Time to Extend Prayers and Rememberance to the victims and families of an Egyptian Ferry Disaster

In a time of vicious protests over Mohammed cartoons, it's time to extend our hands and prayers to the victims and families of the recent ferry tragedy where most of the 1400 passengers may be feared dead or missing.

SAFAGA, Egypt - An Egyptian passenger ferry carrying nearly 1,400 people sank in the Red Sea early Friday during bad weather, and rescue ships and helicopters
pulled dozens of survivors and bodies from the water. At least 263 escaped on lifeboats, the transport minister said.

Most of the passengers were Egyptian workers returning from their jobs in Saudi Arabia. At least four Saudi and four Egyptian ships were involved in the search effort, arriving about 10 hours after the 35-year-old ferry was believed to have sunk.

Just because they are Muslims, we are not and should not be in a position to gloat over the deaths of innocent Muslims of the ferry disaster because of what has happened in the past few days. We should instead offer our prayers and hopes that many will be found alive and safe from harm. Righteousness gloating over innocent deaths is a disgusting form of display. We're much better than that.

the Egyptian ferry, I just wanted to mention that on behalf of the American people, the President extends our deepest condolences to all Egyptians and citizens of other nations who -- other nations that suffered losses. We have offered assistance to help with the rescue attempts. And our thoughts and prayers are with the families of all those who lost loved ones.

Freedom of speech is one thing but it doesn't mean it is about hatred against others whenever people express their opinions even to the distaste of others on paper or voice. Freedom of speech is way where one can express his or her opinions and beliefs but nobody should get murdered over them.

Outrage of Mohammed Cartoons Exposes Islamic Extremists Into Open

Well, with the latest outrage of cartoons depicting Mohammed is certainly bringing out Islamic extremists for who and what they are. And then we have ABC's title emblazoned "US backs Muslims in cartoon dispute." The U.S. do not back Muslim's protests over cartoon caricatures. Who in the hell do you think you are by twisting words to mislead readers? The title should say " U.S. State Department backs Muslims in cartoon dispute." Now, I don't support the state's spineless assertion. Neither does Michelle Malkin. Or any of the other bloggers smart enough to know the difference on tolerance, free speech, and the ability to have thick skins than to rant and rave while frothing at the mouths demanding of those who insulted Islam (too frickin bad) be beheaded.

Now, this is the Achilles heel for those Islamic extremists and supporters of terrorists. They come out and expose themselves for who they are like a little brother crying because his younger little sister hits him in the arm. Thin skinned they are. I'm sure police, under-cover officers, FBI, CIA, NSA, the news media and so on are taking lots of pictures, videos of these people who show their faces as supporters of terrorism, while at the same time making notes, seeing where they live, and who they associate with, etc...

Probably a good thing, right? Just like in the first war in Iraq when U.S. Forces used their psyops to bring the real dumb enemies out into the open only to have their heads shot off.

One was that young Arab toughs cannot tolerate insults to their manhood. So, as American armored columns pushed down the road to Baghdad, 400-watt loudspeakers mounted on Humvees would, from time to time, blare out in Arabic that Iraqi men are impotent. The Fedayeen, the fierce but undisciplined and untrained Iraqi irregulars, could not bear to be taunted. Whether they took the bait or saw an opportunity to attack, many Iraqis stormed out of their concealed or dug-in positions, pushing aside their human shields in some cases—to be slaughtered by American tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles. “What you say is many times more important than what you do in this part of the world,” says a senior U.S. psy-warrior.

I guess it's just a fact that Islamic extremists and terrorists simply cannot handle insults, even if it's against Muhammed or about Islamic terrorists. Maybe have a cartoon about Muhammed losing his manhood? Thick skins they don't have, that's for sure. Just don't say "Your Mama wears Army boots."

Comparing Osama and a Black Christ

A New York artist painted a picture that some claim looks like Osama bin Laden in the depiction of Christ, upside down, at the National Black Fine Art Show in the Puck Building in New York.

But the writer had big problems with a painting by Harlem artist "Tafa". It depicts an upside down Christ-like figure with a face strongly resembling Osama Bin Laden. The email read in part, "This is outrageous. This is an attack against my religion. How can an artist go so low? Most people are outraged, most Christians."

After a little bit of my own artistic creativity, I put the painting rightside up and found a good mug shot of Osama just to compare the two side by side. Looking at them now, I don't think the two resembles anything like each other. Maybe Kayne? It may be offensive but it's just a picture. Not worth going Jihad over this. Remember thick skins now?

The Danish "I'm Sorry" Group Crops up to Apologize to Islamic Fanatics

Remember last year the infamous and really stupid "I'm Sorry Everybody" group? Here's a Danish group doing the same thing. Maybe a trend will start? And somebody will write a book on these "sorry" groups? Or Danish people do a similar "We're not afraid" website to bring in solidarity for those against mindless Islamic terrorist dweebs?

With all the backlash going against the Danish people of Denmark because of what Jyllands-Posten did in printing out caricatures of Mohammed, the editor said it was "worth it" even though there were a few bomb threats where employees scattered like the winds (who wouldn't?):

The call came at five o'clock in the evening. A man warned the receptionist in English: There's a bomb in the building and it's going to go off in 10 minutes. A few seconds later, more than 200 employees -- editors, secretaries and printing staff -- fled the offices of Jyllands-Posten in Denmark's second-largest city, Aarhus. The police quickly turned up on the scene, as did the journalists, photographers and satellite trucks.

Bomb-sniffing dogs sleuthed through the editorial offices and the adjacent printing plant for traces of a bomb. A short time later, the police gave the all clear signal -- no bomb had been found.

It was the second bomb threat within 24 hours, the result of a foreign policy crisis of a scale unlike any Denmark has ever seen before. "We expected these kinds of threats," said Jyllands-Posten spokesman Tage Clausen, looking calm, composed and almost peaceful given the commotion surrounding his newspaper. The bomb threat, he said, just served to show how relevant the debate that the newspaper unleashed four months ago is in contemporary society. In September, Jyllands-Posten, Denmark's highest-circulation newspaper, published 12 caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad -- one showed him wearing a bomb as a turban with the fuse already burning.

How sorry will some Danish people become knowing that the Danish embassy in Jakarta were attacked by Muslim extremists? Well, maybe until Pigs Fly? Right?

Mohammed and His Thousand Papercuts

Hmmm...for the terrorist Mohammeds of the world, worse case of papercuts over themselves over cartoon editorials of the prophet? Maybe they need to lay off the reading those paper cartoon editorials about the prophet before they lose their arms and legs.

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Yea and Nay on Movie Pick

Two movies, The Family Stone and Walk the Line. What's my verdict?

The Family Stone - click here to see my verdict.

Walk the Line - click here to see my verdict.

Local Gay Bar Serves Alcohol to an Underage Drinker - Kills Gay Patrons

This 18 year old kid is certifiably nutso who went on a rampage wounding at least three supposedly gay people in what police are investigating as a hate crime. But only after being served with alcoholic drinks in a bar called Puzzles Lounge located in New Bedford, Massachussett. Now, I ask this question, what the hell was that kid thinking? Secondly, what the hell was Puzzles doing serving drinks to an underage kid? Minimum drinking age for all states in the United States is 21 years old. I'm sure the bartender/owner will get charged for serving alcoholic drinks to a minor.

Hat tip: Dale.

Until Pigs Fly - Get Your Offical Freedom of Speech Logo

Thick skins they don't have. With all the latest screeching and saber rattling over cartoons depicting Mohammed in various manners and pose, fanatical Islamic fascists are demanding that newspapers and magazines retract their cartoons and issue an apology for printing such horrible depiction of Mohammed. It's time we stand up and support America and the freedom of speech for everybody on all four corners of the earth.



The day when pigs fly is when we fire 130lb bacon grease over Islamic fanatics to ensure their hellish stay. To support the freedom of speech in all corners of the earth by supporting those such as Denmark who are threatened with death by Islamic extremists who are extremely thin skinned, I have provided an "Official Supporter of Freedom of Speech" logo that you can attach to your blogsite as a show of support.

Also, be sure to watch this fitting animated short clip called "When Pigs Fly" hosted by 3D Celebrity.

When Deaf People Go On A Killing Rampage

Yes, there are Deaf/deaf people who do murder other people. They are no different from hearing people murdering others.

Deaf man kills a hearing person - 2005
Deaf man kills his Deaf sister and Deaf brother in law - 2005
Deaf, mute and illiterate man kills hearing person - 2005
Deaf man kills a hearing person - 2005
Deaf man kills a Deaf woman - 2004
Deaf man kills two Deaf men - 2001
Deaf man kills a hearing inmate - 1994

Don't believe that Deaf people do murder other people? Better get this book then.

Is Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey's Action Unethical?

I've been noticing a few lefty deaf bloggers screeching about the old "Freedom of Speech" spiel by citing the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

That's all fine and dandy except that the House Gallery inside the Capitol have always had a law regarding decorum for visitors and how they must conduct themselves while at the Capitol.

2) Violent entry and disorderly conduct. - An individual or group of individuals may not willfully and knowingly - (A) enter or remain on the floor of either House of Congress or in any cloakroom or lobby adjacent to that floor, in the Rayburn Room of the House of Representatives, or in the Marble Room of the Senate, unless authorized to do so pursuant to rules adopted, or an authorization given, by that House; (B) enter or remain in the gallery of either House of Congress in violation of rules governing admission to the gallery adopted by that House or pursuant to an
authorization given by that House; (C) with the intent to disrupt the orderly conduct of official business, enter or remain in a room in any of the Capitol Buildings set aside or designated for the use of either House of Congress or a Member, committee, officer, or employee of Congress or either House of Congress; (D) utter loud, threatening, or abusive language, or engage in disorderly or disruptive conduct, at any place in the Grounds or in any of the Capitol Buildings with the intent to impede, disrupt, or disturb the orderly conduct of a session of Congress or either House of Congress, or the orderly conduct in that building of a hearing before, or any deliberations of, a committee of Congress or either House of Congress; (E) obstruct, or impede passage through or within, the Grounds or any of the Capitol Buildings; (F) engage in an act of physical violence in the Grounds or any of the Capitol Buildings; or (G) parade, demonstrate, or picket in any of the Capitol Buildings. (3) Exemption of government officials. - This subsection does not prohibit any act performed in the lawful discharge of official duties by - (A) a Member of Congress; (B) an employee of a Member of Congress; (C) an officer or employee of Congress or a committee of Congress; or (D) an officer or employee of either House of Congress or a committee of that House. (f) Parades, Assemblages, and Display of Flags. - Except as provided in section 5106 of this title, a person may not - (1) parade, stand, or move in processions or assemblages in the Grounds; or (2) display in the Grounds a flag, banner, or device designed or adapted to bring into public notice a party, organization, or movement.

There are a reason why decorum must take place. Now, did Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey break any ethical rules of the House by giving Cindy Sheehan a House Gallery pass at the President State of the Union Address?

Today, she made a statement using government resources in defense of Cindy Sheehan:

Woolsey Statement Regarding Cindy Sheehan
February 1, 2006
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representative Lynn Woolsey (D-Petaluma) today
issued the following statement regarding Cindy Sheehan’s arrest in the gallery of the House of Representatives before the State of the Union address. Mrs. Sheehan was Rep. Lynn Woolsey’s guest to the President’s State of the Union address.

“Since when is free speech conditional on whether you agree with the President? Cindy Sheehan, who gave her own flesh and blood for this disastrous war, did not violate any rules of the House of Representatives. She merely wore a shirt that highlighted the human cost of the Iraq war and expressed a view different than that of the President. Free speech and the First Amendment exist to protect dissenting statements like Ms. Sheehan’s last night.

“Stifling the truth will not blind Americans to the immorality of sending young Americans to die in an unnecessary war, against a nation that posed no threat to our security. The President's speech last night was yet another attempt to distort history, as he suggested -- once again -- that the 9/11 terrorists came from Iraq. Everyone knows this is not true. We must not be afraid to say that the emperor has no clothes. It's time to bring our troops home.”

Again, remember the rules and laws set aside to assure decorum inside the Capitol building? Seems like Congresswoman Woolsey are encouraging interruptions to occur on a daily basis inside the Capitol building. Did Woolsey committed unethical conduct when she knew the likelihood that Sheehan would purposely violate House Gallery rules that have been there even when Bill Clinton was in office.

How come Congresswoman Woolsey didn't stand up for other protesters who were arrested for "Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct on United States Capitol Grounds" in violation of Section 9-112(b) (4), District of Columbia Code, which prohibits certain conduct in the Capitol Building and on the Capitol grounds?

Two women arrested in 2000 for disorderly and disruptive conduct on Capitol Grounds.

The thing is folks, common sense dictates that a limited forum must take place inside the House Gallery or Capitol. For all visitors just to keep things in control can only watch the procedures of Congresss. If we allow one protester in, we must ALL protesters in. And in doing so will surely interrupt Congress their business on a daily basis and not get things done. It's a matter of decorum.

Pictures of Sheehan Brutal Arrest Treatments

One of the rules while inside the House chamber is there is no form visual display of protest whether it a t-shirt or banners. Cindy Sheehan broke that rule after she unfurled an anti-war banner inside the House chamber. Of course, you can't let that happen and so the Capitol police came and removed her from the crime scene....politely.

She didn't scream. She didn't resist arrest. She didn't flail her arms. She didn't faint. In fact, she expected this all along just to generate more publicity. And to create more controversy, she lies about the treatment she received when she was arrested.

Take a look at these pictures and see whether she was brutally treated as Red State pointed it out much to their chagrin by Cindy Sheehan's wild claim of mistreatment.

Let's look at some photos here from yesterday's arrest and the last arrest she experienced last year outside of the White House and how she was handled with brutal care.

Picture 1 - Cindy is led away from her chair in the House gallery with capitol police holding lightly her right arm to help her lead the way.

Picture 2 - Cindy is led away from her chair while she smiles..clearly so. And not in pain, either. This is larger photo showing the capitol police talking into his communication radio while lightly cuffing Cindy's left arm to lead her away.

Picture 3 - Police escorts Cindy up the stairs out of the House chamber.

And compare the above photos with the ones below when she was arrested outside of the White House last year, smiles and all, by those heartless and brutal police.

Picture 4 - Police hauls her off while she sits in her chair, smiling.

Picture 5 - Cindy with cuffs behind her back before stepping into the paddy wagon.

Picture 6 - Cindy inside the paddy wagon, still smiling from getting arrested.

No sign of pain. No screaming and flailing of arms. No bruises. No lawsuits for police brutality. What else would you expect when one leaves peacefully when getting arrested? But then she had to lie about the next day after getting arrested from the House gallery that she sustained bruises by the Capitol police?

Michelle Malkin has more on the story on how Cindy got a pass to the House gallery.

The Harry Reid Connection – and you thought Abramoff was bad?

Sen. Harry Reid's famous words regarding the Abramoff scandal with Jim Lehrer's Online Hour on January 18, 2006:

Think about this, the "pay and play" program. You as a lobbyist, you pay, and we Republicans will take care of you legislatively. That's why it hasn't come to the forefront. The arrogance of power, the culture of corruption has not come to the attention of the American public as it has the past several months.

And then we have this (be sure to download this, good for one day until 4pm tomorrow courtesy of Rush Limbaugh, if it disappears, go here ) that came out today produced by the Los Angeles Times. And how convenient, too, just 13 days later after Sen. Reid's appearance on Lehrer's show. Right now, for Sen. Reid, who is the minority leader of the Senate, he sits between a rock and a hard place.

The Los Angeles Times' graphical display of the four sons of Senator Harry Reid as well as his son-in-law shows how all benefited from Sen. Reid’s sponsored legislative efforts that have lined their company's pockets of at least $1.5 million dollars. Nepotism at it's best.

Howard Dean seemed to have back-tracked about the Abramoff scandal involving no Democrats just when he thought everything was solid and that the 2006 win would be locked. Things have a way of biting back when Democrats try to claim the "culture of corruption" are all entirely a Republican thing. What kind of a playbook is that?

Dean: "Yeeeeeaaarrrgggh!"

Famous last word.

This is like watching a bad football game with the Democrats making these bad moves and fumbles and their QB's football throws getting intercepted at every turn.

Oh, yeah, go Seahawks!

Alert! The Daily Kos Kids Self-Destruct on Alito's Swearing In

The Daily Kos kids seem to be sufferening a common malady called "a meltdown" in their comments once Alito was finally sworn in as U.S. Supreme Court Justice. One commenter even attempted to minimize the shock in seeing solace on the number of votes that were against Alito.

Most Supreme Court nominees are overwhelmingly confirmed. Justice Ginsburg was confirmed, 96-3. Justice Breyer was confirmed, 89-9. Justice Souter was confirmed, 90-9. Justices Kennedy and Stevens were confirmed, 98-0. Justice O'Connor was confirmed, 99-0. Justice Blackmun was confirmed, 94-0. Justice Thurgood Marshall was confirmed, 69-11. Even William Rehnquist, a polarizing figure in the Nixon Justice Department, was confirmed to be an Associate Justice, 72-26, in 1972. It's very rare that Supreme Court Justices aren't overwhelmingly confirmed. This link supports the assumption. So Democrats should take comfort that they garnered over 40 votes against this nominee.

Still, with a vote of 58 to 42 in favor of Alito still mean one thing, he's the next U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Whether it's 60 to 40, 70 to 30, or 80 to 20, the confirmation means one thing, either the guy gets to be U.S. Supreme Court Justice or not. And we had enough Democrats (19 altogether who voted against for cloture ending the chance for filibuster) to vote in favor of Alito. You might as well as blame Sen. Kennedy, Sen. Biden, Sen. Leahy and Sen. Feinstein for their antics during the Judicial committee hearing. Or else Sen. "Sheets" Byrd wouldn't have condemned the awful tirade and spectacle he had to witness from the screaming, extremist Liberals who had nothing to show for in trying to shake Mr. Samuel Alito down. This was the worse, pathetic display of dripping venom from liberal extremists I have ever seen.

30 more years! 30 more years! 30 more years! 30 more years!

Congratulations Alito. You deserve it.

Mental Health and Adult Comic Book Readers.

Interesting little find.

Smith College scientists in Northampton, Mass., say comic books reflect how most people react to threats. Psychology Professor Bill Peterson says in times of social danger and economic turmoil, many people become more aggressive, more conventional, and less interested in feelings and emotions. Peterson's research finds comic book characters reflect the same behaviors

In short, people act out their fantasies in times of stress whenever they read these superhero comic books just to escape these "threats."

Interesting info.

More Big Brothers to Watch Mexico/US Border with Cheap Remote Video Cameras

How ironic is this? First we hear about a Mexican immigration official who got arrested yesterday in Alamogordo, New Mexico .

The U.S. Border Patrol arrested a Mexican immigration official who was allegedly trying to help a group of undocumented migrants sneak into the United States, the Mexican government said Sunday.

Immigration agent Francisco Javier Gutierrez was arrested at a checkpoint near Alamogordo, N.M., about 100 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, the Mexican Interior Department said in a news release.

Gutierrez had been fired on corruption allegations last year but returned to his job after winning a court case in which he claimed he had been unfairly dismissed, according to the National Immigration Institute.

A Mexican immigration official gets arrested for human smuggling? Is this a bigger sign of how rampant this problem we have with illegal crossings of undocumented trespassers coming into the United States from Mexico? But of course. This is a problem so serious, in fact, I wondered earlier about how neighborhoods or houses near the border could set up remove video cams to monitor the border is in fact coming to fruition.

A group called "Friends of the Border Control" has just begun their own Remote Video Surveillance (RVS) setups costing only several thousand dollars for each camera compared to what Dept of Homeland Security Inspector General, Richard Skinner, said in his testimony, Dec. 16, 2005 before a subcommittee of Homeland Security that their RVS system takes on average 20 months to complete. It was also previously reported by DHS that the cost is $800,000 per camera. Is this the typical mindset of government waste? How about a little creativity here, Richard?

FBP's costs are between $5,000 and $7,000 depending on terrain and specific equipment needed for both. What it costs for DHS for one camera, FBP can launch approximately 100-120 cameras systems for about the same cost (to install one DHS RVS camera).

And in doing so, FHB plan to install these remote video cameras on private properties with the owner's permission because frankly this DHS's action on this illegal immigration problem from Mexico is moving much too slow.

After the latest information, published first by the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, FBP has seen enough inaction by the Bush Administration and hierarchy at the Department of Homeland Security. As our mission has always been to help the U.S. Border Patrol and their agents, while improving the quality of life for border community residents, we are announcing our Freedom (or Free Electronic Domestic Observation and Monitoring) System will be launching shortly.

The Freedom System is a border wide video monitoring system created to detect smugglers and terrorists crossing our border. The system consists of armored poles mounted on private property along the border - each of which contain a low light level video camera.

In July 2005, FBP applied for our 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit status with the IRS and have recently gotten the approval letter from the IRS.

What's next? Call FHB's action "vigilante," too?

No guns. No clubs. No physical presence to "intimidate" U.S. trespassers. Just these remote video cameras mounted on armored poles acting as our unemotional sentinel soldiers standing guard to help protect America's security.

Maybe we ought to start setting up a fund drive to help buy night vision cameras, too? I wonder how much those things cost? Certainly many, many times cheaper than DHS RVS camera. I suppose President Bush has already consider these things? I doubt it.

UPDATE: How funny. The very first blog reader came out of Mexico. Maybe this news will serve as a warning on just how serious these U.S. citizen volunteers are on protecting America.


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Going Postal at a Post Office - again.

Another ex-post office employee goes on a rampage killing 7 people at a mail processing plant.

A female ex-postal worker opened fire at a mail processing plant, killing six people before committing suicide, authorities said early Tuesday.

One other person was listed in critical condition, authorities said. Deputies responding to a call of shots fired late Monday initially found two people dead outside the plant.

Two wounded women were located inside and were taken to a hospital. One died and the other was listed in critical condition early Tuesday with a gunshot wound to the head.

Isn't this one of those SUV myth thing how it kills too many people on the highway? And you wonder why the post office gets upset when using the word "Going Postal"?

Let's review a bit of long history here going back from 1976 in New York city to 1998 at Riverside, California. If you notice carefully, "going postal" almost happens every year.

Pray for the families and victims of those impacted by one lone nutcase's derangement.

The King has Left the House

Coretta Scott King died today.

Coretta Scott King, who turned a life shattered by her husband's assassination into one devoted to enshrining his legacy of human rights and equality, has died, former mayor Andrew Young told NBC Tuesday morning. She was 78.

Young, who was a former civil rights activist and was close to the King family, broke the news during a phone call he made to the "Today" show. "I was not expecting it. She has been ill for last few months. My first reaction was she was ready to cross on over."

Asked how he found out about her death, Young said: "I understand she was asleep last night and her daughter tried to wake her up."

Now, she can finally be with her husband and families once again.

Coretta Scott King's work was as admirable as her husband's. Believing in equality and equal rights for all people. Especially when she worked hard to have President Reagan signed in a new official holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

Now, Coretta Scott King can finally be at peace.

Search Engine Journal - Mike McConnell as Guest Blogger

Thanks to Loren at Search Engine Journal for letting me "guest blog" over at his site regarding Google and China's censorship. When he contacted me about my original blog wanting to use it in his website or write up a similar theme, I obliged. Instead, I did some re-editing and some changes about the Google controversy on my blogsite to make it flow more smoothly. I then contacted him again to let him know that he could now copy and paste my blog piece over to his website to add his blogging piece about the controversy. Loren lives in Japan. Lucky him.

Check out Search Engine Journal, a Fair and Balanced Search Engine News.

Boomerang Kids - Adults Living with their Mommies at Home

Here's a new but apt description of grown adult children returning home to live with their Mommies, "Boomerang Kids." They just keep coming back to live with their Mommies at home because often times they just don't work hard enough or don't have that fierce sense of being independent enough in their life to work and live on their own for a change. They don't want to grow up and be responsible. Instead of leaving their parents' house at 18 years old for good as they go off to college many continue to live or come back to live with their Mommies when they're 30, 35 or 40 years old. Sad, pathetic but true. They might get away with the excuse of living with their Mommies at age 20 or 25. But at age 30, 35 or 40? But when they do return, Mommies need to learn to set some strict house rules and it shouldn't be about freebies, either. These "kids" are adults. They can work, even if it means working at Burger King for awhile until they are on the feet again and to help pay the bills living with their Moms. They can do the chores around the house. Do their own dishes or help clean them up. Cook if you have to. Clean up after themselves. Clean their own stinky toilets for a change. Mow the yard. And perhaps actively look for some real jobs and stick with it for a change! Or at least go to college or graduate school and see going to school as an investment and not about it being "too expensive." A college degree(s) offer a better chance on geting a good paying job and future and be able to live independently.

But to use the bad economy excuse today is but a pathetic excuse to return home, especially from those who are single, unmarried and have no kids. These people usually have the least valid excuses of why they continue to live or return to live with their Mommies at home and go back to living in their old familiar bedrooms. Some situations do warrant returning home. But to do so means they have to respect their Mommies since it is they who agreed to let them come home to live. Nothing ought to be "free" about coming back home. And they should not disrespect their Mommies in any way. Pretty abhorrent actions if they berate thier Moms or Dads considering what they had to do to put up with their sons or daughters in their first 18 years of their life. These "kids" ought to leave and learn to be indepedent for a change. Take some real chances. Their vacation time is over.

Sometimes an adult kid living with his/her Mommy do not realize how lucky he/she is to have a place to come back home to which by all intent and purposes is a safety net. But incredibly, many still do disrespect their Mommies. Like this guy. Hmm, sounds familiar.

Then you have to ask yourself, what makes a grown up a "grown up"? Well, that depends on his or her goal in life. Here are some sobering statistics:

• 70 percent of 25-year-old women in 1960 had attained traditional adult status defined as: leaving home, finishing school, getting married, having a child, and being financially independent compared to 25 percent of 25-year-old women in 2000 had attained traditional adult status.
• 65 percentof 30-year-old American men in 1960 had achieved all of the traditional benchmarks of “becoming an adult,” defined as: leaving home, finishing school, getting married, having a child, and being financially independent. But less than half of that at 31 percent for 30-year-old American men in 2000 who had achieved all of the traditional benchmarks of “becoming an adult.”
• But for those who aren't married or have kids 70 percentof 30-year-old American men in 2000 who had achieved all of modern benchmarks of “becoming an adult,” defined as: leaving home, finishing school, and being financially independent, but did not include getting married or having a child.
• For women, 75 percent of 30-year-old American women in 2000 who had achieved all of modern benchmarks of “becoming an adult,” defined as: leaving home, finishing school, and being financially independent – but did not include getting married or having a child.
• 66 percent of U.S. adults in their early 20s receive their economic support from parents while 40 percent of them still receive financial assistance in their late 20s. "A century ago, it was the other way around: young adults typically helped their parents when they first went to work, if (as was common) they still lived with their parents."

Some more facts on percentages of grown kids living with their parents.

• 62 percent of American college students surveyed expect to live at home after graduation.
• 20 percent of U.S. men aged 25 to 29 were living with their parents in the 1990s.
• 12 percent of U.S. women aged 25 to 29 were living with their parents in the 1990s.
• Seven percent of U.S. women 25-34 years old were living with their parents in 2003.
• 3.5 percentof U.S. men 25-34 years old were living with their parents in 2003.

Sad, but that's the reality. For those still living with their Mommies, here's a book I can suggest for a good reading nightcap on your Teddy bear or Cinderella bed to understand what Mommies have to go through for those who refuse to grow up.

Google vs European Union over Internet Control

Google. Friend or foe? Seems like Google is a bigger friend to us by defending against the notion of letting European Union have control of the internet away from the United States.

Google, the giant internet search company, is to lead industry opposition to new proposals from the European Commission to regulate online content.
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James Purnell, the minister for creative industries, has backed Google's stance. He said: "There is no benefit to the consumer that justifies this move. This increased scope could mean significant regulation of the internet and stifle the growth of new media services. That would raise prices for consumers and deprive them of potential new services."

But other countries are in the process of setting up their own "mini-internet" as a source of control.

Now, other countries are looking to compete with America’s ever-growing Internet dominance. For example, China, the Arab League and a Dutch company have all started to build their own mini-internets that are not necessarily available to those on the real or should I say “first” Internet.

The control of the internet seems to stem from the kind of contents allowed on the internet rather than the fear of losing control over the internet.

Recently there was controversy of the addition of a .xxx domain name as the US government twisted the arm of Icann to squash this new domain name. Other countries cited this example of how the US controls the Internet and have subsequently pressed for Icann to be under the UN’s control. As the Internet becomes a bigger part of every country’s daily lives and economy the fear of having US control over such an important network is growing.

In response, the US is saying that countries like China, Libya, Syria and Cuba who complain about US-based Internet control don’t have democracies and as such taking control of the Internet for them means they will use their power for censorship.

This is exactly the kind of a global economy that Europe wants. As well as International law being "de facto" all across the globe. Even to the U.S. Court regarding the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. Isn't this what Bill Clinton wanted back when he was president? And you thought tricky Dick wasn't about Clinton when he attended the China Internet Summit last year when he should have stood up for the flow of free information?