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Manufactured Poverty TV ad for poverty in third world country Often, a TV ad will air, showing the extreme poverty in a third-world country; showing some of the children looking bad enough to break the flintiest heart.  Of course, they will, that is what it is designed to do, appeal to the heart and compassion of the viewer. Getting water for family  These children are positioned around old nasty water drainage; all are made for TV rag-urchins pleading for your American dollar, which by the way seldom puts adequate food, clean water, clothing, and proper shelter in that outreached hand.  There are wonderful faith-based organizations, which do a great job with global poverty, do not mistake what is being written as a blanket condemnation of all those who are trying to help.  The point is; what is Washington’s idea on stopping the hemorrhaging?  Look at the federal budget, Washington is throwing money at poverty programs, (more than enough), the problem

Happy New Year to You All.

As I sit in my living room listening to the insufferable sound of exploding fireworks a few doors away, wondering why it is, at the oncoming of a holiday, (don’t make a difference which one), some yahoos have to start several days early, and have their grand-finale on the eve of the holiday?  I don’t know the answer, however, I do know that it is something I don’t look forward to, with the approaching holiday.  Christmas of course is history, I had a wonderful Christmas and hope that all of you had a good one as well.  I don’t look forward to the New Year, as there does not seem to be nothing exciting happening in 2012.  Some things will improve because it is an election year, and the present administration will do what ever it takes, to make us think things are getting better, however, the opponents will attempt to counter with their own ideology for their benefit.  What may appear on the surface to be a good thing, in truth, it is seldom what it seems.  Some of these rascals will