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Do Our Kids Need To See This Art ?

2009-06-14T20:28:00.008-04:00

I know right now in our current economic meltdown that this may seem trivial to some. However, I think this issue should be brought to the attention of the officials in the City of Rocky Mount. I recently attended a free concert at Down Town Live here in Rocky Mount. The Holiday Band played and put on a great show. Everybody had a great time and I think it is a good thing that the City is doing with the outdoor concerts.

My issue doesn't have anything to do with the concerts. My issue is with the so called "art" that the City has chosen to display in and around the Imperial Centre. Granted, the Centre is all about The Arts and I have no issue with art. I do have an issue with nude art that children will see .The Centre has a childrens museum that has great educational things for the kids to see and do. No problems here, however just outside the door leading to the museum, there is a "nice little piece of art" on display. As you can plainly see in the pics, kids really do not need to see this. I am sure someone will say, "well they see more than that on television", or "it is art, there isn't anything wrong with it". I say to you, there is something wrong with it. It needs to be relocated to an indoor room where only adults will see it, or it needs to be removed completely. Please help me let the Mayor of Rocky Mount know that this is unacceptable! You can email Mayor David Combs here. You can find the rest of the City Council here. Thanks for your help!

I need to get back to blogging

2009-05-05T22:54:00.002-04:00

I have been really slack lately as have let other committments keep me from blogging. I promise I will get back to this soon. Until then, y'all take care !

Obama's Tax Plan

2009-03-16T21:25:00.001-04:00

Reply from Senator Burr R-NC

2009-02-13T20:08:00.003-05:00

Recently I wrote my United States Senators concerning the "stimulus" legislation. I also wrote Specter, Collins, and Snowe. I received a reply from only one of them and that was Senator Richard Burr. I would like to share the content of this letter with you now.

Dear Mr. Stanley:

Thank you for contacting me about economic stimulus legislation.I appreciate hearing from you on this important issue.

As you know, our economy is currently facing enormous challenges.People and employers are still having a difficult time getting credit-credit that allows them to make large purchases,buy equipment,invest for the future, and fund their daily business operations. As a result, businesses are struggling to stay afloat, workers are being laid off, and families are bearing the brunt of the economic storm.This downturn is also impacting state budgets,since state governments are collecting less in revenue from their state sales and income taxes while at the same time trying to mantain current services. In fact, the State of North Carolina is currently facing a budget shortfall of $2 billion.

President Obama and Congress are currently working on a stimulus bill in the hopes of jumpstarting our economy. Current proposals under consideration include spending almost a trillion dollars to help state governments balance their budgets and to increase federal spending in hundreds of government programs,ranging from Medicaid and education to highways and wildlife refuges. While I have long supported many of these programs as part of the federal government's regular budget, I have serious concerns about the stimulus bill and adding another trillion dollars in spending.

First and foremost, for this fiscal year alone, the federal government is projected to have a budget shortfall of $ 1.2 trillion, and this does not include the cost of the stimulus legislation. This budget deficit is the largest our country has ever faced. While these are indeed extraordinary economic times, we cannot ignore the fact that budget deficits this massive will have severe long-term consequences for our country after we weather this temporary economic crisis.

Second, we need to be certain that any proposals for stimulating the economy will actually do just that - stimulate the economy - and do so quickly. Any proposal must create jobs, and not just jobs that are tied to a temporary increase in spending for a program or a project, but good-paying jobs that will still be here two years from now. For example, if in the stimulus bill we temporarily increase spending to hire more teachers, what happens to these newly-hired teachers and the children in their classrooms next year if we cannot provide the same injection of funding again?

If the President and Congress want to pass a massive spending bill to stimulate the economy, we better get it right. If not, our economy will be no better off, and Americans for years to come will be facing either massive tax increases orsevere cuts in federal programs to pay off the enormous debt we have accumulated. Decisions about how to address today's economic problems do not come without long-term consequences for all of us, and I can assure you that as your U.S. Senator I will weigh these matters very carefully and do what I believe is right for all of my constituents over the long-term.

Again thank you for contacting me. Should you have any additional questions or comments, please do not hesitate to let me know or visit my website at http://burr.senate.gov .

Sincerely, Richard Burr
United States Senator

SGP Announces it Will Host Historic Twitterball

2009-01-18T23:37:00.002-05:00

SGP Announces it Will Host Historic Twitterball

Christening a Rubber Raft

2009-01-06T21:05:00.006-05:00

Over the past month or so I have been using the quote " they must have been christening a rubber raft again". Many of you probably haven't understood what I was talking about. So to help you out a little, I thought I would share this with you. My cable network is owned and operated by Suddenlink. They started a new ad campaign in October, 2008. Their main idea is "Easy". I won't go into further detail on this concept, as you will see it for yourself in a moment. I laugh so hard I almost fall out of my chair every time I see this. You know how you are supposed to visualize everyone in a crowd naked if you are speaking to them? Well, I don't visualize them naked(that is a nasty thought!), but I see Reid, Pelosi, Murtha, etc. in place of the little old lady. I really believe that nine out of ten times these libs have hit their head this hard. I hope you find this as hilarious as I do !

How do we reach them?

2009-01-05T20:42:00.005-05:00

Recently my clothes dryer just decided to quit. Just like everyone else over the past month, I have been extremely busy and have not made time to fix it or have it looked at. So I drag all of the dirty clothes to the laundry mat. Usually it is pretty quiet and no one really talks to anyone else. However, tonight turned out to be a little different. I am not a big "gamer", so I don't usually play video games, but I decided to play a game tonight. While I am doing so, two young boys walk up and start watching me. They seemed to be interested in playing and with me not really caring about the game, I let them take over. I had an extra fifty cents in my pocket and give that to them as well to share. Not realizing at the time that I was missing an opportunity, I walked away and made a call on my cell. I was wrapping up my call as my clothes finished drying. I proceeded to retrieve my clothes and started folding them. As I did this the older of the two boys walked back up to me and started talking. I learned that he is 13 years old. His brother is 9, and he has a sister that is 6. He talked to me about his life and how he hated his sister. He also told me that all three of them have different fathers. He is the only one of the three that sees his dad. Apparently he doesn't see him often and it was pretty clear that he didn't feel loved. His sister's dad used to beat him until mom kicked him out. I looked around to see where mom was, and she was there with a guy. I am almost certain that he isn't much of a father figure either. So I just started talking to this young, impressionable boy. I asked him about church and if he ever goes. Naturally, his reply was no. I asked him if he loved his family and again he said no, not really. So I talked to him about God and his love. I talked to him about the importance of family. And I talked to him about being a role model to his younger siblings. He was partially receptive, but I could tell he wasn't sure if he could trust what I was saying. Even though he felt that way he was still crying out for attention and love. Reaching out to a total stranger who showed the slightest bit of kindness. This hurts my heart that there are so many kids like him out there. Wanting and craving the love of someone. Wanting someone to show them the right direction. But we fall short because we are too busy with all of the other things that we do. My question to you is this: What can we do to help these kids? I am asking myself this same question and I hope I can find an answer. I would love for you to respond to this question and look inside yourself to find what you can do as well.

Mileage-Based Revenue System

2009-01-01T20:56:00.003-05:00

Recently I have noticed more and more talk of a mileage-based revenue system in addition to the fuel taxes we already pay at the pump. In a story on Fox News, The National Commission on Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing thinks the long-term solution to raising revenue for road construction and repair is a mileage-based revenue system. They are also urging a 50% gas tax hike in the mean time to gain lost revenue as Americans are driving less and using less fuel. I don't know which story is bigger. The fact that they want to raise taxes or the fact that they want to equip every car and truck with a device that uses global positioning satellites and transponders to record how many miles the vehicle has been driven, the type of roads and time of day. The latter is really scary to me. The government knowing where I am at all times. How Big Brother is that? It's not that I am doing anything wrong, it is just the fact that it is none of their business. In a related story, Pink Elephant Pundit writes " Think about how many people hated the Patriot Act - people do not want to give the government access to their personal information. " Tabitha's post was in response to NC seriously looking at mileage-based revenue. NC is not the only State to look at this method. Oregon and Minnesota have also considered this. Now the federal government is jumping on the bandwagon. Where will it stop? We are already taxed beyond belief, and with the new administration coming in 19 days, what are we in for?

In a side note, Adrian Moore, vice president of the Reason Foundation did say ,"commission members were initially concerned that using technology to track driving might violate drivers' privacy, but they've been assured that such a system could be designed to prevent vehicles from being "tracked in some big brotherish way."I wonder who is doing the assuring here? Care to take a guess?

Random thoughts....

2008-12-27T22:59:00.003-05:00

As I was driving home from the parents today, I noticed a few cars with Christian or Church stickers on their cars. For the most part they were all behaving as they should, however there is always this one person that drives erratically, in and out of traffic, acting as if they really want to meet their maker earlier than anticipated. Here are my thoughts on this. If you display a Christian symbol or Church sticker on your vehicle then please drive like it. You are making a statement by displaying the decal, then you turn around and ruin it by showing everyone on the road that you could care less about others much less yourself. There are many people out there that already hate what we stand for, and what does it say about us when we drive like maniacs? We lead by example, so let's remember that and let our light shine always, even though we may have a bad day or are feeling impatient, we can drive like we have some sense and some real Direction.

Merry Christmas !

2008-12-23T13:35:00.002-05:00

I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and stay safe in this joyous time of year !

Is there something in the water at FT. Bragg?

2008-12-09T22:21:00.002-05:00

In a story on WRAL today the headline reads "14 Fort Bragg soldiers arrested this year in death cases". The story line is questioning whether there is a link to deployment and violence at home. Col. Ed Crandell, a psychologist at Womack Army Medical Center said,“I think that’s an important discrimination to make – between someone who premeditates and goes out and kills someone and someone who’s operating in a combat environment and using the skills that he’s developed". With that being said, what is going on at Ft. Bragg? There are programs in place to re-adjust to life outside of deployment. But is it enough? Apparently not for this year.........

Conservative Women

2008-12-05T09:22:00.004-05:00

Tonight as I read a book to my three year old daughter I was thinking about all the influences she would have in her life. Me of course, as well as her Ma and Papa(my parents), and her grandad on her mother's side . I drew a blank after that and it upset me. In about two years she will be going to school and God help us, we live in the very blue County of Edgecombe here in NC. I know there are some good teachers out there but on the other hand some push their liberal agenda even at the kindergarten level. So, by now I am thinking what the heck am I going to do? Then it hit me like a ton of bricks. I have just been introduced to a whole plethera of great,wholesome,and conservative women! Thanks to Twitter I have found a group of conservatives that have given me hope that my daughter will not be alone and will have mentors available to help keep her on the right path. Strong women such as Tabitha Hale , Katy Benningfield ,and all the women of SGP who are heart and soul conservative. These ladies live and breathe the very core of the conservative values I uphold. I know there are a lot more of you out there and I apologize that I didn't list you all. I just want you to know that I am thankful for everyone of you and I do expect that you will be there to teach, to lead and to mentor young ladies,especially my young lady, to walk the walk and to live a life of truth, justice and righteousness. So BLOG on ladies. Keep the truth rolling !

Special thanks to another great conservative lady Decidely Right for the help!

What has happened to the world?

2008-12-02T22:53:00.001-05:00

On the way home from work today I decided that I really didn't want to cook as cooking for one is such a pain in the butt sometimes . So I decided to shoot by Hardee's and grab a burger. As I pull in I receive a phone call, so I pull into a parking space. No sooner had I put the truck in park,there was a guy standing at my window. Mind you it is dark at 6 pm now but I didn't think anything of it other than being annoyed that the guy is there. So I roll down the window and ask him," what do you want?"He stares at me like I am the crazy one so I say again," what do you want? I know you want something, now what is it?" I was very rude and annoyed and he knew it but basically didn't care. He then proceeded to ask me if I had three dollars. "No", I say and roll the window back up. I am still on the phone when I realize how rude I was and now see the guy coming back to the window. Oh no, I think. Now my mind is racing and I tell the person on the phone I would call them back. My thoughts are now full on this guy and I roll the window back down and ask him very nicely what he needed. He then asked me if I "needed anything". I politely refused him, backed up and drove through the drive through. I explained the situation to the drive through lady and she did get the manager over . He asked me a couple questions and then walked around the building to see if the guy was still there. He had left, so that was pretty much the end of that. After I leave, I start thinking about what I would have done if he had a gun or if my three year old daughter was with me.This made me mad and the more I think about it the madder I am. What has the world come to where I can't even pull up to a store or restaurant without being accosted or asked for money or someone trying to sell drugs to me? Why can't people stand up and take personal responsiblity ? Get a job,make a living or at least try,for God's sake! I know times are tough but I don't see that as an excuse. If you don't put forth the effort, then there will never be a reward. I know this isn't very likely to happen but I can always hope , can't I?