tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80430501859789282932024-03-14T01:31:24.606-07:00Emma Riley Sutton Chit Chats ConservativeEmma Riley Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18235696214043611011noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043050185978928293.post-69829295608035122852010-11-03T12:10:00.000-07:002010-11-03T12:27:50.624-07:00Prepare For GridlockAfter last night's election, it will be difficult for the liberals who have invaded and taken over our government to spin this their direction. They will try, but without name calling or election tampering it will be hard. America has spoken and Barrack Hussein Obama and his blind sheep followers do not like what they heard.<br /><br />Because BamBam and his legions are not pleased with America's decision, they will be working around the clock to make the Republicans and the Tea Party look as bad as possible. They are going to dig in deep and fight to stop all the good the Conservatives are going to be trying to accomplish.<br /><br />What does this mean for America? It means that very little, if anything, will be done in the next two years. We will hear speeches, rants and teleprompter announcements of how the Conservatives are not doing anything and how they are hindering and stopping progress.<br /><br />We need to start preparing now. We, too, must dig in deep and stop all the bad the liberals are going to be trying to accomplish. We must hold firm and not waver from our convictions. Compromise is fine, but we can not give in to their socialist agenda.<br /><br />Last night was great news - as long as we look at our long-term goals. Those goals should be to stop the spread of socialism in our country and smaller government with less involvement in our lives. Stopping BamBam and the rest of the liberals is going to be a long process.<br /><br />Our work isn't finished. It has barely even started. We must understand that controlling the House of Representatives isn't a free to pass to stop the liberals. We have to wait a bit longer and show patience. It took liberals a while to lower our country to the substandard level it is at now and it will take take to time to for our country to, once again, be that "shining city on a hill."Emma Riley Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18235696214043611011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043050185978928293.post-5657083864910476932010-04-20T19:53:00.000-07:002010-04-20T20:56:50.546-07:00The New Orleans Tea Party<span style="font-family:arial;">The American Revolutionary War ended in 1783. Only 29 years later, we were in another war with Great Britain. The reasons for the new war, The War of 1812, were many, but it boiled down to the fact that the British didn't accept the United States as a country. They didn't respect the fact that American fought and died for freedom, defeating the British.<br /><br />What could have happened in 29 years to make Americans so willing to take up arms again and defend their freedom, once again? Did that little taste of freedom, of being Americans, give our country the will to defeat the British again? Could they have enjoyed those 29 years of freedom so much they would do anything not to be under England's control?<br /><br />Think of Andrew Jackson, Ol' Hickory himself, going to New Orleans to beat back the enemy. He didn't take a large army. In fact, those who fought in the Battle of New Orleans were quite a motley crew. On his "trip down the mighty Mississip," Jackson enlisted the help of many to fight the British. Ol' Hickory stood up against the invading forces with regular army and militia. Kentucky frontiersmen and French-speaking Creole stood with him. Indians, slaves and even women took up arms to fight back the British.<br /><br />While researching my family tree, I came across a letter written by an unknown woman who lived in New Orleans in 1814. She was writing her sister, fearing this could be the last letter she would ever write. She wrote about how Andrew Jackson and his men came and recruited her husband, sons and slaves to fight the British. So moved by the possibility of England regaining control, she fastened a kitchen knife on the end of a broomstick (seeing the men had taken all the "real" weapons) to defend her country.<br /><br />I can see her, sitting on her front porch, with her homemade weapon, willing to die for the past 29 years of freedom. I can see the men that were hiding in the swamps and the bogs, waiting to force the British back into the Gulf of Mexico.<br /><br />That is a Tea Party! After only 29 years of freedom, Americans weren't willing to give up that freedom. Men and women from all walks of life came together, fought and died so their children and grandchildren could experience the freedom they had for 29 short years.<br /><br />Here it is - 2010 - 227 years from the end of the Revolutionary War and what are Americans up to? Some are handing their freedom to a socialist, left-wing government ran by Barrack Obama and his blind sheep. Then, there are the others. Those who have enjoyed 227 years of freedom and do not want to be forced to buy lousy health care, give up their freedom of religion and of speech and their right to bear arms.<br /><br />Unlike many Conservatives, I'm not familiar with the current Tea Party. I do know a little bit about, what I call "The New Orleans Tea Party of 1814." That is a tea party I can get behind and support. I love the freedoms that I have and, like the New Orleans woman, I'll put my kitchen knife on my broomstick and defend our country and all it offers me and my family. I prefer my little blog that shares my thoughts, ideas and questions about the present condition of our country, but I will do what is necessary to make sure my daughter enjoys the same freedom I have had my entire life. Like the residents of New Orleans, I'm not willing to give it away.<br /><br />That makes me wonder about those who support Obama and his blind sheep. Twenty-nine years was long enough all those years ago to defend their freedom, yet 227 years isn't enough for some of us today. I see how they are hypnotized, enthralled and moved by Obama's well-constructed speeches and promises. I see them follow him simply because "he's the president" and must know what he is doing. They like the idea of free stuff and change.<br /><br />I don't understand it. I enjoy the satisfaction of working for what I have. I like being able to speak and write my mind. I like having a permit to carry a concealed weapon and enjoy taking my gun with me wherever I go. I love going to the church of my choice and worshiping my God as I see fit.<br /><br />Twenty-nine years isn't a long time. It was long enough for Americans to know they preferred freedom to being under England's boot. My lifetime is long enough for me to know I don't want to be under Obama's boot and I don't want to bankrupt my daughter's future for his empty, useless and frivolous promises.<br /><br />How long will the rest of America need to be free for them to stop this madness? Better yet, how long will it take for them to start fighting for the freedom they handed to Obama?<br /></span>Emma Riley Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18235696214043611011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043050185978928293.post-78122113777917124702009-12-19T13:05:00.000-08:002009-12-19T13:48:53.050-08:00Defending Christmas<span style="font-family:arial;">As I go about my Christmas shopping, buying gifts, wrapping paper, decorations and the like, I am saddened by the amount of people who do not return the "Merry Christmas" I happily send their way. I have been met with "Happy Holidays" and "Seasons Greetings" from folks with down-turned eyes. I had a few manage a "You, too" as they glance nervously around to see if anyone heard them.<br /><br />I'm all for celebrating. I want everyone to have a happy, merry, enjoyable "whatever holiday" they celebrate. Although not Jewish or of African descent, when someone says "Happy Hanukkah" or "Happy Kwanzaa," I eagerly repeat it back to them. I sincerely want them to enjoy the holiday they hold dear. Why not? I don't have to celebrate it in order to want them to have a great time. I want to show folks respect by repeating back the holiday they celebrate.<br /><br />I understand the belief that Christians adopted a pagan holiday and used it to celebrate the birth of Christ. I don't have a problem with that. The Christmas tree and presents underneath it have little to do with the birth of my Savior. Our family uses this to teach the Christian belief "it's better to give than receive." We use these pagan rituals and traditions to show each other how much we love each other. And, if I hear "It isn't really Jesus' birthday" or "How do you know He was born on December 25th?" one more time, I think I'll scream...<br /><br />A friend adopted a little girl from Romania. She had lived in an orphanage for years. The records of this little girl had been lost, if they ever existed. My friend asked when the child's birthday was and no one was able to answer her. According to the logic of those who tell me that Jesus wasn't actually born on Christmas day, I suppose this little girl doesn't deserve a birthday celebration. After all, the exact date the girl was born is unknown.<br /><br />My friend uses the date her daughter first step foot on American soil as her birthday. She also celebrates "Adoption Day," the day the little girl legally became her daughter. I love those ideas. I'm all for a good celebration! My friend's creativity regarding celebrating the life of her daughter also comes to mind at Christmas time. I am forced to answer questions I get from others as well as myself.<br /><br />Does it really matter if the exact date of some one's birth is celebrated? I don't think so. Personally, I don't care what month or date my life is celebrated by those who love me. I feel honored they set aside a day to think of me and let me know I am loved by them. Because my daughter, Siobhann, was born close to Christmas, we have a "Half Birthday" for her in the summer so family and friends can celebrate because many are unavailable due to Christmas.<br /><br />Does it really matter that a date is "used" for more than one purpose? I hope not. My husband would not get to celebrate his birthday every year because it falls on Mother's Day often. Another friend would never have a birthday - she was born on July 4th. I have another friend who would only get to celebrate every four years; he was was born on February 29th. His birth certificate reads March 1st, but his Momma knows the truth.<br /><br />Should we celebrate all these things daily? Of course. The exact date doesn't have to be used for us to acknowledge important events. It is nice to have one specific date when family and friends can gather to celebrate, but the true meaning of those dates should live in our hearts on a daily basis.<br /><br />So...<br /><br />Celebrate! Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Happy Kwanzaa! Happy Festivus, if you celebrate the holiday made famous by Mr. Costanza of "Seinfeld" fame. If you don't celebrate any holidays...With all due respect...Have a great day anyway! It won't hurt you any.<br /></span>Emma Riley Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18235696214043611011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043050185978928293.post-75936808272007627202009-12-12T15:16:00.000-08:002009-12-12T16:39:34.574-08:00Man-Made Disasters<span style="font-family:arial;">Barrack Hussein Obama finally said something that didn't sound like the adults in the Peanuts television shows - you know, "Waaa wa waaa waa." In fact, it even made sense to me. I can follow his logic. I am amazed that, after almost a year in office, he finally said something that was intelligent.<br /><br />What were these words of wisdom? Barrack Hussein Obama said that the attack of 9/11 was not an act of war, but a man-made disaster. Did he ever nail that! He nailed it so well that I can follow his logic throughout history. There have been many man-made disasters that have been classified incorrectly.<br /><br />Before you read any further and take this little trip with me through history and "man-made disasters," please understand that if you are only reading my sarcasm and not tasting it, I am not writing this right. Please take the time to make suggestions so my sarcasm can be tasted. Now for our journey through history...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Plagues in Egypt</span> - Those were man-made disasters. It was all caused by Pharaoh. All he had to do was listen to Moses when he said, "Let my people go." All the frogs, locust and water turning to blood were disasters created by one man who wouldn't listen.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Black Death</span> - Or "The Plague," whatever you choose to call it. That was so a man-made disaster. Men were bitten by fleas. The fleas were introduced to Europe on rats that made their way to Europe on ships. Those ships were piloted by men - another man-made disaster. If men hadn't been bitten by the fleas or even sailed to Europe the whole mess could have been avoided.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Holocaust</span> - That was truly a man-made disaster and not an act of war! One man, Adolph Hitler, decided that he wanted to create a master race and proceeded to attempt to annihilate those who didn't fit into his cookie-cutter mold for people. The concentration camps and crematoriums were all built by men. No act of war there. Just one confused man doing what he thought was best for the planet.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pear Harbor</span> - How could FDR had even considered that to be an act of war? What was he thinking? This Emperor dude decided to bomb an island that wasn't bothering him in anyway. War had nothing to do with it. One man made a choice and created a man-made disaster.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Genocide in Cambodia</span> - We all know that was a man-made disaster. Pol Pot (Saloth Sar or Minh Hai) decided to get rid of 25% of his country's population. That wasn't a war on his own people. It was a choice made by one man - a man-made disaster.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Darfur</span> - This is more of several man-made disasters as opposed to one man-made disaster. There are all these warlords trying to take over one country and none of them get along with each other. Several men are creating disasters there by killing off thousands and thousands of people. Who would consider that a war? Darfur is man-made disasters that occur on a daily basis.<br /><br />Of course, there is the 9/11 attack. Not meaning to be disrespectful to New York in any way, but that wasn't an act of war against them. It was a man-made disaster against our entire country, our beliefs and our way of life. There is nothing war-like in hijacking planes and crashing them into buildings - buildings containing both civilian and military personnel. All that money was spent on the 9/11 Commission and they got it wrong. It boggles the mind that so many intelligent people might construe the actions taken that day as an act of war.<br /><br />Barrack Hussein Obama, are you truly that stupid? Can you be that dumb? A man-made disaster? </span><span style="font-family:arial;">As my Granny would say, "God Almighty!" </span><span style="font-family:arial;">If you believe that, how are able to read your teleprompters, tie your shoes or sign your name? Have you been dipping into Nancy Pelosi's Botox again?<br /><br />I'm no brain surgeon or rocket scientist, but I have enough sense to know that was an act of war! Anyone with "a lick of sense" (quoting Granny again) knows that. I have a few ideas of what man-made disasters are...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ObamaCare</span> - Insuring the entire country when those who already have state-sponsored health insurance aren't being taken care of is a man-made disaster. Not fixing a "small" health plan first, but making it a huge health plan with the same (if not more) problems is a man-made disaster.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">9/11 Trial in New York City</span> - That is a man-made disaster. How many billion of dollars is it going to take for security alone? Sorry, I can't count that high. Exposing government secrets and letting our enemies know what we know about them is a man-made disaster.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Socialism</span> - "God Almighty," again. Ask the Soviet Union how well that worked for them. Oops, you can't do that because the Soviet Union DOES NOT EXIST ANYMORE due to socialism. Ask anyone on the streets of China or Cuba how well socialism is working for them. Oops, I messed up again. They can't answer that question because they live under SOCIALIST DICTATORS and can be sent to prisons for years - unless they are mercifully shot on the spot for speaking their minds. Socialism is a man-made disaster.<br /><br />I am so disappointed in myself. It doesn't speak well of me, seeing how often I am awed and amazed by the utter stupidity of Barrack Hussein Obama. Grow a brain, man, or, at least, borrow one from someone. Sorry to keep repeating my Granny, but "God Almighty," that man is dumb.<br /></span>Emma Riley Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18235696214043611011noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043050185978928293.post-70969872101475117912009-12-02T07:54:00.000-08:002009-12-02T09:22:19.373-08:00My Policy For Afghanistan<span style="font-family:arial;">I'm sick of this. I'm tired of playing around. Am I the only person on the planet that knows we are in more danger now than we were when Adolph Hitler was trying to rule the world? He was in located in Europe; he didn't have "Nazi cells" positioned around the globe the way jihadists are positioned today. My Granny had a saying that so applies to the situation we are in today. She always said, "Pee or get off the pot." There ain't anything like Okie common sense. Barrack Hussein Obama rolled out his Afghan policy. He didn't pee and he is still sitting on the pot. It's time for me to let the world know what I would do. I call it (Thank you, Toby Keith!) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSWuA-RttGU">"The Boot Policy."</a><br /><br />Remember Pearl Harbor? Japan bombed us. We went to war with Japan. After some time, Harry S. Truman took care of business. He dropped one bomb and gave Japan a choice. Japan didn't make the right choice, so he dropped another one. They got it right that time. Remember 9/11? Jihadist crashed planes into our buildings, killing thousands? We went to war with the terrorists. Well, it's been some time and no one is taking care of business. Oh, how I'd love to be the one to take care of business. No nukes involved this time, but I would follow Truman's basic idea...<br /><br />Let's carpet bomb Afghanistan. Surround that country with our bombers. Bomb 100 miles into it's borders. When I say bomb, I mean BOMB! Not just a bomb here and a bomb there. Bomb every inch 100 miles into Afghanistan. Let Afghanistan know that if it doesn't turn over every member of the Taliban and every jihadist as well everyone who has helped them, we'll start bombing again. Just like with Japan, if they make the wrong decision, we bomb again - 100 miles deeper into their country. Hopefully, they figure it out. If not, we keep bombing until Afghanistan is as flat as Kansas and makes New Orleans look like high ground.<br /><br />I have two speeches already written for after the bombing. I can't decide which is best. "Who is next?" is my first idea and "Bring it on!" is the other option. My mom would probably want me to use her famous quote "You want some of this?"<br /><br />I can already hear the opposition on this idea of mine. I have answers for that...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"There will be so many casualties."</span><br /><br />DUH! This is war. People die during war. Good guys, bad guys, innocent men, women and children die during war. It happens and it can't be changed. People complain about all the American casualties since the two wars started. I guess they don't remember how many Americans died at Normandy and at Midway and during the Battle of the Bulge. We either fight them over there or we fight them over here. I prefer to fight them somewhere other than my front yard. I'm a little funny about a war taking place across my street. And, yes, it will come to that if we don't do something now.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">"The U.N. won't like it."<br /><br /></span>So what if they don't like it? Last time I checked, we were the United States of America and not the United States of the U.N. I remember a time when we made up our own minds as to what we would or would not do. We didn't need permission from anyone else. I think we should be able to do what we want to do when it come to our safety.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"The world will hate us."<br /><br /></span>Like that is something new. Let them hate us. Maybe they'll stop coming over here illegally and draining our resources. They might even stop luring our jobs overseas. Maybe they'll shut their mouths about us after what they see we will do to those who try to destroy us. Remember when we respected? That was back when we didn't act like weak weanies when it came to our national security. Iran took American hostages and Jimmy Carter played around with them for months and months. Ronald Reagan said what he'd do once he was elected President. I may be wrong, but I seem to remember the hostages being on a plane before he was even sworn in as our Commander and Chief. It could have been while he was taking the oath of office; I was kid when that happened, but I do know they were safe before the sunset that night.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"There will be sanctions against us."<br /><br /></span>I kinda like that idea. Remember when America grew our own wheat, built our own cars and, brace yourself for this one - drilled our own oil? I'm sure we can remember how that is done. We don't need the lead-ridden toys from China anyway or their poisonous dog food. Japan can keep all their fancy gadgets. Hey, if we start making stuff like that ourselves, we'd create jobs. Unemployment would drop as Americans got back to work. I'm no expert, but I think that would help our economy.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"It'll be expensive."<br /><br /></span>Yes, it will be. Money well spent, in my opinion. How much has it cost us already? Get it over with in a few days and it isn't even more money spent year after year after year. It's only jet fuel and bombs. We could even start bomb factories - put folks back to work. We could use our own oil to make the jet fuel.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"It isn't a very nice thing to do."<br /><br /></span>It wasn't very nice to hijack planes and fly them into buildings, killing thousands. It wasn't very nice to bomb the barracks in Beirut or the USS Cole. It isn't very nice to give help to those who did such horrible things. The time for being nice is long over. It's time to take care of business and protect ourselves.<br /><br />Did you ever just have enough? I'm past that point. I hate to think of more people suffering and dying, but it is either now or later. We can either end it now or let it drag on for a decade or two. How many will die before it ends? If we take care of business now, it will probably save lives. Especially American lives. I'm tired of playing. I'm tired of worrying about when the next attack will be. I'm tired of hearing about female circumcisions and little girls who can't go to school. Pee or get off the pot.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>Emma Riley Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18235696214043611011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043050185978928293.post-72782265449369114532009-12-01T02:19:00.000-08:002009-12-01T03:15:58.490-08:00Stupidity Abounds<span style="font-family:arial;">Seeing that I am fighting for Social Security Disability, I learned my daughter and I automatically qualified for the state medicaid program, SoonerCare. Thinking I could use it as a secondary insurance, I applied. We were quickly accepted.<br /><br />I've been using my regular insurance until I received a letter stating I had to choose a primary care physician that accepted SoonerCare. My regular doctor doesn't accept it, so my search began. I called the number on the back of my card. The woman who answered the call shocked me. This is a bit of our conversation.<br /><br />"Due to my health issues, I need an internist," I explained.<br /><br />"No, honey. An internist hasn't finished medical school. They aren't doctor's yet," she replied.<br /><br />"I need a doctor who specializes in internal medicine, an internist."<br /><br />Again, she explained her definition of an internist. She also added, "We don't have specialists as primary care physicians. You must see a family doctor or nurse practitioner. They would refer you to a specialist if they thought it was necessary."<br /><br />I was taken back by her answer. This meant my four year old daughter couldn't see a pediatrician, unless the family doctor referred her to a specialist.<br /><br />"My daughter can't see a pediatrician, unless another doctor refers her to one?" I asked, needing clarification.<br /><br />"A pediatrician isn't a specialist. They are family doctors."<br /><br />HUH? Pediatricians specialize in treating children. Ask anyone. I tried to explain this to her.<br /><br />"No. They are family doctors. Just like OB/GYNs are family doctors."<br /><br />I stifled a giggle. "OB/GYNs specialize in women's reproductive health."<br /><br />"I work for SoonerCare and I know what doctors are specialists and which aren't. We don't have any specialists. Pediatricians and OB/GYNs are not specialists." She sounded as if she knew what she was talking about. She then gave me the website address, adding "You won't find any internal doctors on it, only family doctors like pediatricians and OB/GYNs." She went on about the hours of training she had been provided about doctors and what they do.<br /><br />Once I got the member of MENSA off the phone, I went to the website. There I found several pediatricians who were limited to only treating those between the ages of newborn to 14 years old, some went up to the age of 18. I guess Ms. MENSA had never visited the website. I also found several OB/GYNs, many of them worked in offices or clinics with names like "Women's Health Services" and the like. I scrolled down and I even found a few doctors that had "Internal Medicine Specialist" type by their name. Many were nurse practitioners. Not even real doctors; just nurses who took a few extra classes in college.<br /><br />Barrack Hussein Obama and his blind sheep socialists want to care for the entire nation, providing health care for everyone. Obviously, they can't even can't even take care of those on medicaid. They can't finish what is already on their plate, yet they are going back for seconds.<br /><br />Folks, I'm scared. My own doctor, an internist, doesn't take medicaid because they pay pennies on the dollar for treatment and won't pay for the necessary tests his patients need. He explained how medicaid wouldn't pay for the types of tests I need such as MRIs, CAT scans, sonograms, EKGs and EEGs. He also said they only paid for blood tests once a year, how they wouldn't pay for my mammogram because I'm a few years short of 45 - despite my family's history of breast cancer. He's worried that he'll know what is wrong with one of patients, but won't have the test results to prove it - opening him up to all sorts of malpractice suits.<br /><br />I called SoonerCare back. I wanted to know if my doctor was exaggerating. I found out he had left out a lot of information. The list of what medicaid won't pay for is much longer than the list he told me about. One example is that they will only pay for one urine analysis per year. What about those with recurring kidney and bladder infections? So sad, too bad; I guess they will have to suffer.<br /><br />I also learned from SoonerCare will not pay for my Lyrica, a medication that I can't function without. Valium can only be paid for if prescribed by a psychiatrist. From what the new member of MENSA told me, Lyrica was used to treat fibromyalgia which is not a real medical condition. "Your primary care physician will refer you to a psychiatrist for treatment, seeing you made up that ailment," she explained in a mocking tone.<br /><br />Did I mention I'm scared? I am terrified! What is it going to be like once Obama gets through with it? He can't possibly improve things without it costing an arm and a leg. Maybe a kidney or liver - SoonerCare doesn't cover organ transplants, either. Maybe other state programs cover such things, but not here.<br /><br />This ObamaCare must be stopped. Let them fix what we have and then they can move on.<br /></span>Emma Riley Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18235696214043611011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043050185978928293.post-12905586835716351782009-11-30T04:23:00.000-08:002009-11-30T05:32:55.594-08:00When 140 Characters Is Not Enough<span style="font-family:arial;">I love Twitter! I'd tweet all day long if I didn't have other responsibilities. I can't get enough of it. I love sharing my thoughts, opinions and ideas with anyone who is willing to listen. And, yes, I love a spirited exchange of thoughts, opinions and ideas. I don't debate. I don't argue. I don't fuss or fight. I simply share information and my take on that information.<br /><br />The only problem with Twitter is that 140 characters is all its users are given to express themselves. I understand the concept, but it would be nice to be able to share more at one time. Because of this, I am responding here to a few tweets from one of my Twitter friends. He and I had a nice discussion about politics and I would like to better explain my tweets back to him. For the record, I like him and will not speak badly of him. We disagree and that is fine with me.<br /><br />This is a tweet from him: "Interesting how you choose which pieces of information you'd like to relay." Another tweet was "</span><span class="status-body" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="entry-content">[A]gain, taking isolated data and using it for an agenda..." Between those tweets he added the following: "</span><span class="entry-content">Nice blog...respectable and well spoken."<br /><br />For the record, we are tweeting about ObamaCare. I don't like it and he, from his tweets, appears to be in favor of it. I'm assuming this is the blog he was tweeting about, seeing I didn't send him links to my other two blogs. I also want to add that it was quite classy of him to speak kindly of my blog even though he disagrees with it. I think (I hope) he understands I'm not bashing all those who don't believe like I do. That has never been my intention and it never will be.<br /><br />Responding to the first tweet I mentioned - about choosing which info I relay. I share information that I find interesting. I tweet things I believe in. I tweet information that I feel is true and accurate. I'm human, so I may tweet things that aren't. If I am aware I've done that, I correct it as quickly as possible - going as far as deleting the misinformation from my tweet stream. I do poke fun at political figures at times. Right now I am on a kick about Al Gore, the inventor of the internet and big global warming fighter. I found him to be funny from the time Bill Clinton chose him as vice-president and, as time goes by, Gore gets even funny for me. Not the man, of course. Obviously he isn't funny, but what he says and does is quite hilarious to me. Anyway...When I tweet, I refuse to use certain names. You'll see me giving free publicity to that talk show host, soon to be retiring, that got BamBam elected. You know her name, but I'm not mentioning it even though this blog might get picked up by more search engines if I did.<br /><br />As for the second tweet I mentioned - the one about "isolated data" and "an agenda." Of course I tweet isolated data. I don't know all the stories. I don't know all the people. Brace yourself for this - I don't have all the facts. I tweet what I know. Personally, I don't like statistics and polls. I don't know how accurate they are. They change constantly. I don't know who is coming up with the stats and who is conducting the polls. The only poll I've ever been involved with was a taste test between Pepsi and Coke, conducted by Pepsi, at the Oklahoma State Fair. I chose Coke, but my answer was thrown out because I was holding a cup with Coke printed on it. That cup contained lemonade, but I wasn't allowed to tell them that. That makes me wonder if the polls aren't one-sided - AKA tainted. Sorry, but that experience stuck with me and makes me leery of all polls.<br /><br />As for my "agenda..." Yes, I have one. I want to express myself. I want others to express themselves. I want to learn from their information. I want them to learn from my information. I think that is an excellent way to find some middle ground - find something that we agree on and start a conversation. Don't get me wrong; I want it my way and I want it my way yesterday - if not last week. We all do. Unfortunately, we don't live in EmmaRileySuttonville, so I don't get it my way. I don't live in LaLa Land either. I know we have to compromise to exist together. Trust me, I'm married; compromising is the only way to make things work.<br /><br />As you have probably noticed, I haven't mentioned the name of my Twitter friend. I don't think I've said anything negative about him. I value his opinion. I believe (and know) he has the right to have that opinion and express it. I will send him a tweet with the URL to this post. I hope he responds. I'd love to know what he thinks. We could have another non-mud slinging, intelligent and spirited exchange of ideas. I'm not going to change his mind. He isn't going to change my mind. That's fine with me. We can find something that we both believe in, working together like adults who respect each other, and find answers to all the problems we face. Okay, that was a bit "LaLa Land-ish," but we could at least try.<br /><br />Do you think our elected senators and congress persons could do that? It's a novel idea. Here's another novel idea: Get those folks to agree that water is wet and the sun sets in the west. Then they could move on to bigger things they agree on like War and Peace is a long book. If they did that, they might be able to find ways to lower the unemployment rate, get our country out of debt and give our children safe and educational schools to go to. Maybe I do live in LaLa Land, but wouldn't that be nifty?</span></span><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"></span></span>Emma Riley Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18235696214043611011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043050185978928293.post-2490489650543115362009-11-22T04:10:00.000-08:002009-11-22T04:45:39.044-08:00Call To Arms<span style="font-family: arial;">I am not a pacifist nor am I a warmonger. Truthfully, I am an isolationist that will fight for my country against any and all threats, both foreign and domestic. I don't back down. I don't give up. As long as there is breath in my body, I will defend my country, our beliefs and our ideals as well as our way of life the best way I can.<br /><br />Any and all threats, both foreign and domestic. Not only are we fighting a war on terrorism in two different countries at this moment, we also fighting a domestic enemy within our own borders. That enemy is socialism. Each and every American who believes in our Constitution is involved in this war. We must stop the socialists and their tyranny before our country and all we stand for and believe in is gone.<br /><br />Where are these socialists? In our very government. Who are the socialists? They are those we elected, those who are paid by us, to keep our country safe and free from the tyranny they are trying to impose upon us.<br /><br />Those politicians must be stopped and they must be stopped now. This includes the one who lives in MY White House, sleeps in the bed I pay for with MY taxes and goes out to dinner with his wife and sends his children to an expensive private school on MY dime.<br /><br />I titled this post "Call To Arms," but do not misconstrue that as me telling you or even suggesting to you that you actually take up conventional arms against our government. The arms I am imploring you to take up is our very Constitution. It is the strongest weapon we have. Use our freedom of religion to pray for our country. Use our freedom of speech to speak out against our oppressors. Use our freedom of the press to write our blogs and anti-socialism websites; use it to send tweets on Twitter and write letters to our leaders. Use our freedom to peaceful demonstration to tell our senators and congressmen and women we do not like what they are doing to our country and to us.<br /><br />The Constitution is our greatest weapon. We must use it to stop those who seek to destroy us, our country and our way of life. Freedom isn't free. We must pay these small costs in order to keep from having to make the ultimate sacrifice. If socialism isn't stopped now, we will turn into another Soviet Union, China and Cuba. We must work together to take our country back.<br /><br />There is no time to waste. We must fight against socialism now. We can not give up. We can not back down. We must stand shoulder to shoulder and fight. We must do all we can to stop socialism. We are being led to the gates of Hell by Barrack Hussein Obama and his blind sheep. They are banging on those gates, begging for all of us to be let in. I, for one, will not go in. I hope you decide to take up arms with me and refuse as well.<br /></span>Emma Riley Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18235696214043611011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043050185978928293.post-49994115228439195252009-11-21T19:53:00.000-08:002009-11-22T23:12:36.564-08:00Senate Okays Debate On Health Care: Let's Get Busy!<span style="font-family:arial;">Well, they passed it - 60 to 39 in favor of debating the health care bill many of them haven't even read. Why should they read it? Socialism is socialism, no matter the pretty words used to destroy our country.<br /><br />Twitter is all a-flutter with "whine today, get busy tomorrow" tweets. Not me. I don't have time to whine. I have work to do. I have 100 senators to call, write, email, tweet to and about. This little gal from Oklahoma is on a mission. My mission is not impossible; it is very do-able. My mission to to stop the spread of socialism and this horrid health care Barrack Hussein Obama is so intent of shoving down our throats.<br /><br />"Yes, we can!" was BamBam's battle cry.<br /><br />"Yes, we did!" is my battle cry. The Bible tells me to be like Abraham and to "call things that are not as though they were." Therefore, ObamaCare is defeated and our country is safe from socialist tyranny.<br /><br />I'm putting legs on the many prayers I'm praying for our country. I'm doing all I can to stop this nonsense before it gets even more out of control. Please join me! Below is the list of all 100 senators, their addresses and their phone numbers.<br /><br />Use it. Stop this fiasco now. Don't do it for me or for yourself. Do it for my four year old daughter. Do it for your children and grandchildren. Do it for my grandfather who lost his hearing defeating Hitler in World War II. Do it for all of those who sacrificed and suffered so we can be free. Do it for the party of Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan. Ensure that we are, once again, that "shining city on a hill."<br /><br />It isn't "morning in America" yet, but it will be soon. Work with me so we can all see that beautiful sunrise again!<br /><br />The list of all 100 senators:<br /><br />Akaka, Daniel K. (D-HI) 141 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6361<br /><br />Baucus, Max (D-MT) 511 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2651<br /><br />Bayh, Evan (D-IN) 131 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5623<br /><br />Begich, Mark (D-AK) 144 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3004<br /><br />Bennet, Michael F. (D-CO) 702 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5852<br /><br />Bingaman, Jeff (D-NM) 703 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5521<br /><br />Boxer, Barbara (D-CA) 112 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3553<br /><br />Brown, Sherrod (D-OH) 713 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2315<br /><br />Burris, Roland W. (D-IL) 387 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2854<br /><br />Byrd, Robert C. (D-WV) 311 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3954<br /><br />Cantwell, Maria (D-WA) 511 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3441<br /><br />Cardin, Benjamin L. (D-MD) 509 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4524<br /><br />Carper, Thomas R. (D-DE) 513 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2441<br /><br />Casey, Robert P., Jr. (D-PA) 393 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6324<br /><br />Conrad, Kent (D-ND) 530 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2043<br /><br />Dodd, Christopher J. (D-CT) 448 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2823<br /><br />Dorgan, Byron L. (D-ND) 322 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2551<br /><br />Durbin, Richard J. (D-IL) 309 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2152<br /><br />Feingold, Russell D. (D-WI) 506 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5323<br /><br />Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA) 331 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3841<br /><br />Franken, Al (D-MN) 320 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5641<br /><br />Gillibrand, Kirsten E. (D-NY) 478 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4451<br /><br />Hagan, Kay R. (D-NC) 521 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6342<br /><br />Harkin, Tom (D-IA) 731 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3254<br /><br />Inouye, Daniel K. (D-HI) 722 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3934<br /><br />Johnson, Tim (D-SD) 136 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5842<br /><br />Kaufman, Edward E. (D-DE) 383 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5042<br /><br />Kerry, John F. (D-MA) 218 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2742<br /><br />Kirk, Paul G., Jr. (D-MA) 317 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4543<br /><br />Klobuchar, Amy (D-MN) 302 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3244<br /><br />Kohl, Herb (D-WI) 330 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5653<br /><br />Landrieu, Mary L. (D-LA) 328 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5824<br /><br />Lautenberg, Frank R. (D-NJ) 324 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3224<br /><br />Leahy, Patrick J. (D-VT) 433 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4242<br /><br />Levin, Carl - (D-MI) 269 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6221<br /><br />Lincoln, Blanche L. (D-AR) 355 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4843<br /><br />McCaskill, Claire (D-MO) 717 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6154<br /><br />Menendez, Robert (D-NJ) 528 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4744<br /><br />Merkley, Jeff (D-OR) 107 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3753<br /><br />Mikulski, Barbara A. (D-MD) 503 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4654<br /><br />Murray, Patty (D-WA) 173 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2621<br /><br />Nelson, Ben (D-NE) 720 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6551<br /><br />Nelson, Bill (D-FL) 716 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5274<br /><br />Pryor, Mark L. (D-AR) 255 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2353<br /><br />Reed, Jack (D-RI) 728 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4642<br /><br />Reid, Harry (D-NV) 522 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3542<br /><br />Rockefeller, John D., IV (D-WV) 531 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6472<br /><br />Schumer, Charles E. (D-NY) 313 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6542<br /><br />Shaheen, Jeanne (D-NH) 520 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2841<br /><br />Specter, Arlen (D-PA) 711 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4254 <br /><br />Stabenow, Debbie (D-MI) 133 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4822<br /><br />Tester, Jon (D-MT) 724 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2644<br /><br />Udall, Mark (D-CO) 317 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5941<br /><br />Udall, Tom (D-NM) 110 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6621<br /><br />Warner, Mark R. (D-VA) 459A RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2023<br /><br />Webb, Jim (D-VA) 248 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4024<br /><br />Whitehouse, Sheldon (D - RI) 502 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2921<br /><br />Wyden, Ron (D-OR) 223 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5244<br /><br />Sanders, Bernard (I-VT) 332 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5141<br /><br />Lieberman, Joseph I. (ID-CT) 706 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4041<br /><br />Alexander, Lamar (R-TN) 455 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4944<br /><br />Barrasso, John (R-WY) 307 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6441<br /><br />Bennett, Robert F. (R-UT) 431 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5444<br /><br />Bond, Christopher S. (R-MO) 274 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5721<br /><br />Brownback, Sam (R-KS) 303 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6521<br /><br />Bunning, Jim (R-KY) 316 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4343<br /><br />Burr, Richard (R-NC) 217 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3154 <br /><br />Chambliss, Saxby (R-GA) 416 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3521<br /><br />Coburn, Tom (R-OK) 172 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5754 <br /><br />Cochran, Thad (R-MS) 113 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5054<br /><br />Collins, Susan M. (R-ME) 413 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2523 <br /><br />Corker, Bob (R-TN) 185 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3344 <br /><br />Cornyn, John (R-TX) 517 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2934 <br /><br />Crapo, Mike (R-ID) 239 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6142<br /><br />DeMint, Jim (R-SC) 340 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6121<br /><br />Ensign, John (R-NV) 119 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6244<br /><br />Enzi, Michael B. (R-WY) 379A RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3424<br /><br />Graham, Lindsey (R-SC) 290 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5972<br /><br />Grassley, Chuck (R-IA) 135 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3744<br /><br />Gregg, Judd (R-NH) 201 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3324<br /><br />Hatch, Orrin G. (R-UT) 104 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5251 <br /><br />Hutchison, Kay Bailey (R-TX) 284 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5922<br /><br />Inhofe, James M. (R-OK) 453 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4721<br /><br />Isakson, Johnny (R-GA) 120 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3643<br /><br />Johanns, Mike (R-NE) 404 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4224<br /><br />Kyl, Jon (R-AZ) 730 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4521<br /><br />LeMieux, George S. (R-FL) 356 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3041<br /><br />Lugar, Richard G. (R-IN) 306 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4814<br /><br />McCain, John (R-AZ) 241 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2235<br /><br />McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) 361A RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2541<br /><br />Murkowski, Lisa (R-AK) 709 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6665<br /><br />Risch, James E. (R-ID) 483 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2752<br /><br />Roberts, Pat (R-KS) 109 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4774<br /><br />Sessions, Jeff (R-AL) 335 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4124 <br /><br />Shelby, Richard C. (R-AL) 304 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5744<br /><br />Snowe, Olympia J. (R-ME) 154 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-5344<br /><br />Thune, John (R-SD) 493 RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-2321 <br /><br />Vitter, David (R-LA) 516 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-4623<br /><br />Voinovich, George V. (R-OH) 524 HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-3353<br /><br />Wicker, Roger F. (R-MS) 555 DIRKSEN SENATE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON DC 20510 (202) 224-6253<br /></span>Emma Riley Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18235696214043611011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043050185978928293.post-84758517729324628572009-11-21T15:17:00.000-08:002009-11-21T16:47:53.106-08:00Obama In 2012!<span style="font-family:arial;">Obama in 2012! Yeah! Let's go for it. Barrack Hussein Obama, I have big, huge plans for you in 2012. I'm excited and everyone else should be as well. Talk about change we can believe it! I can hardly sit still from the anticipation. Here are just a few plans I have for Obama in 2012:<br /><br />1. Start on his presidential library. Every president gets one, even the socialist ones who lead blind sheep around. Stick it on the south side of Chicago. We all know how much <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">BamBam</span> loves that area and wants to see it improved.<br /><br />2. Write another book. I suggest titling it "Dreams of a One-Term President." Talk with Jimmy Carter; I'm sure he has some ideas on different directions you can take your book. I wouldn't go with the "Yes We Can" thing you used before because "no you didn't."<br /><br />3. Go on a book tour. Start off in those socialist countries you want America to be like. China and Cuba are sure to open their doors and hearts to you and your book. Don't count on big sales there, though. They don't have any money to buy your book. The few books you do manage to sell will probably be used as kindling or toilet paper; they have huge lines to buy such luxuries there.<br /><br />4. Run for mayor of Chicago. I'm sure the ACORN and your other friends can round up enough votes for you to win. There are a lot of cemeteries where they can find votes for you. Remember to register all the pets to vote that way you can win by a Beagle.<br /><br />5. Refuse protection from the Secret Service. You don't have a lot national secrets to tell. You've shown us you don't have a clue about our national security so if you were kidnapped the only secrets you could share is that America doesn't like socialism, tea party goers are not to be taken lightly and the party of Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan is not to be underestimated. That is already public knowledge, though.<br /><br />6. Listen to Shellie whine about how she isn't proud to be an American because you weren't re-elected. After all these years of marriage, I'm sure you are really good at that already. Console her the best you can. Encourage her to go back to work in a hospital so she can screw over more folks needing health care.<br /><br />Those six ideas for what Barrack Hussein Obama can do in 2012 should keep him busy for a while. After that, he can disappear from the limelight. The country will soon forget him the way he forgot our country.<br /><br />Sorry...Have to add a number seven. Can't leave this one out...<br /><br />7. GET OUT YOUR SUNGLASSES, BARRACK HUSSEIN OBAMA, BECAUSE WE WILL ONCE AGAIN BE THAT SHINING CITY ON A HILL THAT RONALD REAGAN SERVED AND LOVED SO MUCH!<br /></span>Emma Riley Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18235696214043611011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043050185978928293.post-50321063465336106302009-11-21T00:45:00.000-08:002009-11-21T01:19:56.152-08:00Going Rogue: True Confessions of a Conservative Christian<span style="font-family: arial;">I'm "Going Rogue" as well. It is time that I made a few confessions. I'm going to lay it all on the line and see what happens. Maybe I should say I'm going to throw it all against the wall and see what sticks. Either way, I'm going rogue and letting my true feelings show.<br /><br />My first confession is that I didn't vote for McCain. Don't panic; I can explain it. I voted against Barrack Hussein Obama. My vote was marked "John McCain/Sarah Palin," but it was a vote against socialism and the other junk BamBam and his blind sheep was spewing. I preferred someone else - a Matthew 25 Republican who now has his own television show on Fox News. His name is Mike Huckabee.<br /><br />My second confession is that I'm not a big fan of Sarah Palin. She and I would have a lovely conversation in line at the grocery store. We'd probably exchange phone numbers and email addresses. I'd love to have a cup of coffee with her. I might have her over for dinner. She's a bit too perky for me and would quickly drain my already-low reserve of energy. That's just me. Don't get me wrong; Sarah Palin has her place in Conservative Republican politics. I don't know what that place is; I'm still trying to figure her out. I'll support her, if she's the candidate in 2012. Read my next confessions and you'll understand why I'm not jumping up and down at that idea.<br /><br />My third confession is that the first time I ever voted for someone was in the 2008 caucus. I had voted in every election since I was old enough, but never voted FOR someone. I always voted against the other one. I voted for Mike Huckabee in the caucus. WOW! That was a thrill. I even spoke on his behalf before the vote. I couldn't keep quiet about his common sense approach to all things political, fiscal and "governmental."<br /><br />My fourth confession is that I am an addict. I am addicted to the idea of voting for someone. I've heard other addicts talk about "chasing their first high" and it makes sense to me. (Getting rid of the IRS? Novel idea. When I buy my daughter shoes at Wal-Mart, I'm paying the same tax that Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes pays when they shop for their daughter on Rodeo Drive. Anyway...) I'll be chasing that feeling for the rest of my life. That is why I will do all I can to get Mike Huckabee in MY White House in 2012. He touched my heart the way Ronald Reagan did in 1980 and 1984. I wish I had been old enough to vote for him. On the bright side, I helped my parents and grandparents campaign for him.<br /><br />My fifth confession is I'm scared for our country. Obama and his blind sheep are conning America. They refuse to listen to Americans. They want to push their socialist agenda down our throats and choke our freedom out of us. BamBam is dangerous. His blind sheep make him dangerous. Thank God I have 20/20 vision.<br /><br />My sixth confession is that I will campaign against every politician that supports Obama. My one voice, combined with others, will be heard. I will make phone calls. I will tweet until my fingers bleed about the BamBam and his lies. I will post on my little blog for as long as I have freedom of speech and freedom of the press. I will email everyone. I will go to tea parties. I will hold my sign and protest peacefully. I'll use every right the Constitution gives me to stop socialism in my country. The same Constitution my Granddad lost his hearing in World War II defending. The same Constitution that will protect my daughter and future grandchildren from tyranny. I will do everything possible to, once again, make America that "shining city on a hill" Ronald Reagan served and loved.<br /><br />I just went rogue. I spilled my Conservative heart. I told all my dirty little secrets. Well, some of them. Just thought you might want a little insight on what this Conservative Matthew 25 Republican thinks and feels. I hope there are many other Conservatives that will be going rogue soon. Let's stand up and fight, taking our country back from those elected that seek to destroy us, our beliefs, our ideals and our way of life.<br /></span>Emma Riley Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18235696214043611011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043050185978928293.post-41829458725323059922009-11-13T22:39:00.000-08:002009-11-21T05:17:15.637-08:00How Much Is a Trillion?<span style="font-family:arial;">The bumper sticker on my car reads "I'm an English major, you do the math." That is my life story. Contrary to what I was told in high school, the only time I ever needed to know what X was equal to or the number of degrees in a triangle was when I was in college getting my English and Public Relations degrees. I can pay my tithes, count change and balance my checkbook. That is all the math I ever needed to survive. Until now.<br /><br />With Barack Hussein Obama's health care plan, I need to understand math much better than I do now. His numbers are unknown to me. His numbers are much to complicated for this simple gal.<br /><br />One hundred dollars will buy me a new tire. Well, maybe one new tire.<br /><br />One thousand dollars would be an excellent Christmas for our daughter.<br /><br />Five thousand dollars would buy us a good new-to-us (AKA used) car.<br /><br />Twenty thousand dollars would buy us an okay new car.<br /><br />Fifty thousand dollars might be a down payment for a house.<br /><br />One hundred thousand dollars might buy us a small house in a small town.<br /><br />Three hundred thousand dollars would be a nice house in a nice area of town.<br /><br />A million dollars is the budget for an extremely cheap movie.<br /><br />Ten million dollars might buy us a small house in Beverly Hills.<br /><br />Fifty million dollars might make a decent movie with actors we've heard of.<br /><br />How much is a trillion dollars? Is it one hundred thousand million? Or is it one million million dollars?<br /><br />Please excuse my lack of knowledge on how much a trillion dollars is equal to. Once you say "a million dollars," my head starts swimming amidst all the zeros. I can't begin comprehend how much a trillion could be. Yet...<br /><br />BamBam wants us to pay several trillion dollars for his health care idea. He's already given away trillions of dollars to bail out big business. By the way, as a taxpayer I'm part owner in GM and I haven't gotten my company car yet. Has anyone else gotten their company car? Anyway...<br /><br />How much is this several trillion dollar plan of his going to cost me? If I made $100,000 a year and gave every penny of it to pay for this plan of his, how many years until it's paid off. If everyone in my town of 50,000 people made that same amount, how many years until the trillions of dollars he wants to spend is paid off? Sorry, but I have to keep the numbers simple.<br /><br />I think it would be a long time. Of course, on top of BamBam's brain child, we still have to pay to keep the roads paved, schools open and all sorts of other things. We won't have to worry about keeping our country safe from the jihadists that seek to destroy us because BamBam wants to cut our military and national security budgets.<br /><br />That's a lot of money for something we already have. Yes, we have health care. Folks have it through their employers. Others have it because they pay for it privately. Others have it because other Americans pay for their medicare and medicaid. Of course, there are some who don't have any health insurance. Then again, some folks drive fancy and expense cars while others drive old cars and other walk or take the bus. That is the way it is. Just because we were created equal that doesn't mean we all live equally. And, that is fine with me.<br /><br />Back to my original question - How much is a trillion dollars? I think I know. It is too much. It is much too much for us to pay for a health care plan that won't work; a plan that take us one step closer to socialism. Socialism, which by the way, has yet to work anywhere it has been tried.<br /></span>Emma Riley Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18235696214043611011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043050185978928293.post-90704068949031063162009-11-09T23:40:00.000-08:002009-11-10T00:58:49.852-08:00The Make-Up of this Conservative Republican Woman<span style="font-family: arial;">I'm constantly asked, "What makes you a Republican?" and "Why are you Conservative?" The answer is simple. It boils down to two specific things that I do. First, I vote the Bible. Secondly, I always ask "How much will that cost?" I've always done it and I always will. That is the make-up of this Conservative Republican woman.<br /><br />No matter the political issue, I can find a Scripture to back up why I believe what I believe. Folks never believe that I can do it, but I can. It is relatively easy to do. I'll give you a few examples:<br /><br />Abortion. Okay, that one is a no-brainer. "Thou shalt not kill." I've read it in several different versions versions (King James, Living Word, etc.), and no where does it put an age on killing. It says don't do it so we shouldn't do it. I know the argument; they aren't babies - just blobs that pop out as people in nine months. Jeremiah 1 talks about how God knew Jeremiah before he was "formed in the womb" and how Jeremiah had a purpose, a calling, the moment God knew about him. I also know that Acts 10:34 tells us that "God is no respecter of persons." That means we are all treated the same - even the same as Jeremiah. God knew Jeremiah before he was even a so-called "blob" and that means he knows those millions of babies murdered before they have rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. I always vote for the candidate who is against legalized murdered, abortion. Just one reason I am a Conservative Republican woman. Just one reason I did not vote for Barrack Hussein Obama.<br /><br />Taxes. Take a look at Matthew 25:14-30. It is the parable of the talents. A man gives three of his "employees" money (talents) to make him more money. The man given five talents works hard with his and made five more. The man given two talents also worked hard with his talents and doubled the money as well. The man who was given one talent freaked out and buried his, afraid to do anything with it. The employer took the one talent from him and gave it to the employee who had originally been given five. Jesus didn't think the man who worked hard with the five talents should be punished and have his talents taken away - AKA taxed. The man who didn't work, who did nothing with the money he was given, was "taxed" and it was given to the man who had the most as a reward. Jesus rewarded the man who worked hard and had the increase. I only vote for the candidate who also rewards hard work. Just another reason I am a Conservative Republican woman. Just another reason I did not vote for Barrack Hussein Obama.<br /><br />Social services and welfare. Look at II Thessalonians 3:10, "This we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat." If you don't work, then you don't eat. It is that simple. Those of you who know me are asking how I can say that because I am disabled and do not work outside the home. It is well known that I don't have a job and I don't get a paycheck. Look at that Scripture again. It doesn't say anything about having a job or getting a paycheck. It says to "work." I do work. I take care of my home. I raise my daughter. I write as much as possible. I use Google AdSense on my blogs and website to make some money. I pray. I minister to people the best way I can. I help others with their writing and other endeavors that they have. I work and, therefore, I eat. If I can do it, so can others. I worked since I was 17 years old and I paid into Social Security. That money was put aside for me to use when I needed it. I need it now. I expect to get it back. None of this "give it away, give it away, give it away" now attitude around here. The Word of God doesn't want me sitting around with my hand out, expecting others to pay my way. Another reason I am a Conservative Republican woman. Another reason I didn't vote for Barrack Hussein Obama.<br /><br />More on social services and welfare. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." The Golden Rule found in Matthew 7:12. I know that there are times when people need help and I am all for helping them. Within reason. There comes a time when people need to be told enough is enough. I don't want to be enabled. I don't want to be given things that I didn't earn. Who wants to go through their life with their hand stretched out, expecting a hand-out? People want to be able to do things for themselves, support themselves on their own. Another reason I am Conservative Republican woman. Another reason I didn't vote for Barrack Hussein Obama.<br /><br />Israel. Take a look at the entire Bible as well as history. God gave that land to Israel and no is going to take it away from them. All sorts of people throughout the ages have tried and Israel still holds on to it. God makes sure they have that land. He made them a promise and He is standing by them. Everyone who did not stand by Israel was destroyed. Hitler is the obvious example here. No matter what mistakes Israel makes, God still stands by them and will not allow them to be destroyed. We should do the same. If we don't stand by Israel, our country will be destroyed just like the others who didn't stand by them. Another reason I am a Conservative Republican woman. Another reason I didn't vote for Barrack Hussein Obama.<br /><br />As a Conservative Republican woman, I ask how much things will cost. I know that what money I have is a blessing from God and should not be wasted or spent on things that go against God's Word and His will. I keep a close eye on my personal finances as well as the tax money the government spends. I want to know where it is going and what it will be doing once it gets there. I don't want a penny of that money wasted. I know I have the right to know how my money is being spent. I have the right to vote people into office who will be good stewards of my tax money. Another reason I am a Conservative Republican woman. Another reason I did not vote for Barrack Hussein Obama.<br /><br />That is why I am a Conservative Republican woman. It is basic and simple. I have specific standards and ideals that I believe in. I don't compromise them. I don't let things slide. I stand up for what I believe in and I don't back down simply because it may be unpopular or politically incorrect. Yep. Those are even more reasons I am a Conservative Republican woman.<br /></span>Emma Riley Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18235696214043611011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043050185978928293.post-11156956742317064482009-11-05T16:15:00.000-08:002009-11-05T16:40:36.802-08:00Infiltrated?<span style="font-family: arial;">If you are looking for answers about the shooting at Fort Hood and about Malik Nadal Hasan, you are reading the wrong blog. Sorry, but all I have are questions. And, a few concerns and comments...<br /><br />If this makes me a bigot, racist or prejudice, so be it. I don't care. Islamic sounding names scare me. I know that not all Muslims are extremists or in favor of jihad or seeking to destroy my country. That being said, I must voice my concern over those who are and those who could be. I can't look at an Islamic person or hear an Islamic name and know what is in their hearts. I just there are many Muslims out there who want to destroy all I hold dear.<br /><br />Who is Malik Nadal Hasan? Is he Islamic? Is he one of those who want to see our country destroyed? I don't know, but I do want to know. I'm not saying he is. I hope he is. I just know that when I hear a name like Malik Nadal Hasan I am more than curious as to what he believes and stands for. Especially when he takes the lives of American soldiers on American soil.<br /><br />Has our military been infiltrated by Islamic terrorists? Are there Muslim terrorists posing as members of the American military to wage jihad against us? I don't know. I'd like to know. I'm sure I'm not the only one.<br /><br />Our White House has been infiltrated by Islamic sympathizers. That person's name is Barrack Hussein (BamBam) Obama. We all know his name and his background. I have to take him at his word that he is not a practicing Muslim, but he has an Islamic background. He wants to sit down and talk with those who want us destroyed. That, alone, makes me wonder what is truly in his heart. He doesn't seem too concerned about Israel and is not offering help to them as he should. That also makes me wonder what is in his heart.<br /><br />I don't trust BamBam or his blind sheep. Whether or not he is purposely trying to destroy America, he is still doing. He is forcing socialism on our country. History has proven time and time again socialism does not work, yet he is shoving it down our throats every chance he gets. He refuses to accept that Islamic extremists are out to get us. What is he thinking?<br /><br />Just because I am paranoid does not mean someone is not trying to destroy our country and our way of life. I want answers. I want those answers from someone I trust. I want to know how much danger me, my family and my country are in due to Islamic terrorists and jihadists.<br /></span>Emma Riley Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18235696214043611011noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8043050185978928293.post-75159457724562850162009-11-04T16:17:00.000-08:002009-11-04T17:01:22.262-08:00Health Care In America<span style="font-family: arial;">One of the biggest problems I see with government run health care, insurance or whatever they are calling it today is the fact that the American government has enough on its plate already. Obama (I prefer calling him "BamBam") and the rest of his left-wing, liberal Socialist followers (AKA blind sheep) do not seem to understand that there are too many unsolved problems in this country already.<br /><br />What about education? The schools are broken and need to be fixed. Public schools are no place for children yet they are still attempting to educate our future. The books are old. There aren't enough teachers. What teachers we have are underpaid. Fix that and then move on to the next problem.<br /><br />What about our roads? Bridges are falling apart. Highways need to be paved. We aren't even safe driving from place to place. Fix our roads and other infrastructure and then move on to the next problem.<br /><br />What about our military? Our troops need equipment. They need guns, bullets, protective gear and all sorts of other things civilians can't begin to guess. Protect them and give them the power to protect us from our enemies. Take care of our military and then move on to the next problem.<br /><br />Oh, yeah, almost forgot. We are fighting two wars. Turn our military loose and let them do what they've been trained to do. Let them fight the Islamic extremists who want to see us destroyed. Let them protect us and Israel.<br /><br />What about Israel? We need to make sure they have their country back. God isn't going to let anyone take the land He gave them. Despite everything, God has never turned His back on His people. We should follow His example and do the same. We need to make sure Israel exists peacefully. Take care of Israel and move on to the next problem.<br /><br />What about our financial problems? Let's get our country out of debt. Stop paying the bills of huge businesses that made bad financial decisions and get our country back on track. Stop giving away money that you don't have and start making some of your own. Take care of our national debt and move on to the next problem.<br /><br />What about unemployment? Maybe if Americans had jobs they could pay for their own health insurance. Novel idea - paying your own way. Stop shipping our jobs overseas and let Americans earn our own way. Take care of unemployment and move on to the next problem.<br /><br />What about illegal aliens in America? Send them back where they came from. Stop letting them drain our resources. Stop paying to educate their children, feed and clothe them. They are criminals and should be treated as such. Take care of the illegals in America and move on to the next problem.<br /><br />What about the other problems? The list is longer than my arm. I could keep listing them, but it is obvious already there are other things we need to take care of first. Social security. Abortion. Socialism. Removing God from our country. Fix them and then think about health care.<br /><br />My daughter is four years old. She knows the rules. She eats what is on her plate and then she can have more - even a dessert. As parents, we know not to heap more than she can eat on her plate. We call it common sense. It isn't so common anymore. Scary thought here...Follow our simple example...<br /><br />BamBam and your blind sheep, eat what is already on your plate and then go on to health care.<br /></span>Emma Riley Suttonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18235696214043611011noreply@blogger.com0