There is a post here on Gather, Get ready for the APOLOGIAS!! one of many here and all over the Internet.  I liked what the poster had to say, though I don't necessarily agree with the way it was said, but have thought about what his words conjured up in me.

Here are some of the excerpts of comments that I'd like to say something about. 

This is one of the posters comments:  "With all due respect to those who want to give this man the benefit of the doubt regarding a terrorist act or not, is what bothers me the most.  Nidal, chants "Allah Akbar" while killing Americans. Nial post terrorist anti American hate speech on the Web, praises suicide bombers and uses his own name."

Sounds to me like you are feeling a lot of 'futility' and hopelessness, as are a lot of people in this nation and other places are feeling right now.   I may be wrong, it's just what I hear.  And thank you for saying it respectfully.  I listened.

We will NEVER know the KILLER's motives and what was going on in his head and heart.  If in fact he was exploited and used as a 'pawn' in the stupid hate wars, shame on the whole system that started this craziness. 

My opinion is we need to focus just on the facts as this particular story unfolds in the media, because there are a lot of unqualified 'reporters' with hair trigger reactions in ALL areas of the media.

Personally,  I'm really giving some thought to what these families of the murdered are going through. 

Cathi L. has posted links on that article that link to 'facts' as they unfold AND to the care of love for the MURDERED.  It's worth the read.  She does her best to 'spread' the word and raise awareness in a non-inflammatory way.   Her passion is 'truth in journalism' and she shares some very interesting stuff from people who are there on the front lines dealing with 'real life' situations and not just sitting behind the computer speculating.  Hate to use the term, but she tries to be "FAIR AND BALANCED."

Poster comment:
"Excuse me. I do not mean to be-little any- ones opinion, but enough is enough- this man killed in a act of terrorism-PERIOD."

You do not mean to belittle anyone's opinion.  I believe you. But how I see it is this way: THIS MAN MURDERED in an act of INSANITY.  Period.  What I know and what I believe.  Anything beyond that, I have to leave to the ones in 'power'.   Yuck.

Poster comment: "I am sick and tired and disgusted of these Islamic murderers roaming the world killing and killing and killing everyday in the name of Allah and people saying that their religion is a religion of Peace. I'm sure all the Islam apologist would never wonder why a christian person would blow up a Mosque or a Jew does it, no these people would just be found guilty of being terrorist for sure. No excuses allowed!. Thank you for reading my piece."

I hear that you're sick and tired of MURDERERS.   I'm sick and tired of MURDERERS, too, but I'm not going to preface it with another's religious preference.  Murderers are murderers, whether they commit murder through war or domestic violence or because they were called names as a child, in the name of GOD, ALLAH or their pet dog. 

WHATEVER frickin' reason, they're MURDERERS.   Call it for what it is, an insane human being MURDERING another out of passion, or brainwashing, cuz their mama didn't breast feed them or whatever.  MURDER.

Excerpts from the post:  "With all due respect to those who want to give this man the benefit of the doubt regarding a terrorist act or not, is what bothers me the most. Nidal, chants "Allah Akbar" while killing Americans. Nial post terrorist anti American hate speech on the Web, praises suicide bombers and uses his own name."


The man who MURDERED our soldiers was insane. We have a flawed legal system but that is where he belongs now, because that's all we have.  People exploit insane people and unaware people in all aspects of society.  We can't do much about some of these senseless murders, but we can raise our own awareness.

American "Christians" post hate speech all the time.  Look at the KKK, at the Aryan Nation, Fundamentalist Christians.  It's all over the Internet and all over here.   They post hate speech as a group and as individuals.  Seems to be they've spent little time focused on the 'good' of the faith, but have used it excuse their own revengeful and hateful natures.  There will ALWAYS be revengeful and hateful people. 

I call myself a Christian, and I have to look at this insane twisting of what I believe ALL the time.  I don't like it much, and I hate it, yes HATE it,  that I have to watch my back because of what stupid people do in the name of my belief system, and others who seek REVENGE.   African Americans have to do it, Gay people have to do it, exploited women have to do it, white people have to do it... and more I've left out.

I don't know for certain, but I think most who have a religious belief system who try to follow the 'good' tenets of their faith are feeling the same right now.  They're afraid for their lives.  Makes me sad. 

I have compassion for the many Muslims that live in this country, who practice all the good tenets of their faith, work hard, raise their families to LOVE and contribute to this society, and would NEVER in the name of their religion, commit such a heinous act.  

NOW, because of the act of one man saying "Allah Akbar", and some stupid, agenda ridden reporter wanting to 'incite' THEY have to walk in fear that violence will be inflicted on them as revenge for the INSANE act of someone using their faith as a means to do evil or act out their own cowardice.   STOP AND THINK.   Why would you want to do that to another INNOCENT person or family, the very thing that you are talking about?  And if you're not the kind of person that would do that, pay attention to the fact that your words can affect others who might seek revenge FOR you.  STOP and THINK.

COMMENT: "This man is a terrorist and committed a terrorist crime killing Americans in the name of Allah."

This man was INSANE.

And we Americans have also committed 'terrorist' crimes against others in the name of GOD.  This is fact.  It's a reality.  It's been going on since the beginning of time.  It's not likely to change instantly because we 'wish' it to be that way.  Time to change the way we communicate and THINK.

I understand your frustration and it would seem feeling of helplessness.  It seems we have to find SOMEONE to blame and blame NOW.   It doesn't work that way.  

Start with looking at a little bigger picture or looking within.  

Whether a Christian or Jew, Muslim or Buddhist is committing the same act, it's insane behavior.  MURDER is insane behavior.   Start there.   I'm not trying to talk down to you; I'm also talking to myself as well.


COMMENT: "Many believe that he broke under the stress of counseling returning military and knowing about their emotional trauma and what they had experienced."

Many believe... no one knows.  I have my own theories... and I think they're good, but they're best left to my mind.  They're only thoughts and ideas, not necessarily reality.  

Posters comment:  "What cowards we are.  Political correctness killed these patriotic Americans at Fort Hood as surely as the Islamist gunman did.  And the media treat it like a case of nondenminational shoplifting."

NO, I disagree with you.  An INSANE human being MURDERED these patriotic Americans.  I hear that you are frustrated with the system and the media.  SO am I.  Don't let the frustration consume you. 


COMMENT: "It only seems fair to call this terrorist an "Islamist terrorist".  But the president won't.  Despite his promise to get to all the facts.  Because there's no such thing as "Islamist terorism" in Obama World."

Obama is an 'overseer', a president with knowledge and training too far above my little mind.  He and his advisors, and I believe he has some 'crummy' advisors, all with their own 'agendas'  have to make decisions that we know NOTHING about, nor should we.  There's a fine line between openness and transparency AND inciting people.  

I'm concerned for my country.  I love my country, as do so many thousands/millions of others.   I have to do my part and my part is NOT telling the President HOW to do his part.  Promises are grand.  All politicians make them to get elected, and then they realize that they have to deal with others who may not agree and compromises have to be worked out.  

We need  checks and balances or we're totally screwed.

I can barely get through my own day sometimes, and it's easy for me to be an 'armchair' President, but I'm NOT.  I don't have all the facts.   Can you imagine if Obama came on television and incited people by speaking against this "Islamic Terrorist" as you call him? 

Other Presidents have and look what happened.  Though I think political correctness has been used in entirely the WRONG way, by incompetent people, if Obama did this, then all 'hell' would break loose and the 'loose canons' in THIS country would create more havoc and chaos.   WHY?  Because they're not aware of a bigger picture.   I would NOT want to be in Obama's shoes right now, nor would I have wanted to be in any other President's shoes.  Obama's got a lot of 'chit' to deal with and I can only imagine what it must be like in his quiet times of reflection or any other leaders either.   I do NOT believe our President is inhuman as some do.

Posters comment:  And the media won't.  Because they have more interest in the terrorist shooter than in our troops, despite the phony crocodile tears.

Oh, I agree with this presently..... what a shame we no longer mourn our lost and grieve for others who die.  We go from zero to sixty and leave out the humanness.  It's a video game, throwaway mentality.  People aren't people.  They're expendable THINGS that we use to advance our own agendas.  Sad.  We have no personal boundaries any more, or maybe we never learned them.  Who knows?  Just something I think about. 

Thank you to the poster of the article for bringing up some really interesting "food for thought". 

And thanks to whoever reads this.  I'm just trying to keep my sanity when the world is so full of insanity.

MD 2009

My good sent this to me.

This really has a great beat.

These guys have really got it  together....good song...

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Captial  C

Christmas is what it is

Everyone wants to celebrate

They want to change the words

Christmas is what it is

The Birth of Christ

What I believe

So leave the words

You can change the words for you

but do not change them for me

You do not have to believe

That is your right

But  I have a right

To Celebrate Christmas

The way it suppose to be

You have your Holidays

Let me Have my Holidays

If you do not like it oh well

Its still Christmas with a

Capital C

I wish myself away from this drowning world.

Where rain runs in sheets down my windows.

And the wind tears the trees leaves away in hordes.

The air is chill and autumn damp.

I can't go even out the door for fear of a soaking.

My walker would be blown away if I did.

The hill over the Phoenix Inn looks like a misty wild forest.

The clouds are so thick you can't see where one begins and another ends.

How I wish these waves of storms would end.

What happened to our gentle Pacific?

Did the wild Atlantic take her place.

One more month and it will grow worse.

Winter will come blowing in.

Sharon Pribble