Watermelons + My Attitude + Election 2020 + Name Calling

THE CREATOR'S DESIGN

"We can map out the human genome and in it see the evidence of a great Cartographer. We can plan and now see a great Planner. We can sing and now see poetry in matter. We speculate and see the intricacies of purpose. We live, seeing the blueprint of life. And we die, but we can look through the keyhole of life . . . Accepting and celebrating the thread of your own personality is the first grasp of the Grand Weaver’s design in your life. You are not a number. He knows you by name. Every stage of the process may not look picturesque, but every detail will come into focus and possess its share of beauty."  Ravi Zacharias, Slice of Infinity

CRIMINAL MINDS

"Thieves wore watermelons on head as disguises"  Drudge Report

MY ATTITUDE

I rarely print anything critical of President Trump. I assume that if you follow the mainstream media or regularly check out Facebook, you get more than enough negativity regarding our president. Having said that, I have complicated feelings about Donald Trump. I'm happy with many of his decisions, especially his Supreme Court nominations & pro-life behavior.

Having said that, I'm not happy with the insulting nature of his comments & significant character flaws.

Having said that, I voted for him if for no other reason than his opponent was corrupt & held an outspokenly pro-abortion position. And I'll vote for him again given the nature of the Democratic Party & its nominee.

ELECTION 2020

"More puzzling is Biden’s sudden-onset FDR syndrome. The presumptive nominee seems to be forgetting the lessons of his primary victory. Biden won the nomination by assembling a coalition that looked a lot like the voters who empowered the House Democratic majority: suburban women, moderates, African Americans. He did so by emphasizing his experience and steadfastness and by framing the election as a referendum on President Trump’s behavior in office.

"But he has spent the last several weeks moving toward the same woke progressives who collapsed after Bernie Sanders’s sweep of New Hampshire and Nevada. Biden now promises “not just to rebuild the economy, but to transform it.” He says he is compelled to “rewrite the social contract.” This is the same man who doesn’t know if his computer is on."  Matthew Continetti, National Review Online

"Shut up. Don’t think. Do as your told. See you in four years. That’s what Joe Biden essentially projected to America’s Black community Friday morning. "If you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black," Biden said on the popular New York City-based Breakfast Club radio show.

"Biden’s remarks sent shockwaves across social media and in the political press, but it shouldn’t have shocked anyone. Joe Biden and the Democratic Party have long sowed racial division and promoted identity politics in order to maintain power and control. His condescending remark is indicative of the Democratic Party’s overall attitude towards blacks and minority groups — Shut up and listen. We decide what you think and how you vote."  Ken Blackwell, Townhall

RETURNING TO CHURCH

"We want God, don't we? Let's get back to churches so we can get to know God better, so we can be examples of God's love to people who need it."  Kathryn Jean Lopez, Townhall 

EDUCATION

"Online education is for anyone, but we realize that even under normal circumstances it isn’t for everyone. Some students’ needs can be better met online, while others can be better met in a brick-and-mortar school. Unfortunately, the misfires of many school systems in this experimental period are adding fuel to an old fire that pits in-person instruction against virtual. 

"It simply shouldn’t be a matter of either/or. Online and in-person instruction have coexisted with great success for years now, as online schools serve as a safe haven for students who were bullied, who suffer difficult or even debilitating medical conditions, or who want to get a head start on their career."  Kevin Chavous, Townhall 

NAME CALLING

"President Trump and Speaker Nancy Pelosi are in a verbal battle that resembles schoolyard behavior I recall as a child: "Your mother wears combat boots," said one kid. "Oh yeah, well your mother is (something I can't print)." Fisticuffs or shoving soon followed before a teacher broke it up. Speaker Pelosi recently said the president has "doggy-doo on his shoes." The president responded that the speaker has "mental problems." He's said worse about her, but it's hard to imagine she could top (or bottom) the "doggy-doo" remark . . . 

"Name-calling has become common in the internet age and 24/7 news cycle. Increasingly, people read, or tune into, only those things that re-enforce their beliefs. This is as dangerous as eating an unbalanced diet. Calling someone names does nothing to advance an argument. Debate is better, but that, too, seems to be on the endangered species list."  Cal Thomas, Townhall