Do You Remember where you were on September 11, 2001?

Do you remember where you were? I know that I do, I have a very vivid memory of that day, at least the first part of it, after news of the attacks happening, it all kind of becomes a blur! Glenn Beck remembers too, follow this link to listen, it brings back a lot of memories for me, maybe it will for you too.

That day started like every day during that time, I had just stopped and picked up donuts for the guys, and was sitting at a red-light, waiting to pull in to the parking lot, when my cell phone rang. It was my girlfriend, and she was freaking out a bit, trying to tell me that an airplane had just hit the World Trade Center, honestly, I started to laugh! As bad as that sounds, it was that I thought she was just playing a joke on me, but, no sooner than I had started to laugh, and she started screaming! I mean screaming like the world had just ended! I never did laugh.

At this point, everything was still unknown, when she first called, it sounded like a plane crash or something benign like that, you know, just an accident, even as bad as that would have been, it just didn;t sound like a big deal, until she screamed! I have to tell you, I had just put my truck into park at that time, thank God, but when she screamed, I knew it was no joke! That was when the second plane had hit.

I got out of my pickup, forgetting the donuts, and was headed into the carpet store, as she was hearing the details of  what had happened, and was telling me, I know I must have looked like a mess to everyone inside, that were waiting on the donuts, and as I sterted to tell them what had happened, they had the same reaction that I did at first, they thought I was joking. Someone got my keys and went out to my truck to get the donuts, while I was trying to find a radio station to hear what was happening.

I had to get the installers loaded up so they could get to work, and I did, still on the cell phone with my girlfriend and still telling everyone what had happened, and still, no one believed me! Once the Installers were gone, I finally got the little radio to work and was listening to it, but there was nothing but music, about this time, my cell phone battery went dead.

Here I was, feeling like I was the only person in the city of Houston that knew, at this time there was a truck pulling up outside our back door, it was a utility repair truck, the guy jumps out and asks me if I had heard what happened, to be honest, I actually felt relieved that I wasn’t alone in my knowledge. There we were, listening to the radio in his truck, and one by one, others started walking up, listening with us, no one said a word! We were all in shock! Soon after, there was the report about the Pentagon, and then, the plane that had been missing, crashed, and the order for all planes to get out of the sky came.

The carpet store is basically accross the street from the airport, at the North end, which is past the runways, the sky was almost black with aircraft! It was like something from a movie, but that didn’t take long, and the skys were empty. That sound, that we had all taken for granted of the planes coming and going, was gone, everything was silent, and it stayed that way…………..after that it is a blur.

One thing I do remember, is the people, there was this strange bond we all had, we had all just experienced something that we would never forget.

Over the next few days, the news had very little crime to report, it was as if crime just stopped. There was but one thing, America, someone had just attacked us, and everyone was mad!

Within just a few days, the “Proud to be an American” stuff started hitting the stores, and I bought a can koozie, that stated that, and “United We Stand”, with the date of September 11, 2001 on it, I still have it. I still remember!

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The Fox Nation:A new Website for everyone!

I had heard rumors, but now it is official! TheFoxNation.com is a new site, and as of the time of this article, it is just over two hours old, and I have already posted about 5 comments! I have also written three articles here, and coincedentally, wrote about one topic found there, but got ideas for another, from there!

This looks like a very nice site, but, I have to think that somehow, Glenn Beck’s success with The912Project.com has an influence on this coming about! Hey, I am just sayin’, I think this is a good thing!

The site links to other sites, and the articles found there, and then you, me and everybody else can go and post out comments on these articles, hmm, kind of like this article, only no opinions!  I have to say, the site is a very clean looking site, very neat and organized, the designers there did a great job! This said, it is almost “sterile” looking, if you know what I mean, but it is a beautiful website. I hope that everyone enjoys it, I know that I will!

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Why did Texas refuse money from FedZilla?

Why did Texas tell Fedzilla thanks, but, no thanks? As it is, from my perspective, here in Texas, the polititians that you never hear about, are, invisible, because if you don’t hear any loud exchanges, there is no media coverage.

This is just wrong! I want everyone to know that I am not the only one that does not want anything from FedZilla except for what it is supposed to provide, as in The Constitution. Texas Governor, Rick Perry has declined the money from that Porkulus bill, why? Here is an excerpt from a video, found on the Governors website. (note that I would have the video here but it is not embeddable)

After careful review of the federal government’s stimulus package, Gov. Perry opted against the required expansion of the state’s unemployment insurance program, due to its long-term negative impact on the Texas economy

Here is a link to the site so that you can hear it yourself, there are also other audio messages that you can listen to. I am sorry that the rest of the world is having problems, but, if you visit Texas, you will not see the same issues, things are pretty good here actually, I am proud of Governor Perry for having the intelligence, and the guts, to Just Say No!

I am hoping to see him show up at one of the Tea Parties in Texas on April 15th, but I doubt that he will, although, that would be a fantastic political move for the next election! I have a feeling that the next elections are going to bring “Real” and drastic changes to our government, because from the signs at the tea parties, and all of the talk at The912Project.com, I can hardly wait!

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Have you heard about Intense Debate yet?

I just happened to find out about this one by accident, IntenseDebate looks like a really good thing for everyone in what looks like every online community! I do find it kind of funny, that WordPress hasn’t sent out some sort of bulletin or something, especially since IntenseDebate is from Automattic, the makers of WordPress.

Just in case you are wondering what it is, follow the above links to learn more or to get set up. One thing I can tell you is that this site, and soon all of my other sites, will be connected to IntenseDebate, and from what I can tell, it is similar to the WordPress.com dashboard for all of your WordPress.org sites, except, you can connect everything there, from MySpace and FaceBook, to Twitter and MyBlogLog among many others, and edit your comments from one place!

It looks like this plugin has done something that I haven’t gotten around to yet, updating my theme for the threaded comments, hey, for once, by doing nothing, I did the right thing!

For some reason, this site doesn’t get that many comments, I am hoping that IntenseDebate will fix that! So, now, you have to sign up with IntenseDebate to post a comment here. I feel like I have been living under a rock, why hadn’t I ever heard about this before? Anyway, I am new to IntenseDebate too, so, if you are just getting involved, as I am, you are not alone! If you want to post a comment here, please do, I am excited to see this work!

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Who would you hire, the one that is Smart or the other one?

Now I know what is wrong with this country, we are too smart! I just found an article on RightWingNews.com that proves what I am saying! Well, if you watch this video, from that article, and believe it, then America has a problem, we are too smart! Follow the link to We Need To Redefine Merit and read that article, this is the basis for my opinion here, although my opinion, as usual, goes into this subject with a bit more of a critical attitude , read that article, watch the video, then read on……..

Ok, this Professor Guinier, is basically saying that diversity is better than intelligence. Intelligence, which one aquires from studying, not from having a rich family, should be the basis for hiring someone, but, she is saying that a person that only managed to retain a small portion of the subject material that was covered in the test, is just as, or more qualified because it was different from what the others had answered? Is she kidding? That would be the same as picking the one that only got one answer right, but it was the one answer that everyone that scored 9 of 10 got wrong, I would call it a lucky guess, not a sign of diversity! I imagine she would see that person as a genious?

I don’t know about now, but when I was in school, scoring a 70, or 7 out of 10 as she stated, was a C, and if the person at the top of the group tested, only managed a C, I feel that all of the teachers should be fired! If the person that made a 50, or 5 out of 10, an F, would be who she picked, for diversity’s sake, then this highlights an even bigger problem. Since Professor Guinier is a professor, it makes me wonder just how she grades her students, what kind of curve does she use? If she is failing the kids that do the best on the test, for diversity’s sake, then she should be removed, and so should any teacher, or professor, that cannot teach well enough that at least 80% of the class score a 90 , a B,or better! This 80% of the class passing would be the teacher getting a B on their ability to teach!

When I was a kid, the kids that scored less than a B got picked on by the ones that did better, individual responsibility was backed up by peer pressure, it was a matter of pride! What happens when you remove the rewards from life and make it ok to fail a test, yet still pass? Everybody becomes “the same”, no one is any “better” than anyone else, is that diversity? Is this the goal of the progressive liberals? What a concept, what a terrible future for our country, is this what you want your kids to learn?

Americans used to try and be the best, what happened? First, I guess you need to take Professor Guinier’s audience into account, she is basically telling a group of people that just happen to be part of a group that doesn’t, as a “group” do as well on the affore mentioned test, is that because “they” are less capable? No! All people, all colors, red, blue, green, whatever, should be “expected” to pass the same test, what the heck could race have to do with a test? Sorry, I am old, so, the test she is referring to, I have never seen, but, when I went to school, ALL of the kids got the same books, had the same teachers, and of course took the same test!

Her saying that the ones that pass the test have rich families, I take as an insult, not to just me, but to any and everyone, that was NOT rich, yet managed to study and pass a test! This Professor Guinier even knocked Obama around because he obviously passed a few tests himself, one time I have admit Obama did something right, he passed!

I am sorry, not everyone is as “smart” as everyone else, but, if you are in a classroom, regardless of the subject being taught, then you should be able to learn enough to at least get a 7 out of ten score, heck, that means that you didn’t know 30% of the answers!  If you cannot pass a certain subject, then you need to focus on another! Could you imagine the NBA with a bunch of short, fat, old, white guys, just for the sake of diversity? I don’t think so!

Yes, diversity is important, very important, but, diversity happens naturally, not everyone can be a lawyer, a mechanic, a computer geek, a brain surgeon, or an NBA player, or whatever, nor do we all desire to be, we all have to learn what our strengths are and focus on them, but, if everybody gets the same scores on everything they do, just for the sake of “fairness” , and no one is better at anything than anyone else, this will take us down the wrong road, an ugly road, a road where “The People” actually want everyone to be the same, one where we elect someone that promises to take care of everything because we are no longer rewarded for competing to be the best and take care of ourselves , a road where a dictator takes over and ….hmm

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Iran’s Ahmadinejad: How long will the world put up with him?

Everytime you turn around this guy is giving the world the finger, how long will this be allowed to last? He has stated so many times, everyone should have heard it by now, that he wants to get rid of Isreal, come on world, wake up!

Here is an article on the most recent outburst, found on FoxNews.com, Iran’s Ahmadinejad: ‘Not Feasible’ for Israel to Exist, does any one out there even care?

I am sorry if I get out of line on this one, but this Ahmadinijad guy is just plain evil! I can envision even more from him since he no longer has any reason to fear the U.S., after all, Obama is going to go hang out with him at some point, right? So, what kind of message are we sending the world? As I see it, Obama getting elected says: “We Surrender!” Now that Obama and Palosi, have guaranteed us to be broke for another century or two, what can we do?

Simple, here is my plan; First, we call up Isreal, tell them hey, you might want to get everybody out, you can have a chunk of Arizona, down by the border, that way they can handle security there. Second, we fire off a few dozen of our ICBM’s and make the middle east glow! Hmm, now I sound as bad as Ahmad the Nutjob, but I can’t think of any other way, and after all, the nukes are paid for! As bad as that sounds, you sometimes have to get extreme when the consequences of doing nothing are even more extreme! You know, “Fight fire with fire!”

Actually, I don’t think we have to worry about doing anything, Isreal knows how Obama feels about them, so I imagine they will take care of it themselves!

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Censorship on the Internet? Wow, what is next?

I think I have heard it all now! Check out this article on NewsBusters.org, Rep. Henry Waxman Wants to Apply Censorship Doctrine to the Internet, I mean, after all, I am a fair and balanced kind of guy when it comes to news, I listen to, or read news sources of all types, doesn’t everyone? Well, I really do not think so, here on OpinionHead.com, I have attempted to have authors of all types, some have posted a comment or two, maybe even an article, but they have not stuck around, I am not sure why, since the first day, this site has been open to everyone, I get emails, from some, that are so nasty, I can’t even use them on my site, and yes, always liberals, but many register and subscribe, so, what am I to do?

I know for a fact that Conservatives, both the far right type and the moderate type, like me, ar so outnumbered it is crazy to even think it isn’t. From the way it sounds, they (the liberals) just want to stop anyone from having an opposing point of view. Have you ever noticed that many of the more popular conservative sites have comment posters that are so far left and out of their mind, they make Palosi look moderate! I wonder if that would count? Anyway, read the story, it is very interesting to say the least!

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Left or Right, is it all about Perspective?

I think I am starting to understand what is wrong with people, yes, all of us, myself included. I am finding that it just depends on which side of the fence you live on, where you are in life, what you want out of life, and, what you are willing to sacrifice to get there.

If you grow up in a conservative family, a liberal family, a family with money, a family with even modest means, you are going to see things completely different that someone who grows up on welfare, right? As I see it, the person that grows up having everything and the person without, have entirely different perspectives, one side of the fence is painted, one is bare.

I am not a Republican, but I am definitely not a Democrat, as I have written before, I am just to the right of the middle, and I believe that most Americans are that way, either a little left or right of center. This said, why can’t we agree? One word, Perspective.

I believe that the goal for ALL Americans should be the same, to better their standing in life, to EARN more, and to HELP others to earn more, I do not believe that anyone should get a FREE RIDE! I do believe that those that have, should help those that do not, but, it should be by choice, not a new law or tax that forces one to give. Remember any big crisis, Katrina, 9/11, the Tsunami, whatever, Americanas always give what they can, to help!

Those that can’t work of course need help, the elderly, the sick, and so on, but, those that are physically able do not need an excuse, an incentive to not try and improve their situation.

Here is another perspective, if you grew up on welfare, you were always taught that welfare was a way of life, that the only way to get what you want or need is to find new ways to work the system, someone like that sees things way differently. Then of course you have that spoiled rotten rich kid, the guy that gets everything and appreciates nothing, believe it or not, I see more similarities between these two than do I see differences, yep, neither one wants to work!

So, how does this all work out? Who pays what? Well, of course it depends on how much you make, but if you are like me, at the bottom of the heap, you really cannot complain, so, why is it that the Democrats always talk so bad about the rich folks not paying enough?

Take a look at the next image, maybe that will help you see things, from a different perspective?

If you will notice, those of us at the bottom do not have much CHANGE ahead, only those that have done better in life, those that have been “successful” will now be penalized for having done so.

If you “forcefully” take away from one group, to give to another, that is just wrong. Americans are the most generous people on the planet, look at the donations to the Tsunami victims, Katrina, 9/11, and so on, if you take away from those that voluntarily give, will they be as generous?  By imposing penalties for success, and prizes for failure, what kind of message are we sending to the kids? Will the next generation say hey, why try, I can just sit back and get paid, why bother with Law School? At the same time, if you make it easy for anyone and everyone to go to college, what keeps the more qualified from reaching the top? I look at it this way, if you see what is happening in our public schools, the teachers are spread too thin, there are too many kids that just don’t care, that do not work as hard and frankly, just are not as smart, should we hold back the smart kids, the ones that are willing to sacrifice and work hard, just to help the others that will not? If the incentive to succeed is removed, then everyone will be wanting a handout!

There are always exceptions to every rule, that is what proves the rule to be true, but by turning the country into a Socialist society, all we do is change everyone’s perspective to the same view, that is just “Un-American”. The very thing that makes America great is that we have a different perspective than the rest of the world, we see that if you work extra hard, you can get to the top, what will happen to America if the top means that we are all the same? There is a reason that Doctors and Lawyers have nicer homes than butchers or janitors, there is a reason that business owners make more money than their employees, if we all turn into robots, waiting on government to solve our problems, all we will ever have, is problems!

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Hillary Wins Indiana, Obama Wins North carolina, Now What? Who is going to drop out of the Election?

So, what happens next, will Hillary Clinton drop out? Funny, she and Barack Obama are almost tied for delegates, hmm, both just need to drop out! Just kidding, but what will happen? When will it happen? I can’t answer either, but I bet it won’t be pretty! These two are going to get down and dirty and start really throwing punches! I can’t wait!

For the last several weeks, all of the pundits have been saying that the elections of today would turn out the way that they have, does that make them smart, not really, if you listened to their reasons for predicting this outcome, it sounds pretty simple.

Yes, as sad as it is, it turns out that race and class do matter! That is just wrong! It hurts me to think that a black, white, or other, person would vote for, or against someone just because of the color of their skin, or gender, but it appears to be true. That is too bad, even the candidates tried to not make it so, maybe it is just human nature? I don’t know, but it is just wrong! Read more

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