Here is some proof. A doctor who performs abortions gave sworn testimony that sometimes, aborted babies don't die immediately, but are delivered in a toilet, and "are delivered alive and left 'wiggling around in the toilet,' where they are allowed to die."
In the linked story, the abortion clinic gave the mother RU-486 at 22 weeks! This is astounding, as I know someone in extended family who just gave birth at 25 weeks. The baby is alive and well and has been for over seven weeks now!
The baby survived, and is now 10 years old, but has severe birth defects from the botched murder. The jury awarded the mother over $36 million in damages.
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Monday, February 20, 2012
Democratic Party is Communist
But don't take my word on it. It seems the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) has sued the Democratic Party for theft of their platform.
From the article:
Also interesting from the article:
From the article:
“They stole our entire platform, rebranded it ‘progressive’, and claimed it as their own,” declared a CPUSA spokesperson at a press conference in San Francisco.
Also interesting from the article:
According to the article, CPUSA lawyers presented documents to the press showing that the Democratic platform of 2010, almost line-for-line, reiterates the CPUSA platform of 1963. In other words, the Democrats of today are the Communists of yesterday.(emphasis mine)
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Truth about bias
Liberals are quick to say that the Democratic party is the "party of women/minorities/poor, etc."
Let's talk about that. (Props again to Pastor Haden for that catch phrase)
Women's rights:
Once referred to as "Women's Suffrage" - it was the Republican party that overwhelmingly voted to enact measures such as right to vote, as well as getting the 19th Amendment going.
Democrats filibustered the move!
Minorities rights:
Again, Republicans were more heavily in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 than were Democrats. Some try to say that the so-called "Southern Democrats" of the day were what Republicans are now. Not true - the main Southern Democrats that were against civil rights were Robert Byrd and Al Gore, Sr. Neither of which is anywhere near conservative.
The fact that Kennedy was in favor of the measure was a point of conflict within his own party!
Also, Martin Luther King, Jr. was Republican!
Poor:
Democrats and liberals espouse programs like welfare, WIC, and others. They claim it is to help those in need. While that might be the goal of a minute minority of them, those social programs only serve to keep poor people poor and dependent on the government. This is why we get vicious cycles of dependency, and welfare generations.
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Let's talk about that. (Props again to Pastor Haden for that catch phrase)
Women's rights:
Once referred to as "Women's Suffrage" - it was the Republican party that overwhelmingly voted to enact measures such as right to vote, as well as getting the 19th Amendment going.
Democrats filibustered the move!
Minorities rights:
Again, Republicans were more heavily in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 than were Democrats. Some try to say that the so-called "Southern Democrats" of the day were what Republicans are now. Not true - the main Southern Democrats that were against civil rights were Robert Byrd and Al Gore, Sr. Neither of which is anywhere near conservative.
The fact that Kennedy was in favor of the measure was a point of conflict within his own party!
Also, Martin Luther King, Jr. was Republican!
Poor:
Democrats and liberals espouse programs like welfare, WIC, and others. They claim it is to help those in need. While that might be the goal of a minute minority of them, those social programs only serve to keep poor people poor and dependent on the government. This is why we get vicious cycles of dependency, and welfare generations.
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TKD moms
Last weekend, my son attended the Winter Battle. Well, there was at least one funny thing that happened. During his second match, my son was going strong as his opponent tired. Of course, I was cheering from the side, along with my dad and sister.
As his opponent tired, his defenses dropped. As his defenses dropped, Cael's coach started calling for a head-kick. I followed suit. Head kicks (permitted with light contact only to the helmet) score two points as opposed to a single point scored from hogu kicks.
The other boy's mother was sitting next to us. She called out, with obvious annoyance: "There's no call for that. These boys are seven years old."
"Well within the rules, ma'am." I responded quickly.
"Well there's no need when you are leading 9-2."
(in fact, my son was leading 9-2 at that moment... but he hadn't been prior to that flurry - when I'd called out)
So, I decided to take the high road. I waited several 20 minutes or so... after my son won his subsequent match. At that point, I approached the mom of the other boy.
"I beg your pardon, ma'am," I said. "Seems we got started out on the wrong foot. My name is [Usagi] and I currently hold a 6th degree black belt. When our sons were competing, your son dropped his defenses, so I called for a head kick. You see, head kicks score two points instead of just one. There is no danger, as the kicks must be delivered with control and light contact only. It is basic strategy of Olympic-style Taekwondo.
"Understand, I was not cheering on for harm to your boy," I continued. "Much the opposite, I was calling for good strategy. I'm sure, since your son is a green belt, his Sabumnim, advocates simple strategy like that, too. Along with sidestep and counter-kick, as well as body-body-head, and kick on separation, no?"
She stood there, mouth agape. Clearly, she was unsure of what to say.
"Well, better luck to him at your next tournament." I said with a smile.
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As his opponent tired, his defenses dropped. As his defenses dropped, Cael's coach started calling for a head-kick. I followed suit. Head kicks (permitted with light contact only to the helmet) score two points as opposed to a single point scored from hogu kicks.
The other boy's mother was sitting next to us. She called out, with obvious annoyance: "There's no call for that. These boys are seven years old."
"Well within the rules, ma'am." I responded quickly.
"Well there's no need when you are leading 9-2."
(in fact, my son was leading 9-2 at that moment... but he hadn't been prior to that flurry - when I'd called out)
So, I decided to take the high road. I waited several 20 minutes or so... after my son won his subsequent match. At that point, I approached the mom of the other boy.
"I beg your pardon, ma'am," I said. "Seems we got started out on the wrong foot. My name is [Usagi] and I currently hold a 6th degree black belt. When our sons were competing, your son dropped his defenses, so I called for a head kick. You see, head kicks score two points instead of just one. There is no danger, as the kicks must be delivered with control and light contact only. It is basic strategy of Olympic-style Taekwondo.
"Understand, I was not cheering on for harm to your boy," I continued. "Much the opposite, I was calling for good strategy. I'm sure, since your son is a green belt, his Sabumnim, advocates simple strategy like that, too. Along with sidestep and counter-kick, as well as body-body-head, and kick on separation, no?"
She stood there, mouth agape. Clearly, she was unsure of what to say.
"Well, better luck to him at your next tournament." I said with a smile.
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Early voting
So the wife and I went and voted yesterday in the TN primary - early voting edition.
For Republican candidate for President, we both voted Santorum. Gingrich would have been OK, but he hasn't any steam left lately. Besides, in the general election, Gingrich would make it about Gingrich, and not about Obama. Whoever wins needs to make this election about Obama.
I predict now many people asking why not Ron Paul. That's an easy one. I've two main reasons:
1. Ron Paul supporters.
2. Foreign policy. We don't need to police the world, but neither do we need to back down from the bullies that arise.
An interesting side note, I got to vote for Senator Stacey Campfield as a delegate. I do not live in his district, so I cannot vote for him in local level elections, so this is the first time I was able to vote for my fellow blogger.
For Republican candidate for President, we both voted Santorum. Gingrich would have been OK, but he hasn't any steam left lately. Besides, in the general election, Gingrich would make it about Gingrich, and not about Obama. Whoever wins needs to make this election about Obama.
I predict now many people asking why not Ron Paul. That's an easy one. I've two main reasons:
1. Ron Paul supporters.
2. Foreign policy. We don't need to police the world, but neither do we need to back down from the bullies that arise.
An interesting side note, I got to vote for Senator Stacey Campfield as a delegate. I do not live in his district, so I cannot vote for him in local level elections, so this is the first time I was able to vote for my fellow blogger.
Friday, February 17, 2012
The worst sin
This is an opinion piece. Easy to tell, since sin is sin, and no one sin is worse than another - any of them will condemn a person to eternal damnation.
However, I believe that today, there are sins that have a worse effect than others. The simple answer to this is things like murder and rape - which are universally accepted as really bad. However, I'm going to go a bit deeper.
The way I see it, Gandhi was right. Jesus stated the most important commandment is: “ 'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’ On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.”
Christians today so often do not do that. You look all around, and see pastors filled with greed or arrogance, churchgoers present only to increase their social standings, self-proclaimed Biblical scholars seeking to show the rest the errors of their ways. None of these actions show love - for God or for one another.
All these actions do is drive others AWAY from Christ by driving them away from Christianity.
So in my mind, the greatest sin is one committed the most by Christians themselves: failure to show love - to God or to others.
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However, I believe that today, there are sins that have a worse effect than others. The simple answer to this is things like murder and rape - which are universally accepted as really bad. However, I'm going to go a bit deeper.
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians.
Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."
The way I see it, Gandhi was right. Jesus stated the most important commandment is: “ 'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' This is the great and foremost commandment. The second is like it, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’ On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.”
Christians today so often do not do that. You look all around, and see pastors filled with greed or arrogance, churchgoers present only to increase their social standings, self-proclaimed Biblical scholars seeking to show the rest the errors of their ways. None of these actions show love - for God or for one another.
All these actions do is drive others AWAY from Christ by driving them away from Christianity.
So in my mind, the greatest sin is one committed the most by Christians themselves: failure to show love - to God or to others.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
It didn't happen that way-
In November of 1993, UFC I took place. I was recently re-watching some of the action when something curious came up. Another video on the side featuring participant Ken Shamrock was advertised, and so I watched that video.
In the video, Ken Shamrock claimed that Royce Gracie choked him with the gi - a sleeve choke called "sode-guruma jime" in Judo. Though sode guruma jime would have been perfectly legal under the rules of the UFC at the time, Shamrock likens the use of the gi to choke him as being unfair since he couldn't wear shoes (shoes were seen as a potential weapon).
In reality, Gracie choked Shamrock with a rear naked choke (RNC), also known as hadaka jime.
In the UFC match, the camera angles are not perfect, and some of the action can be hard to see - especially for an untrained eye. However, I saw it immediately, as did others. Interestingly enough, Bill Wallace, commentator, immediately spotted the hadaka jime. Wallace, a black belt in multiple disciplines, including Judo (which uses hadaka jime), observed correctly.
Interestingly, Wikipedia lists the victory for Gracie as being via RNC.
Sherdog also lists the submission as RNC.
So does this source.
In fact, I could not find anybody not associated with Shamrock who says the win was via the sleeve choke - sode guruma jime.
Here is a nice breakdown by Rener and Ryron Gracie on how the entire fight played out.
In the video, Ken Shamrock claimed that Royce Gracie choked him with the gi - a sleeve choke called "sode-guruma jime" in Judo. Though sode guruma jime would have been perfectly legal under the rules of the UFC at the time, Shamrock likens the use of the gi to choke him as being unfair since he couldn't wear shoes (shoes were seen as a potential weapon).
In reality, Gracie choked Shamrock with a rear naked choke (RNC), also known as hadaka jime.
In the UFC match, the camera angles are not perfect, and some of the action can be hard to see - especially for an untrained eye. However, I saw it immediately, as did others. Interestingly enough, Bill Wallace, commentator, immediately spotted the hadaka jime. Wallace, a black belt in multiple disciplines, including Judo (which uses hadaka jime), observed correctly.
Interestingly, Wikipedia lists the victory for Gracie as being via RNC.
Sherdog also lists the submission as RNC.
So does this source.
In fact, I could not find anybody not associated with Shamrock who says the win was via the sleeve choke - sode guruma jime.
Here is a nice breakdown by Rener and Ryron Gracie on how the entire fight played out.
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