An Ol' Broad's Ramblings
Morning Coffee 8/12/07
Dozens of lawmakers failing to meet ethics rules
The Texas Ethics Commission has fined three legislators in the last year for failing to properly disclose credit card expenses charged to their campaigns, but a Houston Chronicle review has found that dozens of other lawmakers have done the same without being sanctioned.
Texas legislators slapped down the plastic to charge more than $1 million in political expenses since January 2005, but failed to disclose who actually received the bulk of the money, nearly $900,000, the analysis shows.
Suggestion: Don’t give these people credit cards! They can’t keep track of Citizen Joe’s money, what on earth would make anyone think they could keep track of their own. Give ‘em an allowance! “You are allowed to spend just so much per day, no roll over dollars!” Naw, wouldn’t work. Don’t they have ‘people’ to keep track of stuff like that?
Taliban set to free two sick hostages
A Taliban spokesman said yesterday that two sick female South Korean hostages would be released “soon” for the sake of good relations between the Taliban and South Korea. Neither the International Red Cross or the Afghan government could promptly confirm the claim.
Good relations? They already killed two of them. Good relations would have meant never kidnapping them to begin with, and releasing ALL of them…..NOW! Then the best good relations will be when the sons of donkeys fade into obscurity.
PRC blames Schalit family for son’s continued captivity
The Popular Resistance Committees blames captive IDF Cpl. Gilad Schalit’s family for keeping him in jail, PRC spokesman Abu Mujad said Sunday.
According to Abu Mujad, Schalit’s parents have not put enough pressure on the diplomatic echelon in Jerusalem to secure their son’s release, Army Radio reported.
So, it’s the family’s fault? I suppose these scuzzbags had nothing to do with it, right? It’s the family’s fault they are evil? Right.
Islamists urge caliphate revival
Some 100,000 Islamists have met in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, to press for the re-establishment of a caliphate across the Muslim world.
The Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir – which organised the conference – said it had been the largest gathering of Muslim activists from around the world.
They can all go to Iran. I’m sure Ahmabooboo would welcome them.
Iran backs Maliki, says US troops must leave Iraq
Iran on Thursday gave full backing to visiting Iraqi Premier Nuri al-Maliki and said US troops must leave his country immediately, in talks that sparked unease in Washington.
The embattled Shiite premier stressed the growing strength of bilateral ties during his two-day visit to Iran, despite a renewed warning from President George W. Bush over Tehran’s alleged meddling in Iraq.
Lying to the infidels is ok. Sure, let’s just leave the place, and leave several tons of ‘goodbye’ gifts as we turn off the lights.
Five American Soldiers Killed South of Baghdad
The blast that killed the four soldiers and wounded four others occurred Saturday during combat operations south of the capital, the military said. Another soldier was killed Saturday by small-arms fire during a foot patrol southeast of Baghdad.
All the soldiers were assigned to Task Force Marne, which operates in an area with a volatile mix of Sunni and Shiite extremists.
See previous article about ungrateful Maliki!
Church Cancels Memorial for Gay Navy Vet
A megachurch canceled a memorial service for a Navy veteran 24 hours before it was to start because the deceased was gay.
Officials at the nondenominational High Point Church knew that Cecil Howard Sinclair was gay when they offered to host his service, said his sister, Kathleen Wright. But after his obituary listed his life partner as one of his survivors, she said, it was called off.
Kathleen Wright, of Arlington, Texas, sits in the family room as a photograph of her brother, Cecil Howard Sinclair, who recently passed away, is shown at rear, Friday, Aug. 10, 2007. Wright and family relatives say that they are upset that a megachurch, High Point Church, canceled Sinclair’s memorial service without an explanation 24 hours before it was to start.
“It’s a slap in the face. It’s like, we’re sorry he died, but he’s gay so we can’t help you,’” she said Friday.
The man was a veteran! He should be honored as a vet! I may not agree with with his lifestyle choices, but to deny him a proper memorial is just down right wrong. They knew he was gay, so why offer the service if they were going to get their knickers in a twist? Hypocritical!
NO, they didn’t know he was a faggot, his family forgot to tell em that little detail… http://texasfred.net/archives/425
I wrote about it 2 days ago, and the MSM is using the NAVY part to try and embarrass the church… Hypocrites?? Not hardly, doing the right thing is a lot more like it… You fell for the MSM spin…
[...] 12th, 2007 · No Comments Here’s something that Kate, the Not-So-Old-Broad, Tim Rock and I all agree [...]
Fred, we’re going to disagree on this.
The man served his country, should be honored as a man who served his country. His lifestyle choices probably weren’t the wisest. The family claims the church knew about his homosexuality. Whether they did or not, to tell the family they could use the building for his memorial, and then 24 hours before the service, back out? A bond was broken. Giving your word, and then backing out goes against the grain for me. Unless there’s a darn good reason, like say, a tornado destroyed the building, I see no good reason for them to crap out. Jesus said “Go, and sin no more.” Well, he’s not sinning anymore.
Bond broken my ass… I guess the preacher is a liar…
Yeah, that’s it, the preacher is a damned liar, a faggot hating liar…
Probably racist too…
Look, I am all for Vet support, as YOU well know, but this isn’t about him being a Vet, it’s about him being a pecker smacker and a Christian church standing by the right thing, the word of GOD…
I am seriously starting to wonder who the hypocrite really is…
I support this church totally, I feel they did the right thing in their belief that being a faggot is a sin, and were well within their rights to deny him services in THEIR church on those grounds alone…
But don’t try to spin this as a VET being denied stuff, the family knew he was a fag, the church claims they didn’t… Personally, I believe the church a lot more than I believe the family of the fag…
Now did I say the pastor was a liar? No, I didn’t.
The way I read it, they were aware of his…um…preference. The thing is, my dad pounded into my head when you give your word about something, you do your very best to keep it, even if circumstances change. Perhaps the church, if it had a smaller chapel or some such, they could have allowed the service. Being a church, keeping your word is extremely important. I understand the other side as well, and heaven knows, you’ll win this…discussion. 
As a Christian, I do not approve of the lifestyle because it is a sin.
Honestly, the family should have let it go and found another place that would have been more accommodating.
It’s fun to watch this high-minded discussion of Christian Values.
Do go on.
Ya know, I was just gonna leave this one alone.. but thats not my style.. First of all.. You
can take that “Word of God” crap and shove it.. because this has nothing to do with why this
service was canceled.. Has to do with the fact the church was more worried about what the
community would think.. And the church is looking at the weekly collection plates being
lighter come Sunday, had they done the right thing and done the service! Because lets face it
the worlds decisions are now made based on money.. not whats right.. As far as a “preference”
if you think someone chooses to be persecuted by a “narrow minded” society *looks at Fred*
then you,are crazy! I am a firm believer that you are born gay..Its not a choice, like “what
kind of socks should I wear” or “where are we going to eat dinner”?? Man, woman, straigh, or
gay.. A SOILDER deserves the same respect as any other fallen soilder.. BTW last time
I checked “straight” is a direction.. not a sexual
orientation.. If you ask me.. this family has every right to be upset! Maybe this story hits
closer to home, because I have a friend, who is like brother serving in the military right
now and he is gay! I dont look at him like a “pecker smasher’ or a “faggot” I look at his as
as soilder.. as a member of my family!!
Why is it that the only part of leviticus anyone ever reads is the “man shall not lie with another man” part?? because last i checked.. it also says that man shall not lie in a bed where a woman has bled… which one of you guys buys a new mattress every month, or sleeps on the couch when it’s “that time of the month”?? how about Leviticus 19:19 ‘Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material.’ there goes all those poly cotton blends… or you can’t have a funeral in a church… or how about Leviticus 19:33 ” ‘When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. 34 The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.” There goes all the right to bitch about imigrants… Leviticus 19:26 ‘Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it.’ there goes those rare steaks… or 19:27 ‘Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or clip off the edges of your beard.” now we must burn pro cuts, and hair dressers are going to hell… come on people… what happened to “he who is without sin, cast the first stone” ?? That’s what my mother taught me..
Damn Kate, that is one fiesty bloodline you have.
and btw, i read freds “blog” as well as the comments… I notice the only ones allowed through are the ones who agree with him… gee that sounds a bit hypocrital for someone who believes in “Freedom”
sigh….