KONY 2012

I had no idea about this whatsoever. My impression was that the economy was the only oppression in Africa. Please devote a half an hour now, or book mark this page and watch the video later. I'm only 7:35 in and I've started to cry. From here on this blog will mark my reaction to the film as I watch.

Gavin: What a cutie pie! You can see in his face that he is an innocent, so saddened by the situation.

Why would you want to mutilate someone's face? Pure evil would motivate that, nothing else. The terror in the victims eyes is awful. A tear is falling from one at the 11:22 mark.

Joseph Kony is fighting only to maintain his power!

Unfortunately the United States government fights for oil, their own power, and money: not for humanitarian causes. Because we are currently engaged in a war over natural resources, we are less able to act on Kony.

16:05 What a joyful laugh and smile! Such spirit.

Jim Inhofe Republican Senator, Oklahoma :

"Of all the problems that are out there, none is more severe than one that mutilates and takes the lives of little kids."

"It's Got To Be 2012."

Barack Obama approved sending troops to Uganda!? This happened in October and I did not hear about it. This is an effort that I support.

The Steps We Need To Take, In Reverse:

• Find Kony
• Get Technology + Training To Track Kony
• US Training Assistance Deployed
• Get Kony's Name Out To Display Interest In Capturing Kony

WE HAVE THE POWER!

April 20th takes on a new meaning this year. Cover the country with Kony on April 20th, 2012. Posters, bracelets, etc. Please participate. Help Stop Joseph Kony.

I Believe The Children Are Our Future;
Teach Them Well, And Let Them Lead The Way.

2012 Presidential Race

Sadly, it seems that the Republican party is rushing to narrow down the candidacy for President. I don't think people have had enough time to really hear out the policy ideas from each candidate; my opinion has changed with every debate I've watched.

At first I was in support of Michelle Bachmann - then I heard her views on abortion. She was out in my mind and shortly thereafter out of the race entirely.

Then, I thought Newt Gingrich was my man. Until he called for a new military post in his introduction speech for a debate, and used the absurd argument and cry for compassion that we can't deport "grandmas". So, Newt's not for me.

After Newt, I suddenly was drawn to Ron Paul. I'd previously dismissed him because as my room mate so eloquently pointed out, Ron Paul is the crazy uncle that you love to listen to talk but who has to stay in the basement when (closed minded) people are around. If we started to look at things in the way Ron Paul does and has been for DECADES, we could strategically redirect the future of our country while dealing in reality - which is an incredibly rare thing these days.

During the latest debate, Rick Santorum was on his game! I honestly had not noticed him during any previous discussions, his cheesy, seemingly fake smile had me dismissing his every word for a long time. But, his approach to immigration reform is very impressive. His policy ideas for taxation are the closest thing I have heard to my ideals. His responses to health care questions were well thought out and comprehensive.

The first debate of the year had me researching the nature of debates. When Mitt Romney took the mic I was convinced he was the Democratic representative of the debate. Come to find out it was the Republican debate, so what was he doing there? Oh, he is a Republican? I found that very hard to believe after hearing much of his policy - in state tuition for illegal immigrants? Talk about coming out of LEFT field! Well, over time I have warmed up to him slightly; more just coping with his poll results and realizing that I will likely be voting for either him or Obama when it all boils down.

It is so very sad to see that primaries are already taking place and people are being quickly eliminated or written off due to poll results. I am completely torn at this juncture as to which candidate I support between Ron Paul and Rick Santorum. Why do we need to eliminate people so quickly? We need time to really hear our their ideas and what their plans for our country are and I think the media is doing an outrageous disservice to the public by showing these polls that strip hope from the candidates with low ranks.

We need to focus on three things this election day. The person we each vote for to be the President of the United States needs to stand for our own personal values on the following three topics:

1. Immigration Policy
2. Spending/Taxation/Budget
3. Health Care Reform

These three topics are of the utmost importance in determining the direction our country goes from here. We are at the very bottom, in the worst place we can be financially as a country. Corruption, greed and private interests have left us financially destitute. This crippling of the government systems we have in place gives us an awesome opportunity to pick up the scraps and start over, rebuilding our ideal America. So, who represents your ideals on those three values?