All Posts Tagged With: "values"
Finally, An Intellectual Moral President
Barack Obama is the President-elect.
We should say that again: Barack Obama is the President-elect.
It has been a long time. We in America can be proud of ourselves. Barack Obama is scholarly, educated in constitutional law, intellectually curious, a master communicator, and possesses the moral values of Ghandi, the wisdom of Solomon, and the courage of [...]
Obama Will Govern From The Center
Take a look at Barack Obama’s life. His whole life is about hard work, education, empathy for others, and compromise. Check that last word, compromise. Whatever Obama believes about particular issues, he is all about compromise. Combine compromise with intellect and integrity – and you have a powerful leader.
Barack Obama was born to a white [...]
Ethics in Journalism – Seek Truth
The internet has thrown the world of journalism off balance. The reality today is that anyone can be their own publisher and editor. The Society of Professional Journalists have a code of ethics. These ethics are the definition of right and wrong in reporting news.
The Fireside Post is doing a series on ethics in journalism. [...]
McCain, a Compulsive Gambler (Song Video)
John McCain is going to Las Vegas, would you give him $100 to gamble on your behalf? There is gambling, and then there is compulsive gambling – very different modes of entertainment. John McCain is a compulsive gambler, the champion of the religious right.
Compulsive gambling is destroying America. Down the road in St. Joe they [...]
So, Rednecks Really Are For Obama
One of my main hopes for this campaign is that it moght be conducted with civility. Vote for who you like, campaign for who you like. and like who you like, but don’t engage in the hostility that is brewing in the dark corners of this debate. Leave it alone, and give us your opinion based on how you feel or how you interpret the issues.
27Sep2008 | bryan | 3 comments | Continued
The Yearn for Normalcy
We really don’t know what ‘normal’ is – but all of us want it. We want safety and security. We want to own our home, raise our children, attend school plays and athletic events. We want proper health care for our family. We want to go to work and receive a decent pay check. We [...]
25Aug2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 2 comments | Continued
This American Revolution – 2008
Son,
We are in a time of flux. This is a difficult time for statisticians. The Media Pundits are dissecting the election statistics, trying to make sense of demographics and results. Some say Obama is about generational issues. Clinton is about gender. Edwards about populism. Huckabee about evangelism. This is not a time when these statistics [...]
Stimulating economy, stimulating hope
Son,
We in this country are on the verge of a recession. I see two realities in this prediction – one is an academic understanding of economics – the other is the real human disaster of poverty and despair. I’ll speak first to economics – it is important to understand some basic principles.
A recession is generally [...]
The Point of Leadership
Son,
Leadership is not personal. Leadership is not about what I do at home in the evening, when no one is watching. Leadership is about what one does when everyone is watching.
I really don’t care about the televangelist who privately has a couple of mistresses on the side. Who cares – what is the message that [...]
Fear Must Not Choose a President
Son,
When Benizir Bhutto was assassinated the entire world reacted. When the planes struck on 9/11 our government reacted. We Americans are again afraid. The moment we heard of the assassination all of us took two steps to the political right. Decisions made out of fear are not generally good decisions. But fear cannot be denied.
Joe [...]
Qualities of an American President?
Son,
This is a redraft of a previous post. The previous post focused on Ron Paul – but while writing that post I realized there are bigger issues at stake.
Ron Paul is running for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. ON the surface it seems entirely remarkable that this man of little logic [...]
The Rise of Ron Paul
Son,
Ron Paul is running for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. ON the surface it seems entirely remarkable that this man of little logic is having so much success, both in admiring fans and his ability to raise money. He is worth looking at – not because of his ideas – but [...]
Family Life and Family Values
Son,
I respect the values you and your spouse have adopted. But life is not all or nothing – your choices have actually provided your family opportunities that others will not have. This is not criticism, this is a compliment. The ideas of no debt, of frugal money management, of thrift store shopping, of minimal material [...]
Excellent Blogging
Son,
So we have been talking, and I wrote a post this morning, about where to take our blog. It occurred to me that we should be aware of fundamentals of excellence in whatever we do. Last summer (2006) I attended the National Rural Institute on Alcohol and Drug Abuse at the University of Wisconsin at [...]
Dave Ramsey: the good, the bad, and the ugly…
Dad,
When my wife and I moved to Nashville, Tn a few years ago we had nothing but some debt, a few barely marketable skills and a toddler. We weren’t sure now the new life we were living together and the new value system that we were trying to implement married the idea of money to [...]
On being a Democrat
Son,
You happen to live in a state that has a presidential primary. Thus there is a practical need to declare a party affiliation. I like your choice for the Democratic candidate – but like many others I have reservations. Like most others, I want the corruption of a very good government system to end. The [...]
So, I’m a Democrat…
Dad,
I am becoming keenly aware that there are really three people that are involved in this blog. Me, you, and the reader. Unlike traditional letters, this form of communication is expressly public, and we embrace that difference so that others may benefit from the conversation that takes place here. I have changed the look, feel, [...]
Dump Joe Cannon as editor of the Deseret News over Pedophile Cover Up! 
I can't believe McDonald's is trying to sell "gourmet" coffee. Who the hell is going to go to a cheap ...
Why don't they do an All Star season with all the past winners. 
James Spader would be great!! I LOVE him. ANd Tim McGraw. MMMMMMMMMMMMM 
White is 'almost' the best because one cannot be the best until the sport is more than four Olympics old. 
Interesting post.
My experience with 12-step programs is that it's been more about finding the ways that you are already motivating ...
I'm moving from Central Texas back to my family homestead in southeastern Oklahoma.
The very least you could have ...