My politcial views... well some

The more and more I think about politics and the system we have the more and more I am finding that most politicans are wrong. they contradict themselves and are down right hypocrtical. I am going to put together a few of my thoughts on why I feel that way.

The first established death penalty laws date as far back as the Eighteenth Century B.C. in the Code of King Hammaurabi of Babylon, which codified the death penalty for 25 different crimes. The death penalty was also part of the Fourteenth Century B.C.'s Hittite Code; in the Seventh Century B.C.'s Draconian Code of Athens, which made death the only punishment for all crimes; and in the Fifth Century B.C.'s Roman Law of the Twelve Tablets. Death sentences were carried out by such means as crucifixion, drowning, beating to death, burning alive, and impalement.

Today we still use the death pently in the United States where many of Countries do not. We categorize our people that support the death penalty as Republicans and people that don't Democrats... which leads me to my next point.

Memebers of the political party that support abortion are democrats... while the reserve is true for Republicans. here is where I disagree with both. How can one party be ok with abortion and not ok with the death penalty? And vice versa. That seems contradicting. I feel that I value all life and as a Human I don't have the ability to make the call if a Man should die or not. I think if they commit horrific crimes than prison in Jail forever in a Super Max prison would be justice. I would like to end with some famous quotes for you all to think about (no one will read this but me)

Lord of the rings

Frodo: It's a pity Bilbo didn't kill him when he had the chance.
Gandalf: Pity? It was pity that stayed Bilbo's hand. Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo? Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends. My heart tells me that Gollum has some part to play yet, for good or ill before this is over. The pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many.

Christmas Carol:

Ghost of Christmas Present.

It may well be that, in the sight of Heaven, you are more worthless and less fit to live than MILLIONS like this poor man's child.

Journal Time

Hello again.... I usually just add stupid things that really don't pertain to me... so I figured I would add one today because I am feeling a bit like i should. maybe its just from reading other peoples blogs... who knows. I doubt anyone will read this so i don't know if it will really make a difference if i put this down but I think it might help me to feel better if i do. but i doubt it. In the last 5 years I have gone though my share of friends. both my fault and theres. I have seen them leave for many different reasons some including LDS missions, marriage, military and just to get up and leave Utah. All in all i would say maybe 5 friends are still my friend since I was 16 years old. Most of them running away from my "troubled" past i think or just growing apart. It makes it rather hard. I have gone through a few struggles that most people only joke about... in light passing and don't think that it will effect them. I use to be one of those people. Joking about events that I felt were untouchable to me, and for those reading this is not about my divorce, and now looking back I really notice how naive I truly was in it. I have yet to find a person or friend that has gone through the same "discipline" as me which really makes me feel like a bit of a recluse, a loner or a hermit on the outside of the sphere that we all live in. seeing flaws that most wont and handling a situation that most would never even dream of. I feel like I am wandering this earth just to find that one person that understands... and not threw sympathy or empathy... but really has experienced what I did. I do fear that this day will never come and I will carry this cross myself forever. I don't think anyone will have answers I seek and yet they seem so simple, and yet it is untouched by all because they don't understand. This is not some lonely cry out to the world to find me a partner that will understand me for the rest of my life but a cry out to see if anyone else was wronged in the manner that I was. I understand that everyone has struggles some worse and some not as worse as mine, but in my situation making a connection between this problem and another is incomprehensible in my mind. it is not possible. The only thing comparable is the actual event. So I will continue to wrack my brain for an answer... question all that might have an answer... one day it will come... and I hope it makes it all better...

Get Smart

In 1965 Mel Brooks and Buck Henry started a 4 yr tv series about a secret government agency called Control. It featured a bumbling Maxwell Smart, AKA agent 86, fighting the terrorist like counter part know as KAOS. As Agent 86 fumbles through his day to day his more competent half, agent 99, is always there to bail him out. It is a very funny show with a lot of subtle humor and slap stick comedy intertwined. This year we were lucky enough to see the re-emergence of this long lost TV series in the full length movie motion picture staring Steve Carell as agent 86 in Get Smart.

In contrast to my last movie review I would give this one 5 stars plus! It was grade "A" comedy that really featured a lot of "blasts from the pasts" including a cameo from one of the former players in the TV series. Besides the nostalgic value this movie also features a whole list of reasons to see it. It had some high level action scenes but not to much that it was annoying to watch, competent writing with there underlying jabs at our current administration and even a small love story in it. I was very grateful that the love story was down played and the plot of the movie and character development were more important. I would also grade this movie high on its film work. though mostly clear cut and colorful there where some grainy images and definitely some times where the movie had a little bit of a "Shake-e-ness" that helped create the mood for the movie. All in all there was nothing this movie really lacked. Even up to the very end they introduce a new character which makes it ever more apparent that there will be Get Smarts for us to enjoin in the future.

On December 16th 1773 we had one of the greatest moments in the history of what would become the United States of America. During the time where the American people where not even a thought and yet the brought together enough pride to start off what is known as one of the biggest revolutions in world history. I can't help but draw comparisons to this and the crisis we are facing with oil now. Do you think the sons of liberty would sit around and wait for the people on capital hill to fix the problem? I doubt it. I don't think we should run and dump millions of gallons of oil into the ocean. But there has to be other solutions. I think if this was 1773 would we try and drill all our own oil and produce enough so we don't have to succumb to foreign rulers and there choices with there companies. Republicans and Democrats alike are to blame and I think we are at a time where the politicians should be help accountable like this great country meant for. At this point we have no politician that has the gal or the ability to help us as Americans. I pray for the future that we can have a change to benefit the American people and not the individuals that run it...

Movie Review: Indian Jones

If I could find a way to put stars in the negative to reflect how plainly horrible this movie was I would do that. The movie starts out with Harrison Ford surviving an Atomic Explosion by crawling into a lead lined refrigerator and the movie doesn't get any better from there. Throughout the movie there were parts that made me just stop and thing "could this get any worse" And believe me it did. Between the Shia LaBeouf learning to swing by monkeys teaching to an alien blowing someones head up with knowledge. If you are an Indy fan at heart you will think this could be one of the worst films produced.

To end on a lighter note they do have a few things in the movie that I found entertaining. They show the arc of the covenant at the beginning of the movie. The punches and slaps were loud and obnoxious just like the original film. And I would also say the acting was to terrible... just the screen play.

my favorite YouTube video!

Introduction

I find blogs a very peculiar and entertaining device that we have at the disposal of our fingertips. for the longest time I have been reading many peoples blogs and leavening comments or simply learning from them. However, I think its time for me to start "blogging" myself. Now I am not going to be filling this with things of my life by creating a journal but mostly to see if I can get discussions going. It is my goal to offend half of you and have the other half agree and switch sides just to make it more enticing. There will be columns of all sorts from sports to politics to movie reviews. I will still add a bit of my personal life here and there and include my photo albums but I am hoping to have a lot of discussion brought to this site.... than again no one might even show up!