Bush honoring Parks rings false
In response to Kanye West saying, "George Bush doesn't care about black people," Bush decided to make a show of allowing Rosa Parks' body to lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda. While Ms. Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat did spark the civil rights movement, I don't believe this single action, however noble and courageous, deserves such an honor. I believe it was a transparent ploy by Bush to show he does, in fact, care about black people.
Saturday, November 05, 2005
And in October...
A Times submission for October...
Democracy doesn't mean giving in
A number of people have written to say that we should accept Bush because he was duly elected by a majority of voters, that this is the basis of democracy. Using this logic, slavery, which was once legal, should still exist. Women should never have been given the right to vote. And, of course, people who protest abortion should stop because that issue was decided legally more than 30 years ago.
Democracy doesn't mean giving in
A number of people have written to say that we should accept Bush because he was duly elected by a majority of voters, that this is the basis of democracy. Using this logic, slavery, which was once legal, should still exist. Women should never have been given the right to vote. And, of course, people who protest abortion should stop because that issue was decided legally more than 30 years ago.
More Times Submissions
AUGUST
God and Punishment
I used to get angry at such stories. Now I'm amused. A group from a Baptist church in Kansas travels the country, picketing funerals of servicemen because they think Sept. 11 and the war in Iraq are God's punishment for society's acceptance of homosexuality. How delusional is a group to relate two unrelated items to fit an agenda of protest? Maybe God punishes people for not minding their own business. Or, maybe the Iraq war is God's punishment for Americans who were gullible enough to elect a murderer like Bush.
God and Punishment
I used to get angry at such stories. Now I'm amused. A group from a Baptist church in Kansas travels the country, picketing funerals of servicemen because they think Sept. 11 and the war in Iraq are God's punishment for society's acceptance of homosexuality. How delusional is a group to relate two unrelated items to fit an agenda of protest? Maybe God punishes people for not minding their own business. Or, maybe the Iraq war is God's punishment for Americans who were gullible enough to elect a murderer like Bush.
Times Submissions
I've been a bit remiss in listing my submissions to the local newspaper. Here's one from:
JULY
Bush's Imposition on Iraq
If you believe you have the right to defend yourself and your family against home invasion, then you can begin to understand why some Iraqis feel the need to defend themselves against an invasion from the United States. Bush has no more right to try to impose democracy on Iraq than a terrorist group has to impose its beliefs on others.
JULY
Bush's Imposition on Iraq
If you believe you have the right to defend yourself and your family against home invasion, then you can begin to understand why some Iraqis feel the need to defend themselves against an invasion from the United States. Bush has no more right to try to impose democracy on Iraq than a terrorist group has to impose its beliefs on others.
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