How hard is it to see a lie????

How hard is it to see a lie?

For those who need it I offer some simple guidelines to recognizing a lie when you hear it. Of course in the form of a list.
1. If it sounds to good to be true, it's probably not.
2. When someone offers information that is a put down or negative about someone or some organization, it has to be self serving in some way and is probably a falsehood.
3. When a person offers information and they personally don't have contact with the situation, organization, or person they are talking about, it's probably not all together the truth.
4. When a person speaks LOUD about something with lots of emotion and snot is shooting out their nose. They are probably in a crazed state of mind and speaking untruthfulnesses.
5. If statements come from a kid who thinks that are going to get money because some carpet bagging lawyer told they would if they said a certain things, it's a lie.
6. The possibility of a correct accurate statement being made is directly proportional to the person's character. That doesn't mean the lower the education level the closer to the truth, but think about it...
7. The best rule to follow comes as the "old coaches" rule that states, believe nothing you hear and half of what you see.
8. Finally, if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck it's a duck or one of its kin folk quacking to hear themselves.

DAMNED IF YOU DO DAMNED IF YOU DON'T

I recently read an article from the University of Southern Mississippi student press that related to the revival at a local church near campus. the Invited preacher was the pastor and spiritual leader of our present President. I want to share that article and give you the chance to form your own opinion. it begins like this: "We have in our midst tonight the pastor who led the ministry that produced the first African-American President," announced Rev. Reginald Woullard, Pastor of Shady Grove Baptist Church in Eastabuchie, Miss. From my pew last Monday night, I could see Rev. Jeremiah Wright, President Obama's ex-pastor – the man who became infamous for shouting "God damn America!" from the pulpit. Woullard, who had invited Wright to preach a revival at Shady Grove, hailed him as "the Prince of Prophets." Two others – fellow USM students Robby Terrell and Tyrone Adams­ – joined me. Robby and I were the only white males in the room. Wright began by welcoming the visitors – which included members of the Nation of Islam. Then, he gave us all a warning: "This message is not addressed to everyone," he said. "This message is addressed to believers." Not everyone who comes to church is a believer, he said. Some are curious – others are critics. With that, Wright was already planting in the minds of the congregation that any objection to his preaching should be met with hostility. Wright then set up his sermon by juxtaposing Jesus with Pontius Pilate, the Roman leader to whom Jesus was brought before being crucified. These men were from "two different worlds," Wright said. "There are people in power who have opinions about you based on their privilege of skin color," he told the mostly black crowd. "I'm in the text – Pilate was European, Jesus was not European." He then launched into a hateful tirade against whites, attacking everything European. "They are ignorant and arrogant," he said. "And these graduates of Harvard and Yale are setting policies for you based on the stupidity of David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Voltaire, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Thomas Jefferson – a pedophile, Theodore Roosevelt, and the racist Supreme Court and the Encyclopedia Britannica." But that wasn't all. "The ignorance and arrogance of white supremacy have the shapers and movers of world policy living in a different world from the world you live in altogether, and the sooner you realize that, the better off you're gonna be." What upset me most was not Wright's hate speech – it was the fact that everyone else in the church was shouting, clapping and pumping their fists in the air. Wright noticed that Tyrone, Robby and I were still and silent, and quickly informed us that we looked like the three stooges. "Curious," he sneered. He went on to make more hateful comments, attacking Israel, America and Bush. Though he did not call him by name, I'm pretty sure he made several thinly veiled attacks on Obama as well. But finally, the service ended. To my relief, we had all kept cool – until some poor, unfortunate soul asked Tyrone how he liked the service. When Tyrone responded by saying he didn't like the service at all and that Wright was a "bigot, anti-Semite, and a racist," churchgoers nearby began yelling at us angrily. We tried to explain our feelings, but to no avail; a security guard told us it was time to go. When a deacon tried to speak to us, church members attempted to dissuade him. "Let them leave," one said. "Don't entertain the devil." It was quite clear that we would not be welcomed back at Shady Grove Baptist Church. But the next night, two friends of mine – both white – did go. After arriving, USM students Eric Fry and John Negri were interrogated a total of four times throughout the service. The church and its security team wanted to know what their "real business was there." Several times, they were asked if they were reporters. At one point, Eric and Jon were pulled out of the sanctuary by security guards who took them into the lobby for questioning. At the same time, an older man – who happened to be the only other white male in attendance – was also pulled out. "We were only asked a few questions and released fairly quickly," Eric said. "But as we were leaving the lobby, we saw a cop move the older white man to the wall. It appeared that he was about to be frisked." Eric believes that what happened to him and Jon amounted to racial profiling. I agree. It was no more acceptable than would be an incident in which a white church selectively pulled out black visitors for "questioning." That would also be absurd. The entire experience was remarkable. To realize that a church so nearby would allow such a hateful man to preach division and bigotry was mind-blowing. To know that such a large congregation would be so receptive to that hate was disheartening. I may have walked into the church "curious" about the man who was once the spiritual leader of our current president, but I walked out a decided "critic." I guess his message really wasn't for me. The author is By Ashton Pittman I find myself in an occupation for more than 37 years for all the right reasons but wearing bruises from attacks for one simple reason, I am white. No one has ever looked at where I grew up, what my parents were like, where I went to school or who my friends were. Even today in a conference I was the point of attack by a parent not because of something I had done but because of the color of my skin. So let me say for eternal reasons, I'm sorry to all those people of color that have been mistreated at one time or another by a white person. I'm truly sorry that you were put in or put yourself in a situation where some one did or said "something" wrong to you. BUT! enough with the black white thing! HERE IS A WALDEN WORLD DECLARATION...THAT'S RIGHT IN LIST FORM. 1: Don't talk down to my JESUS! He WILL get you for that! 2: Getting in a circle and shouting "yea us" at the expense of others is for fools and their friends. 3: You will be known by the people you hang with. 4: Your words will destroy you.

Idol Chatter

I'm no Katie Walden in reviews of American Idol but I've got to say something! Being a non-wlling participant in the idol phenomena, in other words my wife has to watch and my daughter must blog-review, I'm stuck in it like it or not. PIA!!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!!! BEST LOOKING!!!!!!!! BEST VOCAL!!!!!!!! BEST!!!!!!! BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is why i don't vote on this stuff. It must be a bunch on dumb folk watching on their 9" black and white set with the rabbit ears and tin foil thang on it. Now I've got to say the rest of the idol children are probably asking themselves those quiet little questions like "do you know what it feel like when you need to pee?" They can't have a clue as to what's going on. I mean really, one has the black vote, one has the hard rock vote, one has the best in tight pants vote, one has the look/act alike vote, one has the country vote, one has the plump vote, one has the curly hair/ facial hair vote, one has the kinder garden vote. I mean really, where were the voters for the best looking, best singing, best potential of making a million bucks in the next 6 months. Was there a black out in the lower forty states preventing these AI fans from getting through!? I demand a press conference and a revote!!!!!!!!!!!!

ONE FOR THE BUCKET LIST.

There are lots of things I've been cursed with. Being FAT is one of them. I know, I know you say you don't have to be fat. Don't eat! Exercise!! RIGHT!!!?? Let me say at this point that if you are one of those people that say these silly things... SHUT THEE UP!!!!! You are probably one of those folks that can eat all you can but never gain a pound. You're probably one of those people that never get depressed too so you know nothing about emotional eating. With that said on to glory! I am watching TV and there is the place that makes a 7 POUND!!! hot dog!! Now I love hot dogs. It may be that hot dogs were cheap meat when i was growing up or not, but I love hot dogs. With chili, pickle relish, onion, peppers, you name it. I even love them "raw", uncooked. And all that abrings me to this addition to the bucket list. I want that 7 pound super dog! and "I'll have it my wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!" "A great party hot dog for BBQs, picnics, tailgating, hunting, novelty gifts - seriously, people love sending these things cross country as gifts! Go figure. Big Hot Dog $89.95 + s&p Great for tailgating, football parties, BBQs, family reunions, novelty gifts, and for hot dog lovers of all ages. The BIG HOT DOG measures 16" long and 4" in diameter and is made of 100% veal, beef, pork, every Tuesday in Chicago, Illinois. The BIG HOT DOG differs from normal "tiny" hotdogs, in that it is 50 times bigger, weighs 7 lbs, has 50 servings per BIG HOT DOG, and is served by slicing it into patties for cooking and eating per the consumer's desire. Its the biggest, best and tastiest hot dog Chicago foodies have enjoyed ever! Now you can buy it and have it shipped to you today!" Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A SMALL PRICE TO PAY.