Reference: The women from the polygamist compound in Texas.
It is illegal for a man to have more that one wife at a time and a woman having more than one husband would also be guilty of polygamy (although I don't know why on earth a woman would want more than one husband at a time - I have enough trouble handling one).
My question is - are there any legal ramifications for these women married to a man with more than one wife? Is a woman who marries a man, knowing that he has other wives, guilty of anything (other than insanity)?
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Muhammad Ali
The Olympics are fast approaching and I’m sure someone will bring up Muhammad Ali and what a great boxer he was and what a great American hero he is. Every time I hear this it makes me yell at the TV screen.
Muhammad Ali was a great boxer but he is not a great American. He is a draft dodger. When he found out he was going to be drafted, he fled the country, became a Muslim, changed his name from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali and declared himself to be a conscientious objector. His web site will tell you that he was a Muslim before receiving his draft notice - that may or may not be true – all I know is that the general public was not aware of it if that is the truth. By the general public I mean those who followed boxing at that time, which was everyone in my house. We got our first TV so Dad could watch boxing, Friday Night at the Fights was a ritual in our house.
By definition, a conscientious objector is a person whose conscience does not let him take up arms in warfare. There are a lot of jobs in the military that do not require the taking up of arms. The simple truth is that this man did not want to interrupt his lucrative boxing career to defend his country.
It seems a little strange to me that someone that makes his living using his fists to beat another man senseless can object to anything involving violence.
There were many other conscientious objectors at that time and I respect their right to believe as they wish – but – they, along with Muhammad Ali are not great Americans. They are, and always will be, draft dodgers.
Muhammad Ali was a great boxer but he is not a great American. He is a draft dodger. When he found out he was going to be drafted, he fled the country, became a Muslim, changed his name from Cassius Clay to Muhammad Ali and declared himself to be a conscientious objector. His web site will tell you that he was a Muslim before receiving his draft notice - that may or may not be true – all I know is that the general public was not aware of it if that is the truth. By the general public I mean those who followed boxing at that time, which was everyone in my house. We got our first TV so Dad could watch boxing, Friday Night at the Fights was a ritual in our house.
By definition, a conscientious objector is a person whose conscience does not let him take up arms in warfare. There are a lot of jobs in the military that do not require the taking up of arms. The simple truth is that this man did not want to interrupt his lucrative boxing career to defend his country.
It seems a little strange to me that someone that makes his living using his fists to beat another man senseless can object to anything involving violence.
There were many other conscientious objectors at that time and I respect their right to believe as they wish – but – they, along with Muhammad Ali are not great Americans. They are, and always will be, draft dodgers.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Gun Control
I am a big believer in gun control. I am in complete control of most of the guns in my house (there is one I put in the air conditioning vent that I can't seem to find but I probably moved it and just can't remember where.)
The other day a ADT salesman knocked on my door.
He said: "Mam, do know that there was a break-in on your block last week"?
I said: "Really"?
He said: "Oh yes, have you thought about investing in a security system"?
I said: "I have one - guns".
He said: "What"?
I said: "Guns - lots of guns".
He said: "Really"? He then turned around and walked away. I haven't seen him since.
The other day a ADT salesman knocked on my door.
He said: "Mam, do know that there was a break-in on your block last week"?
I said: "Really"?
He said: "Oh yes, have you thought about investing in a security system"?
I said: "I have one - guns".
He said: "What"?
I said: "Guns - lots of guns".
He said: "Really"? He then turned around and walked away. I haven't seen him since.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Buster Martin
Buster, the 101 year old Castro look alike, finished the London Marathon today. He never drinks water, only beer and smokes 14 cigarettes a day. Good for him. I'm sure some idiot reporter ask him what he attributes his longevity's to. The answer is obvious - good genes and a whole lot of luck. Way to go Buster!
Olympics
The Olympic Torch is being run around the world (a stupid idea in my estimation, but that's just me - I say take it from Greece to China and be done with it) and its drawing protests in many countries. The time for protests was when China was named as the host country. The Olympics are not going to be stopped now and the ones that are being hurt are the athletes. They just want to compete. Do they care about human rights - of course they do but they had no say in where the games would be held. Protest fine but we also need to support our athletes. The Olympic committee should have addressed the issue of human rights in China when it picked the country.
Friday, April 4, 2008
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