The father of a college football hunk heading to the NFL should have known better than to publicly distance himself from his son’s public Gay proclamation. All the sports pundits — broadcast journalists and former players — could barely contain themselves. Although they conceded Pop’s right to an opinion, many loftily denounced him as an incorrigible father. He is the latest face of Intolerance, Injustice and Prejudice. Welcome to the new normal, Mr. Sam. No one — but no one — bothered to question the athlete’s media motives beyond the various trite expressions of “liberation.” For that matter, pundits never examine the pragmatic reasons behind public declarations of sexual orientation. You are left to believe that sexual preference must be the decisive attribute of Gay persons — more critical than character, personality, spirituality, disposition, temperament, intellect or ability. Failing to understand the motives behind the need for public testimony, you are left with an obvious conclusion: Certain homosexuals want to make sure everyone gets the message about the most personal, private aspect of their lives, perhaps for three reasons: one, to conveniently broaden companion opportunities in their personal lives; two, to conveniently narrow or eliminate interest from the opposite sex; and three, eliminate the confusion and conjecture of family, friends and co-workers. You get it. Clear the air. While these motives make practical sense, you can’t help wondering if they constitute the entire story. You have known and worked with homosexuals and lesbians who went about their lives quietly with no announcements or other fanfare of any kind. Friends and co-workers knew the score without being told. A private life was — well — a private life. The attitude was live and let live, as long as everyone pulled his/her weight and respected the workplace. As a former athlete, you can appreciate that NFL players must feel the same way about their workplace. But there’s a compelling difference between a business office and a locker room. Something tells you that school cheerleaders would feel somewhat uneasy if either you or an avowed lesbian joined their showers. Or maybe times have changed. Maybe today’s athletes couldn’t care less. The pundits seem to think there’s no room for discrimination in the locker room, regardless of the intimate atmosphere. And, certainly in the case of Sam the Younger, his college teammates, we are led to believe, are fully supportive and pass no judgment whatsoever. Which again raises the question: If Sam the Younger opened the closet door with those that knew him best, why did the entire world have a need to know? Some logically might accuse him of politicizing the issue. Or seeking Gay celebrity status. At least you can be sure of one thing. You’ll never discover the true motivation because media critics won’t touch it. No, they have Sam the Elder to skewer for daring to express his provincial opinions.

Many millions of Americans in this sharply divided nation have a forbidding attitude toward the current POTUS. You, among them. Any one of a dozen issues raises your hackles. In the main, it’s pretty hard to stomach a congenital liar. Generally, the leader of the free world is upheld as a role model; that is, a person of honor and integrity. Not that the Oval Office was without previous stain. Slick Willie saw to that. And the Sultan of Sleaze also was no piker in perjuring himself. In matters of policy, for the sake of brevity, simply listing some of your grievances should suffice to register your prejudice against the peccancy of one B. H. Obama, a.k.a. Barry Soetoro.

Economy. Escalated national debt by $6 trillion in five years,  after he promised to decrease the deficit.

Crony capitalism. Billions wasted on “green” companies, now bankrupt(Solyndra, NextEra, Ener1, Solar Trust, etc.).

Immigration. Intentionally refused to enforce federal immigration laws.

Immigration. When states voted to enforce the laws. he sued to stop them.

Economy. Presided over more than 8% unemployment (closer to 15%).

DOJ. Operation Fast & Furious illegal gun-running scheme.

Welfare. Food stamp recipients increase to almost 50 million.

Bailouts. Used taxpayer dollars to bail out union private pension funds at GM & Chrysler.

Bailouts. Illegally shortchanged auto company investors by giving their share to the unions.

Energy. Unilaterally halted American oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

Energy. Blocked construction of Keystone Pipeline.

Energy. Gave $2 billion to Brazil to support their oil-drilling, with promise to buy their oil.

Welfare. Illegally ended welfare-to-work requirement passed by Congress.

Benghazi. Four Americans dead. In vain. Shamefully and dishonorably, lied to cover up culpability.

Healthcare. Obamacare fiasco unwanted by a majority of the nation.

Election Fraud. Disabled the credit card verification system for web site donations.

Libya. Intervened without  Congressional approval required by War Powers Act.

Crony capitalism. Gave 1,200 waivers to donors, exempting them from Obamacare.

Crony capitalism. Doled out $800 billion in stimulus cash for “shovel-ready” jobs that didn’t exist.

Credit downgrade. For the first time in American history.

Drones. Violated Constitution by authorizing drones to kill American citizens abroad — without due process.

Apologist. Bowed to world leaders for American “swagger.”

Foreign Policy.  Ignored secular Iranian democracy uprising, allowing it to be crushed by Islamic fundamentalist regime.

Intimidation. Used Obamacare to greatly increase the size, power and reach of IRS.

Intimidation. Used the IRS to harass conservative business.

Intimidation. Sued Boeing to block location to right to work state.

Mismanagement. Hired tax cheater Timothy Geithner to be Secretary of the Treasury.

Stool Pigeon. Publicized identity of SEAL teams who killed Osama bin Laden, effectively making them targets for reprisals.

Personal Expenses. Billions spent on travel and family vacations.

Nepotism. Named underage daughters as “senior staff members” for African vacation.

Foreign Policy. Sided with Hugo Chavez and Castro during 2009 Honduran Constitutional Crisis.

Energy. DOE awarded $529 million to Fisker Automotive for hybrid electric cars — to be manufactured in Finland. Cost — $100,000 each.

Intimidation. Compelled religious organizations to provide health plans with free contraception, violating the right of religious freedom and conscience.

To the dismay of even his opponents, you called BHO a socialist in 2008. But his tactics, his words, his style, his resume, his connections — everything about him — screamed demagogue. This person has a deep seated childhood bitterness and resentment, forged by his mentors, for America’s traditional core beliefs and dominating influence in the world. You can forgive him his stale and shopworn ideology. You can forgive him those policies and actions that have driven this country to its economically distressed knees. You can forgive him for pandering to enemies. But what you can never overlook — even for a microsecond — is the absence of love for his country. As skilled an orator as he may be, he can not hide his ambivalence, his detachment, his animosity. Thanks to kindred soul Roy Filly you revisited what it was like to hear a president, a true leader, who loved his country to the very bottom of his heart. http://theruggedindividualist.wordpress.com/2014/02/01/no-words-no-title-just-watch-a-true-leader/ And when you hear him speak, you come to grips with the two attributes missing from the POTUS du jour : he doesn’t know the meaning of leadership and he doesn’t bleed red, white and blue. America deserves much, much better.

Just about everyone — at least Christians — must depend upon God for the administration of Justice. This reliance is at once convenient and essential because Justice on earth is often lost, gone with the wind. You can’t blame Justice. Her job is impossible. Every day, every hour, every minute, some person or group or gang or company or country violates life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Every minute, every second, victims lose their property, their health and their lives at the hands of criminals. According to the FBI, 40% of murders, 78% of reported rapes and 85% of property crime remain unsolved. Meanwhile, financial fraud, including identity theft, credit card scams, embezzlement and corporate graft, escalate faster than the National Debt. These statistics lead to one dismal conclusion — in a land forged on the principle of “liberty and justice for all,” millions of victims are deprived of exactly that — of justness, of redress, of due process. All the while, those who are elected to administer Justice preach that victims may not “take the law into their own hands,” not to mention moralists who preach that no wrong justifies vengeance. In other words, take your grievance, bury it and be happy with the admonition: “Vengeance is mine,” saith the Lord. This assertion may not console you, but it’s sweet music to rapists, murderers, criminal politicians and other thieves in high places who are free to pillage and plunder, more than willing to postpone their judgment until, say, Judgment Day, at which time they can beg forgiveness and say, “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it. I repent.” Unlike the 9-11 terrorists who gleefully were able to greet Allah and shout, “We did it, we meant it and we would do it again. Bring on our adorable virgins.” You have to appreciate the Muslim version of eternity. Lacking earthly judgment, you must rely on movies to satisfy at least your psychological hunger for Justice. Hollywood has always understood and capitalized on your human frustration — seeing evil walk free. Suitably, therefore, revenge films have always dominated American cinema. When Gunnery Sergeant Bob Lee Swagger (Shooter) blows away Senator Charles F. Meachum, you at that very moment relish the execution. Death Wish had only one failing — both Charles Bronson and the series passed on. In Dirty Harry’s Sudden Impact (1983), Jennifer Spencer (Sondra Locke) tracks down and stares down several rapists who thought they had escaped Justice. What they saw last was that little hole in the end of her .38 snub-nosed revolver. Delicious. All well and good — in the movies. But, take heart. You shouldn’t give up on the American system of Justice simply because crime does actually pay. You shouldn’t fret over a POTUS who lies at every breath, disrupting the lives and welfare of millions. It’s not your concern that nobody has paid for the Benghazi murders of Ambassador Christopher Stevens, Information Officer Sean Smith and Navy Seals Glen Doherty and Ty Woods. Nobody in Libya. Nobody in the State Department. Nobody at the White House. Nobody. And there’s no Bobby Lee Swagger to make it right. Besides, “what difference does it make,” asked Empress Clinton. Obviously, to her, not one iota. Obviously, to Eric Holder, not a smidgen, anymore than it did when Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was gunned down in an ATF gun-smuggling operation known as “Fast and Furious.”  Despite these minor incidents, you have reason to hope that Justice could make a comeback. Last year, the Obama Administration spent almost $18 billion on immigration enforcement, 24% more than it spent on the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, Secret Service, U.S. Marshals Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — combined. This investment certainly has something to do with Justice, doesn’t it? Let’s see — come to think of it, it didn’t prevent the “immigration” of up to 20 million aliens and didn’t prevent the benevolent dictator in D.C. from contributing your tax dollars to their welfare. In the final analysis, you need to cool your jets. Better talk to God. Better tell Him to do a proper job with the vengeance thing. Christians depend on it.