when the truth is found to be lies

"...when the truth is found to be lies...", lyrics from jefferson airplane, it becomes scary.

we are now trying to embrace the real reasons as to why we went to war in iraq, except we really aren't because no one is to blame for taking us to war in the first place and the myriad of reasons for going to war originally, have changed, and it seems that was just a bunch of history never to be repeated again, anyway.

fox news recants quotes that aren't substantiated, and with the professional voices of television entertainers, who call themselves reporters they spout this and that and say it enough times that it sounds good, but its like a game of "telephone", because every third time they change the facts just a little, but its fox news so its got be "fair and balanced", doesn't it, anyway!

sarah palin is never quoted correctly, even when she is video taped. someone is always playing politics, or is it "shananigans" with her words, never ever getting it just they way she said it, or is it what she meant to say, but the liberal press hates her so it doesn't count, anyway!

the republicans who voted for no bid contracts during the bush wars, now can't be reminded of the that little fact they spent americans tax money without any checks and balances, and now that the democrats are in power it is there war, and besides the money was already spent, so why the big deal, anyway!

and president obama talked about change, he spoke and speaks of a country beaming with "civil rights", "human rights", but somewhere between his stumping for president, and being elected, he has had a whole bunch of other priorities to handle. so the glbt community can wait their turn. after all who needs a marriage, eh, we have enough qualified heterosexual soldiers, and sailors and marines to fight our wars or interpret foreign languages, and there have been kids up for adoption for decades, they surely can wait till they are adults to be adopted by some loving same sex couples. and the promise of change, it was never specified to whom the change was for, anyway!

has the norm become that truth is fictional? has the norm become that when something is said, it is said with a grain of truth, not the whole seed? has the norm become, we really didn't mean it anyway?

"...when the truth is found to be lies," it seems to be just inconvenient, annoying and who cares, anyway?

clear your throat and conscience

and so the sweet words of sympathy poured in from politicians on both sides of the aisle for the slain guard killed at the holocaust museum. and along with the condolences for mr johns, were words of praise for the mission and purpose of the holocaust museum itself.

republicans and democrats expressed how a place like the holocaust museum, built to educate all people about tolerance, respect, human rights, the ideals that difference can be okay are paramount. and to understand not that the differences between people should separate us, but the areas of what we have in common should bring us closer.

heads were waving, fingers pointing, and hands wrung as all the politicians stated that something like this deplorable act of violence can not happen again. to anyone... ANYONE?!!!!

that is, unless they happen to be the lbgt community in america, where it seems to be okay to make derogatory comments on radio talk shows, or be blasted by the 700 club and evangelical leaders, or be told by politicians that marriage, adoption, and serving in the armed forces is wrong because you happen to be gay.

amazing how some people can talk out of both sides of their mouths, having selective prejudice.

"if i think my hate has merit i can spew it. if i find reason and rhyme in scripture, or believe here say based on false history, or if my parents taught me who to like or dislike, then by all means my hate is different than other kinds of hate, and mine is okay." yes indeedy!

it used to be okay to say women were less than the male gender. after all were they not chattel, god created adam and from his rib, HIS RIB, came eve. weren't women just one more piece of property to be bought and owned by man. it certainly used be okay to have "white only", and "black only" segregated spaces. and there were plenty of good "ole" southern ministers screaming from scripture making a case for no integration. and after all the blacks were brought here from another continent so they were never true americans. and who'd ever consider integrated marriages between races, god created white and black and a few other colors and he sure as hell did not want to blend those colors together. it would be giving a god a black eye, so to speak, if the races mixed.

lots of reason were given not to find the common ground, the human similarities, the essence of loving thy brother. and it seems those same reasons which loomed loud in the past for other minority groups in this country, never vanished even though some new laws were implemented to try and stop the hate. and even though places like the holocaust museum were built to change those views some stronger under current of resentment, self loathing and ignorance still prevail. and some mad man came to this place of peace to create chaos.

and those with the power of the pulpit, the political soapbox, the leaders of the pack, allow the evil to triumph over the good more often than not. making exceptions to hate.

and so the politicians had their 15 minutes of angst, and anger, and just say "NO" to bigotry. and as quickly as they could clear their throats they cleared their consciences.

like foxes in a hen house

its like foxes in a hen house listening to the washington politicians debate a health plan(s) for the average american.

THEY, (the politicians and their staff, have a socialized form of medicine, paid for by the american people), debate the merits of free enterprise, for profit versus non profit, and the rise and fall of capitalism based on what type of coverage americans should have, other than of course themselves.

THEY seem to think that coverage considerations need to take time and patience, so THEY can come up with a fair and balanced choice. what sweet rhetoric.

time and patience...hmmm...how many people with terminal illnesses, or conditions which if handled immediately would lessen the chance of pain or suffering, might become healthier, free of pain or live a longer life, if the congress found their own backbone and moved as swiftly and in good conscience to really depoliticize health care and do something about it without fear or retribution from the health and drug lobbyists.

for all those right wing/christian conservative legislators who promote "life", and "family" why are they so delinquent in finding a way to solve such an important issue as health care? and for the liberal "we are all created equal politicians" why not push and push for legislation 24/7?

foxes watching chickens is dangerous, you never know who will feed or be fed.

it happened, again for the first time

it happened yet again...hatred, ignorance, a call to arms, and someone so disillusioned with his life, that he needed a scapegoat to blame for his misfortune. and the news corps was there to cover it, name it, interview the witnesses, call in some talking heads, place blame and try to glamorize the terrible crime without really trying to figure out why.

the holocaust museum in washington d.c., just a few blocks away from the whitehouse, the place that was built to help remind the world how exactly evil, and loathing can jolt and shake the world, and how understanding and reason, calm, and conversation should aide in preventing further outbreaks from xenophobic, bigoted, self loathing purveyors of blame and blight, was attacked by one man and a innocent individual was killed.

and all the news channels had their reporters shaking their heads, had public officials remind us that we will get to the bottom of this, and the "experts", told us how this might have happened and how something like this happened before, but not quite the same.

and then president obama sent his remarks about how there is prejudice and bigotry and how he is the president of all americans, except he has yet to include the lgbt community in the same breath as ALL AMERICANS, as we can not marry nor serve in the armed forces and in some places not even adopt.

and the jewish community is reminded once again, that some may consider jews as americans, but that for others, the jews are the reason for recession, unemployment, too much conceived government intervention, and the recipients of messages of hate from religious groups who are terrified of anyone or anything that is different then they are.

and the news stations have banners and headlines, and grave sounding voices, and might even consider discussion about this relevant topic, until something else comes along. and the politicians will wipe their brows and worry out loud....BUT when will they try to solve the problem?

when will they take on issues of hate, bigotry, religious dogma, scapegoating, blame. when will news channels stop bringing us the headlines, or talking heads, or the view from the right or the left, and get to the point get to the heart of the issue. when?

when might not happen again for the first time?

ever wonder, really wonder

ever wonder, really wonder, the kind of lose sleep over things wonder?

i wonder how the value of life, loses it value when the life lived is a doctor who performs abortions, and is shot dead in church. i wonder why his life is of no value, while those crying of the rights of the unborn never seem to muster up any tear for all lives.

i wonder why the protestors at notre dame, during president obama's speech, found it perfectly okay to have never protested presidents before who had strong belief's on the death penalty, simply stating that abortion is more of a sin than killing a life of a person outside of the womb?

i wonder why many of those in the armed forces are now told, no matter how valuable their service to america during the "bush" wars, are deemed less effective because even after winning merits for value or distinguished service, at times of crisis, their being gay is unamerican, and resonates louder than the invaluable tasks and deeds done.

i wonder if the individuals in congress would find a quicker solution to the national health insurance crisis, if perhaps during their political posturing, all of them would have to pay for their own health care and no longer be on the dole with tax payers paying for that cost. i wonder if all federally elected officials would find a fair and equitable health insurance policy if they were subject to the same scrutiny as the average american, worrying about pre existing conditions, availability to certain drugs, denial of certain procedures. wonder how wonderful of a plan we would suddenly have.

i wonder why, what seems to be easy questions of wonder, are seemingly so wondrous and never quite answered.

dear mister obama,

change we were told, by you, is necessary, vital and something ALL americans deserve.

you insisted that we must look forward, and not harp on the mistakes of the past by placing blame, but learn from them and push forward, acknowledging that mistakes happen, but never really honing in on who perpetrated those mistakes.  thus mister obama, anything done in the past eight years, by the Bush administration, or the republicans, and the lasse faire democrats is in fact useless, in condemning the authors of the mistakes or the conduits of the mistakes.  we let bygones wile away while the innocent wail away, wondering if anyone has learned anything from their selfish and reckless ways.

and mister obama, you inherited a large buffet of blunders, baloney, and buffoonery, along with quagmires so deep the depth of the oceans or the infinity of space seem small and limited.  and you have begun gallantly to address MOST of the issues which consume most of the Americans.

but mister obama, it seems you have let slide something as simple as recognizing the civil rights of a group of Americans who are both "out" and about, and also hidden and silent, scared and afraid.

the LBGT population of Americans, mister obama, somehow do not seem to high on your list of CHANGE.  this population it seems does not need the right to marry, or the right to serve in the military, the right to experience American life as equals to other Americans.  

it seems mister obama, your schedule of squelching fires and reconfiguring the status quo, has no time for something as American as apple pie, motherhood, freedom, CIVIL RIGHTS.  the civil rights of a group of Americans who have done nothing wrong but be LESBIAN, BI-SEXUAL, GAY and TRANSGENDERED.  it seems that we have allowed those who perpetuate the hatred, the bigotry, the inequality of this population to never be called to task, similar to those in the past eight years who will most likely never be held accountable for their lies, immorality, and gluttony.

how difficult, mister obama would it be for you to really stand for the change you so eloquently preached, and make a stand for ALL americans.  not just simply saying lack of tolerance, lack of respect, lack of facts, and the irrational dogma of bigoted, uneducated religious intolerance should not be part of your presidential administration, part of THIS america, but acting on it sooner than later. 

imagine mister obama, if women's rights were considered something to think about later, mrs. obama might only have been a law clerk, because after all women were less then men.  or imagine mister obama, if the struggle for civil rights for african americans was just not important enough during previous administrations to do more than verbalize, you sir might never had had the opportunity to be a senator or president. and what if we left interracial marriage up to the states, how many decent couples and loving families, would still be denied their ability to love and live however they wanted and wherever they wished.

change mister obama is what you promised, and change is what most americans opted for when they voted for you.  the americans, straight, and gay, white and black, male and female.

how much longer should the American population wait for equal not separate?

how much longer should we wait for you to be more than a blustery politician using words instead of deed to have ALL americans see, feel, and live change.  the CHANGE you promised.

mister obama, the president i voted for seemed more willing to take chances, take risks, not do the political dance of mind changing, or promises depleted, dependent on the mood of some of the nation, but to act on his conscience, morals, and values.  and remind us as AMERICANS we ARE equal.

it would be nice mister obama, for you to be a president who is a PRESIDENT, of all the people, how proud to call you MISTER PRESIDENT, mister obama.

amnesia.  it seems those politicians responsible for war, or taxes, or gluttony of riches, for lying about the truth, for delaying a vote because they were not paid enough by the lobbyists, for looking the other way in spite of the facts or lack of facts, all come down with amnesia.  they assume, i assume, that most people will forget the grains of truth recent history presented, and by the time the historians recant the facts out of the fiction, most people will have moved on and forgotten what really happened.

when do we ever hold accountable a politician?  when do we ask them to explain what they did, and why they did it?

we are told by politicians that the institution of marriage is sacred, and while they are making that sales pitch, they are cheating on their spouses, and newtie even has the audacity to have been cheating on his wife as he called bill clintons extra marital affair a sin.  we are told that the economy will be better if we all allow the trickle down theory to work, the middle class suffers as senator graham from texas is a courting the saudi's and making deals to increase his pocketbook. we proceed in a war in iraq with no bid contracts to help our soldiers and receive in return shoddy equipment from mister cheney's company, who after he left the us in shambles is now back on the payroll.  we are told that education is not really good for running the country, and ask the electorate who would you rather have a meal with, a smart rich educated man like john kerry, or a good ole boy, like george bush.  and john mccain somehow feels no remorse that americans should cater to the lowest of low common denominators and elect sarah palin as vp.

how many times do we have to vote out the bum, before no more bums are voted in?

sometimes i think the voter has a worse case of amnesia than the politicians.