Good Morning. I haven't read the end of yesterday's thread or the beginning of today's thread, but I wanted to put a couple of links in here for you. This is just a glimpse of what Iowa Republicans must endure:
State House Democrats are really feeling their oats after winning the trifecta. They haven't controled the Governor's Office and both Chambers of the Legislature in 40 years. But they control it all. And this is what we get:
An Anti-Bullying Bill written to exclude 'regular' kids. It clearly is designed to put protection of gays in the Iowa Code. To he!! with fat kids, to he!! with smart kids, and to he!! with just plain different kids.
But by golly you'd better not make fun of a Gay kid.
Don't get me wrong. I don't think ANY kid should be bullied. And if Iowa's school administrators were doing their jobs we wouldn't need this bill.
Thank you for allow me to vent about this. My frustration level is Code Red this morning.
Here's a link to a story about it.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IA_XGR_GAY_STUDENTS_IAOL-?SITE=IAMAS&SECTION=AMERICAS
Generations ago, when little Johnny dipped little Susie's pigtails in an inkwell was that considered bullying.
And if the bullying is only verbal I guess the youngsters in Iowa don't have freedom of speech rights.
Cripes, in my day bullying meant..someone was going to catch heck when they got home.
I read an article about this young artist Nathan Gunn, ordered his debut CD, and am bowled over by his amazing, powerful baritone voice. And goodness, he's not bad to look at either!
Listening for the first time to the last selection "American Anthem", I thought wow...the second time, I began to weep, which is not a good thing to do when driving!
"When they ask of me, did you believe
America, America
America, America
America, America!"
That piece is also the title of his CD.
Prairie, he's an Illinois graduate & chooses to still live there, in the heartland, with his young family, despite an increasingly active career.