Phony America - Land of the Haves and Have - Nots

America- Land Haves and Have - Nots

The real America is nothing like the idea of America, far from it. The idea is red, white, and blue and apple pie the thought that when times get tough all Americans come together, and even though we are different we some how are able to get along with little or no friction.

America the richest country on earth, the big brother to the world, always there to lift another country up or offer a helping hand, you know deep down all Americans are basically good with the exception of a few out wires, right.

That is the idea of America, the America the politicians, the wealthy, (not all, but most), the major corporations, the corporate lobbyist, this is the America they want the world to see. The fact that it is nothing like the real America does not matter, as long as they can sale it to the rest of the world that is all that matters.

Here’s what the real America looks like high unemployment with no light at the end of the tunnel, racism, I know we just elected a black President, well one man doesn’t end the mind set of a country the was founded on the backs of slaves, but that is an article for a different day.

We have a government that does not work and gets nothing done, but that has a lot to do with the hacks that hold offices now. We have a two party system but the members of both parties are more interested in getting re-elected then getting anything done.

Honestly, the only time anything ever gets done is during an election year, and then it is usually something minor that the average person does not benefit from. We have a politician offering his apology to an oil company executive as that executive’s company, due to it’s negligent destroys are gulf coast, this is the real America.

Yet this same politician can voted against helping the suffering middle class people of his country, in his city, I his state, but as long as the big oil money keeps rolling in who cares about the people being tossed from there homes without warning, people going hungry, as politicians play political games.

They like to talk about American exceptionalism, but frankly, the only thing exceptional aboAmerica right now is how long we have been able to pull the wool over the rest of the world’s eyes. Some people are going to get mad, I can hear them now “Well if America is so bad just leave.”

No I’m doing what I’m supposed to do as a citizen of this country…speaking out maybe if more people spoke out these lazy crooked politicians would earn their money, but that’s not going to happening and I’ll tell you why.

It doesn’t matter what a politician does or doesn’t do when it’s not an election year, all he or she has to do is when the election year rolls around is get on television for a few months acting like the middle class is their best friend, and like trained seals, people will vote them back in to do nothing for another 4 or 6 years and they know it.

People protesting against there own best interest because some millionaire fat cat told them it was bad for them and like trained monkeys; they believed it. This is the real America, low information voters; sound bit voters, race voters, and the issues are the last thing on the list that they care about.

Here we are in America 2010 and millions of people actual believed that at some point, this government was going to form death panels to kill old people, and with that I will end this article because what more can I add then that.

OIL COMPANY SPILL - HELPLESS IN AMERICA

OIL COMPANY SPILL

Another oil company spill and we still have politicians trying to protect the oil companies, unbelievable. This morning I was flipping through the channels when I came upon “The Daily Rundown” On MSNBC. Now I will tell you up front I think the media coverage of this assault on our coastlines has been less then stellar, and I am being kind.

It is as if the media seem more obsessed with the number of times The President goes down to the Gulf then what he is doing once he is down there. It is as if it is a game for them.

At first he wasn’t down there enough, then it was he wasn’t mad enough, now it’s why didn’t he go to places where there was more oil spilled, its ridicules. Maybe if the supposedly serious media stopped acting like a grocery store tabloid and started writing and reporting on real stories that matter to real people this country would be better off.

What ever happened to real reporters, the kind that did their jobs right down the middle without bias? Today everyone has an agenda, be it CNN, MSNBC, and that propaganda channel FOX NEWS.

Anyway, I’m watching the “The Daily Rundown” and they have Rep. John Shadegg on, and when he started talking, I could not believe my ears. Here we are in the mist of a full-blown assault on our shores by oil, and he his out there defending more drilling off shore.

It should be clear to everyone by now that the last thing we need right now is more deep water drilling. How can the people of this country expect BP to take the threat of having to pay for the damage it’s done to this country seriously when we have smiling politicians shilling for them.

This is not only an insult on the memories of the people who lost loves ones, and the rest of the people of the coast, but it should be a crime.

Lose Weight Fast And Cheap

Lose Weight Fast And Cheap

Would you like to know how to lose weight fast and cheap? It’s not as hard as you might think. I’m a former football player who hadn’t played or worked out in years.

I really didn’t want to spend the money to go to the gym, but I knew that if I was going to stay motivated I was going to need results fairly quick . Have you ever heard the old adage that “Where the Mind goes the body will follow”, well it’s true.

The first thing you’re going to need to do is decide to lose weight, and I don’t mean half heartily decide I mean really decide. That means working out when you don’t feel like it, watching what you eat, and just in general staying true to what you are trying to accomplish.

If you’re just going to be going through the motions then frankly your just wasting your time, and setting yourself up for failure. I’m speaking from experience if your not mentally ready to do a little work, and you’re not ready to stick with it until you get the results your looking for you would be better off waiting until you are ready, and there’s nothing wrong with that.

The second thing I had to realize about losing weight is getting fit is not about looking good it is about being healthy; looking good thankfully is a by-product of being healthy and getting healthy doesn’t have to cost a ton of money.

For those who prefer going to the gym or working out with a trainer there are plenty of gyms that are offering discounts due to the bad economy, so finding an affordable gym shouldn’t be that hard. If you do choose to join a gym and you need a trainer, bring in your own if possible.

I am not saying this because of the qualifications of the trainers at the gym; not at all most professional trainers are surely qualified it’s just that if they work for the gym they will probably cost more because they have to pay a portion of their earnings to the gym.

If you decide to bring in your own trainer from outside the gym, that is a cost that will not be passed on to you. If you are like me and you do not have the time to hit the gym four days a week, or if you simply cannot afford it here is a cheap workout you can do in the comfort of your own home with minimum equipment.

Here is the equipment I use:

1) Three workout bands: yellow, blue, and black,
you can find them at any retail store for less then twenty dollars for the set. The great thing about exercise bands other then the fact that they are very cheap, is you can do a whole workout with them.

2) Two thirty five pound dumbbells, another easy to find item to find. If you want to try to save a few bucks you can get them used at Play it Again Sports, or you can find them at retail stores such as Meijer, Wal-mart, and even Target. I use the dumbbells for bicep curls, and chest presses.

3) And as for my cardio, I have a treadmill, but if you do not have a treadmill, a regular brisk walk will do and the good thing about a walk is it is free. Getting fit does not have to cost a bundle of money and it does not have to take more then 30 or 40 minutes a day.

Try to exercise at least three times a week for 30 minutes and the pounds will begin to fall off. Small daily lifestyle changes is all it takes, instead of chips try fruit, instead of juice try water, small changes like that make a huge difference.

Beating High Blood Pressure

Controlling Your blood Pressure

Knowing and controlling your blood pressure is very important, it can be the difference between you having a stroke, a heart attack or even dying. The only true way to know if you have high blood pressure or not is to be seen by a doctor.

There’s a reason they call high blood pressure the silent killer, because most people don't know they have it. Let me tell you my story and how close I came to being a statistic.

I am not in the worst physical shape I am former football player so I still carry around a lot of muscle and this is going to hurt me to have to say, but I also carry around a little fat.

Okay maybe more then a little, I guess the point I’m trying to make is I’m like a lot of you not in the worse or best shape of my life. Being married to a great cook for twelve years will do that to you .

Anyway we have a beautiful eleven year old son and for the most part life was good, that was until I ended up spending three nights in the hospital because of my blood pressure.

Now before I go any farther I should tell you that I have already been check for high blood pressure and was currently on blood pressure medicine. I’ll admit I wasn’t as strict with my diet as maybe I should have been, but for the most part I was pretty good about it.

I had no idea my blood pressure had risen as high s it had. I was taking my medicine every day like I was supposed to and I had all but taken salt out of my diet. I didn’t have any of the signs I was getting before I was on medicine, I wasn’t getting blinding headaches which is often a sign that your blood pressure may be dangerously high.

The only thing that was bothering me was my vision In my left eye was a little blurry(The reason I went to the doctor in the first place), blurry vision is also a sign of dangerously high blood pressure. I didn’t know it at the time.

Unbelievable I waited two weeks before I finally went to the doctor, mind you the eye had begun to get better. I figured in time my vision would fully return to normal, but after two weeks it didn’t so my wife convinced me to go to the doctor and have it looked at. To may surprise my eye was the least of my problems.

After a short wait in the emergency (All day), I finally got to see a doctor. Now as I said I am already on high blood pressure medicine so I am expecting an eye exam, some eye drops and that’s it.

To my surprise, my blood pressure was so high that I had to spending three days in the hospital, and the reason my left eye had gone blurry was because I had suffer a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or a mini stroke and had not even known it.

I was stunned, it turned out to be a real wake up call for me. I am fine now in case any of you were wondering, and my vision is pretty much back to normal ,but I am lucky things could have been a lot worst.

If you’re having really bad headaches or dizziness spells, blurred vision, nausea or vomiting you should go and get checked out by your doctor, these could be warning signs . It’s not worth having a major stroke or worst dying.