, and who he supposedly works for.
Congressman Snyder has had his last chance to get it right. Start looking at putting a Real Representative in there. Someone who lives like we live, thinks like we think, and knows that if elected, it is for the purpose of voting like we want him to vote. In other words to really represent us. I know it's early in the campaign season, but I'm already looking strongly at David Meeks of Conway to be my next US Representative. I have met him, spoken with him, and studied him. He sounds good to me. He's a real Conservative. You can already find him on the web at www.whoisdavidmeeks.com. He's also on Facebook. His Twitter name is davidmeeks.
Look him up. Let's get some action going here, folks. Let Vic Snyder know that he has misused and abused the people of the 2nd District for the last time. If he needs any help packing bags - well, he can used some of the taxpayer money he has amassed and hire it done.http://www.whoisdavidmeeks.com
Republican Party of Arkansas State Convention held in Little Rock
The Republican Party of Arkansas held its convention June 27, 2009, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Little Rock.
The state party, headed up by Doyle Webb of Saline County proved to be healthy and optimistic, with the convention drawing an estimated 180 people. Speakers included Doyle Webb, Ed Garner, Rita Hamilton and others. The mood was upbeat, and at one point the suggestion was made that when Republicans have Cap and Trade brought up to them in conversation, they should respond with "Quack." When pressed to explain, they will say that "In Arkansas, if it quacks like a duck, and walks like a duck...."(It's a duck - just like Cap and Trade is a TAX.)
Chase Duggar gave a brief "tour" and tutorial on the RPA's new website, which has drawn compliments from other states. California had a representative comment that our website "does more stuff" than theirs. Doyle Webb commented to the crowd, jokingly, that "We may not have shoes or indoor toilets, but have a good website".
The new website really is nice. I have used it, and it has a lot of nice features. I have submitted my blog info to have my blog added to the site's blogroll. The RPA's web address is www.arkansasgop.org.
All the usual "Roberts' Rules of Order" procedures were followed in the meeting, and robust debate was seen over a couple of issues - one being a "rules review" issue, which one man wanted to table for 6 months while more study was done, but in the end, it was decided that 6 months delay would be unwise, so they had the vote and took care of the minor issue.
A group from the Republican Women of Marion County, in the "Operation Speak-Out" effort presented a proposed resolution to the convention seeking to request that our elected Republican Legislators introduce, at the earliest, a Constitutional Amendment stating, "The Arkansas State Constitution cannot be amended except by a vote of the people of Arkansas". This proposal was in response to an article in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette of 4-26-09 wherein certain Democrats stated their intent to try to change the AR Constitution without the vote of the people. Amendment 7 (passed by voters) gave the legislature the power to pass any measure by a 2/3 vote, including a constitutional amendment, but Operation Speak-Out felt that the Supreme Court in 1951 considered it "inconceivable" that the language of Amendment 7 meant that the legislature could pass or change a Const. Amendment. After some debate, the proposal failed. The vote was 53 to 53, with Doyle Webb opting not to vote, and the measure failed for lack of a majority.
Present at the convention were numerous candidates running for upcoming elections, and we got to hear briefly from Fred Ramey (candidate for US Senate - Blanche Lincoln's seat), David Meeks (candidate for US Congress - Vic Snyder's seat), Nate Bell, (candidate for State Rep, Dist. 22), Jonathan Dismain, (Rep running for Senate), Dan Greenberg, (current State Rep running for Senate), Prissy Hickerson (Cand. House Dist. 1) Anna Grizzle (running for David Dunn's seat) and Matthew Shephard, (Candidate, Dist. 6). All seemed energetic, qualified, and ready to run.
Also introduced was John Eves, Chairman of the Arkansas Republican National Hispanic Assembly. I was not aware that this group existed, and was interested to hear about it. Their website is www.ArkansasRNHA.com.
One point that was emphasized to the crowd was that there are differences between the parties, among which is that we are the Conservative party, and the Democrat Party is the Liberal party. With this crowd, that is important. ( I know it is to me.)
After adjournment of the official meeting, and lunch break, several training classes were held, on new media skills, coalitions, and other useful campaign information. Jason Tolbert, of the blog "The Tolbert Report" was one of the speakers at the "New Media" class. Mr. Tolbert is a respected blogger and has been a guest on The Dave Elswick Show on FM 102.9. This coming Monday, David Meeks will be Dave's guest. Tune in to learn more about this exciting candidate.
The state party, headed up by Doyle Webb of Saline County proved to be healthy and optimistic, with the convention drawing an estimated 180 people. Speakers included Doyle Webb, Ed Garner, Rita Hamilton and others. The mood was upbeat, and at one point the suggestion was made that when Republicans have Cap and Trade brought up to them in conversation, they should respond with "Quack." When pressed to explain, they will say that "In Arkansas, if it quacks like a duck, and walks like a duck...."(It's a duck - just like Cap and Trade is a TAX.)
Chase Duggar gave a brief "tour" and tutorial on the RPA's new website, which has drawn compliments from other states. California had a representative comment that our website "does more stuff" than theirs. Doyle Webb commented to the crowd, jokingly, that "We may not have shoes or indoor toilets, but have a good website".
The new website really is nice. I have used it, and it has a lot of nice features. I have submitted my blog info to have my blog added to the site's blogroll. The RPA's web address is www.arkansasgop.org.
All the usual "Roberts' Rules of Order" procedures were followed in the meeting, and robust debate was seen over a couple of issues - one being a "rules review" issue, which one man wanted to table for 6 months while more study was done, but in the end, it was decided that 6 months delay would be unwise, so they had the vote and took care of the minor issue.
A group from the Republican Women of Marion County, in the "Operation Speak-Out" effort presented a proposed resolution to the convention seeking to request that our elected Republican Legislators introduce, at the earliest, a Constitutional Amendment stating, "The Arkansas State Constitution cannot be amended except by a vote of the people of Arkansas". This proposal was in response to an article in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette of 4-26-09 wherein certain Democrats stated their intent to try to change the AR Constitution without the vote of the people. Amendment 7 (passed by voters) gave the legislature the power to pass any measure by a 2/3 vote, including a constitutional amendment, but Operation Speak-Out felt that the Supreme Court in 1951 considered it "inconceivable" that the language of Amendment 7 meant that the legislature could pass or change a Const. Amendment. After some debate, the proposal failed. The vote was 53 to 53, with Doyle Webb opting not to vote, and the measure failed for lack of a majority.
Present at the convention were numerous candidates running for upcoming elections, and we got to hear briefly from Fred Ramey (candidate for US Senate - Blanche Lincoln's seat), David Meeks (candidate for US Congress - Vic Snyder's seat), Nate Bell, (candidate for State Rep, Dist. 22), Jonathan Dismain, (Rep running for Senate), Dan Greenberg, (current State Rep running for Senate), Prissy Hickerson (Cand. House Dist. 1) Anna Grizzle (running for David Dunn's seat) and Matthew Shephard, (Candidate, Dist. 6). All seemed energetic, qualified, and ready to run.
Also introduced was John Eves, Chairman of the Arkansas Republican National Hispanic Assembly. I was not aware that this group existed, and was interested to hear about it. Their website is www.ArkansasRNHA.com.
One point that was emphasized to the crowd was that there are differences between the parties, among which is that we are the Conservative party, and the Democrat Party is the Liberal party. With this crowd, that is important. ( I know it is to me.)
After adjournment of the official meeting, and lunch break, several training classes were held, on new media skills, coalitions, and other useful campaign information. Jason Tolbert, of the blog "The Tolbert Report" was one of the speakers at the "New Media" class. Mr. Tolbert is a respected blogger and has been a guest on The Dave Elswick Show on FM 102.9. This coming Monday, David Meeks will be Dave's guest. Tune in to learn more about this exciting candidate.
It's my blog and I'll rant if I want to (sing to the Tune of "It's My Party" by Leslie Gore)
Sometimes a blogger just needs to ramble. Maybe there's not enough of one thing on her mind to write a whole article, but maybe there are smaller snippets of many things that need to be in print. This is one of those times. It's already after 11:00 pm, so if I start sounding a little incoherent (which I don't intend to do) well, anyway you have been warned.
First of all, there is a burglar roaming free in our county. I know this because on May 22nd he broke into the store that my husband and I have worked very hard for over 10 years to build up. Our store is Salem Pharmacy. This man went to a good bit of trouble to get in, for we are not idiots. The method he used will never work again, for we have spent more money and used more time and effort and secured our store even further, but this man got into our store and stole narcotics which he likely sold or tried to sell to someone you may know, in our community. He now is still walking the streets, free, likely perpetrating more crimes, and bragging to people about his past ones. We know that he has already told about this crime, for word has gotten back to us. We need the detailed story and supporting evidence to be turned in to our Sheriff's Department in Saline County, and we are offering a $1,000 reward to the person who provides that evidence and gets this man arrested and prosecuted.
Secondly, there is the situation our nation is in, as regards the out-of-control President and legislators. The concept of "running out of money" seems to be one they cannot grasp. Other words they don't understand include "States' Rights", "Rule of Law", and "Free Market Economy". They completely ignore the terms "Constitutional Rights" and "Separation of Powers". By rights, the whole lot of them who partake in this assault on the American people should be thrown out of office. Not in the next election. Recall them now. We have ways of ridding our nation of the burden of unfit, corrupt "leaders".
Thirdly, and this one isn't a rant - just my stream of thought - are you reading any good, important literature? Let me tell you, there are some real treasures out there. I'm currently reading "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. It's a biggie - 1168 pages - but worth the trouble.
If you have never read "1984" by George Orwell, you really should. Believe me, terms from this book will come up in conversations for the rest of your life.
I'd love to hear from you about what you are reading. Tell me what you like about it, and whether you would recommend it to others.
So many young women are reading these "Twilight" books. Tell me what the attraction is. I'm interested to know.
Have any of you read any P. G. Wodehouse, for comedy? If you haven't you owe it to yourself to check out "Laughing Gas" or "Heavy Weather". These were written decades ago, but Wodehouse was one of the funniest writers ever. Hugh Laurie played Bertie Wooster in the British TV series based on Wodehouse's characters, Jeeves and Wooster.
Give me your opinions, also, on the best TV shows of all time. I have to admit that I have a real love for certain British shows. I simply can't get enough of "Midsomer Murders". I could watch it all day. I do so love my murder mysteries!!!
And for comedy, you can't beat "Corner Gas", a Canadian show. Possibly out of production now, but even several seasons old it is great.
Tell me, too, of your musical passions. My tastes in music are wide-ranging and sometimes rather eclectic. I have a CD of the group "Bond" that is just fantastic. I listen repeatedly to "The Gipsy Kings", too. Of course I love Classical music, especially some Vivaldi, Pachelbel, Bach, and others. As for Opera, I love them, but some are better than others. I think Gilbert and Sullivan were geniuses. No apologies for that. Broadway musicals - oooooh, yeah. There are at least a dozen that I'd love to go see right now. Some are the huge names, some are not. David Hyde Pierce did a fine job in his role in "Curtains" and I would love to see "The Drowsy Chaperone". Of course, there's "Wicked". Duh. And "Legally Blonde". Don't let me down, here, dear readers. Let's put our love of music out there for others to add their own choices to.
Within days from now, the new website for Salem Pharmacy will be up. The address is salempharmacy.biz . It's going to be a really neat site, with articles, coupons and lots of goodies. Check it out, okay? And email me at nancycarlton@att.net in the meantime with your ideas about articles for this blog. You can follow me on Twitter@conservarose.
First of all, there is a burglar roaming free in our county. I know this because on May 22nd he broke into the store that my husband and I have worked very hard for over 10 years to build up. Our store is Salem Pharmacy. This man went to a good bit of trouble to get in, for we are not idiots. The method he used will never work again, for we have spent more money and used more time and effort and secured our store even further, but this man got into our store and stole narcotics which he likely sold or tried to sell to someone you may know, in our community. He now is still walking the streets, free, likely perpetrating more crimes, and bragging to people about his past ones. We know that he has already told about this crime, for word has gotten back to us. We need the detailed story and supporting evidence to be turned in to our Sheriff's Department in Saline County, and we are offering a $1,000 reward to the person who provides that evidence and gets this man arrested and prosecuted.
Secondly, there is the situation our nation is in, as regards the out-of-control President and legislators. The concept of "running out of money" seems to be one they cannot grasp. Other words they don't understand include "States' Rights", "Rule of Law", and "Free Market Economy". They completely ignore the terms "Constitutional Rights" and "Separation of Powers". By rights, the whole lot of them who partake in this assault on the American people should be thrown out of office. Not in the next election. Recall them now. We have ways of ridding our nation of the burden of unfit, corrupt "leaders".
Thirdly, and this one isn't a rant - just my stream of thought - are you reading any good, important literature? Let me tell you, there are some real treasures out there. I'm currently reading "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. It's a biggie - 1168 pages - but worth the trouble.
If you have never read "1984" by George Orwell, you really should. Believe me, terms from this book will come up in conversations for the rest of your life.
I'd love to hear from you about what you are reading. Tell me what you like about it, and whether you would recommend it to others.
So many young women are reading these "Twilight" books. Tell me what the attraction is. I'm interested to know.
Have any of you read any P. G. Wodehouse, for comedy? If you haven't you owe it to yourself to check out "Laughing Gas" or "Heavy Weather". These were written decades ago, but Wodehouse was one of the funniest writers ever. Hugh Laurie played Bertie Wooster in the British TV series based on Wodehouse's characters, Jeeves and Wooster.
Give me your opinions, also, on the best TV shows of all time. I have to admit that I have a real love for certain British shows. I simply can't get enough of "Midsomer Murders". I could watch it all day. I do so love my murder mysteries!!!
And for comedy, you can't beat "Corner Gas", a Canadian show. Possibly out of production now, but even several seasons old it is great.
Tell me, too, of your musical passions. My tastes in music are wide-ranging and sometimes rather eclectic. I have a CD of the group "Bond" that is just fantastic. I listen repeatedly to "The Gipsy Kings", too. Of course I love Classical music, especially some Vivaldi, Pachelbel, Bach, and others. As for Opera, I love them, but some are better than others. I think Gilbert and Sullivan were geniuses. No apologies for that. Broadway musicals - oooooh, yeah. There are at least a dozen that I'd love to go see right now. Some are the huge names, some are not. David Hyde Pierce did a fine job in his role in "Curtains" and I would love to see "The Drowsy Chaperone". Of course, there's "Wicked". Duh. And "Legally Blonde". Don't let me down, here, dear readers. Let's put our love of music out there for others to add their own choices to.
Within days from now, the new website for Salem Pharmacy will be up. The address is salempharmacy.biz . It's going to be a really neat site, with articles, coupons and lots of goodies. Check it out, okay? And email me at nancycarlton@att.net in the meantime with your ideas about articles for this blog. You can follow me on Twitter@conservarose.
Keep sounding the alarm about artificial sweeteners
In doing research for this article, I was somewhat alarmed to see in an article from Redbook, on the WebMD website, some references to some dangerous artificial sweeteners, along with info on some safe alternatives. What's up with that? I've read enough strong warnings from enough sources to know that artificial sweetening is a bad idea.
We have natural sweeteners that are safe and low in calories. Why would anyone want to use a chemical in their food or beverage?
According to The Douglass Report, http://www.douglassreport.com/reports/aspartame, Aspartame is one of the most dangerous substances ever added to food. Not only has aspartame been proven to make you fatter, it's been proven to cause some pretty serious diseases, not the least of which are Cancer and neurological diseases. (And yes, I said it will make you Fatter.)
The proof is already on file. Aspartame has caused more complaints to the FDA than any other additive - ever. It is responsible for a full 75% of the complaints the agency gets. From 10,000 consumer complaints, the FDA compiled a list of 92 symptoms, including DEATH. (That's a pretty serious symptom.)
Many people these days have fallen prey to the big ad campaign for Splenda. They said it's "Made from sugar so it tastes like sugar". What they don't tell you is about the 5-step process they put it through that changes the chemical composition and makes it more like a fructo-galactose molecule. (Not something that occurs in Nature). Your body cannot metabolize this. A good website to look at for information on Splenda is http://www.drmercola.net Symptoms reported to Dr. Mercola by his patients, regarding Splenda include:
seizures, headaches, body and chest pains, flushing, acne, rashes, diarrhea, nausea, altered emotional state, anxiety, depression, mental and emotional breakdown, and panic attacks. And the makers of Splenda are telling you to give this stuff to your kids!
I could go on and on here, for as you know, we have been so inundated with the onslaught of these chemical sweeteners and the advertisement of them, that many people think of them as normal to consume. Please, back away from the laboratory!
We are, most of us, quite fond of the taste of sweetness. We are brought up on sweet goodies, and it is the favorite flavor of most kids. But once we grow up, we have to behave more maturely, and see that we and our children make better choices.
We can still enjoy sweetness in our foods. Sugar is fine in moderation. (If you are diabetic, follow your doctor's directions on this subject) There are also some natural sweeteners available that are delicious and good for you. Stevia is one such sweetener. Made simply from a plant that can even be grown right here in Arkansas, Stevia is delicious and good for you. You can buy it at the grocery store under several brand names, one being Truvia. The syrup from the Blue Agave plant is another. Not quite as convenient, maybe, but a good natural sweetener.
Please take the time to think about the kind of sweeteners you are putting into your body. Diet sodas are so bad for you in so many ways. Chemical sweeteners, added to phosphoric acid, then served in an aluminum can. Good grief, there's 3 kinds of poison right there. For more information, please Google "Aspartame poisoning", "dangers of diet sodas" and "aluminum poisoning".
We have natural sweeteners that are safe and low in calories. Why would anyone want to use a chemical in their food or beverage?
According to The Douglass Report, http://www.douglassreport.com/reports/aspartame, Aspartame is one of the most dangerous substances ever added to food. Not only has aspartame been proven to make you fatter, it's been proven to cause some pretty serious diseases, not the least of which are Cancer and neurological diseases. (And yes, I said it will make you Fatter.)
The proof is already on file. Aspartame has caused more complaints to the FDA than any other additive - ever. It is responsible for a full 75% of the complaints the agency gets. From 10,000 consumer complaints, the FDA compiled a list of 92 symptoms, including DEATH. (That's a pretty serious symptom.)
Many people these days have fallen prey to the big ad campaign for Splenda. They said it's "Made from sugar so it tastes like sugar". What they don't tell you is about the 5-step process they put it through that changes the chemical composition and makes it more like a fructo-galactose molecule. (Not something that occurs in Nature). Your body cannot metabolize this. A good website to look at for information on Splenda is http://www.drmercola.net Symptoms reported to Dr. Mercola by his patients, regarding Splenda include:
seizures, headaches, body and chest pains, flushing, acne, rashes, diarrhea, nausea, altered emotional state, anxiety, depression, mental and emotional breakdown, and panic attacks. And the makers of Splenda are telling you to give this stuff to your kids!
I could go on and on here, for as you know, we have been so inundated with the onslaught of these chemical sweeteners and the advertisement of them, that many people think of them as normal to consume. Please, back away from the laboratory!
We are, most of us, quite fond of the taste of sweetness. We are brought up on sweet goodies, and it is the favorite flavor of most kids. But once we grow up, we have to behave more maturely, and see that we and our children make better choices.
We can still enjoy sweetness in our foods. Sugar is fine in moderation. (If you are diabetic, follow your doctor's directions on this subject) There are also some natural sweeteners available that are delicious and good for you. Stevia is one such sweetener. Made simply from a plant that can even be grown right here in Arkansas, Stevia is delicious and good for you. You can buy it at the grocery store under several brand names, one being Truvia. The syrup from the Blue Agave plant is another. Not quite as convenient, maybe, but a good natural sweetener.
Please take the time to think about the kind of sweeteners you are putting into your body. Diet sodas are so bad for you in so many ways. Chemical sweeteners, added to phosphoric acid, then served in an aluminum can. Good grief, there's 3 kinds of poison right there. For more information, please Google "Aspartame poisoning", "dangers of diet sodas" and "aluminum poisoning".
A joke for us Sherlockians
It's the middle of the night. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson are camped at the edge of a forest, where they have stopped for a night's rest, as they track a dangerous suspect. Holmes speaks. "Watson, are you awake?" "Yes, Holmes", answers the doctor. "Tell me what you see, Watson", he says. Watson replies, "A sky full of stars". "And what does that mean to you, Watson?", he goes on. Watson ponders for a minute, then says, "It means that we are but tiny specks in an immense universe, yet we must persevere, doing our part to bring justice to our little world." "Interesting", Holmes replies. "And what else, Watson?"
Watson thinks a bit, then proceeds, "It means that nature in its great beauty is constantly on display, even during times of great turmoil and anxiety for mankind, and that we can take comfort in that." "I see", answers Holmes. "Anything else, Watson?"
By now Watson doesn't know how he can further expound on this subject, so he asks, "What does it mean to you, Holmes?"
Well irritated by now, Holmes snaps, "It means someone has stolen our tent, you idiot!!!"
Watson thinks a bit, then proceeds, "It means that nature in its great beauty is constantly on display, even during times of great turmoil and anxiety for mankind, and that we can take comfort in that." "I see", answers Holmes. "Anything else, Watson?"
By now Watson doesn't know how he can further expound on this subject, so he asks, "What does it mean to you, Holmes?"
Well irritated by now, Holmes snaps, "It means someone has stolen our tent, you idiot!!!"
My readers have been slow to send me jokes, so here's another one I've picked up........
This one comes courtesy of my dear brother-in-law, Jim Bauldree. If you like it, tell him when you see him. If you don't like it, don't tell him I printed it in my blog...........
One day a lady was walking past a pet store, when the large green parrot in the window looks at her and screeches, "You're Ugly!!" "You're Ugly!!". This upsets the lady immensely, so she storms into the store and complains loudly to the store owner. She leaves, and the store owner yells at the bird, "If you ever do that again, I'll make you sorry!"
The next day, the lady walks by the pet store again. The parrot flaps his wings and screeches, "You're Ugly!!" "You're Ugly!!"
The lady comes running into the store shrieking to the owner that the bird is doing it again! She is furious.
She turns and leaves, and the owner smacks the bird hard, right across the beak. He says, "If you ever say that to that lady again, I will pluck out all your feathers!"
Next day comes, and sure enough, here comes the lady walking past the pet store. The bird glares at her. She stops and glares back at the bird. Out of the corner of his beak, he says, "You KNOW what I'm thinking!"
One day a lady was walking past a pet store, when the large green parrot in the window looks at her and screeches, "You're Ugly!!" "You're Ugly!!". This upsets the lady immensely, so she storms into the store and complains loudly to the store owner. She leaves, and the store owner yells at the bird, "If you ever do that again, I'll make you sorry!"
The next day, the lady walks by the pet store again. The parrot flaps his wings and screeches, "You're Ugly!!" "You're Ugly!!"
The lady comes running into the store shrieking to the owner that the bird is doing it again! She is furious.
She turns and leaves, and the owner smacks the bird hard, right across the beak. He says, "If you ever say that to that lady again, I will pluck out all your feathers!"
Next day comes, and sure enough, here comes the lady walking past the pet store. The bird glares at her. She stops and glares back at the bird. Out of the corner of his beak, he says, "You KNOW what I'm thinking!"
Check out this wonderful educational site!!!
Good friend, Ed Hairston, of the Benton Tea Party group at www.bentonteaparty.ning.com clued me in on this wonderful website for people interested in learning about our constitution and government. It's www.nccs.net , which is the National Center for Constitutional Studies. You can learn a lot just from the offerings on the home page. You can download for free, Ronald Reagan's speech, "World Communism and Domestic Socialism". You can get copies of the constitution for as little as $.30 (thirty cents) each. You can also order "The 5000 Year Leap", a very important book, for only $5.00 a copy in quantities of 10+.
I was quite impressed with the website.
These days, we must be armed with the facts, Patriots! Know your constitution!
I was quite impressed with the website.
These days, we must be armed with the facts, Patriots! Know your constitution!
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I want your input! If you have a topic to submit for discussion, that is welcome. If you have a funny clean joke, let's hear it! What do you want to see on my blog? What do you think about what I have already posted?
If you don't want to just leave a comment on the blog page (which may not be seen the same day you leave it), you can email me at nancycarlton@att.net or you can find me on Facebook. Also, I blog on www.smartgirlpolitics.ning.com and wethepeopleofarkansas.ning.com. Also, you may want to check out bentonteaparty.ning.com if you live in the Benton area. I am listed on Twitter.com as "conservarose", so you can send me a message there. Let's get some dialogues going!
Thoughts on this 'n' that on a lovely June day....
So much to do, so much to learn about, so much to change. Such is our everyday life. In this era of ultra-fast information technology, we hear about tragedies in other countries almost as soon as they happen. Sometimes the sheer load of knowing these things is such a burden, but we do know them, so we must respond appropriately.
38 children died in a daycare fire in Mexico. An absolute horror. Two badly burned survivors are now being treated in a Shriner's Hospital in the US. Pray for these kids, and their families.
President Obama has already appointed nearly the same number of "csars" in the last few months as they had in 400 years in Russia. Of course, our "csars" aren't just like theirs, but think about it, the very name "csar" smacks LOUDLY of Totalitarian government. I don't know why we have a President who is proceeding so quickly to simply side-step any kind of approval hearings or filtration process of these unelected officials that he is placing in a plethora of high governmental positions, likely overlapping duties actually assigned to other people. Remember "balance of power"? Remember "checks and balances"? Why do we need a "csar" for all these things?
New topic - Racists come in every color. Rules that apply to one side should also apply to the other side. I know you have heard this already, but, seriously now, if a white male couldn't get by with saying he feels he could make a better decision than a Latina woman (which I don't know of any white male saying), then a Latina woman can't get by with it, either. Right? And she didn't just say it once. Evidence now shows a pattern of her saying that. That's racist. (And sexist). Period.
Yet another topic - I attended the simulcast of Glenn Beck's Common Sense Comedy Tour last Thursday night. It was great, as was expected. Glenn is a prolific reader and studier of American History, and does of good job of teaching while entertaining. I particularly liked the retelling of the story of the seven women in colonial America who helped the young American forces win the war by salvaging the torn-down and broken huge leaden statue of King George and taking it to a blacksmith who melted it down and made 48,000 musket balls from it, which were used in the Revolutionary War against the enemy who had placed the statue there to begin with. My husband already knew the story before Glenn told it. Little anecdotes like this one can make so much difference.
Personal note - We attended the Carlton Family Reunion yesterday in Benton, Arkansas. About 55-60 attendees were there. Some were family members who only see each other now at these yearly gatherings. The oldest surviving male in our branch of the family is Hezekiah "Heze" Carlton, now 90 years old. Let us never forget how important it is to maintain the cohesiveness of the family unit. Times can get rough, and family remains intact through the worst of times. Family loves you even when you aren't on your best behavior, and "home" is the place where, when you go there, they have to let you in. Family reunions are a public gathering where you can still have the blessing said before you eat, and nobody questions your "right" to do it. You can see the traits of the older family members reflected in the little new-comers to the family. Love and laughter pervade the atmosphere, and a sense of belonging gives comfort to us, such as we don't find most other places.
38 children died in a daycare fire in Mexico. An absolute horror. Two badly burned survivors are now being treated in a Shriner's Hospital in the US. Pray for these kids, and their families.
President Obama has already appointed nearly the same number of "csars" in the last few months as they had in 400 years in Russia. Of course, our "csars" aren't just like theirs, but think about it, the very name "csar" smacks LOUDLY of Totalitarian government. I don't know why we have a President who is proceeding so quickly to simply side-step any kind of approval hearings or filtration process of these unelected officials that he is placing in a plethora of high governmental positions, likely overlapping duties actually assigned to other people. Remember "balance of power"? Remember "checks and balances"? Why do we need a "csar" for all these things?
New topic - Racists come in every color. Rules that apply to one side should also apply to the other side. I know you have heard this already, but, seriously now, if a white male couldn't get by with saying he feels he could make a better decision than a Latina woman (which I don't know of any white male saying), then a Latina woman can't get by with it, either. Right? And she didn't just say it once. Evidence now shows a pattern of her saying that. That's racist. (And sexist). Period.
Yet another topic - I attended the simulcast of Glenn Beck's Common Sense Comedy Tour last Thursday night. It was great, as was expected. Glenn is a prolific reader and studier of American History, and does of good job of teaching while entertaining. I particularly liked the retelling of the story of the seven women in colonial America who helped the young American forces win the war by salvaging the torn-down and broken huge leaden statue of King George and taking it to a blacksmith who melted it down and made 48,000 musket balls from it, which were used in the Revolutionary War against the enemy who had placed the statue there to begin with. My husband already knew the story before Glenn told it. Little anecdotes like this one can make so much difference.
Personal note - We attended the Carlton Family Reunion yesterday in Benton, Arkansas. About 55-60 attendees were there. Some were family members who only see each other now at these yearly gatherings. The oldest surviving male in our branch of the family is Hezekiah "Heze" Carlton, now 90 years old. Let us never forget how important it is to maintain the cohesiveness of the family unit. Times can get rough, and family remains intact through the worst of times. Family loves you even when you aren't on your best behavior, and "home" is the place where, when you go there, they have to let you in. Family reunions are a public gathering where you can still have the blessing said before you eat, and nobody questions your "right" to do it. You can see the traits of the older family members reflected in the little new-comers to the family. Love and laughter pervade the atmosphere, and a sense of belonging gives comfort to us, such as we don't find most other places.
George Orwell's "1984" deserves a place on your "Must Read" list
George Orwell's book, "1984" was first published in 1949. At that time, 1984 sounded like a very distant time, and no one knew what might befall mankind as the history of governance continued to play out. I read the book in approximately 1968 and was greatly impacted by it, so much moreso than the usual books a 9th-grader reads. I have just finished reading it again, in May of 2009. The impact has not dwindled. As a matter of fact, it is more timely now than it was then, and just as full of warnings. Agreed, it is an extreme scenario, but , "Look around you", and observe the disturbing similarities of the nation of "Oceania", and our own country, with the whirlwind of freedom-stealing power-plays being foisted on Americans by the current Liberal Administration, with the mainstream media and out-of-touch celebrities in tow.
In 1984, the functional world is divided into 3 nations - Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia. These are conglomerations made up of past nations. At all times, Oceania is at war with one of them, and is an ally of the other. The war is continuous. Its purpose is political.
Today's "Politically Correct" terms, which even politicians of the highest rankings use, are not so different in some ways to "Newspeak", the official language of Oceania. Our culture is expected to accept such terms as "Manmade Disasters" for terrorist attacks, "Rainforest" for jungle, "Undocumented Worker" for illegal alien, and we are told that certain Welfare checks paid to persons not paying any taxes to begin with, are "Tax Rebates" or "Refunds". We are not stupid, but we are expected to swallow whatever tripe the government hands us. In Oceania in 1984, the official language, "Newspeak" has as its entire aim, to "narrow the range of thought". Not to believe every word the Government says, is a felony punishable by death. The Thought Police watch day and night and even children spy on their own parents to make sure no crimes against the government go undetected. Do you think we have no Thought Police today in the United States? Then tell me how we can have "Hate Crimes"? Until recently, if you assaulted a human being, you were prosecuted for what you did. Now, with the new "Hate Crimes" laws, you can be prosecuted more severely, based on what you were thinking. If you are perceived to have attacked someone because of a particular trait the person has, such as race, gender, or sexual orientation, then your punishment can be more severe than if you just attacked the person because you were angry, seeking revenge, trying to rob the person, or whatever. The attack is no more or less severe, but the punishment is. Based on your thoughts. Thought Police.
In Oceania, the citizens are divided into three economic levels, the High, the Middle, and the Low. This corresponds directly with their connection to the governing body. Inner Party members - High. Outer Party members - Middle. Proletariat (the great unwashed masses) - Low. What do we hear today in the way of class membership? The Wealthy, The Middle Class, and The Poor.
What is the greatest enemy of Freedom in Oceania? The huge, pervasive government. What is the greatest enemy and looming threat to Freedom in America? The constantly growing, pervasive government.
What is the end result of allowing government to run wild, unchecked, taking control of every aspect of our lives? Read "1984".
