More indoctrination... hide your stuff...

If you've been watching Glenn Beck this week, you've probably seen this one. I figure there are a whole buncha folks who are at work when he's on, who aren't hooked into all the conservative blogs, Twitter, etc., etc., and thus may have missed this one. So... here goes...

This video is being shown across the country in schools... from what I understand it's been being shown for about two years and no one seems to have raised a stink about it until someone brought it to Glenn Beck's attention and he shared it with the world a few days ago.

Here's a link to Beck's page where they debunk the garbage that's in the video above: http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/30932/

I watched Beck's program the day after he first showed it (I watched that one, too ;-) and he mentioned that parents called him on his radio show saying they'd asked their kids about it... and discovered their children had watched it, some for two years running.

How many of us would think to ask our kids what they watched in school? If we do think to ask, we're lucky to get any kind of an answer! If you ask your child about what they learned you might pull enough info out of them to know that maybe they learned about the discovery of America or watched a science film or that they started learning about whatever... but it's doubtful they'd even think to share that they watched a movie that showed how nasty Americans are poisoning children... killing innocent people... killing our world...

One day they might pipe up and tell you that using 2-ply toilet paper is destroying our planet... or you may wonder why they toss their pillow on the floor every night (watch the video above)... or tell you how bad George W. Bush was after 9/11 (watch the video above)... or start crying when they wear a hole in their tennis shoes, telling you they can't buy another pair (watch the video above)... You may never know where some of the stuff they share comes from.

I watched the video above all the way through. There's some stuff I kind of agree with in the video. But... there are so many "buts"... I can't believe a teacher would show children this video without doing their own homework, but then again, if they're showing it they probably swallow the concepts it's built upon it completely. The only saving grace is that it seems geared toward younger kids yet the moderator uses words that I bet half the kids wouldn't understand... but I suppose the kind of teachers who'd share this with their class would probably look at it as a good discussion and teaching vehicle. Let's learn some new words kids...

If you saw the videos I shared in some of my earlier posts today, and you manage to get all the way through this one, it should spur you to spend a bit more time picking the brains of your kiddos... and make you wonder where we're heading in this country.

Walking the fence on illegal immigration, border security

I have a hard time understanding how anyone could think that tightening up our border security isn't a good idea. Whether you want a tighter immigration policy, like the way it stands now, want to allow more people to come into the country, want to send everyone home or any combination, it just makes sense to me that we'd want to know WHO was coming into the country.

I don't purport to know all the ins and outs on illegal immigration. I read, I listen, I hear both sides. I don't think it's fair that people can break in line and come across our borders illegally.

It's no different to me than standing in line at a grocery store. When someone cuts in line we get irritated. If you're not a mouse, most will usually say something to the bore who tries to circumvent the line.

None of us like those who ride down the emergency lane to cut in front of us during heavy traffic.

It's the same principal with immigration. Policies are negotiated with other countries. We allow a set number of individuals to come into the country each year. Open the borders and pretty soon we won't be the same country.

A poor analogy that pops into my mind on that one is growth in our county. No supporting infrastructure and pretty soon we're that county we moved away from because traffic was untenable. Keep building without roads, lights, schools, emergency support and we're just another overcrowded, poorly managed dot on the map. Slow it down, do it right and we'll stay the best county in the state.

Immigration is a huge problem, a much larger problem than little old me sitting in front of my computer can begin to solve.

I think a double fence along the Mexican border is a good start. We make it safer for our immigration enforcement. We make it more difficult for drugs to get across the border. We may even stop a terrorist or two from doing some dastardly deed. If you've ever traveled to some of the border towns it's pretty nasty. It's been many, many years since I was down in that neck of the woods, but my friends tell tales that will keep me from ever going back.

I'm posting a YouTube video of Duncan Hunter talking with Glenn Beck on CNN about funding for the fence. What is it with our elected officials, Republican and Democrat, that keeps them from wanting to tighten up security along the border? Why are they walking the fence on this issue?