Our Administration says we are Human Rights Violators….What’s wrong with this picture ?

The Federal Government includes Arizona’s immigration law in its United Nations report on human rights violations.

Our State Department headed by Hillary Clinton presented a case to the United Nations showing how the Federal Government is correcting our Human Rights Violations in the SB 1070 law just passed in Arizona. It’s funny because the lawsuit was not about any Human Rights violations. The Federal Governments suit was basically saying Arizona can’t enforce the boarders because it’s the job of the Federal Government.

Let me get this straight…Our Government thinks we are so terrible that we need to be reported to and judged by Nicaragua, Pakistan, Russia, and China ……just to name a few of the Countries that sit on the Human Rights Council.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME !

If the United Nations wants to do something about human rights violations that are occurring to Mexican nationals they should start by looking at the president of that country whose abysmal policies have led Mexico’s own people to seek shelter and work in another country by any means possible–even illegally.

There is no other country in this world that is going to be taken to task for trying to secure her borders; America alone faces this challenge in the United Nations. What Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and the rest of the administration call human rights violations the rest of the country considers as a necessary tool in securing our borders against an illegal invasion that threatens the livelihood–and in all too many cases, the very lives–of our citizens.

This is unacceptable and reprehensible. President Obama needs to realize that he is the president of the United States, not of the United Nations or of the world. His priorities lie first and foremost with us, but he just doesn’t seem to understand–or accept as fact–this simple concept.

Hailey told RadarOnline.com that Jon often refers to himself in the third person, and the notes reflect that. In one of them he wrote: “Jon giving Kate ultimatums. He privately extorts Kate. If you don’t do what I want, I’ll do this…” He also wrote: “24/48 hours or I’ll go to DA (district attorney)” Hailey explained to RadarOnline.com that Jon hatched a plan to get money out of Kate by threatening to report her to Child Protective Services, claiming Kate hurt daughter Maddy’s arm by yanking on it.

You will need to read the rest of the article to get more details. There are photos of the actual notes there. Some of the Items noted on the papers are; their home in Elizabeth town, custody, who puts away Kate’s laundry, and the need for $50k in the next 24/48 hours.

If this is true, I am not sure what to even say.  You can never really know what a person is like based on the time you view them on a Reality TV show but I always thought Jon was a good guy when watching this show. I liked him. Could he have really changed this much or is this just his basic underlying personality? Does he just change his colors to fit into whatever or whoever he is hanging around with at the time? I am dismayed at this most recent revelation of how low Jon will go and I am not sure that Rabbi Shmuley and Jon’s “life coach”  are the right choice in professionals to help Jon get his life in order.  To me it appears that Jon changes his thoughts and personality to adapt to whoever is in his life at the current time.

I will say this. Jon, I am pulling for you. I want this to be the time that you really do get everything in order and that you really do change your life around. You have eight little ones that need you do to that. Make your choices and decisions with your children and their mother in mind.

Jon just posted this on his Twitter account:

On Wednesday 1st September 2010, @jongosselin1 said:
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Radaronline has been duped again by Hailey Glassman, who is apparently without a job and desperate for money. This article contains so many lies, they are too numerous to count. It is completely false and without any merit.

“Jonathan Keith “Jon” Gosselin from “Jon and Kate Plus 8″ talks about how he is doing everything in his power to get his children off of television.”

You can listen to this interview here.

Let’s discuss.

One fateful Sunday on the way home from church, I asked my mom why the mumps were bad. To my 9-year-old brain’s knowledge, they just made your face swell and made you look like you were playing that disgusting “Chubby Bunny” game. Well, for those of us too young to have lived before the MMR shot became a standard routine for school admissions, one of the negative effects of this disease is that it can lead to an inflammation of the testicles that can, on occasion, lead to male sterility. My mom’s simple answer to my query was, “Because, if a man gets them, he may not be able to have babies.”

“But, Mom, men don’t have babies – women do.”

Upon arriving home, my mom, always the medical professional, pulled out her nursing textbooks to explain way too much at one time (menstrual cycles and sperm and eggs, oh my). To make matters worse, when we went to the evening service that night, she proudly told her friends, with me by her side, about my new found knowledge. This particular day resulted in my fear of all things puberty and sex-related.

So on to my suggestions from my own experience and what I’ve heard and read from other people:

• Like many other things in life, keep it simple, stupid (KISS). It even has a handy, topic-appropriate acronym!

When your child asks a basic question, don’t be scared of the answer. Just because you know the ultimate answer to the inevitable question, “Where do babies come from?” doesn’t mean your 4-year-old is looking to know, or needs to know, the details of how Mommy and Daddy spend some of their limited alone time. If they ask this question, start with something basic like, “Their mommy’s tummy.” If they ask how they got there, which will probably be at a later time, say something like, “A little piece of the daddy met up with a little piece of the mommy and made a baby.” Just answer the question being asked without providing more information than they want to know. If your child is asking the question, s/he is probably ready for the answer, but that doesn’t mean you have to elaborate.

• Act like you’re comfortable and like it’s an ordinary conversation.

Food, water, oxygen, and sex are the cornerstones of animal life. Granted, sex doesn’t physically keep you alive, but it most likely created you (unless, of course, you were conceived by IUI, IVF, or immaculate conception). Are you uncomfortable discussing eating with your child? It’s our own societal hang-ups that make sex such a difficult topic. Besides, do you really want little Billy or Susie on the playground to be your child’s first teacher of sexuality?

• Talk to your kids before it becomes an issue.

Kids go through puberty at different ages and at an earlier age than in the past. The younger your child or his/her peers begin this process, the younger they should be informed of what’s going on. Imagine if you had no idea why your underwear was bloody when you started your first period. When my breasts started developing, I was convinced I had cancer. Granted, I was a bit of a weird kid, but still….

Also, some kids are having sex at astonishingly young ages. Don’t wait to discuss the birds and the bees until after some of your child’s peers are already engaged in sexual activities and told your confused kids about their experiences.

• Don’t introduce sex and puberty in the same conversation.

It’s too much mind-blowing information at the same time. When you discuss puberty, you may not be able to avoid discussing how menstruation and ejaculation pertain to pregnancy, but that doesn’t mean that all this grown-up information has to come at once.

• When talking to your kids about sex, discuss more than intercourse.

When children become teenagers, they get many conflicting messages about sexuality. Parents and religious organizations are often telling them to abstain, while peers and the media are telling them to “go, go, go.” Then there are the ways teenagers figure out to be sexual without having intercourse through activities such as oral and anal sex. Bill Clinton is far from the only person with the attitude that oral sex isn’t sex, and there’s a good chance your child could share that attitude. Sex play other than intercourse may not cause pregnancy, but it can still transmit sexually transmitted infections.

• Discuss your values while realizing that your children have minds of their own.

If you believe that people should wait until they’re married to engage in sexual activity, of course you should communicate that with your children. Just remember that teenagers are rather known for having minds of their own, exercising their free will, and occasionally being rebellious. Discuss things like condom use with your children as well as emphasizing abstinence. You may not like the idea of them having sex, but do you like the idea of them coming home with an STI that could possibly be incurable, fatal, or cause infertility?

As some food for thought, a Columbia University study published in 2004 showed that 88% of teenagers who had pledged to abstain from sexual activity until marriage broke their pledge. Arm your children with all the knowledge you can to prevent them from succumbing to peer pressure and allow them to know what’s going on with their bodies in the midst of their screaming hormones.

Study Source: Study Finds That Teenage Virginity Pledges Are Rarely Kept.

Let’s face it, viewers don’t tune into the Emmy Awards to see who takes home the Outstanding Sound Editing For Nonfiction Programming (Single Or Multi-Camera) award. We tend to want drama, surprises, and a few wardrobe mishaps or unexpected knock-it-out of the parks. 

A few random thoughts:

-Fashion. Next to the Oscars, is there a bigger fashion show that takes place during the year? Sofia Vergara. Julianna Margulies. Mariska Hargitay. Connie Britton. Dame Judi Dench. Christina Hendricks. I can’t wait to see them all. I love it all the more that most of these women are over 35 and a few of them wear something higher than a size 2.

-Jon Hamm is very very very pretty and I hope to see a LOT of him. Sigh…

-Everyone is wondering what sort of acceptance speech Conan O’Brien will give if he wins for Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series.

-Will this be the Year of the Newbies, e.g., “Glee” and “Modern Family” or will the academy show respect to the veterans and also reward those that have gone to TV heaven such as “Lost”?

-How will Jimmy Fallon handle hosting duties? There have been news reports hyping that the show will go digital this year, incorporating Facebook and Twitter. Um. Not sure what to think about that.

-Two of my favorite people George Clooney and Betty White will be there. And guess, who else — Kate Gosselin! Go Kate. Can’t wait to see you!

So are you watching all or part of the show? Who are you rooting for and/or against? Share your thoughts.

The opening number to the Emmys:

In the wake of the NYC Muslim Cultural Center kerfuffle, I find the story about Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally to be held Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial interesting. Beck claims that he was unaware that he was scheduling the rally on the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech, given at the same location. I find this claim unconvincing. Furthermore (and this is where the parallel to the NYC controversy comes to mind), I find the choice of location and date for Beck’s “non-political” rally to be insensitive and in poor taste.

Beck’s stated views are in every way antithetical to the teachings and beliefs of Dr. King. Some of Beck’s gems:

• Stating that President Obama ”has exposed himself as a guy over and over and over again who has a deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture.”
• Telling a Muslim congressman, “I have been nervous about this interview with you, because what I feel like saying is, ‘Sir, prove to me that you are not working with our enemies.’ And I know you’re not. I’m not accusing you of being an enemy, but that’s the way I feel.”
• Beck advised Christians to leave their churches if the pastors preached about social or economic justice because these are code words for Nazism and Communism. (It makes it really hard to believe that Beck considers Dr. King a hero of his, as he claims, given his belief that social justice=political tyranny.)
• In 2005 Beck said “When I see a 9/11 victim family on television, or whatever, I’m just like, ‘Oh shut up’ I’m so sick of them because they’re always complaining.” (Gee, I wonder if he thinks the families opposed to the mosque are complaining?)
• And of course, he saw fit to call Hurricane Katrina victims “scumbags.”

As if that weren’t enough, joining Beck at the rally will be Sarah Palin, who just last week defending radio talk show host Laura Schlessinger’s repeated use of a racial slur on the air. I wonder if she also considers Dr. King one of her “heroes?”

All in all, I don’t think you could find people whose values and beliefs were more different from Dr. King’s if you tried. For that reason, I find the timing of the “Restoring Honor” (what does that even mean?) rally to be cynical, disrespectful and ugly. What do you think?