Post 3: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Post 3: Earlier this week Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, landed in New York on Sunday. The next day he would address other representatives of various countries at the United Nations conference. All the controversial issues surrounding his visit are ridiculous because, to me, the answers to the following issues are very clear. Issue number one: should the President of Iran even be allowed to visit the U.S. The answer is no! This man is an extremist who has openly spoke against the United States and has made comments that he looks forward to a world without the United States. He continues to develop his countries nuclear programs and it is a known fact that there are Iranian insurgents from Iran that cross the border into Iraq to kill American troops. This man should not be allowed to set foot on our soil. I believe we should tell him to buzz off and to not bother even trying to speak at the conference. Still, he spoke at the conference on Monday and he said everything that would be expected of such a demagogue. He continued to explain how his nuclear program would continue and that he looked forward to the day that all the arrogant powers were put to an end. This is unbelievable. I understand that he was allowed to speak due to the U.S. welcoming the views of all nations at the conference, but I was appalled that instead of attempting to make peace with the U.S. and other powers against Iran’s nuke program, Ahmadinejad continued to show his arrogance. For those who are going to read this post and assure me that it is really just the U.S. that is bothered by Iran’s nuke programs, you are wrong. The French President, Nicolas Sarkozy firmly stressed the point that if Iran’s nuke program continues that France would be willing to unite with the other powers of the world to put their program to an end. Finally, real briefly, another issue that was controversial was Ahmadinejad’s visit to Columbia University. I was completely against this visit as well, pretty much for the same reasons that I have just mentioned. Thanks and I hope my right-wing, conservative ideals tick you off because it just makes all this blogging that much more fun.

Post Two: Congress and Immigration...Again

Three months ago an attempt to pass a bill regarding immigration failed. For the most part, the Democratic side of Congress wanted to give citizenship to present illegal immigrants, while most Republicans wanted to put restrictions on the illegal immigrants. After the bill failed, and the whole issue died fairly quickly. This was, of course, due to the failure and so the news and politicians moved on to other issues. Now, the topic is being brought back up and I read that an amendment could be introduced as early as this week. Again, Democrats want to give legal status to the immigrants, while Republicans want a short-term worker program. This renewed activity regarding immigration is a guarantied controversial subject.

As Sen. Jeff Sessions says, "We may be heading for another immigration battle."

I believe that this entire issue will have to be settled in a way that meets the desires of both political parties. I believe that the answer to Illegal immigration is not to allow all of them to become citizens. I know this country needs them, but again, conditional citizenship is not the answer. Citizenship is based on whether you were born in the U.S., or if you pass the exams to become a citizen after applying. By simply giving all these illegal immigrants conditional citizenship, we really do not who we are allowing and welcoming to the US. Doing this crosses a dangerous line and presents a threat to America. But at the same time, a short-term worker program is not the answer. Many of the illegal immigrants do have good intentions and deserve to be citizens. But, a lot of the time they are unable to become citizens because of the long process. Plenty of immigrants have come to this country, have made a career and have become citizens. Its the ones that do not do this, and instead use our facilities for their own benefits without paying that is aggravating. I honestly do not have any proposition to settle the immigration disputes, all I know is that in the end, an agreement must be made so we can move on to other important topics.

Source: LA Times. Front Section

Post One: Political Coverage Trustworthy?

Post 1: I recently read an article regarding Cyrus Nowrasteh, the writer of the film, “Pathway to 9/11,” and a conflict that he is currently facing. For those reading this blog that do not know what, “Pathway to 9/11,” is, it is a film that depicts all the chances that Bill Clinton had to order the killing of Bin Laden in the 90’s. The film sparked a lot of controversy and Cyrus was attacked by the left winged media for attacking Bill Clinton’s, “reputation,” and for exposing the truth behind the Clinton Administrations chances to rid the world of Bin Laden. Anyways, since the films release, Cyrus has tried to get the film on DVD and for many months ABC, the station from where the film was broadcasted, told him that there would be a DVD. But, recently, I read an article by Cyrus Nowrasteh in which he states that an ABC executive told him the following regarding the reasons why they would not release the film, “’If Hillary weren’t running for president, this wouldn’t be a problem’” (Wall Street Journal. “A real 9/11 Cover-Up.” By Cyrus Nowrasteh. September 11, 2007). When I read this quote by an ABC executive, I was outraged. ABC, the same company that owns Disney and is one of the few industries that are able to influence the general public through the media that they release, was making decisions based on how the Democrats in America were represented. Now, to my main point. If ABC, the same company and news channel that influences millions of Americans that watch their news, daily, is willing to not allow the production of a DVD, for political reasons, then just imagine the corruption and abuse that might be represented through their news station. The political and government related news shown everyday on ABC, for all the public knows, is just as skewed and bias as the comments that the executive of ABC made. If the executive is willing to sway the public in this coming election by not producing a DVD, than imagine the washed down and manipulative news that the public is receiving regarding the upcoming election. It is wrong and simply manipulative for companies like ABC to take the power that they know they have and use it to sway the public’s opinion in one direction. The news is supposed to be a representative of both sides of all situations and is supposed to be unbiased. But, clearly this is untrue and it is still upsetting to me that there are individuals out there that do not even understand that they are being manipulated into taking one political side over another.