Posted by
peripheral on Friday, July 03, 2009 6:50:01 AM
From My Perspective - - -
Language serves a very useful purpose. How it is used can either
clarify or obscure; compliment or insult; amplify or cause ambiguity.
Google News has a lead article today by Christopher Hawthorne,
Architecture Critic who is commenting about Michael Jackson and
Neverland. It is clever and skillful writing but not without the
caustic and biting comment. He writes: “It was while I was bumpily
making my way across a rope bridge in a quiet corner of Michael
Jackson's Neverland Ranch on Thursday morning, next to an elaborate
tree-house crowned with a ship's wheel, and overlooking a bronze
sculpture of smiling children, that I finally figured out what the late
entertainer's compound represents from an architectural point of view.
Jackson didn't commission Neverland's Tudor-style main house…But the
changes Jackson made to the 2,600-acre property over the years, notably
adding a slew of kid-friendly attractions, markedly changed the
place,…At the height of his popularity, Jackson bent the music industry
toward an androgynous, perpetually childlike model of superstardom. He
managed a similar trick in transforming the architecture of this
classic Santa Barbara County ranch property…” Key to this paragraph is
the use of the word “androgynous”! Is it a compliment or an insult?
Does it define the person and place or accuse? “ANDROGYNOUS” means:
“Biology: Having both female and male characteristics; Being neither
distinguishably masculine nor feminine, as in dress, appearance, or
behavior.”
Herman Cain, WSB Radio in Atlanta, GA is attempting to either excite or
incite the citizenry of this country to become part of the “INTELLIGENT THINKERS MOVEMENT”!
The summary objective is: "When They Feel the Heat, They Will See the
Light"! His purpose is stated as: “The voice of ‘we the people’ has
been hijacked by partisan politics, government bureaucrats, and the
influence of money on elections and legislation. To take back our
government, we must be able to un-elect members of Congress on a timely
basis, and dramatically influence their decisions while they are in
office. Because of the proliferation of biased media reporting,
gullible voters, and too many in Congress who willingly and
intentionally make deceptive and misleading statements about proposed
legislation, “we the people” must be able to provide succinct and
intelligent feedback to Congress frequently and persistently. We can
then hold them accountable intelligently at election time, which is our
only leverage for holding their feet to the fire. We don’t need all 306
million citizens to be successful. We only need 100,000 voters per
Congressional district for them to ‘see the light’. ‘We The People’ can
and will take back our government and the strategic direction of this
Nation. It is our right and responsibility. This is NOT a republican,
democrat, libertarian, conservative, liberal, or progressives movement.
This is a ‘We The People’ movement.”
Tomorrow, we celebrate the 233rd Anniversary of the Birth of this
nation. Many believe the nation is in rapid decline and is being
euthanized by socialist-minded politicians and organizations. To say
our liberties are being rapidly eroded is an understatement. The
“change” people thought they were voting for has become an onslaught on
the life, liberty and pursuit of happiness that was part of the genius
at the birth of this nation. Someone has described it like watching in
slow-motion a tsunami approaching; a nuclear bomb in descent and timed
to detonate; a volcano erupting; a tornado approaching… There can be
little room to doubt that we are standing on a precipice and the ground
beneath our feet is starting to crumble. A Preacher from another day
stated: “My subject deals with time and eternity, and the preparation
we must make in time for eternity – based on a text in Amos 4:12:
"Prepare to meet thy God." The Patriots of old championed Liberty for
all! The Civil Rights Movement championed Freedom for all! The current
wars in which we are engaged champions Democracy for all. Galatians 5:1
states the spiritual heart-cry for us as we approach our “independence
Day”, namely: “It is for freedom/liberty that Christ has set us free.
Stand firm…and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of
slavery.” Consider these things with me!