The Madness of Political Correctness

"Political Correctness" can be defined in these terms: A. the disinclination to communicate accurately about the reason or nature of something. In other words the speaker doesn't "tell it like it is." B. the deliberate distortion of truth and reality to advance a political agenda. This is a calculated tactic called "propaganda" in another time. C. the use of intimidation tactics to silence those who will not "fall in line." These can include giving the cold shoulder to the incorrect; calling them names such as bigot, racist, xenophobe; threats of violent protests over incorrect behavior; taking legal action such as suing for defamation or libel to silence criticism and attempts to disallow the incorrect their 1st Amendment right to free speech, i.e. hate speech laws. D. it can range from being annoying as it was in the U.S. ten or fifteen years ago to being a totalitarian state such as Nazi Germany, the U.S.S.R., China before capitalism, Southeast Asian despotically ruled nations or the fictional state in 1984. We must begin to recognize politically correct language and behavior and be brave enough to call it the brainwashing it is. Let's return to sanity, shall we?

Death Lessons

After 54 days in the hospital, my Mother died on March 11. I was fortunate enough to be able to sit on her bed and hold her hand from the time she communicated her desire to go until she crossed over. Her death was peaceful and painless and I don't think any of us can ask for more.

Mother and I had a complicated relationship, as many of us do. Ambivalence defined my feelings for her from the time I was 12. As I was sitting there holding her hand, I was able to let go of my anger and forgive her. Being able to do that has brought me a great measure of peace.

One of the positive things about this experience is becoming aware of how much I am loved. One of my oldest and dearest friends, Doris, was on her way home from Dallas and called to see if she could come visit. Not five minutes before she called I had the urge to call her and ask her to come to the hospital. My Angels were at work that day. My incredible Dearly Beloved Johnny called right after Doris and asked if he should come be with me. They sat on either side of the bed through the entire process. I was surrounded by their love and I will never be able to fully express my gratitude for these acts of love and care.

As I called family, my friends, and Mother's friends every one of them offered love, concern and help. In those first days they comforted me in words and deeds. They eased my burden immeasurably. Many of them are still offering gifts of love, care, concern, affection and help. I am truly blessed.

I have learned just how much work settling a parent's estate entails. So that you can ease that burden on your survivors, let me offer some advice. Have a valid will or trust. Even a holographic will will be enough. If you have some treasured belongings, leave instructions specifying what goes to whom and try to consider each individual's likes and dislikes. Add the executor / executrix as a signatory on all your bank/savings accounts. DOWNSIZE your belongings. I could not have met the two week deadline to clear out / clean up Mother's apartment without a lot of hard work on the part of Johnny, Megan, Roy, Flo, Matt and David. Buy more boxes, packing paper and bubble wrap than you think you'll need. It'll save time on repeat trips to the store. Home Depot has the cheapest boxes, btw. Something that would have helped in this process was knowing in advance which charitable organizations will make pick-ups and how much lead time they need to schedule these pick-ups.

And remember, we grieve and heal on different schedules. Don't beat yourself up if you aren't on the same timeline as you were when another close family member died. Lean on your family and friends. They love you more than you know. Give them the gift of helping you.

Concerns

On the news last night[sorry, I started this post around 10am] I heard a preview Obama had released of his State of the Union address he will give tonight. The thing that concerns me most is his "5 Pillars" agenda. How many of you are aware of the 5 pillars of Islam? These are basic tenets of Islam all Muslims must practice in order to be "good" Muslims.

While the pillars of Islam are not the same as Obama's pillars, I am concerned about the philosophical similarities of a platform of "5 Pillars" in light of the cultural jihad being waged in this country. Several officials of CAIR [ Council on American-Islamic Relations], the most influential Muslim civil rights advocacy organization, have stated publicly they would like to see Sharia replace the constitution and an Islamic flag flying over the White House!

Muslims are demanding religiously based concessions in the basic rules of our Society and some laws. In Oklahoma, a judge has ruled the Sharia law can be practiced in the Muslim community. Muslim women demand employers grant them the right to wear a hijab even when it violates a dress code every other employee must follow. I could go on and on, but that's another blog.

My other concern is the shooting of 11 law enforcement officers in a 24-hour period. At least 4 of these officers were killed in these shootings. As the wife of a retired LEO and the step-mother of a currently serving LEO I want to know who the hell declared open season on cops! I'd love to hear your theories.

In light of the story of a DFW TSA agent bypassing the checkpoint [since they don't have to be screened] with a rifle given him by a passenger this photo is even more disturbing.

If a Muslim woman, in full hijab, bypassed security by carrying a rifle to "help a passenger" how safe would you feel? Would she be sanctioned/fired for breaking regulations or would TSA be afraid of allegations of Islamophobia by groups such as CAIR? Another good question, what would stop any TSA agent, out of religious beliefs or out of greed, from smuggling another weapon, a possibly loaded weapon?

If we had Air Marshalls on every flight, ala El Al, that would be REAL security. With that action we could do away with TSA, their intrusive scanners and insulting patdowns.

Censorship on the Internet of sites critical of Islamic Jihad

Since this article the websites videos have been restored by You Tube due to an outpouring of support from PMW's subscribers.
Still this post is informative reading.
Part of the "Cultural Jihad" being waged by Muslim apologist groups include these types of actions caused by threats of legal action by such groups and/or the labeling of any criticism of Islam as "Islamophobia." It's time to stand up to the bullies before they erode our freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution.

Observations from the Road

Twice lately I've been travelling South on I-35W and seen an interesting billboard. It says "Dragon Service Center."
Now let's just think about this. How many dragons ARE there in need of service? How do you service a dragon? Is the facility akin to an automotive repair shop with multiple bays? How many bays are there at this service center? Can more than one dragon be serviced at a time? If so, how far apart do you have to keep the dragons? How long does it take to service a dragon? Does it depend on how long it's been since the last service or how many problems the dragon has or how big it is? And lastly, how much does it cost to service a dragon? Just think about the things and get back to me.

Why don't you see "courtesy waves" very much anymore? When someone lets me change lanes or enter the flow of traffic or moves over to the shoulder so I can pass on a two-lane highway, I always give them a little wave to let them know I appreciate their consideration. But when I do the same for other drivers I almost never get a wave, unless it's from someone 50 or older.
Did we not teach our children to be appreciative? I tried, but evidently other parents didn't.
Anyway, wave or no wave I'll keep being courteous. It's good karma.

For all you drivers on 35W, when did traffic get so gawdawful in Ft. Worth. Even as much as 5 years ago, you could zip on through at non-peak hours. I was going South through Ft. Worth around 1 pm. The Southbound lanes were slow, but the Northbound lanes were stop and go from Downtown to well North of Northside Dr. Coming home I was going North around 3-3:30 pm. It was stop and go from Burleson to just barely South of Alliance. What's up with that?

Playing Devil's Advocate

I hate being in the position of defending TSA, but I feel I have to address one of their policies.

Let me start by saying the incident in Chattanooga with the 3 y.o. girl child was handled badly and some serious training in handling [no pun intended] children is called for.

For those of you who do not remember the Vietnam conflict, I have to explain their use of children under the age of 12 as sappers. A child armed with a grenade and riding a bicycle would pass an American troop transport truck and toss a grenade in amongst the soldiers.

Some of the African Muslim factions are creating "Child Soldiers" where male children are abducted from their villages and forced to become fighters.

I learned from either Robert Spencer or ACT for America [sorry, I just don't remember which source provided me with this info] the practice of jihadists forcing Muslim women to become suicide bombers. This particularly heinous process entails the rape of the woman. She is then given the option of delivering a suicide bomb or being sanctioned often with stoning by her strict fundamentalist family and/or neighbors.

Now, having provided or reminded you of these facts... Do you have any doubt the jihadists * would balk at planting explosives on children, including babies? Since these criminals view murdering infidels as directives from their Beloved Allah, and suicide in the service of jihad as a holy act worthy of eternity in Paradise, why would they hesitate to use children as a bomb delivery system?

"But, but, Holly, " I can hear some of you spluttering, "We're talking about traumatizing American children!" OK. Let's assume the child and his/her parent[s] are blond, blue-eyed non-Middle Eastern [yes, some of us are more suspicious of those we perceive as Middle Eastern or of Middle Eastern heritage when assessing terroristic threat] looking travelers. How many Bosnian Muslim jihadists are blond and blue-eyed? How many radical Muslim converts are American? These people should not be discounted as possible threats.

I'm just sayin'

* I refuse to capitalize the words jihad or jihadist.