The world according to Riff

random blog, little politics, little humor...lotta bull****

2008/2/20

iraq war death toll, a little perspective

@ 06:21 AM (6 months, 10 days ago)

You know it makes me a little ticked off when I hear the media, especialy CNN, New york times, abc cbs, and the rest of that group, spin their anti-bush-war, demonization campaign, how they harp on the massive death toll of troops in Iraq...Don't get me wrong, I am not trivializing our losses.  I feel ONE death over there is too many. But I hate it when it gets politicised, to further some left wings agenda....They dont giva a damn about the poor dead soldier/s...They care about votes and power, and the war is just a tool for them to work with. Dont let them bullshit ya, just look at a little statistics I skimmed together from cnn and some other sites, and ask your selfs....what are "THEY" doing about this massive death toll???? I feel that they do  nothing due to the fact you cant put a political agenda behind it, you cant blame repubs, or dems...so....read on....riff

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Dont give the amish a ride!!

@ 01:38 AM (6 months, 10 days ago)
I havent been able to verify this with more info, but I heard on the news, that in Pennsylvania or somewhere that there is a large Amish community, people are getting into trouble for giving the Amish a ride!  Apparently.....There are times in an Amish persons life that they need to be somewhere faster than horse and buggy will allow.  The kind hearted locals, knowing this are happy to help, and give them a ride. To the market or doctor, or whatever.......Some dickheaded beuracrat has made a stink about it. "You have to have a valid  cheufer's liscence to transport others in this fashion" or something like that......I have had some contact with the amish, and or minninites during my childhood, and they are a hardworking, industrious people, just a little different....ok.....a lot different...but not at all bad....there were even a few that made them homespun dresses and bonnets look realllll goood  too!  (ok so im a perv).....So what is the problem? Unless some jerk is taking advantage of the situation, and exploiting the amish,   I dont see a problem.....No good deed goes unpunished.....havent these jerks got other things to do beside persecute a people that live a simpler life and need a little help now and then?  Lets see the same fervant zeal when going after gangs, drug dealers, and illegals, or would that make too much sense.....riff